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<title>Etienne Gibbs - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An Independent Internet Security Advocate and Educator, Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, consults with individuals, small business owners, and home-business entrepreneurs regarding online protection against spyware, viruses, malware, hackers, and other pc-disabling cybercrimes.
Etienne was born on the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands where he was known as Mr. Maximizing Your Potential from my seminars. He  has conducted  lectures, seminars, webinars, and writes articles focusing on the topic: "... helping you maximize your potential."]]></description>
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<title>Fight Cybercrime With an Online Talk Show</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:12:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Internet Safety Advocates are on a campaign for Internet safety awareness and protection. With a mission is to bring critical awareness to individuals, families, and small business owners, they provide access to the necessary tools and ongoing expertise to help the public secure their computers and stay securely protected.Using the internet as a way to fight back, Internet Safety Advocates found a talk show as another way to continue to fight cybercrimes.]]></description>
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<title>Proven Tips and Tactics About the Newest Trend in Making Money Online</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:28:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the controversy about predators lurking on social networking sites, these sites are setting a new trend when it comes to making money online. One such site leading the pack is Yuwie. Similar to the others like MySpace, Facebook, FriendsWin, hi5, and Xianz, to name a few, Yuwie has the distinction of being the only one to pay its members for what they normally do for free on the other sites.]]></description>
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<title>Proven Security Tips, Tools, and Tactics To Stay Safe Online (Part 2 of 2)</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:51:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although the Internet basically provides a positive and productive experience, cyber-attacks against our personal privacy and security are reaching epidemic proportions. These attacks are occurring in our own homes and businesses. Our own computers are being used are being used as zombies to attack other people, businesses, and even our nation itself. As an average Internet user, you may not be aware of these threats nor have any idea about the dramatically increasing risks you face when connected to the Internet.]]></description>
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<title>Proven Security Tips, Tools, and Tactics To Stay Safe Online (Part 1 of 2)</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:39:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Staying safe online is no longer a given, but a necessary extracurricular activity. Here are nine security measures you can employ immediate to protect yourself, your family, and your business. By following the recommended cyber security measures outlined here, you can limit the harm cyber criminals can do not only to your computer, but to everyone's computer.]]></description>
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<title>What Everybody Ought To Know - It's No Longer Enough To Install Off-The-Shelf Security Software</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:46:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Internet-based attacks on your personal privacy and security continue to worsen year after year. The future of Internet security is gloomy  and it takes an extremely dedicated and savvy computer user to find the right mix of security programs and stay current with the newest threats. Internet security is not a one-time event.]]></description>
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<title>Is Your College Student Carelessly Inviting Identity Thieves and Predators?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:16:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[And what are some of the careless acts of college students that leave them vulnerable to identity theft? Here are a few of the ways they might be inviting predators, hackers, and other cybercriminals-]]></description>
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<title>Your Money and Your Life - Gone in Sixty Seconds Flat!</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:15:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The new trend recently discovered- online hazards in hotels. Authorities are becoming alarmed at the number of traveler-victims who have reported that their personal or financial information was stolen after they had used a computer in a hotel's business center. It seems like the cybercriminals use keylogging software to record the victim's key strokes. ]]></description>
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<title>Criminals Flock to the Internet and to a Computer in Your Home or Business</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:26:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organized crime seems to be extremely active in the scam known as "phishing" in which they send emails under the guise of being a financial institution or other legitimate organization. In the email they ask unsuspecting victims to verify personal information such as account numbers and passwords.]]></description>
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<title>Some Precautions - Identity Thieves Combine Offline And Online Options</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:44:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two out of five identity theft victims surveyed by the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting identity theft through victim assistance, research and law enforcement partnerships) know how their personal data was stolen. This knowledge provides valuable insight about how identity theft occurs.]]></description>
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<title>The Future of Safe Internet Surfing</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:20:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When the Super Highway became commercialized, its use was intended for the free and legitimate exchange of information and instantaneous communication. It was a fairly innocent medium, awkward to some, but still innocent and safe. However, nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle - for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to our personal security and our privacy.]]></description>
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<title>Twelve Key Questions You Need to Ask About Your Computer Security for Your Home or Business</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:30:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Security technology is only a part of an overall security plan. If you own a small business or a home-based business, or if you've been tasked with implementing security at your organization, developing a comprehensive security plan should be a very important part of your overall security strategy.]]></description>
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<title>Report: Combined Consumer Education and Increased Security Measures Equal Reduced Identity Fraud</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:42:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While surfing the 'net, I came across a report about the reduction of identity theft and identity fraud. Obviously, it caught my attention. Following, in part, is that report which was produced by Javelin Strategy & Research, and co-sponsored by CheckFree Corporation, Visa Card, and Wells Fargo & Co.]]></description>
