Dictionary for the Reality Impaired - 2008 - Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips

The Dictionary for the Reality Impaired -

2008 Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips

Bull –> shit as in absurdly good spin on bad choices.

Bull –> market as in used to be considered as a descriptor of profitable markets  –> possibly more appropriately was above definition in practice . . .

Written by Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips, on 04-02-08

Cricket House Studios, 2008, USA1

Getting Money When You Need It - Resourcing - II - 2008 - USA -

Resourcing - II - 2008 - USA

2008 Cricket Diane C Phillips

1.  What do you do if the only resource you need is money?

Make a list of jobs / work / businesses you can do with only a cellphone - (no car - just a cellphone).

Make a list of jobs / work / businesses / sales you can make with only a computer (no car - no phone - just a computer).

Make a list of the nearest holidays, festivals, conventions, gatherings, bike races, themed events, car rallies, motorcycle runs, races, news events and fund-raisers that are already scheduled to happen.

Make a list of businesses / services you can offer that require no money to get them started (even if they require some tools you could borrow or buy).

Make a list (from the phone book and from what you know) of associations, clubs, organizations and churches in your nearby areas and what might they need, want or buy?

Make a list of needs in your community that are obvious based on time of year, holidays, activities that are happening now or in the near future, current concerns and needs you know are there.

2.  If you only need the resource of money and you’ve made these lists, then what?

Find which ideas make the most money for the time put in them. Put a check mark in the left margin beside them.

Find which ideas can be done starting now with what you’ve got - put a star next to the ones of those that you like the most (even if they have a check mark beside them).

Find which ideas will make money the closest to now - the fastest to return immediate money, (give them another star in the left margin).

Take all entries from the list with a check mark, star, two stars or all of the above and write on another paper. These are worth pursuing & save the rest for another time in folder titled - business ideas.

Choose which ones from this list on a new sheet of paper that you most like or want to do. Either circle them, put a star next to them in the margin or write each on a clean piece of paper, (as a title). Then, write the steps you need to take to do them starting today and go do them. Check prices / costs and correct them, if needed, in order to make the money you need. Remember, desperate for money does not mean - give it away for nearly nothing or in the business model, it will undercut its chances of success for you.

3.  You can do this any way you want - but here are some suggestions:

Rather than running out and paying out lots of money that you don’t have - network, ask, approach and be creative. Keep focused on “opportunities” and move on them as you find them.

If you want to shine shoes, paint pictures, do makeovers, mow yards, sell jewelry, sell t-shirts or whatever your service or product is - find a store or vendor that is already gotten the permits and licenses, negotiate to use some of their space and work together.

Or, exchange some of your profits for the space in a corner of their store, their kiosk, their booth, their office or their parking lot / sidewalk. Or, create a special event with them where you can offer your services / products and help to promote their business at the same time.

Art shows and convention vendors can be found online at the website for the show - call them. Maybe they will share their booth for someone to help set-up, break down and watch their space part of the time.

This is not the same as business for a hobby or pastime. These are the “rules” for getting money as a resource in a timely manner. It is an “opportunistic” mindset used in a healthy, profitable way. If you can see how to sell drugs or sex or porn, then you can also sell just about anything legal with the same skills and mindset. The opportunities to meet the needs around you and serve those needs to make a profit is the focus to keep in mind. When these occur, grab them, move with them and price to profit immediately, fairly and positively. This is the basis of acquiring money as a resource anytime, anyplace, anywhere right now.

Written by Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips

Cricket House Studios, 2008

05-03-08 USA1 - USAX1 - [CD]9

Resource Management - Acquiring Stuff - 2008 - Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips - USA -

Resource Management
2008 Cricket Diane C Phillips

1. What is available?
Believe it or not, I start with a broad scan of what is available before focusing on what is needed for a project or group of projects. When I’m searching across these broad areas, it includes local resources across the community and nearby cities as well as online and specialty resources pools. This also includes any and every possibility I can generate for places to look.
For instance, there are always huge bins of salvageable resources in “tear-offs,” remodeling and construction industry discards. These represent large pools of tangible resources that can be used for a multitude of project requirements. There are also independent contractors who are involved in construction projects who recycle and send into the community some of the things they happen upon during their work that can be approached to acquire certain things from electric motors to wiring, wiring harnesses and other industrial salvage. This is only one example, but there are many throughout our communities and in nearby city centers.

2. What is needed?
After taking a look at where large pools of certain resources are abundant and reviewing my goals for the project, I look at what is needed. Sometimes, the look at abundant current pools of resources does influence changes in the project, but most of the time, it does not. The next thing to do is to either get a list on paper or get a list, general or specific, in my mind. It depends on what it is - if there are over twenty items, more or less, I generally keep the list in my mind rather than on paper because that works better for me. The main idea is to be congruent, coherent and concurrent in acquisition processing. There is no sense missing the opportunity to get three things from the same place because a list is being processed one item at a time.
I always determine at this point, how important is it? This is a critical judgement at this point in the process because if I don’t know how far I’m willing to go to complete the project, I won’t have a basis of judgement or justification for climbing over the hurdles that will be part and parcel of resourcing the project.

