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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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You can't Join Everybody's Business-You Will Go Broke!

You can't Join everybody business-You will Go broke!

Have you ran across prospects that refuse to consider your business unless you join theirs? This is crazy! It can be very expensive running a business! Now you are going to try 2? Just to be nice? This is not maing sound business decisions.

When you are starting out, you can't join everybody's gravy train. Over 60% of them quit the busineses they were trying to get you to join. I know, because I was oneof them for a long time.
So How do u go about this if you are not interested in someone's business and they joined yours?

You simply tell them the truth. Their business is not a good fit for you right now. Tell them you will committ to giving them referrals. Please do not offer referrals to be nice. Save it!
Be honest if you can not think of referrals right now. It's O.K.

You will run across someone that will need their business as well as yours. So Take a few of their business cards and keep them. THey will love this! You never who may need their service(s) or company. You will earn the most respect from fellow entrepreneurs this way.Forming this type of business relationship is so much better than joining a business you do not like or cannot afford because they joined yours.

Their are ways you can be resourceful to help build one's business. You just have to stop thinking of You, and know that when you help others, you are reaping those seeds 10 fold!

As time goes on , the better things will get between you two. Soon, some stranger comes along and say" I would love to get some Soy candles for my mother?" Watch how the referral roll off your tongue. Yeah! If you are really good, you will hand them a business cards and say Call them today!
You see, it's a win win situation when you committ to GIVING.So, rememeber this O.K? We will chat again! I love this place.

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