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Carbon Tax…. will it really work?

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General, My Rant    Posted in July 11, 2011    |    1 Comments

So I was watching the circus last night... sorry I mean channel 10's coverage of the Carbon tax... how it had the importance to be breaking news type stuff is beyond me... I mean it is not like the government actually listens to the constituents, or for that matter holds it promises. If that were the case there would be no carbon tax at all.

Now I live in Australia and being a resident here means that I pay tax, just like anyone else who earns money here, unfortunately (or fortunately depending how you view it) for me I am not eligible to vote, however it seems that I left one country, which was at the time being run by a 'dictator-esq' woman, only to be thrown into another. (well that is not quite correct, but I am sure you get the picture).

To say I am a little confused about the governments decision here in Australia regarding the carbon tax would be an understatement. It is flawed from the outset. I mean when it all boils down, the only people that are going to be the losers out of this are the very people that the government are claiming that it will benefit the most, and from where I sit the only beneficiary will be the government.

Big business, which is who they are targeting with this, have the resources to simply find new and inventive ways around the tax, whether that be by offsetting the tax by shopping overseas (costing jobs) or by moving their entire operations overseas (again costing jobs). Now some may scoff at the latter statement there, however I have seen it happen in the past. And if you think about it, when you make a call to your major telco provider, where are the people you are talking to located? Get the point?

Now whether or not you believe that global warming or climate change is something that humans are responsible for is totally irrelevant, introducing a carbon tax  (because the people in power don't know how to manage money) will NOT fix the issue (if there is one to fix), certainly not when it is one country (that is right Australia is the ONLY country to introduce this). Finding new an efficient ways of doing business has a far greater impact long term than taxing an already taxed nation. And if I got started here on tax it would take you all day to read the post, just know that as a whole, my view on tax is simply like a bully taking your school lunch. I may write (more than likely will) on this in the future.

Personally I don't believe in climate change, there is far to much scientific proof that what is happening on the planet right now as we speak is all part of the earth's cycle, and has happened countless times before. NOW, do I think we can be doing more to create sustainable solutions, absolutely, and I believe that on a whole we are making a difference to our resources that are seemingly disappearing and as we continue to evolve we will do a better and better job of it. In the scheme of things, we have been here but a moment in time, in fact our life is but a moment in time. Does having or not having a carbon tax somehow change our responsibility? Of course it doesn't, quite the contrary. However simply introducing a carbon tax will not automatically make people responsible either.

If it were as simple as letting the people have their say, there would be no carbon tax, however it apparently is not that simple, now I am not trying to be political here, however this will be seen that way, when you look at the facts, Julia Gillard promised that under her rule, there would be no carbon tax, so does that mean that she is actually a puppet and really being controlled by the greens? Interesting right?

No there is more to this than what the people want... that being said I think that the people will have their say about her on polling day.

I honestly thought Australia was a free and democratic place, yet the evidence would suggest other wise, on two occasions since first moving here I have heard the people of Australia speak for what they wanted to see, and on two occasions I have seen the government do the complete opposite... somewhere in the din the Australians have lost their voice... very sad for such a proud and patriotic nation.

Anyway, they are my thoughts, take what you like.... leave what you don't.

 

Andrew

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

I cracked the Homebased Code for Success

Posted by Andrew    Posted in BLOG, Business, Featured, My Rant    Posted in July 30, 2010    |    2 Comments

Homebased success codeHello out there Andrew Hawkes here,

I want to let you in on a secret.... I cracked it,  I cracked the homebased business code for success! And the good thing is anyone can do it. Are you ready? Shh.... come a little closer.... here it is 'consistent action, congruent with your vision or why toward the direction of your goal.' That's it. Simple right?

So then if it is so simple why does 95% of the worlds population live week to week and hand to mouth existences. Well I am pretty sure I have worked that out too. I used to think that it was because people were afraid (to a point I still do, just not like before) however now after the last few days working with the very talented Casey Van Liefde and some of the things she shared with me. It is not about being scared, Casey is a very talented Photographer and she really is an entrepreneur, she is happy to look at something at its merit, make a decision about it and then act in total congruency with that decision. This means that Casey has already succeeded here.

