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Unity is the state of being undivided or unbroken

By Nick Ashton, CEO/Founder, Tracometry Group of Companies.

Just how broken are we?  Are we broken like a horse and submissive to a master, bridled, saddled and beholden to a corral?  Our entitlement then, is food and water brought daily and obliging the master with completed workload.

Or, is there a chance the gate has been left open and needs to be nudged and allowed the herd to take flight, leave and spread a message that oppression and subservience is over?  Fending for ourselves in a survival mode, knowing the rules and working for our own goals.

Definition of unity

noun (plural unities)

[mass noun]

the state of being united or joined as a whole:

European unity

ways of preserving family unity

• the state of forming a complete and harmonious whole, especially in an artistic context:

       the repeated phrase gives the piece unity and cohesion 

• [count noun] a thing forming a complex whole:

      they speak of the three parts as a unity

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus 'one'

The destruction of our communities, business and life itself is the failure to understand the rules that go along with breathing, eating, clothing and getting along with your fellow man and woman.

Philippians 2:2 - “Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.”

There are so simple and complex meanings of unity within the religious writings of the world.  From the Torah, Bible, Koran and all faith based interpretations.  There is one thing in common, they are united on unity.

Why is our society today destroying what has been with us since the inception of time?  The destruction is more prevalent than ever before.

Young folks may remember this:
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” 
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Adults:
“Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.” 
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”
― Winston Churchill
Every avid reader:
“All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.” 
― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

The common denominator is what we have done, and continuing to do to each other over the centuries, decades, weeks and days, in tear each other apart in very distinguishing ways.  Bullying, intimidation, gang violence, domestic abuse/violence, child rape, criminal actions on personal property and the list goes on and on…

The biggest changed started during and after the 1914-18 war, man found there was more beyond the horizon, liked what they saw, stayed, returned and were changed.  Learning more than they ever knew before and the jealousy factor stepped in.  Each war since then has made radical differences:

WW II – Changed the habits of man, smoking increased like never before as each soldier was supplied with endless cigarettes.

Korean War - Alcohol consumption sky rocketed and has continued ever since.

Vietnam – Do I have to tell?  Drugs, just like the Second World War, drugs were available to all.  It moved today from simple “pot” to hard line drugs and today synthetic drugs.

Iraqi and Afghanistan – Abuse, returning military is seeing domestic abuse/violence climb beyond expectation.  Secondly, suicide has escalated to more than a concerning level.

So is there unity in your family, business or even close to being part of your life?

It has to be and it will be, a concerted effort is afoot to bring unity to our youth and what we teach our children, must also be available in the household, community and education facilities.

Children, youth and young adults are part of the team of life, are you?

The Pied Piper Project and its partners, will bring you the opportunity to make that community change.

The Pied Piper Project is the way for the unification of communities, working interfaith groups, inner youth city organizations and cities.

Business is involved, these improve communities require, if not demand employment, new companies, existing business and the ability to start producing and earning a living once again.  Mentoring and training is needed and available.

Come join the Pied Piper and change the communities, your neighborhoods and importantly encouraging a new outlook on life.

Call: (317) 426.0110

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Breaking the Routine...

Predictability Personified!

By Nick Ashton, CEO/Founder, Tracometry Group of Companies.

Every single morning, I wake, stumble down the stairs, in the darkness, I switch on the computer, turn the desk light on and grab the headset for the television, so I do not wake the rest of the household.  Understand, my day starts around 3:45 a.m., whilst most of you are zoned out and in the deepest part of your sleep.

 

Then, the simple routine starts, I have pages on the Internet that I visit in order to retrieve the news and thoughts of the day.  I suppose it is my humdrum, my rut in of life goes full circle. 

This morning, a colleague in Canada, I will call him Greg for security reasons, who is part of GLIA, a group of great thoughtful thinkers, who are changing the world, one beer at a time, eh, has some interesting posts on Google+.  

