|
THE PEBBLE - 02/25/04 - EFFECTIVE VOICE MAIL?
YOUR DAILY CHUCKLE and MOTIVATION - ENJOY!
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
To receive your Thought For The Day from our
autoresponder just send any email to this link.
There are no follow ups. You might want tomorrows
THOUGHT too, so keep your eyes peeled.
(just send any email to this link )
mailto:cleark@rr-email.com
The importance of being clear in your communications
is discussed here. There are enough factors that confuse
issues, this is worth your consideration.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
SALES PEOPLE WANTED
Learn how you can earn an above average income by
selling theNEWSSHOP Internet Marketing Package.
Using our "fail safe" sales system you can be earning
large money quickly. Join our team. Have a look at
http://www.thenewsshop.com/oursalespeople.html
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Warning: This site is not for the spiritually timid.
http://www.spiritual-underground.com
Find information and knowledge the church
does not want you to have.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
For your FREE Bonus Email Memory Course go to
http://www.the-pebble.com/PAGES/memory.html
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE PEBBLE is the most popular newsletter
on the internet today. Published daily, it reaches
more people than any ezine and has the most
loyal readership in the industry.
Start your day with THE PEBBLE
Welcome to THE PEBBLE for February 25, 2004
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
-----------------------
Is it possible to hold your breath so long you'd die?
What is the difference between "morbidity" and "mortality"?
--------------
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA - - - -
--------------
What US state is named for an imaginary female ruler?
California. When Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes
first saw what is now Baja California in Mexico, he was
reminded of a Spanish novel he had read about a
fictional female ruler named "Calafia." Before long, the
entire Pacific coast had been named "California."
What is Michael Malloy famous for?
Michael Malloy is famous for not dying! An impoverished,
alcoholic Irishman, Malloy would have quietly expired
and been completely forgotten if he hadn't been chosen
as the victim of a murder-for-insurance scam. In the early
1930's, a group of New York criminals decided to make
some money by taking out life insurance policies on
somebody and murdering him. They chose Malloy, a
sixty-year-old bum who frequented the bar one of them
owned, because they figured no one would miss him
and he'd be easy to kill. They were wrong. After taking
out three policies on Malloy, the gang first tried to kill him
by letting him drink himself to death. They gave him
unlimited credit at the bar. No go. Malloy drank and drank,
but his liver wouldn't quit. They next decided to substitute
antifreeze for his whiskey. Malloy guzzled the antifreeze
for more than a week and kept asking for more. So they
added turpentine. Malloy had no problem with that, either.
They added rat poison and horse liniment. Malloy just
drank it down. They served him rotten raw oysters coated
with wood alcohol. He ate it up. They made him a
sandwich of spoiled sardines mixed with crushed carpet
tacks. He ate it. Then, they got rough. They dragged the
drunk Malloy into wet snow, opened his shirt, poured
buckets of water onto his exposed skin, and left him to lie
there unconscious in 14-degrees-below-zero temperatures.
He lived. So they hired a hit man for $100 to kill him and
make it look like an accident. They got Malloy drunk, took
him to a secluded location, and set him in the middle of
the road so the killer could run him down with a taxicab.
Malloy, who clearly had the luck of the Irish, stumbled out
of the way at the last second. They drove the cab at him
again and this time succeeded. He was dead. Or so they
thought. For three weeks, they scanned the paper for his
obituary. Before the three weeks were completely up,
Malloy walked into the bar, told his "friends" he had been
in a bad accident, and asked for a drink. They had another
go at him. They stuffed a rubber hose into his mouth and
gassed him to death. They really DID kill him this time.
But they never got their money. The insurance scheme
was uncovered by investigators.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Free "text" ad to over 1,000,000 prospects!
This is not a URL submitter nor a safelist
blaster! Your ad published in over 1,000,000
email boxes! http://www.subscribeme.net/index.html
Please use kend@nucleus.com as your Referrer.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
A newsletter can increase your profits.
Look at this Internet Marketing Service.
http://www.thenewsshop.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
AN INTERNET BUSINESS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU!
OR, THEN AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE! Go have a look. We
have laid out the steps and methods in a clear and
to the point series of short letters. Send a blank email to:
mailto:professional@rr-email.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
I'LL SEE IT WHEN I BELIEVE IT!
