Last night I watched the WCAX news and Sharon the weather lady was talking about gardening and how we should be designing our gardens by texture, color, etc. I love the gardening sections! What got me going a bit was when the regular newslady (her name escapes me right now) says to Sharon "It's Fun to Dream isn't it"? Hmm, that got me thinking.... why do we say dreaming is fun? To me that brings it down to child's play - and most people think "acting like a child" or "childs play" is a bit crazy and stupid and not realistic. When adults "dream" they are called crazy or at the very least people think they have ADHD!
To those people I say BOOHAHAHAHA... you are so wrong! Dreams and Dreaming is for EVERYONE - and yes it can be fun, but people who dream AND THEN TAKE ACTION toward those dreams are creating their own destiny and setting their future in motion. We all know and have heard that things in motion stay in motion and things sitting still tend to stay still unless propelled by something really forceful. So take a few steps each day toward that Dream - make it your GOAL, not just fun! Goals are dreams with steps to achieve them! This World we live in more now than ever needs to dream and and we need more dreamers (aka the crazy ones!).
What is your Dream? What are you doing to reach it? Is it just "fun"? Or can it become a reality with just a few action steps each day? Get out a piece of paper and write down what you wanted to be when you grew up - think way back to when you were a kid... what propelled you to take action? What put you in motion? What moves you?
Now do something about it! The Crazy Ones!
Get out of the Crowd! Aim Higher!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Welcome to My Two Cents!
Welcome to My Two Cents!: "This page consists of my status updates for Twitter, My You Tube, My Blog: As I See It.... , my internet 'UnFranchise' business and Some funny quotes from time to time- which will be used to publish my new book :
MY TWO CENTS!
coming soon to an ONLINE bookstore!
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MY TWO CENTS!
coming soon to an ONLINE bookstore!
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
WAIT! Was that an earthquake?
Did you feel that? Did the earth move? Was it real?
No - that wasn't an earthquake, believe it or not that was "The Wellness Shift"! The what?
The Wellness Shift - don't you see it? feel it? are you a part of it? Finally I can see and feel the beginnings of a total paradigm shift related to health care in this country. And it's about time.
More people are beginning to take notice and pay attention to how nutrition is playing a vital role in their health, alternative health care is more acceptable and even Drs are getting on board to promote nutrition and supplements to their patients instead of prescriptions (and getting better results and healthier patients!)
I actually feel bad for Drs - in the old days they performed a service, they were paid for it and the patients felt better. Now... insurance companies are telling Drs how much they will reimburse them for treating the patients - and not covering alot of services that Drs feel patients should have. Drs also get bonus money when they have certain tests done - did you know that? Yes, that last MRI or CAT scan or XRay that the DR said you needed could have been because they needed bonus money - or had to meet a quota or were covering their butts and their malpractice insurance won't cover them unless certain tests are performed. I'm not kidding - that really is the truth.
So - Drs are having a hard time financially just like the rest of us. Remember when your parents used to pray you'd marry a Dr... wow, that was the ultimate, the gold medal and you would be set financially for life! But hold on.... those Drs... they are in massive debt from student loans and have certain re-certifications they have to do every year, two years etc. - are you sure your Dr is doing all of that?
So the insurance company puts a price on a certain service and that is what the DR gets paid... so follow this - YOU go the Dr, you have insurance and that insurance company will only pay $70 for an office visit which normally the Doc charges $100 for. (Its in the Drs contract w/ the insurance company that only $70 will paid - and the Dr can't argue that because then they will be kicked out of that insurance companies network and some of their patients would be gone because they have that insurance) - so they accept what the insurance company is willing to pay.
The Dr sends a bill to the insurance company for $100, the insurance company pays only $70 - you owe nothing. But the dr is out $30. How do they make that up? You can figure it out.
What can the Dr do? How about starting to offer some health and wellness products and not just prescriptions - how about getting back to getting the patient HEALTHY!
I'd be willing to bet that most Drs went to school to learn how to HELP people stay healthy. - I bet they didn't go to learn how to prescribe every medication that the pharmaceutical companies are pushing down their throats - and how many patients go in to the Drs because they saw a prescription commercial on TV and are thoroughly convinced they "have that disease"??
