Tuesday, July 15, 2008

AUTOMOTIVE WARRANTY EXTENSION CHALLENGED BY IRATE CONSUMERS

Have you been plagued with the avalanche of emails, phone calls, and direct mail from unscrupulous automotive insurance companies who harass you constantly with interruptions about extending your warranty on your automobile? Although these pesky perpetrators are operating under the law, their practices and procedures are questionable by self-respecting consumers. You may want to sent your concerns to the media and to the local Better Business Bureau for effective positive action. Awareness of the unnecessary infringement on your personal privacy is always helpful to all consumers who know how to respond to the question. What part of "No" do these marketing insurance pests not understand.

In the past and certainly in the present and the foreseeable future, consumers are wise enough to judge when a vehicle is not performing to expectations and are causing them considerable expense. Usually a trade in for a newer vehicle is a possibility. Also, many experienced and reputable mechanics have been improving the performance of used automobiles for many, many years. Even with the extensive technological advances, these mechanics have found ways to improve their quality workmanship for the recurring consumers who use their services. Choosing a respected mechanic is the consumer's choice.

Are the automotive insurance companies really hurting for profits to stoop to juvenile ways of getting business even using "fear" tactics in their brochures and information. On the rise up the Ladder of Achievement, the "Mother of Invention" has effectively and efficiently found ways to resolve challenges without the unnecessary intrusion of "money-happy" insurance agents with little or no ethical business code or conduct. Buyer beware of what seems to be too good to be true, is too good to be true. Watch out for the myths and the false claims made by hucksters who really are self-serving and self-interested and self-centered. People do not care how much you know, but how much you care.

Automotive Warranty Extensions Challenged

Sunday, July 13, 2008

MAGNIFICIENT NINE ACHIEVERS

Congratulations to the nine members of the College Success Skills class that recently completed a ten-week course on an independent basis at PHCC. These special individuals discovered their unique learning styles, their special personality differences, their level of self-confidence in achieving success in their special learning environments, and their crystal-balling look at their promising futures. Their special journey up and down the Ladder of Achievement during their lifetimes so far has sparked a positive desire, dedication, and determination to focus on a new adventure in their chosen career paths.

During the ten-week concentrated emphasis on College Success Skills, these nine individuals reexamined their career paths and the learning skills that will assist them along the way of being positive achievers. Some of the following topics were considered: an analysis of actual learning styles; challenges to their career success, management of finances, time, stress, anxiety, concentration; and special emphasis on effective and efficient study skills for all of their college course selections. In addition, the realization that communication skills of reading, listening, speaking, writing, observing, and performing need fine tuning to be ready for the challenges of their future careers and their lifelong learning choices. Preparing for their transformation from the classroom to the world of work required a positive assessment of their physical, mental, and interpersonal skills to be adaptable to the ever-changing technologies, global happenings, and cultural diverse challenges.

Congratulations to these special nine students for life for your growth and your willingness to be open in learning the what, where, when, why, who, how, and how much of their individual success and in your special place in history. May you always understand that learning is found in classrooms with walls and classrooms without walls. Your college of hard knocks and your college of hands on experiences will assist you in your ongoing climb up the Ladder of Achievement. "Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life. Guard it well!" (Proverbs 4:13)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

IDES OF JULY 2008 ACHIEVEMENT LADDER RECOGNITION AWARD RECIPIENTS****UNSUNG HEROES

Congratulations to all of the Unsung Heroes locally and worldwide who have distinguished themselves on providing unselfish services without the usual "government red tape" to those most in need of humanitarian considerations and assistance. These Unsung Heroes focus on the outcasts, the homeless, the orphaned, the aborted babies, the refugees, the neglected communities, the domestic abused, the perverted abused, the war-torn survivors, the underemployed, the underachievers, and the untrusting victims of governmental policies and society's throwaways.

These Unsung Heroes offer Faith to the faithless, Hope to the despairing, and Love to the love-depraved and unloved. These Unsung Heroes receive their support from their effective and efficient networking, partnering, and collaborating efforts locally and worldwide. Usually, these Unsung Heroes are the first to arrive at a devastation and the last to leave the unsatisfied recipients of required humanitarian aid. These Unsung Heroes use their innovation, their creativity, their ingenuity, and their human resources to heal the wounds that have been inflicted upon victims of natural disasters, government upheavals, terrorist activities, reduced economic activities, and civil unrest.

With great honor and respect do we salute the IDES OF JULY 2008 Achievement Ladder Recognition Award Recipients. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL UNSUNG HEROES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY DESIRE, DEDICATION, AND DETERMINATION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR WORLD.

"Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life. Guard it well!" (Proverbs 4:13)

Thursday, July 3, 2008

HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY AMERICA***1776-2008

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their CREATOR with certain unalienable rights, that among these are LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS...

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men and women, deriving their JUST POWERS from the CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED...

"And for the support of this Declaration with a firm reliance on the PROTECTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, we mutually pledge to each OTHER our Lives, our Fortunes, and our SACRED HONOR...." July 4, 1776

"We the PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, in order to form a more perfect UNION, establish JUSTICE, insure DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, provide for the COMMON DEFENSE, promote the GENERAL WELFARE, and secure the BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America." September 17, 1787

Yes, America, our Founders of this GREAT REPUBLIC worked diligently to write The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America, and the Bill of Rights, which includes 27 Amendments. These guiding principles were worthy of acceptance in 1776 and are even more worthy of acceptance and respect in 2008. We came from a Freedom From to a Freedom To become the United States of America. Let us do all that we can to avoid any compromise on these basic principles and to be steadfast in resisting any change that would significantly affect the original intent of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.

