LiViNg LiFe To ThE FuLLEsT!

Restoring Hope, Optimizing Health and Creating a Premium Lifestyle

2011-03-19T06:21:00.003-07:00

A Premium Opportunity from JD Premium on Vimeo.

Watch the video and learn how you can use everyday items and reduce your tax burden at the same time =D We just got our taxes back and I am SO excited how changing buying habits and establishing a home based business put 4 figures back in our pockets!

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B-Slim and American Heart Month~Perfect Together

2011-02-27T07:52:00.006-07:00

American Heart Month is just about over, what have you done to help your heart?

Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US and that includes women as well as men. Eating a more healthy diet is the best way to reduce your weight, maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle and reduce your risk for heart disease.

In the United States, every 25 seconds someone experiences a cardiac event, be it a heart attack, a stroke, blood clot or hemorrhage. See the CDC site for more details. February is the perfect month to focus on heart health. By now, our New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight and becoming more fit and healthy are just shadows in our minds, as busy, stressful lifestyles overtake our firmest commitments.

The foods that we migrate to are usually the fastest and the easiest—albeit the least healthy many times. “Junk Food” as it is affectionately known, is often a part of our high blood pressure and clogged arteries.

Obesity also leads to heart disease and is closely related to heart health. Managing obesity is a fantastic way to also manage our hearts’ health and wellness. Except for Colorado, most of the United States is obese. In fact, obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States. Unless we all want a shorter life span, there are things we can do to maintain a healthier weight and keep our hearts running strong.

Natural is always better than pharmaceutical and I’d like to share with you some ways that the Hi 5 product line can help you lose weight and help protect your heart so that you can live the long and healthy life you desire.

1. Reduce Calories, Fat and Sodium with the B-Slim Smoothie Shake Of the risk factors for heart disease, high blood pressure is a primary one. High blood pressure has been linked to diets high in sodium (salt) as well as obesity. Fast food is a salt lover’s nirvana but not for your heart. Americans overeat in general and consume most of their salt intake from the highly processed foods that are as fast as a drive through window. Reduce calories and sodium to help reduce your blood pressure. It’s as easy has making the choice and decision to have a delicious B-Slim Smoothie to replace that fatty, fast meal in the morning. IN both chocolate and Vanilla, you get great taste that is great for your heart. B-Slim contains 9 grams of protein with only 56 calories, 1.3g Fat, 48g Sodium with only 3 gr carbohydrate of which 1.5 gr is dietary fiber. B-Slim contains AstraGin which is a proprietary ingredient that has been clinically proven to increase amino acid, vitamin and glucose absorption, increase ATP production (cellular energy) while increasing the amount of glycogen in the muscles up to 24 hours after exercise,and decrease blood sugar with increased insulin sensitivity.

2. Engage in regular cleansing with Pro BioCleanse Effective long term weight loss and overall health go hand in hand. Many people today suffer from health problems aside from heart disease, like pain, listlessness/ lack of energy and constipation that can be related to toxins in their colon. With the heavily processed diets we eat, it is not uncommon to have digestive issues that not only weighs us down but bloats our bellies, gives us gas, constipates us and makes us feel badly. This mass and the subsequent toxins it can harbor can be eliminated through a gentle detox product like ProBioCleanse. ProBioCleanse is a gentle all natural alternative to other colon cleanse products and regimes that produces a daily detox without that “uh-oh” feeling.

In addition, losing weight and daily exercise contribute to heart health. The remaining products in the B-Slim Weight Management line will help with both of these areas. The B-Slim Appetite Controlappetite suppressant is all natural and works hand in hand with the B-Slim Protein to keep you feeling satisfied while the ADAPT Energy Mixers provide you that extra boost of feel good energy so that you want to exercise.

The Next Step from JD Premium on Vimeo.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease *

You Owe It To Yourself To Watch-Just 5 Minutes

2011-02-20T07:40:00.003-07:00

Cost difference between a preferred customer and a distributor is a whole $10...where on EARTH can you go into business for $10 plus a $60 product once a month?? AND make $25 on sales??? You've gotta check this out =D

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Get the Skinny!

2011-02-11T08:05:00.005-07:00

Listen to this short video and get more info for free!

~ Perfect Together~ Core 4 & American Heart Month

2010-02-16T14:49:00.009-07:00

American Heart Month is now in full swing. Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US and that includes women as well as men. Eating a more healthy diet is the best way to reduce your weight, maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle and reduce your risk for heart disease. In the United States, every 25 seconds someone experiences a cardiac event, be it a heart attack, a stroke, blood clot or hemorrhage. See the CDC site for more details.

February is the perfect month to focus on heart health. By now, our New Year’s Resolutions of losing weight and becoming more fit and healthy are just shadows in our minds, as busy, stressful lifestyles overtake our firmest commitments. The foods that we migrate to are usually the fastest and the easiest—albeit the least healthy many times. “Junk Food” as it is affectionately known as, is often a part of our high blood pressure and clogged arteries.

Obesity also leads to heart disease and is closely related to heart health. Managing obesity is a fantastic way to also manage our hearts’ health and wellness. Except for Colorado, most of the United States is obese. In fact, obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States.

Unless we all want a shorter life span, there are things we can do to maintain a healthier weight and keep our hearts running strong. Natural is always better than pharmaceutical and I’d like to share with you some ways that the Xyngular Core 4 product line can help you lose weight and help protect your heart so that you can live the long and healthy life you desire.

1. Reduce Calories, Fat and Sodium with the LEAN Smoothie Shake

Of the risk factors for heart disease, high blood pressure is a primary one. High blood pressure has been linked to diets high in sodium (salt) as well as obesity.

Fast food is a salt lover’s nirvana but not for your heart. Americans overeat in general and consume most of their salt intake from the highly processed foods that are as fast as a drive through window. Reduce calories and sodium to help reduce your blood pressure. It’s as easy has making the choice and decision to have a delicious Lean Smoothie to replace that fatty, fast meal in the morning. Great taste and great for your heart. Lean contains 10 grams of protein with only 44 calories, 0 Fat/cholesterol and Sodium with only 1.3 gr carbohydrate which is dietary fiber.

2. Increase Your Fiber Intake With Help From CHEAT

Face it; most Americans don’t consume enough insoluble fiber, with the average American eating less than half of the recommended amount per day. The National Fiber Council recommends that women take in about 25 grams per day and men 38 grams per day. Sadly, Americans eat half that much. A fiber rich diet helps you feel full longer, contributes to bowel health and can help with keeping your cholesterol levels in check.

Adding the flavorless CHEAT food sprinkle to everything you eat causes you to eat fiber with every food—even those that are traditionally NOT fiber rich. Additionally, CHEAT particles expand, making you feel fuller longer and encapsulating fat and carbohydrate food particles. The secret to Cheat is Konnyaku or Glucomannan root. As encapsulated food particles pass through your body, the body “sees” the fiber and not the fat/carb, essentially not digesting them and passing them on as fiber. This is how CHEAT also decreases total caloric intake by 25%. Each ¼ tsp serving of CHEAT adds 50 mg of fiber to your diet effortlessly and tastelessly. Adding CHEAT to your LEAN smoothies also helps eliminate the carbs from any fruit you may and help maintain stable blood sugar levels, also linked to improving your hearts’ health.

3. Engage in regular cleansing with FLUSH

Effective long term weight loss and overall health go hand in hand. Many people today suffer from health problems aside from heart disease, like pain, listlessness/ lack of energy and constipation that can be related to toxins in their colon. With the heavily processed diets we eat, it is not uncommon to have digestive issues that not only weighs us down but bloats our bellies, gives us gas, constipates us and makes us feel badly. This mass and the subsequent toxins it can harbor can be eliminated through a gentle detox product like FLUSH. FLUSH is a gentle all natural alternative to other colon cleanse products and regimes that produces a daily detox without that “uh-oh” feeling.

4. Get Enough Heart Healthy Antioxidants with Xyngular Global Blend

Diets rich in fruits and vegetables are known to help reduce our risk for heart disease because they are richer in fiber and provide antioxidants like vitamins E and C. Xyngular Global Blend combines over 25 of the most powerful super fruits together in one fantastic tasting beverage. Just 1-4 oz a day will provide your body with the primary and secondary antioxidants it needs to support a healthy immune system and overall health.

Find out more about the Xyngular Line of Health Products at http://www.xyngzing.com

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease *

Xyngular Press Release

2010-02-13T11:06:00.002-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
XYNGULAR Skyrockets toward a Million Dollar Month in Volume After Only Two Months in Business
American Fork, Utah February 12, 2010…

XYNGULAR, the hottest new MLM Direct Sales Company to hit the marketplace, reported record sales in January 2010 with more than $800,000 in volume its second month in business! The buzz about XYNGULAR is spreading like a firestorm throughout the Network Marketing establishment. MLM Insiders say this company has all the ingredients to become a billion dollar global giant in the years ahead.
Launched in December 2009, Xyngular came out of the gate with a bang. However it really started to pick up steam on Jan 18, 2010 when Xyngular announced its strategic integration with Cal Nutrasciences (CNI) and its amazing CORE4 Weight Loss System. CNI launched in February 2009 in Southern California and did more than 10 million in sales in its first 11 months in business. CNI founder Ray Grimm announced that the integration was a win-win for both companies. With Xyngular's Global Marketing Strategy and Straightline Compensation Plan, along with CNI's rapid growth track record and the incredible, uniquely positioned CORE4 Product line, the combined entities are positioned to attract Industry leaders by the thousands.
Xyngular has introduced two sensational products: a Super Fruit Global Juice Blend that has taken nutrition to the next level with a combination of the most powerful, nutrient dense fruits known with primary antioxidant precursors and herbal adaptogens along with its new Xyng product, a high energy, mood enhancement, appetite suppressing product that is the most exciting sampling product to hit the Direct Sales Industry in decades.

Xyngular is destined for a bright global future as Marc Walker, Xyngular’s President is no stranger to international expansion. He was the leadership force behind the successful launch of Nuskin and Xango globally, which has produced 100s of millions of dollars in international revenues for both companies.

With all of the ingredients to become the next billion dollar global giant Xyngular is already attracting major networking leaders from around the world. And it's not surprising. As the company expands globally, monthly sales volumes are expected to reach staggering numbers. This will fuel the 12 separate bonus pools where 1% revenue pools will be paid out to those that build Xyngular. Xyngular’s exciting Revenue Pools will cater to the part-time networker all the way to the full-time, seasoned professional. In the history of our industry we have never seen 12% of Company revenues go to its field Sales Force! Just think what that means when Xyngular goes global.

For further information go to www.Xyngular.com

(reposted by JMFusco Xyngular Independent Distributor)

What About This Xyng?

2010-02-03T04:51:00.003-07:00

I know you have been seeing this word XYNG all over the place--this is just the beginning as I believe that Xyng will be a household word like WW or Jenny....

Ok so what is Xyng??

Xyng is a blend of all-natural ingredients designed to help you achieve your weight loss goals and feel incredible while you do it. A powerful blend of herbal ingredients, vitamins and minerals that control your appetite, increase your energy and create a euphoric feeling of excitement and positive mental energy!

Many people feel listless, tired, are "stressed out", and say that there is not enough time each day to complete what needs to be done. Xyng increases your energy and helps you be more alert and active in your life. And it suppresses your appetite, helping to control the cravings that tank your diet efforts.

The basics of losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight is to not only eat less but move more. Xyng provides the added boost to get you through your day, with enough energy left to do the extra’s, such as exercise, that make us feel our best.

And the natural energy lifts your mood so that, even if you diet, you feel amazing! Xyng , the all-natural solution to add vitality and FUEL 4 LIFE!

Here is a quick list of the key ingredients:

Vitamin B6 helps the body make several neurotransmitters, chemicals that carry signals from one nerve cell to another. It is essential for normal brain development and function, and helps the body make the hormones serotonin and norepinephrine (which influence mood) and melatonin (which helps regulate the body clock).

Along with vitamins B12 and B9 (folic acid), B6 helps control levels of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine is an amino acid that may be associated with heart disease. B6 also is necessary for proper absorption of vitamin B12 and for the production of red blood cells and cells of the immune system.

Phenylethylamine HCL acts to increase dopamine levels within the brain as well as block the action of dopamine transmitters. This is one of the major reasons the product makes you feel so good.

Chromium Picolinate is a nutritional supplement that works to increase the efficiency of insulin to optimal levels. Claims have been made that this assists weight loss, mood enhancement, energy promotion, and increase in life span. The most common usage for Chromium Picolinate is as a weight loss aid; claims are that it can melt fat, drastically reduce appetite, and increase metabolism, increase strength and lean muscle mass

Vanadium is helpful for promoting healthy carbohydrate metabolism.