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
There are a lot of ways to become a failure,
but never taking a chance is the most successful.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
The Pebble is online. Go to
http://www.the-pebble.com
CONTENTS:
1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
------------------
2. OPTIMIZE LIFE NOW!™
with Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
-----------------
ARE YOU LEAVING EFFECTIVE VOICE MAIL?
byRhoberta Shaler, PhD
------------------
3. COMPUTER TIPS by Patsy Norlie
Excel
-------------------
4. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson
Anatomy And Physiology (A&P)
The Make Up Of Your Body And
How It Functions
PART 5 of 9
-------------------
5. THE SAGA OF PINEHILL by Ken Darby
Ben's learning?
-------------------
6. OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
-------------------
7. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
8. HA! HA!HA!
9. CONTACT INFO
10. THE LAST LINE - - - - -
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Learn how our Internet Marketing Package
can build sales and profits for your company.
Go have a look at http://www.thenewsshop.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
LOOK FOR TOMORROWS EVENTS - - -
Pinehill - Ben's learning?
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!
by Gauher Chaudhry
http://www.amusingfacts.com
There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II,
it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
OPTIMIZE LIFE NOW!™
with Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
-----------------
ARE YOU LEAVING EFFECTIVE VOICE MAIL?
byRhoberta Shaler, PhD
How can your message avoid the delete button? What
is missing in your message that might get the call returned?
Voice mail is your friend. Do you believe that? Most folks
don't. They are frustrated, annoyed and discouraged
when they are met with an 'automated assistant'. Don't
be. Voice mail IS your friend.
Sure, there are varying opinions, two schools of thought:
To leave or not to leave, that is the question. Some
believe that any contact is a good contact. They always
leave voice mail. Others hang up because they don't want
to 'waste' the contact. What's your opinion? And, what
do you do?
Different calls, different answer? Remember, people
are busy, overwhelmed, in fact. Research suggests
that an average business executive gets 350 communiqués
each day--voice mail, email, faxes, pagers, and letters.
With that much 'noise', any excuse to delete seems a
valid one. If your voice mail rambles, or, if it begins
without a clear point, gone!
'Cold calling' may be going the way of the do-do bird!
It has been ruined by telemarketers. Even if you do
have a terrific offer, consumers are so sensitive to sales
calls--even if you do not seem to be reading a script--that
hanging up has become easier and easier for them.
You might remember a day when hanging up on
someone was the height of rudeness. Well, that was in
the same day, when talking over, through, around and
under someone was also considered crass. The
persistence and insistence of some tele-marketers has
made hanging up a more viable alternative than letting
loose with what you really think! Folks are hyper-vigilant
to unsolicited connections.
So, if voice mail is your friend, how do you use it to your
advantage?
Voice mail can be straight-forward, full-on marketing.
You have only a few moments to build credibility, leave
a clear message and a call for action or decision. Of
course, there are degrees of effectiveness. Make your
messages so compelling folks have to call you back.
If you are thinking that an effective voice mail is a
predictable one, you're on the wrong track. We live in
a 'sound bite, video clip' world. If the message is
predictable, the listener has tuned out. If the message
is all about you, you're toast! Even in the voice mail
world, that old radio station, WIIFM, is still the most
popular. That's "What's In It For Me?" The answer is
"whatever the listener wants/needs to know".
"Sell the benefits." You know that is the key to sales &
marketing. It's the key to effective voice mail as well.
What can you say that will lead the listener to know
and believe that you have something of value for them?
Prospects return calls if you convince them you may
have something they want...and, soon.
Leaving messages for friends and family is a
spontaneous act. Not so at work. You need to prepare
your message. Be ready before you dial.
I know you've received messages that sound as though
the caller was bored to tears. Make sure your messages
are fresh, enthusiastic and energetic. When I am recording
promos or doing voice-overs, I make it a point to stand up
during the taping. Why? My voice is more animated. I
even hold my hands up above my shoulders to increase
the projected energy. Do the same if you have several
calls to make. It will make your message stand out.
Leave short, succinct messages. Arouse their curiosity.
That means not giving them the whole message. It gives
then an enticing reason to return your call.
Step up! Confidently TELL people to call you back rather
than asking them to do so. If that is a big stretch for you,
practice on your friends first. But, do it! It makes a significant
difference in your return rate.
Just a few ideas for making voice mail your friend. Get
a higher return on your time and energy investment.
(c) Rhoberta Shaler, PhD.