Crazy stuff.... I say we all need to step up and LEARN - get educated on what is happening with our bodies. I have been doing alot of reading lately on health and nutrition and I am appalled at our food industry. Thats another story! :)
No - that wasn't an earthquake, believe it or not that was "The Wellness Shift"! The what?
The Wellness Shift - don't you see it? feel it? are you a part of it? Finally I can see and feel the beginnings of a total paradigm shift related to health care in this country. And it's about time.
More people are beginning to take notice and pay attention to how nutrition is playing a vital role in their health, alternative health care is more acceptable and even Drs are getting on board to promote nutrition and supplements to their patients instead of prescriptions (and getting better results and healthier patients!)
I actually feel bad for Drs - in the old days they performed a service, they were paid for it and the patients felt better. Now... insurance companies are telling Drs how much they will reimburse them for treating the patients - and not covering alot of services that Drs feel patients should have. Drs also get bonus money when they have certain tests done - did you know that? Yes, that last MRI or CAT scan or XRay that the DR said you needed could have been because they needed bonus money - or had to meet a quota or were covering their butts and their malpractice insurance won't cover them unless certain tests are performed. I'm not kidding - that really is the truth.
So - Drs are having a hard time financially just like the rest of us. Remember when your parents used to pray you'd marry a Dr... wow, that was the ultimate, the gold medal and you would be set financially for life! But hold on.... those Drs... they are in massive debt from student loans and have certain re-certifications they have to do every year, two years etc. - are you sure your Dr is doing all of that?
So the insurance company puts a price on a certain service and that is what the DR gets paid... so follow this - YOU go the Dr, you have insurance and that insurance company will only pay $70 for an office visit which normally the Doc charges $100 for. (Its in the Drs contract w/ the insurance company that only $70 will paid - and the Dr can't argue that because then they will be kicked out of that insurance companies network and some of their patients would be gone because they have that insurance) - so they accept what the insurance company is willing to pay.
The Dr sends a bill to the insurance company for $100, the insurance company pays only $70 - you owe nothing. But the dr is out $30. How do they make that up? You can figure it out.
What can the Dr do? How about starting to offer some health and wellness products and not just prescriptions - how about getting back to getting the patient HEALTHY!
I'd be willing to bet that most Drs went to school to learn how to HELP people stay healthy. - I bet they didn't go to learn how to prescribe every medication that the pharmaceutical companies are pushing down their throats - and how many patients go in to the Drs because they saw a prescription commercial on TV and are thoroughly convinced they "have that disease"??
Crazy stuff.... I say we all need to step up and LEARN - get educated on what is happening with our bodies. I have been doing alot of reading lately on health and nutrition and I am appalled at our food industry. Thats another story! :)
Friday, November 19, 2010
Update on the process of becoming a CWO
After several more visits to the docs with no results and doing some serious research on my own - and with the help of my fabulous acupuncturist Akhil Kaplan - Three Moons Wellness we believe it is my lymphatic system! For some reason it doesn't seem to be "moving" and getting rid of toxins like it should. So, a few solutions that have been offered up that have most definitely helped. I bought a rebounder (a mini trampoline) and I bounce on it every day for about 10 min in the morning and another 10min in the late afternoon - what a difference in my neck and shoulders! I also met an awesome massage therapist named William Wood - he is located in Stowe, VT but does house calls and wow- he is good! He did what is called an lymphatic drain massage - and it made a world of difference to me. I am having my 2nd one on Monday and cannot wait. If you are in this area (VT) you should check him out - email him William Wood I highly recommend him.
My issues are not solved but at least I feel like someone is actually listening and taking this seriously. I am not normally a hypochondriac and was beginning to think I was going nuts with all this pain that no one could figure out! Alternative medicine/therapy and preventive nutritional supplements are the way to go - and that is the way I'll be going from now on!
My issues are not solved but at least I feel like someone is actually listening and taking this seriously. I am not normally a hypochondriac and was beginning to think I was going nuts with all this pain that no one could figure out! Alternative medicine/therapy and preventive nutritional supplements are the way to go - and that is the way I'll be going from now on!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Are you ready to be the CWO of your OWN HEALTH?
Health care doesn't exist in this country - we operate in crisis mode - "sick care" is what we have and its killing all of us.
