The mind is a source of immeasurable power, and we only use a tiny portion of it. In the book, “Speed Reading in only One Hour” I show you how to tap some of that unused power and how to use it for your own improved grades in high school, college, and great successes life.

Your brain can understand from 10,000 to 50,000 bits of data per minute; one bit equates to one word. Although this information comes from old statistics (1980’s),. based on recently developed speed reading technology, and strides in various types of learning technology, you can achieve phenomenal reading speeds.

The average HS grad, when tested, reads about 250 words per minute. The college student reads at about 300 words per minute. But, no matter what your baseline reading speed, don’t worry, it is only the beginning. Can you imagine what an advantage you would have to be able to read over 100% faster than you did before? The possibilities are limitless.

Humans receive information through five physical senses, (touching, tasting, hearing, smelling, and seeing) and through those we make decisions. Actually, we make choices and judgments from factors that the physical senses bring into play. The five physical senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch) are preprogrammed for automatic reaction.

We learn in many way, not only from physical senses, but through other forms of thought. Most thinking is conscious in nature. Senses, on the other hand, work automatically. An example of an automatic response might be: when a hungry teenager smells pizza, he or she begins salivating. Or was that Pavlov’s dog? Actually, it’s the same! What’s taking place is that the sense of smell (called olfactory senses) has automatically brought up a thought, “PIZZA”, to the brain and mind. The thought may be unconscious.

Sensing food is a physical sensation through smell. It is a mental sensation (unconsciously or consciously) through thought. And lastly there is a physical sensation through eating, swallowing, and smiling. To summarize the PIZZA adventure: Brain and mind is where the “action” is taking place. Body is where the “reaction” is taking place.

Your brain and the mind has awesome untapped potential; I’ll teach you how to tap into that potential by using the course Speed Reading in One Hour, available at speedread.org . I’ll show you how you can be a total success in your college life and beyond.

Make Extra Now When You Need It! Yup! You need more money. The world’s gone nuts and you need to protect yourself and your family.

Simply – what happened: The fear and the greed have now gripped the world. It was only 3-4 months ago when the sh– hit the fan and the public began their advanced learning on the impact of greed, and the fear that has been increased by the influence of international news media in a 100% globalized planet.

How do I get more money? Education is perhaps one of the safest fields to be in. Teachers are mandatory for education, and if you’re not a teacher – you’ll probably have more risk because you may not be in a secure career field.

Throughout the world people are realizing that they can make from $5.00 to $25.00 on every student, in school from 3rd grade, all the way up to graduate school. How many students are there in your school, in your city, in your state? Let’s say that the school nearby is a secondary school with 500 kids … how would you like to make over $2,500 by just putting out some flyers.

You can do that! Students want to read faster. How do I know? I was a teacher of reading for 16 years and I’ve asked students, “Do you want to read faster?”

Always I heard “You bet”, “Sure”, “I want it NOW!” Never in my years of teaching did a student say they didn’t want to learn or they didn’t even want to read.

I developed a “niche market” I started it back in 1977, and specialized it starting in 1979. I researched and found the best methods to read faster, and I wrote several courses and taught them privately, and later in colleges and universities in the US mainland and all the way out to Hawaii. That was fun. Beautiful pristine beaches and beautiful people who wanted to learn how to learn faster and more efficiently.

Many years later I got hurt, and had to have some surgeries and they made things worse – so I had lots of time to get teachers, principals, and writers together and we developed the world’s most complete speed reading courses which are at speedread.org and other sites including speedreadcomplete.com . Dozens of sites exist just to help students learn to read faster, and you can get commissions from lots of them. It’s easy. Just help kids and adults learn to read faster and get better grades.

Every kid and every adult needs to read faster, and the prices start at $12.95, you can be having a great income just by helping students and adults double, heck TRIPLE their reading speeds, and finding extra time to enjoy life, or even make more money.

And that’s the opportunity open to you and parents in all schools. Help others to learn to learn better. Need money, it’s not that difficult — just think outside of the box, and you’ll find lots of opportunities and lots of commission checks coming in every single month.

If you sit down and look at your local newspaper then chances are you will have or have already seen a press release that was put out by a big company. You sit there and think to yourself “I wish my business could do that.” The good news is that your business can be just like the big boys in that regard. Many companies never realize that they have a wonderful marketing tool at their disposal when it comes to the press release.

Yes the big companies have long since mastered the art of writing the press release. If you are willing to take a chance and try new things then you too can master this and compete on a whole new level of business.

