by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
The Kennedys, our ex-imperial dynasty, are going through a bad patch. First, the commencement of the new 112th Congress took place in January, 2011 without a Kennedy amongst its members House or Senate, to lend credibility to the national circus. Such a lapse had not occurred since 1947... and the Kennedys didn't like this one little bit.
Then Victoria Reggie Kennedy uttered her umpteenth pronouncement on whether she would seek her deceased husband Ted's Senate seat in
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Let freedom ring! A great nation struggles in the streets to be born. Egypt, January, 2011.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
An event of world significance is playing out right this minute in Cairo and throughout the country. A great nation with a legendary, larger-than-life past is fighting to be born, fighting for the rights of oppressed millions, no longer content merely to yearn to be free. They want the real thing... and they want it now.
Feckless adolescents, young men and women without even a prayer for the future, businessmen tired of being shaken down by a voracious regime, women
An event of world significance is playing out right this minute in Cairo and throughout the country. A great nation with a legendary, larger-than-life past is fighting to be born, fighting for the rights of oppressed millions, no longer content merely to yearn to be free. They want the real thing... and they want it now.
Feckless adolescents, young men and women without even a prayer for the future, businessmen tired of being shaken down by a voracious regime, women
Friday, January 28, 2011
Paypal Deceives Indians - Is it True?
Again PayPal included two sets of rules for Indian customers. They are-1) Any balance in and all future payments into your PayPal account may not be used to buy goods or services and must be transferred to your bank account in India within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation from the buyer in respect of the goods or services;and2) Export-related payments for goods and services into your
Interactivity is the key to blog success. Here's the exact language to use to get it. Yes, exact.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Hear ye, hear ye! Blogs are the hottest thing on the 'net. You know it... and you've done the necessary to set yours up and publish, right? Out it goes... then... nothing. Not a peep from any reader. That's bad, real bad.
That's why I'm here -- to help you achieve maximum blog success.
As you're reading along with this article, think Cole Porter's peppy little number, "Friendship" (from "Was a lady," 1939) because that's what this article is, a friend helping a
Hear ye, hear ye! Blogs are the hottest thing on the 'net. You know it... and you've done the necessary to set yours up and publish, right? Out it goes... then... nothing. Not a peep from any reader. That's bad, real bad.
That's why I'm here -- to help you achieve maximum blog success.
As you're reading along with this article, think Cole Porter's peppy little number, "Friendship" (from "Was a lady," 1939) because that's what this article is, a friend helping a
Review: Home Business Bootcamp presented by George Kosch, Worldprofit.com Jan 28, 2011
George Kosch started this week's training session with an overview of the Worldprofit Home Business Training System.
For the benefit of new Members, George discussed the Associate sign up process, the Member resources, and how this ties in with the Worldprofit Monitor Network.
Focus was placed on DAILY CONSISTENT efforts for downline building, list building, daily promotion, ad tracking, and traffic generation to the Landing Pages.
Emphasis placed on necessary tasks to build a successful
For the benefit of new Members, George discussed the Associate sign up process, the Member resources, and how this ties in with the Worldprofit Monitor Network.
Focus was placed on DAILY CONSISTENT efforts for downline building, list building, daily promotion, ad tracking, and traffic generation to the Landing Pages.