Today was a glorious one as usual and gives me an idea…

It was an article that talked about the ten commandments of the theatre, no, not those ten commandments, the ones with Mel Brooks, these ten commandments…

Anyway, No. 7 caught my eye:

7. When in doubt, break the routine

It got my attention!  When we do the same thing, the same way, every day, we are boring!  In business or our personal family life, repetitious rigmarole is boring…  Even the dogs yawn and walk the other way.

People expect the expected, if they ask you how you are, they expect you to say “fine thanks”, or “doing good.”  Predictability personified!  It is the same in business, we start on the phone the same way every time, and it is our comfort zone so to speak.  Our in person meetings we just plod along, it is a comfort zone that is stifling your business.

We have to break it up to add some spice and enthusiasm in our lives.  By making that change in our daily pattern which allows our mind to visit that fantasy land, smile and make that difference with people.  You, are not the boring individual that is most of society, who are robotic in their daily routines.  Break the routine…

In fact, yesterday at a meeting with a top city official, we talked on a very normal “three guy’s” level, an important meeting regarding city issues that have to be changed to make sure citizens are safe and communities do not fall into W.W. V.  It was human and unpretentious.  Real talk about real matters, that is the difference.

Afterwards we went across the street, my fellow cohort took me to the market place for lunch, his favorite haunt, “Jumbo’s in the Market”, it has been in business nearly forty years and has lunches that people come from everywhere for.

The lady who served us had worked there 33 years and did not look a day over eighteen.  I digress… I placed my order for this dog with beef, they told me it is their signature dish, well not in a dish, but in tinfoil and paper with a plastic knife and fork, that you carefully use, as just a little pressure snaps the thing into deadly pieces.

Another lady comes over and asks if we are together, I could not resist and had to break the routine, I said “no, just holding hands.” 

My colleague took two steps away from me, the lady broke out in deep laughter and a fellow customer made me an offer!

So when in doubt, break the routine….

Oh, was the Jumbo in the Market beef dog, which is fresh beef in a hot-dog roll good?  It was excellent and they are located in the Market Place downtown Indianapolis.

So start today in breaking the routine… it is well worth it!

It will cost you nothing to open your mind and see what you are missing…

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Is Your Business and Home In a Safe Neighborhood?

Would you like to stop worrying at night about who is going to break-in to your home or if the business has not been raided by the local thugs when you go to work the next day?

Of course you do!

Work with us, your city and your full community to make that lasting difference.

You and Your Community Deserve It!

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The Ball is in Your Court!

What Did You Do In The 

Great War of the Streets Daddy?

By Nick Ashton, CEO/Founder, 

Tracometry Group of Companies.

Whenever you hear, as a citizen, that there is to be a town hall meeting, you just know it is going to be a bunch of politicians, city officials and those with the most egotistical hidden agendas espousing their mantras and pet phrases and nothing will get done.  Words, just empty words and a chance for you to grab some shut-eye in a church pew.

WRONG!

I have been to some of the most boring corporate and civil meetings in my time and last night was not one of those nights!

Of course it started late, when are you people going to learn the respect of starting on time?  The moderator, Amos and yes there is an Andy somewhere, did not pass out cookies, but did, pass out the rules of speaking for the night.  Two minutes and two minutes only and he would shout “time”.  Oh he did!

It was a town hall meeting for the public to voice their wants, needs and solutions on the crime ridden streets, not to just talk, Amos, like all that attended, wanted to hear about solutions.

A couple hundred people attended this event with a panel from public safety, law enforcement, council, state attorney’s office and a juvenile judge.  The panel were there to listen, they did, intently.  They are as frustrated as those that attended and voiced their views.

The speakers for the evening numbered over 55, who made their personal points.  This included a child of seven (7) and a man of seventy-seven (77).  Amos, the moderator, asked that younger people come speak and a few come forth.  The majority of speakers were over thirty-five (35) and made their points.  It had been stated that the street violence problems were predominantly those aged eighteen (18) thru thirty-four (34), which I personally dispute and so did others.  Children from the age of nine (9) are being used as drug mules, intimidated by their elders and are on the street university of shame, death and a sure way to that road to incarceration. 

