04.21.2005

1. Are You Thinking BIG Enough Yet ... ?
2. Organize, reorganize ...
3. Have you figured it out ... ?
4. Forex History
5. Making Trades
6. Thinking Ahead ...
7. Big Announcement ... ?

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1. Are You Thinking BIG Enough Yet ... ?

An interesting thread in Parent Body, and I finally got to read it - for some reason twice I got message the thread did not exist. Persistence ! Thanks Emily and Sonia. Please do read the thread at:
http://it4us.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15701

The "big announcement" I will not get to read for a few days because ...

I will be in Portland tomorrow (Friday) and then, after Sunday I will be out of the office most of the week - back before the weekend ...
... so if you do not hear from me, that is why : )

Transporting my Dad from Walla Walla VA Hospital back to Hermiston, then getting him situated in assisted living environment ... until we decide what to do next ...

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"You're not thinking big enough."

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Well, I hope you are beginning to think bigger. I do hope so. There are possibilities ahead of us that none of us can quite yet imagine.

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" A proactive person will place into motion the plan that they have by working it and doing it. There will be no procrastination and no laziness. Tomorrow is not allowed. No daydreaming allowed. You must work a plan without ceasing. "

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2. Organize, reorganize ...

Right now we are in a sort of practice period. Either you are making your own deposits to IT or I am doing them while you monitor - either way you learn how simple the process really is. The hardest part of it is the waiting - 30 days minimum to maturity ... anticipating your money being doubled. Waiting too while your funds build - that is, if you start spending your earnings too soon, you slow the growth potential of what you have already in the system. Some patience now will be worth many more dollars to you later : )

Each maturity brings us closer to your having sufficient funds to draw a bit out to benefactor three others. Are you busy making new friends ? ...
qualifying them ?

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3. Have you figured it out ... ?

$100 deposited to P2 right now, and redeposited ...
May - $200
June - $400
July - $800
August - $1600
September - $3200
October - $6400
November - $12800
December - $25600
... calculated by doubling each month, but your return is really more than double - 2 1/2 times amount of deposit ...
... assuming our benevolent government does not decide between then and now to "protect" us ... : )

... but where does the money come from ? How can this be legal ?

Note: The next two sections are not written by me. I do not know the author's name.
The source I believe is somewhere in this site:
http://www.currencysecrets.com/blog/2004/08/new-jazzed-up-web-site.html

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4. Forex History

The Foreign Exchange market, also referred to as the "Forex" or "FX" market is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average turnover of well over US$1 trillion -- 30 times larger than the combined volume of all U.S. equity markets. [Editor's note: I have seen $3 trillion. Will report more exact amount when I find authority.]

"Foreign Exchange" is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another. Currencies are traded in pairs, for example Euro/US Dollar (EUR/USD) or US Dollar/Japanese Yen (USD/JPY). There are two reasons to buy and sell currencies. About 5% of daily turnover is from companies and governments that buy or sell products and services in a foreign country or must convert profits made in foreign currencies into their domestic currency. The other 95% is trading for profit, or speculation.

For speculators, the best trading opportunities are with the most commonly traded (and therefore most liquid) currencies, called "the Majors." Today, more than 85% of all daily transactions involve trading of the Majors, which include the US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar.

A true 24-hour market, Forex trading begins each day in Sydney, and moves around the globe as the business day begins in each financial center, first to Tokyo, London, and New York. Unlike any other financial market, investors can respond to currency fluctuations caused by economic, social and political events at the time they occur - day or night.

The FX market is considered an Over The Counter (OTC) or 'interbank' market, due to the fact that transactions are conducted between two counterparts over the telephone or via an electronic network. Trading is not centralized on an exchange, as with the stock and futures markets.

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" The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. "

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5. Making Trades

Reading a foreign exchange quote may seem a bit confusing at first. However, it's really quite simple if you remember two things: 1) The first currency listed first is the base currency and 2) the value of the base currency is always 1.

The US dollar is the centerpiece of the Forex market and is normally considered the 'base' currency for quotes. In the "Majors", this includes USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD. For these currencies and many others, quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the second currency quoted in the pair. For example, a quote of USD/JPY 120.01 means that one U.S. dollar is equal to 120.01 Japanese yen.

When the U.S. dollar is the base unit and a currency quote goes up, it means the dollar has appreciated in value and the other currency has weakened. If the USD/JPY quote we previously mentioned increases to 123.01, the dollar is stronger because it will now buy more yen than before.

The three exceptions to this rule are the British pound (GBP), the Australian dollar (AUD) and the Euro (EUR). In these cases, you might see a quote such as GBP/USD 1.4366, meaning that one British pound equals 1.4366 U.S. dollars.

