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Show The Garfield County Insider April 1, 2010 EverylCounts Not long ago I was going to get involved in an endeavor only to have a strong impression I shouldn't pursue it. This impression was one I couldn't deny. It was the strongest impression I'd ever received. Have you ever felt one so strong it almost knocked you over? A woman wanted to work with me because I knew a billionaire who had a connection to a golf course that she needed for a fundraiser. Prior to this, I had emailed this woman at least ten emails regarding a separate project we were working on, but heard nothing. NOTE: This is the same woman who had commented to others that I was a Podunk journalist from the country. So, out of the blue, supposedly on the day I was to meet with my billionaire friend of whom she was aware of, I got an email from her. The first line was blah, blah, blah, that didn't even have anything to do with our project. Guess who the second line asked about? Yep, my billionaire friend. I got smiley faces in that email and also this, "I will touch base w u tomorrow...get some sleep! ;). I immediately sent her an email saying that I wasn't able to meet with my billionaire friend. Well, surprise, surprise, surprise, I never heard back from this woman. There's this new show called, "Who Do You Think You Are?" that traces celebrity's ancestry. It's not a bad show. I just think it would be interesting to trace an unknown's ancestry. But I do like the show's title. Especially for use in today's column. I truly want to ask this woman, "Who do you think you are?" Do you think I can't see through you? Do you think I don't know the only reason you sent that one email? Do you think I don't know that you're spreading rumors about me being a Podunk journalist from the country yet you want me to connect you to someone with loads of money? It's been said that we're our true authentic self when no one else is around. When no one is watching our actions. I'd like to add that we can also display who we are when people are around and when we are caught in certain situations. One unknown author said, "Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are." And in Matthew 5:44 we are told, "But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." So even though that strong impression told me not to work with this wornan, and rightfully, thankfully and prayerfully so, I can still love, bless, do good, and pray for her. For instance, I can have love for her in my heart instead of having negative feelings or worse yet hate, I can send her a card if she's ever sick, I can make her cookies or something similar, and in my prayers I can pray for her. After all, what kind of people would we become if we bowed down to every rude person we carne in contact with and took on their behavior? We'd become just like them or worse. And we all know our world doesn't need any more rude people. This brings me to you... which enemy will you love, bless, do good and pray for? NOTE: Please know that one of my missions in life is to help people in any way I can. Having said that, I also believe we need to listen to strong impressions when they come and for those we aren't supposed to directly work with practice the words in Matthew as stated above. © 2010 EverylCounts, LLC. All rights reserved. Cynthia Kimball Humphreys is a professional speaker and trainer through her company EverylCounts, LLC (www. every 1 counts .net). She writes a column for weeklies in southern Utah and is a southern Utah correspondent for the Deseret News. Her column, "GR8NESS," appears on deseretnews. corn. She can be reached at kimball@every 1 counts. net. Glen N. 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Available on Saturdays by appointment ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ANNUAL UTAH TOURISM CONFERENCE Online registration is now open for the 7th Annual Utah Tourism Conference that will be held in Logan from May 12-14, 2010. The three-day conference will be held at the Riverwoods Conference Center, located at 615 Riverwoods Parkway. The conference is co-sponsored by the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Tourism Industry Coalition (UTIC). Utah's annual tourism conference will coincide with National Travel and Tourism Week. "We're bringing in nationally recognized speakers to talk about customer service to expand your market share and improve your business," said Leigh von der Esch, managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism, an agency of the Governor's Office of Economic Development. "The conference will be very hands on, providing information to people in the tourism industry in a tough economy." "May is a beautiful time of year to visit Cache Valley and we'll be showcasing Northern Utah's hospitality and some of our hidden treasures during the tourism conference," said Julie Hollist, director of the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau. The agenda includes discussions on Utah's scenic byways, the changing landscape of outdoor recreation, national media outreach, strategic marketing, building a service culture in your organization, hosting a sporting event in your community, using your local assets to promote your area, as well as international marketing and legislative updates. Entries and nominations are being accepted for the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame Awards and the 5th Annual Utah Tourism Marketing Contest. The deadline for both is April 8. This year's entry fee for the marketing competition is $25 total for up to five entries. PR Campaign and Social Media Marketing Campaign have been added as two new categories this year. Details and an entry form for the marketing contest and nomination forms for the Hall of Fame can be found online at http://travel.utah.gov . The awards will be presented during the conference. Individual conference registration is $175. Two or more representatives from the same company can register for $150 per person. A special rate of $50 is available for students. For conference information and registration, visit www. utahtourism.org or call UTIC at (801)505-5266 or contact the Utah Office of Tourism at www.travel.utah.gov or (801) 538-1900. the lAuGhiNg Office Temperature pOiNin In the office where I work, there is a constant battle between our technical-support director and customer-service personnel over the room temperature, which is usually too low. The frustrated director, trying to get us to understand his position, announced one afternoon, 'We need to keep the temperature below seventytwo