The Power of Leverage

Success is all about LEVERAGE!

Leverage: Its root word is lever, coming from the middle eastern word levour. A levour was a bar used for prying or dislodging something, denoting the means of accomplishing a purpose. Interestingly enough, one of the characteristics of a lever is that is allows one to not only gain advantage, but to do so at a distance.

So what does leverage allow us to do?

Let me reiterate: It allows us to gain advantage and to do so from a distance. Leverage is more subtle, and more effective when it is exercised from a distance. The greater the distance, the greater the leverage. Thus, if you're a network marketer or business owner, the better trained your managers/leaders and employees are, or the bigger your downline is, the more leverage you will have.

We can also look at the biblical tale of David and Goliath. Goliath had power (mass, strength) but David with his slingshot had leverage. How cool is that?

Archimedes, a native to Syracuse, Sicily had to be one of the greatest mathematicians known to man. He knew that by applying a lever, one could life even the heaviest of objects by applying even the weakest of forces. In fact, he made this statement to King Hiero of Syracuse:

"Give me a leaver long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

   - Archimedes

You don't have to be some superhero to have leverage, you just have to understand the principles behind it, then you begin to build it, until you obtain it.

So what are the Principles of Leverage?

Let me share with you what my father-in-law, Dan thinks they are.

"First thing is thoughts are things. What you think about you bring about."

So may I ask you, what are you thinking about every day, hour, minute, and second?

Are they good thoughts or are they bad thoughts?

Do they uplift or do they degrade?

Are they focused on your goals, desires, and aspirations for the day, or are they scattered all over the place(like mine tend to be at times).

Dan:                              "You need to learn the principles of leverage if you want...

TIME Freedom

FINANCIAL Freedom

FAMILY Freedom

ALL other Freedoms to be able to do WHAT you want, WHEN you want, and WHERE you want."

To max out the principle of leverage you need to have as many voices as you can working for you, not against you.

To max out on the principle of leverage you have to have momentum and be consistent in whatever you do.

John D. Rockefeller said it best, "I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts."

To learn more about the key principles that underline the power of leverage tune into Dan's show. You do not want to miss how Dan explains the power of leverage using $100,000 cash!

The Laborer is Worthy of His Hire!

WORK WORK WORK!

The LABORER is WORTHY of his HIRE!

I feel that this phrase is all that needs to be said. What power in such few words. The first time I heard phrase was when I was 18 years of age. I didn't really think about its meaning at the time, however I'm slowly beginning to understand the importance of it now that I am older and work is inevitable.

The laborer 'IS' worthy of his hire!  Although I didn't continue my educational pursuits in the medical field, the one lesson I learned in my educational career is that if I wanted to get good grades I had to discipline myself; do my homework, take good notes, studying hard, and applying what I've learned into life. It wasn't easy, but when I put forth the effort and did all that I could, grade expectations were met.

One of the key principles that my father (Rod Beazer) taught me as a child is the principle of labor or WORK. Many of us may wonder why some people seem to progress, have success, and obtain their goals, while we struggle and seem to fall short of the bar constantly. The answer is very simple... WORK. WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK! That's it! Those who obtain and accomplish are DOERS, they become worthy of their hire. WHY? Because they have learned to master the habit and principle of WORK.

All progress and success in ones life is dependent upon how much work and effort one is willing to put in. No matter what career path you choose (for me it's direct sales), always remember that the laborer is worthy of his hire. Thus, the more effort and work you put in, the more skilled you become. The more skilled you become, the more qualified you are, which in turn makes you worthy of you hire.

Lets devise a simple mathematical equation, let's call it "The Formula For Guaranteed Success":

D x W = S or DESIRE x WORK = SUCCESS

Now I know in general A x B =AB but not this time, work with me here.

Take note how I made it a multiplication versus and addition formula. I did this specifically because if you plug a 0 in for desire or work the end result will always be 0. If one has zero desire or work they have zero success, pretty simple no? However, the greater your desire and work, the greater your success will be. Therefore, if you have a DESIRE to obtain success (in whatever it may be), and you are willing to WORK, I mean actually do meaningful work, than you become worthy of your hire and success is inevitable.

I have to be honest and let you know that I've lacked in the WORK aspect of my job. But it is a New Year; a time for change for me and for you. Let us all say....

