Dear Friends:
Please take every possible precaution against contracting or transmitting the deadly Swine Flu virus. Read about what you can do. Let others know -- by email, social media, a telephone call... in any way that you can. Following is an information link:
douglascastleSWINE FLU OUTBREAK ALERT - I just finished a post on http://lifelinksiep.blogspo... about measures we should take. Please forward to all!less than 5 seconds ago from web.
Stay healthy.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
NETWORKING MADE VERY SIMPLE
NETWORKING: A REAL-LIFE EXAMPLEDear Christine (Exemplary Networker and Great Bassist):
Thank you, as always, for exemplifying the spirit of networking, true cooperation and friendship. I only wish more of our TNNW contributors, subscribers and networkers-at-large would follow your example. You are terrific. If we all did this for each other, every single member of our circle would prosper.
It takes so little, in terms of time and effort, to accomplish so much promotion in these days of internet and social networking media. If we 1) comment on each other's blogs and if we 2) reference and recommend these blogs, each other's books, products, professional services, etcetera on such social media as Twitter, Face book, Buzz (as well as a growing number of others) we exponentialize each other's ranking and branding.
We are foolish if we do not harness and focus this power to help each other.
Love,
Douglas
THE NATIONAL NETWORKER- We Are Networking
BRAINTENANCE - Stay Razor Sharp
INTERNAL ENERGY PLUS - Human Potential
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--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Christine Sotmary, TNNW authorwrote:
From: Christine Sotmary, TNNW authorSubject: [SrMeetUp!] New comment on NETWORKING IN ACTION - ELAINE INGIS.To: douglas.castle@yahoo.com Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 9:40 AM
--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Christine Sotmary, TNNW author
From: Christine Sotmary, TNNW author
Christine Sotmary, TNNW author, has left a new comment on your post "NETWORKING IN ACTION - ELAINE INGIS": Thanks for giving us boomers a place to meet on the internet. I also value the "in person" events you are planning because I am from "that generation" who does.
Posted by Christine Sotmary, TNNW author to SrMeetUp! at April 27, 2009 7:22 AM
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
HATRED LEAVES ITS TATTOO
To Anyone Reading This:
There was a Holocaust. More than six million men, women and children were exterminated, their bodies carted off like so much garbage, their emaciated, mangled carcasses tossed into ditches and mass graves.
People deny that there was a Holocaust. Even today, as lesser-known, but equally reviling holocausts ("ethnic cleansing," "racial purification," "civilian massacres," "wholesale carnage," and a host of other terms are applied) take place throughout the world. As I sit here. As I write these words. Denial leads to recurrence, to a lack of vigilance, to a trivializing of the monstrous side of Human Nature. A monstrous element that remains unchanged and right beneath the surface of most smiles despite years of civilization and technological advancement. Despite all attempts at education.
Political correctness, semantics and hideous metaphors abound ("The Israelis are worse than the Nazis -- look at how they've slaughtered innocent Palestinians!") to twist the facts so far out of perspective, so inanely out of context, that the truth is trampled. One of my favorites is the now infamous declaration by the great minds of the United Nations that "Zionism is Racism." They might just as easily have declared "Survival is Sin." ...or "Questioning Authority is Terrorism." Hatred is always fashionable. Rationalization is the only thing which is even more fashionable.
It is like a children's game of "telephone"... atrocities are ignored or rationalized while self-preservation is decried as aggression.
I had an eighth-grade teacher with a number tattooed on his forearm. It was noticeable because he would roll up his sleeves when he wrote on the chalkboard. I was mesmerized by it.
He caught me staring once, at the end of class and whispered, devoid of expression, as if all emotion had been wrought from him like the last tears from a hankerchief, "Branded like cattle. They did this to me. People did this to other people. And much, much worse. Much worse." His eyes were focused on some distant point in the past, right through me. I had never seen a person travel back in time before -- I knew then, intuitively, that time travel has always existed.