Xyng will not ship until 2/20/10, BUT, SEND ME A MESSAGE, and as soon as I get my order, I will send you a sample!

Feeling adventurous, just go to www.xyngzing.com and preorder your own box!

Get Your Xyng-On!

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The Xyngular Comp Plan

2010-01-30T11:34:00.001-07:00

Check out a great description of the Xyngular Unileval Comp plan and then get over to http://www.xyngzing.com and start today!! We are THE fastest growing Team in Xyngular--be a part of it!

Introducing XYNG!! Energy For Life

2010-01-17T16:56:00.006-07:00

XYNG (pronounced Zing) is a new energy and appetite control product from XYNGULAR.

“Add Some XYNG to Your Life.”

Right now, you can pre~order this amazing product and be one of the first to receive! It's as easy to do as clicking the following link:
Click here to buy Xyng!

Interview From ReallyWorkingFromHome.com

2010-01-07T19:35:00.001-07:00

Interview From ReallyWorkingFromHome.com

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Interview From ReallyWorkingFromHome.com

2010-01-07T18:00:00.002-07:00

I was interviewed by Reallyworkingfromhome.com and would love for you to check it out!

Position Yourself For The New Year

2009-12-21T04:23:00.003-07:00

SIgn up for free for NOW and position yourself for the new year, listen to this call!! NOW Then get yourself to this site and sign up for FREE

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2009-12-14T19:33:00.003-07:00

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If it's for you great, email me or just click here!
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The Fast 7 Special $79 + Shipping!

2009-11-17T16:32:00.001-07:00

Let Those Debtors Go!

2009-10-25T17:22:00.001-07:00

Too Funny--in a sad kinda way :D

13 Most Common Objections - What To Do

2009-09-25T03:58:00.001-07:00

13 Most Common Objections - What To Do

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Diets Don't Work

2009-09-24T16:11:00.000-07:00

Time Management Tips

2009-09-17T12:24:00.003-07:00

I don't know about you but I find that utilizing the time that we are all given is a never ending challenge when the world is throwing 1000's of things to do in my path. What do I do to ensure I am doing what is important but not necessarily urgent for my life and business success?

I've found a great book on this topic Juggling?? Time Management Tips - Strategies for Your Success from 3 Experts! by Carrie Wilkerson, the Barefoot Executive!
Carrie Wilkerson runs several highly successful companies from the comfort of her home, in addition to running a large family and being a successful life coach as well! I highly recommend you reading this awesome book--it will change your life and how you look at "time management"

How To Get Your Friends And Family Helping You With Your Business

2009-09-16T16:48:00.001-07:00

How To Get Your Friends And Family Helping You With Your Business

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Obesity in America It's the #1 Killer of avoidable deaths

2009-08-24T04:19:00.001-07:00

Benefit for the Allison Family-Kingman Az

2009-07-21T18:37:00.008-07:00

From now until August 8th, any new purchases from http://www.V2vemma.com and http://www.mycnidiet.com will be donated in full to the Allison Family. If you don't know what has happened see the news article HERE

We must ALL be aware of domestic violence.....

Check out this new FREE Community

2009-07-21T18:12:00.002-07:00

Fantastic Weight Loss information community, check out the profile I get for free HERE

Take Time Out For Yourself

2009-07-02T16:09:00.004-07:00

Take some time for yourself and read Tara Burner's eZine "Do Something For Yourself". It's about 30 pdf pages of great information, tips and products that help you to remember the importance of taking care of the most important person in your life--YOU!

I loved the diet products and exercise articles, the makeup and the facial masks ~ I love the green tip of the day too! It's definitely worth a read!

Check out the special offer!

2009-06-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

Check out this special offer at lifesuccess/

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efusjon vs Verve! (The Insanely Healthy Energy Drink)

2009-03-17T18:26:00.002-07:00

efusjon vs Verve! (The Insanely Healthy Energy Drink)

* efusjon information from their website http://www.efusjon.com/faqs.asp

efusjon costs $135 for 36 cans versus $120 for 48cans of Verve! before shipping and tx

$2.71 a can of Verve versus $3.75 a can of efusjon

Add shipping and handling 36 cans of efusjon costs you 157.50 ($7.50 for each 13 pack ( that's $7.50 x 3 for that $135 a month order) before sales tax. 48 Cans of Verve cost $144 before tax..

To become a Verve Brand Partner, there is NO membership fee, for the "efusjon Energy Club" you pay $10 to get started.

You have increasing personal volume to pay out at deeper levels, Vemma Verve pays 10 ways with a basic 2 pack autoship ( that 48 case of Verve does it all for you) When an associate you personally sponsor orders, you get $10 buck--it doesn't matter if they spend $135 or $900, you still make $10 bucks (???????????)

efusjon doesn't really say much about what the comp plan exactly is--makes me suspicious. efusjon also doesn't have the NBA, NHL and Nascar involvement or professional athletes that personally represent the Vemma product.
Beware of new startups that promise little to no work for lots of money---

It's always your choice and decision to spend a lot of money on an incomplete product or pay less money for a quality product that provides a complete nutritional foundation.

* efusjon information from their website http://www.efusjon.com/faqs.asp*

Q: Who can answer compensation plan questions I may have?

efusjon:

A: Please contact your nearest upline to answer your compensation plan questions. efusjon Customer Service is not permitted to answer compensation plan questions.

Vemma:

See V2Vemma.com, click getting paid and surf the links—all disclosed

Q: Do I need to have each level full under me to get paid on each level?

efusjon:

A: No. If you are qualified to earn commissions on those levels you will be paid those commissions even if they are not full. Example: I may have Associates scattered throughout 15 levels under me. If I have met the requirements to get paid on my 15 levels, I will get paid for the individuals on all of my 15 levels regardless of those levels being filled.

Vemma: a two pack autoship qualifies you to earn bonuses to infinity, no levels to be filled, no other requirements except that autoship every month

Q: What days are commissions paid?

efusjon:
A:Downline commissions are paid on the 10th of each month for the previous month's business volume.

Vemma:

Every Thursday, 4x a month

Q: How do I get paid?

efusjon:
A: All Members and Associates get paid by check sent through standard U.S. mail or by direct deposit.

Vemma:

Direct deposit or paper check sent through standard US mail

Q: What if I'm an Associate and I fail to place a minimum $120.00 product order for two consecutive months?

efusjon:
A: You will lose your position in the compensation plan and will become a Member. To become an Associate again, you must place a minimum product order for $120.00. Once this takes place, you are placed back into the compensation plan under your original sponsor in the nearest available position. Your previous position will no longer be available, nor will your previous downline or personally enrolled Associates.

Vemma:

You acrrued volum flushes however if you reorder within 24 weeks, you keep the same spot in the organization

Q: Do I need to sponsor a person on each level to get paid for each level?

efusjon:
A: It does not matter where your enrollees end up. Example: If you enroll three Associates, and those Associates end up on your levels 2-6, you still get paid for the individuals on all 15 levels under you.

Vemma:

Straight binary all levels paid

Q: Do I get paid every time an Associate in my downline places a product order for that month?

efusjon:
A: No. You get paid for each qualified Associate in your downline per month, assuming you are qualified to get paid for those levels. An Associate can place an order for $120.00 or $900.00, but the commission remains the same.

Vemma:

You get paid for every order a personalled enrolled team member places, and your bonus is dependent on the $$ amouunt of volume that is spent. Volume acrues from members in your downline but not sponsored by you and paid out in the cycle bonus

Q: When can Autoship orders be scheduled?

efusjon:
A: Autoship orders can be scheduled during the 1st - 25th of each month. Manual orders can be placed during any day of the month.

Vemma:

Any day of the month

Q: Can I advertise my business using conventional methods like TV, radio, newspaper, etc.?

efusjon:
A: No. This is a relationship-based business, and efusjon thrives on word of mouth. Conventional methods cannot always be duplicated.

Vemma:

Word of mouth, relationship building does work best however Vemma using a hybrid marketing concept unique to the network marketing industry. Additionally, the legal department will review any pending print marketing to ensure it meets Vemma’s rigid standards and doesn’t misrepresent the product.

Q: Can the compensation plan ever be adjusted?

efusjon:
A: Yes. All materials and company information will be updated before changes officially take place.

Vemma:

Team members are notified well in advance of pending changes

Q: Can I cancel my membership with efusjon at any time?

efusjon:
A: Yes. Submit a letter requesting your cancellation to efusjon Customer Service.

Vemma:

Yes, any time

Q: How do I report my income to the government each year?

efusjon:
A: efusjon will send you a 1099 to report your income.

Vemma:

Same, SOP

Q: Am I responsible for training my Members and Associates?

efusjon:
A: You and your upline are responsible for training your Members and Associates.

Vemma:

Vemma has great training from corporate in addition to systems in place for training through individual team members and their uplines. You are in business FOR yourself but not BY yourself.

As you can see, efusjon sounds great on the surface but when you compare it to just the comp plan of Vemma, it can’t compare. I haven’t even talked about the product yet! Again, no comparison. So complete your due diligence but I am confident that once your questions are answered, you will know what is right for you! Again, get yourself to V2Vemma.com ASAP and claim your spot in the organization NOW

I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want

2009-02-27T04:06:00.003-07:00

reposted from Jennie Flintoft's 2/26/09 eZine "Fired Up"
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I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want

Zig Ziglar, a famous motivational speaker was once very publicly confronted during one of his seminars. The heckler said to him, "You guys come and get people all hyped up and then you leave and the motivation goes away. It doesn't last, and we're left having to get motivated again."

Zig reminded the gentleman that having a shower is pretty much the same principle - but we think it is a good idea to take a bath everyday! We've got to top up our motivation if we want to feel Fired Up.

This is our responsibility - not our bosses, not our clients, not our partner, not our companies - ours. You've heard the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink". That's exactly the same here. Your company could have loads of great incentives, you could have the best boss ever, an awesome partner - but these things in themselves don't motivate you. It has to come from you.

Last week I talked about the sticky actions you can take to move forward on your goal. Small, simple actions you can identify over the course of week and WOW! Before you know it, you've got lots of options and ideas you can try out to get moving on your goal.

Goal setting is one of the most misunderstood topics within the area of personal development. Most people think goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). The trouble is, as soon as we start to think "How can I make this a realistic goal?", we lose the inspiration we have about it.

Inspiration is not realistic. It comes from deep down inside of us and it is scary!!! Michelangelo said, "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." I love that - and it also scares me witless! Because I don't want to fail! However, I've noticed that, whenever I re-align my goals and make them more "realistic" - whatever that means - they become so much harder to achieve. Much harder. Because I'm not as fired up about them.

In a strange way, it's easier to get what you really want than what you think you can have, if that makes sense. For example, we look at our previous achievements and say, "OK. Last year I earned (x). So this year, I reckon I can make (y)." Or, "Last time it took me (x) weeks to finish that project. So this time it'll take me (y)." And we +/- it by around 10%. All very logical, or very blaaaaahhhh. Michael Neill calls the goals that really tickle us and fire us up our "Wow" goals. I know I've got them. Here's just a few:

I want to take my little girl to 5 new cities across the world every year, to drink in the culture and experience

I want to take a month off and fly with my husband and daughter to Australia and New Zealand and hook up with old friends and family

I want to learn to ski and have a skiing holiday each year

I want to have a personal 1:1 relationship with 100 new people each year over and above my usual client base, who have chosen to work with me in order to feel more Fired Up about their work and life

So how am I going to make all that happen? I have absolutely no idea! But what I do know is - the goals make me tingle. The thought of getting even ONE city visit a year makes me excited, never mind five! Don't let your past history, or past experience limit you. Feeling more Fired Up has got to start with you.

YOUR FIRED UP ACTION THIS WEEK:

So what do you want? What do you really, really want?

Write it down! Say it out loud! Own it! And just enjoy the journey of discovery of how you might get there. What's the worst thing that could happen? You might fail. How likely is that to happen? Extremely unlikely - because you'll still be further forward than where you are right at this moment.

Let me know what your bone shaking, spine tingling goal is - email me at jenny@rock-solutions.com and I'll be your virtual cheerleader, cheering you on to success!

Until next time, enjoy feeding your flame!

Jenny Flintoft
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Jenny Flintoft publishes her weekly newsletter especially for anyone seeking revitalisation at work and in life and therefore greater success. www.rock-solutions.com

What is this "Vemma" stuff??

2009-02-26T11:45:00.007-07:00

You may have been seeing and hearing this word Vemma lately, especially if you read Women's Fitness Magazine, Esquire, or Men's Journal. Yes, it's an odd sounding word and you're probably wondering what it is and why you need to use it.

VEMMA- a convenient, ultra-premium liquid nutritional formula. An acronym for Vitamins, Essential Minerals, Mangosteen and Aloe, Vemma's clinically-studied, liquid blend of 12 essential antioxidant vitamins and 65 plant-sourced trace ionic minerals "is the best delivery system for the nutrients that you want in your body," according to BK Boreko. "It's the most powerful liquid antioxidant on the planet...and it tastes great!"

