Need to Change Something?
"Need to change something?" you ask. "Isn't it enough that everything around me is changing so fast I can't keep up?"I see and hear it all the time. People starting to say something, then stopping, shaking their head and saying, "It isn't like it used to be." You may agree with Michael Fry and T. Lewis who said, in "Over the Hedge, " "the more things change, the more they remain ? insane."A common reaction to this is to knuckle down and try and keep as much the same as you can, while at the same time, lamenting the changes going on around you. It leaves us, I'm afraid, beating out heads against a brick wall.
We become rigid in reaction to all the change going around. More determined than ever to fight it. But isn't there a better way? If change has become the norm, wouldn't it be wise to become change proficient? Isn't it better to light a candle than to curse the darkness?To become change-proficient, first of all you have to want to. This may be the hardest part of all. It means recognizing that things are changing, and are going to, and accepting the idea.
Eventually you can come to embrace it. It requires developing some Emotional Intelligence skills, such as resilience. This means being able to bounce back! Yes, you can want things to stay the same, and will them to, and do what you can about it, but some things won't, and that's when resilience comes in. It means being able to face loss, rejection and setbacks ? which is one way to define "change" ? with aplomb. Dealing with the loss, but coming back with enthusiasm and hope for the future.Change as loss? Well, if it's a good change, we don't have as much trouble dealing with it.
Or do we? You'd think that winning the lottery would be a "good" change, but studies show that many people simply can't adjust to it. See what I mean about becoming change-proficient? Wouldn't it be a shame to win the lottery and go under from the stress of it? And the changes we don't want, that signal the loss of something important to us, or beloved by us, require all the courage, skills and buoyancy we can muster.The goal is not to sink into resolute self-pity or bitterness, but to rise again. "Affliction comes to us, "said H. G. Wells, British philosopher, "not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry but wise."If you decide to develop resilience keep in mind the stretch may cause some growing pains at first.
To quote Wells again, "You have learned something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something."When you give up the idea that things are going to be the same, you will have lost something. What will you have gained? Most people who begin to work mindfully on their Emotional Intelligence experience immediate beneficial changes. Some are even exhilarated. Managing the emotional component of any circumstance or event may well be the crucial feature to how you cope.
Notice it's "manage," not "control." If things are changing all the time, and it's getting to you, you can learn how to not let it get to you. And then you will have lost something ? but what will you have gained?.
ClassifiedBuyers.com Outsmarts Online Fraudsters, Solves 'Unsolvable' Problem of Internet Fraud
(ContentDesk) September 22, 2005 -- Last year, U.S. Government consumer agencies documented over one million cases of online fraud, totaling more than $100 million. Most experts agree that the actual number of fraud cases is significantly higher than the documented number because most users do not report online fraud.Thanks to one successful website, online fraud is no longer a "problem without a solution." ClassifiedBuyers' multiple levels of protection eliminate the belief that online fraud is an acceptable risk of shopping over the Internet. "Online fraud may be rampant on other classified and auction sites, but it's nonexistent on ClassifiedBuyers," said...
ClassifiedBuyers.com Outsmarts Online Fraudsters, Solves 'Unsolvable' Problem of Internet Fraud
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1ST DoGood T-Shirt-A-Thon - DoGoodTshirts Launches a Campaign to Fundraise U$ 5 Million in 30 Days by Selling T-shirts Online
On February 16, 2004, DoGoodTshirts launches the world's first DoGood T-shirt-a-thon.
A historic event to raise a minimum of US$5 million in 30 days, for one of the causes that DoGood T-shirts supports.: The reconstruction of a conflict torn region for the children and families of Montes de Maria in Colombia.By designing and producing fashionable quality t-shirts with high impact designs against violence, for the respect of human rights, and for the celebration of life, DoGood T-shirts shares U$20 of every U$25 t-shirt sold to invest in individuals and organizations that DO GOOD around the world. DGT is not a charity. DoGoodTshirts is a business idea set out to prove that the more you give, the more you receive. " I call this: Reverse Charity" says Felipe Herrera U.
creator of DoGoodTshirts."On September 4, 2004 about 2.5 million south Floridians evacuated and escaped hurricane Frances.
