A few months ago I decided to write an article about 8 Key Points to a Voicemail Greeting. That article went on to be the most popular one that I have written. It has been viewed 500 times, and been linked by at least 7 other bloggers.

In doing my initial research, I came across a similar article by Phil Gerbyshack of Make It Great With Phil. In his article, he listed his phone number for people to call to hear his voicemail greeting. So I thought, what the heck, and called this man from Milwaukee.

I didn’t get the chance to listen to his voicemail because he answered the phone. We ended up talking for about 10 minutes. Since then, I consider Phil one of my mentors in the Blogging Community. Not only has he always been available to answer my questions, but always finds the time to talk to me about his wonderful Brewers!

His website, Make It Great With Phil, is an incredible website filled with tips and tricks about making life Great! Please take the time to check his website out, you will enjoy it.
http://makeitgreat.typepad.com/

This is something new that I will be doing, regular reviews of movies, books, and audio cd’s. Now as always, everything is centered on Personal Development, so even the movies will be reviewed with that in mind.

The first movie is the new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, book 5 in the 7-part series. I am going to try to stay away from any spoilers, but just in case, read at your own risk.

Although most people are saying that this is the worst of the 5 movies so far, I found it to be the best because of the leadership skills that Harry discovers were in him all along. So far our hero Harry has found himself isolated, fighting alone for the good side against Lord Voldimort and his evil minions. Up to this point, although he had the support of his friends, he had been going at it alone. All that changed when he realized, through the help of his friends, that he is not alone. Up to now he kept the ones that he loves at a distance, trying to protect them, but it only ended up hurting him. Now he embraces their support and has the role of being a leader thrust upon him. His teaching methods are one based off of real life and not out of a book.

An example of this is the Patronus Charm, which Harry learned in book 3- The Prisoner of Azkaban. This is a spell that is supposed to be very difficult to learn and is too advanced for students Harry’s age. Not only did Harry master it, but he was able to teach it to many students his age. This shows his ability as a teacher, as well as demonstrates the loyalty of those that believe him. Harry only becomes powerful enough to take on Voldimort’s mininions when he has an internal conversation with his sub-conscious. This transformation is very similar to the one that Aragorn has in Lord of the Rings.

Overall I really enjoyed this movie for the growth that Harry Potter goes through, as well as his realization that he is not alone.