Scuttlebutt and SV Apolima

The 8 hidden Values of a Network Marketing Business, Other than making Money By: Robert Kiyosaki Wow, I have just finished reading this book again, and realize that yet again I have fallen back into the same old habits.  One of the things he stresses is the freedom and independence you get from working in the "right hand" sector rather than the "left hand" sector.  To put it in a nutshell, you are in the "left hand" sector if you have to work for a company, or if you have your own company and have to work in it. Matters not if you are a lawyer or a maid service, if you have to be there, you have no freedom.  Were as in the "right hand" side, you have money and freedom. Great book, lots of interesting thought provoking ideas.

Hi, from La Paz, where the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing.  That "breeze" bit is to differentiate from the strong winds we seem to have had all this spring. Some really neat stuff from Shaklee. Shaklee is celebrating! We've reached the $5 billion (U.S.) mark in commissions paid to Distributors who are building a Shaklee business. WOW! this is really terrific. Here is a business that has been going for almost 50 years, started off really tiny, and has grown to humongous proportions, and has been true to its values to "make products in harmony with Nature".  Now, in 2010, that is a bandwagon, that most companies are trying to copy, but back in the 1950's that was light years ahead of itself.  Click below and listen to what Roger Barnett has to say. http://content.shaklee.com/shaklee/flash/show.php?video=Conversation-with-Roger I am really proud to be associated with this great company, and have been using  Shaklee products since 1983 when I ...

It has been a beautiful sunny day that the Baja is noted for. Even went for a swim in the bay around 5:30 when it was the hottest.  The water wasn't pristine, but the current was low and the water felt great, swam around the boat a few times just for exercise. Have been spending too much time in front of the computer. The new marketing is going super. Am having loads of fun, it is always great to see hits on my sites, and people who want more info.  Signed up for a new traffic site today called Sweeva http://www.sweeva.com/splash/phylomena it's called "social marketing" and I must admit it took me a few minutes to get the hang of it. But amazingly enough, I have had contacts and members from it. So wheeeeeeeee.... this is good. Still haven't managed to get the pictures downloaded from Dockwise, but I must say it was  a hoot.  Really interesting what they did. When we arrived at 7:30 in the morning, no less. (it meant I was up at 4:30, just to make coffee a...

It has been a year since I started this internet marketing, and lots of ups and downs.  One thing that I really didn't expect was the learning curve. So much to learn and so little time. But the other thing that I didn't expect was the wasted time and money. So at the end of this year, having gotten nothing but a lot of frustration and a whole lot of cynicism I have had to re-assess. The first thing I did was to weigh all the facts, do I want to continue, or should I just give up and say, no thanks.  And I came to the conclusion that I would give it one more year, and if I was still spending more than I was making, well then it would be time to re-assess again. The second thing that I did was call up Janet Legere, who use to do some of the Shaklee "Land of And" conference calls.  She seemed to make a lot of sense and was marketing on the internet, and I have been getting emails from her for the past year, so I thought I would see what she had to say. So  I called a...

Some weeks are good, others not so much, and for one boat this week he probably thought his luck was run out.  We had a rather windy night, like lots of nights at this time of year.  The folks on "yellow star" a Trimaran (for you non yachty types that is a boat with 3 hulls, the main one and one small one on each side) were coming back from a pub where they were involved in giving out trophies for a race that the club had to commemorate the anniversary of La Paz .  Well, they noticed that there boat was gone!!. So (for the life of me, I am having one of those senior moments and can't remember Jo's husbands name) ------got in his skiff and went looking.  Well, you have to understand that it was pitch black, and midnight, and there was a really good sea running, waves that is.  So he went to the harbor entrance and had to turn back because the waves were a big too choppy.  The next morning the Mexican Navy found the boat up on the rocks by the ferry dock....

Hi there, There have been a number of people who have said that I should write more because we are living the life that millions of North Americans would love to have, and want to take part in even just thru a blog.  Well, I have to tell you that I find it difficult to find stuff to write about.  Our life isn't really much different that any one elses.  As an example, the last couple of days have been pretty typical, and yet really interesting.  Yesterday, I went in for coffee hour, (9:30-10:30), met a friend and headed off to the hairdressers, had my hair cut by a rather large Mexican guy who used a razor to cut hair, and did an excellent job, by the way. This is the 3rd hairdresser I have tried in La Paz, and I believe I will go back to this guy, even tho my hair is rather short, but great for swimming this summer. After that we walked a few blocks, caught the 8 peso bus and went to lunch at a place that reminds me of Denny's, but isn't, then off to Home Depot, f...

Wow, it seems like the time has flown by, and I haven't really gotten much accomplished, the long list hasn't gotten any shorter.  Today, I listened to the webinar with what is happening in Shaklee and was really impressed.  They have got a new program for fundraising for non profit organizations, which has been going gangbusters in Canada and the USA, there is a bit of fine tuning for Canadians because organizations don't want to loose their tax breaks, but if they can have bake sales etc. they can use the program.  (call me and we can work it out).  Anyway, it was an excellent presentation, and I want to put the info on my website. Its not up yet, so give me a day or so to play with it.  Or call me and I will give it the site location to you. http://strattons.myshaklee.com Skype: Apolima 46 Most businesses and industry these days are looking for ways to reduce their carbon imprint and all the Shaklee "Get Clean" products are an excellent way to do this. ...