Today I will labor DILIGENTLY (with all my might, mind, and strength) that I may be WORTHY of my HIRE!

The Gift of Charity

CHARITY


Charity encompasses all godly virtues.

Above all the attributes of godliness and perfection, charity is one of the most devoutly to be desired. Charity is far more than love, it is everlasting love, perfect love, the pure love of Christ which endureth forever. It is love centered in righteousness that the possessor has no aim or desire for the welfare of his own soul and for the souls of all those around. 


Mother Teresa said, "We can not do great things on this earth, only small things with great love". We shouldn't feel that we have to do big things to show charity. The smallest things such as a listening ear, a simple hello, or a smile can do more than money ever can.

One who possesses Charity seeketh not his own, is NOT easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in TRUTH, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, and endureth all things.

If I am a possessor of Charity I will certainly feed the hungry, clothe, the naked, visit the sick, the widow, the divorced, the abandoned, and the lost. I will administer to others both temporally and spiritually and doing this not just during the Christmas season, but each and every day of my life. 


I must say, my mother and my wife have to be the best exemplars of charity I know. They are alway so happy and I know it's because they always think of others before themselves; they truly live a charitable lives giving of their time, talents, and gifts in the service of others.


Some quotes on Charity that I like are:


"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
                                                       - Winston Churchill


"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
                                                       - Mahatman Gandhi


"As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person."
                                                       - Paul Shane Spear




May we each live a life full of charity and follow the examples of those who possess it, such as Christ, my mother, my wife, and many others from the past and present. Always remembering, that when charity is lived it is like throwing a rock in a lake, it ripples on and on from one person to the next and has no end.

The Gift of Gratitude

GRATITUDE

Another great virtue is GRATITUDE.

Gratitude (thankfulness or appreciation) can be defined as an emotion one feels by acknowledging a certain gift or benefit they have received. These emotions can be expressed temporally(through a gift), physically(by a hug or kiss) or verbally(as a simple thank you).

We all need to develop not only an attitude of gratitude, but an attitude of sincere gratitude. A type of gratitude that when we expresses it, we truly mean it. 

Christmas is a season of gift giving, thus it should also be a season for us to express gratitude. Nevertheless, like I mentioned on a previous blog there is opposition in all things. Christmas also happens to be one of the biggest seasons of gratitudes antonym, INGRATITUDE. Just think, "how many gifts are people actually happy with?" I think it's safe to say that most items are purchased during the Christmas season, however I also feel one can say that it's also the number one season when most items are returned. 

How many times have you received some type of present under the tree or at your door and thought to yourself, and be honest; "Man, I wish it was something else, a different color, model, or brand. This isn't what I wanted or needed! Why couldn't they get me this? Oh great, another one of those crappy fruit cakes? It's the 2000's not the 60's, why would they give me this? No one likes fruit cakes anymore!" The list could go on and on. These are just a few examples that I've personally experienced or mumbled to myself. 

I'm still repenting for such thoughts. Shame on me, Shame on you, Shame on us!

Have you ever stopped to wonder (whether you liked, needed, or wanted a gift) how nice it is for someone to even be thinking of you?  What about thinking how much time may have been spent in thinking of or making your gift? How about the money earned and saved to purchase what was thought to be the perfect gift for you? 

How ungrateful can we be at times! Think of the millions of individuals who don't even get a single gift at Christmas, let alone ever, who would die just for someone to think of them. 


I will say to myself, "This Christmas and everyday after I will live with gratitude in my heart. I will be grateful for the gifts I receive and for those I don't receive. I will not go to awake nor sleep without thanking my Creator and God for each new day, for the air I breath, for eyes that I may see, ears that I can hear, a mind that I may think, and a body that I may act/do. I will be grateful for not only the light from the sun, but the darkness of the night. I will embrace not only the sunny days but the gloomy and rainy as well. I will appreciate the wonderful creations that nature has to offer, the flowers, the birds, the fish, the water, the land, and the beasts. Today, I will be mindful and show gratitude in everything I do and have, for the spirit of gratitude is a virtue that I must possess."

