Here’s How to Prepare for a Nuclear Attack

Here’s How to Prepare for a Nuclear Attack

by Daisy Luther

The nuclear standoff between the United States and North Korea has intensified to a level that can lead nowhere good. It’s time to talk about how to prepare for a nuclear attack.

First, here’s some of the recent chatter.

Last weekend, incendiary words between the two countries leave little doubt in anyone’s mind that a nuclear attack is likely to happen. The international smack-talk is leading somewhere.

Many people strongly believe that this is a media creation and that North Korea isn’t actually a threat. Even if that is the case, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine that an attack could happen on US soil, regardless of the perpetrator. Although we must always watch the news with a healthy dose of skepticism, this isn’t the purpose of the article. Survival is.

Here’s a quick summary of what has been going on over the past week, according to the global media:

Aug. 3: After a successful ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) test, North Korea threatened to send “unexpected ‘gift packages” and said that America is “on the knife’s edge of life and death.” At this point, experts established that an ICBM bearing a nuclear warhead could reach New York City within an hour.

Aug. 5: The UN imposed economic sanctions on North Korea that could cost the country up to one billion dollars.

Aug. 6: President Trump threatened North Korea. He told reporters, “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

Referring to North Korea’s volatile leader, Kim Jong-un, Mr. Trump said, “He has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as I said, they will be met with fire and fury, and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before.”

Aug. 8: North Korea’s state-run news agency, KCNA, said their military was “examining the operational plan” to strike the US territory of Guam with strategic ballistic missiles. CNN reported, “Specifically, the statement mentioned a potential strike on Andersen Air Force Base designed ‘to send a serious warning signal to the US.’”

Aug. 9: North Korea dismissed Trump’s threat and called it a “load of nonsense,” stating that only “absolute force can work on the president.

Whether this is propaganda or not, we should be on high alert. A very real threat has been established; let’s move on to actions that we can all take in order to make ourselves safer.

First things first, it’s essential to keep abreast of the news. Sign up here for my daily newsletter – I’ll let you know what I know, the moment I know it.

Would a nuclear attack kill us all or cause a global nuclear winter?

I got a message from a reader the other day that encompasses what a lot of us are thinking:

Korea now has a Nuke or Nuke capabilities. Do you beef up your preps, wait for the chips to fall, kiss your butt goodbye, or other? Should we be acting business as usual?
First, let me dispel two myths about a nuclear attack.

We won’t all die or wish we were dead if a nuclear strike occurs. The movies – as much as I love them – have done us a terrible disservice here. If you are at Ground Zero of an attack, there is absolutely nothing you can do. Everything will be vaporized and that’s that. However, if you are outside the immediate blast zone, it is completely survivable and I don’t mean survivable in the horrible, lingering death kind of way. I mean, unharmed. You just have to know exactly what to do immediately in order to protect yourself. More on that in a moment.

We won’t suffer a nuclear winter. Everything thinks it will be like the post-apocalyptic scenario in that horrible book/movie, The Road. People aren’t going to be trying to eat each other. In that particular plot, the nuclear war was so great that a huge cloud of ash covered the planet. In reality, it would take hundreds of nuclear strikes to cause something like that, which is unlikely to occur. This isn’t to downplay the horror and death of one strike, but to point out that the aftermath isn’t going to make the quality of life on Earth as terrible as what the movies portray.

Here is what would happen if a 10-kiloton nuclear strike occurred.

Contrary to popular belief, a nuke won’t kill everyone within hundreds of miles. If you aren’t in the immediate blast radius, a nuclear strike is absolutely survivable.

The one-mile radius around the blast will be virtually unsurvivable. Within two miles, people will suffer 3rd-degree burns from the intense wave of heat.

If you are within two miles of the blast, the winds will be coming at about 600 miles per hour. This will take down buildings and cause a tremendous amount of pressure. Some experts recommend that you keep your mouth open to try and reduce the pressure on your eardrums. Looking at the blast could cause permanent blindness.

According to the DHS, 10 kilotons is the approximate size of nuclear weapon we could expect.

