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Personal Philosophy has been a subject that has been hard to define and even harder for those studying it to stick to it. There are so many key factors in the whole picture for someone to grasp the entirety of it without butchering one of the tenets during the process. We will define the key points while attempting to bridge a chasm that has yet to be bridged.

Pascal states:

“All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.”

Pascal believed that EVERY action of man “without exception” was directed toward their own means ultimately. It included those in industries that we may not agree with. It has often been stated that those who chose the porn industry, alcohol industry or tobacco industry must have a hard time living with themselves. The truth is most of them don’t. They are very comfortable with who they are and whom they have become. Mostly as a result of different values. Pascal’s theory matches those industries well.

Have you ever received a call from someone that you really didn’t like that wanted to do something this weekend. You are totally free with no one calling and no scheduled events whatsoever. How does that make you feel? Is your stomach churning? Is your mind struggling with what to say? Initially, we have a problem psychologically. However, if we do not resolve the problem, that issue will begin to affect us physiologically.

The reason for this is personal congruence. Personal congruence is an alignment of values, morays, goals and desires. If they are aligned, the person will be able to move socially through any setting. When you were in math in Jr. High or thereabouts, you learned about congruence -vs- incongruence. For me, it didn’t seem that hard a subject to grasp. In fact, it was a simple equation with a simple answer.

3 ? 7

v(x * 22) ? v(x + 22)

It is a simple equation with a simple answer. However, the incongruence that infiltrates your personal belief system is not so easily identified and will sometimes require a uninterested third party to identify it.

Personal philosophy is made up of these items:

Personal Congruence Desire Commitment Motivation Value Set Personal Definition of Success Passion Life Balance Attitude We can’t address all of them in this article, but we can identify the items that make up personal philosophy.

The conscious mind is very logical. It guides our logic and common sense. The sub-conscious mind is highly emotional. It guides our empathy, anger and other strong emotions. The problem with these facts is that according to research, ninety five percent of our decisions are made in the sub-conscious mind and justified through our conscious mind. This means that we can and should slow down during our decision making process to minimize the emotional affect of our sub-conscious decision making process. The decisions we make must maintain our congruence or we will struggle with them daily or more. Those decisions must align with our personal belief set overall.

The result of not aligning with your personal belief set is chaos. Chaos is the lack of alignment to your personal belief set. It is what happens to you when you tell a white lie or steal a clipboard from work. When you know it is wrong and still do it, then you experience that chaos. Even when you suppose it may cross a line and still do it, your mind tells you it is risky or wrong and will eventually affect your physiological actions and reactions. Those manifestations are sometimes the result of much deeper issues that need to be addressed. They may not be tied to the last incongruence, but rather a compilation of those incongruences over time can ultimately cause the physiological manifestation. To correct this chaos the individual must define who they truly are and align themselves with the values that meet that definition.

Without proper attention to correcting congruence and chaos, the individual will struggle to succeed. This is because the energy is spent on the managing the chaos instead of productive activities. The emotional expense of managing stressful can be much more devisive than physical exhaustion. Much of this is because physical exercise can actually reduce stress, whereas emotional stress usually has no release. Chaos will affect much more than just simple emotion.

By: Robert H. Wheeler

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If you are a music artist with professional aspirations, chances are, one day you will need the services of a personal manager. Hopefully by that time you will have a full and complete understanding of what a personal manager is, what they do and what they don’t do. This understanding will ultimately enhance the working relationship you have with them.

But how do you find a personal manager?

It’s a question that is raised at every seminar that I conduct and posted on many websites that often give vague and elusive answers. Now, once and for all, you will receive an honest and direct answer:

Don’t go looking for a personal manager, let them find you.

Think about it. If you were a manager, what’s the likelihood that you would manage some no-name artist that approached you out of the blue for management? The chances are very slim. The process of a manager courting you is very similar to the courtship that takes place between men and women: The majority of time, the pursuit starts with some fundamental attraction.

The same is true for the personal manager; he/she must find the prospect of managing you to be attractive (i.e. potentially lucrative or professionally advantageous). In the courtship between men
and women, there is a point where attraction breeds desire, and the pursuit intensifies.

For the personal manager, this occurs when the music artist is in a position (financially) to justify their expenditure of time and energy, or has generated a strong “buzz” which makes them attractive and desirable to other prospective managers . Please note: The more attractive and desirable the music artist appears, the more relentlessly they are pursued by real personal managers (i.e. people that manage music artists for a living).

Answer this question before we go any further: How attractive and desirable do I appear to a real personal manager? Be honest with yourself. Having a CD or an unpolished band is simply not enough to make you attractive or desirable. The following are accomplishments that real personal managers find attractive:

a. You have received great reviews AND news stories in the press about your band.

b. You are receiving radio airplay.

c. You are selling product (whether physical or digital)

d. You are building a community of devoted followers.

e. You have been offered a recording contract.