The big advantage to this type of marketing is that it will get your company name out there and as a result will allow you to give people insight as to what all you can offer them as far as products is concerned. Now if you are sitting there saying that your a small business and don’t have anything to say then you are not looking at the bigger picture. You don’t have to announce a massive news event in order to put a press release out. It can be as big an event as you want it to be or as small as you want.

What kind of event would you want to put a press release out for, here are some examples. Announce something that is happening at your company. Maybe you are celebrating the hire of a new HR person. Maybe you want to celebrate an anniversary or a new product line. These are just a few examples of events you would put a press release out for. No matter how small you may think something is you can always make a event out of it and use it in your company’s marketing.

A good idea to see just how effective your release truly is. Have a contest, offer a free product to the winner, you will be shocked at the large number of entries that you will receive. In the long run just make it a point to follow up with any and all leads that you get.

Maybe you are offering a class at your company then this is the right time for a press release. This will show people that you are excited about your business and are wanting to get other people to share in your excitement as well. Maybe you are having an annual sale that you want the entire world to know about then you will issue a press release. The best part of a press release is it is practically free marketing for your business. This will be a tool that if you use it wisely will pay off for a long time to come in the future. Just make sure that you harness the raw power that a good press release has and use it to your full advantage to get effective marketing.

Once you make the decision to work from home you will realize all of the benefits. You will save money on gas and perhaps the high cost of child care. Your computer and the internet can be the key to earning a good living at home. Try to do as much research you can to avoid all the scams. You should never have to pay anyone to get a job. You can learn how to earn extra income at home if you practice self discipline.

Many people think that all work at home opportunities are scams and you will never make any money. This could not be further from the truth. It is possible to earn money while working in the comfort of your own home. It may take time but it can happen with a little bit of patience.

Jobs that allow you to telecommute can be hard to find. Millions of people are searching for these type of jobs and it can create increased competition. Keep you resume handy and be prepared to do extensive research. Try to make a good first impression on employers and be prepared for interviews over the phone.

Spend some time thinking about what type of position you would like to do from home. Some people do writing, customer service calls, data entry or sales. Companies are now able to forward phone calls to your computer so that you can represent them as a receptionist. Many companies also hire at home writers and salesman. Blogging is another career that is very popular and allows millions to earn extra money from home. Keep your eyes and ears open and research each opportunity that you are offered.

The internet has opened doors for millions of people to work from home. You can be productive and successful as an employee working from home. It is important to have discipline and stay on task. Try to avoid common distractions such as children, telephone calls, television and surfing the internet. It is vital to have a schedule that separates work time from personal time.

Employers need to have proof that you can do the job right. They need to trust that you can work in a virtual environment. Let them know how you plan to fit in all the work hours required for each day. You need to create a balance that includes getting work done and being available for your family. Working from home is not easy and takes strict discipline to be successful. Remember that you must treat it just like a normal job.

When you finally find a job you will need to have a family meeting. Talk with your family about your new job and the hours that it requires. You will need support from them and an agreement that they will not disturb you while you work. Working from home is a great way to earn extra income and helps many people avoid high prices for gas and day care.

If you focus on event photography you can make quite a bit of money. It is a varied and widely sought after field of photography.

What to do

You must be careful what events to cover if you want to make money. Only where people want to retain memories will it be worth your while.

One idea is to go to kids sports events. Get permission from the coach to click pics for the parents watching and then start clicking away. If you turn up with a massive telephoto lens like the ones used for pro coverage of events, you will be taken seriously. Make sure you get all the kids doing great action shots and then hand out flyers to all the parents watching with your web address. If you can grab the parents email address so you can email them the URL of you site then upload the pics to your web site that day and email everyone. If you have a simple shopping cart set up you can make money in a few hours as people pop in to see the pics and buy them for $20 or more a pop.

You can do a similar thing with weddings. Take all the regular pictures as part of the wedding coverage but then get your URL printed on the wedding invites and all the other wedding materials and also get an email list of all the wedding guests, offer the couple a nice 20% discount for doing this and then take lots of extra pics at the wedding of the guests doing all the things they do. Upload all the pics to your site and send the emails. You will then make a lot more money than the 20% discount it cost you because then 30 or 40 people will be also buying your pics at $20 or more a shot straight from your site. Charging a higher price for high res pics is also a great money spinner.

The key is to just find a corner of the market where you can take the pics and then sell them easily online.

Dog shows, fashion shows, horse shows, car shows, livestock competitions, rock shows, – the list goes on. Keep your eye out in the events section of your local paper to see what is happening. Always ask for permission to shoot pics and if you need to offer the people 10% of the income if feel you need to so you can get easy access.