Emphasis placed on necessary tasks to build a successful
Thursday, January 27, 2011
On black politics and politicians. Thoughts on the convictions of former Boston city councillor Chuck Turner and former Massachusettsstate senator Dianne Wilkerson.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
January 25, 2011 ought to have been a red letter day in the black community of Boston, Massachusetts. That, after all, is the day former 6 term Boston city councillor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in prison for accepting a $1,000 bribe. He's joined in the pokey by another well- known black politician, Dianne Wilkerson, ex-state senator, representing roughly the same area in the state senate Turner represented in the city council. Wilkerson's sentence, 3 1/2
January 25, 2011 ought to have been a red letter day in the black community of Boston, Massachusetts. That, after all, is the day former 6 term Boston city councillor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in prison for accepting a $1,000 bribe. He's joined in the pokey by another well- known black politician, Dianne Wilkerson, ex-state senator, representing roughly the same area in the state senate Turner represented in the city council. Wilkerson's sentence, 3 1/2
On black politics and politicians. Thoughts on the convictions of former Boston city councillor Chuck Turner and former Massachusettsstate senator Dianne Wilkerson.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
January 25, 2011 ought to have been a red letter day in the black community of Boston, Massachusetts. That, after all, is the day former 6 term Boston city councillor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in prison for accepting a $1,000 bribe. He's joined in the pokey by another well- known black politician, Dianne Wilkerson, ex-state senator, representing roughly the same area in the state senate Turner represented in the city council. Wilkerson's sentence, 3 1/2
January 25, 2011 ought to have been a red letter day in the black community of Boston, Massachusetts. That, after all, is the day former 6 term Boston city councillor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in prison for accepting a $1,000 bribe. He's joined in the pokey by another well- known black politician, Dianne Wilkerson, ex-state senator, representing roughly the same area in the state senate Turner represented in the city council. Wilkerson's sentence, 3 1/2
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
4:15 a.m., 14.7 degrees Fahrenheit, light snow falling.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
I awoke this morning to find as Samuel Taylor Coleridge did in 1798 all had been, o'er night, transformed. This great poet wrote ("Frost at Midnight"):
"The Frost performs its secret ministry, Unhelped by any wind. The owlet's cry Came loud -- and hark, again! loud as before."
There was no owlet crying outside my aerie, but I could hear the scurrying squirrels who, glad for the heat in the rafters, made merrie at this unseasonable hour, oblivious to my
I awoke this morning to find as Samuel Taylor Coleridge did in 1798 all had been, o'er night, transformed. This great poet wrote ("Frost at Midnight"):
"The Frost performs its secret ministry, Unhelped by any wind. The owlet's cry Came loud -- and hark, again! loud as before."
There was no owlet crying outside my aerie, but I could hear the scurrying squirrels who, glad for the heat in the rafters, made merrie at this unseasonable hour, oblivious to my
Monday, January 24, 2011
Updates from George Kosch, Instructor for Worldprofit's Home Business Bootcamp
We have some exciting new updates for Worldprofit Silver and Platinum VIP Members!
Read on to see how YOU benefit from these new free services!
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We have now made it easy to instantly add ALL of the articles
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Read on to see how YOU benefit from these new free services!
1. The Article Publisher is ready!
We have now made it easy to instantly add ALL of the articles
in the Article Directory to your website! As you know Dr.Lant has been providing exclusively to
Worldprofit Members, articles that you can use in your blogs to build content and backlinks to your
site. This is a critical key component for
'History is a pack of lies we play on the dead.' Inconvenient truths the Kennedys cannot abide, wish to control, but cannot.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
"History," the great French 18th century writer Voltaire wrote, "is a pack of lies we play on the dead." He should know... he altered history to his satisfaction and purposes often enough.
Now Voltaire has apparently gone to work for the Kennedys. For they, so they think, have a pressing need for someone to help them suppress a bevy of inconvenient facts and protect their carefully honed version of events. History has become, for these Kennedys, not a matter of
"History," the great French 18th century writer Voltaire wrote, "is a pack of lies we play on the dead." He should know... he altered history to his satisfaction and purposes often enough.
Now Voltaire has apparently gone to work for the Kennedys. For they, so they think, have a pressing need for someone to help them suppress a bevy of inconvenient facts and protect their carefully honed version of events. History has become, for these Kennedys, not a matter of
Sunday, January 23, 2011
'In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot....' The 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, January 20, 1961.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Washington, D.C. loves commemorations, not least because every one who is anyone expects to have one for herself.
Thus, it was inevitable that the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of America's 35th president should be celebrated with suitable doings and, of course, well honed and well considered words. And so they were.
