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Growing up in Conover in the early '70's was a unique experience. Not because anything really unusual went on, but Conover itself still had one leg in the '40's—and it still does!

What I mean is, if you were to visit there, you would have the unique experience of stepping back in time, seemingly, as things have not changed that much.

Oh, there are modern conveniences, such as phones, TV's, computers, etc., but things do not monopolize the citizens' lives there. People there have things; things do not have them—things are understated and relegated to second class status. Neighbors take precedence over anything else. Conover people care about other people. Maybe that's because there aren't many of them.

While I was growing up, there were maybe 150 people in the whole town. I think that's grown to around 250 now, but the same mindset is still there.

Conover people are early risers. They eat breakfast . . . at home. And if they are at home at lunchtime, that's where they eat, and suppertime almost always finds everyone sitting down to a home cooked meal. And after that meal, porch time is almost mandatory. (Yes, they still have front porches there.) They kibbitz until they get tired, and then they might opt for a little TV before bedtime. But not for very long. Some of them have refused to acquire TV's . . . that's right . . . some don't even own one!

When it's too cold in the wintertime to kibbitz on the porch, they'll play family games, Scrabble, Monopoly, or maybe they'll pop corn or mix up some malteds . . . or they might gather round the piano for a good old fashioned song fest with some of the neighbors.

It's peace and tranquility all the way . . . there is no juvenile delinquency, there is no police force, no jail, no court. The one school accommodates all grades, the teachers are neighbors and shown the utmost respect, and they are very quailfied to teach.

There are two churches in Conover . . . the Baptists are on the east end of town, the Pentecostals on the west.

But there is one store . . . Susie and Sally McIntyre started it up in their living room, and eventually they built separate quarters for it in front of their living room . . . they carry quite an assortment of stuff, from sewing items to tools, a little of this, a little of that for when you don't have time to drive twenty miles to one of the larger cities. Their store was originally called S&S General, but over time, it simply became known as Mac's, and after about ten years they finally got around to changing the sign out front.

Conover has a lodge building for picnics, reunions, town meetings, and such, but Mac's is where they gather any other time, and there is always someone in the store when they are open.

And when strangers pass through, if they stop, it's always at Mac's, because it's the only business in town!

A stranger did stop one day, and the town has never been the same since.

. . . to be continued . . .

This is where you, the reader, come in and pick up with several paragraphs of your own, about 500 words, more or less. If your contribution is chosen, you will receive five highlighted classified ads . . . and proper credit, of course! So get those creative juices flowing . . . I can hardly wait to see what you come up with!   mw

You ARE One Step Away From Success by Willie Crawford We've all heard the stories of people who gave up on a dream when they were only one step away from achieving it. We discovered that they were only one step away, because someone else following their path took that next step and succeeded wildly. When you observe, or talk to, many people in the online marketing arena, you see lots of people who're only one step away from success. Not only that, but many need to take the S-A-M-E next step. For some reason, people like to hire me as a marketing consultant so that they can "discuss marketing theory." What these consultations soon reveal is that we've often studied the same material and have the same basic understanding of how things work. They understand the mechanics, the psychology . . . even the how-to. Yet, they're stuck! That next step that we often need to take is simply in the doing. Knowing is not doing. You can understand something as deeply as possible on an intellectual level, but until you do something with that knowledge, you're no better off than someone who doesn't understand. One of my recent phone conversations centered around how all of the Internet marketing "gurus" teach the same thing in their courses . . . with only slight variations. The reason for this is that they've all studied the same material. Certain principles of direct marketing haven't changed in over 100 years! Certain things about human nature probably haven't changed in thousands of years. They're immutable natural laws. There's a reason every great copywriter, or marketer, that I know has studied Claude Hopkins and Dr. Robert Cialdini. These authors understood certain things about human nature and were able to explain them in an understandable way. If you study their material long enough, and often enough, something magical does happen. Their thinking becomes Y-O-U-R thinking. So, of course, all of your marketing gurus will tell you similar things. They've studied the same material A-N-D they mentor/coach each other.   :-) I've just revealed to you one of the few success secrets I really know. That secret is that "repetition is the mother of mastery." That's why really successful people teach their students to study the same material over and over again. That's why, twenty-five years ago, my karate instructor used to have me spend four solid hours practicing just one thing. Do, or hear, the same thing often enough, and it becomes a part of you. However, making a piece of information or knowledge a part of you is not enough. Then you need to take the next step . . . the one most of the world seems afraid to take. You need to act upon that knowledge. People don't do the things that they know that they should do, because they're afraid of making mistakes. The fact is that you W-I-L-L make mistakes. Hopefully, you don't keep making the same mistake over and over again. Hopefully, you learn from the mistakes, and then that ingrained knowledge helps you to make major breakthroughs. Every successful person I've ever talked to admits he's made many mistakes. My coach used to teach me that, since you know you're going to make mistakes, and then move past those, why not get them out of the way. He preached "fail fast" so that you can then get to the success born out of the lessons taught by failure. Major successes overshadow a string of minor failures! This is why major book publishers are willing to publish a thousand books that rarely break even in order to find one or two best sellers. The best sellers make up for all of the failures many times over. It's generally the same with operating a business. So don't be afraid of mistakes. Seek to avoid them by learning from the mistakes of others. However, don't let fear of making mistakes keep you from taking that critical next step. If you're like a major percentage of online business people I've studied, you really are just one step away from success. That step is sometimes a big one, but it's a necessary one. Look closely at where you are, and you should be able to see what that next step is for you. Then take it. If you don't, you'll still be one step away from success tomorrow, and even a year from now. Now that you know . . . go ahead and T-A-K-E that next step. ©2004, Willie Crawford ====================================================================== Willie Crawford has been teaching others how to build an online business since late 1996. Frequently featured in radio, magazine, and newspaper articles and interviews, Willie teaches the average guy what the top marketers are doing but seldom talking about. Learn Willie's Success Secret at: http://TheInternetLifestyle.com

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Science Falsely So Called The world’s scientists will attempt to teach you that they are ahead of God. The Bible is so far ahead of man and science. This is one of the reasons it is forbidden in schools. For the Bible is the final authority. The Bible is more than a book of do’s and don’ts. It is book that was written by the hand of God through His inspiration of men of old. The Bible is a science book, accurate in every way. The Bible is a history book, accurate in every way. The following will show you how far ahead of science the Bible really is and why Paul referred to "science falsely so called." 1 Tim 6:20 — O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: This will also attempt to arm you with information, so that when someone tells you that the Bible was written by men and not inspired of God, you will be able to show that the Bible is not only scientific, but is actually far ahead of men's science. Col 2:8 — Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. "God created" denies atheism, evolution, and theistic evolution. "God created" denies the many gods of Hinduism, which puts down the ecumenical movement. Christ is a creationist:  Mark 16:19 — For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. Moses was a creationist:   Deuteronomy 4:32 — For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? God created the heaven and the earth. This verse has all five elements of science: Time:  beginning Space:   heaven Motion:   created Matter:   earth Energy:   God created Psalm 119:160 — Thy word is true from the beginning: God’s Word is, was, and always has been true.

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