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1. Reading the Fine Print
Product packaging hasn't just gotten harder to open; it's also harder to read, with instructions and ingredient lists that look like mere ant tracks. According to AARP, CVS is dealing with this problem by attaching magnifying lenses to shelving units. The pharmacy chain also has increased natural-light wattage by uncovering windows.

Target, in turn, heard concerns about prescription labeling and increased type fonts to help customers avoid mistakes.

2. Garden Center Redesigns
Baby Boomers are big on gardening, but aren't too crazy about gravel-covered paths and narrow greenhouse aisles. According to Garden Center Magazine, the industry is moving towards friendlier access, including hard walking surfaces, wider aisles, tables that make picking up plants easier and white signs printed with black ink for clearer reading.

3. Accessible Online Shopping
The American Life Project found 69 percent of older Boomers (ages 56 to 64) buy online, more than any other generation. Merchants are catering to this by increasing website fonts so consumers with poor vision can more easily navigate online stores. Updated text-to-speech technology helps those with more serious sight problems by reading Web pages aloud.

Online shopping became more popular with aging Boomers when Amazon started the free shipping revolution in 2002. The trend has proven a boon to shoppers who find it difficult to navigate between stores. Free shipping codes bring prices as low, if not lower, than those for brick-and-mortar retailers. Examples include Boomer favorites like Coldwater Creek and Lands' End, clothing giants who offer free shipping on some, or all, orders.

4. More Online Reviews
According to a 2010 study by the Pew Center, older Boomers tend to research purchases more thoroughly, with 40 percent saying they rate products online before buying.

User reviews are an electronic replacement for this word-of-mouth generation, so e-retailers are catering to their preferences by providing opportunities for customer testimonials and highlighting positive reviews on home pages.

Technology retailer Newegg.com particularly caters to this audience according to Vice President of Marketing Bernard Luthi in an interview with Internet Retailer. "Older consumers called (customer support) more often than other age groups in advance of a purchase. They'd say: 'I want to understand more about the organization. Let me know who you are and what your return policy is.' They're still not as comfortable as a person in his mid-20s about shopping on the Web, but they are a smarter shopper. They ask for a lot more information up front."

5. Hard Landings
To make sitting and rising more graceful, high-end hotels are switching from soft, deep seating to higher and firmer chairs and couches. These same institutions, along with some banks, are replacing heavy, difficult-to-open doors with automatic ones.

6. Re-shelving
Stretching for the last-remaining box of bran and dipping down for a bulk bag are hard on the back and knees. According to the AARP magazine, both Walgreens and CVS have lowered shelving and reorganized items for easier access.

7. Urbanization of Rural Areas
As children flee the nest, more parents are migrating into rural areas. A 2009 study by the Department of Agriculture, however, indicated these Boomers will still want urban amenities, "such as proximity to health care...and walkable, active communities." Because many will prefer and eventually have to stop driving, they'll likely seek more condensed shopping formats that are closer to home.

As a result, areas like Colorado's Northern Front Range created land plans requiring developers include shopping and gas services within walking distance of each development. Retirement communities were also subject to the same regulations.

Walkability has become such an important factor that Zillow, an online real estate database, now rates the walkability of properties to retail and transit infrastructure.

8. Home-alone Servings
Household size in the 50-plus age range is shrinking, according to American Realty Advisors, leading manufacturers to reduce their package portions. Single-size and two-person servings are more readily available in drugstores and supermarkets. This is a move away from the super-sizing of the 1990s and should benefit stores that cater to this audience, including Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, as opposed to Costco or Sam's Club.

9. Non-agist Marketing
Baby Boomers work full-time, travel, care for parents and are far more active than the preceding generation. According to Nielsen, they're turned off by advertising that markets to age and decrepitude, so marketers are creating ads with an appeal for all ages. Talbot's, for example, traditionally sells clothing for older women, but their present marketing has a more youthful look and message.

10. Brain Games
The generation that made physical fitness a must is now pumping-up brain tissue to stave off the mental ills of aging. An entire industry has grown around this desire for mental calisthenics, sweeping major merchants like Target and Walmart into its wake.

While there's no end of controversy as to whether puzzles and brain games help slow down memory loss, Boomers are willing to give it a try. Much of this industry is related to board games, thought to slow the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

"Brain-fitness products generated $265 million in 2009, up from $225 million in 2008 and $100 million in 2005," said SharpBrains, a San Francisco-based market research firm, in an AARP interview. "Consumers account for about one-third of brain fitness industry sales, or $95 million in 2009. By 2015, the brain fitness market is projected to reach $1 billion."

Thank you Kate of the above article.

Kate Forgach is a Baby Boomer consumer specialist for Kinoli Inc. She has written about senior issues for 11 years as a Cooperative Extension specialist and for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. She has been featured in USA Today, Detroit News, New Orleans Times-Picayune, New Yorker magazine, "ABC World News," NBC's "TODAY" show and many other media outlets.

