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The time has arrived, you’ve reached the port of call, and you’re reading to board the ship and start your vacation. What do you do next? We'd like to offer up a few suggestions.

There is always the chance for an upgrade of your accommodations. If your ship has better cabins that went unsold you might be able to work your way into a free upgrade or at least one for a discounted rate.

If the ship is sailing and the better cabins are empty, then anything the cruise line gets helps cut their losses. Check with the Purser’s office to see if there are any available. Some cruise lines will only accept cash or traveler’s checks for this upgrade, so you might need to plan ahead and bring some.

You’ll probably want to find your cabin steward who can show you how everything works. Make them your friend, they can be very helpful. If you have your luggage, it’s nice to unpack so you’ll get it over with and have some room in your cabin. Don't panic if your luggage isn't in your cabin when you arrive. It may take a few hours for luggage to be distributed. Inspect your cabin and report any complaints immediately. There are plenty of other things you can do, though.

Learn the exit route from your cabin to the open decks, in case of emergency. You should check to see if your meal seating confirmations are in your cabin, if unacceptable, you need to go see the Maitre d’. Check to see when the lifeboat drills are scheduled. If you plan on using the spa, salon or babysitting service, find them and sign up before all the good times are gone.

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Be prepared to handle rejection. Who said that any kind of selling was easy? But it all comes down to attitude. If you can understand that a rejection of the opportunity that you are so excited about is not a rejection of you as a person, then you are on your way. “No” must be interpreted as “next”. This is easier said than done but it’s the price of success. The Internet and other new technologies now allow some rejection proof approaches, such as using lead capture pages and autoresponder messages. These methods serve to “pre-qualify” your prospects. There still must come a time when you will have to be in personal contact with your down line members however.

Part of preparing your mind for these ‘negative’ people is to fill your mind with positive messages. There are many Network Marketing and “positive thinking” speakers that will help you keep your spirits up. You will be surprised to discover the boost that motivational tapes and books can give to your attitude in general. This is one of the benefits of being in this industry—it teaches you to have a brighter outlook on life.

Be realistic in your expectations. To expect too much too soon will only set you up for a possible let down. Accept that this is a legitimate business that requires investment of time and effort and you must be prepared to sow the seeds for the harvest you expect to reap. Who builds a house without first considering the cost?

When you are quoted the salaries of the big recruiters, be sure to ask how much time and money they spent to get to that level. This information will give you a clearer picture.

Once you find a reputable company be prepared to stay for the long haul.

This goes without saying but if you expect to succeed you must stay the course. The most successful people in life have gone through very trying times but they stuck with it and left a legacy behind. It is often said that tough times don’t last but tough people do. The same is true for those seeking to build a solid recurring income. You should commit yourself to at least 3 years before making a decision either way.

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There are several ways to remove spyware from your computer. If you have knowledge of viruses, then you can easily understand most of these methods and how they are potentially beneficial to you.

Spyware can be detected in many of the same ways as a virus can. A scan of your computer can relieve many types of spyware and adware and help you to safely remove them from your computer.

The worst case scenario for the computer user that has a large amount of spyware and adware on their computer is to have to have their computer’s system reinstalled. In this case, it will take professional help, in many cases, to back up the data on the computer and then to fully reinstall the operating system for the unit.

But, that’s not the normal case and it’s not the first step for you to take, either. There are several other things that you should do first. There is much help out there but it takes a bit more help and knowledge to get you to the point of knowing what program is a potential benefit and which is likely not to be.

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The time you spend on task has some relationship to the quality of work you end up producing. A good gauge to follow is to perform 2-3 hours of schoolwork outside class for every hour of class time. Yes, this means for a full-time student with 15-hours of class per week load the recommendation is to do between 30 and 45 hours of homework each week.

Sure, that's a big jump, especially if you breezed through high school or previous years of college on less. This estimate simply reflects the time it actually takes to learn effectively. It’s not steadfast and set in stone. If you find yourself really grasping the concepts of a chapter after a half-hour, feel free to stop. The key here is to set aside this time exclusively for studying. If you get done earlier than expected – that’s a bonus!

Now this number shouldn't mean that you completely forgo time for yourself. It is important to have some personal time. Even though you may work a part-time job, and doing so isn't necessarily counter-productive to success at school, you'll need to take some time for yourself and for recreation each week.

