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The Surprising Fact About When Your Price Is Set
As your company grows in Stage 2, you should use your sales process to drive more value – yes, for your company…but also for your customers. The only sustainable growth comes from win-win sales, so your sales process will benefit you and your customers.
One of the most important ways that your sales process can increase the value you bring to and get from your customers is by uncovering what the real need is. Oftentimes, customers don't know what they don't know, and by managing the sales process well, you can help them realize what they really need. In doing that, you also make sure that you're paid for any premium value that you give them.
Price is a function of value, and the surprising fact that you need to know is that value is established when the need is defined, not when the solution is defined. If a customer comes to you and tells you what they need, then they have already set the price in their mind. On the other hand, if a customer comes to you and asks you to help define what they need, then you create the value together.
If you're like most Second Stage companies, it's hit or miss whether you're talking to customers about the answer or the problem. It takes a clearly-defined market strategy, and a disciplined sales process, to ensure your conversations consistently focus on the need. That takes some work, but it's also the best way to grow your small business in Stage 2.
I'll be talking more about this on my Stage 2 Secrets call this month – click here to register.
Does Your Small Business Have A Sales Process?
As a small business emerges from the start-up phase, and becomes a Second Stage company, the sales process can and should be formalized.
It can be formalized because you now have enough experience with sales to know some standard steps that you usually follow.
It should be formalized because you need to start building consistent expectations with your customers, you need more consistent information for your team, and you need to start to build up systems around your sales that will need some standardization.
I'm not suggesting you go overboard on this – just some general guidelines or steps that you've learned help you.
How do you create a (somewhat) standard sales process?
As a first step, think about the customers or orders that your team handles smoothly. What usually happens when those orders come in?
Then, think about the customers or orders that are a hassle. What usually happens with those orders – and what do you notice doesn't happen with those.
When I asked these questions of a 20-person manufacturer last year, they realized that most of their sales followed 4 basic steps – but also that complex, unclear orders (which happened to be their highest-value work) needed a different process. They outlined the two different processes, and when I met with them 3 months later, they said, "We're handling all of our orders much, much better. And the customers are a lot happier."
If your small business has grown into a Second Stage company, your team and your customers will appreciate you starting to understand and standardize your sales process.
I'll be talking more about this on my Stage 2 Secrets call this month – click here to register.
Greg Smith of Goldman Sachs teaches small business about culture
One of the pleasures of working with Second Stage small businesses – the largest part of the economy – is that I can mostly ignore Wall Street. It's not the people – I'm sure there are good people and bad people working there. It's just that for the small business economy, money is the benefit of good work, not the reason for it.
But today is different.
Greg Smith, a leader at Goldman Sachs, has pulled back the curtain on Goldman Sachs culture in an Op-Ed article in the New York Times. Not surprisingly, he portrays a culture focused on making money, sometimes to an extreme.
Although small businesses mostly ignore Wall Street, there's actually some value for us in what Mr. Smith has to say – because he highlights 2 key ideas about culture.
First, company culture comes from leadership. For a small business, this means that leaders have to be aware that their little behaviors get magnified and projected in the organization. There are many benefits of being a small business leader, but one of the burdens is that you may need to crimp your style for the good of the company.
Second, culture must be evaluated in the context of strategy. Strategy provides the direction, but culture provides the energy. So, before you work on "solving" culture problems, you first have to make sure your strategy is right. It sounds like Goldman Sachs has done a good job of aligning its culture with its strategy – with enough clarity that talented and motivated people who aren't a fit are self-selecting out. Although there may be long-term problems with the strategy, you have to give the Goldman Sachs leadership credit for being focused.
You've probably made a difference in 5 or 10 small business' cultures by your article today, so thank you Mr. Smith and Goldman Sachs for the lesson.
Account Plans Will Drive Big Value For Your Small Business
Once you have segmented your customer base, the question is, "What can I do for my best customers that will drive value for them and us?"
The answer to that question should be captured in an Account Plan, which outlines the relationship and opportunities you have with a key customer.
Here's what I recommend you include in the Account Plans you write for your Second Stage company:
– History and highlights of the relationship
– Background on relevant people you know at the company
– Description of why they work with your company and why they think you're valuable
– Immediate and next-year opportunities that you've identified, as well as the 3-5 year potential for the relationship
– Likely relationship and engagement for the coming year
– Plan for additional activities to expand or enhance the relationship and engagement in the coming year
You'll be surprised at how much you learn about your customer and yourself when you write an account plan.
I'll be talking more about this on my Stage 2 Secrets call this month – click here to register.
Prioritizing your Customers is a Key to your Small Business Sales
Like many other areas of the business, sales change significantly in Second Stage companies. Because there are so many customers that you're dealing with, you can't manage them the way you did when you were a start-up – responding to whoever had the hot need at the moment, or treating everyone the same.
No, in Stage 2, you have to start to differentiate your customers. To start to do that, ask these questions:
Who are your best 5 customers?
What are the characteristics of the Top 20% of your customers?
What are the characteristics of the Bottom 20% of your customers?
When I asked these questions at a recent seminar, one executive said that she realized that they were spending most of their effort on their worst customers, instead of on their best. That's the kind of thing that happens if you manage your sales with a start-up mindset when you're a Second Stage company.
But once she realized her mistake, she was able to refocus her team and her energy to her best customers – something that her best customers, and her own team, appreciated.
I'll be talking more about this on my Stage 2 Secrets call this month – click here to register.


