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Power of Positive Talk

2008-09-18T06:23:00.007-07:00

I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success.

One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and literally hanging around upside down from the rafters of our lake house. So, it came to no surprise for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn't realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high.

My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big limb, about ten feet below me. Tammy's mother also noticed us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad's voice over the wind yell, "Bart, Hold on tightly." So I did. The next thing I know, I heard Tammy screaming at the top of her lungs, laying flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.

I scampered down the tree to safety. My dad later told me why she fell and I did not. Apparently, when Tammy's mother felt the gust of wind, she yelled out, "Tammy, don't fall!" And Tammy did. Fall.

My dad then explained to me that the mind has a very difficult time processing a negative image. In fact, people who rely on internal pictures cannot see a negative at all. In order for Tammy to process the command of not falling, her nine-year-old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. Whereas, my eight-year-old brain instantly had an internal image of me hanging on tightly.

This concept is especially useful when you are attempting to break a habit or set a goal. You can't visualize not doing something. The only way to properly visualize not doing something is to actually find a word for what you want to do and visualize that. For example, when I was thirteen years old, I played for my junior high school football team. I tried so hard to be good, but I just couldn't get it together at that age. I remember hearing the words run through my head as I was running out for a pass, "Don't drop it!" Naturally, I dropped the ball.

My coaches were not skilled enough to teach us proper "self-talk." They just thought some kids could catch and others couldn't. I'll never make it pro, but I'm now a pretty good Sunday afternoon football player, because all my internal dialogue is positive and encourages me to win. I wish my dad had coached me playing football instead of just climbing trees. I might have had a longer football career.

Here is a very easy demonstration to teach your kids and your friends the power of a toxic vocabulary. Ask them to hold a pen or pencil. Hand it to them. Now, follow my instructions carefully. Say to them, "Okay, try to drop the pencil." Observe what they do.

Most people release their hands and watch the pencil hit the floor. You respond, "You weren't paying attention. I said TRY to drop the pencil. Now please do it again." Most people then pick up the pencil and pretend to be in excruciating pain while their hand tries but fails to drop the pencil.

The point is made.

If you tell your brain you will "give it a try," you are actually telling your brain to fail. I have a "no try" rule in my house and with everyone I interact with. Either people will do it or they won't. Either they will be at the party or they won't. I'm brutal when people attempt to lie to me by using the word try. Do they think I don't know they are really telegraphing to the world they have no intention of doing it but they want me to give them brownie points for pretended effort? You will never hear the words "I'll try" come out of my mouth unless I'm teaching this concept in a seminar.

If you "try" and do something, your unconscious mind has permission not to succeed. If I truly can't make a decision I will tell the truth. "Sorry John. I'm not sure if I will be at your party or not. I've got an outstanding commitment. If that falls through, I will be here. Otherwise, I will not. Thanks for the invite."

People respect honesty. So remove the word "try" from your vocabulary.

My dad also told me that psychologists claim it takes seventeen positive statements to offset one negative statement. I have no idea if it is true, but the logic holds true. It might take up to seventeen compliments to offset the emotional damage of one harsh criticism. These are concepts that are especially useful when raising children.

Ask yourself how many compliments you give yourself daily versus how many criticisms. Heck, I know you are talking to yourself all day long. We all have internal voices that give us direction.

So, are you giving yourself the 17:1 ratio or are you shortchanging yourself with toxic self-talk like, " I'm fat. Nobody will like me. I'll try this diet. I'm not good enough. I'm so stupid. I'm broke, etc. etc."

If our parents can set a lifetime of programming with one wrong statement, imagine the kind of programming you are doing on a daily basis with your own internal dialogue. Here is a list of Toxic Vocabulary words.

Notice when you or other people use them.

Ø But: Negates any words that are stated before it.
Ø Try: Presupposes failure.
Ø If: Presupposes that you may not.
Ø Might: It does nothing definite. It leaves options for your listener.
Ø Would Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen.
Ø Should Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen (and implies guilt.)
Ø Could Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen but the person tries to take credit as if it did happen.
Ø Can't/Don't: These words force the listener to focus on exactly the opposite of what you want. This is a classic mistake that parents and coaches make without knowing the damage of this linguistic error.

