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		<title>The &#8220;WHY&#8221; For SendOutCards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kody Bateman, founder of Send Out Cards, explains &#8220;WHY&#8221; this company was started.

Any person starting a business needs their WHY to keep them going in business when things are going the way you would like them to.
What is your WHY?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;">Kody Bateman, founder of <span style="color: #ff0000;">Send Out Cards</span>, explains &#8220;WHY&#8221; this company was started.</h2>
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<h4>Any person starting a business needs their WHY to keep them going in business when things are going the way you would like them to.</h4>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #339966;">What is your WHY?</span></h1>
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		<title>MLM Success Secrets Revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLM Success Secrets Revealed
This was sent to me by my Team Leader Rob Fore. Thought you would enjoy it.

Ted O’Shannessy, is a leader on our Australia SOC team.

He recently asked a “mate from his past” how to put 200 people in a   room. Because, some years ago, Craig used to do it regularly [...]]]></description>
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<div class="entry"><em>This was sent to me by my Team Leader Rob Fore. Thought you would enjoy it.</em></div>
<div class="entry"><em><br />
</em>Ted O’Shannessy, is a leader on our Australia SOC team.</div>
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<p>He recently asked a “mate from his past” how to put 200 people in a   room. Because, some years ago, Craig used to do it regularly to promote   his business with another company.</p>
<p>Craig spent two hours mentoring Ted and then sent him the following letter by email.</p>
<p>Read it. Print it. Refer back to it often.</p>
<h3><a href="http://marknelson.plannedprofitsystems.com"><span style="color: #ff0000;">What It Takes to Make It in Network Marketing</span></a></h3>
<p><a href="http://marknelson.plannedprofitsystems.com"><strong>Dear Ted,</strong></a></p>
<p>People often ask what it takes to be successful in Network Marketing. I have a short, simple answer:</p>
<blockquote><p>All you got.</p></blockquote>
<p>Fortunately it doesn’t take more than all you got. But it does take all you got. In fact, Ted, I’ll suggest <strong>this business will be the hardest one you’ll ever do</strong>, period.</p>
<p>And I’m qualified to make that statement. I’ve worked in the   corporate world, run distribution companies, started a retail chain,   Internet marketing, information entrepreneur.</p>
<p>I’ve consulted with literally hundreds of other entrepreneurs in all   kinds of businesses. And can assure you, <a href="http://marknelson.provenprofitsystems.com/">Network Marketing</a> is harder   than all of them!</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Quite a few reasons.</p>
<p>First, <strong>the essence of the business is leadership development</strong>. Not an easy thing to learn. Or teach. This takes tremendous people skills.</p>
<p>Because of that, <strong>MLM requires large amounts of personal growth and self-development</strong>. And working on yourself is tough work!</p>
<p>Other businesses you can get by on just skill, just talent or just money. Here you need heart. Guts. And love.</p>
<p><strong>With <a href="http://marknelson.plannedprofitsystems.com">Network Marketing</a>, you have to go all in</strong>. You can start it part-time, you can start it with a limited commitment, you can start it not even believing it will work.</p>
<p>But to succeed at it, at some point you’ll have to move from   kindergarten to the big leagues. You’ll have to go from a night or two a   week, to four or five nights a week. You’ll have to commit and you’ll   have to develop belief.</p>
<p>Here’s why, Ted…</p>
<p>You can’t really get anyone into our business. It doesn’t work that   way. You can only commit, develop that belief and become so passionate   that people want to be a part of what you’re doing.</p>