Nearly everyone within a half-mile radius of the point of impact would die and most of the buildings would be demolished. This would be considered Ground Zero.
The area within the next half-mile would suffer extensive damage, fires, and serious injuries.
Areas within three miles could see minor injuries to people and slight damage to their homes.
The fallout would kill even more people. According to the DHS:
Within 10 to 20 miles of the explosion, radioactive exposure would cause nausea and vomiting within hours and death without medical treatment.
But for those near enough to the blast, experiencing more than 800R of radiation, not seeking shelter immediately would cause deaths with or without medical treatment, the study found.
People would notbe able to evacuate this area, as fallout would arrive within just 10 minutes.
People upwind of the strike and outside the 20-mile radius would be unlikely to suffer any effects. People downwind would need to take shelter. Deaths from cancer that is related to the fallout could occur for many years after.

Here’s what I’m doing to prepare for a nuclear attack.

As cool as it would be to have one, you don’t have to have a bunker to survive if you take the time now to get prepped. You can survive by learning everything you can to prepare for a nuclear attack.

So, here’s what I’m doing.

Every time a new threat rolls around, I discover that while I have many of my bases covered, there are a few things I hadn’t accounted for. A nuclear threat is no different. There were some supplies I had to pick up myself, particularly a bigger supply of no-cook food.

Part of your preparations will depend on where you live, so this will be different for everyone. Are you near any places that are likely targets? Places like Washington DC, Hawaii, New York City, Los Angeles, and large military bases are more likely targets than say, a low population area in the Midwest. Of course, this doesn’t mean it can’t happen. Just that it’s less likely.

Are you in a house or an apartment building? What is the best place in your home to seek shelter? Plan all of this ahead of time. If you know exactly what steps you are going to take, you will be able to better perform them under pressure.

Here are some key points to consider.

You won’t have a whole lot of notice.

Scientists say that residents of Hawaii would have only 8-12 minutes notice if an ICBM was headed their way, and residents of New York City will have an hour. Clearly, there won’t be time to run to the store – and if you did, you’d be fighting it out with a bunch of terrified, panicked people – so get your supplies together now.

You could be in your car.

If you are in your car, make certain to turn the vent to recirculation so that you don’t bring any outside air into the vehicle. Your goal should be to immediately get to shelter.

Be prepared to go into lockdown.

In nearly every case, staying home is the best course of action. Imagine you are in New York City and this nuke is headed your way. If you try to evacuate, you are most likely to get stuck on one of the bridges on the way out of Manhattan and that would be far more deadly than hunkering down in your apartment and hoping you are outside the half mile radius of Ground Zero. Experts say that you should plan to stay sheltered for a minimum of 9 days. Our personal plan is 14-21 days, depending on proximity and wind direction. I’d rather err on the side of caution, personally.

During a talk on surviving a nuclear attack, professor Iwrin Redlener, US specialist on disaster preparedness, said: “In that 10 to 15 minutes, all you have to do is go about a mile away from the blast.

“Within 20 minutes, it comes straight down. Within 24 hours, lethal radiation is going out with prevailing winds.”

Prof Redlener said you should feel for the wind and begin running perpendicular to it – not upwind or downwind

He said: “You’ve got to get out of there. If you don’t get out of there, you’re going to be exposed to lethal radiation in very short order.

“If you can’t get out of there, we want you to go into a shelter and stay there. Now, in a shelter in an urban area means you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible, or you have to be on a floor – on a high floor – if it’s a ground burst explosion, which it would be, higher than the ninth floor.

So you have to be tenth floor or higher, or in the basement. But basically, you’ve got to get out of town as quickly as possible. And if you do that, you actually can survive a nuclear blast.”

The most hazardous fallout particles are readily visible as fine sand-sized grains so you must keep away from them and not go outside if you see them.

While I’m not a professor, I would not be trying to run perpendicular. I’d be trying to get inside to shelter, ASAP.

Fortify your home against fallout.

Use duct tape and tarps to seal off all windows, doors, and vents. Get a LOT of duct tape and tarps.
Turn off any type of climate control that pulls the outside air into your home. Expect to survive without heat or air conditioning for the duration.
Close off your chimney.
If someone enters the home, make certain that there is a room set up that is separate from other family members so that they can decontaminate. All clothing they were wearing should be placed outside and they should immediately shower thoroughly.
Make a breezeway for putting things outdoors (like pet or human waste.) Hang heavy tarps around the door and put on disposable coveralls, gloves, shoe covers, and masks if you have to actually go out. Disrobe, discard the disposable clothing by tossing it out the door, and shower immediately when you get back inside.
If you don’t have a basement, go to the most central part of your house and erect as many barriers as possible. If there is no central area without windows and exterior walls, go to the room furthest away from prevailing winds.
Have enough supplies on hand to wait out the danger.

