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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.douglasecastle.com/">DOUGLAS E. CASTLE: Observations, Thoughts And Commentary.</a></span>
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Friends, Colleagues, Clients, Readers And The Occasional Paper Clip Thief:<br />
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I should be back to my usual pattern of obsessive blogging on too many subjects by August 8th, and I thank you so kindly for your patience while I'm rapidly on the mend.<br />
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In the meantime, would you please do me a great kindness and <b>1</b>) visit my new blog at <a href="http://douglasecastleblog.com/" target="_blank">http://douglasecastleblog.com</a>, and then <b>2</b>) follow me (please...this only takes a quick moment) on my brand-new Twitter account at <a href="http://twitter.com/DECastleAdvisor" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/DECastleAdvisor</a>?<br />
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Thank you, and I'm hoping that you've missed me.<br />
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Until then, please be healthy, safe, of good spirits and prosperous -- or on your way to prosperity.<br />
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Faithfully,<br />
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p.s. Kindly look at the image below. When I've looked at it (in a darkened room) for more than a minute or two, I have found that simultaneous with my body relaxing, my mind starts to wander in a fascinating way. I recommend it. It's wonderful, easy meditation, and you don't need any dangerous drugs. Seemingly silly exercises like this one have made my "comeback" much quicker. You can click on the image to see it at its full size, which is considerably larger.<br />
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The fascinating shape is actually an impossible recursive pattern wrapped around a doughnut-like shape called a toroid. Really. Look it up if you like.<br />
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The woman in the photograph at left is virtually screaming her message in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Nonverbal communication">non-verbal</a> but obvious cues, designed to send out, at minimum three messages, each and all related to a very physical seduction.<br />
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And none of these <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction" rel="wikipedia" title="Seduction">seductive</a> signs is related remotely to the provocative manner in which she is dressed or her <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_attractiveness" rel="wikipedia" title="Physical attractiveness">physical attractiveness</a> by average US "typical" male standards. In fact she is a study in temptation, persuasion and a potential call (to the right bidder) to action.<br />
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There is a seduction in the making, just by examining this picture.<br />
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<b>1</b>) The twisting of her hips and lower midsection is associated with flexibility, fitness, eagerness to move and sultry <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexual_activity" rel="wikipedia" title="Human sexual activity">sexual activity</a>. Further it thrusts her chest partially forward (straining confinement), while putting her hips in a passive, receptive position;<br />
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<b>2</b>) Her straight forward, full-contact <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_expression" rel="wikipedia" title="Facial expression">facial expression</a> and position, as well as her slightly cocked right shoulder [as if there were a chip on it] presents an opportunity and a <i>challenge</i>, if you were to dare to take it. She is signifying courage, haughtiness and self-confidence, but she is accentuating her look of accessibility and willingness;<br />
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<b>3</b>) Her <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness" rel="wikipedia" title="Handedness">right hand</a>, which is tugging downward at her jeans is indicative of aggressiveness, and is a way to subconsciously (on the part of both the young woman and her quarry) cause the observer's eyes to complete an intensified visual triangle of her right shoulder, her <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast" rel="wikipedia" title="Breast">left breast</a>, and her right hand, tugging at her jeans. The viewer (presumably her quarry), as a matter of courtesy would try to maintain eye-contact, but his/her peripheral vision would force involuntary repeated looks at the seductive triangle which she has accomplished without even moving.<br />
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Her principal mode of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Nonverbal communication">non-verbal communication</a> is <i>posture</i>, as opposed to <i>gesture</i>, and it is indeed quite potent. It is critically important to remember that body-talk is not necessarily conveyed through motion or gesture or mobile signalling -- our message is often made very clear just by our posture or stance.<br />
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When someone about whom you care experiences the loss of a loved one, it is indeed a sad thing. But you can gain by it (in the most <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_%28molecular_biology%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Sense (molecular biology)">positive sense</a>, and not as a sociopathic opportunist or as an emotionless manipulator) in two ways: <b>1</b>) you can offer comfort to the bereaved person; and, <b>2</b>) you can show your qualities of empathy, compassion, devotion and friendship to somebody who may be, in some form or fashion, important to you -- either now or in the future. There is occasionally a reward for good acts and deeds in Sending Signals beyond the trite old "Virtue is its own reward."<br />
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Beyond this, there is the fact is that people like the company and the opportunity to forge relationships with people <i>who care about them</i>. But that caring must be sincere. Don't miss a chance to communicate during a trying time or a crucial moment in someone else's life.<br />
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Recently a dear friend and colleague of mine lost a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship" rel="wikipedia" title="Friendship">good friend</a> and a professional colleague of hers, and I took the time (because I care very much about her) to write a long <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging" rel="wikipedia" title="Text messaging">text message</a> -- even though my text message was a colossally long one, I needed for her to immediately have it in her hands right then; I couldn't waste time writing an email which might not be read for several days. And so I wrote to this wonderful friend: <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>"I am so profoundly sorry for your loss, and for your deep sadness. I
wish I could help to ease your pain. When people whom we are privileged to
love are taken from us, we are never prepared.... we feel incomplete. We
second-guess ourselves about the last words we said, and the last words
said to us. In all truth, child, we will all have regrets and doubts in the
self-deprecating distorted vision that is hindsight - but the sum, upon reflection, of the
best moments, of sharing, of laughing, of just leaning on each other a
bit from time to time, of just being intertwined will far outweigh our
laments. And the best memories of that magic will be like sunlight through
the leaves on the trees that form a canopy over the forest we wander
through in the uncertain span of time we call "life." And life will
indeed continue - but chastened by the inevitability of mortality, and
touched by an unforgettable void, we take ever greater care to hold
those we love a little bit tighter, and to tell those who are precious
to us how much they mean to us. We invariably find ourselves being more
generous with our love, and giving it its deserved but pent-up voice
more often, with greater ease, with greater abandon, and with less fear
of the consequences. We become braver in bringing our affection out into the open, where there is no mistaking it. If there is anything which I can do to bridge the
distance between you and a smile, you have only to ask. You are a
sensitive and beautiful soul - no need to hide it - and I'm certain
that you gave your friend much to be happy about and thankful for during your time together. Love,
Douglas"</i></span></b><br />
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Most people love to speak and to tell stories. Yet, many of us are so busy monopolizing a conversation that we don't take the time to: <br />
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1) Listen to our vendors, customers, clients, contacts, competitors, team mates, employees and colleagues;<br />
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2) Let these potentially important people educate us by our <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listening" rel="wikipedia" title="Listening">listening</a> to what they have to say and focusing on it with full attention; <br />
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3) Read their critical <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Nonverbal communication">non-verbal communication</a>, body language and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression" rel="wikipedia" title="Microexpression">microexpressions</a> in order to see how they are reacting to us, or to determine how they feel about what we've said;<br />
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4) Let people vent until the hostility goes away, reason returns and fatigue sets in;<br />
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5) Ask them how they feel or what they think about something [letting them be our experts and advisors -- at least to their perception];<br />
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6) Thank them for speaking to you, and for informing you of something which you hadn't realized before;<br />
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7) Nod our heads in either the affirmative or in the negative to make it obvious that we are listening, absorbing, involved, evaluating and confirming our agreement (if we do, in fact agree) with what is being said, either in whole or part.<br />
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Followers of The Sending Signals Blog must realize that signals are sent and received, but a diatribe or a lecture does not create an important dialog -- an important bridge is built and strengthened when we act as good receivers of the signals sent by others.<br />
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As you may already know every storyteller loves a 'good listener'. Your company will be cherished if you learn how to listen with focus, acknowledgement and respect for the communicator across the canyon from you.<br />
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You've heard it said many times before -- "<i>He/She is a great listener</i>!" <br />
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<u><i>Be that great listener. </i></u>Cultivate your listening skills. More people will want to speak with you -- but ironically, more people will willingly listen to you.... especially if you are addressing their issues or answering their questions. From the standpoint of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorism" rel="wikipedia" title="Behaviorism">behavioral psychology</a>, these people will feel more important and gratified. You will get more cooperation.<br />
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As the image at the top of this article implies "We build too many walls and not enough bridges." Fail to listen, and you'll build half of a bridge<br />
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What we look for in a leader, protector, employee, soldier or in a platonic friend are traits which are quite at odds with those traits that tend to draw us to those with whom we wish to date or mate.<br />
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The very insightful article which follows was originally published on <i><a class="zem_slink" href="http://quicken.intuit.com/investing/stock-quotes/YHOO/Yahoo%21-Inc" rel="quicken" title="NASDAQ: YHOO">Yahoo!</a></i> by <i>Match.com</i>, the popular computer dating service:<br />
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"Dating would be so much easier if we could just take one look at
someone’s face and know all of the details about his or her personality,
wouldn’t it? While we may wish there was an app for that, the truth is,
our brains are already doing a pretty good job. When we make snap
judgments about people based on their facial shape and features, it
turns out that we’re not totally off-base with those perceptions.