A starting guideline might be something like 10% of your week, or 17 hours. What is more important than these specific targets is that you spend enough time on school work to ensure that you're successful and that you spend enough time outside of school to ensure that you have a healthy balance.

Allow for unanticipated interruptions in your schedule. This means leaving some empty spaces during the day or in some way being flexible enough to handle interruptions. If the unexpected does not happen, time is available to do something we were saving until the next day.

Schedule homework early in the day so it is less likely to be crowded out by unexpected events like meeting an old friend or having a roommate ask for help with one of his classes. Homework should be a part of each day’s schedule. Students who participated in a major study on stress, reported doing homework as the most frequently used method for reducing stress in their lives.

That might sound odd to you, but by staying ahead of the game and keeping homework done, the stress levels will be lower because you won’t have that unfinished work hanging over your head and in your mind constantly.

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You just got your website online. Everything is setup and you're ready to go. Excitement is high and the time has come to open your virtual doors to the millions and millions of Internet users around the globe. You put out the cyber welcome mat and declare your site ready for action. But, instead of sitting and watching the users trample over one another to get to your site, you see little to no traffic.

Don't worry! This is something every webmaster goes through and is to be expected. (Well, webmasters in the late 90's expected to launch their site and be millionaires the next morning, but times have changed since those wonderful days!)

But there are some quick and easy things you can do to begin building your 'link network,' which will ultimately help drive traffic to your site. Since the Internet's conception, the notion has been that sites link to one another, while web surfers click from place to place. Thus, the challenge begins: Get your site linked to as many others as possible.

You can start contacting other websites offering to trade links (but be prepared to invest a lot of time); you can buy links (but be prepared to fork out some cash); you can join link-trading programs (but be prepared to get a lot of irrelevant sites linking to you); or you can start submitting your website to web directories.

What Is A Web Directory? A web directory is a compilation of sites organized by category or topic. Most web directories have multiple levels of categories, progressing from general to highly specific. In addition, a web directory editor will likely have to approve your site, lending it at a certain degree of credibility. Being listed in a directory ensures that if a web surfer finds their way into a specific category, they don't just see your competitors, they see you! And, if they can see your link, they can click it, producing traffic to your site.

A Web Directory Listing Helps with SEO If you have a website, you undoubtedly know the importance of ranking well in Google and other major search engines. These search engines count links from other sites as votes for your site, which helps determine your ranking, or position in the search results. There are a lot of other parts of the algorithm and this brief explanation doesn't do it justice. However, it serves the point that links improve your ranking, and that's something every website owner needs to know.

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Who would you rather be with? Your best friend who loves pizza as much as you do, who's crazy about basketball like you are, who watches the same programs on TV as you; or your next-door neighbor who's a vegetarian, hates sports, and watches those shows that will bore you to dreamland?

The answer is obvious. You would want to be around people who have the same behaviors, attitudes, and values as yours. Birds of the same feather flock together.

Bookworms like each other's company because they share a common bond - their love for books. Basketball fanatics flock together because they can RELATE to each other's interests and ideas.

If you really want someone to like and trust you, you've got to exhibit the same qualities as that person. And there’s no better way to do this than by using body language. Here’s how it goes:

Match their facial expressions, gestures, posture, speech, styles, actions, breathing patterns, values and beliefs. Put yourself in their shoes. In other words, BE THEM.

By doing this, you are also matching their way of thinking. You may easily adapt to their inner thoughts and views.

You may also do some crossover matching. For example, you talk at the same rate as their breathing. Or you can scratch your chin every time their eyes blink. Get the idea?

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This is where your focal point is very important. This will create the flow of your scrapbook. As I stated before, choose 3-5 pictures for one page. You can use more or less depending on your personal taste. There are many attractive scrapbooks with different size photos used.

Lay out the photos want to display on one page at a time. Look at the photos for different colors that pop out at you and elements that add definition to the photo. Next, match the photo with the color of cardstock you will be gluing them onto. If you are not certain about the color you should use you can always come back to it later.

Next, choose background paper that will coordinate with certain themes you are using. If you are creating a baby album using a baby themed background paper will keep the cost down.

Think of a title page to go with the photos you choose and write it down on a post-it note. Write down other ideas that come to mind so you have them ready when you start to journal.

Once you have decided on the photos, color of cardstock, and background paper, place the items in a Ziploc bag. Using an acid-free pen, label the outside of the bag with the page number and title you are using.