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"Moving to Roswell in 2011 was my husband's idea. I was quite happy in our in-town neighborhood and was unsure about moving to Mike's hometown. Now, five years later, I am certain that God called us to move to Roswell to be a part of St. David's church. The Women of Wonder ministry provided me with spiritual food and instant group of wonderful friends. Our two boys have flourished in the incredible children's ministry program and at the preschool. I am thankful every day for our St. David's family. "
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"My husband and I joined St. David's thirteen years ago upon relocation to Georgia. We have been touched by the warmth and generosity from clergy and parishioners as we navigated periods of grief, illness, and great joy throughout the years. The spiritual fulfillment and fellowship has enriched our lives beyond our expectations. St. David's truly nourishes your soul and spirit and we are so very grateful!"
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"St. David's is my thin place. It is where I feel closest to God surrounded by a community of faithful, kind and welcoming individuals. Each week, I am fed spiritually from the sermons, adult Sunday classes and involvement in various ministries. I feel blessed to be a part of this community. My week starts at St. David's."
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Nearly everything is going digital and that includes the way many businesses market to consumers.
Since billions of people are now active social media users, more businesses are jumping online to gain traffic and attention and to communicate with customers.
Marketing through social media is important for many area businesses, including Jack Williams Tire and Auto Service Centers, which has 36 retail locations and 12 warehouses throughout Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.
When Jack Williams Tire wanted to promote the Goodyear Blimp coming to the area recently, the business turned to social media.
The longtime Goodyear tire dealer posted a photo on social media encouraging people to visit the business's website to enter a contest called "Catch a Ride, The Right Way" to win a free ride on the blimp. Five people won the contest and they were able to bring guests.
When the blimp flew into the area, Jack Williams Tire used social media again asking people to snap pictures of it, post them on Facebook or Instagram and tag @jackwilliamstire for the chance to win a free set of Goodyear tires. Dozens of people posted photos of the blimp and the winner was Thomas Dunbar of Wilkes-Barre.
Rebecca Griffis, marketing manager for Jack Williams Tire, recently met with Dunbar and gave him a certificate for the free tires.
Jack Williams Tire also recently used Facebook to promote its Labor Day deals, including its "buy three, get one free" offer on Nokian tires and savings on other brands as well as to post job openings.
With so many people constantly on their smartphones, Griffis said social media provides a great platform to interact with customers and to try to grow the business' customer base.
When they are at car shows, she said they post on Facebook encouraging people to stop by the Jack Williams Tire booth to win a gift card.
Customers are encouraged to write reviews on Facebook and Griffis said that's also important for business.
"It's a way for customers to interact with you whether it be a good or bad experience," she said. "At least we have that avenue to communicate with them to fix the problem."
Responding to comments, direct messages and reviews on Facebook is a full-time job, she said.
Some of Jack Williams Tire's Facebook posts are free and some are sponsored ads. For more people to see the post, Griffis said "you have to put some money behind it but it pays off because it gets the word out."
Gerrity's, which has nine supermarkets in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, promotes things like its "Dinner of the Day" and "Mom's Deal of the Day" on Facebook.
In celebration of 123 years of Gerrity's, the family-owned regional supermarket chain is giving away $1,230 in gift cards, with a top prize of $500 and promoted this on Facebook as well. Facebook users could click a link to enter the gift card contest.
Joe Fasula, co-owner of Gerrity's, said when they posted on Facebook that they had cotton candy grapes available for sale, they flew off the shelves. He described that as "incredible" social media engagement.
"The nice thing about Facebook is once you build your following, you can be creative how you engage people and get people to engage with your page," Fasula said.
Facebook allows businesses to advertise for free but Fasula said Gerrity's also sponsors ads that are seen by more people.
Gerrity's has about 31,150 followers on Facebook and he said he is able to see how many people are seeing the posts.
Gerrity's tries to target customers through their smartphones and desktops. The store's target demographic is mainly women age 25 and up who have children and who do the grocery shopping, he said.
In addition to digital marketing on Facebook or through Google, Gerrity's also advertises on different websites for a low cost and Fasula said it is relatively easy.
"The wonderful thing about advertising on Facebook or doing any type of digital advertising is the ability to target a specific demographic and seeing if we are reaching people who are potential customers," Fasula said.
Justin Matus, Ph.D., associate professor of business at Wilkes University, said there isn't a "one-size-fits-all" approach or a silver bullet for businesses to use social media marketing to build a brand and boost sales.
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram allow businesses to test the waters to see what works for them, he said.
A business trying to target young people might choose to use platforms like Instagram and Snapchat over Facebook, he said.
While platforms to promote products have changed with social media, Matus said businesses that are successful have good products and good service.
"At the end of the day, a lousy product or service is not going to benefit from Facebook or social media," Matus said. "At the end of the day, you need a good product and good service and the right place to promote it."


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my friend alia of sweetshorn vintage is offering all of YOU 20% off in her etsy shop. just enter code MFAMB when you order. there is more in her shop but i have picked these as personal favorites so you know they are awesome.
large french flag- $18. in a frame would be most enjoyable. but at the end of a bed would be kickass too. again, 18 dollars and at 20 percent off is, like, dumb.
chrome letters- $10 each. one in a tablescape is calling you. please don't spell anything out b/c that is predictable and not awesome. in fact from here on out if i see any of you with carved wooden letters of your child's name above their bed you will get punched by me, hard. but a chrome 'M' or 'S' or whatevs...just nestled in amongst other ephemera is a-ok.
wooden blocks-$16 for 10. precious and authentic. on a shelf in your baby's room please. yes.
lotus bowl trio- $26. for all you bitches painting your walls black (way to go!!) these would be stunning against your newly painted black mantel and matching wall. or equally at home in your bathroom holding earrings, rings and valium.
apple canister- $32. shiny and red on your counter will be just what your dull-ass kitchen needs. plus you can put your stash in it. be it money, weed or cookies...i won't judge.
brass pussy- $14. add it to your tablescape for some warmth. brass is delicious. in small doses please.
art nouveau cream and sugar set- $24. if it were me i would store tea bags in mine. or stuff it full of ranunculus come spring.
for real though there is lots more in her shop worth checking out. and remember it's ALL 20% off. just enter code MFAMB.
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WASHINGTON — Purchases of new homes fell in February to the lowest level in five months, a sign the industry may take time to pick up after inclement weather dampened demand earlier in the year.
WASHINGTON — Purchases of new homes fell in February to the lowest level in five months, a sign the industry may take time to pick up after inclement weather dampened demand earlier in the year.
Sales declined 3.3 percent to a 440,000 annualized pace, following a 455,000 rate in the prior month that was the strongest in a year, figures from the Commerce Department showed Tuesday in Washington. The median forecast of 77 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for 445,000.
Unusually frigid temperatures added to restraints including rising mortgage rates, higher property values, and a lack of supply that kept prospective buyers away from the market for new and existing properties. Bigger gains in employment and consumer sentiment would help spur the recovery in homebuilding, sustaining its contribution to economic growth and boosting earnings at companies such as Lennar Corp. and KB Home.
"A lot of the weakness is due to the weather and that effect should be getting over soon," David Sloan, a senior economist at 4cast Inc. in New York, said before the report. "We expect a moderate improvement in demand. Affordability will still be decent. The overall picture is positive, but I don't want to suggest a surge in sales all of a sudden."
Economists' estimates ranged from 406,000 to 506,000. The reading for the prior month was revised down from a previously reported 468,000.
Another report Tuesday showed prices of home resales climbed at a slower pace in the year through January than a month earlier, indicating momentum in property-value appreciation is cooling.
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of 20 cities increased 13.2 percent from January 2013, the smallest gain since August, after rising 13.4 percent in the 12 months through December. The median projection of 30 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 13.3 percent advance. Compared with the prior month, prices rose 0.8 percent.
Also Tuesday, another report showed consumer confidence unexpectedly jumped in March to the highest level in six years.
The median sales price of a new house decreased 1.2 percent from February 2013, to reach $261,800, according to today's Commerce Department report. It was the biggest year-to-year decline since June 2012. The median can be affected by the mix of sales by region as prices are generally higher in the Northeast and West where demand declined.
Purchases dropped in three of the four regions, led by a 32.4 percent slump in the Northeast. The West decreased 15.9 percent and the South fell 1.5 percent. Demand in the Midwest jumped 36.7 percent to the highest level since May 2013, after dropping almost 20 percent the prior month.
The supply of homes at the current sales rate climbed to 5.2 months from 5 months in the prior month. There were 189,000 new houses on the market at the end of February, the most since December 2010.
New-home sales, which accounted for about 8 percent of the residential market in 2013, are tabulated when contracts are signed, making them a timelier barometer than purchases of previously owned dwellings. Sales of existing homes are tabulated when a deal closes, typically a month or two later.
The weather depressed parts of the housing market, recent reports showed. Sales of previously owned properties declined in February to the lowest level since July 2012, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose less than forecast in March.
Warmer temperatures may revive construction and help bring more buyers out in coming months.
The recent weakness is "a temporary pause," and the homebuilding industry is still in the early stages of recovery, Ara Hovnanian, chief executive officer of Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., New Jersey's largest homebuilder, said in a statement on March 5.
Lennar, the biggest U.S. homebuilder by market value, last week reported a fiscal first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as it sold more homes at higher prices.
"The housing-market recovery continues as we begin to enter the more vibrant seasonal months of the year," Chief Executive Officer Stuart Miller said on a March 20 conference call with analysts. "The fundamental drivers of improvement in the housing market remain a steadily improving economy with a slowly improving employment picture unlocking pent-up demand, while supplies remain constrained to meet that demand."
Los Angeles-based KB Home also reported fiscal first- quarter earnings that beat estimates as it raised prices and opened communities in high-cost, land-constrained markets, such as parts of California.
Rising borrowing costs have limited affordability. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate was 4.32 percent in the week ended March 20, up from 3.54 percent a year earlier, according to Freddie Mac in McLean, Va.
Federal Reserve policymakers last week gave themselves room to keep borrowing costs low at least until next year by dropping a link between the benchmark interest rate and a specific level of unemployment. The central bank also reduced the monthly pace of bond purchases by $10 billion, to $55 billion.
Household formation would ultimately generate new construction, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said during a news conference after the policy meeting.


