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How to Defeat the ALINSKY Method of Maneuvering Meetings Toward Preset Goals.

1st Rule:   SMILE!  Always be charming, pleasant and courteous.  Speak in a normal voice.  Avoid seeming or appearing to be belligerent or aggressive.

2nd Rule:  STAY FOCUSED!  To help you stay on track, write your question or statement down in advance.

Watches for “change agents” to twist the conversation around to make you (the questioner) appear foolish or belligerent or aggressive.  Be careful to not go on the defensive.  Remember the 1st Rule.  Always bring them back to the question by simply stating clearly and precisely:  “That is NOT what I stated.  What I asked was…” (here repeat your original question).

3rd Rule:  BE PERSISTENT! Realize that the Facilitator will probably go into some long drawn out discussion of some unrelated or only vaguely related subject.  Drag them back to the subject by saying:  “But you didn’t answer my question!  My question was…” (again repeat your question).

NEVER, NEVER allow yourself to become angry. 

These steps were from Albert V. Burnes who is a regular columnist for the Spanish Fork Press and for Ether Zone.

August 29, 2009 Posted by | Security & Safety | Leave a comment

The 12 Rules of Survival

In the coming days and years ahead, it might be good to learn how to survive and to think of survival as a journey.  Laurence Gonzales wrote a book as a result of his research and writings about accidents for more than 30 years, entitled DEEP SURVIVAL:  Who Lives, Who Dies, and WhyDeep Survival

 Rule One:  Perceive and Believe
Admit you are really in trouble and you are going to get yourself out.

 Rule Two – Stay Calm and Use Your Anger
Let your angry motivate you which can make you fell sharper.  Manage your pain.

 Rule Three – Think, Analyze, and Plan
Quickly organize, setup routines, and institute discipline.

Rule Four – Take Correct, Decisive Action
Be willing to take risks to save yourself and others.  Be bold and cautious simultaneously.  Break down large jobs into small, manageable tasks.  Moment by moment, hour to hour, and day by day.

 Rule Five – Celebrate Your Success, even the smallest.
Count your blessings.

 Rule Six – Be a Rescuer, Not a Victim
Do what you do for someone else – have a higher motive.

 Rule Seven – Enjoy the Survival Journey
Find something to enjoy, some way to play and to laugh.  Use the intellect to stimulate, calm, and entertain the mind.

 Rule Eight – See the Beauty
Look for the wonder in the small things around you.

 Rule Nine – Believe that You Will Succeed
Your will to live and to get through becomes firmly fixed.

 Rule Ten – Surrender
It is a resignation without giving up.  It is survival by surrender.

 Rule Eleven – Do Whatever Is Necessary
Have a reason to live and bet everything on yourself.  Don’t over or under estimate your abilities.  Believe that anything is possible and act accordingly.

 Rule Twelve – Never Give Up
If you are alive, there is always one more thing that you can do.  Accept that the environment is constantly changing and know you must adapt.  When you fall, pick yourself backup and start the entire process over again.  You are in a transformational journey.

August 29, 2009 Posted by | Economy, Security & Safety | Leave a comment