TRAVEL TIPS

What should I do if I'm taking a road trip?

• Look at maps and plan your route.
• Research the roads you'll take. You'll especially want to know if you'll be traveling through areas of major road construction.
• Make estimates of travel times along the route, so you'll have an idea when you'll be at certain points on your trip. This will help you to plan rest and meal stops. It will also help you plan to avoid traveling through a major city or area of road construction during rush hour.
• Get the car checked, especially the filters, belts, fluid levels and have the oil changed. Don't wait until the last minute, it may take time to get an appointment and parts may need to be ordered. You also want some time to drive around town and make sure that whatever they fixed stays fixed.
• Check the condition of your wiper blades.
• Check the operation of your turn signals, brake lights as well as the high and low beams.
• Examine the tread on your tires.
• Make sure your car is prepared for the weather it will encounter on your trip. You might need more antifreeze, snow tires or recharged air-conditioning.
• Today, many cars have fancy wheels instead of hubcaps. These wheels usually have a lock to prevent them from being stolen. If you have a car with wheel locks, make sure you know where the key is stored (often with the jack). Otherwise, a flat tire will become a major problem since you won't be able to get the wheel off the car.
• Get your car cleaned. You'll feel better in a clean car.
• Pack an emergency kit in your car. Include motion sickness medication if anyone in your group suffers from it. Remove any items from the car that you won't need on your trip.
• Prepare some on road entertainment for your trip. Include games and CDs of music and/or audio books.
• Check your plates, registration and insurance information to make sure they are all valid. Be sure to place your insurance company's emergency contact number in your car.
• Check with all the drivers in your party to make sure their driver's licenses haven't expired.
• Check your insurance for expiration dates and coverage for your automobile.
• Arrange for someone to start your other car, if you leave one home, during very cold or very hot weather.
• Fill the car with gas before you pack the car so all the fumes won't bother your passengers. Check the fluid levels and tire pressure, your tire pressure will affect the ride and gas mileage you get on your trip.
• Pack the car inside the garage, with the door down, so people driving by won't find out you're leaving.

"No Act of Kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop

I am your constant companion. 

I am your greatest helper, or your heaviest burden.

I will push you onward, or drag you down to failure.

I am at your constant command.

Half the things you do, you turn over to me, for I do them correctly and quickly.

I am easily managed but you must be firm with me. Show me how you want something done exactly and after a few lessons, I will do it automatically.

I will accept any repeated act or attitude as a traning experience.

I am the servant of all great people, and alas, all failures as well.

Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures.

I am not a machine, but I work with the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a human. You may run me for profit or you may run me for ruin. It makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me....and I will destroy you.

Who Am I?

I AM HABIT

1. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird following. By flying in a "V"           formation the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. 

• LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of another.

2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front.

• LESSON: If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed where we want to go and be willing to accept their help as well as give ours to the others.

3. When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position.

• LESSON: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership. With people, as with geese, we are interdependent on each other.
  

4. The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

• LESSON: We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging - and not something else.

5. When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it is able to fly again or dies. Then they launch out on their own, with another formation or catch up with the flock.

• LESSON: If we have as much sense as the geese, we too, will stand by each other in difficult times, as well as when we are strong.

TRAVEL TIPS

Planning Your Trip: Know Before You Go!
Travelers should familiarize themselves with their destinations, both to get the most enjoyment out of the visit and to avoid known dangers. Travelers should also be aware of restrictions on items that may be taken overseas and even on items that may be brought back into your country upon your return.

Customs and Import Restrictions
Customs Restrictions of Foreign Destinations – What You Cannot Take to Other Countries 
Many countries have restrictions on what may be brought into the country, including food, pets, and medications. Even over-the-counter medications may be prohibited in some countries. Check with the embassies of your destination countries as to prohibited items. Foreign embassy and consulate contact information can also be found on the Country Specific Information for each country.

Taking a Pet Overseas
If you decide to take your pet with you when you go abroad, you should check with the embassies of the destination countries as to specific requirements that must be met before a pet may be brought into the country. Many countries have strict health, quarantine, agriculture, wildlife, and customs requirements and prohibitions. Foreign embassy and consulate contact information can also be found on the Country Specific Information for each country.

Note: In a crisis in which chartered or military aircraft or ships are used to evacuate civilians from a danger area, pets will not normally be permitted on the carrier. The pet owner will need to make other arrangements in order to remove the pet from the area. (Service animals, such as guide dogs, are not considered pets and will be accommodated if possible.)

