Earth Hour

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating.

On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30pm, lets participate and support this cause. LifeStyle Living involves an array of activities and supporting the Earth (our home) is vitally important. Yes, we all want to be happy, healthy and wealthy, but without a sustainable environment, what is the use? What's the point? The choices we make everyday is domino effect that will lead towards good things or bad. Personally, I want good things for myself and my close friends & family. I am sure you want the same as well. So Let's DO THIS!

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Napoleon Hill: Six Ways To Turn Desires Into Gold

First : fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount.

Second : determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as “something for nothing.”)

Third : establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.

Fourth : create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

Fifth : write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.

Sixth : read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read —see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.

Everyday, sit down and decide each year exactly how much money you want to make. Then, decide exactly what you would give in exchange for that amount of money. Then, make a written statement as described above, mounted it on a piece of cardboard, and placed it by your bed. Read your statement aloud first thing every morning and last thing every evening before you go to sleep. Closed your eyes, relaxed, and visualized my desired results in as much detail as possible. See yourself doing the work you plan to do and receiving the fair payment you described for yourself. Imagine having the money in your hands and putting it into your bank account.

Every year, rewrite your statement, raised your goal, reevaluated what you would give in exchange for the money, and continued.

Whatever the mind of man

Can conceive and believe

It can achieve.

NAPOLEON HILL

Fat-loss vs. Weight-loss

Let's get this straight!  Our total weight is made up of fat, muscle, bones, organs ect.  Muscle takes up less space, but its much more heavier than fat.  Fat takes up a lot of space and quite frankly, we don't want any.  Though, we do need a healthy amount of fat, but we sill want to fit in the cloths we wear and the size we want.

It's not about weight-loss folks: It's about fat-loss.  Our success should be measured by the inches we loose, not the pounds we loose.  The pounds we loose in a typical diet is 50% fat and 50% muscle.  We want lean muscle.  We want the muscle.  We want to be toned.  Right?  We just don't want fat, and what we really want is to look good!  Looking good in the cloths we wear and looking fantastic naked!

Diet and exercise is fantastic in getting back to shape.  Eating the right calories (it's not about eating less, but eating the good calories:  eating right!).  A good form of exercising is going to the gym, yoga, pilates, walking!  You know, taking walks with your mate or spouse is not only good for your energy & waist-line, but good for your relationship.

Additional support may be needed also, but watch out for colon cleanses disguised as true weight-loss products, and watch out for dehydrating drugs.  Go natural why don't you!   Natural is the way to go.  Effective natural products.

Here's a good one for target fat-loss and appetite control!

Vitamins and Minerals

Health by definition is simply the absence of disease.  I am not going to talk about just health, I am going to talk about Wellness!  Vibrant Optimal Wellness!   About feeling absolutely great every single time we wake up in the morning until we are ready to go to bed at night.  Now, we talked about how important Omega 3’s are to our wellness, as well as Antioxidants and Plant Sterols.  We need these things to feel great!  Now, let’s talk about vitamins and minerals as this is important for nourishing our cells.  Remember, if our cells are healthy, we are healthy.  HEALTHY CELLS = HEALTHY BODIES.  Vitamins and Minerals play an important role.

Yes vitamins are very popular and there are many to choose from.  So which one should we choose? Well, let’s look at what is out there in the marketplace.  The most common and the most popular are still First Generation Vitamins and Minerals.  They are synthetic and pretty much derived from what is not used from oil and gas:  petroleum distillate.  Now, this doesn’t sound nourishing, but basically, the molecules are tweaked to make chemically based vitamins.   However, the design of nature is that the plant takes up the nutrients from nutrient rich soil, and then digest and organizes those nutrients into a food-matrix and then we eat the plant or fruit.  We are not really designed to take in synthetic v&m, though we still can absorb synthetic, but natural is the way to go and the most efficient for our bodies.  Also, the minerals that is in the first generation v&m are finely ground minerals.  For instance, a calcium supplement are basically finely ground up limestone.  But plants eats rocks and dirt and we eat the plant.  We are not really designed to eat rocks and dirt.  Right?

Now the Second Generation Vitamin and mineral is a little bit better.  It typically comes from a single plant or fruit, but no single plant or fruit has all the nutrition we need in order to live well.  And the minerals they put in there are still ground up rocks and dirt.

Now the Third Generation Vitamin and Mineral is truly the most natural supplement out there.  Mannatech, Inc.  developed a product called PhytoMatrix, the worlds first Third Generation Vitamin and Mineral.  The way it was developed is through a patented hydroponics technology in which they grew an Indian Mustard Plant in nutrient and mineral rich water, and as the plant grew to its maturity, absorbed the nutrients, then the plant is stabilized, and pulverized into a mustard colored caplet called PhytoMatrix.  Our bodies recognizes this as real food.  It won’t even upset our tummy’s even if we take it in an empty stomach.  It’s that natural.   Check out the link below if you want to know more about Mannatech’s PhytoMatrix.

Learn more about Mannatech's PhytoMatrix here!

