29e: Det är nästan lite charmigt att ligga två dagar efter. Det tar ändå ett tag för en dag att sjunka in. Idag är det glöggkväll med bortbytingar och sedan hägrar årtiondets fotbollsmatch.

Relive your younger days with this old fashioned rollerskate charm pendant.

Measurements: Length is 19mm.

Comments: This charm is vintage (circa 1950’s) brass but doesn’t have any ageing because this warehouse stock item was stored properly. But with constant wear, it will impart that lovely aged patina.

~I found the light saturated in your charm…~

Cinci zile libere, yuppi! Sa vina mai des ziua nationala a Romaniei ha,ha.  Eu una chiar avem nevoie de ele, sa ma destind un pic..sa mai uit, sa ma refac. Plus ca iar sunt bolnava, mi se pare mie sau sunt bolnava cu norma intreaga? M-am saturat de luat pastile..care nu ajuta la nimic, poate zilele astea o sa ma fac bine.

Trecand la lucruri un pic mai abstracte, vorbeam ziele trecute cu sis despre “charm” , love, relationships and co. Si serios, concluzia noastra ramane mereu aceeasi nu e asa ca e un pic cam banal sa te indragostesti de tanar si sa ramaii blocat mereu la aceleasi sentimente? Adica cum experimentezi paleta de sentimente si trairi daca la 18 ani deja te gandesti la o viitoare foarte curanda nunta? Uneori cred ca lumea din jurul meu inca citeste basme..sau poate prea mult tee vee dauneaza rau. Personal cred ca “charm-ul” si flirturile sunt minunate.  Let’s live not just exist :>

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “enchantment; glamour; charm; spell.”

The name is possibly of ancient origins, but seems to have gone through a revival during the Finnish National Romantic period at the turn of the 20th-century. The name comes directly from a Finnish word used to describe a type of spell, equivalent to enchantment, charm or glamour, and probably refers to the ancient magical arts of the Saami. Itsdesignated name-day is November 18. The name was borne by Finnish actor, Tenho Saurén (1926-2001) pictured left.

The Bead Fetish is one of my favorite spots in Sacramento. There are three rooms of glass and stone beads, charms and anything you need to make something pretty.

I wasn’t sure what I was looking for because I felt so overwhelmed by all the possibilities. Like always, my shopping tray was filled with pieces that could be a potential project, but I couldn’ settle on one idea.

But then, I saw the butterfly charm. It was very similar to the butterfly on a necklace I loved so much but lost, a necklace that was given to me by my great friend Viridiana. I decided I’d try to recreate it, though I could only remember it was very earthy with brown braided string and turquoise beads. They didn’t have the same string, and I really don’t even know what it’s called, but I settled on thin brown leather. I bought some beautiful colorful beads, but changed my mind later and used some green ones I found in my bead box.

I couldn’t figure out how I wanted to do it at first (and silly me didn’t think to buy enough leather so I was a little limited). But I just did something so very simple with knots and few green beads. I do like it, but I might reconstruct it one of these days when I get more leather (or find that other string stuff). Any ideas?

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Make your Thanksgiving easier on the host and yourself by following these do’s and don’ts.

1.  Do arrive on time.  Five or ten minutes after the start time is good.  No guest should show up early, not even a minute early as the host may be running around putting some last minute touches on setting the table.  You don’t want to make the host feel rushed.

2.  If you’re going to be more than 15 minutes late, call, and give the host an estimated arrival time.  A host should not be expected to delay a meal longer than 15 minutes for the latecomer.

3.  Don’t bring a guest unless invited to do so, and do not ask a host if you can bring a guest, unless the host is your family.

4.  Do bring a gift if appropriate.  It’s always nice to present a host or hostess with a token of appreciation like a bottle of wine, candy or gift soaps.  Don’t bring food unless specifically requested.

5.  Don’t gather in the kitchen unless the host asks you to.  Some people are comfortable cooking with an audience, others become distracted.

