PageOneDesigns: June 2005

News feed, message board posts, and newsletter articles pertaining to the membership of Web Page One Designs and it's fellow networks.

Monday, June 20, 2005

Ezine Issue June 20, 2005

COMPANY NEWS & EVENTS

Happy Birthday Cindy aka funfrenchfyp !

Deanna, our mod for the Medical and Health Related Discussion board, has been posting some useful links for anyone interested in learning more about health and wellness.

General Chit Chat seems to have a life of its own with continued zany-ness happening daily with our games and polls.

We finally have all winners posted to the Summer Sails Event and will be contacting the winners for feedback soon.

Our thanks again to all the vendors and attendees.

Company Spotlight: Deanna Leis, Entrepreneur

I have three businesses. I sell AVON in Canada. I also represent Lovable Labels and Watkins. I should also say that I have been running a dayhome for the last ten years.

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Featured Artist: Terry Ray, Actor/Writer

I make some wonderful friends via e-mail, many through writing contacts. Such is the case with the talented and delightfully funny Terry Ray, co-writer and star of GAYDAR, a new short film. If you enjoy an irreverent, slightly satirical sense of humor, check out Terry Ray's work. You'll have a blast! -Editor

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ARTICLES

Do You Love Food? - Then Maybe Opening a Restaurant is Not Such a Crazy Idea © Howard Schwartz

The restaurant industry in the United States employs an estimated 12.2 million people, making it the nation's largest employer outside of government agencies. This industry provides work for more than 9 percent of those employed in the United States.

It's Time To Start That "Swipe" File © David B. Silva

Just as great fiction is an art, so is great copywriting. Beneath the art, however, there's a foundation of basic knowledge and skills. The craft that goes into your writing.

Craft comes first. Art follows.

You learn the craft of writing by educating yourself, by the actual process of writing (the doing), and by reading incessantly. Every successful writer will tell you that reading has been and still is the cornerstone of developing his craft.

The Process of 'Vivid Thinking' Which Makes Success Certain! - Part 1 © Jason Katzenback

Some principles are so simple that we often overlook their significance. For instance, success is lack of failure; each failure is due to some mistake; each mistake in action originates in some mistake in thinking. To change from failure to success, it is necessary to develop those processes of thought which prevent mistakes, and which lead to success.

THIS WEEK'S THEMATIC SELECTION

Editor's Note: This Issue's Theme- Take care of yourself as well as your business. If both are healthy, they'll both do you well in years to come.

Celebrate Me Home, Linda Alexander

What is this concept of "home?"

It's a relatively "normal" flight from Baltimore, in the area, generally, where I've lived for over 40 years, to New Orleans, where I've never physically lived . . . though I've visited many, many times. The plane lands at Louis Armstrong International Airport and taxies to the terminal, and I smile and exhale. We, hubby and I, wait our turn to de-board. We enter that now oh-so-familiar terminal, with its decidedly New Orleans feel and an ever-present aroma something akin to bourbon and beignets, at any time of day.

The Cause for Clear, Susan Raab

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed an urgent technical
explanation? It happened to three blondes.

They were taking a walk in the country when they came upon a line of tracks. The first blonde said, "Those must be deer tracks!" The second blonde said, "No, silly, anyone can tell those are rabbit tracks!" The third blonde said, "No my friends, those are horse tracks!" They were still arguing ten minutes later when a train hit them.

How to Save Money for Retirement, Marilyn Pokorney

Saving money for retirement can be easy or difficult depending on your current salary. If you are like 75 percent of the American population, earning just enough money in your current job to meet your monthly bills, then it's time to do some serious thinking on how you are going to live when you retire.

Social Security isn't going to meet all your monthly payments. That is, if Social Security, or some revised form of it, still exists when your day of retirement arrives.

ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS

The Five C's to Building a Career You Will Love, Dave Lindbeck

If you have clarity about what you want and need in your life, you are more likely to get it. This is as true for your career as it is for other things in your life. However, most people spend more time researching and evaluating a car purchase, than they do on that very important thing in life - a career.

Promotional Products as Sales Incentives, Seth Mellin

Promotional products have been around for many years and have a wide array of uses. From pens to key chains, magnets to calendars, businesses are now turning everything they can into a promotional product.

Consider using higher end promotional products as incentives that can in turn help you promote your business.

Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: www.lindajalexander.net

Monday, June 13, 2005

Ezine Issue June 13, 2005

ARTICLES

LIVE IT!, Steve Goodier

Editor, diplomat and poet James Russell Lowell had a wonderful attitude. One day, when passing a building in the outskirts of Boston, he noticed an identifying inscription: "Home for Incurable Children." To a friend he
remarked, "They'll get me in there some day."