Examples:
Toxic phrase: "Don't drop the ball!"
Likely result: Drops the ball
Better language: "Catch the ball!"

Toxic phrase: "You shouldn't watch so much television."
Likely result: Watches more television.
Better language: "I read too much television makes people stupid. You might find yourself turning that TV off and picking up one of those books more often!"

Exercise: Take a moment to write down all the phrases you use on a daily basis or any Toxic self-talk that you have noticed yourself using. Write these phrases down so you will begin to catch yourself as they occur and change them.

There is very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander, the great Greek king.

2008-09-18T06:23:00.006-07:00

Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.

He now longed to reach home to see his mother's face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit Him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail." With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes.

"My first desire is that," said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin." After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury. The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin."

The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. But no one dare bring the question to their lips. Alexander's favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?" At this Alexander took a deep breath and said:

"I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that

"No doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted."

The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me.

"I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth."

And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin,

"I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world."

With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last. . . . .

THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED "LIFE"

2008-09-18T06:23:00.005-07:00

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a
loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was
around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle
open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle
and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen
totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went
to the
bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a
poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child
collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The
mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When
the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he
looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS:
1. what were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
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ANSWER:
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The
child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point
in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time
to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.. No one is to
be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
"If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there
would be much fewer problems in the world"

MORAL OF THE STORY

This story is really worth reading. ..... Sometimes we spend time in
asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship,
in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something
called L.I.F.E

Building Your House

2008-09-18T06:23:00.004-07:00

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."

The carpenter was shocked!

"What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently."

So it is with us.

We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said:

"Life is a do-it-yourself project."

"Your attitude, and the choices you make today, helps build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely"

A logical Hit of the mind's hammer

2008-09-18T06:23:00.003-07:00

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.

After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away.

The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer....................... $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap.......................... $ 9,998.00

Life is a lesson to learn

2008-09-18T06:23:00.002-07:00

When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson learned that day.

I was convinced that "I" was right and "he" was wrong - and he was just as convinced that "I" was wrong and "he" was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other.

In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he answered.

I couldn't believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White." It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson learned that day:

"You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective"

Moments in Life

2008-09-18T06:23:00.001-07:00

There are moments in life when you miss someone, so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the
closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for us.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go;
be what you want to be, because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.
Don't count the years-count the memories...........

A Story about Gandhi

2008-09-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

A Story about Gandhi

As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train started rolling. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first shoe.
Asked by a fellow passenger why he did that, Gandhi replied –

"The poor man who finds the shoe lying on the track will now have a pair he can use."

Understanding the process of making money online easy

2008-09-14T23:27:00.001-07:00

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Data Entry Jobs from Home: What They Are, How to Find Them

2008-09-14T23:26:00.001-07:00

By John Leewww.data-entry-jobs.netPerhaps you've worked for entirely too long at a job you dislike. Long commutes and office politics can cause burnout and leave you wondering if there's a better way. If you're tired of going to work each day and want a way to make money that offers amazing flexibility, then a career doing data entry from home may be for you. Data entry jobs often entail the entry of various types of information via computer and at times, management of this information. Some other names you may hear for online data entry workers are online home typists, online word processors, information processing specialists and online transcribers. Data entry from home may include the preparation of correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, lists, records and databases. At times, the work can become tedious and time-consuming. But if you're a good typist can accurately capture and record information in a time efficient manner, data entry from home may be a good choice for you. The data entry jobs that offer the option of working from home often also offer flexible scheduling. It's likely that you will be able to work when you want, as little or as much as you want. Below are profiles of some of the most popular jobs available for those who wish to do data entry from home. Medical and Legal Transcription: Medical and/or legal transcription requires the entry of information as heard on an audio file. Basically, you will listen to a recording and type everything that you hear. There is specialized equipment available such as headphones and even foot pedals that can slow down or speed up what you're listening to, as well as training courses that can teach and certify you in these types of data entry jobs. Medical Coding: Medical coding is another data entry from home job that you can do. Medical coders ensure the proper entry and management of sensitive medical data. There are correspondence courses that can teach you how to do this from home. Litigation Coding: A growing category in data entry jobs, litigation coding involves the capture of information from scanned documents to assist legal professionals in not only storing their documents electronically but locating the documents using accurate search criteria. Although the money you make doing data entry from home may fluctuate depending on factors such as the availability of work and how much work you perform, people doing online data entry jobs can make up to $60,000 per year. As stated before, this figure can vary widely based on a number of variables. The first thing to do when considering doing data entry from home is research. Simply by performing an online search, you can find more information on data entry jobs and the companies that hire employees to work from home. It's also a good idea to search the BBB (Better Business Bureau) to make sure any company you are considering working for is legitimate and scam-free.