In 24 hours each one of us spent an average of US$100 dollars to save our...
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Gingerbread Homes for Animals - December 1st-5th at the Dana Discovery Center in Central Park - A Benefit for NYC's At-Risk Animals
(ContentDesk) November 26, 2004 -- A celebrated group of New York's foremost Pastry Chefs will kick off the 2004 holiday season with GINGERBREAD HOMES FOR ANIMALS, an exhibition and fair at Central Park's Dana Discovery Center, to benefit New York's at-risk animal population. The event, set from Wednesday, December 1st through Sunday, December 5th, will feature each pastry maker's creation of a unique gingerbread house, inspired by an animal he or she loves. The one-of-a-kind edible sculptures will be sold by raffle. Admission to the exhibition and fair is free.GINGERGBREAD HOMES FOR ANIMALS is presented by Rational Animal and hosted by a list of prestigious city gourmets and animal-related organizations. Held during the holiday season, its goal is to illuminate the plight of the city's most needy four-legged inhabitants and raise awareness and funds for them.
In addition to the edible sculpture exhibit, the fair will feature a list of daily activities including animal-related...
Gingerbread Homes for Animals - December 1st-5th at the Dana Discovery Center in Central Park - A Benefit for NYC's At-Risk Animals
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OnGaia.com - One of the Leading Real Estate Information Service Providers in India
(ContentDesk) May 19, 2006 -- OnGaia.com understands the need for Builder / Real Estate firms to advertise. The company offers an efficient and cost effective way to market properties online. If you have properties for sale or lease anywhere in India, expose them to a global audience.Marketing your Commercial / Residential property worldwide with no limitations on listing or search areas. Provide a simple and smarter way for clients to pick you out of the crowd. A level marketing field based on performance and customer service, not the most marketing funds.
OnGaia.com has selected very few Builders and Real Estate firms for listing in the Premium Business list special page for more visibility.
We invite you to post as many number of properties as possible and avail a special offer for 45 days of listing in the Premium Business list or Featured Properties in OnGaia.com home page. Looking forward to hear from you to explore together an opportunity that facilitates and increase...
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Lower Upset Amounts at Some New Jersey Sheriff Sales
(ContentDesk) March 26, 2006 -- In my recent travels I have been reviewing the results from past sales in a few different New Jersey counties. Two counties in particular showed that some properties are selling for less than the advertised judgment amount in the Public Notice.This is a very different story than what we were seeing just a few months ago. Now I am not talking about 20-30k less, but a few thousand is enough to notice a change in market conditions. Not to mention the recent proactive effort by most lending institutions. Did you know that most banks, for one of the first times in history, are calling up the homeowners and trying to make a deal with them before it gets too bad? In fact GMAC has just funded an entire organization to assist with homeowners in trouble.
It is called http://www.995hope.org/ . Press Releases say that GMAC contributed about 20 million in seed capital funds to get it going.What does all this mean? Well Im not actually sure at the moment, but...
Lower Upset Amounts at Some New Jersey Sheriff Sales
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The Primary Source of Business Capital
The Primary Source of Business CapitalBy July 2004[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/][http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]It's OPM. Banks don't have any money. They lend OPM. Brokerage Firms rarely risk their money; they rely on OPM to trade the Market. Venture Capitalists, Hedge Fund Managers, Pension Funds and Insurance Companies are constantly searching for more OPM.
Governments rely upon OPM to run the country. So what's OPM? It's Other People's Money.Understanding OPM is the Key to Raising Risk CapitalThe suppliers of OPM expect to be rewarded for their money. That reward is a combination of acceptable risk and profit. Often these investors don't fully understand the Risk/Reward Ratio of their investment. To have any chance of succeeding over time, they should reduce investment proposals to a simple Risk/Reward ratio to determine their willingness to risk their money.American Banks borrow money from their depositors...
The Primary Source of Business Capital
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