September 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Are you loosing interest in your sexual life? Do you fail to satisfy your partner? If yes, then you should join the group of swingers. Swinging has enhanced the lives of several couples. It brought love and sexual satisfaction among the couples who were loosing interest in each other. Most of the swinging couples who venture into the lifestyle experience a contented marital and sexual relationship.
The desire for a fulfilling sexual life has compelled several couples to widen their horizons beyond the social obligations. However, you should ask certain questions from yourself, before planning a swinger vacation or party. You should analyze aspects like:
What will be the influence of swinger sex on your couple sex?
How to cope with feelings like jealousy and possessiveness?
Are you open to the swinging culture and its sexually explicit activities?
Hence, these aspects will give you an idea about your future in the swinger community. You should make a point to discuss the above question with your spouse or partner. You should make sure that you are comfortable with the swinging culture and activities. As far as couple sex is concerned, swinging enhances the sexual lives of the swinging couples. Most of the couples have experienced increased couple sex after venturing into the swinging lifestyle.
However, you need to follow certain rules while pursuing swinger desires. You should respect the interests of other swingers and shouldn’t intrude in their privacy. Moreover, you should remember that the lifestyle aims at sexual pleasures, hence you should focus on realizing your sexual desires without creating an emotional bond. You can also experiment with a whole lot of swinger activities. However, if you aren’t comfortable with the sexual act, then you can put your views in a polite manner without hurting the sentiments of other swingers.
So, join the swinger lifestyle and live your life to the fullest.
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September 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
In the late ’70s, Roger Cleveland founded a company that became well known for producing exquisite replicas of the classic golf clubs made during the two decades after the great depression and the second world war. After its initial success, the company quickly expanded and soon was producing a complete line of golf clubs and equipment, including, according to many, the best wedge in golf. However, expansion had its problems and in 1996, Cleveland left to become chief golf club designer at Callaway Golf.
Greg Hopkins was named president in 1997 and the company quickly began a period of extraordinary growth. Hopkins’ goal was to develop a complete product line that would make high performance golf equipment available to every level of golfer. One of his innovations was the development of golf’s first light density metal, CMM™ metal. The metal’s light density properties allow the Cleveland club designers to easily distribute the club head weight for optimum performance.
In 2005, Cleveland Golf Company was acquired by Quick Silver, Inc. as part of the company’s purchase of its Groupe Rossignol holding company.
Presently, Cleveland Golf operates from its headquarters in Huntington Beach, California. In addition to its tour sponsorships, including the Byron Nelson championship, Cleveland Golf is active in collegiate and junior golf. It sponsors numerous tournaments and clinics throughout the United States.
Touring professionals sponsored by Cleveland Golf include Bob Estes, Boo Weekley, Brett Wetterich, Craig Perks, Glen Day, Jerry Kelly, Joe Durant, Ken Duke, Kent Jones, Michael Putnam, Richard S. Johnson, Rod Pampling, Scott Gutschewski, Stephen Marino, Steve Flesch, Steve Lowery, Vijay Singh, Wes Short Jr., and Woody Austin. Cleveland Golf hasn’t forgotten the ladies and also sponsors LPGA player Erica Blasberg.
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September 1st, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
When purchasing any weight loss product, it is important to do your research. Many people are exchanging their opinions about Kashi Shakes on DietBlogTalk.com
For an additional source, check out Kashi Shakes on the very popular Sensational.com
Overview
Kashi™ GOLEAN is a ready-to-drink shakes (available in powder as well) that is claimed will keep you satisfied longer than other protein meal replacements due to the amount of fiber used in their recipe. The shakes come in chocolate and vanilla flavors that are said to be rich and creamy in texture. Although we wouldn’t recommend meal replacements as a dieting method, if you were going to replace a meal from time to time with a shake, the reputation of Kashi™ for tasty and healthier products may be a choice you want to consider.
Ingredients at a Glance
Filtered Water, Evaporated Cane Juice, Soy Protein Isolate, Gum Acacia, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Natural Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Citrate, and Carrageenan.
Ingredients in Focus
Whether from the cane or the beet, sugar is sugar and it bothers us that after water, the second in volume ingredient is cane juice (a.k.a. liquefied sugar from sugarcane).
