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Missing that little personal touch that nobody know about. That is the sparkle in a sad day.

Sad plot ideas besides killing characters

Here are 14 sad plot ideas that don’t require character deaths

1. Having to give up an item of huge emotional importance 2. A leader being abandoned by their own people

3. Redemption arc that comes just a little too late 4. Making a mistake that’s too big to be forgiven for

5. Unrequited love with a childhood best friend 6. Betrayal by a sibling, parent or child

7. Realizing who they truly love when it’s too late 8. Not being believed by those closest to them when it really matters

9. A character who’s completely at peace with their tragic destiny 10. Relapsing on an addiction after doing so well

11. Making an honest mistake that leads to horrible consequences and endangers people they love 12. Trying so hard time and time again, and still not achieving any results

13. Having to watch a friend or family get tortured without being able to stop it 14. Realizing someone they love is in danger, but they’re the ones who sent them into it

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Leadership

Leadership is a very exciting course because it has taught me to see the groups’ perspective, and how perfectly communicating ideas may influence people to achieve the goals of the group or company. As Maxwell stated, “the three components of this triangle are communication, recognition, and influence. You start to communicate effectively. This leads to recognition and recognition in turn to influence.”

 Personally, I have always worked with groups and have agreed to work with them because it is necessary to go through the experience with them in order to win their heart and have a common ground that allows us to work together. At this point, I see two principles of Maxwell, the first one relates to the “Pareto Principle” which states, (referring to counseling) “20% of people take up to 80% of your time.” The second principle states, “The leader must develop trust with people” as Maxwell puts it. “The more people trust the leader, the more willing they will be to accept the leader’s proposal changes.”

 In addition, working with groups is all about ideas. It is about achieving each goal in life, as a supporting cast, and not a staff position working for a personal benefit. In that regard, I agree with Maxwell when he states, “Am I building people, or am I building my dream and using people to do it?” Maxwell says it pretty clear, “Manipulation is moving together for my advantage, and Motivation is moving together for mutual advantage.”

 Personally I like the Maxwell leadership style because it is positive, open, and democratic. The object of his leadership plan is to form an organization that believes in the benefit of every person in the group. Working with clear, defined, and objective rules in which we can all learn to work together for a better future within the company or society.

The Maxwell leadership style applies to my style of working with groups. Unconsciously, I have applied many of its concepts, not perfectly, but I have in some ways applied it to my style of work. I obviously have a lot to learn from Maxwell, but I believe I am striving to apply these concepts in my workplace, with coworkers, and in my family. 

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La naturaleza humana está siempre envuelta en el amor. Su existencia o su carencia, su llenura o su vacío, su normalidad o complejidad, su egoísmo o apertura, su querer ser o no ser dependiendo del sentimiento que os llene, y cómo el ser humano expresará este sentimiento en líricas que revelan contenidos de amor o ilusiones... Ana Gabriel... Simplemente Amigos.

4 Easy Steps for Outlining a Novel as a Pantser

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Plottr, a 2021 NaNo sponsor, is a visual outlining software that helps you plan your book for success. Today, author Troy Lambert shares some tips for outlining a novel when you’re used to flying by the seat of your pants:

Pantsing a novel can be great—after all, writing into the dark and discovering the story as you go is kinda fun, right? 

But you probably also know it can lead to nonsensical plots, writer’s block, and endless rewrites.

Well, don’t worry. As a book coach, editor, and mystery author of over 25 novels, I’ve been there myself… and I understand exactly what you’re experiencing.

The good news is you can use this simple four step formula to give yourself the best of both worlds: a general roadmap for your novel that still lets you take fun detours along the way.

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It is a beautiful sensation To wake up in the morning With the sound of a beautiful lady That turns your life into joy. It is that sound, That melody in her voice, That brings you peace and love And color the world by being her alive. With an outstanding performance of that beautiful moment, Eddie Brickell sings "Good Times" You don't even have to try It comes easy for you The way you move is so appealing It could make me cry Go out driving with my friends In Bobby's big old beat up car I'm with a lot of people then I wonder where you are Good times, bad times, give me some of that Good times, bad times, give me some of that Good times, bad times, give me some of that I don't want to say goodbye Don't want to walk you to the door I spend a little time with you I want a little more Good times, bad times, give me some of that Good times, bad times, give me some of that Good times, bad times, give me some of that

LoveSucks: totally true!

Everything is About Finances!

I still remember when I was at my friend’s house and used to poke around by grabbing the paper to read the news, and show off myself by saying “my stocks in the market are doing pretty good”. Nothing to laugh about it, except that the only thing of value was my own bicycle that I used as a mean of transportation to go from home to everywhere else, and my own persona if a body could be counted as gold since my family was “poor” in the terms and conditions of that little kid from “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”.

Years passed by, and we do not know what the future holds for us, and one day at school I am supposed to write a blog for my Entertainment Business Finance about the things that I learned in class. Believe me I learned a lot, and now the real world.

