Pete Maughn is a common Spelling of Pete Maughan

So I was thinking about how many people get in a hissy when their name is misspelled. I have to assume that their life has been horribly affected by people misspelling their name when I see their strong and swift response to an innocent misspelling. For example, my name is Peter Maughan. I usually go by Pete Maughan, and I am often regarded as either Pete Maughn or Peter Maughn because people often forget or don't even hear the silent "a" at the end of my name right before the "n."

So now I point it out at you, what are your thoughts on this? I am reminded of a talk given by a member of the quorum of twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His name is Elder Wirthlin and he died a couple years ago actually and remains in my memory as such a wonderful example of Christlike kindness and a wonderful sense of humor. He told a story of how we should learn to laugh and learn to also laugh at ourselves. He told of people who burst into road rage while driving because whenever someone cuts them off it is a signal that they have disrespected them, their family, their ancestors, and everyone all the way back to Adam. But this is not the case. In fact, just like in traffic, many people who misspell a name, cut you off, or do anything else that you might feel offended about didn't do it on purpose. Sometimes people have different cultures and perspectives. And my goal is to do my best to spell someone's name right, but I don't expect others to memorize the spelling of my name as if it were going to be on an exam they're about to take in a Chemistry class.

Obesity is the Biggest Challenge in Healthcare

A Poll of Both Americans and Healthcare Professionals

A Poll of Both Americans and Healthcare Professionals both reveal that both professionals and average Americans agree that Obesity is the largest challenge facing healthcare today. If you ask 100 people what the biggest challenge facing healthcare is in our day, you will have an overwhelming response that obesity is the biggest problem vexing healthcare. No doubt a dozen different answers will come up, but an overwhelming emphasis will show that Americans being overweight is leading to challenges of epidemic proportions and that something must be done about it or healthcare will be forever changed in a way that is for the worse.


Tackling Obesity in Healthcare

Naturally because of my relationship with Weightlosswars, I have come to appreciate and understand the enormous impact that community weight loss, and weight loss competitions can have on the overall health and wellness of individuals, groups, teams, and employee groups. Companies have found over and over again that when they institute weight loss challenges in their workplace, that excitement grows, and weight loss occurs at a more rapid and sustained rate than in the absence of a competition or challenge that takes on the attributes of a competition. When companies add financial incentives, the results improve even more than with competition aspects alone.

UCLA Confirms that Community Weight Loss Aids Progress

I came across and article about UCLA's medical center recently and it caught my eye regarding their thoughts on how to tackle the biggest issues facing healthcare in today's world. In a press release, they stated that "Some of the biggest challenges in health care - from obesity to smoking-related cancers - are best dealt with from the perspective of community, said Washington. UCLA Health Sciences has bold plans for partnering with multidisciplinary institutions to tackle high-impact problems on a broad scale." This stood out to me in a number of ways because you find that a vast number of these kind of problems can be dealt with if there is a strong support system in place. This information affirms the legitimacy of weight loss competitions in the lives of Americans.