People - seriously, wouldn't you rather prevent a disease? a pain? a problem? instead of try to solve it?
Myself - I am so darn frustrated with the doctors, the tests, the fact that someone who has a medical background can't figure out what is wrong with me! Let me ask you - if you had pains in your neck, your spine, your ears, your jaws and you had several MRIs, hearing tests, xrays, chiropractor visits, CT scans, physical therapy, and acupuncture and you still had all the same pains and problems - what would you do?
Well I have decided to be the CEO of my own health and start studying and researching my own issue.
I'll keep you posted! :) I have access to some of the worlds best nutritional supplements and health products on the market - I just had my DNA Gene SNP test done - and am reviewing my results. I need to figure this out and not rely on Drs as they don't have a vested interest in me at all - they just have a vested interest in the amount of money (which granted isn't much these days from the insurance companies)they are receiving. Every time I need another test, I have to have another Drs visit first - first that is expensive, and 2ndly it takes TIME - and its been almost a year and I'm still no further ahead now then when I was. So, I'm taking control and I will figure this out --- I'll keep you posted!
psst.... C W O stands for Chief Wellness Officer!
People - seriously, wouldn't you rather prevent a disease? a pain? a problem? instead of try to solve it?
Myself - I am so darn frustrated with the doctors, the tests, the fact that someone who has a medical background can't figure out what is wrong with me! Let me ask you - if you had pains in your neck, your spine, your ears, your jaws and you had several MRIs, hearing tests, xrays, chiropractor visits, CT scans, physical therapy, and acupuncture and you still had all the same pains and problems - what would you do?
Well I have decided to be the CEO of my own health and start studying and researching my own issue.
I'll keep you posted! :) I have access to some of the worlds best nutritional supplements and health products on the market - I just had my DNA Gene SNP test done - and am reviewing my results. I need to figure this out and not rely on Drs as they don't have a vested interest in me at all - they just have a vested interest in the amount of money (which granted isn't much these days from the insurance companies)they are receiving. Every time I need another test, I have to have another Drs visit first - first that is expensive, and 2ndly it takes TIME - and its been almost a year and I'm still no further ahead now then when I was. So, I'm taking control and I will figure this out --- I'll keep you posted!
psst.... C W O stands for Chief Wellness Officer!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
It's Later than you Think!
From a Smart Person (Big Al Yentsch): I copied this from a group on FaceBook - and I so think its worth repeating! Please read...
Procrastination is a source of incredible suffering. When we know what to do and don't do it, we strike a blow to our worth and self-esteem. “One of these days” is none of these days. If we are to gain tomorrow, we must seize today. Where is your procrastination causing you increased pain, expense, and inconvenience? Your health? Schedule? Finances? Relationships? What about how you spend your free time and use your talents? How do you manage your stress? Be honest: At the end of a hard day, are you still reaching for a glass of wine or downing that dessert for an emotional pick-me-up? Have you promised yourself yet again that you will start making better choices tomorrow? What if there was a way to lose interest in those types of activities and choices that aren't aligned with your best life? What if, instead, you began to embrace the changes you know you need to make? Here’s a surprising truth: Action is easier than regret. Making changes is easy: It’s thinking about change that is hard. It’s even harder when we think in terms of perfection rather than progress. For example: Isn't exercising your body for 30 minutes a day easier than beating yourself up all day for not exercising? The truth is, change is a personal decision. Once the commitment to do things differently is made, the very things you have put off will ease their way into your life. Think about it: Time is the great equalizer. It passes by at the same rate for everyone. Think about it: No matter how much money, privilege, beauty, talent, or other advantages a person may have, no one gets more than 24 hours to spend in a day. But, how you spend those hours is what matters. All of us wake up in the morning and start our day with exactly as much time as everyone else. Yet the setting sun will find each of us in vastly different circumstances due to the daily choices we make. When you make a change and invest your heart, you can create a new reality. Inspiration and great ideas come from all around us and they are tools we can use to turn our dreams into plans, and those plans into something we can look at and touch. But ultimately, success comes from action, and that action is only possible through you. Act on your dreams and give yourself the gift that no one else can give you. Seize the day!!! Its later than you think!!!!!