As with many emergencies, you need to be prepared to survive at home without help from anyone. It’s unknown whether water and electricity will be running, and if the water is running, whether it will be safe to drink. Prep as though you won’t have access to these utilities and if you do, then it’ll be a pleasant surprise.

Stock up on emergency food. (Get Non-GMO Emergency Food in bulk HERE)In our current home, all of my emergency cooking methods rely on me being able to go outdoors. Because of this, I have stocked a one month supply of no-cook foods that do not require refrigeration. Canned vegetables and fruits, canned beans, pouches of rice and quinoa, crackers, peanut butter, dried fruit. You get the idea. The eating may not be exciting, but we won’t starve to death. You can find a more thorough list of no-cook foods here.
Have a supply of water for all family members and pets that will last throughout the 9-day waiting period that you need to remain indoors. (Or longer, which is what we’re planning.)
Get paper plates and cutlery in the event that the water isn’t running so you don’t have to waste your precious supply washing dishes.
Don’t forget a supply of pet food.
Make certain you have a potassium iodide supplement on hand to protect your thyroid gland. (Here’s how to use it.) And here’s another source for it – supplies are going fast.
Be prepared for the potential of a power outage.
If you have pets, have supplies on hand for their sanitation – you can’t let them go outside because not only would they be exposed, they would bring radiation in with them. So, pee pads, cat litter, etc, are all necessary. Solid waste can probably be flushed.
Have the supplies to create an emergency toilet. (This one is cheap and simple.)
Make sure to have a supply of any necessary prescription medications that will last through the time that you hunker down.
Have a well-stocked first aid kit. It’s entirely likely that medical assistance will not be available, and if it is, you’ll put yourself at risk by going out to seek it.
Have a way to get the news from the outside world. An emergency radio is a must.
Learn everything you can.

This is an overview but there is much more to learn about a nuclear event and the more knowledge you have, the more likely you are to survive without any ill effects.

Lisa Bedford and I created a course over at Preppers University called The Nuclear Preparedness Intensive. It contains 2 hours of interviews with a military nuclear expert, hundreds of pages of downloadable information, shopping lists, military guides, and far more information than I could ever put together in a blog post. With this course, you will truly know everything that I know about surviving a nuclear attack. It costs $29. You can learn more about it here. We had been working on this for quite a while, but with the uptick in rhetoric, we decided now was the time to introduce the class. It will really help you be prepared.

For some free additions to your nuclear library, you can print out this manual from the US government about surviving a nuclear emergency. It was written with first responders in mind, but much of the information would be applicable for us, too. The book, Nuclear War Survival Skills, by Cresson Kearney, is also available for free online.

The more you know, the better your chances are of unscathed survival.

You CAN survive if you prepare for a nuclear attack.

The only part of your survival that is in the hands of fate is whether or not you are at Ground Zero. The rest is up to you. You can’t expect the government to save you. You can only save yourself.

Get prepared. Today. Because we just don’t know what’s about to happen.

My Devotional – RELEASE LOVE

RELEASE LOVE

Forming a negative opinion based on appearance takes less than 20 seconds. As Thelma Wells says: “It’s easy to do when someone doesn’t look, sound, shake hands, walk or think like you.” However, John says, ‘Anyone who does not love his brother…cannot love God’ (1Jn 4:20 NIV).

You cannot love God if you harbor bad feelings towards others. We’re more than flesh. We’re spiritual beings and our God-given gifts, character, values, intellect and passions are the foundation of who we are, not our complexion, height, weight, hair color, age, mannerisms or sexual orientation.

When we realize God loves us even though He doesn’t like some of our attitudes and actions, it becomes easier to love others. When we realize our negative feelings towards others get in the way of our love for God, it becomes easier to love. And when
we’re in communion with our Creator, asking Him to to give us His eyes and heart…it becomes easier to love. Jesus said, ‘If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? [Even] run-of-the-mill sinners do that.’ (Lk 6:31 TM).

It may never be easy to love certain people, but when you make the tough choice to love them anyway, the rewards are always worth it.” The Bible says, “Love never fails,” and when you refuse to love, you miss out on God’s best.

