Where Is DaimlerChrysler Heading?

The DaimlerChrysler AG is faced with so many options but the closest by far, as perceived by experts, is the selling of the Chrysler Group. However, some of them predict that Daimler, minus Chrysler, may not be enough to compete worldwide.

If Daimler decides to sell Chrysler, the German automaker is expected to return to what it was two decades ago: small yet proud. Most of the investors of Daimler are jubilant about the prospect of turning back the hands of time when the company is said to be more profitable than today.

For years now, the executives of the German automaker have intimated that the grand expansion strategies of the previous chief executives have created a heavy toll on Mercedes-Benz, its most precious subsidiary.

It can be recalled that Juergen Schrempp, the former CEO of the German automaker, built a global automotive giant by surrounding Mercedes with mass-market brands like Chrysler, Dodge, Kia and Mitsubishi. Edzard Reuter, Schrempp?s predecessor, paired Mercedes with aerospace and electrical appliances businesses. The said ventures have lost a hefty sum of money that Daimler has closed or sold almost all those businesses.

However, its stock has rose 30 percent to an eight-year high since Dieter Zetsche sat on the steering. But the whole automotive world was shocked when Zetsche impliedly announced in February that a sale of Chrysler was probable. Yet amidst the euphoria, a clamor is questioning whether the separation of the 1998 merger between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler is the right decision for the German automaker.

We are not in favor of a sale of Chrysler, Mark Warnsman, a New York-based analyst for Prudential Equity Group, wrote in a report this week. Without Chrysler, the rest of the company may not be large enough to compete with huge and efficient global automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. Even at the luxury end of the business, scale matters, he said. In our view, the original merger strategy remains sound, and it is the execution that has lagged.

In 2006, Mercedes sold 1.25 million vehicles about more than half of Chrysler's volume and much fewer than the 4 million-unit threshold, which is said to be the minimum needed to cope with the growing manufacturing cost.

Mercedes Benz is renowned for its heavy-truck business. By far, it is the largest with less than 600,000 units sold every year. However, it is far productive than Smart small car. Just as Daimler is slowing down, Porsche, another Stuttgart-based automaker, has become a lead player by purchasing a controlling stake in Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker.

Porsche has installed itself in the driving seat of an automotive empire that includes sports and volume brands, light and heavy commercial vehicles with direct links with leading European truck makers, said European analyst Thomas Ryard who works at consulting firm Global Insight.

Most Daimler investors do not want to search for ways to make the tie-up with Chrysler work. Could EBC Active Brakes Direct stop the forthcoming? People want just one option -- the sale of Chrysler, said Frankfurt-based analyst Juergen Pieper of Metzler Bank.

Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive.buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop. Please visit EBC Active Brakes Direct for more information.

How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday

Perhaps you don't really celebrate your birthday - some people I know don't - or perhaps your birthday is your favorite day of the year. Either way you will want to read this article.

If you are a birthday lover - this will give you more reasons to love your day. If you aren't a birthday fan (it just reminds you that I'm a year older today), this article will give you a completely different focus for this day.

Notice the title isn't 12 ways to celebrate a birthday; it's 12 ways to celebrate your birthday! What follows are 12 specific ideas to make your special day even more special.

Eat your favorite food. It's your day - you deserve it. Even if your favorite foods don't go together, they do today. Enjoy!

Do a favorite childhood activity. Maybe it was a board game, or playing tag, or doodling. Whatever it was, do it today! Do it as a way to reignite your inner child and your creativity. Do it for the pure enjoyment. You will be amazed at how it will make you feel.

Remember your favorite birthday. If you have a particular birthday that sticks out to you, spend time thinking about it and reveling in those memories.

Laugh out loud. Do something that makes you laugh with delight! Laughter feels good and is good for you. Perhaps one of the other ideas on this list will make you laugh out loud - if so, great!

Give a gift to someone else. We all know it feels better to give than receive, so why not give gifts to others on our birthday? Consider starting with your mother - after all she had a more memorable day when you were born than you did!

Give your day away! You don't have to give a physical gift, you can give your time - to someone you love, to a charity or whatever you wish! Make your day a gift to someone else.

Give yourself the gift of time. Sometimes our days are so packed with events and tasks that we don't have time for ourselves. Consider giving yourself the gift of time for your own rest and relaxation (or the time to do another item on this list!).

Send yourself a card. A few days or weeks before your birthday find a card you love, sign it and write yourself a note. Then address and stamp the envelope and ask someone to mail it to you a couple of days before your birthday. This is a great way to guarantee a card, and I promise it will make you smile.

Spend time with someone you love. This might overlap with a couple of other ideas on the list - but that's OK. What could make for a better day than spending time with those you care about the most?

Make a memory. Challenge yourself to create memories today that will last a lifetime.

Reflect on the last year. Your birthday is a milestone, so it can be a great day to review your results and actions of the past year to see how you have done and determine what is working - and what isn't!

Set some new goals. Today is a perfect day to look forward, to project into the future, to set goals for the next twelve months. If you don't have goals written down, today is a perfect day to create them!

You'll notice this isn't like some lists you read that make you think you should try all of the ideas. It wouldn't be possible to do all of these things in one day. The ideas fall into a focus on your past, present or future - and all of them are about you.

The key is to pick one that feels right to you and add it to your celebration. It is your day after all!

Final Note: While these ideas are written from the perspective of celebrating a birthday, all could be used - though perhaps tweaked slightly - for a team anniversary, company anniversary or other organizational milestone date.

Oh, and one last thing. You don't have to wait for your birthday to do any of these things. You are alive and you can celebrate for that reason using any of these ideas you'd like. You have my permission.

Potential Pointer: We all have a day that is ours - our birthday. Why not celebrate it in a meaningful and fun way? On your next birthday think of the gift you will give yourself, whether connecting to your childhood, celebrating with those you love or making that day the start of an even brighter future!

Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that helps Clients reach their potential through a variety of training, consulting and speaking services. To receive your free special report on Unleashing Your Potential go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/index.asp

By Kevin Eikenberry

Real Estate Investment Financing

Real estate investment financing is a better option than the traditional residential real estate mortgages. The financing in this sector is done mainly by borrowing money as it is more lucrative than investing one?s own money in a single real estate. Real estate investment is a great possibility for many people to gain equity and to generate cash flow and due to this, demand for commercial real estate investment financing is increasing day by day. The real estate investments include homebuilder stocks, real estate mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

A real estate investor can get around 98 percent financing for his investments. Even, cent percent financing is available. Zero down real estate investment financing is a fully documented loan which is provided to a single family, townhouse, or condominium. The only requirement for this program is excellent credit. It is now available at reasonable rates. For investment properties, limited and no documentation loans are also available.

Many companies are providing financing for the real estate investments. Most of the business concerns are allowing a maximum of 5 to 6 new rental property mortgages yearly. These companies provide low interest rates and quick close available (48 hours) options to the investors. For a reliable and stable financing, short term and interim financing loans are available. It is hard for a person to get real estate investment financing for more than six properties in a single year. In this situation, sellers financing is the best alternative for achieving the maximum leverage of the investment.

There are various real estate investor financing books available in the market from where one gets rich information about the financing methods. Other means through which one gets ample information about the real estate investor financing are courses, books, tapes, software and services. Before trying a real estate investment financing, make sure that the banks are regulated by the federal government and are capable enough to underwrite conforming loans.

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Real Estate Investing: No Lawyers No Debt No Plungers

Real Estate investing is not nearly as legally complicated, financially burdensome, or time consuming as you might think. In fact, it is easy to add raw land, shopping centers, apartment complexes, and private homes to your portfolio without Brokers, Bankers, Attorneys, and a Rolodex full of maintenance professionals' phone numbers. Even better, you can blend your Real Estate investments into your security portfolio for ease of management, income monitoring, diversification analysis, etc. Without having mega millions to work with, or a line of credit that goes around the block, you can have positions in various forms of Real Estate (Commercial, Industrial, Residential) at the same time, and focus either on Growth Opportunities, Income Production, or a combination of the two.

If you thought that Real Estate was out of your investment reach because of limited funds, or minimal personal experience, you were selling yourself short. All of the basic types of Real Estate Investing are available through CEFs (Closed End Funds) and REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), and both can be purchased in the same manner as any common stock. And for me, this has always been their (CEFs and REITs) single most attractive feature! You can own a piece of the action without the big commitment of time and resources. You can take advantage of changes in the Real Estate Market Cycle in precisely the same manner as you can deal with the volatility and fluctuations in the Stock and Fixed Income Markets.

Real Estate CEFs and REITs are obviously safer investments than outright purchases of Shopping Centers and Apartment Complexes. They are also somewhat less risky than owning the common stock of individual Real Estate companies. The size of the numbers may be less exciting, but the net income and capital gains potential are comparable and the turnover rate much more impressive. Both methods (of participation in the Real Estate market) should be considered as you add to your investment portfolio? but to which Asset Allocation bucket? I've always included REITs and Real Estate CEFs in the Fixed Income bucket while the common stock of a plain vanilla Real Estate Company would properly fit within the Equity portion. When adding Equities of any kind to your portfolio, you should avoid the standard Mob Popularity and Greed model and select only S & P, B+ or better, rated stocks that pay dividends (regardless of size) and that are priced at least 20% below their 52 week high. After a huge rally in any market, I would be even more selective than that from a percentage standpoint, and I would buy about one-half the normal position to facilitate average cost reduction later. You must establish a reasonable profit-taking target on any investment. Real Estate is no exception. No matter what the investment, Virginia, the longer and stronger the rally, the steeper and faster the correction is likely to be.

On the Income side of the portfolio, make sure that you look at a lot of REITs and even more CEFs of various kinds to get a feel for the levels of income they produce. REITs must pay out a certain percentage of their earnings, but CEFs may not have the same restriction. I believe that either can be leveraged, which simply means that management may choose to borrow some of the money that they invest. Leverage is not a four-letter word when used properly, and (in my opinion) it is more likely to help your results than it is to hurt them. It's always a good practice to stay within the normal income range, assuming that there is either a risk or a management reason for the highest and lowest yields, respectively. Be careful not to create a poorly diversified income portfolio. Bonds, Preferred Stocks, Mortgages, etc. deserve your attention as well and should be represented. Monthly income is available and more attractive than any other.

The major distinction between the two types of investing needs some re-emphasis. When purchasing stock in a Real Estate company (or any other company), your main objective should be to sell the stock for a reasonable profit as quickly as possible. You will then select some other stock and repeat the process. It is likely that you will return to the same companies over and over again, and you are the manager? any dividend income is gravy. When purchasing a REIT or a Real Estate CEF, you are depending on the managers of these entities to generate income and capital gains and to pass it on to you every month, recognizing that the actual amount may vary slightly over time. You have the bonus capability either of selling the REIT or CEF shares when they rise to an acceptable profit level (more gravy), or of buying more shares to increase your income level. The distinctions (benefits?) of this form of Real Estate Investing vs. ownership of the properties themselves should be clear as well. No attorneys; no debt; no maintenance; no problem.

Steve Selengut
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Professional Portfolio Management since 1979
Author of: The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The Book that Wall Street Does Not Want YOU to Read, and A Millionaire's Secret Investment Strategy

The Power Workout

Not enough hours in the day? Feeling the crunch when it comes to finding time for just your own needs? If exercise is important to you, you might do well to consider the following:



Scenario: I really want to get in shape, but I work all day and attend multimedia classes until 8:30. How do I find the time to exercise, and what are a few good exercises for beginners like me? Solution: Finding time to exercise is certainly a challenge. Even the most motivated among us suffer setbacks during our business' busy season or when a new project is on the horizon. The key to fitting fitness into your busy day is to recognize that finding time isn't the issue--it's making time.



You may be surprised to hear that you can enjoy the benefits of a regular exercise program in as little as three hours per week.



The following routine shows you how:



Monday: Half-hour of jogging, biking (on hills) or other intense aerobic exercise you enjoy

Tuesday: Half-hour of strength training (squats, sit-ups and push-ups for beginners; weight training with machines or dumbbells for the more experienced)

Wednesday: Rest day

Thursday: Repeat Monday

Friday: Repeat Tuesday

Saturday: One hour of exercise--any type of exercise. Go rollerblading with a friend, take the family to the hills for a hike or swim laps at the pool.

Sunday: Rest day



Make your workouts more time-efficient by exercising harder. For example, you can walk two miles in a half-hour, or you can run four miles in a half-hour. You can spend an hour in step aerobics class, or you can spend 20 minutes rowing at the highest resistance level on the rowing machine. When you perform strength-training exercises, use a challenging resistance and move quickly through your exercises to get an aerobic benefit.



If you want to commit to getting fit, exercise must become a part of your life--a habit as regular as brushing your teeth. Try these ideas to help you stay on track:



*Make a log of everything you do for a week, and identify the time slots where you can fit in exercise. Did you spend a Saturday afternoon watching the Back to the Future trilogy for the fifth time? Could you manage to get up a half-hour earlier on the weekdays? Just skip an hour of television time and go to bed earlier.



*Make exercise convenient. Find a place to work out that's close to your home or office. If you're disciplined and have the space, work out at home.



*Develop relationships with supportive people. Join an exercise class or go to the gym with friends. If you skip a class, your friends will hold you accountable.



*Exercise at the right time. The ight time is when you're most likely to do it. If you know your day often ends late or meetings come up suddenly, it's best to schedule your workout for first thing in the morning when nothing can interfere. If you're a night owl, fit your workout in before dinner. If you can only manage a 10-minute walk on your lunch hour--do it. Some exercise is better than none.



Benefits Of Exercise



Need more motivation to get fit? Consider the following benefits of exercise:

*Exercise increases your stamina and strength.

*Exercise improves your heart and lung efficiency.

*Exercise gives your body greater resistance to disease, stress, anxiety and fatigue.

*Exercise gives you more energy and enhances your capacity for work and leisure activities.

*Exercise releases hormones that stimulate the brain, helping to clear your mind, see things from a new perspective, and come up with fresh ideas.



So make an appointment with yourself to get some exercise. Your body--and your business--will thank you for it.

Improve Your Backgammon Game

 



Improve Your Backgammon GameSubmitted By: Gene Marshall  

Are you familiar with the rules on how to play backgammon but lack confidence to really improve your backgammon game? Online backgammon is as much about attitude as it is about skill. You may be an experienced player or a skillful novice, but if you don't take chances you're unlikely to reach your full potential. The following tips and pointers are designed with you in mind. Maybe you're new to the world of internet backgammon or you've just finished playing your first backgammon board game. Or perhaps you're a seasoned backgammon fan but a little out of practice? Regardless of your circumstances, you can substantially increase your success at the game by using some of the following strategies in your game.

One of the best pieces of advice any backgammon professional can give you is to study your opponent's game plan. Try and learn as much information as you can on his strengths and weaknesses. Keeping note of how he performs can help you to recognize his habits. Does he have an aggressive or defensive backgammon strategy? Is he confident to bet large sums of money on his game? How does he use the backgammon board to his advantage and which common escape routes does he use to deflect your game plan? The answers to these questions can help you pre-empt your opponent's next move and will reduce his chances of winning.

