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Monday, November 12, 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Reputation Management – Imagining a “New Morehouse”
Reputation Management is the process of repairing the public perception of a brand that has experienced some kind of reputation changing occurrence. Companies and persons who do not respond quickly to such incidents can suffer irreparable damage. Venerable old companies such as American Airlines, British Petroleum and Ford Motors have suffered reputation damaging scandals that have led to bankruptcy, the loss of millions of dollars and the discontinuation of popular product models. Currently, the U.S. Presidential election may be decided based on one candidate’s ability to reverse the negative perceptions caused by remarks that he made in a “leaked” video.
In some cases, a decline in the reputation of an organization can have consequences for the institution as well as other associated“stakeholders”. Scandals within such respected institutions as the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America and Penn State University have produced consequences for the reputation and brand perception of the current members, past participants and even affect the perceived value of the degrees earned by the alumni of the respective school. In the case of one’s Alma Mater, the associated Brand Equity that is derived from the association of being an alumnus of certain institutions has a direct affect on your personal brand. When it comes to such positive associations, being know as a “Morehouse Man” is one of the strongest personal branding attributes one can possess next to being an “Ivy Leaguer”.
Since the founding of Morehouse College in 1867, it has been regarded as the standard of excellence with respect to educating Black men in America. Alumni of the college include Nobel Laureate Martin Luther King, Jr., former Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain and former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. While other predominantly Black colleges are facing the threat of closure and an ongoing conversation focused on their continued relevance, the Morehouse brand is still very highly regarded. Yet Morehouse is not immune from the economic and cultural threats facing other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (or HBCUs) as well as institutions of higher learning in general.
In the October 2010 issue of Vibe Magazine an article appeared entitled “The Mean Girls of Morehouse”. In this article openly homosexual students asserted that the dress code issue was raised as a tacit ploy to restrict the civil liberties of gay students. Because Morehouse College is an all-male institution, the issue of homosexuality is one that has always impacted the school’s reputation and brand. Negative associations with homosexuality have changed over time with evolving cultural attitudes towards homosexuality, yet negative perceptions regarding homosexuality may never disappear completely. However, more disturbing than the idea that a group of students might be targeted for discrimination by the college, is the notion that any group of students may be the targets of civil rights inequities at the school regarded by some as the birthplace of the American “Civil Rights Movement”.
Alumni of Morehouse College were instrumental in the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as well as the election of the first Black mayor of the city of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson. A sense of obligation to fellow man, a sense of mission to improve society and a tradition of working for social justice have always been regarded as part of the Morehouse tradition. Since the issues of the dress code, gay rights, a less publicized Moody’s Investors Service debt downgrade and other issues have been raised, Morehouse has been “under the microscope”. The college finds itself in a position where another blow to the reputation of the school might prove fatal.
1) A continued commitment to the core values of the organization
2) Defending the “value proposition” of the “brand”
3) The effective allocation of the current and future resources of the organization
4) Financial transparency of the organization
5) Assuring the quality of the product (academic rigor)
6) Demonstrating a commitment to diversity
2) Defending the “value proposition” of the “brand”
3) The effective allocation of the current and future resources of the organization
4) Financial transparency of the organization
5) Assuring the quality of the product (academic rigor)
6) Demonstrating a commitment to diversity
All of these concerns represent the types of issues that internal and external stakeholders should always be concerned with in regard to maintaining the reputation and brand equity of any organization that they support. Hopefully over time and with hard work and cooperation between current students, alumni, supporters and the administration, all interested stakeholders can work together to do even more than just imagine a “New Morehouse”. Hopefully, they will soon be successful in bringing into being a stronger, more viable and eternally relevant Morehouse College that will endure for centuries to come.
