Online Newsletter for January 2, 2010

QUOTE #1: “So-called failure isn’t fatal. Take courage and face your problems head on. Do not run from creditors, have the integrity to contact them first if there is a problem. Don’t wait for them to be the ones to announce there is a delinquency. Integrity is foundational to these ideas. You must be committed to honesty in all your dealings with your fellow man. God has provided a way for us to keep all of the commandments and honesty is something we must take seriously. So be sure to live that law now, in your present circumstances. Your financial life will improve; you will find the abundance you seek. But never compromise your integrity in the pursuit, or it will all come falling down. Live by LAW. It will set you free.” From Hidden Treasures by Leslie Householder.

QUOTE #2: “To think is to create a vision in my mind of how I want things to be, and then consciously choose to believe in the reality of my vision, no matter the evidence…no matter what the circumstances are. It is to live in the dream in my mind while acting upon those thoughts and patiently waiting for circumstances to eventually reflect them.” From Hidden Treasures by Leslie Householder

NEW NUGGET FOR THE NOGGIN. Post on www.NuggetsForTheNoggin.com. Hope you enjoy it and find some use for it.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO COMMIT? CAN’T BUCKLE MY BELT! By Jeffrey Gitomer. Jeffrey has gained weight and has now set out a plan to get to where he wants to be. Check out his plan and logic to see if can apply to your goals for 2010: http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3Pk3YKGvkk8VA%3D%3D

10-12 CORRIDOR NEWSLETTER: Population is back. St. Tammany looking good. Others: http://www.1012corridor.com/1012-corridor-weekly/

SELF IMPROVEMENT A COMPLETE DIRECTORY: Happened upon this directory of locations on the Internet you can go for all kinds of various subjects. Some of the links will take you to programs, some to free eBooks, articles, etc. What a great resource to bookmark on your computer. http://www.selfgrowth.com/topics.html

10 MOST POWERFUL MUSTS IN MARKETING by Kevin Thomas: Article speaks for itself. How many of them are you doing? http://authenticspam.blogspot.com/2009/12/10-powerful-musts-in-marketing.html

EVER WANTED TO MARK UP A .PDF FILE? For example, you are reading an eBook and you want to highlight a section in yellow as you would with a magic marker but you can’t because it is a .pdf file. Maybe you wanted to enter data into a field to complete an exercise from an eBook. Found a product online at www.docudesk.com that enables you to do that. Cost is $39.95 or $59.95 depending upon the version you desire. Lot cheaper than paying hundreds of dollars for a full service Adobe product. This software converts the .pdf file into a Microsoft Word file and then you can treat it as you would any Word file.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE RAINDEER; and now you will discover the rest of the story: http://www.insightoftheday.com/quotetext.asp?msgid=1453

SIGNS OF A STROKE: Several people have forwarded emails suggesting what to do to determine if someone has had a stroke. www.snopes.com has indicated that the first three are true but that checking one’s tongue is subject to interpretation. Please check out the snopes file on this link, the information is extremely valuable especially if it is YOU on the receiving end of the instructions: http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp

MARKETING. Not endorsing this only providing the information. Real estate magazine for your database with your photo on the cover. Check it out Your Home and Lifestyle Elite at: http://links.mkt875.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MzQ1MTI0ODMS1&r=Mzk5NTgyOTkyNQS2&j=NjI5Njg3NTcS1&mt=1&rt=0

NO FEAR IN THE NEW YEAR, by Jon Gordon. This is a remarkable story with a fabulous lesson: http://www.jongordon.com/newsletter-122809-nofearinthenewyear.html

IF I WERE A REALTOR® looking to use social media for my business (from ChrisBrogan.com provided by Joe Tye):
• I’d write a blog about the location where I was selling.
• I’d take tons of pictures and post them on the blog.
• I’d shoot walking tour videos all the time with a Flip camera and post them.
• I’d shoot interview videos with people from my community.
• I’d host meet-ups and tweet-ups for local residents, inviting people who are house hunting.
• I’d find various niche communities (developers, stonemasons, parents) and start community platforms for them on Ning.
• I’d empower as many local businesses onto the Net as I could, and help them get successful.
• I’d encourage as many people in my community to join Twitter as possible, and I’d bundle them into a list.
• I’d consider setting up hyper-local news and events sites, or at least empower/support their construction.

I probably wouldn’t put pictures of me in a tie (or a dress) and write about the rates. I probably wouldn’t pitch you dozens of times in a row. I probably wouldn’t just rehash links to listings.
But that’s just me. You?