In Wallace D. Wattles book, Financial Success, shares a wonderful chapter on Gratitude that all should read. A few thoughts I liked from his passage about gratitude is, "....if your gratitude is strong and constant, the reaction in the formless substance will be strong and continuous. The movement of things you want will always be towards you...you can not exercise much power without gratitude, because it is gratitude that keeps you connected with power." He also says, "It is necessary, then, to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."


Melodie Beattie explains gratitude like this: 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity....it turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

The Gift of Patience

PATIENCE

Patience can be defined as the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast. 

Christmas is one of those seasons where patience seems to be needed more than ever. Especially with all the chaos that goes on during its season: preparing the house for family and friends to visit, getting the house decorated, making meals, wondering what gifts to buy, keeping within a budget, the streets busy, the malls out of control, and a whole lot more. It's no wonder people go nuts and are such stress cases during this season.

Patience is one of the virtues all of us need to work on, especially myself. I think women are greater possessors of this gift more so than men. A quote I heard long ago says, "Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can, mostly found in women, never found in man." Sad, I know for all us guys, but I must agree it's mostly true.


I like to think of patience as a state of being that involves a choice, learning how to master self-control over trials that come into ones daily life. Patience is the antidote to many problems faced in the world today; whether it be personal, marital, religious, spiritual, emotional, temporal, or social. All can be solved to some degree through patience.

We can all make the choice when things don't go quite like we planned and CHOOSE to react with PATIENCE. The choice is always ours. We need to say to ourselves:


"Today, and everyday as long as I am breathing I will begin to develop and live my life with patience. I will be slow to anger towards my spouse, family, and friends. I will not let the little things bother me. I will show patience: to the individual who cuts me off while driving, when dishes are left undone, when rooms not cleaned, when someone takes the last chocolate, when all the hot water is gone, and when someone is late. Patience is not acquired overnight, it is like building a muscle, it must be worked everyday. I will learn to master daily small trials, for if I can do this I will be able to conquer even the greatest of trials. And how will I do this? I will make the choice today because I have the power to choose. TODAY I will react to all my trials with patience. "


    Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

                                                               - Brian Adams 

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Nu Skin (Better than Botox)

The Spanish Conquistador and searcher for the "fountain of youth", Juan Ponce de Leon would be proud of Nu Skin. If he were alive today I'm sure you would be reading tabloids of him saying, "Alas! Finally, the fountain of youth has been discovered." Little did Ponce de Leon realize that he needed not search long and far, but that the direct fountain and source of youth was with him all along, contained within his GENES.   


Nu Skin, a 25 year old, $1.35 billion annual company has tapped into the Ultimate Sources of Aging. 


Nu Skin has over 130 different full-time phD level scientists and is collaborated with 100 plus different universities, such as Purdue and UCLA. They work around the clock to make sure they are up to date with the latest and greatest technological innovations in the nutrition and anti-aging realm. In fact, just this past year, Nu Skin added to their list scientists from Stanford University and the University of Wisconson-Madison(Lifegen). 


Nu Skin is taking the science of anti-aging by a storm and to a whole new level. With years of research and $2.7 billion dollars, the greatest discovery do date was made since Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix. In April or 2003 the human genome project was finally complete informing us that we are made up of 20,000 - 25,000 genes. When news of its completion was out, Nu Skin made sure to put their scientists to work trying to discover which genes were responsible for aging. 


I'm pleased to announce that the search need not go on. Nu Skin, with its ageLOC patent pending technology is the first to discover the exact genes responsible for aging. With such technology, Nu Skin is able to detect the over 400 age related genes responsible for the aging appearance targeting specific age related super markers or arSuperMarkers.


These asSuperMarkers each target specific youth related genes called, Youth Gene Clusters. Nu Skin has the only science that can detect these clusters and make the needed changes or reset them to their original youthful patterns of activity.This is how the ageLOC technology works.

Change Your Skin 8 Ways in 7 Days

The wait is finally over. ageLOC is BETTER than BOTOX. Your skin will never look, feel, or be the same with Nu Skins new ageLOC Transformation system. The only system in the world that has the ability to RESET all your genes responsible for aging. Literally, change your skin 8 ways in 7 days. See chart below for details.

* 8 Ways in 7 Days chart still to come*

How does this technology actually work?

