How to be SUCCESSFUL at EVERYTHING

Insert from another of my favorite “GOALS newsletters

2012-02-03T09:36:00.001-08:00

Do you know your strengths? Knowing your strengths and using them to your advantage will get you farther in a shorter period of time. Utilizing your strengths will fill you with energy and make you very efficient.

Ask yourself these questions and write down your answers:

1.    What am I good at?
2.    What do I enjoy doing?
3.    What are my natural talents and abilities?

Leverage your strengths and work your passion; this will allow you to be at your personal best. Write your goals around the strengths you already possess.

The key is to continually grow and work on your weaknesses, but do not focus on them. Don't ever stop improving and enhancing your abilities.

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. " - Louis Pasteur

Have a wonderful day!

Shanna Beaman

Author, Professional Speaker and Trainer

Turning Dreams Into Reality

from www.goalsmentor.com

Interesting Goal Article

2012-02-03T09:08:00.001-08:00

How To Define A Tangible, Reachable Personal Finance Goal
By Trent Hamm
First of all, what exactly is a goal? A goal is the result toward which effort is directed; in other words, a goal is the outcome of a period of directed activity. Goals can be over any timeframe: for example, I often set very short term goals, such as finishing my grocery shopping in thirty minutes with no extra items in the cart beyond what's on my list. I also have very long term goals, such as writing a check for my dream home at age 45 and retiring several years after that.
Goals are great because they put a carrot at the end of the stick, guiding you down a path that leads to something you truly want to accomplish. However, the truth is that we often set goals we cannot meet - and the result of that is not only the lack of reaching a goal, but the sense of failure that comes along with it. We beat ourselves up over the fact that we can't lose that extra twenty pounds and keep it off and our sense of self-worth goes down.
Why does this failure happen? Obviously, there are as many causes for failure as there are grains of sand in the desert, but the root causes generally boil down to several groups, three of which I'd like to focus on:
A goal that isn't clear Setting a goal of "saving money" or "losing weight" merely sets you up for failure because it isn't clear what success actually is.
A goal that's overly optimistic Optimistic goals are great, but setting goals like paying off your home in a year when you owe more than your annual income is probably not going to happen unless you've got some sort of trick up your sleeve.
A goal that's too distant Again, distant goals are wonderful, but they require diligence. Merely setting a goal isn't enough.
In each of these cases, you can head off potential challenges to reaching the goal by putting in extra effort when you define the goal right off the bat. Let's work through an example to see how you can do this in your own life.
Let's say your goal is to save money for a house; a fine goal, indeed. However, it has some problems that make it difficult for anyone to achieve.
It's not clear and specific Whenever you define a goal, you should make sure it answers a few basic questions with as much specificity as possible: What? When? How?
What is the goal? Obviously, to save money for a house. But what kind of house? What will it cost? Where will the house be? Will it be pre-owned, or will you build your own? How much of the down payment do you plan to cover?
When is the goal? When do you want to be moving into that house? One year? Five years? Ten years?
How will you get there? Where will this money for savings come from? Right now, you're not saving, so you have to define what exactly will change in order for you to begin saving at the rate needed to meet the specifics you've already set.
Using this process will transform the goal into something specific, ideally with specific savings goals each step along the way (weekly or monthly). These sub-goals are typically called milestones and can often be thought of as goals themselves: my goal for this month is to save $X, for example.
It's too optimistic Is it within the realm of reality for you to meet the goal you set? This is more of a balancing act than anything - you want to make it so that you're accomplishing something, but you also don't want to make it impossible. For example, going from barely breaking even each month to saving 40% of your paycheck will be extremely difficult for much people, so set the goal lower.
It's too distant Obviously, the best way to handle this is by setting milestones, particularly ones that at first give you a little bit of room to figure out how it's going to go. For savings goals, I generally find that a gently graduated approach works well: saving $X the first year, then saving more the second year and so on. This way, you find success at each point along the way.
So, using these tips, you can change your goal to something much more specific and tangible: "I am saving money for a $200,000 house in Iowa. I want to move in in five years and I want to have a 10% down payment in hand, so I will need to save $20,000 in five years. That breaks down to $4,000 a year, or $333 a month. For the first year, I'll save $300 a month, then add $20 a month each year after that. I will put this in a savings account that earns 5.05% APY interest."
This time around, you have a goal that's clearly defined, with specific action points for you to follow. You can now start working towards this goal immediately, instead of it being nebulous and easy to postpone and forget about.

I receive several newsletters daily and this one came to my email on January 29, 2012 about setting goals. I thought I would pass it on from www.goalsontrack.com

Job and Career Resources

2011-06-26T00:38:00.000-07:00

http://2ajobguide.com/default.aspx

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/joblistings/a/bestjobsearch.htm

Your Attitude and the Job Search

copied from: http://www.ejobcoach.com/articles/job-attitude.htm

Attitude and the effect it can have on any job search

I once interviewed a very capable individual and probably would have hired him if it hadn’t been for the fact that he spent at least twenty minutes during the interview venting about his prior boss and company, describing with barely concealed hostility how badly run his company had been. It was obvious that he felt hurt and angry at having been laid off, still hadn’t gotten over it, and it dominated the interview. Although he could have done the job, I was thoroughly turned off and disqualified him as a candidate.

Most people looking for a job feel similarly aggrieved, but don’t like to admit it openly. They may strongly deny that they have this attitude, but it can creep through and color what you say during an interview, even if you’re not aware of it. It can also affect how you conduct your job search.

My observation is that, by the time they decide to hire a coach, a significant minority of people are showing signs of depression. They feel as if they are at the end of their tether, financially or emotionally or both. They’ve been terribly hurt by the layoff they’ve experienced, as was the person I mentioned at the beginning of this article, and because of the inevitable rejection they find themselves encountering during their job search, they often harbor a feeling of resentment that infuses everything they do. Because of this, they often aren’t doing what is really productive to advance their job search. I sometimes wish they would have decided to seek coaching before they reached such a state; I’m also glad that they decided to seek help because it represents a step out of their resentment, depression and hostility.

As you can imagine, it’s important to recognize and acknowledge these feelings when you’re seeking a job because they can seriously impede the progress of your job search. More than is often acknowledged, these feelings can be terribly corrosive and destructive. So I wanted to discuss it in this article and talk about what can be done.

For those of you who have been in sales or similar work, it’s a trite observation: You have to have a positive attitude to be successful. As researchers have discovered, this also holds true in sports. You have to go into an endeavor believing sincerely that you can succeed at it, or your performance will be less than optimal. Creating an internal image of doing what you need to and then making it happen physically is what good athletes do.

Adopt a positive attitude … Think positively … These words have been said so many times -- they don’t have much impact any more, which is a shame because it is so terribly important to have that mind-set. So much has been said and written about maintaining a positive attitude that the words often fall on deaf ears.

In job-hunting, I believe, keeping a positive attitude can’t be stressed enough. It is absolutely necessary to build and maintain a positive, forward-looking frame of mind because:

• It keeps you motivated in the face of constant rejection.
• If you have a negative attitude, it distorts your outlook.
• A negative attitude cuts you off from avenues that you might otherwise explore.
• Negativity comes across subtly in interviews, without your being aware of it, and it counts heavily against you.
• A negative attitude slows you down, encourages you to do less, the end result being that you see fewer people and make fewer contacts and thereby begin limiting your chances of finding a new job.
• A negative attitude undermines your feeling of confidence and your belief in yourself.
• A positive attitude, conversely, makes the hard work of looking for a job easier.

So, given that it’s an absolute imperative to have a positive attitude, what steps can a job-seeker take to foster one?

1. He or she can heighten their awareness of how they come across to others. Sometimes knowing how you present yourself to others is a revelation precisiely because it’s such a “blind spot.” Do you sound angry? Is resentment creeping into your communications? The self-awareness and acknowledgment of the impression you’re making on others is a first step in reversing the trend.