Vince Rogers is a highly-skilled resource manager and communications consultant. He possesses many years of successful experience in financial asset and real estate wealth building. He is the publisher of the popular blog Disguised Limits, which is number two on Networked Blogs.com Top 22 Blogs in the Opportunities category. He is the principal change agent at Vince Rogers & Associates where he specializes in strategic branding and reputation management. Please contact him at this address. www.examiner.com/personal-brand-in-atlanta/vince-rogers
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A Success Plan for Your Personal Relationship with Money
By Vince Rogers
“There are
two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means
— either will do — the result is the same; and it is for each man to decide for
himself, and do that which happens to be the easier. But if you are wise, you
will do both at the same time, young or old, rich or poor, sick or well; and if
you are very wise you will do both in such a way as to augment the general
happiness of society.” ~ Benjamin
Franklin
Basically, this quote is saying that
you can be happy without spending your money on stuff that you don’t need. Instead, you should pursue meaning and
purpose in your life. The whole world will also be a better off if you do. What
could be simpler? What could be better?
Defining Your Relationship with
Money
In order to transform your
relationship with money, you must ask yourself some very tough questions. More
importantly, you must be willing to provide honest answers. Are you Managing
your Relationship with Money, or are you Waiting for a Miracle?
Essentially, there are (4)
Money Relationship Styles:
1.
The Player
-
You’re a Player. Basically, you
spend every penny you can on having a ball. I think the young people call this
“Ballin’”.
2.
The Friend
-
You find yourself forever in the
“Friend Zone”. You’re nice to your money. You pay your bills. You may even have
a little left over at the end of the month. Nevertheless, you’re unsatisfied.
You yearn for more from your relationship with money.
3.
The
Companion -
You’re Good to your Money. You save
when you can. Maybe you even invest a little. You’re still not totally
“Committed” to “Managing” your Relationship with Money.
4.
The Partner -
You are
committed to managing your money. You’re creating
assets and multiple streams of income.
At the same time, you’re shedding
liabilities and ending your servitude
to debt.
Your Money Relationship History
What is
Your Money Relationship Track Record? Think
about how you’ve earned and spent your money in the past. People earn and spend
money in different ways.
These are the (3) different
ways that you can earn money:
- Earned Income
- Portfolio Income
- Passive Income
These are essentially (4) different
ways that you can use money:
- Spend it
- Save it
- Invest it
- Manage it
You’re Managing your Money when
you’re Spending Less; Saving More;
Investing Smart and Creating Multiple
Streams of Income.
Your Money Relationship Priorities
What Are
Your Future Intentions With Your Money? You’ve
had some time now to think about how you’ve earned and spent your money in the
past. Are you now committed to
transforming your relationship with money in the future? If so, the first thing
that you need to do is to set priorities.
Your priorities aren’t always
written down or formally regarded as such. Most often you exhibit your
priorities by your actions. Having Negative Priorities means
putting things that may make life easier ahead of things that make life more
fulfilling. Having Positive Priorities means putting things
that that make life more fulfilling before things that just make life easier.
Before you can create and stick to a financial budget – which is very
important, you need to create a “Priorities Budget” to
determine what is most important to you.
So what are the 5 Steps to
Transforming Your Relationship with Money????
Step 1) Taking Initiative – Proceed
and Be Bold!
As Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “Faith is taking the first
step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
Step 2) Ending Materialism –
Transform Your Relationship with Things
What things are keeping you tied to
the world and further away from living the life that you want to live????
Step 3) Relieving Debt – Transform Your Relationship with
Credit
W.E.B
DuBois once said that “To whom you give your money, you give your
power."
Step 4) Financial Integrity – To Tell
the Truth
We have to
stop lying to ourselves about our relationship with money.
Step 5) Start Budgeting –
Understanding Assets vs. Liabilities
If you don’t have a budget to keep
track of what’s coming in and what’s going out, you’ll never have a clear
picture of what you need to do, to go where you want to go. Your budget is your
compass to finding the way to your financial destination. In order to achieve your
financial goals, you need to have an organized strategy for transforming your
ambitions into a series of purposeful actions. Your Budget is
the first tool you need to create a strategy for transforming your relationship
with money.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Place Branding - The Case for “Yo Boulevard!"
by Vince Rogers
Place Branding is a fairly new concept in the branding “discipline”. The term refers to the process of communicating a well-crafted image to a target audience in order to create a specific perception of a particular place. Most often place branding is the aide-decamp of Branding’s close relative – Reputation Management. Reputation Management is the process of formulating a positive image or repairing a negative image of a brand. Most often a brand accrues a bad reputation following a negative event or unfortunate change in circumstances.
