Some cancer remedies work, some don't

Some cancer remedies work, some don't

Straight talk from a cancer activist, based on more than
30 years of experience and thousands of cancer patients

Dear Nathan,

           As the publisher, I've had the opportunity to meet and work with some great doctors and researchers in this field.  Thanks to them I know a lot more about successful cancer treatment than I did just a couple of years ago.

            For sure I know two things:  some alternative cancer treatments do work.

            They don't work 100% of the time, and nobody claims they do.  But there are plenty of people walking around healthy today -- years after conventional doctors told them they had only a few months left.

            The second thing I've learned is this:  there are DOZENS of alternative cancer treatments and some of them sound pretty flaky. It's really hard to sort out what you should do.

I'm in the same boat as you

            I'm not a health professional and I'm not a scientist. I'm just a writer/publisher who got interested in this stuff because I want to know what steps to take if a doctor tells me I've got cancer.

            My colleagues and I formed a new company, Online Publishing & Marketing, to help answer that very question.  Our mission is to sort through the mountain of confusing information so you can make an informed decision about cancer treatment.

            In the past several years, eight of my relatives and friends have been diagnosed with cancer, and two have passed away.  It's a big, big topic in my family, I guarantee you.

            That's why I want you to know about a natural health book I came across called Rethinking Cancer, by Ruth Sackman.

This is THE book if you want total health
instead of a band-aid approach

            Rethinking Cancer will surprise a lot of people.   What's more, some people aren't going to like it - including some top experts in alternative health.

            If you think there's a magic supplement out there that's going to cure cancer, you may not like this book.

            Sackman is not against supplements.  She even recommends some of them under certain circumstances.  But in her opinion pills are not the answer.

            She also believes that most of the people who offer cancer alternatives are sincere - they just happen to be wrong.  That includes your cousin or your best friend's aunt who knows somebody who cured their cancer with an alternative approach.

            Of course, they want to help.  But Ruth Sackman believes their advice is usually wrong and sometimes it's downright dangerous.

            There are a lot of alternative remedies, and Sackman admits that sometimes they shrink tumors 50 percent or 70 percent or even 90 percent.  But that's not a cure, by her strict standards.  It's a band-aid approach.  All too often the cancer comes back worse than ever.

Why you should listen to Ruth Sackman

            I'm not sure Ruth Sackman is completely right, but let me tell you, one light after another went on in my brain as I read her book and realized she could be on the right track.

            Reading the book, I remembered that alternative therapists do often speak of shrinkingtumors, not getting rid of them.  And if you look at things the way Sackman does, those are weasel words.  "Shrinking" is not enough.

            Heaven knows I don't knock it.  It's better than nothing!

            But you should read and consider Rethinking Cancer if you want to get totally well - if you want to eliminate the root causes of this disease.  In a moment I'll tell you how to get a copy.

How Sackman became a cancer crusader

            Sackman lost a daughter, Arlene, to leukemia more than 30 years ago.  That would be tragic for any of us, but it was even worse because the cancer was detected early, and her young, healthy daughter seemed like an ideal person to beat it.

            Unfortunately, Arlene and her parents took the advice of conventional physicians and tried chemotherapy first.  You won't be surprised that Arlene got worse instead of better.

            She stopped the chemo and tried a nutritional approach, but her system was already so damaged by chemo that she didn't get the results she hoped for.  Arlene panicked and went back on chemotherapy.  As Sackman writes, "From then on it was all downhill."

            After Arlene passed away, her mother took stock of what had happened.  She saw that the nutritional approach had helped her daughter, and that Arlene probably should have stayed with it.

            As a result of this horrible loss, Ruth Sackman became a lifelong cancer crusader. She co-founded a nonprofit group called the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy, or FACT.

You can discover what's worked for thousands 
of patients over the last 30 years

            FACT does not treat patients nor does it officially endorse one treatment over another.  It exists purely to gather and distribute information about cancer prevention and non-toxic cancer therapies.

            What's more, FACT is supported by contributions.  It's totally independent of doctors and other healthcare providers.  There's nothing wrong with doctors, but often they can't speak freely because they're afraid of losing their licenses, or they may have a vested interest in one particular therapy.  FACT didn't want to be tied up by those limitations.