2. Working with a coach or a “buddy” or a therapist can make it easier to provide such an objective reading of your current attitude. If you can’t do it objectively by yourself, find someone you can do it with.

3. Regular aerobic exercise really helps. I can’t stress this enough. Getting the heart and blood pumping, increasing your endorphins, bringing oxygen to your brain, all can help to turn negative thoughts and feelings into positive ones. Start a daily aerobic exercising regime and keep to it as part of your job search. The key word here is “aerobic”.

4. Putting together a weekly plan, following it and working it conscientiously, all contribute to a fundamental feeling of accomplishment. This, in turn, will create positive feelings and confidence.

5. In addition to having a coach or “buddy” or therapist, joining a job-seeker’s support group can provide a “safe haven” in which the job hunter can “vent” and share his or her feelings with others in similar circumstances.

6. It’s terribly important to get rid of your feelings of anger and resentment, once and for all, by putting it all behind you. I’ve sometimes suggested that people write a long letter to their former employer, listing all the things they feel angry and resentful about, balancing it with the things they appreciated. This letter should then be filed or torn up, never sent, of course.

7. Making a list of one’s accomplishments – I usually recommend twenty-five accomplishments – helps people to focus on their positive life experiences. (As a sidelight, this also provides valuable raw material for your resume.)

8. Knowledge of what’s involved in a job search, understanding the underlying methodology and the steps involved, can help to keep your expectations at a realistic and reasonable level. This averts the unanticipated disappointment and accompanying resentment that results in feeling “down”. For example, knowing that a Broadcast Letter campaign will result in a return similar to direct mail campaign at .5%, as a rule, can prevent the inevitable disappointment when you get a single response after two hundred letters have been sent out.

One person I worked with told me, “I need a dose of your coaching -- because I’ve reached a dead end and I realize I’m off track.” We had worked together for a time, and then he dropped out of coaching. I smiled when I told him, “You make it sound like some kind of patent medicine or a quick fix.” He came back to coaching because he had begun to realize that his job search was going nowhere, and it showed in the hostility in his tone when he talked about it.

During our coaching session, I glanced at my notes and saw that our last coaching session had taken place in January, and it was now seven months later. I suggested that regular weekly coaching could keep him on track and that, in turn, it would bolster his morale. “No,” he said, “I really am very independent and don’t like to be coached. Let’s just lay out a plan and I’ll follow it myself.” After analyzing where he went off the track, we laid out a plan that basically replicated what we had worked on seven months earlier, and that ended our session. Needless to say, I felt badly for him because, unless he was very lucky, with his negative attitude and hostility (which he didn’t want to confront), he would in all probability find himself once again in the same position, facing the same dead end, and he’d be even more resentful in the long run.

I’d have recommended a therapist to him; I often do with such clients. In his case I don’t believe he would have been open to such a suggestion.

Job-hunting for those who have been “downsized” also often carries with it a self-imposed stigma, a sense of shame, that starts with the internal belief that anybody who’s been laid off has done something wrong. After all, some of the others weren’t laid off. Remember, this isn’t a rational belief. Combine this sense of shame with the widely-held belief that job-hunting is by its very nature a solitary endeavor, and, whether you’re a man or a woman, it can get quickly translated into being very macho. I’ve encountered many clients who start off feeling they have to do it all themselves, alone, without anyone else’s assistance; and, if they can’t, they believe they’re failures, weaklings, and don’t deserve to find another position. Ironically, for both woman and men, this epitomizes the “macho” go-it-alone approach.

I’d sum it up by saying: Getting help from someone else, accepting help, is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. And: A positive attitude and knowing what to do are the keys to peak performance.

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© 2002 by Lawrence M. Light. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part prohibited without prior permission.

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What Is Your Definition of SUCCESS?

2010-11-01T05:21:00.000-07:00

We all have our own definition of certain words and it seems SUCCESS is on the top of that list. My idea of success may be very different from that of my neighbors, and her's different from another. Who is to say "Who's RIGHT and Who's WRONG?" While thinking about this continuously I found a couple other sites that asked the same question.

What Does Success Look Like To You?
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/10858/self_improvement_and_motivation/what_does_success_look_like_to_you.html
So many of us want success, but how many of us really know what we mean when we say it? And please….. don’t blurt out some superficial “bling and glam" definition like VH1 defines it on “The Fabulous Life of ……" The expensive cars, the safe full of jewelry and the massive homes on every continent are only fruits of success, not success itself. Rather, Success is the realization and accomplishment of worthy goals. They are those purpose driven milestones that we set in our lives based on our values, beliefs and ambitions. You know them when you see them because they bring a sense of fulfillment and peace of mind when actively pursued. On the flip side, however, they increase our level of anxiety and frustration when we let fear and complacency stop us from pursuing them. You should know that feelings of fear are part of the process, but you need to acknowledge that fear and move through it because I guarantee you that if you don’t take time to set and actively pursue (purpose driven) goals, you will most certainly be destined to work on achieving someone else’s. And we all know how that feels, right?
So once again, I ask what does Success look like to you? Can you tell me what it looks like? Feels like? Taste like? In your minds eye how are you acting, dressing and being in the midst of your success? What I am asking you to do here is gain a crystal clear image of exactly what it is that you want to attain. In your heart, who do you really want to become? Earl Nightingale states it so clearly. He says, "People with goals succeed because they know where they are going... It's as simple as that.". In other words, clarity is power and the successful person is like any other person, they just have laser-like focus.
So now that I have rattled off all these questions and gotten your brain going a mile a minute wondering “Will I ever find success?" I’ve taken the liberty to outline six steps that will help you identify what success looks like for you.
Six steps for identifying What Success Looks Like for You:
1.Identify your purpose. We are all here for a reason, to serve some purpose. I encourage you to really look within yourself and think about that thing(s) that inspires you. Think about that thing that if you don’t surrender to it will continue to nag and gnaw at your conscious and make you miserable because you keep resisting it.
2.Determine WHY you want what you want. You need a strong enough reason to push you to success because your drive, passion and persistence is what will get you through the obstacles, challenges and hurdles that you will surely confront along the way. Experts say, 80% of Success is WHY and 20% is HOW.
3.Document your Vision! Denis Waitley reminds us that “The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them." Remember a goal that is not written down is a wish!
4.Contemplate your self as having, being and doing exactly what you want to have, be and do. Make a mental blueprint of your success. Visualize it! See it! Feel it! Believe in it!
5.Find a role model. Someone who is already successful doing that thing that you want to do. Studying how they achieved their success will help to accelerate yours.
6.Take action! We can have all the best intentions, but your real power and success, will come from consistent action taken daily against the documented goals that you have set for yourself. Without action, you could have the hottest idea and the tightest business plan and you would still fail. Whereas a “so what who cares" idea and an inadequate business plan often produces success when accompanied by sufficient action.
Okay, so there, now that you have the necessary tools to start you on the path to success, I urge you to get started immediately. Don’t let 2005 roll in with out having developed your plans for success.
“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

-Napoleon Hill

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/9083/self_improvement_and_motivation/success_in_an_ever_changing_world.html

Cool Job Search Networking

2010-08-26T03:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.administrativejobs.com/shelly.schumacher

Two Savvy Sisters

2010-08-17T21:07:00.001-07:00

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How to be SUCCESSFUL at EVERYTHING: Social Parade

2010-08-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

How to be SUCCESSFUL at EVERYTHING: Social Parade

Social Parade

2010-08-17T20:39:00.001-07:00

More on Success = Happiness

2010-08-17T20:33:00.001-07:00

January 4th, 2006 in Lifehack, Lifestyle

Happiness Leads to Success

Ever see any successful people who is sad and sorrow? You probably can’t find too many examples. An article called The recipe for success: get happy and you will get ahead in life at Guardian Unlimited shows that people with happiness likes to try new things and challenge themselves, and these actions will lead them to success in work, health and relationship.
This is quite logical: Willing to try new things is a way of express their creativity, and creative people tend to have high successful of solving difficult questions. They will be more successful at work and relationship, as those areas sometimes surround with difficult questions.
The article also suggested happiness may lead to stronger immune systems, hence healthier. With all those benefits, it is ideal to increase your positive thinking and emotions. However do it with care:

