Keep Your Sanity! Day 4 with B.L. Brown @HaloOrangees & #Giveaway

Welcome to Day 4 with B.L. Brown! We've been learning so much and yesterday's post was excellent advice for maintaining healthy relationships. Today, we are learning how to keep our sanity, a great topic especially for this time of year. Welcome back B.L.!

Tips for a Healthy Mind & To Keep Your Sanity

Halo-Orangees’ book is full of motivational power. This book will change your life both personally and professionally. On-the-job stress is never easy to handle. It is hard to enter a place every day in which the outcome is always a negative one.

When you work in an environment that has a black cloud of stress throughout the entire organization, apply these Halo-Orangees’ Daily Meditation Moments. Stress will no longer control my life. Stress will no longer adversely impact my days. Stress will no longer destroy my vision, drive my career, or override my thoughts. Stress will no longer handicap me, cause me serious bodily harm, or cause me emotional pain and suffering. Stress will no longer determine my reactions. Stress will no longer impinge upon my sleep, creating endless sleepless nights. Stress will no longer immobilize my style. Stress will no longer punish me, force me into a life of imprisonment, or bring me down. Stress will no longer order me around. Stress will no longer force daily visits upon me. Stress will no longer be a prescribed drug made especially for me. Stress is no longer the unlicensed psychologist counseling me.

Tomorrow is the beginning of a fresh start with a new perspective, meaning, “Don’t allow the attitude and actions of yesterday to dictate your tomorrow.” Carrying the baggage of yesterday into a new day can affect your attitude and create unnecessary stress (Author B.L. Brown).

A healthy mind starts with self-awareness. Self-awareness is being mindful of who you are, the good and the bad. Self-awareness in an individual is a critical component because when a person has a clear understanding of himself or herself and recognize negative characteristics, they are encouraged to make a positive change. The benefit of understanding the value of the mindset is life changing. A constructive mindset can unlock elite doors of opportunities.

Halo “Stress-Free, One Accord” Mantra

Halo-Orangees believes that in order to cultivate an environment that promotes the “one accord” team vision of partnership, longevity, and productivity among employers and employees, organizations must adopt and incorporate wellness plan, which includes invoking a “stress-free, one-accord” corporate mantra for everyone to embrace and live daily. One of Halo-Orangees motto is “Today, I choose to live stress-free.” These words should be posted throughout organizations to remind management and employees alike that they are on the same team, working on one accord, with a singleness of purpose for a common goal.

Organizations must adopt a stress-free wellness plan. All team members should sign a no-stress pledge. This plan should include employer-employee group meetings that aid endless moral support. Therefore, there is no need for anyone to be stressed about coming to work or about any activities associated with work, regardless of challenges they face throughout each day. This will help managers be completely transparent with employees, helping them grow and develop within organizations. This will help employees put their best foot forward and give 100%, knowing they can trust their managers to support them. The “stress-free, one accord” mantra should be introduced in the interview process. It should also be branded, practiced, and incorporated into organizations’ core values and standards worldwide. Halo-Orangees comprehensive wellness plan will be released in the next edition of employer-employee “one accord” Volume II. Join Halo-Orangees’ “stress-free, one accord” wellness movement, and journey with us in living in total health and prosperity.

Halo-Orangees: New Book Provides On-the-Job Survival Manual, Mindset Enhancer and Stress Reliever for Employers & Employees.

About the Author:

B.L. Brown is the CEO and Founder of Halo-Orangees', international online job board (halo-orangeesjobs.com). Halo-Orangees is the fastest way to deliver your job postings across the internet globally to job seekers who are eager and overjoyed for new opportunities! Halo-Orangees international job board delivers candidates on time and under budget. Employers can post jobs and search resume database. Jobseekers can post resumes and search jobs for free. Halo-Orangees resume database is searched daily by numerous organizations for qualified applicants to meet their organizational needs. Therefore, if you do not see a position in which you qualify at the time of your search, it is to your advantage to continue the process and upload your resume. Opportunities are available through the resume database component of Halo-Orangees website http://www.halo-orangeesjobs.com.

In 2012 Author B.L. Brown launched Halo-Orangees/h-connect brand, international online dating website h-connect.net. The h-connect.net brand is empowering, motivating singles to find their best friend in love.