            The folks at FACT are free to speak their minds.  Over the years, FACT has referred thousands of patients to practitioners who get good results time and time again.

            And it's the feedback from all these patients over such a long period that makes Ruth Sackman's Rethinking Cancer such a valuable book.

If you're ready to get serious about beating cancer. . .

            You'll learn all about Sackman's approach in the book (which you can click here and search Rethinking Cancer to order, available in the U.S. only).  But the quick summary is this:  cancer is a systemic disease.  In other words, Sackman believes the whole system is sick - the whole body is sick.  The tumors or cancer cells are just symptoms of something deeper.

            It makes sense.  Just think of how often surgeons tell patients "they got it all," only to have the disease bounce back.  Sounds like a systemic problem to me.

            What's more, our bodies are sick because of the food we eat. Poor elimination of wastes makes the problem even worse.

            Cancer is a disease at the cellular level - Sackman agrees with conventional medicine to that extent.  But she says killing the sick cells isn't the answer.  Neither are drugs OR supplements.

            The answer is whole, unprocessed foods that supply the nutrients the body needs to build normal, healthy cells.

            This strict diet can be used in conjunction with other therapies.  Sackman endorses hyperthermia, the number one therapy in our Special Report Natural Cancer Remedies that Work, by Dr. Morton Walker.

            Hyperthermia is based on the fact that a high fever kills cancer cells, and now doctors have safe ways to raise the body temperature without resorting to infection.  Sackman has some valuable insights to add to what we told you in Natural Cancer Remedies.

            Sackman also speaks favorably of Essiac, the North American Indian herbal remedy that's credited with thousands of successful cancer treatments over the last 70 years (it's Remedy #10 inNatural Cancer Remedies that Work.  Click here and search Rethinking Cancer  if you don't own this report and would like to order a copy.)

            But Sackman views all these measures as mere adjuncts to proper diet and waste elimination.

Keep reading if you hate the word "diet"

            If you're like me, your eyes glaze over when someone says you have to totally change your life to get well.  Give up meat, sugar, white flour, caffeine, and alcohol, and live on juices and raw vegetables? You've gotta be kidding!

            That was the reaction of Richard A. Mott.  Sackman describes his case history in detail, along with those of six other patients who survived from ten to thirty years after being declared "hopeless."

            "Mr. Mott heard [the dietary] instructions with a sinking heart," Sackman writes.  "As one whose meat-and-potatoes diet had been a daily necessity, he wondered whether this deprivation was worth the effort of saving his life.  But then he thought, "Since my doctors give me only three months to live, why not give it a try?"

            In six months Richard Mott went from being unable to get out of bed to being up and around, exercising a little and taking long walks in the country.  His friends couldn't believe how well he looked.

            And a few months after that, the same doctors who had wanted to remove his lung had to admit they couldn't find a trace of cancer in his body.  In other words. . .

He achieved 100 percent remission

            I'm impressed with Ruth Sackman's ideas because they fit so well with everything else I'm learning about alternative cancer treatments. 

            It's not only this book that sold me.  Before I came across Rethinking Cancer,  I heard dozens of similar case histories from many other sources.  The more I learn, the more sense this approach makes.

            One of the methods she recommends is called the Gerson Therapy.  You'll find details on the Gerson Therapy in Natural Cancer Remedies that Work by Dr. Morton Walker.

            When my associates and I first published this report a couple of years ago, my reaction to Gerson's diet was, "Yeah, right.  Who's going to do that?"

            Now that I've learned more, I have to tell you it would be the first thing I'd do if I found out I have cancer.  And meanwhile, my everyday diet is moving closer and closer to Gerson's recommendations. (You might be relieved to learn that Sackman thinks a little meat is okay.)

228 pages of priceless information that can save your life

            I've barely touched the surface of Ruth Sackman's remarkable book.  I urge you to get your own copy ( click here and search Rethinking Cancer  available in the U.S. only) and see for yourself.

            Besides the Gerson Therapy, she gives you details on five other nutrition-based programs with solid track records, so you can make an informed decision.

            And there's something very important I haven't mentioned:  Sackman is frank about the distressing symptoms you may experience as your body ejects decades of toxins and poisons.