Now we'll take a look at some specific backgammon strategies to help you improve your game. If you want to prevent your opponent from transporting his checkers safely to his home board, you can adopt the ?Priming? strategy. To do this, you erect a wall of checkers covering at least six points on the board. If you want to be extra aggressive, try blocking your home board as soon as you can which will prevent your opponent from reintroducing checkers to the board.

If your opponent is in a more favorable position than you are, you may be able to distract him from his game plan by applying the ?Backgame? and ?Holding? strategies. The first relates to the construction of two or more anchors in your opponent's home board. The latter involves attempting to hit your opponent's checkers as he brings them toward his home board. This strategy can often force a confident player into defensive mode and give you valuable time to catch up to him.

Lastly, if it appears that you are in the strongest position to win the backgammon game, why not try the ?Running? strategy? This is simply moving your checkers as fast as you can around the board while keeping a wary eye out for your opponent's traps. A useful tip if you are ?Running? is to keep your checkers in pairs to avoid hits.

If you follow this advice, you can increase the enjoyment you get when you play backgammon, as well as increase your success at backgammon gambling.

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Launching Your Career Into The World: Just Start Dancing And The Band Will Find You

 



Launching Your Career Into The World: Just Start Dancing And The Band Will Find YouSubmitted By: Tama J. Kieves  

T he following is a book excerpt from THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love (How One Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All!) by Tama J. Kieves (www.ThisTimeIDance.com) reprinted by permission of the author.

I don?t know a better way to march our dreams into the world other than to just march our dreams into the world. You could wait for the world to invite you to the banquet and the ball. Or you could just show up in your red dress and your headdress ready to boogie. I think the red dress is in order. The universe has invited us all to thrive in our lives and no one and nothing is ever holding us back.

I know so many creative soul friends who cloister their abilities like pearls in oyster shells beneath the sea, praying, hoping, sinking, aching and waiting, waiting, waiting. They wait for their chance like some kind of leprechaun to appear in the tall grasses with an embossed invitation from the queen. You are the queen. And it?s not chance that creates our chances.

We have enough opportunities to share, showcase, and refine our talents right in the here and now. Belt out your song over the baked beans at the company picnic now, paint postcards to your friends, practice telling your stories at the Jewish nursing home where somebody?s mother sleeps in loneliness for most of the day, interview a fascinating person for your community newspaper, or design a Web site for a firecracker organization you believe in. Tiny actions taken with huge-heartedness awaken big breaks and breakthroughs. Some of the richest opportunities come in the plainest of circumstances.

Fling those precious pearls like dandelion seeds to the breeze. Let life get wind of you. Sharing your gifts invigorates and promotes them. Talents intensify with use. Meanwhile, guarding your gifts keeps them in the dark where they do not grow or glow. Waiting until ?the right time? usually means waiting in your sea cave until you have achieved artistic perfection in this lifetime? which you will never do; and this can make it tricky to attract a client?le. There is a time to go inward. But then comes the time to no longer hide your love.

Alice, a former nurse and budding photographer, says she realized one day that the National Geographic wasn't going to ship her off on safari until she logged some mileage on her own khakis and camera. So she assigned herself an expedition, shooting cactus flowers in the dawn of a California desert. She bought an airline ticket, a dozen rolls of film, and a journal with a sunrise on the cover. Later, she titled and matted and framed the prints as though they were destined for gallery walls. She labeled them with her biography and vision statement, and distributed them as Christmas presents to family, friends, and some acquaintances. Alice presented her art as art instead of as an apologetic hobby she?d stuffed in her closet and hid from the world?s awaiting embrace.

Months later, an assistant to a travel magazine editor studied a photograph she liked in the bathroom of her hairdresser?s house at a New Year's Eve party. Three months later, the editor of the magazine gave Alice an assignment and a reason to believe in a destiny filled with sunrises. ?Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen? Chance favors only the prepared mind,? noted scientist Louis Pasteur.

Years ago, when I decided to start creativity coaching, I sweet-talked a few friends, even begged and bribed some, to sit with me on my seen-better-days, beige couch and let me work my seedling magic on them. I just couldn?t wait to help creative people honor their inspired dreams. Yet throughout each session, I flourished when our work together unlocked a hidden wonder. My experimentation matured into expertise and even more enthusiasm for my work. Later, these ?clients? became walking advertisements for me that attracted real, non-bribed business. I started an entrepreneurial momentum by starting in an innocent moment.

So can you. Start somewhere, anywhere, and the magnetism of heartfelt action will take you to the next destination. Just hop on the train. Our world needs your inklings and original abilities, your caring hands, and customized pipeline to the infinite and sublime. There are whispers and pleas in the air calling your name. Please don?t hold yourself back any longer, waiting in isolation for your invitation. The hours that you ?give away? will give you back golden soul feathers in your cap, hands-on training, a spiral notebook of contacts, fire in the belly, smoke signals in the heart, and friends in the field. You just can?t beat that rate of exchange.

So gorge yourself on experience. Experience is power. Experience is exposure. Experience leads to experience which leads to expertise and glowing auras. And, boy, when you?re talking glowing auras, there?s no telling what you?ll attract after that.

It?s easier to assume your place in the world than you think.

Opportunity always rushes to experience. And we can give ourselves experience at any moment?by giving of our gifts.

About the Author:

Tama J. Kieves, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, left her law practice with a large corporate law firm to write and to embolden others to live and breathe their most meaningful self-expression. She is a sought-after speaker, leading visionary career coach and best-selling author of THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love/How One Harvard Lawyer Left It All to Have It All! (Tarcher/Penguin) She is also on the faculty of Omega Institute and the Kripalu Health Center and teaches at Canyon Ranch, the six star spa. Learn more about Tama?s workshops, coaching, monthly email newsletter, or download her Free Report on Finding Your Calling Now at http://www.AwakeningArtistry.com .

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Backgammon Strategy How to Play and Win

While backgammon may look like an easy game to win, it actually takes a lot of skill and strategy. For beginners, it may resemble Checkers, as it also requires you to get your pieces off the board before the other players. However, there are many other elements needed in order to win a game of free backgammon. Luckily, with enough practice, it is entirely possible to become a great player in a small amount of time. Therefore, it is important to know how to play backgammon as well as how to strategize.

The first thing you should focus on is strategy. Playing backgammon is all about tricking your component, thus it is crucial to make sure you do this early on in the game. For instance, you could lose one of your pieces during one of your first moves. Although this may make you look weak, the opponent may get the impression that you aren't a very good player. Therefore, they will not strategize as well. Also, by losing one of your pieces early on, the competitor will actually end up having more pieces in their home board. When the game continues towards the end, the other player will have a more difficult time trying to get them back into the game.

Another great backgammon strategy that will help you win is the blocking technique. Most players agree that blocking the opponent's pieces in your own home board will be easier. This way they will have a more difficult time trying to get out of your area. Also, remembering that points 4 and 7 are also great to block other players. No matter what you choose to do, it is crucial that you hit as many pieces as you can. The only time where it would hurt you is if it will leave you open or block your move. Nevertheless, you should always visualize the move before you actually play it. This way you can see if there will be any problems when you decide to strategize.

Many players feel that strategizing does not happen overnight. It improves only after you have played backgammon hundreds of times, and almost know what each player is going to do next. In order to develop this kind of strategy, a lot of hard core backgammon players play online backgammon. Online backgammon is great for practice, as you can play with others around the world or against a computer. This is a wonderful tool to help you improve your skills, without having to beg your friends to play every minute of the day. Regardless of who you play with, it will always benefit your overall backgammon strategy. With so many backgammon resources, the opportunities are certainly endless to win.

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Retire In Costa Rica Baby Boomers Improve Standard Of Living Instantly

Million of baby boomers are due to retire over the next few years and many are worried about their standard of living.

Their living longer, have not saved enough, have reduced state support and soaring medical insurance. So what can they do to maintain their standard of living?

The answer lies just 3 hours from the US. They can retire to Costa Rica and not just make ends meet, but improve their standard of living and their still close to home.

This of course is not the only reason to retire to Costa Rica. Let?s look at all the reasons If you retire to Costa Rica you get a huge advantages in cost and lifestyle:

1. Cost

One of the main reasons people first want to retire to Costa Rica is the cost. Consider this fact you can spend up to 100,000 in Florida but of you retire to Costa Rica the same lifestyle costs around a 10th of that!

When you retire to Costa Rica you pay no income taxes on foreign earned income and no capital gains taxes. You also have access to world-class medical facilities and affordable medical plans.

Property is up to 70% cheaper and property tax is just 0.25%.

You simply get more for your money and those social security checks go a lot further when you retire to Costa Rica.

2. You feel at home

This is another major reason that people retire to Costa Rica. You feel at home because its only 3 hours by direct flight and the people are friendly but there is also a huge ex pat population of Americans, Canadians and Europeans.

This means you are surrounded by epats you know, who have created a culture that is familiar.

Some people like to retire alone and blend in with the local culture others don?t. When you retire to Costa Rica you can choose which you want to do.

3. Entertainment and relaxation

You have it all in Costa Rica its one of the top adventure tourism destinations in the world. You can choose from stunning beaches, rainforest, rolling hills, volcanoes and the Pacific and Caribbean.

It?s beautiful, but unlike many other retirement destinations it has good infrastructure and great entertainment and nightlife.

These are just some of the advantages you get when you retire to Costa Rica but there are many more in this beautiful and crime free paradise country.

If you have ever thought about retiring abroad but not got round to it then Costa Rica is a good place to start. Its close home and you will feel at home, when you retire to Costa Rica. You will also be able to enjoy a lifestyle you can only dream about now.

Consider the facts and you will see why more and more baby boomers are heading south.

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Cheap Backpacks

Cheap backpacks can be made, but I don't recommend it. Unless you are extremely skilled at sewing, it isn't likely to come out like you want. Also, even if you are an expert, it will probably take less of your time to pick up an extra day at work and buy a pack with the earnings.

On the other hand, if you have an old backpack frame, you can make a cheap backpack with it. Remove the old pack, and tie a plain nylon duffel bag to it firmly, with the zipper facing out. Small bungee cords will work for attaching it too. I did this using an old aluminum frame that still had straps and a waist belt, and for the cost of a $15 duffel bag, I had an external-frame backpack that not only held a lot, but weighed just two pounds.

Buying Cheap Backpacks

There are several ways to buy cheap backpacks. The most obvious is to just wait for a good sale. A quicker way is to shop for a used pack online. Try Ebay.com, or go to a backpacking or other outdoor forum that allows people to sell their gear, like whiteblaze.net. The forums are nice, because you can easily ask questions about the pack.

You can also buy used backpacks cheap at rummage sales. Watch the ads for any mention of outdoor gear, and call to see if they have a backpack you might want. You may be able to buy it before the sale starts. Otherwise, start shopping early, and negotiate a bit. I recently sold a beautiful Kelty frame-pack for $15 at a garage sale.

Thrift stores sometimes have cheap backpacks. More often they have day packs, but you never know. I have seen big old frame packs that were rough at thrift shops, and it occurred to me that for a few dollars I could just toss the pack, and use the frame with a duffel bag, as described above.

Another way to keep the cost down is to go light. The lightweight backpacks, unlike other lightweight gear, are always cheaper than the big packs. If you have been thinking about lightening the load, you can save money too. Ultralight backpacks are usually under two pounds and frame-less. You'll probably use a sleeping pad as a frame of sorts. The good news is that they are often on sale for under $100.

Go-Lite has several packs that are near $100, and sometimes on sale for less than that. The list price on the Granite Gear Virga Ultra Light Packer may still be under $100, and I have seen it on sale for under $80. It also weighs only 21 ounces, a bonus for me, as I like the idea of light AND cheap backpacks.

About the Author: Steve Gillman is a long-time backpacker, and advocate of lightweight backpacking. His tips, photos, gear recommendations, and a free book can be found at http://www.The-Ultralight-Site.com

An Introduction To Dog Car Seat Covers

This article is An Introduction To Dog Car Seat Covers.

Dog car seat covers are used to protect seats of the car from dog-related problems. Dogs are known to shed their hair, drip their saliva and bring their muddy paws into cars. All of these are reasons enough to permanently soil car seats. Hence, dog car seat covers are used as protection for the seats.

Car seat covers designed for dogs are usually made for the rear seats. They are better suited to vehicles such as SUVs. These covers do not drape over the seat completely; rather they are like mats over the seats over which the dogs can rest. Some covers can also fit over the seats; whether they are bucket or bench seats. They can be attached to the seats by means of straps, strings, Velcro fasteners or zippers. They may also have elastic straps with hooks with which to secure the pet onto the car seat cover.

Dog car seat covers are available in a wide variety of materials. Some popular materials are synthetic vinyl, neoprene, rubber, etc. The material should provide a grip to the dog so as to prevent its slipping down. Moreover, the material should also be stain-resistant and easy to wash. These dog car seat covers can be machine washed and hang dried quite conveniently. It is important to wash dog car seat covers regularly and also fumigate them to secure hygiene of both the dog and the people traveling in the vehicle. Dog car seat covers have a firm grip, but an inner foam lining which provides more comfort to the dog as it travels.

Some dog aficionados custom-design their car seat covers for their pet dogs. By doing so, they get a choice of material and patterns. Some manufacturers design car seat covers in a standard size that can fit all vehicles. The price of a standard dog car seat cover is $30 or more; custom-designed covers may cost much more.

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Do You Really Know Your Backgammon Game Rules?

Backgammon is a great challenge between two players. It is a fun and exciting way to pass the time, whether it is at home or on the go. No matter where you play, backgammon rules stay the same. There are directions included with any game that describe how to play and a complete guide with backgammon rules.

The first thing is backgammon is to set up the board. You sit opposite of your opponent on both sides of the board. You both will roll the dice to determine who goes first. The player who rolls the higher number will go first and move their game pieces in accordance to that number. You both may even decide that the lowest number goes first.

In the game of backgammon, you move in a counterclockwise position. You can only move your game pieces to open spaces on the board. You are not allowed to move onto points (or spaces) with two or more of the opponent's checkers. You can only move your pieces or checkers in pairs.

The player with all of their games pieces off the home board is declared the winner.

There are some things to remember when you play backgammon. Rolls of the dice do not count if they land on a checker or if they fall off the board or on their side. If both of the dice land with the same number facing up on any roll after the first, the player gets doubles and gets to move two times the roll. If you are lucky enough to get two sixes, that means that you will get four moves of six. Wouldn't that be great?

You are allowed to move any of the checkers or game pieces that you want to. However, remember that the object of the game is to get all of the pieces into the home board.

This game is easy to learn and fun to play. There are a lot of rules to the game, so it may be a wise idea to keep the directions and rules for the game nearby so that if you get stuck, you can get the answers you are looking for. Getting the proper answers makes for a rewarding and fun game.

There are certain rules that do change for backgammon tournaments and challenges. These rules are set by and agreed upon by the people and player in charge of the tournament.

Playing online is the same as playing at home with the board. The rules and strategies are generally the same. The only real difference here is that online you may be playing for money.

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How Much Is Your Home Worth? Ask Your San Diego Realtor!