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<title>Scammers Don't Always Want Your Money - At First!</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:25:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes scammers, clever and scheming vultures they are, may not immediately prey on you for your financial contribution. They may have something more deadly in mind - deadly to you, your computer, and the computers of all your friends.]]></description>
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<title>Internet Safety Tips for Kids (and Parents, Employers, and Managers!)</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:07:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle - for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to your personal security and privacy. Your money, your computer, your family, and your business are all at risk.]]></description>
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<title>Your Child's First Year at College: Prime Target for Identity Theft?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:13:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If your son or daughter is a recently high school graduate and college freshman, he or she is the ideal target cybercriminals are looking. "Why?" you might ask. For cybercriminals the answer is easy and highly profitable. Recent high school graduates and college freshmen provide extremely lucrative opportunities for the cybercriminals to obtain their personal information. Even before they start their first careers, these graduates and college students may be crippled by identity theft.]]></description>
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<title>Are Predators Waiting , Watching, and Engaging on Your Child's Social Networking Sites?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:37:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MySpace and other social networking sites offer thriving communities where young people engage in countless hours of banal chatter and photo sharing. But have these social networking sites also become hangouts for child predators, child pornographers, and other cybercriminals?]]></description>
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<title>Avoiding the Creative Crimes of the Century</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:12:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the positive things criminals have done, if I may say so, is add "creative" terms to our vocabulary. It always amazes me how intelligent and creative criminals can be! - Always one step ahead of their next victim, and ultimately, the law!]]></description>
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<title>Video Talking: The Latest Technology to Connect You to the World</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:17:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hearing someone's voice over the phone shortens the distance between callers. Video chatting closes the gap because now you can see each other as well! This new wave of communications technology brings people into each other's offices, living rooms, and their lives. Remember the old slogan, "Reach out and touch someone?" Now video chatting has taken it to the next level making it as close to reaching out and touching someone as you can get without actually being in the same room!]]></description>
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<title>Develop and Maintain Positive Relationships Immediately Using Only Four Ingredients</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:39:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I often heard in counseling situations that "He says he loves me, but he never shows it." What this person was actually saying was that she heard it in words but was not convinced by his actions (usually a lack of action). Remember the old adage: "Action speaks louder than words."? It could not be truer here.]]></description>
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<title>Preventing the Misconduct of Your Children or Employees</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:10:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In your relationship with your child or employees, remember that their behavior and intentions towards you will change only when you change your approach. Although you do not cause them to misbehave, you can reinforce and encourage their misbehavior by reacting in ways they expect.]]></description>
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<title>Safeguarding Your Personal Information From Identity Thieves</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:31:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To stop identity thieves in their steps, there are several things you can do. You can begin by freezing access to your credit file.]]></description>
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<title>What Everyone Should Know About Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:07:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Identity theft commonly begins with the loss or theft of a wallet or purse. But there are many  high-tech and low-tech ways criminals get their hands on your personal and financial information in order to commit identity theft. Education is the first step in reducung the risks.]]></description>
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<title>14 Steps You Can Take to  Prevent Identity Theft</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:59:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Becoming a major epidemic, Identity Theft occurs when a criminal uses another person's personal information to take on that person's identity. Identity theft includes the misuse of a Social Security number, credit cards, mail fraud, scam, schemes, frauds, or any other form of misuse or abuse of a victim's identity. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, known commonly as FACTA, was put into law in the United States to help to protect consumers from identity theft and to help in its prevention. FACTA ensures that all citizens are treated fairly when they apply for a mortgage or other form of credit and it entitles them to a free annual credit report to verify its accuracy.]]></description>
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<title>Improving Your Customer Relationship Management by Blogging</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:13:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before I address the following questions:

  * What is a blog? and

  * What can a blog do for my business?

let me pose a few "What if . . ." questions to you.

Keeping in mind that before your prospects and customers buy from you, they need to know you, like you, and trust you. In other words, they need to know, whether overtly or covertly, that they have a trusting and ongoing relationship with you. What better way to accomplish that goal than a blog?]]></description>
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<title>What Every Employee Should Know About How to Overcome Boredom</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39870</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you find yourself easily becoming bored or tired at work for no apparent reason? If that's the case, then pay close attention. Research has shown that fatigue and a worn-out feeling are often caused by unproductive mental attitudes. If this describes your case, read on to learn six ways you can overcome boredom.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Conduct Successful Meetings</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39883</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:48:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you announce a meeting and find either no one shows up on time, they come with their own agenda, or the meeting goes on and on? If this is true in your case, then worry no more. 