Visit Halo-Orangees Blog at www.halo-orangeesllc.com. Halo-Orangees’ Blog is an inspired community of people globally from all stages of life. The real life experiences of everyday people are used as a platform to spark an unlimited supply of motivational power.

Halo-Orangees employer-employee "one accord" Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team, published by Outskirts Press, is available from Amazon.com.

Book Direct purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747584

For more information, please visit the author’s corporate website: http://www.halo-orangeesjobs.com

Dating Website- http://www.h-connect.net

Social Media Sites:

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Halo-Orangees-LLC/122398711172208?ref=hl

Twitter

https://twitter.com/#!/haloorangees

Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro

Goodreads

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9832359-author-b-l-brown

I would like to thank Virtual Book Tour Café for creating this platform for “Self-Published Authors” to share their book with the world.

Book Blurb

Is your work environment infected with the dysfunctional "I" and ME" Team Virus? "I" and "Me" are the driving forces behind dysfunctional organizational employer-employee relationships.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

As you journey through this book, you will experience a multiplicity of real life work encounters such as, "A manager espoused her opinion that lower-paid employees should serve higher-paid employees". In this encounter, the manager also stated, "higher-salaried staff members are not paid to clean coffee pots" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Halo-Orangees book is a movement with encouraging straightforwardness; Author B.L. Brown confronts real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide (negativity, drama, power struggles, backstabbing, and endless gossip). The Introduction is entitled, "Don't Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth".

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

“Don’t ever allow anyone to attack your self-esteem, kill your passion, or tell you that someone else is more worthy than you” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

“You are the only one who defines you, so don’t ever allow anyone to tell you who you are, or that you are not good enough” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

Excerpt Quotes

“Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

“Don’t ever allow anyone to break your spirit of peace, control your mood, or suppress your workforce existence, making your tenure in the organization a horrible experience” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

Progress can also be followed via social media:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Linkedin | H-connect

Change Your Mind...Change Your Life! 
1 Week with B.L. Brown
BK Walker Books Etc.

December 9 - Introduction to B.L. Brown
December 10 - Common Mistakes Employers Make When Dealing With Employees
December 11 - Common Mistakes Employees Make When Dealing With Work & Employers
December 12 - Maintaining Healthy Relationships
December 13 - Tips for a Healthy Mind & To Keep Your Sanity
December 14 - Readers Q&A Day
December 15 - Wrap-Up

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Day 3 with B.L. Brown - Maintaining Healthy Relationships

Welcome to Day 3 with B.L. Brown. Today B.L. is chatting about Maintaining Healthy Relationships, something we all could use a refresher in from time to time. Don't forget, you can get extra entries in the giveaway by tweeting each day, and if your just joining us, please enter using the Rafflecopter below. You can also follow her entire Virtual Book Tour to learn more.

Later this week B.L. will be holding an open Q&A so be sure to get your questions ready (see schedule for date).

Maintaining Healthy Relationships

The objective of Halo-Orangees book is to take the most difficult on-the-job conflicts and use them as a platform to show others that they shouldn’t let anyone disable their growth by ‘confining them to a box’.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

Exercising good moral character should be the main objective for all employers and employees. Today’s workplace is not always easy to settle into. However, when you adopt good ethical standards, you will always rise above the unethical actions of others. Life is full of experiences: happy, sad, good, and bad. The goal is to deal with each experience in a positive manner. It’s just a part of the journey called life. The key to mastering the unjust actions of others is remaining true to your moral character. You should connect to something or someone important in your life. However, the first connection should be to yourself. In order to form positive relations with others, a positive relationship with yourself must be achieved.

A rock-solid foundation of inter-organizational empowerment should be a permanent highlight in all companies. Management must possess the core skills necessary to empower their team members. A chain of continuous empowerment should be a universal component of every organization. Shared learning tools are a central element of performance achievements. Self-empowerment starts within each individual person. A person must first actualize self-empowerment in order to succeed in the workplace. Fair and equitable treatment of all members of an organization can only enhance the morale of the team and work environment. Employees who have the full support of their management team are empowered to go above and beyond for the organization. These team members take a proactive approach to their daily operations and seek out possible solutions for potential issues that may escalate.

