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Identity Theft profoundly affects one in every four people this year. 25% of the population will experience some form of Identity Theft, and how many of them will have the financial resources to correct it, or even the knowledge that their identity has been stolen?

Identity Theft can ruin your credit. It can steal away your career. Identity Theft can make you a criminal. So, what can you do to protect yourself?

Protect Your Identity

Keep track of your wallet
Manage your financial assets in person
Dont give out your financial or identifying information without knowing the person you are giving them to
NEVER sign up for a new service over the phone when they called you
Research all business contacts for quality and identification

Maintain Your Identity

Check your credit reports frequently for errors
Verify numbers on everything
Keep copies of all documents
Immediately report any lost wallets or theft
Shred ALL identifying documents before trashing them

Restore Your Identity

Contact all credit reporting agencies to announce theres a problem
Write letters to correct any issues
Keep copies of all important documents in a safe place
Contact legal authorities immediately when you suspect a problem

There are currently a variety of companies available who offer to protect your identity for you. Many of these are high quality, highly recommended companies with a track record of being reputable. However, as with any service, they are not nearly as affected, as you will be if your Identity is stolen. Protect yourself. Never leave your own personal identity to someone else to protect entirely, it is of far less consequence to them than it is to you if YOU slip through the cracks.

Jan Verhoeff

Somewhere between college and life, Jan began to focus on other people. Her intense need to feel accomplishment in her life drove her to finding a deeper contentment than just existing in the hoot 'n holler of southeastern Colorado. While the beauty of the prairie never escaped her eye for color and beauty, the intensity of her desire kept her moving ever onward.

Summers in Michigan and Tennessee brought her closer to something, but it wasn't until much later, as an adult, mother of four that she began to understand that her need for accomplishment included sharing what she had learned along the way. It also meant that her talent for painting the dream and writing her thoughts had a lot to do with her accomplishments.

She began to focus on actually writing down her thoughts and ideas in journals, revealing her prayer thoughts and life events. Bits of paper became treasures of memory, and a notebook became an outlet of hope and a step of faith. Jan put her thoughts on paper, and began to publish them, where she found opportunity, including various magazines, trade journals, and local publications. Her interests in business and new enterprise became a resounding outlet for her talent, and wisdom for those who sought it. Jan's interest in business development became her trademark, resulting in her first book publication in !992, "Building a Business: From Scratch". This 22 page booklet was published by a local printer in a vertical brochure format, selling more than a thousand copies nation wide. It has resurfaced in college classes as the basis for college term papers, graduate thesis, and research documents for small business courses over the past 13 years.

Seeking more diverse outlets for her talents, Jan most recently has written several short stories published in various books, including: "Stories for the Trail" with the Lamar Writer's Group, "Prickly Points of Life" a combination poetry/short story collection of Jan's work, and "Coffee Clatter" a bound collection of written works originally published in a newsletter published by her daughter, Brenna, as a Sophomore Year Project when she was homeschooling at Buchanan Academy.

More recently her work is available in a newsletter she publishes weekly via email, and various blogs listed on the right side of this page.

You may contact Jan at: janverhoeff@yahoo.com