            In fact, even a one-day juice fast can make some people feel ill.  It's not the fast, it's the release and elimination of the poisons.

            If you read the book, you'll know what to expect and you won't make the tragic mistake of giving up because you think you're getting sicker.  

It's not all about diet

            Besides hyperthermia and Essiac (the Indian herbal), Sackman gives you four additional therapies every cancer patient should know about.

            In other words, it's not all about diet.  It's just that nutrition is the main event.

            She winds up the book with the answers to 60 frequently asked questions.  She already knows what you'd ask if you could meet her in person, because she's helped so many people over many decades.

            Are chemotherapy or radiation ever the right decision?  Surprisingly, Sackman says they sometimes are.

            Do you have to be a total vegetarian?  (The short answer is no. But see the details.)

            Is surgery ever the right answer for breast cancer?

            Are conventional cancer treatments leading to longer survival times, as doctors claim?  Sackman says no, and she explains why the statistics are misleading. In fact, the cancer death rate is going up.

            What can you do to get the facts out of a doctor who wants to be "kind" and not tell you the truth about your disease?  You have the right to know, but have to know how to ask.

            What does she think of the claims for vitamin C made by Linus Pauling and others?

            Are child vaccinations a bad idea?

            Do biopsies spread cancer?

            You'll get the answers to these and many other questions.

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            Just take a look at Rethinking Cancer.  You take no risk.  If you're not satisfied with the book for any reason, return it to us and you'll receive a full, 100% refund, no questions asked.  And take your time - you can look at it for 60 days before making a decision. CLICK HERE TO ORDER (Available in the U.S. only).

BOWIE STATE'S MARIELA HERNANDEZ RECEIVES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

(CLEVELAND) The Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2011-12 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Among those honored is Bowie State University softball player Mariela Hernandez.

Hernandez, a pitcher for the Lady Bulldogs softball team ended the 2012 season with a 3.84 ERA and appeared in 19 games. Other accolades for Hernandez include All-CIAA Second Team (2012), CIAA All-Rookie Team (2011) and CIAA All-Tournament Team (2011).

A record number of institutions (118) and student-athletes (4,492) are being recognized for the 2011-12 Academic Achievement Awards. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 557 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) with 400 student-athletes being recognized and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 398 student-athletes being acknowledged with this award.

"The D2ADA would like to thank and congratulate the institutions that took part in honoring the record-number of 4,492 student-athletes with 2011-12 Academic Achievement Awards," stated D2ADA President Anita Barker, director of athletics at Chico State University. "Recognizing and honoring deserving Division 2 student-athletes is a strategic goal of the D2ADA. This award gives us the platform to showcase these individuals and their efforts in the classroom, as well as on the playing field."

Did doctors cut out your cancer-fighting factory?

Your Hidden, Cancer-Fighting
T-Cell Factory

    As it turns out, tonsils serve an important function in your body.

    That runs contrary to long-time medical opinion about the fleshy little bags in the back of your throat. For decades, doctors have been quick to cut them out — often before the patients showed any symptoms of illness.

    So thanks to mainstream medical quackery, many adults no longer have their tonsils. But if you've still got yours, they might be a valuable cancer-fighter! Keep reading and get the details. . .

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    Tonsils are the opposite of useless, according to a team of researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    It boils down to this: Your tonsils are actually tiny T cell production factories. T cells, if you don't know, are critical to our immune systems. They're a type of white blood cell known as lymphocytes that help your body fight infections and other dangerous invaders.

    And that includes serious diseases like cancer.

    This exciting new research was led by Dr. Michael Caligiuri, director of the OSU cancer center and CEO of the James Cancer Hospital. His team published their riveting findings in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

5 different levels of disease-fighting tools

    Caligiuri and his team were clued in from some earlier work that showed there was a mystery cell inside the tonsils. So they investigated. But they didn't just find a few T cells. The Ohio State study actually uncovered T cells in five different stages of development — and all within the tonsils.

    Until now, you could set off a fight by suggesting T cells develop anywhere outside of the thymus gland. Researchers used to think T cells only grow in this gland that sits on your heart and is a key part of your immune system. But now it looks like the thymus may not be the only source. The T cells that grow in tonsils aren't exactly like the ones that form in the thymus, but they're pretty close.

