Notes

The 2^nd Principle of RELENTLESS: Relentless CHUTZPAH

1.     Daniel Holloway, “Travel Channel Tells Ghost Stories to Young, Female Audience,” August 29, 2014, Broadcasting & Cable, http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/bc-beat/travel-channel-tells-ghost-stories-young-female-audience/133557.

2.     Arian Eunjung Cha, “Jewish ‘success’ sells big in China / Boom in books purporting to reveal business secrets,” SF Gate, February 9, 2007, http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jewish-success-sells-big-in-China-Boom-in-2618613.php.

3.     Brett Arends, “It’s official: America is now No. 2,” MarketWatch, December 4, 2014, http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-official-america-is-now-no-2-2014-12-04.

4.     StandWithUs, “Quick Facts,” AskIsrael, http://www.askisrael.org/facts/qpt.asp?fid=5; “Israel,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel.

The 5^th Principle of RELENTLESS: Relentless BRANDING

1.     Chris Isadore, “Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Biggest Payday in Sports,” CNN, February 23, 2015, http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/23/news/companies/mayweather-pacquiao-purse/.

2.     Jeff Powell, “Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Purse Could Hit $300m with Pay-per-View Buys Expected to Double 2.4m Record,” Daily Mail, March 2, 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2976047/Floyd-Mayweather-vs-Manny-Pacquiao-purse-hit-300m-pay-view-buys-expected-double-2-4m-record.html.

3.     Chris Isadore and Katie Lobosco, “Only High-Rollers Get Ringside Seats for Mayweather-Pacquiao,” CNN, February 24, 2015, http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/24/news/companies/mayweather-pacquiao-ringside/index.html?iid=EL.

4.     Mariah Summers, “Vegas Is Almost Entirely Booked Out for the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight,” BuzzFeed, April 8, 2015, http://www.buzzfeed.com/mariah-summers/mayweatherpacquiao-helps-create-perfect-storm-in-vegas#.vkmj7P96K.

5.     “Joe Namath,” Pro-Football-Reference, http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NamaJo00.htm.

6.     “Joe Namath,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Namath.

7.     Rheana Murray, “Joe Namath’s Fur Coat Steals the Show during Super Bowl XLVIII,” New York Daily News, February 3, 2014, http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/joe-namath-fur-coat-steals-show-article-1.1600358.

8.     “Quarterback Joe Namath Seduces in Pantyhose,” Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-strangest-business-sponsorships-20121-005-photo.html.

9.     “Joe Namath Net Worth,” Celebs Net Worth, http://getnetworth.net/joe-namath-net-worth/.

10.   “Facts & Stats,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, http://www.lvcva.com/stats-and-facts.

11.   “Nevada Gaming Revenues 1984–2014,” UNLV Center for Gaming Research, February 2015, http://gaming.unlv.edu/reports/NV_1984_present.pdf.

12.   “Nevada Sees First Drop in Population since 1910–20,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 31, 2009, http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-sees-first-drop-population-1910-20.

13.   Paula Hendrickson, “More Reality Show Producers Gamble on Las Vegas,” Variety, June 11, 2014, http://variety.com/2014/tv/awards/more-reality-show-producers-gamble-on-las-vegas-1201217913.

14.   Doug Elfman, “Vegas Clubs Are Drowning in Money, As a Nation Comes to Binge Drink and Hook Up,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 14, 2015, http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/doug-elfman/vegas-clubs-are-drowning-money-nation-comes-binge-drink-and-hook.

15.   Ed Vogel, “Gambling, Quickie Divorces Rescued Nevada’s Economy,” Las Vegas Journal-Review, April 19, 2014, http://www.reviewjournal.com/nevada-150/gambling-quickie-divorces-rescued-nevada-s-economy.

16.   Wills Robinson, “Wall Street Intern, 23, Who Quit Her Job to Become a Porn Star Lands Six-Figure Deal to Star in Adult Movies . . . and Insists Her Boyfriend Is Supportive,” Daily Mail, January 31, 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2934344/Wall-Street-intern-23-quit-job-porn-star-lands-six-figure-deal-star-adult-movie-insists-boyfriend-supportive.html.

