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Increase Your Income 1000%
By: Brian Tracy

Here’s an exercise for you; imagine that it’s possible for you to earn 10 times your current annual wage. If you’re earning $25,000, imagine for a moment that it’s possible for you to earn $250,000, a 1,000 percent increase.

Believe in Yourself
The first reaction of most people to that exercise is to smile briefly and then to begin thinking about why it isn’t possible. One man said to me, “If you knew how many years it’s taken for me to get to what I’m earning today you wouldn’t be suggesting that I could earn 10 times as much.”

There Are No Excuses
Mark Twain once wrote that there are a thousand excuses for every failure but never a good reason. The tragedy of the average American is that whereas his or her main preoccupation seems to be money, or the lack thereof, the average person has the inherent potential to earn far more than he or she is earning currently.
Can Someone Be 10x Better?
Is the manager earning $250,000 per year ten times as smart as the manager earning $25,000? Ten times as experienced? Does he or she work 10 times harder? Of course not. None of these are physically or mentally possible, but there are people in every business earning many times more than others with the same average age, experience and intelligence.

I.Q. Doesn’t Really Matter
In fact, a few years ago in New York, a thousand men and women were selected at random and tested for I.Q. Between the one having the highest I.Q. in this sample and the one with the lowest, there was a difference of only two and a half times. But between the person earning the most, who by the way, was not the one with the highest I.Q. and the one earning the least, who was not the one with the lowest I.Q., there was a difference of 100 times in income.

Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to start increasing your income.

First, identify the highest earning, most successful people in your field and find out what it is that they are doing differently from others who aren’t doing as well. Copy them every day.

Second, set a goal to double your income over the next two or three years and then figure out what you’ll have to do to achieve it. Get started!

Winner’s Circle Network with Lou Tice -

“Fear of Success?”

Many people are afraid of failure, but do you know anyone who is afraid of
success? Today, let’s talk about this all too common problem. But first, ask
yourself, “Am I afraid of success?”

Even if your first instinct is, “No, of course not!” think about it. Abraham
Maslow, one of the great psychologists, called it a “Jonah Complex,” because
Jonah chose to turn away from the great things God had planned for him. The
Bible tells us that Jonah eventually found himself eaten by a whale, but
most people who fear success find themselves consumed by regrets for things
that might have been, rather than a large cetacean.

There are many reasons why we might turn away from the challenges that could
bring us success, but it is usually because we just don’t believe we have
what it takes to pull it off. Our self-efficacy is low. (Self-efficacy
simply means our own estimation of what we can cause or bring about.)

The good news is that self-efficacy can be improved. One way is to remember
the successes you have had in the past, and vividly imagine yourself
repeating similar successes in the new situation. Another is to set yourself
up to succeed by taking on risks you are pretty sure you can handle, and
then gradually - step by step - upping the ante.

It is important to surround yourself with supportive people who believe in
you, and to control your self-talk and negative thinking. You don’t want to
end up stopping yourself before you start. Why not begin today to live your
life in the present, so that you will have no regrets in the future.

Lou Tice
The Pacific Institute
www.thepacificinstitute.com

The master in the A R T of living
makes little distinction between his
work and his p l a y, his labor and
his leisure, his mind and his body,
his information and his recreation,
his l o v e  and his religion

He hardly knows which is which.

He simply pursues his vision of
excellence at whatever he does,
leaving others to decide whether
he is WORKING or playing.

To him he’s always doing both.

-           James Michener (excerpt from the Rules of the Red Rubber Ball by Kevin Carroll )

China corners vitamin market  

Nation & World: Sunday, June 03, 2007

by Tim Johnson

SHIJIAZHUANG, China — If you pop a vitamin C tablet in your mouth, it’s a good bet it came from China. Indeed, many of the world’s vitamins are now made in China. In less than a decade, China has captured 90 percent of the U.S. market for vitamin C, driving almost everyone else out of business.

Chinese pharmaceutical companies also have taken over much of the world market in the production of antibiotics, analgesics, enzymes and primary amino acids. According to an industry group, China makes 70 percent of the world’s penicillin, 50 percent of its aspirin and 35 percent of its acetaminophen (often sold under the brand name Tylenol), as well as the bulk of vitamins A, B12, C and E.