<p>MLM is like golf. The only person you compete with is yourself. The   enemy isn’t other companies. It’s not negative prospects. And it’s not   government regulation, high prices, or backorders. <strong>The real enemy is your doubts and fears</strong>. It’s what’s between your ears.</p>
<p>Most people today doubt their beliefs and believe their doubts. You   have to be different. And that means daily self-development. Keeping   your dream in front of you. And making sure your dream is bigger than   your fears.</p>
<p>Yeah, you can probably win a free cruise, get a bonus car and rake in   some nice bonus checks. That would probably motivate you to go to a  job  every day. That would probably motivate you to do any one of those   other businesses I named. But it’s probably not enough to get you to do   Network Marketing.</p>
<p>Because our business is a lot tougher than those. <strong>Our business means contacting prospects</strong>, driving to work with long distance lines, <strong>and sacrificing lots of pleasures early on for the long term</strong>. It means <strong>really getting out of your comfort zone and growing</strong>.</p>
<p>So your dream has to be even bigger. It has to include other people’s dreams. <strong>Taking your eyes off of just yourself</strong> and looking how you can contribute in a meaningful way.</p>
<p>It’s going to mean facing rejection and maybe ridicule. Facing your   fears. Dealing with dropouts and no shows. Negative publicity,   misperceptions and adversity.</p>
<p>We know every adversity has in it the seeds of a greater opportunity.   But that opportunity is not automatic! It is there only if you <strong>make a conscious choice not to be a victim</strong>; a conscious choice to learn the lesson and find a new door to walk through. And remember, every room has a door.</p>
<p>Network Marketing is HARD. So why do it?</p>
<p>Because <strong>it will be the most rewarding business you ever do</strong> in your life. Yes it can give you those trips, car and bonus checks; it can get you free. But it also does so much more!</p>
<p>The confidence you develop, the skills you learn, the satisfaction you gain are priceless. <strong>Who you have to become to be successful</strong> in our business makes it all worth it.</p>
<p>And the joy that can only come from contribution!</p>
<p>When your new team member calls you screaming with excitement because   they’ve sponsored their first person.  The breakthroughs you witness   when someone buys their first suit, makes their first presentation, or   calls that prospect that scares them beyond measure. When one of your   people conquers their fear in any way, it will bring you rewards you   can’t get anywhere else.</p>
<p>In our business you <strong>reach success by helping other people reach success</strong>.   That is what gets you up at 6 am to do self-development, that is what   gets you to pick up the phone, that is what keeps you awake driving  home  at 2 am from a meeting for a new person on your tenth level.</p>
<p>So yeah, it doesn’t take more than you got. But it does take all you got. Just know it’s worth it.</p>
<p>So find someone you respect and make them a promise that <strong>you will do what it takes to win</strong>.   Ask them to hold you accountable. Then make yourself the same promise.   After that, make a public declaration below in the comments. Are you  up  for that?</p>
<p>So mate, keep this and come back to it whenever the seed of doubt creeps in.</p>
<p><strong>Start EVERY day with positive self-development</strong>.   Don’t answer your phone, answer the door, or leave the house until your   consciousness is vibrating at thermonuclear level. Look in the mirror   and tell yourself you are worthy.</p>
<p>Then go out and be amazing!</p>
<p>- Craig</p>
<blockquote><p><em><strong><span style="color: #008000;">If you could ask ONE QUESTION to a mlm millionaire, what would you ask? Post your question below.</span></strong></em></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Searching For The &#8220;Magic Bullet&#8221; in Network Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people are searching for a &#8220;magic bullet&#8221; that will just end their money problems, and give them the lifestyle they they dream about forever and forever.
Essentially, they want everything&#8230; for nothing.
The bad news, is that this magic bullet just doesn&#8217;t exist.