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“People who are attractive are perceived in ways that are desirable,” explains <a href="http://www.drspiegel.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel</a>,
director of Advanced Facial Esthetics in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.3305555556,-71.1661111111&spn=0.1,0.1&q=42.3305555556,-71.1661111111%20(Chestnut%20Hill%2C%20Massachusetts)&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts">Chestnut Hill, MA</a>. “For
example, a feminine look correlates with perceptions of
trustworthiness.” These perceptions can then shape the person being
judged so that his or her behavior actually aligns with the traits that
the observer already expects. In fact, our split-second facial judgments
are so accurate that a series of recent studies have shown people can
correctly predict who’ll win an election merely by looking at photos of
the candidates’ faces. If you’d like to brush up on your own
face-reading abilities, read on…
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<b>Related: <a href="http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=12781&TrackingID=526103&BannerID=1251184" target="_blank">Men’s insecurities about their looks and rejection</a></b><br />
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<b><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait_theory" rel="wikipedia" title="Trait theory">Trait</a> #1: Men with wider faces tend to be self-sacrificing in competitive situations</b><br />
In a <a href="http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/06/05/is-facial-width-linked-to-performance-and-achievement/39698.html" target="_blank">study</a> published in <i>Psychological Science</i>
conducted by psychologist Dr. Michael Stirrat and research partner
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perrett" rel="wikipedia" title="David Perrett">David Perrett</a>, groups of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews" rel="wikipedia" title="University of St Andrews">University of St. Andrews</a> students were given
money to play a game where they could either benefit themselves or risk
their money to benefit their entire group. Half of the participants were
told that results would be compared between St. Andrews students, while
the other half were told they would be compared against students from a
rival university. The researchers determined that the more
robust-looking, wider-faced men in the study were more self-sacrificing
than other men when they were told about the rivalry issue. This finding
goes against the commonly held stereotype that more masculine-looking
men are somehow less trustworthy. “What I would conclude from this,”
says Stirrat, “is not that wider-faced men are necessarily more
aggressive or uncooperative, but that they are more <i>competitive</i> — and when the competition is between ‘us and them,’ they are very good players to have on your team.”<br />
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<b>Trait #2: Smiles convey a person’s hormone levels</b><br />
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“Features of masculinity — such as a heavy brow and angular face —
somewhat overlap with the facial expressions of anger,” says <a class="zem_slink" href="http://pattiwood.net/" rel="homepage" title="Patti Wood">Patti Wood</a>,
MA, CSP, body language expert and author of the new book, <i><a href="http://yahoo.match.com/www.amazon.com/gp/product/1577319397/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1577319397&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwhappenmagc-20" target="_blank">SNAP: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma</a></i>.
“Also, facial roundness and soft features overlap with the expressions
that indicate happiness, so we are more likely to see a smiling face as
being ‘feminine’ and an angry face as more ‘masculine.’ It’s interesting
to note that men with higher-than-average testosterone levels tend to
smile less, too.”
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<b>Trait #3: Beauty correlates with a positive attitude</b><br />
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“A beautiful face is one that’s considered to be symmetric, youthful,
and encompasses the mathematical definition of the ‘high average,”
explains <a href="http://www.niptucksurgeon.com/" target="_blank">Dr. John Anastasatos</a>,
a board-certified plastic surgeon in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.0730555556,-118.399444444&spn=0.1,0.1&q=34.0730555556,-118.399444444%20(Beverly%20Hills%2C%20California)&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills, CA</a>. “High average
means that if you take a face, and to that face you add composites of
other similar faces, the new face tends to be more beautiful. The more
beautiful people tend to have healthier lifestyles, healthier habits and
a healthier more positive look to society because known and unknown
people treat them better compared to unattractive people.” In other
words, beauty leads to a positive feedback loop of healthier behaviors
and attitudes. However, it’s a good idea to be wary of the “halo effect”
when it comes to evaluating attractive faces, warns Dr. Stirrat. “The
‘halo’ effect is when something has a good trait, we assume that its
other traits are good too, such as if we look at some product in a shop
and the packaging is high quality, we automatically assume that the
product inside will be too. It’s the same with faces.”
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<b>Trait #4: Facial asymmetry correlates with depression</b><br />
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There’s a reason human beings are extremely attuned to facial symmetry —
often without even realizing it. “Researchers have found correlations
between symmetry and health, which lends itself to the theory that while
looking for a mate, humans and other animals look for candidates who
will be the most healthy and free of disease,” says Wood. “One study
found that men with asymmetric faces tend to suffer more from
depression, anxiety, headaches, and even stomach problems. Women with
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_symmetry" rel="wikipedia" title="Facial symmetry">facial asymmetry</a> are less healthy and more prone to bouts of emotional
instability and depression.”
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<b>Trait #5: A person’s eyes can make someone seem trustworthy (or detail-oriented)</b><br />
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According to the ancient principles of Chinese face reading, larger eyes
suggest that someone is open and easier to get to know, notes <a href="http://chienergy.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon G. Brown</a>, author of <a href="http://yahoo.match.com/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005Q8HTLE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005Q8HTLE&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwhappenmagc-20" target="_blank"><i>Face Reading: Secrets of the Chinese Masters</i></a>.
People with larger eyes often feel comfortable revealing many aspects
of their character with others, making them appear to be especially
gentle, kind and accessible. This trait will make others feel they are
easy to trust and more comfortable with sharing their own problems.
Conversely, smaller eyes are a sign that the person is typically
precise, accurate and detail-oriented.
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<b>Trait #6: Rosy cheeks aren’t as healthy as those with yellower skin tones</b><br />
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<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Costanza" rel="wikipedia" title="George Costanza">George Costanza</a> was wise to look for a rosy hue — though he may have
been better off looking for yellow tones in his potential dates’ cheeks.
“It turns out that yellowness in the skin is related to a healthy
diet,” explains Dr. Stirrat. “Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables
actually turns your skin a healthy yellow (from the carotenoids), and
when people rate manipulated images, they prefer those individuals that
look like they consume a good diet. It’s worth noting that this is
separate from other skin tones and therefore is true of your skin,
regardless of whatever race you happen to belong to.”
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If you’d still prefer to take your time getting to know someone after
learning all these shortcuts, however, you’re on the right track. “The
bottom line is that people are attracted to others who make them feel
good about themselves,” says <a href="http://www.pablosolomon.com/" target="_blank">Pablo Soloman</a>,
an artist and designer living in Texas. “So, being able to express
interest, respect, finding the other person attractive, etc. will be
that qualities we find to be most attractive in a date. It all starts
with a smile and eye contact.”
