Word of Mouth is Still the Best!

Nothing is more powerful that word of mouth.  It is so powerful when someone says something sucks.  I was so excited to watch The Last Airbender, but my cousin said that people were so disappointed that people was walking out of the theatre.  Now what he says will always be in the back of my mind.  I am being pushed not to watch it.

On the other hand when someone says this is a good movie, we would watch it right away.  In the same conversation, he talked about how good Inception with Leonardo Di Caprio was.  So, now I’m bound to watch that over The Last Airbender.  Mind you, I have not read any reviews about both movies.  I have only watched the trailers and both movies looked really cool.  But one person ruined it for me (my cousin).

I was hoping M. Knight Shyamalan would do a good job with The Last Airbender (now in my mind that movie sucks, without giving it the benefit of the doubt).

Word of mouth is so powerful!  In business, this works the same way.  If people say your store/shop is good, people will go to it buy stuff from you.  If people say your blog is good, people would go and read what you have to say and recommend it to others.  If you have a particular product that is good, then people would buy simply from the people recommending them to you.   It’s like people would be your personal walking Ambassadors.

However, if ten people say it’s good to someone and one person says it sucks, in most cases the whole thing sucks to that person.  Whatever it is!  It’s human nature…  I don’t know the solution to this other than whatever you sell or promote, make sure it points towards the “I’ll recommend it to my friends” scale.  Then we’ll have all the success we are looking for!

That is why network marketing works!  People recommending good products and services to their friends and it simply trickle down to new people taking the products and promoting the business.  That is of course, the products and services are good.  Otherwise, it’ll suck!

I’m talking about this because from everything that I do like blogs & youtube videos, what is more effective is people recommending me to others.  I have an easier time getting customers because people simply recommend me to their friends and family.  It works! It’s so much easier!

So my goal is keeping everyone happy and it’s natural.  What I promote are good products which is good! All I need to do is share it with a few people and those people recommends me to more people.  Word of mouth works!

Why Wellness? Why not?

LifeStyle Living Today means living as well as we can be.  It’s about having a good quality of life.  I mean that is pretty much we are all striving for, right?  In countries like the Philippines there are the poor and the rich.  There are way too many people in the Philippines suffering from poverty and compared to the population, only a small percentage of people are wealthy and can actually afford to live well.  Either your rich or poor, we are all striving for a good quality of life, about Living Well!

In the United States, about 10% of the population earn $100,000 or more.  On top of that most people still live beyond their means.  That is why the United States is suffering the credit crunch.  Whether you are in the Philippines, the United States or some other country, our goals are to have a good quality of life.  To have wellness!  If we don’t choose wellness, we choose the opposite.  The opposite of wellness is doing nothing.

Wellness doing is exercising regularly, because we all need exercise.  You can drink all that SlimFast all you want, but you still got to exercise.  If you’re on OsoLean, you got to exercise too!  You just can’t get out of exercising.  That is essential.

Wellness doing is about eating right!  Not eating less.  Eating less sucks!  Just eat fewer calories.  This is typically the low glycemic diet.

Wellness doing is taking supplements.  Today, we all need supplements because it is a well-known fact that the nutrients that should be found in the food we’re eating are not there.  Supplements need to come from food.  Not synthesized or anything like that.   Mannatech, Inc. makes Real Food Technology Solutions.  Their supplements are all natural and the body sees it as food.

Wellness doing is drinking water.  I see so many times that a bottle of Coke is in place of a pitcher of water  at the family dinner table.  It’s sad.  Coke has so much sugar in it.  Water is water!  You have to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water a day.  Eight glasses of water a day basically.

Wellness doing is earning adequate income to support yourself and your family.  In the Philippines and in America, some people don’t earn enough income from their jobs.  So supplementing your income with another part-time job is okay.  Building a part-time home based business like a network marketing business is better.  More income for you and your family and better ways to support your wellness.

So why wellness?  To Feel Great!  To Look Great!  To ultimately Live Well!  Take charge of your wellness and financial wellness.  That is Living Well. Cheers!