What does exist however, is a unique business that rewards ordinary people and honest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some people are searching for a &#8220;magic bullet&#8221; that will just end their money problems, and give them the lifestyle they they dream about forever and forever.</p>
<p>Essentially, they want everything&#8230; for nothing.</p>
<p>The bad news, is that this magic bullet just doesn&#8217;t exist.</p>
<p>What does exist however, is a unique business that rewards ordinary people and honest work&#8230; with extraordinary results. The best part, is that the work required is simple and step-by-step, and you can leverage a proven online system that takes guessing, selling, and experience out of the equation.</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>This is the real deal.</strong></h1>
<p>* Our products are generating extraordinary demand.<br />
* Our company is at the top of its industry.<br />
* And people just like you and me are cashing in on it!</p>
<p>Want to learn how?</p>
<p>Give me a call. 715-563-1832</p>
<p><a href="http://www.MarkNelson.info">MarkNelson.info</a></p>
<p>Mark</p>
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		<title>Rare Footage of Napolean Hill &#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rare footage of Napoleon Hill speaking on the main tenants of his timeless, best selling book, &#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221;. Napoleon Hill is one of the fathers of the success movement which started gaining popularity in the middle of the 20th Century. These psychological principles predate date modern times and were only recognized by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rare footage of Napoleon Hill speaking on the main tenants of his timeless, best selling book, &#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221;. Napoleon Hill is one of the fathers of the success movement which started gaining popularity in the middle of the 20th Century. These psychological principles predate date modern times and were only recognized by the very successful, wealthy, or those willing to open their minds to a new way of thinking.</p>
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<p>These principles have been studied, followed, and imitated by many other respected leaders in the field of finding business success through forming an attitude and way of thinking and living your life that is conducive to attracting and creating success and wealth in your life.</p>
<p>These methods were once considered very radical, controversial, or just dismissed as being baloney. Through the advent of technology and over the course of time, however, scientist, scholars, and respected leaders have come to appreciate the wisdom and validity that lies within shaping ones&#8217; destiny through the power of the mind and attitude.</p>
<p>&#8220;Think and Grow Rich&#8221; is more than a motivational work promising riches by wishing and hoping; it is a practical manual with exercises, examples, and evidence of how carring out certain actions and behavior patterns can have a dramatic affect on the outcome of your life and the success you experience in a lifetime.</p>
<p>Important themes such as family, community service, hard work, and itellectual and spiritual pursuits are covered. The power of your imagination and how to stimulate your own creativity and attract wealth are revealed in this wonderful book.</p>
<p>Similar pioneers in this movement are Charles F.Haanel, Andrew Carnegie, W.F. Stone, Earl Nightingale, Bob Proctor, Norman Vincent Peale, Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins, Rhonda Byrne, and others. These principles may seem basic at one&#8217;s first exposure, but it is in actually carrying out the principles that is the challenge.</p>
<p>Some of the principles are traced back to ancient and Biblical times and are the inspiration for many other modern publications, such as &#8220;The Secret&#8221;. Napoleon Hill was greatly inspired by &#8220;The Master Key System&#8221; by Charles F. Haanel who Rhonda Byrnes&#8217;, &#8220;The Secret&#8221; is largely inspired by.</p>
<p>Napoleon Hill became an apprentice of sorts to US Steel magnate and founder, Andrew Carnegie. Hill was commissioned to interview and discover the secret to wealth according to the most successful men of the time; including Woolworth, Ford, Rockefeller, and many more over the span of twenty years or more.</p>
<p>Through his findings he composed one of the best selling books of all time in the genre of personal and business success. This book and Napoleon Hill himself are still revered today as a beacon of what it means to succeed at business and in life.</p>
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		<title>The Power of Taking Action and Doing Things NOW!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever think about the POWER of taking ACTION?
It got me thinking about Acting on your PROMPTINGS or your GUT FEELING, or  just  ,doing things NOW.
Their is such a power in acting on a prompting or acting on a gut feeling. Making a Decision. Not a hasty or decision but a DECISION [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you ever think about the POWER of taking ACTION?</p>
<p>It got me thinking about Acting on your PROMPTINGS or your GUT FEELING, or  just  ,doing things NOW.</p>
<p>Their is such a power in acting on a prompting or acting on a gut feeling. Making a Decision. Not a hasty or decision but a DECISION that I am going to do this now.</p>
<p>In business, sometimes their is no tomorrow. You have to make decisions on the spot. You know when decisions are right.</p>
<p>See more about this in the video I recorded about…</p>