So what I came up with and what made me think that it was more than just fear was this, Casey and I had a conversation, we were talking about an opportunity, a very cool opportunity, one that utilises two fortune 500 companies, so companies with a proven track record. For a ridiculously low investment per month (I mean the cost of a cup of coffee each week) they could create a substantial residual monthly income. The catch is that the people that get involved have to actually do some work. I know crazy. Now I have been involved in homebased business for quite a while now and they biggest issue any body had with the opportunity I represented was the investment price.... So here Casey is talking to me about a stupidly low (seriously it should be more for the value you are getting) investment each month, and people are telling her, or rather implying that it was all a bit like hard work. What?

OK, so from that conversation I came to the realisation that people aren't scared... people are just plain lazy, they would rather sit on the couch, drink beer, eat corn chips and stay living in lack than put a little effort in to make a huge difference in their life.

But I guess it is deeper than that right? Yes people are lazy, however there is more. People would rather sit back give direction and say I told you so than get in amongst it themselves, and it comes down to one thing, and this one thing is condoned and even practiced by society. Lack of responsibility. It is far easier (see LAZY) to blame someone else for their shitty existence. As I said though in my post about What is Wrong with the World when the government set such a low barrier, it really is easy to be average, or even below average.

So here in summary, the homebased business code for success is pretty simple, follow it (with out detouring from the prescribed method) and you will have astounding success and that is with anything, homebased business, real estate trading, investing ANYTHING.

So what are you waiting for, stop BEing lazy, get off your a*se, stop blaming others for your short comings and become part of the solution as opposed to the problem.

You are that Powerful, Ignite your passion!

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To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Leveraging your Network to Generate Traffic

Posted by Andrew    Posted in BLOG, BLOGS and BLOGGING, Business, Featured    Posted in July 15, 2010    |    2 Comments

Are you doing it? Can you honestly say that you 'help your fellow man' with his or her blog? Are you reciprocating? It's a little known fact (although that is slowly changing) that when you help someone you help yourself. There are a few people that have cottoned on to the fact that by syndicating Team Workyour blog with 100 or so others you can totally dominate a niche, it really doesn't take that long. The stupid thing is that people are lead to believe that they need to pay for this sort of thing, like it is outside of the realm of possibility for them to be able to do it themselves!

How utterly dis empowering and pathetic! There is power in syndication, and there are entrepreneurs that are getting fat of the fact that the masses can't organise themselves enough to talk to a few of their mates and say "Hey, why don't we all get together and follow each others blog and comment on and share every post to the world via the vast range of social media outlets available to us now?" Damn.... there is an idea and you know what? It might just bloody work!

Of course it works! That is why there are 'tribes' and 'syndicates' popping up everywhere, there is power in it... what totally shits me about the whole situation is there is one person in each organization now sits back, collects a check and calls themselves an expert because they had an idea... Don't get me wrong, I applaud the fact that they had the foresight get the organisation happening, but come on charging people 50 bucks and month and upwards so that they can promote your blogs? Really! In this day and age of web 2.0 there is no need to do that... take my good friend Natalie Louise for example, some great out of the box thinking on her part, she has approached a number of people who she respects and who she follows and who follow her and has created a library of sorts with some great information and can get anyone started with online marketing for FR*E great info and freely available. You don't even need to follow her blog! (But you should cause its a good one)

So where is all of this going? Well, it's simple really, Warren Buffet has a theory on becoming wealthy (and if you don't who Warren Buffet is... Google Him, I'm all about teaching to fish, not giving fish ;) ) he says its a bit like a snow ball, what you need is a really long hill and some really wet snow. Basically what he is saying is that is it might not happen in an instant (its a bit like my post about making money from home).