Author Bio:

B.L. Brown is the CEO and Founder of Halo-Orangees', international online job board (halo-orangeesjobs.com). Halo-Orangees’ international job board delivers candidates on time and under budget. Employers can post jobs and search resume database. Jobseekers can post resumes and search jobs for free. The genesis of Halo-Orangees Brand: Helping Advocate Longevity of Organizations by Obtaining Objectives through Redefining Above-Board New Generational Guidelines for Employer Employee Standards was inspired, developed, and birthed from her reaction to an unethical manager with whom she had the pleasure of working for and whose style of supervision made her stronger.

In a one-on-one meeting with this executive director, he made the statement that another employee, who held the same title as B.L. Brown, was better than she was. In response, B.L. Brown informed him that this employee was not better than her nor was she better than the employee. From that one statement, she instantly realized her true purpose in life. "Best negative words spoken into my life thus far" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Reckoning her experience with a newfound belief, the foundation of Halo-Orangees emerged.

In 2012 Author B.L. Brown launched Halo-Orangees/h-connect brand, international online dating website h-connect.net. The h-connect.net brand is empowering, motivating singles to find their best friend in love.

Progress can also be followed via social media:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Linkedin | H-connect

Book Blurb

Is your work environment infected with the dysfunctional "I" and ME" Team Virus? "I" and "Me" are the driving forces behind dysfunctional organizational employer-employee relationships.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

As you journey through this book, you will experience a multiplicity of real life work encounters such as, "A manager espoused her opinion that lower-paid employees should serve higher-paid employees". In this encounter, the manager also stated, "higher-salaried staff members are not paid to clean coffee pots" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Halo-Orangees book is a movement with encouraging straightforwardness; Author B.L. Brown confronts real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide (negativity, drama, power struggles, backstabbing, and endless gossip). The Introduction is entitled, "Don't Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth".

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

“Don’t ever allow anyone to attack your self-esteem, kill your passion, or tell you that someone else is more worthy than you” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

“You are the only one who defines you, so don’t ever allow anyone to tell you who you are, or that you are not good enough” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

Excerpt Quotes

“Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

“Don’t ever allow anyone to break your spirit of peace, control your mood, or suppress your workforce existence, making your tenure in the organization a horrible experience” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

Change Your Mind...Change Your Life! 
1 Week with B.L. Brown
BK Walker Books Etc.

December 9 - Introduction to B.L. Brown
December 10 - Common Mistakes Employers Make When Dealing With Employees
December 11 - Common Mistakes Employees Make When Dealing With Work & Employers
December 12 - Maintaining Healthy Relationships
December 13 - Tips for a Healthy Mind & To Keep Your Sanity
December 14 - Readers Q&A Day
December 15 - Wrap-Up

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Common Mistakes Employees Make When Dealing With Employers - B.L. Brown Virtual Book Tour & #Giveaway

Welcome to day 3 with B.L. Brown. Today we're turning the tables...You didn't really think that we wouldn't talk about us now, did you? What mistakes do we as employees make when it comes to our bosses? We're about to find out. Don't forget to check out the book and enter the giveaway using the Rafflecopter below.

Common Mistakes Employees Make When Dealing With Work & Employers

Today’s workplace is filled with politics, and as an employee you have to decide what team to play on, the ethical team or the unethical team. The pressures of joining a group or workplace clique are becoming the organization’s mainstream. Although building relationships at work is important the first priority as a new employee is learning the job responsibilities. To many employees make the all to universal mistake of buying into the unbeneficial problematic conflicts in the workplace. Employees should be mindful of the fact that every role counts—that is, one person’s failure to perform can affect a department or an organization as a whole. In essence, some employees make the common mistake of not fully performing to organizational standard. This is a huge misstep and a very unprofessional impression to create when dealing  with work. These behaviors within organizations world-wide are the new norm, general mistakes employees make in the workplace.

A frequent misstep employees’ make dealing with employers is communicating their boundaries by not overextending themself to employers. When employees overextend themselves it often leads to increased workloads that result in failure to keep up meet work demands and deadlines. This is why employees must communicate with co-workers and managers in an open and honest straightforward manner to establish trust. Trust has a major impact on performance and workplace behavior. Employees should respect authority; however remain true to their own beliefs and values. One of the primary mistakes employees make with employers is taking responsibility for mishaps. Some employees make a habit of blaming others for their underperformances and workload. Employer-employee relations take a negative turn when employees refuse to take accountability for their actions. In today’s workplace knowledge is often viewed as job security. This is why some employees will not share beneficial information with co-workers. These types of behavior dividends workplace teams as well as breaks trust in an employee-employer relationships. Employee should perform all tasks with a high level of dedication and moral integrity. It is important to establish and maintaining a positive level of performance. This increases opportunities for advancement, and demonstrates loyalty and dedication to the organization as a whole. Two of the best approaches to career longevity are self-discipline and courage.

