* Highly
Reccomended *
You
Can Import Goods From Overseas For Pennies On the Dollar!
It
may have been hard in the past for small entrepreneurs to import
cheap products from countries like China, but things have drastically
changed.
For
example, In 1986, total trade between the United States and
China was $7.9 billion. By 2005, this total has reached over
$170 billion, making China the United States' third largest
trading partner.
You
can't believe how easy this is. With the right information,
you just find products that cost a couple of dollars each and
sell them for 1000%+ mark-ups by the thousands with your own
Internet sites.
Please click
here to read this urgent report.
-
Patrick Coffey
Getting
It Right in China Means Big Gains
By
Andrew Gordon
On Wednesday,
I mentioned three of the best bull markets to invest in. One
of them is China - a bedazzling combination of size and growth.
Yet,
investing directly in Chinese companies remains risky. Their
stock market is loosely regulated and not very transparent.
The government is in the business of choosing winners and losers.
(It's a command economy.) And state-run enterprises spend billions
of yuan every year with no profit to show for it.
The
safest way to leverage China's booming economy is to invest
in the companies that export to China what it can't supply
itself. Commodities certainly fit the bill. Commodity demand
for an emerging country normally doesn't peak until GDP (gross
domestic product) reaches $6,000 to $8,000 per capita. China
probably won't hit those numbers until about 2020.
That's
why large diversified Australian natural resources companies
like BHP Billiton or Rio Tinto would make fine investments.
But I had a better suggestion - a mining company - for subscribers
to ETR's INCOME investment
service. Since I first recommended that company, its
shares shot up 87 percent (and its amazing climb up the charts
isn't over yet).
I
write about safe, undervalued investments just like
this every month in INCOME.
You might want to look into it.
"To
exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of
reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right,
it can open all kinds of inner doors."
-
Al Oerter
How
to Work Out With Trainers
By
Michael Masterson
The
rising popularity of yoga, particularly among baby boomers,
has apparently resulted in a minor epidemic of injuries. How
people could injure themselves in such a gentle activity is
beyond my comprehension. But the facts speak for themselves.
In Message
#1699, Jon Herring explained that most
of these injuries are the result of stretching too hard.
He suggested that before starting a yoga program, ETR
readers should look into the experience and training
of their instructors.
That's
good advice. But in case (1) you don't have a choice of qualified
instructors in your area or (2) you don't have the patience
to interview instructors or (3) you get someone qualified who's
pushing you too hard, here's my advice:
The
best way to avoid injury in any sport is to (1) pay attention
to your body and (2) let your body, not a trainer or instructor,
be in charge of how hard you push yourself.
The
advice I'm giving here runs contrary to what I was taught. "Trust
your coach," was the training mantra I grew up with. "He
knows what's best for you."
For
most of my life, I did whatever my coaches and trainers asked
me to do. In high school football, I was famous for spearheading
opponents (ramming them at full speed with my head), because
my freshman football coach told me that was "the right
way" to tackle someone. In college sports and afterward,
I'd do whatever I was told to do - and (I'm embarrassed to
say) continued to do so even when I was getting injured because
of bad advice.
I
never stopped to ask myself if these people really knew what
was best for me. If they pushed me harder than I felt I should
go, I figured it must be good.
About
10 years ago, at age 45, I hired a young guy to train me. He
had all the right credentials - academic and practical - and
he was himself in great physical shape. His approach to weightlifting
was intense: Pile on the weights and push yourself to the limit.
And you got results by doing that. Two kinds of results. You
got stronger and then you got injured.
It
happened to me and to several friends my age who were being
trained by him. We had followed his program faithfully and
believed we were making progress - but the reality was that
we were all limping around in pain. At the end of a year's
worth of this guy's expert training, I was so laden with injuries
I could barely walk.
As
I crawled out of bed one morning, I remembered something a
college friend who practiced yoga said to me after we completed
our respective workouts. (I had been squatting with 400 pounds
on my back. He had been doing Sun Salutations.) "The thing
I don't understand about the way you exercise," he said
as I was hobbling along beside him, "is this: After you
are finished, you are always exhausted. Shouldn't exercise
make you feel better?"
He
was half-kidding, but I understood his point. Unless you are
trying to win a gold medal, the purpose of any exercise program
should be better health, not sprains and tears and suffering.
At
25, I wasn't willing to give up my Western take on training:
No pain, no gain. But at 45, I was.