Part One of Three

This collection of beautiful quotes that will inspire you to awaken your curiosity about the mystery of life is excerpted from “ONE”, a book by Masami Sato, the founder of Buy1GIVE which is a global giving organisation sharing the joy of giving. The quotes in this first edition include topics that are profoundly related to our everyday lives, such as mystery, judgment and connection. This article is the first part of the 3 “ONE Book Life-Changing Quotes Series”.

On transforming judgment

“Judgment often has very little relation to reality.”

“Actions and words don’t always accurately reflect who we are. Every single one of us has had the experience of wanting to undo what we did or said.”

On the mystery of life

“It’s very, very clear that we don’t need to know all of the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of life to keep living on this planet.”

“There are so many things we don’t understand in life. In spite of that lack of understanding though, we often enjoy experiencing those things.”

“Seeing is important but trying to figure out everything isn’t necessary.”

“The scientists are not here to reveal the ‘truth’ because we are here to seek it forever. They are actually here to complicate the game (of life) so that we can have more questions and enjoy the game longer.”

Connection

“Connection is the core of everything. That’s what life is. Connection.”

“Every single thing we do is to satisfy the need for connection.”

“We cannot feel unhappy when we are feeling totally connected. It’s impossible!”

“We are designed to constantly seek ways to connect to each other and to a greater purpose.”

“‘solutions’ coming from fear and doubt may not be the most effective ways. We end up feeling more and more disconnected from each other.”

“We can only truly celebrate the victory with others when we win together. Then we feel connected.”

“This is the game called ONE. The aim of the game is to ‘connect’! We keep connecting until we all become ONE.

As the proverb goes, health is wealth. And in this instance we are talking about the wealth of the human spirit. Good food is necessary for our health because our body is able to absorb its full nutrients – it is exactly so with our life. When we accept life in its sum total, relishing all its phenomena and sensations, our soul will be able to imbibe its entire range of ‘nutrients’, comprehending the full meaning of our existence, and letting us live our life to the utmost. Masami Sato shares the secret of living a full life in this excerpt from her latest book, ONE.

Why is it many of us (in fact, most of us) occasionally experience some kind of empty feeling in our life? It is like being hungry. When we eat, we feel satisfied and become less interested in food. But as some time passes, we get hungry again. Then all of a sudden we feel so attracted to the smell and thought of food. We can also feel some kind of hunger when we are not even physically hungry-just after eating something. Some of us stay being hungry all the time.

Persistent emotional thirst is not the happiest feeling to have. Then how can we live our lives to the brim? How can we be more contented enduringly?

Maybe the answer is straightforward: just live our lives fully. The word ‘full’ holds the meaning of entirety. Then the secret to live a life in entirety is only to live it fully.

Let us commence by looking at a sample of this ‘fullness’ with something very close to our heart – our stomach.

Whole Food VS Part Food

We are used to the usage ‘whole food.’ People say that taking whole food is the secret to the vigour and wellbeing that we require. How is whole food better than ‘semi food?’

A complete grain pulsates with a life of its own. If one keeps the complete grain in water, drains it off and keeps it for a few days, it germinates. It has got a full life. When we consume such an item, our body absorbs the full spectrum nourishment. It has the ability to clean, cure and nourish various body cells.

And exactly like the example of a grain, much of customary eating includes consuming whole edible creatures as well. Eating full fresh fish used to be more prevalent than having a half of it and casting the rest away. It was exactly so for meat and every edible plant product.

‘Semi food’ at times is more sweet and aromatic but does not offer much nutrition. We may savour its taste, but we could become a victim of a long-time malady if we only ate ‘semi food’ every day of our life.

So, to balance the missing part, we started to take dietary supplements. We have been studying and researching for a long time to find the perfect balance. It gets more and more complicated as we chop the food up, preserve and transport, and even try to balance with other parts coming from different sources, regions and seasons. Some of the nutrients even come from non-food items. They are chemically generated. After analysis and testing, we approve it for human consumption. But no matter how hard we try; we cannot put all the ‘bits’ together to make it come alive.

Semi Life-‘Sweetness’ of Life

So, if we perceive our life now, much of what we are doing can be similar to eating the ‘part food.’ Just enjoying the sugariness of life but jettisoning the real nutritious part. And if we put our ‘part life’ in water with other pieces and left it in the sunlight, could it germinate and grow into a beautiful complete life?

Whole food is not (as some people view it) insipid. It is in reality very tasty if prepared expertly. But as the demand is minimal, it has become costly. It will in fact prove to be cheaper in the long run though, as we will not have to spend on medicines later on. When more people will opt to have it, it will normally become less costly because it is a simple food with little wastage and processing.