Procrastination is a source of incredible suffering. When we know what to do and don't do it, we strike a blow to our worth and self-esteem. “One of these days” is none of these days. If we are to gain tomorrow, we must seize today. Where is your procrastination causing you increased pain, expense, and inconvenience? Your health? Schedule? Finances? Relationships? What about how you spend your free time and use your talents? How do you manage your stress? Be honest: At the end of a hard day, are you still reaching for a glass of wine or downing that dessert for an emotional pick-me-up? Have you promised yourself yet again that you will start making better choices tomorrow? What if there was a way to lose interest in those types of activities and choices that aren't aligned with your best life? What if, instead, you began to embrace the changes you know you need to make? Here’s a surprising truth: Action is easier than regret. Making changes is easy: It’s thinking about change that is hard. It’s even harder when we think in terms of perfection rather than progress. For example: Isn't exercising your body for 30 minutes a day easier than beating yourself up all day for not exercising? The truth is, change is a personal decision. Once the commitment to do things differently is made, the very things you have put off will ease their way into your life. Think about it: Time is the great equalizer. It passes by at the same rate for everyone. Think about it: No matter how much money, privilege, beauty, talent, or other advantages a person may have, no one gets more than 24 hours to spend in a day. But, how you spend those hours is what matters. All of us wake up in the morning and start our day with exactly as much time as everyone else. Yet the setting sun will find each of us in vastly different circumstances due to the daily choices we make. When you make a change and invest your heart, you can create a new reality. Inspiration and great ideas come from all around us and they are tools we can use to turn our dreams into plans, and those plans into something we can look at and touch. But ultimately, success comes from action, and that action is only possible through you. Act on your dreams and give yourself the gift that no one else can give you. Seize the day!!! Its later than you think!!!!!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
MA Auctions! What deals!
Wow! Auctions are here.... I bid on one of the travel deals and now have a 3 bedroom plus bunk room w/ 3 baths for 5 nights in Panama City Florida on the beach! Taking the entire family, spouses, other halves, and grandson to Florida in December for a Christmas treat! All for $300! There are still two more vacation deals out there on the auction site and TONS more things too!
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Where did June and July disappear to?
Unbelievable how fast time is going by. Did someone spin the Earth a bit quicker this past year? Or is it just me?
I remember being a kid - tick tock tick tock... summer was FOREVA! Now... its August. Wow.
I haven't even posted a blog recently. It seems like everyone is so busy these days - I finally went and visited my GREAT niece today, she lives about 7 miles down the road from me and I have been trying to get there for WEEKS and it seems like something has come up every single time I decide to go. Well today - I stopped what I was doing, didn't think, picked up my car keys and walked out my door. Before I know it she will be walking and talking and I want her to know me. Same with my great nephew who is now 2 1/2 (or 5 as he tells me!) - where did that time go? And my grandson - just rolled over for the first time! Almost 4 months old - thats 1/3 of a year... wow!
This entire life cycle is just hammering home to me just how important it is to spend time with your family and friends NOW - don't wait - you will NEVER have enough time - but you know we ALL have the same 24 hours in a day - we need to decide how to spend those 24 hours so it means something.
What is your purpose for being on this earth? Why are you here? Its not to trudge back and forth to work every day and complain about it and everything else in your life. Its not about making a ton of money but having no TIME to do what you want. Its about GIVING to the world, it's about doing what makes you happy! And you can't do that if you don't have some dispensable funds right?
Think... listen.... smile.... put out to the Universe what you want - and then watch for those coincidences. One of the might be reading this blog right now!
I love my life - I love owning my own business and traveling. I love spending time with those little ones that are the next generation in my family - you can do the same thing too.
call me... ;)
I remember being a kid - tick tock tick tock... summer was FOREVA! Now... its August. Wow.
I haven't even posted a blog recently. It seems like everyone is so busy these days - I finally went and visited my GREAT niece today, she lives about 7 miles down the road from me and I have been trying to get there for WEEKS and it seems like something has come up every single time I decide to go. Well today - I stopped what I was doing, didn't think, picked up my car keys and walked out my door. Before I know it she will be walking and talking and I want her to know me. Same with my great nephew who is now 2 1/2 (or 5 as he tells me!) - where did that time go? And my grandson - just rolled over for the first time! Almost 4 months old - thats 1/3 of a year... wow!