----------------------------------
Expert facilitator, Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, makes it easier to talk
about difficult things. She trains & coaches organizations &
entrepreneurs who want to master the 'people skills' that grease
the wheels of business & life. Visit her website for a half-hour
free coaching consultation. www.OptimizeInstitute.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
For a spiritual journey to live as your Maker wants
http://www.spiritual-underground.com
Find information and knowledge that, while in plain
sight, has been hidden from man for centuries. If you
are on "the path" this is for you.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
COMPUTER TIPS - - -
-------------------------
Excel
The Formula Palette makes it easy to enter a function and its
arguments. Using this tool ensures that the function is spelled
correctly and has the proper number of arguments in the correct
order.
To enter a function using the Formula Palette, activate the cell
that will contain the function and then .
Click the Edit Formula icon (=) on the edit line and
then select a function from the function list in the
Name box. If the function does not appear on the list,
select the More Functions option and choose the
function from the Paste Function dialog box.
--------------------------
Thanks for your TIP today, Patsy!
Patsy can be reached at patsyy777@aol.com
E-MAIL Processors needed Immediately
go to http://www.freewebz.com/patsyy777
Save on Gas at the Pumps, go to
www.GasFerLess.GasUpUSA.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
For your FREE Bonus Email Memory Course go to
http://www.the-pebble.com/PAGES/memory.html
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
To share is to build both.
---- Ken Darby
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
MEDICAL COLUMN - - - -
Anatomy And Physiology (A&P)
The Make Up Of Your Body And
How It Functions
PART 5 of 9
Now let's move to the functions of this living cell. Don't ever
let anymore tell you that if you have a problem in one area of
your body that it doesn't really affect another part. It does.
The body is an incredible machine and is connected to everything
in it. And its response is very fast. All parts are interrelated
and interconnected. No action is too small for it not to make a
difference or have an effect. And that also shows the body's
incredible adjusting power. Most times you won't even know
something is being adjusted to make another part work better or
keep up.
Since nothing with nature happens in a vacuum, it has to do
something. This is the physiology of the living organism. It is
designed to act a certain way. On its own, it's virtually
useless. Together, with millions of identical cells, it now
produces activities or behaviors that are measurable. Again,
the truth is that you can function perfectly if your cells are
anatomically perfect. Everything they need to survive and do
their job is present. Conversely in "unhealth" or the presence
of dis-ease, the cell is not anatomically correct and
subsequently cannot function as designed.
It's like your vacuum cleaner. Take away one of its parts and
either it won't work at all or will do a poor job. And if you
don't remove the soil that has plugged it or fixed the parts
that don't work, it won't do the job. It's still considered a
vacuum, but it's pretty useless.
-------------------------------------------
Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is THE
PEBBLE®'s columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@prescotts-inc.com
Health Information Newsletter.
http://www.prescotts-inc.com
DO YOU PRACTICE SCOTCHING?
Remember send any email to -
mailto:scotchingkar@rr-email.com
There are no follow ups - this info is just for you.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE NET'S BEST KEPT SECRET
<><><><>
THE SAGA OF PINEHILL
by Ken Darby
--------------------------------------
Eloise Henry, age 18 when the story began, and
David Wylie, age 20, were selected, by a
stranger in town, to take a dangerous trip, together.
The idea was that each was to take only the clothes
on their back, and go anywhere in the world where
the stranger took them. They were to be left there
to find their own way home. They had no money,
no identification, and no idea where they were.
Upon their safe return there was a million dollars
waiting in their bank account for them. If one did not
make it that money would go to the survivor. If neither
made it the money would go to their families.
The story deals with their adventures along the way
and leads into the only way they could survive. That was
for Eloise to learn higher law and commit her life to
that end. Along the way she learns how to perform
many a miracle.
The story leads to many friends, many adventures
and many places. As you read on, enjoy. It continues . . . . . . .
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
For those who like the thoughts and ideas proposed
in this story, you might like to subscribe to
http://www.spiritual-underground.com
(It is a simple donation of $4.94 per month and
helps us spread the word.)
Many, many thanks to those of you who support this
work. It allows others to learn. Thank you.
Additionally, while there subscribe to our
"Thought For The Day" a daily little pick me up.
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
The men bedded down for the night. Sam slept like a baby,
for he knew he had control over all things.