The comments and solutions ranged from opening non-alcoholic clubs for the youth, more basketball courts, family group mentoring and teaching the children more at school. 

I say we need parenting, instilling Trust, Respect and Pride back into the neighborhoods. It is about values, a simple five letter word that is nearly been eradicated from society.

We cannot use our thumbs to fight our way out of the problem.  Twitter, Facebook, and other social mediums are in fact, unsociable, as they do not allow for face to face interaction and communication.

I just read what a local television news channel partially reported about the evening:

“Why don't we teach the law in school to children that they know that they are up against," said another resident.

U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett wasn't on the panel, but he gave sobering statistics about the crime rate in the east side neighborhood.

"A young black man is 85 percent times more likely to be a victim of homicide than the national average," Hogsett said.

Councilor Lewis said enough is enough and something has to be done.

"We need the parents at the table, grandparents at the table, auntie, uncles, everyone, wrapping ourselves around our youth and talk about how we help them," she said.”

Items plucked from the air that really do not even represent the street level problems.  The simple fact is, Any Town, USA is in dire need for those folks to do something positive.  Boredom is a blight and those young people think they are bored today, wait until they get to twenty-five (25), if they reach that heady milestone in life.

The younger folks seem to think it is the responsibility of local government to fix the issue with money.  Local governments don’t have money, in fact they are so overwhelmed with monies owed to them, that a budget shortfall is the norm.  It is the fact that responsibility of the individuals has been thrown out with the bath water and society does not seemed to have noticed.  Or have they?

It is going to take laying out the facts, the real facts and communicating with the instigators, their parents and being as hard on the situation, that it will have to come all sides to solve this problem.

Knowing the depths of the real problem is the first step, not some study over six months.  Law enforcement has a heck of a job on their hands and believe you me, they are fed up with it, just like the sane parents, which are few and far between.

The analytic facts must be presented with the simple solutions of invigorating Trust, Respect and Pride back into the neighborhoods.  It is time to pay the piper and be realistic on all fronts.

Sure I have an agenda, the Pied Piper Project, to revitalize the neighborhoods, attract commerce, so folks can get jobs and pay their way daily in society.  The day of handouts is long gone and self-support is required now, sure we can teach this, heaven’s we do it in Africa for entire villages and they are not killing each other!

Money is always the issue and some say that money is root of all evil and the piper must be paid.  Cities cannot just give monies that they don’t have.  Monies owed must be recouped, collected and used for daily needs.  No politician wants to say no, but right now they have to. 

recoupeit, will change that, collecting the monies owed in very professional manner will fund the projects and law enforcement needs to keep the peace.  

Yes, I have an agenda!  Why, this is my home, I live here and want to have an environment that is safe for all.

It was the youngest speaker, just seven (7) years old that echoed the problem, wanting no more violence.  The most senior, seventy-seven (77) lives in a neighborhood full of the problems and wants it back to what it used to be.

Can we do that for both these people at opposite ends of the social spectrum?

Of course we can!

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The Ten What?

I Just Met Moses…

By Nick Ashton, CEO/Founder, Tracometry Group of Companies.

Standing under the towering 1900’s chimney of an old school building, in a dark parking lot, on a below freezing evening, with your breath in front of you, is a shivering moment, but not one that brings goose bumps and that feeling you have been here before.

You are in the shadow of this safe house, a place young folks can feel a little safer than in their homes and on the streets.  It is an old school building converted into a church that has three stories that costs too much to heat and needs a good clean and lick of fresh paint.  The heart of the organization is higher than any of us and the individuals that are management, have hearts of gold and no wallet to match it.

The large wooden door was opened as the waiting kids parted, we entered the corridor that leads to rooms that hold the opportunity for a future. The basketball court, stage and bleachers acts as a church on Sundays, the basement has skateboarders weaving, the games room might have a few hustlers on cue.  This not only entertains these young people, it teaches, advises and gives them a chance to be among people who care, understanding that life today is far from the cakewalk some make it out to be.