    The research was carried out thanks to donations of tonsil tissue from children who underwent tonsillectomies. T cells in each of the five identified stages were then transferred to lab cultures. From there, the first four groups grew into immune cells, known as natural killer cells. The fifth group developed into mature T cells.

    All of those cells have the potential to play a key role in combating major disease.

Most folks no longer have this built-in arsenal

    In the 1950s and 1960s, tonsillectomies were so common, a pair of tonsils were sliced out of some kid's throat somewhere in the U.S. every 30 seconds. My older brother and sister both had their tonsils removed, although I didn't. The old 1950 best-seller Cheaper by the Dozen depicted the kids having their tonsils cut out on the dining room table, if I remember right. It wasn't fiction — it was the true story of the Gilbreth family.

    And to think, people ask me why I consider conventional, mainstream medicine to be the real source of most quack medicine.

    This moronic medical fad translated to well over a million surgeries a year. And let's be honest — that also amounted to a lot of revenue for hospitals. At least when the doctors weren't doing it on the kitchen table (admittedly, the Cheaper by the Dozen events took place in the 1920s).

    The rate of tonsillectomies today is down by roughly half of what it was. Hopefully that's because docs are putting more thought into what they should be slicing and dicing on their patients. Many doctors now prefer to leave tonsils in as long as possible.

    Everybody has (or had) two tonsils, made up of soft, glandular tissue. They sit on either side of your mouth, at the back, and vary in size from one person to the next. We've long known the major function of tonsils is to trap virus-causing germs and bacteria that you inhale when you breathe. By killing these germs, the tonsils help prevent lung and throat infections. And now we've learned they play an even more important role…

What this means ...

    Scientists have yet to figure out what actually happens to the T cells that develop in the tonsils. It's possible they go on to mature in another part of the body. So the next step in this research, according to Caligiuri, is to figure out how many of your mature T cells come from your tonsils rather than your thymus.

    The researchers involved with this study are also unsure whether tonsils regularly produce T cells or just start working when your thymus stops. They need to figure out whether T cells from the tonsils serve an upfront purpose, or exist simply as back up to the thymus.

    Yet … if you're battling cancer, or any autoimmune disease, for that matter, wouldn't you want all the T cells you could get? Doctors say tonsillectomies will continue, especially for patients whose tonsils get so enlarged that it affects their breathing and sleeping. Plus, tonsils can get chronically infected to the point where all they do is fight their own infection. In those cases, tonsillectomies supposedly improve a person's quality of life.

    I wonder if there's a better way — such as sound nutrition and supplements — that would do a better job than surgery of healing these chronic infections. It reminds me of the chronic ear problems that affect so many children — easily curable by sound alternative medicine, but usually treated by conventional doctors with round after round of antibiotics. Quack! quack!

    The new discoveries about tonsils give us profound insight into the bungling of our current health system. Just knowing that millions of adults — and cancer sufferers — had their own personal disease-fighting, immune cell factories cut out, is enough to make me livid.

    That's especially the case since we already know using T cells against cancer-causing viruses is an extremely potent weapon in defeating cancer — especially leukemia. I wrote about it last year in Issue #140.

    It's nice to know you have a back-up natural killer cell and T cell factory in case your thymus ever slows down or stops working. If you still have your tonsils, that is. And if that's the case, I highly recommend you leave them in.

THE 10 MOST IMPRESSIVE ATHLETIC BUILDINGS IN THE NCAA

by staff writers

August 13, 2012

Once upon a time, college athletes got by with a few dumbbells, a medicine ball, and some of those vibrating belts. Today, with sports dollars up to their eyeballs and stadiums as high-tech as they can get for the immediate future, colleges are turning their attention toward crafting some sweet pads in which student athletes may kick it. These multi-million dollar athletic buildings become recruiting tools in their own right, for good reason. These 10 are some of the most impressive in the country.