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<i>Laura Schaefer is the author of</i> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RNC0DM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008RNC0DM&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwhappenmagc-20" target="_blank">Why We Fall Out of Love</a> <i>and</i> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I5NA72/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005I5NA72&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwhappenmagc-20" target="_blank">Planet Explorers New York City: A Travel Guide for Kids</a>. <i>She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.</i>
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In selecting a person to date, we are generally searching for a person with whom we might wish to mate. All of Laura Schaefer's general observations, cited in the above article are the usual subconscious superficial representations of the qualities one chooses, and one values in seeking a partner of the opposite sex (assuming heterosexuality). Those superficial qualities or indicators that we look for in a date, however, are quite different than those which we look for in <b>1</b>) a leader (or an executive); <b>2</b>) a business partner; or <b>3</b>) a person with whom we wish to engage in negotiated business commerce.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The potential to expand our senses, to utilize cellular functional plasticity in order to engage in sensory substitution, organic or full <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body" rel="wikipedia" title="Body">body</a> re-creation (related to cloning and regeneration done in a proper medical environment outside of the body), as well as the regrowth of severed limbs and ravaged visceral or brain components is fascinating, but largely unexplored. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Think about this: "<i>Each of our body's individual <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Cell (biology)">cells</a> carries within it the entire <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_code" rel="wikipedia" title="Genetic code">genetic code</a> and blueprint for the replication of our </i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>entire body, and of any body part</i>." This would seem to <span style="font-size: small;">contain the subtle inference that any one cell, <span style="font-size: small;">given the right "instructions" or "stimuli" or "environment" could grow a <i>whole new you</i><span style="font-size: small;">, or any spare parts or replacements that you <span style="font-size: small;">might</span> need at any given time.</span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We experience small hints of this potential for vast sensorial expansion, identification and cultivation of unacknowledged "sixth senses," through various experiences, exercises and scientific (principally medical) innovations.</span> For example:<br />
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<b>1</b>) Intuition and instinct as intelligence beyond our conscious knowledge;<br />
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<b>2</b>) "Sensing" when someone is staring at you;<br />
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<b>3</b>) <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowing_%28film%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Knowing (film)">Knowing</a> that someone has entered a room and is standing behind you, even if there were no sounds or other sensorial clues prior to or during his secretive entrance. [one theory is that your body can "feel" the displacement or compression of air molecules due to the person's presence];<br />
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<b>4</b>) Getting a "feeling" that someone closely connected to you yet many miles away has been hurt or killed;<br />
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<b>5</b>) <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought" rel="wikipedia" title="Thought">Thinking</a> about a particular song, and then turning on the radio only to hear that very song playing... <br />
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Most of us, during the course of our lives, have experienced more than one of the above occurrences multiple times. It may be sensory. It may be signalling or messaging. It remains a mystery, but it is a well-documented part of the Human Dance Of Life. It dates as far back as written communication, and is referenced in virtually every culture.<br />
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Many tribal rituals engaged in by the more "primitive" (a poorly judgmental term meaning "unperturbed by the distractions and preoccupations of excessive stimuli, sensorial overload and screaming technology) produce, through the integration of natural chemicals (botanicals, usually, but occasionally more refined drugs produced synthetically) have produced synesthesia, or even glimpses at other realms of existence.<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://theglobalfuturist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">thought-provoking predictive article</a> from <i>BigThink</i>, an excellent, fertile source of topics for investigation for <a href="http://theglobalfuturist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Global Futurist Blog</a> and <a href="http://braintenance.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Braintenance Blog</a>:<br />
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I believe that we are sending and receiving signals through various mechanisms that we are failing to acknowledge<b> </b>and failing to develop or cultivate. Perhaps these special communications are far more intimate and profound -- requiring less explanation -- than those verbal and non-verbal signals which we acknowledge so readily. And perhaps, we are more connected to each other, and to whole of us, than we even dare to think.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Note</u>:This article was originally published on this blog under the title "<i>Making Brilliant Introductions -- For Fun And Profit!</i></span></b></span>"<br />
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There is both an art and a science to making brilliant introductions between two individuals whom you know, but who haven't yet met. If your do it properly, you'll have make some serious credibility, competence and social stature points with both <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party" rel="wikipedia" title="Party">parties</a>, very much to your benefit. If you do it improperly (as most ordinary people are inclined to do -- these people are probably not readers of <a href="http://sendingsignals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sending Signals Blog</a>), you stand a good chance of ruining your relationships or at least reducing your stature in the eyes of two people.<br />
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<b>1</b>) Do not ever send an email to both parties wherein you quickly say something trite and obviously thoughtless (in the interest of expediency because you had more important things to do) like "I thought it would be great if you two got together. John is a baker and Jack owns the La Merde Grille. You've got each other's emails. John's phone number is 555-4343, and Jack's is 555-1090. You could both make a fortune working together." [they always use the 555 exchange on television]<br />
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<b>2</b>) Do not ever introduce two parties if you have not first asked for each party's permission and received it. This is true of all introductions. And while discreetly asking for each party's permission, briefly explain the relevance of the introduction by offering a quick summary of how the other <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person" rel="wikipedia" title="Person">person</a> could "fit" in satisfying some interest or agenda objective of the person with whom you're speaking. I find it best to do this either in person, or by telephone. A good introduction, in most cases is worth getting both parties properly aligned and each feeling respected and honored at your thoughtfulness. If either party seems reluctant at all, do not pres the issue. Simply dismiss it by saying something along the lines of "That's perfectly fine. I was thinking of you, and I thought that ________ might be a good candidate for ______ with you. Should you change your mind, please let me know. Thanks. I'll speak with you soon." Never, ever push an introduction which either party is not at all enthused about pursuing.<br />
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<b>3</b>) If you are going to make the introduction by telephone, orchestrate a time, confirm with both parties, and set up a 3-way dial-in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_call" rel="wikipedia" title="Conference call">conference call</a>, with an email confirmation to each party re-stating the time, the phone number and the access code. When you get on the call, make a polite introduction. For example, "Jack and John, I'm so glad that you were both able to find time for this conference. Jack; John is someone whom I've known ____________(etc). He's always been an excellent_______________. John: Jack is someone whom I've had the privilege of knowing for ______________years, and he has always been _______________________." After this, let the two parties converse, and just stay on the sidelines. Before the call is terminated, thank each party for making the time to participate in your conference. Don't force or press any issue, or give out <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_number" rel="wikipedia" title="Telephone number">phone numbers</a>.<br />
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<b>4</b>) After making an introduction, wait several hours or a day, and phone each party to ask if the introduction was of help to him/her. Your role is over. If either party wants further information, they'll ask you. Never pester.<br />
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<b>5</b>) If you are introducing two people to each other in person (after you gotten the proper "go ahead" from both parties, bring them together, face-to-face, with one of your hands on each of the parties' shoulder or back as you face them sideways. It's a subtle gesture of uniting them, and it is a wonderfully implanted subconscious anchor. Make the same introductory speech as you would have made on the telephone call. Stay for a few moments and if the two appear to be hitting it off well, politely excuse yourself and go somewhere out of earshot. Later, thank each individually for being open to the introduction.<br />
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If you do this properly, you will be perceived (with credit to author <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell" rel="wikipedia" title="Malcolm Gladwell">Malcolm Gladwell</a> who wrote "<i><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tipping-Point-Little-Things-Difference/dp/0316346624%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzem-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0316346624" rel="amazon" title="The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference">The Tipping Point</a></i>") as an important connector, and as a "go-to" person. And you want to be a "go-to" person for introductions and for the development of your personal brand and your business. Don't take introductions or make introductions casually. <i>They</i> are important in making <i>you</i> important.<br />
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In my personal opinion, speaking just as <a href="http://www.douglasecastle.com/" target="_blank">Douglas E. Castle</a>, for himself -- <b>"<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Every Email Subject Line Should Be A Hooker</i></span>."</b> Amen. Please allow me to explain.<br />