Tattoos, like old stories, become distorted. But the distortion is only superficial. There are deep, permanent, but unseen burns, cuts and bruises on the inside. On the souls of so many people. They never are fully healed, and they never go away. They are incurable. These scars, like the truth, are forever.
Denial is simply dishonesty.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
p.s. Please forward this message to everyone you know. Keeping it to yourself is a small, but not inconsequential, act of irresponsibility and inhumanity. These can be habit-forming if permitted.
________________________x
THE NATIONAL NETWORKER
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind,,,
There was a Holocaust. More than six million men, women and children were exterminated, their bodies carted off like so much garbage, their emaciated, mangled carcasses tossed into ditches and mass graves.
People deny that there was a Holocaust. Even today, as lesser-known, but equally reviling holocausts ("ethnic cleansing," "racial purification," "civilian massacres," "wholesale carnage," and a host of other terms are applied) take place throughout the world. As I sit here. As I write these words. Denial leads to recurrence, to a lack of vigilance, to a trivializing of the monstrous side of Human Nature. A monstrous element that remains unchanged and right beneath the surface of most smiles despite years of civilization and technological advancement. Despite all attempts at education.
Political correctness, semantics and hideous metaphors abound ("The Israelis are worse than the Nazis -- look at how they've slaughtered innocent Palestinians!") to twist the facts so far out of perspective, so inanely out of context, that the truth is trampled. One of my favorites is the now infamous declaration by the great minds of the United Nations that "Zionism is Racism." They might just as easily have declared "Survival is Sin." ...or "Questioning Authority is Terrorism." Hatred is always fashionable. Rationalization is the only thing which is even more fashionable.
It is like a children's game of "telephone"... atrocities are ignored or rationalized while self-preservation is decried as aggression.
I had an eighth-grade teacher with a number tattooed on his forearm. It was noticeable because he would roll up his sleeves when he wrote on the chalkboard. I was mesmerized by it.
He caught me staring once, at the end of class and whispered, devoid of expression, as if all emotion had been wrought from him like the last tears from a hankerchief, "Branded like cattle. They did this to me. People did this to other people. And much, much worse. Much worse." His eyes were focused on some distant point in the past, right through me. I had never seen a person travel back in time before -- I knew then, intuitively, that time travel has always existed.
Tattoos, like old stories, become distorted. But the distortion is only superficial. There are deep, permanent, but unseen burns, cuts and bruises on the inside. On the souls of so many people. They never are fully healed, and they never go away. They are incurable. These scars, like the truth, are forever.
Denial is simply dishonesty.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
p.s. Please forward this message to everyone you know. Keeping it to yourself is a small, but not inconsequential, act of irresponsibility and inhumanity. These can be habit-forming if permitted.
________________________x
THE NATIONAL NETWORKER
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind,,,
Sunday, April 19, 2009
HE'S GONE CROSS-POSTAL!
Dear Readers:Once again, I rojoice in the virtues of diversity, distraction and irrelevancy. I have written two articles to share with you. Should you take the time to read them, I would be grateful if you would post your heartfelt opinions under the COMMENTS Section at the end of each article. This post appeared in THE NATIONAL NETWORKER RSS FEED only yesterday, but I wanted to share it with you.
Networking and connecting have changed my career path and my life, as they have changed, and will continue to change everybody's lives. I reveal myself in what I write, and I find that contacts do not turn into relationships unless there is a sharing -- at least an intellectual intimacy, an emotional insight, a shared joke, or a common experience.
Fellow networkers...I urge you to reveal yourselves to eachother. And I would like for all off us to graduate from business card collectors to friends and allies.
The articles can be found at:
It is a privilege to be associated with THE NATIONAL NETWORKER.
And while you're in my neighboorhood, please take a moment to glance at http://aboutDouglasCastle.blogspot.com and, if you aren't squeamish, TAKING COMMAND at http://TakingCommand.blogspot.com.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
PRESS OUR BUTTONS!
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind,,,
Thursday, April 16, 2009
THE AFTERLIFE.
