By Tscheffel June 01, 2014
Dan has been working with my company to help provide solutions as well as internet marketing assistance. He has been a pleasure to work with and has a high level of integrity. Dan is very prompt, professional and ethical. He has given me the confidence that I need knowing he has the best interest in mind for my business and that he is going to help my business become more profitable. ...read more
By Cherie81188 July 03, 2012
I just moved into town and needed to get CPR/First Aid training for my new job. So I just googled cpr classes and came across Code Blue. I signed up for a class and a week later, my Boss told me they would not accept certification from anyone other than the Red Cross, or someone listed on the AHA site.... which they ARE NOT. I politely e-mailed customer service and requested a refund, as they're class would be a total waste of $60. I was told my refund had been approved (after several rude and condescending e-mails from "customer service"). Three days after I was told I was getting my refund, the owner e-mailed me and said they would NOT give me a refund because ...read more
By LENNYS February 08, 2012
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By Tyde Systems October 08, 2015
If you are looking to change your career into the IT industry or want to take your career to the next level, the Cisco Certification for CCENT is a great place to start. The course to get started is the ICND1. We have a class schedule for September 21st through September 25th. Here is the information on the course... Cisco recommends the following basic skills prior to attending this class. Basic computer literacy Basic PC operating system navigation skills Basic Internet usage skills Basic IP address knowledge. Tyde Systems agrees with the above skills for this course. This course goes at a slower pace than the CCNAX class but is still considered a bootcamp and therefore the student should have a basic understanding of networking. ICND1 introduces a lot of topics and provides a basic understanding of each topic while the ICND2 class goes into more detail of each topic. This gives the student time to absorb the basic concepts of each topic before diving into the details of each topic. Passing the ICND1 exam provides the student with the CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technicion) certification. Course Overview: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1 (ICND1) v2.0 is a five-day, instructor-led training course that teaches learners how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuring a LAN switch, configuring an IP router, connecting to a WAN, and identifying basic security threats. This course can be followed by the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 2 (ICND2) v2.0 course, which covers topics in more depth and teaches learners how to perform basic troubleshooting steps in enterprise branch office networks, preparing learners for Cisco CCNA certification. Course Objectives: After completing this course, students should be able to: Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs, Establish Internet connectivity, Manage network device security, Expand small- to medium-sized networks with WAN connectivity, Describe IPv6 basics. If you are interested in learning more or would like to register for this course follow the link:www.tydesystems.com ...read more
By Tyde Systems September 16, 2015
The Seven Secrets of Successful Mastermind Groups I have been an entrepreneur and an independent small business owner since I was a lad of 10 – 62 years ago. During those years, there have been successes and failures in almost equal numbers. Although there were other people that contributed to each success and each failure along the way, I—having refused to relinquish control of my destiny to anyone else—take responsibility for every one of them. However, it is clear today that I accomplished less than I could have and should have because of that refusal. You see, I became distrustful of adult judgments when my father left my mother, my brother, and me to join the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1945. I became more distrustful when my mother agreed to marry an abusive alcoholic in 1946 even though my brother and I both recognized—even at that young age—that doing so was a horrible mistake. My mother said she had no choice since my grandparents, who had taken us in when my natural father left us, now wanted us to move out, another adult decision that confounded me. I objected. I believed our small family of three would find a way to prosper on our own. I may have been wrong, but at the time, I was convinced and determined. The decisions I made during this period guided me for many decades. Through grade school and high school, my drunken stepfather proved repeatedly that I was right while my mother denied the depth of his addiction and the breadth of his abuse of her, my brother, and me. To defend myself, I denied anyone else access to my life choices from the time I was five and six years old for fear of further suffering from their bad decisions. After high school, I joined the seminary on my own and left the seminary on my own five years later. Joined the Air Force, started