Look at this:  PhytoBurst: It's a delicious chewable supplement

Plant Sterols

Since we are to be starting 2011, I thought of talking about health and wellness and how important Plant Sterols are to our overall good health. One study showed that consuming two grams of phytosterols or plant sterols a day could benefit your heart health by 25%.  See our health is our wealth. Without health, we really won’t have energy to do much and energy is what drives us to succeed in life and to fulfill our goals, aspirations and the LifeStyeLiving we truly want to live.

Plant sterols or Phytosterols are basically plant hormones.  Let's not mistake human hormone, or certainly not animal hormone, but plant hormones.  (on a side note, plants too have blood, yeah, it's called chlorophyl).  Anyhow, plant sterols support your body's endocrine (hormonal) system.  The endocrine system is your Body's Command Central. When functioning well, its glands direct operations by producing vital hormones that send signals to keep you ready for anything and help your body stay balanced.  Your endocrine system controls every aspect of your body even blinking your eye is an endocrine response.  Feeling happy is an endocrine response as well.  Plant sterols supports your glands normal function.  That's it!  Normal function is key to keeping you happy and healthy as oppose abnormal function; right?  A good source of plant sterols come from wild yam.  But who'd eat wild yam?

A good plant sterol supplement is from Mannatech, Inc. and they call it Plus.  Mannatech's Plus provide specific nutrients, including plant sterols to support your gland's natural function.  It is designed to support Breast health, Prostate health, Bone health, Colon health, Immune health, and Heart Health.  It is gluten-free, naturally sourced, Manufactured in conformance with federally established GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), it is cutting edge technology and certified by NSF International (an independent third-party organization that develops  standards and certifies products in more than 100 countries)  so you can feel safe when using Plus.   It's non-toxic and you can take this on an empty stomach.  It won't upset your tummy.  That is how you really know something is natural when it doesn't upset your stomach.  This product truly delivers the nutrients your body needs in order to support your body's endocrine system and for your well being.

Learn more about Mannatech's PLUS here!

Antioxidants

Since we are to be starting 2011, I thought of talking about health and wellness and how important Antioxidants are to our overall good health. Personal health is so important because our good vibrant health helps us be more productive in life and it certainly helps us feel great! Not just, "I feel okay", but feeling absolutely fabulous!!!

See, stress, smoking, pollution, processed foods, even normal bodily functions like eating and breathing produce free radicals in our bodies. These free radicals cause oxidative stress, which may lead to challenges like:

Cell Damage

Premature Aging

(no one wants to age faster then they need to)

Attack on DNA

Low Levels of Energy

(Energy is so vital)

Overall Poor Health

Even the healthiest person produce free radicals attacking their cells an estimated 10,000 times every day. It is so important to take in Antioxidants. Typically antioxidants come from the fruits and vegetables we eat, but nowadays our food doesn't have the nutrients and the antioxidants we need in order to live in our highly toxic environment. That is why we really need to supplement with a good antioxidant. My personal favorite brand is Mannatech's Ambrtosoe AO and AO stands for Antioxidants. Two small capsules of Ambrotose AO have been clinically shown to provide 200% greater antioxidant protection than an additional five servings of fruits and vegetables a day (today, who eats 5 servings of fruits and veggies?). It's all natural and it gives you the best antioxidant protection to protect your cells from free radical damage and helps you anti-age.

Learn more about Mannatech's Ambrotose AO here!

Omega-3

2010 is here and I thought of talking about health and wellness and how important Omega-3's are to our overall good health.  If you look up on Google, there are many articles about Omega-3 and many health benefits when taking them.  See our health is our wealth.  Without health, we really won't have energy to do much and energy is what drives us to succeed in life and to fulfill our goals, aspirations and the LifeStyeliving we truly want to live

Anyhow, your body doesn't produce Omega-3, so you have to get it from the diet.  We used to get omega-3 from free range cows, pork, chicken and fish.  But now, our meats and poultry are farmed and fed grains and hormones, with very little omega-3 in their diet.  See, animals get their omega-3 from the plants they eat.  Hence why free range meat is much better than farmed meat.  And us humans, we process omega-3 (essential fatty acids) from meat more efficiently than from the plants.  Omega-3 are rich in fish that is why Omega-3 is typically found from a fish-oil supplement.  One problem though, we do live in a very toxic environment and fish can have mercury and other toxins in them which is poison to us.  So, we need a very clean and pure Omega-3 supplement.

A good Omega-3 supplement should be ultra pure (meaning the purest no contaminant fish oil) and contain the right kind of Omega-3 which are EPA/DHA.    The best brand is from Mannatech, Inc.  Their Essential Source Omega-3 is naturally sourced, ultra pure and gives you the Omega-3 you need for good brain and heart health.  It's back by a 100% satisfaction guarantee as well.  So it is great!

Learn more about Mannatech's Essential Source Omega-3 Here
Watch Mannatech's Essential Source Omega-3 Video Here

The Basics

"How to Build a Large Successful Multi-Level-Marketing Organization"

This is such a good book.  For anyone who wants to succeed in Multi-Level Marketing, this is a very important read.  Just as important as reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki among other books.