<p>Avoiding Procrastination…<br />
Acting on the Spot…<br />
Seizing Opportunity…</p>
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<p>You have heard about how a split second decisions was the reason a business boomed or maybe even saved a life.</p>
<p>If you are prepared, well-researched, educated and know a good deal, opportunity, and chance when you see one YOU MUST TAKE IT.</p>
<p>This is so key especially in Network Marketing.</p>
<p>Think about it!</p>
<p>WHAT YOU WILL DO, YOUR TEAM WILL DO!</p>
<p>Did it take you 6 months to mull, to ponder, to think, to contemplate, to reevaluate, to consider joining your current company?</p>
<p>Are you seeing the EXACT same pattern in your current prospects?</p>
<p>Because what you SEND OUT to the universe, you get back.</p>
<p>How about when you see a training that has such value to your success in your internet business.</p>
<p>Do you make excuses? “Oh that won’t work for me” “That guru is full of it” “He’s probably just renting that car…”</p>
<p>Or do you take a leap of faith. Not a blind leap of irresponsibility.</p>
<p>If you are investing in yourself, living in the now, understanding that there isn’t a tomorrow. That is the philosophy that will take you to your dreams.</p>
<p>If you are doing the opposite and not investing in yourself, not living in the now, and not understanding there is no tomorrow. That philosophy will leave you broke…</p>
<p>I guarantee you’ll attract that in your team members &amp; clients.</p>
<p>You must take educated, calculated risks that say…</p>
<p>“Heck, I gotta make this work HELL or HIGH WATER!”</p>
<p>That type of commitment and passion in life and in business will cultivate success. It’ll attract Do’ers into your organization (ie: not thinkers).</p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking for three people to step up and say &#8220;Hey Mark, I am ready&#8230;&#8221; and to<br />
stop procrastinating on their businesses and their goals and their dreams.</p>
<p>When you are truly serious about achieving your dreams and taking your Network Marketing career further and want to be coached by the best&#8230; give me a call.</p>
<p>715-563-1832</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><em><strong>Mark Nelson</strong></em></p>
<p>==> P.S. I&#8217;m not kidding you. All it takes is a decision. This system is so<br />
attractive that you can effectively market it online, offline, to Aunt Ann, Realtor Rick, and MLM Mary.</p>
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		<title>You Have A Blessed Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems like it is going right. 
Well, maybe you need to hear this!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems like it is going right. </p>
<p>Well, maybe you need to hear this!</p>
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		<title>A Great Dog Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They told me the big black Lab&#8217;s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his
pen.. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I&#8217;d only been
in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people
were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They told me the big black Lab&#8217;s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his<br />
pen.. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I&#8217;d only been<br />
in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people<br />
were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street. </p>
<p>But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and<br />
I thought a dog couldn&#8217;t hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen<br />
Reggie&#8217;s advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received<br />
numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him<br />
just didn&#8217;t look like &#8220;Lab people,&#8221; whatever that meant. They must&#8217;ve thought I did.</p>
<p>But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his<br />
things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new<br />
tennis balls, his dishes, and a sealed letter from his previous owner. See, Reggie<br />
and I didn&#8217;t really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which<br />
is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was<br />
the fact that I was trying to adjust too. Maybe we were too much alike ! <span id="more-787"></span></p>
<p>For some reason, his stuff (except for the tennis balls — he wouldn&#8217;t go anywhere<br />
without two stuffed in his mouth) got tossed in with all of my other unpacked boxes.<br />
I guess I didn&#8217;t really think he&#8217;d need all his old stuff, that I&#8217;d get him new<br />
things once he settled in. But it became pretty clear pretty soon that he wasn&#8217;t<br />
going to. </p>
<p>I tried the normal commands the shelter told me he knew — ones like &#8220;sit&#8221; and &#8220;stay&#8221;<br />
and &#8220;come&#8221; and &#8220;heel,&#8221; and he&#8217;d follow them — when he felt like it. He never really<br />
seemed to listen when I called his name . Sure, he&#8217;d look in my direction after the<br />
fourth or fifth time I said it, but then he&#8217;d just go back to doing whatever. When<br />
I&#8217;d ask again, you could almost see him sigh and then grudgingly obey. </p>
<p>This just wasn&#8217;t going to work. He chewed a couple shoes and some unpacked boxes. I<br />
was a little too stern with him and he resented it, I could tell. The friction got<br />
so bad that I couldn&#8217;t wait for the two weeks to be up, and when it was, I was in<br />
full-on search mode for my cell phone amid all of my unpacked stuff. I remembered<br />