businesses, succeeded, failed, married, divorced—all based on my own perception of what was best for me at the time and without meaningful guidance from anyone wiser or with a different perspective. My recognition of the power of the mastermind—regardless of the form it takes—arose with the long overdue reversal of the decision by my six-year-old self to live my life based solely on my own judgments and insights without relying on the advice and guidance of others. “What a fool I was, what a dominated fool To think that you were the Earth and skyWhat a fool I was, what an elevated foolWhat a mutton-headed dote was I”[i] For most of my life, that uncompromising independence denied me the support of well-intentionedGo-Givers, family, friends and colleagues, and like-minded entrepreneurs. Sometime between reading Napoleon Hill’sThink andGrow Rich[ii]as a youth and Bob Burg’sGo-Giver[iii]the realization of my folly began to glow like the first light of sunrise on a clear Colorado morning. Eventually, the light became a new day. The depth of value one derives from being part of a group—especially a mastermind group—became as apparent to me as Colorado’s amazing deep blue sky on a cloudless day. I retired my six-year-old’s decision and began relearning what it means to be a part of something greater. Necessary Insights… Mastermind groups tend to be self-selecting; people come and go by their own choosing. The group leader or the group itself may invite a person to join, but group leaders and members have no control of the candidate’s decision to join or to remain a member, once joined. For this reason alone, trying to control the membership of a mastermind group by establishing rigid criteria is not useful and insures neither success nor failure. However, it is important to be clear about thekindsof persons you want as members. Here’s an analogy that you’ll want to keep in mind when talking to individuals about the opportunity your mastermind group offers. For discussion purposes, assume there are three types of people that might consider joining your mastermind group—remembering that this is an analogy. There are folks that recognize the value of the group and join with the intention of contributing just enough of their own time, energy, etc. to allow them to remain in the group and benefit from the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and financial contributions of the other members. We’ll call these people “Opportunists.” They are in it for whatever they can get with little or no effort and no commitment to make other than minimal contributions. A second type of person sees the group as a purely self-serving entity. Their only concern is“What’s in it for me?” These are the “Predators.” Predatorsconsume everything that they perceive to be of benefit and value to themselves regardless of the impact of their action on the other members or on the group. Predatorstend to move on frequently to a different situation that offers more of whatever they wish to consume. A subset of thePredatoris the “Enlightened Predator.” AnEnlightened Predatorrecognizes the longer-term benefit of belonging to the group and strategically denies the natural urge to predate in order to secure the greater personal benefits s/he can derive from maintaining membership in the group. However, keep in mind that even anEnlightened Predatoris still a predator. The third type of person sees both the value that they can derive from the groupandthe contributions they can make to the group and its members. I borrow Bob Berg’s book title to describe these folks. I call them “Go-Givers.” AGo-Giver©sees beyond the immediate benefit of belonging and benefitting. AGo-Giver©embraces the group and its members and commits to the long-term success of both. You can expect to have every type of person join your mastermind group. However, thePredators, Enlightened Predators, and Opportunistswill either fall away when they realize the futility of their positions in a mastermind or adapt to theGo-Giver© model and become valued members of your group. The Mastermind Group…[1] Although I had formed two formal mastermind groups and initiated numerous mastermind events over the years, it never dawned on me that these groups and events were anything more than adventures. I was anEnlightened Predatorin action and that held theGo-Giver©in me at bay. Over the past decade, mentors, self-education, and experience revealed to me the secrets of forming and operating successful mastermind groups. I also discovered that my income, influence, intellect, insights, and assets would be much greater had I employed those secrets in my forty-year insurance and financial services practice. I am confident that anyone in any profession would benefit from participating as theGo-Giver©Leader of a well-conceived and well-run mastermind group. Outline… There are seven secrets to creating successful well-conceived and well-run mastermind groups. Here’s a brief summary of them. Commitment… It’s easy to join a mastermind group. It’s not so easy to fully commit the personal resources of time, energy, emotional, intellectual, physical, financial, and even spiritual support that the group needs from every member to assure its success. The secrets for obtaining commitment are: · the mastermind