I Used to Have a Website

So, I used to have a website. I paid for the registration, the hosting, the privacy protection (the whole nine yards). I spent weeks editing the layout, the links, the colors, the fonts, the "you name it." When it came time to renew, I just couldn't bring myself to fork out another couple hundred bucks. I have been working 50-60 hour weeks and didn't even think to try and sell the domain while it was still garnering traffic. In fact, the thought of trying to sell the site didn't hit me until months after letting it all expire. It was really a hassle anyway, and I obviously wasn't doing something right since I hadn't become a millionaire after running it for 2-3 years, so in my head I guess I figured I should just scrap the entire project and start over. Most of the links are here on the blog somewhere anyway, although much more scattered out. Most of the sites I was rep'ing have gone by the wayside since I started the site, so maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Back to the drawing board and on to the next one.



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Real Wishes - Make Your Wishes Come True!

make a wish




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BUYER BEWARE: TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD

...VERY BAD COMPANY!


I'm posting this consumer alert due to recent absolutely disgusting customer service, including the inability to contact the company for several weeks (until after I filed a complaint with the BBB - suddenly they are knocking down my door with responses). I have decided to boycott the uniform and clothing distribution/manufacturing company UMI Direct, and I STRONGLY suggest you do the same!

Be aware that although UMIDirect.com claims on their website that they will respond to all contact requests "usually within a couple hours," they do not respond to anything submitted via their website nor email, unless you have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau first.

At first I was excited to find a company that had my jean size, however, I (not so) quickly learned that returning the items would cost me shipping (to multiple locations), as well as an unheard of, 20% return fee! Keep in mind, they have a very strict return acceptance policy that they do not disclose until they return the item BACK to you as a refused return.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE heed my warning, learn from my misfortune, and save yourself the time, money, headache, heartache, high blood pressure, and frustration that dealing with this company has caused me!

UMI Direct Inc. Uniforms Manufacturing - boycott them at all costs. Do NOT buy from this company unless you're a glutton for punishment. I would say it's terrible customer service, but mainly it's their LACK of customer service that is so horrible! Honestly, do NOT buy anything from them!






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Hit The Super Lucky Button!

Kind of like a slot machine - it gives you chances to win daily!





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Can I Make Myself Lucky?

If you talk to anyone who is where they want to be today, someone somewhere along the way has told them in a cynical tone, "You just got lucky."

If you study these "lucky" people (it has been done) you'll find that most of them don't really believe in luck as many of us see it. They usually believe they can make their own "luck," or better, create their own lives. Just like it is stated in "The Science of Getting Rich," and by Robert Kiyosaki, it is pretty much a fact that you can make yourself lucky!

Another literal example can be found in the book by Richard Wiseman called "The Luck Factor." Inside, Wiseman (ironic name!) highlights four strategies of "lucky" people, and you'll find these strategies strewn throughout the web and literature when searching about creating your own luck. Here they are, quoted, for your perusing pleasure:

1. "Lucky people create, notice and act upon the chance opportunities in their life."

2. "Lucky people make successful decisions by using their intuition and gut feelings."

3. "Lucky people's expectations about the future help them fulfil their dreams and ambitions."

4. "Lucky people are able to transform their bad luck into good fortune."


NOW, GO MAKE YOURSELF LUCKY!


Some Related Links:
. Help Yourself Get Lucky - I Hate Homework Rule

. . Characteristics of Lucky People - Psychology 101 Style

. . . FastCompany Reality Check - More About Wiseman's Approach

. . . . Local News Reports Something Positive! - The eXaminer's Take on Wiseman

. . . . . And Now For Something Completely Different - Using Feng Shui (From The UK's Rising Dragon)





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Happy New Year

Can't you just tell this is going to be a great year already!? I can.

I wish everyone a prosperous, generous, healthy, loving, fantastic 2010!

"Patience is not about sitting around being lazy, or just remaining calm under pressure - it is the act of giving yourself enough time in every situation to look past the apparent and see the real truth."
- Me

Love is the ultimate expression of God and the quickest way to everything good!







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