Soy Protein Isolate is the only source of protein for the GOLEAN shake. It is a highly refined or purified form of soy protein with a minimum protein content of 90%. It is claimed that soy protein isolate may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and help prevent osteoporosis, some cancers and menopausal symptoms. The Kashi™ GOLEAN advertising recommends replacing one or two meals a day with the shake, but nothing is recommended about the lifestyle support that is required to experience successful weight loss.
Positives
• Kashi™ GOLEAN may be a convenient meal alternative.
Negatives
• The shake does not contain any ingredient other than fiber to assist in controlling the appetite.
• Weight loss from meal replacement diet plans is difficult to sustain.
• The body’s metabolism may become sluggish when fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains are eliminated from the diet.
Final Thoughts
We concede that Kashi™ operates on the presumption that a person can make healthy decisions about their diet and lifestyle, but that isn’t always the case. To discover more about healthy dieting you may find helpful advice from the links above.
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August 31st, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Apparently the fashion high-ups don’t think that America ‘s Next Top Model Cycle 9 winner Saleisha Stowers wasn’t “seasoned” enough to be part of New York ‘s Fashion Week, thus the model’s absence in the biggest fashion event of the year. However, this hasn’t stopped the 22-year-old from representing at Fashion Week, as she joined three other models from recent seasons of America ‘s Next Top Model on the runways. One of them, in fact, is one of Saleisha’s Cycle 9 competitors. Apparently Cycle 9 bad girl Bianca Golden was good enough to grace the runway along with Cycle 8 winner Jaslene Gonzalez and Danielle “Dani” Evans, who won in Cycle 6.
Moreover, it was a reality crossover for the America ‘s Next Top Model alum, as the show they were appearing in was the Project Runway fashion show for the five remaining designers on that show. Also, they aren’t the only Top Modelers who are keeping themselves busy nowadays. There’s also Yaya Dacosta from Cycle 3, who is appearing in the John Sayles film Honeydripper, where she worked with actor Charles S. Dutton.
Apparently the two enjoyed working together as Dutton is starring with and directing Yaya in a Lifetime TV film entitled Racing for Time. Based on a true story of guard at a female juvenile offender, the film follows a woman who starts a track club for the young women. Yaya is playing a “gifted young runner,” alongside Elizabeth Pena, who stars in the film. The TV movie will be aired on Lifetime on Saturday, February 16 at 8pm, with another telecast the next two days at the same time. Recent reports claim that the film is “grittier and more stylish than the average Lifetime movie [but] nevertheless provides the mandatory melodrama and feel-good ending.” To catch Yaya from America ’s Next Top Model do some acting, don’t forget to catch Racing for Time on Lifetime TV.
For more resources about America’s Next Top Model or for the full story of America ‘s Next Top Model at Fashion Week and Elsewhere please review http://www.buddytv.com
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August 31st, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Lifestyle Entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs who all have something in common.
They believe that their lifestyle is as important as are their financial results. They stay motivated and focused in their business because they truly love what they are doing. They keep the balance in life and work and reap the rewards by helping others. They are becoming the next generation of leaders in a world with a growing numbers of entrepreneurs.
Fast Growing Trends in Entrepreneurship
According to a recent article by P. Hise (Fortune, 2007) the U.S Small Business Administration, SBA, had found that nearly 675,000 new companies were formed in 2005. At the same time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics concluded that the first half of 2006 saw more businesses being created than the first half of 2005.
Talking about a fast growing trend…
Yahoo Media Relations last year released a study in which it was found that 75% of the people interviewed wanted to start a company someday. About 50% wants to do so in the next five years. “The survey results suggest that entrepreneurial aspirations are rooted among the vast majority of the American public.” according to the report.
Small enterprises generate a staggering 60 – 80% of new jobs… This is according to data from the U.S. Census published by SBA. The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership has published that in 2005, about 460,000 people created small business every single month. It was also found that more than one third of highest tax paying individuals are business owners including owners of big private corporations.
To summarize: there were more businesses created than children were born per month in the year 2005 (CIA World Factbook).
Small entrepreneurs pay over 50% of the total of income taxes. This result was found by the not for profit Tax Foundation and recently quoted in an article by P. Hise (Fortune, 2007).
