I am in the process of developing my 10 Key Strategies into a multi-media package, and have been doing a lot of interesting research.
I came across this YouTube video from Canada about how to tell if your job is right for you, and what to do if it’s not. The guest makes some very good points…
Enjoy!
When I got home last night from a dating, judging the local county science fair exhibits with my husband I had a very welcome email in my email box……seems the TV “personality” who was challenging my grandson’s right to the domain has withdrawn his domain dispute!
Apparently he (or his attorneys) now believe that Billy is real and has legitimate rights to own the domain.
This has been a very interesting experience, and I certainly learned a lot – a lot more than I really wanted to know about the person who brought the complaint, but also a lot about the process itself.
If you’re interested – or if you find yourself facing the same thing and want to know how I handled it – you can read about it by clicking on this link.
That’s the Great News. The Good News is that it was withdrawn before I had to make all the copies and pay for shipping to Switzerland, so it’s not costing me as much as I thought it would.
However, I’ve already poured a bunch of time and money into gathering the evidence and having pieces of it overnighted to me, so there are still some expenses.
While I was dismayed in the beginning, thinking I had to find an attorney, not knowing what was needed to successfully respond to the challenge, knowing I would have to go learn a BUNCH (I’d have to read the prior cases and figure out which ones applied to us, as well as respond to every one of their allegations, and all within a 5000 word limitation), in the end it was a lot less of a burden than I had been afraid it would be.
In fact, by tackling it myself, I found I was up to the challenge. I did the research, I did the writing, I responded to each of their allegations, I gathered my evidence, I talked with attorneys (including his), I corresponded with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), and I continued to talk it over with my 15 year old grandson.
Ultimately, with each and every step forward I knew without a doubt we would win the dispute.
So on Friday I only had to dot a couple i’s and cross a couple t’s before sending it in. I had received my final piece of evidence (a certified birth record for the grandson). I planned to re-examine everything over the weekend in a final review and send it off on Monday or Tuesday to the WIPO Center for the Panel to decide.
Late Friday afternoon I received a call from one of the Complainant’s attorneys. At that point I was certain of prevailing in the dispute.
After a short discussion, during which he brought up (for the fourth time) the possibility of their purchasing the domain name, he told me he was 99.9% convinced that my grandson existed (!) and they would withdraw the complaint on Monday.
By end of day on Monday I had not received notice from the attorneys, so decided I would have to move forward. Tuesday evening, upon returning home from judging the local County Science Fair, the withdrawal email was in my inbox. Wednesday morning I received confirmation from WIPO and Wednesday afternoon my Domain Registrar had unlocked my grandson’s domain.
The process can seem tedious, and definitely if you are dealing with attorneys, it can be intimidating. Fortunately, though, the rules are fairly straightforward. If you have legitimate rights to the domain name, are capable of doing some research, and able to write in a fairly clear and understandable manner, you should be able to handle this yourself.
Oh, and the lesson? Well, actually there were lots…the main ones being:
…plus a bunch more that I’m sure will come to me over the next few weeks!
Until Midnight on March 19, 2008, you can get my 10 Key Strategies for Career Change eBook for ONE-THIRD OFF.
Here’s where you can grab your copy for 33% off
I’m holding this special sale for 3 reasons:
(1) I wanted to say THANK YOU to all the people who read my newsletters, visit my website and have been followers for a while.
(2) I was in the middle of updating the ebook, making it a multi-media package with several more resources. And, I need feedback from you on what would make it more useful.
(3) (Last but not least) I need to raise some money to defend my 15 year old grandson’s domain name.
Several years ago Gabrielle Parkinson and I wrote an ebook on how to position yourself to successfully change careers. It was based on our experiences helping hundreds of people transition into more fulfilling jobs by focusing on the key strategies needed to make the change.
A few months ago I reviewed the ebook and decided I wanted to update the links and add more resources. I also wanted to include some audio clips from a teleclass I’d held for my own clients on how to use the ebook. Then I started thinking that it would be even more cool to use the teleclass clips to create videos about the process.
But, first things first.
So, here I was in the middle of updating the ebook itself and writing a new resource, when suddenly I receive this notice from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) of a domain name dispute for my grandson’s domain. I’ve never heard of the person filing the complaint, but he is apparently an up-and-coming radio and TV “personality” who has the same name. He is trying to claim my grandson has no rights to the domain and that it should be turned over to him (the “personality”)!
Well, of course I had to drop everything else I was doing to gather the documentation and respond to the allegations so we could defend the grandson’s rights to his domain! I didn’t want to stop the project, but I have to send in my dispute response by March 19.
I’m trying to stay away from lawyers if I can, but there’s been substantial research required, not to mention the photocopying and courier expense I will incur to send 3 full copies of my response to Switzerland and another full copy to the “personality’s” attorneys.
So, now I need your help…
First, what I’m offering is pretty much the original ebook, with a few minor edits. The basic information is still relevant, but some of the links may no longer work (for instance the company I was writing newsletters for went out of business, so those newsletters no longer exist). I think I took most of the non-working links out, but there may still be a couple lurking in there somewhere.
I need you to read through the ebook and tell me what other resources you think are needed. Then, when I finish the updated version, you will get a copy of that ebook, too.
I really value my customers, so if you have already purchased this ebook, I will be contacting you in a separate email with instructions on how to play along with the rest of us if you’re interested.
Here’s where you can grab your copy and save 33%
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Go here right now and claim your copy before they’re all gone
Grandson Billy and I Thank You for your help!
P.S. This special one-third off sale ends at midnight on March 19, 2008. That’s the deadline for me to send my response to WIPO in Switzerland. Obviously, until that’s done, I can’t spend any time working on the 10 Key Strategies material – but I’ll get back to it as soon as I can afterwards.
Oh, and even though the experience is rather intense, I’m confident we’ll win. I don’t want to divulge any details at this time since the complaint hasn’t yet been heard by the WIPO panel – but I’ll let you know what happens.
P.P.S. You can use this for yourself, or give it to someone you know who is ready to make a job or career change. You can also forward this blog address to anyone you think may be interested.
By the way, here’s a video of my grandson Billy:
Billy out ridin at the Clay Pit
Here’s an interesting article about “Sustainable Happiness”…and why it’s really about our day-to-day activities….
http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/sustainable-happiness-why-its-all-about.php