Last evening, thirty-two children with issues that they have no idea they have, were under one roof, all for the same reason, to play, chat, feel good about themselves and be among adults that care and show them a whole different side of life.  The ability to not be looking over their shoulder on what is behind them, even in their own home, if they are lucky enough to have one.

Some have issues and characteristics that are concerns, bullying exists, social acceptability of their attitudes and lifestyles.  They are of all ages from 13 through 19, six years of separation for growing, seeking and wanting more than they have right now.  Their dress is simple to eclectic, from Goth to Low Riders, skin colors to tattoos, all under one roof for basically the same reason.  Help to get through the week, Friday is their day to be able to be under that one roof, for the right reasons, with the right people.

Oh, I mentioned Moses, before we got to see the kids, we had a meeting with the management and volunteers and Moses was there.  The evening’s plan was laid out and job assignments issued and Moses, listened, did not say a word and just took it all in.

As expected in this day and age, he had his smart phone in hand and intently manipulated the keyboard as we spoke.  It was the point when he placed the corner of the blue phone in his mouth.  It was that action made his mother make him stop! 

Moses is a two year old young man, whose Mother is on staff and Moses is seeing it all.  It is with his eyes that we need to view what is going on with our youth and what possible future they have.

Moses, a picture of innocence and undivided attention to the issues at hand.  Over the last decade the world has radically changed, once upon time our children would be having it better than us, no more, no chance and no way.

We have to help the Moses' of the world and those that have gone before him and those that are yet to emerge and take their first breath.

Our nations, communities, families and life itself, hang in a dire balance.  I believe Moses has more than just smart phones/tablets, he has communicated through his actions, including sucking on a smart phone and his eyes reaching out in such a simple manner.

Our Pied Piper Project was developed with Moses in mind, it is just that we had never met him until last night.  It is the philanthropic successful business owners, CEO’s, Presidents, do-gooders that want to have a legacy in ultimate change I want to talk with. 

This is not just one opportunity, it is every city USA.

 

Charity begins at home and this is home… your doorstep...

This is not charity, it is a profitable lifeline that can be the success these people deserve and the return and ROI will be immense, in more ways than you know…

No More Words… Actions Please! 

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This Is About You!

Community Change 

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Do me a favor, take a good look around you, what do you see?  Does it look normal to you?  Okay, so the street is quite, calm and what is going on behind the closed doors has nothing to do with you.  You, like the majority keep yourself to yourself, right?  You don’t like sticking your nose in other people’s business, right?  So the world can go to hell in a hang basket and it is none of your business, right?

WRONG!

We all know that perfection is impossible, but tell that to the politicians and celebrities!  No, it is possible to bring back trust and strive for near perfection.  In your life time, many things have changed and seemed to have changed overnight.  Back in my day as a child, summer holidays in Britain seemed much longer and far warmer, they were not.  The prices also didn’t seem so high and people respected each other, saying please and thank you, yes sir, no sir, you know what I mean.  It is about respect and trust which in this decade has gone!  Not gone forever, but on the back burner, waiting to be reignited to glow once more.

I keep hearing people say this is the land of plenty…plenty of what?  We have plenty hunger, homelessness, ignorance, uneducated, truancy, murder, rape, domestic and drug abuse, boarded up houses, poverty, unemployment, doom and gloom and the list goes on.

One thing we do have is plenty of hope and expectation, which is where you come in.

Let me explain, our neighborhoods and communities are not the same as they use to be.  In fact, they were better in Charles Dickens’s days.  It has a lot to do with intelligence, day to day life and the inner workings of a true family.

What happened is not the question, it what we must do to bring back the trust and respect in the family, no matter if it is a one or two parent situation, the streets, business, co-workers and pride in what we can achieve, change will occur with a little bit of work.

The Pied Piper Project (P3) – Involving a proven revival of communities and neighborhoods, effectively bringing back Trust and Respect for All.  Using existing city codes and laws to clean up the problems in a few short months.  It uses the community police, drug/gang units, housing/code enforcement, animal control and local interfaith or inner city youth, parenting, employment and education programs.

