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Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 2 - Issue 3 - April 9, 2002
Published every Tuesday evening


Greetings, my friends. We've had a spate of new subscribers lately, and lots of new ads. I've been scrambling to accommodate everyone, and now—in the middle of all this—my mail server goes haywire. Have used the same one for over a year with minimal problems, but this one is a doozy! So if you receive multiple mailings from me in one day, please understand that that's not what is supposed to happen. And if you get NO mailings from your elf for longer than usual, that also is not supposed to happen. Please hang in there with me, and we'll get through this together. Many thanks for your patience.



In Remembrance of
September 11, 2001


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ATTAINMENT

Use all your hidden forces. Do not miss
The purpose of this life, and do not wait
For circumstance to mold or change your fate.
In your own self lies destiny. Let this
Vast truth cast out all fear, all prejudice,
All hesitation. Know that you are great,
Great with divinity. So dominate
Environment, and enter into bliss.—
Love largely and hate nothing. Hold no aim
That does not chord with universal good.

Hear what the voices of the silence say,
All joys are yours if you put forth your claim,
Once let the spiritual laws be understood,
Material things must answer and obey.

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox



CONTENTS:

Subscriber in the Spotlight
Feature Article
Today’s Chuckle
Today's English lesson
Marketing Mania
Internet Tips & Hints
Guest Article
Inspiration
Etcetera


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Sometimes, I know not why, nor how, nor whence
A change comes over me, and then the task
Of common life slips from me. Would you ask
What power this is which bids the world go hence?
Who knows? I only feel a faint perfume
Steal through the rooms of life; a saddened sense
Of something lost; a music as of brooks
That babble to the sea; pathetic looks
Of closing eyes that in a darkened room
Once dwelt on mine: I feel the general doom
Creep nearer, and with God I stand alone.
O mystic sense of sudden quickening!
Hope's lark-song rings, or life's deep undertone
Wails through my heart—and then I needs must sing.

—William James Dawson




SUBSCRIBER IN THE SPOTLIGHT


The first subscriber to submit his or her personal profile sharing with the rest of us all about who he/she is, background, family, location, interests, hobbies, goals, dreams, etc., will be spotlighted right here next issue—and yes, an email and/or URL may be included!

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This week's Subscriber in the Spotlight is Edward Gause.


Airman by day, internet marketer by night! I was supposed to retire from the U.S. Air Force March 15th, but as a result of September 11, 2001, I have not been released.

I don't mind the delay, because everyday I look into my 19- month old daughter's face, I feel I have an obligation to help clean up this world I brought her into.

I started the Cynted.com Internet Marketing Center for Beginners two years ago to help "jumpstart" new entrepreneurs coming on to the internet. I still consider it a hobby, and I'm always willing to help anyone in any way.

Edward Gause
Internet Marketing for Beginners
http://www.cynted.com


FEATURE ARTICLE


The Freedom of Wealth—or What Wealth Means to Me

No, money cannot buy happiness—that's true. But what is also true is that it sure does make life a whole lot easier to deal with.

The freedom of wealth means being:

Free of any need for pretense (if we are who we claim to be, we need not pretend). I am who I am.

Free of the burden to carry cash, checks, or credit cards (our person is recognized and respected as having means—we are free from the burden of having to prove it.) I have what I have.

Free to go anywhere or do anything lawful. I stand where I stand.

Free from worry about provision. I have what I claim and claim what I have.

Free from the limitations of this world. I go where I go. I know what I know. I rest where I rest.

Everything is mine, because I remember all His benefits. I am who I am in Him.

To enjoy wealth, one has to be aware of it. (If we have millions in our account, but if we don't realize it because we are insane, we cannot enjoy it.)

It occurs to me that each of us fortunate enough to be in our right mind is independently wealthy. We have only to realize that wealth. Here I refer to that which transcends monetary wealth.

It is all in our mind. We have but to "go within" to discover it. We've all heard it said that, if any self-made millionaire were to lose everything, he'd gain it all back very shortly, because he knows the secret.

