Baby Boomer Redemption

Written by Ed Howes


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They will personally take onrepparttar responsibility to provide full and profitable employment for all those who want it, not on a mere national scale, but a global one, because their successes will be documented and published globally. They will create worthwhile global models. They will shedrepparttar 123092 national fraud that we are better because we have more than everybody else. It is as though a generation has patiently awaitedrepparttar 123093 opportunity to take their message aroundrepparttar 123094 world.

Neither is it to be expected that U.S. Baby Boomers will be alone in their efforts. Most of those born of World War Two veterans are of common spirit and ready to move beyond social criticism to social activism. We see it with Bill Gates and Ted Turner, Wayne Dyer and Oprah Winfrey. The list of progressive thinkers grows daily and globally. Boomers were sadly deficient in role models. No more. We have them for us and generations that follow. This makes allrepparttar 123095 difference.

In ten more years philanthropists and global charities will be asking how much they can do with a dollar, instead of how many dollars can we raise and waste. How much difference will that make in social progress? In ten years consumers will convert to disciplined customers and prosumers. People that choose to produce more than they consume and put it onrepparttar 123096 market at pricesrepparttar 123097 poor can afford. In ten years corporate power will de centralize and move back to informed people as has been promised for a hundred years by those consolidating corporate power. In ten yearsrepparttar 123098 people will dare to say no.

In ten years forgiveness will be a political option andrepparttar 123099 cause of violence will receive more attention thanrepparttar 123100 violence we now call news. In ten more years there will be such a wholesale de centralization of power, political, religious and economic,repparttar 123101 whole earth will sigh with relief.

Few today feel free enough to imagine such a future but then,repparttar 123102 future has never depended onrepparttar 123103 many. It has depended onrepparttar 123104 visionaries andrepparttar 123105 corruption of their visions byrepparttar 123106 war and power mongers. They have had their day. Their work is done. The corporate puppets that pass for government are dying off and giving up. Wisdom is replacing rhetoric and popularity, winning new supporters and contributors every day. If you can't see it, perhaps you haven't really been looking. As we approach what seems to berepparttar 123107 end of civilization, we begin to appreciaterepparttar 123108 joke that has passed for civilization for six thousand years. It dawns on us all that we finally have a chance to declare global bankruptcy in all areas of life and truly make a fresh start.

Christian Scripture, corporate power and current events all argue that things will get much worse before they get better. The end time message is: prepare, prepare, prepare. Take it or leave it!



Freelance writer published in news papers and websites. justanotherview.com edhowes@hotmail.com


Presenting Yourself

Written by Dr. Joseph Sommerville


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Make no mistake about it: just like death and taxes, presentations in some form are an inevitable part of your working life. Ignore them at your own peril. Anytime you communicate you are presenting yourself. People will make judgments about your competency, your credibility and your character based onrepparttar quality of that communication.

The good news is that when you makerepparttar 123091 commitment to improve your presentation of self, you will have gained a skill that is transferable to dozens of other situations. When you learn how to plan your communication strategically, how to analyze and adapt to different audiences, how to craft compelling words and phrases and how to deliver your message in a way that commands attention, you’ll have a powerful set of tools with a lot of portability. They will contribute to your success in any job you may hold inrepparttar 123092 future.

If you recognize that you could use improvement in this area of your professional life, it’s important to get started now. Read books and articles on becoming a more effective communicator. Consider taking a continuing education course through your professional or trade association. Your local university or community college probably offers courses that range from one day workshops to semester long classes. It’s an investment of your time that has a guaranteed return.

Dr. Joseph Sommerville helps professionals create more persuasive messages. He is the President of Peak Communication Performance (www.peakcp.com), a Houston-based firm working worldwide to help professionals develop skills in strategic communication. Contact him at Sommerville@Peakcp.Com


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