Let’s go back to the parallels between men courting women to drive this point home about the importance of attractiveness. Once men and women develop a mutual attraction, and their desires are firmly established, you know what happens next…they pull on the brakes and ask; where is this going? (At least in the cases with the best outcomes.)

In the courtship of personal manager and music artist, the same thing must occur. The music artist
must literally ask the same question: where is this going? Since the chief responsibility of the personal manager is to provide guidance and direction, it is imperative to find out where they can take you (based on knowledge, contacts, and experience), and how they intend accomplish it. Savvy artists also ask for achievements within a (realistic) specified time frame.

It is this stage of courtship that a personal manager will – and should – get the artist to sign a
management agreement. This agreement officially acknowledges the terms, conditions, and expectations of the relationship. In the courtship between men and women, it is the equivalent of exchanging vows that constitute an official commitment between husband and wife.

So, if you need a manager, don’t resort to asking a friend or a relative who knows absolutely nothing about personal management or the music industry to manage you (although many do because of trust issues). Spend the majority of your time making yourself more attractive and desirable to real personal managers. They are out there. You just have to give them a reason to come looking for you.

By: Gian Fiero

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Most benefactors are known for giving large amounts of money to broad humanitarian causes, but many benefactors are starting to give on a much more personal level. High society benefactors are drawing controversy from their sugar-daddy style philanthropy.

From the Latin bene “good” and factor “maker”, dictionary.com defines benefactor as “one who confers a benefit or benefits”. Historical benefactors like Mother Theresa or Joseph Pulitzer probably come to mind when thinking about the word benefactor. Yet a benefactor doesn’t always play by traditional rules.

What has country clubs buzzing across the nation are personal benefactors. This type of benefactor provides financial, professional and emotional support to mostly young and attractive individuals in return for one on one companionship.

These ‘mutually beneficial relationships’ or ‘arrangements’ often come with monthly allowances, multi-thousand dollar shopping sprees, world travel and even professional advancement. With a struggling economy, many young people can appreciate help with paying the rent, or even student loans. The old stereotype of a flamboyant sugar daddy lavishing gifts on teenage Playboy playmates simply doesn’t apply to the majority of “wealthy man” and “wealthy woman” profiles on a benefactor match-making site.

New benefactor-matching websites are pairing the Haves with the Have-Nots. “You’ve got a lot of wealthy, average looking professionals with benefactor accounts.”-says Brandon Wade, creator of a popular benefactor dating site. A quick browse through the profiles on a benefactor dating site reveals the diversity of benefactors ages. While most of the benefactors are over 40, many of them are in there 20’s and 30’s, and they’re not all men!

Female benefactors, like their male counterparts, are utilizing benefactor dating sites to hone in on a companion that can appreciate their giving and accommodate their busy lifestyles. One benefactor profile says “I’m looking for a nice, free spirited person to pamper with no-strings-attached”.

Whether it’s completely financial, or more all-encompassing, the support personal benefactors give is not taken for granted by those who receive it. With everyone wanting an edge up, personal benefactors are becoming the ‘answer’ for those with small means but large ambitions.

By: Stephan Lee Smith

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It is very essential to know what type of content and sketch you need for your photography portfolio website. So here are few tips which would help you to create good portfolio website.

Relax and gather your thoughts
At times ideas just evoke, when you see something that flashes creativity in you. It is just like that ideas do not hit us; it is more likely that we have to make them, so that eventually they would hit us. More likely been hit by the car, you get a better chance in a middle of a road rather than at the side of a street. So it is important that you give full attention to your thinking process. Note down the ideas that come across your mind, and then circle all those which you think would not work for you.

Never grasp the initial thing you see
It is very important to know what you are getting yourself into. Just do not buy anything, because it has a great look. Take expert advices, look for some reviews, this would actually help you to save time and money in the long run. Better to do a quick Google search before you end up buying anything online. Competition is severe there so just always browse and explore the competition before you jump into anything.

Rough Sketch
It is very essential to have a rough sketch of how your website would look like, so if your designer does not do this for you, then you should do it by your own to get a rough idea about the structure of your website.

Read the news
Reading or watching the news could be of great help as it is the great medium of knowing all the ideas. So whenever a new product is launched, it is always in the news, so normally we get all the information regarding the product on the web.

Domain surf
Domain names would give you the idea of how to sum up your site just in one word. So search for domain names and if you find an unregistered names than you can just pick up any.

Focus on creating new ideas
If you will just focus on how to make money, you would not get good ideas in your mind, so forget about money and just focus on how to create new services and think about the questions like: how should I improve or create better or new services. Think about the new features which do not exist.

By: Surinder Sharma

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Every time the computer industry tries to make inroads into the home entertainment center by offering products that are designed to use the home TV screen as a computer screen, consumers offer a lot of resistance. Yet, the computer industry persists as evidenced by Intel’s Viiv technology and the fact that the media center version of Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system and several versions of the Vista operating system are designed to make computers a part of the home entertainment center.