This is an easy read as well.  It took me one evening to finish the book.  It is that easy to read.  This book helps you answer and differentiate Direct Selling, MLM and Pyramid Schemes.  This book also teaches  you how to be effective.  One highlight I want to point out is one of the napkin presentation #5 which is "Ships at Sea,"  it explains 3 ships:  The Gold Ship, The Silver Ship and the M.T. Ship (M.T. for empty).  In many cases, I am guilty for doing this, I have worked with the M.T. Ship (people who don't really work in MLM).  It says that we should focus our efforts in working with Gold Ships with the cargo heavy with Success.

There are many tidbits in this book and I myself will apply this towards how I develop and run my organization.  This is great for doing 1 on 1's.  1 on 1's in my opinion are far more effective than doing big meetings when initially introducing the Products & Business Opportunity. This book gives us the ability to have posture and give us a correct map to developing organizations.  Yes, we are passionate about the products we represent, that is why we do the business, but that alone will not help us develop organizations.  The Basics will teach us how to develop a successful MLM business.

Furthermore, from all the self-help books and motivational audios I have been listening, it all points out to Multi-Level Marketing as a great opportunity to get us LifeStyle Living Entrepreneurs get us where we are currently to where we want to be.

Multi-Level Marketing allows us the education and training to be winners in Life.  And as Robert Kiyosaki puts it, It's a Perfect Business!

Greenhouse gases threaten human health

The US government has declared that greenhouse gases threaten human health.  Finally!  Wake-up Time.  This is not new news actually.  It has been known that this is a health concern.  Although, the only solution is to cut carbon emissions altogether, but is that really possible in our society today?  Honestly, in my opinion, it won't happen anytime soon.

It would be nice to see  more electric vehicles on the roads today and more efficient ways to produce and use energy.  Also, a more environmentally friendly way of doing things every day is very important.  That is a couple solutions to our toxic problems.

But in the 21st century (today), the only way to survive in our toxic planet is to build up our bodies' ability to cope with the amount of pollution we eat, breath and absorb every single day.  Antioxidants play an important role in surviving in a toxic planet because it  helps protect us from free-radical damage and helps us anti-age.  Furthermore Nutrition plays a big role on how we can survive on a toxic planet.  Nutrients like vitamins & minerals in their most natural form, phytosterols, omega-3 in their purest form and especially glyconutrients.  All these nutrients is what each individual cells need to be as healthy as it can be and have it function optimally.  This is LifeStyle Living in the 21st Century.

Winning In Business - Art Williams

90%+ of WINNING is nothing but being EXCITED! - Art Williams

Loverage

Loverage is a term I got from the book, The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hansen.  The book stated that in order to become rich, do what you love to do and do what you are passionate about.  Thomas Edison said it best: "I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

That is LifeStyle living folks, doing what we love to do and getting paid for doing it.  Tiger Woods plays golf, NBA players love to play basketball and they earn a ton of money doing it, actors love to perform, and entrepreneurs provides good products and services the masses can use and get paid a lot for doing it. Entrepreneurs love to make money!

I had an aha moment the other night.  We had an early Thanksgiving meal and of course we were asked what we were thankful for.  Certainly, I am thankful for the really blessed life I am living right now and I realized that for the first time in my life, I have a clear direction of what kind of life I want to live, the kind of LifeStyle I want to live and I build it by doing something I am so passionate doing; I'm in the business for people who love helping people.  I help people and I get paid doing it.  Now that is Loverage!!!!

What are you passionate about doing?  And how can we make money doing what we love to do?  In the words of Art Williams, just Do IT!

Art Williams Just Do It Speech

Are You A Money Magnet?

As Napoleon Hill writes in Think and Grow Rich,

"Our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds, and, by means with which no man is familiar, these "magnets" attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts."

Just like what The Secret by Rhonda Byrne has taught or in the words of Jack Canfield and many others, "Since "like" attracts "like," you attract the things you like or want."

So basically, we have to be in a "Money Consciousness" - Napoleon Hill

We have to think about money in order to attain money. Easier said than done, I've known this for a while yet I still have trouble keeping my money consciousness...  (practice makes perfect) All of us have to build an obsessive desire to Money.  (note:  this is honest money, not dishonest money.  The money we think about is money coming from the good products and good services we provide.

A big part of LifeStyle Living is having the kind of lifestyle we truly want to live.  Such as having a big house, a nice car, a great spouse, great kids and most of all true happiness.  In the 21st Century, freedom to do anything we want is bought by money.  Money gives us freedom, especially time freedom and this is a good thing!!!  So we must be in a money conciousness to be a money magnet!

According To Mother Theresa

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.  Forgive them anyway.
If you are  kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motive; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.
The good  you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway."
- Mother Teresa

This is a good LifeStyle Way to Live!

According To Mother Theresa

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.  Forgive them anyway.
If you are  kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motive; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.
The good  you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway."
- Mother Teresa

This is a good LifeStyle Way to Live!

