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IdeasWIN Unique e-Zine
A Newsletter for the Thoughtful Internet Marketer
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Issue 38 March 29, 2001
Editor: Christopher Stephenson,
mailto:Chris at IdeasWIN.com
Publisher: http://www.IdeasWIN.com
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In This Issue
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1. Let's Get Started!
2. IdeasWIN RECOMMENDS: Get E-Mail Supremacy
3. Feature Article: The Spring Thing
4. In the Spotlight: Free FULL COLOR Business Cards
5. Guest Article: Fundamental Partnerships of Success
6. Friends of the Business: Free Book Deal
7. Subscription Management
8. Contact Information
9. The Last Word: PONDER POINTS
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1. Let's Get Started!
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Well, you know what they say. The best laid plans of mice
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2. IdeasWIN RECOMMENDS: Get E-Mail Supremacy
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Are you still using MS Outlook, Outlook Express or
Netscape Messenger for your e-mail? Why?
Well then how about....Why not? There are two reasons we
don't use them. Maybe they would be your reasons too. First,
about 90% of all computer viruses are spread by Outlook.
What does that mean? Because of the number of people using
this e-mail program most viruses are written to use it to
send
themselves on to others. In other words it can be a carrier.
So why would you want that?
Messenger is OK but it does not give you much in the way of
sorting, automatic responses and other goodies. I have used
Eudora and it is superior to both of those mentioned above.
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3. Today's Feature Article: The Spring Thing
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My wonderful wife and I have been married for 33 years. A
long time by any standards. And we have chosen to live all
those years here in the much maligned Garden State of New
Jersey. There are parts of the state, as there are in any
state, that I would never choose to live in. So we don't
live there.
But all in all it is a good place to live. Not to far from
the myriad benefits of the large cities of Philadelphia, New
York, Baltimore and Washington D.C. And yet within minutes
drive of rolling farmland, wooded hills for hiking and many
miles of glorious beaches. I guess each of those things
played a part in keeping us here, but there is something
more. The coming Spring.
The wonderful change of the seasons that we experience here
seems to somehow bring with it the same sense of personal
renewal that the land and plants undergo.
It's that time again, you can feel it. The visible signs are
just starting but there is a smell of newness. When you go
outdoors it is hard not to sing or whistle. I find myself
breaking into "Here comes the Sun, it's been a long cold
lonely winter." Dating myself again, oh well.
But the wonderful feeling of Spring is so much more than the
coming of warm weather. It is a time and an opportunity for
renewal. It is the time to look to new endeavors, or at
least the cleaning up and sprucing up of the ongoing ones.
Here is the time to put your back into making things go! And
go they will!
No matter the past. The time of mourning and sorrow is over.
It is the time of life and growth. The time of children
laughing as they can finally shut off that stupid TV and get
OUT to play.
This is one of the big things that has kept us here. Because
once a year, no matter what else has happened, there is a
wonderful time of new beginnings. Now don't think that I am
so naive as to think that only New Jersey has spring. But
part of living in such a terrific area has filled me with
the wonder of it all.
God is good. And all is right with the world. And the time
to move on and jump in is here and now. With the good clean
unstoppable force of Spring.
Till next time. Good luck and God Bless.
Remember, IdeasWIN. Develop yours, Chris
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4. In The Spotlight
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5. Guest Article: The Fundamental Partnerships of
Success
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Every successful person understands that they can not
succeed by themselves. Success is always based on effective
partnerships.
Every business needs customers. Every manufacturer needs
suppliers, and entrepreneurs depend on partners for
financing, marketing, and production. Even the solitary "day
trader" depends on thousands of people who maintain the
systems that permit them to work "alone."
But there are even more basic partnerships that often go
unnoticed, and like any partnership that is ignored, they
can fall apart with disastrous impact on your business, and
your life. I'm talking about the "internal" partnerships
that are absolutely fundamental to your long-term success.
Here are 4 vital "partnerships" that must be maintained and
nurtured for your business to flourish:
1. The partnership between your "Head" and your "Heart".
People stuck in jobs they hate are examples of allowing this
partnership to erode. Whether it's the lure of profits or
the loyalties of a family business, the results of following
a path without passion are the same. We make money, and
spend it on therapists. We have the prestige or the money,
but find no joy in the process. The "logic" of your head
and the "passion" of your heart must partner together for
long-term success.
2. The partnership between your "Goals" and your "Values".
How often have you defined a goal, committed to its
achievement, and then failed to follow through? Often, this
is because your values were not aligned with the goal. If
your goal to earn more conflicts with your value of spending
more time as a family, the value will win every time!
Values go deeper than goals, and when there is conflict
between your goals and your values, you will fail to reach
your goals, and feel badly about it, every time.
3. The partnership between your "Desires" and your
"Resources". Often, we attempt projects for which we do not
have the skills, the financing, or the aptitude, and in the
end, we fail. Financing a lifestyle on credit cards is a
common example. So is attempting to run a business without
the skills required for success. When our desires and
our skills partner effectively, we are viewed as competent,
and become an expert in our field. But when our desires and
our resources are not aligned, the result is frustration and
disappointment.
4. The partnership between your "Vision" and your "Effort".
Many entrepreneurs have a clear vision of success, but fail
to do the work of turning their vision into reality. Other
individuals have the energy and ambition to work hard, but
without a guiding vision, their work is scattered,
inconsistent and unproductive. Success requires
partnering a brilliant vision with the hard work of focused
daily action.
To maintain these internal partnerships, regularly clarify
your priorities. Review your goals and your values, and
assess your actions in light of your vision. To achieve any
long term success, you will need external partnerships with
colleagues, suppliers, and customers, but you will also need
strong internal partnerships based on knowing who you are,
what you want, and where you are going in life. Nurture
these partnerships and they will take you far. They will
take you to the top!
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Copyright © 2000 by Philip E. Humbert, PhD.
e-mail: Coach@philiphumbert.com
web site: http://www.philiphumbert.com
Visit Dr Humbert's web site for over 250 pages of articles,
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6. Friends of the Business
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8. Contact Information
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9. The Last Word: PONDER POINTS
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The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better
than the best days of those who don't. From THE
TREASURY OF QUOTES by Jim Rohn
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