What do you think would happen if you had a friend or a colleague who had a blog (and lets face it, if you are in business of any sort these days you should have one) and you said to them... hey if I was to follow your blog, and make comments, would you do the same for me? Do you think they would? You are offering something, your time, and realistically it doesn't take much time to read a blog and leave a comment, you do realise this helps you too right? I mean when you leave a comment (and I am talking about a quality thought provoking comment) you will not only will people see that and follow the link you leave behind to your own blog (generating traffic) the search engines pick it up also, creating better SEO for yourself. So how does this help your friend, well it will actually engage others who are surfing to read the post and quite possibly comment themselves. You see nothing creates interest better than others talking about it... I think back to when I lived in Christchurch New Zealand, my parents were visiting and we were at one of the local malls, we were walking along and I said to my father, "How is that for some marketing? Look over there, that shop has all of its windows 'wrapped' up and no one can see in" There was a Que out the door of about 20 people (there were maybe 2-3 people in store) the shop had created such intrigue as to what was going on that people were flocking to see it! Just then my mother said "oh look, there must be something going on, we better go and have a look!" Which was when I turned to my father and said "case and point!"

The fact is, nothing creates interest faster than others interest in it... you see what I mean, its a psychological thing.

So back to our friends blog... of course when he does the same the same thing happens for him or her. It truly is win win. And best of all it cost younetwork nothing except an investment of your time... and long term can literally provide you with a steady passive income stream, and if that doesn't excite you, you better check and see if you have a pulse.

Right now imagine for a second that you did this with only 5-10 of your friends or colleagues and they all did the same, just like a syndicate now how is your blog looking? Great right? I tell you this is one of (if not the best) way of generating long term traffic and income streams for you and your syndicate. Pretty simple right?

So are you doing it? I can almost guarantee you are not. To make it work you have to all support each other... I was involved in something similar that I had started... There was never any official agreement that we would all do it, I was really relying on integrity... unfortunately it wasn't reciprocated, I was digging and tweeting away, and there was no love coming back my way.... So I stopped....

This can and DOES work..... my advice on the subject is this... Have an agreement with 5-10 others to begin with, help each other out, invest your time... it will pay off... Remember if you are holding up your end of the deal with BLOGS and comments, you are winning anyway, so hit it hard...

Well that is my little rant for the day... feel free to leave your comments here and I will surely reciprocate ;)   After all, that is what it is all about!

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

The Oil Spill… Who is Really Responsible?

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Featured, General, My Rant    Posted in July 1, 2010    |    3 Comments

Now this is sure to stir some feelings in people out there. The Gulf Oil Spill/Leak is still one of the top trending topics world wide, in one article I just browsed, BP have said that they have hit a cost of 100m per day to try and clean it up. While BP are doing what they can (albeit a little late) the majority of society are quick to point the finger of blame (as they usually do), something went wrong so somebody must be at fault, heads must roll there must be BLOOD. Although this is a big problem that certainly requires immediate attention and a thorough investigation, I am going to use it to highlight an even bigger issue.

The issue is one that I believe should be far easier to fix... unfortunately, it will in fact still be an issue long after the oil leak is plugged. People as a whole are quick to blame others for their 'lot' in life whatever that is meant to mean. They look at what other people have and decide in their own mind that if they are seemingly doing better than themselves that there must be some sordid reason and that they are evil. Be damned the truth, that the person they covet with envious eyes worked hard to be where they are to have what they have. And unfortunately it is these thoughts that ultimately keep them from having everything they could ever possibly need.

BP Oil DisasterIf they spent half as much time focusing on the things that they did want in their lives, as they did thinking that someone else has it so much better then they would want for nothing. So what has this got to do with Oil and who is responsible? Well I would think it is obvious... but then I am writing the post right ;)   The question that I think needs to be asked here and now (go on ask yourself) is this... 'Can these people (yourself included) actually do anything about it?' The answer is of course they can. So the next question then is this 'Is Bitching and Moaning about a Giant company going to help the situation?' the answer to that of course is NO they most certainly cannot. As I say I wanted to use this to highlight a bigger issue... if people took head of this you would notice an immediate surge in resources and solutions. But again if it was as easy as people taking personal responsibility then we would already be there wouldn't we? Doesn't everyone already take personal responsibility? If we are to look at all of the crap blatantly defaming different companies and individuals on the internet is anything to go by then NO Absolutely not.

Ladies and Gents there are regulatory Authorities that are set in place to investigate companies and individuals for a reason, they are qualified to do so... Wow... imagine that qualified... it is a foreign thought for a lot of people out there... never mind I digress...

