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RACI Times
An Infotainment Newsletter for Rolando & Associates Consulting, Inc.
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| Quote: An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing. - Murphy's Laws |
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GET SOME MENTORS AND THEN GET SOME MORE.
The single most important variable in life is time.
There is not enough of it and we cannot get any of it back. So we must
spend the time we have the most productive way possible every day, all
the time, without exception. Since we are all human this is practically
impossible. What is possible is to notice when you are off track so that
you can get back on. With that said, I want to emphasize the critical
importance of Mentors in your life and business.
Dictionary.com defines a mentor as "A wise and trusted counselor
or teacher". Almost nothing can save you more time
or grief than guidance from a quality mentor. Of course
you have to be a willing and able student to put their guidance to work
for you.
Mentors come in many different forms. They can be people, books, web sites, radio / TV programs, movies, events etc, etc, etc…the key ingredient here is you. You have to actively pursue them, pay attention to their lessons, and implement the solutions. So how do you find a great mentor?
As I just said above, the key ingredient here is you. If you are truly on a path to correct or adjust an area of your life or business, you will often need to look for answers outside yourself. Everyone usually knows someone who is excellent at something. The more people you know, the more excellence you're likely to see. You should start with these people. Once you find the person you know who appears to have excellence in an area you wish to, start asking questions.
Most great mentors are discovered. They are discovered by their students. They do not brag, they are humble, and they are concerned for the well being of others and most importantly they don't need anything from you. That is not to say that the mentor does not benefit in this situation. Mentors usually can learn a thing or two from the student as well as understand themselves better through the mentoring process.
Now that you have found a mentor, the real work begins. What you will most likely find out about your mentor is that they are a student themselves. Excellence is achieved only after a considerable commitment of time and effort. Someone who is excellent at something has done, is doing, and will continue to do their homework. They read, watch, model, learn, and implement everything they can about their area of excellence. They most assuredly have or have had mentors to help them out along the way. They will suggest steps for you to take that have gotten them where they are. You will have to work!!!
Let's go back to the problem of time mentioned in the first paragraph. I just explained how you have to work more once acquiring mentors, which equals less time available. Not necessarily. Initially you might have to implement some practices in your life which take up more time than you used before but through the wisdom of your mentors you will hopefully be avoiding the pitfalls and obstacles they faced which got them where they are now which will give you more time. Avoid mistakes of others = a lot more time available for you.
The last area I would like to address on this subject is a touchy one.
What areas of my life should I get a mentor for? Every area. No matter
how personal the problem, no matter how small, no matter how big, no matter
how bizarre, if there is an area of your life you're not satisfied with,
get a mentor and get it cleaned up. Obviously as mentioned before, finding
the right person for the job is key especially when it pertains to personal
matters. Since once again, you are the main ingredient here, you need
to get yourself straightened out as much as possible in every area of
your life. It will serve you well when hearing the needed critical observations
of your mentors.
Editorial written by Rolando J. Pozo
Please provide feedback on this article or anything related to Rolando & Associates Consulting, Inc. @ info@rolandoworld.net.
Press
As mentioned last month Rolando J. Pozo was recently interviewed by freelance
reporter Derek
Maul for an article in the Tampa
Tribune West Tampa Shopper. This article was a biography of
his life as it pertained to West Tampa. He was also asked for his input
on the Chamber of Commerce and Community involvement regarding the revitalization
of the area. Click
here to read the article.
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New Client Consultant!!! |
Grand Slam Pics is here. In an effort to assist Wellswood Pony Baseball raise money for their park, Rolando & Associates Consulting, Inc., donated an interactive web site in order to sell pictures of players on the field, in action during the 2005 State Championships. Grand Slam Pics raised a few hundred dollars in a short time and will hopefully continue to benefit the park in the future events.
Premier Products International:
We were recently been asked to create an interactive flash show that
would very quickly demonstrate the various products and name brands that
Premier Products International represents. Click
here to see what we came up with.
PayPal:
In an effort to make doing business with our organization as easy
as possible, we are in the process of implementing PayPal's Web site Payments
Pro service. We strongly recommend any business that wants to take payments
in any form use this system. It's great.