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I bought from Rona Home Improvement around $900 worth of Swiftlock laminated flooring and QuietWalk underlayment. In order to save some money, I applied for the Rona credit card and this helped saving 10% of the purchase. Back home I stacked the laminate flooring in the basement before the installation. This is to acclimate the flooring materials with the basement temperature and humidity. 48 hours is required for this purpose. I stacked the laminated flooring flat on the floor. Remove the plastic wrapping from the boxes and leave air space around each box to allow air to freely circulate around them. By the way it is advisable to buy 10 percent more flooring materials making allowance for some wastage during the installation.


Step 2: Pre-preparation & Cleaning

Clean the area making sure that it is free of any dirts and debris.   Also remove the base moldings. As my basement floor was vinyl on concrete,  I thorough vacuum clean it before putting on the vapor barrier Quietwalk, then the Swiftlock laminated flooring. 

Have you ever seen a river over a river? AMAZING.....
 AMAZING.....

Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe!
Water Bridge in Germany. What a feat!
Six years, 500 million Euros, 918 meters long . . . now this is engineering!

This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany , As part of the unification project. It is located in the city of Magdeburg , near Berlin . The photo was taken on the day of inauguration . . .



To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for your armchair engineers
. . . and physicists.

Question:

Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic,
Or just the weight of the water?

Answer:

It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water!

Why?
A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the same as the ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded.
> > > > More . . . .



The Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canals had previously met near Magdeburg but on opposite sides of the Elbe. Ships moving between the two had to make a 12-kilometer detour, descending from the Mittelland Canal through the Rothensee boat lift into the Elbe, then sailing downstream on the river, before entering the Elbe-Havel Canal through Niegripp lock. Low water levels in the Elbe often prevented fully laden canal barges from making this crossing, requiring time-consuming off-loading of cargo.

Construction of the water link was started as early as in the 1930s but due to the World War 2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003.

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My Favorite Ox Tail in Red Wine

Julie and I simply love this dish.  I remember we have made ox tail in red wine several times.  It is quite simple.  I would like to share it with my fellow boomers.  Ok, let start:

Ingredients

ox tail (beef tail)                3 pounds
red wine                           2 cups
salt                                 1 teaspoon
onions (cut up)                 2
crushed garlic                  2
chopped celery                2 cups
carrots (cut up)                3
water                               2 cups
ginger                              5 slices
tomatoes (cut up)             5
green onion                     2 stalks
red  pepper                     2


Method

1. wash ox tail chunks  clean with cold tap water
2. put the ox  tail chunks into  a pot  of  cold water.  Boil them  with  gingers (2 slices)  green onion (2 stalks) and cooking wine (1 tablespoon)  until they boil for  another 10 minutes.   Now  the ox  tail chunks are cleaned  with no blood smell (taste) and ready  for  the third step,
3. stir fry the ox tail chunks  on the wok for another 5 minutes with a tiny bit of vegetable oil only.
4. Now prepare a pot with 2 cups of red wine, 2 cups of water  add on the carrots  and  red onions, tomatoes, red pepper and celery as well as  the ox tail chunks and  boil them  for  about  2 hours.
5.  Now, the Red Wine Braised Ox Tail is done and ready to serve.

Is it simple?   We would share with you more cooking next week.  Healthy eating.



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Today's  internet allows you and me to enjoy the benefits of mass communication. In the old days only the very large corporations and wealthy millionaires could do it.    Now we can reach out to people 10, 100 even 1,000 times with the same message for little or even no cost at all.   Now, you and me  are able to create MORE results with less work and less time... for once making a truly part time business a reality for the average person with a full schedule and a limited budget.

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Commission Junction
Mainstream products. many of the big companies have programs in here, but there aren't very many lifetime commission products, or high commission products.  Commission Junction (CJ) is preferred for its strong network and  high-end merchants. However, the reporting system is not user friendly and loading time a bit long.  Words are out there that CJ  is cracking down on people who get traffic to affiliate pages using PPC ads and banning accounts with little or no warning. 



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Internet has changed the world and every aspect of today's lifestyle.  Information products and IT are the talk of the business arena.   For infoproducts Clickbank is the marketplace.  Founded in 1998, ClickBank is a secure online retail outlet for more than 50,000 digital products and 100,000 active affiliate marketers.  ClickBank makes a sale somewhere in the world every three seconds, safely processing more than 35,000 digital transactions a day over more than 200 countries, and are consistently ranked as one of the most highly-trafficked sites on the web. Clickbank is the best place to go for both publishers and affiliates for infoproducts.  It is pretty safe to say that the majority of e-books in today's world are sold through here in Clickbank. 

Buddies, boomers and retirees, have you ever imagined turning your knowledge, know-how and experience into an information product.  What I meant here is to create your own the e-book or infoproduct, 


I would like to tell you a true story.   A story of a young woman selling health and nutrition products in a mlm organization back in the early eighty.  

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Long before I ever knew what pay-per-click advertising was... before I knew anything about a computer or had even considered doing business on the internet... I "accidentally" discovered how to get 2-3 new retail customers coming to me every week.