This entire life cycle is just hammering home to me just how important it is to spend time with your family and friends NOW - don't wait - you will NEVER have enough time - but you know we ALL have the same 24 hours in a day - we need to decide how to spend those 24 hours so it means something.
What is your purpose for being on this earth? Why are you here? Its not to trudge back and forth to work every day and complain about it and everything else in your life. Its not about making a ton of money but having no TIME to do what you want. Its about GIVING to the world, it's about doing what makes you happy! And you can't do that if you don't have some dispensable funds right?
Think... listen.... smile.... put out to the Universe what you want - and then watch for those coincidences. One of the might be reading this blog right now!
I love my life - I love owning my own business and traveling. I love spending time with those little ones that are the next generation in my family - you can do the same thing too.
call me... ;)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Integrity and Committment
Wow - what an interesting week last week and weekend I have had! So many different things have happened that has made me question my sanity - then question other peoples sanity as well.
Hmmm --- let me ask you all something - what does integrity mean to you? Respond to this blog and let me know - to me, integrity is doing the right thing, integrity is respecting YOURSELF and being true to yourself. One motto I have tried very hard to live by is "YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR WORD".... do you feel that way too? If you make a commitment do you follow through? I have had three very different experiences that has really made me question what this world is becoming. Three different experiences with three different people and three different ways of not fulfilling some obligation or commitment. Wow... I'm still just blown away by this. I guess I should let it go and move on... and I will soon, but I'm still just shaking my head!
I'm struck by how so many people have a different view of integrity - I know this by their actions, not their words. Actions do speak louder right? You can preach about things, you can state your opinions on topics, but what you DO (or not) is what speaks volumes about YOU as a person.
I'm just confused... I'm disappointed and I've decided that I need to reflect on my life and who I allow in it.
What do you think?
Hmmm --- let me ask you all something - what does integrity mean to you? Respond to this blog and let me know - to me, integrity is doing the right thing, integrity is respecting YOURSELF and being true to yourself. One motto I have tried very hard to live by is "YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR WORD".... do you feel that way too? If you make a commitment do you follow through? I have had three very different experiences that has really made me question what this world is becoming. Three different experiences with three different people and three different ways of not fulfilling some obligation or commitment. Wow... I'm still just blown away by this. I guess I should let it go and move on... and I will soon, but I'm still just shaking my head!
I'm struck by how so many people have a different view of integrity - I know this by their actions, not their words. Actions do speak louder right? You can preach about things, you can state your opinions on topics, but what you DO (or not) is what speaks volumes about YOU as a person.
I'm just confused... I'm disappointed and I've decided that I need to reflect on my life and who I allow in it.
What do you think?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The 2 Last Pillars....
The Four pillars – I wrote about the Social Pillar and the Economic Pillar yesterday. Lets take a look at Pillar #3 – the Health pillar.
Our healthcare in this country is non-existent! We have sick care, not health care here. We React to our symptoms but don’t try to get at the root of WHY we have these symptoms. We think we can take a pill for EVERYTHING and are now better. We aren’t “better” we have just masked the symptoms so we can ignore them and keep doing what we were doing. We aren’t fixing anything – we are fooling ourselves into believing that our Drs and health care providers know what in the hell they are doing.
Myself personally have had some not so great experiences with health care providers. The only answer I seem to get from them is “take this prescription and if it gets worse call me” – yeah of course, so I can pay for yet another Drs appointment and prescription again. We have become so damn lazy as a society we don’t bother to take care of ourselves. We are couch potatoes and want a pill to lose weight. We eat junk food and want a pill to lose weight. We eat more junk food and need a pill for heart disease due to high cholesterol and diabetes. We are KILLING ourselves and our PLANET and we aren’t doing anything about it.
Health care in Congress is not the answer – the government cannot fix this. WE need to fix this ourselves. It is time to step up and be responsible and be an adult that is aware of what is going on and be accountable for our own actions.