1. The John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes, University of Oregon:
   
   Architecturally and aesthetically, the Jaqua Center is in a class by itself. Funded by Nike exec Phil Knight for the astronomical (and controversial) amount of $41.7 million, the Center is a design masterpiece. From the futuristic metal and glass construction on the exterior to the white oak floors, multi-colored lighting, and laser-etched names dotting the interior, “impressive” is putting it mildly. Other highlights scattered throughout the building include underwater treadmills, cold-and-hot tubs, a waterfall, a juice bar, a lecture hall with 114 leather chairs each individually wired for power and Internet, and lockers reportedly valued at $26,000 apiece.
2. Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility, University of Alabama:
   
   The Crimson Tide has been one of the best football programs in the country in recent years, and it has an athletic facility to match. Named for former Alabama player and current AD, the Mal M. Moore building has been renovated twice in the last decade to incorporate accoutrements like granite floors and mahogany paneling in the Hall of Champions, and leather recliners and pool and ping pong tables in the football players’ lounge. Rehabilitation pools accompany the 20,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center. From the plush head coach’s suite, Nick Saban overlooks it all.
3. Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Ohio State:
   
   A recent $20 million restoration project has reaffirmed OSU as having one of the most impressive athletic buildings in America. The locker rooms, medical treatment areas, equipment room, and strength training area all got updates. The latter is now a 13,000-square-foot gym. The place has hydrotherapy pools, a racquetball court, and an indoor practice football field. There is also this stunning view of the northeast entrance to theLes Wexner Football Complex, where visitors can view the Championship Wall and wall of NFL teams with Buckeye representation on them.
4. Bright Football Complex, Texas A&M:
   
   While the building is ostensibly for “student-athletes of all kinds,” football is king both here in the South and on the A&M campus. Conveniently located at the south end of Kyle Field, the Bright building is a 125,000-square-foot, $27 million beauty. More than 130 solid oak lockers populate the 6,500-square-foot locker room. Players can kick back in the players’ lounge, complete with pool tables, flat screens, and leather couches. And when it comes time to train, there’s 15,000 square feet worth of gym equipment to get athletes into fightin’ Texas Aggie shape.
5. Football Operations Center, Louisiana State:
   
   There’s no other way to say it: this place is slick. The $15 million Football Operations Center comprises a climate-controlled, SportExe-turfed indoor football field; a 54,000-square-foot academic center complete with 1,000-seat auditorium; spacious coaches’ and player meeting rooms; the “Captain’s Lounge” with 72-inch TV; a 23,000-square-foot athletic training center with X-ray room and hydrotherapy pools; and more. In the lobby, just past the life-size Bengal Tiger statue standing guard outside, LSU’s spoils of victory like Billy Cannon’s Heisman and the 2003 BCS Coaches’ Trophy are proudly displayed as proof that LSU’s commitment to athletics has paid big dividends.
6. Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex, Nebraska:
   
   The Cornhuskers spared no expense updating this athletic building, which now boasts some of the finest facilities in the country. A 40-foot waterfall starts things off right in the lobby. Football players get inspiration in the Major Trophy Winners Hallway on their way to the state-of-the-art Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center or the swanky locker room, where each player’s solid maple locker is equipped with an iPad. During down time you’ll find them playing ping pong or pool in the red-themed Players’ Lounge. A quick jog through the skybridge takes them to the Hawks Championship Indoor Center, and at game time it’s a run down the red carpet and out onto the field of Memorial Stadium.
7. James W. “Bill” Heavener Football Complex, University of Florida:
   
   Coach Urban Meyer fought for a top-flight facility to help Gator recruiting, and though he’s now gone, this fantastic, $28 million building remains. Granite pavers and stainless steel plaques honor former players on the approach to the building, and a 15-foot bronze gator reminds passersby what campus they’re on. The blue and orange of the Hall of Champions in the two-story lobby reinforce that thought. Next door, recruits are schmoozed in the comfortable Gator Room. The 25,000-square-foot weight room boasts a 50-yard turf area and basically a machine for strengthening every muscle in the human body. There are even two stations for players to take 360-degree video of themselves, which they can then review on high-def TVs to perfect their form.
8. Guglielmino Athletics Complex, Notre Dame:
   
   A shiny, metallic athletic building would look out of place among the Gothic architecture of Notre Dame’s campus, but with its beautiful brick facade with white trim, the stately Guglielmino Athletics Complex fits right in. From the balcony of the Morse Recruiting Lounge with its vaulted ceilings, students have an excellent view of a two-story mural by the entrance. But “The Gug” is equally impressive in function as in form. The 96,000 square feet contain a 25,000-square-foot fitness center, the Loftus Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center with exercise pools and underwater treadmill, and a 45-yard indoor practice turf with accompanying 50-yard track.
9. Lee Roy Selmon Athletics Center, University of Southern Florida:
   