As you prepare to sell your home, the main question on your mind is ?How much is my home worth?? Your San Diego realtor can assist you much better than the web sites on the Internet with their ?home worth? calculators or even the price being asked by a close neighbor.

Your realtor takes many factors into consideration when determining the asking price for a home. Here are the major factors your realtor will evaluate:

?Type of Residence. The type of home you are selling will make a difference in the pricing. Is it a primary residence, secondary, vacation home, or rental? How it has been used in the past could impact how your realtor markets your property or how potential buyers will use it.

?Type of Property. The value will differ, depending if the property is a single family home, multiple family home, townhouse, condominium, manufactured or modular home, or a mobile home.

?Size of the Property. Is the size of the land a city lot, a ? acre, full acre, or several acres? The more land, the higher the value. The position of the property makes a difference in the value. For example, a corner lot can bring in a higher selling price than one in the middle of a block.

?Square Footage. The approximate square footage of your home is factored in; otherwise, how much living space is there?

?Overall Condition. Your realtor will assess the condition of your home and property, which will greatly affect your selling price. The realtor also will make improvement suggestions that can increase the value of your property.

?Architectural Style. If you home was built in a style that is in great demand, the selling price will be higher than if built in an outdated style that is not in demand.

?How Old Is the Home? How long ago your home was built can affect its value.

?The Numbers. How many fireplaces are there? The number of bedrooms and bathrooms (including half baths) also can raise or lower the home?s value.

?Parking Facilities. Garage, carport, off street parking, parking on the street, or a combination of these is an essential feature for buyers. Your realtor will evaluate how many cars will the available parking accommodate?

?Type of Heating and Cooling. How is the home heated ? electric, natural gas, oil or propane? What type of air conditioning does it have? What is the quality and condition of the units, how old are they, and what type of maintenance has been done in the past?

?Basement. Whether there is only a crawl space versus a basement affects your selling price. Other features your realtor will evaluate is a partial versus a full basement, and whether it is unfinished, finished or partially finished.

?Other Home Features. Some other features your realtor will look for are a den or study, the amount of closet and storage space, the amount of kitchen cabinet and pantry space, and whether there is a pool, a guest house, and tennis court.

It is important to note that your realtor is viewing your home objectively. He or she is not tied up in the emotional attachments you have to your home, but rather looking at it from the perspective of the potential buyer. Additionally, some of those pricey improvements you made may not translate to a higher selling price. Many such improvement costs are rarely recouped from the sell of the home.

The Housing Market

After assessing your property, your realtor will take a closer look at your neighborhood and what its location has to offer. For instance, if there has been any bad publicity in your area, the value of your home may drop, especially if the publicity concerns a serious crime. On the other hand, if your home is located near some truly great schools with high scholastic achievements ratings, your home value could improve, as well as give you a great marketing edge.

Lastly, your realtor will assess the current housing market for your area. It used to be that you could locate a similar home in your neighborhood that had sold recently, add a ten percent increase, and you had your selling price. Home prices in the San Diego area, as well as in 75 other metro areas in the nation, have skyrocketed and are now on a slow decline, which makes for a volatile housing market. A poorly priced home means it could sit on the market overly long, ensuring you will have a difficult time selling it at all. Thus, it is even more important at this time to use an experienced realtor.

Ultimately, the buyer determines the actual selling price; however, an experienced realtor can ensure that you get the best price for your property and the fastest sale possible.

John Harris is an expert researcher and writer on real estate topics such as economics, credit improvement tips, home selling advice and home buying preparations. For more on San Diego Homes for Sale visit http://www.twtrealestate.com

Heart Rate Monitor Strapless Review

More and more people are experimenting with small, palm-sized devices as part of their ordinary workout routines: heart rate monitors. These devices count calories, record heart rate, and can help anyone design a fat-burning routine that will produce results. Of all the high-tech features that heart rate monitors now have, there is one that?s changing the face of physical activity: the strapless.

Strapless heart rate monitors are the latest in heart rate monitor technology. While most designs are made to look like wristwatches, strapless designs look like small watch faces. The round, smaller-than-your-hand design is perfect for anyone who wants to use a heart rate monitor but doesn?t want to wear it all the time, or doesn?t want to wear it on their wrist.

Almost every company that makes heart rate monitors is now offering sleek, strapless designs that can clip on to your workout gear or come with a detachable strap that fits easily over your clothes during a workout. Some of these strapless models come with soft, stretchy chest straps for use while you?re exercising, so you can take it back off as soon as you?re done. Want to use your heart rate monitor the best possible way? Place it against your heart, with one of the many strapless heart rate monitors available on the market.

Small, easy-to-use strapless heart rate monitors can revolutionize your workout, helping you design a routine that will let you achieve those slim, sleek results that every body wants. Heart rate monitors help you find your target heart rate and help you find out if you?re even reaching it during your workout routine, much less maintaining your target rate. If you aren?t getting there, your body won?t get there when it comes to your physical fitness and fat-free appearance. Strapless heart rate monitors are perfect for fitness training. All you have to do is set it to record, go through your routine, and then look over the results so you can tailor your routine and hone your workout time.

Want to get the most out of your exercise routine? Want to reach your target heart rate, and stay there? Make use of calorie counters to see how much fat you?re burning and how hard you?re working, and even enjoy the time functions on your heart rate monitor so you know how long you?re working out and how long you?re staying on target. Strapless heart rate monitors come in a wide variety of styles and colors, so you can even find out that matches your favorite workout outfit. Want to get the most out of your body? Use a strapless heart rate monitor, and use your workout time to its best advantage.

Look online to find the strapless heart rate monitor that best suit your activity needs and fashion sense. The Internet offers a huge selection of strapless heart rate monitors, some of which aren?t even available in physical stores. Go strapless, and go for that perfect bod.

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Learn Proper Backgammon Board Setup

If you have ever played checkers, then you can learn to play the game backgammon. Backgammon is very similar to the checkers. It is basically the same concept, only with a little twist. Backgammon boards set up is easy and takes little or no time at all. You can have a backgammon board set up in a matter of minutes.

The set up for backgammon is easy. The board and the game pieces usually come together in the box. If you are someone who has been playing backgammon for a long time, then you may already have your very own board and game pieces.

The boards are found in any department or game store. They can be bought for little money and make awesome gifts for any child or adult. Both adult and child will probably enjoy the games.

To set up the board, you have to take it out of the box and place it on a table or flat surface. There should also be thirty game pieces of two different colors. Take them out and divide them by color to each of the players. These will be known as your game pieces or checkers.

Along with the game is a pair of dice. These dice are used to determine the number of moves each player can make with their game pieces. Each player will take turns rolling the dice and moving to the opposite end of the board.

The object of the game then is to get all fifteen of your players to the home board and the off the board completely. The first player to achieve this is considered the winner of the game.

The board set up is fun and easy and the clean up is even faster. You can even play this game on the go. You can have fun and excitement playing this game wherever and when ever you want. The travel boards are the same only smaller and come in a compact case. This makes it easier to keep all the pieces and board in one place so that they do not become lost. You can keep these in the car or in the office for safekeeping. For sure mom will know where to keep the games.

If you do not want the typical cardboard board, then you may decide to make your own board. You can do this with wood or plastic or any other lasting material. If you are an avid player of the game, this may be the right idea for you so that the board does not get worn out too quickly.

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Review Of Motorola i850 (Camera Phone)

Model Motorola i850 (Camera Phone)
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Product Features The Motorola i850 takes push-to-talk to a new level. With support for both Nextel Direct Connect Walkie-talkie service, as well as Nextel's new Group Connect Services, this phone helps you get more done. Also, this phone lets you Push-to-Send a contact or your own info to others so they can get more done. Add in a nice 2.2 color display, a digital camera that takes print-quality pictures, and a quality speakerphone, and you've got quite a phone in your hands.
Advanced Features

GPS Services Support - Yes, Telenav 2.3 Pre-loaded for Driving Directions or Local Points of Interest
Data Capable / Use This Phone As A Modem - Yes, With Software Sold Separately
PC Synchronization - Yes, With Software Sold Separately
Digital Camera - Yes, VGA-quality (640 x 480 Resolution Max)
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Battery Type - LiIon
Talk Time - Up To 245 Minutes
Standby Time - Up to 70 Hours
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Device Supports Voice Plans - Yes
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Speakerphone - Yes
Push-to-Talk - Yes, Supports Nextel Direct Connect, Plus Group Connect and Push-to-Send My Contacts or My Info
Voice-activated Dialing - Yes
Voice Memo - Yes
Calculator - Yes
Calendar - Yes
Vibrate - Yes
Phonebook Capacity - 600 Entries
Multiple Numbers Per Name - Yes, 7 Numbers Plus Email Address
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Large 2.2 Color Display Shows Over 65,000 Colors
Nextel Direct Connect Walkie-talkie And Group Connect Services Help You Get It Done
Push-to-Send A Contact or Push-to-Send My Info To Co-workers
Quality Speakerphone
Send and Receive Picture and Text Messages
VGA-quality Digital Camera Takes Print-quality Photos
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Multimedia Messaging - Yes
Text Messaging (SMS) - Yes, 2-way Via SMS
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MP3 Ringtones - Yes
Ringer Profiles - Yes
Picture Caller ID - Yes
Multiple Languages - Yes
Languages Supported - English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Games - Yes, Downloadable
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Predictive Text Entry - Yes, T9
Dimensions - 3.46 in x 1.85 in x 1.14 in
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Buying Equipment For A Home Gym: What You Should Know First

So you?ve gone through all the options and decided that a home gym is right for you. After all it?s convenient, private and can save you money by not paying for a gym membership.

You know what?s coming next. You have to plunk down 200, 500, maybe even 2,000 dollars to get the system that you want. And with all the choices out there how do you really know what you want anyway?

There are two main types of machines on the market, cardiovascular and strength training. Your body will look very different after you?ve shed the pounds depending on which exercise machine you choose.

Cardiovascular: These machines get your heart pumping quickly and increase your overall stamina. They include treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, rowing exercise machines, steppers and skiers. Once you get your heart rate going on one of these machines you?ll start shedding calories fast. And most come with a calorie tracker so you can see when you?ve burned off that hamburger you felt so guilty about eating.

Cardio machines often only focus on a few muscles, meaning that your legs might get toned but you won?t get a six-pack or strengthen your arm muscles if all you do is use an elliptical. If you want a toned look all over, you?ll need to add other exercises like sit-ups and push-ups to your routine.

When shopping for a safe machine make sure it is sturdy and quiet when in use. Some cheaper brands tend to be wobbly which can be dangerous and distract you from getting the most out of your workout. An anti static floor mat may also help the stability of your machine by creating a hard surface for it to stand on. Compare prices to the quality of a brand you like. It may be worth it to get the upgrade because it will last longer.

You?ll also want the control panel to have quick response time because when you?ve reached your limit on a treadmill you need to stop immediately. Some machines keep going until a few seconds after you press the button.

To avoid having problems order from an online retailer that has a good return policy. Check to see how thick the base legs are. This is something you can find easily on Pro Form treadmills or NordicTrack Ellipticals.

Strength Training: This is what you want if you?re looking for the big bulk. Pumping weights is the fastest way to get larger muscles without using harmful drugs. You can also tone your muscles with strength training by lifting smaller amounts.

If you plan to work out alone you?ll need to find a machine that has a built in spotter or uses resistance in place of weights. If not you may find yourself at a stalemate with the 100 pounds above your head. Talk about an awkward situation!

Just like cardiovascular workouts, you won?t get big arm muscles if all you buy is an AB CoreMaster. So make sure you know what muscles a particular machine targets before buying. You may find that it?s worth it to spend a little extra money to get an all-in-one gym that targets most major muscle groups than a machine that focuses on just a few.

And don?t be surprised if you don?t lose any weight after strength training for a long period of time. Since muscle weighs more than fat you may even find that you?ve gained a few pounds.

Take the time to analyze your goals. What areas of your body are you concerned about and how do you envision yourself looking at its best? You may decide that what you need is a combination of cardiovascular exercise from a machine like the Pro Form treadmill and strength training from a set of weights. There are a few machines on the market, like the Cardio Cruiser by Jake that do both in one. But no matter what you decide you?ll be happier with your purchase and the results you get if you base it on your goals.

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Real Estate Lead Generators Business Building Ideas Are All Around You

When I first got licensed to sell real estate I was about as clueless as they come, but what I lacked in knowledge and ability I made up for in desire to learn and willingness to learn. So, I went to school after finishing real estate school.

No, not a school with a sit down classroom, but school in the sense that I started asking questions of veteran agents and watching what they did and said. I turned off my mouth after a while and opened up my eyes and ears and learned more doing that than I did while getting licensed.

For example, I learned that Real Estate Lead Generators abound, and everyday I was presented with opportunities that had I not been tuned in to pay attention to would have gone overlooked.

Here's a case in point with respect to business cards. I don't remember exactly how many business cards came with my first order, but I vaguely remember it being 500-1,000 cards. A year later I still had most of them. It was the craziest thing that I could have done!

Think about it! Instead of making it a point to give them away as fast as I could I was actually rationing them out like I didn't want to unload them.

Don't make that mistake! Business cards are great real estate lead generators and should be given out as freely as you would a glass of water to a thirsty person. And that's just what real estate prospects are. Thirsty to make real estate transactions with real estate agents sharp enough to recognize the opportunities.

Admittedly, I wasn't too sharp back then, but as I got smarter I realized the value of handing 3-4 business cards to everybody I came in contact with-and I mean everybody; my kids teachers, my doctor, your doctor, the school crossing card, my mechanic, dentist, etc.

And then there were the scores of counter tops that I encountered everyday. Grocery store counters, dry laundry counters, fast food pickup counters, counters where I paid the cable bill, bought computer stuff, book counters, etc.

Oh, and less I forget I must have passed by hundreds of billboards without placing one business card, real estate flyer or anything else on it. My stomach still knots up when I think of all the money those wasted opportunities cost me.

But like I said, I'm a lot smarter now (okay, so maybe I'm just older) and can pass on some pearls of wisdom to you so that you can avoid some of the mistakes I made. For example, some other real estate generating ideas include:

Real Estate Leads from Contractor and Home Builder Shows.

Real Estate Contractor and Home Building shows are becoming extremely popular among folks who are looking to build their home or are considering having one custom-built themselves. Getting Real Estate Leads from them is a great a strategy that's easy to implement.

Real Estate Closing Gifts; Small Gifts That Lead To More Referrals and Sales.

Many Real Estate Agents think of real estate closing gifts as something that should be given to the home buyer by his or her close family and friends. The gift serves as an accolade for the person's accomplishment. You can design them yourself if you're the creative type, or simply go out and buy one from your local shopping mall.

Free Website Content; Using Free Content To Generate Leads.

Everything you need to know to build a realtor web site and generate leads is available on the Internet, much of it free to little cost-including website content! In fact, some of the best real estate information I've read has been free, and although locating quality free content for publication and turning them into HTML to publish on your web site each week involves a great deal of time and effort it can be worth the effort.

I could go on and on, but it all comes back to the notion that real estate lead generating ideas are around us all day, everyday. If you pay attention to them you can work them to your advantage, but if you impose your will with them you can dominate your market like no other agent in your community.