In the grand rotunda of the Capitol, congressional officials, aides, and Kennedy family members listened in silence to the 14-minute, 1,355 word
Washington, D.C. loves commemorations, not least because every one who is anyone expects to have one for herself.
Thus, it was inevitable that the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of America's 35th president should be celebrated with suitable doings and, of course, well honed and well considered words. And so they were.
In the grand rotunda of the Capitol, congressional officials, aides, and Kennedy family members listened in silence to the 14-minute, 1,355 word
Friday, January 21, 2011
Review: Worldprofit's Home Business Bootcamp Training with George Kosch, session on Jan 21, 2011.
George Kosch, Instructor for Home Business Bootcamp started today's training with the Beginner's Session.
Worldprofit welcomed a number of new Members recently, and many took advantage of today's training to learn how to earn from home.
Time was spent reviewing the bootcamp levels necessary to be completed in order to graduate as a Worldprofit Certified E-Business Consultant.
George showed on-screen the exact tasks that new Members need to do to get off to a good start and on the road to
Worldprofit welcomed a number of new Members recently, and many took advantage of today's training to learn how to earn from home.
Time was spent reviewing the bootcamp levels necessary to be completed in order to graduate as a Worldprofit Certified E-Business Consultant.
George showed on-screen the exact tasks that new Members need to do to get off to a good start and on the road to
'With your shield, or on it.' Why America won't get and doesn't really want civic comity and civility.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Imagine, if you will, that you are a candidate for the United States Senate, the most exclusive club on earth.
You have wanted to be a member, you have dreamed of it for your entire life.
You have sacrificed over and over again to get this office of the people's trust. You have neglected your spouse... your children... because there are only 24 hours a day and something's got to give. But your dream cannot be compromised... for that is the sine qua non of your
Imagine, if you will, that you are a candidate for the United States Senate, the most exclusive club on earth.
You have wanted to be a member, you have dreamed of it for your entire life.
You have sacrificed over and over again to get this office of the people's trust. You have neglected your spouse... your children... because there are only 24 hours a day and something's got to give. But your dream cannot be compromised... for that is the sine qua non of your
Thursday, January 20, 2011
'Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.' The Queen, (no ) freedom of information, and the Succession
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
It was just the kind of event the Young Royals (Wills, Edward, and soon-to-be Princess Kate) could applaud and approve:
14 stylish students from England's tony Royal College of Arts donned self-designed matching Kate Middleton engagement outfits (so cute) with accompanying (copies) of the famous engagement ring; the one, you know, the ghost of Diana, Princess of Wales gave Kate the day she took her to her heart.
The pictures in the London papers, instantly beamed
It was just the kind of event the Young Royals (Wills, Edward, and soon-to-be Princess Kate) could applaud and approve:
14 stylish students from England's tony Royal College of Arts donned self-designed matching Kate Middleton engagement outfits (so cute) with accompanying (copies) of the famous engagement ring; the one, you know, the ghost of Diana, Princess of Wales gave Kate the day she took her to her heart.
The pictures in the London papers, instantly beamed
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
'And I shall never more, ever, dance with my father again.' Of ChristinaTaylor Green, born 9/11/2001, murdered January 8, 2011.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author's note: This is an article of pain, remembrance, great grief, lost expectations, and, always, of a vibrant 9 year-old girl named Christina Taylor Green, randomly murdered in Tucson, Arizona. This article cries out for a musical note, to set its mood and put you in the proper place to consider this little girl, her abbreviated life, and violent end. For this note, I have selected the balcony scene of Sergei Prokofiev's gripping ballet "Romeo and Juliet." You
GOP dumps egregious chairman Michael Steele. An open letter to his successor, Reince Priebus
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Dear Sir:
I do not have the honor of knowing you personally, but that won't stop me from issuing the most candid advice on how to succeed in your brand new job -- Chairman of the Republican National Committee, to make your sojourn both pleasant and productive and avoid the pratfalls and gaffes of your predecessor, the bumptious and unlamented Michael Steele.