Taking Vemma's successful formula one step further,Vemma launched Verve-the world's healthiest energy drink in the last quarter of 2007 as another great Vemma delivery system. With almost $3.5 million in sales in Verve's first 4 months, BK believes Verve is an innovative way to effectively help fill the teenage nutritional gap.

With the explosive Verve Energy Shot, you get all the powerful benefits of the energy drink, but a 125 mg of caffeine in a portable 3 oz sleek design. Verve also provides a great alternative to the many high sugar, high caffeine energy drinks or shots which currently dominate the energy market.

Rethink YOUR Energy drink--drink Verve!

MARCH MADNESS Is Here!!

2009-02-25T15:30:00.004-07:00

CeLeBrAtE with VeRVE!!!

Verve! The Insanely Healthy Energy Drink

Now chosen by hollywood celebrities, check out this article Celebrities get buzzed from Vemmas' Energy Drink Verve

From March 1st through the 31st I will send you $10 CASH on each Vemma or Verve! purchase

Email remediosa@hotmail.com

or call 877-899-3977 and I'll set you up.

Ordering online? Visit www.V2Verve.com click buy product under the member section and enter your contact info.

It's THAT easy to get $10 bucks back!

Give a trillion dollars to the People!

2009-02-14T16:05:00.014-07:00

In these economic times, there are a lot of people looking "into the crystal ball", many with clearer vision than others. I found this article very interesting- take what you want and leave the rest: Ten Sobering Predictions About the Aftermath of the Economic Stimulus Bill

Just to address several points, Prediction # 4 in the article states that health care will not get any better. The basis of this prediction is that the $$ proposed to be spent (hidden in this 1100 pg stimulus package) are still based on a "sick care" system, meaning that monies spent for screening and tests are ok and that actually teaching people how to prevent is once again again ignored (ok, for example, the study done about 18 months ago on increasing vitamin D3 intake to 1000 iu's daily reducing the risk for colon, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer by 50% see link here).

and next, to quote the article "Prediction #7: One year from now, the People will be worse off, not better off.

The writer goes on to say that the ones that will benefit from this economic stimulus package will be I.T companies, construction companies, vaccine manufactures and anyone else that directly receives funds from the "bailout agenda".
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Well, since it's unlikely that the Feds will abort this fiasco and just give 7k to every tax payer to use to stimulate the economy, than isn't it time you thought about creating your own personal economic stimulus plan??

Ask yourself, " What is the most important thing to you that may be affected by the current economic environment?" Is it health, financial security, your family, all of the above? That said, can you remember a time when you didn't have to be concerned about these issues? When I asked myself these types of questions 2 years ago, I set out on a path to create my own "plan B". 2 years later, my plan B is thriving and the economic forecast is bleak---the good news here is that it is Never too late to make a U turn---to make a choice and decision to do things differently. What do you have to lose??? The real question is what do you have to gain??

If you're looking to overcome a cash flow problem, creating a plan B or just looking for good health, I ask you, what are you going to do now differently than you were doing yesterday? I suggest you do what I did--create a plan b that allows me to improve my physical health, my financial health and provides a great tax break, limiting the amount of MY $$ that are being used by the government to steal from the poor to give to the rich.

The choice is yours. Make it today.

Drink to your health!

2009-02-13T04:17:00.008-07:00

As part of my quest for better health and well being, I have been exercising more consistently, watching what I eat, and drinking a lot more water than I have in the recent past. I came across this article/interview that one can read, take what they want and leave the rest. They discuss the benefits of adequate water intake and how a lot of health issues are related to a lack of water. You can find the full article at The Water Cure: An interview with Dr. Batmanghelidj

Below is an excerpt from just one section that I find interesting: Dr. B: "That's right. So, basically, this is what's going on in medicine in America. Joint pain, back pain, arthritis cause by chronic dehydration Dr. B.: The human body also has its emergency calls for water. These are localized emergency calls. We call these heartburn, rheumatoid joint pain, back pain, migraine headaches, colitis pain, fibromyalgiac pain, even angina pain -- signs of dehydration in the body.

And the mechanism is very simple -- when there isn't enough water to be evenly distributed and certain parts of the body are working but not receiving enough water to deal with its toxic waste and metabolism, and the toxic waste builds up that area, the nerve endings in that area register the chemical environmental change with the brain. And the brain translates this information for the conscious mind in the form of pain."

So Drink to your health!

A review of the Zrii product

2009-02-10T19:25:00.003-07:00

Found this while cruising the web looking for info on this product. Very interesting less than biased opinion of the product.

The article found HERE

Multivitamins are important for health- The Medical Community Concedes!

2009-02-10T19:14:00.004-07:00

Full article found HERE

This was an excellent article, the quote below furthers my strong belief that I am taking a quality liquid plant based supplement.

"The question today isn't whether vitamins are helpful, it's more along the lines of what form of vitamins work best. And here's the short answer: synthetic vitamins should be avoided. Most cheaper-brand multivitamins are synthethic. Vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients should always be sourced from natural plant-based sources. "

Most of the cheaper variations of vitamins, like those found in big box stores and Walmart are of the synthetic variety. The article discusses purchasing higher quality vitamins. Remember, you always get what you pay for--- if you want steak, you're not going to get filet mignon at chuck roast prices :)

Top executives and distributors leave Zrii

2009-02-07T14:53:00.003-07:00

Disillusioned with Zrii?? Call me @ 877-899-3977. Vemma is an amazing, solid company that is not going to let you down!
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Wellness Acquisition Group, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Top executives and distributors leave Zrii

SALT LAKE CITY - February 5, 2009 - A group of top management and co-founders of Zrii LLC, including over 35 key employees, has left the company in a split with one of the company's founders, William F. Farley.

Farley also terminated the company's leading distributors, known as "ten-star independent executives," after they joined in requesting that Farley voluntarily step down as chief executive in the best interests of Zrii and the thousands of individuals throughout North America who have committed to sharing the Zrii story.

Full statement found HERE

National Wear Red Day

2009-02-03T04:16:00.005-07:00

As Valentines Day is the 14th, it is only fitting that February is deemed "American Heart Month". This Friday, February 6,2009 is National Wear Red Day . Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and this Friday, join others in raising the awareness of this fact!

ReInvent YOUR Life

2009-01-30T18:18:00.003-07:00

Verve! Energy Shots are HERE!

2009-01-25T19:11:00.009-07:00

The World’s Healthiest Energy Shot!

**Available in regular and sugar free**

Explosive Combination of Pure Energy and Great Nutrition

All in just a 3 oz Shot!

Benefits*

Create Abundant Energy
Support Immune System
Scavenge Free Radicals
Support Healthy Digestive
System*

12 Full Spectrum Vitamins

65 Trace and ultra trace Essential Minerals

Mangosteen…The highest antioxidant value of any fruit or berry!

Organic Aloe Vera

125 mgs Guarana- (natural caffeine)

Taurine an amino that replenishes the body and strengthens cardiovascular system plus enhances mental clarity!

D-Ribose- relieves fatigue symptoms, creates cellular energy, and improves oxygen efficiency!

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease*

Ten Health Trends You Have To Check Out!

2009-01-14T04:21:00.004-07:00

"Data collected from over 800 University of New Hampshire undergraduates showed that more than two-thirds of women weren't meeting nutritional needs for iron, calcium or folate, 60% of men had high blood pressure and 8% of men had metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that predict future development of heart disease and diabetes. Experts say if the trend doesn't change, the group will show signs of chronic disease at earlier and earlier ages."

from Forbes.com In pictures 10 Health Trends you can't ignore

Also in the article:

"Foods that contain antioxidants--molecules thought to prevent some diseases and promote good health-- have been increasingly popular in recent years. Consumers are seeking out foods with the highest concentrations of the stuff, like the Brazilian acai berry and the mangosteen, a fruit common in Southeast Asian cuisine. These so-called "super fruits" are increasingly becoming mainstream, says Katz."
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My suggestion?? Try Vemma!
Vemma has more antioxidant power than the other mangosteen products tested. This is what makes Vemma quite possibly the most powerful liquid antioxidant program available anywhere! Why Settle for "Superfruit" when you can have "Super Complete" ?

* this post was originally published here 08/07. Information is still pertinent and has been updated

Monday Night!

2009-01-09T21:26:00.002-07:00

Monday January 12th at 545 we will be meeting in Kingman Arizona to talk about Vemma and Verve! Addy is 707 East Beale Street # 877-899-3977

I will be giving a brief product overview as well as have give aways, raffles and samples galore!!

scroll down for a quick pic of our first meeting back on December 29th--This one will blow it out of the water!! Seating is limited so please call and let us know you're coming :)

Join our amazing team, we are ROCKIN' Arizona....

FREE Bob Proctor Videos

2009-01-09T16:35:00.002-07:00

I just got finished listening to a FREE Bob Proctor Video that talks about how to change your mindset and allow yourself to make the money you want. Watch this first Video and for free, enter your email addy and you get 2 more free videos! As Bob Proctor says, this is his 2009 gift to us all..

Take it! Click HERE

Do it Anyway

2009-01-08T17:45:00.004-07:00

This YouTube Vid was sent to me by a good friend---
I'm not a "big" country music fan but have always had an appreciation
for Martina McBride.

This song is great---thus I had to share
It is my theme for 2009

Happy 2009!

2009-01-01T10:09:00.001-07:00

New Years is the time that we sit back and reflect on what we’ve done in 2008 and what we’re looking forward to accomplishing in 2009.

Most resolutions boil down to

Better Health and More $$$$$

Wouldn’t you agree?

The sad fact is that most of us won’t keep these resolutions past January, never achieveing our goals

Every Choice and Decision you make determines Your outcomes
Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today????

Don’t Procrastinate!
By definition, to procrastinate is to defer action, to delay “to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.” (dictionary.com)

Take action and start today on those resolutions for better health and more money!

If you want different results, you must make different choices
Do you have a plan B?

Check out a company that is NOT participating in the current economic recession!
Our revenues were UP nearly half a million $$$ last month alone!

Tax Time is coming.....

Start your business NOW and enjoy the tax benefits for all of 2009!
Visit V2Vemma.com Today

Then follow these simple steps!

Step 1: Call Me! 877-899-3977
Step 2: Get on the call 1-218-486-1300 # 482480 5pm pst~6 pm mtn~7pm cst~8 pm est
Step 3: Make the choice and decision to get started… order a 2 pack of VeMMA or a 48 pack of Verve--It's That Easy to get started AND it’s tax deductable!

I look forward to hearing from you!

First of Many!

2008-12-30T14:04:00.004-07:00

Participants in the First of many Kingman Arizona Vemma events!
*Left to Right, Doug, Judy, Heather, Jm, Stacy, Nick, Nikki, Stephanie, Shauna and her daughter*

Anyone in the Kingman Az area, we meet at 707 East Beale Street Monday Nights @ 6 with doors opening at 5:30. Samples, give aways, information and more! Come on out, just drop me a line @ 877-899-3977 to let me know you're coming....seating can be limited :)

Verve! Gift Bags

2008-12-26T20:09:00.002-07:00

These are the gift bags that I put together to give to salons and other service professionals during the holidays to promote my Vemma business.

The Holidays: Build your business or take a break?

2008-12-20T06:36:00.005-07:00

“It’s the holiday season…..” as the song goes and many people are under the mistaken assumption that it means that their business needs to go on the back burner. The reasons surrounding this belief are many, from the crazy-business of the season, to people aren’t focused on business and my favorite, that others just don’t have the money.

I am here to tell you that all these reasons are so far from the truth!! Building your business NOW is possible and it all starts with YOU!

Maybe you’re one of those people that find the holidays stressful and you simply dread them. If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you will get what you have always gotten. The key is to change you focus. My good friend Cheryl Ables always reminds me of this universal truth, that “your thoughts equal your feelings that equal your actions that in turn equal your results”. If you want your business to move from surviving to thriving, YOU have to think, believe and move in that direction. What you focus on grows. Network Marketing is more about becoming the person that others want to be around then any sales tool or gimmick.

That said, here are some ways I use to build my business during the holidays and throughout the year as well:

1. Take time out for yourself. Put YOURSELF on your own priority list. I cannot stress this point enough. Eat right, exercise; find balance amidst all that goes on around you. Personal growth is the key to finding balance and avoiding a self care deficit. Read, listen to an audio book. My personal favorites right now are “The Speed of Trust” by Stephen Covey, and “Your Right To Be Rich” by Bob Proctor. Also, ANYTHING by Les Brown is a phenomenal investment in you. Don’t have these books? Put them on your Christmas list!