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Midlife Courage: Transitioning Uncertainty with a Spirit of Adventure

In our fast-paced, multitasking lifestyles, where most of us over-40s struggle to get from one task to the next, a concept like courage seems a bit out of place. Courage in today?s society might be an attribute best left to our growing passive experiences of movies, DVD rentals, reality TV, or an exciting novel. What need is there for courage in us Baby Boomers who have been dubbed ?the privileged generation?? What are the costs of keeping courage as a strictly passive activity? What are ways to activate courage?

What is courage?

First of all, what is courage? Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger and uncertainty. Courage is defined differently for everyone. Some might see courage as lacking fear in a situation that normally would trigger it. Some might even consider a courageous act to be reckless. At the heart of courage is the ability to confront. Confrontation is something most of us shy away from, and yet fear, pain and uncertainty are a part of life for people over 40.

?At midlife, the part of ourselves that we have known, the caterpillar, is in essence disintegrating. We are stepping into the abyss without a clue as to where we will emerge from it. We are leaving behind what we have known ourselves to be and all the safe and predictable containers of that reality,? writes Kathleen Brehony in Awakening at Midlife. How frightening, uncertain, and painful is that?

My own story is an example of stepping into the abyss. At the age of 47, I was a long-time single woman with my children off creating their own lives. I had a middle-class life with a nice house, a great but stressful job, and a 401K. I did not, however, know the woman who looked back at me in the mirror.

I could have made several choices. The first would have been to keep working hard and ignore the inner rumbling, and for a while, I did just that. I kept doing what I was doing. Then a friend of mine was diagnosed with terminal cancer and I was overcome with emotion that was very personal. I was concerned for her; but I was equally concerned with ME. What if that were me? What about my unlived life?

I was scared. I was in pain. I did not like the place where I was, feeling uncertain. I call this ?walking through the valley.? I needed to go deep within myself for the courage to confront the fear, uncertainty and pain. I found my courage through discovering my own spirit of adventure.

The spirit of adventure

Jeff Saltz in The Way of Adventure says, ?Adventure is any intentional experience that substantially alters our perspective long enough to see things we have never seen before?to see familiar things in ways we have never seen them. The most exotic destination of all is the one that fulfills all your yearnings?found within your own adventurous spirit?after you?ve put yourself to the test and found hidden reserves of creativity, resourcefulness, and perseverance.?

Sounds exciting, eh? Perhaps in theory?but how do we really do this?

Take a leap of faith. If you always do what you?ve always done, you get the same outcomes. Deep within you, you know what you want to do. It?s the action that makes the difference. Joseph Campbell writes in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, ?A hero ventures from the world of the common day into a region of supernatural wonder.?

Connie was a 51-year-old divorced mother of two grown children. She had worked for years teaching elementary school because it was a good income and gave her summers and school holidays off. She had to admit, however, that her heart had gone from teaching for the previous few years. Bureaucracy and changes in the education culture had driven Connie to dread weekdays and long for weekends. She worked harder at trying to ?love her work,? doing gratitude journaling and starting a teacher?s support group. The problem was, she felt worse, not better, from her efforts.

That winter, Connie got a cold that turned to pneumonia and required bed rest for several days. During that time, she started journaling her thoughts, and came to a realization that her job was making her sick. She recognized that she no longer ?needed? the things teaching once brought to her. She began to focus instead on what she did need.

Connie wanted to write and express herself. At the end of school term, she put in her notice and spent the summer in a writing course. She then went to work as a librarian four days a week and began to do freelance writing on a part-time basis. Today, four short years later, Nancy has ongoing jobs as a freelance writer, and has co-written and published a book on helping children to read through common parent-child activities.

Where is your leap of faith? What needs to change to allow barriers to lift?

Appreciate Adversity. Buddhists say that we learn our life lessons by way of our life changes. Life events cause us to change in order to deal with them. By midlife, we can look back at our journey and get an appreciation for just how we have had to adapt.

Janine, a 47-year-old gay woman, had battled juvenile arthritis since the age of 15. She prided herself on embracing yoga into daily life, practicing good nutrition, and having a good attitude. However, with the discovery of a lump in her breast and diagnosis of breast cancer, she became angry. ?Why me?? she ranted on to Jill, her partner of 15 years. This ?why me?? brought up a flood of angry emotions unresolved from childhood. Janine began to focus on how ?different? she had always been because of the arthritis, and how unfair her life seemed to be.

After some months of chemotherapy, Janine started to process her anger and, through a coaching relationship, began to focus on the gifts of being ?different.? She realized that the resilience she developed as a child to deal with being different, e.g., not being able to partake in some sports and having to take rest breaks after school, allowed her the courage to ?come out? as a gay women in her early 20s. Janine began to see how she could have made other choices that might not have been so favorable to her now. She began to see the power of her current situation. With renewed energy, she volunteered at the Arthritis Foundation, focusing on Youth Support.

What have been the adversities in your life? How can they be reframed for your benefit? Can you see the choices you have made on your journey that have allowed you to arrive where you are right now? How can this new self-knowledge help you to take your next step?

Change Your Environment. As an occupational therapist I look at a person?s experience as being powerfully affected by both inner and outer environments. Same person plus different environment equals different outcomes. We often forget this powerful variable and get into a ?rut? due to years of doing the same thing. Midlife is a time to shake ourselves up a bit.

Sarah was a 60-year-old married woman living in upstate New York, with four grown daughters and ten grandchildren. Sarah was the family matriarch in this strong Jewish family, and had worked for years as a social worker in an agency that supported women who were victims of domestic violence. After her mother?s death ten years ago, Sarah had looked after a very demanding father who lived in Florida, as well as her husband?s mother, a widow, aged 85 and still living on her own.

Sarah, after years of wanting to travel to New Zealand and being able to afford it, but denying herself the pleasure due to guilt for all the starving children in the world, finally came to do a women-only inner/outer six-day adventure on New Zealand?s South Island. She had not had a vacation in 10 years, instead taking her vacation times to babysit grandchildren, or visit her father, or catch up on home management tasks.

This adventure took Sarah away from the demanding voices of her children, grandchildren, in-laws, father and others. Her adventure dictated that she had no computer, clock, schedule, or television. Hiking for 4-6 hours a day with six other women, Sarah was strongly affected by the outer environment of nature.

Daily journaling, group ceremony and facilitation gave her insights to share with other women, and Sarah started to question her beliefs. For the first time in her life, she began to see herself as a woman without attachments, a woman with a mission of her own. Sarah began to see how she was ?controlling? her own life by not letting her daughters be independent of her ongoing guidance. She also saw that there were many areas in her father?s and mother-in-law?s lives where she could set boundaries. Most significantly, the achievement of backpacking the journey on her own and facing her thoughts and beliefs gave her the courage to ?face anything!?

Sarah went home to re-create relationships with her entire family. While some of them welcomed her changes, others were scared and slower to adapt. Sarah was ready for this. She had gained courage to ride out any familial storm through having changed her inner/outer environment. Walks on the weekend and daily journaling kept her courage well-fueled.

How long has it been since you purposefully changed your environment for any length of time? What strengths would you discover if you challenged yourself to do things you?ve never done before?

Midlife is a time of transformation. To deny this is to deny ourselves an opportunity for growth and discovery. As with any transition, a middle ground exists, a valley that we all must walk through. Discovering our own spirit of adventure affords us the courage that allows us to cross the valley with more certainty, less pain, and the ability to look back over our shoulder and say, ?If I can do that, what else can I do??

Jennifer Wright, ?Mid-Life Spirit of Adventure Guide for Women? coaches women globally in over-40 transitions of mid-crisis, pre-retirement, empty nest, career change, and workplace adaptations to find adventure in life overwhelm. Trained as an occupational therapist and later as a life coach, Jenn combines the physical, emotional and spiritual elements in her coaching for women. Featured in TIME magazine?s Female Midlife Crisis 2006 edition, 60 Minutes, she is now waiting a PEOPLE magazine feature. Visit her website at http://www.midlifeadventure.com and sign up for her free monthly adventure newsletter and receive her article Top Ten Ways for Successful Midlife Transition.

Everything You Need To Know About Tenant Occupied Properties

Investor update on where you stand with tenant occupied properties and how they affect your investment. First things first, the law. The Residential Tenancy act applies to residential tenancies in British Columbia. It contains exceptions for tenancies such as not for profit housing cooperatives, accommodation provided to students or employees and living accommodations occupied as vacation or travel accommodations. However, the residential tenancy act should not be used for commercial properties as it dos not apply. Also tenancy?s occupied by a mobile home park are regulated by the Manufactured home park tenancy act and not the residential tenancy act.

Here?s what you need to know:

Written tenancy agreements have been in effect since January 1st, 2004. Every agreement between an landlord and tenant must be in writing. The act requires that the tenancy agreement set out the standard terms which are included as a schedule to the Residential Tenancy Regulation. Remember to use legal names of the landlord and the tenant with the address and rental unit, date of tenancy agreement and all agreed terms included into the contract. You could use your own contract. However, if you phone a property manager in the British Columbia or Calgary area, you could obtain a contract from one of them. They can also offer several advantages to managing your property. Re-Keying Locks is a job that must be preformed by the landlord, if requested by the tenant. The landlord MUST re-key the locks as to prevent the previous tenant to enter into the rental unit. The cost of the re-keying or altering the lock must be paid by the landlord and under no circumstance be paid by the tenant in British Columbia Rentals or Alberta Rentals.

A Landlord may also require an additional deposit if the tenant wishes to have a pet. This deposit permits the tenant to keep the pet in the rented property. This deposit may not be greater than the equivalent of one half of one months rent.

A Landlord may also require a deposit for keys or access devices. For example: garage door openers or security keys.

A landlord can increase the rent annually after giving three months notice. Rent may be increased by a percentage equal to the consumer price index plus 2%. This dispute can be made by a tenant in arbitration. However, if the landlord is within the permitable increase then the landlord is within his rights.

Landlord may enter the property but must provide 24 hours notice to the tenant. However, if the tenant gives permission, the landlord may enter at the time requested.

An investor or landlord is not required to have pets in his or her investment. Pets may be restricted or prohibited by a landlord. Although a landlord can require a pet deposit, the landlord cannot request more then one pet deposit. The landlord is only allotted one pet deposit which should cover all pets owned by the tenant. Also a tenant can end a tenancy agreement for illegal activity being carried out by the tenant or guest of the tenant. If this illegal activity has caused or might cause damage to the landlords property then the landlord may end the agreement. All advice given should not be relied upon in any legal manner and you should always approach your lawyer, realtor or property manager for help in these manners. They are the professionals.

Shane Toews is a Licenced Realtor who helps others to educate themselves on current real estate issues. He also provides assistance on how to locate quality homes, apartments or vacation rentals in Canada's Fraser Valley area. Visit his website RentFraserValley.com for more information on Canada's Fraser Valley Real Estate Market

Hiking Some Things To Consider When Picking A Backpack

There's an amazing range of backpacks available today in all shapes, sizes and colors and with enough add-ons to keep even the best of the 'gadget freaks' happy for days. However, if you're looking for a suitable backpack for hiking then there are a few basics that you need to come to grips with.

Small packs, such as waist packs or fanny packs (this term always conjures up memories of Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas in The In-laws), are not strictly speaking backpacks, since they are not worn on the back. Nevertheless, they serve the same purpose on a smaller scale and can be ideal for short hikes.

These smaller packs normally have a strap and two or three compartments and can be used to hold a number of handy items such as a water bottle, nutrition bars, sunscreen, insect repellant, band-aids and other small items.

Some smaller packs, often called hydration packs, even have special water bladders with drinking tubes. These normally hold anything up to a couple of gallons and again can be useful. You should remember though that a gallon of water weighs about 8 lbs.

If you're going on longer hikes, or need to carry more with you, then there are lots of different backpacks to choose from. Most of these are categorized by size, which is often expressed in terms of their volume in liters.

Day packs, as their name suggests, are designed to be used on reasonably short hikes. They are normally anywhere from about ten to thirty liters in volume and come in various styles. They will all have shoulder straps and some will have a chest strap and/or a belt strap.

Larger packs, from about thirty to seventy liters, go by a variety of names including, midrange, midsize, light duty packs and others. Packed correctly, they can hold quite a lot of equipment and it's easy to get carried away and try to pack everything including the kitchen sink. Be careful and remember that, whatever you pack, you have to carry it.

These backpacks need to be of a sturdy but lightweight construction and should have good broad shoulder straps and a waist belt. It's also very helpful if they have the now commonly seen plastic 'dog-leash' quick release buckles.

The largest packs, which have a capacity in excess of seventy liters and usually have a number of special features, are generally referred to as heavy duty, full-sized, expedition or something similar.

These large backpacks normally have special supports threaded through the shoulder straps and across the back or waist to help stabilize the backpack and make it easier to carry. They are also often designed to be carried higher on the back to keep the load off the lower back and so help to prevent back pain and fatigue.

The best full sized packs are manufactured from extremely strong composite materials, which are just about indestructible, and come with all sorts of lumbar support, pads and well designed balance mechanisms. Many will also have special compartments to hold all sorts of different things including sleeping bags or even a small tent.

At the end of the day the most important thing to remember when it comes to choosing a hiking backpack is that you will have to carry it. So, think very carefully about just what you need (not want) to take with you before you set off and pack this and nothing else.

Joining your local hiking club will put the resources of the club at your disposal and allow you to get advice and information on all aspects of hiking. Visit The-Hiking-Club.com for more information about hiking and hiking equipment including such things as good quality Timberland hiking boots and other waterproof boots.

Chocolates Beer Bikes & Barges ? Adventures for Singles Belgium & Holland 2006

We arrived to cosmopolitan Brussels with 3 lost bags and 1 missing person. One suitcase went to Moscow but all caught up eventually. Janice and I led a perfect size group of 39, not too big to get lost in or too small for comfort.



Each July trip draws school teachers who have loyally followed me around the world and they do love Europe. We began with a light orientation tour in the historic heart of this capital, followed by a tour of the Chocolate Museum. I found this boring, but the tastings were great.



After a nap at the Sheraton, we enjoyed a welcome dinner at Chez Leon, a typical Belgium Brasserie located on the charming ?Rue de Restaurants.? You can get mussels in Brussels, but not brussel sprouts. And the french fry as it was invented here. Our menu consisted of egg puff pastry with Ardennes mouseline sauce, Flemish beef stew in Grimbergen ale and a dark chocolate mousse cake on a bed buttercream which was a culinary masterpiece never to be forgotten. I always say that a loud group is a happy group, but I think their decibel level here may have been due to their indulgence of amber ales. 428 different types are brewed in this country including a popular new blueberry beer. Later we scattered like chickens into the Grand Place which is considered by most to be the worlds most beautiful square. It comes to life at night every July with a light show and various unlicensed entertainers. One young lady is dressed in candy tempting men to buy a bite.



If it?s Tuesday, it must be Belgium. After breakfast, we began our morning walking tour of the 17th century Grand Place. It was actually 8:30 Sunday morning and I marveled that in over a dozen visits here, I?ve never seen this place so empty. It echoed in silence as tourists slept and the locals were gone for holiday. Sunlight brilliantly flooded the gothic cathedrals, classical facades and art nuveau houses. We were alone and it was breathtaking.