The 4th pillar is Education. Public schools are increasingly showing lower scores on tests that are supposed to measure how much knowledge our kids/students obtain. Hmmm…. My taxes have gone up each year to pay for public education – more money, less results. The schools are increasingly becoming the parents of our kids – gone are the basic education skills (you know those basic “R”s. Reading, Riting and Rithmatic”! --- Now we have to teach kids social skills, health habits, nutrition, and the list goes on and on…. Plus our public schools are becoming more of a daycare than an educational institution. And look at the highschools – they are no better – kids not graduating with anymore skills than they had in 6th grade – and college! The cost is astronomical for most people – and again, kids come out of college with a TON of debt and no more chance of a job than anyone else.
People – please pay attention to what is going on around us. Little by little our “pillars” are eroding and falling down….. whats the solution? What are we going to do? We keep throwing money at problems and creating more hardship for families that can’t afford anything else. We are waiting on our government to “fix” things. WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT! Wake up!
We need real solutions. Real answers - not easy fixes to these issues. Stay tuned...
Our healthcare in this country is non-existent! We have sick care, not health care here. We React to our symptoms but don’t try to get at the root of WHY we have these symptoms. We think we can take a pill for EVERYTHING and are now better. We aren’t “better” we have just masked the symptoms so we can ignore them and keep doing what we were doing. We aren’t fixing anything – we are fooling ourselves into believing that our Drs and health care providers know what in the hell they are doing.
Myself personally have had some not so great experiences with health care providers. The only answer I seem to get from them is “take this prescription and if it gets worse call me” – yeah of course, so I can pay for yet another Drs appointment and prescription again. We have become so damn lazy as a society we don’t bother to take care of ourselves. We are couch potatoes and want a pill to lose weight. We eat junk food and want a pill to lose weight. We eat more junk food and need a pill for heart disease due to high cholesterol and diabetes. We are KILLING ourselves and our PLANET and we aren’t doing anything about it.
Health care in Congress is not the answer – the government cannot fix this. WE need to fix this ourselves. It is time to step up and be responsible and be an adult that is aware of what is going on and be accountable for our own actions.
The 4th pillar is Education. Public schools are increasingly showing lower scores on tests that are supposed to measure how much knowledge our kids/students obtain. Hmmm…. My taxes have gone up each year to pay for public education – more money, less results. The schools are increasingly becoming the parents of our kids – gone are the basic education skills (you know those basic “R”s. Reading, Riting and Rithmatic”! --- Now we have to teach kids social skills, health habits, nutrition, and the list goes on and on…. Plus our public schools are becoming more of a daycare than an educational institution. And look at the highschools – they are no better – kids not graduating with anymore skills than they had in 6th grade – and college! The cost is astronomical for most people – and again, kids come out of college with a TON of debt and no more chance of a job than anyone else.
People – please pay attention to what is going on around us. Little by little our “pillars” are eroding and falling down….. whats the solution? What are we going to do? We keep throwing money at problems and creating more hardship for families that can’t afford anything else. We are waiting on our government to “fix” things. WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT! Wake up!
We need real solutions. Real answers - not easy fixes to these issues. Stay tuned...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Four Pillars are Crumbling! We need to wake up.
Four Pillars are crumbling!
In our society we basically have four pillars that keep us all afloat and all four of them are crumbling and falling down. Folks – pay attention to this – its serious.
The four pillars I’m talking about are: the Social pillar, the Economic pillar, the Health pillar and the Education pillar.
Let’s start with the Social pillar. Years ago our social network and social life revolved around our families, our neighbors, and our community. Daycare wasn’t an issue; someone being home when the kids come home from school wasn’t an issue. Grandparents were close by to help out and be mentors to the new parents in the family and play the role of marriage counselor! Now our families are scattered – day care is costly, no mentors around to help with questions on marriage and raising children and even our close friends from high school and college are scattered throughout the world. The world has become smaller though - so we have friends all over the place – some we haven’t even met, thanks to social network sites. Why do you think they have become so popular? Why has Facebook hit millions of people? We are all looking for that connection, that old community feeling – that feeling of being a part of something bigger than ourselves. We are seeking that closeness from total strangers now and it is bringing the world closer together.
Think about this – if the people who run this country had friends in Iraq and Afghanistan through Facebook or other social networks like MA Chatterbox (click on the title of this post to see chatterbox) do you think it would be as easy to make the decision to bomb that place? It makes countries more personal to us. And it should – folks, we are ONE people – and we need to realize that sooner than later.