You were, it seems, a good friend of Mr. Steele but somewhere along the line you decided that his complete
Dear Sir:
I do not have the honor of knowing you personally, but that won't stop me from issuing the most candid advice on how to succeed in your brand new job -- Chairman of the Republican National Committee, to make your sojourn both pleasant and productive and avoid the pratfalls and gaffes of your predecessor, the bumptious and unlamented Michael Steele.
You were, it seems, a good friend of Mr. Steele but somewhere along the line you decided that his complete
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Superior blog content makes you money. Here's how to write it like a pro.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Blogs have swept the Internet. EVERY smart person either has one or is working hard to create one asap. This means you!
I'm here to deliver the blog content you must have and are (right now) clueless about creating. Let's dig in and solve that problem right now.
A blog is not a soliloquy, a tirade, or a soap box.
A blog is a conversation started by you. And like all conversations it takes two to tango.
Sadly, most people are lousy conversationalists. They do
Blogs have swept the Internet. EVERY smart person either has one or is working hard to create one asap. This means you!
I'm here to deliver the blog content you must have and are (right now) clueless about creating. Let's dig in and solve that problem right now.
A blog is not a soliloquy, a tirade, or a soap box.
A blog is a conversation started by you. And like all conversations it takes two to tango.
Sadly, most people are lousy conversationalists. They do
Monday, January 17, 2011
'And I shall never more, ever, dance with my father again.' Of Christina Taylor Green, born 9/11/2001, murdered January 8, 2011.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Author's note: This is an article of pain, remembrance, great grief, lost expectations, and, always, of a vibrant 9 year-old girl named Christina Taylor Green, randomly murdered in Tucson, Arizona.
This article cries out for a musical note, to set its mood and put you in the proper place to consider this little girl, her abbreviated life, and violent end.
For this note, I have selected the balcony scene of Sergei Prokofiev's gripping ballet "Romeo and Juliet." You will find it by searching any major search engine. If possible, watch Rudolph Nureyev as Romeo and Dame Margot Fonteyn as Juliet. As you watch this ballet and listen to the music which inevitably captures your soul, please remember that neither Romeo nor Juliet knew their fate during this scene... we know the tragedy they will face... but they are teen-agers enraptured with each other, not knowing or even thinking of their fate, only of each other. And right up until her end, Christina had no inkling of what was to come. Only we know...
And so, enveloped by Prokofiev, the curtain opens upon a young girl, full to bursting with energy, imagination, and the shear joy of life, each day an adventure, to be lived and savored. She was, in so many ways, a typical American girl... but in her high energy, grit, and determination this was a very special little girl, indeed.
Born September 11, 2001
It started for Christina upon a day of tragic endings for so many... September 11, 2001. Far from shrinking from this date, Christina embraced it. She was proud to be an American girl and made it a point, once she understood the tragedy and the importance of the date, to see her birth upon such a day as one sign of renewal, something joyful on a day without joy. She was, as young girls can be, an insistent optimist, remembering the grief of the day... determined to leaven it with whatever joy she could bring... and that was always considerable.
She loved to dance.
She danced, with gusto and joy, for she was always a child of exuberance with an inclination to color, vibrancy, and the thrill of dressing up in mommy's old clothes. People enjoyed looking at her, and applauding; she enjoyed being looked at, and the applause.
One day, egging each other on, Christina and her mother, Roxanna Green, 45, dressed "to the nines" and displayed their high animal spirits by dancing throughout the house. She could always laugh, but always enjoyed more her natural skill at making others laugh, feel good, delighting to be in her company. There they always felt they had a friend... and so they did for the girl was nothing if not amiable. She liked people... and they liked her.