… “Our work suggests that sad people should try to increase the frequency of positive emotions in their lives by doing things that make them feel happy, even temporarily,” said Prof Lyubomirsky, whose research is published in the Psychological Bulletin today.
But there is a caveat: your happiness boosters should not be dangerous, like driving fast, or counter-productive, like eating lots of chocolate.
If you can raise your spirits, the benefits can be manifold. “Happy people are more likeable and more sociable. They are also better able to cope with stress and likely to be healthier and live longer.”…

Try these ways to lead to happiness.
The recipe for success: get happy and you will get ahead in life – [Guardian Unlimited]

2010-08-17T20:29:00.000-07:00

9 Ways Happiness Leads to Success

January 15, 2008

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The psychological literature clearly shows there is a strong relationship between success and happiness. For example, people who have a comfortable income, or high status in society are usually happiest. But which one comes first, happiness or success?

There's almost an unwritten assumption that it is primarily success that leads to happiness. This is tacitly backed up by psychological research which tends to talk about how success affects happiness.
Of course it's not an either/or situation. The two are probably interrelated in all sorts of complicated ways. But to only talk about how success leads to happiness is ignoring half the story. So says psychologist Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky and colleagues who have pointed out there is plenty of evidence that happiness can, in fact, lead to success (Lyubomirsky, King & Diener, 2005).
The best evidence that happiness causes success comes from experimental studies. These usually work by inducing participants into positive and negative moods and then comparing their behaviour in particular situations like social interactions or health behaviours.
These studies have produced a raft of fascinating results, finding that people in a positive mood are more likely to:

Talk to others. In one experiment men in a positive mood were more likely to talk to a woman and to make self-disclosures, which are important in social relations.
Be interested in leisure activities. People in a good mood want to throw a party, go on vacation or go out for a meal.
Enjoy those social interactions and leisure activities more.
Resolve conflicts effectively. Studies have found people in a good mood are more likely to try and collaborate rather than avoid conflict and compete when they are put in a positive mood.
Help others. When in a good mood, people are more likely to display what psychologists call 'prosocial behaviour' - helping others and being generous with both time and money.
Feel healthier. Experimental evidence shows that people in a good mood experience less pain and perceive themselves to be more healthy.
Be more creative. People in a positive mood are more likely to think with originality and flexibility - perhaps through encouraging playfulness.
Perform complex tasks better. Somewhat controversial this one but some evidence supports it although it probably depends on the nature of the task.
Attribute success to their own skills. Good moods improve people's self-efficacy (our confidence in our own abilities).

The strength of this evidence is that it is based on experimental studies with control groups which provide some of the most persuasive data in science. On the other hand it's important to note that positive affect isn't the only factor that's involved in success - there are plenty others. Still, this is an impressive list.

Making room for happiness

How we think about happiness and success has profound implications for how we run our lives. If we think that success mainly leads to happiness then we are more motivated to focus on success to the exclusion of happiness right now, assuming that happiness will naturally flow from success when we obtain it.
If the psychological research is right, though, the strategy would still be to pursue success, but not, crucially, to the exclusion of happiness. Feeling better in the moment is not only more pleasant but is also likely to open our minds to opportunities at work, play and in our personal relationships. It's recognising and taking these opportunities that will lead us to success.

References
Lyubomirsky, S., King, L. & Diener, E. (2005) The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? Psychological Bulletin, 131, 803-855.

The Girl Creative: New Friend Friday

2010-08-17T20:23:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-17T19:31:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-01T19:38:00.000-07:00

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Google Talk!!!! Check it out

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2010-07-21T22:03:00.001-07:00

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2010-07-21T19:49:00.001-07:00

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Virtual Assistants -
What Are The Benefits To You?
by Lyn Prowse-Bishop, MVA ASO CAVB (an Article from SelfGrowth.com -)
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Virtual_Assistants_-_What_Are_The_Benefits_To_You.html

What do you do if you’re a sole operator or independent professional/executive in need of professional, confidential admin support, but don’t want to go to the expense and hassle involved in hiring your own staff?
What if you don’t have the space for staff, or necessary expertise to complete a particular job?
Your best office support staff member goes off on maternity leave and you think your only alternative is to hire an expensive and unmotivated temp?
Think again! Virtual Assistants (VAs), also known as Virtual Office Professionals or Virtual Business Associates, provide an alternative, cost-effective staffing solution for businesses of all sizes, including sole operators. They are not temps, but small business operators with a vested interest in their clients’ success.
You can think of a VA as a “remote” or “home-based” secretary. They are independent consultants who provide a range of personal assistant and office support services for clients - or they might specialize in just one, like bookkeeping or transcription. They are called “virtual” because they provide these services from their own offices - rather than using the office space and equipment of their clients - and because they utilize the technologies made available by the internet, such as email, instant messaging, chat servers and web-based conferencing tools.
VAs provide profound cost-saving benefits to the businesses and individuals they partner with, and have an important role to play in today’s business environment, as they form a large part of the growing trend towards home-based business.
Many people have difficulty grasping the concept of a remote assistant, so it is not surprising that understanding the benefits poses a problem. So what are the benefits, what’s in it for you and who would benefit from the partnership?
VAs can perform the same services as office-based employees but without the associated costs such as payroll tax, worker’s compensation, superannuation, sick and other leave, or training. There are no equipment costs as VAs utilize their own equipment, and there are none of the associated costs of wear and tear, office space, lighting, power, telephone and so on.
In addition, the VA is available out of normal hours, on weekends, and public holidays. How much do you lose, both in monetary terms and in terms of productivity, on office politics and staff chatting in the coffee room? Clients pay only for time on task when they partner with a VA so there is no time/money lost on these typical office behaviors.
VAs partner with clients, which means that a longer term relationship can develop in much the same way as one would with an on-site personal assistant - yet clients do not have the associated costs of an employee.
So why wouldn’t you just use a temporary staffing agency to “fill the gaps” in your administrative support needs? Temps do not always offer the most cost effective solutions for clients as on-costs are still factored into the hourly rate by the agency. In addition, when clients partner with a VA they get consistency of support - not a different person each time they need assistance, necessitating training of each new temp in their business procedures. The VA has a vested interest in helping clients succeed in their own business goals - a temp does not have the same interest.
This partnership with clients and vested interest in their success are two of the areas that differentiate Virtual Assistants from other freelancers you may find on E lance or Guru - and definitely differentiates them from companies found in India, the Philippines or China.
VAs offer a wide variety of office support services including secretarial support, personal and executive assistance, word processing, database management, transcription services, mail outs, bookkeeping, web design, desktop publishing, presentations, spreadsheets, and office services such as faxing, email and scanning. Clients have access to specialist skills that may not be available through a temp agency or serviced office, and access to latest technologies including web-based conferencing, online calendar and document sharing and project collaboration, real time chat and digital transcription services.
As Michael Russer puts it in The Obsolete Employee:
"Any time you do something outside of your core competency you pay top dollar for amateur results."
With clients across Australia, in the UK, and throughout North America, I rarely see my clients. But with the technology available today including email, fax, instant messaging services, digital transcription technology, internet telephony and internet-based file sharing facilities, I’m as close to my clients as if I was in the next room!
So doesn’t that mean that being a VA is as easy as knowing how to type and “drive” a PC? Absolutely not! A colleague recently put it best when she said:
“The myth is that anyone can be a virtual assistant. Being a VA is more than just ‘proclaiming’ I am a VA, logging on to a computer and creating a web site. Professional VAs transition years of office administration experience and specialization from a corporate setting to running their own successful business. Those experiences can include enrollment in advanced training courses, managing offices and supervising large numbers of personnel - all while acting as the assistant to the owner. Others had responsibility for local area networks (LAN s), creating and maintaining corporate web sites, planning major events, etc. These are just a few examples of qualifications that help make a VA a 'professional'.”
For more information on how a professional VA can help you and your business, contact e SOS by emailing lyn@exescstress.com
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Lyn Prowse-Bishop, MVA, ASO, CAVB - Australia’s first certified Master Virtual Assistant (MVA), 2007 Business Achiever’s Award winner (Professional Services), and 2006 Thomas Leonard International VA of Distinction Award Nominee - is owner/manager of Executive Stress Office Support (e SOS), specializing in digital transcription, document production, internet-related marketing activities, and executive personal assistant services for clients around the world.
One of Brisbane's most respected virtual assistants, Lyn is also founder of the Australian Virtual Business Network is on the steering committee and speaks at the annual Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (http://www.oivac.com/), and also serves on an international committee looking at standards for the VA industry.

