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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Brett's Ramblings

2. What's New?!

3. Feature Article: "Jambali the Wealth-Giver"

4. Quick News Byte

5. Review: Make Your Knowledge Sell

6. Freebies

7. Final Words, Article Submit Info., Subscribe,
Unsubscribe, Contact the Editor.


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1. Brett's Ramblings
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Greetings to all of you, and a bear hug welcome to all you
new subscribers! I'm glad you're here!

I'm going to shorten up this intro a tad bit. You see, I've been
reading how so many ezines are either skimmed over or not
read at all.

Ghast! Surely not THIS newsletter!

Yes, even this newsletter may be a victim of the... it's-
too-long-winded-and-i-don't-have-time-to-read-all-your-
ramblings... syndrome.

So let's take a poll and find out what YOU think! Just take a
few seconds to respond below and I'll post the results in the
next issue.

QUESTION:
1. I will read a newsletter all the way through IF the content is
good stuff, NO MATTER how long it is.
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2. I will read a newsletter all the way through IF the content is
good stuff, but ONLY if it's not too long.
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3. I never read a newsletter all the way through, I skip to the
parts that interest me.
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Now, let's keep the momentum going and get on with
the show!

Thanks for reading and Enjoy!


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2. What's New?!
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3. Feature Article
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Jambali the Wealth-Giver
by Brett Krkosska

The five young men gathered close around the fire. The day-
long trek across the arid high plains had left them weary
and discouraged. Was this journey an act of otherwise sane
men?

Certainly the elders could not be mistrusted. Their
constant ramblings about the man called Jambali filled the
air almost daily. They said he was a man of immense wealth
and wisdom. A man that freely dispensed both to any who
sought it.

Yet many had traveled to the eastern mountains in search
of this man, and all had returned weeks later with nothing
to show but callused feet. Was it all just a wistful tale;
a fantasy concocted to give the people of their desperately
poor village a reason to hope? This was the question that
plagued the five travelers as they bedded down for the
night- their hearts full of hope and their heads full of
doubt.

The sun rose to find only four travelers remaining; the
fifth having let doubt win over. His note by the ashes of
the fire implored the four to push on, but he had returned
to the village, unable to pursue a journey that held
no promise.

And so the four travelers hiked throughout the morning and
reached the tree line of the eastern slopes by mid-day. It
was a welcome escape from the relentless heat of the
desert sun. They had not walked more than 100 yards
beneath the shade of the trees, when they happened across
an old woman.

They told the woman of their quest to find a man called
Jambali, and asked if she knew where to find him. She
exclaimed that they were indeed fortunate, for he was a
nomad and was camped for the day just over the next rise.
She bid them caution however, as he was not fond of
unannounced strangers to his camp.

Thanking the old woman, they hastily made their way to the
rise and thereupon did devise a plan. One of them would
ascend the rise to investigate the layout of the camp and
then report back to the others. In this way they could best
decide a method of entering the camp.

They elected a scout, and he ascended the rise while the
others anxiously waited. After a short time the scout
returned looking forlorn and discouraged. He announced to
the others that he did not see the camp of a wealthy man,
rather was it the camp of a pauper. He spoke of a man
dressed in rags and a tent of simple design.

And then this traveler did proclaim their journey a fool's
adventure, and he plodded back into the desert with a
heavy heart.

The remaining three travelers were not so easily
dissuaded. One was elected and he ascended the rise to
scout the camp. He shortly returned with a puzzling
report. Not only was this man without wealth, but he was
also crazy. He told of a man standing in front of his tent
waving his arms wildly in the air, screaming obscenities at
an unseen demon.

And as before, this traveler also proclaimed their journey
a fool's adventure, and marched back into the desert. with
a perplexed heart.

The remaining two travelers had not come this far to give
up so easily. One of the pair ascended the rise, only to
quickly return shaking with fear. He exclaimed that the man
was indeed acting crazy, but not because of an unseen
demon, rather because there was a tiger crouched in the
trees ready to devour the man.

This traveler hastily declared their journey a fool's
adventure, and hurried back into the desert. with a fearful
heart.

The last traveler began his ascent. He reached the top and
peered into the camp. As he witnessed the scene below, he
put his fear aside and decided to help the man defeat the
tiger.

He quickly fashioned a makeshift spear using a dry branch
sharpened with his hunting knife. He ran down the hill and
jumped between the man and the snarling tiger. He readied
his weapon and was on the verge of thrusting it into the
beast, when the man suddenly let out a shrill whistle and
grabbed the spear from the traveler's hands. The tiger
abruptly ceased its attack, and trotted over to stand next
to the man. Obviously, a cruel trick had been played upon
the traveler.

Distraught over what had just transpired, the traveler
demanded an explanation. The man explained that the old
woman had seen the four travelers approaching from the
desert, and had warned him of their arrival. He explained
that his antics were designed to invite only the most
sturdy of heart into his camp.

The man went on to introduce himself as Jambali the
Wealth-Giver. He invited the traveler to sit beside him and
tell of his journey. The traveler did so, explaining that the
trip had began with five, of which he was the only one
remaining. He went on to tell Jambali about his people's
belief that all who visited him would receive wealth and
wisdom.

Jambali told the traveler that his people's belief was
true, but that before wealth can be possessed, one must
first have the wisdom to own it.

Jambali explained, "The first traveler gave up on the
first night. He did not want to work at acquiring wealth.
The second traveler saw a poor man's camp. He had not the
vision to perceive wealth among ordinary things. The third
traveler witnessed a crazy man. He had not the vision to
perceive wealth among non-ordinary things. The fourth
traveler witnessed a man-eating tiger. He was not ready for
wealth because he had not the courage to overcome fear."

Jambali watched as the traveler digested these words. They
were powerful words that sank deep into the traveler's
heart. Then, without notice, the traveler thanked Jambali
for these wealth-giving secrets and stood up to depart. He
promised Jambali that he would tell his people what he had
learned.

As the traveler disappeared from sight, Jambali strode
into his tent and filled his jeweled cup with the sweetest of
wines. As he sipped, he softly remarked to himself, "and the
fifth traveler was ready to receive wealth, yet received none,
because he did not ask for it."


*Author's Note: Consider the lessons learned and n-o-t
learned by The Travelers in this story. How do they apply
to you and and your efforts to bring abundance into
your life? What kind of changes can you make in your
thinking or actions that will attract more wealth?

Do you have questions or comments about this article?
Send them to: mailto:jambali@homebiztools.com

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7. Final Words
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So did you read the whole thing? Surely you didn't skip
to this section! Did you? If you DID read it all, including
my v-e-r-y windy article, then you are a perfect candidate
for Internet gene therapy ;-) There's hope for you yet!

On a genuine note, I would like to say Thanks to all of you
that have sent your kind words and thoughts! I invite all of
you, my faithful subscribers, to drop me an e-mail anytime
with your questions, comments, corrections, scoldings,
or just to say hi.
mailto:brett@homebiztools.com

A special thanks goes out to Bob for catching my
Cookies mistake!


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Brett Krkosska
Founder, Editor, Net-a-Holic,
mailto:brett@homebiztools.com

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