Another day, musing upon her eventual wedding, as little girls will, she told her mother how much she would enjoy the first dance she would take that day, with her father, congenial John Green, scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. She could imagine, she could visualize, and she was planning, especially the last time her father would dance with her solely as his daughter, not the lucky groom's adored wife.
She was a leader with the common touch, the gift of empathy, the joy that comes of getting to know people... and understanding them.
Christina seemed to have been born with the great gifts of leadership. She could set a goal... and work hard to reach it. Her coach on the Pirates Little League Team remembers how she kept after him for a week until she successfully negotiated the terms of a race in the outfield between the players and the coach. Kids run forward, coach runs backwards, winner gets ice cream.
The kids, lead by, exhorted by Christina, were hugely victorious. It was just the kind of thing she liked.
Last hours of Christina's brief life.
It was because of her leadership skills that she was with her mother's friend Susan Hileman at U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords' latest "Congress on your corner" meet-and-greet event, at a local supermarket.
Christina, with her gift of the gab, high energy, and, always, the ability to look people in the eye and impress them with her sincerity, honesty, and the deep integrity she made her own, looked to a career in communications, maybe even politics.
After all, Christina was already a popular member of the Student Council at her elementary school; had learned the value and necessity for charities and was a willing worker. Somehow this attractive slender girl with the brownish-blond hair, brown eyes, and a gentle smile also found time to sing in the choir of St. Odila Roman Catholic Church. She was liked there, too.
Her mother agreed with her friend that Christina should go to this event; there was every possibility Congresswomen Giffords would speak to her, inspiring Christina with her own belief in the importance of government and the never-ending need for people with a broader view and the energy to persevere. Christina was just the kind of student Gabrielle Giffords wanted to meet, which made this event just that much more exciting. It would be great fun, and useful, too.
Jared Lee Loughner was also on his way to the meet-and-greet. He had a different purpose... But this is Christina's story... and it must be fully told.
We can imagine the last moments of Christina's short life: how excited she was to meet the Congresswoman. How kind she was, how interested, eyes locked on Christina as they talked. It was all it should have been... until the gunman and assassin, burdened down by ammunition and a lifetime of inconsequence and hatred, spewed 31 rounds, killing 6, wounding 12. Among the dead, there on that blood-stained floor of infamy lay Christina, no longer a young girl of promise... but a sacrifice to the national romance with guns and the national failure to regulate with earnestness and care.
All Tucson, all Arizona, all America grieved... too late.
Americans did on this occasion what we always do: we poured out our raw emotions, engaging the nation, including the President himself. The questions were the same as always -- why? how could it happen? Every word we had heard before... and would hear often again. They are a part of the American Way of Tragic Death.
Meanwhile, the little body, so slight, so easily borne was readied for her journey into eternity, a needless victim occasioned by well-meaning adults who had so egregiously failed her.
And so on January 13, 2011 Christina Green, she of the bright eyes and high aspirations, found the peace of God... but left the rest of us dazed, disheartened, and dithering about What To Do. Surely by now we know.
About The Author
Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., where small and home-based businesses learn how to profit online. Go to http://www.worldprofit.com Dr. Lant is also a syndicated author and has 18 best-selling business books. For more articles go to http://www.JeffreyLantArticles.com
Of me I sing. 4 things you really wanted to know about the Baby Boomers.... but were too polite to ask!
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant
Peggy Lee sang an insinuating song in Disney's "Lady and the tramp" that pretty much summarizes how we Baby Boomers feel about ourselves -- and those who are not ourselves. (Released in June, 1955, the film was one of the first that cashed in on my always media driven generation.)
"We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please."
Face it, we (and I must include myself, riding hard towards 65) are the Most Important Generation in the History of the World. Of this there is not nor will there ever be a whiff of disagreement, capiche?
Today, as we massively approach 65 (at the rate of 8000 per day), one truth about the Baby Boomers remains consistent: everything we touch is transformed forever and stamped with our irresistible brand.
That's why you must know about us... and why we don't need to know nearly as much about -- you! Let us begin...