3. What condition of assets is required? (Does it matter if they are brand new or not?)
Sometimes, a brand new item within a project group is the only thing that will work for the integrity of the finished product. If that is the case, I want to determine that as early in the process as I can. Then, resourcing that item may be limited to cash in trade or in kind trade or some other limiting method. Otherwise, how new does it need to be? Most things do not have to be brand new and occasionally, reconditioning may be required.

4. How much (in what quantity) is required?

5. Is the entire quantity required at once or at the start? (Or can it be done in stages?)

6. Besides stores and other retail outlets, where are these resources located?

7. In what quantities are the resources available at the places listed?

8. What barter, trade or cash is required to get these assets?

9. How quickly can they be acquired, delivered, rounded up?

10. Now, decisions have to be made -

A.) Yes, go ahead -
B.) No, not worth it -
C.) Probably, but need more info -
D.) Likely, but need better resource choices - or access choices -
E.) Maybe later, set on a shelf for another time and relook later.

11. Next, acquisition processes begin -

A.) Negotiate
B.) Barter
C.) Trade
D.) Clean-Up
E.) Trade-Up
F.) Exchange
G.) Borrow
H.) Beg
I.) Steal - (not really - permanent borrowing when approved by owner)
J.) Buy New
K.) Buy Used
L.) Buy Auctioned
M.) Buy Discounted or Clearanced
N.) Buy or Trade Salvaged
O.) Buy or Trade Online
P.) Collectors Exchange
Q.) Hobby Trade and Exchange
R.) Opportunity Exchange
S.) Barter Platform Websites Exchange and Trading
T.) Specialty Convention Trading
U.) Co-ownership - Joint ownership (for tools and large equipment)
V.) Rental or Lease
W.) Sponsorship - Get someone to sponsor acquisition
X.) Rare acquisition sources, trade - barter - buy
Y.) Pawnshop, Impound, Impound Auctions, Alternate Sources
Z.) Extreme acquisition sources, trade - barter - buy (also find a good excuse for one-time use purchase by someone or some group and buy it from them after that.)

Written by Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips, 05-02-08, USA1 - USAX1 - 2008 - [CD]9

Answers to Economic Test - How Did You Do? Know anybody that Oughta have to take it?

Cricket Diane Quote of the Day -

“I’lluminatis - if you will . . .” means, “I’ll Light up the World, if you will . . .and Together we will Succeed.” (And, God will “know us” - It will honor Him Who Made The Universe And All That Is In It.)
- Quote from Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips, 2008
USA1 - 042708 - Cricket House Studios [CD]9

This is an economics test that I just made up this morning - which is very basic. However, none of the answers have anything to do with confidence in any form as a term of valuation. If your answers are in any perspective based on the idea of “confidence, credibility, and / or housing” - they need to be changed to something else for this test’s answers.

If you know anyone in the government regulating businesses, banks, financial institutions, markets, market analysis or financial investments and financial consultants, - send this test to them by email and ask them to try it out and send you the answers. It should be interesting. This would also apply to any and all that are leading businesses, marketplace activities, stock market activities, financiers and financial advisors, et al.

The test answers will be available on another site than this and the address for them (probably at MySpace or YouTube) will be published later today, 04-27-08. - Changed my mind. It is here.

BASIC SKILLS TEST FOR ECONOMICS - I - 2008 - USA1 -

Written in entirety by Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips on 04-27-08

Note - (no reference materials were used for this test - but you are welcome to use any that you need.)

1. What are the seven factors that impact (ECOM) economics?

a.) employment

b.) natural resources

c.) manufacturing & manufacturing capabilities

d.) marketplace dynamics

e.) politics & political atmosphere

f.) research, development, invention; application of

g.) distribution capacities (in markets, in shipping)

2. What are the three factors that determine the value of any and all currencies? (currency)

a.) value of tangible, physical assets, (solvent liquid capital).

b.) capacity to deliver tangible resources, desired resources - (desirable is subjective, desired is not).

c.) drive, ambition, go-get-iveness & innovation appl. (without application, it is nothing.)

3. What is an ( *example ) exceptional, extreme market factor that influences, impacts, and often undermines currency value / valuation of assets?

1.) Raiding tangible assets (short selling them at a heavy discount) to satisfy short-sighted, short term goals - dissolution (of a nation or company).

–> it undermines the asset value (proven consistently).

4. What is the primary factor that influences the market value of all other things?

1.) currency value. (and / this is the value of trade for all other things so therefore, it influences the interactive trading value available to make market interactions for goods, services & resources.)

*** This test is simple and basic, but for those who believe and have been taught that “confidence” determines those values of market place assets and dynamics - it will be hard to shift away from that thinking. Look for the real, tangible values that profitable and true economics / economies utilize for their foundations and in their thinking about those dynamic forces.

Copyright 2008 Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips

Test Your Economic Knowledge - Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips - 2008

Cricket Diane Quote of the Day -

“I’lluminatis - if you will . . .”  means (=)

“I’ll Light up the World, if you will . . .

and Together we will Succeed.”

(”And God will “know us” - It will honor Him –>

Who Made The Universe And All That Is In It.”)

- Quote from Cricket Diane C “Sparky” Phillips, 2008

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