Book Genre: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Angels & Spirit Guides / Business & Economics

Publisher: Outskirts PressRelease Date: August 18, 2011

Amazon

Book Title: Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team

Book Blurb

Is your work environment infected with the dysfunctional "I" and ME" Team Virus? "I" and "Me" are the driving forces behind dysfunctional organizational employer-employee relationships.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

As you journey through this book, you will experience a multiplicity of real life work encounters such as, "A manager espoused her opinion that lower-paid employees should serve higher-paid employees". In this encounter, the manager also stated, "higher-salaried staff members are not paid to clean coffee pots" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Halo-Orangees book is a movement with encouraging straightforwardness; Author B.L. Brown confronts real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide (negativity, drama, power struggles, backstabbing, and endless gossip). The Introduction is entitled, "Don't Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth".

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

“Don’t ever allow anyone to attack your self-esteem, kill your passion, or tell you that someone else is more worthy than you” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

“You are the only one who defines you, so don’t ever allow anyone to tell you who you are, or that you are not good enough” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).
Excerpt Quotes

“Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

“Don’t ever allow anyone to break your spirit of peace, control your mood, or suppress your workforce existence, making your tenure in the organization a horrible experience” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

Websites: For more information, please visit the author’s corporate website:http://www.halo-orangeesjobs.com/ www.h-connect.net

Purchase Links: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747584

B.L. Brown is the CEO and Founder of Halo-Orangees', international online job board (www.halo-orangeesjobs.com). Halo-Orangees’ international job board delivers candidates on time and under budget. Employers can post jobs and search resume database. 

Jobseekers can post resumes and search jobs for free. The genesis of Halo-Orangees Brand: Helping Advocate Longevity of Organizations by Obtaining Objectives through Redefining Above-Board New Generational Guidelines for Employer Employee Standards was inspired, developed, and birthed from her reaction to an unethical manager with whom she had the pleasure of working for and whose style of supervision made her stronger.

In a one-on-one meeting with this executive director, he made the statement that another employee, who held the same title as B.L. Brown, was better than she was. In response, B.L. Brown informed him that this employee was not better than her nor was she better than the employee. From that one statement, she instantly realized her true purpose in life. "Best negative words spoken into my life thus far" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Reckoning her experience with a newfound belief, the foundation of Halo-Orangees emerged.

In 2012 Author B.L. Brown launched Halo-Orangees/h-connect brand, international online dating website h-connect.net. The h-connect.net brand is empowering, motivating singles to find their best friend in love.

Progress can also be followed via social media:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Linkedin | H-connect

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What mistakes have you made, when it comes to the workplace?

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Common Mistakes Employers Make with B.L. Brown with #Giveaway

Welcome to day 2 with B.L. Brown. I'm so excited as we all know how bosses can be, or how we often perceive them. B.L. is sharing some great information today.

Common Mistakes Employers Make When Dealing With Employees

A heavier workload with low compensation is major driver of low employee morale and dysfunctional employer-employee relations. Yet, this is the number one undisputed common mistakes employers make when dealing with employees. When an employee is in low-salary job role with inadequate benefits, there is no reason to stay especially when a better door of opportunity opens.

Poor employee job comparability is a major mishap in organizations internationally. It is a major driver of unsuccessful organization outcomes. There is no benefit in hiring an employee in a position in which they lack the vital skills to perform. Applicants may look great on paper, but if they cannot perform to the level of their credentials, then they are of little value to an organization’s success. An employee’s ability to perform is what should ultimately decide their fate within an organization. Establishing the necessary credentials and measuring applicants against them is core in the selection of new employees. These primary components are so important and often omitted from the hiring and probationary period process.

The employer is responsible for creating an environment that empowers employees and sparks creativity. It is vital to develop a structure hiring processes, selecting the right candidates for job roles is core. Another common mistakes employer’s make when dealing with employees is lack of training. To many employers fail to provide a training manual to new employees. Instructional as well as hands-on training is key. Employers should provide key trainers, from within the organization for new employees. The training process is critical to the organization, hiring manager, new employee, team, and department. All new hires should be evaluated and properly transitioned into their new role. Each employee must be given the tools and necessary organizational support from other staff members.