6.  Do compliment the food graciously, but be realistic.  The pumpkin pie may be marvelous, but don’t say it’s the best you ever tasted unless you really mean it.

7.  Don’t change place cards or ask to sit in a special place at a seated dinner.  Hosts put a great deal of thought into seating arrangements and a polite guest doesn’t try to out-think them.

8.  Do be on your best behavior.  Unless asked by the host, don’t open closed doors, cabinets, drawers, or medicine chests.  Tidy the bathroom after use.

9.  Don’t inquire about the cost of anything.

10. Do thank your hosts, all of them, when you leave.  It is nice to follow up with a thank-you note but personal notes are expected only for formal dinner parties.

11. Don’t drink excessively, use drugs, behave aggressively, or use crude language.  These behaviors violate the fundamentals of decency.

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Charm… What is ‘charm’..or ‘to charm’ or ‘charming’? Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates? What was it today then? U see, There’s this ‘charming lady’ i knw…whose eyes i cannot bear to be wet..whose problems i cannot bear to be unresolved..whose pain i cannot bear to be discomforted..n she charmed me today, charmingly..wonderfully..But unfortunately it costs more to change my intuition based assumptions..but i so wished i gave in..

Philosophically speaking,
Friendship costs? It does..
People change? ‘course they do..

I didnt wanna go there..but neither did i want her to wait..FUCK man.its been so long..n is still cant get over it..”I knew you would come.. ” did that make me feel good? i dont know..i dont think so..i wanna be out..n i proposed d same..n then it started flowing..trust..nostalgia..im happy i used to write my diary those days..the ordeal was d worst of mine..but hey, why r v gettin diverted?

does tears weaken every masculine soul?Its not fair then..

I’m a hoarder by nature, so my drawers and cupboards are full of all sorts of useless old tat – buttons for shirts I’ve long since got rid of, Top Trumps cards I haven’t used since I was 11, that sort of thing.

But when I go on holiday I can legitimately hoard things, and often what looks like nothing to other people has great significance to me: sat in front of me, for example, is a big stone which I am using as a paperweight to keep an unruly pile of receipts in check.  But it’s not just any old stone.  It was a stone I washed Bosante the elephant with in a crocodile-infested river in Nepal in the summer. 

Having a bath with an elephant - out of shot to the left is a crocodile...

I’m probably a bit sentimental with souvenirs, and I do tend to keep nigh-on anything as a reminder or keepsake.  But I love buying things which show the culture of the place I’ve been to, and Nepal was brilliant for that.

Ganesh painting

Above is a painting of the Hindu God Ganesh which I picked up in Pokhara for less than £5.  It is painted onto cloth and the colours and design are stunning.  Held up to the light or placed in a well-lit window, the colours glow and shimmer – it took somebody hours to make, and I feel privileged to own it and be blessed by its ‘good luck’ charm.

Hand-carved wooden face mask

Hanging beneath Ganesh on my wall is this slightly scary face mask which I picked up for the equivalent of about £3.50 in Pokhara.  I particularly like the third eye in the middle of the forehead, which I think is a nod to the wrath of the Hindu God Shiva whose third eye opens to see the evils of the world…

Buddhist prayer wheel

More religious iconography, this time recognising the influence of Tibetan culture into Nepal from the displaced refugees who have set up villages and monasteries throughout the country.  This prayer wheel opens up to reveal Buddhist scriptures and mantras which are chanted as the wheel is spun.

An Indian wall-hanging

To diverge away from Nepal, my greatest souvenir extravagance this summer was the above wall-hanging (£10.50) which I bought in Mandawa in the northwest of India.  According to the vendor, it was hand-stitched by “gypsy women” over a period of several weeks. 

I don’t doubt he was telling the truth, but maybe I do doubt his judgement (or his eyesight).  As I walked into his shop he beamed at me and shouted “James Bond!”