One Bible teacher says: “Don’t miss out on any of it…God is love, and when you release love, you release God, and He becomes responsible for the outcome. Release love every moment into every situation, every prayer and every thought…it will strengthen…and cast out fear…it’s the one solution that always work.

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I would like to take this moment to thank ALL of you who have not only shown me love this year but also encouragement, patience and respect. I wish you many blessings and have a safe & joyous holiday season. Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

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3 Ways Google’s “Penguin” Can Affect Your Website’s Rankings and How to Stay on Top

In an effort to provide searchers the most helpful search results, Google has continued to refine their search algorithm.

Their most recent update, affectionately named “Penguin,” was launched shortly after Memorial Day in 2012.

Penguin updates are geared toward dramatically improving quality, relevancy, and cleanliness of the search result by penalizing overly spammy pages or those with spam-like links.

Sites that violate Google’s quality guidelines have also likely been hit by this newest update to Google’s constantly changing algorithm.

Even though many sites have been hit hard by these updates, you don’t have to be among them. Your site can recover from Penguin and prepare for future algorithmic updates by understanding the update and making recommended changes.

Here are some of the most important things to know about how Penguin might affect your website.

1. Keyword Stuffing – Keyword stuffing is the excessive use of keywords in the content of your website. If a site is keyword stuffed, the keywords are usually repeated randomly and excessively throughout the website.

REMEDY: Appropriately include your keyword phrases in the titles of your web pages and use them sparingly in the content of your website. Vary the keywords and phrases so they sound natural. It’s smart
to shoot in the range of 2-5% keyword density for most blocks of text.

2. Ad-Heavy Page Layout – Penalized page layouts usually have to do with the overload and placement of ads on a page —particularly those “above the fold”– or those first seen when a viewer lands on the page. Google knows that a site which favors relevant content over advertisements gives users a better experience, so they reward and penalize accordingly.

REMEDY: If you have ads on your website, the best practice is to balance the ads with relevant content throughout your website… Wait, what’s that you say about content?

3. Plagiarized or Outdated Content – As with all Google updates, Penguin will penalize websites that do not have original (not plagiarized, informational, and relevant to the keywords searched) and or fresh (recently uploaded) content. It makes sense, since users want to find the most pertinent and most recent information on the Internet about their topic.

4. If you want to find out how these updates may have affected your website and where your website ranks today, check out this Free Website Analysis tool by clicking on the link below.

This analysis will provide you with your site metrics that identify prominent problems with your website.

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What is Attraction Marketing?

What is Attraction Marketing?

Attraction Marketing attracts prospects to you.

This article will explain how attraction marketing is different from other methods of marketing and how to use it to attract customers to you!

The Traditional Sales Approach

Everyone reading this article is familiar with traditional sales. Prospecting various people, whether they are friends or strangers falls into this category. Cold calling from the phone book and placing advertisements in newspapers or magazines are all considered methods of traditional sales. Traditional sales people are trained to “be persistent” and work hard to overcome any resistance from the prospect. The problem with traditional sales is that people do not like to be “sold” to.

Selling is not what it used to be. We have more choices and freedom than people in the past have enjoyed. The more someone pushes, the more we resist and want to get away from that person as fast as we can. Think about when you are casually shopping in the mall, and someone from a kiosk approaches you with some “wonder” product. I know I start to pick up the pace, avoid eye contact and get away as fast as I can. I know that person just wants to make a sale and doesn’t really care about me. We want to choose who we do business with and we want the experience of buying to be enjoyable.

That’s where Attraction Marketing becomes king!

PEOPLE LIKE TO BUY

This is a good thing. People enjoying buying if it is fun and enjoyable, they want a good, positive association with purchasing. Let’s look at amazon.com as an example of attraction marketing. When you visit the website, there is special programming that remembers what you last looked at on your previous visits. Amazon.com provides you with personalized recommendations based upon what you looked at. They are clearly there to help you as the customer purchase the right product. When you are ready to buy, there is 1-click purchasing. There are no long forms. This is why people keep coming back. The experience provides pleasure.

BECOME AN EXPERT-BRAND YOURSELF

Attract prospect to your business by making the experience pleasurable. You must become an expert in your business. You will identify areas of frustration associated with your business and offer your knowledge to potential prospects. You are becoming a leader. Your focus is to solve problems and pitfalls for potential prospects. You will be helping your prospects learn aspects of your business so they; in turn, can be successful. You are offering value. Offer your prospects any support they may need and become a leader and expert in your business, so that people will WANT to work with you. You will need to brand yourself by providing engaging content, interesting blogs, and an online presence. Tell the online world all about you, and what you can do for them.