leaving it on the stack of boxes for the guest room, but I also mumbled, rather<br />
cynically, that the &#8220;damn dog probably hid it on me.&#8221; </p>
<p>Finally I found it, but before I could punch up the shelter&#8217;s number, I also found<br />
his pad and other toys from the shelter&#8230;I tossed the pad in Reggie&#8217;s direction. He<br />
sniffed it and wagged his tail , some of the most enthusiasm I&#8217;d seen since<br />
bringing him home. But then I called, &#8220;Hey, Reggie, you like that? Come here and<br />
I&#8217;ll give you a treat.&#8221; Instead, he sort of glanced in my direction — maybe &#8220;glared&#8221;<br />
is more accurate — and then gave a discontented sigh and Flopped down  with his<br />
back to me. Well, that&#8217;s not going to do it either, I thought. And I punched in the<br />
shelter phone number. </p>
<p>But I hung up when I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that! &#8220;Okay, Reggie,&#8221; I said out loud, &#8221; Let&#8217;s see if your previous owner has any<br />
advice.&#8221; </p>
<p>____________ </p>
<p>To Whoever Gets My Dog: </p>
<p>Well, I can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;m happy you&#8217;re reading this — a letter I told the shelter<br />
could only be opened by Reggie&#8217;s new owner. I&#8217;m not even happy writing it. If you&#8217;re<br />
reading this, it means I just got back from my last car ride with my Lab after<br />
dropping him off at the shelter. He knew something was different. I have packed up<br />
his pad and toys before and set them by the back door before a trip, but this time ,<br />
it&#8217;s like he knew something was wrong. And something is wrong&#8230;which is why I have to try to make it right. So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will<br />
help you bond with him and him with you. </p>
<p>First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he&#8217;s part<br />
squirrel, the way he hordes them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he<br />
tries to get a third in there. Hasn&#8217;t done it yet. Doesn&#8217;t matter where you throw<br />
them, he&#8217;ll bound after it, so be careful - really don&#8217;t do it by any roads.. I made<br />
that mistake once, and it almost cost him dearly. </p>
<p>Next, commands. Maybe the shelter staff already told you, but I&#8217;ll go over them<br />
again: Reggie knows the obvious ones &#8212; &#8220;sit,&#8221; &#8220;stay,&#8221; &#8220;come,&#8221; &#8220;heel.&#8221; He knows<br />
hand signals: “back&#8221; to turn around and go back when you put your hand straight up;<br />
and &#8220;over&#8221; if you put your hand out right or left. &#8220;Shake&#8221; for shaking water off,<br />
and &#8220;paw&#8221; for a high-five. He does &#8220;down&#8221; when he feels like lying down &#8212; I bet<br />
you could work on that with him some more. He knows &#8220;ball&#8221; and &#8220;food&#8221; and &#8220;bone&#8221; and &#8220;treat&#8221; like nobody&#8217;s business. I trained Reggie with small food treats. Nothing<br />
opens his ears like little pieces of hot dog. </p>
<p>Feeding schedule: twice a day, once about seven in the morning, and again at six in<br />
the evening. Regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand. </p>
<p>He&#8217;s up on his shots. Call the clinic on 9th Street and update his info with yours;<br />
they&#8217;ll make sure to send you reminders for when he&#8217;s due. Be forewarned: Reggie<br />
hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car &#8212; I don&#8217;t know how he knows when<br />
it&#8217;s time to go to the vet, but he knows. </p>
<p>Finally, give him some time. I&#8217;ve never been married, so it&#8217;s only been Reggie and<br />
me for his whole life. He&#8217;s gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your<br />
daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn&#8217;t bark or<br />
complain. He just loves to be around people, me most especially. Which means that<br />
this transition is going to be hard, with him going to live with someone new. </p>
<p>And that&#8217;s why I need to share one more bit of info with you&#8230;.. </p>
<p>His name&#8217;s not Reggie. I don&#8217;t know what made me do it, but when I dropped him off<br />
at the shelter, I told them his name was Reggie. He&#8217;s a smart dog, he&#8217;ll get used to<br />
it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn&#8217;t bear to give<br />
them his real name. For me to do that, it seemed so final, that handing him over to<br />
the shelter was as good as me admitting that I&#8217;d never see him again. And if I end<br />
up coming back, getting him, and tearing up this letter, it means everything&#8217;s fine.<br />
But if someone else is reading it, well &#8230;. well it means that his new owner should<br />
know his real name. It&#8217;ll help you bond with him. Who knows, maybe you&#8217;ll even<br />
notice a change in his demeanor if he&#8217;s been giving you problems. </p>
<p>His real name is &#8220;Tank&#8221;. Because that is what I drive. </p>
<p>Again, if you&#8217;re reading this and you&#8217;re from the area, maybe my name has been on<br />
the news. I told the shelter that they couldn&#8217;t make &#8220;Reggie&#8221; available for adoption<br />
until they received word from my company commander. See, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could&#8217;ve left Tank with &#8230; and it was my only real request of<br />
the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter<br />
&#8230; in the &#8220;event&#8221; &#8230; to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily,<br />