2. Be Positive! This means moving out of your comfort zone for many people. Put out good vibrations (the Beach Boys had it right!). Determine in yourself that you are having the best holiday season and these thoughts will lead to a change in your feelings, which change your actions and as a result, you WILL have the best holiday season. It’s simple but it can be hard. If you are comfortable, you are not growing.

3. Talk to people! The holidays are the perfect time to reconnect with those people you don’t normally see. Start conversations, ask questions. People love talking about themselves. Become an expert listener. If you don’t think that you are good at “small talk”, use a system or outline. I use F.O.R.M. which stands for Family, Occupation, Recreation and Motivation. Develop relationships now; don’t focus on signing up everyone. What seeds you plant now will positively affect your business in the next 90 days.

4. Go shopping! Spread your positive vibes and the world will know there is just something different about you. People will be attracted to you and want to know what it is that you’ve got. I find that when I set my intent on going out, meeting people and just spreading joy, I make my most important contacts…and they come to ME!

5. Focus on the positives of your product. Talk about good health, increased energy if you sell a health product for example rather than always focusing on the fear factor of poor health. Facts tell, stories sell...if people ask about what your product does, tell them how great the product has helped someone, and leave them feeling good after talking to you.

6. The holiday letter. I include a Christmas letter in my cards to give those friends and loved ones a quick update on how the family is doing. I always include a blurb about my business but not an overt sales pitch. Don’t fire hose your warm market especially when they open your card expecting season’s greetings…. all they may want at the moment is a sip of water.

7. Gifting! It is more blessed to give than to receive as the bible says. I use product as gifts for my hairdresser, massage therapist, teachers….just about anyone that I believe would benefit from using the product. You can make it as simple as a few sample or trial size items or as elaborate as a gift basket filled with product.

8. Be a boy scout! “Always be prepared”! Be ready to do business at all times but maintain a quiet intensity so that your prospects don’t get that “Uh Oh, I’m being sold” feeling. I purposely buy a bag that not only carries my necessities but also has room for several brochures and samples. Always get their contact information so that you follow up with them and see what they liked about your product/information

9. New Year’s Resolutions! Ok, I do this too, what do most people resolve to do in January? The top two are to make more money and lose weight. Do you offer a network marketing opportunity? Just imagine how to market the benefits and tax dollar savings of a home based business to those wanting to keep more of the money they make. Find your audience, what does your product/company/opportunity offer that addresses those needs?

This holiday season, don’t follow the crowd- to paraphrase Bob Proctor, if a group of people are all going in the same direction and two people are going in the opposite direction of that group, follow the TWO and you will make money.

Intention and Action

2008-12-15T03:52:00.004-07:00

"You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless."

Caroline Myss
Author of Entering The Castle

My actions include personal growth. For now I am going through the Bob Proctor series "Six Minutes To Success" which is a quick, easy digestible way to study and internalize the law of attraction. For more information click here: BoB Proctor

Vemma and Verve Brand Buzz

2008-12-13T19:08:00.005-07:00

Check out this article in today's' online edition of Direct Selling News
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Brand Buzz

When 3-year-old nutritional beverage company Vemma introduced its new energy drink, Verve, last year, it had high hopes for expanding its product sales into a younger market. Then Vemma and Verve scored a slam-dunk in February when it recruited a National Basketball Association franchise as a distributor.
READ MORE HERE

Always Believe in Your Dreams

2008-12-03T04:20:00.001-07:00

this poem was sent to me by Cheryl Ables, source unknown...

Always Believe in your dreams

Keep looking forward to the future...
to all you might be. Don't let old
mistakes or misfortunes hold you down:
Learn from them, forgive yourself...
or others...and move on. Do not be
bothered or discouraged by adversity.
Instead, meet it as a challenge. Be
empowered by the courage it takes you
to overcome obstacles. Learn something
new every day. Be interested in others
and what they might teach you, but do
not look for yourself in other people's
approval. As far as you, who you are and
who you will become goes...

...the answer is always within yourself.
Believe in yourself. Follow your heart and
your dreams. You...like everyone ...will
make mistakes. But so long as you are true
to the strength within your own
heart...you can never go wrong.

Always Believe in Your Dreams...

SuperJuices on Trial

2008-11-30T07:19:00.006-07:00

The December 2008 issue of Men’s Journal ® magazine features the results of their independent research on some of the most popular juices available today. In the article on page 100, "Superjuices on trial", Men’s Journal ® magazine did their own independent testing on several popular superjuices in an article called “Superjuices on Trial”. This independent study awarded Vemma the "Best Overall Rating" while finding one of thevery popular Acai berry juices in the "not so super" Category.

*the article below originally appeared in the December 2008 edition of Men’s Journal ® magazine page 100 *

Decisions

2008-11-24T04:32:00.003-07:00

This quote came in my "Insight for the Day" sent out by the amazing Bob Proctor. Change begins when we DECIDE to do it, thinking is the very first step to success.

"I was worthless, until I decided to be worth more."

Kim Jeffery
Career Woman

My dream board car

2008-11-09T17:28:00.005-07:00

My Z4 Roadster 3.0i 3.0-liter, inline 6-cylinder engine
Rear-wheel drive
Base MSRP$36,700
Montego Blue Metallic$550
Black roof top $0
Black Leather$1,150
Dark Poplar wood trim$0
Premium Package $3,650
Navigation system
$1,800 Premium hi-fi system$875
iPod® Interface Adapter$185
All Weather Rubber Floor Mats$50
Destination & Handling: $825
Total MSRP as Built $45,785

Imagination

2008-11-05T04:19:00.002-07:00

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand."

Albert Einstein
1879-1955, Physicist

Mad - Angry - And then some + THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICANS

2008-10-31T16:02:00.002-07:00

Check it out at Larry Winget's Blog

Larry lets it all hang out--I confess, I agree with a lot of what he says....

What You Think Is What You Get

2008-10-30T04:02:00.001-07:00

"When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free."

Catherine Ponder
Author of Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Featured in the October reading list HERE

Reflections and loss

2008-10-29T20:17:00.002-07:00

I am sitting here tonight living what I have heard at many Vemma events--that "what if you DON'T tell someone about Vemma". My friend Mike was diagnosed with brain cancer and although Mark and I shared the product, he even taking it for a month, he decided that he would do the chemo. That was several months ago. He has been having multiple health issues and just now, I received word that they have found cancer throughout his body. My heart just breaks for this family, his youngest daughter is just 17, he being only 50--that is so young.

I/we introduced them to Vemma, they made the choice and decision not to go that route--my conscious is "free" although my heart breaks. I only write this because I know what amazing health results others have had on the product. Please, and this is for myself as for anyone, don't let fear of a "no" stop you from sharing this product with everyone you know---it is life changing--even though it seems "too late" I will again offer the product to my friend--miracles never cease and my friend RachelT just this week told me a story of her friends Mom with cancer and how the product, although it didn't take away the cancer or delay her death, made her more comfortable in the time she had left here on earth......

Share the product you never know who's life you can affect for the good....

Go Green, Drink Orange!!

2008-10-25T07:46:00.004-07:00

Think Green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Besides using canvas bags at the grocery store instead of those plastic bags that end up littering vacant lots, getting caught in trees and basically just becoming an environmental eyesore, recycling plastics and aluminum cans has become my issue. Starting small, I looked at my Verve! cans--a family of 4+ goes through quite a few of them!

Of the 102 billion aluminum cans manufactured in 1998, 62 million were recycled. That was 10 years ago, recycling has increased since that time so my guess is that even more are recycled today. Even if your community does not have curbside recycling, you should be able to find a drop-off center nearby where you can take your aluminum to be recycled. Most centers will be listed in the yellow pages under recycling. Verve! cans are double lined aluminum cans that are perfect for recycling.

I turned my bottle of Vemma over this morning to see if the tell tale three arrows with a number graced it--it did and a # 2 at that! A raised number (1 through 7) in a triangle on the bottom of most plastic containers tells you what type of plastic it is and if it can be recycled. Vemma bottles are type 2 (HDPE) plastic containers which can be recycled in many communities at the curb but check with your city for local instructions.

Vemma has been proven in clinical studies to be absorbed at the 97% level, which means that your body is getting the benefit of what you’re paying for—the word is still out on whether undigested pills clog sewers and landfills but why worry about it? Think Green, Drink Vemma!

Benefits of Guarana and Caffeine

2008-10-23T19:48:00.008-07:00

What is guarana and why is it used in Verve!?
Guarana seed was traditionally used by indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest as a beverage and medicine. In the early 1800’s the plant was introduced into France by a physician who had been working in Brazil and it came to be employed in the treatment of numerous ailments. Today, nutritionists believe it may be supportive for athletic performance, fatigue and weight control.

Based on recent analyses of guarana by high-performance chromatography it’s been determined to have antioxidant and free-radical scavenging abilities. The primary active constituents in guarana are guaranine; which is nearly identical to caffeine, and the closely related alkaloids, theobromine and theophylline. Guaranine is responsible for supporting vitality and is compatible with a wide variety of nutrients, hence the inclusion of guarana in Verve!

What are the benefits of caffeine?
Caffeine’s effects (and hence those of guaranine) are well known. It stimulates the central nervous system, increasing metabolic rate, and has a mild diuretic effect.¹ One recent research study showed that caffeine consumption may have benefits for performance and safety in the workplace.² The results of another study showed that caffeine may modulate a higher brain function through its effects on distinct areas of the brain, particularly as it relates to working memory.³ Working memory represents the type of brain activity needed to remember things for a short period of time such as looking at a phone number and mentally storing it until it’s been dialed. While all of these results are promising, the research does not suggest increased consumption of what is considered normal just yet

What are some of the caffeine levels of products that are currently on the market?

information found HERE

Verve! currently has 80 milligrams of caffeine which is considered an amount healthy for your heart and blood pressure by leading doctors in the field. Get your Verve! today and do something HEALTHY for your body!

Antioxidants, Exercise and Inflammation

2008-10-21T04:02:00.003-07:00

Was doing an internet search on inflammation and the effects antioxidants have on them and came across the following article. [Emphasis mine]
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A study funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the July 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, examined the effects of exercise and antioxidant supplements on the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha).

Inflammation is related to a large number of chronic diseases and is associated with obesity and increased age. Bouts of intense or prolonged exercise may stimulate an inflammatory response according to many studies, but the effect of regular exercise on inflammation has been less well researched.

Researchers examined data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study which provided information on body mass index, exercise and activity levels, and medication and nutritional supplement intake for 2,964 men and women recruited from two locations in the United States. Blood samples were analyzed for serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and plasma levels of TNF-alpha.

In this study, individuals who reported higher levels of exercise and higher levels of nonexercise physical activity had lower levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha. As revealed in previous studies, body mass index was positively related to levels of all three inflammatory markers. The use of multivitamin supplements, beta carotene, vitamin C and/or vitamin E, was associated with lower levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 regardless of whether the participant reported high or low exercise levels. The authors wrote that “taking an antioxidant supplement was associated with CRP levels similar to those seen in those who exercised 180 minutes/week or more and did not take supplements.”

The authors note that differences in body fat level explained some but not all of the association found between exercise levels and reduction in inflammatory markers in this study.

Source:

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; July 2004
for more information on disease, inflammation and CRP, click here

Security

2008-10-20T04:15:00.002-07:00

"When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer."

Harry Browne
Financial Advisor and Writer

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Yes, times are crazy, the stock market is nuts,the economy on a downward slide--and there's a pending election to boot!

What is security anyway? According to Dictionary.com a few ways to define security are:
1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.
3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
4. freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.

Hmmm, after reading that, I wonder, do we have any security in our lives beyond that which comes from within--the ability to take what is happening at that moment and use it for good? I agree with Harry Browne; Life is what we make of it--and with that, I opt for developing multiple streams of income, how 'bout you?

Brett Butler and the #99 Verve Energy Team

2008-10-06T04:14:00.005-07:00

Brett Butler, driver of the #99 Verve Energy Drink Ford Fusion, posted a season-best at Iowa Speedway for the Race 2 Recovery 225 by placing 8th at the finish line. This team has proven to be one of the fastest teams and continues to secure a solid place in Championship point standings. With only two events left for the series, Brett and the Verve Energy Team will head to Southern National Raceway Park in Lucama, NC on October 18th.

Check the Versus Network on your local cable network or dish system for broadcasts in your area. For a complete listing of Brett’s upcoming race schedule and results, visit the USAR Hooters Procup Series.