I was a wet-behind-the-ears distributor who was lucky to sell a couple bottles of my health and nutrition stuff every month.

Then One Saturday Afternoon Everything Changed -- DRASTICALLY!

I went to a sales workshop where a special guest speaker from out-of-town introduced me to a brand new way of selling things.

She called it a "Health Awareness Seminar."

And it was simply an educational class that showed people how to start improving their health and diet right away...

WITHOUT having to buy anything!

At the end of the presentation, almost as an afterthought, she mentioned a few of her products that could help with the health issues that were just talked about. But that was it.


The Rest Was High-Quality,  Pitch-Free Information!

It was totally different than the usual product shows I was used to doing where all I did was talk about how great my stuff was.

I knew this "health awareness seminar" thing was something I could do too.

Plus it'd be something that I actually enjoyed doing because I didn't have to be aggressive or pushy and I liked the whole idea of helping people out with their health problems.

So I went back home and immediately began working on my own presentation.

I practiced the whole thing until it felt natural and then I setup my first "seminar."

Three people showed up. I was a little disappointed but I knew it was just a bad night of the week.

The second one was a lot better. This time there was about ten people there and I sold a couple hundred dollars worth of product - as much as I usually sold in a month!

But the best part was, I didn't even ask anyone to buy anything!

Then, almost magically, word started spreading around faster than wildfire.

People loved the information so much that they started to tell their friends about my seminars, who in turn talked to their friends.

Audiences kept getting bigger and BIGGER each time I'd do a presentation and  afterwards I was taking more and MORE orders!

But here's the part that shocked me the most...


People Were Literally Lining Up To Get My Advice - As If I Was Their Doctor!


Many times I'd have 8-10 people standing in line waiting to ask me questions about different health issues they had - even ones I hadn't talked about!

And when they asked me for a recommendation about something...


It Was As If I Was Filling Out A Prescription For Them!


As you can imagine, other people in my company started to notice how well I was doing. They began asking me to do these "health awareness seminar" things for them and their teams.

So I did. Upline... crossline... no-line... whoever.

It got to the point where I didn't even have to go through my names list anymore because every week I had 2-3 new people who I had NEVER met before in my life calling me to order some products.


From A Couple Hundred Dollars A Month In Sales... To Over $3,000 A Month!

I was now personally selling over $3,000 worth of products every month. During my best month I sold over $3,500.  I also won the award for top retailer in my state twice in a row.

But here's the weird thing about my rapid rise to sales stardom...


I Still Had No Idea What I Was Doing!


By hosting these health awareness seminars I had unknowingly stumbled upon attraction marketing and the secret to becoming highly sought-after by my customers.

However I became extremely frustrated because I still didn't quite "GET IT."

I knew that WHAT I was doing was working, but I didn't know WHY it was working.

I had dozens of people calling me every month about my products but I still couldn't sponsor someone if my life depended on it!

I thought that what I was doing only worked for selling my health and nutritional products.

It wouldn't be until years later that I figured out how to take that same process and apply it to the rest of my business to recruit people.


Here's Where YOU and YOUR BUSINESS Come Into The Picture


Ever since I came out with The Renegade Network Marketer many of my students have been running into the same obstacle I was faced with several years ago -- only it's the other way around!

They're successfully using the marketing principles taught in my course to generate their own leads and attract business builders.

However many people have had a hard time taking these same strategies and using them to sell their stuff and attract more customers.

As a result, I've gotten a slew of emails from people wondering how they can retail their company's products using the attraction marketing model.

And I've literally been begged to come out with some detailed training that focuses specifically on how to do this!

Well there's no need for the sweet talking to continue because something's looming on the horizon.

Ann Sieg

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Do you guys have similar experience?  You should not give yourself excuses not to venture into the internet world with your world of experience and knowledge.                       
 
There are people who think:.

•      I can't write a book or create an e-book
•      My knowledge and experience are not good enough
•      Would any one pay for my info-product

 
You' UNDER-ESTIMATE your own knowledge, experience, know-how, and
above all your abilities and potential.

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Baby Boomers, would you agree with me that one effective way to build your brand and get your message to boomers and senior readers is by advertising to them?  The following ad is an example which I made.  Generally, ads are sold on a per month basis using PayPal subscription service. Ads will auto renew every month unless you cancel the subscription. 

It is simple. It is cool.  You can make one too.  Check out these ads and let me know if you have any questions.



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It sounds absurd.   You may have doubt over your mind in the above headline.  You have every right to think this way. 

What I am telling you is true.  I meant completely true.  The free stuff I am talking about is Google Places.   People in the internet world are familiar with Google Map. It is free to use for every body.  Simply type in the Google Map search box your friend 's address or any genuine address,  it will show you the detailed map, the road direction and the satellite view of that particular location.  It is a great piece of computer technology which Google offers to all and it is Free.  

Google Places is a big step forward for people who endeavor to do business both online and offline.   Today's people, when they want to buy something, they would Google it for related info. Even when they want to go to a restaurant, they would Google it and find it in the Google Map. All these are now being done on the smart phones such as iPhone and Blackberry. 

