Three Considerations When Looking for a Home-Based Business

With the fluctuating costs of gas (unpredictable), food, and housing, maintaining a decent standard of living is almost impossible if one has only one paycheck in today’s society.  In a family situation, where there are children, it is almost a requirement that both the mom and the dad have a job outside of the home. Oftentimes, however, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages; there are additional monies needed for daycare, perhaps a second car, not to mention the loss of quality time spent with the children.

Home-based businesses are ideal and can be very profitable, but unless one has the proper knowledge and tools, a newly home-based business owner can waste an inordinate amount of time, energy, and/ or money which will actually defeat the purpose of starting the business: to create more time freedom and to become financially independent.

In order to save time, money, and energy, the average person must have some practical guidelines for getting started in a home-based business. Therefore, if you are considering a home-based business, there are at least three important areas that demand consideration if you desire to start a solid home-based business.



#1   It must have a low start-up cost.

A home-based business that requires a huge financial investment or start-up cost will take you longer to see a profit, and, as mentioned earlier, one of the major reasons for working from home is to save time and to add to the bank account


#2  It must be easy to set up and to maintain.

The more complex your business venture, no matter what it is, the more likely you will be to give up on it due to aggravation and frustration, maybe even before you even see a profit.

A business that is simple to set up and to maintain, however, will offer you the assurance that you need, and it will give you a feeling of self-satisfaction as you go through each phase of the process.

Plus, the main reason for starting the home business was to create more time freedom so that you could spend more time with your family or spend more time enjoying activities that you love, not creating another hard, arduous task to replace your 9-5!

In order for the third area to occur, you must have chosen a business which has a low start up and a business which is simple, easy to maintain,

#3  The home-based business should have a quick Return on Investment (ROI).

So many business owners spend months building their businesses, but they never see much real yield in their investment within a reasonable period of time.  Consequently, they give up.  What exactly is a reasonable?   Plan for a time frame in the order of weeks, instead of months. Sound too incredible?

Not really. Depending on the type of business, some persons have had a decent ROI within days, and, as unbelievable as it may sound, some home-based business owners who deal with affiliate marketing and sales can receive earnings within fifteen minutes from start up!

The business that you choose to start should definitely be something that interests you and possibly even something that you already have a bit of experience in doing. Whatever online business you get involved in, make sure that it meets with the three important areas of consideration.

Do not make the mistake of making your efforts difficult, or you will see very quickly that you will have expended a lot of needlessly wasted time and effort.

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Benefits of Green Tea

There has been an influx of media coverage about the health benefits of green tea. Most green tea enthusiasts may base their opinions on green tea around their own experiences of the beverage. The Chinese have been drinking green tea for thousands of years due to its miracle working abilities. Green tea has been used by the Chinese for treating minor headaches to much larger matters such as preventing cancer.

Many health studies are beginning to shine some light on the facets and benefits of green tea. What are the benefits from green tea that can affect your life? The following are five major benefits of green tea that may substantially change your life.

1. Helps Weight Loss: A Benefit of Green Tea

The high concentration of polyphenols in green tea helps to oxidize fat and encourage thermogenesis. Thermogenesis in the body is the rate which the body burns calories. Green tea results in an increase of energy which raises the metabolism, therefore, more weight is lost than normal. As a morning beverage, green tea has a small amount of calories compared to most other beverages that Americans drink in the morning. The constant barrage of coffee as most peoples’ morning beverage results in a higher amount of daily calories compared to green tea as a beverage in the morning. A substitution of green tea instead of reaching for a cup of joe will make a big difference in the size of your waistline.

2. Prevents Cancer: A Benefit of Green Tea

The antioxidants in green tea eliminate free radicals that plague the body. These free radicals cause aging and cancer. The polyphenols of green tea constantly search for free radicals and they prevent the formation of unstable oxygen molecules in a process known as oxidation. This oxidation damages healthy cells of the body and have been linked to illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and even strokes. The polyphenols in green tea prevent the birth of abnormal cells, inflammation, and destroy most cancer causing agents.


3. Helps Maintain Healthy Teeth: A Benefit of Green Tea

Green tea is well known for keeping teeth clean because of one of its ingredients, fluoride. The fluoride kills the bacteria in the mouth that causes plaque. Also, fluoride helps to maintain healthy, cavity-free teeth. This helps to prevent general tooth decay inside of the mouth. This cannot be about coffee which stains the teeth with an ugly yellow tinge. The oral health of teeth can be vastly improved with the consumption of green tea.