If he means that he'll never be cured of an overriding enthusiasm for living, then I also hope they'll get me into a place like that some day. I never want to outgrow my zeal for life. I never want to become so jaded as to take living for granted.

Quick Life Makeover, Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach

You can try to chalk it up to "they don’t have as much to do as I do." But let’s face it. Anybody who has an organized, smooth-flowing life has to work at it. I even heard one client of mine try to pass it off to good genes by saying that organized people have a different kind of brain.

Please! Let’s just face it people. Just like anybody who has a killer body has to work at it every day, a happy, healthy, easy life doesn’t just fall out of the sky. If it did, all the celebrities and politicians would have bought it and put it up on an infomercial by now.

The Ins and Outs of Article Submissions, Deborah Carraro

Congratulations! You've written your first article (or possibly your 10th or 100th!)

As you no doubt already know, writing articles is probably the most effective way to establish yourself as an expert in your field and increase the traffic to your website. So you diligently write articles and then spend hours posting them to Article Submission websites. "There must be a smarter way?" you think each time you submit your articles. There is! Let's look at simple techniques to get the most out of the time you will be investing in article submissions.

Fashion After 40, Diana Pemberton-Sikes

With so many designers and trends targeting the svelte body of the twenty-something, is it possible to look fashionable as the years pass and your body begins to tell the tale?

Absolutely!

In fact, with a little ingenuity and sleigh-of-hand, it's easy to be fashionable and stylish regardless of how many candles are on your birthday cake.

THIS WEEK'S THEMATIC SELECTION

Editor's Note: This week's theme is Choosing the Positive. Life will get
you down if you let it, so -- don't let it!

Making Love in the Morning, Linda Alexander

A long, leisurely time spent in bed is a fantastic way to start the morning . . . especially if it's a traditional work day. To be able to spend it with the person you love makes it an especially fantastic way to introduce yourself to a new day.

So, how often can any of us do this sort of thing? Probably not often enough. Isn't that what makes it special, though? Isn't that what makes it something to savor, a memory to hold dear, to keep with you in that special place in your recollections, and your heart, so you can take it out over and over and over, smile at the images, and revive you when you need it most?

Reduce Stress: Honor Your Commitments, Stephanie Marston, MFT

Keeping your word is critical to reducing your stress and creating a life you love. When I say keeping your word what I'm referring to is honoring what you commit to. It's keeping your promises, especially with yourself.

Unfortunately, we usually betray ourselves more than we do anyone else. We say one thing and do another. For any of you who have children or for that matter, who once were children, you know how it feels to have a promise made and then not kept. You lose faith and trust in the other person. Well, the same thing occurs with you. When we don't keep our word we lose credibility and it undermines our self-esteem. Every broken commitment is a crack in the foundation for creating a high quality life.

"7 Surprising Keys to Happiness", Colin G Smith

Have you ever had one of those days where you just wish you were in a better mood? Perhaps you tried to shift your state of mind to something better but struggled to achieve it.

Sometimes we get stuck in our own 'stinking thinking' and forget how easy it is to feel happier, so here are seven simple ways to lift your mood that many people have found useful and some of them may surprise you!

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Success -- There Are No Secrets, Ginny Dye

There Are No Secrets To Success

As you strive toward accomplishing your goals and dreams you need to know that there are no secrets to success! Webster's Dictionary defines a "secret" as something kept from public knowledge; something mysterious that is beyond general knowledge or understanding. If that were true then it would mean success is only possible for those few who have access to these great mysterious secrets. Nonsense!

The Aim of the Name: The right name attracts business. Does yours? Don Pooley

Large corporations spend lavish amounts seeking names for their products that grab a consumer, or convey positive feelings. Book authors do the same. As do magazine writers.

So, say you are planning something that needs a name: your new company, a speech, an article, your website, your email address.

STOP! Stop, and think.

Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: www.lindajalexander.net

Monday, June 06, 2005

Ezine Issue June 6, 2005

COMPANY NEWS & EVENTS

SUMMER SAILS EVENT
What a lot of fun it was!

We had sales and recruits. We had fun and sore buns. It was a great show and I want to thank all our vendors, all our guests, and wish congratulations to all our WINNERS!

We have begun planning our next event for December so keep an eye out for news and info.