Fuel Freedom International Business Plan ? You can Earn in thousands per week

2008-09-14T23:09:00.001-07:00

The demand for gas is soaring and so are the prices. Oil prices have already reached their record highs - $74 a barrel. No wonder that Gas savers are in great demand and have the market booming with all possible categories and types of gas mileage savers. There is flourishing market available for fuel additives, alternative gas fuels, high mileage vehicles and hybrid cars; every effort is going on in the market to beat the price crunch.As a category, the gas savers score over the other means of fuel additives due to their low prices and simplicity of their use. Some of these gas savers may be incompatible with 2-stroke engine oil additives. Some of them also block filters. Worse, some of them are sold in the market even without necessary approvals from the EPA.Unlike other commercially promoted gas mileage enhancer MPG-CAP? does not attempt to modify or alter the fuel, but actually improves the combustion cycle. The Gas Mileage Enhancer with Specific ActionMPG-CAPS? creates a catalytic micro-coating on the combustion chamber surfaces; resulting in improved combustion efficiency?improving gas mileage and lowering harmful exhaust emissions. Save Your EnvironmentBesides improving gas mileage the MPG-CAPS also reduce the harmful exhaust emissions. The technology is particularly applicable to improving combustion in "green" engines (which produce little or no pollution) such as engines that are new, recently rebuilt, or that have low operating hours. The gas savers contain 100% active ingredients that ensure 100% combustion efficiency. With MPG-CAPS, your vehicle will burn fuel more completely and cleanly, reducing environmentally harmful emissions and harmful carbon deposits in your engine that help to reduce your engine efficiency.The efficacy MPG CAPS has been proven in more than 20,000,000 miles of double blind statistically designed tests. In the most recent testing of it in a 2005 Nissan Altima laboratory, an 11.1% increase gas mileage in miles per gallon has been noted without recording any harmful emissions. In a nut shell MPG-Caps is a revolutionary gas saver that simultaneously improves fuel economy and gas mileage. The unique engine conditioner effects gas mileage improvement by creating a micro-thin coating on the combustion chamber in your engine allowing your fuel to burn more efficiently. An unique product of Fuel Freedom International, MPG-CAPS gas savers help you get better gas mileage and save money. Not only this, FFI also offers an unique money making home business opportunity for all to pursue. All you need to do is to spread the word about this wonderful product.Incredible Business OpportunityFFI is a company dedicated to help people achieve the dream of financial independence. We believe that 'Working Together Everyone Achieve More' and with commitment to honor and integrity we can achieve it.In spite of the fueling prices of gas, the numbers of vehicles on the road haven't decreased. Why? Because, motor vehicles are a part of our daily life and people are going to use them no matter what. The potential consumer base is huge. We are talking about all vehicle owners on the planet. People are making thousands of dollars a week working with Fuel Freedom International. Do a simple search online for it, and you will see it all over the web. This is the perfect work at home business for anyone.Jim Mack is a Sales, Marketing and Business Building Training Expert besides being a Success Coach and Mentor. Jim has learnt the secret of Fuel Freedom International and enjoys steady income streams.