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Look Beyond His Attitude</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39874</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once we understand the difference our attitude makes in our lives, we can appreciate the fact that it helps us to make our lives so much more enjoyable and successful.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager, Parent, and Teacher Should Know About How to Unify Employees, Families, &amp; Youth</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39885</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:36:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Project Head Start has been successful not only for the youthful students, but for the teachers, supporting staff, and families as well. My first job while still in college was as a Teacher's Assistant during the summer of 1968. Years later I was a Mental Health Consultant with Head Start in the US Virgin Islands. Although a bit bias, I have nothing but respect for Project Head Start and their teachings.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Win the Loyalty of  Customers</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:33:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael LeBoeuf, in his cassette album entitled, "Win Customers and Keep Them for Life" presents twelve principles that will transform the workplace into a customer-driven, highly motivational team.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Maximize the Two People Inside</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:20:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every one of us, in reality, has two people inside: The person we are today and the person we can become tomorrow and in the future.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Think Creatively</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39872</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:18:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have heard of Roger von Oech's book, "A Whack on the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for Innovation". It's as much fun to read as its title suggests. It covers the ten common obstacles to creative thinking.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Become An Effective Executive</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39868</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 05:04:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is the key to being an Effective Executive? Peter Drucker answers this out in his book, "The Effective Executive", and points out the three areas of a person's life that it affects.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to See the Talents of Effective Leaders</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39857</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 04:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An organization of any size, from the family to the department store, the neighborhood grocery store to the largest international corporations, is a reflection of its leadership. 

And leadership is only as good as its leaders. What is this thing called "leader"? What constitutes an unusually good or great leader?]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About How to Prevent Customer Service Conflicts</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39800</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 04:51:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are five techniques that have been proven to be effective in resolving, minimizing, and preventing conflicts. And by conflicts I am referring to any of the following that may take place between two or more people: misunderstanding, miscommunications, arguments, disagreements, mixed messages, fighting, etc.]]></description>
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<title>What Every Employee Should Know About Putting Positive Phrases Into Customer Service</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 04:45:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you were a customer on the telephone with a question or complaint and were ready to make big purchase, which of the following phrases by this employee would make you feel welcome and want to complete your transaction? Which would drive you away?]]></description>
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<title>What Every Employee Should Know About How to Maximize His Potential for Success</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 04:37:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are countless books that describe success principles. Here are a few principles that I have summarized for you:]]></description>
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<title>What Every Manager Should Know About Seeing the World from Where the Customer Is Standing</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/39832</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 04:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is important to remember that the customer doesn't necessarily see things in the same way we do. This point was brought home to me one day while I was shopping with my daughter, Stefanie, who was two years old at the time.]]></description>
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<title>Helping Your Children Develop Their Self-Discipline</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/9595</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:35:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We want our children to do the right thing, especially when they are out with their friends. We want to believe in them, but somehow, we don't feel certain that they would. 
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<title>Maximizing Your Potential by Definition</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:22:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Someone once pointed out to me that in many of my presentations focusing on my theme, "Maximizing Your Potential", I did not define "potential" specifically. Allow me to do so now.]]></description>
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<title>Becoming Rich in Your Own Way</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:04:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you really want to become rich, then begin by evaluating your work habits and work environment. That's how most millionaires made their first million. According to Dr. Srully Blotnick, a psychologist and consultant who spent 20 years studying how people became rich ...]]></description>
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<title>Learning from Your Employees' and Customers' Complaints</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 08:02:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Listening to complaints, whether they're reasonable or not, is a part of every manager's job. Sometimes complaints can be overwhelming. However, by taking them in stride with an open mind, we can learn much from our employees' and customers' feelings about the workplace.]]></description>
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<title>Planning Your Successful Career: 15 Ideas</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:35:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Doing a good job is one of the most important ways to move up the ladder", says Dr. Don Bagin, Professor of Communications at Glassbro State College. If you are one of the many people who do a good job consistently but are not noticed by top management, here are some suggestions ...]]></description>
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<title>Seeing Problems From Their Creative Side</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:56:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know that winning actually puts less wear and tear on the body than worrying? And did you know that you could worry yourself sick to the point that you'll end up in a hospital bed? And that, depending on the severity of the problem, when it becomes chronic and acceptable mode of conduct, it could lead to options beyond hospitalization? It could very well lead to imprisonment or interment]]></description>