   As of May 2004, USF student athletes have been training, studying, eating, and relaxing in style in this $15 million building. The architecture impresses with its curved, multi-tiered green roof and 104,000 square foot size. Inside there are 10,000 square feet of strength and condition equipment for strengthening muscles, and an Academic Enrichment Center for strengthening minds. USF ups the ante on underwater tech in its pools, equipping its Hydroworx 1000 pool with not just a treadmill but a computer monitoring system with computer control console. Soon a Hall of Fame will be completed, which the Bulls sports teams are hoping to begin filling in the coming years.
10. Arthur B. Edge Intercollegiate Athletics Center, Georgia Tech:
    
    Georgia Tech is thought by many to have the nation’s best all-around athletic facilities, and the Arthur B. Edge building plays a big factor in that accolade. Attached to Bobby Dodd Stadium, the 65,000-square-foot center impresses from the first step inside, as a glass atrium towers several stories above the lobby. Visitors can view the “Circle of Champions” display there or proceed to the George W. Mathews Jr. Athletic Heritage Center to see more school history, including a movie theater for highlight films. In addition to the training facilities for the athletes, Edge also houses a conference center, a large academic area, a dining hall, and a meditation room.

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10 Career Lessons We Can Learn from the Olympics

Most of us have watched the Olympics simply in awe of the amazing skill, dedication, and focus exhibited by athletes from all over the world. Yet these traits do not only serve the athletes well in the arena; they can also be carried over into the non-Olympic sphere. The drive to aim for gold, the passion to battle through setbacks, and the infallible work ethic of these athletes can serve as a powerful lesson for those of use who aren’t quite Olympics material, too, and are traits that are just as valuable in the office as they are in athletics. Here are 10 excellent career lessons that employees, managers, and business owners alike can take away from the Olympics. Hopefully they’ll inspire you to work just as hard for the career of your dreams as the Olympic athletes work for theirs.

1. NEVER STOP IMPROVING.

   
   For Olympic athletes, stagnating when it comes to skills can mean the difference between getting gold and going home with nothing. They must constantly push themselves to be faster, stronger, and better than they’ve ever been, even sometimes blowing past the limits of what others said was humanly possible. This same kind of attitude and drive can go just as far in the office as it can in the arena. Pushing yourself to learn, to improve, and to excel at your job will not only make you better at what you do, it will more than likely gain the attention of management. Push hard enough, and you might just gain the skills and confidence to deliver a gold medal performance in your own profession.

2. BE A TEAM PLAYER.

   
   There are dozens of stories of amazing teamwork in the Olympics, from the dynamic duo of Missy May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings to the impressive relay teams in men’s and women’s swimming. You don’t have to be an athlete to have that kind of commitment and loyalty to your team, however. The same kind of team dynamics apply in the office, too. You can do your career a big favor by learning how to be a solid and reliable team player and be willing to cheer on the team and help them work toward the end goal, even if your own ideas get sidelined. When it comes to work, a victory for the company is a victory for everyone involved (offering greater job stability and maybe even a bonus) so there’s no reason not to go all in with supporting your coworkers and earning their respect and support in return.

3. RECOGNITION MATTERS.

   
   Many Olympic athletes toil away for years to train for their individual events, only to lose out on gold within a matter of minutes. It can be devastating to work so hard and have nothing to show for it, as Allyson Felix explained after finishing second in both 2004 and 2008 (though she came back this year to earn the gold). While most things in the workplace aren’t nearly that extreme, the Olympics bring into startling focus just how much recognition really does matter to us. Even small acknowledgements can go a long way, so always thank others for their help and advocate for yourself when recognition seems slow to come or nonexistent in the workplace.

