FinCinces/Money
How to make a
su cess-oriented
mind
ence,
. But ow can 0 e break out of
th' rut d make our thoughts
propel tot ethetype ofac­
tio that can lead to both emo­
tioaal nd finaaci 1 ucce .
Below we ha few imple but
powerful sug e tions.
Howe , eep in mind that the
tive ghts hich may be
ho ding back Crom chiev-.
ing . ur full share of hat life
h to offer are of both a con­
sao and ubco . nature.
Th t' right! You may simply
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Sllbn.tllUJlumin
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n
be ware of some of the
live th which Y
have beea iagraiaed in yo
since childhood DOW exer­
cise an invisible control OYCI'
your life.
- Create your own image.
Self-image is one Of the most
powerful tools for success. The
more positive your image of
your elf the more you will
demand from life. You the
problem is so many of
curtail our own growth because
we are prepared to accept so Ii -
tie. -
If you are prepared to live in
poverty, that' exactly .
will give you. If yo lcarn to c­
cept being unbappy, life will
give you all tbe unh:appioess you
can stand. It's an in the miDd. U
you THINK you can, you
prob bly can but if you THINK
you can't t en you probably
can't.
You must make sure you
have po itive self-image.
Begin each day by repeatin& the
following statemenb: "I im­
portant and I deserve the best
life has to offer.·
Make these words your con-
ant refrain. '
;_ Take acti
something th t �
been afraid to do or have bee
putting off doing. This is the
only way to start a process of es­
caping from a rut.
- Discover the s
cious thoughts which
holding you b ck by aua:U£ol
your dreams. Sigmuo F ud
was right. Virtually. aU dre
center around an unfulfilled
desire or an unco quered fear.
Dr aoaIysis • exceDent
way of P."ObiDI iato
sao
McanWllilIe.
Ii oIttie
fmandal If- elp tedmiques,
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WASHINGTON, DC.
Congresswoman Card' Col­
lins announced the rele of a
report by the Government Ac­
counting Office (GAO) wbich
detail the Department of
Defe e's (000) failur 0
comply with Federal proce­
dure regarding contracting
with minority-owned media nd
dvertising companies. .
Collins said she was not
surprised to learn that DoD was
not in pli ace ith the
Small Act, but as
a ered to Ieana exte of
the non-compiiaDce. The GAO
report ceq ed by Col-
Ji after D er . rity
broadcasters d advert is'
gencie charged t at the
Federal g� nub-
biDg them for d-
ve ,. aDd vehicles
Def
Aaaoag GAO's fiDcliDaS
-In compiIina
the of minority
some DoD coatr ors im­
properly counted a vertise-
e ts dirested at inorit
___ .... ces contr awarded
to SOB' when in f the ad
DeY w oot miDo' owned
or operated.
-Federal procure en of­
ficers reportedly iD tructed
prime contractor t count
omen-owned bu in sses
qualified minority s
or in effort to .
minority contractiDg
- Six DoD contract were
required to ubmit' p an for
subcontracting with S B's b t
one of the co tractor y not
have submitted a pI nand
another' seriously wed.
- Whether the D D con­
tractor ubmitted SDB
utilization plan or not, ONE
Off r
hn
Op
Lotus Press, IDc., a . 0Dal
leader in the piblicatioo of col- .
lections of poetry by African
American, wiU conduct a free
to-wee work hop in self-
.. &om ovcmber 1:1
to December 9. The op
will iDclude ce in editing
aDd uscript6 ubmissioo,
weD as ds-o experience in
layo desip, and typesetting
Because of the individual -
te • required, only a few per-
SOD will be selected to
participate. Interested Detro'
poets and writers with com­
pleted manuscripts (32 or more
pages) should send a amped,
self-addressed envelope to
Lo us Press, Inc., ATTN
Workshop, P.O. Box 21607,
Detroit, Mi 48221 to receive an
application. �pplications m
be postmarked no later than
September 1S, 1989.
Thi workshop h been
m de possible by grant from
the Octroi Council of the Arts.
met t e Feder I Sraodard for
use of SDB uncontractors ..
The GAO recommends that
the Secretary of Defense take
the follwing teps to bring the
DoD in compliance ·th the
Sm II Business Act:
- Require prime contr.ac­
tors to d velop and implement
subcontracting plan to make
maximum usc of SDB's;
Enforce the requirement
that prime contr cto keep the
approprj e records d meet·
reporting requirements to com- .
.,ly with the Act;
- D' aw the pu of
media space g red to minority
audience as ubcont cting
witb small disadvant d ad­
vertising firms;
- Ensure that prime con­
tractors set mall disad taged
spend' go on the t dol­
lars planned to' be ub­
contracted.
Congresswoman Co •
that at the very least, she . be
contracting Defense Secretary
Cheney to urge DoD com­
pliance ith the. I . -We are
not . DoDtodo�
that y tJacr federal ency is
oOt req . ed to do -' I obey
the Ia. oD' failure this
regard is a breach of coatr ct
d flies' the f of Congres­
sional 'ntent to exp nd
economic opportuniti for dis­
advantaged fir . I am con­
cerned about the implicatio
of thi tud.