Our life is identical. When we are only conscious of the ‘sweet taste’ and discard the remainder into the dust bin because we do not realise its worth, we may be jettisoning the most important component. And that which we cast out could have the maximum power for the substantiation of our life and our financial system. It also needs more vigour and sources to throw it away. Better yet, that which we throw away comes at no cost.

So, what is it that we do not perceive?

Think of a life where we didn’t actually sense we were missing anything there.

The secret is right there. The secret of a whole life.

Full Life-The Complete Life

When it’s ‘whole’, it doesn’t matter how big the whole is. It can expand simultaneously. It can still contain all the elements to sustain itself as a whole living being. Once it grows to a certain size, it can still live without some of the parts. Like plants can live after being eaten a little by birds or trees still thrive even after losing their leaves. But if we neglect the balance for a very long time, eventually it can start creating a fatal imbalance. Then it could become too complicated to get back into balance.

We do not have to revert to Stone Age to find entirety. Entirety exists in the current. All we should do is watch intimately; watch intimately enough to actually see.

When we start seeing our life as a whole and stop throwing away what nourishes our life the most, we start feeling more and more fulfilled without looking for ‘things’ to fill holes and dents of our life. Everything finally falls into place. We now understand the mechanism of our world in a very different way.

Yes, it is now time to find out how we can create (and see) this balance, continuously and sustainably.

The actual enriching part of our life is what makes us feel fine deep inside. It is like that portion of food that makes us hale and hearty in the final tally. Sensations we experience in our daily life are the real answer to our lasting joy. And there are sensations that make us feel more full.

The smiles we see when we give acknowledgements to others. The joy we feel when we give gifts to others. The love we feel when we see our children being happy. The inspirations we receive when we feel our life is full of meaning

Let us internalize these moments of our life totally and relish the flavour of our entire life. Then we will perceive how it is not so imperative to constantly fill our heart (and tummy!) with physical indulgences – those types of things that only increase our cravings afterwards.

We can actually sense this pleasure, gratefulness and ardour in order to be aware of life as a whole at any moment despite the conditions. It is not about what we find, what we learn or what we accomplish that finalize our life in its entirety. It is about what we ‘elect to’ experience about our life.

Yes, our life in fact is already whole.

When we start taking actions based on this understanding, we can become true masters of the balance creation-long-term health, wealth, nurturing relationship and happiness.

There are many different ways to find small businesses to market for. You will be marketing yourself to show them what it is that you can do to help make their phones ring.

This is also the reason why the use of business gifts plays a vital role. If you use attractive promotional products, it is possible that you are able to retain good relations with your existing customers and also attract new business clients. If you take proper care of your customers, they will tell other people about your excellent service. Experts believe that word of mouth is one of the best ways for any company to get new business offers. So, make sure that you look after the customers you already have.

Today, customers and prospects either: Use the Internet to find the services they want or need. Ask family, friends, and even acquaintances for referrals and references. Instead of watching television or listening to radio commercials people change the channel with their dial or remote controls or they have recorded the program and fast forward through the commercials. Viewers and listeners are looking to be entertained versus having products pitched to them; there is no tolerance for the hard sell tactics.

This begs the question: why do businesses even advertise in the yellow pages, on television, and the radio? To some extent the answer is: advertising using those media is expected. If customers and prospects do not hear or see these advertisements from the companies that have traditionally advertised in this manner; they will begin to question the staying power of the business. Conversely if the customers and prospects are not accustomed to seeing the business use the traditional advertising; they think nothing of it.

On the other hand customers and prospects do not want to be interrupted by the commercials. It is a dilemma that businesses must figure out. The oldest form of marketing is Word of Mouth or relationship marketing. The effectiveness of these “advertisements” was typically successful because you were simultaneously receiving an endorsement. As markets grew and as businesses expanded; new techniques were created to reach new prospects. With the advent of newspaper or print advertisements, television commercials, and direct mail to name a few; ways to spend your advertising dollars exploded. Although businesses were successful in the goal of reaching more customers the effectiveness of the process declined drastically. Businesses were typically told that a return of 1/2 of 1% to 2% was a great response. When you consider how much time, effort, and cost was expended in attracting these new customers the return was truly very small. With the advent of today’s new Internet technologies, commonly referred to as Web2.0* applications; technology has brought back the days and effectiveness of Word of Mouth and relationship marketing. Not only has it come back; the ability to have more control and manage it has improved dramatically. Businesses even have the ability to drive the effort. To be successful today’s businesses need to take advantage of this technology to make their products and services known and to be a viable competitor.

