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		<title>Designing your Business Stationery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Excellent communication is the key to success. In the world of business, good communication between customers and clients help build and maintain a healthy relationship in between. One good way of communicating is through the office stationery  a personal and at the same time professional way to express business points and responses to contacts, [...]]]></description>
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</script></p><p>Excellent communication is the key to success. In the world of business, good communication between customers and clients help build and maintain a healthy relationship in between. One good way of communicating is through the office stationery  a personal and at the same time professional way to express business points and responses to contacts, clients and partners. Here are some helpful guidelines on designing <a href="http://www.ryman.co.uk/" target="_blank">stationery</a> that will surely do the purpose:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Identify      your corporate image and incorporate it into the stationery.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Choose      and decide very carefully the color themes, the legibility of the font,      the format and presentation of the contact information and the company      logo</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Settle      between the choice of having straight text and basic or graphically      designed stationery.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Select      the appropriate font for your letterhead. Font face should not change      across the layout, only the size will vary.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Do      not produce more than what is needed by the company.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">It is critical to observe such rules and guidelines in designing <a href="http://www.ryman.co.uk/" target="_blank">office stationery</a> because it reflects your companys profile and image, it introduces you to prospective clients as well. A good stationery establishes a good first impression. So establish an excellent first impression on your customers and dont forget to make them last.</span></p>
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		<title>Free UK Casinos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Playing at free casinos is widely available. Once you have your computer including online access, then I think there is nothing to worry. 
Free casinos are actually just for fun. You should be aware that there are also free casino websites that are not exactly free. If you wish to earn some cash, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  Playing at <a href="http://www.onlinecasinoalerts.com/how_to_play/free_online_casino.html" target="_blank">free casinos</a> is widely available. Once you have your computer including online access, then I think there is nothing to worry. </p>
<p>Free casinos are actually just for fun. You should be aware that there are also free casino websites that are not exactly free. If you wish to earn some cash, then give yourself a chance to check out various <a href="http://www.onlinecasinoalerts.com" target="_blank">UK casinos</a> that offer online gambling. Some may not be for free, but the good thing about these UK casinos is that they offer bonuses you can possibly claim if you are just aware of what you are doing. These UK casinos dont only let you experience a good time, it also provide opportunities for you to make some money as well.</p>
<p> Surprisingly, a lot of UK casinos offers a bonus if you have signed up in their site. These bonus amounts are based on the casino online you are involving yourself into. If you begin placing deposits into your own account, you will find out that great bonuses are on hand. These bonuses are obtainable when you deposit around 100 to 500 dollars. Through this, one can in fact earn cash if you have enough information as to how these various systems work.</p>
<p>If you wish to see to it that you can get the bonus, then you should be aware about how this works. One way of learning is by visiting an online casino bonus cash guide so that you can really get the most out of these bonuses and earn some cash!</p>
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		<title>Visiting Blackpool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackpool is a coastal town in northwestern England in the county of Lancashire. Interestingly, Blackpool was named after the murky waters that settle in the Irish Sea from the drainage of the town. Today, Blackpool has fewer than 200,000 residents with a mix of English, Irish, Ulster, Welsh, Indian, Pakistani, and people from other nations. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blackpool is a coastal town in northwestern England in the county of Lancashire. Interestingly, Blackpool was named after the murky waters that settle in the Irish Sea from the drainage of the town. Today, Blackpool has fewer than 200,000 residents with a mix of English, Irish, Ulster, Welsh, Indian, Pakistani, and people from other nations. A lot of tourists also flock the town to enjoy the different attractions It is branded as the entertainment capital of the UK. It is town with abundant with nightclubs, pubs, theaters, restaurants, theaters, and other venues. Among its most popular tourist destination is the Pleasure Beach, a place where the whole family can enjoy. The Spectacular Rush Pleasure Beach enlivens the spirit, brings joy, and provides the adrenalin rush with its rollercoaster, rides, and other activities. From the parents to the youngest member of the family, Pleasure Beach will show the child in everyone that sets foot on its grounds. It offers more than 125 rides, games, and shows. The Hot Ice featured at the Arena and the luscious new show Forbidden sales like hotcake to its patrons.</p>
