<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948</id><updated>2011-12-29T12:12:00.949-08:00</updated><category term='Are you a Bookworm?'/><category term='Free Gifts'/><category term='Events'/><category term='Coaching Certificates'/><title type='text'>Linking You to the EXPERTS</title><subtitle type='html'>At Linkage Point this is our mission.  “We supply the very best Professional Business Speakers &amp; Entertainers in the business." 
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Many of your challenges can be answered from this one stop.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-1459654875422968056</id><published>2007-11-07T13:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-07T13:14:58.309-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Events'/><title type='text'>Quentin &amp; His Psychic Game Show</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transform Your Next Function Into an Event!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;"At Your Next Event Leave Your Guests&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thinking&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;What An Amazing Time They Had,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Talking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; About How Much They Enjoyed It and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thanking&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;You&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; For Arranging It!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"... and Just What Did You Do That Leaves&lt;br /&gt;Your Guests so Thrilled and Delighted?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;"You Invited Quentin Reynolds and His Psychic Game Show!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Date: Mondays - 12th, 19th and 26th November 07&lt;br /&gt;Venue: Bar XS, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6XS&lt;br /&gt;Time: Doors open 7:30pm&lt;br /&gt;Cost: Tickets £6 and £4 (concessions)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;XS Malarkey Members avail of normal club admission rates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Full Details &lt;a href="http://www.psychicgameshow.com/Quentin_at_Bar_XS.html"&gt;QUENTIN AT BAR XS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.psychicgameshow.com/Mon12atBarXS.html"&gt;Online Booking Monday 12th November&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.psychicgameshow.com/Mon19atBarXS.html"&gt;Online Booking Monday 19th November&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.psychicgameshow.com/Mon26atBarXS.html"&gt;Online Booking Monday 26th November&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bar XS &lt;a title="Psychic Game Show at Bar XS MAP" href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=M14+6XS&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=53.441215,-2.21911&amp;amp;spn=0.011631,0.028925&amp;amp;z=15&amp;amp;om=1&amp;amp;pw=2" target="_blank"&gt;Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-1459654875422968056?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/1459654875422968056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=1459654875422968056' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/1459654875422968056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/1459654875422968056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/11/quentin-his-psychic-game-show.html' title='Quentin &amp; His Psychic Game Show'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-6957624250417585146</id><published>2007-09-27T06:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-27T06:27:29.616-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Coaching Certificates'/><title type='text'>The Future is in the Hands of the Learner...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here is something I am benefiting tremendously from&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.  So much so I need to share with you.  I believe you could equally benefit.  However, if interested, please RUSH - offer ends next month. Already there are only a few courses left to choose from…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Personal Performance Coaching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Reward - Accredited Certificate for Personal Performance Coach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The clock is ticking, so please don't waste time with people and work that you don't enjoy. Be mentored to be in control of your hours in your business...&lt;br /&gt;Special Funding available for Oct &amp;amp; Nov 07 in Post Code CH &amp;amp; L.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get the full story     &lt;a title="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=" cpath="4_8&amp;amp;products_id=" href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=4_8&amp;amp;products_id=185"&gt;Personal Performance Coach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I am booked in for...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Accelerated Learning Course Reward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ILM Certified Accelerated Learning Coach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Be a futurist, it is the 21st century&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Universities and schools now use the Accelerated Learning process for …&lt;br /&gt;Special Funding available for Oct &amp;amp; Nov 07 in Post Code CH &amp;amp; L.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the BIG picture    &lt;a title="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=" cpath="1&amp;amp;products_id=" href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=1&amp;amp;products_id=186"&gt;Accelerated Learning Coach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUCCESS: &lt;em&gt;Arriving at our destination may be the aim, but how we make the journey is the measure of success.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agnes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="_MailAutoSig"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;linking you to the EXPERTS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;office:   0151 630 2489     skype: agfitzgerald&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-6957624250417585146?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/6957624250417585146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=6957624250417585146' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/6957624250417585146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/6957624250417585146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/09/future-is-in-hands-of-learner.html' title='The Future is in the Hands of the Learner...'