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Benefits of Using A Virtual Assistant

VAs offer flexibility – they are available outside of normal hours, have no minimum hour commitment and are only paid for the hours they work.
VAs have a vested interest in the success of your business, so client confidentiality is paramount and they will treat your business as their own.
VAs allow you to use the same highly skilled, professional every time you outsource work.
You get more time to do what you do best, while leaving the admin to someone else.
Your work will be completed to perfection and delivered on time – or ahead of time.
No recruitment or agency fees incurred.
Your VA will work closely with you to achieve seamless perfection of your projects – no one will ever know it wasn’t completed in-house!
No HR headaches like tax, national insurance or employee benefits.
Employees and temps are paid by you for coffee breaks, toilet visits and time taken for personal calls and issues.
VAs work from their own offices so you won’t have to organize workspace or equipment for them.
By using an SVA Approved virtual assistant you can be assured of the very best standard of customer service and professionalism.
VAs come in all different guises – there will be one out there that suits you and your business perfectly!

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Start Your Own Business Stuff – Tools, Resources, Money, Grants and Mentoring Resources – Applied Solutions and Innovation / Invention « Cricketdiane’s Weblog

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Commerce Secretary Locke Announces New Commerce Initiatives to Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today his plans to create a new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce and launch a National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Both substantial new initiatives will help leverage the entire federal government on behalf of promoting entrepreneurship in America. The new office is expected to announce additional initiatives in the coming months.

The new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which will answer directly to the secretary, will be geared toward the first step in the business cycle: moving an idea from someone’s imagination, or from a research lab, into a business plan.

“We’re not lacking for groundbreaking ideas in this country; nor are we short on smart entrepreneurs willing to take risks,” Locke said at the Inc. 500/5000 Conference today. “What we need to do is get better at connecting the great ideas to the great company builders. And I think The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a big step in the right direction.”

The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will advise the Commerce Department on policy relating to building small businesses and help to keep the department engaged in a regular dialogue with the entrepreneurship and small business communities. The council is expected to be comprised of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, non-profit leaders and other experts.

The Obama Administration is committed to helping America’s entrepreneurs succeed, evidenced by its efforts to free up credit markets, unprecedented investments in America’s physical and intellectual infrastructure, and variety of tax credits and other incentives to help foster promising industries like renewable energy and smart grid technologies.

Working toward the Obama Administration’s vision, the Department of Commerce will lead the effort to encourage high-growth entrepreneurship through these new initiatives, among others.

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The mission of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is to unleash and maximize the economic potential of new ideas by removing barriers to entrepreneurship and the development of high-growth and innovation-based businesses. The office will report directly to Locke and focus specifically on identifying issues and programs most important to entrepreneurs. Working closely with the White House and other federal agencies, this new office will drive policies that help entrepreneurs translate new ideas, products and services into economic growth. The office will focus on the following areas:

Encouraging Entrepreneurs through Education, Training, and Mentoring

Improving Access to Capital

Accelerating Technology Commercialization of Federal R&D

Strengthening Interagency Collaboration and Coordination

Providing Data, Research, and Technical Resources for Entrepreneurs

Exploring Policy Incentives to Support Entrepreneurs and Investors

National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will advise Locke and the administration on key issues relating to innovation and entrepreneurship. The council will include successful entrepreneurs, innovators, angel investors, venture capitalists, non-profit leaders and other experts who will identify and recommend solutions to issues critical to the creation and development of entrepreneurship ecosystems that will generate new businesses and jobs. It will also serve as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue with the entrepreneurship community and other stakeholders.

http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_008444

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Locke to Lead U.S. Delegation to Chile for the Americas Competitiveness Forum

Washington (Sept. 25)—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will travel to Santiago, Chile, September 27-29, to participate in the third Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF). The ACF brings together representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss ways to spark innovation, create jobs and expand trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Department of Commerce hosted the first two ACFs in Atlanta in 2007 and 2008. Secretary Locke will be joined by the Presidents of Chile and Guatemala, as well as ministers of trade and economy from throughout the region and senior representatives from business and academia. (More) (ACF Web site)

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Grants

Department of Commerce (DOC)

Grants Management

Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Grant Requirements

International Trade Administration (ITA)

Market Development Cooperator Program

Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT). A technical assistance initiative of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, SABIT offers organizations competitive grants and an opportunity to host industry-specific delegations. SABIT serves as an initial entry point for U.S. businesses seeking funding to establish long-term relationships with potential customers, distributors, or partners in the former Soviet Union. The program trains Eurasian managers and scientists in commonly accepted business practices as a means of facilitating cross border relationships. In turn, these personal relationships serve as a basis for business development and reduce market access barriers for U.S. businesses

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Funding Opportunities

National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Telecommunications Grants

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Coastal Ocean Program Grant Information

Fisheries Saltonstall Kennedy Grant Program

National Undersea Research Program Funding Opportunities

Grants Management Division

Fisheries Grants Program

National Sea Grant

Office of Global Programs

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Resource Locator – interactive

Resource and Capital Locator (Guests)

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Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce

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For Atlanta -

Resource Name City State Zip Code Service Type

[Advanced Technology Development Center] Atlanta GA 30318 Multiple Services

[ATDC - Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications] Atlanta GA 30318 Multiple Services

[Atlanta Business League] Atlanta GA 30314 Multiple Services

[Atlanta Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce] Atlanta GA 30309 All Types of Services

[Atlanta Public Schools Office of Contract Compliance] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Atlanta Regional Electronic Commerce Research Ctr] Atlanta GA 30332 Multiple Services

[Atlanta U.S. Export Assistance Center] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Business Information Center (BIC)] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[BusinessNow] Atlanta GA 30316 Multiple Services

[Center for International Business Education and Research] Atlanta GA 30332 Multiple Services

[Center of International Standards and Quality] Atlanta GA 30332 International Trade Services

[Cobb Chamber of Commerce] Atlanta GA 30009 Multiple Services

[Consumer Protection Division] Atlanta GA 30334 Administrative Management

[Contract Compliance Office] Atlanta GA 30307 Multiple Services

[Department of Revenue] Atlanta GA 30345 Administrative Management

[Economic Development Center] Atlanta GA 30314 All Types of Services

[Enterprise Funding Corporation] Atlanta GA 30303 All Types of Services

[First Stop Business Information Center] Atlanta GA 30334 Multiple Services

[French- American Chamber of Commerce] Atlanta GA 30338 Multiple Services

[Georgia Center for Nonprofits] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Georgia Child Care Council] Atlanta GA 30329 Administrative Management

[Georgia Department of Agriculture] Atlanta GA 30334 Administrative Management

[Georgia Department of Community Affairs] Atlanta GA 30329 All Types of Services

[Georgia Department of Industry Trade and Tourism] Atlanta GA 30303 International Trade Services

[Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce] Atlanta GA 30329 Multiple Services

[Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership] Atlanta GA 30332 Multiple Services

