Reclaiming Confidence

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Seizing an Opportunity

I remember the first day I lost my job, a job that I had been at for seven years. I was a manager, and was making good money, but I was miserable. I realized I was miserable, and I did make little efforts to try and find something else, but I didn’t really push hard enough for anything to work out. I had become comfortable in my misery and like others, I was content to be stressed all the time, so long as the bills were paid.

Then I lost the job. It was not expected, but from the very moment I stepped foot out the door I felt at peace about it. Why did I feel at peace about it? Because I knew it was right. I knew that it was time to leave, and I immediately felt excitement, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. Instead of panicking about it, I looked at it as an opportunity to get my own stuff started up, and perhaps break away from the job system that I’d been in almost since I was old enough to work.

I had a lot of different options and remember, it’s important to have multiple streams of income coming in, even if you work a regular job. Never put your eggs in one basket. I started getting my music studio set up for one, but soon found that I was going to need ways to fund it before it took off. A much simpler type of business to get started up is a network marketing business. There are already so many, and while lots of them aren’t very good, there are a few that are.

The great thing about network marketing companies is that they already have their products, and often times they are set up where your customers can simply order them from online. Half the work is already done for you, which leaves you with finding the customers. Of course, it’s not an easy task, but it is one that you can do if you put in the time and effort. The fact that you don’t have to go through all the trouble of finding products to sell and setting up where and how to get the products is awesome!

Another great thing about network marketing businesses is that you work for yourself, and you run your business how you want too. You work when ever you want to and for as long as you want to. Generally you are not limited in what you can make either, it’s performance based so the amount you make depends on you! Needless to say, on the advice of friends I got one started up and it really is a great and very simple business venture to get started up!

Matthew

ASEA Independent Associate

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Vitamins

What are vitamins?

Vitamins are an essential component in the growth and development of the body. They are needed in small quantities and are synthesized naturally in the body or obtained from the food we consume. These essential nutrients play a major role in the important biological processes of the body, such as healing of wounds, strengthening the immune system and preventing a list of medical problems.

Since every vitamin contains carbon, vitamins are identified as organic molecules.  Vitamins are categorized into two major categories, water soluble and fat soluble, of which fat soluble vitamins are stored easily in the body compared to its counterpart. Water soluble vitamins cannot be stored in the body and are passed through urine quickly. Therefore, water soluble vitamins needs to be consumed regularly, unlike fat soluble vitamins.

Types of vitamins

There are 13 types of vitamins that have been identified. It is important that the daily requirements of these vitamins are met in order to have healthy body function and to avoid various medical conditions. The daily vitamin requirement can be met easily by consuming a balanced diet consisting of cereals, bread, meat, fruits and vegetables.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin, which is essential for bone growth, immunity, functioning of cells and plays a key role in vision. It is an antioxidant. Decreased levels of vitamin A can cause blindness, night blindness, reduced immunity and damaged skin. Vitamin A can be found in food sources including liver, whole milk and colorful fruits and vegetables such as pumpkin, cantaloupe, apricot and spinach.

B vitamins

There are 8 B vitamins, namely vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B12 and folic acid. The B vitamins are essential in the formation of red blood cells and helps in the production of energy from the food consumed.  These vitamins are found in various meats such as fish and poultry, in eggs and dairy products as well as in vegetables, leafy greens, cereals and brown rice. Vitamin B deficiencies can result in pale skin, tiredness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, compromised immune system and anemia.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can be found in fruits and vegetables. It is common in citrus, such as lime and oranges, as well as in greens, peppers and tomatoes. Vitamin C plays an important role in promoting healing, absorption of iron and in the formation of muscles, cartilage and bones. Vitamin C deficiencies can result in swollen or painful joints, dry or damaged skin, slow healing of wounds. Prolonged deficiencies can result in scurvy.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is found in fatty fish, eggs, mushrooms and beef liver. It is one of the few vitamins that can be synthesized in the body itself, through the exposure of skin to sunlight. Deficiencies may lead to conditions such as rickets, and bone softening. Vitamin D promotes bone growth by absorbing calcium, magnesium and phosphates.  It is also vital for other important bodily functions such as supporting the immune system and cardiovascular health.

Vitamin E

This is a fat soluble vitamin that is found in foods such as nuts, leafy greens, whole grains, kiwi, eggs and milk. Vitamin E can help promote healthy vision, immune function and prevent inflammation. It can also reduce the risk of cancer and prevent coronary heart diseases. Even though vitamin E deficiencies are not that common, reduced vitamin D in the body can cause hemolytic anemia in newborn babies. It can also cause muscle weakness.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K is found in leafy greens and fruits such as avocado and kiwi. Parsley is a great source of vitamin K. This fat soluble vitamin plays a significant role in bone health and healing of wounds. It plays an essential role in coagulation (blood clotting). This is because vitamin K produces four of the thirteen proteins that are necessary for blood to clot. Deficiencies in vitamin K can cause excessive bleeding.

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The Mindset

Financial independence, it is the illusive dream of many, and a word that many do not even understand! Some achieve it, many don’t, but it doesn’t have to be that way! For most of us, it’s some sort of distant impossibility and that’s the problem, its your mindset that is making it impossible.

You have to break through the mindset that has been forced into your head by a system of repetition and upbringing. Many of us were put through a school system, told what to wear, when to eat, what to study, and they use that time to teach us to be drones. During that time, we’re supposed to be learning discipline, determination, how to communicate, how to be men and women, how to grow the family wealth, and how to go out into the world to start a family of our own.