4. Lowers Cholesterol: A Benefit of Green Tea

Green tea may be a possible solution for all those suffering from conditions of high cholesterol. Heart attacks are one of the most common problems associated with bad cholesterol. Drinking green tea could possibly lower this stunning high risk. Green tea lowers the bad cholesterol’s levels, LDL cholesterol and prevents the occurrence of blood clots in the body. The LDL cholesterol flows through the liver and cells forming heavy deposits on artery walls. The catechins in green tea help to decrease the amount of bad cholesterol. Also, the catechins help to maintain a healthy good cholesterol to bad cholesterol ratio improving the overall health of the body.

If weight loss, the prevention of cancer, healthy teeth, and lower cholesterol do not give you an idea that green tea is a miracle worker, you must be working with some pretty powerful magic. A couple of cups of tea in addition to your normal daily beverage will greatly decrease the risk of any bad conditions. (The only side effect that has been clearly recognized is the daily overdose of caffeine.)


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How Meditation Helps to Reduce Stress

Whenever you have just 10 minutes of free time, you can lower your level of anxiety, reduce stress and enjoy a much more relaxed state of being. That is all the time that is needed for the Relaxation Response meditation technique to calm you down, and it also improves your cardiovascular health.

Created by Harvard physician and best-selling author Doctor Herbert Benson in the 1970's, the Relaxation Response delivers the exact opposite physical reaction to your natural "fight or flight" response. When your mind perceives some type of stress or threat, you receive an adrenaline rush. Your blood pressure, pulse and breathing rate increase rapidly, as does the blood flow to your muscles.

The Relaxation Response meditation method helps to reduce stress by slowing down your breathing, blood pressure, metabolism and pulse rate. You sit quietly with your eyes closed in a quiet environment for 10 to 20 minutes. Visualize your muscles relaxing, beginning at your feet and moving up through the top of your head. You silently repeat a word or phrase, or have a particular sound repeated, that triggers a relaxing response in your body.

By continually training your mind to deliver this sense of calm and peacefulness when a particular word is repeated, you can easily access this stress-relieving tactic anytime and anywhere. Develop a phrase or word which has special meaning to you, or one that sounds relaxing, such as "peace" or "restful".

This works because your brain switches conscious efforts to unconscious habit after several repetitions. Your mind is an amazing machine, and when it notices a certain behavior accompanied by a particular response happening on a regular basis, it does not spend any time thinking about possibly delivering a different response. It automatically and unconsciously does what it has been taught to do.

When you are first training yourself to benefit from meditation and the Relaxation Response, understand that this takes time. It takes multiple repetitions before this becomes an automatic behavior. Here are some final tips to help you maximize the effectiveness of the meditation exercise:

Tip #1.  You should also wait at least 2 hours after eating a meal before trying this process, as your digestive system can interfere with your success.

Tip #2.  Do not set an alarm. The harsh sound of an alarm bell could undo all of the stress-relieving, anxiety-cleansing benefits you are enjoying. It is acceptable to open your eyes and check a clock to see how long you have been meditating.

Tip #3.  Practice twice a day for 3 to 4 weeks and you will find it easier and easier to drain the stress and anxiousness out of your hectic lifestyle.

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Should You Detox Before Starting a Diet?

A detox is a popular part of many diet plan preparations, so let’s take a look at whether or not it should be a requirement.

Some people say that an occasional detox diet makes them feel invigorated and alive, fully motivated to implement a long-term diet regimen.

Others claim a detox left them feeling lethargic and even dizzy at times. It’s important that if you plan to detox, you carefully consider how you feel throughout the process and keep an eye on your health.

Some detox plans are safer than others. There are some that last 24 hours and those that last a few weeks or longer. Detox plans are not meant to replace normal nutritional plans for long periods of time.

Many detox programs claim that their plan will flush out toxins from your body. This can be true in many instances, especially if the detox is a healthy mix of fiber and water.

There are many detox programs – some of them are a cleansing program and some of them are actually a fasting program. You have to understand the difference between the two.

Cleansing will help flush out toxins in a way that utilizes certain organic whole foods meant to clean out the colon. Fasting purifies the body and for many, affects them spiritually in a way that has them ready to take on a more regimented diet plan.

