Making Wealth This Chinese New Year?
January 29, 2011
Been a busy week for me and my body decides to ask for a break. I was fighting a nasty bout of flu and not getting quite as much done as I would have liked …
For those celebrating the Lunar New Year, you’ll know how busy this period this and how congested traffic becomes! Yet, spring promises new hope, as a new season of planting begins.
Favorite phrase used during the Chinese New Year is ‘Gong Xi Fa Cai’ which means congratulating you on your wealth/prosperity.
Making Wealth This Chinese New Year?
Custom dictates that the elders give away red nice packets (with real cash) as a gesture of sharing and blessing for the wealth and abundance one has been bestowed with.
While it is nice to say and hear all these Chinese proverbs, we know that saying it alone will not make things happen, neither will hoping it.
What is prosperity and wealth? And how do you get that?
Eben has been showing us some misconceptions about wealth and some pitfalls to look out for in his video series.
Something really resonated with me especially I tend to be on the emotional side and have not paid too much attention to getting some training in this area.
Eben just sent me a new video and added in some 3 or 4 new bonuses (seriously I lost count) to his Self Made Wealth program.
If you’ve been considering the this self-paced home-based training, you can check out the new video here. And if not, the free videos and reports provide great insights into how we can respond towards finance to make wealth a reality.
Either way, I am wishing you a Happy, Blessed and Abundant Year ahead!
I Bought Memories And Experiences
January 24, 2011
Last night we ate out, and after dinner we went into a old-fashioned cookie store as it is almost Chinese New Year and we want to stock up on goodies and tit bits.
Memories In A Box?
This stall has an old-fashioned air about it and I see cookies I have not seen in a long time – and certainly not in those cookie containers.
We bought six different types of cookies, some of which we could not recall their names but I certainly remember having them for tea breaks in my kindergarten days …
Now I’m aware that I do not want to eat too many cookies (trying to stay away from processed food) yet we bought 6 different packages! I think what I really wanted to buy was a piece of fond memory.
It makes me think of a similar episode. I went shopping to get my little nephew a Chinese New Year hat. I did not want to buy anything too bulky or heavy since it will be difficult to bring that back in the luggage (brother-in-law was on a business trip in town).
However when I went into the shop I saw a beautifully made Chinese jacket that can be worn on both sides (inside out?) and I could just imagine my little nephew wearing it. I could even pictures him playing with his friends in it. So guess what? I bought another piece of experience; the experience of my nephew’s joy.
Chinese New Year Hat
I didn’t have a lot of training on managing money growing up, but I’m getting more awareness in this area.
In a previous post, I shared on the psychology we have towards money and how we often buy or sell on emotions.
We have been so programmed that we often do not think or act with awareness. One of my goals for this year is to increase my financial ‘consciousness’ and to be more accountable in this area; the buying, selling, recording, filing, accounting you get the picture …
There are two important factors affecting our relationship towards riches and wealth that we need to be aware of. Here’s another video and report Part III of a series of videos and reports by Eben Pagan which reveals them. It’s not something entirely new that you have not heard of, but it provides an interesting perspective to our relationship to abundance and wealth.
This video and report will be kept till Tuesday so you may want to get it while you can.
Location Based Searches On Google
January 18, 2011
Location Based Searches using Mobile Devices
If you are out with friends and would like to find a nice place to hang out or to have a meal, where could you get some recommendations?
Or you may have a sudden urgent need for a vet or the clinic and you are not sure who to call, what would you do?
You washer decides to stop working and oozes out water and you need a mechanic or technician around quick … And what about when you computer gets infected and you need it fixed quickly, who do you call?
Check out Google Local Places and check out Google Hot Pot. If you go to google and type in the word for whatever you are searching (it works on your mobile too) and click Places, Google will return you with a list of near by locations for the help you are looking for.
And if you want a more customized listing – one based on your previous visits or preference, try hot pot. This video shows you how you can do this.
The next time you want to hang out with friends or look for some urgent help, just refer to your google hot pot. The more you leave your reviews, the better google will understand your ‘taste’ and return you results that are relevant.
More on Google Places with Hot Pot for mobile phones here.
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