Healthy Eating

A healthy lifestyle involves many choices. Among them, choosing a balanced diet or eating plan. So how do you choose a healthy eating plan? If "healthy eating" makes you think about the foods you can't have, try refocusing on all the new foods you can eat—

Fresh Fruits & Veggies

Calcium Rich Foods like yogurt

Change up your recipes to make it healthier

Remember, its not about eating less, just eating right.

Vision Boards

Ever watched The Secret?  If you have, you know what I am talking about when I say Vision Board  (this can also be called your Dream Board).  A big part of LifeStyle Living is knowing what we want, this is what I've learned from The Secret or the Law of Attraction and countless other motivational speeches.  Most successful people in business had a clear mental picture of what they want and in all cases wrote down their goals and dreams on paper or posted it in their Vision Board.  Basically, a Vision Board is something we post or write down; what ever we want to get out of our lives.

In many studies, people who wrote down their goals on paper (this includes making their dream board) accomplished more financially than those who didn't.  That is why it is so important to review our dreams and goals whether it is written down or posted  pictures of what we truly want in life.

What can we put in our  Vision Board?  For instance, the car, house, spouse and ultimately the LifeStyle we want.  Personally, I cut out some pictures in a magazine, drew it, wrote it down: what ever I wanted.  Wrote down the person I want to be with for the rest of my life, and I also cut out the picture of the city I want to live in and country.  Another example is to put pictures of you in Post Cards to places you want to visit.  Cut out the pictures of the Material things you want to attain.  (This does  not mean we are Materialistic unless we attain all this buy lying, cheating or stealing)  Having Material things certainly does not make us happy, but it surely helps us in life like a 60" Flat Screen.  Also, I wrote down the frame of mind we want.  I for example, I want to be incredibly happy, vibrantly healthy, really wealthy, and wise.  :)

If you haven't made a vision board yet, then make one.  Now is a good time.  CHEERS!

Healthy Cells = Healthy Bodies

LifeStyle Living is about feeling absolutely great every single day.  Health is defined by the absence of disease.  But we are not talking about just being healthy, we are talking about having vibrant optimal health! To Be A Wellness Champion!

A good philosophy in the Wellness Equation is that Healthy Cells equates Healthy Bodies.  We have about 60 trillion cells in the human body and it regenerates 150-500 billion cells daily.  (that’s a lot)  Nutrition provides the tools our cells need to be structured correctly and function optimally.  Each human cell  needs to be supported with Glyconutrients, it needs to be nourished with vitamin and minerals, it needs to be protected with antioxidants, and it needs to be balanced with phytosterols in addition, ultra pure omega-3 is a good addition as well.  However, the American Medical Association states that since we are not getting the nutrition we need from the modern diet, it is essential for us to supplement now.  Today, saying no to supplements, is like saying no to air.  (that is what the experts say)

We LifeStyle Livers must choose a good company with all natural solutions.  Supplements must have scientifically validity in them, they have to be bio-active and our bodies must recognize them as food.  In my opinion, there is only 1 company that offers all this. 

Remember:  healthy cells equates healthy tissues, healthy tissues equates healthy organs, and healthy organs equates a more healthier you.

How To Win Friends and Influence People

A big part of LifeStyle Living is how to be social and impactful towards the people that we meet.  This is very important when we are dealing with customers to develop our businesses and dealing with potential partners that will help us grow to an even more healthier business.

I'm reading this book entitled:  How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.  It is a very good book and what he explains make so much sense.  The whole basis of his book is putting others first, humbling ourselves and putting the other person on a higher level.

This is not about sucking up, however this is about being genuine and taking interest in the other person.  That is how we truly win friends and influence people.

This is one of the tips I've been learning towards my personal journey to a more brighter LifeStyle.  A LifeStyle of being happy, healthy, wealthy and wise can be done by having a Healthy Business or what ever means of making income you choose. I leave you this really good quote that summarizes the whole book:

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie

Super Juice - Pulp Fiction

The United States is at this super juice craze with good tasting wild berries from exotic lands with claims with high anti-oxidant values.  A part of a healthy LifeStyle Living is making sure we know what to look for when buying wellness products.  MSN recently wrote an article on MSN.com Health & Fitness entitled Pulp Fiction.  The article explains what is really going on with all these super juices.  The sad part is that the anti-oxidants levels that they post are completely meaningless when it comes to a human being actually drinking the juice.

This is what happens, juice companies uses an anti-oxidant test called ORAC FL and this is a chemical test tube test and they put a florescent dye and measure the florescent units to get high large ORAC values.  However, the problem is, a human being is a living organism.  The only way to know if your anti-oxidant product works is if they  use an anti-oxidant test using Serum ORAC (serum meaning the blood).  Only in the blood is that you will really know if your anti-oxidant truly works or not.

Here is an excerpt from that MSN article:  " But the dirty secret of ORAC testing is that with less principled companies, there's no guarantee.  They could easily submit a hight-quality sample of the ripest, freshest fruit for testing and then trumpet the resulting high ORAC score knowing that the product it sold would probably be far less potent.  Manufacturers can also test their product dozens and even hundreds of times, simply cherry-picking the highest ORAC score and concealing the less favorable results."

