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William M. Keever Promotes Book, Teaches Seminar, by William M. Keever

William Keever Teaches Writing Class, Promotes New Book - William Keever "Most creativity, especially in writing (whether novel, music or lyrics) is produced out of emotion - either negative emotion or positive emotion. Examples of what psychologists call negative emotions are apprehension, contempt, burden, overwhelmed, frustrated, envy, or even guilt. Positive emotions are feelings related to hope, awe, humor, empathy, love, trust or confidence. The emotions that fuel our creativity play a big part in what is produced. For example, emotions spurred on by fear can produce angrily worded but compelling pieces that challenge and demand reaction or response. In fact, many songwriters will tell you that the periods of their greatest creativity are often also the times during which they suffer the greatest loss, heartache, or fear. While emotions are often the fuel of creativity, they can also be the chief impediment to progress. Most writers will confess that so called "writer's block" is a mental condition forced upon them by their own emotions. There lies the paradox. The key to writing is often a balancing act - balancing our emotions in such a way that we control them without choking or blocking the very feelings needed to energize our thoughts." Excerpted from "Fear Not" by William M. Keever. READ»

William Keever Teaches Writing Class, Promotes New Book: Fear Not - by William Keever

William Keever Teaches Writing Class, Promotes New Book: Fear Not - William M. Keever READ»

Mind Over Matter - The Fear Factor - excerpt from book, William Keever

Fear is the component that more often than anything else can steal defeat from victory. Fear, an attitude of the mind, will inevitably thwart and slow ones ability to direct the body physically. Fear produces apprehension and uncertainty that slows or even stalls the necessary communication between mind and body. Your eyes see the gate in front of you, your mind knows you need to turn your body and skis, but the response is slowed. An extra few milliseconds are needed to negotiate with your fear laden mind what your body should do. At the Olympic level, those few milliseconds are the difference between victory and defeat. But those milliseconds are spent in the darkness of the mind willing one self to move and react to the course. Fear produces uncertainty; uncertainty produces apprehension, which inevitably leads to slowed response time. Fear necessitates that we conduct a conversation in our minds. When fearful, our knowledge, skill and experience has to literally negotiate with our weakened confidence, subdued desire and general uncertainty – and while the outcome may result in a proper mind-body response, too much precious time has ticked off the clock. The gate is too close now to correctly turn, the corner is already upon the athlete, and the puck is already stolen by the competitor. In a nutshell, fear robs time; time is the key to success. While your body is trained and physically able to athletically deliver – it receives instructions a little later than is necessary to compete at the world class level. No – clearly the key to success is in the mind. READ»

Mind Over Matter - The Fear Factor - excerpt from book, William Keever

Fear is the component that more often than anything else can steal defeat from victory. Fear, an attitude of the mind, will inevitably thwart and slow ones ability to direct the body physically. Fear produces apprehension and uncertainty that slows or even stalls the necessary communication between mind and body. Your eyes see the gate in front of you, your mind knows you need to turn your body and skis, but the response is slowed. An extra few milliseconds are needed to negotiate with your fear laden mind what your body should do. At the Olympic level, those few milliseconds are the difference between victory and defeat. But those milliseconds are spent in the darkness of the mind willing one self to move and react to the course. Fear produces uncertainty; uncertainty produces apprehension, which inevitably leads to slowed response time. Fear necessitates that we conduct a conversation in our minds. When fearful, our knowledge, skill and experience has to literally negotiate with our weakened confidence, subdued desire and general uncertainty – and while the outcome may result in a proper mind-body response, too much precious time has ticked off the clock. The gate is too close now to correctly turn, the corner is already upon the athlete, and the puck is already stolen by the competitor. In a nutshell, fear robs time; time is the key to success. While your body is trained and physically able to athletically deliver – it receives instructions a little later than is necessary to compete at the world class level. No – clearly the key to success is in the mind. READ»

Breakout Ministries, Inc. - a Christian Ministry Focused on the Evangelism, Education and Support of Inmates and their Families

Breakout Ministries, Inc. - a Christian Ministry Focused on the Evangelism, Education and Support of Inmates and their FamiliesREAD»

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE - Dugg by William M. Keever

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash BY MATT TAIBBI William M. Keever READ»

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE by Matt Taibbi - William M. Keever

WALL STREET'S BAILOUT HUSTLE Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash, BY MATT TAIBBI READ»

William M Keever invited to serve as Director of Charity Named Break Out Ministries

William M Keever to serve as Director of Break Out Group.READ»

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The Advent of the New "Quality" Pricing Methodology for Internet Advertising

Most of us weren’t surprised when we learned that Google was pursuing what is now known as the notorious Friend Ranking Patent.  Internet advertisers such as Google have long wanted to move beyond the traditional internet ...READ»

Nathan & James to Launch Ruyan E-Cigarette Infomercial by William M. Keever

Nathan & James Group announced that it would launch its distribution of the patented Ruyan E-Cigarette with a direct response television campaign to begin airing in test markets later this month.  The infomercial is designed in ...READ»

William M. Keever to Serve as Interim CEO of Cyberank

William M. Keever to Serve as Interim CEO of Cyberank Cyberank announced today that it had engaged William M. Keever to serve as its interim CEO.  Cyberank is owned in part by Castle Equity Group, an affiliate of Castle ...READ»

TEN KEY FACTORS TO SUCCESS IN NEW VENTURES

As I have watched entrepreneurs over the years, first as a corporate lawyer, then as a manager of private equity funds, I’ve been able to discern a few fundamental ingredients necessary to the success of any new venture.  ...READ»

Castle Venture Group to Launch Cyberank.Com

Castle Venture Group announced today that it had signed a financing agreement with Cyberank, Inc., the owner of Cyberank.com and its associated technologies. William M. Keever, Castle's CEO, stated, "Castle believes that cyber ...READ»

Castle Venture Group Signs Financing Deal with Nathan & James Group

For_Immediate_Release: United States of America (Press Release) June 13, 2008 -- Castle Venture today announced it had signed a financing agreement with Nashville based Nathan & James Group, the North American distributor for ...READ»

Castle Venture Signs Financing Deal with Nathan & James Group

For_Immediate_Release: United States of America (Press Release) June 13, 2008 -- Castle Venture today announced it had signed a financing agreement with Nashville based Nathan & James Group, the North American distributor for ...READ»

Castle Venture Group partners with Bay7 Studios

Castle Venture Group announced today that it had partnered with Bay7 Studios in Loas Angelos to begin deploying an innovative new approach to recording and distributing music.  William Keever, President and CEO of Castle, stated ...READ»

Castle Venture Group Announces Nathan & James Engagement

Castle Venture Group announced that it had been engaged by the Nathan and James Group to serve as lead investor for its Ruyan e-cigarette project.  Nathan & James has been selected as the exclusive ...READ»

William M. Keever to speak at Venture Capital Workshop

William M. Keever will be the key note speaker at the monthly Venture Capital Workshop hosted by Castle Venture Group, Inc., a venture capital firm located in Nashville, TN.  The seminar is designed to address ...READ»

Castle Venture Group, Inc. Launches Consulting Division

Castle Venture Group announced that it had launched a separate consulting division named Castle Consulting Group.  The new division will be led by William M. Keever, the parent company's President.  See ...READ»