Why Are People Starting Their Own Business
“Control of Destiny” – The level of security in a startup business is not so much lower than it is in the traditional world. Challenger Gray & Christmas has found in a recent review that usual perks and job security offered by traditional corporations are gone. It’s a sad fact that over 70,000 people are being laid off every single month which is a huge increase from the 30,000 just a couple of years ago. Even top executive positions reserved for people who have been working extremely hard to finally get there are no longer secure. Even a multimillion dollar parachute cannot replace the damage the long years of living an imbalanced lifestyle did to their health and relationships.
Capital – A second factor has to do with the way small businesses are easy to capitalize. Money is readily available. This view is supported by a leading Venture Capitalist, National Venture Capital Association, who estimated that initial funding for new ventures nearly doubled in 2005, expectations are that will increase with another 100% again over 2006.
Small business really is Big Business nowadays!
Who Are All These Entrepreneurs…
Unexpectedly, based upon research concluded by Robert W. Fairlie from the University of California who studied data from the U.S. Census and related sources, the largest share of new business starters is represented by people over 45 years old: about 65%. Entrepreneurs in age group 20-34, however, are catching up fast since 4 years. Further investigation of data provided in the same report reveals that 30% of entrepreneurs are actually people without education levels any higher than high school (2005).
It is a sad fact that about 33% of all companies fails within 2 years. This is a percentage that has been used in the investment community as a rule to work with. On the top of the list of problems: misaligned leadership and market focus.
Entrepreneurial Leadership becoming a Key Factor
1- We can see that a lot of people who are starting as an entrepreneur have plenty of working experience and seem to fall in the age category of the baby boomers.
Just imagine all these people coming out of a job situation nowadays. If that is all they have been doing their entire life, they need help. Not only with the setup but mostly with their mindset and attitude to personal responsibility. Here is the opportunity for the leaders in this field: provide the experience and information to make them successful as well. To move from an ‘entitlement mentality’ to becoming self-reliant is the topic of a best-seller by Trump and Kiyosaki: Why we want you to be rich.
2- Secondly, many people seem to be starting a business without education. Same thing. They most likely can benefit from simple, proven, easy to learn methods to get their business up and running.
Just imagine, if you establish yourself as a leader in this field you will be able to contribute meaningfully to many people’s life as long as you live! How great is this, how rewarding, and how different from slaving away in an office cubicle until you reach your future retirement age of 70… If you believe with me that there is something greater than cash, I am convinced that this is what gets me motivated.
How Business Burns
I decided to use the following analogy when training new entrepreneurs to get started:
View your businesses like small fire producing the heat to drive an engine generating revenue for you from output. A system working according to fixed rules.
There are 2 variations:
Either you provide the engine (your new business idea supported by a business plan) or you use a readily set up engine that has been proven to work for your purpose (revenue generation). In the latter case, all you do is set it up, start the fire and keep it going.
A business needs 3 primary ingredients in balance to produce revenue:
1. Cash flow (the fuel) – have enough available to keep your business going without having to scale it down too much risking the engine to stop.
2. A steady flow of fresh leads (the oxygen). Keep finding people who will benefit from the output of your business. Like oxygen, customers are everywhere.
3. The passion (the heat) – Do something that is meaningful to you and to others and be passionate. Network with like-minded people to share ideas and thoughts. Join a business forum and get plugged into training programs.
Successful lifestyle entrepreneurs maintain a balanced focus. They pay attention to the right combinations in business and in life. They keep the fire burning naturally and enjoy the rewards, the lifestyle and the joy.
Have a great day!
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August 30th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Fans of the Bravo network’s competitive reality television series Project Runway are familiar with Jeffrey Sebelia as the penultimate winner of the show’s third season, coming out on top in the contest. However, he himself has remained seemingly undecided about how exactly his victory has changed in life, and how it will affect future decisions that he has to make. During an interview, Sebelia claimed that he wasn’t sure if being famous would make his life any easier to live. He added that as a younger fashion designer, whether or not he won, it was still hard to get into the highly competitive and frenetic world of the fashion industry.
Despite his difficulties, Sebelia is still going on and pushing forward his own fashion line named Cosa Nostra, his work being showcased during the LA Fashion Week. His designs were featured at the so-called “renegade” BOXeight shows, rather than the more mainstream events, located at the IMG’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios. One of the inspirations that he drew on for his latest spring line was Into the Wild, a book written by Jon Krakauer which has also recently been given its own feature film adaptation in theaters
Sebelia explained that he felt resonance with the life story and personal journey of the story’s protagonist, Chris McCandless, particularly the time that he was in the harsh desert. Technical details of his fashion designs such as the color palette stemmed from the visual imagery Sebelia had of the story. McCandless would later go on to Alaska, which Sebelia also integrated into his clothing designs, which he wanted to also be fully white and silvery. While longtime followers and fans of his work can expect to see his typical design elements of skinny jeans and zippers, he is also offering bomber-inspired jackets, military coats, and even preppy V-neck sweaters.