So, they test the high quality fruit, not their product.  Welches juices are actually a lot better than some of these Super Juices and Welches doesn't really have much in there either.  We simply need to be smart consumers today!  If you have the time, read the entire article.  LifeStyle Living is about being happy, healthy, wealthy and WISE!  Look for Serum ORAC tested and clinically proven anti-oxidants.  They are out there.

3 Mega Trends

I attended this seminar the other day and the speaker talked about the 3 Mega Trends happening right now.   She was a successful lawyer and now a business woman so I think she has good ideas and worth listening to and apply it to our Healthy Business and towards the LifeStyle we truly want to live.

#1.  She basically reiterated that what Robert Kiyosaki has been preaching is that being an Employee as a concept is a dinosaur.  Yes, starting off as an employee is a great way to start and earn money but staying an Employee all our life doesn't really sound good.  There is a ceiling on how much money we can actually make because you and I only got 24hours a day.  As employees, we tie our money to time and time freedom is ultimately what we are looking for, right (if we have the proper funding)?  Anyhow, now we all know that job security is no security in the 21st Century and the number 1 way we can increase our wealth is to start a part-time business as stated both by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump.  Today most people are becoming Entrepreneurs and both often recommending Network Marketing.  Network Marketers are for people who want a change in their life, they just have to find a good reputable company that they can be passionate about.  Though occasionally people ask if network marketing is a pyramid scheme and Robert Kiyosaki says that Corporate America is a Pyramid Scheme, 1 person at the top typically the CEO earns all the money while the hundreds or thousands of workers do the labor.  True Network Marketing is quite the opposite.  She called it Servant Leadership or basically the famous Ziglar quote:  you can  have everything in life you want if you just get enough people get what they want.

#2. Mega Trend is there is a shift in Technology which is truly Emerging as a powerful tool in business which is the Internet.  People can now work at home, manage their business from home and do board meetings at home.  Everything is done at home or perhaps at a Starbucks where some people make a corner as their office which is totally fine for Starbucks.  The internet is huge and it is the fastest most efficient way to share information especially when managing a Healthy Business.  Plus the LifeStyle you get to have just by working at home.

#3.  Health Care is a big Mega Trend.  Though we know that our current Healthcare system is broken, it is just a failed philosophy.  We cannot just sit and wait and get sick, we need to take proactive measures to keep our good vibrant health and the way we do that is to Exercise, Take Good Supplementation (to provide our bodies the tools it needs in order to function correctly such has healing and repairing and rejuvenating itself), and good sleeping habits.  The way to achieve this is to have a good funding source so we can get the money situation solved, and now we  have the time freedom to exercise, pay for our wellness products and to sleep well with no stress.

#1, #2, #3 creates a Perfect Storm of Opportunity to be involved as an Entreprenuer with  a home based business in the field of Wellness.

Smile!

I am currently reading How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie (well if you consider listening to an audio book reading... ).  Yes, I listen to audio books because it works for me.  I get through books fairly quickly than just by reading the book in its entirety (yes, I am a lazy conventional reader).  I do this so I can improve myself as a person and it's a part of my LifeStyle Living and my Healthy Business.

Anyhow, I wanted to share this really good point he had in his book about Smiling.  I know that smiling is more powerful than a frown but he put it in his book.  One side note is that there are two researches that states that smiling increases your immune response ever so slightly and frowning does the opposite.  So smiling is great regardless!  Dale Carnegie points out that smiling is so powerful it just brightens up all aspects of our lives, including in our professional life. When we smile  he says, we simply attract good and better things than frowning.  People are more attracted to  us when you smile rather than frown.  And in business, especially a Healthy Business, we must attract good things and great people into our circle to build a successful business.

I know some people need to work on this, and personally, I do try to smile as often as I can.  Now, if you have yellow teeth, I suggest putting off the smile until after you get them whitened.  It is human nature to notice yellow teeth more vs. white teeth.  But we should all be careful in this because teeth whitening can damage your enamel.  Personally, I use Listerine Whitening Multi-Action and Aquafresh Extreme Clean Whitening Toothpaste with a great tooth brush and brush my teeth often (3x a day actually - I'm a coffee drinker as well).  I hope it is safe for my enamel but I do know that professional whitening systems can damage enamel so we just have to be cautious and careful when doing this.  Another tip for coffee drinkers (this is what I got from a hairstylist who had perfectly white teeth, she is a coffee drinker and a smoker) is to use a straw when drinking coffee.  I know it is so hard to drink hot coffee through a straw and I don't do it, but she has even whiter teeth than I do.  I think I'll start using a straw now.  Another note, plastics do release a chemical toxin when it is heated, so be careful when putting the straw on really hot coffee.  Just wait a little bit until it cools down to drink it through a straw.

I hope you found this tid-bit very helpful for your LifeStyle Living and/or your Healthy  Business and let's not forget to floss daily.