This is true. The power to get wealth comes from within!

Here I'm going to share with you several books which have made a lasting impression on me, all of which I've read several times, and all of which I probably will read again and again. They each contain a wealth of information on the "secret" to tapping into this inner power:

  • The Secret of the Ages——by Robert Collier
  • Think and Grow Rich——by Napoleon Hill
  • Power Through Constructive Thinking——by Emmet Fox
  • The Magic of Believing——by Claude Bristol

Of course, many more treasures could be added to this list, because the "secret" is not really a secret at all. It is freely available to any sincere seeker.

So, next time you're feeling "po," remember that you're really wealthy beyond your wildest imagination—and erase that "po" mindset once and for all!

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What I'm going to do this week is to ask you, my dear readers, to submit the titles/authors of one to five of your favorite books—the ones which have most impacted your lives, because I intend for this to be an interactive publication, one which will benefit and enhance the lives of those who stay with me. Just email me—nothing fancy, just whatever pops into your head. Many thanks.

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A BIBLE RIDDLE

Who had the FIRST dream in the Bible?

ANSWER: Abimelech, as found in Genesis, Chapter 20, when God told him Sarah was Abraham's wife and NOT his sister, and he had better give Sarah back to Abraham or else he'd be a dead man.





Look forward—the best is yet to be!



TODAY'S CHUCKLE


Preacher

There was this preacher who was an avid golfer. Every chance he could get, he could be found on the golf course, swinging away. It was an obsession.

One Sunday was a picture perfect day for golfing. The sun was out, no clouds in the sky, and the temperature was just right. The preacher was in a quandary as to what to do, and soon the urge to play golf overcame him. He called an assistant to tell him that he was sick and could not do church, packed the car up, and drove three hours to a golf course where no one would recognize him.

Happily, he began to play the course. An angel up above was watching the preacher and was quite perturbed. He went to the Lord and said, "Look at the preacher. He should be punished for what he is doing."

The Lord nodded in agreement. The preacher teed up on the first hole. He swung at the ball, and it sailed effortlessly through the air and landed right in the cup three hundred and fifty yards away. A picture perfect hole-in-one. He was amazed and excited.

The angel was a little shocked. He turned to the Lord and said, "Begging Your pardon, but I thought you were going to punish him."

The Lord smiled. "Think about it—who can he tell?"




The Poet's Call

By day the fields and meadows cry;
By night the bright stars plead;
He hears the message from on high,
And to the call gives heed.

The roses tremble as he nears,
And cry, "Rejoice, rejoice!"
The rocks break forth as he appears,
"God sends a Voice, a Voice!"

—Thomas Curtis Clark



TODAY'S ENGLISH LESSON


Seeing the same elementary mistakes over and over again has prompted this publisher to write an English lesson each issue.

Okay, people—today we'll learn the difference between "then" and "than."

"Then" refers to time or a condition. As in, "If such-and-such happens, 'then' we will do thus-and-so."

"Than" is used for comparison, as in "more than."

And ne'er the twain shall meet!

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MARKETING MANIA


Refresh Your Memory When Surfing For New Business.

Featuring Donna Sweat, weekly columnist, and publisher of Dee's Helpful Info. and A Real Home Business Newsletter.

Every day, we open the browser and look at new opportunities and find new websites, ezines, and affiliate programs. We scan hundreds of ads, articles, and click on to new sites. Perhaps you have your own particular rules set up to follow when you are surfing/browsing the web.

I've collected certain items to check off before I sign up/submit my information to others.