Gabriel Siegel <guitarman1811@aol.com> wrote:
From: Gabriel Siegel <guitarman1811@aol.com>
Subject: Are you still alive
To: douglas.castle@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 5:56 PM
Hi:
Are you still alive?
Gabe
Gabriel Siegel
Westchester Putnam Guitar Society
PHONE: 914-329-8074
www.wpguitar.org
___________________________________________________
From: Douglas Castle douglas.castle@yahoo.com
To: Gabriel Siegel guitarman1811@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 8:58 pm
Subject: Re: Are you still alive? (THE DEAD SPEAK!)
Gabriel:
No I am not. By the way, your great aunt says "Hello". The afterlife is miserable -- they ran out of harps, so I am carrying around an accordion. Fortunately, a chiropractor met his demise two days ago and will work on me as soon as they are finished processing him (an immigration issue, I think) through Upland Security - They have J.Edgar Hoover heading it up. You have to see him in a dress and hosiery...he's seems nicer than I would have thought. Did you know that he's an excellent "charades" player?
I shall indeed call (despite the long distance charge) so that we may get together. I get a furlough every few weeks, although there's always some crap involved about my having to save someone's life and do good deeds and so forth. Man, it never ends...
Oh...hey...gotta go. I'm jamming with George Harrison, Benny Goodman and Luther Van Dross in fifteen minutes.
In friendship and posthumously,
Douglas Castle
p.s. Gregory Hines is teaching me to tapdance!
p.p.s. Also, some guy (Milt?) from your undergraduate school says that I should remind you that you still owe him five dollars. He's in heaven, so he can't charge you any interest. It's against the rules.
From: Gabriel Siegel <guitarman1811@aol.com>
Subject: Are you still alive
To: douglas.castle@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 5:56 PM
Hi:
Are you still alive?
Gabe
Gabriel Siegel
Westchester Putnam Guitar Society
PHONE: 914-329-8074
www.wpguitar.org
___________________________________________________
From: Douglas Castle douglas.castle@yahoo.com
To: Gabriel Siegel guitarman1811@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 8:58 pm
Subject: Re: Are you still alive? (THE DEAD SPEAK!)
Gabriel:
No I am not. By the way, your great aunt says "Hello". The afterlife is miserable -- they ran out of harps, so I am carrying around an accordion. Fortunately, a chiropractor met his demise two days ago and will work on me as soon as they are finished processing him (an immigration issue, I think) through Upland Security - They have J.Edgar Hoover heading it up. You have to see him in a dress and hosiery...he's seems nicer than I would have thought. Did you know that he's an excellent "charades" player?
I shall indeed call (despite the long distance charge) so that we may get together. I get a furlough every few weeks, although there's always some crap involved about my having to save someone's life and do good deeds and so forth. Man, it never ends...
Oh...hey...gotta go. I'm jamming with George Harrison, Benny Goodman and Luther Van Dross in fifteen minutes.
In friendship and posthumously,
Douglas Castle
p.s. Gregory Hines is teaching me to tapdance!
p.p.s. Also, some guy (Milt?) from your undergraduate school says that I should remind you that you still owe him five dollars. He's in heaven, so he can't charge you any interest. It's against the rules.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
DECISIVENESS.
Dear Friends:
U.S. Navy Seals took decisive action which resulted in the saving of an innocent hostage's life. The news item is worth reading -- not only as a news item, but as a primer on decisiveness, determination, coordination, leadership, performance under pressure, and teamwork. So much can be learned by reading this particular TAKING COMMAND! commentary (which introduces the article), and the article reprint, itself.
The applications are multifold: management, self-defense, dedication...to name just a few. Learn from tactics that work in real-life, real-time environments. And apply what you've learned.
I urge you: Read this post -- http://takingcommand.blogspot.com/2009/04/being-decisive.html
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind,,,
U.S. Navy Seals took decisive action which resulted in the saving of an innocent hostage's life. The news item is worth reading -- not only as a news item, but as a primer on decisiveness, determination, coordination, leadership, performance under pressure, and teamwork. So much can be learned by reading this particular TAKING COMMAND! commentary (which introduces the article), and the article reprint, itself.