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An unexciting, irrelevant email <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Computer-mediated communication">subject line</a>, without either a confirmation of an appointment or a call to action will be received with less impact than its exciting, relevant and timely alternative. Make your email subject lines relevant (to the topic of the email correspondence), strong (the first five words are the most important by far -- the same as applies to news headlines, slogans and in blog posting) and with a call to action or a confirmation of some matter between sender and recipient.<br />
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By the way, the two things that annoy this author the most regarding email protocol are these and they are incredibly common:<br />
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<b>1</b>) An ever-growing list of copied parties to an email correspondence that no longer involves them. Please minimize the number of cc'd parties on any email to the minimal, and even then, only to the parties it applies to. You can bcc all you'd like if you want a party to see the content of the letter without revealing his/her identity and without having them added to a chain of perpetual parties to the correspondence which follows; and<br />
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<b>2</b>) Emails between two or among more parties which re-cycle the same subject line for days, months (or even years) after the subject has long become irrelevant. In fact, people mistakenly delete these quite frequently as if they were duplicates.<br />
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Following is a copy of an email [edited to avoid disclosing the identity of the offending party] Where my subject line (as the sender) was: "Change Your Email Subject Lines When <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing" rel="wikipedia" title="Writing">Writing</a> To Me."<br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_18_1365173468356_120">Bernie:</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_18_1365173468356_120">I will ring you up on Skype at 4:30 pm my local time (Eastern).</span></div>
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the future, you might consider changing the subject line headings in
your email correspondence to avoid confusion. Most people prefer when
the subject line is relevant to the new correspondence instead of a
sender's perpetual re-cycling of a subject line from some earlier
correspondence which is no longer appropriate. </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_18_1365173468356_120">Constant
replication of historic subject lines in a series of emails back and
forth (despite the change of subject) makes it difficult for the
recipient to categorize them for prioritization, filing, and deletion.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_18_1365173468356_120">Thank you.</span></div>
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Sincerely, friends, followers and colleagues - what else could I say to this offender, who (I might add) has an incredibly high rate of recidivism, either because he is attempting to irk me, or because he is suffering from a deteriorating mental condition. If it's the former, I will continue my barrage of corrective assaults; if the latter, then [Man! Do I feel guilty even thinking this possible!] no amount of corrective emails or blog postings on the subject of communications would ever help.<br />
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When you are in face-to-face one-on-one situation (or in what can be manipulated into one), you happen to male, and are just becoming acquainted with a woman, her imagination can be stimulated by your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_%28sensory%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Eye movement (sensory)">eye movements</a> and focal placement ("<a href="http://sendingsignals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Art Of Gazing</a>") with shocking simplicity and effectiveness.<br />
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No, this doesn't involve pheromones, hypnosis or anything more arcane than simply knowing where to look, how to look and for how long. This makes sense because the eyes interact to stimulate various parts of the brains of both parties. It is simply a matter of who takes the lead. And, most wonderfully, it can be done with a couple of yards distance between the two of you, provided that you are fully facing each other -- the effect is more powerful as the distance between the two of you is reduced or closed, but sometimes behaving in a socially appropriate way, you cannot close distance by walking up closer or possibly invading someone else's <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_space" rel="wikipedia" title="Personal space">personal space</a>.<br />
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Our subject male must spend most of this potentially brief time (you two might be stopping just to chat for a moment, or one of you may be called away (hopefully not to testify before a congressional committee) doing precisely this:<br />
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<b>1</b>) Make initial <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_contact" rel="wikipedia" title="Eye contact">eye contact</a>, open your mouth as if to say "hello" -- you can even mouth the words -- and briefly nod your head in the affirmative as if agreeing to something that she has said;<br />
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<b>2</b>) Re-establish the eye-to-eye contact while you speak about anything (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.hulu.com/the-office" rel="hulu" title="The Office">company picnic</a>, budget review, your upcoming endoscopy; it doesn't matter, because your body is having a separate conversation with her, and her subconscious is keenly aware of it, while she might not be consciously aware of it) for at least twenty seconds. Lock it in:<br />
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<b>3</b>) Let your gaze drop to her lips and hold it there for at least twenty seconds -- it's as if you love watching her speak;<br />
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<b>4</b>) Gaze back up and make eye contact again, as if you had been temporarily distracted by her lips, and their beauty and grace in forming words;<br />
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<b>5</b>) Alternate the spotlight of your gaze (sounds like a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Cole%2BPorter" rel="lastfm" title="Cole Porter">Cole Porter</a> tune) between her eyes and her lips, until the encounter is concluded. Exchange pleasantries.<br />
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Your new female acquaintance will find herself (perhaps despite herself) thinking about you in a sexually-oriented context. The world is your laboratory. If this experiment suits your purposes, I would strongly suggest that you try it.<br />
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Men <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Communication">communicate</a>, confide, bond and emote differently than women do. Part of this is as a result of nature (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurochemistry" rel="wikipedia" title="Neurochemistry">neurochemistry</a> and time-honed genetic <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_linkage" rel="wikipedia" title="Sex linkage">sex-linked</a> adaptations that assist men in mating and fighting), and part of it is a generations-old [back to the most primitive times] role that has been handed down from father to son and reinforced by society.<br />
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Speaking statistically, many men feel obligated to emulate the "<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_John" rel="wikipedia" title="Iron John">Iron John</a>" <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype" rel="wikipedia" title="Stereotype">stereotype</a>: A powerful, self-reliant, quiet tower of strength who does not cry, who keeps his secrets well-hidden, does not need to confide, stays calm and rational in a crisis, and tends to communicate more with eyes or body language than with deep discussion.<br />
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This behavioral stereotype is further reinforced by the ever-more physical roles of cold but infinitely enterprising and powerful muscular men. We all ("we" being typical heterosexual males of a certain age) secretly crave <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectus_abdominis_muscle" rel="wikipedia" title="Rectus abdominis muscle">six-pack abs</a>, but we can live without them. Women, on the other hand, sometimes literally starve themselves to death or work out to the point of muscular degradation in order to look like the models whom they see paraded before them in glossy magazines and on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_advertisement" rel="wikipedia" title="Television advertisement">television commercials</a>. [proof that I can read your mind? You were just thinking of a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.victoriassecret.com/" rel="homepage" title="Victoria's Secret">Victoria's Secret</a> advertisement, instead of about the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEICO_advertising_campaigns" rel="wikipedia" title="GEICO advertising campaigns">GEICO gecko</a>.]<br />
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My closest friend from childhood, Jay Goldberg (author, teacher, business plan expert and mentor to entrepreneurs) sent me this terrific video clip taken from the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television" rel="wikipedia" title="Television">TV</a> show "<i><a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.fox.com/familyguy/" rel="homepage" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>" which absolutely hits the middle-aged "manly men "stereotype right on the head [no jokes please]. He has a knack for sharing these hysterical things with me -- it'b become part of my mental health protocol.<br />
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Men are very tenuous about communications, especially with other men. They tend to stick with the group mind, until they have an opportunity to break a small hole in the brick wall and laughingly confide about some exception, as if making a joke. As the joke brings affirmative nods, and others begin to enter into this "one brick at a time" ritual, the deepest feelings eventually come out.<br />
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It's tough to be a man -- but in my case, the alternative would be unthinkable as well as unaffordable.<br />
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audience. It is a demonstration of the power of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing" rel="wikipedia" title="Printing">print media</a>, with just a
bit of arts and crafts and special effects thrown in.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some
written books have changed the entire world and its culture. Some
authors have a “gift” for <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing" rel="wikipedia" title="Writing">writing</a> compelling novels or stories. Well --
at the risk of offending the sensibilities of some of my more highbrow,
cerebrotonic readership, a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_letter" rel="wikipedia" title="Sales letter">sales letter</a> is a written art form in its own
right. It is a popular and potent means of messaging, and delivering
that message with a laser focus.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sales
letters (those long, scrolling affairs which we often receive via email
inbox), are a very potent means of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_selling" rel="wikipedia" title="Direct selling">direct selling</a> if they incorporate
certain very basic ingredients. And even if we feel sheepish about
reading some of them, we are compelled, if they are good, to do so.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">An