HOW TO BECOME MORE ATTRACTIVE

This is not what you think. You don’t have to go purchase a new wardrobe or get a new haircut. These things can help sure but you need to become more attractive online. This means putting time and effort into a nicely designed website and a carefully formatted email. Becoming more attractive to potential prospects is easy when you start focusing on working with people. Attraction marketing draws your prospects to you, instead of you chasing them.

CAN I DO THIS?

Anyone can do it! Attraction Marketing is a pleasurable way to grow any business. It does take time; you will not be an overnight success. You will require knowledge of basic Internet marketing principles. Good news again! You can learn all of these essential techniques to make your business extremely successful. You will need to implement solid business systems to support your efforts. Learning attraction marketing is well worth the hard work and commitment. It will give you that edge over your competition. After you learn the basic principles, you will be amazed at the quality of prospects you will attract who will actually want to do business with you. Stop chasing people and have them chase you. That’s the beauty of attraction marketing (pun intended).

How to Become Knowledgeable about BitCoin & Cryptocurrencies

I hear stories EVERY DAY of how people want to get going in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, but really have no idea where to begin. The world is waking up to the amazing power of this new technology and they are HUNGRY for training, guidance and answers for how to get involved and maximize their results.

 

Introducing iCoinPro

 

Paul De Sousa is the CEO and Founder of iCoinPro. He has an impeccable track record in both the MLM and cryptocurrency industries, and is well recognized and respected in the MLM field as an ethical networker who has a long history of standing up and speaking out against scams.

iCoinPro was created to inform and educate others so that they may avoid being scammed in the future.  With the rise in popularity of cryptocurrency, the space has become inundated with scam opportunities and devious individuals looking to capitalize on the uninformed. iCoinPro looks to educate and empower individuals so they can identify and avoid the bad actors in the cryptocurrency field. As a testament, I recently completed my certification course. 

The iCoin Pro product line consists of crypto education for bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies. The iCoinPro training library currently consists of over 40 cryptocurrency training modules covering everything from the history of bitcoin, to wallets, security, trading, ICO’s, and much much more.

iCoinPro also offers multiple live training modules each week run by owner Paul De Sousa and other top industry experts. These trainings allow members to interact with top experts in real time, and learn from others who have already experienced great success in the field of cryptocurrency. iCoinPro introduces to you an understanding of Blockchain technology, what different cryptocurrencies can be used for, to buying your first Bitcoin, and keeping you up to date on changes, news, and updates. iCoinPro is the most complete Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency training program available anywhere.

For anyone new to cryptocurrency, the current trainings offer great insight and education into the world of cryptocurrency.

The cost to join the iCoinPro crypto education system is $79.95 for the first month and $39.95 each month thereafter.  Members can also obtain discounted memberships by purchasing 6 or 12 month memberships upfront.

 

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While the training you receive on understanding and maximizing Crypto Currencies is the true value of our program, you can earn even more by sharing iCoinPro with others. Referral-based Marketing, also known as Network Marketing has become one of the most exciting distribution channels and income generating structures on the planet.

Recognizing that, they have designed a compensation plan that allows you to earn Weekly Commissions combined with Long Term Residual Income.

 

The iCoinPro compensation plan offers members five different ways to get paid:

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There has never been a better time to get involved in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies. The interest level is so high that the world is taking notice. There may NEVER be a bigger transfer of wealth and truly WORLD CHANGING technology like what we have RIGHT NOW with Cryptocurrency.  If you are not taking advantage of it, YOU ARE MISSING OUT BIG TIME.

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My Devotional – Living Fearlessly

The words “fear not” keep showing up in the Bible all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Why is that? Because God understands that fear is not only our biggest enemy but our constant companion, and He wants to help us overcome it.

One author writes: Think of your comfort zone as a prison you live in – a largely self-created prison. It consists of a collection of cant’s, must’s, must-nots and other unfounded beliefs formed from all the negative thoughts and decisions you have accumulated and reinforced during your lifetime. Every fear is like a bar in that prison.

