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Dont you just love Paul Simon? The lyrics to his songs are not only pleasing to the ears, but can be inspirational. Imagine yourself enjoying the warm autumn sunlight while listening to Paul’s song, 50 Ways to Leave your Lover. Now, stretch your imagination just a bit and think about how many “Ways” you can come up with for saving and/or making more money in business…
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I Have My Manuscript, Now What? A Look at the World of Publishing

Youve spent endless nights hammering away at your book. Youve rewritten it, youve edited it, and you had it professionally proofed. Your baby is finally done and youre ready to send your precious manuscript off to a publisher, thinking that writing it was the hardest part. Wrong!
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In the mortgage business there are two foundational areas of involvement. One is the position of “loan officer,” the other is working as a “broker.” The loan officer for the most part earns from what is called “personal production,” which means you are earning from what you are able to personally produce by bringing mortgage business into your employer’s office. In some cases you may be paid a base salary and/or draw, but then you will be paid less in commissions by the company (broker) you are working for.
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Most of us believe parts of life are inherently stressful. In fact, most of us have been taught to believe that life as a whole is very stressful. To deal with any type of stress effectively, you must first understand that life itself is NOT inherently stressful. Thousands of human beings have learned how to speak in front of groups with little or no stress at all. Many of these people were initially terrified to speak in public.

Their knees would shake, their voices would tremble, their thoughts would become jumbled - you know the rest. Yet they learned to eliminate their fear of public speaking completely. You are no more or less human than they are. If they can conquer the fear of public speaking, so can you. It just takes the right guiding principles, the right understanding and the right plan of action to make this goal a reality.
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A recent survey showed that more than eighty percent of Americans want to write a book. This extraordinary statistic is somewhat puzzling considering that the National Endowment for the Arts estimates that only fifty-seven percent of Americans have read even 1 book in the last twelve months!

What is it that makes people — even non-readers — want to put pen to paper?

Perhaps it’s the desire for fame and fortune, the need to earn the respect of others, or maybe it’s just the wish to leave some mark on the future, a permanent record of a life lived.

Whatever the reason, for those who actually complete a manuscript, the odds of seeing it published by a reputable firm are slim.
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