Did anyone see yesterday’s episode on rude behavior by Dr. Phil?  So many more people seem to have trouble in this arena and I wonder if it is because life is becoming more stressful by the day.  It’s easy to forget your manners when your very life is in turmoil, if you’re about to lose your job or have already lost it.  Or if your relationship is on the rocks.  Those are moments you might say to yourself: “who cares about manners, I have to survive!”  Unfortunately, rude behavior oftentimes begets rude behavior which makes your day not easier but harder instead.  A small act of kindness comes back manyfold and makes you feel better in the process.  Courtesy tends to be contagious; in fact, a seemingly small act of kindness can have a tremendous impact.  Smiling and saying “Thank you” to a harried waitress in a restaurant may remind her that most of her customers appreciate her efforts.  Courteous people enrich their own spirits by making other people feel good.  The special feeling that comes from being kind may well be the most powerful incentive to remember and practice everyday courtesies.

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Love is in the air. Sterling Silver hand stamped LOVE bracelet on irish linen.

Love is in the air!

This listing is for a sterling silver charm hand stamped with “L♥VE”. Charm is attached to red irish linen cord.

Charm measures 7.6 x 6mm

Bracelet is finished with a sterling silver hook and eye closure.

Please let me know what size and color you would like in message to seller. If no color is selected, the red irish linen will be used. The standard bracelet size will be 7 inches.

Irish linen colors available (in order from left to right) are blue, teal, turquoise, plum, emerald green, olive, sage, pink, fuchsia, red, yellow, brown, grey and black

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

ok so here goes…

I’m going to talk about where I come from to give you an understanding of myself.

I grew up in a Hispanic home.  My mother very strong yet submissive and my father full of testosterone and macho-isms.  I grew up second oldest of four girls.  The oldest pretty full of talent, third oldest cute and full of charm, and the youngest beautiful and the baby.

Where did I fit in a family full of stars.  I had no clue as to who I was.  I did as was told.  Yet I still had a bold streak in me.  Whenever I could I would talk  back to the parents and stand tall.  Yet slowly as I got older I started to regress into myself.  I started to have homosexual tendencies (whatever that means).

I would day dream of being with women.  I would dream of dating them, loving them, and being in love with them.  I remember my first few crushes. They were with the student teachers at school.  My first crush was in fourth grade and the second crush was in fifth grade.  Looking back… HOW COULD I NOT BE GAY!

All the signs were there.  Every single one.  But I grew up extremely religious!  I was told from a very young age how wrong that was!  How wrong it should be.  How I will end up in the pits of hell if I declare to be gay.

I remember one time I before falling asleep my sister S (3rd oldest of the bunch the one with charm) and I were talking, as we did a lot before falling asleep,   I had decided to tell her that I knew I was gay.  Once I told her she got up IMMEDIATELY and told my mother.  My mother then came into the room and told me why it was wrong, that that is not what God wanted for us and then prayed over me or it out of me.  Whatever it was I realized from that day forward that I couldn’t be gay.  That it was wrong and anything else that I tell my mother or sister S would come back and bite me in the ass.

So needless to say I stopped being that fully vibrant child because I started to hide a part of me.  I’m not sure if its the best part of me but a good part of myself.  The part of me that was full of life.

Well this has been my beginnings.  I will keep it short.  Next post I will add more.

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Charm $750

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Jonathan ONCE said that I won’t be able to charm that two guys. Because they are literally immune to GIRLS. GUESS WHAT?

(I am not flirting ok, baby knows)

I did it.

Drawing a large circle on a blank piece of paper, she quartered it and wrote “Lori” in one section, “Jacoby” in another, and “known” and “unknown” in the third and fourth. If it turned out to be neither Lori, nor Jacoby, which was completely possible considering her checkered past, then she supposed she’d have to make a more thorough list of people she might recently have ticked off.

The next part was tricky. Making a loop at the end of a piece of twine, she attempted to slip it around the bullet.