<p>The Infusion is one of the newest white-knuckle wave rides that makes everyone scream their lungs out. It is a suspended looping rollercoaster that combines loops, twists, and rolls. Aside from the Infusion you can try hits like the Ice Blast, Bling, Grand National and Avalanche, the Big Dipper, and the Pepsi Max Big One. The Avalanche is a relaxing and fun way to tour the park along the River Caves and Alice&#8217;s Wonderland. The Pesi Max Big One is considered the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in Europe. The youngsters will have a blast in the company of Bradley and Beaver in the Beaver Creek Theme Park. Your eyes will be wide open in amazement when you visit Oddities of the American Ripley&#8217;s Believe it or Not. Live shows are also featured in Pleasure Beach. Forbidden draws crowd who&#8217;s in for a flirty show that tickles the imagination. There is also the Hot Ice where all actions take place in the frosty ice theater. You can avail of a wristband from the ticket office to enjoy these rides and shows in Pleasure Beach. It is a ride all you can pass that you can upgrade to watch the night shows. If you get exhausted, there are more than 54 restaurants and caterings to fulfill your gastronomic needs.</p>
<p>There is also the promenade at the Ocean Boulevard where you can shop for souvenirs to make the experience last a lifetime. Designed for Fun and Comfort Pleasure Beach aims to provide fun for everyone and it made sure that getting into the park and staying near it will be very easy for locals and tourists. If you can&#8217;t finish all the rides and shows in one day, you can book your family to stay at the Big Blue Hotel. This place offers luxury accommodation perfect for relaxing after enjoying your day in Pleasure Beach. Food and drinks can be enjoyed in the Blues Bar and Brasserie from morning to evening. To avoid any hassle you can also book your tickets and show online so all you have to worry about when you get to Pleasure Beach is how to control the adrenalin charge.</p>
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		<title>Gift Vouchers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas, birthdays, weddings and any other present giving occasion can cause much stress for people looking to buy the right gift. People giving gifts don&#8217;t want their present to be retired to the back of a wardrobe without seeing the light of day after January. This is often the case though and the not-so-well thought [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas, birthdays, weddings and any other present giving occasion can cause much stress for people looking to buy the right gift. People giving gifts don&#8217;t want their present to be retired to the back of a wardrobe without seeing the light of day after January. This is often the case though and the not-so-well thought out gift may not come out again until it is time to clear some room and throw away unwanted gifts. Picking the right present is always difficult especially when buying for adults. The average person will spend 15 on a Christmas present for an adult. The problem is that adults usually own everything they could want for under 15.</p>
<p>On top of that, many people are not going to know what present a person would like. There are so many things to consider, such as: will it fit them? Do they like this type of product? Will it look nice in their house? What colour would they like? Do they already have one? Am I spending too much or too little on them? Buying gifts can be a real minefield. Thankfully there is a way to get around these issues; simply give them the money to buy whatever they want. This has its down side too however. Some people in our society see this method as too simple, or just lazy. It&#8217;s true that giving money removes the need to even leave the house when looking for a present. This is where the magic of gift certificates come in. Although they are actually less useful than cash, they are seen by many as a better present. This is because a little more effort is required to obtain them than opening your wallet. Unlike giving a product as a gift, certificates from several people can be brought together and used along with the receivers&#8217; money to purchase more expensive items. Gift certificates are seen as a better gift than cash also because in most cases they will be spent on luxury items. Although the products purchased might not be as important as what the cash could pay for (such as groceries), people tend to prefer to think that they have contributed towards a pleasurable gift.</p>
<p>Gift certificates are the gift of choice (albeit less choice than cash). With gift certificates you are of course restricted with where it can be spent but it is a lot easier to know what type of shop the person you are buying for uses, than the exact items they would like. Gift certificates have several drawbacks. The first drawback is that the owner of the certificate is tied to buying from a single retailer (or group of retailers in some cases). Along with that problem is the issue of expiry dates that come with many gift certificates. These usually give just 12 months to use the certificate. After this, a 50 certificate can become worthless. Those are a couple of reasons to not give gift certificates but instead give cash. However if you worry that you won&#8217;t appear to have made as much effort or put thought into your gift, certificates could be the way to go.</p>
