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And, if you planned the whole thing, thats Marketing!- Author Unknown Crafting a Bulletproof Marketing Plan Do you enjoy rendering service, helping people live the American dream and adding income to an Agent’s bank account? I suppose two out of three isn’t bad, is it? If you’re passionate about helping others, crafting a marketing plan is possible when you learn and understand the key components, which I call the 4 P’s. Planning Planning is the foundation from which you build your marketing. The process helps yield decisions on how you can compete best. By taking the time to properly plan you can avoid many of the common mistakes loan officers make in creating an overall marketing strategy. Creating a marketing plan is a formal process of describing the type of relationships you want to attract, how many you want to attract and how you will attract them. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know what you have to concentrate on to do it. 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By Christine Bettridge Will history eventually disintegrate into a global holocaust of devastating chaos like many religious people say? Is the present situation in the Middle East that religious folks say are pointing at to give their claims weight? They are insisting that these events have been arranged specifically to forecast the day that Christ will rise up and walk the earth again at judgment. What makes this claim different then what they have asserted repeatedly in the passed? It all goes back to what the Bible says about Armageddon. Armageddon is mentioned in the New Testament once, and that is in Revelation 16:16. The phrase ”Armageddon” is often used metaphorically. This is in keeping with fictional stories that focuses on apocalyptic themes of the world ending. However, Revelation 16:16 is covered with allusions concerning the Old Testament. This is because the New Testament is largely rooted in the ideas and descriptions of Hebrew sacred writings. Yet, writers have rewritten, tailored, and combined thought instead of quoting directly from the Old Testament. Why? It was necessary for writers to do this because they wanted to relate to an environment which would enable them to address themselves as they existed at that time. In taking liberally from the Old Testament imagery they were able to place a New Testament, first century relevance, viewpoint on them. Many Asia Minor Christians are familiar with the Old Testament, but those of us who are not some explanations are in order. The word Armageddon comes from the word ”Harmageddon” which means mountain or hill of Megiddo. Megiddo was a hill where many gory conflicts took place. A lot of Jewish scholars and interested persons of Hebrew history may know that the Megiddo and its surrounding area was a well-known field of war where quite a few unsuccessful military battles occurred. On this famous hill, Deborah and Barak defeated the Cannaanites, this is mentioned in Judges 5:19. Then there was Judges 7, where Gideon defeated the Midianites. Although, these battles are seen as accomplishments there are less positive images that center around Megiddo that have imprinted themselves on Israelite consciousness. An example, is in 2 Kings 9:27 where Ahaziah died on Megiddo after being pierced by Jehus arrow, and in 2 Kings 23:29 where tragically good King Josiah was brought down at the hands of Pharaoh Necho. King Josiah death brought on an upsurge of communal grief by his fellow Jews that was recorded in Zechariah 12:11. Megiddo, due to its far reaching past, has occupied a revered place in the minds of true believers. Megiddo holds a place of such importance in the minds of first century Jews and Christians. Consequently, near the end of the first century, ill-treated Christians of Asia Minor and their desire to overcome and endure painful persecutions was shown in the course of the battle being waged between Satan in the form of Imperial Rome and the power of God, the Messiah and the saints. In an earlier period, Christians needed hope of victory over their enemies. During our day and age Christians for the same thing but it won’t be fulfilled in an end time battle of Armageddon but rather a spiritual battle. Encouragement was what Christians needed to remain sound in their faith, even while they were being battered by their fellow human beings. Harmageddon in the book of Revelation added to their assurance as a reminder which symbolized victory. The book of Revelation being the message communicated that God will win. The assurance that they were looking for “must shortly come to pass,” not two thousand years later. Revelation 1:1. Rest assured, there will be no ”Armageddon” because the phrase is simply symbolic, and has no connection to the fantasy of a future world war. Christine Bettridge has loved writing since childhood. She has written Plays, poetry and many articles. Her latest e-book End Time Secrets recently released by Cypress Street Publishing has caused an order craze in the religious world. It can be ordered and downloaded right now through the publishers website at End Time Secrets and she also is the editor of the article directory, Above All Content Visit her blog at: The Bible Sound Blog Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Christine_Bettridge http://EzineArticles.com/?Will-War-in-the-Middle-East-Eventually-Begin-the-Battle-of-Armageddon?&id=169191 what lowers credit score debt consolidation service bad credit akron ohio 660 credit score