Baby Boomers are smarter than you are.
We are the first generation that transformed collegiate instruction from the preserve of the well-to-do and privileged into a de rigueur Rite of Passage, mandatory for anyone with pretensions to professional standing and deference. As a result, higher education is now ineffably part of the American Experience, something that we mortar boarded Boomers have now bequeathed to future generations.
They should be grateful.
Without us , they would have found it more difficult to party hardy at Alma Mater, at inexhaustible 18. You owe us.... and we shall surely collect from you... as we draw our senior serenity from your Social Security fund.
Thanks.
We are not organization people.
If the prototype of our parents' famously regimented generation was "The man in the gray flannel suit" by Sloan Wilson (published 1955), we want it to be clear: we own no flannel, gray or otherwise... and wouldn't be caught dead wearing this mantel of corporate thraldom.
Jimmy Buffet and margarita soaked parrot heads are more our style; we have set the pace for casual apparel, worldwide travel and insipid ditties like Buffet's, the anthem of a generation that wishes to get wasted more often with better company.
Let me be very, very clear: we hate regimentation. We don't take orders well. We cannot abide and will not do the mundane, prosaic tasks that keep organizations ticking along. Whereas my mother worked hard (for free) doing things like writing and printing (with a hard-to- jiggle gelatin press) "The Percolator" newsletter for Puffer School, Downers Grove, Illinois, my generation has No Time for such lowly (much needed) tasks. We have Better Things To Do.
As a result, organizations of every kind, in these Boomer dominated times, are hard hit by a degree of indifference, apathy, disdain that would have horrified community-spirited mum and her "he's a good provider" hubby, your dad.
We do have better sex, and oftener.
Okay, you're wondering, whether ye be of pre- or post-Boomer vintage, you're wondering, I say, whether all the scuttlebutt and (sometimes) scurrilous tales of lubricity and pagan Woodstock love-in-the-mud stories could possibly be true.
They are.
And even more so.
We discovered, early on, that we liked our bodies tremendously... and that others, gay and straight, liked them, too. It was all "if it feels good, do it." And it still is. The fact that our parents Strongly Disapproved of such glorious, indiscriminate minglings made it inevitable that we should have and enjoy them the more.
After all, for the first time in human history, we, the bona fide possessors, owned our bodies, not the state, the church, or even our "forsaking all others" spouse. "Till death do us part," indeed; quaint, antediluvian idea that.
Divorces skyrocketed, so did couples counseling... but sex gave us something other than Scrabble to pass away a few hours, as pleasantly (and freely) as possible. We took to it with avidity, enthusiasm, and (too often) boredom and bruised feelings. Perfection, in anything, is difficult to find... but we keep the search going.
So there.
We aim to live forever, and remain forever young.
Now to the crux of the matter, the focus of fervid Boomer interest and actions. Since we as a generation either already own or will own shortly own (at the demise of our careful Great Depression touched parents), every single thing on earth worth having... we are now engaged in the hot pursuit of eternal youth, being the first generation to secure forever for itself.
Oh, yes, make no mistake about it. Having gathered the lot, we want to keep it "forever and ever, hallelujah."
This means obsessive focus on the foods we ingest (and avoid), the pounds we put on(or take off), gym bodies and sweat inducing exercises. It's all part of our massive assault on Eternity; for let's be clear: whatever we have wanted, we have secured. With only this, the biggest, the Big Prize to go.
We regard eternity not as a miracle, but as a problem, greater perhaps than any other problem we have assayed and solved... but still nothing that we can't handle in the hard-headed, inexorable fashion we have made our own and which has affronted, aggravated, and threatened other, lesser folk. We care nothing for that. After all the stakes are enormous this time. So far, we have challenged and rebuilt ideas, cultures, even an entire civilization, now we want more, the whole enchilada.
Now, indeed, is our past our prologue, for we are determined not to go gentle into that good night. (Dylan Thomas, 1951) Absolutely not.