Good Quotes of the Day:

"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop."  Chineese Proverb quoted by Dale Carnegie

"Your Smile is an messenger of your good will, your smile brightens the lives to all who see it." - Dale Carnegie

Cell Phone Etiquette

Good LifeStyle Living is being dignified and proper.  So, let me get my point across, recently Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) doing another Broadway Show "A Steady Rain" stopped the play for a little bit due to a Cell Phone Offender.  You can find this article on Yahoo.com Movie News and everywhere else.

That would be so embarrassing coming out at the end of the show being known as the Cell Phone Offender - this person should have a cape with a big "C" on his/her chest.

LiveStyle Living Proper Etiquette: put  your cell phones on silent during a broadway show otherwise Wolverine will shut you up.

We Live in a Hostile Environment

The importance of LifeStyle Living is knowing what kind of environment that we live in.  The fact is, is that we live in a toxic planet.  Much of the information I am sharing is coming from the book, How To Survive On A Toxic Planet.  Unfortunately, we do live in a toxic planet and that is really not new news.

Stress, Chemicals, Toxins, Pollutants.  There have been a ridiculous amount of chemicals that was introduced since 1930 yet only 8% of those chemicals was tested for the safety in humans.  Another interesting fact is chemicals have been found in the fat tissues of penguins in Antarctica...  Chemicals originating from Texas.  So chemicals are everywhere...

Our air quality is bad, over 60% of Americans live in cities where the air is so bad, it actually affects our health.  One example is if you are running for 30 minutes in the city of Los Angeles, the oxidative stress is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes.  Talk about premature aging...  What kind of Lifestyle Living are you doing when you exercise and prematurely age at the same time...

Our soil is bad.  Over 50% of the United States farm land is virtually sterile, there are no nutrients to feed the plant so we have a huge problem in  our food chain.  See, the way nature is designed, the plant takes up all the nutrients from the soil and delivers those nutrients to the fruit at the vine ripening stage.  Nutrients are delivered especially to the skin of the fruit to protect it from the harsh rays of the sun.  Then we eat the fruit.  (That is how we get our nutrients).

Our tap water is bad, traces of pharmaceutical drugs is found in our tap  water.  It's not there intentionally, but it's there.  Yuck!  Solution for proper Lifestyle Living is Filtered Water.

Then, our Food..  Yup, it's bad too.  We have genetically modified fruits and veggies.  One fact I learned in College is that strawberries has a fish gene in it.  See, fish is susceptible to cold waters and in order to grow a crop longer into the season, through the process of gene splicing, they put a fish gene in our strawberries.  We have hormone filled milk and meat.  Organic?  Well, it just means not pesticides but it does have a slightly slightly higher nutrient content because it is still green harvested.

For all of us LifeStyle Living people, this information has given us some important truths and we can't escape this epidemic, however, there are ways through it.  So stay tuned for more shared info.

Starbucks Instant Coffee

Well, this whole blog is all about lifestyle and the lifestyle we truly want to live.  But, let's face it, until we get to the level we all want to achieve, our lives are still on the go.  We're busy people!

Anyhow, I got to taste the new Starbucks Instant Coffee called VIA.  It's actually not that bad. Infact, it's actually pretty good!  It's instant coffee that doesn't taste like your typical instant coffee.  It actually tastes just like freshly dripped coffee.  My friend, an ultimate lifestyle foodie actually liked it himself and this guy is very picky especially with coffee among other things.

Anyhow, I just made one over ice, it mixed very well, it smelled really good and like I said, it tastes just like regular drip coffee.  It's good over ice, it's good hot, and I assume blended with ice-cream, ice and the VIA itself will make  you a home made frappuccino. Or, perhaps it's a good flavor to add on homemade desserts.

For those of us on the go or those of us that just don't want to make a drip coffee, Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee is a great lifestyle way to make coffee!

LifeStyle

Lifestyle is the simplest yet the most crucial component of having an effective wellness plan, yet is often most commonly overlooked.  We live in a very busy environment and sometimes we forget about our good lifestyle.  I mean we work to attain a better quality of life having the necessary things that will help us live a little better like affording that big screen tv (yes, this one is necessary), the nice car (yes, this one is necessary too), a nice house (a big yes!), good quality food (an even bigger YES!), ect. ect.  But what is also very important is the quality of our life like, how much sleep do we get every night, do we even have good quality sleep?  Another is do we even have the time and energy to even exercise?   We all have stress, so what can we do to lessen it or have it eradicated completely?  Lastly, how much time do we have for ourselves?

One solution is to have complete time freedom.  If we have more time, we'd sleep better, we'll have time to exercise, we'll be well funded also to eradicate much of the stress that we have and of course, we will have all the time for ourselves.  Being well funded is the only way we'll ever have the time freedom to have a really good lifestyle.

How can we be well funded?  Well Robert Kiyosaki said that the 3 Greatest Assets in the World are owning a Business, owning Paper Assets, and owning Real Estate, but Real Estate and Paper Assets are headed down right now so the only way to attain time freedom to get a better quality of life is to own a business that will generated income month in and month out with no worries to  you.  Right?