Michael Jordan on Failure and a TV commercial about it

Michael Jordan is best known for his career in the NBA and as a Nike Spokesperson. I found this Nike Commerical on Failure with Michael Jordan. Jordan is right. He’s the best Basketball Player of all time and I’m sure many of you would agree. He’s also a business man. He’s so cool! He is LifeStyle Living! He is successful! He’s smart! He’s humble.  And this is what he had to say about Failure.

We can all learn from this. Multiple books and many successful people said it as well. When asked how did they get so successful? They often say, by failing multiple times. Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad said when Kiyosaki lost his first company, congratulations! most successful people lose three companies, you got two more to go. It seems you got to fail to succeed.

Or, in other words, the great inventor Thomas Edison said “Failed? — why we haven’t failed, we only know the thousands of ways that won’t work.” Persistence is key to our success. Many people give up inches away from success. In LifeStyle Living, success brings us happiness. Everyone’s goal in life is happiness! Come on? Is your goal in life to be miserable? I don’t think so! What is happiness? What is Success? Success is being happy, healthy, wealthy and wise;  all together, not one without the other. So never give up!  Keep on keeping on!  If you fail once:  it’s okay.  If you fail twice: it’s okay too.  If you fail 10,000:  Edison’s lightbulb?.. Every failure is a step closer to success! I’m personally taking this advice, I’m a pro at failure.  Cheers!

How many times have you failed until you got your success?  Or are you still failing?   Don’t worry, my Upline said that my failures were expensive learning experiences.

Having your own Office at Starbucks

I am all for Starbucks!  Starbucks truly delivers a good cup of coffee.  I just had myself a Doppio.

Doppio in espresso is a double shot, extracted using a double filter basket in the portafilter. This results in 60ml of drink, double the amount of a single shot espresso. More commonly called a standard double, it is a standard in judging the espresso quality in barista competitions. Doppio is Italian, meaning “double”.

Starbucks also delivers a great environment.  Now, not all Starbucks unfortunately have a nice cafe, but for most Starbucks, they truly make a nice cafe and deliver that nice comfortable environment.  International Starbucks like the ones in the Philippines are so much nicer!  They are much cooler than the ones in the United States in my opinion.

Regardless if you’re in the USA or elsewhere, Starbucks will provide you a great environment to chill out, hang out with friends, have a date, or have a meeting.  Yeah!  A work session meeting.  Now there have been many meetings done at Starbucks.  I would assume many Deals happened as well.  So if your office is at home, Starbucks will give you another office away from your home office and you’ll get a great Cappuccino.  That is of course the Barista know’s how to make one.  In some cases, I get a foamy Latte for a Cappuccino.   But anyhow, Starbucks will give you that office with a cup of coffee.

If you have a Home Based Business such as a Network Marketing Business, Starbucks is a great way to have meetings, presentations of the products, presentations of the payplan and have get-together with your Downline/Upline Leaders to create a Master Plan to grow your Home Based Business even bigger.

A Home Based Business is not restricted just at home, but there are many other places to have your office and Starbucks is a great place to have one.  I see it all the time.  I’m a networker and a former Barista.  When I was a Barista, I’ve seen lawyers, architects, and construction experts having their meetings and brainstorming sessions at the cafe.  It was so cool.

Kudos to Starbucks for providing great coffee in a really nice place for people to get some work done.  In college, 90% of all my homework was done at Starbucks.  Now, I am showing my work with Mannatech, meeting and brainstorming about Health, Wellness, Financial Freedom and helping as much people to get there as well.  Everything in life revolves around what Zig Ziglar said,

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.

Starbucks is successful because they deliver what people want and you can be successful by helping people get what they want.  And what do people want?  Happiness! :D

Are French Fries and Ketchup Categorized As Vegetables?

Two common vegetables kids in the United States eat are French Fries and Ketchup.  Now, would you honestly believe and categorize French Fries as a serving of vegetables?  Is Ketchup a vegetable?  Some do actually.  Don’t get me wrong, they taste really good with an American Cheeseburger, but is it adequate for our health needs?  Is it adequate for our children’s needs?