Places to Receive Mail
If you will be abroad for an extended period, you may want to arrange for the delivery of your mail. Some banks and international credit card companies handle mail for customers at their overseas branches. In addition, post offices in many countries will hold mail for travelers under their General Delivery (Poste Restante) services. U.S. Embassies and Consulates do not handle private mail. Check with the embassy of your destination country to see if that will be possible there.

This story is about four people:
There was an important job to be done and everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure that somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was everybody's job.

Everybody thought that anybody could do it, and nobody realized that everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that everybody blamed somebody when actually nobody blamed anybody.

Does all this sound familiar to anybody?

What is your WHY? Why are you doing YTB? Jim Rohn said, "Your WHY is your definite purpose." What makes you get up in the morning? What makes you stay late at night? What is your reason for having your own travel company with YTB? 

I'll tell you what mine is. My mom works at a Hyatt Hotel as a housekeeper. She works from 8 to 5 but she sets her alarm clock at 4:30 in the morning. The reason why she gets up that early is because she has an hour to get ready before she walks to catch the bus at 6. She gets to the hotel around 7:30 and change to her housekeeping uniform then off to cleaning rooms. When she gets off at 5...she takes the bus again so she doesn't get home until 6:30. She cooks, we eat, she watch a little bit of TV and goes to bed. She wakes up in the morning and do it all over again. She's been working there for 26 years now and she only gets 8 dollars and hour. I remember when she got excited for a .25 raise. 

The reason why I'm telling you this story is because I want to go to her work, find her at one of the hotel room she's cleaning and have her put on this T-shirt I got her that reads "My son just retired me." Tell her to go up to her boss and say, "I QUIT." I take her home and my dad is waiting for her with luggages and a Limo in front of the house. I said, "Get dress, you and dad are going to Hawaii." When they are about to leave, I pull out my rubberband bank out of my pocket and say, "Wait, here's 5 grand dad and here's 5 grand mom. Go have fun. Just get me a t-shirt when you get back." Retiring my mom and sending my parents to the island they always wanted to go is great but to see the look on their faces...I want to remember it for the rest of my life. I can't wait to see it.

That's my WHY! One of them at least. Find out what your WHY is and engrave it in your heart. A lot of people wants to be successful but don't know how to. "If you know your WHY...the HOW to is easy." Whatever your WHY is...go after it...with a passion.

1. It is our attitude at the beginning of a task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
   
2. It is our attitude toward life which will determine life's attitude toward us.
3. We are interdependent. It is impossible to succeed without others. And it is our attitude toward others which will determine their attitude toward us.
4. Before a person can achieve the kind of life he/she wants, they must become that kind of individual;they must think, act, walk, and conduct themselves in all of their affairs, as would the person they wish to become.
5. The higher you go in any organization of value, the better will be the attitudes you will find. There is a good reason for this.
6. Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Since there is nothing gained by holding negative thoughts, hold only successful and positive thoughts.
7. The deepest craving of human beings is to be needed, to feel important, to be loved, to be appreciated. Give these to them and they will return them to you.
8. Part of a good attitude is to look for the best in new ideas...and look for good ideas everywhere.
9. Don't waste your time broadcasting personal problems. It probably won't help you, and it cannot help others.
10. Don't talk about your health unless it is good...unless you are talking to a doctor.
11. Radiate the attitude of well-being, of confidence, of a person who knows exactly where they are going. You'll find good things will start to happen right away.
12. Lastly, for the next 30 days, treat everyone with whom you come in contact as the most important with whom you come in contact as the most important person on earth. If you will do this for thirty days, you will do it for the rest of your life.

For a city stuck in the middle of America, Chicago Brings it internationally, food-wise. Old school Greek, polish and Mexican restaurants abound and newer fancy-pants places throw strange and delicious fusion curveballs at you.

AVEC: This Near West Side (near downtown, west of the river, west of the Loop) restaurant plates succulent Mediterranean style dishes like fish piccata or chicken sausage in a neat, unpretentious manner, in portions big enough to share with a cute young lass.  The decor, is Spartan and unfussy as well, but at the same time the place feels warm and inviting. 615 W. Randolph, (312) 377-2002.

MOTO: Upscale Asian cuisine; expect double-digit courses, and a meal that could go on for hours. Chef Cantu's menu changes based on what's the freshest in the market. If you want to knock her socks (and/or undergarments) off, this elegant, creative-Cantu is kind of a magician about the whole dining process is the spot. 945 W. Fulton Market, (312) 491-0058.