  • I always look for contact information. An email, a telephone number, an address, and a name.
  • I ask questions and wait for an answer before I hit submit.
  • I look for a privacy policy or ask for one. (This will often give you vital information, such as the length of time in business and credentials.)
  • I look for excessive spelling errors. An occasional error is normal and can be easily missed.
  • If it is an ezine I am subscribing to, I ask for a complimentary copy.
  • Page load time is important . . . If it takes too long to load, well we all move on. (An important note: Update your browsers—old browsers do not always display properly and often hang. This is not the website's fault.)
  • Easy navigation. Can you find everything without reloading and clicking the back button a zillion times?
  • Readable pages . . . fonts and backgrounds.
  • Oodles of reading may indicate a scheme—do they go around in circles repeating themselves?
  • Payment options—go for your gut feeling. I offer PayPal and check or money order, no credit cards. Often a business simply is not large enough to offer credit card payment; this does not mean they are not reliable!
  • Can this business provide a reference if asked?
  • Outdated links or broken links indicate updating of site irregularity.
These are just a few points to help you establish your own list BEFORE you hit SUBMIT.

©2002 Donna Sweat — mailto:donna@sosbbs.com
Publisher — Dee's Helpful Info. — mailto:dsweat-subscribe@topica.com
Endless Mts. Home Business — http://www.homebizandmore.homestead.com




THOUGHT

Thought is deeper than all speech,
Feeling deeper than all thought,
Souls to souls can never teach
What unto themselves was taught.

We are spirits clad in veils;
Man by man was never seen;
All our deep communing fails
To remove the shadowy screen.

Heart to heart was never known;
Mind with mind did never meet;
We are columns left alone
Of a temple once complete.

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The above is part of a poem by Christopher Pearse Cranch. Does anyone have the rest of it? I think it is beautiful.



INTERNET HINTS & TIPS


EYES

Here is a great JavaScript version of the classic Windows "eyes" program—you know, the eyes follow your mouse around the screen?

It's really cool! Watch as a pair of eyes continually follow your cursor around the screen. Updated to work with Internet Explorer and Netscape. Amazing!

http://www.resource-a-day.net/resources/eyes.html





As we become purer channels for God's light,
we develop an appetite for the sweetness
that is possible in this world.





There is no order of difficulty in miracles.



GUEST ARTICLE



The Myth of Success in Recruiting in MLM
by Doug Firebaugh

There is a Myth of success in recruiting in MLM that I have been hearing for years . . . and as a leader, I cannot believe I am still hearing it, and seeing it . . .

We all know that success in life and network marketing recruiting does not come without a lot of effort, time, and expending energy . . . and lots of it . . .

That is REALITY . . .

But I just saw another ad today that I just shook my head at . . . and it truly is a Myth in the industry, that any leader would recognize immediately as Bunk . . .

Here is the advertisement:

"100,000 $$$$$$$$ Guaranteed!..and here is the deal . . .

WE build it FOR YOU . . . WE Recruit FOR YOU . . . WE do all the work, because our SYSTEM works!!!!!!!! You do NOTHING!!!!!!!! Just send us . . ."

That is a bunch of lies and deception . . .

KILLER Secret:

There is a Reason why the last word in Network . . . is WORK!

There is NO way you can shortcut that secret out of the success formula in Recruiting . . . and as a leader you need to simply realize that it does take 3 things to build a powerful business . . .

1) "Time"

Most people come into this business with a Success Time Line . . . and it starts on this date . . . and ends on that date . . . and if what you want to happen doesn't during that time frame . . . then you say "This Doesn't Work!" and most people are out of the business . . . They are limiting success in their life . . .

Their Time Line became a "Dead Line" . . . they end up dead in the water because they wanted to work this business on THEIR TERMS . . . not the terms this industry demands . . . and they don't understand that you work this business and recruit either on the terms it requires . . . or fail.

Time is a track that you must travel in this business to learn the business, practice the business and get through the "New Distributor Mistakes" that all are a part of the Learning Curve in recruiting. You hear about the "Overnight Wonders" who come in and explode . . . but most that do that have had several years of struggle in this business with another company . . . Time was still a factor in their success . . . what about you? Are you going to give this business the time it demands to prepare you for success in recruiting in this business?

I highly suggest you DO!