example of a terrific, effective sales letter, utilizing all of the
sales tradecraft, referencing, visual imagery, and fear-based calls to
action is yours for the viewing. It is violent by its nature, it does
use profanity, but it addresses the topic of “instantly effective </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">instinctive</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> self-defense.”</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As
we all know, fear of loss or pain is a much more powerful motivator
than cupidity (greed), or an opportunity for gain. The letter, written
under Bob Pierce’s signature, has helped his organization build a giant,
well-motivated mailing list, and has generated revenues emanating from
multiple profit centers.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please take a look at one of his </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">FightFast</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
sales letters (you can simply read it in on your screen, or if you are
more tactile (and don’t feel guilty about contributing to the
deforestation of the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" rel="wikipedia" title="Earth">Earth</a> -- just kidding...), you may print out a
copy. By the way -- most individuals prefer to study short documents
[i.e., longer than a typical business <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_mail" rel="wikipedia" title="Hybrid mail">email letter</a> and shorter in length
than seven pages] after they have been printed out. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Not
so surprisingly, documents are more powerful and memorable for most of
us when we have printed them out and run our fingers over them. It adds
to their sensory value, both in terms of touch, aroma and ‘raw’ vision</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. Note: My apologies to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp" rel="homepage" title="Nook">Nook</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzem-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002Y27P3M" rel="amazon" title="Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite - Latest Generation">Kindle</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/" rel="homepage" title="iPad">iPad</a>, uPad, and all non-biblical and non-medicinal tablets.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Here’s the live link to the download:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/?anqgaaa35820qnb"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Sample Sales Letter - The Sending Signals Blog - hosted by Douglas E. Castle</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">His
products are very inexpensive and easy to make -- they are generally
comprised of downloadable or boxed video sets of simple, focused videos
of acceptable quality made by a videographer (with simple equipment),
and two or more non-professional actors in a setting which generally
consists of an alleyway bedecked with colorful graffiti or a fenced in
area. His cost of production (cost of goods sold) for his line of
products is very inexpensive, and he can keep on producing them.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Here
are the ingredients to constructing an incredibly effective sales
letter. If you letter contains all of them, it will absolutely </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">) help you build your subscriber email list, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">) generate direct sales</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Open up with a statement of the problem that you can solve;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Speak of a secret, mysterious or fabulously easy way in which you can help the reader to solve it;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Use some graphic, highly fear-invoking examples;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4) Repeat the messianic message of your easy, anyone-can-do-this solution;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5) Use varied fonts, italics and yellow highlighting (for emphasis), and frequently interspersed </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">yellow or red </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">BUY NOW</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">SUBSCRIBE NOW</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> buttons.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6) Give several examples of situations where your solution would certainly come in handy;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7) Add a complete </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">no-questions-asked</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> money-back guarantee.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8)
Have a section which includes no less than seven separate laudatory
testimonials from individuals having very different backgrounds
(demographic diversity) thanking you for the value you’ve given them;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9) Sell your product at a discount over what it “should” normally cost, and emphasize its massive value to cost ratio;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10)
Give them a forward-looking, future-paced description (brush up on your
hypnosis, NLP and Subliminal Suggestion Skills) to create a picture of
how wonderful they will feel after they have used your product or read
your literature;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11) Limit the time of your offer, and limit the amount of product that you are prepared to sell at the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">special discounted price</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12)
Grant them further reassurance that they are making a critically
important, potentially life-changing defensible decision in subscribing
or buying. Remember to thank them.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Check the download again, and identify how many of the above “</span><a href="http://www.douglasecastle.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Magic 12 Elements</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”
you can identify. This brief exercise will help you to recall all that
you’ve learned here. Once again the download can be viewed (and/or
printed) at:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/?anqgaaa35820qnb"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Now That I’m An Expert, Let Me Check That Letter Again!</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">As always, thank you for reading me, retweeting me, and being a part of what gets me out of bed in the morning!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=31916020" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=31916020" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I just couldn't seem to get my <a class="zem_slink" href="https://mail.yahoo.com/" rel="homepage" title="Yahoo! Mail">yahoo email</a> to function properly, so I clicked on their "Help" link, and received the following generic, callous, poorly-written, insulting message that I have seen in some years of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_service" rel="wikipedia" title="Customer service">customer service</a> and customer relations management (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_relationship_management" rel="wikipedia" title="Customer relationship management">CRM</a>). YAHOO - You're getting very sloppy, and in dealing with consumers on an enormously-used platform, that sloppiness translates to a lack of caring or just plain stupidity. Perhaps some people will switch <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webmail" rel="wikipedia" title="Webmail">free mail</a> services because of your gaffe. There are plenty of free email services in your market space, and after the same demographic:<br />
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We are working hard to resolve YOUR issues as fast as possible but please EXPECT a DELAY from our NORMAL RESPONSE times."" width="320" /></a>Notice how they referred to the problem as YOURS (meaning all of their customers), how they didn't even provide a place for me to type in what specific problem I had in mind, or any way in which I could even reach them. No time frame is given. No apology is given. No message of the nature of what is happening to them on a level which is colossal and disrupting all of their customers' service. I might switch to GMAIL, or AOL, or any other number of free email service providers.<br />
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<u>They could have said this</u>:<br />
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"<i><span style="color: #783f04;">We are experiencing a disruption in our service at this time, but please rest assured that our technicians and engineers are working to solve the problem. We appreciate your patience with us during this problem. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience which we know that this must be causing you. We appreciate your being a Yahoo client, and thank you for staying with us. We are optimistic that problem will be resolved within the next ____hours. Once again, please accept our apologies for any convenience, and we are working hard to solve the problem because you are important to us</span></i>." <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=31916020" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>As my father once said to me over forty years ago, when the every US business owner had his or her pride, reputation and loyal customers on the line, "<u><i>The customer is always right. If it weren't for customers we would not have any income. They are our partners in any success we may be fortunate enough to have.</i></u>"<br />
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My dad was quite correct. And this basic customer service philosophy helped maintain a higher standard of quality, mutual respect, civility and an overall higher business quality standard in all aspects of commerce. Words are very powerful. They can destroy or create. They can hurt or they can heal. Never underestimate the power of your words.</div>
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<u>Following is a list of free email service providers, for your review and convenience</u>:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mail.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mail.com/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.webmail.co.za/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.webmail.co.za/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.dcemail.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.dcemail.com/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.mail2world.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mail2world.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Tremendous choice of varied themed domains.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mail.lycos.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mail.lycos.com/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.aol.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.aol.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.amplimail.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.amplimail.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.aussiemail.com.au/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.aussiemail.com.au/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.care2.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.care2.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.fanmail.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.fanmail.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://email.kify.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://email.kify.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mail.be/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mail.be/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://free.mailbigfile.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://free.mailbigfile.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">- Specifically for mailing very large files.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.myway.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.myway.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.vfemail.net/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.vfemail.net/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://usa-11.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://usa-11.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mybestmail.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.mybestmail.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