I
fired my trainer - qualified as he was - and designed my own
program, a combination of yoga, Pilates, and calisthenics.
Almost immediately, I started to feel better. After about six
weeks, I was pain-free.
Since
then, I've completely changed the way I work with trainers
- whether it's in yoga, Jiu Jitsu, or strength training. I
no longer put myself under their direction. I no longer do
whatever they say.
I
tell them what I want to accomplish, and I ask them to give
me their best suggestions about how to do it. What I want,
I explain in no uncertain terms, is for them to help me become
stronger, more flexible, and more energetic. And I want them
to help me do that without risk of injury or excessive pain.
If
they don't understand what I'm saying, I don't hire them. If
they say they understand me but then train me stupidly, I fire
them. My attitude is tough but it's practical - and it's based
on economics even an idiot can understand: If I'm paying you
$60 to $90 an hour, you'd better make me happy ... or I'll
find someone else who will.
In
working with trainers and coaches, whether individually or
in a group, you should figure out exactly what you want from
your exercise program - how far you want to push and how fast
you want to go. Explain these objectives to your trainer before
starting. And if he's not willing to support you, look elsewhere.
LK,
my strength and speed coach, is a very qualified trainer. He
has several degrees in physical education, including a license
to practice physical therapy, and he has tons of experience
training people (including Navy Seals). His approach to physical
fitness is very intense. If I allowed him to, he'd probably
put me in the hospital.
"I'm
not your science experiment," I sometimes remind him. "I
am the guy who's paying for these lessons."
By
being in charge of LK's program, I've reaped the benefits of
his knowledge and experience within the parameters of my objectives.
I am happy to have him push me to do that extra pull-up or
dip, but I won't do anything that risks injury or entirely
depletes me.
My
goal in everything I do - in yoga, Pilates, Jiu Jitsu, speed
and strength training - is to look forward to every workout.
The only way I can do that (I've discovered after so many years
of training the wrong way) is to obey my body, not my trainer.
In
Messages #1735 and #1739,
I described my current training regimen. Try it out, if you
like. It's a great program that has helped me get fitter and
grow healthier.
But
whatever exercise program you follow, if you use a trainer,
make sure he agrees to the following rules:
1.
You are the ultimate boss of your body. If, at any
point in the training process, you feel you are on the verge
of injuring yourself, stop immediately and say, "That's
enough." Tell your trainer that when you say "That's
enough," he should not try to encourage you to do a
single extra rep. Tell him you won't say it unless you've really had
enough.
2.
Stretching is just as important as exercising. Make
sure your trainer works you through at least 10 minutes of
stretching after each workout. Expect your trainer to be
focused and attentive during that time. He should assist
you in stretching just as he does when you exercise.
3.
If it's not fun, you're not likely to continue to do it. Make
sure your trainer understands this fundamental rule of coaching.
Remind him that it's for his good as well as yours (meaning,
if he doesn't keep his clients happy his business will dwindle).
Making it fun means paying attention to how hard you are
working. He should get you to work harder than you would
if you were alone, but he should not work you like a drill
sergeant.
4.
If it's not interesting, it will become boring. It's
your trainer's job to make every workout a little new and
exciting. To do that, he is going to have to come up with
different ways of working the same muscles. Some repetition
is good, but too much of it will dampen your enthusiasm.
You
are paying your trainer not because he knows more about exercise
than you but because you need someone reasonably intelligent
and attentive to encourage you to do the work you already know
you have to do. Don't let your trainer boss or bully you. Make
him work hard to please you. Expect results. If you don't get
them, find a new trainer.
* Highly
Reccomended *
Too
Powerful for the Average Person
The
average person cannot accept that $10,000 in monthly passive
income created in just 14 months is an achievable goal.
Yet,
Dave Lindahl did just that when he began investing in Apartment
Houses over nine years ago. Dave - a self-described "simple
man" - developed his techniques to see these results working
on just a part-time basis, and he can show you how to do the
same.
Most
investors think they must unclog toilets and deal with tenants
in order to make apartment-sized profits. That suits my friend,
Dave Lindahl, just fine: He buys apartments from burned-out
landlords at great prices. Best of all, he’s figured out ways
to deal with no tenants.