2) "Hard Work"

There is that word again . . . AAGGGHH! Work! . . . I can hear it now . . . "You mean this isn't the Lottery?"

Nope. It is a business that requires effort and focus to build, coupled with hard work. I had a 26 Million Dollar earner recently tell me that the secret of his success was "I put 20 years worth of work in 7 years of Time" . . . he worked EXTREMELY hard . . . and countless hours building it . . . and now he does what he wants, when he wants, for how long he wants . . .

Good Goal? For someone who wants to succeed in this business . . . but here is an idea:

Put FULL time effort in your PART Time recruiting hours . . . don't put SPARE time effort in your hours . . . because:

KILLER Secret:

The Seriousness that you put into your hours you work, will determine the Seriousness of your Paycheck . . .

This is not "NOTWork Marketing" . . . as so many believe . . . this is a Business that you MUST work to become successful . . . you know what the word WORK stands for?

the "Way Of Realizing Krystallized" dreams . . .

You want to see your dreams come to fruition? Are you willing to put the work that is required for successful recruiting into this? And the time? Your answer will either have a Celebrating or Devastating impact on your business . . .

3) "Relentless Pursuit"

Most people who say they are "going for it," don't have a clue to the Intensity of relentless pursuit that this business of recruiting requires . . . and if you do pursue relentlessly, you must have belief, courage, tenacity, decision and skills in the mix as well . . .

What does Relentless Pursuit mean to you?

It might depend on what you are willing to do to make this business work and HOW BAD YOU WANT IT to work . . .

When someone is PASSIONATE about obtaining what they want out of life, will not be denied and have chosen this industry as the vehicle to create it, then the Relentless factor kicks in . . . and you become unstoppable towards your goals, dreams and desire . . . the Hunger is the key . . . and you become a MAGNETIC Recruiter . . .

KILLER Secret:

You must have the H.U.N.G.E.R. concept within you . . .

Having Unstoppable Non-negotiable Goingallout Effort (for) Results . . .

Are you truly Hungry for what you want in your life?

Are you willing to become unstoppable in your recruiting? Non-Negotiable on your dream? Go all out when you work? And focus on the results you want in your life?

If you think or have been led to believe that you can create success without it . . . you are living a myth. All fairy tales are just that . . . fairy tales . . .

By the way, the 26 million dollar earner was part-time for 3 years and he decided to quit living the Myth . . . he was tired of fairy tales . . .

He decided to go to WORK . . . Relentless, Focused, Hungering, Educated WORK . . .

What about you? . . .

Anything less than that to create Recruiting Success is simply a Myth!

Blessings . . .

Doug Firebaugh
PowerFire Training Group, Intl.
http://www.passionfire.com
doug@talking.cc
©2002—All rights reserved



INSPIRATION


Unanswered Prayers

Like some schoolmaster, kind in being stern,
Who hears the children crying o'er their slates
And calling, "Help me, master!" yet helps not,
Since in his silence and refusal lies
Their self-development, so God abides
Unheeding many prayers. He is not deaf
To any cry sent up from earnest hearts;
He hears and strengthens when he must deny.
He sees us weeping o'er life's hard sums,
But should he give the key and dry our tears,
What would it profit us when school were done
And not one lesson mastered?

What a world
Were this if all our prayers were answered. Not
In famed Pandora's box were such vast ills
As lie in human hearts. Should our desires,
Voiced one by one in prayer, ascend to God
And come back as events shaped to our wish,
What Chaos would result!

In my fierce youth
I sighed out breath enough to move a fleet,
Voicing wild prayers to heaven for fancied boons
Which were denied; and that denial bends
My knee to prayers of gratitude each day
Of my maturer years. Yet from those prayers
I rose always regirded for the strife
And conscious of new strength. Pray on, sad heart,
That which thou pleadest for may not be given,
But in the lofty attitude where souls
Who supplicate God's grace are lifted, there
Thou shalt find help to bear thy daily lot
Which is not elsewhere found.

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox




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