17.   Veronica Vain, “This Is Why I Left Wall Street for Porn,” New York Post, February 25, 2015, http://nypost.com/2015/02/25/i-am-the-wall-street-porn-star/.

18.   “Lionel Richie Net Worth,” Celebs Net Worth, http://getnetworth.net/lionel-richie-net-worth/.

19.   Chris O’Shea, “V.A. Musetto, Man behind Iconic ‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’ Headline, Fired by NY Post,” Adweek, August 15, 2013, http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/v-a-musetto-man-behind-iconic-headless-body-in-topless-bar-headline-fired-by-ny-post/92745.

20.   “Headline of the Year: Tiger Puts Balls in Wrong Place Again,” ColdHardFacts, April 14, 2013, http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/cold-hard-football-facts-blog/headline-the-year-tiger-puts-balls-wrong-place-again/22204/.

21.   John Lehmann, “Mobster Sleeps with the Swishes,” New York Post, May 1, 2003, http://nypost.com/2003/05/01/mobster-sleeps-with-the-swishes/.

22.   Eric Goldschein, “The New York Post Got a Little Carried Away with Their Cover This Morning,” Sports Grid, April 21, 2012, http://www.sportsgrid.com/mlb/new-york-post-100-years-cover/.

23.   “Drudgereport Network,” QuantCast, https://www.quantcast.com/drudgereport.com.

24.   Lauren Indvik, “Study Says Drudge Report Drives More Traffic Than Facebook and Twitter Combined,” Mashable, August 10, 2011, http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/news-traffic-referral-study/.

25.   “How Much Is Drudgereport.com Worth?,” Worth of Web, http://www.worthofweb.com/website-value/drudgereport.com.

The 6^th Principle of RELENTLESS: Relentless STORYTELLING

1.     “List of Best-Selling Books,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books.

2.     “The Secret (Book),” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(book).

3.     “The Secret (2006 Film),” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(2006_film).

4.     Gail Mitchell, “Exclusive: How Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Changed the Music Business,” Billboard, July 3, 2009, http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268212/exclusive-how-michael-jacksons-thriller-changed-the-music-business.

5.     “List of Best-Selling Albums,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums; Bill Wyman, “Did ‘Thriller’ Really Sell a Hundred Million Copies?,” New Yorker, January 4, 2013, http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/did-thriller-really-sell-a-hundred-million-copies.

6.     “Thriller (Michael Jackson Album),” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album).

7.     Tyler Durden, “‘Peak Dream,’: The Death of the Young American Entrepreneur,” Zero Hedge, January 3, 2015, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-03/peak-dream-death-young-american-entrepreneur.

8.     Guy Benson, “Obama to Voters: Hell Yes, My Agenda Is on the Ballot This Fall,” Townhall, October 3, 2014, http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/10/03/obama-to-voters-my-agenda-is-on-the-ballot-this-fall-n1900146.

9.     Steve Straub, “The Massive GOP Landslide of 2014 That Nobody’s Talking About,” Federalist Papers Project, http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/the-massive-gop-landslide-of-2014-that-nobodys-talking-about.

The 7^th Principle of RELENTLESS: Relentless AGGRESSIVE ACTION

1.     Lane DeGregory, “More than 10,000 Families Want to Adopt Orphan Davion Only,” Tampa Bay Times, October 25, 2013, http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/more-than-10000-families-want-to-adopt-orphan-davion-only/2149190.

2.     Annie Karni, “Real Estate GI Swings Manhattan Property Deals from Afghanistan,” New York Post, August 5, 2012, http://nypost.com/2012/08/05/realestate-gi-swings-manhattan-property-deals-from-afghanistan/.

3.     “Rachel Martin,” LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-martin/13/330/201.

4.     Paul Gatling, “Top Residential Realtors Sell $1.08 Billion in 2011,” NWABusinessJournal, March 19, 2013, http://www.nwabusinessjournal.com/11502/top-residential-realtors-sell-108-billion-in-2011.

5.     “Meza Harris,” Lindsey & Associates, http://www.lindsey.com/agents/index.asp?id=17812.

6.     George Waldon, “NWA Residential Firms Endure Market Fallout in ’07,” Arkansas Business, June 23, 2008, http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/42405/nwa-residential-firms-endure-market-fallout-in-07?page=all.