With Google Places which is Free you have an excellent tool to help your customers to find you easily in the iPhone and Blackberry, e.g.  my favorite Chinese restaurant Maple Yip Seafood Restaurant in Scarborough .   At Google Places, people can get their required information just by typing in the company name.


If you like to use Google Places, you need to register first.   Access here for free registration and simply follow the instructions.  It is simple.  Better still, it is free!
In case you need help just email me.    Have a good day. 

The transaction of selling or buying is the same.  Money changed hands for goods/services.

In our daily life we enjoy buying and hate selling.   We like buying things we like upon our emotion and logic sequence.   We hate being sold and forced to a decision to accept goods/services.   This is a very simple basic that is being overlooked by most sales people.  Here below is an abstract from Ann Sieg Attraction Marketer 's Manifesto:  

In the strictest definition, "sales" is an exchange of goods or services for something of value. Basically anytime money changes hands.

In reality, it's much bigger than that. The art of selling is really the ability to influence others in the way they think or act. A better term might be: The art of persuasion. If you think this sounds a bit shady, don't worry. We all use techniques of persuasion every day, whether we realize it or not.

You see, it's not just when someone pays money for something. It's when a parent tries to impart their values to their children. It's when one person asks another person for a date. It's when a politician tries to persuade a nation to do one thing or another. All of these require selling.

Whether with our spouses, kids, parents, friends, coworkers, bosses or customers, the truth is, none of us have a choice about being a salesperson. We all try to do and say things that move others in the direction we desire.

Therefore, it only makes sense that we be good at it.

For the purposes of what we're talking about here however, we'll mostly use the word sales to mean direct sales or person-to-person.

Now when most people think of selling or direct sales, they usually think of pure, cold calling, names lists, referral misery.

There are very few things that put such a bad taste in people's mouths as the idea of having to sell something to someone.

Why is this?

It's because we hate it when someone tries to do it to us!

Click here to read more from Ann Sieg ' Attraction Marketer 's Manifesto.  You can get your copy FREE.

The Manifesto by Ann Sieg covers lot of areas. Though it is free, its enormous content simply overwhelmingly valuable.  It is just like drinking direct from the spring when  start reading her book, fresh, original and irresistible.  I read it twice and have the following advise for you.   Go to P. 68 - 69 and you will find the key points of this manifesto.  Ann has prepared them for you guys.   These main points would help to grasp the big picture of the manifesto.  The reading then is more easy.  To get a free copy of this manifesto, click here.   Meanwhile for your quick reference, here are the key points:

   

• Stop thinking of yourself as a marketer and begin thinking yourself as a trusted adviser

• How to completely eliminate all resistance to your message so that people listen intently to every word you say and enthusiastically act on every product recommendation you make  by simply educating them instead of pitching them.

• The internet allows you to enjoy the benefits of mass communication that were previously only available to large corporations and people with a lot of money. By reaching 10, 100 even 1,000 times the amount of people with the same message for little or even no cost at all, you are able to create MORE results with less work and less time... for once making a truly part time business a reality for the average person with a full schedule and a limited budget.
  

Click here to download your free Manifesto

• Prospects and customers flock to those who demonstrate that they're knowledgeable about a subject. The key to attraction marketing is a simple two word formula (Teaching Sells) that allows you to effortlessly sell massive quantities of any product or service, in any industry. On the other hand...
  

• Failing to teach and educate your audience makes you invisible to your prospects - indistinguishable from everyone else. This dooms you to obscurity and a never-ending treadmill of having to fight tooth and nail for every sign up you get, along with the nagging uncertainty of never knowing where you're going to find your next potential prospect.
  

• Because of the speed, efficiency and number of options available, the internet has become the primary method for doing research and making purchasing decisions.
  

• The people who are still doing the grunt work of one-to-one prospecting and daily cold calling are losing their customers and prospects to those who are positioning themselves as valuable resources using the internet.
  

• No matter what business you are in, your job is to become a producer and distributor of information. The purpose of every internet marketing,traffic generation or advertising method is to distribute your information.
  

• When you become a producer and distributor of information (content)you'll get free sales and leads from word of mouth like you've never experienced before... eliminating the need for you to spend a fortune or huge amounts of time on advertising or junk "opportunity leads" like other distributors.
  

Click here to download your free Manifesto

• The difference between the top income earners in any industry and everyone else is the way they package and distribute their information.
  

• Being an "expert" for the purpose of lead-generation means knowing slightly more about the topic than the customer. Nothing more.Because of the tremendous leverage the internet offers, you can get1started right now regardless of your past experience or level of success.
  

• Producing lead-generation content is better than having a license to print money. It's free to make and one single piece of content can continue to fuel your business with fresh customers and distributors for months and even years after you produced it. This kind of "residual"traffic effect is not enjoyed by regular sales reps.
  

• If you don't give people a reason to follow you, they're going to follow someone else. By handing out valuable information to people, you will collect all the "orphaned" customers and distributors out there looking for help, rather than losing them to other people who are doing the same.
  

