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(The following two articles are presented in the order that they
were received.)
IRTA Names Patty Weston Accounts/Project Manager & UC's Full-Time
Broker
International Reciprocal Trade Association and Universal Currency
are pleased to announce that Patty Weston has been retained on a
full-time basis as UC's International Broker and the new position of
Account and Project Manager for IRTA, as of January 2, 2014.
Patty's ten-plus years of broker and industry expertise will be
critical in helping both IRTA and UC achieve their ambitious goals
for the future. She has been with UC for over three years, and has
attended the last four IRTA conventions in Pittsburgh, Mexico,
Jamaica and Las Vegas.
IRTA's Executive Director Ron Whitney is thrilled with the expansion
of Patty's role, "Patty has been a real asset to UC and IRTA over
the last few years. I am delighted that she will be helping us in an
even greater role going forward. UC and IRTA have experienced
tremendous growth over the last seven years, and Patty will help us
provide a higher level of member services while also pro-actively
helping with the continued expansion of IRTA and UC."
Patty says she is up for the challenge and welcomes her new
responsibilities, saying, "UC has been setting trading records but
still has so much upside potential. I really look forward to working
even more closely with every UC member, allowing them to maximize
their UC trade volume. IRTA is pushing forward on so many fronts — I
know I can help Ron make his and the global board’s goals a
reality!"
To contact Patty, call 407-951-6797 or e-mail her at patty@irta.com.
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NATE Welcomes Raye Fegan As New Full-Time BANC Broker
The National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE) is excited to
welcome Raye Fegan as the new full-time NATE Administrator and BANC
Broker. From 2007 to 2013, she was the Senior Trade Broker for
Southern Barter Exchange (SBX), handling goods, travel, and
advertising on a daily basis. Raye played an active role in
orchestrating the 2013 annual NATE Convention, which SBX hosted,
receiving a leadership award from NATE for her efforts.
Raye attributes her success in the industry to Kenn Flemmons, the
owner of SBX. She enjoyed working in Little Rock (AR) office, and
developed lasting relationships with the brokers and owners of the
exchanges she has worked with nationally.
Raye is looking forward to her new role with NATE as well as to
renewing her relationships with the various trade
exchanges. NATE/BANC is like an extended family and she is excited
to help both the association and the BANC grow.
Not only is Raye involved in her work, but she has also been active
in a number of community groups such as The Band Booster for
Daughters school where she served as president for two years. She
served as president of the CASA Board of Directors for five years,
having produced two of the largest fundraisers for CASA in the state
of Kansas. Additionally, Raye has been active in her local Chamber
of Commerce as well as in local political campaigns.
Since 1984, NATE has been helping trade exchanges across the United
States grow into successful barter companies.
The NATE Board of Directors, consisting of trade exchange
owners, is there to mentor new businesses. They bring with them a
wealth of information, experience, and readiness to help new members
be successful.
NATE exists to promote, educate, and train fellow exchanges in the
barter industry. The association is dedicated to helping
independently owned and operated exchanges prosper, while upholding
a formal standard of ethics and integrity used to maintain federal
compliances and regulations.
Raye's office hours will be 9:00am - 5:00pm CST. She can be reached
at (617) 763-3311 or
raye@natebarter.com.
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10 Ways To Ensure 2014 Is Your Year For Positive Change
If you're ready to make 2013 the year opportunity knocks on your
door, read on for a few of successful entrepreneur Vickie
Milazzo's suggested action steps:
1) Go boldly after your biggest goals.
When is the last time you set a goal and truly went after it?
Milazzo encourages people to identify their "Big Things" — those
goals that connect to their passionate vision. Then choose one
to schedule their day around.
Be your own number one fan. If you don't announce your own
achievements, you can bet that no one else is going to do it for
you. With humility, make sure that you're keeping your name,
your accomplishments, and your skill set in front of everyone.
2) Don't under-price yourself.
You'd love to ask for more money but frankly, you're afraid to.
The economy still isn't great so I'd better lie low, you reason.
This just seems like common sense. But settling for less than
you're worth is a big mistake — even in the wake of the Great
Recession. In my eyes and in the eyes of many other CEOs, job
candidates actually lose credibility when they underprice
themselves.
3) Make sure you stand out.