7.     “The List,” http://melaniegabel.com/Portals/210/TopRealtorsofNWA.pdf.

8.     “The List,” http://www.pageturnpro.com/Gray-Matters,-LLC/57006-Top-Producing-Realtors-2014/index.html#1.

9.     “Top Infomercial Stars of All Time,” Daily Finance, http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/profiles-of-tv-product-pitchmen/#!fullscreen&slide=988992.

10.   Bill Chappell, “Marriott’s New Envelope for Room Tips Stirs Debate,” National Public Radio, September 16, 2014, http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/16/348961485/marriott-s-new-envelopes-for-room-tips-stirs-debate.

Bonus Principle of RELENTLESS

1.     “Tim Tebow,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tebow.

2.     Ibid.

3.     Ibid.

4.     Frank Schwab, “Eagles VP of Personnel Explains Why They Signed Tim Tebow,” Yahoo!, April 23, 2015, http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/eagles-vp-of-player-personnel-explains-why-they-signed-tim-tebow-211405324.html.

5.     “Billy Graham,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham.

6.     Ibid.

7.     Susan Adams, “Optimists Become CEOs, Study Finds,” Forbes, November 15, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/11/15/optimists-become-ceos-study-finds/.

8.     Duke: The Fuqua School of Business, “News Release: Study: CEOs Are More Optimistic, More Open to Risk,” November 5, 2012.

9.     “Study: Optimistic MBA Grads Have Better Career Prospects Than Pessimists,” Duke Today, January 31, 2011, https://today.duke.edu/2011/01/optimistic_mba.html.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #1: Relentless EARLY MORNINGS

1.     Philip Delves Broughton, “Why Morning People Rule the World,” London Evening Standard, July 5, 2010, http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/why-morning-people-rule-the-world-6488205.html.

2.     Jenny Hope, “Is Your TV Killing You? Every Hour of Viewing Takes 22 Minutes Off Your Life, Couch Potatoes Are Warned,” Daily Mail, August 16, 2011, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2026380/TV-watching-Every-hour-takes-22-minutes-life.html.

3.     Lizzie Parry, “Power Napping Really IS Good for You: A 30-Minute Snooze Can Repair the Damage Caused by a Lack of Sleep,” Daily Mail, February 10, 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2947999/Power-napping-really-good-Just-half-hour-snooze-repair-damage-caused-lack-sleep-study-finds.html.

4.     Auslan Cramb, “Jogging in Forest Twice as Good as Trip to Gym for Mental Health,” Telegraph, June 20, 2012, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9344129/Jogging-in-forest-twice-as-good-as-trip-to-gym-for-mental-health.html.

5.     Joanna Hall, “Walk This Way . . . and Lose 10Lb in Four Weeks! How Simply Putting One Foot in Front of the Other Can Beat the Bulge,” Daily Mail, May 18, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2326637/Walk-way—lose-10lb-weeks-How-simply-putting-foot-beat-bulge.html.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #2: Relentless HOME AND FAMILY

1.     Sue Shellenbarger, “Family Togetherness Goes beyond Dinner Chat,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998, http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB901666141713796500.

2.     “Parenting,” Christ United Methodist Church, http://www.cumcmemphis.org/assets/1549/internet1-parenting.pdf.

3.     Randal D. Day, et al., “Marital Quality and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Family Process Literature,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, May 2009, http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/relation-shipstrengths/LitRev/.

4.     Katie Moisse, “Two Minus One: Divorce Drops Kids’ Math Scores,” ABC News, June 2, 2011, http://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_ParentingResource/divorce-impacts-kids-school-performance/story?id=13735021; Brittany Odenweller, “Does Parental Divorce Have an Affect on a Child’s Education?,” Virtual Commons—Bridgewater State University, April 25, 2014, http://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=honors_proj.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #3: Relentless MINDFULNESS

1.     Makiko Kitamura, “Harvard Yoga Scientists Find Proof of Meditation Benefit,” Bloomberg, November 21, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-11-22/harvard-yoga-scientists-find-proof-of-meditation-benefit.

2.     Ibid.

3.     Amanda L. Chan, “Mindfulness Meditation Benefits: 20 Reasons Why It’s Good for Your Mental and Physical Health,” Huffington Post, April 8, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/mindfulness-meditation-benefits-health_n_3016045.html.