So back to our oil spill... who is responsible? Well you are... I am... we all are, unless you drive a Hybrid, live in home that has no electricity accept Solar or wind generated, have NEVER used public transport, have never worked in a building that did not have central heating.... you get the picture..?

Now could we have prevented the situation... more than like not, we have no effective control... however stop and think for a second... if there was no demand for the natural resource that BP are obviously  supplying then would they have ever been there to begin with? Something to think about.

I know that there will be people that are upset at this post... you know what 'boohoo' get over it, you probably whine about it being to full too when there are 1000's of people starving. Note I am not hear pointing the finger, I included myself in the responsible part.

The fact remains that we can do something about this and the prospect of future disasters... the question remains will you? If you could stand as part of a global solution and truly be responsible for creating a better place for everyone would you?

The funny thing is I ask this question of so many people and they all say the same thing... yes of course I would... sadly when shown the way where they can truly make a difference they don't. There is always something that gets in the way.

If you are the former, then check this out NOW, if you are the latter... I am sorry and Good Luck... you may need it.

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Finally..THE Solution to ALL of your Problems

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Business, Featured, My Rant    Posted in June 28, 2010    |    3 Comments

So here it is the last solution that you are ever going to have to search for, this solution is so big so amazing that you are going to wonder where the heck it has been your whole life and once you understand this solution you will never ever be at the mercy of anyone, anything or any circumstance ever again. Really it is that strong... it is so incredibly simple that most people don't even think twice about it, and that is why they fail to use it and generally fail at everything... yet still people don't get it, they don't make the association. And unfortunately the lack of understanding of the solution compounds layer upon layer and by the The Soultiontime people do understand it, there are so many layers they believe that it is too late for them to do anything about it... so I want to save you some time and some agony.., I am going to share the solution with you... are you ready?

The solution is... YOU. There is no magic bullet, there is no potion or secret. Well yes there is... and again the secret is YOU.

As an entrepreneur I have the luxury of being able to look at things in a totally different light to anyone else...  I get told things like 'you are so lucky' or 'things just seem to fall at your feet' what a crock of sh*t... ask any entrepreneur, nothing ever fell at their feet and the only reason they were at the 'right place at the right time' is because they took the action and got their arses there.

Wake up to yourself... I get sick and tired of hearing about how bad someone has it... now that is not because I am heartless or because I have no empathy for the person or persons in question... we have all had tough times however that does not give anyone the automatic right to burden someone else with their crap. Come on are we still in Kindergarten? The world does not owe you or anyone a favor. You get exactly what you ask for or more accurately exactly what you think about the majority of the time.

You are where you are because of what you have continually thought and done, no one wants to hear about how you "could've been" Get over yourself. Stop trying to have people agree with you that it is not your fault.... it IS your Fault!! The sooner you realise that the sooner you can be on your way to having anything that your heart desires! Make a choice.

As an entrepreneur I am different to most people out there, however not in the way that you might think or be expecting to hear, there is nothing special about me... unless of course you count the fact that I am willing to put all the required hours to see a a result. and of course the fact that I choose to look at things in a certain way... then yes you could say I am special I say this only because there are a lot of people out there walking around in a total state of dis-empowerment. I made a post on Facebook the other day about Bob Marley, this man was able to change the way in which a nation thought and was feared by his government he could swing a vote with a song. I used some of 'Uncle Bobs' lyrics to highlight the point I have just made here the lyrics are;

"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind"

to which I received a number of replies ( I did ad something else to the effect of what I have said here) one of which basically said that only the people who Nelson Mandelahave external motivators, who believe they have no control over their own destiny do.... What a feet of arse... this is the sort of crap that society throws at us daily... it was something that played on my for days. Everyone and I mean everyone has total control over their lives path... even if they don't understand it. Even Nelson Mandela who was imprisoned in his own country because he was of a different color had control. He had a choice right from the start, he knew his consequences for his stance and his actions... he made a choice to stand up for what he believed and as a result he was imprisoned. While imprisoned he still had control... he could choose what it all meant, he could choose that it was for a greater cause. Do you think for one second that if he had faltered on his vision and the reason he was there in that prison cell that he would have become president of South Africa? Not a chance!

