Targeted referral requests tend to generate a better response than mass emails or a general request on your website. Reach out to individual clients directly. Try to target clients with whom you have a good, well-established relationship. If a client trusts you and is familiar with your work, they’re more likely to give you a great referral. The best time to ask for a referral is while you are still actively completing a project with a client. That way, the client is still fully engaged with you, and has a clear idea of what kind of work you do. There’s no need to beat around the bush. If you’ve been doing great work for a client, it’s completely reasonable to ask for a referral. You can make the request in person, over the phone, or through email.  For example, if you decide to request a referral via email, let your client know what you are asking for within the first couple of sentences. You might start with something like, “Dear Robert, As I work toward expanding my practice over the coming year, I am reaching out to trusted clients to help me generate more business.” Your client will be better able to help you if they know exactly what you’re looking for. Target your request to someone the client is likely to be familiar with, or someone who has similar needs to the client’s. For example, instead of just asking, “Do you know anyone else who might need a real estate agent?” try asking, “Do you know any other young couples looking for a starter home in this price range?”
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One-sentence summary -- Make your request personal. Ask while you are still working with the client. Be direct. Be specific about what kinds of referrals you want.


You may feel discouraged about life and how things are going at home or at school. It might feel like it’ll never end and you’ll be miserable forever. Luckily, that’s not the case. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and you won’t be bound by circumstances forever. Having a good attitude will help you get through many of life’s difficulties, and having a positive outlook is associated with lower rates of distress and having a longer lifespan. Do your best to see the positives around you and spend more time focusing on those things instead of the negative things. Maybe you feel unsupported by your family. Reach out to your friends for support. Find friends you can talk to and express how you feel. Spend time with friends outside of school. If you don’t enjoy being at your house, ask to go to your friend’s house after school. Do what you can to surround yourself with people that care about you. After all, having friends is an important part of emotional health and happiness. You can join clubs or activities at school such as theater, debate team, math team, and sports teams. Maybe you want to spend less time at school, so you can join a dance class or start rock climbing. Check out activities through a religious organization that you find interesting. Start volunteering at a nursing home or shelter for animals. Do what you can do get involved, meet people, and have fun. This can mean asking a guidance counselor or therapist for help. You may be able to see a guidance counselor at school. If you attend university, your university will have a student health center and a student mental health center, and will likely offer free counseling services.
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One-sentence summary -- Have a positive attitude. Lean on your friends. Get involved in activities. Reach out for help.


Each of the basic notes you just learned has an associated major scale to go along with it. Major scales are created while holding down that key and running through a series of other keys in a specific succession. Find the most common scales in a beginner’s alto saxophone book online, and practice each one until you are able to play through them with clear, pure sound.  Begin with the G Major scale, which is usually considered to be the easiest.  Major scales are the most common beginner scales and will allow you to play notes in succession. Minor scales are created by playing a succession of keys, just like the major scales. However, the minor scales sound much lower, and they are trickier to play. Find the key charts for minor scale progressions online or in a beginner's book. Practice minor scales until you feel comfortable and familiar with the progressions and are able to play each note with a consistent pitch.  Minor scales are very common in alto saxophone songs, including many jazz tunes.  Knowing minor scales will help you improvise if you are interested in playing in a group later on. Find sheet music at a local music store or online and practice your favorite songs. If you don't know how to read sheet music, look for fingering charts that will guide you. Once you are familiar with your favorite songs, you can write your own or begin improvising with a group of other performers. You can begin playing beginner songs, and then progress into playing your favorite songs.
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One-sentence summary -- Learn major scales to add advanced notes to your repertoire. Practice minor scales to learn more challenging progressions. Learn your favorite alto saxophone songs.


It is recommended that most people have blood work run every year or two to monitor their blood levels and other vitals. As a result, blood work is often ordered as a part of routine annual physical exams. Ultimately, blood work is one of the only ways to determine if a person’s health is stable or failing. Some important levels that bloodwork monitor include:  Blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels can indicate the onset of diabetes or other metabolic disorders and diseases. Cholesterol levels. Cholesterol levels are indicative of cardiovascular system health. Red and white blood cell levels. These are indicative of your overall immune system’s health. Often times doctors will order blood work if you have been ill and they have been unable to identify the cause of your illness or if you have been experiencing pain and the source cannot be identified. In this case, blood work will help your doctor figure out what is causing your sickness or pain and then prescribe the appropriate medication or treatment to treat you. One reason why you might need blood work is if you’ve somehow been exposed to a viral or bacterial contagion. In this event, your doctor will order blood work in order to determine if you’ve contracted an illness and what type of illness you have contracted. Some examples of contagions that a doctor might order blood work for include:  Hepatitis Mononucleosis Bacterial infections — A blood test might be able to help your doctor determine what bacteria is causing your sickness. Other rare viral infections Sometimes people exhibit signs or symptoms of life-threatening diseases or other ailments. One of the only ways to determine if you’ve contracted one of these diseases is to have blood work done. Such ailments include:  Cancer Diabetes Thyroid disease Kidney disease Liver disease Pancreatic malfunction Gall bladder dysfunction Sometimes doctors or  employers will have blood work ordered in order to determine if employees have taken illicit drugs or other controlled substances in the recent past (though a urine-based DNA gas analysis test is usually more accurate and commonly used). In the case that an employer orders a test, he will refer the employee to a doctor who will order the blood work. Blood tests can detect many types of controlled substances, including:  Amphetamines PCP Marijuana Cocaine Opiates Doctors will order blood work for a variety of non-life threatening reasons. Ultimately, there are a large variety of reasons a doctor will want to order blood work. As the best indicator of overall health and genetic makeup, blood tests are invaluable for such monitoring. Some reasons include:  Testing for pregnancy Testing for vitamin or mineral deficiencies Genetic testing Thyroid level testing Amino acid level testing
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Get a blood test for routine monitoring. Have a blood test if you have an unidentifiable illness or pain. Run your bloodwork if you’ve been exposed to dangerous contagions. Check your blood for other potentially life-threatening ailments. Submit to a blood test for drugs or other controlled substances. Test your blood for various non-life threatening reasons.