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		<title>Stationery Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are various shops and stores online as well as offline that sell office stationery to the respective offices. Each office usually buys the stationery supplies from a particular shop or store within the locality and from here the items are bought at a wholesale basis at regular intervals say on the 1st of every [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are various shops and stores online as well as offline that sell <a href="http://www.ryman.co.uk/" target="_blank">office stationery</a> to the respective offices. Each office usually buys the stationery supplies from a particular shop or store within the locality and from here the items are bought at a wholesale basis at regular intervals say on the 1<sup>st</sup> of every month and then again in the middle of the month.</p>
<p>Buying at a wholesale basis is profitable as the stores provide discount on items but sometimes when the office runs out of one particular product they do need to order it singly and buy it as such. It gets very hard if the office needs to visit more than one stationery store to buy the required items and therefore one store should have all the necessities to make things easier for everybody. A good <a href="http://www.ryman.co.uk/" target="_blank">stationery</a> store should be able to provide all sorts of necessary items from paper clips to file holders, from paper to hole punches. If you are looking for stationery goods for your office you should check out the stores in your locality or you can always go online shopping as it will ensure you that you find the one-stop office stationery store.</p>
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		<title>Handheld GPS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been wanting to buy a portable handheld GPS or portable GPS navigator but just didn&#8217;t know quite what you were going to use it for? You may even have friends who own one, but you&#8217;re still unsure? These devices are great tools that provide a huge array of ways to get the most [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you been wanting to buy a portable handheld GPS or portable GPS navigator but just didn&#8217;t know quite what you were going to use it for? You may even have friends who own one, but you&#8217;re still unsure? These devices are great tools that provide a huge array of ways to get the most use out of them. Take a look at some of the fun (and practical) ways to make the most of these fun GPS gadgets:</p>
<p>1. Driving. This is one of the most common and practical ways a GPS device can be used for especially with with mapping software. The software allows you to navigate to and from specific destinations by choosing the shortest distance, or fastest routes. It can get you from one place to another and can even allow you to choose to avoid toll roads, avoid major highways, and have it recalculate to a different route than the one you are currently on. Finding necessities like fuel and food near your current location are also added perks. Do you need to go to the restroom? Yes, just check your GPS and you can find the closest the restroom! Now how cool is that?</p>
<p>2. Kayaking and Boating. Using a portable GPS navigator in boating is beneficial to mark favorite fishing spots, a favorite landing point, a great scenic view that you may want to return to, or to navigate to and from your Kayak put in spot. Once you get out in the water, it is easy to loose your way as it all looks the same unless you have a land mark. A GPS unit will allow you to navigate back the exact same way you went out. Most of the GPS systems also have a Man Overboard feature. If by chance someone falls overboard or you loose equipment (fishing rods, etc.) you can mark the spot and go exactly back to the same location.</p>
<p>3. Hiking. A portable handheld GPS can be used in hiking to mark a trail head, a favorite location along a well-used trail, mark your campsite, trail tracking through the backlog, navigate toward previous marked points, and track your speed, distance, elevation, and much more. A GPS in the wilderness is almost a must and it can actually save your life. There are many stories of hikers getting injured on their journey and by being able to provide the coordinates of their location, rescue help found them quickly.</p>
<p>4. In an Airplane. Only for fun. While flying commercial , you can track the distance to your destination, see how high you are flying, how fast the plane is traveling, and even where you are currently flying over. Make sure to adhere to any regulations about portable electronic devices.</p>
<p>5. Geocaching. A worldwide high tech game of hide and seek, geocaching is a great hobby. Players use their GPS to find treasures, or geocaches, hidden by others with user-posted latitude and longitude coordinates. This recreational sport has only been around for a short time, but is definitely growing in popularity. There are probably a few geocaches within only a mile or two of where you live!</p>
<p>6. Vacation and Tourism. While on vacation, a portable handheld GPS is a great way to visit places that may be of special interest, find local restaurants, and to mark places that you would like to remember, possibly return to, or recommend to others. It&#8217;s also great for finding lodging and other amenities near your location, if you are traveling on a whim.</p>
<p>7. Biking. The use of a portable GPS navigator is a great way to keep track of statistics like distance biked, how far to a destination, current speed, average speed, amount of time you&#8217;ve been moving, and amount of time spent stopped. Whether you are a serious biker or a casual rider, this is a great way to keep track of your progress.</p>
<p>The possibilities are virtually endless for using a portable GPS navigator. These are just a few ideas. Once you start using one, you&#8217;ll wonder why you waited so long, and how you managed without it. There are many different styles, so you are able to get one that fits your needs and budget.</p>
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		<title>Online Bingo Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s look at why websites place a high priority on maintaining the best online bingo security and privacy policies for their players.