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Douglas Castlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00521679449074072919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31916020.post-78179768757542932112013-01-05T18:52:00.002-05:002013-01-05T18:52:37.430-05:00Mentoring: A Delicate And Dangerous Process<br />
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Mentoring is a very delicate and highly dangerous process. Before you embark upon a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship" rel="wikipedia" title="Mentorship">mentoring</a> mission or <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement" rel="wikipedia" title="Engagement">engagement</a>, be certain of your intentions and expectations, and be certain of your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student" rel="wikipedia" title="Student">student</a>'s intentions and expectations. Self-knowledge and the ability to know precisely the student's truest reasons for requesting mentoring from you (via <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observation" rel="wikipedia" title="Observation">observation</a> of verbal and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Nonverbal communication">non-verbal</a> messaging as well as by intensive, candid questioning (which involves a dedicated investment of time) are crucial analysis tools.<br />
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Expectation management must be established. Rules of decorum must be drawn up. Differences in communications style (i.e., one <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person" rel="wikipedia" title="Person">person</a>'s course correction might lead to the other person's being personally insulted or feeling alienated) must be brought up and clarified at the relationship's outset. And boundaries for approachable areas for coaching, teaching and commentary must be drawn.<br />
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If the mentoring relationship doesn't "feel" intuitively correct after an adequate investment of time, decline the invitation or engagement. The best intentions can collide with massive egos (such as mine), and hypersensitivity to end in disappointment or disaster. Don't toy at being a mentor if you are not sufficiently experienced or expert.<br />
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Before you play at being a mentor, understand:<br />
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<b>1</b>) Feelings will be involved;<br />
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<b>2</b>) The rules of civility must be observed;<br />
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<b>3</b>) Defined, specific goals (the narrower and better-qualified, the better) must be established at the outset;<br />
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<b>4</b>) You will be in a position where you can cause as much harm as good if you are not sensitive to the mentee's feelings;<br />
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<b>5</b>) You must be prepared to withdraw diplomatically and delicately from the engagement if you are not achieving your agreed goals - an irreconcilable clash of personal styles or egos, or a lack of receptiveness on the part of either party will create harm. Observe the Oath Of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates" rel="wikipedia" title="Hippocrates">Hippocrates</a> - "<i><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primum_non_nocere" rel="wikipedia" title="Primum non nocere">first, do no harm</a></i>."<br />
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<b>I</b> will have to terminate a mentoring relationship because I personally failed to observe the basic guidelines which I have set forth above. While this person will remain a business associate and a friend, I cannot be his mentor. He is quite intelligent, a rugged individualist, quite sensitive and my abrasive style of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Communication">communication</a> offends him. Reciprocally, he is so focused on <i>teaching me how to teach him</i>, and to change my methods to suit his preferences, that a storm is appearing on the horizon.<br />
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Following is a slightly edited email which I was compelled to send this person today:<br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1357419021582_12137" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1357419021582_12136" style="font-weight: bold;">Letter From <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor" rel="wikipedia" title="Mentor">Mentor</a> To Student</span></span><br />
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At
this moment in my career, and in the evolution of our relationship, I
will not personally be able to deploy much of what you have to offer (and your offerings are many) despite
your obvious spirit of generosity and interest in increasing the efficiency of
our communications by your tools, technologies and methods.<br />
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I have my own
style of communication, inspiration and prioritization, which you will
become familiar with soon, should you choose to remain appropriately attentive.<br />
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My initial mentoring steps regarding you, as the object of my efforts, has become quite apparent. I had failed in establishing these things at the outset, and this failure will only serve to distance us through unintended clashes:<br />
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<b>1</b>) failing to fully inform you of my personal and technical priorities, as well as my critical time constraints; and in <b>2</b>)
suggesting what your priorities should be (in the interest of your
success, as you had only briefly described it to me -- I made many wrong assumptions about your motivation and truest desires) and coordinating the two.I will say this:<br />
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If you throw
too much in the way of suggestions and communications (in your customary
manner) to a busy, bottom-line executive by whom you are asking to
be mentored, you will find him to be far more turned off than turned on.
I will continue to communicate in my way, which might simply be too offensive to you. And I must respect that -- <br />
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When you
sit in the classroom of life, and you've given another person the podium
and responsibility of being your guide, it is counterproductive and
ultimately creates alienation when you forcibly and continually try to
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education" rel="wikipedia" title="Education">educate</a> him as to better communicate with and serve you: especially when his mission is to educate you regarding so many things that involve communications and personal messaging style.<br />
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This type of conduct is even looked upon by some as
disrespect and inflexibility on the part of the student, even if the student has the best of intentions, as I know that you do.<br />
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You are a good and extraordinarily intelligent man.<br />
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This is my last correspondence to you before we next speak.<br />
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I would suggest that you read it very, very carefully, and that you understand its implications for the future of our working and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_relationship" rel="wikipedia" title="Interpersonal relationship">personal relationship</a>. I believe that we must step away for a moment to take sock in what we are doing to determine if this mentoring process can be either re-defined and repaired, or terminated.<br />
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Perhaps it would be better if we narrowed our focus, and took things item by item. In this way we could work together, preserve our valuable friendship, and be of the highest and greatest benefit to each other.<br />
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As always, thank you for reading me, re-tweeting me and completing me.<br />
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<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_client" rel="wikipedia" title="Email client">Email</a> is still a rather popular means of communication, although it is being replaces for many purposes with <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging" rel="wikipedia" title="Text messaging">text messaging</a> and the growing universe of social <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_sharing" rel="wikipedia" title="Media sharing">media sharing</a> platforms.<br />
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Here's a great list (compiled from <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_experience" rel="wikipedia" title="Personal experience">personal experience</a>) of NOT-TO-DOs in any email, or campaign where email plays a role:<br />
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<b>1</b>) Don't send a mass <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail" rel="wikipedia" title="Mail">mailing</a> of an email to a whole group of individuals and boldly display all of the names on your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_list" rel="wikipedia" title="Distribution list">distribution list</a> in the cc area, where each person can see your whole darn list, or may even choose to send a personal response to you and inadvertently send the letter to the entire list of recipients [the old "Oops! I just hit 'Reply All' " goof];<br />
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<b>2</b>) Don't send out a mass mailing of an email to a group of 'undisclosed recipients' and try to cleverly keep their names hidden from each other by seemingly sending it via cc to yourself. That just looks plain cheap. Use a mail handling program instead, such as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.mailchimp.com/" rel="homepage" title="MailChimp">MailChimp</a> iMail, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.constantcontact.com/" rel="homepage" title="Constant Contact">Constant Contact</a> or another well-known and reliable service if your going to be sending mass mailings.;<br />
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<b>3</b>) Don't keep on recycling the subject lines in a running chain of email communications with someone. Take a moment to show your recipient some respect by changing the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-mediated_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Computer-mediated communication">subject line</a> to make it relevant to the subject matter of the email's content. Nobody enjoys getting email with "<span style="color: blue;"><u>Fw: Re: Re: Re:</u> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.hulu.com/the-office" rel="hulu" title="The Office">Company Picnic</a></span>" in the dead of winter;<br />
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<b>4</b>) Don't send an email to anyone without ever using that person's name in the opening line of the email. Personalize it to suit the recipient;<br />
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<b>5</b>) If an email has attachments, indicate this fact in the subject line of the email;<br />