We know what we want.
We are at work on its achievement.
And in due course, if not sooner, we shall seize Eternity and savour it. This is our destiny., and yours. Truly it's better than any science fiction book ever written.
In all previous generations, for every person in them, eternity was unimaginable, stuff for philosophers and theologians. Now, each us of us, in the most pivotal of generations, can not merely dream, but (soon?) own this, too. After all, millions of us are now at work on thousands of pathways to eternity. One of us Boomers will find the way, you betcha. With consequences to fall out later... when we, massively, have gone on to Something Else.
About The Author
Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., where small and home-based businesses learn how to profit online. Dr. Lant is also a syndicated writer and the author of 18 best-selling business books. Details at http://www.Worldprofit.com and http://www.JeffreyLantArticles.com
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Linda Elze awarded Worldprofit's Sales Championship of 2010.
Today Worldprofit Inc., and the entire Worldprofit Home Business Community paid tribute to Linda Elze the 2010 Sales Champion.The Sales Champion Award was presented to Linda live via webcast in the Worldprofit Business Center.Worldprofit Inc., President, Sandi Hunter opened with a hearty congratulations to Linda. Sandi remarked that Linda has the traits shared with other successful people. She is not afraid to work hard consistently, she asks questions, she listens, she learns then she DOES.
Of champions, with particular reference to Theodore Roosevelt's great speech 'The man in the arena', April 23, 1910, the Sorbonne, Paris.
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant I had been expecting this call for some time. I knew that she was working hard, too hard. She was distressed, distraught, unhappy.... wondering if her extraordinary efforts were appreciated, wondering in fact whether they were regarded and understood by anyone, much less everyone. It is a call every winner makes at one time or another, for every winner knows dark moments. I listened to the onrush of heated, passionate language until it was spent.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 12. The first nor'easter of 2011. Thoughts from within nature's wallop.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantI am writing to you today from inside one ofnature's bona fide wonders: a good old New Englandnor'easter. I hadn't planned to comment on this blizzard; I tendto ignore them whenever possible. New Englanders are used to them. But I was awakened this morning by the snow insistentlythumping my window, demanding my attention, insisting, lordlyin its sway that I gaze out and make my obeisance to awe and wonder.And so I shall.First, the facts.What is snow anyway?Millions of people,
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Fifty years ago January 9, 1961 John F. Kennedy gave his celebrated 'A City Upon a Hill' speech.
John F. Kennedy Article by Dr. Jeffrey LantIt is fitting and proper that we recall the greatevents of our Republic, events that remind usof where we have been and exhort us to wherewe are going.Such an event was President-Elect John FitzgeraldKennedy's celebrated speech known as "A CityUpon a Hill." Kennedy made this speech just days before heassumed his "high and lonely" office in the capital.And, as so often in one of his speeches, there weremany elements present, some celestial, others
Monday, January 10, 2011
How many times can a man turn his head...? Tucson, Arizona and the murderous events of January 8, 2011
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant It was just an ordinary day at the La Toscana Village Safewaystore on West Ina Road except that U.S. Representative GabrielleGiffords (D-Arizona) with her mega-watt smile had droppedby to do a "Congress on Your Corner" meet and greet, answer some questions, pose for a few pictures. Maybe she was runningfor the U.S. Senate, or not. She was keeping her options open, and this was a good place to meet the folks and make a goodimpression.While Giffords was doing her
Sunday, January 9, 2011
For crying out loud. House Speaker John Boehner, tears, and masculinity.