[Georgia Micro Enterprise Network] Atlanta GA 30331 All Types of Services

[Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education] Atlanta GA 30303 Marketing Development

[Georgia Small Business Technical Assistance Program] Atlanta GA 30354 All Types of Services

[Georgia State University SBDC] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Georgia Statewide MBEC] Atlanta GA 30332 Multiple Services

[Georgia Tech Electronic Commerce Resource Center] Atlanta GA 30332 Technology/Electronic Commerce

[MBDA Atlanta Regional Office] Atlanta GA 30308 Multiple Services

[NAACP] Atlanta GA 30310 Multiple Services

[National 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business Association, Inc] Atlanta GA 30303 Administrative Management

[National Association of Minority Contractors] Atlanta GA 30303 All Types of Services

[Office of Regulatory Services] Atlanta GA 30303 Administrative Management

[Office of Small and Minority Business] Atlanta GA 30334 Marketing Development

[Quick Start] Atlanta GA 30345 Multiple Services

[Secretary of State, Corporations Division] Atlanta GA 30334 Administrative Management

[Service Corps of Retired Executives] Atlanta GA 30339 All Types of Services

[Service Corps of Retired Executives] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Southern Economic Development Council] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[Southern United States Trade Association] Atlanta GA 30334 International Trade Services

[The Alliance for Work-Life Progress] Atlanta GA 30328 All Types of Services

[The Business Growth Corporation of Georgia] Atlanta GA 30339 Multiple Services

[The Business Growth Corporation of Georgia] Atlanta GA 30319 Financial Packaging

[The Georgia Women's Business Council (GWBC)] Atlanta GA 30303 Multiple Services

[The Governor's Small Business Center] Atlanta GA 30334 All Types of Services

[The Resource Institute] Atlanta GA 30329 All Types of Services

[Trademarks Section, Secretary of State] Atlanta GA 30334 Administrative Management

[Women's Economic Development Agency] Atlanta GA 30308 Multiple Services

[World Trade Center Atlanta] Atlanta GA 30308 International Trade Services

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The DoD SBIR & STTR Programs

The Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR and STTR programs fund a billion dollars each year in early-stage R&D projects at small technology companies — projects that serve a DoD need and have commercial applications.

The SBIR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small technology companies (or individual entrepreneurs who form a company).

The STTR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small companies working cooperatively with researchers at universities and other research institutions.

Small companies retain the intellectual property rights to technologies they develop under these programs.

Funding is awarded competitively, but the process is streamlined and user-friendly.

Learn more by going to Overview and other sections. Also visit our Resource Center at www.dodsbir.net.

August 3 , 2009: DoD SBIR National Beyond Phase II invitation from Undersecretary Carter.

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FREE On-Line Business Resources! « Advocate’s Studio

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Did I say FREE? I most certainly did! PCWorld has a list of 19 free Web resources for real, honest-to-goodness business applications that you would otherwise have to, well, PAY for. To give a sense of the goodness of the goodies, there are suggestions for maknig FREE long distance calls, send and receive FREE faxes, videoconference for FREE, make FREE conference calls, use FREE directory assistance, automatically transcribe voice notes for FREE, turned scanned docs into text for FREE, get FREE copies of e-classics, send FREE text messages, store large files in the cloud for FREE, and download FREE mp-3s. The services highlighted in the article include: Talkster; Qipit, eFax Free and FaxZero; TokBox; Rondee; Google 411; reQall; OCR Terminal; Project Gutenberg; txtDrop and Krypton; Drop.io; and, for the free mp3s, try Amazon, Rhapsody, Elbows, RCRD LBL, Stereogum and Internet Archive.

Check them out! And please feel free to post your own favorite FREE resources in the comments! I love me some FREE.

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2010-04-18T18:22:00.001-07:00

How to writing a Mission Statement that Works

Mission statements to me are like greeting cards from my lawyer who just signs his name underneath the generic message. It seems like an unneeded formality where no real thought or meaning was put behind it. Mission Statements just come across more as great vision statements rather than actually being mission driven. This crazy language is stamped all over the place, from business plans to brochures and websites. If it’s any consolation to people in the private sector, I’ve spent the last three years working for a non-profit organization (NGO) doing economic revitalization and I’ve noticed that NGO’s might just be the biggest culprits of bad Mission Statements. Most seem cheesy and sometimes just plain difficult to really comprehend.

It’s always difficult for me to think of bright intelligent people come up with such dry material. Have a look and compare the following 4 examples directly below and then compare it to the other examples further down to get gist of what I’m getting at.

Two are from real organizations and two are made up from the comic site Dilbert.com

“It is our job to continually foster world-class infrastructures as well as to quickly create principle-centered sources to meet our customer’s needs.”

“Our challenge is to assertively network economically sound methods of empowerment so that we may continually negotiate performance-based infrastructures.”

“To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.”

“Respect, integrity, communication, and excellence.”

Numbers 1 & 2 are from the Dilbert website. Numbers 3 is the mission statement of the NGO the United Way, and number 4 believe it or not used to belong to the beloved Enron.

Now have a look at the phrase “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” (BHAG) which is a very interesting theory form the book Built to Last.

BHAG: “Clear and compelling it serves as a unifying focal point of effort, often creating immense team spirit. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal …. A BHAG should not be a sure bet… but the organization must believe ‘we can do it anyway.”

Now check these so out:

Microsoft: “A computer on every desk and in every home, all running Microsoft software.” The guys don’t want to just sell computer software, they wants their software on every computer, in every home. (I run Ubuntu an open source operating system based on a Linux platform so it’ll never really happen… we all know someone with a Mac computer as well. But its a nice goal for Microsoft to set as it easily and simply defines the standards and objectives for everyone in the organization)

BHAG’s can be used for products as well, like Amazons Kindle: “Every book ever printed, in any language, all available in less than 60 seconds.” Amazon not only wants you help you buy any book, it wants to help you do it in less than a minute.

Google’s mission statement is to “organize the world’s information” That’s as big as a Big Hairy Audacious Goal can get!

Google’s unofficial one is to “do no evil.” That’s just cool!

Even if you’re a grass routes organization starting out of someones living room, its important to have “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAG). It helps everyone know your groups direction and purpose. As the strategic planners and thinkers you have the important duty of laying a solid foundation for the future of the organization and guiding principles for any new faces joining the team.

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More Free Business Resources | BusinessCast Podcast

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Robert and I are constantly gathering and sharing useful business resources with BusinessCast podcast listeners. For example, last month, we gave away a Blackberry Bold to an intrepid entrepreneur in our “Entrepreneur Be Bold!” contest.

And, we’re always adding to our library of practical business books. In fact, recently, we added several new titles including:

Business Lessons from the Edge – Learn How Extreme Athletes Use Intelligent Risk Taking to Succeed in Business

Digital Strategies for Powerful Corporate Communications

Financial Statements Demystified

Click: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships

Fearless Leadership

Winning Sales Letters

Every Family’s Business – 12 Common Sense Questions to Protect Your Wealth

Turn Small Talk Into Big Deals

To get any of these free resources, just send a note to robert@BusinessCast.ca.

Later this week, we’ll be posting an interview with Tom Deans, author of Every Family’s Business. Because this book is focused, practical, easy-to-read and truly universal, it’s become a “BusinessCast Essential” book — that is, a critical resource that we believe all entrepreneurs should spend time with. Tom takes a fascinating, controversial and unique approach to ensure that every entrepreneur — buying or selling a family business — can retain wealth.

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Business Resources « Entrepreneur Resources

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To qualify for listing in our business resource page, a business or offer has to fill three basic requirements. Business Offers must provide exceptional value to entrepreneurs, offer something that is helpful or useful, and must be real, legitimate offer.

If a business qualifies, it earns the chance to be listed on this page, so you can find offers that can help your business. Want to know all of the requirements?