Playing online bingo is really fun and many players are logging onto bingo websites to gain access to their favourite online game. The reason this game is so popular is because the game is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s look at why websites place a high priority on maintaining the best online bingo security and privacy policies for their players.</p>
<p>Playing online bingo is really fun and many players are logging onto bingo websites to gain access to their favourite online game. The reason this game is so popular is because the game is readily available to anyone around the world. To begin playing online bingo all you need to do is deposit money into your bingo account and purchase a few bingo cards.</p>
<p>Becoming a member of an major online bingo hall like Sun, Gala, Crown or <a href="http://www.onlinebingoalerts.com/reviews/foxy_bingo.html" target="_blank">Foxy Bingo</a>, it takes less than 2 minutes. You simply need to enter some of your personal details, deposit money into your account and you&#8217;re ready to play.</p>
<p>Online bingo sites need to safely store the personal information about all their members and therefore every online bingo site places a high priority on developing or maintaining the best cyber bingo security systems.</p>
<p>If someone were to break into a database containing details of every member they would have access to thousands of different credit card details and other important information.</p>
<p>Most online bingo halls employ a number of security levels into their cyber bingo security systems to ensure that no one can gain unauthorized access to their databases.</p>
<p>1) A completely separate server is used to store the personal details of the bingo sites&#8217; members.</p>
<p>2) Every <a href="http://www.onlinebingoalerts.com" target="_blank">online bingo</a> site employs secure socket layer (SSL) encryption software. SSL uses 128-bit encryption to protect all data sent between the casino and the player and to protect the data sent between the bingo site and credit card companies.</p>
<p>3) To further protect your details, most online casinos do not store your full credit card number. Only the first and last four numbers are stored in their database.</p>
<p>4) The casino tracks the IP addresses of all it members and will be able to trace anyone who accesses your account.</p>
<p>In many ways online bingo gaming is a lot safer than playing at a live bingo hall. You can enjoy your online bingo experience safe in the knowledge that your personal details are kept 100% secure.</p>
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		<title>Employee Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are involved in employee communication then you already know that one of the most important aspects of employee communication today is measurement. But so much of that measurement is focused on whether employees access the tools organizations use to communicate with them. You know, questions such as do they read the newsletter, do [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are involved in employee communication then you already know that one of the most important aspects of employee communication today is measurement. But so much of that measurement is focused on whether employees access the tools organizations use to communicate with them. You know, questions such as do they read the newsletter, do they access the corporate blog, do they find the information sessions interesting. None of these questions prove that your employee communication tools measure engagement which is what every CEO wants to know. There is one key reason; you are measuring the acceptance of communication tools, not measuring employee communication strategy. So here&#8217;s what you do.</p>
<p>1. Every organization conducts market research surveys. These surveys typically measure customer satisfaction levels across services and products provided by your organization. Sometimes they even ask questions about competitor products and services. Organizations then take that information and work towards improving the rating they received by introducing improvements to services, products and information.</p>
<p>Now many organizations have a human resources department that usually conduct a staff survey annually. This survey typically includes questions about communication within the organization, understanding the corporate vision, satisfaction with employee benefits and training and so on. What I suggest is that organizations include a supplementary survey of just 10 questions at the end of this survey. And these questions should be framed by selecting key questions from the customer survey and asking staff what do you think customers think about X? These 10 questions in effect become your employee communication engagement measure.</p>
<p>2. Typically the result demonstrates disparity between what customers think and what employees think customers think. Once you have the difference measured between perception and reality then you have the opportunity to commence dialogue about with your employees about what customers really think. Most importantly it allows you to design employee communication strategies specifically to target that business issue. So now you have a business and know the key messages for your employee communication strategy.</p>