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<b>6</b>) If your email has attachments, always, always put page numbers on any attached reports or documents, regardless of the length. Every now and again some tree burner will hit the 'Print' button on his or her computer, and walk away for a moment to get a cup of coffee (or if that someone is <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_mentalist/" rel="hulu" title="The Mentalist">The Mentalist</a>, it might be tea), only to return and find 30 unnumbered pages lying on the floor. That person then has to play detective and try to put those pages in order. He or she will come to hate you.<br />
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<b>7</b>) If your email contains an <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_attachment" rel="wikipedia" title="E-mail attachment">attached document</a>, be certain that the document has a version number on it and a new date on it, so that it doesn't get confused with an earlier version of a similarly-titled document which he or she already has on file.<br />
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What else can I really say? Well -- there is one thing. Don't ever send somebody an email when they are within earshot. That's just rude. Unless, of course you, are carrying on an office affair. <b>;-) - </b>in which latter case you're probably in for a heap of trouble.<br />
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Thank you for reading me, re-tweeting me and completing me.<br />
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The first part of the title, "Love Chemistry" is actually just a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine" rel="wikipedia" title="Web search engine">search-engine</a> optimized grabber, and yes, I'll confess that it is misleading. I'm actually speaking of the inexplicable attraction between two individuals. Attraction might not be love, but it is a powerful force to contend with, nonetheless. Attraction, in certain circumstances, is an ingredient of the heady mix we like to call <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_%28love%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Romance (love)">romantic love</a>.<br />
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The most powerful attractant is, by far, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry" rel="wikipedia" title="Chemistry">chemistry</a>. If your body's <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone" rel="wikipedia" title="Pheromone">pheromones</a> harmonize magnetically with someone else's pheromones, you may not <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness" rel="wikipedia" title="Consciousness">consciously</a> "smell" anything, but your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfactory_system" rel="wikipedia" title="Olfactory system">olfactory system</a>, operating principally through your nose is receiving signals from these mystical <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry" rel="wikipedia" title="Biochemistry">biochemicals</a> which are sending a message to your <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subconscious" rel="wikipedia" title="Subconscious">subconscious mind</a>; and your subconscious mind, aroused in its most primitive manner, will send a tingle to the other parts of your body which would ordinarily be engaged in lovemaking.<br />
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While the olfactory processing of pheromones explains the largest part of "She's/He's not even my 'type' " attraction," a contributing factor may well be the scent of a perfume, cologne, deodorant or soap, which is <i>consciously</i> perceived through the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfaction" rel="wikipedia" title="Olfaction">olfactory sense</a>, but which is processed a bit differently. And even here, the body's natural chemistry co-mingles with these products to the extent that they may still be pheromone-shaped.<br />
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The chemistry of attraction, while principally olfactory (whether subconscious and primitive, or conscious and more identifiable) is also influenced, although to a much lesser degree by microexpressions, suggestive <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language" rel="wikipedia" title="Body language">body language</a>, and other non-verbal cues. While these are not as powerful as hormonal biochemistry, these sensorial elements tend to bring us close enough (i.e., to lure us hither) to be able to be within sniffing distance of pheromones and fragrances, so that they may have their influence felt.<br />
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By rough measurement, some researchers have anecdotally estimated that chemical attraction may be as much as 80% attributable to the effect of the "nose knows" [who could resist] effect, given that the other individual falls reasonably within the guidelines of more subjective preferences in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_type" rel="wikipedia" title="Constitution type">body type</a> and more superficial standards.<br />
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Here's the crazy synesthesia: In order to truly "feel" chemistry, one must simply listen to one's nose. Attraction, like synesthesia, is a paradox.<br />
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Lastly, and sadly, scientists are now saying (at least as of the day of this writing) that due to the overwhelming combined swill of scents in our ordinary environment, it is becoming increasingly difficult to "sniff out" a wonderful prospective partner due to this ambient olfactory overload which is being referred to as "<i>white smell</i>." Next, in <a href="http://theglobalfuturist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Global Futurist Blog</a> and in <a href="http://madmarketingtactics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Mad Marketing Tactics Blog</a>, you'll be reading about trying to get a better <b><u><i>pheromone to white smell</i></u></b> ratio.<br />
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Yes, indeed. Love is strange.<br />
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When someone asks you an innocuous question, especially when there is a stated time-critical need for a direct <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer" rel="wikipedia" title="Answer">answer</a>, never take it as an opportunity to philosophize, criticize or expound upon a better way in which they might be able to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://twtpoll.com/0yg01i" rel="homepage" title="ask the question">ask the question</a> or to have it more efficiently answered. If you do, you will alienate the person who was relying upon you and trusting you to simply answer a question.<br />
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When a question is asked, the first job is to eliminate the "pain" by providing an answer. Only after you have done this should you gently suggest to the satisfied inquirer that, when and if he or she has the time, you might be able to 'share a better way' with them.<br />
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This is a matter of manners, showing respect, communication efficiency and strengthening trust and rapport.<br />
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There is an ancient <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_proverb" rel="wikipedia" title="Chinese proverb">Chinese proverb</a>, which (loosely translated) says "If you give a man a fish, you have feed him for a day; but if you teach a man to fish, you have fed him for a lifetime." While I see the lasting benefits of an education, for the purpose of <a href="http://sendingsignals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sending Signals Blog</a>, I see it this way:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>"If a man is dying of thirst, he doesn't need a lecture on digging wells or irrigation."</i></span><br />
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First, satisfy his thirst. After that, you will find him to be more receptive to your lecture series.<br />
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An excessively pedantic, accusatory ("How come you forgot your canteen, soldier?") or "let me show you a new thing!" type of response is invariably hurtful to the questioner, and will harm your relationship.<br />
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<u>Remember</u>: <i>First satisfy the immediate need</i>. If you answer the question directly, pointedly and with proper utilitarian focus, you build a bridge with your counterpart instead of burning one. And because of you obvious demonstration of a willingness to help him or her, he or she will be much more receptive to your propensity to educate and expound afterward.<br />
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THOSE <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person" rel="wikipedia" title="Person">PERSONS</a> WE IDOLIZE REVEAL US FOR WHOM WE ARE, AND FOR WHOM WE'D LIKE TO BE.<br />
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The <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person" rel="wikipedia" title="Person">persons</a> whom we idolize, admire, or strive to emulate -- as well as the reasons that we feel that way about those persons, can be extremely telling about who we are. Whether they are mentors, models or merely heroes worshiped from a distance tells us, or may tell others much about us. Not surprisingly, one of the questions I always slip into an interview after asking about childhood mentors, coaches and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_model" rel="wikipedia" title="Role model">role models</a>, is "Who would you say are the three people you whom you admire or fascinate you the most now, and tell us a bit about why they do?"<br />
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A person's adult heroes or adult role models tell us about who that person would like to be. A persons' adult fascinations (as contrasted with heroes) may tell us about whom the person may secretly want to be, or to become most like. <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.hulu.com/heroes" rel="hulu" title="Heroes - Full Episodes and Clips streaming online for free">Heroes</a> are people who speak to whom we truly wish we could be like, and also of our honesty in divulging that information. <br />
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On the other hand, those people whom we merely claim to be fascinated with may well closely parallel our <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_ego" rel="wikipedia" title="Alter ego">alter egos</a> or wilder/darker sides. Most people are not aware that fascination is a form of admiration which we may not be are of as such.<br />
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Other information can also be gotten by asking for, say, three heroes or persons with whom a new acquaintance is fascinated. This information has to do with an imprecise, but nonetheless real tendency toward candor on the part of that person. A dishonest person, or a person who is an ardent conformist and afraid of revealing too much about himself or herself will usually mention the names of three persons whom he or she thinks that everyone should or would admire.<br />
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If the question is answered with "<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus" rel="wikipedia" title="Jesus">Jesus</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa" rel="wikipedia" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Theresa</a>, and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi" rel="wikipedia" title="Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a>," odds are that you are dealing with a person who is trying to convince you of his or her purity of motives, pious nature, or goodness and integrity. What it probably says is that that person is trying desperately to gain our trust (and trying very hard as well as too obviously), and/or that that person is walling off a dark side. Very few people don't have a slightly controversial hero whom they would list among the three. Naming three out of three wonderful and popular idols is extremely unlikely in an honest response.<br />