One might say building a business is hard and takes a lot of time and sure it does.  It takes effort to build a high-rise building, but once you're done, it just keeps standing.  Working smart today will lead to time freedom tomorrow and that is what I have learned and the path I am personally taking and that is what I am sharing with you.

3 Greatest Assets in the World: Business - Paper Assets - Real Estate

I am a fan of Robert Kiyosaki and I was listening to one of his speeches which I think was great.  The reason why I talk about him is because he built himself a lifestyle that most people can only dream of and he is so kind enough to share his ideas with those who want it.  He wrote a must read book for everyone which is Rich Dad Poor Dad.

Anyhow in  his speach, he said that there are Three Greatest Assets In The World:  Business, Paper Assets, and Real Estate.  But!  Paper Assets and Real Estate is headed down...  This is not new news...  I know a guy who lost $4.5M on the stock market in a matter of months (yeah he's really pissed and told me not to put my money in the stock market).  One of my other mentors lost $50M (he just laughed at it because he doesn't care, he still makes $500K+ monthly).  What differentiate both men aside of the number of dollars they lost, one of them has a business. Especially an international business that gives him residual income (income that comes in regardless if he works or not).  The other guy, I don't really know.  All I know is that he's really bitter.  I would think he doesn't have a business because when I said, The Art of the ComeBack (Trumps Book), he said there is no comeback...

Anyhow, the only thing that grows of the Three Greatest Assets in the World is a BUSINESS.  If you own a thriving business, you are set for life, and your kids life, and your grand childrens life.  Robert Kiyosaki and many others all promote building a Business to set you financially free so you can live the LIFESTYLE you choose.

United States Health Care

The United States Health Care System is broken! If it wasn't broken, it wouldn't be headline news like the current U.S. Open.  “Over 89% of Americans in a November 2005 survey believe that our current Health Care System is Broken.”  This is According to “Americans for Healthcare and Center for American Progress.”  One economist said that we don't really have a health care system here in America to begin with, we have a disease and sickness care system.  Which really holds true because when we get sick, it is then we go see the Health Care System.  Then again, it is more profitable to treat symptoms...  So do we really have a health care system here in the United States?

Is America really progressing?  The World Health Organization ranks the United States the 72nd Healthiest country in the world, yet we are the most powerful country on planet earth.  The United States is the number 1 spender in Health Care among the other countries in the world.  On a side  note, GM said they spend more health care then they do on steal and they make steal based cars.  Starbucks spend more money on health care than they do on coffee and their business is coffee.  The United States is the #1 spender on health care yet ranks 37th in overall health care performance according to “The World Health Report 2000 Health Systems: Improving Performance."

There is only one real answer to our health care problems.  Pretty much each individual in the United States should take a proactive approach into their own health.  Exercise more, eat better, sleep on time...  Right?  Most likely, the residual outcome of good health efforts will results in overall good health.

CashFlow Quadrant In a Nutshell

The Cashflow Quadrant was introduced by Robert Kiyosaki best known for his book Rich Dad Poor Dad.  He also wrote the book Cashflow Quadrant that explains it more in detail.  The Cashflow Quadrant is fairly simple.  If you imagine a plus (+) sign, the upper left Quadrant is an E, the bottom left  is an S, the upper right Quadrant is a B, then an I.

He explains that there are four kinds of people that make up the world of business: E for Employees, S for Self-Employed, B for Big Business like Microsoft, Intel, or Apple, and I for Investors like Warren Buffet.  This is what makes the Cashflow Quadrant.

On the left side of the Quadrant that make up Employees and Self Employed, 90% of the worlds population is either an employee or self employed individuals but only contain 10% of the wealth.  How unfair is that.

On the right side of the Quadrants that make up Big Business and Investors, 10% of the worlds population is either one of them and contain 90% of the worlds wealth.

It seems that is is more intelligent to be a B or an I person rather an E or an S.  However, it takes a lot of money to invest which is why many cannot invest.  And with a B, it takes Millions of Dollars to develop a B Quadrant Business and it has a 90% failure rate within the first 5 years and 90% failure rate within 5 years after that.  So it is so risky.

So how can the average individual ever create a B Quardrant Business and perhaps have enough money to become an I as well?  Economists, Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and many others are strongly promoting Network Marketing to be an effective way for many Employees or Self-Employeds to merge into the B Quadrant.

But there are many good and bad network marketing companies out there so  you do have to do your due deligigence when choosing the right network marketing company for you.  Aside from that, network marketing like any other business takes effort to build and grow.  So it's not really a get rich quick scheme, though some network marketing companies market themselves as so.  Also do research on the products or service that they provide, because good products will make  your network marketing business thrive or die...

Wellness Revolution

The Next Trillion Dollar Industry will be the Wellness Industry because the aging of the Baby-Boomers as Economist & Trend Forcaster Paul Zane Pilzer put it. He states in his book "The Wellness Revolution" that this industry which is the Wellness Industry is being spawned by breakthroughs in biology and cellular biochemistry." With the invention of the Electron Microscope, scientists could now see how the body works at the cellular level and what the body needs to function optimally. This is clearly what everyone is really looking for, especially the Baby-Boomers.