•  People equate different types of content with different levels of knowledge or expertise. Once you've gotten started with attraction marketing, there are two ways to predictably and systematically explode your "credibility ranking" (and therefore your income):1) Create more content2) Create more "advanced" levels of content
  

• The easiest, fastest and most guaranteed way to become the top distributor in any program (even if you're struggling right now) is to produce more advanced levels of content and offer your product/service to people after they've consumed your content and have become bonded to you.
  

• The #1 most over-looked (and therefore most powerful) marketing strategy in the network marketing industry is differentiation. A few ways to differentiate yourself are: Specializing in a niche, putting a different spin on your content, packaging your content in a different format than others, and targeting a different audience.
  

• How to get all the attention your product deserves by simply"repackaging" it for a different target audience, creating the perception of a totally unique, one-of-a-kind solution that will have people clamoring to buy - even if everyone else is selling the exact same thing you are.
  

Click here to download your free Manifesto

• Information marketing allows you to sell your products and services on a mass scale using the internet while staying 100% compliant with your company's guidelines -- whereas the traditional "bulldog" style of selling/advertising that leads with a heavy pitch for your product does Not.
  

This was filmed at Heathrow as passengers arrived. No instruments were used, it was all created by the individuals.

Thank you PL for sharing this very nice story.  I am more than pleased to share it here with all my friends and readers.  Don't know how true this is...being non-judgemental is what we have to learn anyway!

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    好幾年前，哈佛的校長對人的錯誤判斷，付了很大的代價。
    
    一對老夫婦，女的穿著一套褪色的條紋棉布衣服，而她的丈夫則是穿著布製的便宜西裝，也沒有事先約好，就直接去拜訪哈佛的校長。校長的祕書在片刻間就斷定這兩個鄉下老土根本不可能與哈佛有業務來往。
    
    先生輕聲的說：「我們要見校長。」
    祕書很不禮貌的說：「他整天都很忙。」
    女士回答說：「沒關係，我們可以等。」
    
    過了幾個鐘頭，祕書一直不理他們，希望他們知難而退，自己走開。他們一直等在那裡。祕書終於決定通知校長，「也許他們跟您講幾句話就會走開。」
    
    校長不耐煩的同意了，校長很有尊嚴而且心不甘情不願的面對這對夫婦。女士告訴他：「我們有一個兒子曾經在哈佛讀過一年，他很喜歡哈佛、他在哈佛的生活很快樂。但是去年，他出了意外而死亡。我丈夫和我想要在校園裡為他立一紀念物。」
    
    校長並沒有被感動，反而覺得可笑，粗聲地說：「夫人，我們不能為每一位曾讀過哈佛而死亡的人建立雕像的。如果我們這樣做，我們的校園看起來會像墓園一樣。」
    
    女士很快的說：「不是，我們不是要豎立一座雕像，我們想要捐一棟大樓給哈佛。」
    
    校長仔細的看了一下條紋的棉布衣服及粗布的便宜西裝，然後吐一口氣說：「你們知不知道建一棟大樓要花多少錢嗎？我們學校的建築物超過七百五十萬元。」
    
    這時，這位女士沈默不講話了。
    
    校長很高興，總算可以把他們打發了。只見這位女士轉向她丈夫說：「只要七百五十萬就可以建一座大樓？那我們為什麼不建一座大學來紀念我們的兒子？」她的丈夫點頭同意。
    而哈佛的校長覺得很混淆和困惑。就這樣，史丹佛先生夫人(Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford) 離開了哈佛，到了加州，成立了史丹佛大學(Stanford University)來紀念他們的兒子。
 

This is a follow up of yesterday post on Attraction Marketer's Manifesto.   I told you guys about its download link.  If for some reason the link didn't work right...

Here it is again for your convenience.

Click here to download your special report.


This Manifesto has been in the works for a long
time and I believe for many people it brings
a defining moment in their business career.  Some like it as it has brought them the breakthrough in their career and business. 

Let me tell you also there are people of the 'old school' who hate it as Ann's new concept brings more and more believers.  This is a huge threat to their market position and interest.  
   

I read Ann's manifesto I believe that many people will begin experiencing life-changing results in their businesses as the result of reading this document.

But don't take my word for it.

Here's what a couple readers:


"I read The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto
today and it gave me some great ideas.

I applied just one of the principles today
and sponsored a new agent within hours.

This is a great book!"

-Stan

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"You really got me fired up with your report.

My upline is almost mad at me for no longer
ordering his expensive leads.

I made some serious changes on my website
and an hour ago I got a phone call from a
new lead that demanded I show him the plan
as he was desperate to get started."

-Peder Andersen

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The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto is better
than most of the information other so-called
"experts" are charging money for nowadays.

That might be taking it a bit far, but who knows?

I'll let YOU be the judge :-)

Click here to download your special report.

And when you're done, will you do me a favor?

Leave some feedback and tell me which part of the report was your favorite.