In these three currency pairs, where the U.S. dollar is not the base rate, a rising quote means a weakening dollar, as it now takes more U.S. dollars to equal one pound, euro or Australian dollar. In other words, if a currency quote goes higher, that increases the value of the base currency. A lower quote means the base currency is weakening.

Currency pairs that do not involve the U.S. dollar are called cross currencies, but the premise is the same. For example, a quote of EUR/JPY 127.95 signifies that one Euro is equal to 127.95 Japanese yen. When trading forex you will often see a two-sided quote, consisting of a 'bid' and 'offer'. The 'bid' is the price at which you can sell the base currency (at the same time buying the counter currency). The 'ask' is the price at which you can buy the base currency (at the same time selling the counter currency).

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6. Thinking Ahead ...

There is so much information to transmit and absorb. Am I giving you what you need ? My intention is to talk about what is needed as we progress - not to overload you with information.

Something I have not brought up until now ... but Arieh asked today, and you all want to know: "How can I withdraw it if possible in the future" ... ?

Yes ! It will be possible ! It is possible now ! ... but I do hope you will be patient and let those funds grow for a while.

When it is time, my personal choice is CacheCard - a Canadian based service that is relatively new, super responsive customer service:
http://cachecard.net/accounts/10601982106.html

Now, slow up a minute here. I am doing something I do not usually do - giving my personal URL ... so do not sign up just yet ! The reason I do not include my personal URLs here is that I want each of you to build your own downlines - not just have everyone sign up to mine ... which would be unfair IMO. I will explain why I am breaking my rule here thus:

Please review CacheCard at the site above to see if it will benefit you. CacheCard includes an affiliate opportunity as well as giving you a way to withdraw your funds anywhere in the world. The Silver Level is $29.95, which I may pay for you if you cannot afford it (limited) ... in which case you will need to sign up to my referral URL above. Otherwise, please contact your sponsor - sign up with your sponsor. If your sponsor will not use CacheCard, then contact me and we will make arrangements if you want CacheCard.

"Everyone who is conducting legal transactions is eligible for an account,
no matter where they live. I believe that your friend misunderstood.
Only US citizens may use their bank accounts, but everyone can use our
service. Non-US citizens can use money orders, their credit cards, money
orders and IntGold to fund their accounts. US citizens can withdraw money
to their US bank accounts, but others can withdraw money to their IntGold
accounts or to the card that they can purchase from us."
- CacheCard Customer Support
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Sonia has tested OmniPay, which has very low fees. OmniPay will send you a check, which can be delivered FedEx or by First Class Mail.
http://www.omnipay.com/
No affiliate opp with OmniPay of which I am aware ... hope I did not miss something ...

Any comments or feedback you have about OmniPay or CacheCard I would be pleased to hear, and will share them with group if you so desire.

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" In the Will, work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance, and shalt always drag her after thee. A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick, or the return of your absent friend, or some other quite external event, raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. It can never be so. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. "
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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7. Big Announcement ... ?

Watch Parent Body for the "big announcement" ... and you will all know it before me since I will be on the road. After my talk about how to withdraw your money when it is time ... you know what ?

The big announcement will probably include something about IT having its own debit card ! : )

Before I end this issue, may I remind you that to qualify in growcash you are asked to make sure your first and last name is in your profile. Please go now to: http://growcash.proboards19.com/
... log in, click on Profile in the top menu bar. There you will find that your username is already set, and you will find a space for your real name - where it says:
"Name: This is the displayed name that people will see."

Please enter at least your first and last name - middle initial is not necessary but you are welcome to include it. Then scroll down to find "Location:" and there enter your City, State or Province, and your Country. Time required: 2-3 minutes ... unless your computer is like mine : )

When you have completed that simple assignment you will be qualified to be benefactored in growcash. Until then ... well, you are not. Simple request, eh ?

Last issue I said: " I will explain why I am not sure about some of you ... " and there it is. My personal opinion is that if you are not willing or able to follow those simple steps we asked of you when you joined then I cannot know whether you are just visiting with us or if you truly want to participate - be active with us. A simple way to let us know is to enter your name and location. Please do it now.

A few of you are still not communicating, which leaves me still wondering about you ... are you okay ? You do have the option to request removal from our list and from our forum at any time you wish.

You all are to be complimented on one thing: So far we have had only one person spam the board. He has been removed ... since seems that was his only purpose being there. Thanks to you all.

We very much want you to stay and grow with us, but there are some few responsibilities that go with staying. If for any reason you do not want everyone to see your name, then you may contact me and if there is good reason, I am happy to work with you. There is one person among us whose first and last name are the same. Everyone else has a first and last name. Please enter them now.