group has clearly articulated a purpose that transcends the benefits each member hopes to derive from membership · there is an accountability structure built into the group requiring members to… o honestly discuss the success and/or failure of their set goals o attend and participate in every meeting Leadership… A mastermind group or session requires a skilled leader that… · recognizes that s/he is not the lecturer-in-chief · has the skill to… · build trust and communication among the participants · keep the ideas flowing · manage overzealous members · maintain a high energy level Membership… Every member needs to reassure the other members of the group that s/he will holdin strictest confidencethe information they share, the issues they raise, the solutions they develop or propose. In particular, it is usual and customary that only one person from any given profession be granted membership. Moreover, all members should fall within a determined level of experience, income, authority, or some other criteria that assures that no member dominates or, conversely, feels they contribute significantly more than the other members do and receive little or nothing in return. In addition, every member needs to respect the proposals made within the group to assure that no member feels diminished for presenting their ideas—regardless of how out-of-the-box those ideas may be. Scheduling… A meeting of the mastermind, like every other group learning experience, loses impact and content if the group fails to reinforce the lessons presented at a meeting. Mastermind meetings need to be frequent enough to allow the members to reinforce and apply what they gain from the meetings but not so frequent as to make the meetings burdensome and/or boring. The schedule for meetings is a delicate balance that needs to develop by consensus among the members and the leaders based on their wants and wishes as well as the nature and structure of the group. Continuity… Successful mastermind groups maintain communication among members during the times in between meetings. Formal programs to keep members in contact often connect to an accountability structurethat unites members as partners and provides a formal program for ongoing discussion of goals and commitments to action. This is especially important if the group meets infrequently. All Work and No Play… One of the most common failures of mastermind groups is that they fail to recognize the need for having fun, being entertained, playing, or finding other diversions that only indirectly relate to the mastermind process. Masterminding is itself a fun process. However, it too can get stale and unattractive. Adding diversions as a formal element is vitally important for the survival of a mastermind group. Size Matters… There is a myth that mastermind groups need to limit themselves to ten or twelve members to assure every member is the focus of attention by the group on a regular basis. If all you want from your group is the limited perspective of a dozen folks, this may be true. On the other hand, a properly structured group of as many as thirty-six members that rotate among three or four internal and intentionally diverse groups over a longer period offers a much broader base of opinions and ideas while still allowing every member time in the spotlight. (By way of observation, the greatest mastermind group in history—13 colonies represented by dozens of Patriots—met in Philadelphia for almost two years and drafted the greatest governance document ever written—you may be familiar with it—The Constitution of the United States of America. Size matters but brilliance and commitment matter more.) Conclusion… If you are not a member or leader of a mastermind group you are denying yourself the most powerful strategy I’ve ever found for growing your character, your bank account, and your knowledge base as a professional. Let me know if I can help you get started. By Jeffrey Reeves – 800-300-9661 [1]Thanks first to my wife, Sandra, who is my primary mentor and coach, to the Colorado Republican Business Coalitionhttp://SmallBizGOP.comfor allowing me to serve on the mastermind Board of Directors as aGo-Giver©, to Tom Matzen, Allen Bonk, and the Back Nine Board of Advisors team for their insights –http://tinyurl.com/BackNineHost, and to Karen Greenstreet for her work and research into mastermind groups and small business issueshttp://www.passionforbusiness.com/articles/mastermind-group.htm[i]http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/my_fair_lady/”[ii]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCtWskzmAQ[iii]http://www.burg.com/ ...read more
By Back Nine Board of Advisors June 05, 2013
Safety is protection for a person or object from danger, risk or injury. Consistent patterns of believing, thinking and responding in a risk prohibitive manner denote a culture of safety. Safety rules are guidelines designed to lower the probability of danger for a person or object. The following list... ...read more
In a declining economy, enrolling in classes offered online can allow you to pursue a degree program in a different career or to supplement your current degree. What's more, online classes allow busy professionals to take classes at times more convenient to them. ...read more