Business Idea Resources

Young Entrepreneur: An excellent site, whose users can provide you lots of information and advice for your ideas, business or projects. Find out more?

Entrepreneur.com: This site provides lots of information, and interesting articles that can also be found in their monthly magazine. Want to know more?

Finance & Money Resources

Management Resources

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Mary J. Blige is Lending Her Voice
Marie Speed March 2, 2010

Mary J. Blige is intent on inspiring and empowering other women to reach their potential. But first, she had to overcome her own demons.

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Nnamdi Asomugha: Making a Difference in His Native Nigeria and the Next Generation Here at Home
Don Yaeger February 1, 2010

Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was taught that giving was a responsibility. Today, the NFL standout works to defend those without anyone else on their team.

John Walsh: America's Most Wanted Victims' Advocate
Don Yaeger January 15, 2010

John Walsh is America's most visible advocate for victims of violent crimes and crime prevention. But the host of America's Most Wanted first had to turn tragedy into a force for good.

Mary Tyler Moore: Making a Difference in the Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes

Judy Alexandra DiEdwardo December 29, 2009

Mary Tyler Moore initially denied her diabetes diagnosis. Gradually, came acceptance and then advocacy--to raise awareness, funding and to give a face to the 3 million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

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Alicia Keys: Finding Purpose Beyond Music and Hitting All the Right Keys
Mike Zimmerman November 30, 2009

Alicia Keys was in command of her award-winning music career when she was just a teen--winning her first Grammy before she could legally vote. But recently, she realized her intense focus on the music had a downside. Read how she discovered and is fulfilling her life's purpose today.

SUCCESS Legend Series: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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As an orphaned child, Wayne W. Dyer learned the secrets to a successful life. What can he teach us?

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Profiles in Greatness: The Kennedy Legacy

Amy Anderson November 2, 2009

The Kennedy family legacy is one of service. Passed from generation to generation, these values provide lessons for the rest of us.

Attitude is Everything!

SUCCESS Staff October 28, 2009

Read about the inspiring life of this personal-development pioneer who passed away on Oct. 26 but whose legacy of positive thinking lives on.

(SUC940-010) Nnamdi Asomugha: Making a Difference in His Native Nigeria and the Next Generation Here at Home

February 1, 2010

Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was taught that giving was a responsibility. Today, the NFL standout works to defend those without anyone else on their team.

John Walsh: America's Most Wanted Victims' Advocate

January 15, 2010

John Walsh is America's most visible advocate for victims of violent crimes and crime prevention. But the host of America's Most Wanted first had to turn tragedy into a force for good.

Mary Tyler Moore: Making a Difference in the Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes

December 29, 2009

Mary Tyler Moore initially denied her diabetes diagnosis. Gradually, came acceptance and then advocacy--to raise awareness, funding and to give a face to the 3 million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

Alicia Keys: Finding Purpose Beyond Music and Hitting All the Right Keys

November 30, 2009

Alicia Keys was in command of her award-winning music career when she was just a teen--winning her first Grammy before she could legally vote. But recently, she realized her intense focus on the music had a downside. Read how she discovered and is fulfilling her life's purpose today.

SUCCESS Legend Series: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

November 2, 2009

As an orphaned child, Wayne W. Dyer learned the secrets to a successful life. What can he teach us?

Profiles in Greatness: The Kennedy Legacy

November 2, 2009

The Kennedy family legacy is one of service. Passed from generation to generation, these values provide lessons for the rest of us.

Live Your Legacy

October 12, 2009

Have you thought about how you'd like to be remembered? Read inspiring insights from Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, Ken Dychtwald and Chris Widener.

Good Business

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Succeed In Life

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The X-factor... From-
http://www.affirmations-for-success.com/succeed-in-life.html

Copyright © 2004 Neil Millar

Would you agree that today most of us have the same set of opportunities and the same set potential?
If you agree with me, then perhaps you might like to consider this puzzling question: if we all have the same opportunities and potential why are some people more successful than others?

It could be said that some people are more privileged than others, and while this is certainly true, you could argue that there is proof in every day life of people who started off with zero and went on to accumulate incredible wealth. It could be said that some people have better academic ability than others and while this is true you could argue the case of all the people who achieved success after years of under-achieving in education. It could be said that some have more talent than others, and while this is true, there is always someone who has achieved huge success based on determination and a lot less talent.
And it could be said that there are always exceptions to rules... and if this is the case then I question how, if there are exceptions to rules, the rule came to be a rule in the first place!

I’m a writer: a novelist and an author of personal development material and as such, I’m a keen researcher because I want my work to have depth. What I want to share with you is some of that research - research that highlights a couple of, in my opinion, the vital steps to success in any endeavor.

What I’ve found is that the successful people start with a couple of very important qualities. These qualities, I believe, are so vital to success that, if you took it away, I doubt they could ever succeed.

What’s more is this: most people who have not, or are not succeeding in life in a way they would desire fail to do these two things. So let me enlighten you…

People who succeed - people who live life with a purpose - know what they want to achieve right at the beginning of their adventure to success. They are clear on their life path or Life Purpose. They know what they want in life and they select only opportunities that bring them close to the desired result. And the other thing they do?

People who succeed know who they want to be as they move towards their success on that path of Life Purpose. They use their past to shape their future, keeping what they like and what works and discarding what fails and thwarts them.

Think about it and see if you agree: if you knew what you wanted and got clear about who you are and how your past experience could be harnessed for the good of mankind then would anything be able to stop you if you consistently applied yourself in that direction?
I doubt it!

This is an Awesome site with so much information and help on helping ANYONE succeed. Check it out
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2010-03-08T18:26:00.000-08:00

Explanations

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Explanations
Underpinning all of these are many sound academic researches and theories which form the deeper explanations for how persuasions work.

Explanations include:
Academic Theories: Lots of academic theories:
In an alphabetic list
And also in clusters of similar theories.
Motivation: The overall subject of what drives us (and where changing minds often needs to be). Including:
Needs: Details and models about these pre-programmed systems.
Emotions: How we feel the way we do (and are drive to action).
Beliefs: The bedrock of our assumptions.
Values: The rules we live by (in order to live with others).
Goals: The things we try to achieve to meet our needs
Memory: How we store, recognize and recall.
Processing: The thinking that leads to action.
Our unique SIFT Model that provides a simple model for understanding what goes on inside our heads.
Decisions: The processes by which we weigh up choices and build intent.
Meaning: The meaning we make from our experiences.
Trust: The social glue that is the gateway to persuasion.
Preferences: The biases that we apply to our choices.
Brain stuff: Deeper stuff about how the brain works.
Other stuff:
Behaviors: That result from our decisions, including lots on:
Addiction: Getting hooked.
Body language: Basic non-verbals.
Conditioning: Pavlov’s dogs.
Coping Mechanisms: How we handle stress (includes Freudian Defense Mechanisms).
Games: The games we play to handle life.
Lying: Telling fibs.
Understanding body language: Non-verbal communication.
Critical Theory: Deep challenge.
Culture: How we socially act together.
Gender: Differences between men and women.
Identity: Complexities of the self.
Learning Theory: How we get to make sense.
Personality: What makes us who we are.
Power: Our capability to act. Where we get it and how we use it.
Psychoanalysis: From the early years.
Groups: How groups and teams of people behave.
Social Research: philosophers, philosophies and the search for meaning.
Stress: What winds us up.