If you do not want anyone to know where you are, the same is true. Just let me know - otherwise I am going to assume that you do not want to remain with our group.

Many of you are beginning to see what is ahead for us all as new possibilities are allowed to take shape in your mind - perhaps you see a new house of your own ! We can and will do so much more to help each other and to help those who will join us in days ahead.

Stay well. Take your time and plan well. Think of stories to tell your grandchildren. Until next time ...

04.14.2005

1. That Was Fun ...
2. Mentoring ...
3. Portal 1 is History ...
4. Portal 1 Results
5. Moving up to Portal 2
6. " I Lost My Money ... ! "
7. Deeper Than Surface Need

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1. That Was Fun ...

Sunday afternoon a week ago was a little intense, but it was fun - I like that. Glad you are moving up the steps ... but of course once you get familiar with IT, you will do make deposits on your own and we will not have such Q&A sessions. Remember that your "progeny" can take advantage of the same service, though - that is what I am here for.

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2. Mentoring ...

Any day of the week - every day of the week - I would rather tell you what I have found from my experience than tell you what someone else has told me to tell you. Therein lies a major problem ( for me ) with many MLMs and such - upline sponsors / recruiters who recite a sales pitch given them by someone else. Whatever good there may be in it, and there is some - whatever good intentions behind that recital practice ... well, my frieind Claire Solt in Florida said it all when she said: " Do they think I am stupid ? "

Someone calls and "recites" ... " James, don't worry - I'm not going to sell you anything. " How can I respond to that statement and still be polite; that is the challenge for me. Of course the caller had better be selling something. The caller should be selling himself / herself ! ... and it ain't ever gonna happen by being dishonest right off the mark ! A sales call is a sales call is a sales call. How on earth does anyone expect to get someone to know about an opportunity by knocking the prospect down or out with the first words out of the mouth ? I want to be polite. I want callers to be honest.

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3. Portal 1 is History ...

IT made decision to permanently close Portal 1. A wise idea IMO. P1 was a good way to introduce IT and allow a large number of people to learn how easy the process; also to test the process and to make necessary improvements. The flip side is so many - way too many - tiny transactions ... not just one at a time, but often a group of five transactions, each one having to be done separately and perfectly, then followed 30 days later by another group of five as the security deposits are repaid. Overloads the system unnecessarily. Practice time is done. Portal 1 is now closed.

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4. Portal 1 Results

jt directly funded Portal 1 for:
- jt1
- Franklyn
- Pearl
- Doris
- Roberta
- Nick
- Arieh
- Phillis
- Hilda
jt forwarded funding for Portal 1 to:
- Jeff
- John
Total jt cost: $275.00

All positions matured except Hilda waiting
Total received to date: $400.00
Total forwarded: $350.00
No report from Jeff or John

P1 Security Deposits are coming in earlier now - seems IT wants to clear out P1 as soon as possible. Yes - all maturities will be paid.

Note: There are a number of you signed up to growcash forum who have not yet entered first and last name to your profile - such a simple thing to do to get your benefits ... and here is a clue:
If your address on this message does not show your first and last name, then you have not yet qualified in growcash forum ... or I have mad a mistake.

If you are no longer interested in what we are doing, you can opt-out any time
- just let me know and I will remove you from forum and list.

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" The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. "

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5. Moving up to Portal 2

Portal 1 maturity was set at 15 days, however ...
- my P1 matured at 10 days
- Franklyn's P1 matured at 12 days
- Doris's P1 matured at 13 days

At the same time, Portal 2 has been running about 3 days late 'til now. There are ongoing issues with e-Gold - e-Gold site was reportedly hacked ( suspicious report IMO ) and e-Gold imposed limits on IT, reason unknown to me. There are no known ( by me ) issues with IntGold, which is our preferred transactor. The lag in Portal 2 seems to have to do with training additional tellers to handle the load as payouts increase rapidly.

Our plan must now shift to using P2 to benefactor new members to our group. The only real difference I can see is that it will be easier for you - you will need only make one (1) deposit instead of 5.

Benefactoring to IT remains $25.00 - a one-time spend for your benefactee which will return $50.00 to the benefactee 30 days later.

On receipt, you are to forward $50.50 to your benefactored new member so they can redeposit the full $50 to their own Portal 2 - assuming they have by then verified their IntGold account. If they have not, then you will redeposit for them to allow their funds to grow while they finish verification process. Again, send $50.50 to cover IntGold fee so your benefactee has full $50.00 to deposit.