“Hey, what’re you doing?” Robert asked from the doorway as she growled in frustration on her third failed attempt. “Is that a bullet? Are you doing magic?” he queried, crouching down on the other side of the table so he could watch. “Can I help?” he breathed softly, ready to be awed.

“Uh, yeah, actually,” Glory replied in disgust, her shoulders sagging in defeat. Having someone living with her was going to take some getting used to, especially if Robert was always this chatty. But he could actually be useful in this one instance. “Don’t–!” she shouted quickly as he reached for the slug with his bare hands. “Here, use these.”

She handed him the tweezers and he made a face as he concentrated. “I feel like I’m playing Operation,” he muttered ironically, his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth.

As he held the bullet up, she slipped the looped twine around it and pulled it tight. “Good, thank you,” she sighed in relief as she held the makeshift pendulum over her chart. “Now please be quiet so I can concentrate.”

Holding the pendulum at the center of her chart, she concentrated on the shooter. Who was he or she? Who’d sent them? She emptied her mind of all but the question of his or her identity.

“Is it supposed to do something?” Robert whispered, already disappointed after only a few seconds had passed.

“Robert?”

“Yeah?”

“If you can’t be quiet, I’ll have to ask you to leave.”

“Well sorry!” he sulked, slouching down so only his eyes sat above the edge of the table.

Starting over, Glory cleared her mind of all but her question. After a few seconds, the slug began to twist on the string and then swing in a widening circle. She slowly moved the pendulum over the different sections of the circle. There was no change as she moved the pendulum over the “unknown” quarter, which was a relief. She didn’t want to have to worry about other enemies when she already had so many.

And as easy as it would have been to pin yet another assassination attempt on Lori, her instincts and the pendulum said otherwise. Just because she hadn’t heard from Lori in several months didn’t mean her sister still wouldn’t like her dead. Hating Glory was practically the only way Lori could show her any affection. The best Glory could hope for was that Lori had called up something particularly nasty with her book and had been torn limb from limb for her troubles, but Glory tended to doubt she’d get off so lucky. Wherever Lori was, she was biding her time while Glory apprehensively waited for her next move .

However the pendulum finally changed its pattern over Jacoby’s quarter, its gyrations becoming smaller and smaller until the slug merely spun clockwise over his name. Glory breathed a sigh of relief, her intuition confirmed. There was no need to continue on to the last quarter of the chart.

“Is that all it’s going to do?” Robert asked in disappointment. His eyes peered up from the edge of the table like a small child who’s been told there is no Santa Clause.

“Most magic is not flashy,” Glory replied gently. “It’s as mundane as turning a dial on a radio.”

Robert harrumphed sourly as she set the pendulum down and used the tweezers and a pair of scissors to remove the twine loop. Unrolling a map of Sybar City and the surrounding areas, she lay it out on the table and then set a clear plastic tray over top of it. Since she’d had to track Mike and Gozala, she’d improved upon the design of her spell, though she had not had any means of testing it out until now.

“Will you go downstairs and get a pitcher of water for me, please?”

Robert shrugged and left since magic was apparently not as exciting as he’d hoped. Taking a piece of cork, she gouged out a space in the middle until it was large enough for her to wedge the bullet inside. Taking a black sharpie, she drew the compass rune with the bullet at its center.

“Thank you,” Glory said as Robert returned with the water. She poured it into the tray slowly until it was full enough that the cork would not drag along the bottom and skew the results, then waited for the small waves to diminish. Gently setting the cork over the map roughly around where her house was, they waited to see what would happen.

The corked bobbed for a moment or two in the still water before slowly turning and drifting in a southwesterly direction. “It’s a trick, right?” Robert asked. “There’s a slope in the floor or something?”

“No, look, it’s following the streets. He’s in the Lincoln tunnel. Jacoby is leaving Sybar City.”