These core organizational puzzle pieces fail to exist in many organizations. Why hire new employees if you are not going to provide them with tools to succeed? Employees need to feel valued by their managers. It entails engaging, acknowledging, recognizing, supporting, and spending the valuable time necessary in making new employees feel that they belong from the moment they arrive for work. 

Book Genre: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Angels & Spirit Guides / Business & Economics

Publisher: Outskirts PressRelease Date: August 18, 2011

Amazon

Book Title: Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team

Book Blurb

Is your work environment infected with the dysfunctional "I" and ME" Team Virus? "I" and "Me" are the driving forces behind dysfunctional organizational employer-employee relationships.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

As you journey through this book, you will experience a multiplicity of real life work encounters such as, "A manager espoused her opinion that lower-paid employees should serve higher-paid employees". In this encounter, the manager also stated, "higher-salaried staff members are not paid to clean coffee pots" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Halo-Orangees book is a movement with encouraging straightforwardness; Author B.L. Brown confronts real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide (negativity, drama, power struggles, backstabbing, and endless gossip). The Introduction is entitled, "Don't Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth".

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

“Don’t ever allow anyone to attack your self-esteem, kill your passion, or tell you that someone else is more worthy than you” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

“You are the only one who defines you, so don’t ever allow anyone to tell you who you are, or that you are not good enough” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

Excerpt Quotes

“Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

“Don’t ever allow anyone to break your spirit of peace, control your mood, or suppress your workforce existence, making your tenure in the organization a horrible experience” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

Websites: For more information, please visit the author’s corporate website: http://www.halo-orangeesjobs.com/

www.h-connect.net

Purchase Links: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747584

B.L. Brown is the CEO and Founder of Halo-Orangees', international online job board (halo-orangeesjobs.com). Halo-Orangees’ international job board delivers candidates on time and under budget. Employers can post jobs and search resume database. 

Jobseekers can post resumes and search jobs for free. The genesis of Halo-Orangees Brand: Helping Advocate Longevity of Organizations by Obtaining Objectives through Redefining Above-Board New Generational Guidelines for Employer Employee Standards was inspired, developed, and birthed from her reaction to an unethical manager with whom she had the pleasure of working for and whose style of supervision made her stronger.

In a one-on-one meeting with this executive director, he made the statement that another employee, who held the same title as B.L. Brown, was better than she was. In response, B.L. Brown informed him that this employee was not better than her nor was she better than the employee. From that one statement, she instantly realized her true purpose in life. "Best negative words spoken into my life thus far" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Reckoning her experience with a newfound belief, the foundation of Halo-Orangees emerged.

In 2012 Author B.L. Brown launched Halo-Orangees/h-connect brand, international online dating website h-connect.net. The h-connect.net brand is empowering, motivating singles to find their best friend in love.

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Change Your Mind...Change Your Life with B.L. Brown (#Giveaway)

This week we're starting our week long feature with B.L. Brown, the author of Halo-Orangees employer - employee "One Accord" Volume 1 One Mind, One Body, One Spirit inspirational relationship novel. I hope you will join us as B.L. Brown shares her inspiration, tips, and expertise this week.

Change Your Mind...Change Your Life! 
1 Week with B.L. Brown
BK Walker Books Etc.December 9 - Introduction to B.L. Brown
December 10 - Common Mistakes Employers Make When Dealing With Employees
December 11 - Common Mistakes Employees Make When Dealing With Work & Employers
December 12 - Maintaining Healthy Relationships
December 13 - Tips for a Healthy Mind & To Keep Your Sanity
December 14 - Readers Q&A Day
December 15 - Wrap-Up

BK: What inspired this book?