When is the Best Time to List on eBay?

2008-09-14T23:04:00.000-07:00

A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends. My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you're selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you're selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that's when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend. If you're selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good. If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction -- most people are home on Sunday nights.) Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don't have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area. If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item's not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs. As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of eBay Selling Ideas
A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends. My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you're selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you're selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that's when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend. If you're selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good. If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction -- most people are home on Sunday nights.) Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don't have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area. If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item's not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs. As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of eBay Selling Ideas
A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends. My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you're selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you're selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that's when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend. If you're selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good. If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction -- most people are home on Sunday nights.) Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don't have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area. If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item's not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs. As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of eBay Selling Ideas
A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends. My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you're selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you're selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that's when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend. If you're selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good. If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction -- most people are home on Sunday nights.) Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don't have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area. If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item's not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs. As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of eBay Selling Ideas
A lot of people want to know that magical time to list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment when their item will sell for the best possible price. What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two words: it depends. My eBay selling experiences have always put me squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my items have always sold best with a 7-day auction that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on Sunday. The second best day and time for me has always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I never tried Fridays because I always perceived Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end.The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a number of factors, and what you're selling is a major component to what day and time is the best. For example, if you're selling office and business products, Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be the best times. Why? Because that's when people from businesses might be bidding for office supplies and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to exclude Monday and Fridays because some people might be taking a three-day weekend. If you're selling items that school-age kids might want to bid on, then the hours immediately after the school day would be good. If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time.Why is the beginning and ending time so important? It seems the bidding for items is most active when an item is just listed and several hours before the end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get bidders between those times, but it does seem that the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions end when your target audience is at home and available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a good time to begin and end an auction -- most people are home on Sunday nights.) Of course, if you have items that are in high demand you don't have to worry too much about not having enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to list your items. But, for the most part, you do want to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. Be sure you check for any special television programming that would take your bidders attention away from your auction. And, if you have an auction limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an auction during a special event, like a concert in that area. If your item is not particularly in high demand, make sure your item's not going to end when an auction for a similar item is going to end. You want all potential bidders focused on your item, not split between yours and theirs. As with all online selling, research is the key to a profitable outcome.Shari Hearn is a writer and owner of eBay Selling Ideas

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2008-09-14T23:03:00.000-07:00

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System Recruitment is Right Firm to Help You Find the Job you Want.

2008-09-14T23:01:00.001-07:00

At System Recruitment we have a highly qualified and motivated staff of recruitment experts who can help you find the jobs you want in many fields. This includes such areas as IT jobs, SQL jobs, Sales jobs, and Programming Jobs. We can also locate Engineering jobs such as those of Corrosion Engineer and Environmental Engineer. We are a United Kingdom based firm located in Birmingham and we have been in the recruitment business since 2000. As a result we have established a top reputation with many companies throughout the UK. This puts us in the position of being able to help you, the job seeker, find IT Jobs, Sales jobs, Programming Jobs, Engineering Jobs, or any other of a variety of jobs you may be looking for. We have job candidates come to us who are seeking entry level positions or a new job to enhance an existing career. We also assist people who have the qualifications to make a career change. We are experts at locating full time jobs, part time jobs, and contract jobs. The jobs we look for tend to provide lucrative compensation packages and good job security. It is easy to put us to work on your behalf. You can quickly and easily register your CV with us right on our website. One of our recruitment experts will then discuss such matters with you as your current job, your qualifications and the specific requirements you are looking for in IT jobs or other openings. Our recruitment specialists will work with you every step of the way to find the job opportunities that fit your needs and you will always know immediately when we find openings that we think meet your criteria. Unlike some companies, our staff at System Recruitment will not keep you in the dark. You will make the final decision about where you want to submit your CV. In order to be successful for its clients a good recruitment firm must have the resources and technology to constantly monitor the job markets and know when and where the openings for Engineering jobs and other positions are occurring. Our experienced staff members are experts at keeping their fingers on the pulse of the job markets and many firms in the UK rely on us to fill their open positions. There are good Sales jobs, Programming jobs, Engineering jobs, and IT jobs opening up in the United Kingdom all of the time. However, you may have a tough time finding the one that fits your needs if you do a job search on your own. That is why you should let us at System Recruitment do all of the hard work for you. You do not have to take just any job or stay in a current position that you find unrewarding. You deserve the right job in the career of your choice. Let us begin helping you today by giving us a call and discussing your needs with one of our friendly staff members. It could be the most important call you ever make. About the Author:System Recruitment in Birmingham specialise in ASP IT jobs, SQL Jobs, Engineering jobs , C#, C++ jobs ,Cathodic Engineer, Corrosion engineer jobs and Environmental Engineering recruitment - IT Sales Jobs, Programming Jobs, Project Management, Sales Jobs, User Experience Consultants.
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How To Make Money Online - Utilising Ezine Marketing