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August 30th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
If you think there’s no hope for bringing health care costs down, think again. Cutting waste in Medicare and preserving it to help seniors for many years to come has been addressed with a new system of competitive bidding.
This change addresses the cost of common medical equipment and supplies that are used to help seniors get the care they need to stay at home, such as diabetic supplies, oxygen equipment and wheelchairs. According to multiple government reports, the fee-based system used in Medicare to pay for such medical equipment for home use not only inflates costs, but is also subject to fraud.
Cutting Costs Nationwide by One-third
Nationwide, the new bidding system is projected to cut costs by an average 32 percent. It’s anticipated that the average savings will be even greater in Florida with a reduction of 34 percent in Central Florida and 35 percent in Southern Florida. These savings can benefit not only seniors, but taxpayers as well. Here’s one specific example: In Central Florida, the cost of an oxygen concentrator averages about 3.17 monthly. That could drop to 5 a month, but remember that reductions may vary depending on the kind of equipment or supplies as well as by the location. With greater reductions expected in Florida, the 7.12 average cost of a hospital bed for a month could fall to just .79.
Nine Florida metro areas are scheduled to participate in the new bidding system next year, but expansion to many other regions is planned. Once this system spreads across the nation, it’s estimated to save approximately billion in a single decade, according to Medicare deputy administrator Jonathan Blum.
Will Medicare Supplement Plans Change?
These and similar savings are anticipated in 2011 unless the industry succeeds in efforts to kill the new bidding system. U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is trying to stop the bidding system before it gets started. Despite his support in the House, attempts to block the savings are going nowhere in the Senate.
With such drastic reductions in the cost of medical equipment and supplies, the Medicare Supplement industry may feel governmental and public pressure to either lower premiums or expand benefits. After all, if Medicare supplemental insurance spends less in equipment and supplies costs, why not pass at least some of the savings back to “valued” customers?
And the Winner Is…
Medical equipment and supply companies have already submitted bids, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are evaluating which winning bidders will be offered contract proposals. Their final decision will come in September so it may take a while to see whether this system will produce lower premiums or increased benefits among Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans.
There’s also the possibility that companies not awarded contracts will succeed in lobbying Congress to thwart the savings. With Medicare already running on empty, that seems like a long shot. Historically, humanity has shown a tendency to ignore reality right up to the bitter end, but with repeated projections that Medicare wasn’t sustainable for the baby boomers generation, corporate America may be forced to compromise.
Don’t Miss Beneficial Changes
This new bidding system, the coming healthcare reform changes and the aging U.S. population may all have an impact on Medicare Supplement Insurance in coming years. One way to stay on top of this and be sure to get the advantage of lower premiums and/or expanded coverage is to request an annual review of these plans.
Agents offer annual reviews to customers and websites make comparing Medigap Plans quick and easy. In the long run, it pays to shop around when your health makes changing plans simple. Compare new plans as they come to market on a regular basis, and you’re more likely to find better values and save more of your hard-earned retirement assets.
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August 30th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Pregnancy planning prepares the parents for childbirth. You have to make adequate financial arrangements and get ready to support your body by healthy nutritious food. Diet and lifestyle changes go a long way in helping to deliver a healthy baby. Diet plays the most important role in healthy pregnancies. This means that the mother, and the baby who grows from the fetus stage, remain healthy during the entire term of pregnancy. A balanced diet should consist of vitamins and minerals, starch, fiber and cereals.
What To Eat
Mothers should take fiber in the form of green leafy vegetables, fruits and fruit juices. Foods rich in starch are breads, rice and its various forms, lentils, noodles etc. Carbohydrates and vitamins are available in potatoes, cereals, spinach, and fortified cereals. A very important ingredient required during pregnancy is iron. Iron helps in blood circulation and making blood tissues and veins strong. Iron is usually taken as a supplement as a capsule along with meals. It is available in broccoli, dry fruits and nuts. Another important ingredient, calcium, is available in milk and milk products. One of the most important minerals required is folic acid. Physicians recommend that mothers and future mothers should take good quantity of folic acid to reduce and eliminate birth defects in the newborn baby. Take folic acid as a supplement along with meals. The importance of diet and lifestyle changes cannot be undermined.