But the good news is, because fears are feelings, the faulty ones can be removed by faith in God, and you can become free from them. Does this mean you can live totally free from fear? No, writer Michael Ignatieff says: Living fearlessly is not the same thing as never being afraid. It’s good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher. What’s not good is living in fear, allowing fear to dictate your choices, allowing fear to define who you are.

Living fearlessly means standing up to fear, taking its measure, refusing to let it shape and define your life. Living fearlessly means taking risks, taking gambles, not playing it safe. It means refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer when you are sure that the answer should have been ‘yes.’ It means refusing to settle for less than what is your due, what is yours by right, what is yours by the sweat of your labor and your effort.” And let’s add – what God has promised and planned for you.

Are You Making These Common Mistakes With Your IBO Press Releases?

IBO tool box is a great platform, as you know and that’s why you’re probably on it right now.

It allows you to publish 2 press releases everyday. Cool right?

Yeah, so long as you’re NOT making these common mistakes.

Here are the 3 Biggest common mistakes I see a lot of people make.

And it’s costing them BIGTIME, because it means that your PR will not get read.

Kinda sucks doesn’t it?

So on to the mistakes so pay attention now.

Mistake # 1 Not using a big enough font size. Don’t just use the default or 12 pt font, as this makes the font small, and it’s hard to read for most people, especially on mobile devices or tablets.

The Solution: use at least 14pt font, as this is big enough even for your grandmother to read. Got it.

Mistake # 2 Not spacing out your text. No one wants to read several lines of a paragraph. It’s tedious.

The Solution: Break up the sentences and never used more that 4, (Ideally 3) lines per paragraph. And use one sentence to lead up, bold, italics and highlight to bring your PR to life. In other words, PIMP your PR.

Mistake # 3 Don’t make them too long. Most people’s attention span is short – I mean less than that of a goldfish.

The Solution: Where possible try and keep it under 300 words. If it’s a long topic consider breaking it up into different parts.

That’s it.

So now you know the common mistakes people make with their IBO PR’s, and you know how to fix them.

If you implement these solutions in your next PR, you’ll notice a big difference and more people will be inclined to read them.

Brought to you by

Chika “The IBO PR Advisor” Nwoko

P.S I actually just thought of another one which I’ll save for another PR, so stay tuned and been on the look out for my press releases.

P.P.S I always try and give value in my IBO Press Releases as it’s a great way to stand out and connect with your ideal proscpect for your businees. I can show you how You can do exactly that.

Setting Business Goals

What is a Business Goal?

It clearly describes an action or actions to be taken or tasks to be accomplished.
It describes a desired future condition toward which efforts are directed.
Without a goal you will find yourself accomplishing very little. They are your goals and you need to design them to fit you and your business.

Goal setting has two basic purposes:

1. The first purpose is to establish a measure or a way to evaluate the success of your business. You must be able to track it and see that it is aligned with your success.

2. The second purpose is to set different priorities for all involved. You need to decide who will be accountable for the accomplishments of each goal you set.

For example let’s say you are setting your goals for your next project. You have partnered up to do a Joint Venture project. You will need to decide who will be responsible for each aspect of the project. Who will write the e-book, who will do the videos, who is going to make sure the copy gets done and so forth.

As the owner and manager of your business you need to set goals to help keep you focused on the success of your business. There are so many things that will keep you distracted. You need to have a system set in place to help keep you away from all of the distracting activities that will do nothing except keep you from doing the things you need to do. Without a goal you will find yourself accomplishing very little.

Common characteristics of a business goal:

Your business goal comes from your mission statement. Your mission statement is nothing more than what you plan to accomplish. Your goals are how you plan to accomplish them.

Your business goals need to be challenging. You need to set goals that will require some effort to reach. Don’t make them so challenging that they are not obtainable, because that will lead to failure. You need to challenge everyone that is involved and responsible for its achievement.

Your business goal needs to say what is going to be done. It needs to be Task-oriented. A business goal must state what is to be accomplished as clearly as possible. Effective goals use action-oriented words like how:
~ How we will implement this plan
~ How will we establish our advertising is working
~ How will we make sure that the product is the right product for our market, etc.

Your business goals need to be short term. Today business moves so much faster with the use of the internet. Things are changing at “Internet Speed” so now we need to have goals that have shorter time frames. Most of them should be a year or less now. Never just make up one set of goals and then forget about them. You need to be constantly re-evaluating our goals. Take a look at what goals you have accomplished and then set new goals for you to strive to meet.