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Who Should Plan the Stag Do?
Planning a stag do is a big responsibility. You need to make sure you've got the right man for the job. But who is the right man, The Best Man or the Groom to Be? It's a big question with no right or wrong answer, but here are some important things to consider when planning a wicked stag do.
Firstly when asking the question of who should plan the stag do, the groom should never plan his own stag do. He's already got enough to worry about with organising the wedding so this is the last thing he needs. Not to mention he'll feel the need to hold back and refrain from going crazy on the night, else he should feel the wrath of an unhappy fiancé!
Instead, a friend should take responsibility for the night, allowing the groom to rest easy and enjoy himself without worrying about what his soon-to-be-wife will think when she finds out about the stripper in the cake. Plus, it's going to be pretty hard to surprise the groom with anything if he's the one in charge of it all! That being said, if for whatever reason the groom wishes to be in control then you should respect that. He's the reason you're doing all this in the first place after all.
"Free stag do planning checklist for 2017"
So it's not gonna be the groom that's for sure. But that still leaves the question of who should plan the stag do. Well there's no rule saying it should be all up to one person. A stag do is a team effort, both in planning and in execution. Every team needs a leader though, and who better than the best man himself. As the grooms best friend, he knows better than anyone what he likes and dislikes and this will allow him to confidently plan a stag do that the groom will never forget. Just remember best man: You're a leader, not a dictator. Listen to the rest of the lads, acknowledge their ideas and input. You want everyone to have a great night and that's not going to happen if you don't listen to your mates.
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SOMERSWORTH — The musical "Guys and Dolls," a romantic fable about gambling men and the strong-willed women who love them, will be performed by more than 50 Somersworth High School drama club students on April 4, 5 and 6.
Under the direction of Julie McTague, director of chorus and drama at SHS for 12 years, students have been learning first hand how to produce a show.
"The kids get so much out of these drama classes. They find confidence on stage," McTague said Tuesday.
The students have been rehearsing each week since January, and more recently every day for play preparation.
Students will not only be acting, but will be producing, running backstage operations, working the stage lights, and designing the set and props.
Additionally, Laura Jones, a local costume designer, has jumped on board to design the show's 1940s themed attire.
"Everyone has worked so diligently behind the scenes for this production, from getting the publicity out to making props," McTague said Tuesday.
Featured in leading roles are six seniors: Jason Phillips, Morgan Cormier, Austin Snowden, Gabby Amarosa, Brianna Turcotte and Trevor Gatcomb.
The musical will be on Thursday-Saturday, April 4, 5, and 6 at 7 p.m. in the Somersworth High School Cafetorium.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students.


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"The 2014 Lexicon Cabernet Sauvignon shows the Cabernet's more chocolaty, tobacco leaf and black and red currant side and has a similar color to its stable mates. The wine boasts loads of fruit, good texture and length. All of these wines probably have more aging potential than I would risk, but they are clearly meant to be drunk when released, and no doubt will hold onto their fruity intensity for several years, if not longer."
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Relaxation Self Hypnosis
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If so then you could be suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder. (BDD)
People with BDD often try to avoid social situations and they can be prone to depression and anxiety.
This disorder often starts during adolescence when appearance sensitivity is at its height.
Although the exact cause of BDD is often unknown, hypnotherapy can help to change our thought processes at a subconscious level.
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One cool R package I have been using lately, is ReporteRs. It essentially takes your plots etc and creates a PowerPoint of these. The quality of these are pretty good. This has been really useful for me, as I have been doing a lot of 'data story boards' for client presentations. Having a PowerPoint story board of all of my figures allows me to visualise what results I have, and what will be good for a client. If you're a scientist writing a paper, this package will also come in handy as it will allow you to essentially create a PPT of your plots, diagnostics from these and even tables!
This is the final product here.
#Loading the package require(ReporteRs) #Create dummy variables x=1:200 y=jitter(1:200,50) #Setting up an lm model m=lm(y~x) #Set your working directory setwd() # Create a PowerPoint document. This is just an empty pptx doc at the moment plots = pptx() #Create your first slide. This will be a title slide plots = addSlide(plots, "Section Header") plots = addTitle(plots, "My storyline") #Create a content slide plots = addSlide(plots, "Title and Content") plots = addTitle(plots, "Linear regression diagnostics") #Wrap the plotting functions inside this wrapper. #IMPORTANT. Anything you place in here such as functions, #will not be avialable outside of it. So I suggest just placing #the plotting stuff in here. plotlm.diag= function(){ #So we can have all of the plots on one page par(mfrow=c(2,2)) #Plotting the diagnostics plot(m) } #This adds the plot to our empty plots Title and Content slide plots = addPlot(plots, plotlm.diag,vector.graphic = T) #Create a table output plots = addSlide(plots, "Title and Content") plots = addTitle(plots, "My lm output") #The flextable output of the lm summary plots = addFlexTable(plots, vanilla.table(data.frame("terms"=row.names(data.frame(summary(m)$coefficients)), summary(m)$coefficients))) #Create another content slide plots = addSlide(plots, "Title and Content") plots = addTitle(plots, "My plot") plot1= function(){ plot(x,y) } plots = addPlot(plots, plot1,vector.graphic = T) ####Create PPT writeDoc(plots, file = "mystoryline.pptx")


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Bart Verkuil
Bart Verkuil is an assistant professor at the unit of Clinical Psychology. He also works part-time as a clinician, working with people suffering from mood and anxiety disorders and severe work stress at Skils, a mental health care institution specialized in the relation between work and mental health.
In 2014 he was awarded a Veni grant - from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research - for researcPhysiological concomitants of perseverative cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.h into the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on perseverative cognition (worry, rumination). His main interests are the links between perseverative cognition and anxiety/depression and the underlying physiology.
Key publications
- Physiological concomitants of perseverative cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ()
- When worries make you sick: A review of perseverative cognition, the default stress response and somatic health. (2010)
- Pretreatment of worry enhances the effects of stress management therapy: a randomized clinical trial. (2011)