We then visited the famed confectioner ?Planet Chocolate? that opened especially for our group. Pedestrians peered in the windows with curiosity. A great demonstration was given by chocolatier Jon, grandson of the founder of this factory renowned for producing 67 different flavors. We learned about the history of cocoa. The ancient Mayans considered it an aphrodisiac and Montezuma consumed it in copious amounts. It was made famous in Belgium by J. Nuehus who added the praline hazelnut cream. Each cocoa fruit contains 25 beans. The best comes from Ghana, Ivory Coast and Indonesia. We learned all about the roasting and fermenting processes. Jon expounded on how healthy his dark chocolate is with more magnesium and antioxidants. He even asserts that it boosts energy and thus helps you loose weight?convoluted thinking. It was however, once sold at chemists as antidepressant medicine and unlimited amounts were given to soldiers in wartime to combat stress. At the end of the lecture, silver trays of truffles were presented along with a cup of hot ganache, which tasted like chocolate soup. I never really cared for chocolate but it was infatuation at first bite.



Our next stop was Chocolate Manon which I was told is run by a ?chocolate nazi? who will lock the doors if we?re one minute late. This small factory concentrates on quality over quantity and fancy packaging. The educational presentation was given by the owner Christian, who is both serious and hilarious. He only uses the highest quality vanilla, sugar, butter and 70% cocoa powder. This is a real factory with enormous chocolate blocks piled high and brown drippings everywhere. Sorry Hershey?s, but the cocoa here is not replaced with palm oil, chemicals, coloring, vegetable fats and lard. This is as pure as it gets and it?s better than Swiss. They sell direct to Bergoff and Neimans in NYC. There are 443 chocolate factories in Belgium all with the competitive spirit of Tour de France between them. Godiva still reigns supreme.



Christian explained that white chocolate is really an oxymoron. It contains only milk, sugar, cream and 21% white cocoa butter. As he lectured, he continually dipped his finger in to vats to taste his latest batch, while quickly running back and forth with frenetic energy from molds to freezer. He has a true passion for his product and consumes about 250 grams or a 1/2 lb a day, yet is as thin as Calista Flockhart.



I love my job, but would swap a month with him anytime.Over 1000 fillings are used inside the hollow shells. One by one, hundreds of shells are filled by hand. Each piece is a mini-sculpture. We?re invited to squeeze the ganache pastry bags, but made a terrible mess and had to eat our mistakes. Nothing is discarded here. Even table scrapings will be remelted.



Dark chocolate can be stored up to 15 years and molded into any shape. We?re shown pictures of intricate violins, a woman?s formal dress and a life size dinning room table and chairs all made of chocolate.



Monday we toured this proud and regal city that is revealed in its royal palaces, cathedrals, museums and onuments. We see the headquarters of the EU and site of the 1958 World?s Fair with the massive silver Atonium. We photograph the Mannekin Pis. [I never understood the love of this small bronze statue but it represents Brussels. Perhaps it?s found in the irreverence of the artist. Paula was our guide for several days here. Her stellar knowledge brought the history of Belgium to life, particularly the time when King Leopold purchased the Congo as his personal playground. Paula deeply cared for her work and later invited us to visit yet another chocolate factory, but fully sated, we declined. For free time we dispersed into tiny alleyways to intentionally get lost. Some searched out beer halls or hot sugar waffles, as others shopped for tapestries at give-away prices.



Things become a bit blurry from here. I?d taken some great notes on napkins throughout and managed to loose them all enroute. But memory serves well as we head to the capital of Flanders and enchanting Bruges. This town is a complete UNESCO World Heritage Site with a tranquil character that can?t be described. The people have done so much to protect its medieval feel, it provides the magical affect of stepping back into time. It is called ?Little Venice? and we enjoyed a boat cruise through the veritable maze of old canals that led to the Lake of Love. We strolled through ancient squares lined with houses of gabled rooftops and various cathedrals of holy this and holy that. Horse drawn carriages filled the cobbled streets. We entered the neo-gothic Basilica of Holy Blood and climbed 365 steps up the Belfry Tower with its carillon bells that chimed so loud it could blow an eardrum. We visited the cities finest lace shop for a demonstration on lace making, which I anticipated to be as exciting as watching paint dry. It was however, quite fascinating watching the delicate work of this 500 year old cottage industry.



We viewed an 18th century handkerchief so intricate that it took 4 ladies nearly 10 years to complete! All for a distant royal bride to blow her nose on.



I think I walked 67 kilometers that day. (Life lesson #122- NEVER wears heels on cobbled streets.) Bruges is entirely cozy and colorful, as if stepping into a postcard. At a caf?, I splurged on a waffle topped with chocolate, fruit and ice cream, so far, so good. For our entire trip we were blessed with no rain and perfect weather.



I?m a city girl at heart and was happy to depart for Holland. William of Orange is our jovial driver who just loaded our suitcases that have now swelled to 71 pieces. This is a super double-decker with plenty of room for our 150 mile journey. I joked on the mic as we crossed the border into Holland that there will be a 3 hour time change and never to drink the water. Much to my surprise my dear novice travelers actually started changing their watches! We passed many Smart Cars manufactured by Mercedes and Swatch. These toy-like hybrid two-seaters are expensive, but so adorable. On arrival, we checked into the Novotel Amsterdam for 4 days of touring pleasure.



We boarded our private glass topped boat and cruised through a labyrinth of canals. Amsterdam has 140 miles in all. Our wonderful guide Marilyn commentated on the picturesque neighborhoods and unique architecture. I photographed the world?s skinniest house, built in 1664. It was 5 stories high and only the width of the front door! Many locals live on houseboats and the area starts to resemble a floating trailer park. Holland is about 100? below sea level. Pumps are used to constantly pump out water and basements do not exist.



The beer drinkers in this group loved the ?Heineken Experience? with plenty of tastings and virtual games all over this famous brewery. The shoppers liked the Coster Diamond Factory where we learned about cutting and polishing the precious stones. They locked us in a room with guards where a gazillion euros worth of diamonds were displayed. We each had are own agenda for free time. The art lovers explored the national museums of Rembrandt and Van Gough. Many toured Ann Franks House where one can really sense the drama as she hid from the Nazi?s in the tiny attic writing her diary. Others went to Edam for cheese and Delft for porcelain. I visited friends and indulged on Dutch pancakes of every style imaginable.



One day we visited Zaanse Schans, a typical village for total Dutch immersion. We began at the Ratterman Clog Factory where 3 million pairs are produced annually. They?re used for working in the fields and are still worn today. Wooden shoes do not stretch so how can locals proclaim these to be comfortable? I prefer my Jimmy Choo?s stilettos and instead buy tulip bulbs for souvenirs. We then visit a cheese farm and watched as they separated curds from whey. Here we bought enough wheels of flavored Goudas to make Wisconsin jealous. [We never considered the weight it would add later to our carry-ons. We explored the open air museum with a backdrop of working windmills. There were also small period cast farms with curious ducks, goats and sheep.

That evening I had dinner with a friend I usually only see once every 5 years. Paul says, ?Suzy, you are like a good old book in the library of my life that I tucked away. You re-enter out of nowhere. I dust it off and the memories return.? As we catch up, I thought I had some stories to tell but his life is as captivating as a best selling novel. He is an undercover agent in the Special Forces, trains Dutch combat troops in Germany preparing for tours in Kabul, works narcotics infiltration and is a body guard for the royal family. Kind of like Jack Bauer on ?24.? Everything is ?top secret? yet he reveals that he basically gets paid by the government to work out daily. Recently he transported orangutans form the Amsterdam zoo to freedom in Borneo.



The highlight of this trip for me was our 2 hour city tour on bicycles. We looked like a motley crew as we headed out into narrow cobbled streets and over countless bridges. As I peddled, I observed my group behind me. One woman is nearing 70, two are smoking cigarettes, Janice is talking to America on her cell and one unmentionable crashes into a car! She had to pay the driver for damages on the spot. It took complete concentration to cross the busy tram tracks. That morning we rode through Vodelpark and the Red Light district. It was interesting to see the prostitutes as they just woke up to get their coffee dressed in jeans and sneakers.





Holland is the land of the free. With prostitution legal, my group is most inquisitive on this matter. We laughed as Marilyn said,? Suzy, they all ask questions on sex. Are they frustrated??



I arranged a professional guided walking tour of the Red Light district in the oldest part of Amsterdam for the world?s oldest profession. Since the 1400?s, seamen would dock here to unload. Guides Gabriel and Shuert boldly led us through alleys of half clad ladies. No photos allowed. We?re told that some fear it?ll go out on the web. Our guides explained that some women are forced here nowadays and some are simply ashamed. Ladies differ in size, shape and color as we strolled through different quarters. On one street they?re all obese. We learned to identify the transsexuals by two things surgery can?t change ? an adam's apple and a straight waist. Tastes differ; the oldest woman here is 76 and only works in summer. Only half use protection and monthly health checks are required.



There are around 1000 prostitutes working 500 windows. They pay 150? to rent a window for 6-8 hours, and can make up to 450? per day. They pay taxes and can write receipts for services rendered. If the curtain is closed they are not on break. The area is flooded with tourists. Men pay 50? for 30 minutes, yet statistics reveal the average time spent is just 6 minutes.



We crossed ?Pill Bridge? named for the drugs pushed there and then toured the Erotic Museum with photographs and ?tools of the trade? dating back to the 17th century on display. As I pondered and stared at a metal chastity belt, Gabriel said ?that blacksmiths always had a spare key which came in handy when the husbands were away at sea.? She also insisted the Dutch were far less promiscuous than Americans. I was concerned about my ultra-conservative teachers but nothing seemed to shock them. After awhile, our senses were over saturated and it became dull. The saddest sight was seeing a ?heroin hooker?. She was emaciated with glazed eyes and so many track marks that she had to shoot it now under her tongue. Police cameras were everywhere 24/7, there is little crime and we felt totally safe.



Pot and hash are legal here in over 400 ?coffee shops? that sell joints and ?ganja-space milkshakes.? Locals told me they felt Americans were oppressed by too many rules and can?t understand how our drug companies can sell meds on TV.

Enough on the wild side, this is also the art capital of Europe boasting more museums per square foot than any other city. Marilyn gave us a quick art lesson in a nutshell. She explained that this is the 400 year celebration of Rembrandt (1606-2006). He came from a family rich in windmills. As a child, he was an expert sketcher. Later in medical school, he did anatomical drawings of corpses from criminals. He studied more and soon rose above the Dutch masters with the ability to capture light and shadows in paint. He always began with a black canvas. Though blessed with enormous artistic talent, he couldn?t manage his finances. He died penniless and was entombed in a pauper?s grave.



Van Gogh grew up a lonely child and was very attached to his mother. His hyper-critical father didn?t like his artwork. He went to Paris to study the impressionists. He was schizophrenic and when he had episodes, it was seen in his paintings that grew wilder and wilder each time. He cut off his ear and later committed suicide. His paintings were discovered stored away in his family home. We learned so much here.



Many think they?ve seen Europe, but miss the countries with the most charm. Here we were enveloped by history, culture and all that the Old Continent should be. Also this wasn?t a typical EU vacation with endless museums and cathedrals, but a creative itinerary which provided large fun. Total cost was $1175 plus air (www.AdventuresForSingles.com 877-813-9421 or in GA 770-432-8225). Everyone?s favorite stop was Bruges, but for me Amsterdam was an urban masterpiece. I found the Dutch far friendlier than other Europeans. This visit rekindled my love for the Netherlands, that tiny country with 2 names. This time I looked through new eyeballs with my teachers who were experiencing their first trip abroad.



It was a wonderful group. One couple connected whom we later labeled ?The Honeymooners? and I hope they last. In flight home on Delta, I noticed among my sleepy group that some were munching on their chocolates that were meant for gifts back home. And once in line at US Customs, some were proudly wearing their new, brightly painted, uncomfortable wooden clogs. I just have to do this trip again.

Stop Foreclosure

When a person falls upon financial hard times without their fault at several times and they are behind on mortgage payments they may need some financial help to stop foreclosure on their property. You can stay apart from foreclosure through hard work and not by sitting back and giving up frequently. You have the potential to do some things for stopping the foreclosure because nobody wants the sheriff to deliver a foreclosure notice. In any circumstances do not ignore letters or phone calls concerning your aberrant mortgage payments.

Get in touch with the lender and elucidate your situation, as they may be keen to work and know that you are annoying to make things in an exact way so offer you financial help to stop foreclosure. While discarding the property you may get debarred for aid. When you work with the lender and your financial problems are temporary, the lender might be able to help with financial help to stop foreclosure. Often this is a one time loan, bringing your mortgage payments up to date. The upside is that the monthly mortgage payments are smaller but the lender interest rates are higher.

Always be honest and upfront with the lender and they will work with you. After examining your financial position and the reason for your nonpayment, the lender could reduce the monthly payment or suspend payments temporarily. Be honest with your lender and by working with them and examining the options available as it is possible to get the financial help to stop foreclosure.

Foreclosures cost lenders money, big money, so it is in their interests to reach a workout with the borrower, either to rescue the mortgage, if this is possible, or to reduce the loss as a result of foreclosure. Don't be intimidated by the lender or his attorneys. Apprise yourself of your exact financial position. Know your rights as well as options and be honest in your statements. Maintain a written record of all communications.

Read all communications from your lender. Time is your enemy, so the earlier the potential problem is recognized by both parties, the better the chances of a resolution. If you are suffering from financial loss due to the death or loss of a spouse, illness, or unexpected increase in your outgoings, contact the lender and request a loan modification, which effectively changes the terms of the loan to lower the payments.

This is a very common process, but you will need to offer evidence about the change in your circumstances. If you feel that you are qualified for a loan modification, and your lender refuses, contact the HUD for advice. Get in touch with your lender and request forbearance if your loss of income is temporary. This means that you may get period which is granted during which your monthly payments are suspended, after which you must resume your monthly payments with a partial payment in addition towards the payments you missed.

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There is no such thing as a good or bad stretch? Its all in how you do it...

Over the last few months my inbox has been flooded with concerns about which stretches are good and which stretches are bad. In all cases someone has told the inquirer that they shouldn't do this stretch or that stretch, or that this is a good stretch and this is a bad stretch.



Some people have even seen stretches on our web site and emailed me to say (out of genuine concern) that this is a bad stretch because their coach, trainer or friend told them so.



So, are there only good stretches and bad stretches? Is there no middle ground? And if there are only good and bad stretches, how do you decide which ones are good and which ones are bad?



Let's put an end to the confusion once and for all...



There is no such thing as a good or bad stretch!



Just as there are no good or bad exercises, there are no good or bad stretches; only what is appropriate for the specific requirements of the individual. So a stretch that is perfectly okay for me, may not be okay for you or someone else.



Let me give you an example. You wouldn't ask someone with a shoulder injury to do push-ups or freestyle swimming, but that doesn't mean that these are bad exercises. Now, consider the same scenario from a stretching point of view. You wouldn't ask that same person to do shoulder stretches, would you? But that doesn't mean that all shoulder stretches are bad.



