Protected: Eric’s Lesson 41
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Category: Consumer
Goodbye Russell Stover! Deceptive practices strike again!
Russell Stover, you have left me no choice but to ‘unfriend’ you! Why? Because no friend of mine would deceive me in such a way as you have! My heart is broken and my palate left longing for more. Your visually deceptive packaging tactic has left me in a state of shock and disbelief! [...]
The General Election: Did Your Vote Count?
In the General Election, did your vote count? Many people don’t bother to vote because they don’t think their vote counts. There was a time I didn’t think my vote counted either, but I made an effort to understand the whole process a little better, and understand now why my vote is important. The process is really quite simple if they leave out the bureaucratic language and get right to the basics. Make your vote count in 2012.
Credit Card Hacking: 38% Involved Hotel Industry In 2009!
How many little plastic cards with a magnetic strip across the back do you use? The impact these little cards have on our lives is enormous, so how can we live without them? These situations might not be new to many of you but I don’t travel all that much so if it happened to [...]
Automatic Payments, a Blanket Authorization to Steal Your Money?
When you authorize a company to take money from your bank account automatically, that is exactly what they do! It doesn’t take long to start pulling that money out, but just try to cancel that authorization! Everyone tells you that you can stop automatic payment at any time, but have you ever actually tried to [...]
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CREATIVITY – It is not beyond any of us! [Part II]
How many creative people do you know? I didn’t realize I knew, or was in contact with, so many creative souls! Someone in this blog excerpt says it all: Handmade Darlings You Should Know About “I wish, wish , wish, I could meet them all for real and take in the talent and creativity that [...]
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CREATIVITY: It is not beyond any of us! [Part I]
“Creativity is not some random magical gift bestowed on the few. It is the result of the winning combination of environment, experience and skill. Creativity is not motivated by fiscal reward, an imposed due date, fear or competition. It is the result of being empowered with time to solve a problem.” Blog: Life 4 Me [...]
ROI = Return on Investment: If it isn’t working why are you doing it?
ROI = Return On Investment. Although this term originated in financial circles I recently figured out it also applies to life in general. For example: relationships, education & training, networking, friendships. Sometimes we work so hard at what we’re doing we don’t take time to step back and be objective.
ON GUARD! Be Aware of Your Surroundings!
I pass over many emails arriving in my inbox because there simply isn’t enough time to read them all. But occasionally, something in the subject line grabs my attention and I’ll pop it open and quickly scan to see if there is something important I should know. When I see the following, I feel as [...]
If at first you don’t succeed…
When you have a problem with a company and have to call to get it straightened out, do you have to take a tranquilizer first? Do you feel like you need to take a class in communications to get your point across? While you’re on hold are you watching the minutes tick by on the [...]