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During the 10 years I have been working with SME's and individual clients, motivation has come up time and time again. It can be the difference between achieving your goals and desires, never quite getting there, or worse still, giving up completely.
Get your motivation right and all things become possible!
So here are my top 7 invaluable lessons on staying motivated:
1. Continually check in with your reasons for carrying on:
Life is busy and it is easy to lose sight of your 'Why'. Your why must be a motivating factor or you will dip between highs and lows with your motivation. So, stop and take time to understand your why before you go any further. Once you have your why, remind yourself daily that this is why you do what you do. By keeping your why at the surface of all that you do, you are building a solid foundation to build and grow from.
I love this quote from Steve Jobs to help understand the importance of beating to your own drum to keep drive going and this is very much rooted in your 'Why';
"I think most people that are able to make a sustained contribution over time — rather than just a peak — are very internally driven. You have to be. Because, in the ebb and tide of people's opinions and of fads, there are going to be times when you are criticized, and criticism's very difficult. And so, when you're criticized, you learn to pull back a little and listen to your own drummer. And to some extent, that isolates you from the praise, if you eventually get it, too. The praise becomes a little less important to you and the criticism becomes a little less important to you, in the same measure. And you become more internally driven."
2. Set goals BUT make sure they are YOUR goals!
I have been both a participant and a facilitator on entrepreneurship programmes where goal setting is covered as a topic. Goals are crucial to keep momentum going and to move a business or social enterprise forward, however, they must be YOUR goals. I cannot emphasise this enough. Your goals should not be what you think you should be doing, also they should not be what others say you should be doing, unless of course it aligns with what you want. Your goals should help to support you to go after something that YOU want and that will make YOU happy. The correct expert advice is gold when you are building or growing a business or social enterprise, but it must align with who you are and what you are setting out to achieve.
3. Break goals down into bite size
Once you have your goals set out then take the time to break them down into bite size steps. This helps to avoid overwhelm and when you take one step at a time those bite size steps turn into big steps. Be consistent and your will get there!
4. Learn to say NO!
If you want your yes to have value, then you have to get used to saying no. If are not operating to your agenda, then it is to someone else's. It really is that simple. If you have problems saying no, then ask yourself, if I say yes, who's agenda am I working on?
5. Imperfect Action!
It was a wise business mentor that taught me the value of imperfect action. I highly recommend you become acquainted with this concept. There is never a perfect time or a perfect set of circumstances, optimum yes but not perfect. Stop waiting for perfection and start taking some action.
6. Visualise and feel the end result – OFTEN
We hear so much about visualisation, picture your end result and work towards it. This helps with the direction you choose to take and with things like compiling your mission and vision statements, business plans and even helps when looking at your strategic plan. When it comes to motivation though, it is important to take it one step further and that is visualise with feeling. What does it look like and how does it feel when you achieve your end goal?
Once you have this then you can tap into it daily and in particular tap into it on days you don't feel like working or periods where motivation is low.
7. Surround yourself with the right people:
I talk about this in all areas of my work with clients. We become like the 5 people we spend the most time with … look at these people. Who are they? How do they make you feel? What are you learning from them? Are they a step or more ahead of where you want to be? Once you have done this then ask yourself if you need to make adjustments in your own life or do you need to change focus?
Once you have the right people, tap into their energy, learn from them and spend regular time with them.
As a final note remember:
What is for you, will always bring out the good in you, not the worst, that's how you know you are on the right path, & once on the right path motivation will take care of itself!
Thank you to BNest for the opportunity,
Pauline Gannon
Inspiring Change through innovative mindset techniques.
Pauline delivers the 'Resilience' module of the BNest programme as a series of group workshops and also works with participants individually at her private practice in Castletroy. She has been pivotal in the transformation of mindset for both past and current participants. Pauline can be contacted on 086-8371132.


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The Other Side of The Camera
What an exciting week around here.
I never thought I would say this, but our house was photographed last week for
I know!!! It felt like a dream.
I'll be sure to keep you posted when the issue is out and share many more details closer to that time.
It was a huge thrill and a very humbling experience to see our home through the eyes of the BH&G team.
A great take away from this that I would love to pass on to you is to always Always ALWAYS be true to your own unique style. That's what makes your home, and the world, a much more interesting place.


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Dallas school district students could knock football pads in the AT&T Stadium or open a book in the Mark Cuban Library. At least that's the hope of some Dallas ISD leaders.
On the heels of cutting nearly $77 million from the district's budget, some DISD board members are looking for ways to raise revenue and want to consider following other cash-strapped school districts in seeking private dollars to rename district facilities.
"You can choose to sell that stuff or give it away. For the last 100 years, we have given that away," said trustee Mike Morath, who is spearheading the initiative. "If we can bring in external resources to help cover the operating costs of the school district and bring in additional resources to help kids, why wouldn't now be the time?"
If Morath has his way, gone would be the days of naming classrooms, weight rooms and gymnasiums after former alumni, community members or dignitaries for free. Instead, those distinctions would be offered to the highest bidders.
However, any movement on the idea appears months away. Trustees must first revise current policy on renaming facilities. And trustees want to study similar practices in other places.
Elsewhere, such initiatives have been big business for some school districts. The Los Angeles school district, which approved a similar plan in December, projected it could fetch $18 million.
But Dallas school board President Lew Blackburn wondered who would pony up possibly large sums of money to rename an elementary school library or a middle school gymnasium.
"We have to look at the marketplace to see if anyone really wants to pay to put their name on an auditorium," he said. "What price would we put on a weight room at Roosevelt High School? What value would that bring?"
Names shot down
The idea of selling naming rights has gained steam among public schools during the past decade but only emerged in DISD during a contentious school board meeting last month. During the meeting, several dozen speakers urged trustees to approve renaming a few libraries and auditoriums.
Approving them had become custom in previous years as the school district winds down the year. But not this year.
When time came for the vote, Morath presented his plan and persuaded enough trustees to vote down the proposals. Trustees dismissed a plan to rename Franklin Stadium behind Hillcrest High School after a student who was paralyzed playing football.
Another defeated proposal called for naming part of Wilmer-Hutchins High School after an influential community member. Trustees said the $500 to $1,000 to create a plaque and to hold a reception for the person honored costs too much at a time when DISD had to cut programs and boost class sizes.
"Dallas ISD hasn't considered lots of ideas for a long time," Morath said. "If we were lucky to get $1,000 a classroom in DISD, that's a huge amount of money."
Dallas ISD has had some success selling naming rights.
The district named science labs, classrooms and wings of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 2008 after Ron Kirk, Ross and Margot Perot and others after donors gave more than $8 million. The money went toward construction costs.
But DISD has never pursued such fundraising efforts districtwide.
In the past few years, public school districts across Texas and the nation have turned to alternative revenue sources as they struggle with shrinking budgets. The results appear mixed.
Other districts
Humble ISD near Houston recently signed a 10-year contract worth $350,000 to rename its football stadium Parkway Family.com Field. ShopRite paid $100,000 to place the pharmacy's name outside a Brooklawn, N.J., school library.
In North Texas, Carroll ISD in Southlake hired a marketing firm to help sell naming rights to Dragon Stadium. But Highland Park ISD found that even wealthy families may hesitate to bite at high-priced naming rights.
More than eight years ago, the district offered the chance to add a name next to Highlander Stadium. The asking price: $10 million. No one has stepped forward.
"They priced it a little high," said Helen Williams, the district's communication director.
Now, district leaders are considering lowering the price tag and having the deal last a few years.
But other HPISD initiatives, which help fund the district's education foundation, appear far more successful. Two families recently donated $1.5 million combined to rename Highland Park High School's library and weight room.
For decades, the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas has renamed rooms, stadiums and buildings after receiving hefty donations, as have many other private schools.
The school's communications director, Colleen Cunningham, said the school was negotiating a price to rename the stadium. She declined to say how much someone might have to give for naming rights, but said an amount above $1 million "was probably a good guess."
If Dallas ISD starts selling naming rights, both Morath and Blackburn cautioned that such a move should have limits. Morath said that renaming an entire school should be off the table, but he said he would consider selling the rights to rename a school within a school.
He said he also wants to ensure that deserving people in the community can still see their names on school classrooms and libraries without having to pay.
"You have to build into this policy exceptions for that kind of community member to get recognized," he said. "We don't want naming rights to simply be a province of the rich."
Proposed names
Dallas ISD trustees denied renaming several facilities in the district at their June board meeting. Some of the proposals included:
Naming the band room at Holmes Middle School the H.B. Sorrells Band Room.
Naming the Holmes auditorium after Dr. Juan Flores.
Naming the Holmes library after Dr. Harryette Ehrhardt.
Naming the Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School auditorium after Wade O. Cummins.
Renaming Franklin Stadium at Hillcrest High after John McClamrock.