If
you thought you had to scrimp and save over many years to build
some serious wealth, Dave is about to change the way you think
about wealth forever...continue reading to learn more about Apartment
House investing:
-
Justin Ford, Editor Main Street Millionaire
The
Most Important Factor for Search-Engine Success
By
David Cross
I've
heard that in a room of 10 search-engine marketing experts,
you'll find at least 11 opinions on what is "right." They'll
all agree on one thing, though: that a Web page's title is
the most important factor in determining its search-engine
success. Because if you get the page title right, you'll appear
in the first few results on any search engine.
By
the page title, I'm referring to two elements that should be
identical. One is the HTML "title" tag that appears
at the top of your Web browser in the little blue title bar.
The other is the actual heading on the page - the first thing
most people see when they look at the page's content.
Your
page title should describe the content of the page and include
keywords that are relevant to it.
Page
titles should be unique, meaning you should avoid using site-wide "generic" page
titles or prefacing every page title with your company name.
Page
titles should be under 70 characters (the length of this line).
Although
the page title is important, it needs to be combined with good
copy that is both human-friendly and search-engine indexable.
Try
not to construct page titles purely to compete for the number
one spot in a search engine's results by using keywords and
phrases that can apply to millions of other pages. You'll be
fighting a tough battle. Instead, focus on what we call "low-hanging
fruit" - keywords and phrases that only a limited number
of "hungry" (well-motivated) people will be using
in their quest for information. If you can find those who are
looking proactively for what you are offering, and provide
that information in a timely and relevant manner, it won't
take much to convert them into customers.
As
the great copywriter Gary Halbert reminded me some years back,
if you build a restaurant, you could spend time and money on
many things - promotions, advertising, great decor, the best
chef, a cool jazz band, and the like. But there is one single
thing beyond anything else that you need to ensure your success.
Hungry customers!
[Ed.
Note: David Cross is Senior Internet Consultant to Agora Publishing
in Baltimore.]
Reader
Feedback: "I'm grateful for the reminder from someone
who's been there ..."
"I
appreciate Michael Masterson's candor in his article "The
Rewards of Success" in Message
# 1822. I'm sure he's also read Solomon's
lament in Ecclesiastes, regarding the disappointment found
in having it all. I'm grateful for the reminder from someone
else who's been there to invest time in what really matters.
"Thanks
for your insights."
-
Dave Roper
Hasting, MI
[Ed.
Note: The verse Dave Roper is referring to above is Ecclesiastes
1:9-11: "Men's hearts and their corruptions are the same
now as in former times; their desires, and pursuits, and complaints,
still the same. This should take us from expecting happiness
in the creature, and quicken us to seek eternal blessings.
How many things and persons in Solomon's day were thought very
great, yet there is no remembrance of them now!"]
It's
Good to Know: The Millionaire's Secret?
- By
Suzanne Richardson
So
... have you made a million dollars yet? According the Spectrum
Group research firm, it's not such a far-out goal: 7.5 million
American households reached the million-dollar net worth mark
in 2004 - and that's not including the value of their primary
residences.
What's
the key to acquiring all that money? Consider this: 41 percent
of the top 10 percent of those millionaire households own part
or all of a privately held business. Of those households with
$500,000 or more in investible assets, the Spectrum Group points
out, business assets make up 21 percent of their total net
worth.
Are
you ready to join the ranks of millionaires by starting your
own business?
Think
about it.
Then
do something about it by signing up for this year's Info
Marketing Bootcamp.
(Source:
MSN Money)
* Highly
Reccomended *
An
Opportunity To Skyrocket Profits In Your Business
I'm
talking about the opportunity for you to profit massively.
I'm also talking about a once-in a lifetime chance to learn
fortune-building business secrets.
Jay
Abraham knows nearly 100 different ways (that you probably
don't know) to more successfully sell your products or service
- offline or online. He knows over 50 ways to make more money
from the same effort, time and opportunity just by changing
the marketing strategy and approach you follow.
Anthony
Robbins says, "One idea Jay gave me in the first hour
increased our company's marketing effectiveness by more than
100%."
If
you want to start making a ton more money and have a clear,
direct path to real prosperity and business wealth, you owe
it to yourself to look
into this program.
-
Patrick Coffey
Word
to the Wise: Palaver
Palaver" (puh-LAV-ur)
- from the Greek for "parable" - is idle chatter.
Example
(as used by O. Henry in his short story "The Man Higher
Up"): "He is glad to palaver of his many adventures,
as a boy will whistle after sundown in a wood."