“Jacoby? That’s the guy that was shooting at us?” Robert asked uncertainly, peering at the cork as if it might jump out of the water and bite him.

“Yeah… I wonder if he’s going back to Miskatonic…” she mused.

“So that solves our problem, if he’s leaving.”

“Not really. It doesn’t mean he won’t be back. He was probably just scared off by the police. Skittish is a good word for him. Paranoid schizophrenic is better. Now he’ll be thinking the police are some kind of undercover alien hybrid ninjas planning to turn his brain into guacamole dip to poison the president or some nonsense,” she adlibbed. “No, whether or not he’s going to MU, that’s where I have to go too, if I’m going to get them to put a leash on him.”

to Chapter 7, page 6

Author: Michael Levine
Source: articleage.com

What’s most astounding is that the vast majority of business people don’t
automatically understand the concept of charm. You’d think it would be a
reflex, a conditioned response in business to “turn on the charm” when dealing
with customers, clients, associates, employees, competitors, or potential
clients. And since the list of “potential clients” for many businesses can include
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solid, loyal fan bases that will keep them working for the foreseeable future.
Charm pays.
It’s not only true, however, for those in entertainment or politics. The surly
garage owner will probably attract fewer customers than the one across the
street who is well known for his concern and easy manner. Have you ever
changed lanes at the supermarket because the 11 nice” cashier was working
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cleaner over another? Was it, mac key chain
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noticeable or the prices that much lower, or was it because the second cleaner
seemed “friendly?”
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By the same token, in industries that don’t deal directly with the public, it’s
often the case that charm can propel a worker to a higher level of responsibility
(and pay). Maybe the charming person who can’t do the job won’t be promoted,
but when two employees of equal competence are in line for a promotion, do
you think the one who practices charm well is going to be at a disadvantage?
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When a customer or client contacts a firm for the first time, walks into a store
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dinner, will you notice? Wouldn’t you notice even if the counter help at the local
McDonald’s smiled and welcomed you in some way other than to recite the
corporate-dictated slogan when you enter?
Charm creates an impression. Usually a good one.
When something in business goes wrong-the overnight package doesn’t
arrive, the copying machine breaks down, the client doesn’t receive the
proposal when it’s expected-is it better to become defensive and blame others
for what went wrong, or to apologize, explain the problem, and promise that
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way will keep the client on your roster?
Charm soothes and heals.
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the, mac key chain
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computer solutions provider.
Charm can identify.
Does all this mean that a person in business needs only to be charming in
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promises, and no amount, mac key chain
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man in the world (and we’ll meet him later) can run, mac key chain
, a business into the ground
if he doesn’t successfully deliver, mac key chain
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But it’s important to note that, quite, mac key chain
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on subjective criteria. If two businesses can, mac key chain
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provide it for roughly the same price, the customer will have to choose
between the two based on other variables. These may include geographical
location, speed of delivery, or some other intangible.
The deal could very well depend on the ability of one businessperson to charm
another.
Don’t discount that idea. It’s, mac key chain
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image of friendliness, or even courtesy, something else that is severely lacking
in today’s business climate. Charm is not false, and it can’t be “put on.” It can
be learned, but it can’t be faked. When you, as a business owner, employer,
employee, or representative, meet with a potential or current customer (client),
you have two options: you can be curt, arrogant, and impatient, or you can be
charming. Even on days when it doesn’t come naturally, “charming” is the
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That’s what this book is all about. The concept of charm may seem antiquated
or anachronistic in today’s cold, bottom-line business world, but it is the polar
opposite of those things. Charm is as important to business today as a cell
phone and a briefcase, and in some businesses, more so. It is an attribute that
can truly make the difference between success and failure, and does so on a
startlingly regular basis.