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-6118493527286610576</id><published>2007-09-27T06:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-27T16:28:05.300-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Coaching Certificates'/><title type='text'>Great To Be ALIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;The best time to be alive&lt;/span&gt; . .&lt;/strong&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are living today in perhaps the best time in human history. There have never been more opportunities and possibilities for more people to accomplish more of their goals. The level of affluence has never been higher, the average life span has never been longer, and the number of options available to us has never been greater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However the ever increasing power of knowledge and technology, combined with the increasing intensity of competition in all fields has accelerated the rate of change.More and more, people have more to do and in less time, and people feel their responsibilities and obligations are piling up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;The Law of Attraction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are a living magnet; you invariably attract into your life the people, situations, and circumstances that are in harmony with your dominant thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;Important Questions of Life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. How can I achieve maximum success in my career and still achieve balance in my personal life?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Is it possible to overcome change, get out of my comfort zone and have a skill and a career that I really love?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;YES YES YES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Liverpool Coaching Academy&lt;/em&gt; can help you achieve all that. Be trained to be a coach or learn the skills of success principles for the 21st century and change your life forever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the &lt;em&gt;Liverpool's Coaching Academy&lt;/em&gt; you will learn to transfer your past skills and knowledge to empower and motivate others, and gain a recognised accreditation that further develops your aspirations and career.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Liverpool Coaching Academy&lt;/em&gt; can help you achieve the answer to the above questions. Be a professional coach or become excellent in your chosen field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;Professional environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the field that a Professionally Qualified Coach can calm, enhance and change people to cope and excel in this modern environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our team are some of the UK’s recognised professionals, and provide the synthesis of the best ideas and strategies on Personal Executive Coaching ever brought together in one place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a city renowned for its individualism, success and vision you will be in the right environment to train to motivate and inspire the best in people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For full info view &lt;a href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=1&amp;amp;products_id=186"&gt;Accelerated Learning Coach Certificate&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;cPath=4_8&amp;amp;products_id=185"&gt;Personal Performance Coach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-6118493527286610576?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/6118493527286610576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=6118493527286610576' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/6118493527286610576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/6118493527286610576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/09/great-to-be-alive.html' title='Great To Be ALIVE'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-114699520883490306</id><published>2007-06-30T02:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-27T16:29:09.669-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Are you a Bookworm?'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AMAZING OFFER - 1 DAY ONLY...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;How many of you are book worms? There's quite a variety in our husehold. 2 teenage boys - I doubt that Rob really knows what a book is! While Harry enjoyed certain authors only. My husband, on the other hand, is definately a bookworm. Joe can go through several books in a week. And me? Well I enjoy more of the "teaching" books... I just need to learn to read now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Here’s some fantastic info I’m sure you will want to share. Hope you find it useful...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;As of &lt;strong&gt;30th June 2007&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(today)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;BookShake&lt;/em&gt;r will no longer be selling print books direct to the public. So, in order to clear their remaining print stock they have dramatically slashed the prices off all their print titles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discounts range from 20% to 80% but after 30th June 07 you will only be able to buy ebooks direct. So this is a genuine one-off chance to get these savings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;But hurry - when they're gone they're gone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;You can find and buy all the affected titles at...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bookshaker.com/specials.php?ref=146"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;SPECIALS...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;linking you to the EXPERTS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Agnes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-114699520883490306?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/114699520883490306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=114699520883490306' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/114699520883490306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/114699520883490306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/06/amazing-offer-1-days-only.html' title=''/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-5874265150181732978</id><published>2007-05-19T05:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-19T05:32:01.527-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Events'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;An Angel by My Side&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Margaret Hurdman&lt;/strong&gt; is an inspiring and heart-warming woman. As a medium she strives to prove to others that there is life after death. Margaret's own &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.margarethurdman.co.uk/dev/margarethurdmanpages/aboutmargaret.