You see, the stretch itself isn't good or bad, it's the way it's performed and who it's performed on that makes it effective and safe, or ineffective and harmful. To place a particular stretch into a category of Good or Bad is foolish and dangerous. To label a stretch as Good gives people the impression that they can do that stretch whenever and however they want and it won't cause them any problems.



The specific requirements of the individual are what's important!



Remember, stretches are neither good nor bad. Just like a motor vehicle, it's what you do with it that makes it good or bad. However, when choosing a stretch there are a number of precautions and checks you need to perform before giving that stretch the okay.



1. Make a general review of the individual.

Are they healthy and physically active, or have they been leading a sedentary lifestyle for the past 5 years? Are they a professional athlete? Are they recovering from a serious injury? Do they have aches, pains or muscle and joint stiffness in any area of their body?



2. Make a specific review of the area, or muscle group to be stretched.

Are the muscles healthy? Is there any damage to the joints, ligaments, tendons, etc.? Has the area been injured recently, or is it still recovering from an injury?



If the muscle group being stretched isn't 100% healthy avoid stretching this area altogether. Work on recovery and rehabilitation before moving onto specific stretching exercises. If however, the individual is healthy and the area to be stretched is free from injury, then apply the following to all stretches.



* Warm up prior to stretching.



Warming up prior to stretching does a number of beneficial things, but primarily its purpose is to prepare the body and mind for more strenuous activity. One of the ways it achieves this is by helping to increase the body's core temperature while also increasing the body's muscle temperature. By increasing muscle temperature you are helping to make the muscles loose, supple and pliable. This is essential to ensure the maximum benefit is gained from your stretching.



* Stretch gently and slowly. (Avoid bouncing)



Stretching slowly and gently helps to relax your muscles, which in turn makes stretching more pleasurable and beneficial. This will also help to avoid muscle tears and strains that can be caused by rapid, jerky movements.



* Stretch ONLY to the point of tension.



Stretching is NOT an activity that was meant to be painful; it should be pleasurable, relaxing and very beneficial. Although many people believe that to get the most from their stretching they need to be in constant pain. This is one of the greatest mistakes you can make when stretching.



* Breathe slowly and easily while stretching.



Many people unconsciously hold their breath while stretching. This causes tension in your muscles, which in turn makes it very difficult to stretch. To avoid this, remember to breathe slowly and deeply during your stretching. This helps to relax your muscles, promotes blood flow and increases the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to your muscles.



An example



Let's take a look at one of the most controversial stretches ever performed and see how the above would be applied.



The stretch to the right causes many a person to go into complete melt-down. It has a reputation as a dangerous, bad stretch and should be avoided at all costs. Even just thinking about this stretch may cause injury.



So why is it that at every Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships you see sprinters doing this stretch before their events? Let's apply the above checks to find out.



Firstly, consider the person performing the stretch. Are they healthy, fit and physically active? If not, this isn't a stretch they should be doing. Are they elderly, over weight and unfit? Are they young and still growing? Do they lead a sedentary lifestyle? If so, they should avoid this stretch!



This first consideration alone would prohibit 50% of the population from doing this stretch.



Secondly, review the area to be stretched. This stretch obviously puts a large strain on the muscles of the hamstrings and lower back. So if your hamstrings or lower back aren't 100% healthy, don't do this stretch.



This second consideration would probably rule out another 25%, which means this stretch is only suitable for about 25% of the population. Or, the well trained, physically fit, injury free athlete.



Then apply the four precautions above and the well trained, physically fit, injury free athlete can perform this stretch safely and effectively.



Remember, the stretch itself isn't good or bad. It's the way it's performed and who it's performed on that makes it effective and safe, or ineffective and harmful.


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Passport to Integration

Yes we need the passport to travel and most of us use it as a form of ID once we first settle here, but the passport I am referring to is not paper. With more and more families with young children relocating in this area they are the ones with the special passport.

Children are treasured here as they are perceived as the future of this country. With a falling birth rate, Spain welcomes families with open arms. Children integrate fast especially if they are under ten years old. The change of language and culture does not seem to faze them.

Once the young ones join the local school, the invites and involvement in community events start. The children are the reason on both cultural sides, all benefit from this liaison, not only in language but broadness of understanding. Children are the common link and from the friendships they form at school their parents are absorbed speedily into the Catalan way of life.

As an estate agent, I cannot answer, the often anxious questions from parents about how their children will cope with the changes. I cite the families I know and how they have integrated, make a few phone calls and introduce them to others who have already settled here. These families are the people I admire the most, their firm belief in making the change in location to benefit the family is only matched by the speed in which their children help the parents integrate. I wish I had moved here years ago with our daughter and given her the multicultural advantage these children have.

We live in a village but work in the city of Tortosa, the positive changes and attitudes have surprised us over the last few years. With courage the little tots come and say ?hello? often with the praise from the adult accompanying them. On a daily basis I get purloined in shops and cafes by all generations wanting to practise their English language skills. With their enthusiasm it is not always easy to stop them and get the exchange balanced, how many of us have got a Catalan or Spanish phase rehearsed only to have the response returned in English. But we keep trying if only to amuse, also the follow incident which happened last year still makes me smile.

Watching an English family with two young children, the parents were struggling to be understood, but in steps the eight year old girl was confident, after a few months living in this country, to explain what the Mum and Dad wanted to say. The power of communication did not go to this little girl?s head, there was an air of amusement to find she was able to do something better than her parents! What also amazed me was how she was able to relate to her elevated status and have fun. Her Mum needed the advice from the Pharmacist but the daughter was going to make her own comments on Mum?s health. Mum was not aware of her slant in the conversation. Yes, this ?Little Darling Daughter? was explaining personal facts and adding a few of her own views to the surprise of those locals within earshot. I was quite relieved that Mum?s non-understanding saved her the embarrassment that the pharmacist now knew what caused her condition and what was said at home! Out of the mouths of babes - Swotting wasps in a bikini is neither wise nor advisable!

How to Get PSP Games Quickly And Easily..

Do you know the lastest PSP games nowadays? Or how cool would it be
to be able to play old Nintendo or Sega games on your PSP?

Just like the PlayStation 2, the PSP was designed to do more than play
games, though playing games is, of course, its main function. So how
does the PSP hold up in comparison to other handheld game consoles like
Nintendo's GBA and DS? And is it any good as an MP3 player or a portable
video player? PSP is the first truly integrated portable entertainment
system designed to provide consumers with a comprehensive entertainment
experience including music, movies, communication, and wireless networking.
PSP features graphics rendering capability comparable to that of the
PlayStation 2, allowing users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality,
full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. The PSP also adopts a
newly developed proprietary, compact, but high-capacity optical disc,
Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its storage medium. Personally, I think
it's a great machine all around, and I use most of its functions on a
regular basis.

As its name suggests, the PSP -- or PlayStation Portable -- is a smaller,
lighter version of Sony's PlayStation. It's not as powerful as the PS2,
but more powerful than the original PlayStation, and it has a built-in
screen and speakers so you don't have to plug it in to anything to use it.

Unlike the PlayStation or PlayStation2, the PSP comes equipped with Wi-Fi,
so you can connect with other players wirelessly and, if your firmware is
version 2.00 or higher, get online to browse the internet.

But what about the games ?The good news is that there are around 30 games
out now, with more to come before Christmas

The highlights are Virtua Tennis World Tour and World Tour Soccer. The former
is a cracking tennis game that is highly addictive and has a real one more
go feel. WTS meanwhile, is a surprisingly decent footy game, that does the
decent thing and rates Southampton as better than Spurs.

Other games to watch include MediEvil Resurrection - a well-presented hack n'
slash - and the driving game Ridge Racer.

Sports fans are well catered for on launch but the real recommendation is the
cute Everybody's Golf.

If you fancy something different then try Fired Up - a vehicular combat title
set in a series of GTA style cities. Talking of GTA, Liberty City Stories is
due out in October and set to become massive. Puzzle games Lumines and Mercury
are worth a look too.

Children will enjoy Ape Academy, but overall the launch titles highlight the
older demographic Sony is looking for.

The high profile lineup includes a wide range of products that will appeal
to every type of gamer - from the sports fan to the action enthusiast -
providing consumers with the ultimate entertainment experience in the palm
of their hands.

How can I transfer the movies to my PSP?

Once you have downloaded any video format (a movie, a music clip,
a TV show, etc) the only thing you need to have
is a USB cable and you're set.

How much does it take to download a game? Is it a complicated
process?

Searching and downloading a game is not at all a complicated process,
even if you use a regular 56K internet connection. Obviously, using a broadband
connection will give you a much faster download experience.
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We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

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FAX: 615/254-4341
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We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

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LAND OF ODDS - The South's Most Unusual Shop
150 Second Avenue North, Ste. 110, Nashville, TN 37201
PHONE: 615/254-4341, 726-1665
FAX: 615/254-4341
http://www.landofodds.com
oddsian@landofodds.com

We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

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LAND OF ODDS - The South's Most Unusual Shop
150 Second Avenue North, Ste. 110, Nashville, TN 37201
PHONE: 615/254-4341, 726-1665
FAX: 615/254-4341
http://www.landofodds.com
oddsian@landofodds.com

We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

Silver Information Website: Find answers to questions about silver flatware that you need. http://www.silverinfo.com

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LAND OF ODDS - The South's Most Unusual Shop
150 Second Avenue North, Ste. 110, Nashville, TN 37201
PHONE: 615/254-4341, 726-1665
FAX: 615/254-4341
http://www.landofodds.com
oddsian@landofodds.com

We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

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150 Second Avenue North, Ste. 110, Nashville, TN 37201
PHONE: 615/254-4341, 726-1665
FAX: 615/254-4341
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We at Land of Odds get many questions about what glue to use with rhinestones and other beading and jewelry-making projects. We're craftspersons and silversmiths, and we have a shop where we sell rhinestones, beads, jewelry findings, cabochons and the like.

Nothing is perfect, but based on our experiences, here are some good tips:

Always experiment with your adhesives first, before you use an adhesive on your final project.

Glues vary widely in terms of which materials they stick to, how well they form a bond between two smooth surfaces, and how the glue bond ages, both in terms of durability and color.

Clean the excess glue off your piece before you display or sell it.

You will probably have to rely on more than one type of glue to accommodate all your types of projects.

Superglue

Superglue is not our favorite! It often ruins rhinestones and other pieces we use in jewelry-making. It's bond is tough, but it breaks easily. Superglue dries like glass, and breaks like glass.

We do, however, use superglue occasionally. We often use it seal end knots, or coat a frayed strand of cord. We sometimes use it on crimp beads to enhance the closure.

Hot Glue Guns

Hot glue guns are fun to use. When the materials you are using are large and bulky, hot glue guns make the projects go faster.

The glue's bond will not last forever. The glue will yellow with age.

There is a wide variation in the types of pieces called hinestones. Basically, rhinestones are mirror- or foil-backed pieces of clear glass crystal, glass or plastic.

Sometimes they are faceted; othertimes they are not. Some rhinestones have a flat back so they can be glued directly to the piece; others have a pointed back so they can fit into a cup or bezel. Each design element in the architecture of the rhinestone -- base material, overall shape, faceting, foil, and effect -- adds to its shine, sparkle and brilliance. The mirror or foil reflects and refracts light. Sometimes, the mirror or foil itself has a special color, effect or treatment applied to it. The clear glass can range from, at the most brilliant end, very-leaded glass to somewhat leaded glass to glass to acrylic at the least brilliant end. Sometimes the glass is coated with an effect or treatment.

Your goals for gluing rhinestones into a piece of jewelry or onto a piece of clothing are simple:

You want a bond that sticks and is durable

You don't want the adhesive to ruin the rhinestone

You want the glue to dry clear and age clear

You don't want the glue to show outside or over the edges of the stone

If you've gotten glue on the stone, you want to be able to get it off easily

Never use superglue with rhinestones! Superglue clouds the stone. Superglue dries like glass, so its bond shatters like glass when the bond is disturbed.

E6000, or any other brand of epoxy, works best with glass crystal and glass rhinestones, as well as gemstones. Epoxy is a plastic, and sometimes will dissolve or disturb the foils on the backs of acrylic rhinestones, although it is fine for acrylic cabochons or beads which do not have a foil backing. E6000 dries like rubber, so its bond acts like a shock absorber when the piece is hit, dropped, banged or otherwise disturbed. E6000 is great for gluing stones on cloth material, as well, and the bond will withstand several machine washings.

A rhinestone glue or Elmer's glue works OK for acrylic rhinestones.

Hot glue guns will work with the stones, but the glue doesn't age well. The bond weakens relatively quickly. The glue yellows somewhat.

When we use E6000 with rhinestones, we put a little drop of glue on the end of a pin. Then we touch the glue to the back of the rhinestone. We maneuver the pin-glue-rhinestone over the place where we want the stone to be. Then we push the rhinestone in place, and simultaneously pull the pin away from the stone. We rub the stone and around the stone with our finger or the pin to get any excess glue off. Before it dries, E6000 rubs off like rubber cement.

About E6000

E-6000 is the jeweler's glue of choice, and our favorite. It is a one-part epoxy, (meaning you don't have to mix anything to make the glue -- it just comes out of a tube).

Perfect for attaching findings to base metal and costume jewelry pieces.

Also, use E-6000 on bead strands to seal end knots and to provide a strong, flexible seal that won't become brittle or damage the bead cord.

E-6000 is safe for use with virtually every type of gemstone and works on wood, leather, vinyl, and canvas.

Non-corrosive and self-leveling, E-6000 adheres in 5 to 10 minutes, and hardens to a clear, waterproof cure in 24 hours. This means you have about 10 minutes to position and reposition whatever you are gluing. If you are making jewelry, you should let the piece dry hard overnight, before you wear it.

We advise against using superglue for most jewelry-making projects. Superglue discolors stones.

Superglue dries like glass, so its seal shatters like glass when piece is dropped.

E6000 dries like rubber, so its seal acts like a shock absorber when a piece is dropped.

E6000 dries clear.

Two things E6000 won't do:

Bond two pieces of smooth glass together, like two glass disks.

Sometimes, it will pull the foil back away from acrylic rhinestones.

Gluing Marcasites
With marcasites, we always use E6000 (or similar epoxy). This creates the strongest bond.

While this is not foolproof, it is the best and longest lasting solution.

Again, never use superglue.

Also, take off your marcasite jewelry before you wash your hands, or before you attempt to wash the dishes. The hand-soap and dish-detergent dissolve most glues. E6000 will withstand this for awhile, but not forever.

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LAND OF ODDS - The South's Most Unusual Shop
150 Second Avenue North, Ste. 110, Nashville, TN 37201
PHONE: 615/254-4341, 726-1665
FAX: 615/254-4341
http://www.landofodds.com
oddsian@landofodds.com

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Marketing 101Barb Headrick

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

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Write an Article (A powerful and FREE marketing tool for your product or service)Dr. Robert Sullivan

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. -Henry Ford

Man's ability over all other creatures on this Earth is the ability to think. All successful people use this talent to improve their lives and control their own destiny. Only you can take the initial step toward the unleashing of the power within your own mind. The power is awesome and at times can be frightening. However, man has abilities of the mind that many people can not or would not believe. Anthony Robbins has recently written a book entitled Unlimited Power which explains in simple terms the theories of Neuro Linguistic Programming, the power of the mind and how to gain control and use it. NLP was originally developed by John Grinder and Richard Bandler as a communication system using the central nervous system. Through this system Mr. Robbins has put forth a complete outline on how to unleash your performance power and achieve goals that before you probably felt were impossible.