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A Room of One's Own
That's exactly what I'll be "officially" moving into (I was sleeping on a blow up mattress before I left...) when I get home from vacation with Jeff! After looking all over Atlanta, I've ended up right where I wanted to be from the get-go, at Ice House Lofts in Decatur, GA. One floor up from my sister's apartment. Call me crazy, but my small, open studio with two fans, three huge windows and a patio is all I need.
I want to high light a couple of the places I looked at while on my apartment hunt because, all financial stresses aside, I love looking at living spaces. I'd already gotten a feel for the type of space I wanted since I'd apartment hunted with Jeff and Julia.
Although I'd done lots of research on my own, I had the help of a Promove star, Blake Ballard, who helped me for literally hours to make sure that I did not look over a single potential property. I highly recommend Blake if you visit Promove!
Here are a couple of the apartments that made my final cut off list...
... all of these places were great but none had the combination of safety & security, reliability of maintenance crew, location, price, amenities, natural sunlight, etc. that Ice House seems to offer. Yay!


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I can't believe it's been two years already! It feels like I just started, yet we've accomplished so much and been so many places. It's really been a wild and crazy ride. I've met some fantastic people and made friendships that will last well beyond esports. I've been to 23 cities in 14 countries on 3 different continents, just for work. Since my first day at ESL I've shot 64 events, I can't believe it's been that many already! When I started shooting esports back in 2011 I would've never guessed that ESL One Cologne next week would be my 85th event.
During the past year we've traveled to places as exotic as Manila and Dubai, shot great crowds on our home turf in Germany and made several trips to both Poland and North America, all for esports. The best part? It's far from over! I am so incredibly lucky and humbled by the events and travel I get to experience, by the fact that I get to work with my greatest passion. Here's to another 5 years in esports photography!
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I know I've been tardy about blogging,
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La Mode Magazine
I had the privilege to shoot for a Dallas based fashion magazine called La Mode last month. It was my first magazine shoot and it was a blast! We shot Charlotte Jones Anderson, who is the head of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, among other titles, and Jerry Jones's (owner of the Cowboys) daughter. She was 100% classy all the way...just a real pleasure to work with. The whole crew from La Mode was also a great bunch and we all had such a blast. We shot at the fabulous Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas, which is one of my favorite places to shoot. I was especially stoked becuase my first shoot with them I got a cover and a 6 page spread! Here's the layout of the magazine:


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- Trying to decouple storage and use of educational materials. Moving resources/ course materials out of BlackBoard into Hive. Then creating references to them within BlackBoard. This allows the resources to be more open and accessible (and uses a resource management tool to manage and store (and preserve?) the resources rather than relying on the resource management capabilities of the VLE) )
- Fetlar
- used by project to coordinate and manage gathering of resources and as a platform for sharing them.
- OLE Dutch History
- direct use in teaching as well as managing resources; (afaik) used for www.dutch.ac.uk which offers access to a number of free taster courses


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Roma Mustafi (Certified Paralegal)
Interviewer: What brought you to Maples Family Law?
Roma: Being a former client of Maples Family Law, I deeply admire the zeal and compassion with which Attorney Anna Maples fought for my legal rights. The high quality legal representation provided by Maples Family Law inspired me to be a part of this great team, so I could help serve the community with family law matters.
Interviewer: What interested you about family law/being a paralegal as a career?
Roma: From my personal experience with family law matters, I can relate to the emotional and financial toll divorce, custody, and support issues can have on individuals and their loved ones. My deep passion to help people in such critical situations was what interested me in becoming a family law paralegal. I have teamed up with Attorney Anna Maples to utilize my extraordinary paralegal skills and find successful resolutions for our clients' family law issues.
Interviewer: What was your experience before working with Maples Family Law?
Roma: Before being a part of Maples Family Law, I have worked for an extended period of time with Dr. Thomas C. Maples of The Stockton Therapy Network.
Interviewer: What is a special quirk or talent you have, that no one else knows, that helps with your career in family law?
Roma: This is actually kind of funny and not a lot of people know about this; I carry a giant, old‐fashioned planner with me at all times. It may seem peculiar with today's technological advancements, especially when smartphone planner apps are so popular. But keeping an old‐fashioned planner has always given me the freedom to stay disciplined, organized, and efficient. It has particularly helped me with my career in family law where deadlines are a crucial factor.
Interviewer: What goal do you have in working for the client's you serve?
Roma: My ultimate goal is to provide the clients with compassionate, comprehensive, and high quality paralegal services.
Interviewer: What message would you like the clients to know about you?
Roma: I believe in delivering high quality legal services to our clients. With my dedication, patience, and specialized paralegal skills, I will be there for you every step of the way, helping you to identify, work through, and resolve your legal difficulties. I welcome the opportunity to help you during your family law matter.


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Get an inside look at the industry as Brad and his sales reps negotiate deals, find new properties and work with clients. Learn tips on how to successfully do deals from the experts and how to be an entrepreneur.