The applications are multifold: management, self-defense, dedication...to name just a few. Learn from tactics that work in real-life, real-time environments. And apply what you've learned.
I urge you: Read this post -- http://takingcommand.blogspot.com/2009/04/being-decisive.html
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind,,,
Friday, April 10, 2009
UPDATE - ADDENDUM...3/10/09
TNNW SURVEY RESULTS AND UPDATE 4/10/09
Bruce Newman, a Bureau Chief for TNNW and the publisher of The Productivity Institute Newsletter, recently conducted a significant survey with very surprising results. If you are a consultant, you need to read the News Release (download at
http://www.mediafire.com/?4getzk4hmzz ) .
A new writer for THE NATIONAL NETWORKER (you can get a free subscription to this wonderful organization's newsletter by going to either http://www.mailermailer.com/x?oid=22760i, or get the daily email or RSS feed at http://thetnnwomnigadget.blogspot.com/- I would suggest doing both), has written a passionate, plainly human essay on the topic of Greatness.
Yossi Feigenson, who will be a Featured Columnist with TNNW [A column titled, "REAL ESTATE - AND OTHER THINGS OF VALUE"] is a professional real estate broker -- but his also an apt student of Human behavior and a delightful conversationalist. Download Yossi's essay by clicking on http://www.mediafire.com/?2mgyiymynlw. He poses an interesting question: "When the opportunity to do something important arises, will you be ready?".
Douglas Castle
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind
Bruce Newman, a Bureau Chief for TNNW and the publisher of The Productivity Institute Newsletter, recently conducted a significant survey with very surprising results. If you are a consultant, you need to read the News Release (download at
http://www.mediafire.com/?4getzk4hmzz ) .
A new writer for THE NATIONAL NETWORKER (you can get a free subscription to this wonderful organization's newsletter by going to either http://www.mailermailer.com/x?oid=22760i, or get the daily email or RSS feed at http://thetnnwomnigadget.blogspot.com/- I would suggest doing both), has written a passionate, plainly human essay on the topic of Greatness.
Yossi Feigenson, who will be a Featured Columnist with TNNW [A column titled, "REAL ESTATE - AND OTHER THINGS OF VALUE"] is a professional real estate broker -- but his also an apt student of Human behavior and a delightful conversationalist. Download Yossi's essay by clicking on http://www.mediafire.com/?2mgyiymynlw. He poses an interesting question: "When the opportunity to do something important arises, will you be ready?".
Douglas Castle
Miasma: Grouply, Yahoo, Google, McCain, Obama, command, leadership, decisionmaking, The National Networker, Internal Energy Plus, Humanitas Maximus, The Internal Energy Plus Forum, control, public service, inspiration, survival, uniting, dividing, conquest, growth, personal growth, self-improvement, personal development, networking, Mixx, Zimbio, Digg, Technorati, Associated Press, LA Times, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Reuters, alpha, education, leadership crisis, personal power, CIA, humanitarianism, The Global Futurist, The Internationalist Page, Braintenance,humor, Internal Energy Plus, blogs, bloggers, news, news releases, Douglas castle, intelligence, cognitive enhancement, advice, help, psychology, focus, technology, seduction, manipulation, debate, education, hypnosis, NLP, RET, articles, Linked In, Microsoft, SEO, fitness, longevity, creativity, meditation, media, YouTube, organizational engineering, winning, success, telepathy, trends, predictions, commentary, blogosphere, relationships, children. obesity, independence, mind, brain, thought, entrainment, Facebook, Naymz, downloads, CDs, tapes, instruction, competition, martial arts, politics, management, widget, blidget, social networking, nanotechnology, weight-loss, humor, alternative energy, philanthropy, not-for-profit organizations, volunteering, interrogation, trade, commerce, personal dynamics, personal coaching, leadership training, mind-body connection, nootropics, longevity, social groups, business groups, marketing, ecommerce, Feedburner, RSS, newsletters, writers, co-operative advertising, leverage, survivalism, viral marketing, public relations, advertising, promotion, image-development, videos, gaming, AI, social awareness, pursuasion, theology, logic, alliances, reputation, ratings, polls, standing, positioning, self-help, metrics, design, interactivity, campaign, Wikis, chat rooms, interactive forums, mentoring, modeling, mind expansion, brainwaves, motivation, current events, press releases, keywords, adwords, economics, geopolitical economics, conflict resolution, activism, achievement, subconscious, collective mind
Thursday, April 02, 2009
THE SHOES OF THE PHISHERMAN - And A Word About Integrity
Dear Friends:
We all need to be reasonably careful in all of our written and sound communications -- especially when we are working "over the wires" or "over the airwaves." (If you only work Under The Boardwalk, or Somewhere, Beyond The Sea [with apologies to the Drifters and to the Estate of Bobby Darren] thos shouldn't really concern you. But it concerns most of us who are subjected to all manner of computer fraud every single time that we log on.