I have the privilege in talking with many people looking for opportunity with what I do and everyone of them without fail tell me they are looking for something better, something easier yet when they get presented with a totally easy and automated system where they can literally make thousands in a month then.... uh oh... this must be a scam! Your kidding yourself, if you want something more you have to do something different... PERIOD. They tell me they are skeptical, I like what Tony Robbins has to say about that... "Your not skeptical... you're gutless" And in my experience this is 100% correct. If you can't handle that then don't bother playing. Simple. Stick to a nice safe nine to five J.O.B. and pray that there are some entrepreneurs there to help you in retirement... take a look at the stats, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that your government (in whatever country you are in) will not be able to support you.

Just remember you have control over that too, so don't bother bitching about it claiming 'it's not fair' It's up to you.

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

Article or Post Ideas… Where to get them…

Posted by Andrew    Posted in Business, General    Posted in June 22, 2010    |    1 Comments

So you want to write a new post or article but what do you write about and where can you get some information? A Friend of Mine Amy Scott Grant has spoken of this and gave me some great insight into what to write about, and it is really quite simple. Write about things that excite you, it doesn't necessarily have to be specific to your business opportunity or and niche in particular. By doing this you are going to attract the people that have similar interests to you which is great as you have a better chance of them becoming a raging fan and perhaps even making a purchase from you in the future.

OK so that was and still is useful information... however how do you get your blog noticed? Talk about a trending topic so here in this clip I show you two really simple and easy ways in which you can do just that... so enjoy the clip.

So as you can see... it really is simple right? I think so... so let me know how you get on when using this technique to inspire your inner writer.

Talk soon

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

The Past is Not the Present

Posted by Andrew    Posted in General    Posted in June 17, 2010    |    No Comments

The Past is Not the Present, and the Present is Certainly Not the Future!

How many times have you been stopped in your tracks when attempting to accomplish something because someone says to you “You’ve tried that before and failed” or “you have never had the ability”? It is an all too common scenario. Countless people with potential beyond their own comprehension are deterred or put off even attempting something due to their past circumstances. Or even worse, because someone else they know has attempted what they want to attempt and not succeeded.

We as human beings are breed like no other. You never see an elephant ‘wonder’ who he is, you never see an eagle question its purpose. Instead they just are. They have been for 100’s of 1000’s of years and will continue to be (at least until our ignorance of nature brings it to an end).

We often allow our own experiences to stop us from achieving what it is that we truly want in life. We allow our past to dictate what happens today, and in the future. Your past does not dictate what happens for your future… you do. Your well meaning (and sometimes not so well meaning) friends do not dictate what happens in your lives… you do.

So why then are we so quick to accept our limitations? Just because someone calls you a name, or doesn’t hold the opinion of you that you think they should does not mean that what they think is correct. (Take it from Henry Ford, it doesn’t matter what other people think… they probably don’t!) It doesn’t make it true… there is a caveat here, if you allow it to be true then it will be. If you live up to the expectations or rather their opinions then yeah… it can be true. You have the choice. You always have the choice.

So I guess what I am saying here is this, you can be do and have anything. So long as you know who you are, know what you want and don’t buy into the BS that people (including yourself at times) feed you. You are infinitely powerful, step in to your power and don’t be afraid, half measures avail us nothing.

Time is an illusion the same that Money is an idea, so therefore if you can picture yourself in the possession of ‘things’ then you already have them. Just act is though you had and they will appear as you pictured them to be, most people don’t really see themselves in the possession of, it is always just outside their reach. Therein lies the problem.

I have been fortunate in my life to have had many great lessons and also many amazing experiences, and I have much to share, for me to rest on that and rob the world of my findings because someone who doesn’t (really) know me and who has been feed a line of garbage from a source with ulterior motives, well then I allow that garbage to be true. I have that choice. I can act as they expect… or I can be who I am. Simple!

To Your Success

Andrew-HawkesAbout the Author

Andrew Hawkes is an Entrepreneur that has had good times and bad, he draws on all the experiences that he has had, military and in business, to provide solid information that anyone can use and understand to improve the results in thier own life and therefore show others to imrpove thiers. He believes that anyone can make a difference in the world and that ultimately anything is possible.

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