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<title>Fifteen Healthy Reasons for Taking a Vacation</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:37:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Going away on a vacation brings numerous benefits. It refreshes our enthusiasm, helps us to know ourselves a little better, and makes us, upon our return home, happier, healthier, and much more effective in coping with stress. The key to reaping the benefits of traveling is in the going away. Hardly anyone reaps a benefit from spending a vacation time at home to work around the house.]]></description>
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<title>Conducting Successful Training Activities</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:17:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you are training preschoolers in the classroom or executives in the board room, here are 15 premises you might want to keep in mind the next time you're designing training activities.]]></description>
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<title>Enhancing the Motivational Climate of Your Workplace</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 18:22:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It has been well documented that employees' productivity and job quality increase when they are made to feel welcome at work. The source that caused them to produce at such high standards came from their employer's attempts at enhancing the motivational climate. As a result, the employees came to work, not because they had to, but because they wanted to. Listening to your employees; they will tell you what you can do to enhance their motivational climate.]]></description>
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<title>Reducing the High Cost of Absenteeism</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 18:11:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Employers pay a high price for absenteeism, often more than they may realize, in terms of both financial and production losses and employee morale. Managers may view the tasks of finding a substitute employee as a short-term inconvenience; however, absenteeism frequently has more serious long-term effects. Employers can, nevertheless, ensure that employees report in regularly and remain on the job.
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<title>Sharpening Your Presentation Skills</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 18:01:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regardless of the nature of our job or social standing, sooner or later we will be called upon to make a presentation of one sort or the other. To sharpen your skills, whet your audience's appetite for more, and educate them, organize your presentation by keeping them in mind. To help you do just that, here are some tips to consider.]]></description>
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<title>Serious About Wanting To Improve Your Family's Healthy Eating Lifestyles?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 17:57:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Christine Wood, M.D, a practicing pediatrician in Encinitas, California, is the author of "How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It!".  We offer some sound advice about developing healthy eating lifestyles for your family.]]></description>
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<title>The Shocking Truth About What's Preventing Us from Developing Healthy Lifestyle Habits</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:39:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The air we breathe, the water we drink, and even the foods we eat, contain substances that may be damaging to our cells, according to Public Health scientists who have found new evidence of the threats that our toxic environment pose on our cellular health. Apparently, any tissue that is exposed to the environment, including the skin and gastrointestinal passages, is especially vulnerable.]]></description>
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<title>The Shocking Truth About Eight Deadly Diseases That May Be Affecting Your Health and Lifestyle</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:30:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I came across an article written by Dr. Ray Strand, a family practitioner and author of several books including "What Your Doctor Doesn't know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You; Releasing Fat"; "Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side-effect of Permanent Fat Loss"; and "Bionutrition: The Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin Supplements", to name a few. I would like to share with you what Dr. Strand has to say about "the eight deadly diseases that are sending people to an early grave".]]></description>
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<title>What Everybody Ought To Know About How To Change Their Career or Profession and Still Survive</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:01:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Denis Waitley, trainer of leaders, including Super Bowl and Olympic athletes, Apollo astronauts, and Fortune 500 executives, is the most listened to voice on personal and career achievement and the author of the all-time best-seller, "The Psychology of Winning" claims that the 21st century is unlike anything we could have imaged.]]></description>
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<title>It's a Shame Not To Reduce the Existing Signs Of Aging</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:54:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Parabens preservatives seem to be in everything we touch, taste, or use. They are commonly found in salad dressings, sunscreens, topical dermatological medications, toothpastes, and other products. And they cause more damage than good. Are you using parabens and don't know it? ]]></description>
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<title>Setting a Pitiful Example - Twenty-six Warnings to Heed </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:50:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Treat me with respect the way you treat your friends, then I'll be your respectful friend, too. I learn more from a model than from a critic. ]]></description>
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<title>Hiring Productive Employees: A Checklist for Assessing Their Appeal</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:12:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The characteristics of job applicants have a strong influence on whether or not they get hired. Their characteristics also indicate the level of their productivity. If you are about to hire employees, consider these characteristics.]]></description>
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<title>Maximizing Your Potential - Using Your Brain to Think</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 04:38:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Times once printed that Henry Ford was an ignoramus. Mr. Ford sued, challenging the paper to prove it.]]></description>
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<title>The Secrets of Becoming More Beautiful</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:59:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The skin contains natural enzymes that break down the extracellular matrix-proteins that keep skin looking youthful-leading to lines and wrinkles. And, these enzymes, or MMPs, become more active as skin ages.]]></description>
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