LOU MITCHELL'S: After a late night of Secret lounges and high rolling (we'll get to that in a minute), roll on downtown to Lou Mitchell's. Uncle Lou may be partying in the after life, but his spirit lives on in his eggs. 565 W. Jackson Blvd., (312) 939-3111

HOT DOUG'S: Stylistically, this Avondale hot dog hut is no Moto, but the otherworldly French fries cooked in duck fat are pretty creative, and the main reason you've gotta hit this place.  3324 N. California., (773) 279-9550

LULA: This Logan Square joint is vegetarian friendly, so if your lady is meat averse, show some class by taking her here. And Lula's once-a-week "farm" dinner on Monday nights needs to make it on to your calendar, stat. Not to miss: the braised spring lamb with homemade ricotta. 2537 N. Kedzie Blvd., (773) 489-9554

DRINKS

A great cheap drink lurks around every corner. The thing about chicago is that the young people now flock to all the old man bars. It is cool and sad at the same time. The trick is to find one that's not been totally taken over yet, like:

THE J&M TAP: The J&M Tap in Ukranian Village, or as the neighborhood folks call it, "The Secret Squirrel," is an inexpensive yet classy alternative to some of the more-frat-tastic Division Street-area bars overrun by overzealous folks in search of l'amour. Some pints here go for $1.75, and glasses Maker's Mark on Saturdays are $2.50. If you play your cards right, you'll see no one under 55, except saucy hipster gals from the 'hood. 957 N. Leavitt, no phone.

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This is good news for anybody in the YTB business!

By Nadine Godwin
Travel Weekly, October 13, 2008

The YTB Travel Network, which has to date lumped its affiliated travel sellers into one category (referring travel agents, or RTAs), on Oct. 18 will roll out a two-tier approach that differentiates between those who actively sell travel and those who merely refer prospects to a website for self-booking. 
     Kim Sorensen, president of the network, said YTB (No. 26 on Travel Weekly's 2008 Power List) would focus its training efforts on those who want to be more than referral agents, improving their skills and ultimately boosting productivity. 
     For those who merely want to refer business to websites, he said, nothing will change except their title; they will be called affiliates. 
     For those who want to handle bookings directly with suppliers and develop group business, YTB will offer an improved commission split: 70% of earned commissions, up from 60%, plus opportunities for bonuses. It will also require that they first complete a new educational program. They will still be called RTAs. 
     YTB has offered its RTA certification program, a one-day classroom event, 'but it did not go far enough in the meat department,' Sorensen said. The new online training program, called First Class Training, 'increases the meat ... pretty dramatically,' he said. It will include a range of supplemental reference materials, all in one place, to enable the participants to delve deeply into a range of subjects, he said. 
     Sorensen said YTB aimed to develop a third, higher tier for those who will drop the word 'referring' from their title and simply be called travel agents. 
     Meanwhile, he said, 'It may look as if we are trying to fit in better [in the industry], and there is a little of that.' 
     But, he said, 'I want a lot of well-trained people' to improve sales. In addition, he said, the plan will respond to suppliers' wish to be able to identify the active sellers among YTB associates. 
     This plan, he said, helps the industry understand the YTB sales force, which already is really two groups, he said. 
     He acknowledged industry criticism of YTB, but he said he believed YTB was performing a service by making it easier for prospects to get into the travel business, especially in a weakened economy where it will be tougher for newcomers to get fulltime jobs. 
     He used a sports analogy, saying the reason the biggest schools generally have the best football teams is because they can choose the best players from a larger pool of candidates. 
     Similarly, he said, at YTB, he wants quality, too, but 'we have to get the quantity first to get the quality at the end.' At the end of June, YTB counted 131,572 RTAs. 
     In July, YTB advised the Securities and Exchange Commission it was considering replacing its RTA business model with a franchise system, possibly in 2009. Sorensen said YTB was still working on the franchise plan, but the company was 'probably several months away from that.' 

source: Travel Weekly 10/13/2008 edition, page 9 

TRAVEL TIPS

Tips For Staying Healthy

Here are some tips to help you stay healthy when you travel to other countries:

Before you go

• Plan ahead. If you need any immunizations or vaccinations, see your doctor at least 6 weeks before you leave. Some vaccines don't reach the highest protection until about 6 weeks after you get the shots.