my colonel is a dog guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he&#8217;d<br />
do it personally. And if you&#8217;re reading this, then he made good on his word. </p>
<p>Well, this letter is getting downright depressing, even though, frankly, I&#8217;m just<br />
writing it for my dog. I couldn&#8217;t imagine if I was writing it for a wife and kids<br />
and family &#8230; but still, Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as<br />
long as the Army has been my family. </p>
<p>And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family and that he will<br />
adjust and come to love you the same way he loved me. </p>
<p>That unconditional love from a dog is what I take with me to Iraq as an inspiration<br />
to do something selfless, to protect innocent people from those who would do<br />
terrible things &#8230; and to keep those terrible people from coming over here. If I<br />
have to give up Tank in order to do it, I am glad to have done so. He is my example<br />
of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and<br />
comrades. </p>
<p>All right, that&#8217;s enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at<br />
the shelter. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll say another good-bye to Tank, though. I cried too<br />
much the first time. Maybe I&#8217;ll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third<br />
tennis ball in his mouth. </p>
<p>Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight –<br />
every night – from me. </p>
<p>Thank you, Paul Mallory </p>
<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </p>
<p>I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure I had heard of Paul<br />
Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in<br />
Iraq a few months ago, posthumously earning the Silver Star when he gave his life to<br />
save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer. </p>
<p>I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog. </p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, Tank,&#8221; I said quietly. </p>
<p>The dog&#8217;s head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright. </p>
<p>&#8220;C&#8217;mere boy.&#8221; </p>
<p>He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in<br />
front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn&#8217;t heard in months. </p>
<p>&#8220;Tank,&#8221; I whispered. </p>
<p>His tail swished. </p>
<p>I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes<br />
softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him.<br />
I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my face into his scruff and hugged<br />
him. </p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me.&#8221; Tank reached up<br />
and licked my cheek. &#8220;So whatdaya say we play some ball?&#8221; His ears perked again.<br />
&#8220;Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?&#8221; Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the<br />
next room. When he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth! </p>
<p>GOD  WATCH  OVER ALL THE  MILITARY </p>
<p>and ya&#8230;I cried! </p>
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		<title>Network Marketing - Which Business Is For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some many different Network Marketing businesses to choose from. Which business is the right one for you?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some many different Network Marketing businesses to choose from. Which business is the right one for you?</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>WHY SEND OUT CARDS WAS RIGHT FOR ME</strong></span></h1>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you start your new business venture, whether your business is network marketing, a franchise, or some home-based business. The first thing everyone wants to do is to learn the how to of the business.
The truth of the matter is that you really need to establish your &#8220;Why&#8221; first. Why are you doing this business.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you start your new business venture, whether your business is network marketing, a franchise, or some home-based business. The first thing everyone wants to do is to learn the how to of the business.</p>
<p>The truth of the matter is that you really need to establish your &#8220;Why&#8221; first. Why are you doing this business.</p>
<p>When I started my current and last venture, my &#8220;Why&#8221; was the first thing I wrote down. I needed to know why I was doing this when the times got tough and things were not going the way I wanted them to.</p>
<p>In network marketing it is so easy to say well this works for only some people. I am not the type to make this happen. Or whatever excuse you can come up with to help satisfy your ego.</p>
<p>When your &#8220;Why&#8221; is strong enough you will keep plowing through.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here is My &#8220;Why&#8221;</strong><span id="more-764"></span></p>
<ul>
<li>So I can create the financial freedom for myself and my family so we never have to worry about money.</li>
<li>So I can provide the same lifestyle for my family that my parents created for me and my siblings.</li>
<li>So I can look in the mirror every day and be proud of the person I am.</li>
<li>So my wife never has to compromise when she is buying something for herself.</li>
<li>So I can buy a family compound on a lake or ocean for generations to come.</li>
</ul>
<p>Now here is the million dollar question. What if your &#8220;Why?&#8221; I challenge you to dig deep and really develop you WHY so you keep going until you reach your goal.</p>
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