<p>3. One year on when the customer survey is conducted, you ask the same questions and again do the same with the staff survey. What you seek to find is that the measure of the perception staff have of what customers think and what customers actually think have moved closer together and towards the organizations desired outcome. This becomes your business measure of whether you have engaged employees.</p>
<p>4. This information is important because your ultimate aim in employee communication has to be to create the &#8220;Aha Moment&#8221;. The Aha Moment is based on information that challenges the employee&#8217;s belief about an aspect of the business. The information that suddenly helps employees say, &#8220;Now it makes sense&#8221;, &#8220;Now I understand&#8221;, &#8220;Now I can do something about it&#8221;. It is only once you see this gap close between what customers actually think about an issue and what employees think the customer thinks that you have a measure that demonstrates your employee communication engagement strategy has been successful. If the gap still exists then the design of your employee communication strategy is flawed in someway.</p>
<p>5. Finally, it is important that we measure employee communication tools such as readership of our staff magazine, access of our intranet and other tools. However the only way to impact perceptions of the value that the employee communication function contributes to an organization is to measure engagement strategies against business outcomes.</p>
<p>This approach to measurement is low cost. The investment in the human resources staff survey and the marketing departments&#8217; customer research is already locked in. You are simply adding 10 questions to the end of the human resources survey based on the marketing questions. The engagement strategies are generally low cost because they involve people, not tools. By this I mean that employees are involved in doing something differently to bring about change in an organization. The staff newsletter and other information tools already exist, all you do is tailor the articles to reflect the main focus of your employee engagement strategy. This low cost yet highly effective approach will ensure that you can measure your employee communication strategies against business outcomes.</p>
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		<title>Running a Successful B&#038;B</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in the bed &#38; breakfast industry you may be concerned about where it is headed. All of them currently for sale may give the wrong impression. There are about 15,000 of them in the Nation that people can choose from. Those that are closing their doors simply aren&#8217;t appealing to their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are interested in the bed &amp; breakfast industry you may be concerned about where it is headed. All of them currently for sale may give the wrong impression. There are about 15,000 of them in the Nation that people can choose from. Those that are closing their doors simply aren&#8217;t appealing to their target market. This type of business is very well received and it can be an excellent opportunity for you to invest in.</p>
<p>People turn to the internet daily for work and for leisure activities. You can make it work for your business as well. People often use the internet to secure their travel plans. Make sure they can find your bed &amp; breakfast, see pictures of it, get contact information, and even make a reservation if they decide to.</p>
<p>While you definitely need to focus on how you run your business, you need to put a great deal of thought into how you are going to let people know about it. Some of the most wonderful bed &amp; breakfast locations out there have been unsuccessful because people don&#8217;t know about them.</p>
<p>There are plenty of ways to advertise your bed &amp; breakfast locally that are affordable or that don&#8217;t cost anything at all. Have an open house to invite people to take a look around. You can have a drawing for a free night stay or other prizes to get people to come check it out. Have plenty of brochures on hand too for them to take. You will be surprised how this can help you because they will tell others that come to see them to stay at your business.</p>
<p>Make sure you respond to any questions that people have about your business. This way they will immediately get the impression that you are sincere about taking care of all their needs. You have to really love running your own business and working with people to do well at this. Being a good decorator and a good cook help immensely as well but the communication is going to set the standards. It is going to influence the image that people have of your bed &amp; breakfast business.</p>
<p>Even though the future for the bed &amp; breakfast industry as a whole looks good, this doesn&#8217;t mean every one of them is going to survive. Should you be thinking about starting this type of business, you need to make sure you have all of the facts. You need to operate your business professionally but with personal touches from the very start.</p>
<p>This means you have to be relentless in your marketing efforts. You have to reach out to find new customers all the time. At the same time you need to balance those efforts with taking care of the customers you do have. You don&#8217;t want them leaving disappointed with the experience.</p>