4. STAND OUT.

   
   Why do we go so crazy over Olympic athletes? Because they excel in ways many of us couldn’t imagine. They set themselves apart from the competition. They stand out as the best of the best in their given field. There’s no reason why you can’t apply that same principle to your own career. You may not be performing for a world audience or racing your way to an astonishing victory, but you can find ways to distinguish yourself from your peers. Find ways to showcase your unique talents, become the go-to expert in your office, or innovate a new and better way to do something. Be the most creative, savvy, reliable employee you can be, no matter what you’re doing. That kind of dedication will always make you stand out to the benefit of your career.

5. DON’T GIVE UP.

   
   We all face failure or major setbacks in our lives, and Olympic athletes are no exception. Major injuries, heartbreaking defeats, or even personal loss have sidelined the athletic careers of many but they’ve also pushed others to try even harder and to come back this year better and stronger than ever. Need an example? Sanya Richards-Ross came back from injuries and self doubt to take gold this year in the 400-meter. Gymnast Jonathan Horton battled a foot injury he thought would leave him unable to compete until 2016. Instead, he made the team in high bar for this year’s games and said, “The injury was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. I had lost my desire for a long time, and I realized that I don’t want to quit.” Obstacles in the office might not be physical, but they’re very often just as intimidating. Coming back from a failure or a mistake can be hard, but it’s that resilience and the refusal to give up that will ultimately get you success in your career.

6. HAVE A GAME FACE.

   
   Competing in front of millions of people in a once- or twice-in-a-lifetime event can be extraordinarily nerve-wracking, but many of the best athletes never let it show. They keep their fear and uncertainty under wraps, sometimes even masking their disappointment when things don’t go as planned. That game face allows them to develop a strong persona, one that often makes them a more fierce competitor. That same thing can also help you out in the workplace, especially if you work in a highly competitive environment. Developing your own game face, or a professional persona if you’d prefer to think of it in that way, can help you to appear more confident and capable. Your game face will help to keep those fears, self-doubts, and sweat-inducing worries from killing your performance at work.

7. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

   
   Athletes spend hours a day working out, they eat right (usually), and pay attention to warning signs that things aren’t right with their bodies, like unusual pain or new symptoms. While you might not have a body that’s a finely tuned machine like that of an Olympic athlete, that doesn’t mean you should neglect your health. In fact, taking care of yourself could have a major impact on your career. Stress and too little sleep can leave you feeling strung out and not your best. When you work out, eat right, and take care of health concerns, you’ll miss less work and be more mentally on-the-ball. By taking care of your body, you’ll be enhancing your mind, and keeping yourself from getting burnt out, worn out, and sick. There’s really no better career asset than that.

8. CREATE A SUPPORT SYSTEM.

   
   While athletes may be alone when competing for gold, they rely on a team of supporters to help them get there. Coaches, family members, fans, and friends all create a support system that help make that Olympic dream a reality. That same kind of support system can also be an asset at work. Find a mentor, network with friends, get the support of family; whatever you do, don’t feel like you have to go it alone. A support system can help you feel grounded, give you advice, and help to ensure that you have someone to cheer you on whether you’re succeeding or picking up the pieces from a failure. In short, it can be an essential part of helping you to further your career, so make sure you have a few good supporters in your corner.

9. USE YOUR STRENGTHS TO SUCCEED.

   
   In Olympic team sports, different individuals will play different roles. For example, in gymnastics one team member might specialize in beam while the other is avaulting expert. In relay sports, one team member may be better at starting, another at finishing. Each plays a role in getting the team to victory. While the working world is different than athletic competitions, it does share similarities when it comes to this aspect of team play. Your role at a company should capitalize on your strengths, just like those team sports do with athletes. To succeed, you don’t have to be amazing at everything. Instead focus on the things you’re already good at, then hone those things and find a niche role to play in the bigger organization. If you’re not in the position to do that in your current job, then consider finding a new one that will help you to advance your career.

10. FIND A PURPOSE.

    
    You’ve likely heard the stories of Olympians who are going for gold not just for themselves but in the memory of lost loved ones. Others have simply dreamed of gold since they first took up their sport of choice. No matter what is driving them to win, individual glory, national pride, or the memory of a friend, there is no doubt that these individuals are sincerely dedicated to winning. They’ve given their mission a purpose, which can be a smart thing to do in your career, too. Why? Because purpose inspires passion and that passion is often what separates those who are highly successful from those who just can’t quite get there. Find the gold medal equivalent of success in your line of work and go for it!