Now… lets look at the Economic pillar – our financial world has become disastrous. We have all learned to live on borrowed money. We have massive credit card debt, we live in houses that we can’t afford, we buy bigger and flashier cars so we can impress the world and have an “image”. The banks are crumbling, Wall Street is a joke, our 401k plans are now 101K plans and seniors aren’t asking ‘when’ they are going to retire but IF they are going to retire. People were led to believe that if they got an education, got a good job and worked hard they would have saved some money and would live out their retirement in the style they wanted to. Folks – the economic pillar is crumbling – the way we have been taught is no longer working! We have to start being responsible for ourselves – the government is not going to take care of us, your employer is not going to take care of you either. YOU have to take care of you. What is your back up plan? What is your Plan B? What if you went into work today and was told that you no longer have a job – what would you do next? How you going to pay your mortgage? Your car payments? Your credit cards that you have racked up?
What now?
Stay tuned…. For the other two pillars and some easy solutions to THINK about.
In our society we basically have four pillars that keep us all afloat and all four of them are crumbling and falling down. Folks – pay attention to this – its serious.
The four pillars I’m talking about are: the Social pillar, the Economic pillar, the Health pillar and the Education pillar.
Let’s start with the Social pillar. Years ago our social network and social life revolved around our families, our neighbors, and our community. Daycare wasn’t an issue; someone being home when the kids come home from school wasn’t an issue. Grandparents were close by to help out and be mentors to the new parents in the family and play the role of marriage counselor! Now our families are scattered – day care is costly, no mentors around to help with questions on marriage and raising children and even our close friends from high school and college are scattered throughout the world. The world has become smaller though - so we have friends all over the place – some we haven’t even met, thanks to social network sites. Why do you think they have become so popular? Why has Facebook hit millions of people? We are all looking for that connection, that old community feeling – that feeling of being a part of something bigger than ourselves. We are seeking that closeness from total strangers now and it is bringing the world closer together.
Think about this – if the people who run this country had friends in Iraq and Afghanistan through Facebook or other social networks like MA Chatterbox (click on the title of this post to see chatterbox) do you think it would be as easy to make the decision to bomb that place? It makes countries more personal to us. And it should – folks, we are ONE people – and we need to realize that sooner than later.
Now… lets look at the Economic pillar – our financial world has become disastrous. We have all learned to live on borrowed money. We have massive credit card debt, we live in houses that we can’t afford, we buy bigger and flashier cars so we can impress the world and have an “image”. The banks are crumbling, Wall Street is a joke, our 401k plans are now 101K plans and seniors aren’t asking ‘when’ they are going to retire but IF they are going to retire. People were led to believe that if they got an education, got a good job and worked hard they would have saved some money and would live out their retirement in the style they wanted to. Folks – the economic pillar is crumbling – the way we have been taught is no longer working! We have to start being responsible for ourselves – the government is not going to take care of us, your employer is not going to take care of you either. YOU have to take care of you. What is your back up plan? What is your Plan B? What if you went into work today and was told that you no longer have a job – what would you do next? How you going to pay your mortgage? Your car payments? Your credit cards that you have racked up?
What now?
Stay tuned…. For the other two pillars and some easy solutions to THINK about.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
12 Children on Stage - changed my life forever
I just got back from Miami on Tuesday. Went down for the Market America World Conference and I have to say that this company continues to amaze the heck out of me! Every 6 months we have a huge convention - one in Miami and the other in Greensboro, NC and each time there are NEW updates and NEW products, and NEW and exciting partner stores, and NEW ways to get the word out about this company. I don't know how they do it. They turn things around (new projects) in a wink. A company I used to work for used to take MONTHS to roll out a new idea/project and even then it wouldn't work right! This company is dedicated to its Independent Distributors and Unfranchise Owners. They are working hard for all of us to succeed and fulfill our dreams. Is your company doing that for you? Or are they working hard at fulfilling their own success dreams? Are you valued? Are you secure in that job? Do you want to continue on the hamster wheel of life? In a rut? Things change so rapidly in this world - you have to stay on top of technology and skills. You have to prepare for YOUR future and your families futures. This company is allowing me to leave a legacy to my children and future grandchildren AND great grandchildren that I may never meet, yet I will leave them a future they can depend on for years to come.