Vemma has gone all out with their aggressive branding of the Verve! product--and by making Verve! more visible through corporate sponsorships, more people see the product and it makes it even easier to share the product and the amazing opportunity with others. In addition to the 99 Ford Fusion, Verve! also graces:

The Johnny Benson Toyota

and Tommy Constantine racing

Vemma for Athletes

2008-10-03T04:49:00.002-07:00

The nutrition for an endurance athlete and food for an athlete are critical. Electrolyte drink replacement helps the athlete prepare for the next training session or event. The question may be, "What do free radicals damage?" Exercise also produces free radicals. The importance of anti oxidants post work out are necessary for the body to recover. Verve / Vemma provides essential liquid minerals (ionic) to help replace electrolytes and offset the production of free radicals. Vemma is a product for both the athlete and the weekend warrior. Check out the vid below for more great info on WHY Vemma and Verve!

Vemma Verve in a nutshell

2008-09-25T17:11:00.003-07:00

Vemma Verve

Vemma (pronounced VEEma)
Vemma is an acronym for Vitamins, Essential Minerals, Mangosteen and Aloe
simple, convenient, complete liquid nutrition
wild-crafted whole fruit mangosteen and xanthone-rich pericarp extract
stabilized, organic, glyconutrient-rich aloe vera
organic green tea
over 65 all-natural, plant-derived, ionic minerals
12 naturally-sourced, full-spectrum vitamins

In Addition to the Goodness of Vemma, Verve! also contains a unique Energy Blend

Taurine
Guarana Seed Extract (Caffeine)
D-Ribose
Inositol
Choline Chloride

Our 8 ounce slim can is specially lined to protect our ultra-premium formula. The taste is an awesome tropical fruit flavor based on the mangosteen fruit.

4,428 ORAC units per can (534 per ounce)
a sugar free version is also available

Note: When it comes to the good stuff inside an energy drink, heat is not your friend. Heat kills almost everything that can be good for you. Based on what we've learned, pretty much every energy drink out there uses a hot fill canning procedure. Verve! doesn't use hot fill, Verve! takes advantage of cold fill, flash pasteurization.

Ammunition for WHY we read

2008-09-15T03:26:00.004-07:00

How are you coming with your home library? Do you need some good ammunition on why it's so important to read? The last time I checked the statistics...I think they indicated that only four percent of the adults in this country have bought a book within the past year. That's dangerous. It's extremely important that we keep ourselves in the top five or six percent.

In one of the Monthly Letters from the Royal Bank of Canada it was pointed out that reading good books is not something to be indulged in as a luxury. It is a necessity for anyone who intends to give his life and work a touch of quality. The most real wealth is not what we put into our piggy banks but what we develop in our heads. Books instruct us without anger, threats and harsh discipline. They do not sneer at our ignorance or grumble at our mistakes. They ask only that we spend some time in the company of greatness so that we may absorb some of its attributes.
You do not read a book for the book's sake, but for your own.

You may read because in your high-pressure life, studded with problems and emergencies, you need periods of relief and yet recognize that peace of mind does not mean numbness of mind.

You may read because you never had an opportunity to go to college, and books give you a chance to get something you missed. You may read because your job is routine, and books give you a feeling of depth in life.

You may read because you did go to college.

You may read because you see social, economic and philosophical problems which need solution, and you believe that the best thinking of all past ages may be useful in your age, too.

You may read because you are tired of the shallowness of contemporary life, bored by the current conversational commonplaces, and wearied of shop talk and gossip about people.

Whatever your dominant personal reason, you will find that reading gives knowledge, creative power, satisfaction and relaxation. It cultivates your mind by calling its faculties into exercise.

Books are a source of pleasure - the purest and the most lasting. They enhance your sensation of the interestingness of life. Reading them is not a violent pleasure like the gross enjoyment of an uncultivated mind, but a subtle delight.
Reading dispels prejudices which hem our minds within narrow spaces. One of the things that will surprise you as you read good books from all over the world and from all times of man is that human nature is much the same today as it has been ever since writing began to tell us about it.

Some people act as if it were demeaning to their manhood to wish to be well-read but you can no more be a healthy person mentally without reading substantial books than you can be a vigorous person physically without eating solid food. Books should be chosen, not for their freedom from evil, but for their possession of good. Dr. Johnson said: "Whilst you stand deliberating which book your son shall read first, another boy has read both.

Earl Nightingale

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Readers are leaders
Earners are learners
If you aren't growing, you are dying
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." Karen Kaiser Clark

Kingman Street Drags THIS weekend

2008-09-15T03:08:00.005-07:00

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Street Drags and Kingman Robotics Team 60-----------

Where the Rubber Meets the Robot!

Come out and support Kingman Street Drags September 20-21, 2008!! Don't forget to stop by the Kingman Robotics "Powered by Verve" booth for the Insanely HeAlThY Energy Drink and water--ALL proceeds benefit the Robotics Club on their 2008-2009 quest to Nationals

Want more VeRvE!? Check out THIS website--all proceeds through January 31, 2009 from CASE sales of VeRvE will benefit Team 60.

You can also benefit the Robotics Team by filling out an Arizona Tax Credit Form (for Az State taxpayers).

C ya There!!

ATTITUDES OF WEALTH

2008-09-14T14:19:00.005-07:00

**thanks Janelle, found this on your wordpress--need to focus on this daily**

WINNING THE “MONEY” GAME

$ I am an excellent money manager

$ I always pay myself first

$ I put money into my financial freedom account every day

$ My money works hard for me and makes me more and more money

$ I earn enough passive income to pay for my desired lifestyle

$ I am financially free. I work because I choose to, not because I have to.

$ My part-time business is managing and investing my money, and creating passive income streams

WINNING THE “MIND” GAME

$ I create my life. I create the exact amount of my financial success.

$ I play the money game to win. My intention is to create wealth and abundance

$ I admire and model rich and successful people.

$ I believe money is important, money is freedom, and money makes life more enjoyable.

$ I get rich doing what I love.

$ I deserve to be rich because I add value to other people’s lives.

$ I am a generous giver and an excellent receiver.

$ I am truly grateful for all the money I have now.

$ Lucrative opportunities always come my way.

$ My capacity to earn, hold and grow money expands day-by-day

Menopause and Lifestyle Changes

2008-09-13T20:14:00.003-07:00

After reading this article, I am more convinced that the vitamin and mineral product I have chosen to enhance my life with actually DOES for me what I want it to! Amen!!
Italic comments are mine, not part of the article
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**From the Harvard Health Publications Special Health Report, Menopause, Managing the Change of Life. Copyright 2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Illustrations by Fiona Hawthorne, Susan Avishai, and Jesse Tarantino. All rights reserved. Written permission is required to reproduce, in any manner, in whole or in part, the material contained herein. To make a reprint request, contact Harvard Health Publications.**
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Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and minerals are important at all ages, and as you get older they may play a role in disease prevention. In midlife, women should start thinking of them as some added insurance against chronic diseases. Certain vitamin and mineral supplements — namely calcium, vitamin D, and the B vitamins — can help reduce the risk of various age-related chronic illnesses. There's some evidence that vitamin E may help ease hot flashes, but the data have been mixed. Taking a daily multivitamin will probably meet your vitamin needs, but to get sufficient calcium, you'll most likely need additional supplements.

Calcium maintains proper functioning in the bones, heart, and nerves. If you don't consume enough to meet all of these physiological needs, your bones will pay the price. Your body will take what it needs from your bones, and the result could be osteoporosis. At midlife, women should consume more calcium than in previous years because calcium absorption declines with age. After menopause, you need 1,200 milligrams (mg) of calcium daily. Choose low-fat dairy options, such as skim or 1% milk and low-fat yogurt and cheese. Dried beans, dark green leafy vegetables, and nuts are other sources of calcium. Calcium supplements are also an excellent way to get the calcium you need. Your best bet for improving absorption is to take supplements in divided doses — that is, one pill in the morning and one later in the day. Many women find that drinking calcium-fortified orange juice or eating flavored calcium chews is an easy way to meet their daily requirement. (or use a liquid supplement-Jmf)

Vitamin D
Calcium and vitamin D work together to help maintain bone density. Without vitamin D, the body can't absorb calcium. Vitamin D production takes place in the body when ultraviolet light from the sun reacts with a form of cholesterol in the skin. A little bit of sunshine — about 15 minutes a day — can help boost your vitamin D production, but more than that can raise your risk of skin cancer. Vitamin D is also available in fortified milk. Women over 50 should get 400 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily; after age 71, the recommended amount is 600 IU. (1000 iu's of vitamin D3 daily has been found to reduce the risk of the big 4 cancers-Prostate, Breast,Ovarian, and Colon as seen at this link )

B vitamins
Maintaining appropriate levels of certain B vitamins can help midlife and older women ward off anemia, depression, insomnia, irritability, and possibly heart disease and breast cancer. Folic acid, or folate, is a B vitamin that has a variety of healthful properties. Besides helping to prevent neural tube defects in developing fetuses, folate may help lower the risk of heart disease and several types of cancer, including breast cancer and colon cancer. In particular, a daily supplement of folic acid helps reduce cancer risk in people who drink alcohol. In the Nurses' Health Study, women getting the recommended daily amount of folate from foods or supplements had a lower risk of heart disease than women who got lower amounts. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables and oranges. Folic acid is the form of folate that's found in supplements and fortified cereals. The recommended daily dose is 400 micrograms (mcg) per day.

Vitamin B12 is necessary for red blood cell production and healthy nerve function. It is found in red meat, chicken, fish, dairy products, and fortified cereals. Deficiencies of this nutrient are rare in the United States but may occur in elderly people who do not have enough stomach acid to extract vitamin B12 from foods. Vitamin B12 deficiencies in the elderly can lead to a condition called pernicious anemia, which can cause nerve damage and sometimes dementia. Injections of B12 are needed for people with this deficiency because their digestive systems are often unable to absorb this vitamin. The recommended dose for adults is 2.4 mcg per day.

Vitamin B6 metabolizes fat and protein and aids in the development of red blood cells and the neurotransmitter serotonin. The primary sources are meat and legumes. B6 may help reduce your risk of heart disease; studies show that intake below the recommended 1.5 mg daily (for women) is linked with an increased risk of coronary artery disease. Low levels of vitamin B6 have also been linked with depression, insomnia, and irritability. It's important to know that if you reduce your consumption of red meat without increasing your consumption of legumes (beans and peas) you may lower your intake of this vitamin.
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it is amazing to me how the deficiencies noted with the varied B vitamins were the symptoms I experienced in the 2-3 years before I found Vemma All I can say is for me, Vemma has literally changed my life and I am forever grateful!

Dr. Mr. Obama Video from Utube

2008-09-10T20:09:00.003-07:00

I don't normally post things like this but regardless of your political view, this is a testament to those who serve in the armed forces. Regardless of our views on the war in Iraq, who we are voting for (and voting is a privilege that should be done by EVERY citizen in this country)

Secrets of the Super Rich

2008-09-10T04:06:00.003-07:00

Segment from the Seeds of Success Newsletter

While many daydream about what it would be like to be enormously wealthy (the kind of wealthy that means owning a different tropical island for every day of the week), it's just not in the cards for most people. What we can do is study the principles of the uber-rich and learn their secrets to fulfill our own wealth destinies, albeit on a smaller scale. Who knows, maybe a tropical island is in your future!

1. Be Your Own Boss
According to the Federal Reserve, only 12 percent of Americans own a privately held business. Compare that number against the top 10 percent of wealthiest households, for whom 21 percent own their own business. Family-owned businesses are a considerable source of wealth for many of the most affluent households in America. Plus, that number is expanding with the new, startup businesses that are amassing small fortunes.

While starting and owning your own business poses potential risks, it can also be a direct precursor for unlimited wealth if careful considerations are weighed and you position yourself accordingly in the market. Read more about effectively managing your own business.

Bloggers note: Did you know that network marketing/direct sales, or MLM is a good business opportunity for those people who are looking for a home based business? Just check out the book "We Want You To Be Rich" by Trump and Kiyosaki. Low start up costs for the most part when compared to conventional, store front businesses. Actually my business cost me only $144 to start and that was product I was planning on using myself. Check it out!

2. Trade and Invest Wisely
The ugly truth of investing is that many who do it actually lose money in the process. Not because the market is stacked against them, but because the investor isn't truly educated. Many become overconfident with the power they possess to trade and invest right at their fingertips. For those who are educated, savvy and patient, the market can offer great rewards. What it comes down to is behavior, and for more about how to adopt the right wealth-centered attitude. Read 5 more tips to improve your wealth attitude.

3. Borrow Like a Pro
There's a massive difference between those who are drowning in debt and those who borrow wisely. The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans are half as likely to have debt as their middle-income counterparts. Another thing the wealthy believe in is a mortgage-almost 60 percent have a primary mortgage, compared with a low 40% for the rest of the population. And although many own their homes outright, they're often more apt to put their money to work for them through investments that yield higher returns.

My Van Wrap!!

2008-09-07T07:43:00.004-07:00

Excellent job done by Arizona Color in Phoenix Az--I would HIGHLY recommend them--from start to finish, a PLEASURE to work with!!