4.     Emma M. Seppälä, “20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today: New Research Shows Meditation Boosts Your Health, Happiness, and Success!,” Psychology Today, September 11, 2013, https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/feeling-it/201309/20-scientific-reasons-start-meditating-today.

5.     P.F. Louis, “Meditation May Slow Brain Matter Loss Due to Aging,” Natural News, February 28, 2015, http://www.naturalnews.com/048793_meditation_brain_matter_loss_aging.html.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #4: Relentless PRAYER, GRATITUDE, AND FORGIVENESS

1.     Joseph Eron O’Donnell, “The God Solution: Spirituality As a Coping Mechanism and Healing Tool for Mental Illness and Addiction,” Wesleyan University honors thesis, April 2013, http://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1972&context=etd_hon_theses.

2.     Tom Knox, “The Tantalising Proof That Belief in God Makes You Happier and Healthier,” Daily Mail, February 18, 2011, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1358421/The-tantalising-proof-belief-God-makes-happier-healthier.html.

3.     Patrick F. Fagan, “Why Religion Matters Even More: The Impact of Religious Practice on Social Stability” (Backgrounder #1992 on Religion and Civil Socety and Civil Society) Heritage Foundation, December 18, 2006, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2006/12/why-religion-matters-even-more-the-impact-of-religious-practice-on-social-stability.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #5: Relentless AFFIRMATION AND VISUALIZATION

1.     J. David Cresswell, et al., “Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving under Stress,” Plos One, May 1, 2013, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0062593.

2.     “Benefits of Self-Affirmation,” Carnegie Mellon University, summer 2013, http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/health/2013/summer/benefits-of-self-affirmation.shtml.

3.     Vince Favilla, “Do Positive Affirmations Work?,” SoonIWill.Be, http://sooniwill.be/happier/do-affirmations-work-the-truth-about-positive-affirmations/.

4.     Wayne Allyn Root, “Failing Your Way to Success,” Connecting Point, http://connectingpointdigital.com/uncategorized/wayne-allyn-root-failing-your-way-to-success.

5.     David DiSalvo, “Visualize Success If You Want to Fail,” Forbes, June 8, 2011, http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2011/06/08/visualize-success-if-you-want-to-fail; Jeremy Dean, “The Right Kind of Visualisation,” Psyblog, March 16, 2011, http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/03/the-right-kind-of-visualisation.php.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #6: Relentless PHYSICAL FITNESS

1.     “Study: Lack of Exercise Causes Twice As Many Deaths As Obesity,” CBS Atlanta, January 15, 2015, http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2015/01/15/study-lack-of-exercise-causes-twice-as-many-deaths-as-obesity/.

2.     Joseph Mercola, “Even if You Exercise, Sitting Eight Hours a Day Significantly Increases Your Risk of Dying from Any Cause,” Peak Fitness, February 6, 2015, http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2015/02/06/effects-prolonged-sitting.aspx.

3.     “The Benefits of Physical Activity,” Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Heath, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/staying-active-full-story/.

4.     Ibid.

5.     Nancy Hellmich, “Is Exercise the Best Medicine? Studies Show Big Benefit,” USA Today, October 2, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/02/exercise-medicine-heart-disease-diabetes/2907853/.

6.     E. W. Griffin, et al., “Aerobic Exercise Improves Hippocampal Function and Increases BDNF in the Serum of Young Adult Males,” PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, October 24, 2011, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21722657.

7.     “Aerobic Exercise Is the Critical Variable in an Enriched Environment That Increases Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Water Maze Learning in Male C57BL/6J Mice,” PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, September 6, 2012, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22698691.

8.     Alexandra Sifferlin, “Exercise Trumps Brain Games in Keeping Our Minds Intact,” Time, October 23, 2012, http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/23/exercise-trumps-brain-games-in-keeping-our-minds-intact/.

9.     R. Morgan Griffin, “Your Kid’s Brain on Exercise,” WebMD, http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/move/kid-brain-exercise.

10.   “Treadmill Desk,” NordicTrak, http://www.nordictrack.com/fitness/en/NordicTrack/Treadmills/nordictrack-desk-treadmill?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=organic&im_pid=1&im_mid=142&im_channel=GoogleShopping.

