Are Honest Elections in Illinois an Oxymoron?

Most people groan when they hear a pun, yet they laugh when they hear an oxymoron. They laugh because an oxymoron combines opposite or contradictory terms, such as thunderous applause, sweet sorrow, honest Illinois elections….

As a child growing up in Chicago we frequently heard jokes like “When I die, I want to be buried in Chicago so I can keep voting,” and “Vote early and often.”

Honest elections (or the lack of them) though are no laughing matter. Voter fraud invalidates your legitimate vote, creates apathy (“my one vote is not important”) and allows elections to be stolen from the lawful winner. And when that happens, there is no longer a level playing field, corruption becomes the norm, and the democratic process is undermined.

Fraud is not limited to one political persuasion! Election integrity is a nonpartisan issue that every citizen should be concerned about.

Think of it this way: Who is lobbying for you, the citizen?

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Harness the Power of Social Media Thru Integrated Marketing Campaign

We keep hearing that our businesses and organizations should be involved with Internet social media and networking - but do you know WHY?

Here's the WHY:
Social Media + Marketing Campaign = Growth @ Lightning Speed

Marketing is about creating awareness. Social Media is the method to create that awareness in a fraction of the time of conventional methods.

Unfortunately too many people approach social media in a helter skelter fashion, exerting a tremendous effort for little return.

Taking an organized  "campaign style" marketing approach to your social media efforts will accelerate creating that awareness.

To learn more, read my article by clicking on this link:
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Or plan to attend my next seminar on Wed. Aug. 24th. Visit my website for details.

People who attended the last seminar had the following comments:

• "Take it! You'll definitely learn something"
• "If you know nothing about social media, this was a good introduction"
• "Good information to get you started setting up your marketing campaign"

Seating is limited so register today at http://www.anneschwab.net/

Opening the Door to Closing Sales

You are in sales whether or not your job classification is "salesperson" - everyday each of us must sell ourselves and our work to our boss, customers, patients, clients. Most of us are not natural "salespeople" - we need to learn the techniques to make us better.

If you need to mak sales happen, then join us on Thurs. 3/31/11 for the seminar "Opening the Door to Closing Sales". You will learn:

• closing the sale starts at the beginning
• identify your client's pain and how YOU can fix it
• handling objections
• understadning your client's personality
• 7 techniques to close in on the Close

to register click on the link.

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From Chaos to Empowerment

Does life feel like a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle that has been thrown into the air and all those pieces are still hanging in space? Does solving the puzzle seem insurmountable?

Anyone who has completed a such a puzzle knows that, while challenging, it is not insurmountable. All those unconnected pieces feel chaotic. What are the strategies for moving from chaos to empowerment?

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Quran burning

A storm of controversy is swirling around a Florida church's Quran burning event.

When will we learn that our actions have consequences? Intended to be a statement, the event has become an international frenzy.

I understand why they would want to burn the Muslim holy book - there are teachings in that book with which I too disagree. Burning their holy book though is not what a Christian would do. A Christian is tolerant of others' religions, teachings and beliefs - and the right to have those beliefs - even when those religions teach intolerance.

More than being un-Christian, the proposed act has created several dilemnas.

One dilemna is that the publicity the event has received has inflamed those same people who do not reciprocate that tolerance and contrbituted to an already combustible situation which puts all Americans, as well as our military personnel, at risk.

Not going thru with the event creates a totally different dilemna - one in which those same intolerant people  equate backing down with being weak- that is among their beliefs.
How do we resolve this while still being Christian and not backing down?

Perhaps an event where a bonfire is built, surrounded by stacks of the Quran next to stacks of Bibles. By holding up one book of the Quran and one book of the Bible and announcing "Though we may not agree with all the teachings in your Holy Book, we show the same respect for your Holy Book as we do for ours. We would not willingly burn our Holy Book and, as a Christian, we will not willingly burn your Holy Book."

Is this not what Jesus meant when he instructed us to "turn the other cheek"? This does not imply that we should never defend ourselves. It does imply that when we are wronged (by insult or act) that we forgive, release and let go of the negative emotions associated with that wrong.

"Walk softly and carry a big stick."
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"Days of Fear" - a 1st hand account of captivity under the New Taliban

A book I just finished reading is "Days of Fear" by Daniele Mastrogiacomo. Daniele is a journalist who was promised an interview with a high ranking Taliban leader in Afghanistan. Instead, he was captured and held in captivity with his interpreter and driver. What happens to them in captivity sends shivers down one's spine.

This book is a must read for anyone who wishes to gain greater insights into Islamic extremists who engage in their activities in the name of God.

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The Fragility of Freedom

We are living in a pivotal time in history.


Over the last couple decades, the focus in our country has been divisive social issues. It is time to put aside our differences on those issues because there are much more serious threats with which we need to deal. They are threats – both external and internal – that threaten our freedom.


How we deal with these threats in the next few months will shape our lives for decades to come. Yet most of our citizens are so uninformed that they don’t even realize what those threats are. Unfortunately by the time we realize what is happening, it takes significant action to undo the harm, if it can be undone.


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