The figures shown are actual representations of what human Youth Gene Clusters wold look like using microarray technology and mammalian(human) tissue. As you can see in Figure 1 and Figure 2 the control group is a different color that the reset group. The control group in Figure 1 shows us what the Youth Genes of a middle-aged individual may look like. The reset group in Figure 1 would represent what a child or teenagers youth gene clusters would look like. 


By analyzing the Legend-Heatmap or light spectrum diagram below we learn; the more a color changes from yellow to red the gene is upregulated and as the color changes from yellow to blue a gene is downregulated. Using this knowledge we can begin to decipher the picture in Figure 2. Let's analyze the first few genes Collagen and Collagen degrating. In the control group Collagen's color is yellow and when it's reset is changes orange. Our knowledge of the legend tells us that this gene must have needed to be upregulated. However, the Collagen degrating gene turns from yellow in the control to blue in the reset group. This tells us that this gene had to be downregulated. This process of upregulating and downregulating will occur on all the Youth Gene Clusters.


In all its complexsity, ageLOC truly is the Rosetta stone to anti-aging.


Results after 12 weeks of using ageLOC Transformation kit.

If these are the results of just using the Transformation kit for 12 weeks, imagine what the results will look like after a few years of use? Staggering!


But it doesn't end here.

Wrinkle Iron (Galvanic Spa)

The ageLOC Transformation system will help make you look young, but if you want to even look younger you will use Nu Skin's new and improved patent pending and exclusive ageLOC Galvanic Spa System 2. 

If you are you sick and tiered of going to the day Spa, waisting precious time(hours) and money(ave. $143/visit) for a procedure that lasts only a day, 2 at most, those days are over. In as little as 5 minutes, a few times a week, you can give yourself an in-home spa treatment for as little as $8 per treatment with even better results than the day spa. 


Why do I say the results with Nu Skin's spa are even better than the day spa? In collaboration with Purdue University, Nu Skin has discovered an internal source of aging on the surface of our cells, an enzyme called age related NOX or arNOX. This enzyme is activated between the age of 20-30 and is most active in the mid 30-40 age group. The arNOX enzyme is a free radical or super oxide generator. These superoxides are responsible for protein degradation, causing wrinkling, dropping, saggy, unhealthy looking skin. 


This is one of the reasons why no matter how hard we try cover ourselves from the sun, pollution, environment, and other sources of aging we still continue to age and show signs of it in our face and skin. Well, Nu Skin has found out how to stop this enzyme from releasing its harmful free radicals.

The arNOX enzyme acts as a volcano. Each gyration in the chart to the right represents a squirt of free radicals being released into your skin. As you can see, once the arNOX inhibitor is added the gyrations immediately stop and arNOX activity flatlines. 


  




Nu Skin was not going to stop their. Third-party studies were performed by the University of Stanford, with the help of Doctor Zoe Draelos. Three millimeter whole biopsies were taken from test subjects ranging from ages 21 to 77 and arNOX activity was analyzed. Later, ages were assigned by analysis of the individuals skin structure, tone, quality, texture, pore size, and appearance. The results are as follows:

Have you been to a school reunion an noticed a friend who looks 10 maybe even 20 years older than you. The averages may be 7 years difference but extremes range from someone with really low levels of arNOX being 16 years younger than their chronological age compared to an individual with high levels of arNOX being 18 years older than their chronological age. The end result is an age different of 34 years. Crazy!

Take a look at this lady. Now she only did half of her face with the galvanic spa a few times per week for a month. Check out her smile line...or rather should I say, "what smile line? "

How about this Lady? What happened to her wrinkles? The color, quality, and texture of her skin is incredible.

This lady doesn't even appear to be the same individual. Look her pore size in the picture on the right compared to that on the left. Look how smooth and clean her skin looks now. This is only after a month and a half of using the spa 3 times per week. Botox can't do this for you. Face lifts can't do this for you. Nu Skin can and does. This is what the power of the galvanic spa can do for anybody. Results are guaranteed.






How does the Galvanic Spa Work?