I do understand a burger, fries and a coke is a tasty treat and typically done as a lunch or dinner but with the current obesity problem, it’s doing more harm than good, would you agree?  Yes it’s cheap!  Obesity rates is expected to go up in the USA during the current Economy because it is simply cheaper to go to McDonald’s than it is to go to the Grocery Store and buy some good wholesome fruits and vegetables.  I have heard, and correct me if I’m wrong that two pears are more expensive than a full meal in McDonald’s.  So, a struggling mother would be able to feed her children at McDonald’s more so than simply going to the grocery store.  Completely understandable but gosh, we got to weigh in the pros and cons here as many Americans are horizontally challenged.

Most Americans lay awake at night worrying health and finances as it was polled back in 1997 and today its the same thing.  So, in order to provide our children and ourselves the best health money can buy is simply to make more money.

Mannatech, Inc. is a Reasearch and Development Nutrition Company that develops Real Food Technology Solutions.  Their mission is to provide better solutions to global health through natural and effective wellness products.  Mannatech, Inc, choose Network Marketing as their Marketing  vehicle which is proving to be very effective.

Why is Network Marketing Effective when it comes to health and nutrition?

#1. Network Marketing with Mannatech allows the Customer to be educated about health and their products more than what they can learn at the typical nutrition store (Mannatech products are not sold in stores).  There are plenty of research and background behind Mannatech Products and Seminars are given to ensure that each customer as well as their associates to fully understand the importance of health, dietary supplements and the benefits of Mannatech products.  The American Medical Association stated in their journal that it is imperative to supplement now because most nutrients are not found in the modern diet.  It makes sense!  Treats like Happy Meals don’t have that much nutrients hence the importance of supplementation for kids as well as for adults (some adults actually order Happy Meals too, because of the toys…)

#2. Network Marketing with Mannatech, Inc. allows associates to earn income to offset their monthly product needs.  They call it their free wellness for life program.  Perhaps if they want to earn a little more income to increase their grocery budgets, Mannatech and Independent Associates will provide help and training to achieve that.  And if they want to earn and match their current annual income, there is that option as well.  The individual Customer and Associate decides that.

So Mannatech knows the importance of health and finances.  To be healthy in our society today, you will have to be able to afford it.  Simple as that.  If you don’t believe that, then your kidding yourself.   That’s the truth!  Robert Kiyosaki said it’s wake up time!  Time to be financially literate.  We can be financially literate and healthy at the same time because our health is our wealth.  Cheers!

If you want to know more information about Mannatech, please go back to the person that introduced you to Mannatech. They will know how to get you started.  If me and my team are the ones that introduced you to Mannatech, you can contact us here and we will help you with Mannatech’s Health Solutions and Financial Solutions.

A modern take on Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People (via Risk + 2.0)

This is good advice for all of us!

A modern take on Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People [Photo by Aidan Jones via Flicker] Carnegie wrote his masterpiece How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1936, but he could have written it in 20,000 BC and it would have been relevant then – and today. The underlying message is that being social and cultivating respect from others is the key pathway to reaping rewards in both your business and personal life. Web 2.0 hasn’t changed a thing. In fact, Carnegie’s ideas may be more important toda … Read More

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Tony Robbins is not a motivational speaker

I recently came across this video of Tony Robbins.  Before I watched this video, I didn’t know what Tony Robbins looked like and what he really did.  I simply assumed he was just another motivational speaker every one goes ga ga about.  I have heard Tony Robbins name in the TV show Chuck when Chuck finally finds his new direction in life and Captain Awesome assumed he found Tony Robbins.  I have also heard that people who follow Tony Robbins was cultish:  The Tony Robbins Cult.  But to me, Tony Robbins was a name people on occasion mention.