Charm is often confused with courtesy, and while, mac key chain
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expectations. In a civilization as coarse and crude as the one we now inhabit, it
is easy to mistake courtesy for charm, because so few people are courteous, mac key chain
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courteous beyond what the “rule book” may dictate, is on the road to being
thought of as charming. And that is very much the subject, mac key chain
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Why Charming?
In 1961, a department store executive attended a lunchtime concert given by a
local band that hadn’t made much of a name for itself outside a radius of a few
city blocks. He listened to the half hour or so of music, wasn’t terribly
impressed, given the dreadful acoustics of the place and the band’s
lackadaisical attitude toward the gig. It wasn’t until he met the musicians
afterward that they made any kind of impression upon him.
“I was struck, mostly, by their personal charm,” Brian Epstein would later relate
in an interview. Not long after, he signed the first contract to manage the
Beatles, based on exactly that attribute.
In the world of Hollywood public relations and publicity, where I work, charm
is a constant-personality is both an attribute and a commodity in show
business-but not everyone is charming. The smart ones are, and the successful
ones often are. I’ve worked with personalities as varied as Barbra Streisand,
Michael Jackson, Vanna White, and Mary Hart, among many others. And I can
tell you from first-person experience, charm is a major attribute of everyone
who is successful in Hollywood. Does that mean that everyone in show
business behaves beautifully and courteously all the time? Absolutely not! I’ve
been privy to tantrums and meltdowns far beyond what the average
businessperson has to contend with on a daily basis. I’ve thrown a few myself,
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necessarily an inborn trait. Of, mac key chain
, course some people, mac key chain
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others, but that doesn’t mean we can’t teach ourselves how to find the charm
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to reach the pinnacle of their professions.
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industry, looking down on all others, some measure of charm is an absolute
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charm. They don’t need charm, they believe, because, mac key chain
, they have ability and
contacts. So they don’t make phone calls themselves to confirm a business
meeting. They don’t send gifts or thank-you notes after a successful deal is
completed. They don’t feel it’s necessary to take a moment to compliment a
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charming, are usually stuck in the middle of the pack somewhere. Sometimes,
they don’t even make it that high.
This book isn’t designed to convince you that charm is a valuable tool to
possess in business. The fact is, if you’re striving for the heights of success,
charm, mac key chain
, is a necessity in business. This book is meant to be a guide, a road map
through the dark, winding path that is the way to success. It strives to explain
not just why charm is important, but how it is important, and more important,
how to develop the kind of charm you need to rise to the very top of your
industry.
Charm can be taught.
I am living proof. Charm does not come particularly easily to me. When I
decided I wanted to start my own Hollywood public relations firm, I realized
that I’d need as much charm as I could muster, and that posed a problem. For
someone whose first impulse is not necessarily the charming one, my being in
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the ability to talk to people, was not, mac key chain
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deal of self-training and learned behavior.
So that is exactly what I managed to do. I observed other people, which is the
best possible way to assess one’s own behavior. I compared my reactions to
those I saw around me. I chose role models whom I thought exuded the kind of
charm I wished myself to have, and I analyzed what made them especially
personable. And I took special note of people I thought were unusually not
charming. What were they doing wrong? Which points did they ignore? And
how, in my opinion, could they improve their behavior and further their goals?
Today, while I hardly consider myself in the Charm Hall of Fame, I know how
to wield charm as a tool, and a weapon when necessary. I understand its power
and can exercise it when I think it’s important to do so. I know what it is to be
charming, even if I believe it does not come to me naturally
And as a result, my business has flourished. I have represented such respected
Hollywood luminaries as Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Prince, David Bowie,
Michael J. Fox, Fleetwood Mac, Charlton Heston, Linda Evans, Robert Evans,
Demi Moore, and Ozzy Osbourne, as well as corporate clients such as Pizza
Hut and others. I have never worked a day in my life for an employer who was
not myself. And my, mac key chain