What Not To Eat
Just like there is food that is must during pregnancy, there is food that should be avoided. Usually, mothers should avoid grilled meat and undercooked food, as it is not easily digestible. Fish should be avoided altogether, especially shark and swordfish. Again, do not eat raw or uncooked fish. Do not take too much coffee as it contains caffeine, which is harmful for the fetus.
How To Enhance Male Fertility And Remove Female Infertility
Many herbs and oils enhance male fertility. However, there are no tests to prove that this happens all the time. But you find references in old books and ancient literature when drugs like ginseng, flax seed, certain fish oils, even fruits and green leafy vegetables can improve male fertility and massage oils of flowers like primrose, vitex can help in cases of female infertility. Diet and lifestyle changes too can improve male and female infertility. To improve chances of pregnancy, many couples make use of the most fertile period of the woman.
It is important for all mothers to stick to a fixed routine of exercise and make some changes in their lifestyles. The health of a baby is totally in the hands of the mother. If the mother is healthy then the baby will also be healthy. The mother should remain physically strong. Expecting mothers should go on long walks to keep their limbs active.
Importance Of Yoga And Meditation
Women who practiced Yoga before pregnancy should continue to practice it. It is a very good and healthy form of exercise for females. Even women, who are newcomers, can start Yoga of the preliminary stage, after pregnancy. A little meditation during the day helps in controlling stress and keeping mind free from tension. Avoid smoking and drug abuse at all times. Too much smoking and drugs can have negative effect on weight of the baby even birth defects. Also, avoid exposure to heat and radiation. Avoid contact with pets as they may leave you with infection of some kind if you do not wash hands immediately and are careless. Diet and lifestyle changes can do wonders for your motherhood.
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August 29th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Nation Geographic Channel’s Alien Earths, created by director/producer Dana Berry of Skyworks Digital, has been nominated for an Emmy® in the category of Outstanding Animated Program. Point 360 West and animation director Jason Hearne, as well as animation director Dave Jerrard of Radical 3D, worked with Berry creating stunning animated effects of Super Novas and exploding planets adrift in the universe. The nominations were announced early July 8 2010. This nomination puts National Geographic Channel (NGC) up against heavy hitters in the animation field. Alien Earths contends with Disney’s Prep and Landing, HBO’s The Ricky Gervais Show, Fox’s The Simpsons, and Comedy Central’s Southpark.
The idea behind the show was to stretch our imagination and ponder the existence of other planets in the universe that were similar to our own, such as planets with iron rain and hot ice, with diamonds everywhere, and endless oceans of gas. Planets with abnormal orbital patterns and planets with no pattern at all that drift alone in the Milky Way. Planets so strange we never could have predicted them before. Planets so bizarre that they could have identical habitable environments and support life?
Edited with a mixture of interviews from astronomers and geologists, the show primarily centers on strong visuals of planets with their seemingly uninhabitable surfaces and conditions. In usual NGC style, the footage is realistic and ominous, yet beautiful and exalting. For example through the use of CGI, NGC helps us imagine a planet that gets thrust out of its solar system and caught by another. This event can cause a prodigious effect on it’s environment. The gravitational pull of the new host star slings the planet around and propels it into an elliptical orbit. The planet becomes what is otherwise known as a “Yo Yo Planet” for the back and forth motion it makes to it’s new sun. The effect that is produced on the planet is severe cold and unimaginable heat. But within 93 million miles from the star, roughly the same distance as the Earth from the sun, what is known as the “Goldilocks Zone” provides comfortable temperatures for the planet and activates lakes, oceans, streams, rivers, and waterfalls. The surface of “Yo Yo” becomes extremely familiar in those pockets of Spring and Fall. With the Hubble-Telescope-like animation it’s easily understandable how life could be sustainable here.
Skyworks Digital first began work with Point 360 West on a documentary for the Hubble Space Telescope in 2007 where the association blossomed into a full vendor relationship that culminated in the creation of Alien Earths. When Berry first approached West about Earths, the show was called Infinite Worlds. “The concept of creating unstable planets for national broadcast was exciting and provocative”, recalls Hearne. “Other than shows for SyFy, how often do animators get to create other worlds, and then blow them up with neutron stars!”