Many people get stuck in ruts at work because they become viewed
as commodities. Commodities are easy to obtain and easy to
replace. And that's certainly not how you want to be perceived
at your job — whether you're an employee, a leader, or an
entrepreneur. Do everything you can to ensure that you aren't
seen as interchangeable or dispensable.
4) Network with big players.
Generally, we tend to gravitate toward people who are similar to
us: those who think similarly, who find similar things fun, and
who are in similar walks of life. That's fine when it comes to
your friendships, but you need to aim higher when it comes to
networking. More than 60% of people find jobs through
networking, for example, and you can bet that most of them
didn't achieve this goal because they knew someone at the bottom
of the pecking order.
5) Turn off cyberspace.
There's no greater blow to productivity than breaking your
concentration to reply to an e-mail as soon as it hits your
inbox. Remember, no award will be handed out at the end of the
day for the person who responded to the most e-mails the
fastest. If you're doing nothing but responding to e-mail,
you're bouncing around like a pinball.
6) Break the feel-good addiction.
In today's world, we're constantly sabotaged by nonproductive
energy wasters. There are emails to read. Facebook statuses to
update. Receipts to locate for that already-late expense report.
Dishes to be washed. Files to be organized. And on, and on, and
on. These are the easy, albeit often unproductive, tasks that
make us feel good. They may not get you any closer to
accomplishing your greater goals, but at least you've checked a
couple of things off your to-do list.
"Unfortunately," says Vickie Milazzo,
"this addiction comes at a
high price, because that cheap check-mark high is guaranteed to
frustrate, overwhelm, and stress you out in the long term. By
majoring in minor things, we never get to our big commitments.
Breaking these addictions opens the door to achievement, because
what you focus on is where you will yield results."
7) Set aside sacred "momentum time."
Momentum time is precious time you are able to set aside for
yourself each day, to work uninterrupted toward achieving your
goals. To carve out time, examine every activity and decide how
to eliminate it, delegate it, hire it out, or do it faster.
"If part of your day is rarely interrupted (such as early
morning or late evening), reserve it for momentum time. Keep
your momentum time sacred. Use phrases such as, 'I'll be
available in one hour. What time after that works best?' Start
your day with a two-hour uninterrupted chunk, and then gradually
add more two-hour momentum sessions each day. Claim your
momentum time and you'll find those lost hours you've been
looking for."
8) Have confidence in your abilities.
It's highly unlikely that you'll reach any goal you set for
yourself if you don't believe with your whole heart that
achieving it is possible. Among other things, you won't be
confident enough to take calculated risks, if you don't believe
that the limitations in front of you are surmountable. Anytime
you find yourself entertaining doubts or trying to limit what
you think is possible, remind yourself of your past successes.
Let them infuse you with pride and bolster your resolve.
"Believing you can do it—whatever
'it' is—is 90 percent of the
win," assures Milazzo. "When I walked into my first meeting with
a potential client, my legs were literally shaking. I forced
myself to remember that this attorney needed specialized
knowledge that only I—a critical care nurse—could give him. I
walked out of that meeting with my first client. Plus, I learned
that when you expand what you're willing to believe about
yourself, you can transform who you are and what your life looks
like."
9) Surround yourself with mentors.
There are two ways to develop the skills, habits, and mindsets
that you'll need to achieve wicked success. The first is to go
it alone and learn by trial and error in the school of hard
knocks. The second (much smarter) path is to learn from others
who have encountered and surmounted problems that are similar to
your own. That being the case, surround yourself with as many
mentors as possible and practice the skills they pass on to you.
10) Safeguard your
momentum.
Accept that you won't please everyone. Someone is bound to be
unhappy about the changes you make to focus on your big things.
A friend might get upset because you can no longer meet for
lunch on Wednesdays. Your spouse might complain because you
won't run his errands on a weekday.
"Bottom line, they'll get over it," says Milazzo.
"Stop feeling
guilty and stay true to your goals. Surround yourself with
friends, family, and peers who support your vision. Discard all
discouraging messages. These are your passions and goals, not
anyone else's."
"You can't snap your fingers and suddenly become successful,"
admits Milazzo. "And the successful people you envy weren't able
to do that either. They worked for it. They set big goals. They
didn't settle for small-time achievements. Wicked success can be
yours too, if you make the same big commitments."
Vickie Milazzo is the author of the New York Times bestseller
Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman.
She shares the innovative success strategies that earned her a
place on the
Inc. magazine list of
"Top 10 Entrepreneurs" and "Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies" in America.
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