Fasting detox plans should only be done for 1-2 days, because your body needs nutrition to survive. Cleansing detox programs can be done for longer periods of time, but gradually have you moving back to a more normal eating plan.

Is a detox necessary? No. But for some, it’s like delivering a clean slate on which they can then build new habits to replace old ones that contributed to their weight gain over the past weeks, months and years.

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Setting Goals That Will Make You UNSTOPPABLE!

Zig Ziglar, “See-You-at-the-Top” Success Coach, once said, “I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.”

Best-selling author, motivational speaker, Success Coach Denis Waitley, wrote, “Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.”

A few year ago, I had the extreme pleasure of participating in a 31-Day Starting Over Challenge with Cheryl Pullins, Empowerment Speaker and Success Coach to Women. During Week Two of the Challenge, Coach Pullins addresseed the importance of setting goals. 

“Goal setting,” Coach Cheryl explains, “is the practice of determining and drawing out an actual plan of action to achieve something specific. Those who have no ambition may not feel that this is necessary but those who understand how heavy and important it is to want for things, will have another idea. Goal setting is important because:

• It gives you a definite path. Direction determines the destination and not otherwise. You could be aiming for a different destination but if you heading the opposite way, you will never get to where you are supposed to go. Goal setting defines the path that you have to take, and it functions much like a map that will direct your course.
• It organizes your thoughts. It makes everything seem scientific. You have a plan that is composed of steps and it will guide you through the entire process.
• It signifies your claim. Writing down your goals makes it more definite. When it is out there, you signify a stronger claim for it, and almost assume that it is already yours.
• It keeps you in tune. This is important for times when you lose your way and you need to find your way back. The goal is like a map that you can refer to, anytime, and this is going to be helpful in so many different ways.”

Truly, goal setting is important. However, how many of us have set a goal on January 1st and for some reason abandoned it by March or April 1st? How does this happen when, with great ardor and great fervor, we exclaim and proclaim our intention to family, friend, and the universe that we are setting our goal to lose weight, to stop smoking, to start a new business, or to ___________________ (you fill in the blank)?

In his video “New Year New Life” Tony Robbins, entrepreneur, author and Peak Performance Strategist, emphasizes that creating a goal that cannot fail requires two important qualities: a compelling vision and a compelling reason(s). 

Watch as he explains how to ensure your success as you set or re-set your goal today. 

Okay, so, if you have set your new resolutions for the year 2016?  Review them carefully! 

Be sure that you have a compelling vision and a compelling reason(s) in order for your goals to be achieved!  And then, review them every single and with FEELING!

Wishing you a most positive, productive, and prosperous 2016!

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“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.” ~ Les Brown 


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Weight Loss Herbs Thаt Work

Just about anyone who is looking to lose weight is looking for a magic pill. While there is no magic pill for weight loss, some specific herbs are recognized as being able to help promote weight loss. Some herbs work by increasing your body’s metabolism and some work as diuretics which are designed to cause water loss. It іѕ important tо understand thаt thеѕе herbs do nоt present а magic solution, but wіll оnlу work іn conjunction wіth healthy diet аnd exercise.

Here follows five natural weight loss herbs thаt have been known to work fоr some people:

Green Tea

Green tea provides a coffee-like effect, but it is much healthier and provides you with Vitamin C and flavonoids.  Studies show that green tea extract may help to boost your metabolism and help to burn fat.  One study confirmed that the combination of green tea and caffeine improved weight loss in overweight and moderately obese persons.  Some of the research suggests that the polyphenols, specifically the catechins, are responsible for the herb’s fat-burning effect. The most important of these is EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate), a substance that can boost metabolism.

Cayenne

You are probably familiar with this popular spice, but you may not have known that you can use it for weight loss.  Cayenne pepper has capsaicin which stimulate saliva and digestion, thus speeding up your metabolism, but at a safe level.  In a six-week study of 25 non-overweight adults, two Purdue researchers found cayenne helped increase study participants’ body temperatures and the amount of calories they burned. Just a half of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper along with a meal can help suppress appetite and burn calories. Interestingly, study subjects who reported they did not prefer or regularly use the spice before the test got the biggest benefits: reduced appetites and a decreased craving for salty, fatty, or sweet foods. (Read more: 6 Spicy Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper)

Seaweed

This herb is a natural thyroid stimulant, and it is a great source of trace minerals such as chromium and iodine.  According to Food Matters, Seaweeds play a role in boosting weight loss and deterring cellulite build-up. Their naturally high concentration of iodine, helps to stimulate the thyroid gland, which is responsible for maintaining a healthy metabolism. At the same time, its minerals act like electrolytes to break the chemical bonds that seal the fat cells, allowing trapped wastes to escape.” Being rich in chlorophyll (the pigment that makes some seaweeds green), seaweed is “a powerful, natural detoxifier that helps to draw out waste products.”