The first step in using your true mental abilities is understanding what Mr. Robbins refers to as the seven triggering mechanisms that is sure success.

Passion - All truly successful people such as Lee Iacocca have a driving force within them that sets them apart from others. A desire, an energy that gives them the fuel to reach their true potential. This force is a part of them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It never subsides. Their total existence is sustained for the fulfillment of their goals. The passion within this individual to achieve has been so deeply implanted, that their mental power is driven by this force and will not let them do anything other than achieve.

Belief - They can because they think they can-Virgil.

You will only make $100,000 this year if you first believe you can. If you do not believe you can you are telling yourself you want it, but it is truly not obtainable. The truth of life is that man's limits are self imposed by what the mind is given to believe. If you expand your belief of your own abilities, you will also expand your true realm of accomplishment. A man of whom all are aware, lived his life with adversity, but he constantly believed he could achieve.

• Failed in business at age 31
• Was defeated in a legislative race at age 32
• Failed again in business at age 34
• Overcome death of sweetheart at age 35
• Had a nervous breakdown at age 36
• Lost an election at age 38
• Lost a congressional race at age 43
• Lost a congressional race at age 46
• Lost a congressional race at age 48
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 55
• Failed to become Vice President at age 56
• Lost a Senatorial race at age 58
• Was elected President of the United States at age 60

With all the adversity that faced him, President Abraham Lincoln had no reason to continually try other than the fact that he believed it was his destiny and measure of success to accomplish this task.

Man is what believes -Anton Checkhov

Strategy - A strategy is your game plan of life. The road map you will use to accomplish your goals, ambitions and desires. Just to believe you can earn $100,000 a year is not enough, you must design a strategy that gives your life direction and navigates you toward success. The key to strategy is to design a proper strategy to achieve your success without the detours of life, to find the shortest distance between two points.

Clarity of Values - Man must first determine which things in life are most valuable to him. He must determine his feeling about such things as patriotism, pride, love, freedom, excellence, ownership and tolerance. These are values in society, the moral, ethical and fundamental judgements that we, as individuals, deem important. Without a clear system of values for ourselves, it is impossible to believe in something with a passion that has no value to us. Once we have established our individual value system we are then able to determine how we can achieve success based on our priority of values. What must we five up in one hand to accomplish what we desire on the other. Without a value system we can never move forward for we may be trading without increasing our potential for success.

Energy - Without the physical vitality to take action, nothing would ever come of our system to this point. The passion could build, our belief of accomplishment could be overwhelming, we could have the best strategy or map to achieve the ultimate value for our own life, but if not for taking the first step, nothing could ever be accomplished. Great success cannot be separated from physical, spiritual and mental energy that allows us, compels us, to accomplish the most with what we have to work with. Physical energy comes from the strength of the body itself fueled by our intake of nourishment. It is therefore important that we fuel our engine with premium fuel (good eating habits), not low grade regular (junk food). Our spiritual and intellectual energy evolves from our environment and it is therefore important that we assess our own personal environment to maximize the energy that we can obtain.

Bonding Power - We have all known people that have exhibited the ability to get along with anyone and everyone. The ability to be a chameleon is truly the ability to connect with and bond with others. The ability to build rapport. Being able to deal with others as Mr. Robbins says To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. To be able to understand the...

Mastery of Communication - To take charge and run your own mind. To learn the techniques of NLP and no longer allow our mind to run our lives, but rather take charge of our own mental abilities and cause them to work for our own accomplishment of success.

There is only one Success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

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Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Website promotion almost always involves some kind of written ad copy. What I mean is, you can only add so many meta tags, and keywords to your website, and submit it to so many search engines.

Not only are you going to have to write some ad copy, you're going to have to write some pretty good stuff to get them to buy, once they're at your site. And this, my friends, is where the AIDA formula comes in.

There are so many formulas in selling, yet this is the one I use the most because I know, from experience, that it's the easiest one to put to use in almost any sales situation. Here is the formula:

• A: Attention
  
• I: Interest
  
• D: Desire
  
• A: Act
  

You must first get the prospects' attention, if you want to sell to them. Think of it, in this formula, as getting to first base on a baseball diamond. Here are some examples:

Work At Home In Your Pajamas
FREE . (Anything free gets attention).
Buy One, Get One Free

Second base is Interest. We can begin to build interest if we have someone's attention. Interest is developed by giving a prospect the multiple benefits of what you have to offer that will positively affect their lives, or solve a problem for them. Examples:

With our new, great tasting, vitamin bars, you will eat your way to a healthier lifestyle.
Our psychics will take all the guesswork out of your life!

I made these up, but you get the idea.

Third base of course, or the third step, is Desire. You build desire by making your offer irresistible. You know you have succeeded with a powerful and compelling offer when people feel badly if they DON'T order. I try to make offers so juicy, that you just have to say yes. Example:

A year from now, you can be living the lifestyle you desire, or you can just be another year older. It's up to you.

Here are a few ways in which you can also do so:

Give strong guarantees, better than your competition.

Spend time and attention of packaging your products attractively.

Give at least one bonus that the customer can keep, even if they don't like the offer, just for their trouble.

Build urgency. Most people will put off making a decision to act. Build your offers in any business to get people to act now. They'll be happy they did, if you properly package your offer. Finally, you get to home plate with asking people to act, the action phase of this direct response formula.

Many ads get the first three elements of the AIDA formula correct. Then, they forget to close the sale. You have to ask people to buy! If you've given them a reason to buy, a slew of great benefits, strong guarantees, and great bonuses, you shouldn't be shy to do so.

When you ask people to act, make it easy for them to do so. Tell people it's easy to order. Or, all you have to do is make this call, fill this out, go to your secure order form. Offer as many payment options as possible, especially credit cards. As a rule of thumb, the easier it is to buy, the more orders you'll get. Remember, you have to lead most people to a decision. If you can do it in a charming manner, and eliminate the risk that the purchaser goes through, you'll find that asking people to order is easy.

Also, you want to create that urgency once again. Examples:

This offer will expire 10 days from today.

Supplies are limited. Buy Now!

Use the AIDA formula. It's simple, basic, and time tested.

Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - http://certificate.net/wwio/, your source of FREEWare Content online.
Kim Skinner, of K & D Publishing, is the author, and publisher of Success Online Weekly, a freee-mail e-zine developed for the online marketer. To subscribe, send any e-mail to answers-on@mail-list.com K & D Publishing offers many free online marketing resources. Visit them at http://www.advertisingtips.net/

Would you like to expand the volume of your business? You can let thousands of people know about your service, your store, or your new products without paying a penny. Whether you want to make more sales, or get an offer on television, you can broaden the scope of your clients by free publicity.

You don't have to climb a flagpole or hire a dancing bear to attract attention and sales. In fact, with just a telephone and follow up letters and flyers, you can be making much more money than you are.

What product or business are you involved with that needs more clients or customers? You might have a neighborhood store, or you might be seeking exposure for a celebrity or politician. Maybe you have a new invention that you can't get marketed or a recently released line of designer furniture that you want to increase sales on.

How are you presently getting to customers? You may be advertising in newspapers and magazines or trade journals. Or you may be relying on a distribution agreement to retail the products your plant manufactures.

Perhaps you're an author depending on a publishing house to promote your book, but it seems to be waning. Or you could be a young comic, trying to get some more acts to further your career.

Regardless of your business or enterprise, free publicity is available to you. And you don't need any particular background or training to do it. What you do need is the belief in yourself and your product ana the diligence and perseverance to continue when one idea doesn't pan out.

Take a look at the variety of types of publicity. Whether you want a local increase in sales, or national fame, free publicity is available to you.

WHAT IS PUBLICITY?

Publicity is making something known to the public, spreading information to the general-local or national-market. It is information with a news value used to attract public attention or support. Everybody use publicity. Politicians, manufacturers, celebrities even the Detroit car makers use publicity to further their causes and gain attention.

And publicity isn't limited to large organizations. Small committees and enterprises use the local newspapers to publicize events and endeavors.

Publicity differs from advertising because it is free. Although some groups or individuals do trade tickets or services for free mention in publications, generally publicity is newsworthy copy that a publication produces.

Publicity is a form of promotion, although promoting a product or service may require other efforts that cost the company money. Good publicity is one of the best ways to let people know you have a worthwhile business.

KNOW YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE

In order to gain publicity, you have to be totally familiar with the product, service or business that you are promoting. If it is your own product, you are the best one to describe the benefits and features. If you want to publicize something else, talk to everyone involved to get the facts and details.

Consider the radius of your market. If you have a local business such as a retail store or service shop, most of your customers are from the surrounding five miles. If you are located in a large city, you may have a larger radius, but at the same time, there may be stiffer competition.

Your enterprise might be regional or statewide and your clients may come from hundreds of miles, either in person or by telephone, to use your services. And, if you are a large manufacturer, your clients and customers may come from the entire United States or you may have a worldwide audience.

Profile your customers. Who are they and what do they do? If you have a service, how often is this service used? If you have a product, is it something that is bought again and again, or is it a lifetime purchase?

How much do your customers pay for your products and are you competitive with the other manufacturers of the same products? If you have an unusual product, are you reaching the widest audience you can?

SURVEY THE MARKET

What do the customers want? Sometimes, the least expensive price is not the most important element. With today's packaging, many customers expect and will pay for things elaborately packaged. Where do these people go to buy your products? Are they sold at retail outlets or through trade publications or magazines? Or, are they special items available from mail order or from certain regions of the nation or the world?

Finally, why do your customers buy this particular service or product, or use the particular business you have? An architectural design studio produces blueprints for architects to construct buildings for homeowners and industry. But your product may be aimed at a less precise group of people, somewhat hard to define.

You can discover what consumers want from surveys. You can get copies of surveys from special companies that conduct surveys, or you can do your own. The best place to conduct a survey is at a trade show for your product. You might run a drawing and ask people to fill in information. You can have cards printed with boxes to check easily so people will spend the time to answer your questions.

Manufacturers use surveys with warranties. Appliance makers often include a few questions along with the warranty that the consumer sends back.

Most major manufacturers have their own teams of product testing. Toymakers bring in children and watch their reactions. Book publishers have people look at covers and decide which they'd buy. Even the car manufacturers run surveys and opinion testing on style and pricing.

Before you seek publicity or even advertise, KNOW YOUR PRODUCT. Be familiar with the people who buy your product or service, and have a full understanding of the general competition and the full scope of marketability.

WHERE TO PUBLICIZE

Depending on your product, you have a full gamut of possibilities for advertising without paying - free publicity. Deciding on the type of media is as important as knowing your product and the people who buy.

As a manufacturer, you want to let retailers know of your product. The trade magazines would be a good place for new products and comparisons of product reliability.

If you want to publicize directly to the general public national publications, metropolitan newspapers and Sunday supplements are ways to tap into the market.

For a local enterprise - either a profitable business or a charity or community service - the local newspapers are the best places for free publicity.

Once your product or news is of national importance, the television and radio can be good sources of publicity. Even the local public stations produce interesting shows about local people and products.

For international significance, the newspaper syndicates and wire services provide the publicity you'll need.

Don't go for the biggest first; move up to the larger markets. Start with the local news, then expand as your product interest grows.

MAKE IT NEWSWORTHY

In order to qualify for publicity, your information must be newsworthy. Anything published in the newspapers, magazines or trade journals must be important to readers - either as information for an event, or interesting insights in the industry.

You may have a new product or product line that can be publicized in magazines. If not, you need to come up with unique angles to get the publicity you seek.

An unusual background for the inventor of the product or owner of the manufacturing plant may make good news for the new product.

Or you may need to come up with fresh ideas for your service. For example, a short item about famous people using the service is noteworthy, or an unusual combination in the owner's biography may make a good story.

Some businesses produce literature that points out facts of the particular industry - either historical or contemporary. For example, a television news feature was done on a group of companies that check the quality of houses for interested buyers. Or, a pamphlet on cutting costs on building an addition onto your house is a natural for a construction company.

YOUR BEST ANGLE

What is unusual about your product or service that can become newsworthy? Even if nothing stands out at first, you'll find you can think of several angles that are worthwhile from a publicity point-of-view.

What about anecdotes? Failure stories can be as entertaining as success tales. How people have trouble getting their businesses off the ground can be newsworthy.

And don't forget simple endurance. A business that's been profitable for twenty-five years is a sure bet for local newspapers.

If you want to publicize an event, consider the radius of the participants. A national trade convention should receive national interest in the magazines and publications geared towards that particular industry. More local events can be publicized in metropolitan newspapers. The most local neighborhood events can be publicized by flyers and notices, or through the schools.

Look for common trends in your product or service. Think often about what makes it different from the other thousands of products and services. Make a list of the features that you want to publicize; list the people who use the product or service; list why people use it.

What do you come up with? Do more young people use it? Do more women, or members of special groups use it? You may use an angle of publicizing a person not in our typical consumer group purchasing or using your product or service.

The most important consideration in choosing an angle is to make your item newsworthy, so the editor of the publication will print it.

MAKING CONTACT

Whether you are sending products, press kits, or news releases, the most important element in getting them publicized is to send it to the right person. If it doesn't reach that person's desk, it may well end up in the wastebasket.

When you decide on the media market you want to publicize in, contact the people who will make it happen. On a local level, a small town newspaper will have a features editor, or a specific person who takes care of the notice you want to place. Call up the publication and get that person's name. Speak briefly and say you'll send in a notice.

A larger metropolitan newspaper is a busy place. Consider the section you'll want your story to appear in. Many newspapers have entertainment, travel, business, sports, food sections. Contact that editor.

Editors rarely have time to talk to strangers soliciting publicity, so you might try talking to the assistant. Speak briefly, introduce yourself, and say you'll send in a news release.

For a radio message, contact the program director, or assistant. Make enough telephone calls to be sure you have the correct name of the person to send your release to.

Television programming directors may be more difficult to reach; use perseverance. With active pursuit, you can get your message through to anyone.

The easiest connection for promoting a new product is with the editors of trade magazines or with national magazines that have a new products section, You may want to send a sample, or at least a photograph or drawing of the product. And, you need to include all pertinent facts and features.

Magazine editors can also be difficult to reach but try. If you can speak directly to the person who handles new products, try it. If not, be sure to contact the person who does handle the feature angle that you have chosen.

As soon as you've contacted the right person to use your material, send it out immediately. If you have arranged a personal appointment, follow up with a short note that confirms the date and time.

A few days after you send out your materials, call that person again. Simply ask if the information was received; don't push for a commitment to run the release. By pointing attention to the materials, you have a better chance.

NEWS RELEASES

News releases, also called press releases, are the most important selling tool of publicity. The release must capture the editor's attention, be precise and easy to read.