11.   Deborah Kotz and Angela Haupt, “7 Mind-Blowing Benefits of Exercise: Think Exercise Is All about Toned Abs and Weight Loss? It Also Makes You Happier and Smarter,” U.S. News & World Report, March 7, 2012, http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/slideshows/7-mind-blowing-benefits-of-exercise.

12.   Tom Scheve, “Is There a Link between Exercise and Happiness? Happiness, Exercise, and Endorphins,” howstuffworks, http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/exercise-happiness2.htm.

13.   Heidi Godman, “Regular Exercise Changes the Brain to Improve Memory, Thinking Skills,” Harvard Health Publications, April 9, 2014, http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110.

14.   Telegraph Men, “Why Weight Training Is Better for Your Waistline Than Running: A New Harvard Study Has Found That Weight Training Is a Better Way of Keeping the Middle-Aged Spread at Bay Than Aerobic Activity,” Telegraph, December23, 2014, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11310141/Why-weight-training-is-better-for-your-waistline-than-running.html.

15.   Amy Novotney, “Yoga As a Practice Tool: With a Growing Body of Research Supporting Yoga’s Mental Health Benefits, Psychologists Are Weaving the Practice into Their Work with Clients,” American Psychological Association, vol. 20, no. 10 (November 2009), 38, http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/11/yoga.aspx.

16.   Ibid.

17.   Maria Popova, “An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness and How to Live with Presence,” Williamsburg Yoga Psychotherapy, January 29, 2015, http://www.yogapsychotherapynyc.com/?page_id=1076.

18.   Rachel Zimmerman, “Harvard, Brigham Study: Yoga Eases Veterans PTSD Symptoms,” WBUR, December 8, 2010, http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/12/harvard-brigham-medical-study-yoga-veterans-ptsd.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #7: Relentless HEALTHY DIET

1.     Tim Hume and Jen Christensen, “WHO: Imminent Global Cancer ‘Disaster’ Reflects Aging, Lifestyle Factors,” CNN, February 4, 2014, http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/health/who-world-cancer-report.

2.     Joseph Mercola, “Fructose: Drinking This ‘Popular Poison’ Is Worse Than Smoking,” Mercola, November 21, 2011, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/21/soda-linked-to-health-problems.aspx.

3.     Joseph Mercola, “Junk Food: Just As Bad As Cigarettes, and Marketing Tactics Also Rival Those of Big Tobacco,” Mercola, June 7, 2014, http://articles.mencola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/06/07/junk-food-marketing-children.aspx.

4.     Joseph Mercola, “Avoid Sugar to Help Slow Aging,” Mercola, February 22, 2012, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/22/how-sugar-accelerates-aging.aspx; Joseph Mercola, “Big Sugar Tips Balance of Scale,” Mercola, January 15, 2014, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/01/15/sugary-beverage-obesity.aspx.

5.     “Sugary Soda Drinks Linked to Cell Aging,” Medical News Today, October 17, 2014, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/283994.php.

6.     Carolanne Wright, “Landmark Study Links Pesticides to High Depression Rates,” Natural News, February 6, 2015, http://www.naturalnews.com/048529_pesticides_depression_suicide.html.

7.     Joseph Mercola, “Fast Food May Stunt Your Child’s Academic Performance,” Mercola, January 7, 2015, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/01/07/fast-food-slows-learning.aspx.

8.     “Fast-Food Consumption Linked to Lower Test Score Gains in 8^th Graders,” Science Daily, December 22, 2014, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222111605.htm.

9.     Kris Gunnars, “10 Proven Health Benefits of Low-Carb and Ketogenic Diets,” http://authoritynutrition.com/10-benefits-of-low-carb-ketogenic-diets/.

10.   Theo Weening, “Grass-Fed Beef Now Nationwide,” Whole Foods, May 6, 2010, http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/whole-story/grass-fed-beef-now-nationwide.

11.   “Rain Crow Ranch Buyer’s Club,” American Grassfed Beef, http://www.americangrassfedbeef.com/monthly-grass-fed-beef.asp.

12.   “The Secret Sauce in Grass-Fed Beef,” Mercola, https://www.mercola.com/beef/cla.htm.