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daisysman2013ParticipantMarch 7, 2013 at 12:43 pm #24912
I met a woman from Chicago, Il on ChristianForums.com, and for right now we're just getting to know each other. We're friends for the moment, and after we get to know the basics of each other, we'll see where our relationship goes from there.
My major concern is: If we do become bf and gf, how are we supposed to see and date each other since she drives and I don't?
chris_08ParticipantMarch 8, 2013 at 6:36 pm #25371
She would come and pick you up to go places? Seems simple…as long as she doesn't mind obviously
wtop0_0ParticipantMarch 11, 2013 at 12:29 pm #25408
Have you been in this situation before? If so, how did you work it out? Plus, you might want to give her a heads up about driving you around, see if she's ok with that kind of commitment. Generally it's nice to have it balanced between the two people…
slobeachboyParticipantMarch 12, 2013 at 2:58 am #25512
Well first off I have to wonder why your profile photo is one of a beautiful girl when you are supposedly a man. That and the fact that you are mentioning a specific web site by name makes me suspect that you could be a spammer but I'll go ahead and give you the benefit of the doubt.
Anyway in regards to your problem I have to say, I think you're getting way ahead of yourself. After all it sounds like you have not even verified that you are communicating with the person you think you are communicating with. And if the person is not for real then the whole "long distance" thing is moot, don't you think? By the way, there are just as many scammers on Christian dating sites as there are on any others, maybe even more. Anyway, I know its called online dating but you can't actually "date" someone online so it should probably really be called online introductions. Within the first week or two of the initial introductions you should be having phone conversations, and you should chat online using a web cam at least once.
So assuming you've already done all this and you know this girl is not scamming you then I would still have to tell you that long distance relationship rarely work. You can still date someone long distance for a few months and then if its get serious enough that you're both sure you've found the person of your dreams one of you can relocate to the others city. And of course if it looks like its not going anywhere after a few dates then you don't need to worry about the distance. Never think that you can carry on a long distance relationship for years on end though. It never works and in most cases one of the parties wants it remain a long distance thing so they can have the freedom to see other people on the side.
By the way, why don't you drive? Unless you are under 16 years of age, are a multi-millionaire with a chauffeur, or you live in Manhattan or Tokyo, there's really no excuse to not be able to drive.
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Step 2
Add the oil, onion and garlic, close the lid and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes or until softened.
Add the cumin, paprika and chilli and stir into the onion.
Step 3
Add the mince, breaking up with a spoon or spatula, close the lid and cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned.
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Add the crushed tomatoes and season to taste. Close the lid and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 to 8 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
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In the last minute add the taco shells to the grill and heat for 30 seconds each side.
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Looking for educational printables and learning worksheets? Printables offer a fun and instant way to teach something in a new or less-boring way. Sometimes we get bogged down with textbook work, which is why we often use printables to liven things up. This collection of educational worksheets will help encourage hands-on learning while bridging the gap between traditional worksheets and hands-on learning. Kids from toddlers to fifth grade will find something useful in this collection of printable worksheets for teachers and parents.
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Readers of The Mothman Prophecies may remember Jaye P. Paro, a radio personality at the Long Island station WBAB. There is much on her in Chapter 15; she met the curious "Princess Moon Owl," and had an "unnerving experience" with a man in a black Cadillac.
Ms. Paro also appears in Strange Creatures, in Chapter 10. John describes some of the folklore and creature sightings on Mount Misery, in Long Island; and mentions that she and a couple of her friends saw "something that resembled a human, disfigured face, long wild black hair, and dressed in a long black garment." John adds that they took a picture of this creepy character. A Googling tells me that some people out there are curious about this photo, so I'll post it here. It's none too impressive; it looks, as John says, like "a dark blob." But here it is; you can see for yourself.
It was published in the July 1969 issue of Beyond. The same magazine published a (clearer) photo of Ms. Paro; I've posted that above, so you can put a face to the name.