2008-09-14T22:57:00.000-07:00

Ezine advertising is a quick way to build any business. Ezine advertising simply means buying advertising space in newsletters. You will be provided about 4 to 5 lines to share about your business.Ezine advertising covers almost any aspect of any niche. You'll have to find a newsletter and test the responsiveness. Unfortunately, there is no real way of finding out whether an ezine is a dud or whether it works unless we put some money down to test.From my experience with ezine advertising, its usually either a hit or miss. So you will either can a huge surge in sales or subscribers, or you won't get any subscribers at all. The reason for this, I think is that if your offer has already been presented to subscribers in a particular ezine, then its readers have already been innoculated to your offer.If this happens, you will need to approach the readers with a different angle, perhaps a different ad. Or, simply take your medicine and move on to the another ezine. This approach does cost money, so either you will get plenty of new unique subscribers, or its $100 gone.The best advertising for new comers is by co reg advertising. These are not opt ins that were given to you by someone else or a company you bought leads from. Someone actually opted into your newsletter after being presented with 5 other offers. The responsiveness of these leads are usually must better then if you bought the leads outright. Ezine advertising has the same effect, only that, you have to put the money upfront 1st and hope you get results.Hope this shares a little about ezine ads and what you can expect. Test with a small budget, if it works, keep adveritising, if it does not, then move on.To your success!Sherman

Change your view, life is beautiful….

2008-09-14T22:33:00.000-07:00

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. "Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what you learned from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
"Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. Appreciate every single thing you have!

"Language does have the power to change reality. Therefore, treat your words as the mighty instruments they are - to heal, to bring into being, to nur

2008-09-14T22:32:00.001-07:00

There once was a wise sage who wandered the countryside. One day, as he passed near a village, he was approached by a woman who told him of a sick child nearby. She beseeched him to help this child. So the sage came to the village, and a crowd gathered around him, for such a man was a rare sight. One woman brought the sick child to him, and he said a prayer over her.
"Do you really think your prayer will help her, when medicine has failed?" yelled a man from the crowd. "You know nothing of such things! You are a stupid fool!" said the sage to the man.
The man became very angry with these words and his face grew hot and red. He was about to say something, or perhaps strike out, when the sage walked over to him and said:
"If one word has such power as to make you so angry and hot, may not another have the power to heal?"

Indian Flag

2008-09-14T22:30:00.000-07:00

Sister Nivedita was the author of the preliminary design for the Indian flag in 1906. Her conception consisted of a Vajra or a thunderbolt as the main symbol with the words Vande Mataram written on it. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled the first Indian flag of freedom in Stuttgart at the socialist congress meeting in the year 1907. Her flag had the sun, the moon, seven stars and the lotus with Vande Matram inscribed on the central white portion.The national flag of India arrived at its present form through a long process of evolution. There was a lot of debate about the meaning of the India flag before the congress declared in 1931, that its three colours saffron, white and green should represent qualities and not communities. The country flag of India is presently shown as having three horizontal stripes - saffron, white and green. In the center is a small 'chakra' or wheel with 24 spokes. The design of the wheel is based on the emblem, which appears on the Lion capital of Ashok of Sarnath. The Indian flag was made using 'khadi' cloth. It is important to explain the meaning of the three colours when we speak about the India flag. Saffron colour represents courage and sacrifice, white is for peace and truth and green means faith and chivalry. The spinning wheel symbolizes the hope of the Indian masses. The final design of the Indian flag was approved on 22nd July 1947 by the constituent assembly. This is the design, which is unfurled on all occasions of Indian flag hoisting, to fill the hearts of Indians with patriotism. A national protocol is supposed to be observed while displaying the national flag in India. The flag is supposed to be hoisted at sunrise and lowered at sunset except in special circumstances. It is also prohibited to show the Indian flag upside down and considered irreverent to keep the flag in a dirty and tattered mode.