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relations firms in Los Angeles.
I don’t say that to impress you or to brag about some of my professional
accomplishments-I, mac key chain
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learned charm. None of my success would have been possible had I not taught
myself what I believe to be the power and the use of charm in business, and it
certainly would not have happened if I hadn’t paid any attention to charm
overall. I reaped the,, mac key chain
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, rewards because I took the time to teach myself how to be
charming, and I believe I can do the same for you, if you meet me halfway
First,, mac key chain
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, but to have a
talent that is marketable in your business. Charm will take you far, but it will
not hand you a career all by itself. There is no job description for “charming
person,” although many have tried to get by strictly on this one attribute and
nothing else. They have failed. So, you need to be doing your job the best way
you know how-with or without utilizing charm.
Next, you have to be willing to try. No one can force you to be charming, or
trick you into doing something considerate and helpful. You have to have the
desire on your own. I’m willing to bet that you do, since you’ve already picked
up this book and read this far. So, you’re already part of the way to success.
But you have work to do. You have to observe charm in others and analyze
what it does and how it is done. I will guide you through the process each step
of the way, making sure you understand and master each piece of the puzzle
before we put it all together to help you get to the pinnacle of your business,
as far as you can go.
We’ll examine some of the ways famous people-in the entertainment industry
and other fields-use charm, examine the ones who don’t and how it affects
their careers, and see if we can extend the techniques of the most charming
people in the world to your goals. As I did when I began, we will learn by
example.
Also, we, mac key chain
, can start by determining how charm has become such a precious
commodity Those things that are rarest, don’t forget, are most valuable-
nobody would care about diamonds, mac key chain
, or gold if they were easily found in
everyone’s backyard. So it is with charm-the less we, mac key chain
, see of it, the more
valuable and important it seems to become.
But we’ll have to focus on the way charm can be used in business, which is
something no one has ever examined before. Charm simply isn’t I considered
a “serious” business attribute, despite its, mac key chain
, almost central importance to most
people striving for success. So we will make sure to examine business-related
examples, and discuss charm and its importance to CEOs and company
owners. You’ll see through their stories and reactions the vital role charm plays
in business situations (chiefly meetings and negotiations, but also so much
more).
We’ll meet the Most Charming Man Ever and discover the secrets it took for
him to become that, but we will also visit with his polar opposite, in which we’ll
discover the dark side of charm-how it can destroy as well as nurture.
There will be discussions of telephone charm and charm on the Internet (if
such a thing is possible-and it is!). I’ll tell you some stories about people I’ve
worked with who both did and did not use charm successfully, and if I can
bring myself to do so, I’ll tell you stories about how I might have slipped and
done a few things that, mac key chain
, weren’t exactly Fred Astaire material myself.
Along the way, please pay attention to the habits and learned behaviors of, mac key chain
, all
the people we meet., mac key chain
, In fact, pay attention to all the people you meet during
your daily life, since they will all be role models for the “Do” and “Don’t”
categories of charm. Yes, emulate the ones you think are especially successful,
and no, definitely don’t copy the people who are regularly rude or
discourteous.
Being charming doesn’t mean you always have to behave like someone bound
by a strict code of ethics; it doesn’t mean you have to follow every rule blindly
and unthinkingly, mac key chain
, . Quite the opposite is true. The real power of charm comes
with creativity, and that is only possible when a person, mac key chain
, is free to try new things
and, overall, to be oneself. There is no point to being charming if you’re
behaving like an automaton.
The key rule is: have fun with it. Be yourself, but better. Do unto others the
way you would have them do unto you. And, while you I re doing all that:
Charm your way to the top.
Excerpted from Michael Levine’s New Book, “Charming Your Way To The Top”
Michael Levine is the founder of the prominent public relations firm Levine
Communications Office, based in Los Angeles. He is the author of Guerrilla PR,
7 Life Lessons from Noah’s Ark: How to Survive a Flood in Your Own Life.
GuerrillaPR.net is a resource for people that want to get famous in the media,
without going broke. http://GuerrillaPR.net

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All training agreements signed have a stern no policy about refunds.

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