Some of the favorites are:

• page 11 where she revealed the simple plan

for attracting dozens of new retail customers
every month - with or without the internet?

• page 54 where she uncovered the surprising

secret to quickly and easily becoming the top
distributor for any company in the world?

• page 64 where she explained how to "re-package"

your product so customers see it as one-of-a-kind
even if everyone else is selling the same thing?

Come on, please?

It'll only take a second.

And I would really love hearing from you.


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Honestly, this upcoming lesson might be the most
important message you've ever read. Especially if you can't get anyone to take you,your products, and your opportunity seriously.

I got an email from Ann Sieg a successful baby boomer lady.  Her Attraction Marketer's Manisfesto  is highly recommended in the internet.   Surprisingly it is free.  I read it thoroughly once,  but I would read it couple of times more so as to know it well, digest it and apply it onto my online business.  

I was blown away by Ann's insight and writing skill.    I was very impressed by her being so true telling her genuine story of the ups and downs during the earlier years of her MLM business selling health and nutrition products.  Above all,  it is the invaluable contents in her crispy presentation that has made me ticked and bought the book from her after reading Attraction Marketer's Manifesto.

I bought Ann Sieg's famous Renegade System for a very special price.   It is a complimentary copy at just $1 (limited time only).   The regular price is $67.   Here below she wrote back to me:

Congratulations - you did it!

Moments ago you took action and requested your
complimentary copy of my eye-opening report
"The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto."

To download this business-building manual
that would normally be expensive to purchase...

Simply click here .

 
In this report I cover the biggest reasons most
network marketers struggle and ultimately FAIL.

And how to avoid investing lots of time and money
into your business - only to have it go belly-up.

When you read it you'll learn:

-A foolproof, two word formula that will
instantly get you started with attraction
marketing - no matter what you're selling!
(See page 23)

-How to systematically take your business to
higher and higher levels of income once you
understand the basics of attraction marketing
and have started generating your own leads
(See page 46)

-The key to eliminating all resistance to
your message so people listen intently to
every word you say and enthusiastically
act on your product recommendations
(See page 59)

-Why thousands of people just like you have proclaimed
"The Attraction Marketer's Manifesto" one of the best
special reports ever written about network marketing!

Here's the download link again Friend.

Look, you might not realize it, but you're literally
seconds away from what could be your BIGGEST
business-building breakthrough of your career!

Over 50,000 small-business owners (and counting)
have dug in and devoured this piece of information.

As a result, many have gone on to fire their
bosses and generate multiple streams of income.

Some have even built six-figure businesses.

And I know you'll be handsomely repaid for
the 20-30 minutes you spend going through it!

Click here to download your special report.

To Your Success,





P.S. Oh, and I almost totally forgot...

Over the next couple of days I'm going to send
you some incredibly valuable tips and additional
training that'll have a BIG impact on your business.

If you haven't started generating your own leads
online at no cost yet - no worries Friend!

I guarantee YOU WILL BE after getting the
wonderful surprises I have in store for you.

Just keep a close eye on your email inbox.

P.P.S. If you're new to internet marketing and
don't know where to begin - that's okay too!

Don't be discouraged, overwhelmed, or scared.

Believe it or not, in I was in your shoes 3
years ago and know exactly how it can feel.

I hardly knew anything about computers.

(Only turned mine on every once in a while
to surf the internet and check my email)

And all the complicated internet jargon
("geek speak") was way over my head!

But you know what?

I kept an open mind and didn't give into the
negative thoughts that tried creeping in when
something unfamiliar wasn't making sense to me.

And you should have the same attitude.

Because it's NOT as tough as it seems :-)

You can actually do this Friend!

Especially with me by your side patiently
guiding you every single step of the way.

可減少寒害，保留最佳口感。

Yesterday during the dinner Julie told me her friend's husband was ticketed, fined for several hundred dollars with three demerit points.  What happened to this friend is like what I posted sometime earlier in the blog here.  Guys watch out when you drive. 

Quote:
 I just had an experience which I hope you will not have to go
  through yourselves...
 
  I was driving on the 427 South at Burnamthorpe in broad
  daylight at 2 p.m., when I came upon two police cruisers who had pulled over
  a third vehicle. I slowed down to be cautious, and was surprised when the
  second cruiser pulled out and pulled me over. Approaching on the passenger
  side, the officer asked if I knew why I had been pulled over. I honestly
  expressed that I had no idea.

   He informed me that Ontario law now states that when
  approaching any emergency vehicle on the roadside with lights flashing, you
  must enter the left lane. He then proceeded to ticket me, taking three
  demerits and issuing a fine of , wait for it, . . $490! (Yes, I'm choking
  as I type that.) I realize I did not change lanes, but I do believe I was
  cautious.
 
  My message is, be careful. He said that they are cracking down
  hard on this because of injured officers. I did not realize this was the
  law. Neither did any of my recently-licensed children. Or evidently not the
  other 47 drivers pulled over.
 
   
  Hefty fine if you don't change lanes!!!!!!! 3 demerit points on top of cash.
 Go to the link above and check it out.
 
