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		<title>Encouragement as a Business Practice</title>
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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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		<title>The Tithing Controversy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While taking the time to go through my reader this morning I noticed an interesting title, &#8220;Could Tithing Lead Some Americans to Lose Their Homes&#8221;, over at the Get Rich Slowly blog. I decided to take the time to leave a comment because I have some strong opinions about this issue. I do not believe tithing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While taking the time to go through my reader this morning I noticed an interesting title, &#8220;Could Tithing Lead Some Americans to Lose Their Homes&#8221;, over at the <a href="http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/09/28/could-tithing-lead-some-americans-to-lose-their-homes/#comment-149703">Get Rich Slowly blog</a>. I decided to take the time to leave a comment because I have some strong opinions about this issue. I do not believe tithing is the ultimate cause of anyone losing their home through foreclosure. During these times of economic duress it is very important to maintain and practice sound financial principles in our own lives and in our businesses.</p>
<p>I believe systematic charitable giving is one of these financial principles that is sound and very practical. Generosity is a principle that is built into the very fabric of life. Choosing to give at least a tenth of your income is not a fools journey but wisdom.</p>
<p>If we take the time to honestly examine our work and spending practices we will see the real root of any financial difficulty. Of course there are exceptions; the widows and orphans, the aged and infirm &#8211; there are many who are to be the recipients of our giving.</p>
<p>If you have chosen the discipline of tithing as a principle to practice systematic giving I believe you have made a good choice. If you are tithing as some kind of religious observance then you need to reexamine why you are doing it. Let me know what you think.</p>
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