Stock market? Google stocks or Wal-Mart stocks? Which one do I go for? It depends. Stocks in the market behave divergently depending on the sector, and even within the sector a share might be of high value, depending on the company performance such as its efficiency, liquidity, profitability, and stability. We should look at the ratios when we compare Google vs Wal-Mart: Return of Investment (ROI, which is related to the efficiency of the investment for the company) for Google 14.15; Wal-Mart 14.31; Return on Equity (ROE, how much profit a company makes with money from shareholders) for Google 15.55 and Wal-Mart 23.30.

  Negotiations? Big deal in business finance when making a contract with an artist. 120 millions deal for Madonna in which she is getting 90 % of the concert sales, and also 50% of licensing money? In the top of that, LIve Nation is releasing $17.5 million to the artist in advance, plus another $50 to 60 million dollars when she delivers the music for some CD’s.!!!?????

What!!??? Are you crazy? She is going to steal even the clothes that I am wearing on! There should be a point where the artist knows when enough is enough! Do not worry my son- it seems to me that the CEO, Mr Rapino from Live Nation is telling me- everything is about finances! “We got the Madonna 2014 tour at 2008 prices… We project that Madonna will gross over $1 billion in this 10 years. She's working to generate the $1 billion, not the $100 million schedule that we're going to pay her over time. That's just the appetizer.” Everything is about finances; the money that you spend in the present time will grow in the future because “time is money”. It is like buying a house at $100,000 at the present time, and within 15 years that same house will value $140,000.00 because of the rate of inflation, interest, and time value of money. You see? I take off my hat for Mr. Rapino. Nice move, and above all, a whole concept about finances and time value of money.

Decisions in business? How would you know if an opportunity for business is good at the present time, and will be good in the future, taking into consideration the different rates associated for that loan?

R: By analyzing the profit that will be made in the future minus the cost at the present time. Formula? NPV= PVB-PVC

How would you know if an investment of $100,000 would return, at what rate, and within what time? Payback= C/ATB

I could go on, and on presenting a lot of variables and formulas that show us how taking business decisions is about critical thinking and finances.

  As I said before, and I repeat it again: everything in business is about time, rate, money and finances, specially finances which is the key to analyze proposals to get the best deal that should be represented in profit, profit, and profit.

What did I learn from this course? Finances, is the most important key to make business profitable

    REFERENCES

  http://www.reuters.com/search?blob=google

http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=WMT.N

https://assethub.online.fullsail.edu/assethub/Disc-LiveNation_f423bde6-646a-4a15-8a27-0cca269e8a6d.pdf

https://assethub.online.fullsail.edu/assethub/Disc-livenationCEOinterview_bafe6c0b-19ef-465e-8dd6-56fa1eab2982.pdf

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5 Tips for Writing Best Friends

Friendships can make books more engaging for readers than romantic or family relationships. The trick is writing best friends in ways that feel real.

It’s why we love Gideon and Nico in The Atlas Six or Bree and Alice in the Legendborn series.

Here are a few tips to get you on the path to writing an incredible friendship that’s the backbone of your character’s arcs.

1. Make the Friendship Serve Both Characters

We’ve all read books where the protagonist has a best friend who seems to only exist when the protagonist needs something. They’re the main character’s source of stress relief and support, but real-world relationships serve both people.

Make sure you write scenes where the best friend also benefits from the relationship. They might come to the main character for support or call the protagonist when they need cheering up. The most minor moments can mean the most to readers.

2. Give the Friendship a Why

Why is the friendship so important to each of your characters? Maybe they met while experiencing a unique life event or a tragedy. Maybe one helped the other through a difficult time and later vice versa.

The why behind the relationship is key to making readers fall in love with the bond between your characters. Why they met might be the only thing holding them together when times get tough. Establish a clear motive to their solid connection and everything that happens afterward will be more impactful for the reader.

3. Create a Life for the Best Friend Too

Best friends need personality traits like protagonists. As you draft their persona during your planning or writing phases, remember to give them traits like:

Likes

Dislikes

Goals

Dreams

A history

These details shape who people are. They can also be the things that pull your protagonist and best friend together. 

4. Set Up the Occasional Clash

Friendships are stronger when they survive the ups and downs. Turbulent times also make friendships realistic because friends never stay in just happy periods of their lives.

Make your two characters clash to learn through their arguments or mistakes, especially if they’re disagreeing about how to solve/accomplish your plot’s main goal. How they work through their differences and move past them demonstrates each character’s core values and how much they value their friendship.

5. Establish Honesty Early On

Best friends are honest with each other. Setting that up early on establishes a foundation of trust. It also sets up stakes when one character decides to lie to the other for a specific goal or purpose, even if they don’t like it. Without honesty, there’s no reason for the two characters to trust each other or remain best friends.

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Develop your best friends as separate individuals before merging them in your plotlines. You’ll create stronger relationships that pull readers in and keep them thinking about your story well after they turn the final page.