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Friday, December 23, 2011
Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
By Chris D'Cruz, Keeper of the Universal Life Secrets
Dr. Joe Vitale, motivational speaker and author, often says: "the fastest way to get where you want is to be happy with where you are."
Believe it or not, this mindset works! It may take some changes and soul searching on your part, but in the end, it'll be more than worth it to adopt this positive mentality.
While you should strive to make your dreams come true, concentrate, also, on yourself and your journey. When you spend less time wishing things were different and more time accepting what you've got, you've already found a sense of peace and happiness right there.
6 tips that can help you become who you want to be right now:
1. Feel gratitude. When you concentrate on the big picture, it's easier to exhibit feelings of gratitude. When you're grateful, you remain positive and appreciative of every joyful moment in life.
Sometimes people get too caught up in a sense of entitlement, which leads to negative feelings. Concentrating on gratitude, instead, will get you where you desire.
2. Be optimistic. Some say that life is all about optimism. And it's true! An optimistic attitude is one of the few things you need to succeed.
If you're trying to achieve a concrete goal, optimism will help you accomplish it.
If you're trying to change your mindset, optimism will make the task easier.
Optimism can be the driving force that keeps you going.
3. Exhibit the traits you desire. It was Gandhi who said that you should be the change you want to see in the world.
With these wise words in mind, you can replace wanting with some bold action. With some persistence and perseverance, you can make it happen.
4. Adopt a prosperous mindset. Take a moment to determine what prosperity means to you. Are you hoping for money, a fulfilling career, or a relationship that lasts a lifetime?
Know what you want, then adopt the right mindset. Once you do, you've then set yourself in the right direction toward your goals.
5. Find the silver lining. As you go through life, you will no doubt realize that things are not always going to go your way. But even in tough times you need to keep your chin up.
Instead of allowing negativity to consume your life, seek out the silver lining. This fresh attitude can be the difference between being held hostage and achieving your goals.
6. Take small steps. When the place you're going seems far away and unachievable, it's important to break it down into small steps.
Give yourself an achievable goal with a realistic time frame. Break that one down into smaller goals.
When you avoid getting overwhelmed, you'll gain the confidence to persevere.
You're Already There
It's a good idea to practice one of these tips at a time until you've incorporated them into your life. Perhaps you can spend a week perfecting one strategy and, then the next week, add another one to your repertoire while continuing with the first one. Soon enough, you'll be a natural at all of them!
Once you choose a powerful and positive mindset, you'll find that you've already achieved much of what you want.
Just remember: You already have the traits, mindset, and lifestyle you desire, and you know that success is inevitable, but only when you have the will to break through the obstacles in your mind!
Thanks to Chris D’Cruz
Manohar Mattu
Monday, November 14, 2011
Internet Speed reducing in India
NEW DELHI:
Even as other countries worked to enable better internet connections for their citizens, in India the speed of internet connection has come down in the last one year.
According to a report by Akamai, a firm that runs a globally distributed network of servers, in India the average internet speed was 0.8mbps in Q3 of 2010. This, according to the report, amounted to a -6.9% quarterly decline and a -9.1% yearly decline. India was the only country to see the fall in internet speed among the 12 Asian countries that were covered in the study.
According to Akamai, the average internet speed in the world was registered at 1.9mbps. South Korea topped the list of countries with fastest internet connection with average speed of over 13mbps. In the same list, India ranked 143. Among the table of 45 countries for which data was made available in the Akamai report, only Egypt and Sudan fared worse than India.
While number of broadband subscribers has increased in India, the quality of connection remained poor. "Though online research appears to indicate that the Indian government considers connections above 256 Kbps to be 'broadband', the continued growth in the percentage of connections below that threshold (2mbps) should be of some concern," the report noted. In India, it found that over 35% internet connections had a speed of 256kbps or less.
In the National Broadband Plan, which was prepared in December last year, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) suggested that minimum broadband speed should be increased to 512kbps from January 1, 2011.
"It is universally recognized that the minimum speed as per definition of broadband in India is very low i.e. 256kbps. What has been proposed by the Authority as part of the National Broadband Plan is a minimum download speed of 512 Kbps immediately and 2 Mbps by January 1, 2015," noted TRAI. "It is absolutely essential that this definition is adopted; failing which, there will be serious quality of service issues."
However, four months later, the recommendations are yet to be enforced and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) continue to offer "broadband" plans with 256kbps speed.
Sources allege that most of private ISPs don't want the government to increase the minimum broadband speed. Broadband users claim these service providers sell high-speed internet connections but with "ridiculous data limits of 5GB per month". The practice, termed 'fair usage policy', stipulates that once a subscriber has consumed the allotted data, his speed is reduced to 256kbps, in some cases from as high as 4mbps.