In the wake of a pet-food scandal, in which adulterated wheat gluten from China led to the deaths of thousands of pets in North America, and other instances of food and toothpaste tampering, China’s vitamin producers are reaching out to reassure U.S. consumers that their vitamins are safe.

Whether that’s true isn’t clear, however. Foreign food-safety experts say China’s larger companies have reputations to protect. The question is how they maintain quality control.
In this pharmaceutical hub, a two-hour train ride south of Beijing, managers at what may be the world’s largest vitamin C factory said they’re constantly improving quality control to keep pace with the tenfold increase in production this decade.

“We used to only comply with domestic standards. Now we must comply with international standards,” said Liu Lifeng, an aide to the general manager at Weisheng Pharmaceutical.
Food- and drug-safety inspectors drop in at the plant from time to time. But the inspectors aren’t exactly neutral guardians of public health. They work for the city government, which is a part owner of the parent company of Weisheng Pharmaceutical.

That kind of relationship between food and drug inspectors and China’s booming agricultural and pharmaceutical industries is coming to the fore as an issue in the food-safety debate.

The local government in this thriving city of 2 million people would suffer if it did anything to hurt the growth of local vitamin and drug producers, and local officials might be reluctant to admit that a public safety issue had arisen.

“That’s a conflict of interest right there,” said Kathryn Boor, a food-safety expert at Cornell University. “You really need a disinterested party involved in inspections.” Issues of food and drug safety ripple across China today.

The former chief of the state Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, was given the death sentence Tuesday for taking $832,000 in bribes to let unsafe drugs on the market. One Zheng aide was sentenced to a 15-year jail term last autumn, and a second was accused in May in the bribery scandal.

A survey earlier this year said more than three-fifths of Chinese worry about whether the food they eat is contaminated or adulterated. Observers of China’s food and dietary-supplements industry say many larger companies, such as Weisheng, are well-managed and obtain key global certifications.

At the sprawling Weisheng plant, uniformed employees bustle about on neatly swept walkways, entering production areas where assembly lines purr. Machinery seemed clean, although managers barred a visitor from taking photographs in factory areas.

“The industry in China is bifurcated between top-notch companies that are highly skilled and do all the right things, and the second- and third-tier producers, some of which are just sloppy bucket shops,” said Peter Kovacs, a food-industry consultant based in Incline Village, Nev.

Foreign brokers concur that the low end of China’s market has severe problems.
“Sometimes you enter a factory, and you say, ‘I can’t believe they produce food here.’ It’s dirty and the machines are old,” said Jan Willem Roben of Vision Ingredients in Shanghai, a broker of food additives for export.

Since U.S. laws don’t require food and drug sellers to label products with the country of origin of ingredients, it’s impossible for consumers to know where food or supplements are coming from, not to mention what factory produced them.

Vitamins fall into an area in China that straddles the food industry, comprising some 2 million businesses that exported $2.5 billion worth of goods last year, and the drug industry, which has 5,000 companies.

Cases of adulterated or mislabeled products have hit both food and drug companies.
Fake drugs to treat impotency and help with weight loss are legion in China. Some African nations complain of fake Chinese medicines hitting their pharmacy shelves.

Shady small pharmaceutical firms have exported bogus anti-malaria medication to Southeast Asia, where the illness is prevalent, allowing sick people to grow sicker.
“We really believe they are criminals,” said Dr. Henk Bekedam, chief of the World Health Organization office in China, referring to producers of fake medicines.

Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company

Joe’s objectives for 2008
Custom Health

Quantitative goals
1. Grow base Personal Group Volume to 2,000/mo by more effectively engaging current members/consumers

3. Joe to be in front of 100 new high potential or committed business builders.

4. Joe to continue to reconnect with past customers.

Qualitative Goals

1. Connect with downline on a bi-weekly basis

2. Start a  bi-weekly email with information to help potential business builders

3. Create more fun and “specials” within the group, celebrating our successes consistently

4. Keep up with blog and expand information on it.

Jan 16, 2008 10:30 ET

The Ultimate Oasis: The Green Lodge — an Eco-Luxury Haven During Sundance 2008
Look No Further as the Latest Global Conscious Event Is Set to Debut
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - January 16, 200 - The Green Lodge is the latest entertainment marketing concept to be unveiled during Sundance 2008. This event will showcase the best in eco-luxury and environmentally conscious brands set upon the backdrop of beautiful Park City, Utah. World-class services including spa treatments, organic chef, fitness consultations, on-site Wireimage portrait studio and gifting are all being offered. Talent, media and VIP guests will tour this eco-oasis as they spend time learning about the latest trends and notable names in conscious consumerism. The Green Lodge event will run from January 19th to the 22nd.
Of the many Green Lodge amenities, spa services will be provided by Tola Spa of Malibu, CA. (www.tolaspa.com). Spa owner Laura Doughty has created exclusive services which include a Hydrotherm Massage: a massage which cradles the body atop warm water-filled cushions as a masseuse applies a variety of relaxation techniques. Additional services include facials like the Botanical Resurfacing, which is enhanced with bamboo extracts and finely powdered tourmaline. Guests will also have the opportunity to be styled by stylists from Paul Mitchell The School of Salt Lake City, a long-time supporter of eco-friendly and cruelty-free beauty products. Fitness guru and martial artist Robert Carvajal of Infinity (www.infitnity.com) will be onsite to offer tips and techniques through his unique and varied training styles.
The Green Lodge will also feature culinary creations made by renowned organic vegetarian chef Heidi VanPelt of FÜD (pronounced “food”) (www.eatfud.com). VanPelt, a long-time environmentalist, has worked with numerous celebrities and is sought out by many for her healthy, animal-friendly cuisine. Numi Organic Tea (www.numitea.com) will provide hot tea service, while Hint Water (www.drinkhint.com) provides refreshing, naturally flavored water beverages and Cherry Pharm (www.cherrypharm.com), with its antioxidant-packed cherry juice.
The Green Lodge is also proudly sponsored by Royal Underground (www.royalunderground.net), a sophisticated clothing and jewelry line with roots in rock ‘n roll, supporting environmental and humanitarian charities;
Shaklee (www.shaklee.com), earth-friendly home care products, nutrition and therapeutic skincare; Noah’s Naturals (www.noahsnaturals.com), natural and organic beauty care for body, hair and face; Bio-K Plus (www.biokplus.com), makers of a product which regulates intestinal functions for a balanced digestive system; Recycline (www.recycline.com), makers of high-quality recyclable products including toothbrushes, razors and tableware; Jarden Home Brands (www.pinemountainbrands.com), makers of firelogs made from recycled sawdust and 100% renewable resources; Heineken Beer (www.heineken.com); Santa Margherita wines (www.santamargherita.com), and Vida Tequila (www.vidatequila.com).
Décor and exotic floral arrangements will be provided by Rikka (www.rikkafloral.com). Private transportation services courtesy of Eco Limo (www.eco-limo.com), dedicated to the sole utilization of fuel-efficient and alternative fuel luxury vehicles.
The Green Lodge is also grateful to its press release sponsor: Marketwire (www.marketwire.com) for its generous media donation and partnership.
This event will benefit the Make it Right 9th foundation (www.makeitrightnola.org), building affordable “green” housing to help victims of Hurricane Katrina; the Carbon Fund (www.carbonfund.org), which supports various types of carbon offset projects; and the Sundance Film Institute (www.sundance.org), supporting film makers passionate about the independent film making process.

We at Custom Health are going to donate 100% of our retail profit in November towards the help of rebuilding southern California. If you are interested in buying some products that are good for you and your family while supporting victims of the wildfires in California visit our website and purchase some products. But be sure to drop us an e-mail if you have any questions. customhealth@gmail.com

This article is taken from the Lutheran Disaster Response.