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Academic Subjects

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Academic Subjects

Reading

Our aim is to inspire and guide all children to be accomplished readers who LOVE to read.
At Running River we aspire to develop in children a love of language that lasts a lifetime. In every classroom teachers read award winning books or tell stories to the children that engender deep discussions, laughter, tears, questions and awakening consciousness. A love of reading begins with a love of stories or information, and by nourishing curiosity and inquiry about all aspects of life, our students move forward on the path of becoming life long readers.
Besides reading and telling stories out loud, we believe that books need to be brought to life and become multi-dimensional. We do this in a variety of ways. We teach comprehension strategies starting in kindergarten all the way through middle school. Children learn to look deeper, to understand all the pieces of literature that make a story great. They learn to compare stories to their own lives, to other’s lives and to other stories they have heard. They ask questions, look for inferences, feel and listen behind the words, and find meaning in their reading.
We also use the arts to bring books to life. We use all mediums to illustrate stories. We have both used and made puppets and put on shows. We have danced stories and put them to drumming. We have created full-length, original musicals performed by the entire school from stories. In 2008 we did this with “The Lorax,” by Dr. Seuss. We wrote and performed songs, dances and used drumming to bring this story to life. This play led to a much deeper look at environmental issues and helped the students feel empowered to make a difference in the world.
Running River utilizes the Boulder Valley School District standards and combines these with other individualized assessment tools and curriculums such as “Words Their Way” to help place children in appropriate reading groups in the younger grades. Concurrently they receive instruction in whole language, phonics, sight words and all other reading strategies. All children are also given daily reading time to read or look at books of their choice.
In the lower grades, children read books in small groups and also on their own, according to their reading level and personal interests. As they grow older, although they still read books on their own, there are more books they read as a group, especially the classics which promote discussions and class projects.

Teachers create their own materials, or find appropriate reading to bring theme studies into reading class. If children are studying animals or plants in kindergarten or first grade, you will find books the teachers have written for the children so they can read about what they are studying. No matter what the age or reading level, we want children to discover that books bring even more information about their interests and what they are studying. We also have a process by which a class writes a book together on a certain topic. By being involved in the creation of books in the classroom, early readers get to know (and memorize) the contents, and therefore start to build confidence in their reading.

Famous Person Project

In 2008 our combined 2nd to 6th grade students worked on a project called “Famous People.” Each child, with the help of teachers and parents, chose a famous person to learn about. We found books at every level of reading so that every child had at least 2 books to read. We asked parents to read some of the longer books to the children at home. We also used the internet to gather information.

In class we studied Thomas Edison and then Helen Keller to use as examples of how to learn about a famous person’s life, and after reading and discussing these two people, we watched films about their lives.
Every child was involved in a series of projects to immerse them further in their study: they created “Life Maps” of each person; Venn Diagrams to compare themselves to the famous person; portrait paintings in art class along with original poems that outlined the portraits; written reports (of different lengths and depth depending on the student’s age), and they performed scenes from the life of the person. Finally, each child illustrated three important treasures their famous person might have held dear to them, and then explained why. In the end, every child knew a great deal about their famous person, and also about the others in the class.

A Professor Teaches Chaucer and the Odyssey

William Kuskin, CU Professor (and parent) came to the 2-4 grade class every Friday morning and taught the children about Chaucer, the Legend of the Green Knight, and the Odyssey. He had the children reciting Chaucer in no time, and gave them a real taste of great literature through his dramatic storytelling.

Upper Grades Reading (written by the teacher, Jane)

I choose a combination of classic and contemporary pieces.
The students and I begin our examination of the text by exploring the historical and social context of the piece.
We read the books together-sometimes out loud, sometimes with a partner, sometimes alone in class and at home. Sometimes the parents are asked to read passages with the students and discuss or do some type of writing assignment.
I model good reading strategies: predicting, questioning, clarifying, analyzing, and summarizing. We discuss the reading strategies. I ask the students to identify their comments and questions about the text as one of the reading strategies.
While reading, I point out different examples of literary terms, writing style and technique. We practice writing examples of our own which contain examples of that particular aspect of writing that we have studied. Eventually, the students are asked to find the examples in the text on their own. So, we hit on many examples over and over throughout the year.
We answer written discussion questions to recall, interpret, and analyze information.
We always discuss on the following day the previous night’s reading homework assignment.
Students put together a project for each piece of literature that we read. The students are given a list of ideas to choose from. The ideas are based on Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences. I give them a list of ideas which are designed to show the student’s strength in an aspect of their MI. In other words, “they get to pick something they are good at.” Students are also always given the option to create their own project idea if one of mine doesn’t appeal to them. Of course, this idea must be given teacher approval.
If time allows and the media is available, we view the film version or live production. We further study this aspect by writing comparing and contrasting pieces.

In the 2008-09 year we read: “To Kill a Mockingbird;” The Diary of Ann Frank;” and “Romeo and Juliet,” which they chose parts to perform at the end of year camping trip. All of the books entailed projects which the students greatly enjoyed and presented to the parents.

Writing

Every child has the potential to express themselves competently as a writer in many different forms. In a calm, supportive environment, and with encouragement, guidance and good instruction, all of the children at Running River feel confident about their talents as writers.
Running River students are engaged in writing on a daily basis in all subject areas. This includes: creative writing; expository writing; literature responses in reading class; writing poetry; writing for our school magazine; spelling; practicing handwriting; explaining math solutions; writing out science experiments; or writing letters to each other to be delivered through the class post office.

Creative Writing
Children are full of stories – that’s why we begin teaching writing in kindergarten! The younger children start the year by dictating stories to teachers and then illustrating them. They make these individual stories into books to take home to read to their families. The books are also kept for a class library.
In every classroom we have a very dynamic process called Writer’s Workshop. Here the children learn to fully express their rich inner imaginings and life experiences. Anything they have an urge to write about is worthwhile and fuels a lifelong love of writing.
At any time during our Writer’s Workshops one can walk into a classroom and see children at any stage of the writing process: starting a new story, writing, sharing with another student, conferencing with a teacher, illustrating, editing, copying a final draft, reading over what they have written, or doing what we call an “Author’s Chair”.
As children are learning to write (and to read) we start by using their personal writing to teach these skills. The way we have discovered that children best learn writing skills is by using them to improve their own writing, not by merely doing worksheets. In order to facilitate this, we use word walls, personalized spelling lists, mini-lessons to teach grammar and mechanics as well as give instruction in writing skills. We also tie reading comprehension strategies back to writing stories. We use “Author’s Chair” to encourage children to read their stories out loud to the class or to a few friends so they can learn to receive feedback and suggestions to improve their stories.
We go through this whole writing process so that each child can have a completed book they have written, edited, revised and illustrated at the end of the year. The children have hosted teas and invited parents to come and hear their original book readings. The children have also published school magazines and entered writing contests.

Expository Writing

We begin teaching expository writing skills in second grade with short reports in science, history or language arts. Children learn how to choose a topic and find information from various sources. They learn how to take notes and organize them. They learn to find important information and sort through less important details in order to make choices of what they will include in their writing.
We teach the writing of topic sentences and move to supporting sentences, building to the 11-sentence paragraph. In the upper primary and middle school, children learn to write a variety of essays. While this kind of paragraphing is being developed we also start writing longer reports using the same skills. The children write rough drafts, learn to self-edit and then edit with an adult, and then do second drafts and final copies. By the time children leave Running River for high school they are adept at every aspect of expository writing.