Place Branding is a fairly new concept in the branding “discipline”. The term refers to the process of communicating a well-crafted image to a target audience in order to create a specific perception of a particular place. Most often place branding is the aide-decamp of Branding’s close relative – Reputation Management. Reputation Management is the process of formulating a positive image or repairing a negative image of a brand. Most often a brand accrues a bad reputation following a negative event or unfortunate change in circumstances.
In the case of a place, whether it is a nation, a city or a neighborhood, this bad reputation usually evolves over time. It ultimately can lead to losses of population, declining economic activity and high crime rates. A negative perception can be associated with a place for years, even if the facts don’t support the perception. This in summary is what has become the plight of Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward.
The neighborhood is home to Martin Luther King jr.’s childhood home, Ebenezer Baptist Church and in years past, was considered a very desirable residential location in Atlanta. Today the principal through street in this community - Boulevard, has earned a reputation for facilitating every urban vice imaginable. According to Kwanza Hall the presiding Atlanta City Councilmember for the district, it is “the most concentrated pocket of poverty in the southeastern United States.”
There are several cities in America such as Detroit on the negative end of the spectrum and Miami on the positive end of the spectrum that have experienced a change in perception over the years. So what can be done to change the perception of a place when the fortunes of the community have reversed? There are essentially 4 Key Steps to a implementing a successful Place Branding Strategy:
- Assemble a Diverse Team of Advisers
- Partner with the Business Community in the surrounding area
- Concentrate on Achieving Key Objectives
- Leverage Existing Community Assets
TEDx Atlanta - The Birth of the Yo Boulevard! Brand
In March of 2012, Councilman Hall was as an attendee at a TEDx Atlanta www.tedxatlanta.comconference. Surrounded by some of the best and brightest minds in the city, it dawned on him that he should seize the opportunity to seek confederates for his campaign to restore civility to Boulevard. In January, Hall had already declared 2012 the “Year of Boulevard”. It was at the conference that the brand name “Yo Boulevard!” www.yoboulevard.com evolved and became a living breathing entity. The association with TEDx Atlanta served the purpose of gaining access to a diverse source of advisers with vast intellectual capital. It also provided the potential for partnerships with the city’s most progressive business leaders who possessed the necessary physical and financial capital.
The Children Are Our Future
Hall determined that the most important objective that should be pursued was empowering the children who lived in the community to break the “cycle of poverty”. He decided to focus on the children as the key objective because he believes that “You can change all the physical structures, but if you haven’t given people real opportunities, all you’re going to do is push them out.” Borne out of the TEDx conference, a three (3) part challenge was issued to the business and community leaders in the community:
- Sponsor a child for summer camp
- Hire a child for a summer internship
- Help a young person start a business and become an entrepreneur
During what was termed as the “Summer of Possibility” in association with their diverse team of advisers and by leveraging local businesses and vital community assets, Yo Boulevard! achieved all three objectives.
Operation PEACE: A Diamond in a Rough Place
Facing the onslaught of “gentrification” and the specter of past “urban renewal” schemes, it is unlikely that the residents in the Boulevard corridor would have welcomed warmly a new round of infiltration by people they consider “outsiders”. Even the inroads of more affluent or well educated residents of the adjacent communities might be met with skepticism without the intercession of an established and trusted force in the community. The natural candidate to fill this role in the Boulevard community was Operation P.E.A.C.E.www.operationpeace.org
Under the steadfast and trusted leadership of Executive Director, Ms. Edna Moffett, since 1995 Operation P.E.A.C.E. has been a dynamic agent of change in an otherwise neglected community. Operation P.E.A.C.E began as an effort to improve the lives of the children in the Old Fourth Ward community. In addition to serving as a buffer between the neighborhood children and the negative forces at work in the community, the organization has evolved into the primary community resource for residents looking for solutions to their problems. According to Moffet, “Because of our long track record as a catalyst for change in the community and a driver of successful outcomes for our youth, it was decided that Operation P.E.A.C.E. should be the standard-bearer for Yo Boulevard!”