Southern California Wildfires
An update from Lutheran Disaster Response

October 24, 2007

More than 20 wildfires continue to burn and grow across southern California, fueled by the strong and persistent Santa Ana winds and drought conditions across most of the region. At this emergent stage in this disaster, Lutheran Disaster Response and its affiliate agency, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, are assessing the needs of the affected communities. Lutheran Disaster Response coordinator Tempie Beaman has been in near constant communication with local clergy as well as representatives from the ELCA Pacifica and Southwest California Synods and the LCMS Pacific Southwest District. Additionally, she has coordinated a number of Lutheran chaplains to provide spiritual care to evacuees at a number of shelters in the area.

Recent news reports state that nearly 1,500 homes have been completely destroyed with the worst of the damage concentrated in San Diego County. Perhaps more astoundingly, nearly one million people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as fires continue to spread unpredictably. Some of those evacuees are seeking temporary shelter at places like Qualcomm Stadium, home of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, as well as at schools, churches, and homes of family and friends. With thanksgiving, it is also being reported that the volunteers who have organized at local shelters to help those displaced nearly outnumber the evacuees themselves.

Bishop Murray Finck, ELCA Pacifica Synod, reports that a number of clergy from the synod have been part of the evacuation orders as well as countless members of Lutheran congregations. At this time, Bishop Finck is not aware of any church structures that have been affected, but he and his staff continue to monitor the news for information. Leaders from the Southwest California Synod and Pacific Southwest District are also reporting that no church structures have been reported as affected at this time.

Contrary to some news reports that seem to be focused on the wealthy, this disaster is likely to have an impact across economic classes. Southern California, like other densely populated areas, is home to many who are underprivileged, including a large population of undocumented persons. While the full extent of this tragedy is yet to be seen, there is likely to be a need for Lutheran Disaster Response to assist in the long-term recovery process, and it will be our mission to seek out those who may otherwise be overlooked or underserved.

Seven counties in total have been declared both federal and state emergency areas, and emergency responders, namely fire crews from around the state, continue to battle the fires, assist families in evacuating, and care for any injured. The weather continues to be uncooperative with wind gusts reaching near-hurricane speeds and dry, hot air continuing to blow in from the desert. Cooler air and moisture are expected to arrive towards the end of the week which will be a welcome relief to residents wanting to return home and firefighters struggling for containment.

At this time, we pray for the many communities in southern California that continue to watch and wait for the fires to be contained. We pray for the local, state, and federal officials who are aiding in the early response to this tragedy. And we pray for the hundreds of thousands who are displaced from their homes and feeling uncertainty about what exactly the future holds.

Winner’s Circle Network with Lou Tice - 10/10/07 - “Taking Risks”

Do you consider yourself a risk-taker? I think you probably are, and I will
tell you why.

In one of his books, Leo Buscaglia wrote that, “To laugh is to risk
appearing a fool, to weep is to risk appearing too sentimental, to reach out
for another is to risk involvement, and to expose feelings is to risk
exposing one’s true self.

“To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss, to
love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying, to hope
is to risk despair, to try is to risk failure.

“But all risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk
nothing.

“The person who risks nothing also does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. If
we avoid risk we may avoid suffering and sorrow, but we simply cannot learn,
feel, change, grow, love or live.”

I would agree with Leo Buscaglia. If, out of our fears, we refuse to risk,
we also forfeit our freedom because only a person who risks is truly free.
And, only a person who risks can grow, because all personal growth involves
risk.

If you stay focused on the benefits of the risk, instead of putting all your
energy into worrying about what could go wrong, and if you consistently
affirm and visualize what success will look and feel like, it will be much
easier for you to take the risks you need to take in order to grow and to be
the best you can be.

Lou Tice
The Pacific Institute

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: ‘If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… and then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.’God brews the coffee, not the cups………. Enjoy your coffee!’

‘The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make

the best of everything.’

Live simply.

Love generously.

Care deeply.

Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God.

So I have not been on here to talk about my weight Loss experience. I Have been doing well, better than any other time I have been on this program — So far for the third week I have lost 12 pounds and about 9 inches. I believe that has been pretty good so far and I am looking for even better results. I hve not really been working out so I am going to see better results as I work out.

If you want more information about the weight loss program I am on Let me know.