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In Praise of the Standards of The Donald Trump Organization

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The process of affiliation

Of all the affiliations applied for, The Trump affiliations take the longest. Some reject and accept within a day or three others may even take a week. This acceptance took so long I thought the application wasn't deemed worthy enough to extend a reply. In my quest to promote Depression Awareness I have been presented with many walls. Publishers not rejecting but holding back on my books. Agents tiptoeing around the subject matter neither rejecting or accepting. It is a subject that carries the weight of social stigmas which I am dedicated to overcoming. While I know that this affiliation is not a direct association with the Donald Trump or any of his businesses, it is a direct affirmation given by guidelines and standards that are handed down from the top. That alone is boost in my quest to get depression out of the closet.

In this shameless hawking?

Guilty as charged as I will take every opportunity to promote Depression Awareness. Do I imagine Donald Trump will shake my hand and say "Rich, I believe in what your are doing!"? If you have read me before, you know I dub myself the "efernal optimist". (Thats a cross between enternal and infernal.) The answer is yes, I am holding that as a remotest of possiblity, but I am not depending on that taking place. I will take note and pleasure that this acceptance came many generations downline from the standards laid in stone from the top. While I appreciate that all my presents sites, Rich Naran's Initiative (http://rncin.com), Sporttarot (http://sporttarot.com), Rich Naran's Fame (http://rncfame.com), Project Healthcare (http://rnchealthcare.com) as well as Rich Naran.com all recieved the same acceptance, I take great solace and pride in Rich Naran's Depression Awareness making the grade. I believe in what I do and do in what I believe. That is a standard I hold near and as dear as any Donald Trump has set for his life and company. Though it was not the man himself, I thank him once again for setting the standards for which guided my acceptances as an affiliate. Depression Awareness is not a subject that should be inappropriate for any company that values the people they are in business to serve. Not to see the light is aid in keeping many weighed down by the stigmas and myths surrounding depression dwelling amid the darkness of despair.

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