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		<title>Through the Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a fire at our home back in January of this year and it was a total loss.  We were at the movies watching &#8220;Last Chance Harvey&#8221; when we were notified by the police that our house was on fire.  It was almost surreal standing there in the bitter cold of mid January in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had a fire at our home back in January of this year and it was a total loss.  We were at the movies watching &#8220;Last Chance Harvey&#8221; when we were notified by the police that our house was on fire.  It was almost surreal standing there in the bitter cold of mid January in Pennsylvania watching our house burn.</p>
<p>During the months following this tragedy it was a good time to reevaluate some things in our lives including my decision whether to continue with this website.  I have finally decided to keep it going but with some significant changes.</p>
<p>We will be posting alot more content including video and audio.  Lood for the focus to be more on personal development with very practical strategies on how to improve your life. Till next time, Jim</p>
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		<title>Encouragement as a Business Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging others is a good business practice.  It is always a fools journey to try and build a business by taking advantage of others.Here is an article that I wrote on encouragement a few months back. The opposite of encouragement is discouragement and there is nothing that discourages more than people trying to take advantage [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Encouraging others is a good business practice.  It is always a fools journey to try and build a business by taking advantage of others.Here is an <a href="http://drjimcollier.com/life-strategy/encouragement/">article that I wrote on encouragement </a>a few months back. The opposite of encouragement is discouragement and there is nothing that discourages more than people trying to take advantage of you. I saw <a href="http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/1694/gator-claria-jellycloud-backrupt.html">an article recently about a company in affiliate marketing </a>that folded due to bad business practices which included cheating others out of their commissions.</p>
<p>Choose to be an encourager and help others &#8211; you can not go wrong with this strategy. This economic crisis will reveal the scam artist on the internet and many of them will go out of business. Look for companies that have a history of good customer service and sound business practices. Avoid scam artist like the plague.</p>
<p>I was in a pay per click coaching program recently that I joined but I cancelled my membership. I didn&#8217;t like some of the affiliate networks they pushed and the focus of the marketing efforts. I could say more about this experience but the bottom line is that it was not a good fit for me.</p>
<p>Do not take advantage of people just to make money. You will be sorry!</p>
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