While consumers have been busy resisting the incursion of the home computer into the home entertainment center, computer equipment has been sneaking in anyway. This covert incursion can be seen in the form of newer forms of TV technology. DVD players, digital TV converters, satellite receivers, DVR’s, and video gaming systems are all computers in some form or another.

One of the side effects of having all of this new technology so thoroughly computerizes is that there is an unprecedented level of compatibility between computers and the Internet, and the home entertainment center. For example, there are a variety of devices that take advantage of Internet connections to provide their users with more options. The TiVo is a good example of this. TiVos download their program guide information from the Internet and are even capable of being programmed to record specific TV shows from another location over the Internet. Some of the newer TiVos are even capable of downloading movies from the Internet to be shown on TV sets.

Other devices that can do this include some versions of Sony HDTV sets, the Vudu, the Slingbox, Microsoft’s Xbox 360, and several others. The Apple TV can fetch video from the home computer(which can get the video from the Internet or from a digital video camera), and the ability to download movies directly from the Internet is expected to be coming soon to the Play Station 3 from Sony.

Another interesting result of the overlap between computers and TV is the introduction of portable video devices. A portable video device is a hand held, battery powered portable device that can store video on a built in data storage system and then display it on a TV screen or its built in screen. These devices come in a variety of sizes and capacities. For example, there are versions with only two gigabytes of storage space and such small screens that you have to wonder why anyone gave them the capacity to play video. At the other end of the extreme are devices that have amply sized screens, the ability to store over a hundred hours of video, access the web over a WiFi connection, and even record video that’s being played off of other devices and store it on their own hard disks. The data storage systems use either flash memory or more conventional hard disks, and the screens can either be conventional LCD technology or energy saving OLED screens. Some of these devices can even download video from some Digital Video Recorders if all of the compatibility issues are taken care of.

All of these devices show the benefits that computer technology can have when applied to home entertainment.

By: Nicole M Evans

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The origin of the muse goes back to the nine muses of Greece. There are four different versions of their parentage, so I won’t delve into that. It is said that all tales and songs, all inspired knowledge, come from the Muses. Each has their own specialty and associated emblem. These are the most common names and attributes:

Calliope, muse of epic song, carries a wax tablet. Clio, muse of history, carries a scroll. Euterpe, muse of lyric song, plays a double flute. Thalia, muse of comedy and bucolic (characteristic of the countryside or pastors) poetry, is seen wearing a comic mask and ivy wreath, holding a shepherd’s staff. Melpomene, muse of tragedy, wears a tragic mask and ivy wreath. Terpsichore, muse of dance, is seen dancing while playing a lyre. Erato, muse of erotic poetry, plays a maller lyre. Polyhymnia, muse of sacred song, is depicted veiled and pensive. Urania, muse of astronomy, is pictured with a celestial globe.

Mousa, in addition to being the Greek word for “muse”, literally means “song” or “poem”.

In modern day, the word muse has a much broader meaning. It no longer refers to the original nine. Much more personalized, everyone can have their own muse, the source for his/her inspiration.

The muse comes in different forms. For some, it is a creature – perhaps a fairy or a dragon. For others, it is something specific in their life that inspires them – nature, walking, music. Perhaps it is an actual person – a friend, sibling, or spouse that you speak to and come away re-enthused and inspired.

My muse is more likely to show up if I play Celtic music. It can come in the form of a woman, or a dragon, or merely magic in the air that blocks out the rest of the world.

Stephen King has a muse, which he writes about in his book “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.”

“There is a muse, but he’s not going to come fluttering down into your writing room and scatter creative fairy-dust all over your typewriter or computer station. He lives in the ground. He’s a basement guy. You have to descend to his level, and once you get down there you have to furnish an apartment for him to live in. You have to do all the grunt labor, in other words, while the muse sits and smokes cigars and admires his bowling trophies and pretends to ignore you. Do you think this is fair? I think it’s fair. He may not be much too look at, that muse-guy, and he may not be much of a conversationalist (what I get out of mine is mostly surly grunts, unless he’s on duty), but he’s got the inspiration. It’s right that you should do all the work and burn all the midnight oil, because the guy with the cigar and little wings has got a bag of magic. There’s stuff in there that can change your life.”

Later he writes about the importance of having a regular writing schedule, and how it is for the muse as much as for yourself.

“Don’t wait for the muse. As I’ve said, he’s a hard-headed guy who’s not susceptible to a lot of creative fluttering. … Your job is to make sure the muse knows where you’re going to be every day from nine ’til noon or seven ’til three. If he does, I assure you that sooner or later he’ll start showing up, chomping at his cigar and making his magic.”

If you’re always waiting for inspiration to write, you won’t get much done. Is it not better to exercise your writing muscles while you wait for your muse to come to you? Even if all you do is stare at a blank screen, you are opening yourself for it to come.

By: Mary Jensen

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