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If your new acquaintance answers with two "goodies" and [for example only] "<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" rel="wikipedia" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a>, because he knew how to get things done," it might not speak well of his or her character choices, or underlying personal character, but your interviewee has a higher level of candor and integrity than most folks do.<br />
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Asking questions about heroes and <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human" rel="wikipedia" title="Human">Human</a> objects of fascination very often reveals more about an individual than an hour or two of questioning directly about that individual's own hopes, dreams or motivations -- and what that individual might be willing to do in order to achieve them. <br />
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This information also tells us a bit about what we might expect from them, how we might best manage them, and (more darkly), how thy might be manipulated.<br />
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Salespersons, negotiators, commanders, team leaders need to read the subtle <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication" rel="wikipedia" title="Nonverbal communication">non-verbal</a> signals of the body in order to make decisions.<br />
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What I find fascinating as the author of <a href="http://sendingsignals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sending Signals Blog</a> is how those persons lying to us are actually not even fully aware that they are lying -- that we, as questioners, sellers, presenters and interrogators can oftimes tell that our counterpart is lying before the fact of the lie has graduated from his or her subconscious or <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconscious_mind" rel="wikipedia" title="Unconscious mind">unconscious mind</a> to his or her conscious awareness.<br />
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The brief article which follows appears courtesy of the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.americanexpress.com/" rel="homepage" title="American Express">American Express</a> Open Forum:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5 Ways to Detect Lying Clients by Reading Their <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_vein" rel="wikipedia" title="Facial vein">Facial</a> Cues</span></h1>
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/" rel="homepage" title="Mike Michalowicz">Mike Michalowicz</a>, <a href="http://mikemichalowicz.com/blog" target="_blank" title="Link to Author of The Pumpkin Plan's Website">Author of The Pumpkin Plan</a><br />
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The <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth" rel="wikipedia" title="Truth">truth</a> lies not in what people say. It is what they say <i>and</i> what
they do while they say it that speaks the truth. The truth is revealed
through microexpressions, subtle changes in the face that happens for
only a fraction of a second. A <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression" rel="wikipedia" title="Microexpression">microexpression</a> is just like any other
<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_expression" rel="wikipedia" title="Facial expression">facial expression</a> (e.g. a wide-open, slacked jaw expressing utter
surprise) it is just expressed momentarily, before the person “recovers”
to a lying expression that matches their lying words.<br />
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Once you
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These five diagrams are deceptively simple but are wonderful illustrations of micro expressions -- those expressions which mean that the person with whom we're speaking is either conflicted, confused or simply lying.<br />
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If you feel that you are losing your control or leverage in a difficult <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiation" rel="wikipedia" title="Negotiation">negotiation</a> -- which can be due to personality clashes, too much familiarity, a need for a rest in order to process and clarify your thoughts -- perhaps it's time to pull the "switch". Don't continue to battle if you feel that your position is weakening.<br />
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Call in a well-briefed and qualified counterpart to take your place in the negotiation to refresh your advantage, and to throw the other side slightly off balance. This ordinarily requires some explanation - just be certain that whatever is said to explain the personnel change, that it is the absolute truth, even if it is a bit misleading.<br />
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Some of the best reasons are these:<br />
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<b>1</b>) This person has authority senior to mine;<br />
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<b>2</b>) This person has knowledge which I do not possess;<br />
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<b>3</b>) This person is more of your peer, and is more suitable for discussions about your subject on your level.<br />
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These are reasons that allow the negotiations to go forward peaceably, but without shame or loss of face on either side. In fact, if done artfully, your former counterpart will want you (personally) to come back to the table again because he or she misses the rapport which you had developed. This is the best outcome that a switch can create.<br />
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It re-empowers you, makes you look like a deal-saver, and tends to keep your counterpart <i>in line</i> for fear of having to deal with another stranger.<br />
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In applying this "switch" tactic, you will be using the natural propensity for people to gravitate toward what's comfortable and customary, i.e., the familiar, and your counterpart will likely move toward you, perhaps more agreeably than previously, out of the comfort associated with this very natural phenomenon. <br />
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The <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate" rel="wikipedia" title="Debate">debate</a> between Governor Romney and President Obama was a study in signalling, messaging, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language" rel="wikipedia" title="Body language">body language</a>, posturing and communications styles.<br />
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The non-verbal signals alone were enough to write a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis" rel="wikipedia" title="Thesis">doctoral thesis</a>.<br />
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The body language was intense to the point of exaggeration. <br />
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The speaking styles, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_register" rel="wikipedia" title="Vocal register">vocal pitch</a>, and dynamics (changes in voice volume levels) were wonderful studies in and of themselves. The question answering techniques, when questions regarding contested or controversial issues were posed to each of the presidential candidates by the moderator, were 'tells,' as any good interrogator or criminologist would call them. All in all, last night was a treasure trove of items for analysis for my friends, colleagues, followers and all readers of <a href="http://sendingsignals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i>The SENDING SIGNALS BLOG</i></a>.<br />
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Most notable was the difference in the candidates' respective <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_level" rel="wikipedia" title="Energy level">energy levels</a> (and energy 'auras') at the beginning of the debate, during the entire proceedings and at the very end, with each of the candidates acknowledging the audience with a wave -- although (as referenced in the image above), the two men's waves signaled very different inner emotions and acknowledged (or imagined) outcomes emerging from the debate.<br />
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In one review of the debate by a body language expert, it was stated that <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.biography.com/people/mitt-romney-241055" rel="biographycom" title="Willard Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a> played <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Kirk" rel="wikipedia" title="James T. Kirk">Captain Kirk</a> to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369" rel="biographycom" title="Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.">President Obama's</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spock" rel="wikipedia" title="Spock">Mr. Spock</a> [a <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek" rel="wikipedia" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a> reference, for those of you who are non-Trekkies...which makes me so sad for you...]. It was a crude metaphor, but quite appropriate as a summation. One man was a leader (a fearless decision-maker), and the other was an encyclopedic academician. No guesswork is required in terms of which was which. <br />
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Here are some fine highlights worth noting from my (<a href="http://aboutdouglascastle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Douglas E. Castle</a>) perspective:<br />
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<b>1</b>) TIES: The President wore a blue tie, speaking of calming, palliating, and symbolizing water. Romney wore a red tie, speaking of aggression, decisiveness, "flagging the bull" and symbolizing fire;<br />
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<b>2</b>) ENERGY/ POSTURE: The President stood upright, but stooped slightly, as if burdened. The Governor pushed his body weight onto one foot (a fighter's stance), and leaned in (literally) to his opponent;<br />
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<b>3</b>) FOCUS OF <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument" rel="wikipedia" title="Argument">ARGUMENT</a>: The President was professorial, trying to appeal to reasoning and intellect. The Governor addressed emotional issues and spoke to simple needs, fears and hopes. On <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=10.0,-140.0&spn=1.0,1.0&q=10.0,-140.0%20(Gilligan%27s%20Island)&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="Gilligan's Island">Gilligan's Island</a>, if the Governor was <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_Howell%2C_III" rel="wikipedia" title="Thurston Howell, III">Thurston Howell III</a>, the President was the Professor.<br />
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The people in the audience were there to choose a leader, or affirm their choice of a leader.<br />
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It is axiomatic from <a href="http://takingcommand.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i>The Taking Command Blog</i></a> that leaders give orders, and their underlings or advisors, give assessments and explanations.<br />
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For the reasons above, The President allowed Governor Romney to assume the Commander's position in the debate -- many people will extrapolate this to the choice of president and Commander-In-Chief. <br />
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