• Have medical and dental check-ups before your trip, to be aware of problems and to find out about medicines you might need to take along.

• Be prepared. Find out what your health insurance will pay for if you see a doctor while you're in another country. Carry enough of your regular medicines in their original containers, along with extra prescriptions for them. Also bring your eyewear prescriptions. Wear a medical information bracelet if needed. Take along a first-aid kit.

While you're traveling

• Eat carefully if you're going to a country with an increased risk of traveler's diarrhea. Steaming-hot, well-cooked food is usually safest. Avoid eating foods from street vendors, unpasteurized dairy products and raw or uncooked seafood. Peel fruits yourself. Drink water from commercially-sealed bottles or drink carbonated beverages. Avoid ice. Use bottled water when you brush your teeth.
  
• If you're going to a country with a risk of malaria, your doctor may prescribe preventive medicine for malaria. Remember to start taking your malaria medicine before you leave on your trip, take it during your travels and keep taking it for 4 weeks after you get home.
  
• Avoid swimming and other water activities in freshwater lakes and streams. Schistosomiasis (also called bilharziasis) is a disease you might be exposed to in some African streams and lakes.
  
• If you're going to a country with an increased risk of mosquito-borne disease, protect yourself against insects. Insect repellents that contain DEET work the best. Wear permethrin-coated clothing and use bed nets while you sleep.
  
• Try to avoid taking overcrowded transportation. Try not to ride in vehicles without safety belts. Wear a helmet if you'll be riding a motorcycle. Try to avoid driving at night or in unfamiliar areas without local help and directions.

To my mind, Chicago is an unpretentious, art and architecture-forward, ethnic hodge-podge, whose stature has unfairly diminished with the boom of pretend cities like Houston, Denver and, er, um, Vancouver.  The region's decade long embrace of math rock and Jerry Springer didn't do it any favors, either.  But as this is written, the Chicago Cubs were in first place 100 years after their last title but just got swept in the first round of the playoff by my Los Angeles Dodgers, (Whoooooohooooooo!  Think Blue!)  Calatrava threatens topierce the skyline, usurping the Sears Tower by building the nation's tallest skyscraper the Spire; Devin Hester is still a Bear, and finally, there are beautiful young women, who maybe spend a bit too much time honing sketches of their next tattoo, around overy corner.

Every year 100 college Grads are tracked from the age of 25 to 65 to see where they end up, here are the consistent results.



Out of 100 college graduate, 1% becomes wealthy. Wealthy to me is when you are walking in the parking lot to your brand new Lamborghini and you notice that you dropped a couple of hundred dollar bills...you turned around and walked away cuz you're lazy to pick it up. That's wealthy. Most of us, when we see a quarter rolling on the floor, we immediately dive to pick it up. 2% becomes financially independent. Financially independent means you could stop working today and maintain the same level of lifestyle without any help from friends, family, or the government. That's the 3% class. So what happened to the rest of the 97% class? 5% are still working. I have friends that graduated from major universities but are still working at Nordstrom or even Starbucks. 36% of them end up dead so we can't really help them out. 56% is what I like to call the walking dead...dead broke.

What's interesting about this statistic is that out of the 3% that are wealthy and financially independent, 74% own their own business. When I was working at a mortgage company, the owner of the company was making more than $3 million a year and I thought to myself "I'm gonna marry the boss's daughter". But then I realized that the boss doesn't have a daughter...he had a son. So I said, "forget about it." I don't swing that way.  I realize I have to be my own boss. That's when my friend Keawe introduced me to Your Travel Biz.  You have the opportunity to get a chance to own your own travel company and start saving money traveling and make money doing it.  3 things impressed me when I saw this company for the first time.  

1. Integrity:  You want to make sure the company is in solid ground.  YTB is 10 years old and is publicly traded.  They are here to stay.
2. Simplicity:  The Industry, company, and products sell itself.  Everybody likes to travel and everybody likes to make money.  It can't get any easier than that. 
3. Residual Income:  This is hotter than Megan Fox. Residual Income is getting paid while you're sleeping.  When somebody purchase flight tickets, cruises, rent a car, hotels...etc...you get paid.

Find out how you can own your own Travel Company and start making money from home.

Donald trump made an appearance on the David Letterman show.  Dave asked him "What would you do if you lost everything and had to start over from scratch."  Without hesitating...Trump said "I would find a good network marketing company and get to work."  The audience, started to hoot and boo him.  He looked out at the audience and responded, "That's why I'm sitting up here and you are all sitting out there!"