Below are the pictures of what my family now calls "the Vervachine" :)

On being a "Victim"

2008-09-05T04:15:00.002-07:00

Curing Victimitis

Watch your thoughts; they lead to attitudes.
Watch your attitudes; they lead to words.
Watch your words; they lead to actions.
Watch your actions; they lead to habits.
Watch your habits; they form your character.
Watch your character; it determines your destiny.

These words of unknown origin tell us that our silent and often subconscious choices shape our future. Every aspect of our lives, at home and at work, can be improved if we use our power to think, reflect, and make conscious choices about our thoughts, attitudes, words, actions, and habits.

Instead, many of us think of ourselves as victims. We complain about our circumstances and what others did to us. Whatever psychological comfort there is in feeling powerless and blameless when things aren't going right, in the end, victims lead unsatisfied lives.

We're most vulnerable to victimitis when we're under the influence of powerful emotions like fear, insecurity, anger, frustration, grief, or depression. These feelings are so powerful, we believe our state of mind is inevitable. Our only hope is they will go away on their own. Yet it's during times of emotional tumult that using our power to choose our thoughts and attitudes is most important. We can't make pain go away, but we can refuse to suffer.

Even when we don't like any of our choices, we do have some -- once we realize we can take control. It isn't easy, but what we do and how we choose to feel about ourselves has a profound impact on the quality of our lives. Victims may get sympathy for a while, but that isn't enough.

Taking personal responsibility for our happiness and success can be scary, but the payoff is enormous. Although we can't make our lives perfect, we can make them better -- usually a lot better.

Michael Josephson
www.charactercounts.org

Kingman Streetdrags Coming September 20-21st 2008!

2008-09-03T03:35:00.006-07:00

SUPPORT the Kingman Robotics Team 60 at Streetdrags--Visit the Verve booth--ALL proceeds from this 2 day event will go for support of the 2008-2009 Kingman Robotics Team 60!!!!

For a brief history of this Premier Kingman Event, check out this LINK

In 2008 Team 60 won at Regionals and place third in the World! To learn about more about what this is all about, click on FIRST

Check out the intranet announcement from May 22, 2008

2008-05-22 01:25 PM | Tony Victory

KHS Robotics - 3rd at World Finals
Congratulations to the Kingman Robotics Team.

They just returned from the World Championships in Atlanta where 340 of the best teams from 7 countries went to compete. To make a long story short they came in 1st in their division (out of 85 teams) and went on the next level of competition and ended up placing 3rd in the World along with alliance partners teams 986 out of California and team 233 out of Florida.

This places the Kingman Robotics Team in the top 99.6% of the teams that have competed in the US FIRST Robotics Competition this year.

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Don't forget to visit us during the Drags----Arizona Resident?? Arizona Taxpayer?? Use your tax credit benefit!! Donation forms will be available at the booth!

Children Learn What They Live

2008-09-03T02:49:00.002-07:00

An ancient Chinese proverb tells us, "A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark." We cannot teach our children self-esteem. We can only help them discover it within themselves by adding positive marks and strokes on their slates. All positive motivation is rooted in self-esteem – the development of which, just as with other skills takes practice. Think of self-esteem as a four-legged chair.

A Sense of Belonging: The first leg of self-esteem is a sense of belonging. We all have a deep-seated need to feel we're part of something larger than ourselves. This need, which psychologists call an affiliation drive, encompasses people, places and possessions. Our instinct for belonging – for being wanted, accepted, enjoyed, and loved by close ones – is extremely powerful. It explains the bond of an extended family, friends, and teammates. It also explains why some adolescents join gangs. They want to belong, even if it´s wrong.

Make your children proud of their family heritage and make your home a place where they feel safe, loved and welcome. Also, make your home a place where your children want to bring their friends, rather than a place they want to leave as soon as possible.

A Sense of Individual Identity: The second leg, which complements the sense of belonging, is a sense of individual identity. No human being is exactly like another, not even an identical twin. We are all unique combinations of talents and traits that never existed before and will never exist again in quite the same package. (This explains why most parents believe their children came from different planets!)

Observe your children as they grow and play. Watch their learning styles. Notice what they love to do in their free time. Help them discover their unique positive talents and help nurture them into skills. Report cards don't necessarily measure talents. They often are a measure only of discipline, memory and attention span.

A Sense of Worthiness: The third leg of self-esteem is a sense of worthiness, the feeling that I'm glad I'm me, with my genes and background, my body, my unique thoughts. Without our own approval, we have little to offer. If we don't feel worth loving, it's hard to believe that others love us; instead, we tend to see others as appraisers or judges of our value.

Show your children unconditional love. Carefully separate the doer from the deed, and the performer from the performance. The message: "I love you no matter what happens, and I'm always there for you" is one of most important concepts in building a feeling of worthiness or intrinsic value in children. After every reprimand, let them know you love them. Before they go to sleep at night, give them the reassurance that, regardless of what happened that day, you love them unconditionally.

A healthy sense of belonging, identity, and worthiness can only be rooted in intrinsic core values as opposed to outer, often material, motivation. Without them, we depend on others constantly to fill our leaking reserves of self-esteem – but also tend to suspect others of ulterior motives. Unable to accept or reject others' opinions for what they're worth, we are defensive about criticism and paranoid about praise – and no amount of praise can replace the missing qualities.

A healthy sense of belonging, identity, and worthiness is also essential to belief in your dreams. It is most essential during difficult times, when you have only a dream to hang on to.

A Sense of Control and Competence: Early in my career in motivational psychology, I thought the chair of self-esteem balanced firmly on those three legs, especially since they involved intrinsic core values. It took much time and research to realize that a fourth leg – one of the most important – was missing.

There are many reasons why few Americans currently in high school and college believe they were born to win. The supportive extended family – in many cases, even the nuclear family – is disappearing. Role models are increasingly unhealthy. The commercial media bombards young senses ever more insistently with crime, violence, hedonism, and other unhealthy forms of escape. But whatever the explanation, constructive citizens and leaders in society cannot emerge and develop without the creative imagination that serves them like fuel – which is why the apprehension, frustration, and hesitation I see and hear in the younger generation is cause for concern. At the moment, the future they imagine will help drive neither happiness nor success.

The chair's fourth leg is self-efficacy, a functional belief in your ability to control what happens to you in a changing, uncertain world. A sense of worthiness may give you the emotional means to venture, but you need self-efficacy, the sense of competence and control, to believe you can succeed. That's why it is so important to assign responsibility for small tasks to your children as early as possible so they can learn that their choices and efforts result in consequences and successes. The more success they experience, the stronger their confidence grows – and the more responsibility they want to assume.

Give them specific household chores and duties they can accomplish and be proud of. Teach them that their problems and setbacks are just temporary inconveniences and learning experiences. Emphasize it constantly: Setbacks are not failures.

Armed with a view of failure as a learning experience, children can develop an early eagerness for new challenges and will be less afraid to try new skills. Although they appreciate compliments, they benefit most from their own belief that they are making a valuable contribution to life, according to their own internal standards.

In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, each new, young member of the workforce simply must believe that he or she is a team leader, a self-empowered, quality individual who expresses that quality in excellent production and service. With increasing pressures on profit and the need to do more with fewer workers because of e-commerce and changing technology, it is essential that parents and business leaders help raise the value of their childrens' and employees' stock in themselves.

Our Kids are Not Our Clones

One of the most valuable lessons I have learned in being an effective family leader and in raising six children is to: "Treat our children with the same respect, we expect from them." Our children are not clones or copies of us. Although they mimic us and other adults as role models, they cannot be expected to feel or act the way we do. Kahlil Gibran is my favorite on the subject:

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life´s longing for itself….
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit,
Not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them be like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday

-- Denis Waitley
Denis Waitley recorded a special one DVD program that tells you how! Raising Confident Kids

Great Books

2008-08-21T03:49:00.003-07:00

"The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. A great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty."

Theodore Parker
1810-1860, Minister
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To see a listing of some books I think are "essential reads" for life success, click HERE

Serenity

2008-08-18T04:17:00.003-07:00

From Bob Proctor's Insight of the Day newsletter. Serenity is something that I strive for and found this section from James Allen's book very helpful.
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Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.

A person becomes calm in the measure that one understands themselves as a thought evolved being, for such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as one develops a right understanding, and sees more and more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, one ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve, and remains poised, steadfast, serene.

The calm person, having learned how to govern themselves, knows how to adapt themselves to others; and they, in turn, reverence their spiritual strength, and feel that they can learn of them and rely upon them. The more tranquil a person becomes, the greater is their success, their influence, their power for good. Even the ordinary trader will find their business prosperity increase as one develops a greater self control and equanimity, for people will always prefer to deal with a person whose demeanor is strongly equable.

The strong, calm person is always loved and revered. They are like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweet-tempered, balanced life? It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character which we call serenity is the last lesson of culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money seeking looks in comparison with a serene life - a life that dwells in the ocean of truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the eternal calm!

How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control flow few people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished character!

James Allen
1864-1912, Author

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Energy drink = monster problem: Teen athletes will find caffeine buzz short-lived

2008-08-13T04:37:00.005-07:00

Found this article on energy drinks and athletes--just another reason why if one drinks an energy drink at all, it should be one with less than 100 mg caffeine and not loaded with sugar--check out Verve! for a healthy alternative!
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By Amy Howell • ahowell@enquirer.com • August 12, 2008 Found through http://news.cincinnati.com
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With names such as Vault and slogans like "Go Full Throttle or go home," caffeine-packed energy drinks conjure Olympic-sized feats of greatness.
Advertisement

Teens, looking for a quick energy boost or a competitive edge, are guzzling them.

Thirty-five percent of 12- to 17-year-olds say they consume energy drinks regularly, compared with just 15 percent of adults, according to Mintel, a Chicago market research firm. Mintel estimates the energy-drink market will reach $4.8 billion this year - a growth of 363 percent since 2003.

But as high school sports teams in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky start sweating it out during intense summer conditioning, nutritionists, trainers and coaches are warning student-athletes that fueling up with energy drinks can deplete - rather than enhance - their performance.

"Our job as trainers is (to) take them to their limits, and it's just not safe to do that when you have this stuff in your body," says Jeremy Hardin, the fitness director at Town & Country Sports & Health Club in Wilder. "You're taking one step forward and two steps backward."

The main concern is when athletes use energy drinks as a substitute for proper nutrition, hydration or sleep - essentials already in short supply for most teens.

"There have been kids who come into our facility and are carrying (an energy drink). We ask, 'How much sleep did you get last night and did you eat breakfast?' " says trainer Rocky Tekulve.

"If the answer is, 'I slept over at a friend's house last night and didn't eat but thought this would perk me up,' then it's, 'Call your mom and dad because we're not working out today. You're in no condition,' " says Tekulve, who helps high school players improve their speed, mechanics and coordination.

The National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations recommends athletes avoid caffeine.

Among the reasons cited: "high risk of dehydration associated with excess urine production (and) decreased voluntary fluid intake."

Ninety-five percent of student athletes don't drink the 64 ounces of water a day recommended for teens and adults, and don't come close to replenishing the 24 ounces of fluid they lose during an hour and a half of training, says Hardin, who coaches the junior varsity men's soccer team at Campbell County High School.

Energy drinks add to the problem. Cindy Cassell, a Hyde Park-based nutritionist who consults athletic trainers at several local high schools, has seen football players drink two or three Red Bulls during practice - in place of water.

The caffeine in energy drinks - which is two to four times the amount found in a typical 12-ounce soda - can act as a diuretic, and the high amounts of sugar slow the body's absorption of water - contributing to dehydration and decreasing an athlete's concentration, speed and strength.

"Performance levels drop if you're dehydrated by even small percentages," says Carlo Alvarez, the strength and conditioning coach at St. Xavier High School.

Without sufficient water in the body, "the liver can't metabolize fat (quickly) enough, and you're going to get slow," Hardin says.

After the caffeine boost wears off - in 45 to 60 minutes - athletes can expect a crash.

"You can tell who's drinking them because two-thirds of the way through practice, they're done. They can't make it through a two-hour practice," Cassell says.

Trainers warn this "buzz-crash" pattern can perpetuate a cycle of unhealthy habits.

"By the time they go home, they want to sleep, not eat," Tekulve says.

Athletes without adequate sleep and nutrition are more prone to respiratory illness - and more time on the bench, says Hardin.

But trainers and coaches acknowledge there's only so much they can do to combat the high-powered marketing of energy drink manufacturers - which sponsor extreme sporting events and endurance challenges.

"Kids are going to drink that stuff. We know that. The marketing is too hard," Hardin says. "That's why we say 'moderation.' "

Although there are no guidelines to a safe amount of caffeine consumption for those under 18, the generally accepted daily maximum for teens is 100 milligrams, says Betsy Oriolo, a registered dietitian who offers nutrition counseling.