Ben, on the other hand, was not so confident. This was
completely unfamiliar turf. He laid awake listening to all
the sounds the night jungle makes. Every once in a while
there would be a loud squeal. He would jump. He tossed
and turned, and finally got up.
Ben gathered some wood, in the light of a full moon, and
started a small fire. He sat, campfire style, with his back to
the hut, and enjoyed the fire. He could see enough with the
full moon to see the stillness of the lake and the clouds
moving. He watched the patterns made by the jumping
and leaping flames of the fire.
The jungle sounds continued, though because of the fire
they seemed more distant.
Sam knew Ben was up, but he did not move from his sleeping
position. He knew what was going through Ben's mind and
knew, too, this was no time to interrupt the creative process.
Ben sat there thinking about what had happened the day
before. He had never walked on water before, yet it was no
different than walking on land. Why could not all men do that?
What was there in men that prevented them from seeing the
simplicity of the law? More importantly, what was there in
him that prevented him from seeing?
Just to make sure his thinking was right, that this was no
dream, Ben rose and walked toward the lake. Without any
effort or forethought he merely walked out on the water as
if it was a natural everyday thing. He "knew" he could walk
on water and he just simply did that.
He turned to walk back to his fire. All the while he was
asking himself what was different with him today from
yesterday? What caused him to be able to walk on the
water? He thought long and hard on that topic. Even by
morning he was not sure he knew, truly.
All through the night he thought. He was interested too,
in what Sam said about "As ye sow, so shall ye reap.".
What was Sam really trying to say? He knew, of course
that whatever action you caused toward someone was
going to produce a similar action back. That was like the
business of watching what chickens you sent out because
they will come home to roost. But did Sam mean
anything more?
"Yes, Ben, I do mean more." said Sam as he quietly
appeared in the doorway.
"Oh! You gave me a scare. I didn't hear you. Engrossed in
thought I guess. You were reading my thoughts huh? I
tossed and turned so much I decided to get up and do
some thinking. Any idea what time it is?" asked Ben.
"I think it is five in the morning. A touch early, but according
to the time in Pinehill it would be seven a.m., they are two
hours ahead of us." said Sam.
"So what did you mean, Sam, that you meant more than
what meets the eye with that law? asked Ben.
"Ben, most people think that the law applies only to external
things. Anger begets anger. Love begets love, and that kind
of thing. They are right, of course, that the law applies to
external things. However, what you are interested in is how
it applies to internal things. The thoughts you permit your
mind to carry are the thoughts you will see manifested. For
all these years you "knew" you could not walk on water.
You were right. So long as you carried those thoughts in
mind, you could not. Yet now you know that to be a lie.
Those thoughts were false, but they controlled what you
could do, and what happened to you. In your mind there
are many other thoughts, too, that you have to weed out.
The thoughts surrounding death, for example. Those who
have mastered higher law do not die, Ben. They can come
and go at will, vanish and reappear at will. They can control
their health completely and death is a subject only for
those who fear it." said Sam.
"You mean that all these years I could have been living by
higher law, and I have not?" asked Ben.
"Yes. That is what I mean. It only remained for you to find
the truth and simplicity of how it works. It is so simple it is
cleverly hidden right in the open. It is a matter of what
mankind puts in their mind, nothing more." answered Sam.
"But Sam!" Ben exclaimed, "What makes the water hard
that I can walk on it?"
<><><><>
THE SAGA OF PINEHILL is a serial we run daily.
Be sure to read your PEBBLE® to catch up on
what is happening.
TOMORROW - - - Ben's learning?
GET THE SAGA OF PINEHILL, all the books in
the series by affiliating with THE CORNERSTONE
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
OBSERVATIONS OF OUR BUSINESS
Since beginning the Project 2003 item, many of you have
become interested in following what we are doing in our
business.
It is a way of seeing some of the good things and not so good
things that happen to us along the way.
While it may not replicate your story, neither may it be replicated
by you, it does keep you updated on some of the trials and
tribulations of doing business on the internet.
We thought we would keep it up.
<><><><><><>
TODAY'S REPORT:
Well! I am considerably embarrassed today. I was so
wrapped up in the success I had yesterday I forgot
completely forgot to include the Saga of Pinehill in
yesterdays issue. Please forgive me folks. That is not
like me.
I have always taught my children there is no excuse for
inattentiveness. Yet here I go and do it.