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If Only I Could Listen To My Favorite Radio & TV Shows When And Where I Wanted To. What Do You Mean I Can? Freedom is as good as it sounds. Imagine listening to your favorite talk show on a spur-of-the-moment bike ride. Hearing movie reviews in line at the box office. Catching the 11:00 news at 6:33. Imagine never again missing the unmissable. Choose the time. Choose the place. Choose the show. Save for later or listen now. Podcasting makes it possible. iTunes makes it easy. Get more info at www.apple.com. |
| TV Sucks In This Town, I Can't Wait To Go Home. I Can Watch My Home Town TV Anywhere? The Slingbox is a compact and elegantly designed, state-of-the-art electronic device that connects to the back of your TV. It redirects, or “placeshifts,” the TV signal from your cable box, satellite receiver, or digital video recorder (DVR) to your computer or laptop of choice, no matter your location — so long as you have a high-speed Internet connection. This utterly unique device will transform the way you watch TV. Whether you want to watch your soaps in the laundry room, or catch the big game during a conference call, or watch your local news from China, the power is now in your hands. www.slingmedia.com. |
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If Only My iPod Were Wireless. It Is? What Is Going On? Listen to your music in style—no wires attached! Logitech´s Wireless Headphones for iPod® use advanced Bluetooth™ frequency hopping technology for interference free, crystal clear audio. Digital wireless technology provides over 30 feet of range, and rechargeable batteries can play up to eight hours per charge. These headphones include a wireless adapter that snaps onto your iPod or iPod mini, plus integrated controls so you can adjust the volume, play, pause, or select tracks without touching your iPod. The power of wireless audio is in your control with Logitech´s Wireless Headphones for iPod. Get more info at www.logitech.com. |
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I Don't Ordinarily Pimp Palm Products, But This Thing Is Cool.
The Treo™ 650 smartphone from palmOne makes it easier than
ever to stay connected. It simplifies your life by combining a compact
mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging, and web access.
There’s also Bluetooth® technology so you can connect
wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices. Not to mention an MP3 player,
a digital camera that captures video, and a vibrant color screen
that brings everything to life – all in a device that’s
still small enough to fit in your pocket. Seems like Treo smartphones
just keep getting smarter. |
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What Is A Firewall, Is It Enabled & How Do I Know If It's Working?:
How am I supposed to know? Nowadays when you buy a router / firewall
it is almost configured out of the box to protect you. All you have to
do is configure it to get on the net. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's
a nightmare. Usually the accompanying poster or manual are fairly straight
forward and you should be able to get it up and running in no time. You
will know it's working if you can surf the net. You can also check your
firewall by going to Shields
UP. If all else fails, call us. After we laugh at your frustration,
we'll be glad to help.
My Computer Is About 5 Years Old Should I Get A New
One?: YES!!! You should have gotten a new one 2 years ago. Wait 1
more year then get 2 new ones. This is the most popular question I get
asked. The truth of the matter is, it depends. It depends on what you
currently can or can't do with your existing computer, and what you plan
to do different if you were to get a new computer. If all you do is send
an occasional email and you like your old computer then by all means hold
on for dear life. If you attempt to do photo / video / audio editing,
for the love of God stop and buy a new computer. Of course buy it from
us. That way you will only get what you need or want and understand why.
I Can't Find Anything On The Net About My Neighborhood, Does It Exist?: My friends at Google have done it again. Hopefully all of you are using www.Google.com as your only search engine per my numerous recommendations. If not shame on you. Once you get to Google, go to the local link, put in your city and zip and save it. Now when you want to find something in your neighborhood Google Local it.
ALERTS! ALWAYS GOOD FOR
A FEW LAUGHS
Viruses: Basically the best advice we can give you is to shut your computer down, unplug it and leave it that way. You may still get a virus, but you won't know so it won't matter. Here are the latest little jewels to come out as defined by Symantec.com.
Backdoor.Berbew.T is a Trojan that opens a back door to allow a remote attacker unauthorized access to the compromised computer. DON'T GET IT! "I hate compromises" - Rolando
Trojan.StartPage.P is a Trojan horse program that attempts to change the Internet Explorer home page. DONT GET IT! "Don't you dare pee on my start page" - Rolando
W32.Alcra.C is a worm that spreads through file-share networks and attempts to disable several programs on the compromised computer. DON'T GET IT! "Why don't you just disable the power button so I can't turn you on in the first place?" - Rolando
W32.Bobax.AA is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to addresses gathered from the compromised computer and from search results on www.google.com and www.accoona.com. It also operates as a covert proxy. DON'T GET IT! "No problem here, I don't have any addresses in my computer, you ate them all last week! - Rolando
Backdoor.Graybird.N is a Trojan horse that hides its presence on the compromised computer and downloads files from remote Web sites. DON'T GET IT! "All this time I thought I was downloading all that porn on my computer" - Rolando
W32.Opanki.C is an IRC threat that may spread through AOL Instant Messenger. DON'T GET IT! "Is there anything that doesn't spread through some AOL product?" - Rolando