At 60 days ( 30 days after redeposit ) you will receive the Security Deposit ( $25.00 ) to your IntGold. You will then forward $25.00 ( no extra for fee ) to your benefactored member - IF and only if that person has completed IntGold verification. If your referral has not completed verification by 60 days, we will assume that person is not responsible or following instructions and you will not be required to send anything more to that person - in other words, you would then retain your intial deposit which has been returned to you ... to be used to help someone else. You may ask me how to proceed if you are in doubt.

Either way you will have helped someone. Realize that not everyone really wants to be helped ... that some will decide how and when they will be helped, or will be distracted or take advantage. That is all part of the qualification process - something we will improve as we go.

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" If I do not hear from you, should I assume you are still interested ... ? "

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6. " I Lost My Money ... ! "

Yesterday I had occasion to say to one of our members:
"Life is fun. Life is good. One thing which keeps life fun for me is trying to understand how other people think ... : ) "

So very true. No boredom here. I am well entertained. She had written to inform me that she would not be able to keep her promise to benefactor 3 ... BECAUSE ... Portal 1 is closed. Huh ?

Whatever could the closure have to do with benefactoring someone ? Beats me !
... but I expect such e-mails. Is only a matter of time before I receive a message saying, " I Lost My Money ... ! "
... as one of you will have benefactored someone into IT who promptly "disappears" - it will happen.

When it does happen, it might happen because you have not thought through the qualification process I have given you. We are not in a hurry here please. You must take time to get to know the person you will be benefactoring. The "rush to recruit" is part of Backwards Marketing ... and that is NOT what we are doing here. When there is someone who needs your help, you will know. It will be clear to you what you can do for that person ONLY because you have taken time to get to know them. That IS what we are doing here - establishing relationships over time, just as I have done with most of you.

You will see your downlines grow in our other programs even before you are ready to benefactor someone - some of you are already seeing it ... so there is no rush. Take your time, make new friends, qualify them, find those who will work with you and follow your lead. There are plenty of people out there who need some help - medical bills, kids being raised by a single parent or a parent who really wants to stay home to raise kids properly, those who want to send kids to college but have been unable to save or what they did save had to go for emergency. You will know when you have found the persons (3) you will benefactor - believe me. Just work on those new friendships and it will be revealed to you who they are who need what you have to give.

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" ... no one is ever defeated until defeat is accepted as a reality. "

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7. Deeper Than Surface Need

We have many needs among us, but I have to tell you I am most impressed with what Sonia is doing. Sonia lives in Barbados and very much needs to provide her mother with a new house - what has possessed Sonia totally since before her 21st birthday. She just turned 22 and with IT has already grown funds for the house to over $1100 which has been reentered to Portal 2. That amount will continue to more than double each month ...

When I met Sonia she had nothing but a computer and something she very much needed to do. Since then, several people have begun working with Sonia to help her grow multiple income streams and I want to tell you that Sonia is proving to be a very capable manager. When I met Sonia last year I knew there was something I needed to do to help her, even if all I could do was encourage, but she has been a busy lady - not someone just looking for a handout. To top that, she is working with a computer that is only a whisper of its former self, so I am going to see that she has a new computer soon.

There is a dark side to this tale however - something that could affect any one of you. The house Sonia's mother lives in is not going to last much longer - it is literally falling apart around its occupants. It has to be replaced, and soon. This is not a matter of wanting better - this is a matter of absolute necessity. Consequenltly, every time there is delay of receiving a maturity - even if only a couple days, it gnaws on Sonia. Sonia can see the new house in her mind; she is having plans drawn up ... but at the same time she does not want to get her mother's hopes too high too soon. Like so many of you, Sonia has seen too much disappointment - and not just on the Internet. That house is necessity - not desire.

I want each of you to say a prayer for Sonia - help her keep as calm as possible - balanced - excited about what will be, but not agoniziing over delays. Help Sonia keep her balance. Sonia will be a good manager and more from this experience, and there will be much she can and will do to help others after she finishes this project ... but the going is rough on her right now - a real trial. I know some of you have situations not so very different - catastrophic medical bills for instance can leave someone so close to being homeless as to begin to believe they are homeless ... everything they have worked for seeming to fall apart around them and not much they can do to change any ofd it.

Most of you are beginning to understand what a gift you have been given with IT ... and with growcash.

Next issue I will explain why I am not sure about some of you ... and perhaps if you are wondering if I am referring to you personally you will send me a note to ask : ) and I will help you.

A few of you are not communicating, which leaves me wondering about you ... are you okay ?

Many of you are beginning to see what is ahead for us all as new possibilities are allowed to take shape in your mind - the way Sonia can see the new house. You can also see there is much more we can and will do to help each other than just solving that first "pressing need" ... as for instance, Sonia is gaining valuable experience that will stay with her for a lifetime.

Stay well. Take your time and plan well. There is much more to our story.
Until next time ...