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Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
Hurghada, Egypt
Soaking in more than 3000 hours of sunshine yearly, Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel is the best destination all year round. It is a great choice for families and couples looking for unforgettable holiday.
4.2 / 5 from 13 reviews
- Sports facilities
- Satellite/TV
- Laundry
- Elevators
- Kids Pools
- Kids Playground
- Payable Laundry Service
- Wellness centre
- Spa Facilities
- Foreign Exchange
- Fitness/Gym Facilities
- Safety Deposit Box Rental
The hotel has many facilities available for guests including 24 hour reception, currency exchange facilities, bars, restaurants, day and evening entertainment, 3 swimming pools, children's pool, mini club for children aged 4 - 12, spa and fitness centre, tennis, table tennis, billiards and volleyball.
Also available for guests is babysitting, a 24 hour doctor and medical service, dry cleaning and laundry. Within the resort there is also a variety of shops including souvenirs, jewellers and mini market. There is also a daily shuttle bus service to Dana Beach. Some facilities may incur a local charge.
Local charges may apply to some hotel facilities and others may be seasonal.
The hotel provides 567 lovely guest rooms fully equipped with balcony facilities, air conditioning, satellite TV, safety deposit box, mini bar (local charge) and telephone. Overlooking the swimming pool are all standard and family rooms.
Local charges may apply to some hotel facilities and others may be seasonal.
All Inclusive
The All Inclusive information is a guide only and is subject to change and/or availability.
The All Inclusive package consists of breakfast 07:00-10:00, lunch 12:00-13:30 and dinner 18:30-21:30, all served buffet style in the Arabisk and Marhaba restaurants. A variety of snacks are available between 14:00 & 16:00 at the lobby terrace & Alfredo restaurant as well as the lobby bar from 23:00-24:00. Afternoon tea and cake is served at the Sultan bar between 17:00 and 18:00.
Locally produced alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, soft drinks, mineral water, tea and coffee are served (by the glass) at the Sultan Bar 11:00-24:00, the lobby bar until midnight, the beach bar at Dana beach hotel 10:00-18:00, the Morgana Bar 11:00-17:00 and the El Morocco disco fantasia area, 22:30-02:00.
The All Inclusive information is a guide only and may be subject to change and/or availability.
Special Information
Please note; rates displayed are not available for nationals where the hotel is located. Please see clause 3.1 of our terms and conditions.
From 1st May 2014, the entry visa fee into Egypt is approx $25 USD. This can be obtained on arrival from approved bank kiosks in the arrival hall.
This accommodation has previously been known as : 1001 Nights Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel Reviews
Mrs J Harrison, Nottingham
|27th Apr 2017
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|All Inclusive
Absolutely wonderful resort, accommodation brilliant, staff attentive and made us feel very relaxed.
Ms J Dearnley, Stoke-on-trent
|8th Jan 2017
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden View - Promo
|All Inclusive
The hotel and staff are amazing but is let down by the food which we were told was to be improved on last year's stay, the food choice is not great and needs the presentation and ingredients overhauled. The pizzas were our staple diet on this holiday. Having said this the lunch menu at the restaurant by the main pool was great and breakfast was also good. Sayd and all the staff at the jazz bar were as always fantastic also the coffee bar is a great place to chill. The animation team are great and do a great job, a few more activities during the day for those that want them would be great and this is not a criticism but a suggestion.
Overall I would happily return for a third time and more. The beach site alotted to our hotel is far from adequate after visiting the beach we were shown off a nice piece of beach to a smaller and not so nice section.
Mrs C Lucas, Shotts
|6th Jan 2017
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden View - Promo
|All Inclusive
Very quirky hotel, set out in a village style with courtyards, shops, 7 pools and 4 restaurants, but mainly German, Russian, Scandinavian and Egyptian visitors. English are not really catered for, both in entertainment and food in restaurants. One indoor bar with a live singer which was too small to accommodate everyone on chilly nights in January. 1st time visitors to Hurghada need to beware of the entry visa charges at Hurghada airport. At the current time the visa costs 21.5 US Dollars, or the equivalent exchange in Sterling. They can be purchased from the official bank kiosks at the airport. Don't let the Egyptians push you into their queues to buy them as they are charging what they feel like up to 50 quid per person! Overall, a nice break from the UK in January, but I wouldn't return to this hotel. Everything booked and organised with Sunshine went well, as is usual.
Mrs A Lilliott, Wirral
|19th Mar 2016
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden View - Promo
|All Inclusive
Great, lots to do, food not as lavish as some Pick Albatross hotels in Hurghada, but its 4 star not 5. It's very clean, pools etc cleaned everyday. Staff very nice. Good for families also good value for money. Animation team great.
Mrs T Newell, Basildon
|29th Jan 2016
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden/Pool View
|All Inclusive
Lovely hotel, lovely staff, always got a sunbed, very family friendly, animation team out of this world. Downside needs more English but not a problem. Food could be better.
Mr D Roberts, Caerphilly
|15th Jan 2016
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Standard Room - Pool View
|All Inclusive
The food offered at this hotel was not of a very good standard. It was geared to cater for people who like very greasy food. Not really for British clients, those very few we saw were unhappy about the way they were treated. Information given out to people who book this hotel should be told that it caters mainly for German and Russian guests.
Ms J Dearnley, Stoke-on-trent
|12th Jan 2016
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden/Pool View
|All Inclusive
The hotel was fantastic, however whilst we were there the main restaurant was closed for refurbishment and we hadn't been told this information at all which I was quite annoyed about, I'm quite fussy with food and felt it didn't cater in the restaurants for the English tourists so I was really struggling to eat in the evenings. We have been to Egypt for the last 6 years but this is the first time I have struggled with this problem, it could have had a wider range rather than just pizza at the poolside snack bars. Found the hotel very clean, staff were brilliant and very friendly, maybe need to stop the early birds from reserving the sun loungers.
Mr M Horsley, Southport
|8th Jan 2016
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Promo
|All Inclusive
Great atmosphere and friendly staff, although mainly German guests there is a good holiday mix with plenty of animation games and fun from the staff, will return again.
Mr M Meese, Glastonbury
|27th Aug 2015
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Pool View
|All Inclusive
I have stayed at this hotel on 6 different occasions and each time there are new features, restaurants and buildings making the place better each time - just incredible.
The service and staff are friendly and helpful the rooms and all the facilities are spotlessly clean as is the water in its 7 pools. Not just the restaurants in the hotel, but also the restaurant on the private beach serve incredible food - definitely not a place to go if you are on a diet. The entertainment is so varied, ranging from early morning fun exercising to evening live shows and everything in between including nights out into the town. I have stayed in another hotel (5*) in Hurghada and yes it is larger and more sumptuous, however nothing but nothing can beat the friendliness and the atmosphere of Alf Leila and I would never contemplate staying anywhere else. Friendly waiters are constantly at the beckoning call, whether it is for another drink or a fresh towel, it is just a smile away.
I recommend the all inclusive deal, but only if you are prepared to add a few inches to the waist line as the food is too tempting to resist, day after day after day.
So whether you want superb English dishes, or Italian food or perhaps even Lebanese cuisine, to mention just a few, then these are just a sampling of what awaits you not to mention the scrumptious deserts and excellent drinks. I am back three days now and at the weekend will be getting ready to book my next relaxing glorious stay in the one and only Alf Laila Wa Leila and won't be able to wait to sit by the pool drinking a cocktail with my feet dangling in the refreshing cool water.
Mrs S Williams, Abergele
|19th Jun 2015
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin
|All Inclusive
Fab hotel, lots of choice for food, lots of pools varying from quiet to active, you choose. Staff could have been a little more helpful on arrival and we were the only English people in the hotel.
Mrs P Jagger, Hull
|20th Mar 2015
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden View - Promo
|All Inclusive
Lovely hotel plenty to see and do.
Miss P Bertram, Wrexham
|16th Jan 2015
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Promo
|All Inclusive
The hotel was very clean and tidy. The staff were exceptional always willing to help in anyway they could.
The cleaner who cleaned our room everyday was excellent. The attendants/life guards at the pool were friendly and very helpful.
I was particularly pleased to see a safe in the room that could each guest could set for their use during their stay and was included as part of your holiday price.
The food in each of the restaurants was prepared to a high standard and the variety of food available was exceptional.
Mr D Patel, Harrow
|13th Jun 2014
|Alf Leila Wa Leila Hotel
|Double Or Twin - Garden View - Promo
|All Inclusive
Excellent staff, service, animation team, food, choices, transport, friendliness and pools. My 10th time.
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The original theme for today was Conquistador, but all the images i could find were drawn or painted, so I went with what any good conquistador would have: a mighty fine mustache.
What's cooler than a guy with a black bowtie, black bowler hat, and a 6-part curly mustache?
Analysis: Obviously I had fun with this more-like-30-minute 15 minute sketch. For some reason each time I become fixated on working on the nose first, and I think I start working to fast, leaving me no room to correct. I think this nose should have been wider and maybe a smidgen shorter. And for some reason glasses always hang me up on the shading of the face. I didn't quite get in the laugh lines as well as I wanted.