Math

“Knowing mathematics means being able to use it in purposeful ways. To learn mathematics, students must be engaged in exploring, conjecturing, and thinking rather than only in rote learning of rules and procedures. Mathematics learning is not a spectator sport. When students construct personal knowledge derived from meaningful experiences, they are much more likely to retrain and use what they have learned. This fact underlies teachers’ new role in providing experiences that help students make sense of mathematics, to view and use it as a tool for reasoning and problem solving.”
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics: Executive Summary, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, March 1989, page 5
The math program at Running River School strives to help students create meaning of processes and operations through the use of manipulatives and real-world problem solving. Our method is heavily based in the constructivist approach, which suggests that children are at all times broadening their construct of the logical and symbolic world through the assimilation of new experiences, which conflict and align with previous knowledge and understanding: thus, creating new meaning. We use this approach in alignment with the Boulder Valley Standards. We also use the “Everyday Mathematics” curriculum for all grades.
One strength of our program lies in the way in which we integrate math into our annual themes. Each year we pick a natural theme and design an interdisciplinary curriculum that meets the Colorado Model Content Standards for language arts, math, and science. During the ‘Animal’ unit, for example, the Kindergarteners study measurement in conjunction with dinosaurs. They study length, height, and weight of dinosaur footprints, tails, and heads. They also compare and contrast, a pre-skill of ratio. Additionally, thematic-based math really gets kids excited. By engaging kids emotional center, we quickly activate excitement in the brain as well.
Our themes allow us to tailor practical problems into our math units. Another strength of our program is that we give kids every opportunity we can to use math as a tool in life. We teach in a way that gets all kids excited about math as well as learning to apply their developing skills to real life practical projects such as carpentry, gardening, cooking, and orienteering in the outdoors. Research shows that although students may be able to perform well at arithmetic computation, often they are not able to use those skills to solve problems. Attached is an example of a Thematic Plant Problem. This problem demonstrates a standards-based approach to a real thematic problem: “How can you design the garden we are building?”
A third strength of our program is our multi-age grouping. We intentionally create multi-age classrooms because peers are great teachers. When students present their findings and ideas, they are solidifying new information and teaching one another what they have learned. We are constantly challenging kids to teach one another. When kids struggle and reach out for help, we often direct them to other students. Our teachers evaluate students’ knowledge by observing the ways in which individuals and groups of students work and rework the problems together.
Finally, knowing where students are in their mathematical understanding is crucial. We use one-on-one assessments to gauge how students are progressing through the curriculum. We also rely heavily on the work that students are doing in their daily math work and journals. We use journals to give kids an opportunity to demonstrate their thought processes through writing and pictures, thus activating both sides of the brain. These math journals become roadmaps for the students to review the paths we’ve taken throughout the year. At Running River School students drive the instruction. Because we have such a small student : teacher ratio, we are able to tailor instruction to each individual’s needs.

Below is one example of a Thematic-problem, which integrates fractions, addition, money, spatial design and a variety of language arts. It is great to work with kids who are so engaged in what they are learning.

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How to get the Most out of Life.

2009-12-27T19:29:00.000-08:00

Start living!

By Leo Babauta, Guam
September, 2008

I love reading lists of things to do before you die , but after reading several of these lists, I've realized that each list is a very personal thing. It can only apply to the writer of the list, and not to all human beings in general. No such list can do that.

And think about this: if you're trying to follow a list of things to do before you die...trying to check things off the list, just to say you've done it...what's the point, really? To be able to tell people you've done it? To follow the life prescription of some writer?

I won't try to tell you what to do before you die...but I will suggest some questions to figure out how to live...right now. Each and every day

Because you never know how much time you have left, and trying to cram a list of things into that unknown time can be futile. Instead, live every day to the fullest. Get the most out of life.

1. Who do I love, and what am I doing about it?
When someone dies (two of my kids' grandmother just died, so I've been thinking about this a lot), you realize that you never know how much time you have with the people you love. They can go at any time—as can you. And so you must make the most of this time.

If you aren't spending time with the people you love, change that. If you are holding a grudge against a family member, let it go and reconcile. If you've done something to hurt a loved one, ask for forgiveness. Drop the pride, and make up. If you haven't seen someone in awhile, call them now to set up a date.

2. Am I pursuing my dream, or is fear stopping me?
What have you always wanted to do? Maybe something you dreamed of as a child but have given up as unrealistic? Maybe something you still want to do but are afraid of failing? What fears are stopping you? And what would be the worst that could happen if you overcame those fears and pursued your dream?

If you're already pursuing your dream, pat yourself on the back. You're doing awesome!

3. Am I doing something that matters?
There's a difference between doing work, and doing work that really matters. Much of the time, we use up the few days we have on this earth with busy-work, stuff that doesn't make much difference, and that's sadly a waste of our lives.

Recently on Dumb Little Man [1], writer Ali Hale suggested you ask yourself, "Will this matter in five years?" I think this is a great question. It helps you distinguish between trivial busy-work that will take up all of your time but not matter in a few years, and tasks and projects and goals with high impact that will make a difference, in your career, in your life, in the lives of others.

4. What am I doing to help others?
Kind of ironically, you get the most out of life not just by taking what you can for yourself, but by giving to others. What have you done lately to help people out? Have you been kind to people? Have you been compassionate? Have you been there for anyone? Listened? Volunteered for those in need? If you're not doing anything to help others, this is a good time to figure out one thing you can do for someone, and put it into action. Ask this question on a regular basis, and you'll make kindness a habit.

5. Am I as good a person as I want to be?
I ask this of myself all the time. Sometimes, when I'm impatient or selfish or less-than-helpful, I think back on what I've said and done and realize that I could have done better. Instead of beating myself up about it, I endeavor to try harder, to remember to allow my better angels to guide me, to rise above the trivialities of life to a higher plane.

It's not easy to be a good person, at least not all of the time. It's easier to be selfish, without thinking about it. But is that how you want to be remembered? Is that how you want to live your life? Give it some thought, and act accordingly.

6. What am I doing to live life with passion, health and energy?
You can do all the right things, and yet live a life that's dull and sluggish. If you let your health go, you will have little energy and you will waste the minutes you have left on illness. Instead, learn to live a healthy life, with good foods and exercise. This will lead to more energy in your life. And then direct that energy into something you're passionate about. If you haven't found that passion (or passions), start looking. You'll thank me. :)

This story, first published on Zen Habits [2] /

http://www.guideposts.com/story/get-a-life

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2009-12-07T22:23:00.000-08:00

There are so many times that I've wanted to stop dead in my tracks,

drop everything,

scream,

fall on floor,

curl up on floor,

and cry like a baby!!!!

Family, work, school, volunteer efforts, and life in general seem to kick my ass!!!

A while back, I decided to look online for online help, tips, advice, as well as other things and decided that the best medicine for what I need, (other than a shot of whiskey every hour) was the support and advice from other over extended women like myself.

In this blog I hope to give a little comfort as well as get some comfort.

Monthly I'll be posting links, advice, and (hopefully) helpful tips to all you over worked, unappreciated, over extended women who feel the same way I do.

If you have any tips, suggestions, or even the need to scream, cuss, or vent,

Please feel free

This Blog Is For You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-12T01:15:00.000-08:00

Big Companies Who Make it a Point to PISS ME OFF!!!!!
So the other day, my DIRECTV went out once again. So they sent me to a special part of the company called, (check this out) CASE MANAGEMENT!!!! It is a special dept that handles customers who have had a really bad time with the satisfaction level of service from the idiots that work there, or as I like to say, the lack of satisfaction from having to deal with people who truly hate their job.I'm not going to lie, I have major issues paying so much for a product that doesn't work and even more issues having to sit on the phone for over an hour to get the problem fixed. ( I feel they should be putting me on the payroll, but that is clearly another story at another time. Anyway, after having to tell the 6th idiot, I mean, retention specialist, and I use that term very loosely, my name, account info, and the problem, I am told, no PROMISED that I would get a call back within 2 hours to set up an appointment. THAT CALL NEVER HAPPENED, (SHOCKER, HUH?). Anyway, I was just about to call Comcast when the white van pulled in front of my driveway, his name was Calvin and he said that he only gets sent to SPECIAL customers like me. I took special to mean, BITCHY, LOL. After Calvin fixed one of the receivers, he went on to check the others and it actually turned out to be minor, unlike the month before when the receiver made a big noise and pretty smoke. Calvin had me all fixed up in no time and told me that he has been appointed my personal Directv technician. Cheers to you Calvin, out of all the idiots at that company, they finally managed to hire someone with a brain, a heart, and who actually knows the meaning of customer retention.

Will I end up a Comcast customer? Who knows, that depends on whether Calvin's co-workers and employers grow a brain. We as customers are looked at by big business as a bottom line, and quite frankly, I"M SICK OF IT. So tune in again to see who pisses me off next.

Shelly

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