A news release can go to just one newspaper or many publications at once. It can be a community notice about an organization's library sale or an international insight into inflation.

The same standard form is used for every type of news, whether an executive promotion in the trade magazines, or a local event such as an author signing books at a neighborhood bookstore.

If you want your notice to get into a special edition of a publication, be aware of the deadlines. Sunday news editions generally have more readers than the daily editions. Find out when your release must be received at the editor's desk.

Never mix publicity with advertising. If your newspaper features specific businesses in special industry supplements, you may be chosen because you advertise. But otherwise, editors frown on any releases that merely imitate advertising and are not newsworthy.

Don't embarrass yourself by sending anything that is not worthy of being printed in the publication as news. Not only will your release be thrown away, but you will destroy any chance you had for subsequent releases with that editor.

WRITING THE RELEASE

Keep the news release to one page. Type it clearly on white bond paper, double spaced, and never send it with typographical errors. Since the release might be published exactly as it is received, be sure the copy is professional and worthy of publication.

At the top left, put your name and address and the phone number you can be reached at during business hours. In full capital letters at the right, type, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE or for release on or after a certain date.

Use a headline appropriate to the event or topic, and keep it short - just like newspaper headings. Capitalize the letters and underline the headline.

Start the copy with a dateline, which is the city and date. Then write the rest within a few paragraphs. Include the important information in the standard who, what, when and where. Use good English, but don't run on with unimportant adjectives or boring information. You can capitalize the first letters of important events such as Public Auction or the name of your new product.

If you have a release to send to many publications at the same time, have it printed by photo offset so the copy is clear and looks original.

Include a personal letter to the editor. Be cordial, but keep it short. If your product is convenient to mail, you may include a sample if the editor is amenable.

Watch the publications and clip the printed publicity yourself. Never ask the publication to send you a copy.

PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE

You can publicize your service or product with a pamphlet or booklet. Topical subjects such as saving energy or cutting costs are always newsworthy. Naming new trends or buying habits can equally be publicized.

Take a look at the magazines and trade journals in your area of endeavor. Are there special sections for interesting tidbits of the industry? Maybe there's a section for new products, or even a section that compares products.

Does your product or service have something special that competitors don't? Maybe yours is the best - and -best' is newsworthy. Does yours have the longest resiliency, or is it made from the best materials? Maybe your service is noted for complete satisfaction or reliability.

These aspects are especially important for the big manufacturers. Trade journals cater to the special industries, and those in the trade always want to consider the best product investment - especially when spending thousands of dollars.

An oil company sends out free booklets on maintaining your car; a travel agent prints a brochure on the most beautiful vacation spots; a dry cleaners gives out a flyer on getting out stains as soon as they happen.

What promotional literature can you tie into your business? And it doesn't need to be product oriented. Some large companies produce tips on employee relations or benefits. Many print their own newsworthy in-house publications.

Any special message booklet is a public service and is worthy of free publicity. Some interesting information can make a good feature if followed up by a reporter. Or you may write your own feature for magazines.

You can get your literature designed and printed by a local printer at minimum cost. Don't go for an elaborate four-color booklet unless you can afford to. Consider what you can get at the least expense and then work from there. From a small investment, you may get thousands of dollars worth of free publicity.

Always include the name and address business number of your enterprise on the brochure, and offer copies for the general public as a free give-away or as a bonus for services.

PITCH LETTERS

When you don't have a specific news release or a special booklet to publicize your enterprise, you may solicit publicity with a letter to the editor of the section that suits your endeavor.

Rather than providing complete information, suggest the practicality and timeliness of a feature or article on your business or the owner of the business. Some people or organizations are famous in their own right and start side businesses or enterprises. For example, celebrities open restaurants or community theaters; financiers donate art collections; a local orphanage may raise a phenomenal amount of money for a special cause.

A pitch letter is a highly motivating letter to get the editor interested in the topic that will benefit your cause. Type it on letterhead and send it personally to the editor. You might call in advance and use it as a follow up.

Get right to the point. Present the topic and the angle immediately. Then, support the worthiness with some poignant information concerning the topic.

Send copies of local publicity if you're building to a national level, or send copies of other news features that relate directly to your person or product.

Don't deluge the editor with too many clippings or an overload of information. A few choice tidbits will suffice to get that person's interest in doing a feature.

Close your letter with a mention of calling that person and then follow up with a telephone call a few days later.

USE YOUR TELEPHONE

The most important tool to the publicist is the telephone. People who make their livelihoods with publicity make calls all day long. And persistence is the greatest attribute.

Whether you use a hard-sell or a soft-sell approach on the phone, it's a great way to make and keep contact with important people. Just one phone call may seal up a lifetime business relationship with someone who will provide you with thousands of dollars worth of free publicity.

A telephone call is the most efficient means of reaching somebody, introducing yourself and your desires, and firming up a contact for follow through. Don't be afraid of calling people and don't be shy in asserting yourself.

If you have a clear idea about your product or service and believe in what you're selling, your tone of voice will be the best selling feature. Know your facts and present them clearly.

If you are working for a specific person or trying to get a meeting for the owner of Your company, know when you can set up an appointment and settle on it immediately. Don't forget business lunches - a great way to sell yourself or your product in a relaxed atmosphere. Follow up with a memo that same day to confirm the date and time of the meeting.

When you meet with rejection, don't take it to heart - there are so many ways you can make solid connections that a few nos shouldn't stop you.

COLUMN RELEASES

Some trade journals have specific columns written by a reporter that run weekly or monthly. If you have a newsworthy item for a column, you can build up a working rapport with the writer and supply material from time to time.

The entertainment trade papers have daily columns that keep celebrities in the limelight. Metropolitan newspapers run daily columns that mention politicians. And industry publications have columns that pertain to a certain aspect of your enterprise.

When you write a column release, copy the style of the writer and use the format of the news release. Instead of for immediate release, type in capital letters, for exclusive release to the name of the person.

Use your imagination when you write the column release, and don't get discouraged if it's passed by. Keep building relationships with the columnists and you'll get your news publicized.

PRESS KITS

The press kit is made up to publicize celebrities or new products or a product line. They may be put together for a trade show or convention, or a press conference.

Generally, a press kit includes a biography of the person who is being publicized or the inventor or the head of the company. A news release is included and a photograph or drawing with a caption is attached.

Copies of news stories and newspaper clippings are enclosed-anything pertinent to the item you want publicized. An entertainer's schedule might be included if it's a conference about a tour.

The press kit is usually in a folder or envelope and is handy to send to publications or for press conferences or to give information to the local media.

THE BIOGRAPHY

A bio of a personality - whether a famous celebrity or the president of your company - is fact, not hype. It usually is included in press kits for background information only; it's not meant for release.

Although important information concerning the person's career should be included, make it informative and interesting to read. Many editors or reporters will use that information in a news story or feature.

It should be single spaced, and never make it more than two pages - even if the person deserves a full book.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Regardless of the scope of your news, photographs are an asset. If you are looking for extra publicity for a politician after a town meeting, include a photo of the person with your press release.

New products always deserve to be seen. Whether it is a full expensive professional shot later used for advertising, or a simple black and white photo, it should be clear and uncluttered with extraneous objects.

Generally for a small business, the black and white glossy photo is your best bet. Have a professional take the shot with the product seen in its best light. High contrast photos are the best for newspapers and magazines. If your product is mainly light colored, it will stand out on a black background, and vice versa.

Always have them professionally duplicated and be of the highest quality. Forget about polaroids or anything that closely resembles amateur work. The editor won't take your release seriously.

Have them printed on 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 paper and to enclose a cardboard backing when you send them through the mail with a news release or a pitch letter.

MERCHANDISING

When you do get coverage from your efforts, clip those pieces from the publications and exploit them. You may have seen this done in restaurants. They often enlarge and mount copies of local restaurant reviews and post them in windows for potential customers.

Good publicity in one form may lead to a wider scope of publicity in a larger publication. You can use local newspaper clippings for pitching a feature in a national magazine. And you can use write-ups in large circulation publications to give credentials for a television appearance.

Many businesses exploit reviews. Look at the back of books; they list the quotations from reviewers to promote the product. And films do that too. How many times have you seen a film advertised by quotations from famous film reviewers?

What can you do to use the publicity at its best and spread its effects as widely as possible? Take a look at your metropolitan newspaper. In the features section, there are often stories about interesting people and their enterprises. With a little ingenuity, this coverage can go national.

An obvious way to use good publicity is simply to photocopy it and send it as a direct mail piece to your customers or to include it in your brochures. Even a stack of flyers at the counter can promote your business.

How far do you want to go?

PROMOTION

In most cases, you can use the normal media channels to get the publicity you need for your product or service. And, although you don't need to come up with schemes to get attention, they do work.

Sometimes promotion departments of manufacturers stage marathon events or contests with their products - especially with toys and games. Apparel companies may sponsor athletic races; manufacturers of motorcycles sponsor races.

Although promotion schemes do cost money to stage, the efforts usually pay off in a long run with the number of customers sold on the product.

For local coverage, charity drives and dinners are good ways to get in the paper. Some enterprises strive for a more national coverage with special prizes connected to sports events.

If you are clever enough, and there's no big news break that day, you may get your scheme on television. Even local footage reaches thousands and thousands of people.

What gimmicks can you think of that will pay off for their investment? How is your product or service used that it can commercially be exploited by the news? Can you keep going with it-making it an annual event, drawing customers from near and far?

HIRING OTHER PEOPLE

What if you don't want to do the publicity yourself? If your product or service is a natural for free publicity, you can hire a company or a person to do your public relations work.

There are many freelancers in the large cities who have a number of clients that they publicize. They've already broken the ice with the editors and the media, so they can get their releases printed.

If you want to hire someone for a special project, get a person who has the contacts and who specializes in your product line. If you're a celebrity, use someone who has a reputation in the entertainment industry. If you are a manufacturer with new appliances, likewise consider a person with expertise in that field.

Check out the person or firm. Talk to other clients and find out what has been done for them. Have they increased their sales or public exposure?

Investigate the reputation with people in the media you want to publicize in, and be sure there is a clean slate with the local business associations.

Then work efficiently with the person who will handle your publicity. Communicate effectively and be sure your ideas are understood. Listen well and absorb any ideas thrown your way. Between the two of you, you can come up with an excellent publicity campaign that will make your business boom.

TRY IT

The wonderful thing about free publicity is that you have nothing to lose. A few phone calls; a few personal letters, maybe some investment in quick printing news releases. And, you can reap many times that investment in additional sales and orders.

Whether you have an international personality to publicize or a community barbecue, you can get that information to the public at little expense.

What is unique about your service or product? Is it the best? The most used? The longest lasting? Do customers return year after year? Consider all the angles, then consider again.

Be sure to make solid contacts and be thorough with your follow-ups. Being polite and efficient will always create effective business relations. Then exploit your own publicity. Use it again and again; post it in the store or rewrite it for more national distribution. Go as far as you can with your ideas.

And, it doesn't cost you. That is the true joy - with a little effort and persistence, you can reap great profits from free publicity.

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First Time Home Buyer Tips

Buying your first home can be a frightening and daunting experience, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, it can actually be enjoyable, if you take the necessary steps to make sure you're ready to go through with the transaction. Here are some ideas on how to make your first home buying experience more enjoyable and less traumatic.

First, it's important to know just how much home you can afford. That will help you avoid the heartache of finding a home you love, only to discover that it's beyond your means. Find out what price range you need to be shopping in BEFORE you start looking!

One of the best ways to do that is to call or visit your local lenders and find out what types of loans are available and how much you can qualify for. There are many different types of loans available, and if this will be your first home, you'll have even more choices, because there are a number of programs specially designed to help people make their first home purchase. Talking with loan officers will also give you a chance to find out what other fees are involved in getting a loan. That way, you won't receive any unpleasant surprises when it comes to finalizing your mortgage transaction.

Find a real estate agent you're comfortable with, but also make sure they're knowledgeable about financing, real estate prices, and sales procedures in your area. They should also be able to demonstrate some success in negotiating sales. That's not to say there aren't good people in the field who are also brand new, but you'll want someone who can hold your hand throughout the process.

Don't sign an agreement to work with just one agent. If you agree to pay a commission to an agent, it obligates you to do that, even if you find a house yourself that's being sold by an owner. Keep your options open!

Create a checklist of the things you want most in your new home. It will help you stay focused on the things that are important to you and will serve as a reminder to look for those things in every home you visit. That way, you won't get overwhelmed by seeing many homes or get swept away by a home that's dramatic but doesn't contain the elements you're looking for.

Once you've found a home you like well enough to make an offer on, have a home inspection done by a reliable person. Especially if you're looking at a For Sale by Owner (FSBO) home, you may not want to agree to use the home inspector they suggest. Ask around and find one of your own.

Finally, don't let anyone pressure you into signing either the purchase papers or the loan documents without examining them closely. You have the right to read and to understand what you're signing, so take all the time you need. If you feel as if you need legal advice, ask to be able to show the papers to your attorney.

Buying a home doesn't have to be an exercise in frustration and terror. If you pay attention to details, gather the necessary information, and stay focused, it can be one of the most exciting things you'll ever do.

Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. Fisher

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Is It Time To Move On: Evaluating Your Tempe Home

Tempe is a community that presents great options for home owners. Because it's a rapidly growing part of the Phoenix metropolitan area there is an interesting mix of homes,older homes and new housing developments.

As much as we'd like to believe we can find the perfect home, there really isn't such a thing. Every home has some flaws, and some have great features. The choice for many buyers is whether to fix the flaws of a home, find another older home that has fewer problems, or move into a new home that has the features they like.

The great thing about Tempe is a community with its own unique culture. Of course that overall feeling is an important part of whether you want to stay in a home. The neighborhood and community are some of the driving factors for keeping home owners in their home and contemplating making renovations or remodel plans.

So what should you consider when it comes time to make the decision about moving to a new home in Tempe or remodeling your existing home? There are several key factors.

Can you afford to remodel? Depending on what type of modifications you are planning, it can be quite expensive. Whether it's remodeling kitchens or baths, you can plan to easily spend tens of thousands of dollars, if not more. If you are planning major remodeling such as adding a family room, building a master bedroom suite, or expanding outwards, you can easily expect to spend close to a hundred thousand dollars. You also have to have a reserve budget for when the project goes over the estimated cost, as it certainly will.

What do love about your current home? Do you love the neighborhood, the schools, or the convenience of where you live? If you do, and you are certain you can't find something you love just as much in another location, then remodeling may make sense for you.

Have you considered what you'll lose or gain by selling? Sometimes you know that if you move to another neighborhood your property will appreciate at a higher level than your previous home. It's a no brainer, your house is an important part of your investment portfolio, then it makes sense to move. Of course, there are costs associated with selling your home and buying another: you can expect to pay 7% of the sales price of your home in fees and closing costs. You also have to consider that you will be stepping back in terms of your mortgage. You will be adding more time to your mortgage repayment, so you'll be paying less principle and more interest.

Tempe has lots of opportunities to find a great home, one that can work for you now and in the future.

Reg Gustin is a senior loan officer with Sun American Mortgage and specializes in helping families and their financial lending needs.

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