I had a wonderfully successful day yesterday. I had an
interview with a client who so quickly knew and saw the
benefits of our newsletter service I couldn't even get
through my sales speech. Plus, this client will lead to
hundreds of others. And, as a bonus, it is all part of
working on a very large project, with the newsletter
being an integral part of the plan. I was some
impressed and pleased.
It was one of those right time and right place things.
However, back to real life. I promise I will be more
attentive to Pinehill and all aspects of thePEBBLE from
now on. To those who missed it I apologize.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Ezine advertising works, at least at THE PEBBLE. We are
one of the oldest ezines on the net and circulate daily to over
600,000 readers.
For ads that work go to
http://www.the-pebble.com/PAGES/advertis.html
AND get a free Profit Pulling Report
"SCOTCHING"
AND sign up at http://www.first-cornerstone.com
Reach so many for so little.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
"I believe the time we really look big in a child's eyes is
when we go to them and apologize for our mistakes and
we say, 'I was wrong. Will you forgive me?'"
---- Kevin Leman
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
HA! HA! HA!
Three doctors arrived in heaven. St. Peter asked the
first one why he should be let into heaven.
The doctor said "Because I won the Nobel Peace Prize
for my work."
The second doctor was a little worried when his turn
came. He said, "I haven't won any prizes, but I've started
free clinics and helped those in need for free." St. Peter
let him in.
The third doctor said, "I'm responsible for all the HMO's
across the United States."
St. Peter thought about it for a minute and said, "OK... I'll
let you in, but only for three days!"
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Complete Contact info on web site
http://www.the-pebble.com
To submit articles to THE PEBBLE send a blank email to -
mailto:article.submission@emailsystemscentral.com
To subscribe to THE PEBBLE just send any email to
mailto:pebble@rr-email.com
CIRCULATION exceeds 600,000 daily
ADVERTISING RATES - per issue
TOP ad $12.95- MIDDLE ad $8.95- BOTTOM ad $4.95 Go to
http://www.the-pebble.com/PAGES/advertis.html
SITES OF INTEREST AND VALUE:
http://www.the-pebble.com
http://www.first-cornerstone.com
http://www.cornerstone-hosting.com/
http://www.spiritual-underground.com/
http://www.thenewsshop.com/
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Learn how our Internet Marketing Package
can build sales and profits for your company.
Go have a look at http://www.thenewsshop.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
THE LAST LINE - - - - -
"One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive
everybody everything every night before you go to bed."
---- Bernard Baruch
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Sell Our Leads. Excellent Commissions!
Take A FREE Tour. No Obligation.
Everybody Needs Prospects.
http://www.trafficoasis.com/index.php?88093
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
It is Easy to Make a Difference and work with a
company that promotes environmental awareness through
their products. We make it easy for you to make a difference
for you, so contact us today.
http://www.momswin.com/infinitesuccess
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Are you tired of the matrix games? Ready to become a team
again? We are making money by working as a TEAM, NOT
individually trying to compete against one another! Come take a
look at the new generation of on-line business, it isn't
flashy, BUT IT WORKS! Click on http://www.ttojc.netfirms.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
ROBOFORM-The FREE trial version remembers 30 passwords.
The proversion remembers ALL your passowrds and your
name and address plus anything else you need.
This is a REAL time saver.
http://www.roboform.com/affs/airoboform-kc193.com
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Would you like a check with your coffee?
http://www.coffeefirst.com/coffee/members/t.php?rid=17930
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Stop! Would you like to get 100% profit from everything you
sell on the internet? The Maximimun Revenue system has 20+
mini-sites included in the package, each with a sales page
that you can own PLUS your own custom built home page that
you can edit. http://www.all1business.com/maxrev.html
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
GET A NEW START HERE!
http://www.all-in-one-business.com/cgi-bin/at.cgi?a=219677
(This is the PROJECT 2003 program)
REMEMBER! - IF YOU SEE IT IN THE PEBBLE® - IT IS SO!
I live in awe of how the mind brings circumstances into
play when you are dedicated to an objective. When
you pick a goal, against which you will accept no
alternative, you, too, will be amazed at how your
mind will bring to you things you didn't think possible.
---- Ken Darby
theNEWSSHOP Internet Marketing Package will soon
have your business growing.
http://www.thenewsshop.com
© 2004 THE PEBBLE® PUBLICATIONS
|