                       Pre-Treatment                                               Treatment

- During the Pre-Treatment cycle, the galvanic instru-       - During the Treatment cycle, the Galvanic Instrument

ment and the Pre-Treamtemnt Gel are NEGATIVELY          and the Treatment Gel are POSITIVELY charged.
charged.  
- These negative charges repel each other, driving the       - These positive charges repel each other helping to 
Pre-Treatment gel and beneficial ingredients into the        deliver key beneficial ingredients into the skin, 
skin.                                                                                including the exclusive ageLOC ingredient blend.
- The Pre-Treatment Gel binds to impurities deep in          - The positively charged instrument attracts the
the dermis of the skin.                                                     remaining impurities from the Pre-Treatment cycle, 
                                                                                      drawing them out of the skin.

True Face Essence Ultra

The ageLOC Transformation kit will make you look YOUNG. The ageLOC Spa coupled with its gels will make you look even YOUNGER. But in order to look your YOUNGEST, you have use the whole system coupled with Nu Skin's True Face Essence Ultra (TFEU).

Also known as liquid gold, TFEU costs $100,000 per kilo to make.  TFEU is one of those products that women are willing to give up food for. It's that good! TFEU has a key ingredient in it called ETHOCYN. Ethocyn was discovered at UCLA and took approximately 19 years to develop and 20 million dollars and Nu Skin owns the rights to it. Now, ethocyn is responsible for elasticity(the snap-back effect) in your skin. Here's the studies:






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Becoming a Giver of Good Gifts

Tis the Christmas season. Clear your thoughts and ponder about what comes to your mind when you hear the word CHRISTMAS. What are you thinking about?

Perhaps friends and family, gifts, toys, candy, chocolates, milk and

cookies for Santa Clause, snow, rain, beaches and a nice sunny day,

maybe even all of the above.

What is one of the most important items that almost all families make sure they have in their homes during this marvelous season? A Christmas tree of course!

Lets talk about a Christmas tree. Its not just any ordinary tree nor is it treated as such. Where do YOU tend to put it? Is it not out in your front entry for all to see when they first enter your home, how about in your front window for all to see who pass by? Perhaps you might even have 2 or more Christmas trees spread throughout your house including one in the family room.

My point is that we tend to put our Christmas trees where they can be seen. We want it to be the central focal point in our homes. We may also spend countless hours and lots of money beautifully decorating this special tree with lights, family pictures, special ornaments and bows, and an angel or star on top. Once finished, an ordinary pine tree transforms into a beautiful masterpiece which I believe to be highly symbolic.

Christ's language is one of symbols and it is my belief that your Christmas tree is far more than meets the eye. If we analyze the word Christmas we get 2 words CHRIST and MAS. In Spanish MAS means 'more', thus Christmas can be defined as a season where there is "MORE CHRIST". To me a Christmas tree symbolizes the very individual whose name it bears, Christ, and would thus, take on a whole new meaning. Just think...

•    Is it not this very tree that we gather around Christmas Eve to read the Christmas Story(Christ's Birth)?
•    Is it not this very tree that is a bearer of gifts…GOOD gifts?
•    Is it not this very tree that lights up a room casting out darkness?
  
•    Is it not this tree that mends and heals the broken hearted, that gives one peace, joy, and happiness in times of despair? 
  

Of course it is all of these things! The list could go on and on.

Let us ask ourselves this question. Is Christ only a central focal point in

our homes and in our daily lives at Christmas time, similar to our

Christmas trees which we put up during its season to be enjoyed but a

short while, only to be taken down and forgotten until next season? Or is

Christ in our minds and heart DAILY?

I remember as a child, it seemed a miracle to wake up Christmas

morning seeing 2 to 3 times as many presents as there were the night

before. A Christmas tree is always a bearer of good gifts and so too is

Christ. He is the ultimate bearer of good gifts. However, we do not

always deserve the gifts we receive. Due to their unconditional love, our

parents like Christ, still give and we take despite our follies .

This brings us back to my original question, "How can we make sure that
we live Christ centered lives each and every day?" May I suggest that
we start by emulating the Saviour in being bearers of good gifts
ourselves. 


The Wise-men  came to Christ with the very best gifts they had, gifts fit
for a King: gold, frankincense, and mer. So what kind of gifts can you
give in your daily life that are not only fit for a king or a God, but for
your family, friends, and neighbors?


May I suggest a few. May we bring this Christmas season and everyday
to all around us the gifts of PATIENCE, GRATITUDE, and CHARITY.