BB: Halo-Orangees’ employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team book (Halo-Orangees: Helping Advocate Longevity of Organizations by Obtaining Objectives through Redefining Above-Board New Generational Guidelines for Employer Employee Standards) book was inspired, developed, and birthed from my reaction to a manager with whom I, B. L. Brown, had the pleasure—that is, in making me stronger—of working for. My executive director had perfected the art of insulting staff members on a daily basis. I could only surmise that this leader saw the entire group of employees as confined to a small shoe box. In a one-on-one meeting with my executive director, he made the statement that another employee, who held the same title, was better than I was. In response, I informed him that this employee was not better than I, nor was I better than she. I also asked him to explain the basis for his statement. He stumbled, stuttered, and finally replied that this employee was better than I, because she held two master’s degrees. “Best negative words spoken into my life thus far”. From that one statement, I instantly realized my true purpose in life. On that day, reckoning my experience with a newfound belief, the foundation of Halo-Orangees emerged. Halo-Orangees employer-employee “one accord” Volume I One Mind, One Body, One Team Introduction is entitled, “Don’t Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth”. Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

 I did have a chance to chat with B.L. earlier during her tour, you can check out the rest of the interview HERE.

B.L. Brown is the CEO and Founder of Halo-Orangees', international online job board (halo-orangeesjobs.com). Halo-Orangees’ international job board delivers candidates on time and under budget. Employers can post jobs and search resume database. Jobseekers can post resumes and search jobs for free. The genesis of Halo-Orangees Brand: Helping Advocate Longevity of Organizations by Obtaining Objectives through Redefining Above-Board New Generational Guidelines for Employer Employee Standards was inspired, developed, and birthed from her reaction to an unethical manager with whom she had the pleasure of working for and whose style of supervision made her stronger.

In a one-on-one meeting with this executive director, he made the statement that another employee, who held the same title as B.L. Brown, was better than she was. In response, B.L. Brown informed him that this employee was not better than her nor was she better than the employee. From that one statement, she instantly realized her true purpose in life. "Best negative words spoken into my life thus far" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Reckoning her experience with a newfound belief, the foundation of Halo-Orangees emerged.

In 2012 Author B.L. Brown launched Halo-Orangees/h-connect brand, international online dating website h-connect.net. The h-connect.net brand is empowering, motivating singles to find their best friend in love.

Progress can also be followed via social media:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Linkedin | H-connect

Book Genre: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Angels & Spirit Guides / Business & Economics

Websites: For more information, please visit the author’s corporate website: http://www.halo-orangeesjobs.com/

www.h-connect.net

Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747584

Book Synopsis

Is your work environment infected with the dysfunctional "I" and ME" Team Virus? "I" and "Me" are the driving forces behind dysfunctional organizational employer-employee relationships.

This book embodies the message that all human beings have a purpose and can rise above any situation or circumstance as long as they remain ethically true to themselves.

As you journey through this book, you will experience a multiplicity of real life work encounters such as, "A manager espoused her opinion that lower-paid employees should serve higher-paid employees". In this encounter, the manager also stated, "higher-salaried staff members are not paid to clean coffee pots" (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown). Halo-Orangees book is a movement with encouraging straightforwardness; Author B.L. Brown confronts real-life workplace issues occurring in organizations world-wide (negativity, drama, power struggles, backstabbing, and endless gossip). The Introduction is entitled, "Don't Allow Anyone to Confine You to a Box, Disabling Your Growth".

Halo-Orangees is a nonexclusive on the job survival manual, mindset enhancer, and stress reliever for both employers and employees. This book will change your life both personally and professionally.

“Don’t ever allow anyone to attack your self-esteem, kill your passion, or tell you that someone else is more worthy than you” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

“You are the only one who defines you, so don’t ever allow anyone to tell you who you are, or that you are not good enough” (Excerpt ~B.L. Brown).

Excerpt Quotes

“Your life purpose is to take the totality of your negative experiences, roll them up into one, and use them positively to lay the foundation for your destiny” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

“Don’t ever allow anyone to break your spirit of peace, control your mood, or suppress your workforce existence, making your tenure in the organization a horrible experience” (Excerpt~ B.L. Brown).

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Virtual Book Tour: The Road by Clive West

Clive West was born in the West Country of England in the early 60's. He was educated at a traditional English public school before going on to university to study civil engineering. Over the years, he has worked as a civil engineer, tutor of maths and science, schools quiz-master, employment agency boss, and writer.

His work includes a collection of short stories with twists called Hobson's Choice (also available in print), a full-length novel called 'The Road' about the consequences of corruption on ordinary people and an accessible job hunting interview guide (based on his years of experience as the boss of an employment agency).

He has also written a book about lymphedema. This is a disfiguring, life-threatening and incurable disease he now suffers from and which his experience shows that most fellow patients have (like him) been abandoned by their respective health services.