How many of you have big dreams? If you answered no...you have nightmares!

As a kid…I used to hang posters on my wall of a red Ferrari I wanted to own. I got pictures of Paris because I always wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower. I wanted to retire my parents. They've been working for so many years. And I wanted to travel the world. But as I was growing up…okay…I never grew up. As I was getting older and started working for jobs after jobs…I realize something. My income was sooo small (like me) that my DREAMS shrunk to match my INCOME. 

So I started taking the posters down, rolling them up and putting them under my bed. Then I started hanging up posters of Phillies Blunt, Corona Beer Ads, and Bob Marley smoking pot. I started justifying my situation and say things like, "Forget the Ferrari…If I could just get a Fiero…just as long as it takes me from point A to point B…I'll be fine. You say Fiero fast enough…it sounds like Ferrari." Or "Forget Paris. Have you been to Vegas? They have Paris over there." Or "My parent's been working for 25 years now…another 15 years won't hurt." Or "Forget traveling the world…Have you been to Disneyland. I could go ride on The Small World." I started justifying my situation because I started to believe that my dreams won't become a reality.

YTB has changed that. YTB will help you increase your INCOME to match your DREAMS.

Find out how YTB can increase your INCOME to match your DREAMS by clicking below.

• Step One:  Just call

I was just on my way out, and I had to stop and give you a call!

Hey I just met someone who is really high up in a travel company, he told me I might be able to let a couple of my friends start working with his company,  I don't know a lot about it but I'm going to find out more about it tomorrow,  I'm going to let you come with me, but you have got to dress in a suit, I'll be at your house at 6pm.  Okay...I'll see you tomorrow.

What is it?  We are going to find out tomorrow, trust me;  Just bring your great attitude and I will pick you up at 6pm. 

I'm not interested!  Of course you're not interested if you where interested you would be calling me,  I didn't ask if you where interested I asked if you had a suit, I'll be at your house at 6pm..be there!

Reminder:  Never beg, just sort.  Use phrases such as let me see what I can do, hopefully I can hook you up, and maybe I can let you come with me.  If they are a little negative, just say, "I wouldn't want you to get your hopes up, I might not be able to hook you up anyways." or "You might not qualify."  HAVE FUN!!!

How to sponsor people you look up to.

How to sponsor your peers.

• Step One:  Pique Interest

I was just on my way out, and I had to stop and give you a call!

I just met a guy who is really high up in a travel company; hopefully I'm going to start working with him, if this is as good as I think we might be making some pretty good money.  If I get in, I'll try to get you a position.  I got to go; I will give you a call as soon as I find out more.

What is it?  As soon as I find out, I'll call you.

• Step Two:  Pass (set an appointment)

Remember yesterday when I called you I said I was going to find out about that travel company. It is better than I thought, I might be able to introduce you to a guy I met high up in the company.  Do you have a suit?  He is in town tomorrow night, whatever you have going on, cancel.  I'll pick you up at 6pm.  Just bring your great attitude.

Reminder:  Never beg, just sort.  Use phrases such as let me see what I can do, hopefully I can hook you up, and maybe I can let you come with me.  If they are a little negative, just say, "I wouldn't want you to get your hopes up, I might not be able to hook you up anyways." or "You might not qualify."  HAVE FUN!!!

How to sponsor people you look up to.

How to sponsor people who look up to you.

• Step One: Pique Interest

I was just on my way out, and I had to stop and give you a call!  You know how I have a lot of respect for you.  I have just met someone who reminds me exactly of you, he is just like you except he is making a ton of money with a travel company.  I was thinking if you and him got together you guys could make a lot of money together.  If you would be interested I might be able to introduce you to him.  I have to go right now, but I'll give you a call to see if he can meet with you. 

What is it?  I don't really know much but this guy is making a ton of money, I'll see what I can do,  I'll call you.

• Step Two:  Pass

Remember yesterday when I called I told you about that guy I met who is making a fortune.  I told him about you; he said he might be willing to meet you and show you what he was doing. What would be better for you...Tuesday night or Wednesday night?  I'm sure you will dress in business attire amd bring your great attitude. I will pick you up at 6pm.  I'll see you then.