John Boehner61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives by Dr. Jeffrey LantThe advent of a boisterous Republican majority in theU.S House of Representatives should have been thehappiest day in the life of Representative John Boehner(R-Ohio). After all, he was elected Speaker, climbingthe greasy pole and getting a sumptuous office withall the trimmings. So, what did he do? He cried,copiously. Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California)by contrast remained dry-eyed as
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Ted Williams, his golden voice, and the cost of second chances.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantMillions of people worldwide are now familiar withthe first "feel good" story of the year. Here are thefacts.Ted Williams was one of a small army of panhandlers with aplum spot along a well-traveled Ohio highway. Youknow the type, camouflage jacket, scruffy to a degree,odoriferous. All these folks carry handwritten signs with their message ofspecial pleading, a message designed for maximumpathos and heart-rending effect. Ted's said, in part, "God-given gift
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Stock market jitters making you miserable? Here's what you need to do in the face of present and future turbulence!
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant The Greek chorus of financial doom and gloom is out in force these days. Major stock market indexes are in the red for the year and prominent investors warnings make headlines worldwide. Former Harvard University endowment chief Mohamed El-Erian calls painfully modest returns the "new normal" and predicts at least two years of lackluster stock gains. Jeremy Grantham, a Boston investment manager renowned for his pessimism, predicts "seven lean years," a scenario
Howard Martell’s first visit with the CEO of Worldprofit, Dr. Jeffrey Lant
BY Howard Martell, President of http://www.Homeprofitcoach.com My day started off great. I woke up early and motivated to finally meet the CEO of my online home business which has helped me grow so much in knowledge of marketing using automation , history, and finally learning the art of writing good article content. The drive was quite pleasant, for only being only 2 hours away from the hotel where me and my wife were staying in Connecticut, while visiting
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Patriarch's ghost and former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy, the abdicating heir.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantThe 112th Congress of these United States has convened,and for the first time since 1947 there will be no memberof the Kennedy family serving in either the White House,Senate, or House of Representatives. It is, verily, the end ofan era.As a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts and keenobserver of the clan, I thought it only fit and proper to offercertain obsequies upon this notable event. For make nomistake obsequies and not merely observations are inorder.Ambassador and
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Wicked Cool: The hubris and high jinks of Captain Owen Honors, United States Navy, sometime captain of the USS Enterprise.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantLet me introduce you to a cool dude, cute too, who knowshow to party and had the perfect place to do it. I'm talkingabout U.S. Navy Captain Owen Honors, only just relievedas commander of America's only nuclear-powered aircraftcarrier, the proud USS Enterprise.Honors, who never met a camera he didn't like, a mandetermined to please his crew, liked to spend his weekpreparing videos -- starring, guess who -- Captain OwenHonors, 49 year old Top Gun pilot and decided
Monday, January 3, 2011
Til computer do us part. What to do with an uncooperative spouse undermining your home business.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantComputers have become omnipresent and as suchhave become the means of liberating people fromdistasteful traditional jobs and offering the prospectof remunerative home-based employment. Butworking at home can be difficult.There are numerous distractions at hand....pets, children, television -- and the always temptingrefrigerator.Yes, it is easy to get distracted, lose focus, and missopportunities.However, these problems and challenges are not nearlyas difficult and potentially
Sunday, January 2, 2011
A Saint among us: Sarah Hackett and Haiti Projects, Inc.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantHow do you plan to spend your retirement?Chasing little white balls with a stick?Over eating on cruise ships with trampolines?Rocking away the years on your front porch?Or, will you look deep into yourself and call forththe best that's in you... and put it to work in acause that will take everything you've got?My friend Sarah Hackett of Gloucester, Massachusettschose the later... which is why since her "retirement"from nursing in 1993 you find this determined 84-year old
Saturday, January 1, 2011
They ain't just whistling 'Dixie'. Charleston and South Carolina blunder over gala celebrating 150th secession anniversary.
by Dr. Jeffrey LantYes sir, the folks of Charleston and South Carolinagenerally are at it again, this times spurred by the150th anniversary of the secession of South Carolinafrom the federal Union and the commencement ofthe Civil War, which dutiful Southerners always callthe War Between the States.Some brief historyCharming though its citizens are (I know for my familylanded in South Carolina in the mid-18th century),they can nonetheless be obtuse and obstinate to adegree. Take South Carolina's
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