“Living Laboratory for Innovation”
Only time, effort and “right action” will determine whether Yo Boulevard! can effectively counteract years of negative perceptions of the Old Fourth Ward community and the infamous Boulevard corridor. Hall's stated goal is to convert the community into a “Living Laboratory for Innovation”. His prudent insight and stalwart commitment to the project are evidenced by his observations that"We're talking about changing something that's been in place for thirty years. It's not going to change in six months." Although place branding initiatives have an inherent idealistic quality, with the type of pragmatic leadership that Councilman Hall provides to the project, it stands an excellent chance of succeeding.
Any successful branding strategy requires the dedication of adequate time, resources and organization. In the case of Place Branding, it is best to move moderately rather than be overly aggressive. The alliances that have been forged can be broken and confidences of the various stakeholders can be easily eroded. Yet if managed properly, an area that was thought to have already seen its best days can be transformed into a vigorous, lively and productive community.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Personal Branding Strategy for Your Career Search
By Vince Rogers
In this turbulent economy, companies still face the challenge of maximizing productivity. Essential to achieving that mission is making cost effective, purchase decisions that add value to the “bottom line”. Effective managers must maximize return on investment from every resource – especially human resources. Therefore, making excellent hiring decisions is critical to achieving the success of an organization.
The goal of employers in today’s job market is to find the “ideal” candidate for every job opening. Facing a “lean” job market, the goal of every jobseeker should be to present themselves as the ideal candidate for a specific career opportunity. From the employer’s perspective, finding the right person for a job is not just a hiring decision – it is also a purchase decision. Therefore, it is imperative that you package yourself in a way that makes you more attractive than all of the other “products” available in the marketplace.
Employers want to know more than whether you can simply do the job. It is also necessary that you can align with the mission, values and philosophy of the company. Are you an Experienced I.T. Professional or a Technology Industry Change Agent? Different organizations may require or desire one or the other. However if you’re not the right fit for the specific opportunity you’re applying for, the savvy hiring manager will know. Most importantly, you don’t want to waste your time applying for one position, if you are really better suited to another one that is available elsewhere. Many unfocused jobseekers apply over and over again for positions that they’re not suited for, expecting to sneak in the back door. Well here’s an important newsflash – savvy employers aren’t “buying it”.
It is essential that you identify and effectively communicate your Brand Promise. This is your statement or statements that combine what you are, with what you can deliver to the company. Anybody can say “I am a hard working professional who has produced quality results” and many people make such generic statements all of the time. My advice is that you go in another direction. I would suggest something more like: “I am a Technology Industry Change Agent who works well with teams and independently, to solve complex problems and maximize the productivity of a dynamic I.T. Department.” This type of Brand Promise distinguishes your uniqueness and establishes the value you will bring to the organization.
In addition to creating a customized resume and cover letter for each position, you should also be prepared to make a full presentation of your entire Career Portfolio. Written letters of recommendation; copies of awards and certificates as well as documentation of academic achievements should be made available upon the request of the prospective employer. All of these items can be compiled into a “Brag Book” A “Brag Book” is a binder or folder containing documentation of your academic and career accomplishments that you can present to a job interviewer. It effectively serves the same presentation function as a businesses portfolio, which one company would provide to another in a Business to Business or “B2B” setting.
In the final analysis, an individual must undertake many of the same steps to get their next job as a business does in order to get their next client. So just like a businessperson, you should also create a business card and start actively networking. Although “Job Boards”, social and professional networking sites and even blogging are great outlets for showcasing your personal brand, most new career opportunities are discovered through “face-to-face” Networking. Nevertheless, whether it is online or in person, utilizing the aforementioned strategies will set you apart from the competition in the execution of an effective personal branding strategy for career success.
In this turbulent economy, companies still face the challenge of maximizing productivity. Essential to achieving that mission is making cost effective, purchase decisions that add value to the “bottom line”. Effective managers must maximize return on investment from every resource – especially human resources. Therefore, making excellent hiring decisions is critical to achieving the success of an organization.
The goal of employers in today’s job market is to find the “ideal” candidate for every job opening. Facing a “lean” job market, the goal of every jobseeker should be to present themselves as the ideal candidate for a specific career opportunity. From the employer’s perspective, finding the right person for a job is not just a hiring decision – it is also a purchase decision. Therefore, it is imperative that you package yourself in a way that makes you more attractive than all of the other “products” available in the marketplace.