People - you need to be thinking about this. Seriously, this company has created more six figure income earners then anyone else - and will continue to do so. This company has helped NUMEROUS people with their health concerns. I sat in Miami this week and watch 12 children on stage at Market America talk about how MA has helped them lose weight (childhood obesity is rampant in this country!! wake up - our children will not outlive us much longer!!) When these children were done telling their stories there was not a dry eye in the house - over 23,000 people all overwhelmed by what MA has done for them - and countless others too. I have so many testimonials on our health products - you owe it to yourself to at least investigate them!
Time is going by - you can't stop it, but you can make each minute you have left on this earth a better one.
Please take a look at this company - http://brendasabin.com
People - you need to be thinking about this. Seriously, this company has created more six figure income earners then anyone else - and will continue to do so. This company has helped NUMEROUS people with their health concerns. I sat in Miami this week and watch 12 children on stage at Market America talk about how MA has helped them lose weight (childhood obesity is rampant in this country!! wake up - our children will not outlive us much longer!!) When these children were done telling their stories there was not a dry eye in the house - over 23,000 people all overwhelmed by what MA has done for them - and countless others too. I have so many testimonials on our health products - you owe it to yourself to at least investigate them!
Time is going by - you can't stop it, but you can make each minute you have left on this earth a better one.
Please take a look at this company - http://brendasabin.com
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Customer Service - A Lost Art
Customer Service---- where has it gone? I have really noticed lately how there is such a lack of caring in the service industries. As a consumer of goods and a customer of many stores I am appalled at how little people care about their customers. I have walked into a supermarket the other day and upon checking out the cashier didn't even bother to look at me - she had the earphones in - and her head was bobbing to some music and she rang up my groceries and as I ran my debit card through the machine she started talking to someone else. I had to remind her to push the button on her machine so I could finish my transaction. After I bagged my own groceries while she chatted she handed me my receipt and never said "thanks" or "have a good day" or even acknowledged that I was leaving. WTF!!! People - you need to wake up to the fact that your customers ARE your business - each and every one of them!
I own an online store - a "Mall without Walls" so to speak. I am a customer manager. I assure you that I am available to all my customers anytime, anywhere and always say thank you.
This wasn't the only incident of bad customer service I have had lately - there have been several. It seems like the cashiers, the service people, the ones we interact with just don't care if we come back again as a customer. The world is changing and more people are realizing that the "experience" they have is as important as the actual product or service they receive.
For example - I walked into a cafe here in my home town the other day and was greeted by NAME and asked what I needed - received my order, with a smile and a thank you and was treated like a queen. This place is a little pricier than another shop near by - but I love the way I feel going into this cafe and I am willing to pay more for the experience. They know the Lost Art of Customer Service!
If you are a business or someone who deals with the public - you need to smile, say thanks, ask about them, be SINCERE and appreciate the fact that the person you are dealing with supports your business and your job - be nice.
OK - done ranting! Have a great YEAR - set your goals high - go for it! You are in charge of your destiny and you need to step up and do it. :)
Peace
I own an online store - a "Mall without Walls" so to speak. I am a customer manager. I assure you that I am available to all my customers anytime, anywhere and always say thank you.
This wasn't the only incident of bad customer service I have had lately - there have been several. It seems like the cashiers, the service people, the ones we interact with just don't care if we come back again as a customer. The world is changing and more people are realizing that the "experience" they have is as important as the actual product or service they receive.
For example - I walked into a cafe here in my home town the other day and was greeted by NAME and asked what I needed - received my order, with a smile and a thank you and was treated like a queen. This place is a little pricier than another shop near by - but I love the way I feel going into this cafe and I am willing to pay more for the experience. They know the Lost Art of Customer Service!
If you are a business or someone who deals with the public - you need to smile, say thanks, ask about them, be SINCERE and appreciate the fact that the person you are dealing with supports your business and your job - be nice.
OK - done ranting! Have a great YEAR - set your goals high - go for it! You are in charge of your destiny and you need to step up and do it. :)
Peace
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