"Even though the high-speed internet plans are marketed as those with unlimited data transfer, the reduction in speed virtually renders the internet connection unusable," said a broadband user. "By providing 256kbps they can still claim to provide broadband services. ISPs do it so that they can sell their 'speed boost' services. If the government increases the minimum speed of broadband in India, this malpractice can be stopped."
In the last few years, availability of good and robust internet connection has come to be regarded as a vital parameter of development. In fact, Finland last year made internet connection a "legal right" for its citizens. In 2009, a French court termed access to "internet a fundamental right".
Even as other countries worked to enable better internet connections for their citizens, in India the speed of internet connection has come down in the last one year.
According to a report by Akamai, a firm that runs a globally distributed network of servers, in India the average internet speed was 0.8mbps in Q3 of 2010. This, according to the report, amounted to a -6.9% quarterly decline and a -9.1% yearly decline. India was the only country to see the fall in internet speed among the 12 Asian countries that were covered in the study.
According to Akamai, the average internet speed in the world was registered at 1.9mbps. South Korea topped the list of countries with fastest internet connection with average speed of over 13mbps. In the same list, India ranked 143. Among the table of 45 countries for which data was made available in the Akamai report, only Egypt and Sudan fared worse than India.
While number of broadband subscribers has increased in India, the quality of connection remained poor. "Though online research appears to indicate that the Indian government considers connections above 256 Kbps to be 'broadband', the continued growth in the percentage of connections below that threshold (2mbps) should be of some concern," the report noted. In India, it found that over 35% internet connections had a speed of 256kbps or less.
In the National Broadband Plan, which was prepared in December last year, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) suggested that minimum broadband speed should be increased to 512kbps from January 1, 2011.
"It is universally recognized that the minimum speed as per definition of broadband in India is very low i.e. 256kbps. What has been proposed by the Authority as part of the National Broadband Plan is a minimum download speed of 512 Kbps immediately and 2 Mbps by January 1, 2015," noted TRAI. "It is absolutely essential that this definition is adopted; failing which, there will be serious quality of service issues."
However, four months later, the recommendations are yet to be enforced and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) continue to offer "broadband" plans with 256kbps speed.
Sources allege that most of private ISPs don't want the government to increase the minimum broadband speed. Broadband users claim these service providers sell high-speed internet connections but with "ridiculous data limits of 5GB per month". The practice, termed 'fair usage policy', stipulates that once a subscriber has consumed the allotted data, his speed is reduced to 256kbps, in some cases from as high as 4mbps.
"Even though the high-speed internet plans are marketed as those with unlimited data transfer, the reduction in speed virtually renders the internet connection unusable," said a broadband user. "By providing 256kbps they can still claim to provide broadband services. ISPs do it so that they can sell their 'speed boost' services. If the government increases the minimum speed of broadband in India, this malpractice can be stopped."
In the last few years, availability of good and robust internet connection has come to be regarded as a vital parameter of development. In fact, Finland last year made internet connection a "legal right" for its citizens. In 2009, a French court termed access to "internet a fundamental right".
Monday, September 12, 2011
India not serious about unearthing black money in Swiss banks, says whistleblower
NEW DELHI: Rudolf Elmer, a rare whistleblower who has brought out much information on secret Swiss banks accounts, has accused the Indian government of not being serious enough in getting details of black money stashed away in Swiss banks.
In his first statement on Indian accounts in Swiss banks after being released from jail, Elmer said, "The Indian government doesn't do enough." He said society has to put pressure on the government to act. "India is a big country, which is getting stronger by the day. It has the negotiating power," he told an Indian news channel.
Elmer said many Indian companies and rich Indians, such as cricketers and filmstars, were using tax havens line Cayman Islands for banking. While pointing out that there were several Indian names in the list of those evading tax that he had brought out in 2008, Elmer refused to discuss any specifics regarding Indians. He is facing investigations in Switzerland for breaching secrecy laws of his country.
Elmer said the US was the only government which was serious about ending tax evasion and other illegal activities surrounding banking in tax havens. Recent reports pointed out that Swiss banks had started providing information to US authorities of American citizens who held accounts with them.
He called for global commitment to fight tax evaders, calling them criminals. "There is a need for global commitment and action," Elmer, who was a senior executive of Swiss bank Julius Bar, said.
Elmer has been waging a very public battle against tax evasion and banking secrecy of Switzerland. He was arrested, jailed and again arrested. In January 2011, he handed over a CD containing at least 2,000 names of tax evaders who used Switzerland to hide their assets to Wikileaks. The list is yet to be made public.