Employers want to know more than whether you can simply do the job. It is also necessary that you can align with the mission, values and philosophy of the company. Are you an Experienced I.T. Professional or a Technology Industry Change Agent? Different organizations may require or desire one or the other. However if you’re not the right fit for the specific opportunity you’re applying for, the savvy hiring manager will know. Most importantly, you don’t want to waste your time applying for one position, if you are really better suited to another one that is available elsewhere. Many unfocused jobseekers apply over and over again for positions that they’re not suited for, expecting to sneak in the back door. Well here’s an important newsflash – savvy employers aren’t “buying it”.
It is essential that you identify and effectively communicate your Brand Promise. This is your statement or statements that combine what you are, with what you can deliver to the company. Anybody can say “I am a hard working professional who has produced quality results” and many people make such generic statements all of the time. My advice is that you go in another direction. I would suggest something more like: “I am a Technology Industry Change Agent who works well with teams and independently, to solve complex problems and maximize the productivity of a dynamic I.T. Department.” This type of Brand Promise distinguishes your uniqueness and establishes the value you will bring to the organization.
In addition to creating a customized resume and cover letter for each position, you should also be prepared to make a full presentation of your entire Career Portfolio. Written letters of recommendation; copies of awards and certificates as well as documentation of academic achievements should be made available upon the request of the prospective employer. All of these items can be compiled into a “Brag Book” A “Brag Book” is a binder or folder containing documentation of your academic and career accomplishments that you can present to a job interviewer. It effectively serves the same presentation function as a businesses portfolio, which one company would provide to another in a Business to Business or “B2B” setting.
In the final analysis, an individual must undertake many of the same steps to get their next job as a business does in order to get their next client. So just like a businessperson, you should also create a business card and start actively networking. Although “Job Boards”, social and professional networking sites and even blogging are great outlets for showcasing your personal brand, most new career opportunities are discovered through “face-to-face” Networking. Nevertheless, whether it is online or in person, utilizing the aforementioned strategies will set you apart from the competition in the execution of an effective personal branding strategy for career success.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
A Success Plan for Your Personal Relationship with Money
Parts A&B (Slides 1-27)
Slide
1
Welcome to A Success Plan for Your Personal
Relationship with Money
Slide
2
Basically, this quote is saying that you can be
happy without having to spend more money on stuff that you don’t need, while
pursuing your purpose in life and the world will also be a better place to
live. What could be simpler – What could be better????
Slide
3
Are you Managing your Relationship with Money, or
are you Waiting for a Miracle????
Slide
4
Essentially, there are (4) Money Relationship
Styles.
Slide
5
You’re a Player. Basically, you spend every penny
you can on having a ball – I think the young people call this “Ballin’”.
Slide
6
You find yourself forever in the “Friend Zone”
You’re nice to your money – you pay your bills and you may even have a little
left over, but at the end of the day you want more from your relationship with
money.
Slide
7
You’re Good to your Money. You save when you can and
maybe even invest a little, but you’re still not totally “Committed” to
“Managing” your Relationship with Money.
Slide
8
You are committed to managing your money. You’re
creating assets and multiple streams of income while shedding liabilities and
ending your servitude to debt.
Slide
9
I want everybody now to just think about how you’ve
earned and spent your money in the past, while we talk about the different ways
that people can earn and spend money.
Slide
10
These are the (3) different ways that you can earn money:
Earned Income, Portfolio Income and Passive Income
Slide
11
You’re managing your Money when you’re Spending
Less; Saving More; Investing Smart and Creating Multiple Streams of Income.
Slide
12
Now you’ve had some time to think about how you’ve
earned and spent your money in the past. Now are You Committed to Transforming
Your Relationship with Money in the future????
Slide
13
Priorities
-
Source: Wikipedia - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary
Slide
14
Having Negative Priorities means putting things that
may make life easier before things that make life more fulfilling.
Slide
15
Having Positive Priorities means putting things that
that make life more fulfilling before things that just make life easier.
Slide
16
Just to illustrate how priorities can be organized,
this is a very widely used model for prioritizing needs named Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs
Slide
17
Before you can create and stick to a financial
budget – which is very important, you need to create a “Priorities Budget” to
determine what is most important to you.