By Jerry Richard Boone You remember those hand-picked lieutenants of Jesus — the apostles? Jesus chose them to carry on his mission. And that’s just what they were doing when the Gospels were composed. They were the leaders, preachers, and teachers of the early Christian movement. James, the older brother of John, had already died a martyr’s death in A.D. 44. Legendary Heroes How do you expect these men to be portrayed in the Gospel narratives? If it’s a made-up story, one thing we can be sure of, Jesus and his apostles will be the heroes. Bear in mind that myth-makers don’t waste time on half-way measures; that would just befuddle the story. The heroes, Jesus and associates, should look and act the part of true champions. Sanitized Characters But what if they didn’t make up the story? Let’s just say that the Gospel authors took the real characters and cleaned them up a bit, rounding off the rough edges so that they would appeal to potential converts. You can see how they could justify this: “Jesus, Peter, James, John, and the rest should be presented in the best light possible. That would establish the proper example for Christians to follow.” Now our question is: How would the Gospels read if they “cleaned up” the leading characters? More than likely, we would not find the super heroes of myth, but they wouldn’t appear too scruffy either. Certainly nothing embarrassing would be allowed to stay in the story. Real Men Then there is a third alternative. That is, the Gospel writers took the real story without sanitizing it and presented it as honestly as they could. With that, we would expect to see bits of realism seep through. In a group of twelve or so men, there are bound to be some flaws. If the story is told straight, we are likely to see some of these less than perfect traits. Maybe even Jesus himself was occasionally out of sorts. Do the Gospels match any of the three scenarios? Let’s take a look. Gospels Reveal Flawed Apostles Prone to Violence and Selfishness We find James and John, Jesus calls them the “Sons of Thunder,” wanting to rain fire from heaven down on a particular Samarian village which wouldn’t receive Jesus. Jesus said, “No.” (Luke 9:53-55) Later these same two brothers requested preferential treatment for themselves in the coming Kingdom. (Mark 10:37) That didn’t go over well with the rest of the apostles. Pride Still later, Jesus found his disciples arguing among themselves about which one of them was the greatest. (Mark 9:33-34) Of course, the Gospel writers could have remained silent about these indiscretions. We would have been none the wiser, and the apostles wouldn’t have looked tarnished. But they didn’t do that. Fearful What else do Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about Jesus’ hand-picked apostles? They are not always the hero type. In fact, we often find them in fear of one thing or another. They feared the storm. So they woke Jesus up and he calmed the sea. (Mark 4:37-39) When they saw Jesus walking on water, they thought he was a ghost and cried out in fear. (John 6:18-20) Remember Peter wanted to walk on water too, but he began to fear the wind and waves, and he started to sink. (Matthew 14:30) Those are disappointments, but the real disappointments were yet to come. We meet them in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus’ enemies arrested him there, and the apostles fled in fear. (Matthew 26:47-56) Then Peter denied he knew Jesus three times. (John 18:17-27) Yes, it was all prophesied ahead of time, and yes, they were fulfilling scriptures. Nonetheless, it was a black day for the apostles in more ways than one. And they knew it. Sunday evening we find Jesus’ disciples hiding in a house with doors locked, afraid the Jews might be coming for them next. (John 20:19) It’s not an inspiring picture. But it is realistic. Let’s give credit where credit is due. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John appear to be telling us exactly what happened; let the chips fall where they may. Lacking in Faith Other flaws surface too. The disciples ran across a demon possessed man who is having a seizure. Jesus says matter-of-factly, they didn’t have enough faith to cast out the demon. (Matthew 17: 9-20) That lack of faith was to resurface later in a shocking way. They had little faith in Jesus himself. Jesus told his disciples time after time he was going to Jerusalem. There he would suffer and die. Then on the third day he would rise from death. He didn’t just give his followers a broad outline of things to come. Jesus filled in the details. He told them exactly what would happen, from his betrayal, to his sentence of death, to his flogging, to his crucifixion, on