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;near death experience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt; has proved to her, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our spirit lives on. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;See Margaret live on stage next weekend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Date&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Monday 28th may 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Venue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Cymru, Llandudno, Wales&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Doors Open 6:30pm for 7:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-5874265150181732978?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/5874265150181732978/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=5874265150181732978' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/5874265150181732978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/5874265150181732978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/05/angel-by-my-side-margaret-hurdman-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-1251232372758431544</id><published>2007-05-19T04:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-19T05:28:08.897-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Events'/><title type='text'>Mind Mapping That Project</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Have you heard of &lt;strong&gt;Mind Mapping&lt;/strong&gt;? Only last year I was introduced to it by my colleague Kevin Hartley. I learned so much so quickly I now shout about it from the roof tops. My biggest bonus is when I am reviewing notes from study or seminars. Just &lt;strong&gt;ONE page&lt;/strong&gt; tells me the &lt;strong&gt;FULL story&lt;/strong&gt; of the day. Amazing… Kevin you should have come into my life YEARS back!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Everyone should have the opportunity to know about Mind Mapping. So Kevin has arranged a special day with Master Mind Mapper – Barry Mapp&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;DATE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Tuesday 19th June 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;VENUE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Hemsley House, 41 The Crescent Salford M5 4PE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;TIME&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;9.30am registration for 10am start till 4pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;INVESTMENT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Great value workshop at £99.00 for the day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;EARLY BIRD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Just £85 till Tuesday 5th June 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results GUARENTEED or YOUR MONEY BACK! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BOOK NOW here on line &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1&amp;amp;products_id=159"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;FULL MIND MAP DETAILS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-1251232372758431544?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/1251232372758431544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=1251232372758431544' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/1251232372758431544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/1251232372758431544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2007/05/mind-mapping-that-project.html' title='Mind Mapping That Project'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-113986659896229128</id><published>2006-02-13T13:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-09-27T16:27:18.236-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Free Gifts'/><title type='text'>Free Gift</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-113986659896229128?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/113986659896229128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=113986659896229128' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/113986659896229128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/113986659896229128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2006/02/blog-post.html' title='Free Gift'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22407948.post-113986377482774059</id><published>2006-02-13T12:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-13T13:38:37.640-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power Of “Not Yet” Thinking</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;The Power Of “Not Yet” Thinking&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Terry L. Brock&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you noticed that learning and the ability to learn fast is really important today? Whew! Just when you get one technology down, they come up with another one! You have to learn incredibly fast. I don’t know about you, but sometimes it seems overwhelming with all the stuff we have to learn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet, that is the way the world is working today and will into the future. Those that can learn---and learn fast ---- are those that will succeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too often when someone is asked if they know how to do something the answer is more than just a “No,” it is said with a disdain towards changing. I’d like to suggest another analogy – borrowing from an example in a great movie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember the movie, “The Matrix” from a few years ago? I’m not talking about the other two (not quite as good) but the original had some real power in it. There was a scene where Trinity and Neo had to go get the bad guys and needed to use a nearby helicopter to do it. Neo looked at Trinity and asked, “Can you fly that?” Trinity’s answer was classic. Her simple answer was, “Not yet.” At that point she jumped on her cell phone, called “the operator” (a person called “Tank” who had a lot of abilities to help them out) and asked him to download the program to fly that specific helicopter. The operator