He also stated that here in the United States, we do not really have a Healthcare System or Healthcare Industry. He calls it the sickness care industry. Which is correct if you think about it. People don't normally become a customer of this industry until they become sick. Most people don't take care of their health until they get sick as well hence that the industry itself is REACTIVE.

However, he adds that the Next Big Industry will be Wellness. As people are starting to take proactive approaches into their own personal health. People voluntarily become a customer of this industry because that want to feel ever better, they want to perform better and they want to avoid the complications of bad health and become a customer of the Sickness Business.

We live in a highly toxic planet and we need all the support we can get to survive on this toxic planet.

For Entrepreneurs, this is GREAT NEWS! Yes it is sad that we live a imperfect world and disease and poverty is on a rise, but something is changing. That is why there is the Wellness Revolution. Individuals are now deciding not to wait until they get something, but to take action to keep their good vibrant optimal health. And Entrepreneurs can make a ton of money delivering to people what they are looking for.

So this Wellness Industry will be the Next Trillion Dollar industry. What is so significant is that 80% of this Trillion Dollars will only be divided amongst a handful of companies. These companies will have scientifically validated, proprietary and very unique products. High Quality Products that deliver. Not just products that give you all this hype which is very common since this industry is not really regulated. But new measures will take place. Between 3-7 years, The United States Congress will pass legislation on GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices). Many companies won't be able to meet such high standards making them fail in business. Bad, because many workers will loose their jobs but the output of quality products will be more readily available due to the fact that the bad products out there will cease to exist.

Anyhow, I take Paul Zane Pilzer's word very seriously because he is successful at what he does. He has talked the talk and for Entrepreneurs just like us, what he says is very good! He states in his book The Next Millionaires that there will be a Millionaire explosion here in the United States alone. Between 2006-2016, there will be 10 Million Brand New Millionaires that will be created. Many of these individuals participated in the Wellness Industry and many of them are Network Marketers.

Wellness companies choose Network Marketing because it is the most effective way to share information especially sharing something new and unique into the market place. Network Marketing is the only industry that creates so many Millionaires to begin with.

It is a win-win situation! Being Healthy and Wealthy is a Wise thing to do!

The Next Trillion Dollar Industry will be the Wellness Industry because the aging of the Baby-Boomers as Economist & Trend Forcaster Paul Zane Pilzer put it. He states in his book "The Wellness Revolution" that this industry which is the Wellness Industry is being spawned by breakthroughs in biology and cellular biochemistry. With the invention of the Electron Microscope, scientists could now see how the body works at the cellular level and what the body needs to function optimally. This is clearly what everyone is really looking for, especially the Baby-Boomers.

He also stated that here in the United States, we do not really have a Healthcare System or Healthcare Industry. He calls it the sickness care industry. Which is correct if you think about it. People don't normally become a customer of this industry until they become sick. Most people don't take care of their health until they get sick as well hence that the industry itself is REACTIVE.

However, he adds that the Next Big Industry will be Wellness. As people are starting to take proactive approaches into their own personal health. People voluntarily become a customer of this industry because that want to feel ever better, they want to perform better and they want to avoid the complications of bad health and become a customer of the Sickness Business.

We live in a highly toxic planet and we need all the support we can get to survive on this toxic planet.

For Entrepreneurs, this is GREAT NEWS! Yes it is sad that we live a imperfect world and disease and poverty is on a rise, but something is changing. That is why there is the Wellness Revolution. Individuals are now deciding not to wait until they get something, but to take action to keep their good vibrant optimal health. And Entrepreneurs can make a ton of money delivering to people what they are looking for.

So this Wellness Industry will be the Next Trillion Dollar industry. What is so significant is that 80% of this Trillion Dollars will only be divided amongst a handful of companies. These companies will have scientifically validated, proprietary and very unique products. High Quality Products that deliver. Not just products that give you all this hype which is very common since this industry is not really regulated. But new measures will take place. Between 3-7 years, The United States Congress will pass legislation on GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices). Many companies won't be able to meet such high standards making them fail in business. Bad, because many workers will loose their jobs but the output of quality products will be more readily available due to the fact that the bad products out there will cease to exist.

Anyhow, I take Paul Zane Pilzer's word very seriously because he is successful at what he does. He has talked the talk and for Entrepreneurs just like us, what he says is very good! He states in his book The Next Millionaires that there will be a Millionaire explosion here in the United States alone. Between 2006-2016, there will be 10 Million Brand New Millionaires that will be created. Many of these individuals participated in the Wellness Industry and many of them are Network Marketers.

Wellness companies choose Network Marketing because it is the most effective way to share information especially sharing something new and unique into the market place. Network Marketing is the only industry that creates so many Millionaires to begin with.

It is a win-win situation! Being Healthy and Wealthy is a Wise thing to do!