to his resurrection. (Matthew 16:21) (Matthew 17:23) (Matthew 20:19) (Luke 9:22) (Luke 24:7) Somehow or another, his disciples didn’t catch on. They either couldn’t comprehend, or didn’t believe, or both. Don’t forget now, Jesus was their master, and Peter had already confessed him as the Son of God. So why they didn’t take Jesus at his word strikes us as curious. But the story becomes more curious as it goes along. Jesus did go to Jerusalem. He was betrayed, (Matthew 26:45) tried by the Jews (Mark 14:53-64), condemned (Mark 14:65), and handed over to Roman soldiers who in turn beat him, abused him, and crucified him. (Mark 15:16-24) Can you imagine one of the apostles keeping a list of Jesus’ prophesies and checking them off one by one as they happened? On Sunday morning after the crucifixion, the list would look like this: [x] Going to Jerusalem (Yes, we did that. Check that one off.) [x] Son of Man betrayed to chief priest and teachers of law (Yes that happened) [x] They will condemn him to death. (That’s what they did.) [x] They will turn him over to the gentiles. (Yeah, they did that too.) [x] [x] [x] The gentiles will mock, flog, and crucify Jesus. (Yes, yes, yes, they did all three.) [ ] On the third day, Jesus will rise to life. (Hey, that’s today! That’s next on the agenda. Jesus was right about all those other things, maybe he’ll come through on this one too.) Clearly, none of the twelve, now eleven, apostles were list keepers because no one seemed to reach this conclusion. Obviously, they didn’t take Jesus at his word either. They weren’t expecting his arrival. They had given up; they were alone, afraid, and defeated. Luke tells us that Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and others with them came to the house that same morning and told the apostles. “Jesus has risen.” They still didn’t believe. As Luke puts it, the women’s “words seemed to be nonsense.” (Luke 24:10-11) Later two disciples came to the house saying they had seen and talked with the resurrected Jesus. (Luke 24:33-35) The apostles didn’t believe them either. Finally, Jesus himself appeared and rebuked them for their lack of faith. (Mark 16:14) Thomas wasn’t with them, however. Evidently, Thomas didn’t believe Jesus when he said he would rise on the third day. He didn’t believe the women who reported it happened. He didn’t believe the two disciples when they said it happened. And we see he did not take the word of his fellow apostles who told him they saw Jesus. (John 20:24-25) How’s that for a determined skeptic? And these were Jesus’ own hand-picked disciples! Lacking in Understanding Often we discover Jesus’ disciples just didn’t understand what Jesus was talking about. They didn’t understand the parable of the sower (Mark 4:10); they didn’t understand Jesus’ power in the feeding of the five thousand (Mark 6:35-44); they didn’t understand Jesus’ warning about the “yeast” of the Pharisees. 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By Roy Thomsitt More often than not, people associate success with money and wealth. While that is a lopsided view of success, it is true that success often brings with it financial rewards; it is also true that many people who aspire to success are thinking of the financial rewards that will follow when they succeed. But what if your idea of success is purely financial? In that case, it could be that you are looking for a financial success system that will help you achieve your financial objective. In two other articles I discussed the use of project management techniques in achieving personal success. In that case, we looked at “Project Success” and how we could plan for it. Why not apply more business techniques, this time to money, and develop a financial success system or plan? In most respects, your personal finances are no different to a business’s finances. The underlying principles are the same. As a former professional management accountant, I can assure you that the way a company’s or organisation’s finances are, or should be, run is fundamentally similar to the way your own finances should be run. Every company will have systems in place that are designed to further the success of the company, as well as protect its assets from misappropriation. In effect, they put in a financial success system that should enable them to run the business profitably and by so doing build assets. The main elements of a company’s financial system can quite easily be recognised as good practice in your own personal financial system. The statutory requirements are quite different, but from a financial management point of view there are some helpful similarities an individual can learn from. If you apply some of the following business finance fundamentals to your own approach to personal finance, then over time you will develop a finance success system that will grow your wealth for the rest of your life. 1. Budgeting Setting and managing budgets is a routine part of any business; they are a key tool in financial control. A home budget is vitally important too. Get into the habit of setting and monitoring your personal budget of income and