The pseudo reality form of the show did not allow for much wiggle room however. To maintain the National Geographic standard of excellence, the images required almost photographic quality and could not be too outrageous. With the right tools and team, the expected product could be delivered. Skyworks worked with West and Radical 3D to produce the newly nominated footage. The software used was Autodesk’s Maya, Maxon’s Cinema 4D, and Adobe After Effects for additional compositing. With advances in this software and the teams knowledgeable execution of high bit resolution rendering for HD output, the expectations of NGC were exceeded.
Be sure to watch the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy® Awards Ceremony on NBC, 8-11 PM ET August 29 2010.
The Emmy Nominees: Dana Berry, Dave Jerrard, Jason Hearne
ABOUT Skyworks Digital:
Skyworks Digital is a Privately held company that specializes in the creation of computer generated animation of space. Skyworks works closely with NASA.
ABOUT POINT.360 (NASDAQ,PTSX):
Point.360 (PTSX) is a multifaceted post production solution with multiple facilities to handle all aspects of film and television.
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August 29th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Money can’t buy happiness is the old saying that we fall back on when times are tough and the bank account isn’t looking too good. This saying does give a measure of comfort, but it is only fleeting, because once the thought of happiness has come up, then we start asking ourselves, Are we really are happy?
It is true you can’t actually go out and buy happiness. There is not a ratio of happiness to money, the more money you have will not make you that much happier, but with little money there is worry and stress. There is a strong ratio between stress and health
Financial stress is probably the number one concern for most people. It is hard to enjoy life when you are always worried about the next cent. Major stress has a trickle down effect on your health.
If you are not sleeping well because you are worried about unpaid bills, this will gradually take its toll on your body. Adequate rest is essential for good health.
If you are juggling two jobs and not eating properly your body won’t be able to cope. When you need a paycheck, you need to be fit enough to earn it.
The amount of choices you are free to make is directly related to how much money you have. Wealth can help you to achieve lifestyle that improves your health, because you are under less stress, have the time and money to eat the right diet, and live in a healthy environment.
We all want lifestyle and not necessarily the million dollar kind. Some folks dreams are very ordinary. There is nothing ordinary though, about getting the extra money to achieve them.
Our dream was to be able to live aboard a sailing boat and we did manage it for a few short periods. No matter what we tried, we were never able to amass enough money to do it permanently.
We tried everything; sales jobs that were supposed to earn us fabulous commissions; being self employed that was to give us the ability to expand and the tax breaks that come with it; network marketing had all the potentials but none of the rewards. We even tried gambling systems and get rich quick schemes. At one time we were doing five jobs, as in physical jobs between us and still we were going nowhere.
The crunch came when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. During my recovery, I had a lot of time to think and I decided I wasn’t happy with our lifestyle, or rather our way of life, as there was no “style” to it! We had sold our last yacht and moved ashore to give our two children a chance at going to university. Now they had left home, (they were both traveling the world, not going to university) we decided to buy another boat and have another shot at the dream.
In the beginning the cash flow had to come from conventional jobs. But that was okay because at the end of the day, when we sat on the deck having our sundowner we were living part of the dream.
We decided what we needed was a “portable income”. That is an income that we could earn while we were on the move, an income that would allow us to stay on our yacht and cruise when we felt like it. We could have moved to the mountains or a beach. We didn’t have to consider commuting to work or being in a populated area to give us an income.
Technological advances have made it easier to do business on the move via wireless broadband. So it was a logical choice for us to look in this direction to create our portable income. In the past, to have a telephone and computer connections meant having a place of residence and staying put. Not any more. We can literally have our office on board a boat.
I always worried about money, and when we got into debt I couldn’t cope. My biggest dream was to be debt free. We don’t have a big yacht, but we do have a lifestyle. Not constantly worrying about money, takes years off your age.
A portable income is exciting for us because now we can begin to think about other things we’d like. Old dreams can be brought out again and dusted off, because suddenly it’s possible to think beyond a weekly paycheck.
Creating a portable income isn’t easy, but once we had developed a system that we could repeat over and over, we knew we were on our way. The dividends when this starts to take off are not only financial, but gone also is the stress. Now we have lifestyle, and we will be healthy enough to enjoy it.
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