13.   Mike Hajoway, “CLA: Conjugated Linoleic Acid Research,” Bodybuilding, March 12, 2015, http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mike8.htm.

14.   Leah D. Whigham, et al., “Efficacy of Conjugated Linoleic Acid for Reducing Fat Mass: A Meta-Analysis in Humans,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 85, no. 5 (May 2007), 1203–11, http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/5/1203.full; Joseph Elijah Barrett, “A Comprehensive Guide to Weight Loss,” Living a Healthy Lifestyle, http://www.living-a-healthy-lifestyle.com/support-files/guide2weightloss.pdf.

15.   David Gutierrez, “China Faces Epidemic of Diabetes after Adopting Western Diet,” Natural News, August 4, 2010, http://www.naturalnews.com/029354_China_epidemic.html.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #9: Relentless CHARITY

1.     “A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives,” NFL, http://www.nfl.com/pink.

2.     “Prospective NHL Team Owner Strikes Deal with Opportunity Village,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 3, 2015, http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/hockey/prospective-nhl-team-owner-strikes-deal-opportunity-village.

3.     Greg Emerson, “The 10 Most Charitable Companies in America,” Yahoo!, December 2, 2011, http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-most-charitable-companies-in-america.html.

4.     “Top Funders: 50 Largest Corporate Foundations by Total Giving,” Foundation Center, April 25, 2015, http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top50giving.html.

POSITIVE ADDICTION #11: Relentless SMILING AND SAYING YES

1.     Vivian Giang, “How Smiling Changes Your Brain: Putting on a Happy Face Doesn’t Just Make You More Likeable; It Makes You Healthier, Both Good for Your Career,” Fast Company, January 28, 2015, http://www.fastcompany.com/3041438/how-to-be-a-success-at-everything/how-smiling-changes-your-brain.

2.     Ibid.

BONUS CHAPTER: Relentless WEALTH PROTECTION AND APPRECIATION

1.     Tyler Durden, “This Is the Biggest Problem Facing the World Today: 9 Countries Have Debt-to GDP over 300%,” Zero Hedge, February 23, 2015, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-23/biggest-problem-facing-world-today-9-countries-have-debt-gdp-over-300.

2.     “Global Debt Is More Than Twice as Big as the World Economy . . . What Does It Mean?,” Washington’s Blog, March 3, 2015, http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/03/debt.html.

3.     Amy Payne, “Morning Bell: $16,000,000,000,000,” Daily Signal, September 5, 2012, http://blog.heritage.org/2012/09/05/morning-bell-16000000000000.

4.     Terence P. Jeffrey, “+106%: Obama Has More Than Doubled Marketable U.S. Debt,” CNS News, February 18, 2014, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/106-obama-has-more-doubled-marketable-us-debt#sthash.CpAfiM9f.dpuf; “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States,” Treasury Direct, January 31, 2014, http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/mspd/2014/opds012014.pdf.

5.     Gregory Gwyn-Williams Jr., “National Debt Stacked in Dollar Bills Would Stretch from Earth to Moon Five Times,” CNS News, July 26, 2013, http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/national-debt-stacked-dollar-bills-would-stretch-earth-moon-five.

6.     “U.S. Debt Exceeds Annual Economic Output,” CBC News, January 9, 2012, http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/01/09/us-gdp-debt.html.

7.     “United States Government Debt to GDP 1940–2015,” Trading Economics, http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt-to-gdp.

8.     Stephen Dinan, “U.S. Debt Jumps a Record $328 Billion—Tops $17 Trillion for the First Time,” Washington Times, October 18, 2013, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/18/us-debt-jumps-400-billion-tops-17-trillion-first-t/.

9.     Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, “BIS Veteran Says Global Credit Excess Worse Than Pre-Lehman,” Telegraph, September 15, 2013, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10310598/BIS-veteran-says-global-credit-excess-worse-than-pre-Lehman.html.

10.   “Student Loans Hit Record $1.08 Trillion; Delinquent Student Debt Rises to All Time High,” Bankster News, February 19, 2014, http://news.dethronethebanksters.com/student-loans-hit-record-1-08-trillion-delinquent-student-debt-rises-to-all-time-high/.