This includes a facility that is not only a mentoring center, it includes teaching skills, life examples, business and trade opportunities by their one on one involvement. 

It is the START of the REST of THEIR LIVES!

The business opportunities include catering, gardening, furniture restoration, white goods, such as dishwashers, stoves, washers and dryers, and refrigerators. All under the watchful eye of trained retired individuals that want to give back and assist in the next journey for all.

Crime can and will be reduced by intervention with the families of the criminals and our program confronts the known offenders, who are shown the facts of their activities and what will happen to them if they continue.  The front cover unsigned warrant will say it all.  They have to sing and play our music or the consequences will be enacted severely.

recoupeit is about reuniting revenues for a municipality or city.  Monies that have not been collected reduce what the financial side of the city can do for the citizens.  We include professional collections from the municipal courts, parking/booting fines and other general debt, including sales and property taxes.  This pays for the services and technology that law enforcement requires today and includes our 24/7 RAIDSONLINE, this is the analytical side of what we do.  Knowledge is everything and with our crime analytics, tracking, calls for service and next event predictability, law enforcement has all the necessary tools at their fingertips. 

recoupeit collects the debts to the city and allows them to have the technology to protect and serve, bringing back the trust and respect to the neighborhoods. 

So we are here waiting to make that change with you…

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WE are in the NOW and KEEP YOU; in the KNOW…

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Did YOU Get the Email?

1, 5 or 100 Percent, which are you?

By Nick Ashton, CEO/Founder, Tracometry Group of Companies.

I not interested in low level input!  Commitment is all I ask!  We are all part of the masses and those that just follow are not really contributing to society.  We all have a position and it is always a leadership position.

I am not interested in followers in any sense of the word, socially or intellectually.  It is Leemings that commit mass suicide by jumping off the cliff and they are all followers.  It is leadership, conversation, ideas and innovation that wins through.

In politics it always amazes me, that a single house or congress member is gung-ho on making that difference, the power of one, so to speak, they can only make their opinion heard, not physically enact the final change in making other vote or raise their hand.

So, ARE YOU ALL IN?

If someone is telling you that you part of the 1 or 5% out of millions, what does that really mean?  Merely you are a flea on an elephant's back!

I want real leaders in a team who are all in. In sports, coaches want players who are all in on the teams. Every single organization in the world wants employees who are team members and all in.

I played football (soccer), rugby, cricket and track/field and belonged to the drama group. All required the ability to be all in and a full team player.

Being ALL IN as a true leader means:

1. You don’t look at the hands or digital read on the clock, you are not punching a controlling time card. Your role is not defined by that traditional 9 – 5 attitude. You are a trusted and respected member of the team.

2. You get it done in a professional and timely manner. You are the manager/controller of your life, meaning that no one else has to worry about whether you are going to perform for all.

3. You know you are part of the larger vista than just yourself, and unassumingly accomplish the targeted goals because of an inner motivation.

4. Giving just that minimum amount of needed effort required to achieve, never even crosses your mind.

5. Your daily work-load and excellence is accomplished with pure motives. You are not worried about climbing the ladder or just impressing anyone. Although, a controlled ego is an excellent motivator.

6. We is much more important than me. If I win, the whole team wins. If the team wins, I win. Second place is not all bad either.

7. You are more than willing and motivated to improve on a daily basis. Getting restored at what you do is not a choice, it’s a requirement. We must learn every single day.

8. You maintain a high standard of excellence because the team/organization/brand demands it. It is you and you don’t want to let anyone else down on the team. It is not peer pressure, it is your lifestyle.

9. The vision compels you to greatness. Not the opposite as I have heard- saying, your greatness compelling the vision. Many leaders get this extremely backwards.

10. Your intentions and goals are very clear. I know what I’m getting, and I’m never concerned about any other motives.

So, is your 100% on board?

It is the SUM of the All that makes the difference!

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