One can of Red Bull comes in slightly under the limit, with 83 milligrams, but a 16-ounce can of Monster Energy tips the scales at 160 milligrams.
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Johnny Benson and the Craftsman Truck Series Power Stroke Diseel 200

2008-08-08T04:42:00.003-07:00

Johnny Benson driver of the #23 Vemma Toyota races with Jack Sprague driver of the #2 American Commercial Lines Chevrolet during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park on July 25, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

(Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images North America)

Having A Vision

2008-08-08T04:26:00.002-07:00

From the "Insight for the Day" mailing by Bob Proctor

Whether you liked his politics or not, much can be learned from the life of former President Clinton. Grolier's "New Book of Knowledge" reports that as a teenager "Clinton thought of becoming a doctor or a reporter or even a musician. But after a fateful meeting with President John F. Kennedy, while still in high school, he made up his mind to enter politics." At that moment a vision was born that he would hold onto - that he would glorify in his mind over and over - for the next 30 years, until he himself was elected President at the age of 46.

Jay Leno, who succeeded the venerable Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show," first envisioned that he would be the host when he was just 22-years-old and unknown and unproven as a comedian, much less as host of a show of such regard. For twenty years he enthroned in his heart an ideal that most people would have thought was "foolish, outlandish and impossible."

The ancient writer tells us in Proverbs that "Without a vision, the people perish." And Thoreau told us that "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." No doubt because the masses are without a vision for their lives.

What is your vision for your future, your ideal life? Is it written down? Do you review it and think about it often? Have you "enthroned" it in your heart? Is your life organized around goals and objectives that will ensure your vision is reached?

Wallace D. Wattles, wrote "There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the hardest work in the world." And yet it is the "sustained and consecutive thought" about our vision that is the first and primary labor of achievement.

Thoreau also wrote one of my favorite passages of all time. And it gives us the best reason there is to stop what you're doing today and identify the vision for your life. "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

And that's worth thinking about!

Vic Johnson

Vic Johnson is a speaker, author and entrepreneur. You can visit his website at: www.asamanthinketh.net

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2008-08-07T16:23:00.002-07:00

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Changing Focus

2008-08-06T17:06:00.002-07:00

"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings."
Andre Maurois
1885-1967, Writer
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Reading this quote today, I find that I have spent far too much time in the past thinking about things that have happened in the past, all the while rendering myself unable to forge ahead with the tasks of the day. Focusing on the negative only breeds more of the same—we are what we think about most of the time and we will never obtain that which we negate. By focusing on the positives and the positive outcomes we look towards and aspire to, we set the wheels in motion to attract those things to us.

Quote of the Day "Fear of Failure"

2008-08-06T16:50:00.003-07:00

"Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of change, and in the new direction that change sets will reveal your own inner core of steel." Georgette Mosbacher

Associations of vegetable and fruit consumption with age-related cognitive change

2008-08-02T07:13:00.003-07:00

I found this study interesting, available in NEUROLOGY 2006;67:1370-1376
© 2006 American Academy of Neurology. Link HERE for the abstract.

Basically, the conclusion stated that "High vegetable but not fruit consumption may be associated with slower rate of cognitive decline with older age."

another reason to get your VeMMA everyday!

Vemma Launch in India

2008-07-26T07:37:00.003-07:00

Vemma products are on their way to India right now (mid July 2008), and Vemma India will launch when they arrive. If you are in India, or you have family and friends in India, and would like to work with us in Vemma, please contact me at remediosa@hotmail.com

My amazing upline and myself would love to assist you in building a business in India.

Vemma Teams Up Again with Craftsman Truck Series Leader Johnny Benson

2008-07-25T14:28:00.002-07:00

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, Johnny Benson is on a roll coming off his second win of the season at Kentucky Speedway and re-gaining the series point lead. To help fuel his winning momentum, Vemma is once again sponsoring Johnny and the Bill Davis Racing Team #23 at this Friday's race in Indianapolis.

The Truck Series will be a part of one of the most anticipated and prestigious racing weekends of the season, drawing thousands of fans and prominent drivers from around the world. To be a part of this huge opportunity, Vemma is going full speed ahead and fitting Johnny's #23 truck with an extensive Vemma wrap. "We're excited to have Vemma on board again and are looking forward to a great race. The Bill Davis Racing #23 team works tirelessly to build me a competitive truck for every race and I know the powerful antioxidant formula in Vemma has what my body needs to help me compete for a win," states Benson.

BK is excited about sponsoring Johnny and the Bill Davis Racing team for the event in Indianapolis. "Our two organizations are a perfect match; like Vemma, Johnny and Bill Davis Racing set the standard in their industry. Vemma is proud to ride along with Johnny and the BDR team as they defend their points lead and battle for a victory at O'Reilly Raceway Park."

On Friday, July 25, don't miss watching Johnny behind the wheel of his #23 Vemma Toyota Tundra. And now for the first time in series history, NASCAR is letting the fans decide and vote for their favorite Craftsman series driver.

Another Reason to make Verve your "energy drink" of choice

2008-07-21T20:34:00.004-07:00

article available at tucsonsport.net
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Full Throttle, Rock Star, Monster, Red Bull. They sound more like the names of rock bands than energy drinks. The catchy names are catching on with young people who are devouring the drinks by the gallon. Each can is loaded with sugar and caffeine to provide instant energy. “So many athletes aren’t drinking water on the sidelines anymore. They don‘t even drink Gatorade. All they want are energy drinks,” said Andrea Rogers, a certified athletic trainer for several college, high school and youth sports teams. Children are so busy guzzling energy drinks that they probably don’t realize there’s a warning on the side of the can. The warning label on a can of NOS reads:

CAUTION: POWERFUL.

Not recommended for children,

pregnant women or people sensitive to caffeine.

A similar warning is found on the side of Rock Star. Both Rock Star and NOS come in 16-ounce cans, which actually contain two servings. If you drank the whole can, you would be consuming 54 grams of sugar--that’s equal to more than 13 teaspoons of sugar!

Cans of Monster energy drink display a warning similar to the one found on alcoholic beverages: “Consume Responsibly- Limit three cans per day.” Joe Romero won’t let his 11-year-old daughter indulge in an energy drink. “Kids already come with their natural energy. Why boost it?” Romero pointed out. “It’s just another reason for them to pick up a bad habit.” Romero was surprised to find out that energy drinks are often sold at snack bars during sporting events. But you won’t find any warning signs posted in the snack bar, cautioning children or parents about health risks. That’s because energy drinks are considered “soft drinks” by the government and are not regulated in the same way.

The first thing you see on the NOS website (www.drinknos.com) is a picture of a can of NOS being drilled into the back of a person’s skull. “That may not be too far from reality,” said Rogers. “It’s very dangerous. Kids under twelve are drinking these and, depending on their body weight, their heart can’t handle it. It increases their heart rate and blood pressure.” Dr. Monty C. Morales of Pima Heart Associates agrees. “Caffeine can cause heart arrhythmia. The heart beats rapidly or irregularly. People can feel light- headed and dizzy and pass out.” While the athlete is drinking an energy drink to get pumped up, it could actually have the opposite effect. “In the worst-case scenario, it could lead to sudden death,” said Dr. Morales. “Most young athletes haven’t been seen by a doctor and don’t know if they may have an underlying medical problem. And then they’re taking these stimulants. That’s not good.”

Young athletes lose fluids during practice and competition through sweat and exertion. Add caffeine to the mix and the body is further deprived of fluids. “It’s a double negative effect. You’re not drinking water and then you’re consuming a diuretic that dehydrates you. It’s very dangerous,” said Rogers. She highly recommends athletes hydrate themselves 24 hours before playing and immediately after. She suggests they drink water before competition and Gatorade after to replenish electrolytes.

Energy drinks are not only popular among athletes: they’re also being consumed by young people who want to be more alert. The makers of Red Bull claim “increased performance especially during times of increased stress or strain.” When you’re a teenager, that description could apply to you almost every day. Red Bull also claims to stimulate metabolism, which could be enough to entice teenage girls who are trying to lose weight. “We thought sodas were bad. This is so much worse. I talked to a sixteen-year-old the other day who had four cans of NOS by eight in the morning! That’s what kids are doing to get a buzz,” exclaimed Rogers. Perhaps energy drinks should contain one more warning: consumer beware.

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THIS is the reason Verve! was introduced in November 2007..to offer a truly healthy alternative to the crap that is being marketed to our children.

Verve contains only 18 grams of sugar, 80 milligrams of caffine ( the same amount deemed as heart healthy for most people by America's Doctors in the "You" book series)

So, Energy drinks ARE crap and can be a virtual death sentence for many kids and young adults. Break out of the mold--Drink Verve! and rebel!!!!

and another one

2008-07-20T14:29:00.001-07:00

Memories of the Church at Tenent,
Englishtown NJ.
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In my youth I walked among the pews,
Brought here by my Father,
Whose reverence of history,
Lives on within me.
The smell of must tinging the air,
Of that little white Tenent Church.

I remember the awe I felt,
My hands running over blood,
Left 200 years before.
A more powerful memorial,
Then those slabs of remembrance,
Planted in the graveyard,
Cold and lifeless.

So many I remember....
Crumbling masonry,
Words hardly legible,
Marking those who came
And never returned.
Blood stained colonial pews,
Where young men laid,
Wounded and dying,
In the throws of the birth of this nation.

An ocean away, I remember the photographs,
A sight never witnessed although,
Is forever etched in my mind.
Rows upon rows of white crosses,
Spread out acre upon acre.
Young blood shed for conviction,
Of men giving the ultimate gift.

On this day I remember,
The many lives given for freedom,
So many forgotten,
This gift, taken for granted.
Paid for with the blood of sacrifice,
So that I may live as I do today.
© May 24 1998
jeanne marie

Gray rainy day thots

2008-07-20T14:03:00.003-07:00

Sitting here quietly enjoying a rainy, gray afternoon ( not the "norm for northern Az), I began thinking about the east coast--and recalled this poem I wrote a long time ago--it seems sometimes to be another lifetime. So, here it is :)
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Assateague

A lone angler casts his hopes into the surf,
quietly sitting, contemplating life.
At peace with the surrounding silence of nature.
An occasional stroller along the shoreline,
water teasing the feet, quietly washing away footprints.

Wind whipped grass swaying on storm flattened dunes.
The expanse of the great gray Atlantic greeting the eye,
water cool to the touch.
The shoreline hammered by the surf,
manipulated by the whim of the sea.
Forever changing, yet somehow the same.

Sandpipers dancing with the surf,
as little children not wanting to wet their feet.
Tiny creatures of the sand, blowing bubbles
as the waves recede from the shore.
Living pools, remnants of the high tide,
entrapping creatures of the sea.

Shattered shells, the horseshoe crab,
an occasional starfish, littering the sand.
Further inland, egrets roost in the trees,
appearing as snowy white ornaments
in the early morning light.
Petite sika deer, wild ponies of lore,
inhabit the meadows, feasting on the salty grass.

The lowly clam, making its home
amongst the sandy bottom of the cove.
Mussels tenuously moored to the cordgrass.
The heron, distinctive, regal in stance,
parading through the brackish pools
in search of sustenance.

The crab, claws raised up
to ward off the impending assailant.
The piping plover, nesting on the protected sand of their
ancestors.
Ever present gulls laughing on the breeze, mocking
mankind.

Still it remains, this beautiful land,
"this place across" the water,
even amongst the marks of man.
The beauty of all things wild and free.

© Jeanne Marie Fusco November 1997
Chincoteauge Island Virgina

Mental Prisons by Bob Proctor

2008-07-14T03:57:00.001-07:00

Some time ago I did a show on Habits. They play an important role in your life. Like many aspects of your life, habits can be considered both a blessing and a curse. Robert Russell in his magnificent little book "You Try It" wrote that habit was God's way of making good automatic in your life.

I had a wonderful friend in Atlanta, the late Dr. Jay Dishman, who wrote an excellent article about habit in his monthly newsletter dated February 1985. I have shared Dr. Dishman's article with thousands of people around the world. Today I want to share it with you. Here goes!

"Recently I visited Alcatraz Prison. Once it housed the most hardened of criminals. Today it is open to tourists under the direction of the United States Parks Department. Many men have tried to escape Alcatraz; no one is known to have succeeded. As I listened to the tour guide explain the impossibility of escape, I thought of other prisons equally confining but where the doors are never locked, no guards walk the halls, and escape is encouraged and possible. That prison is Habit."

Our habit is thinking about ourselves and our environment as a jail or a paradise. We need but to look around us to see people who are rich emotionally and materially because they think and feel rich. We also see people who are laden with emotional and material debt because they think lack. Some are inspired with vision, others are encumbered with doubt. Some are moved by ambition, others feel safer in monotony. Some reach for the mountain tops, others huddle in the pits. Some seek opportunity, others wait for it to knock. The sad fact is that more people are confined by their thoughts than are fed by them.