Caution: If you are taking medication for your thyroid or if you believe that you weight may be due to a thyroid condition, you must and should consult your doctor before taking seaweed.

Dandelion

Rich in vitamins A, B, C, and D,  dandelion is a natural herb which helps you to lose weight.  It actually serves as a diuretic and, therefore, causes weight loss bу decreasing thе amount оf water іn thе body.  In Health Benefits of Dandelions, the writer notes:

Our urine consists of up to 4% fat, so the more we urinate, the more water and fats are lost from the body. Dandelions, being diuretic in nature, promotes urination and thereby helps lose the dreaded “water weight” without causing any side effects. Furthermore, dandelions are low in calories, like most leafy greens, but for the small expense of calories (1oo cal./ 4 cups), you get a huge amount of beneficial side effects. This is also why dandelions are sometimes used as sweeteners, because they are not packed with unhealthy sugars.  

Glucomannan  

Glucomannan, made from the root of the Amorphophallus Konjac plant, mау help weight loss bу delaying thе absorption оf glucose frоm thе intestines.  It has been used for thousands of years as “a thickener or gelling agent” in traditional Japanese cooking.  In Japan, it is referred to as "the broom of the intestines." Dr. Oz explains, "When consumed, glucomannan “sponges” up water in the digestive tract, reducing the absorption of carbs and cholesterol and thus supporting weight loss. [...] This supplement also makes you feel full without leaving you gassy or bloated." (qtd in Glucomannan: The Weight-Loss Supplement Dr. Oz Loves)

If you are considering using herbs as means of losing weight, you should do your proper due diligence.  Not only should you do a good deal of research but you should also consult your family physician.  While herbs аrе “'natural,” you should also develop healthy eating habits and an exercise regimen.

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Broccoli, a Super Food

What are super foods? They seem to go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to providing positive benefits to our bodies. Broccoli a super food, is one of the best, and you are about to find out why.

What is it about this little green cruciferous plant? The bushy tops remind us of tiny trees. The smell makes us want to stay away but why do we keep coming back to this sulfur-filled little veggie? The answer is simple – it is a food for the ages.

If there is one vegetable that you need to give consideration to, it is broccoli. You have all heard about antioxidants, right? Well, getting them into your diet is a bit of a feat. Some foods contain a little and others contain a little more, so it is the combination of foods that give us as many as we can stand. No one knows for sure how many you need, but the more the merrier.

Broccoli contains polyphenols, a champion antioxidant substance. And, it contains more of it than most other vegetables and fruits. There are only two ahead of it. Antioxidants fight diseases like cancer. Eating broccoli and cauliflower (another cruciferous powerhouse) can greatly reduce your chances of developing cancer in the body. If you have already developed tumors, this vegetable can reduce their growth over time. Researchers are studying the effects right now.

Broccoli is also good for the heart. This muscle keeps us alive and the blood circulating to all parts so the cells can do their jobs. You will be challenged to find a vegetable that is richer in fiber, folate, vitamin B and C and potassium. Bananas are good but broccoli is a little better.

Folate is instrumental in preventing certain neural birth defects. Obstetricians recommend increasing folate levels during pregnancy.

Fiber helps to lower cholesterol. It gives you that feeling of fullness so that you eat less at a meal. Lower cholesterol means less clogging of the arteries and the strokes and heart attacks that can result. While the bad cholesterol numbers drop, the good cholesterol numbers rise to keep blood vessels healthy and elastic.

One serving of broccoli can provide all of these benefits and more. And, there are only 30 calories. You can eat broccoli for lunch and dinner and breakfast (if you dare) with no significant calorie gain. Broccoli can be eaten raw in slaw and salads. If you cook it, try steaming so that the vegetable retains all of its nutrition. Then add it to stir fry, casseroles and as toppings for potatoes.

What is there not to like about broccoli? If the taste is too bland, add some seasoning to liven it up. But, get a hold of this super food for strong bones, heart and health overall.

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