Your goal needs to be very specific. You must state exactly what is required from each one that is involved. If the goal you set will lead you to a 6 figure business in one year then you need to clearly say that if we follow this goal we will be a six figure business in one year.

If we clearly define our goals it will be much easier for everyone or even just yourself if you are the only one involved, to understand, and achieve. You will also be able to measure the amount of success you had. It will help you to always see if you are still on track with where you are heading.

AGE IS A WONDERFUL THING AND SO IS LAUGHTER

ROMANCE

An older couple were lying in bed one night. The husband was falling asleep but the wife was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk.

She said: “You used to hold my hand when we were courting.”
Wearily he reached across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep.

A few moments later she said: “Then you used to kiss me.”

Mildly irritated, he reached across, gave her a peck on the cheek and settled down to sleep.

Thirty seconds later she said: “Then you used to bite my Neck.”

Angrily, he threw back the bed clothes and got out of bed.

“Where are you going?” she asked.

“To get my teeth!”

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SUPERSEXX

A little old lady who had lost her marbles was running up and down the halls in a nursing home.

As she ran, she would flip up the hem of her nightgown and say “Supersexx.”

She ran up to an elderly man in a wheelchair, flipping her gown at him, she said, “Supersexx.”

He sat silently for a moment or two and finally answered, “I’ll take the soup.”
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DOWN AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER

80-year old Bessie bursts into the rec room at the retirement home. She holds her clenched fist in the air and announces, “Anyone who can guess what’s in my hand can have relations with me tonight!”

An elderly gentleman in the rear shouts out, “An elephant?”

Bessie thinks a minute and says, “Close enough.”

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OLD FRIENDS

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures.

Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.

One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, “Now don’t get mad at me…,,,,,,, I know we’ve been friends for a long time but I just can’t think of your name.

I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember it. Please tell me what your name is.”

Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said,

“How soon do you need to Know?”

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SENIOR DRIVING

As a senior citizen was driving down the motorway, his car phone rang.

Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, ” Vernon , I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on M25. Please be careful!”

“Wow,” said Vernon , “It’s not just one car. It’s hundreds of them!”

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DRIVING

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car – both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to major crossroad. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through.

The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself “I must be losing it. I could have sworn we just went through a red light.” After a few more minutes, they came to another major junction and the light was red again.

Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous.

At the next junction, sure enough, the light was red and they went on through. So, she turned to the other woman and said, “Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!”

Mildred turned to her and said, “Oh! Am I driving?”

How to Connect Success with the Power of Positive Thinking

Everywhere you look you see interviews from successful people describing what they did to become successful. The key is to look at how they do it. Almost all of them have a positive “can-do” attitude. They use this power of positive thinking to help them succeed.

Your outlook is what your perception of success (or failure) looks like. It has a big impact on your success. The good news is that if you have a negative mindset, you can change it and your attitude to be more positive.

Here are seven ways positive thinking is connected to success:

1. It’s proven to help with problem solving. People who think positively are better able to learn new information. This improves your perspective and enables you to tackle problems and obstacles as they happen.

2. It promotes and enhances your energy level. When you are in a good mood, you tend to laugh more, which boosts your endorphins and your energy level.

“Positive thinking is expecting, talking, believing, and visualizing what you want to achieve. It is seeing what you want, as an accomplished fact.” Remez Sasson

3. Positive thinking helps to give you control by giving you confidence about yourself, your abilities, and situations. Successful people control their thought process, turning a negative pattern into a positive pattern as the need arises.

4. A positive attitude attracts other positive people to you. Successful people often have a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The more people you know, the more doors of opportunity will be opened to you.

5. Positive thinkers are more likely to set goals and follow through by taking action, which also happens to be one of the keys to success – setting goals and following through.

6. Positive thinking improves your decision-making ability by opening your mind to broad thinking and creative solutions while negative thoughts close your mind and narrow your thought process. Successful people are often open-minded, forward thinkers who make good decisions and are good problem solvers.

7. A positive outlook builds resilience. Successful people often face many failures and mistakes before they succeed. Those with a positive attitude are more resilient and recover quicker when they do fail.

Success is more than positive thinking. It requires positive action as well. While positive thinking builds the foundation of success, you have to follow up by taking positive actions!