expenditure, and you will have the foundation of a financial success plan. 2. Investment Appraisal Whenever a company decides to spend money on a large capital item or new product, for example, it may carry out an investment appraisal. You will not have such large spending decisions to make, but the important thing is to consciously assess the expenditure. Will it build your financial success or hinder it? For example, if you are buying a car, which will depreciate, there is a high risk it will diminish your personal assets significantly and set back your finance success plan. When it is time to indulge, be sure it is the right time. 3. Building Assets A company builds assets by consistently being profitable, investing wisely, and developing the business at a sensible and sustainable pace. Being profitable is earning more revenue than you spend in expenditure. The same is true of you as an individual; always ensure you earn more each month than you spend. The balance (savings) goes into your spare assets, which can build over time, especially with sound investment. 4. Balance Sheet Creating a balance sheet in a large business can be quite complex. A simplified version may help you keep an eye on your own asset status. Preparing a rough balance sheet once a year, showing your assets on one side and liabilities on the other, will give you an idea of your personal worth, in financial terms. By comparing year on year, you can ensure you are making progress. If you use a home budget software program, it may have a balance sheet facility to help you. 5. Regular Financial Reporting Companies have a legal obligation to produce accounts each financial year. Your legal requirements are for your personal tax purposes only. However, a business does not rely just on annual accounts, and nor should you. It is likely they will have management accounts on at least a monthly basis, to allow management to keep track of the way business is progressing. You should also follow that example, and keep a close watch on your budget each month, and react accordingly. 6. Cash Flow Forecasting Even a profitable company can have problems keeping going if it does not manage its cash flow properly. In fact, it is a common reason for companies to cease trading. As part of your budgeting, ensure you incorporate cash flow forecasting, that way you can allow for peaks and troughs in income and expenditure without hitting problems with paying bills on time. Missing payments can prove expensive to your overall wealth, so is best avoided at all times. 7. Investment and Treasury If all goes according to plan, you will have surplus cash. A company will have a treasurer for that, but in your case that treasurer is you. Take that role seriously, and over time you will be a financial success. If you have a partner, it makes sense to involve them in this, and other parts of your plan for financial security. Investment is a fascinating subject, so if you can learn about it, you will be well placed to do better than an average investor. Investment is about balancing risk and return, and if you can master that without taking silly risks, you should do well financially. On top of those purely financial aspects, there are other key areas to a business that will affect finances that you could learn from: 1. Marketing. Keep an eye on the market place for the type of success you are seeking and your areas of expertise. Try to anticipate how that market may develop and prepare yourself ahead of everyone else. You are worth more if you are ahead of the game, whatever field you may be. For example, when I was 20 I decided it was a good idea, long term, to learn as much about computing and finance as possible, as eventually they would be key in every organisation. That was before pc’s existed, and it proved a sensible decision, even though my main aim was to be a writer. 2. Education and Training of Key Personnel As an individual, the more you educate yourself about many aspects of life, both personal and commercial, the better placed you are to become wealthy. Never become complacent about your own knowledge; over time it will decline in importance, so you need to refresh it constantly. Train yourself, educate yourself, continuous. Those are just a few ideas of how you may use business finance practices to build your own financial success over the long term. Follow those, and you should not go far wrong, and prepare yourself for a rebound should anything ever go wrong, such as redundancy or divorce, which can scupper even the best of financial plans. This financial success system article was written by Roy Thomsitt, owner and part author of the Routes To Self Improvement website. Want to learn how to succeed? It is possible. Start your success journey here. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Roy_Thomsitt http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Evolve-a-Financial-Success-System&id=220549 buy phentermine no doctor cheapest phentermine online cheap phentermine without perscription phentermine without a doctors prescription

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