  Please pass this on to your contacts 

Unquote

This is unbelievable. Would any body do this cleaning job?

This blog is the platform for sharing ideas, experience and insight among boomers, seniors and older adults.    Yesterday, I got some wonderful ideas from Megan Brown Bennett.   These are the most popular tech toys today.   Guys you would love them.  Look forward to hearing your feedback.  

Gadgets and grandparents do mix.  Technology companies are bringing the growing senior population back into the loop with easy-to-use products and special features that make them relevant for hearing, vision and mobility loss.  Some of the most popular "tech toys," of course, are already more senior-friendly than you might think, with a little assist from a child or grandchild.  AMPLICOM USA (www.amplicomusa.com), the leader in the amplified telephone category has put together a list of its favorite gadgets designed to make life easier, more fun, and often, safer.

•    Got songs?  The love of good music knows no age, and iPods aren't just for the younger generation.  Consider setting a beloved older relative up with an iPod shuffle.  Download her favorite songs from iTunes, set up a playlist and then she can easily operate it at the touch of a button.

•    Phone home.  People with hearing loss often avoid phone conversations altogether, but AMPLICOM'S POWERTEL series of amplified phones offers loud, clear and personalized sound that brings back the joy of communication.  They are compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants, and feature large, easily readable displays.  Choose from models with or without answering machines.

•    Remote possibility.  Change the channel on hard-to-read, hard to operate TV remotes.  The Flipper Big Button Remote is all you need to operate both your TV and your cable.  It has six - and only six - large buttons:  On/Off, Volume Up/Down, Channel Up/Down and Mute, and used proprietary technology to send the right signal to the right device.  $24.95

•    Books to go:  The Sony Reader Pocket Edition features a crisp paper-like display and adjustable fonts for fading eyesight.  $150

•    When waking up is hard to do:  The AMPLICOM TCL 200 digital alarm has a wireless shaker pad that is placed under the pillow.  At the designated time, the pad vibrates to rouse the sleeper without waking up the rest of the household.

•    Instant prints, instant gratification:  No more mailing photo prints to Grandma.  Instead, equip your elderly loved ones with the HP PhotoSmart Premium e-All-in-One printer.  Photos and other important documents can be sent directly to the computer's email where they print out automatically.  $246.

You may be interested in the following article from Ming Pao.....
 
天主教香港教區發表澄清聲明：副主教與李首富就「魔鬼論」進行過直接交談。「教區對『魔鬼論』事件引致李嘉誠不快，表示遺憾。」

　李首富對事件表示「理解」，並表明會一如以往，繼續資助天主教香港教區轄下「香港明愛」之社會服務。李首富亦表明，不會追究上述事件，只促請教區自行與有關神父跟進該事件。至於副主教有否就羅神父的「魔鬼論」向李首富道歉，聲明沒有直接提及，輕輕帶過。

　其實，這又有甚麼關係呢？副主教代表香港教區表示遺憾，與道歉沒有根本的分別，稍為有常識又明白事理的人，都不需再浪費時間咬文嚼字了。

　但副主教為何要遺憾呢？聲明講得很清楚了，就是為了李首富能「一如以往，繼續資助天主教香港教區轄下『香港明愛』之社會服務」。錢會繼續，不過是有條件的：李首富表示不再追究，但「促請教區自行與有關神父跟進該事件」，意思是不是說，我不會採取法律行動，但你要用家法自行處理！還有潛台詞：用盡一切方法，防止同類事件重演。經過教區的跟進，今後神父們對不公平不公義，尤其涉及富可敵國而又對香港明愛仗義疏爽的財閥，會繼續監察批判，還是從此閉口噤聲？

　骨頭硬淨的羅國輝神父在他的facebook回應：「我祈禱，我決不會因為替貧窮及受壓迫社群發聲而感到遺憾。我服從天主教的社會訓諭，我永不向不公義鞠躬。」擲地有聲！

　早前超級颱風過門不入，網上有「李氏力場」之議，創意無限的網民，還改編了主禱文的內容，中英版本，網上熱傳。在這裡不得不讚一讚，網民怎會如此厲害，有這麼準確的預見性，知道李首富連天堂都有無遠弗屆的影響力？在這裡做個不勞而獲的文抄公，留個歷史見證：

　我們在中環的超人，
　願人都尊你的姓為李。
　願李的國降臨，
　願李的旨意行在香港，
　如同行在長實。
　我們日用的物品，
　百佳賣給我們。
　免李家的稅，
　如同政府免窮人的福利。
　不叫我們遇到風球，
　救我們脫離黑雨。
　因為住屋、電力、交通，全是李的，
　直到永遠。
　因李，及楷，及孫之名，阿門。

　今後，副主教的主禱文，是否都應該考慮改一下？
    [吳志森]

I got the news release from Jessie.  The information is for boomers and seniors:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Alzheimer's Foundation of America to Host Online Puzzle Competition

Renowned Puzzle Master Lends His Expertise to the Cause

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is calling on crossword buffs, novices up for a challenge and others in between to participate in its inaugural National Brain Game Challenge, an online game of skill created by one of the nation's most admired puzzle masters.

