My sister was recently looking for a puppy on the internet… she ran into a classified website called oogle.com.. she inquired about a puppy that was located in oregon, which i thought was strange since it was so far away. She received a response fairly quickly to my surprise. It was a very lengthly email asking her all sorts of questions in broken english. It appeared to me to have scam written all over it. The person was selling the puppy for 250 dollars including shipping. Does that just sound very odd to you? The cost of sending the puppy via an airline would be $250 I would think. The email even included the classic hard luck story about why the person wanted to get rid of the puppies.. i told my sister to reply to the email and ask what kind of payment she would accept.. i am almost certain that she will respond saying western union.

Be very careful when dealing with out of state people on classified sites on the internet. I know a few people who have been taken on the sites on a deal that was too good to be true.. google the email address of the person you’re dealing with, you may be surprised what you discover.

My grandfather had always told me to never take one person’s word for the gospel.. always try to get a second opinion from someone else… being an entrepreneur i cannot tell you how important this piece of advice has been in my life. People have different reasons they tell you what they tell you…. you never know what their motive may be. You also can never assume that they understand the questions that your asking them completely. For example, just because you ask and internal medicine doctor about a heart condition you may have does not mean they will give you a good answer or even one that would be appropriate for your situation… another example that is much closer to home, asking a real estate attorney about an intellectual property issue may not necessarily get you a very good answer and vice versa.

The point is you need to know who to direct your question to. It also always helps to ask educated questions. Research the issue or question you’re having and ask the questions that are appropriate to your situation. Asking general questions will get you general answers… being specific and detailed in your questioning will get You much better information.

Noone cares about your question or issue like you do, ask educated questions , do your research and always get a second opinion. Also do not be afraid to appear ignorant in your line of questioning… you’re gathering information specific to your issue… being concerned and wanting to get more information about something will only get you respect. Being passive and “letting things go” will only make it easier for people to walk all over you.

It really sets me off to see men and women of the cloth driving expensive cars driving around to members of their church asking them “not to forget” the church in their wills…. really makes me quite sick honestly……