Three suggestions are in order:
1. Beware any solicitation or notification which you receive, especially if it asks for perwsonal information, and even if it looks quite official. If it is from Nigeria and tells you a sob story about a corrupt bank manager who needs your help to dislodge a sum from a client who died in a terrible plane crash, just toss it. If it says "CONGRATULATIONS - LOTTERY WINNER" toss that one too. There are more legitimate ways for people to authenticate their correspondence and allow you to verify their legitimacy before giving any personal information at all.
Here's an example of a baloney-laden "PayPal" notification which I received earlier (click to download, and to enjoy a laugh at my expense): http://www.mediafire.com/?kz2vqoyvzgn
2. We live in a society where virtually every communication is recorded and analized (for our own protection, of course). whatever you say is on the record, so avoid tasteless terrorist jokes and threatening language, lest you be put in the position of serving coffee to two or more surprise early-morning visitors from some intimidating agency of the federal government. You are always on the record.
3. Something else -- When you write and when you speak to anyone, anywhere and at anytime, speak as if you were making a politically-sensitive statement to Congress or to the press. Avoid subterfuge, backbiting and being insincere. As I have found, anything that you say can be overheard or repeated to the wrong person. As a general policy, speak as if the subject person of your conversation where standing in front of you. Integrity is a rare, but powerful tool. It' worth cultivating.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
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We all need to be reasonably careful in all of our written and sound communications -- especially when we are working "over the wires" or "over the airwaves." (If you only work Under The Boardwalk, or Somewhere, Beyond The Sea [with apologies to the Drifters and to the Estate of Bobby Darren] thos shouldn't really concern you. But it concerns most of us who are subjected to all manner of computer fraud every single time that we log on.
Three suggestions are in order:
1. Beware any solicitation or notification which you receive, especially if it asks for perwsonal information, and even if it looks quite official. If it is from Nigeria and tells you a sob story about a corrupt bank manager who needs your help to dislodge a sum from a client who died in a terrible plane crash, just toss it. If it says "CONGRATULATIONS - LOTTERY WINNER" toss that one too. There are more legitimate ways for people to authenticate their correspondence and allow you to verify their legitimacy before giving any personal information at all.
Here's an example of a baloney-laden "PayPal" notification which I received earlier (click to download, and to enjoy a laugh at my expense): http://www.mediafire.com/?kz2vqoyvzgn
2. We live in a society where virtually every communication is recorded and analized (for our own protection, of course). whatever you say is on the record, so avoid tasteless terrorist jokes and threatening language, lest you be put in the position of serving coffee to two or more surprise early-morning visitors from some intimidating agency of the federal government. You are always on the record.
3. Something else -- When you write and when you speak to anyone, anywhere and at anytime, speak as if you were making a politically-sensitive statement to Congress or to the press. Avoid subterfuge, backbiting and being insincere. As I have found, anything that you say can be overheard or repeated to the wrong person. As a general policy, speak as if the subject person of your conversation where standing in front of you. Integrity is a rare, but powerful tool. It' worth cultivating.
Faithfully,
Douglas Castle
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