Enjoy your tea

2008-09-14T22:28:00.001-07:00

A group of alumni (graduate students), highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests tea, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of tea and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the tea.

All the students had a cup of tea in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the tea in most cases, just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was tea, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups...and then began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this:
"Life is the tea, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the tea God has provided us."

God brews the tea, not the cups..........enjoy your tea.

The unit of measurement for success is 'Happiness'

2008-09-14T22:20:00.000-07:00

The businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The businessman complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied only a little while.The businessman then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The businessman then asked, but what do you do with the rest of your time? The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos; I have a full and busy life, señor."

The businessman scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and I could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats; eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would sell directly to the processor and eventually open your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City where you would run your expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But señor, how long will this all take?" To which the businessman replied, "15-20 years." "But what then, señor?" The businessman laughed and said, "That's the best part! When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions." "Millions, señor? Then what?" The businessman said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."
The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "Isn't that what I'm doing right now?"

Large Hydron Collider

2008-09-14T22:19:00.000-07:00

10,000 scientists have been working since 14 years on a project. Around 6 billion dollars have been spent to experiment the model of the origin of earth. Scientist have made a machine '
Large Hydron Collider' which is going to start on 10th September. This machine will create a micro black hole and if black holes get loose then it may consume our planet earth from within and eventually moving on to destroy the solar system. On 10th September the machine will start... and if something goes wrong...our earth may finish.
As per news channel in India, 7 cases have been filed to stop this experiment for the safety of the earth.
European Organization of Nuclear Research (CERN) has built LHC (Large Hydron Collider) which was started in 1995 and lies at the border of France and Switzerland near Geneva. It will become world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator. LHC is being funded and built by the help of 10,000 scientists, physicist from 34 countries as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories of the world.
When activated, it is theorized that the collider will produce the elusive Higgs boson, the observation of which could confirm the predictions and "missing links" in the Standard Model of physics and could explain how other elementary particles acquire properties such as mass. The verification of the existence of the Higgs boson would be a significant step in the search for a Grand Unified Theory, which seeks to unify three of the four known fundamental forces: electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force, leaving out only gravity. The Higgs boson may also help to explain why gravitation is so weak compared to the other three forces. In addition to the Higgs boson, other theorized novel particles that might be produced, and for which searches are planned, include strangelets, micro black holes, magnetic monopoles and super symmetric particles.
There will be one of the greatest tests of a kind....there are several safety issues yet to be answered...
let's wait and watch.

"Be aware! Love also demands to show importance in your routine activities towards your loving one"

2008-09-14T22:13:00.000-07:00

A Interesting story
Ramya was about to leave office after finishing her work. She got a call from her husband Karthi,
RAMYA: "Hello, yes Karthi".
KARTHI
: "Ramya, can you open my gmail and get a print out of the mail from that US consultant I forgot to take it in my office"
RAMYA: "Yes, I can, I need your password"
KARTHI: "jeni22091980"
RAMYA: "Ok fine"

She takes the print out and logs out. Some thought struck her mind now.JENI happens to be his college mate. Hmmm........ She decides not to discuss this with Karthi. She simply opens her mail box and changes her email password from "mohan143" to "karthiramya" and leaves for home!

MORAL OF THE STORY: Change your password! NOW!