In his first statement on Indian accounts in Swiss banks after being released from jail, Elmer said, "The Indian government doesn't do enough." He said society has to put pressure on the government to act. "India is a big country, which is getting stronger by the day. It has the negotiating power," he told an Indian news channel.
Elmer said many Indian companies and rich Indians, such as cricketers and filmstars, were using tax havens line Cayman Islands for banking. While pointing out that there were several Indian names in the list of those evading tax that he had brought out in 2008, Elmer refused to discuss any specifics regarding Indians. He is facing investigations in Switzerland for breaching secrecy laws of his country.
Elmer said the US was the only government which was serious about ending tax evasion and other illegal activities surrounding banking in tax havens. Recent reports pointed out that Swiss banks had started providing information to US authorities of American citizens who held accounts with them.
He called for global commitment to fight tax evaders, calling them criminals. "There is a need for global commitment and action," Elmer, who was a senior executive of Swiss bank Julius Bar, said.
Elmer has been waging a very public battle against tax evasion and banking secrecy of Switzerland. He was arrested, jailed and again arrested. In January 2011, he handed over a CD containing at least 2,000 names of tax evaders who used Switzerland to hide their assets to Wikileaks. The list is yet to be made public.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Copywriting Secrets
Before you even write a single word of your copy, you must have these things in order - otherwise everything else you do afterwards will be a total failure
Where as the headline is the most important element to your sales letter, market research is the single most important aspect of your sales copy as a whole. It is your market research that will help you craft that perfect sales message and write that headline which will appeal to your target audience and make them buy whatever it is you are selling to them.
Identify Your Customer
Who is your target audience? Are they male or female? What is their age group? What do they do for a living?
What is their biggest problem? What motivates them? People will do almost anything to avoid pain. Moving away from pain is a greater motivator than moving towards pleasure.
Don't make the mistake of thinking everyone is your market, as most people tend to do when writing their copy or starting their business. You need to be laser targeted so you can get the very best results and make the most sales, because you spend more time on those that do or could want it, than on the vast majority that aren't, and who're only wasting your time and effort.
Know the market you are selling to. What type of language do they use? Every market tends to have their own terminology that they like to use. If you were in a golf market for example, you would use terms like "birdies" and "eagles", or that you'd use a "9 Iron" or "Pitching wedge" Learn their language, and use it so that they trust you more because you are "one of them" and not some outsider who only cares more about selling to them, than about them.
Talk to them in a way you'd talk to a friend in a bar conversation. What would you say to a friend who has a problem and you have the exact solution to it? Would you be get into salesman mode or would you talk to them, understand the problem they are going through, and subtly working your product solution into the conversation and how it will help them. How It would make their life so much better once they buy whatever it is you are selling to them
Write how you speak. Don't be too "salesy" and use hypey language that will put people off from you.
People will only buy from those they like and trust. If they don't trust you, they'll never buy from you.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
How To Develop a Marketing Strategy in 5 Easy Steps
The benefits of a planned marketing strategy are numerous. Business owners often rely solely on their intuition to make business decisions. While this informal knowledge is important in the decision making process, it may not provide you with all the facts you need to achieve marketing results. A marketing strategy will help you in defining business goals and develop activities to achieve them.
Here's How:
1. Describe your company's unique selling proposition (USP).
2. Define your target market.
3. Write down the benefits of your products or services.
4. Describe how you will position your products or services.
5. Define your marketing methods. Will you advertise, use Internet marketing, direct marketing, or public relations?
Tips:
1. Your Unique Selling Proposition sets you out from the rest, don't try to develop a marketing plan without one.
2. It's important that you have a budget developed for your marketing plan. Marketing is an investment.
3. Revisit your marketing plan at least once every quarter. Are you on target? Do you need to revise it?
What You Need:
* A place to concentrate.
* A pen or pencil.
* A notebook or journal.
Here's How:
1. Describe your company's unique selling proposition (USP).
2. Define your target market.
3. Write down the benefits of your products or services.
4. Describe how you will position your products or services.
5. Define your marketing methods. Will you advertise, use Internet marketing, direct marketing, or public relations?
Tips:
1. Your Unique Selling Proposition sets you out from the rest, don't try to develop a marketing plan without one.
2. It's important that you have a budget developed for your marketing plan. Marketing is an investment.
3. Revisit your marketing plan at least once every quarter. Are you on target? Do you need to revise it?
What You Need:
* A place to concentrate.
* A pen or pencil.
* A notebook or journal.
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