    For the National Brain Game Challenge, Merl Reagle, whose popular Sunday crossword is syndicated in 50 newspapers across the country, has crafted a series of challenging, fresh-themed puzzles that lead to a single solution.

    Players pay a $25 registration fee, which will give them online access to the puzzles on September 25 at exactly 3 p.m. ET. The contest ends September 27, and AFA will announce the winners the following day. Up for grabs: a $5,000 grand prize and other prizes. To register and for more information, visit www.alzfdn.org.

    The educational and fundraising event is aimed at boosting awareness of lifestyle choices that promote brain health; alerting the public about AFA as a resource for support services and information about memory concerns, successful aging and caregiving; and raising funds for AFA's programs and services nationwide.

     It stems from research that suggests that regular mental workouts may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease--an incurable brain disorder that is increasing in incidence nationwide and primarily affects the older population.

    "The human brain thrives within an enriched environment filled with novel and complex stimuli. Mental stimulation in the form of crossword puzzles, language development, travel, visits to the museum, etc. has been found to enhance the health of the brain through the development of 'brain reserve,'" said Paul Nussbaum, Ph.D., chairman of AFA's Prevention Advisory Board and a brain health expert whose latest book is entitled "Save Your Brain."

    Reagle and his wife, Marie Haley, of Tampa, FL have a personal interest in the cause, having been caregivers for "1,000 days" for Marie's mother, who had Alzheimer's disease.

  "Alzheimer's disease is devastating to the people who have it, but it's especially tough on family caregivers, who are perennially overworked and underfunded. After seeing its impact close up, I've always wanted to do my share to benefit the cause directly, and I thank AFA for giving me that chance," said Reagle, who co-starred in the hit documentary "Wordplay" and has been a character, playing himself, on "The Simpsons."

    Registration for the National Brain Game Challenge began August 7, which coincides with the birthday of Marie's mother.

highlights "the increasing reality of Alzheimer's disease and the importance of adapting healthy lifestyles that may mitigate its wrath."

    "With the National Brain Game Challenge, we hope to replace fear with fun, and send the message that it's never too early or too late to embrace brain health," he said.

     Under the rules of the National Brain Game Challenge, players must electronically submit their solutions to each puzzle plus a final answer to AFA. AFA will determine the grand prize winner, runners-up and additional winners based on accuracy and speed. Besides the $5,000 grand prize, AFA will award a $1,000 second prize; $500 third prize, and more than a dozen $100 prizes to a specific sequence of winners, including the 5,000^th person with the correct response.

     The contest is open to individuals aged 18 and older, except any finalist or winner in the A and B Division playoffs of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and/or any person who ever constructed a playoff puzzle for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, as well as AFA employees and their immediate families.

    Complementing this online challenge, in a pilot program initiated by AFA, various AFA member organizations around the country will be hosting their own Brain Game Challenge events in their communities from September 10 to 24. In general, each local event will involve visual puzzles, math challenges and memory games that can be played by participants of all ages, abilities and interests simultaneously.

    Currently, Alzheimer's disease, which results in loss of memory and other intellectual functions, affects as many as 5.1 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.  Advanced age is the greatest known risk factor.

    The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families. Its services include counseling and referrals by licensed social workers via a toll-free hot line, e-mail, Skype, and live chat; educational materials; a free quarterly magazine for caregivers; and professional training. For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org. For specific information about successful aging, visit www.alzprevention.org.

                                                          

 

 

Alzheimer's Foundation of America

Jessie McHeffey

Public Relations Associate & AFA Teens Coordinator

322 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10001

PH: 866.232.8484 ext. 121

Fax: 646.638.1546

Email: jmcheffey@alzfdn.org

 

Please help us spread the word about our new Web site for family caregivers: www.carecrossroads.org. Meet. Learn. Connect.

 

Ten great tips for every day:

Ten Great Tips For Each Day 1. Stay out of trouble. 2. Aim for greater heights. 3. Stay focused on your job. 4. Exercise to maintain good health. 5. Practice team work. 6. Rely on your trusted partner to watch your back. Take your time trusting others. 7. Save for rainy days. 8. Rest and relax. 9. Always take time to smile. AND 10. Realize that nothing is impossible. - - -

For those who think table tennis (Ping Pong in Chinese) is a relaxed and easy game, just watch this video. It is women's doubles semifinal, between South Korea (red) and China ( blue) at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships, Yokohama. 

QUICK PRAYER
Please do not break.  Just 27  words -

"God, our Father, walk through my house and take away
all my worries and illnesses and please watch over and heal my
family in Jesus name, Amen."

This prayer is so powerful.  

Pass this to 12 people a blessing is coming to you in form of a new job, a house, marriage, finances, or maybe an answer to something (a prayer, a request) that you have been waiting for.

Do not break or ask questions.

Does God come first in your life? If so, stop what you are doing & send it to 12 people now.  

Watch what He does! 

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