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        <title>A &quot;Stop Doing&quot; List?</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-23T23:10:30Z</published>
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        <p>Reading <u>Good to Great</u> by Collins. (everybody who matters at wife&#39;s office is reading it)</p><p>I never thought of a &#39;stop doing&#39; list.&#160; Stop wasting time, stop over spending,stop watching TV, stop drinking too much alcohol, smoking cigars, and the list can go on.</p><p>Can you identify a couple of resource wasting behaviors and change them?<br />Pocket change into the jar.&#160; Chew food thirty time.&#160; Sleep over or under sleeping.</p><p>What might you &#39;stop doing&#39;? <br />(reading stupid blogs? no can&#39;t stop that!)</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim, Trainer, Speaker and all around good Guy</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Guilty!</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-19T15:08:10Z</published>
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        <p>DUI @ .22! While suspended License.&#160; Oh, and out on bail.</p><p>Defense lawyer did his job.&#160; Got the Blood work questioned.&#160; So we hung on that.&#160; Agreed on other charges.</p><p>Kevin Hogan 101, last thing said stuck.&#160; Logic failed.&#160; Sell with Emotions.</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim, trainer&#160;</a> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Jury Duty</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-16T12:29:26Z</published>
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        <p>Having been eligible for 22 years here I sit.&#160; Selected for a Criminal case.&#160; Be done Friday.&#160; That is all I get to say.</p><p>Serving on a Jury I believe is more important than voting.&#160; The concept of a jury of your peers is a relatively recent thing.&#160; A panel of strangers brought to together for a short time is viewed as difficult to corrupt. The jury is not a rubber stamp!&#160; Our system is bound together through the jury system.</p><p>History is replete with examples of corrupt judges and abusive legal systems.&#160; The American system is fairly tough.&#160; At least you get a shot at a fair trial.</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim, Trainer</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>The Flu is no fun!</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-11T11:15:13Z</published>
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        <p>Ever wish it was <u>just</u> food poisoning?</p><p>Laying on the floor in a clod sweat wishing it would end, not knowing&#160; what was next.</p><p>Sparing you the details.&#160; It was a time of &#39;suckage&#39;!</p><p>Reminds me that I have only so much time to get anything done.&#160; HAD plans for this week.&#160; Shot! </p><p>Getting back on feet when my son is now sick (This was my wish for food poisoning! Spare others)</p><p>Thinking like a &#39;Grow Up&#39; now.</p><p>To getting things Done!</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim a Trainer</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Was it really about taxes? July 4th, 1776</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-04T14:23:26Z</published>
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        <p>Was the Rebellion of 76&#39; about &#39;Taxation without Representation&#39;? Or did go a bit deeper?</p><p>Gun Control?&#160; The confiscation of the Arsenals.&#160; The colonies were basically always at war.&#160; It was unlawful to go more than a mile from home unarmed!&#160; Then some stuffed shirt in another country thousands of miles and months away goes &quot;I do not think you need all those guns.&#160; So we are going to take them away from you.&quot;&#160; Oops.</p><p>I contend it was about &#39;Control&#39;.&#160; Who decides?&#160; The politician in the capital or the person on the ground looking at the problem.</p><p>My advice is listen to the &#39;Man on The Ground&#39;</p><p>Control at the lowest level closest to the problem. </p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim, trainer</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Information glutony,overwhelm and addiction</title>   
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        <published>2008-07-01T14:44:32Z</published>
        <updated>2008-07-04T19:36:00Z</updated>
    
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        <p>Too much data!&#160; Too little time!&#160; Faster!&#160; More! Focus shifting!</p><p>Is that you?</p><p>I resemble those remarks.&#160; Just read a Ad for a ebook I got from Kevin Hogan.&#160; Nice I did not pay $27 for it again.</p><p>Do you have gigs of &#39;free&#39; e-books, mp3&#39;s, or watched videos?</p><p>My plan is to dig in right here.</p><p>Start a membership site after I figure out how.</p><p>Creating a table of Contents for Web Wealth course.</p><p>It is staggering that Dr. Hogan delivered so much!&#160; Leave out the 12 hours of audio.</p><p>Plenty of &#39;free&#39; resources buried in them ther files!</p><p>My advice, (That I am taking!) is dig into your private goldmine!</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Back in the saddle again!</title>   
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        <published>2008-06-30T13:54:49Z</published>
        <updated>2008-07-04T20:07:22Z</updated>
    