Anyhow, I’m glad I discovered this video that someone posted on Facebook.  I got to know a little bit about Tony Robbins and what he does.  So when people talk about this guy, at least I know a little bit about him.  Apparently, Tony Robbins says he is not a motivational speaker.  Strange, I’m sure everyone assumes he is because everyone needs motivation.  To add in my opinion, everyone needs a dose of motivation because it doesn’t last.  Zig Ziglar said it best, “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” But Tony Robbins specifically says he is not a motivational speaker but he specifically says he’s The Why Guy.   He talks about why we do the things we do.

Makes a lot of sense because everyone is really looking for a sense of purpose: The Why.  That is of course what makes us human.  If you don’t seek purpose, then you’re probably lost (I was going to say Alien, but to think about it, Aliens traveling to earth must have purpose: to take over the world, so I just left it as lost).  Do you agree?  Disagree?

Look we mess up quite a few times in our lives and that is okay.  Me, I take it as a learning experience, and some might be really expensive, but regardless, failures lead to success (that is of course if I learn from my failures).   Gosh, I have a ton of failures.  But you know what?  I keep on doing it because I have  a why, a purpose!  Winston Churchill did say on the subject on how to succeed: “Never, Never, Never Quit!”

Health Benefits of Dietary Fiber

LifeStyle Living promotes good health and wellness in hope of all of us looking and feeling good so in turn we’ll all have the capacity and drive to succeed in other areas of our lives.  I believe a healthy body and a healthy mind is the most important asset anyone owns.  And guess what, we got it for free! Right?  We didn’t pay to be born, but we were fed, clothed and educated and in most cases, not all,we got paid (through allowances).  Now taking care of this body is our #1 responsibility,  #2 would be taking care of ourselves and others (i.e. family) through our jobs or businesses:  the finances.

There was a poll  in 1997 which asked what kept you awake at night?  The  top reasons was health and finances.  Today, isn’t it the same?  So, that is why we are talking about something very important today like Fiber and the health benefits of dietary fiber.  It is known that many people do not eat enough fiber in their diets so this is a must know.

Fiber comes from whole wheat grains and brans as well as fruits and vegetables we eat. I eat plenty of fresh mangos, pineapples, and other various fruits I get at the supermarket.   Whenever possible, I choose wheat bread rather than white.  Although white surely tastes better.  But as a treat, White buns are better on an American Cheeseburger than anything else eh…

Fiber can benefit proper digestion because it acts as a prebiotic which supports the good bacteria in our digestive system called probiotics. Pro because it is good and biotics basically means bacteria (yogurt is a good source of probiotics as well as Yakult if you are in Asia). Fiber also supports the growth of colon cells for good colon health.

Fiber also helps a healthy immune system. Scientists believe that over 70% of your immune system resides in the intestinal tract so its very important to take care of your digestive system. It also helps with the elimination of environmental toxins, it also helps you poop better, and suppresses diseased cells in the intestinal tissue.

Fiber can help you with controlling blood glucose levels because it influences the rate of absorbtion of sugars in the intestinal walls. Low glycemic fruits and veggies are high in fiber. Makes sense?

Fiber can help control blood cholesterol levels because it binds bile acids in the intestines, which slows cholesterol absorbtion.

And I’m sure this will be a popular reason to eat foods high in fiber because fiber can help control food consumption hence controlling your body weight. Why? It enhances the feeling of fullness and lowers calorie intake.

So, I hope these few tid-bits will help you in your LifeStyle Living.  What ever your LifeStyle would be so long as you are happy, healthy, wealthy (no use being happy and healthy and broke), and wise.  Cheers!

Happy Fathers Day!!!

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it … Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

I am so lucky to have a Dad just like this. Happy Fathers Day Dad!!!

The best gift to give our Dads are things that will make him happy, healthy, wealthy and wise.  Regardless how much income anyone makes, our ultimate goal in life is to have happiness.  When you think about it, we do things that we enjoy.  We do things that makes us happy.  Sometimes our jobs don’t make us happy, but when the paycheck comes in, that makes us happy.  If the paycheck is not enough, that’ll make us unhappy but that is for another topic.