degrees or the computers will overheat." Thinking that this was just another excuse, one of my shivering colleagues retorted, "Yeah right. So how did they keep the computers from overheating before there was air conditioning?" Drinking at Lunch Learning that several of his employees were tanking up on no-trace vodka martinis during lunch hours, a wise company president issued the following memo: To All Employees: If you must drink during lunch, please drink whiskey. It is much better for our customers to know you're drunk than to think you're stupid. It Makes Sense...B y Veda Hale Sometimes I come across something that I feel strongly about and figure I can't say it any better than what I'm reading. So it is with what is printed below. The credit is due to Lyle and Tracy Shamo and their book CHILDREN AND MONEY. The only thing I might add or question is in the first suggestion. I would wonder: "What about working to get money to improve the world? If most of us only worked to provide the necessities for ourselves, then what about others who, by no fault of their own, need help, like if they are in a natural disaster or have been raised without education? What do you think? Perhaps the answer is that part of our "necessities" is money with which to help others. Then, of course, one needs "good sense" to figure out just what that means for us. Teach your children that you do not work to earn money, you work because you love what you do and you earn money to provide necessities for your family. Be ever so careful not to perpetuate a terrible myth that making money is the object of life. Let your children know that your family comes first and obtaining money is further down the list of your highest priorities. So next time your child begs you to stay home and play instead of going to work, don't say "I have to go to work because I have to make money." Say instead, "I really want to stay home and play with you today, but I promise that we'll play very soon. Today, I have to go to work because I have a responsibility. I actually enjoy what I do at work and many people depend on me. I also need to work so we can pay for what we need to get by. But I want you to know right now is that I love you—even more than Barnett's ORTHODONTICS www.bracesbybarnett.com Toll Free 1-888 BRACE ME I love my job or money. I will return tonight and we will play tonight. And on Saturday, we'll go and play all day. How will that be?" Children enjoy being with their parents more than they enjoy "things." Try it and you'll see. Teach your children that we never spend more than we earn. When your child comes home and asks for the newest gadget or the latest, expensive fashion, resist the urge to run right out and buy it for them. The newest gadgets come and go and "knock-offs" of expensive fashions can be found at discount stores. Even if your children announce that "All the other kids have it," you don't need to satisfy what is only a passing whim. Next time you sit down to budget your monthly expenses, invite your children to join you. Show them how much you earn. Let them populate the categories of your budget. Let them input the amount which must go to the electric bill, the gas and water bills, the mortgage, and the food budget. Let them see how much money is left over to spend on their desires. Let them see the true value of the things we have and must buy. Children are smart; they will understand. They won't feel deprived if they are taught the truth. A child who is money-smart will not ask for things beyond your means. Teach your children that it is always wise to save up to buy what we want and it is never wise to incur debt. Ask your children at the start of each, new year, what they would like to do as a family in the corning months. You might be surprised. Though some of what they suggest might carry a price tag, other things will not. At times, your children will want to do something wild and extravagant. Let them do it, but show them how they can do it by saving money to afford it. Let them run around turning off lights and watch less television to cut down the electric bill. Let them cut down their requests for little things that don't count to save for bigger things that do. Let them experience the joy of Wine with Dinner I was nervous the night my husband and I brought our three young sons to an upscale restaurant for the first time. My husband ordered a bottle Of wine with the meal. When the waitress brought it, our children became quiet as she began the ritual uncorking. She poured a small amount for me to taste, and then our six-year-old piped up, "Mom usually drinks a lot more than that!" earning money and contributing to the family's mutual benefit. When we save together and work hard together, the memory of the anticipated experience will extend far beyond the experience itself. Teach them to delay gratification and save for what they want. Teach your children the joy of hard work. Work your children. Let them help you clean the house and the yards. Let them get hot and dirty and sweaty and let them hear you whistle while you work. Teach your children that work is not drudgery, it is soul-satisfying. Teach your children that the best gifts do not come with a price tag. Give your children more time. Read together. Pray together. Play together. We repeat: "Your children want you; they do not want things."Send suggestions to Veda Hale P.O. Box 956 Panguitch, Utah 84759 or email vedahale@ hotmail.com Teach your children not to fear lean economic times; teach them that such times can be as joyful and as memorable as any other time in their life. If you face a job loss or you risk losing your home due to circumstances beyond your control, try not to cry in front of them. Approach your new and leaner circumstances with a smile on your face and a feeling of adventure. Your children might complain a little at first, but once the adjustment is made, they will understand. They are not isolated. Children hear the news on the television about unemployment and record foreclosures; they react to the news the way they see you react. Children will actually like helping you simplify your life. They will enjoy sacrificing because they will feel that they are a part of the solution, not a part of a problem. We remember the words of our parents who came through the Great Depression. They would tell us about the sacrifices and the want but they would always conclude the same way: "It was hard, but our family all worked together and we all loved one another and we were very happy." 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