Clive now lives in a rebuilt farmhouse in the Umbrian region of Italy along with Damaris, his writer wife of 22 years and their three rescue dogs. Apart from his fictional work, Clive also writes commercial non-fiction on a variety of topics but especially relating to business and employment. He and Damaris run an indie publishers called Any Subject Books Ltd – www.anysubject.com

You can also follow Any Subject Books on Facebook – www.facebook.com/anysubject

Clive is now disabled but, aside from his writing, he also enjoys playing the keyboard, listening to music and reading.

Facebook site: www.facebook.com/anysubjectbooks

Genre: Crime

Every crime has its victim.

• The Giddings family - enjoying their rural idyll until events start to spiral out of their control turning paradise into hell.

• Henry - trapped in a loveless marriage who sees a chance to climb on board the gravy train for a one-way ticket out of misery but doesn't want to know about the consequences of his actions.

• Sandra - frustrated by a system where the rich get richer and the poor pay to get a ringside seat.

• John - a shrewd developer who knows all the tricks and is the guy flicking the switch when the smelly stuff hits the fan.

• The parasites and hangers on, too numerous to mention, who abuse their positions of trust to feather their own nests but who are outraged when those lower down the pecking order try to do the same.

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Excerpt N^o 1

Caroline and Stuart Giddings knocked on the door, and hearing a vague ‘Come in’ sound from beyond, opened it and entered. Sitting behind a large ancient desk was their member of parliament, Charles Milton, a tall, wiry-haired man of indeterminate age although probably in his mid to late forties. Stuart immediately thought that he looked the sort of person whom you could drop head first into a pile of manure and who would come out absolutely devoid of any trace of the substance while you and anyone around you would be completely plastered in the stuff. Still, he wasn’t there to befriend them, he was there to listen to their grievances and act on them.

Stuart had suggested that before Caroline get too involved with RIM, the two of them pay a visit to their MP and see if he had any power or urge to champion their cause. Deep down, Stuart was sceptical but he was pleased that Caroline had definitely brightened up when he had made the suggestion a few days prior. The children were at school and Stuart had arranged for a colleague to cover two of his lessons. This was important.

At their MP’s gesture, they seated themselves in two upholstered office chairs. Caroline crossed her legs which made her side-slit pencil skirt ride up. She didn’t seem the slightest bit self-conscious of the amount of leg she was showing but Stuart’s bum squirmed uneasily on its cushion.

“Thank you for seeing us at short notice. My name is Caroline Giddings and this is my husband, Stuart,” Caroline offered by way of introduction.

“My pleasure, my pleasure. Nice to meet you both. What can I do for you good people?” Stuart noticed that Milton’s eyes had addressed the question to his wife’s legs rather than to their faces. The man had a predatory look about him.

“We’d like to talk about this new road and the effect it will have on us,” Caroline continued. Stuart had decided he would let her do the majority of the talking – it might help her get some of it off her chest and at least if nothing came of it, she couldn’t say he hadn’t asked the right questions. Women could do that – sit beside you while you chatted away, not saying anything themselves. Then, when it was too late, they were perfectly capable of criticising you for not having said something important.

“Fire away,” Milton’s eyes had travelled up Caroline’s torso and he was now staring at her bust. Stuart already despised the man. Still, beggars couldn’t be choosers. He bit his tongue.

Caroline seemed oblivious – she was very clearly caught up with the matter at hand or perhaps she just enjoyed her figure being admired. “Well, we’ve just discovered that not only are we about to lose all of our trees, they are going to build houses right up close to our home.”

“Mmm, yes. I’m afraid there are always casualties when a new development of this size goes through.” Milton paused and reflected while they waited patiently for whatever pearls of wisdom he could lay at their feet. “I don’t mean to be negative but have you considered putting your house up for sale?” he eventually asked.

“Yes, and the estate agent told us that because of the high number of new houses that will be flooding the market and also because our house will be losing its view, we will struggle to sell it. He also said we will have loads of – what is it called Stuart?” Caroline turned to him.

“Negative equity,” Stuart chipped in.

“Mmm, yes. I see the dilemma. Perhaps you should try other estate agents – see if they view the picture differently.” Stuart noticed that his body language had changed. When they had first arrived it had been expansive and, supposedly, welcoming. Now Milton’s arms had folded across his chest and he was making outward movements with his hands. ‘Go away – it’s not my problem,’ in other words.

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