Company Spotlight: Ginger Lewis, The Glass Bracelet

I became involved with the Glass Bracelet after seeing one bracelet in particular: The Circle of Hope. This bracelet immediately caught my attention because it presents the Christian gospel story symbolically through colors. I learned that "Wordless Book" story as a child and had the special privelege of using it 2 years ago on a mission trip to India. We told the story through balloon animals, with jelly beans, through a magic color changing bag and other methods. When I saw that bracelet on the Glass Bracelet website, I had to have it! When I thought about it more, I realized how much I enjoyed jewelry that was sentimental to me or had special meaning ... and how much I would enjoy sharing that jewelry with other women.

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ARTICLES

Mind Mapping, Robert F. Abbott

Ever been on a project where you had trouble keeping all the 'if' questions straight? "If this happens," you say, "we'll do one thing. But, if that happens, we'll do something else instead, but only on a Wednesday."

In cases like these, especially with high stakes, you may have drawn a diagram on a piece of paper. That way you could visualize the forks in the path ahead, while still seeing the objective at the end.

10 Unusual Ways to Reduce Stress, Dr. Nancy Olthoff

You may think some of the ideas below are pretty far out and perhaps downright Weird...

But that's okay. These are ways Real people have used to cope with Stress.

Here's the thing...just read through these and choose one or two and see how they work for you. You know what they say. Different strokes for different folks. So just pick a couple to start with, and see how they help you.

Do The Unfamiliar To Keep Your Writing Going, Catherine Franz

One of the best ways to blow someone's winning streak during a tennis game is to comment on how great they are doing. Your comment will kick in their left brain's inner critic which will zap their flow and change their focus. In tennis this is an underhanded type of gamesmanship.

In life, it happens to each of us all the time. Even writers.

THIS WEEK'S THEMATIC SELECTION

Editor's Note: This issue's theme: Learning Our Lessons . . . We ALL have to do it, & the process never ends. If we use those lessons as stepping stones, it's a good bet we'll be stepping UP almost every time.

Lessons Learned: Teaberry & Grandma, Linda Alexander

I've recently discovered a new footcream. It has an absotively delicious aroma that combines mint and something that so poignantly reminds me of my Grandma that I see her face each time I use the product, and I have to smile. That scent is teaberry. Do you have any idea what a teaberry is?

Well, neither did I until I did some research (it's a plant), but that doesn't really matter. What is important is that it brought Grandma back to me, and continues to do so each and every time it's applied. Do you have any memories that come flying back at you at the slightest provocation, when you least expect them, the result of something totally unrelated?

Perfect Imperfections, Charlie Badenhop

Have you ever caught yourself sitting around thinking that if you were "just" a bit different when it comes to this or that, you would be so much more desirable, wealthy, or good looking? Such conversations can seem so believable while actually being so destructive. What would your life be like if you appreciated your imperfections as the signature of your soul?

HEAL AND EXPAND INTO JOY, Rev. Sheree Rainbolt-Kren RM

Many of us are roaming the earth in deep, unspeakable pain. We don't appear that way, for we rise each morning to go to jobs we don't really care for. We eat stuff that looks ok, and watch reality shows for fun. A few of us get to do do things on the week-ends, but still, were not really sure what it is that's missing in our lives. We anger easily. We're in need of way more sleep and quiet time. We feel overwhelmed all the time, and so many of us are lonely. We don't have the funds to keep up with the daily hits. We're not healthy, and we're too exhausted to worry about it. Worst of all, it feels like it's us against them, whoever *them* is. Not everyone, but many people are experiencing a troubling distance from their center.

Something From Nothing, With Something To Share, Gregory Scott Reid

Betrayal, it can hit you like a load of bricks falling from the sky, leaving you with a pit in your stomach that no pill can cure.

Starting your own business is hard enough, however when your inside people are working against you as well, it can make the toughest of souls weak at the knees.

Let me take you back a few years, and share a little story with you.

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Are You Keeping Yourself From Your Next Dream Job?, Sharon Melnick, Ph.D.

8 out of 10 Americans want a new job (Society of HR Professionals, Dec. 2003). When people want to figure out their career situation, they are generally looking for something that is "better" or more, i.e., more passion, more of a challenge, more balance, or more money. Ironically, I've found that most clients start the career planning with a limited sense of possibility.

10 Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs, Sharif Khan

Nothing happens in business until a sale is made. Marketing is simply about getting new customers and keeping them. If you're not doing something everyday to market and promote your business, your competitors are. Here are ten easy-to-implement tips to effectively market and grow your business:

Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: www.lindajalexander.net