Realizing that IN GOD WE TRUST,we will defend and respect the FREEDOMS that have been challenged domestically and globally over the past 232 years of our Country's existence. Let FREEDOM ring on and on for the brave souls who have fought and defended until their death for the FREEDOMS that we enjoy today. STAND UP AMERICA AND LOVE YOUR COUNTRY. REMEMBER TO BLESS GOD WHO HAS GRACIOUSLY BLESSED OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY AMERICA! May we continue to grow and to climb the many LADDERS OF ACHIEVEMENT....NOW AND ALWAYS! AMEN!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN ANY ELECTION

For many registered voters this coming General Election offers many challenges in making effective and conscientious deliberations. For many potential voters who have yet to register or re-register for the right to vote in any local, county, state, or national the challenges are obtaining the holistic data that will assist them to make sound decisions based on objective and reliable information. The internet is being bombarded with misinformation to influence and sway the voters who appear to be on the fence about many economic and political issues that have yet to be explored or pondered. YET, IN EVERY ELECTION, YOUR VOTE ALWAYS COUNTS. For those who will sit on the sidelines and be apathetic about their civic responsibility, remember to be silent about the outcomes if you have neglected to step up and stand by your convictions. There is no perfect outcome that will satisfy all of the voters and constituents. However, participation in the process and obtaining information from reliable and all available resources is imperative. What you think does make a difference!

Here are a few areas of concern for all those who seek public office and who want to represent their constituents. In a random order of concern: military experience and/or understanding, authenticity, credibility, actual effective and meaningful political experience, lifelong learning experiences, cultural diversity understanding, economic and political philosophy, ethical code of conduct, human life philosophy and values, family values, moral values, humility, interpersonal skills, creativity, innovativeness, positive thinking, independent thinker, realistic, diplomacy, sense of humor, international and global awareness, and empathetic. In addition, here are a few more characteristics of a responsible and well-rounded candidate for public office: desire, dedication, determination, discipline, detachment, discretion, decisiveness, discernment, diplomacy, dignity, direction, and deep humility.

Yes, there is quite a bit of homework to be completed by the serious and conscientious registered voter prior to November 4, 2008. This general election will be the most important decision that any registered American voter will have to consider for future generations. Making a choice of the most qualified and appropriate candidates for public office is your investment in your future.
Yes, YOUR VOTE ALWAYS COUNTS! PREPARE NOW FOR THAT DECISION!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

ACHIEVEMENT LADDER FOCUS***OTHER MINDEDNESS

How easily can an individual be wrapped up in himself/herself and ignore the needs and wants of those around him or her? What became fashionable for many individuals was the occupation on "I" and "Me." In the last 40 years, there has been a growing trend to ask, "What's in it for Me?" How will I be rewarded or helped by doing this or that? What is the recognition that I will receive that will help pad my wallet or my pocketbook? The "Me" generation and the "I" generation were born with the preoccupation on material things, on secular accomplishments, on greedy ambitions, on the theme..."Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow I may have to diet." Money, Money, Money was the source of all happiness and fame. To be recognized in the public domain was to show the worst human behaviors imaginable. The increase in all types of addictions including chemical, alcoholic, gambling, sexual perversion, and pornographic excessiveness prompted a serious concern on the moral fiber of the American culture. If the moral consciousness could be eliminated from an individual's thinking, then everything is personal, everything is private, everything is no concern of any one else. Mind your own business has become a rallying cry for all those care only for themselves. Ethical behavior is shunned as "goody two shoes" and "holy joes/janes" thing. Ignoring the civil rights of others becomes an acceptable way of life for the "I" and "Me" generations.

Here are a few bits of wisdom from many sources that may assist in turning around the negative attitudes that we have been receiving from negative people.

"I prefer death to lassitude. I never tire of serving others." Leonardo Da Vinci

"People who fight fire with fire, usually end up with ashes." Abigal Van Buren

"Love cures people--both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it."
Dr. Karl Menninger

"When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights." George Burns

"I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more."
Jonas Salk

"The making of money, the accumulation of material power, is not all there is to living...and the man or woman who misses this truth misses the greatest joy and satisfaction that come into his or her life...service to others." Edward Bok

"The greatest gift I ever had from God, I call him Dad." Anonymous

"The way not to live a monotonous life is to live for OTHERS." Fulton J. Sheen

"A bell is not a bell until you ring it. A song is not a song until you sing it. Love in your heart is not put there to stay. Love is not love until you give it away."
Oscar Hammerstein

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man or woman can sincerely try to help another without helping himself/herself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let us try to turn our lives around and restart the focus on OTHERS. Let us begin to rid ourselves of the "I" and "Me" in our lives and concentrate our human and spiritual efforts on OTHERS. You will never change another person's point of view or personal opinion about anything, but you can begin to change your own personal attitude and focus on giving a better example of OTHER-MINDEDNESS without any thought of gaining something in return. "By their actions, you will know where they stand." Actions speak louder than words. When you WALK YOUR TALK, you WALK OF WALK OF OTHER-MINDEDNESS. "Whatever you did to the least of MINE, you did to ME."