Reminder:  Never beg, just sort.  Use phrases such as let me see what I can do, hopefully I can hook you up, and maybe I can let you come with me.  If they are a little negative, just say, "I wouldn't want you to get your hopes up, I might not be able to hook you up anyways." or "You might not qualify."  HAVE FUN!!!

How to sponsor your peers.

How to sponsor people who look up to you.

Whatever business you are in whether you are in Network Marketing, a business owner, or doing internet marketing…you must have the B.E.A.R. philosophy.

B stands for Belief. It all starts from here. You got to believe in the industry you're in. You got to believe in the company. You got to believe in the products you're selling and the services the company is providing. And most importantly….you got to BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. When others are telling you that you can't do it…Believe you can do it. When others are laughing…Believe you can do it. When others are telling you No you can't…Say YES I CAN! You've been hearing NO your whole life. I'm telling you….YES…YES…YES. When you believe…you will get excited. E stands for excitement. You will be so excited at what you're doing that you'll be sleeping at night with your eyes open. You're excitement will turn into action. A stands for Action. You'll start doing more and selling more. People are going to come up to you and find out what you're doing. You'll be the Energizer Bunny…You'll keep going and going. When you take action…guess what? You will get results. R stands for Results. The best paycheck is an unexpected one. You'll become more and have more. When you get results…you'll believe more…then you'll get more excited and take more action. Then you'll get more results and it'll just cycle. But it all starts with BELIEF. It's not the R.B.E.A. philosophy. You don't get results first. It's the B.E.A.R. philosophy. So start believing!

 

This story is from The World's Leading Motivational Speaker...Les Brown

"A friend of mine was walking down the street in the city of New York.   As he was walking...a couple of people were soliciting him for their business.  One guy said, "Excuse me sir...can I shine your shoes?"  The man said, "Sorry, I'm busy...I'm in a rush...I don't have time."  And kept on walking.  Another guy said, "Excuse me sir...your shoes looks dusty...can I shine them?"  The man said, "No I'm busy...I'm in a rush...I don't have time."  And kept on walking.  As he was walking a young man approach him and counted "97...98...99...100" "Excuse me sir?  Today is my birthday and I thank God...a brand new year of life.  Every hundredth person that passes by my shoe shine stand, I offer that person a free shoe shine.  Would you give me that honor?"  The man said, "Why sure."  So he sat on the shoe shine stand and the young man shined his shoes diligently.  After he was finished.  The man got up and asked, "By the way...how much do you charge for a shoe shine?"  The young man said, "Only $5 sir."  The man said, getting money from his pocket, "It is your birthday...here's $10...keep the change."  As he walk away...the young man turned around and counted "97...98...99...100"

When I first heard this story...I was laughing my butt off.  

If you want to make it in any type of business today...You have to be creative.  Find out what successful people are doing and emulate it.  Find out what they're not doing and don't do it.

TRAVEL TIPS

How are car rentals outside the United States different from those here?

Every country has its own rules, but here’s a list of some items you may want to consider:

You may need an international driver’s license or permit in addition to your U.S. driver’s license. 
 

Some countries charge a fee for a permit that allows you to drive on their roads. 
 

The rental contract may not be in English. See if they have rental contracts or at least an explanation of contract terms available in English. Also, see if they will have any English speaking counter personnel available to assist you when you arrive. 
 

Your personal insurance or credit card coverage may not be valid or acceptable to the rental company, so you may need to purchase extra coverage. 
 

Most rental car fleets outside the U.S. are made up of much smaller cars. 
 

Many foreign rental fleets will have a large percentage of manual transmission automobiles. 
 

A car with air-conditioning may be considered an upgrade in some foreign fleets. 
 

Road signage may be in unfamiliar languages and the colors and shapes of those signs may be different than those in the U.S. 
 

The direction of the lanes may be opposite of those in the U.S. 
 

Road conditions may be considerably worse than those found in the U.S.
 

Gauges may only read in the metric system, 100 kilometers = 60 miles. 
 

Gasoline is usually considerably more expensive and is often sold by the liter, 3.78 liters =
1 gallon. 
 

Many countries have even higher taxes on rental cars than those in the U.S. 
 

Fuel prices are often considerably higher than those found in the U.S. 
 

Some countries have both a minimum and a maximum rental age.

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I found an article from slate.com on Yahoo's front page about how people are making a tremendous amount of money blogging. If you are starting out a blog website...you definitely want to read this.