My Dad and I play golf because it makes us happy.  My dad does Architecture and Engineering after he retired because it makes him happy.  So what ever makes my Dad happy, I’ll help in what ever ability I can to make that happen.  LifeStyle Living is not about doing things for ourselves, but doing things for others and in turn that too makes us feel good, and makes us happy.  If it doesn’t make you feel good doing things for others then you’re rotten.  In my opinion of course.  But Zig Ziglar did say “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”

Another good gift to give our Dad’s are things that will make him healthy.  Playing golf or taking walks around the park will help him with his exercise.  Exercise is essential to good health.  This blog LifeStyle Living is dedicated to promoting good health through the best dietary supplements found in the market today as well as tidbits we can do on a daily basis to keep our wellness & vitality.  Our health is our wealth.  Our Dads deserves good health! So I do things that will make my Dad as healthy as he can be.  Though if you are a Dad already and reading this, you might want to help your Sons keep you healthy by not eating as much fried pork like my Dad does behind my back.  Thanks!

Another good gift to give our Dad’s are things that will make us wealthy.  Let’s face it, our Dad’s are richer than us in many cases; they have the success.  What my Dad expects is for me to be as successful as I can be.  If that makes him happy, I’ll do it.  Hey, being successful is a good thing, and I want it for myself as well.  Doesn’t your personal success make you happy?  If you’re happy, and your Dad is happy, then, we’re all happy.

And a good gift to give our Dad’s are things that will make him wiser.  Things that will make us all wiser.  In my opinion, we are all students way after college as well.  In fact, I have learned more after college than I ever did in school.  I was a lazy student.  Guilty!  But I read things about health, about financial literacy, and I read the Bible on occassion and what ever I learn, I share that with my Dad.  Well, I share that through this Blog too.

Anyhow, LifeStyle Living to you and your Dads!  I wish you vibrant optimal health! I wish you Real Wellness! I wish you Real Living! Cheers!

Combat The Fat

Too much fat is the enemy! There are many health issues linked to excess fat. But how do you combat the fat in today’s world? There are so many temptations with Billboards and TV Commercials that entice you to eat the really good tasting yet fatty foods! I used to go to school near a Hooters in Chicago and right off the highway exit to my school is an enormous billboard with a Hooter Waitress with ginormous boobies of course holding a plate of buffalo wings.  Effective advertising eh???

I attended a doctors lecture and he said that humans love the taste of fat. We are designed to like fat because back in the old days, food was not as readily available as it is today. So, to fix that, our body’s love the taste of Fat and likes to keep the fat because it expects a famine.  But today, where is the famine (no where else but Africa – so sad…)?   So combating the fat in todays world in our country, it seems like a loosing battle.

In all honesty, I promote good health & wellness and the importance of fitness.  I promote entrepreneurship and business development as well and the number one business asset anyone owns is their temple:  their body.  But, I do have a weakness for burgers.  Hey, I treat myself too.  It tastes good!  Also, I love beer and I’m Filipino so with beer, I love side dishes typically called Pulutan in the Philippines.  In America, beer is served with nuts, but in the Philippines, it is fried pork galore, garlic muschrooms, lechon ect., ect.  Not healthy when these sessions are “all the time.”  But it is okay to treat yourself but in MODERATION.

Moderation is key in Combatting the fat.  That’s it!

The Low Glycemic Diet is a good idea too!

Combat the fat with exercise!

Natural Dietary Supplements is key in the Fat War.

Combat the fat with a Tall, not a Grande or Venti.

See, our brains don’t tell us that we are in fact full until 15 minutes has past.  So that 15 minutes is where we do much of the damage.  Also, ourbody has a tendency to over eat because it is looking for nutrients that should be found in the food we are eating but not there.  So what the body does is eat and eat until it’s physically full.  Damage done, yet the body is still looking for the nutrients.  That is why we need all natural, real food sourced dietary supplements.  A good natural fat-loss support product is a good idea along with proper diet and exercise.  That will help you shed the muffin top.  That is LifeStyle Living Folks!  Be happy slimmer, be healthy slimmer, be wealthy and fit, be wise and look great!