If we take a look on the other side, the customer who recieves the promotional gifts he/she cherishes the memory of the occasion. And also, within a short span of time that particular person becomes one of the most-trusted clientele of the company. There are numerous varieties of business presents that work wonders in the corporate arena.

A suggestion I would like to share with everyone – from recent college graduates to executives who are earning over $100k -is use social media and start a proactive job search. Over the past year the recruiting industry has changed dynamically; use social media and start a proactive job search. Posting ads on the traditional job boards or hiring headhunters is replaced by searching through candidate’s profile on linkedin and doing online their own diligence. If you haven’t done this than create an linkedin facebook and twitter accounts by taking some time out. In today’s competitive era the basic rule is to grow up or you will be left behind.

The easiest way of extending your personal brand is to join and participate in discussions on Facebook and LinkedIn. Specialized groups are there in both facebook and linkedin. Promote by answering questions and participating in discussions. Leave a signature with your email address at the bottom of your message and other social media information so that headhunters scouring the web cab add and connect with you. Sincerity and consistency is the key. The jobconcierge facebook is the great way to start, if you not started yet. People quit in frustration but which people succeed in who give quantity of time to this weekly or monthly.

Merging social networking with the job applications is the second step of differentiating the application of your job. The very time consuming and tiring which can call job itself. Start from the best job board. This is a must if you want to maximize your chances for getting your next job and want to be thorough. When you start finding jobs accordingly by online job search than you must classify the job results in the following categories: (1)ideal job or (2) willing to work there. The chance of getting more interviews totally depends on the numbers of the jobs you applied for as it is a game. I know people who applied to 100 jobs in a week have only been getting interviews regularly. In this you get an assigned HR recruiter who search jobs and apply it for you what the Jobconcierge helps. The executive search services really works.

The search can be more refined by using the search box which is their in linkedin in right upper hand side. The members within 1st and 2nd degree connections are contacted by the clients , I suggested. You can make a basic ground by joining the same interest groups in which the person is to whom you want to contact and in which there is no basic ground. By messaging people and talking them on phone is the best way to know more about the company what we suggested. The surprising thing is the results that how many people are willing to help. Whether they have any information on the posting can be judged through the conversation if you know anyone in a particular division can bring you a HR contact or you can send your resume directly to HR attached with a suggestion.

Take things one step further and thing strategically now. Two Job concierge members have thanked me for receiving job offers each in past seven days. How did they do it? It’s not by chance. Relevant jobs were founded by their jobconcierge online each week for them. On linkedin for ideal level jobs they reached out and connected with people. Their applications were filled out and submitted by their Jobconcierge for the other level jobs. Job search is itself a job of full-time. Using your time more efficiently and result maximization. Online spending 50 hours in a month and getting is nowhere what is done by an average job-seeker. Taking things one step further can be done by classifying jobs you find online, starting a proactive job search and reaching out to various connections on LinkedIn. What you get will really surprise you .

Besides the traditional marketing methods including advertisements on TV and newspapers, you can significantly enhance the market visibility of your business by deciding to print poster and flyers for promotion.

This way of communicating with prospective customers is quite successful due to its straightforward and personalised nature. Given below are some of the advantages of advertising your business using flyers and posters.

Greater visibility – While print advertisements may be seen by a large audience, this may not translate into actual visits to your shop. However, distributing flyers or putting up posters in the location in which your business is located will increase sales significantly as your exposure in the area grows.

Quick impact – In contrast to the conventional promotional methods, flyers and posters can be created and printed in just a couple of days and their impact is very quick, which can also be tracked easily. You will observe that there is a significant rise in the number of people who are visiting your shop because of a poster that they noticed or a flyer that was given to them.

Lesser costs – It is less expensive to print poster and flyers and their designing is quite easy too. It is sufficient if the end result is attractive and communicates all the relevant information to your prospective customers. Besides, any good printing company will be able to incorporate your suggestions for poster and flyer printing, and you will not have to hire an expensive agency to work on it. Moreover, it is simpler and less costly to abandon such a campaign if it is unsuccessful, as compared to other types of marketing campaigns.

Customisation – Promotional strategies involving flyers and posters can be customized according to your specifications. For example, if guerrilla marketing strategies are what you have in mind, you can pick surprising spots to put up large posters that make a strong influence on people. Similarly, short-term promotional schemes can be publicised easily by distributing flyers which can also act as discount coupons. Besides, you have the choice of creating different flyers and posters for use in the same campaign, which is tough in conventional mediums.

Therefore, by choosing poster and flyer printing, you can achieve a quick and effective growth in your company’s profits with no trouble. Using these services is not difficult either and any established printing company would be able to provide a large number of choices to select from.