Unfortunately, we learn how to get used to the working system, how to be told what time to be somewhere, what time we can leave, when we can eat, how much we will get paid and limit what we can make, the insurance we’re can have for our family, and so on. It’s a mindset, and in order to achieve financial freedom, you’ve got to break past that mindset.

The first thing you need to do is realize that it is possible for you to achieve financial independence, start your own business, and even make money doing what you love. These days even gamers make loads of money doing what they love, they have to work for it, but it’s worth it! You have to realize that you can make money for yourself, rather than making money for a boss.

The second thing you need to do is find your goals. Find a main goal, like achieving a monetary amount by a certain time, or having a certain number of people involved in your business. Then find small goals that will help you achieve your main goal, goals like advertising to a certain group or getting a side of your business set up and running. Then find immediate goals, these are goals that you can achieve right now, that will get you on the way to achieving the next tier of your goals. This will help you lay out a plan to achieve what you want. If you don’t have a plan or goals, then you will find yourself unfocused and going different directions.

It is very important to stay focused during this period and not to give up if you come across difficulty. There may be days when you’re not sure how to proceed, on those days do get frustrated. Sit back for a moment and go over the situation in your head. It always helps to get a notepad and write down ideas you formulate in your head. Try to cover every side of the problem, thinking outside the box sometimes helps. Go over what you have on the note pad and get rid of it if it doesn’t work, if it works to the point that you’ll be happy with it, then use it. Get rid of your bad ideas this way and then you will have a list of good ideas to strategize around and see if they work.

Remember, it’s possible!

Matthew

Asea Independent Associate

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Reclaiming Confidence

I remember when I first started to realize that, as if it was a ninja, my weight had gotten away from me, and had surrounded me. Within the course of a year, my gut went from pudgy, to fluffy! Several times, when I went to go see people I hadn’t seen in a while, the first words out of their mouth were about my weight, not out of rudeness or negativity, but out of shock. That’s when I really started to realize that I had let myself go, whether it was that I was busy at work, or that I just wasn’t paying attention, I had picked up a lot of weight.

Two years later, and back at a normal, healthy one hundred eighty, about 40 pounds shed and kept off, I decided that, since I now work with the Wellness Warriorz, to start this blog about how I was able to shed weight and about health and wellness in general.

I realized very fast in my attempts to get rid of the weight, that I had become disconnected with some of my discipline. That same discipline that I’d had back when I practiced martial arts, and back when I routinely worked out, had vanished, become lost deep inside while a much less motivated individual now stood in front of the mirror. Not only had I picked up weight, I had become comfortable, satisfied with where I was. Of course, the full level of my over comfort didn’t hit me then.

I picked up my phone and took action. I called an accountability partner. An old friend who had been a personal trainer. He got over to my place and put me through a series of exercises to see where I was at. It wasn’t very impressive. I feel to my face after seven pushups, couldn’t even handle a jump rope all that well, and couldn’t run.

We talked it over and decided that we would meet on Wednesdays and do a two to three-hour workout, generally consisting of starting off with some stretching, then either hitting the treadmill or the trail nearby to do some walking and running. Then depending on where we went, we’d either stay at the gym or go back to my place for pushups, sit-ups, planks, and so on, and jump rope. My absolute least favorite of all we did. I was already hurting by the time we got to the jump rope, but the jump rope is what finished me off. I could barely do a few without tripping or stopping out of sheer tiredness. We ended our first session with me completely drained, defeated, but determined to improve my form, and get better at each exercise so that they would be more effective.

The next few sessions I began to develop shin splints. If you’ve ever ran after having not rain for a while, you know what those are. Fortunately, the pain was short and after a few sessions they went away, and, despite my slow progress, my form started to improve. My jump roping was still horrible, and a few sessions in, I watched the guy training me. His jump roping was fluid and faster, and thusly he was having a much more effective workout. I paid attention and started to copy his actions.

It was a very uncomfortable and painful time, but it started to do something to me for the better, not just physically, but mentally. You see, almost all my life I’ve been a musician, and I remember one of the first major musical impacts of my younger years. I was about twelve, and I’d already become relatively skilled at the guitar and percussion, having been playing since I was seven. I had just started really playing the piano.

I was behind the stage at a middle school talent show and was waiting to go on. I was going to be playing the guitar, a solo act, and I was listening to another kid as he was playing the piano. He played a song that I had heard before but never as beautifully done. It was Beethoven’s Fur Elise and hearing it impacted me so much that I decided then and they’re that I would learn to play that song and become a pianist, and a few years later I was playing I was. I wanted something, and I had the confidence and the determination to do it, and I did.

Fast forwarding back to our workout sessions, I suddenly felt that same determination again. As I started to see myself improve, my confidence, which had gone out the window, started to come back and the same feeling I had when I told myself that I would learn how to play that song enveloped me. In about a month time, I was jump roping just as fluidly and as fast as my friend, and I started to get very effective workouts.

Not only did this impact my physical health though, my mood improved, and my confidence improved, which affected every other area, such as business, and how I held myself even when meeting new people (Because first impressions are important.) I learned then that comfort can, while it is good to rest, lead you to stop growing if you’re not careful, and satisfaction is where things slow or stop improving. It was painful and draining when I first started working out again, and I couldn’t do half the exercises, but the more painful it got, the better I got at it and soon, I wanted to jump rope, it went from being my least favorite exercise, to my most desired because I knew that jump roping was the exercise that improved me the most. Sometimes we have to get thrown into a fire, but it makes us better because we learn to pull ourselves out, and when you come out of each fire, you’re going to realize that you’re a little bit stronger.

Matthew

Asea Independent Associate

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