Last week, the blog search engine Technorati released its 2008 State of the Blogosphere report with the slightly menacing promise to "deliver even deeper insights into the blogging mind." Bloggers create 900,000 blog posts a day worldwide, and some of them are actually making money. Blogs with 100,000 or more unique visitors a month earn an average of $75,000 annually—though that figure is skewed by the small percentage of blogs that make more than $200,000 a year. The estimates from a 2007 Business Week article are older but juicier: The LOLcat empire rakes in $5,600 per month; Overheard in New York gets $8,100 per month; and Perez Hilton, gossip king, scoops up $111,000 per month.

With this kind of cash sloshing around, one wonders: What does it take to live the dream—to write what I know, and then watch the money flow?

From the perspective of someone who doesn't blog, blogging seems attractive. Bloggers such as Jason Kottke ($5,300/month) and the Fug girls ($6,240/month) pursue what naturally interests them without many constraints on length or style. While those two are genuine stars of the blogging world, there are plenty of smaller, personal blogs that bring in decent change with the Amazon Associates program (you receive a referral fee if someone buys a book, CD, etc. via a link from your blog) and search ads from Google. (The big G analyzes your site and places relevant ads; you get paid if people click on them.) Google-ad profiteering is an entire universe in and of itself—one blogger by the name of Shoemoney became famous (well, Digg-famous) when he posted a picture of himself with a check from Google for $132,994.97 for one month of clicks.

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I was online checking out some internet marketing sites and I came across 2 websites that are very interesting. Ashley Qualls started www.whateverlife.com when she was 15 and Carl Ocab started www.carlocab.com when he was 13. Their internet marketing websites are awesome! Whateverlife.com is a social marketing website for young girls where they can get layouts for their websites while Carlocab.com is a website where he teaches you how to make money through internet marketing. If you take a look at their websites…both are doing extremely well. Ashley is getting a tremendous amount of traffic to her site and Carl is #1 on Google search results for "Make money online." And they are young kids! I bet they are making more money than most adults do too. I understand that they have a lot of time in their hands. They don't have to go to work. They don't have to chase their kids running around. They're not in a marriage or any couple relationship (Let's hope they're not). They just go home from school and start working on their sites without worrying about paying for bills, doing laundry, or cooking dinner. But it's not how much time you have…it's what you do with the time that you have.

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Network Marketing is being taught at more than 200 colleges, including Harvard Business School. After extensive research into the network marketing industry, Harvard Business School developed three criteria that a network marketing company must have in order to make it a most desirable opportunity. 

They are:

1.  The company must be at least 18 months old - 90% of all network marketing companies that fail, do so in the first 18 months.

2.  The company must have a product that is both unique and highly consumable. Being unique in this case means the company has an exclusive product that can only be purchased from the company’s distributors. Having a product that is highly consumable means repeated sales, thereby guaranteeing customer loyalty versus a one-time sale and having to source new customers.

3.  It needs to be a ‘ground floor’ opportunity. Harvard Business School suggests that in order for the opportunity to qualify as ‘ground floor’, the number of existing distributorships should be less than of 1% of the population in the c ountry where the network company is operating. In the United States, this figure is equal to 1.5 million people. Harvard Business School also states that if there are less than 500,000 distributors, this presents a cutting opportunity. If the company has less than 100,000 distributors, Harvard Business School considers it to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Harvard Business School states there are four distinct stages of growth in a network marketing company. 

They are:

1. Foundation - This usually lasts approximately six months and is when a company develops its products and markets.

2. Concentration - This period lasts approximately 2 to 4 years from when the distributor network is started.

3. Momentum - This period lasts from 2 to 4 years also. This is when the company experiences phenomenal growth and distributorships’ businesses explode. It is during this period that the company virtually sweeps the nation. When a company’s sales reach $50 million, it reaches what is called ‘critical mass’ (sales go vertically right off the graph). Also, approximately 2/3 of the company’s growth of new distributors occurs during this period of time.

For example, when Herbalife reached $50 million, sales jumped to $151 million in only 12=2 0months and they added over 800,000 new distributors to their organization. Say an organization is producing a bonus cheque of $1000 per month. When the company reaches critical mass, distributors automatically experience a ten-fold increase in their earnings. In other words, $1000 per month becomes $10,000 per month. This is the reason for getting involved on the ground floor, so you will experience the benefits of explosive growth.

4. Stability - This period lasts for the life of the company. A network marketing company that is dedicated to the success of its distributors will experience longevity, thereby insuring that an active distributorship will realize continued earnings and growth.

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