Here’s some unexpectedly good advice from the greatest composer who ever lived. “Music is the only thing I do well. Everything else I do badly, stupidly, or both.” This pithy insight is from Ludwig von Beethoven. I call this “unexpected” because Beethoven, by his own admission, expressed himself in music and spent a lifetime stumbling over words. In his finer moments, he was all too aware of his faults, frailties, and shortcomings. Yet, Beethoven’s point rings true and implies this useful gem of wisdom. If you do something well, keep doing it. Make that your specialty....

What do you get when you combine a passionate Air Traffic Control Designer backed with a hard working family? Internationally appreciated wine. Thats exactly what Gary Dennison Owner of Point Bush Estates has come to realise. A long held dream which has turned into a successful reality. Dennison created his first Red Wine in Libya and everything flowed from then on. Point Bush Estates sparked as a discussion on the potential of the Waimate area in New Zealand as a region for growing grapes. Point Bush is a new comer in the world of wine with its first plantings being made in 1990...

1. Know exactly what you want to achieve in your life. You first find out what you want, if you do not know what you want, you will never achieve it. How can you hit if there is no target for you? This is also one of the most common problems with most people, they do not know what they want to achieve in their life, which is why most people live a mediocre life. 2. Once you knew what you want to achieve in your life, create strong and powerful belief system towards it. You must believe that you can achieve it before you actually achieve it. Your belief system is what going to determine wh...

Ever find yourself wishing you had just a few more hours in the day to get it all done? Between work and family responsibilities alone, it can be challenging to juggle time for everything. Surely we were created for more than a life on a continuous treadmill where we never seem to catch up. Futurists predicted that, in the 21st century, work would be done in virtual organizations and paperless offices. Some even said that the work week would drop to 35, or even 30 hours, and that too much leisure time could become a problem. Has that been your experience? It's not what I see happenin...

"Kindness goes a long way to making a better world." -- Happy Musing We are all occupied with making a better world, in one way or another. At least that's the big goal for most of us. Oftentimes we are preoccupied with things that seem to fill our days that do not seem to be making much of a head way in that direction. However, when we are doing whatever we are doing, large or small, we can include the element of kindness. It makes such a difference in our exchanges with others. And, little by little, as we dust kindness across our day, our world gets better too. In the little village...

Most people exchange their time for money. Their entire compensation package is determined by the number of hours that they work in a given week. Typically, an hourly wage is set which is multiplied by the total hours worked during that time period. The standard in this country is 40 hours with overtime accumulated after that. One's complete paycheck is contingent upon them showing up for work. Miss a day of work and there is no pay earned without sick time. Another common pay plan is a salaried position. This is similar to the hourly except the pay rate is the same each week regar...

It has become very popular, not to mention profitable, to write ebooks. It seems as though everyone with a computer is doing it. Many would tell you that the key to a successful ebook is in finding buyers. I prefer to say that the key to a successful ebook is in finding sellers. To be really successful writing ebooks, you need an army of willing affiliates making sales for, and with, you. A good affiliate program is what you need to make really big money. Can you make a million dollars on an ebook without using an affiliate program? Well, let’s look at the numbers. We’ll assume that the u...

Have you ever wondered why you keep on failing with your MLM ? After years of failure you probably believe it is your fault. Here is a false statement: What you don't know won't hurt you ! The truth of the matter is what you don't know has, or will cause the failure of your MLM. You have missed out on vital information that you need as a business owner that you have never learned. Well the information has been experience, digested, and compiled. Ready for you to discover, learn, and placed into practice. What does it cost ? The cost is best describe as courage, pride, and your time to inves...

Garbage In Garbage Out By: Mike Shanta For those of you who might not know, Garbage in Garbage out is a computer term. Basically it means, that if you put garbage into a computer, you will get garbage back out. Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? Did you know that that can just as easily apply to you and I? In the simplest terms, if you put garbage into your body all the time, the result will be bad health. And that can manifest itself in everything from obesity, stroke, heart disease and even cancer (garbage out). If you put garbage into your mind, the result will...

Today's article was inspired by my latest trip to Las Vegas and by many of my clients who have been traveling lately. I coach couples to be sure they discuss all the details with each other before they leave for their destination. I teach them how to communicate to each other so each listens with an open ear and open heart, avoiding upsetting or hurting each other. Many couples I see do not know how to communicate their wants and needs in an effective way. I help them to master this and to be a successful traveling couple as well. Here are just a few suggestions to begin that process: 1....