<p>Your goal is for them to leave very excited about the chance to stay at such as wonderful place. You want them to look forward to coming back again. If they feel like this when they leave you can be sure they will share that information with others. As a result it is going to encourage more people to make reservations with you.</p>
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		<title>Creating by Reacting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are living unconsciously you place a great deal of importance on what you are doing. The logic behind this is that we see the world through our five senses and everything external to us is received by us through these receptors. These receptors tell us that the events and experiences of our lives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you are living unconsciously you place a great deal of importance on what you are doing. The logic behind this is that we see the world through our five senses and everything external to us is received by us through these receptors. These receptors tell us that the events and experiences of our lives are achieved by what we do in response to what life throws at us.</p>
<p>We ask ourselves How do I react to this? What did I do before? How am I doing this? Why are they doing this to me? Where should I do this? We spend our lives doing this in response to one event and doing that in response to another event.</p>
<p>It would behoove us to understand what all this doingness is about. It all makes sense to place a supreme importance on doingness if we are living unconsciously in the world of separation and fear.</p>
<p>When you live within the paradigm of fear you believe that you are a separate entity and you have to look out for yourself. You are basically a body and you are competing against all the other bodies to win at the game of life while you are alive and gain entrance into heaven when you die.</p>
<p>How this happens depends on what you do to reach these goals. Your five sensory receptors receive data from external stimuli and you then decide what you are going to do to re-act to those stimuli. If you do the right thing you win or gain advantage (points), and if you do the wrong thing you are penalized. Your actions however, are always to do something in re-action to what&#8217;s happening. You understand that doingness is a function of the body.</p>
<p>This is because doing is external. Doing something can be measured in the relative world to give us a gauge as to whether or not we are achieving our desired results. And this is how it should be. If we do something, then we have made a decision not to do another thing. It&#8217;s a trade off. The great thing about it is if we choose to do one thing and it doesn&#8217;t work for us, we always have the option to choose again and do something else. Unless, of course, our ego steps in and tells us that we must stick to our original choice no matter what.</p>
<p>So in the paradigm of separation and fear the body rules. We have been conditioned to believe that the best way to manifest (create) what we want is by having something so that we can do the things it takes to be some aspect of ourselves.</p>
<p>It is a have-do-be system of creating. A system of creating by reacting.</p>
<p>This system tells us that if we can have a thing, such as material wealth (money), then we can do the things (such as go to Disneyland) and then we can be what we want in life (happy).</p>
<p>So the best thing to do in this mentality is to buy lottery tickets.</p>
<p>Does this system of creation sound familiar to you? Have you ever longed for something because you know in your heart that if you possessed it you could gain the feeling in your soul that you desire?</p>
<p>This system should sound familiar because we have been conditioned from the earliest age to believe it. We are constantly bombarded with the same messages day after day, by a consumer created society, which tells us we need to have all these things being pushed on us.</p>
<p>If we have the latest cell phone, we can call our friends and be communicating with them. If we have the newest diet soda, we can lose the weight and be attractive and active. If we have the new purple pill, we will eliminate our anxiety and be healthy again. If we have the gas guzzling 4&#215;4 SUV, then we can get there in style and be successful.</p>
<p>This method of creating keeps us in a constant state of want and produces a lot of anxiety along the way. It is a system that is totally fear based because we are constantly consumed with the fear of loss if we don&#8217;t have what it takes to achieve our desires. If we keep losing at this contest we don&#8217;t make points in the game of life, and we are in serious jeopardy when it comes time to tally our points for entry into heaven.</p>
<p>It emphasizes the point that doingness is a function of the body but it never takes into account how this state of doingness comes about. It never goes to the core question of why are you doing what you are doing? It never sees the connection between what you are being and what you end up doing.</p>
<p>The ultimate truth, of course, is that your beingness creates your doingness.</p>
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