11.   Tracy Withers, “U.S. to Get Downgraded amid Fiscal ‘Theater,’ Pimco Says,” Bloomberg, October 18, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-17/u-s-to-get-downgraded-amid-fiscal-theater-pimco-says.html.

12.   Jeffrey, “+106%.”

13.   Kyle Caldwell, “Gold Turns £27,800 into £1m: Gold Has Achieved a Staggering 3,500pc Return since 1970, a New Report Has Found,” Telegraph, November 13, 2013, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/10445952/Gold-turns-27800-into-1m.html.

14.   “Since Losing the Peg, Gold Has Outperformed Stocks except for the Tech Bubble,” Seeking Alpha, October 17, 2013, http://seekingalpha.com/article/1752332-since-losing-the-peg-gold-has-outperformed-stocks-except-for-the-tech-bubble?source=email_rt_mc_related_2.

15.   Phoenix Capital Research, “Gold Beat Stocks except during the Tech Bubble,” Zero Hedge, November 23, 2013, http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-11-23/gold-beat-stocks-except-during-tech-bubble.

16.   Ibid.

17.   “Key Asset Class Returns for 2000–2014,” Evanson Asset Management, January 2015, http://www.evansonasset.com/index.cfm?Page=161.

18.   Agustino Fontevecchia, “Central Banks Bought More Than $3B in Gold in 2013: UBS,” Forbes, March 27, 2013, http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/03/27/central-banks-bought-more-than-3-trillion-in-gold-in-2013-ubs/.

19.   Jeff Clark, “Guest Post: Whom to Believe on Gold: Central Banks or Bloomberg?,” Zero Hedge, March 26, 2013, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-03-26/guest-post-whom-believe-gold-central-banks-or-bloomberg.

20.   Tyler Durden, “Central Banks Buy the Second Most Gold in 50 Years: A Look at Who’s Buying,” Zero Hedge, February 12, 2015, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-12/central-banks-buy-second-most-gold-50-years-look-whos-buying.

21.   “Coloured Diamond Investment Continues to Soar As Elite Gems Sells 10.88ct Pink Diamond,” PRWeb, November 18, 2010, http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4795634.htm.

22.   “Brasher Doubloon, the First Coin to Be Minted in US, Fetches More Than U.S. $4.5 Million at Auction,” ABC News, January 11, 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-11/brasher-doubloon-coin-sells-for-us-45-million/5195546.

23.   “It’s Top Dollar! Rare 1794 Silver Dollar Sells for Record $10 Million at U.S. Auction,” Daily Mail, January 25, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268041/Rare-1794-silver-dollar-sells-record-10-million-U-S-auction.html.

24.   “Investing in Colored Diamonds,” White Coat Investor, June 26, 2013, http://whitecoatinvestor.com/investing-in-colored-diamonds/.

25.   “Colored Diamonds Market Report,” International Hard Asset Investment, November 12, 2014, http://internationalhardasset.com/reports/IHAI_Report_ColoredDiamonds.pdf.

26.   “Colored Diamonds Compared to Other Investment Opportunities,” Leibish, December 20, 2012, http://www.leibish.com/colored-diamonds-compared-to-other-investment-opportunities-article-594.

27.   Robert Frank, “Most Expensive Diamond Ever Sold Goes for $83.2M,” CNBC, November 13, 2013, http://www.cnbc.com/id/101196278.

28.   “Are Colored Diamonds an Investor’s Best Friend?,” Bloomberg, July 19, 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/f6858432-d328-41c8-8bb7-cb7c751dc99e.

29.   “Why Now Is the Time to Own Diamonds,” Bloomberg, June 10, 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/1e22707c-89e1-4e02-bce8-34f9a633f894.

30.   “The Growing Trend of Colored Diamonds,” Fox Business, March 1, 2013, http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2198322974001/the-growing-trend-of-colored-diamonds/?playlist_id=933116634001.

31.   Alison Burwell, “Colored Diamonds: An Insider’s Guide,” Departures, May 5, 2011, Departures Magazine, May/June 2011, by Alison Burwell, www.depatures.com/articles/colored-diamonds-an-insiders-guide.

32.   “Guide to Understanding Diamond Quality and GIA Diamond Grading Reports,” GIA, http://www.4cs.gia.edu/EN-US/.