Negative thinking shuts us in a prison, but there is a way out. The apostle Paul said, "Be transformed by the renewal of your mind." Paul knew a lot about prisons, both physical and mental. You renew your life by renewing your mind. You renew your mind when you change your habit of thinking.

Dr. Jay Dishman helped thousands change their habit of thinking in his lifetime. Now hopefully he has helped you.

Bob Proctor

Bob Proctor is a speaker, personal success coach and author of the best selling book "You Were Born Rich." Join Bob and some of his closest friends on October 18. Go to: www.insightoftheday.com/cruise for all the information.

Jump-Start Beverage Sales with Energy Drinks

2008-07-09T04:04:00.003-07:00

The $6.6 billion energy-drink market is the place to be, especially for operators targeting the Gen-Y audience.
By Allison Perlik, Senior Editor -- Restaurants and Institutions, 5/19/2008 3:43:00 PM

If energy drinks aren’t yet on your menu or even your radar, consider this eye-popping news: The market for energy-boosting beverages has ballooned by more than 400% over the past five years. Sales have grown from $1.2 billion in 2002 to an estimated $6.6 billion in 2007, according to market-research firm Packaged Facts, which projects that the market will reach $9.3 billion by 2011.

“People are busy. They have a lot going on, they’re tired and that quick little pick-me-up has become very popular,” says Beverage Manager Jason Passmore at Houston-based casual-dining chain Joe’s Crab Shack, which introduced three energy-drink cocktails last May and recently added an alcohol-free version flavored with passion-fruit syrup.

At Joe’s, caffeine-fueled drinks such as the Starburst (an energy drink mixed with orange rum and citrus-vanilla Italian liqueur) appeal most to the 25-and-under crowd who may be kicking off a night out with dinner, Passmore says, noting that the mixed drinks outsell the energy drinks served on their own.
Findings from market researcher Mintel International show that younger diners are indeed driving sales in the segment: More than 30% of teen-agers and consumers age 25 or younger say they drink energy drinks, compared to 14% of adults.

to read the rest of the article, click HERE

Character

2008-07-09T03:57:00.000-07:00

"People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world."

Actor and Author of Michael Josephson
Radio Commentator

Massage, inflammation, antioxidants and Vemma

2008-07-05T16:21:00.002-07:00

Vemma is an acronym for Vitamins, Essential Minerals, Mangosteen and Aloe vera. Vemma is a superior liquid nutritional product that is 97% absorbed, getting into your body where it is needed faster and more completely. One serving of Vemma provides all the vitamins and minerals of 9 servings of organic fruits and vegetables. The minerals in Vemma are in the ionic form which is the safest form for the body to use and the most easily absorbed. The use of Massage and Vemma go hand in hand for overall health and wellness. Massage is used to decrease tissue inflammation that contributes to muscular dysfunction and possible disease. Vemma contains mangosteen which has been used for over 400 years by Asian health practitioners for reducing inflammation as well as being used as an anti-arthritic. Stress, combined with poor nutrition, weakens the immune system. Getting a massage can reduce the amount of stress related muscular dysfunction; when combined with Vemma, the body receives the immune system support it needs to stay healthier for longer periods of time. So add a shot of Vemma to your regimen of daily water for optimal health and wellness.

Dealing with someone elses negativity

2008-06-27T11:57:00.001-07:00

HOW DO I DEAL WITH A LOVED ONE'S NEGATIVITY?

When it comes to questions about the Law of Attraction, the questions I receive the most from my audience are around how to deal with negativity of others. It seems many, many people have negative loved ones in their life that they feel are holding them back from their good. Don't you wish there was a pill for that?

What do you do when you're trying to change your own beliefs and own thought patterns so you have more hope and more expectancy of good things in your life? Gosh, it's hard enough being vigilant about what's going on for you never mind having to add other people's 'stuff' into the mix.

When people start to learn more about the Law of Attraction and how much impact our thoughts, feelings and beliefs have on the outcome of their life, they obviously start to try to monitor that more closely. Essentially, positive thoughts, feelings and beliefs create positive outcomes in one's life. Negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs create negative outcomes. Simple, right? Absolutely, this is a simple concept. Easy to implement? Well, not always.

This brings us back to our wanna-be positive person with the negative-nelly spouse or close family member. We've all been through this scenario where we are having a pretty good day. We've been at home or at work doing our own thing and feeling pretty good about ourselves and our prospects and you connect with your loved one and BANG their mood or words immediately impact you. You've now gone from feeling pretty on top of the world to wanting to rip someone's face off. Not good. This shift has happened all because of the impact of this other person's mood or words. Now I'm going to shift that statement a tad and say this instead - this shift has happened all because of the impact you let this other person's mood or words have on you. Get it? It's a choice.

Why would we let someone else's words or moods or energy impact us when the effects can be so detrimental? For the most part, it's because we've learned this from our parents or caregivers. It really is a survival skill that has helped many people survive their childhood years. This behaviour is also called co-dependency, but I'm not going to get into this here. The fact is, as we get older this survival skill becomes less useful and often harmful to our self-esteem. And, with Law of Attraction, succumbing to others bad moods only helps to ensure that the life that we truly want stays at bay.

How DO you deal effectively with someone else's negativity?

There are a number of ways but let's explore one here that I have found works very effectively with situations where you know ahead of time that the person you will encounter is going to be negative.

This technique goes by a variety of names but all I want you to do is to imagine the situation you are about to go into and ask yourself this question....what is the best outcome I could imagine that I would like to have happen? Notice I'm not asking you to imagine the most likely outcome or even the best outcome considering the source. I want you to imagine YOUR best outcome.

I walked through this exercise with a woman who was about to go and meet her ex-husband to do the weekend kid exchange thing. As she describes, their interactions never go well and are always very strained and frustrating. She wanted that to change. I asked her to imagine the best outcome and, of course, to what she thought was possible. I egged her on and asked again for her best outcome. Next, she was to really imagine how incredible that would feel to have the outcome happen that she wanted to happen. We got her to stay in that moment for a bit and really feel the feelings. Not a hard process - quick and easy. When I next saw her she mentioned that her meeting with her ex was the most positive she had had in a long time and he even asked her why they were getting along so well!

Why did this happen? She shifted her energy and therefore everything else shifted. Simple Law of Attraction in practice. Try it out next time you're expecting a lousy encounter, my bet is that you'll have better results and less negativity.

You deserve to have what you want - make it happen!
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Article obtained from:Law of Attraction Coach and Podcaster, Karen Luniw, publishes The Law of Attraction Tips weekly with thousands of subscribers and she also produces a Top US and Canadian Podcast, The Law of Attraction Tips that you can find on Itunes. If you're ready to have more of what you want in your life, make more money, have better relationships and have more fun get your FREE tips now at www.thelawofattractiontips.com

On being afraid

2008-06-24T04:19:00.001-07:00

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself."

Olga Korbut
Gymnast - Four Time Olympic Gold Medallist

Verve enters the Motor Sports Arena

2008-06-20T03:33:00.005-07:00

From cars in the HSAR Procup to the KONI Challenge and Grand AM Rolex Sports Car Series to the AMA-Pro Superbike, Verve is taking not only the energy drink industry by a storm but the motor sports industry as well

For full information, click HERE

Jillian Michaels and the Wii

2008-06-12T04:20:00.004-07:00

My kids have a Wii and I have been thinking about getting them Wii Fit just to add some more movement into all our lives..when I saw this article this morning, I thot "cool" maybe something I'd really like to do too! I love Jillian's workouts--she kicks my butt tho but it is definitely something I need! LOL! I am working through the "30 Day Shred" and the power sculpt series. Nearly breaking my toe last night has put a damper on my exercise routine for the moment :( :( :( but I figure I'll concentrate on the upper body and not do all the jumping jacks etc. The getting up on my toes to do a plank would just about kill me right now!
Excerpts from the article below: full article available HERE
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Jillian Michaels brings fitness know-how to Wii
Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:05am EDT

By David Ward

SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Game publisher Majesco Entertainment has announced a partnership with celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels for an exercise-themed video game for the Nintendo Wii.

"Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009," slated for a holiday release, leverages the motion-based Wii system and Balance Board accessory to create a title that combines solid game play with a fitness regimen, advice and exercise techniques provided by Michaels, the strength trainer and life coach on NBC's "The Biggest Loser."

"I truly think this type of product will be instrumental in revolutionizing the fitness industry and will help combat the childhood obesity epidemic in this country," Michaels said.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Study on Vitamin E and Alzheimer's Disease

2008-06-09T16:39:00.004-07:00

Just another reason I take Vemma :)
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Excerpts from the article with full article available HERE

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New findings presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago show that people with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don't take the vitamin, though more research is needed to confirm these findings.

For the study, researchers followed 847 people with Alzheimer's disease for an average of five years. About two-thirds of the group took 1,000 international units of vitamin E twice a day, along with the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept [CHECK THIS]. Like the drugs Exelon and Razadyne, Aricept is known as a “cholinesterase inhibitor,” a class of drugs that may temporarily slow, but not reverse, the downward progression of Alzheimer’s. Less than 10 percent of the group took vitamin E alone, and approximately 15 percent did not take vitamin E.

The study found people who took vitamin E, with or without an Alzheimer’s drug, were 26 percent less likely to die than people who didn't take vitamin E.

Many people with Alzheimer's or at risk for the disease take vitamin E to protect the brain from damage, even though the vitamin does not have proven benefit for brain health. Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant, a substance that neutralizes highly reactive oxygen molecules (or free radicals) throughout the body, including the brain.

Although nobody knows what causes Alzheimer’s disease, studies show that an excess of free radicals may damage brain cells. Scientists have been studying antioxidants like vitamin E, vitamin C and others to see if they have benefits for people with Alzheimer’s or help prevent the onset of the disease.

Earlier research has suggested that vitamin E may delay the progression of moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. “Now, we've been able to show that vitamin E appears to increase the survival time of Alzheimer's patients as well," said study author Valory Pavlik, Ph.D., with Baylor College of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center in Houston. “This is particularly important, because recent studies in heart disease patients have questioned whether vitamin E is beneficial for survival.”

Several large studies of vitamin E for the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer’s are ongoing. One, the PREADVISE, for “Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium,” trial is attempting to determine if the antioxidant effects of vitamin E and selenium can help to prevent memory loss and dementia in older adults. Another study, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is asking whether the combination of vitamin E and Namenda (memantine) slows progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

Todays Quote

2008-06-07T16:57:00.001-07:00

"you can change your life by changing your mind"
Jillian Michaels

Graduation Blowout Sale!!

2008-06-05T16:41:00.002-07:00

Hey, it’s June and it’s all about Brides and Grads—I’m already married BUT I just graduated from Boston University with my Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy. To celebrate this feat, from now until June 30, I am offering $15 off your first 24 pack of the insanely healthy energy drink called Verve! Just email me for the discount code or call me and I can get your order shipped out to you ASAP.

**newsflash**

Vemma and Verve are being featured in the next issue of Women's Fitness Magazine

Initiative

2008-06-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

"Personal initiative is very important if you wish to rise above the crowd. Personal initiative simply means that you will do the thing you ought to do without someone else telling you to do it."

Napoleon Hill

Words of Wisdom

2008-06-01T07:24:00.004-07:00

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions.

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character.

Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

Napoleon Hill

Kingman Relay For Life

2008-06-01T07:03:00.001-07:00

The relay really opened up some emotions that I have not dealt with in a long time. From the opening ceremonies, the survivor lap, and the luminaries, I just kept thinking about how many lives have been touched by this one disease. There were so many people I knew that were wearing purple survivor shirts, I was amazed at the numbers even though I “know” the statistics—this event brought the statistics on a large scale to life. I have already dealt with cancer on a more personal level. My Dad, Eugene Fusco, died of lung cancer January 1, 1998. Even though it has been over 10 years, there is still a whole, something missing from my life- I am still brought to tears thinking about him. My grandfather also died of cancer-I never had the opportunity to really get to know him because I was so young and he so sick—I sometimes wonder about his life beyond the few stories I have heard.
People are so precious; no one is replaceable or forgettable. I need to keep this message forefront as I go about my days-my daily thoughts, actions, words-everything about who I am and what I do- live on and effect people that I both know and don’t know. How do I want to be remembered? What legacy will I leave behind? Legacies aren’t grand building, huge trusts, foundations or memorials—legacies live on in the people that you have touched in some way…those are the most meaningful. So today I leave you with a quote from a great man:

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Home Based Business

2008-05-27T16:56:00.003-07:00

Why you should start your own home based business

after reading the article above, check out THIS SITE for a fantastic home based business opportunity!