Slide
18
Now if you don’t take anything else from what we’ve
talked about so far – please remember this one thing: Don’t Buy Stuff You
Can’t Afford Let’s watch this short video that talks a little more
about this topic.
Slide
19
Translation: Just get going – everything else will
take care of itself.
Slide
20
This video taken from the film “The Pursuit of Happyness” will
hopefully reinforce the previous statement(s).
Slide
21
So what are the 5 Steps to
Transforming Your Relationship with Money????
Slide
22
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “Faith
is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole
staircase.” In the Holy Bible - Luke
11:9 says….
Slide
23
In 1 John
2:16 the Holy Bible says
that….things keep us tied to the world and further away from God. What things
are keeping you tied to the world and further away from living the life that
you want to live????
Slide
24
W.E.B DuBois once said that “To whom you give your
money, you give your power." Proverbs
22:7 stated it another way…. – it essentially says that you are a slave
to whoever you owe money too.
Slide
25
We have to stop lying to ourselves about our
relationship with money. Why???? Because Proverbs 10:9 says that ….
Slide
26
If you don’t have a budget to keep track of what’s
coming in and what’s going out, you’ll never have a clear picture of what you
need to do, to go where you want to go – Your budget is your compass to finding
the way to your financial destination. We’ll discuss some specifics of
budgeting in the next section.
Slide
27
This concludes parts A&B of A Success Plan for Your
Personal Relationship with Money Brought to You by: Vince
Rogers & Associates Please contact us to formulate a winning "Success
Plan" for your business or non-profit organization.
Parts C&D (Slides 28-47)
Slide
28
Welcome to A
Success Plan for Your Personal Relationship with Money
Slide
29
Your Budget is the
first tool you need to create a strategy for transforming your relationship
with money.
Slide
30
In order to achieve
your financial goals, you need to have an organized strategy for transforming
your ambitions into a series of purposeful actions.
Slide
31
Let’s watch a short
video that illustrates how it’s never too early or too late to learn the
importance of having a budget.
Slide
32
Whether it’s a lower
price, a better rate, a shorter term or a budget billing plan for your
utilities – Everything is negotiable, but you have to ask for it.
Slide
33
Home Maintenance can
help to prevent costly repairs, leads to lower utility bills and lower
insurance costs.
Slide
34
Automobile Maintenance
helps to prevent costly repairs, leads to higher gas mileage and longer vehicle
life.
Slide
35
Insurance coverage, not
stocks and bonds are the foundation of a sound financial plan. Unexpected
healthcare costs can wipe out savings quicker than almost any other expenses.
Uncovered expenses due to inadequate life insurance can wipe out any
inheritance you might leave your family.
Slide
36
Banking and Investments
accounts are products, shop for the best rates and terms – not by brand name.
Slide
37
Actively managing your
debt is the key to achieving your financial freedom
Slide
38
We have all heard of
the 7 Deadly Sins; but have you ever considered how they relate to your
relationship with money????
Slide
39
We were created to be
“Overcomers”. Learning how to avoid the Seven Deadly Sins of Money can help us
all to become financial “Overcomers”.
Slide
40
Sometimes our wealth
can cause us to become so arrogant that we lose touch with out true purpose, reality,
other people and most importantly God.
Slide
41
Do you want more money just to impress other people????
Slide 42
Do you want more money just to buy more things you don’t need????
Slide 43
In the Christian Bible -
Romans 6:23 says that “….the wages of sin is death….” Oftentimes when we have
more money, we’re able to buy more things that we think will give us pleasure,
but sometimes these things end up bringing us more pain than pleasure and keep
us away from fulfilling our true calling.
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Does not having enough money motivate you or make you angry????
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Do you want more money just to horde it or put it to work???
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Once we have a plan in
place for transforming our relationship with money, we must work our plan
diligently and continuously avoid slipping back into our old bad money
management habits.
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This concludes parts
C&D of A Success Plan for Your
Personal Relationship with Money Brought to You by: Vince Rogers & Associates Please
contact us to formulate a winning "Success
Plan" for your business or non-profit organization.
****This presentation was originally created for:
Harmony Church in Atlanta, Georgia
Pastor Roland Lane, Jr. presiding****
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