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The Greatest Success of Life is Our Luck.
The Greatest Success of Life is Our Luck
We all strive for success and happiness, but not everyone is lucky with their life.
Some have success in a given circle, but they may not satisfied with themselves and the environment where they are surrounded by it.
Another may have achieved some successes where everyone would be envy of but at the same time they might have some relationship issues that make them not so happy.
There will be a hundred examples to write it all down, but that does not help us to fix something and clear ourselves out of trouble.
Luck is what we all need in our existence on this planet and that starts from birth.
We will be lucky when we were born in the right country with good prosperity, and we have the best parent to learn from and they provide us to a higher education with their additional financial resources which can give us an easier life.
We came in contact with the right people during our childhood and so we can think of doing everything with a right direction for a good future.
If we are lucky and have the talent to do what we want in the future, the chances of success will also be multiply.
On that moment if we very satisfied with the chosen direction and environment where we are now, and that will give us a brilliant feeling deep inside our heart.
Full with luck and gratitude when we able to know the perfect person to share our life with and also can meet the expected demands in our relationship.
These are all the factors that have to do with luck, to be at the exact time in a certain place.
To be there at that time and we can make a important decision in our life when we have to meet the opportunity that creates the luck in our life.
So the right place and a perfect timing is what we all need to have the luck with happiness for us.
It is the place and the right time to be there, with our luck we can make the right decision and after something changed for us will gives us a successful life with happiness.
The greatest luck is when everything goes smooth and successfully with mutual respect from each other.
I wish you a healthy life.
Kindly Regards,
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Having studied astrology since the age of 12, and along with my being a practicing solitary witch since the mid-eighties, has drawn me to learn and observe as much as I can about the asteroid goddesses in astrology. How can they best be used and understood? Well, today I'm taking a strong look in my astrological microscope at the topic of the Dark Moon. To note, the Dark Moon in astrology is often linked to the ancient Hebrew original independent woman, Lilith, the first wife of Adam. Well, after studying the Dark Moon for quite some time, I propose the inclusion of the following deities to be incorporated into what we know as the Dark/Black Moon. However, I'll allow you the reader to decide such for yourself.
First, let me introduce you to the goddesses/deities of which I refer…
Circe was a powerful sorceress—variously described as a goddess, nymph, or witch—in Greek myth and legend. By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios: Titan of the Sun and Perse the Oceanid. Her brothers were Aeetes, the keeper of the Golden Fleece, and Perses. Her sister was Pasiphaë, the wife of King Minos and mother of the Minotaur. Other accounts make her the daughter of Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft herself.
Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Through the use of magical potions and a wand or a staff, she transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals. Some say she was exiled to the solitary island of Aeaea by her subjects and her father for ending the life of her husband, the prince of Colchis. Later traditions tell of her leaving or even destroying the island and moving to Italy, where she was identified with Cape Circeo.
Hecate or Hekate is a goddess in Ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding two torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, light, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery. She appears in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and in Hesiod's Theogony, where she is promoted strongly as a great goddess. The place of origin of her following is uncertain, but it is thought that she had popular followings in Thrace. She was one of the main deities worshiped in Athenian households as a protective goddess and one who bestowed prosperity and daily blessings on the family. In the post-Christian writings of the Chaldean Oracles (2nd–3rd century CE) she was regarded with (some) rulership over earth, sea and sky, as well as a more universal role as Savior (Soteira), Mother of Angels and the Cosmic World Soul. Regarding the nature of her cult, it has been remarked, "she is more at home on the fringes than in the center of Greek polytheism. Intrinsically ambivalent and polymorphous, she straddles conventional boundaries and eludes definition."
Lilith is a figure in Jewish mythology, developed earliest in the Babylonian Talmud (3rd to 5th centuries CE). The character is generally thought to derive in part from a historically far earlier class of female demons (lilītu) in Mesopotamian religion, found in cuneiform texts of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia.
Evidence in later Jewish materials is plentiful, but little information has survived relating to the original Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian view of these demons. While the connection is almost universally agreed upon, recent scholarship has disputed the relevance of two sources previously used to connect the Jewish lilith to an Akkadian lilītu—the Gilgamesh appendix and the Arslan Tash amulets.
In Hebrew-language texts, the term lilith or lilit (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34:11, either in singular or plural form according to variations in the earliest manuscripts. In the Dead Sea Scrolls' Songs of the Sage the term first occurs in a list of monsters. In Jewish magical inscriptions on bowls and amulets from the 6th century CE onwards, Lilith is identified as a female demon and the first visual depictions appear.
In Jewish folklore, from the satirical book Alphabet of Ben Sira (ca 700–1000 CE) onwards, Lilith appears as Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time (Rosh Hashanah) and from the same dirt as Adam – compare Genesis 1:27. (This contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs: Genesis 2:22) The legend developed extensively during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadic midrashim, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism. For example, in the 13th-century writings of Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she had coupled with the archangel Samael. The resulting Lilith legend continues to serve as source material in modern Western culture, literature, occultism, fantasy, and horror.
Now, with the introductions and a bit of historical reference about these ladies out of the way, let us now discuss…
The Dark Moon in Astrology:
Dark Moon, Black Moon or Lilith (and/or any of the aforementioned deities above), is a hypothetical point in astrology is known by several names. Some argue that the Dark Moon is one thing, Black Moon another and Lilith yet another. The reality is that there is an asteroid named Lilith, but it is not the same as the Dark or Black Moon. However, when used as a point in a birthchart, all names appear valid as they all seem to describe the same.
This point arises due to the Moon's path around the ecliptic forming an axis of the perigee when the moon's orbit is closest to the earth and the apogee when its orbit is furthest from the earth. It is an empty area, a void created, an empty focus. Moving at about 40 degrees a year, the perigee is from where the path of the Dark Moon is calculated. It takes a little under nine years for it to complete its course.
In astrology, the Dark Moon is representative of the darker side of our nature, the negative side. It is the hidden depths that we know exist yet we prefer not to acknowledge. It is subtle on the surface, yet profound beneath. It is the foundations of our personality and the shocking truth that we often deny and project onto others instead. The refusal to see what is really within ourselves. The subtle refusal to see what part we may have played in some unpleasant drama of our lives, how we ourselves have manifested our fears. It is the kind of thing that we intrinsically know we have to deal with, confront the darker side in order to progress unhindered, yet most often we try to ignore. It is the deeper truth that we are forever in search of within ourselves. Probably the best use we can make of the dark moon is to explore our hidden depths, realise that we all have that darker side and go within to resolve that which ultimately hinders us.
The Dark Moon is representative of the negative traits of guilt, shame, hatred, envy, and vengefulness, often brought about by personal wounds and hurts. The true dark side of things we try to hide.
There is another side of the Dark Moon astrologically. Carl G. Jung, the famous psychoanalyst described something that he called the "anima". The anima is a man's image of the ideal woman and also the feminine side of his personality. For a woman it is the image of the ideal man and the masculine side of her personality. So the dark moon in a birthchart will represent these ideals too.
It is also representative of the enchantress or the seducer, one who lures another by use of sexuality or devious means. The kind who tempts another by implying that the grass is greener on the other side, that they can "rescue" someone, but it is in reality for their own selfish gain.
The Dark Moon, Lilith (and her likely other aliases), also has associations with motherhood, like her counterpart the Moon. With Lilith however, the instinctive nurturing is replaced by a strong protection of her offspring to the point that she would kill if necessary any that threatened them or caused them harm. She is also reactive against the ties involved with motherhood and the emptiness that mothers sometimes feel by isolation and the perceived lack of individuality that accompanies it. These things do not only apply to women, they apply to men as well, as the Black Moon is also their feminine side.
Keywords: danger, darkness, deceit, destruction, devious, devouring, dreams, emptiness, enchantress, envy, fears, guilt, hatred, imagination, isolation, jealousy, magic, marriage-wrecker, mystery, night, poison, secrets, seduction, shame, the "other woman" who thinks a man needs rescuing from the "chains" of his partner, vengefulness.
The manner in which the Dark Moon plays out will be of the character of the sign in which it is posited and with over tones of the ruling planet of that sign. For example, if your Dark Moon is in Aries, it will act in the manner of Aries with overtones of Mars.
Source: Wikipedia (references of the goddesses mentioned)
Since this is a rather lengthy entry filled with numerous astrological aspects (interactions between planets and luminaries), I will normally post this as a document, with link to such provided. You are also able to download it to read when you are able. Here is the link:
Since this is a rather lengthy entry filled with numerous astrological aspects (interactions between planets and luminaries), I will normally post this as a document, with link to such provided. You are also able to download it to read when you are able. Here is the link:
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