downloaded it directly to her brain and she was able to fly the helicopter. I won’t give away the story if you haven’t seen it but let’s just say that things didn’t go well for the bad guys after that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Not yet” is the answer that is so appropriate for many issues that you and I face in life. Someone might ask if you can use a certain software program. “Not yet” is a whole lot more positive answer than “No, I’m just no good with technology.” When you think about it, “Not yet” is very optimistic in nature. It has an undertone that you might not be able to do that task right now --- but could in the future. It has an inherent positive expectation that you will be able to do it at some point in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Trinity, in the movie “The Matrix” she was able to get assistance from “the Operator” whenever she needed it. She could have him install the necessary training and learning. Well, you and I might not be able to call someone on a cell phone and instantly have the knowledge to fly a helicopter (I haven’t seen that technology yet!). However, we do have tools and techniques to help us learn quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some techniques and tools that can help you to learn fast and make this work for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a persistent “Not Yet” attitude towards learning. Just because you don’t know something now doesn’t mean you can’t learn it in the future. It takes persistence to make it happen. In the real world – as opposed to the movies – it takes hard work and effort to get something done. Most people who are reasonably intelligent can earn a college degree, for instance. However, it requires time, money and lots of effort to make it happen. Persistence is a key factor in your ability to learn. When you can’t grasp something get help. That help can come in the form of…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technical Resources. Find the audio CDs, the MP3s the videos, the online sources, the seminars, the books and the coaches who have the knowledge of how to do what you want to do. Be aggressive in your learning. Embrace lots of sources. Sometimes you’ll pay for something that didn’t live up to your expectations. Sorry. That’s the way things work sometimes. However, don’t let that experience spoil you from “continuing your learning download” to get the information you need. Persistently keep going after what you need to know through extra books, audios, videos, seminars, coaches and others. Don’t let one or a few bad experiences hold you back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Embrace Tools Like Camtasia. This is a tool I’ve talked about before. It gives you the ability to make a movie of all the movements on your computer while someone talks recording the audio. It is an excellent tool to grab the knowledge, the skills, and the techniques of how to do something from those that know how to do it. If you have an expert coach who can help you, be sure to record the lesson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Embrace Tools With Video. You can learn a lot by recording a video of what is happening,. A small camcorder that costs less than $100 (many are available today) provides you the ability to capture the essence of the task that a person does. This can apply to computer tasks as well as other physical tasks. Video record the expert doing the task slowly and meticulously to capture all that needs to be done. Ask questions about what to do under various circumstances. Review and practice. This is a way to gain deep knowledge of a content matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read Voraciously. Most of the knowledge you need is out there someone in the form of books, magazines, newspapers and other material. Why reinvent the wheel when you can get someone who already knows how to do something to tell you – through their book? This is the smart way to learn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be Willing To Pay For Your Knowledge. People that have knowledge deserve to be compensated for making that knowledge available to you. Find the best for what you need and be willing to part with your capital to make a difference in your life. College education can cost a lot but it is well worth it. Books, audios and videos cost money but they can provide you the skills and resources to achieve the goals you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember that “Not Yet” thinking can help you achieve what you want, but you have to be willing to pay the price. If you’re willing to embrace “Not Yet” thinking you’ll soon be able to answer emphatically “Yes!” to more questions about your ability to do certain tasks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Terry Brock is a marketing coach who helps business owners market more effectively leveraging technology. He shows busy professionals how to squeeze more out of their busy days using the right rules and tools. For more info call +44 (0) 151 630 2489 or by e-mail at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@linkagepoint.co.uk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;info@linkagepoint.co.uk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;or through our website at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkagepoint.co.uk"&gt;www.linkagepoint.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Copyright © 2006, Terry Brock, All Rights Reserved Internationally. No portion may be reprinted or used in any way without prior written permission. Permission granted to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9966;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Agnes G. Fitzgerald&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9966;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Linkage Point"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; to use in regular publications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22407948-113986377482774059?l=linkagepoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/feeds/113986377482774059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22407948&amp;postID=113986377482774059' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/113986377482774059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22407948/posts/default/113986377482774059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://linkagepoint.blogspot.com/2006/02/power-of-not-yet-thinking.html' title='The Power Of “Not Yet” Thinking'/><author><name>Emerald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697973622854353</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