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        <p>Took a break. &#160; Watch Kevin Hogan video.&#160; Got back to it.</p><p>Thank you for the weight loss encouragement.&#160; Will get Simpeology to remind me to eat 6 meals a day. </p><p>Saying &quot;No&quot; is so important.&#160; Came to a new idea, if I feel I need to ask anybody else.&#160; Then the answer is usually &#39;no&#39;.</p><p>Mark Joyner, offered a huge carrot for a mere 1/6 of the total price.&#160; I so wanted it.&#160; Got a gentle reminder(Thank you April) That, get Kevin&#39;s info into play and the money will follow.&#160; Right as usual.&#160; Stop chasing rainbows, and dig where you are.</p><p>There are Acres of Diamonds!</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim</a>, Trainer<br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Weight loss-losing inches without losing your mind</title>   
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        <published>2008-06-24T15:07:41Z</published>
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        <p>Diet, is DIE with a T.<br />Losing weight is simple, not easy.&#160; Formula hasn&#39;t changed: Burn more then you put in.</p><p>But what about....</p><p>I have been Medically Directed to lose weight.&#160; That sucks.&#160; Yep, drop some weight if you want to live a happy and healthy life.&#160; <a href="http://www.kevinhogan.com">Kevin</a> tells us we will make more money(I believe him!)</p><p>So I am walking, lifting and the swiss ball.&#160; Doing push-ups.</p><p>So what am I eating?</p><p>Hold your screams, please.&#160; Dr. M, directed 0 carbs two weeks.&#160; High Protein, High Fat.&#160; Sounds like Atkins to me.</p><p>Taking vitamins(GNC active Men) and fish oils.&#160; Some other stuff just in case.</p><p>One and half weeks: 220 is now reading 205.&#160; Good start.&#160; <br />And <a href="http://www.sabrinapeterson.com/">Sabrina</a> is not impressed.&#160; The scale doesn&#39;t matter, how do your pants fit?&#160; Energy level? Drinking enough water?</p><p>I still get my espresso, I make it at home and use real Heavy Cream.</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim</a><br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>You are a &#39;Persausion Machine&#39;!</title>   
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        <published>2008-06-19T12:25:14Z</published>
        <updated>2008-06-24T19:57:34Z</updated>
    
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        <p>Lets start with a definition of &quot;persuade.&quot; <u>Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary</u>. 2008.<br /><p style="padding-left: 20px;">Merriam-Webster Online. 19 June 2008<br /></p><br /><p style="padding-left: 20px;"><br /></p><div class="entry misc">
  <dl><dt class="hwrd">Main Entry:</dt><dd class="hwrd"><span class="variant">per·suade</span> <a class="audio"><img alt="Listen to the pronunciation of persuade" src="http://www.merriam-webster.com/images/audio.gif" title="Listen to the pronunciation of persuade" /></a></dd><dt class="pron">Pronunciation:</dt><dd class="pron">
      <span class="pronchars">\pər-<span class="unicode">ˈ</span>swād\</span>
    </dd><dt class="func">Function:</dt><dd class="func"><em>transitive verb</em> </dd><dt class="inf">Inflected Form(s):</dt><dd class="inf"><span class="variant">per·suad·ed</span>; <span class="variant">per·suad·ing</span></dd><dt class="ety">Etymology:</dt><dd class="ety">Latin <em>persuadēre,</em> from <em>per-</em> thoroughly + <em>suadēre</em> to advise, urge — more at <a class="lookup" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet">sweet</a></dd><dt class="date">Date:</dt><dd class="date">15th century</dd></dl>
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    <span class="sense_break">
    <span class="sense_label start">1</span>
    <span class="sense_content"><strong>:</strong>&#160;to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action</span>
    <span class="sense_break">
    <span class="sense_label start">2</span>
    <span class="sense_content"><strong>:</strong>&#160;to plead with <strong>:</strong>&#160;<a class="lookup" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urge">urge</a></span>
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  <div class="run_on"> — <span class="variant">per·suad·er</span> <em><br /><br /></em> </div>
</div> </p><p>We want other people to behave a certain way toward us.&#160; So we use friendly and not so friendly means to do this.&#160; In a &#39;civilized&#39; country there are rules and customs to handle this.</p><p>Play by the rules and you&#39;ll do fine.&#160; I wish!&#160; There are cheaters.&#160; I will not pick up the high trust vs. low trust society here.</p><p>Studying how people get things done.&#160; Is a good start.&#160; Social rules are explored in depth by Dr. Kevin Hogan.</p><p>If you choose not to be a &#39;salesperson&#39;, then be a persuader.&#160; I have to&#160; &#39;sell&#39; my kids on putting down a foundation for the rest of their lives.&#160; Wish me luck!</p><p><br /><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim&#160;&#160;</a>&#160;&#160; <br /></p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <p>Got handed a mission.&#160; Train a roomful of non-sales people to sell, without calling it that!</p><p>So what books would you grab?</p><p>Here is my list: Robbins &quot;Power To Influence&quot;,Hall &quot;Games Great Salespeople Play&quot;, Gitomer &quot;Sales Bible&quot;, Moine &quot;Unlimited Selling Power&quot;, Hogan &quot;Science of Influence&quot;</p><p>Game plan is to skim and review, pick high points and get process together as a package.</p><p>Have only 7.5 hours.&#160; Present and integrate. Get the people up and doing.&#160; What butt and can endure the mind can absorb.</p><p>Get the big Why, so how gets easy.</p><p>Going to script out a example then, have alternates.</p><p>Collect and answer the standard objections.</p><p><a href="http://www.timothybirch.com">Tim</a>, the reluctant trainer.</p><p>Will keep this one going for awhile.<br /> </p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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