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

About 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.

Hey out there, I trust that this post will reach you all safe and well.

It has been a couple of weeks since I posted, and to be honest I have missed it... that being said I am super excited about what I have been doing during that time. I have put together a members site where I have expanded on the Bare Knuckle Basics report to bring you even more information and understandings.

That is not what today's post is about though. No today's post is all about you, and how to get to the are that is known as "What You don't know, You don't know!" This is an extract from my monthly news Letter Power Up Monthly, I felt it was too important not to share with everyone. enjoy.

So there it is, let me know your thoughts. Thanks in advance for sharing this and providing your feedback.

Till the next time, Ignite your Passion!

About 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.

Its been a while since I started working from home and internet marketing and in that time I have had a massive learning curve, you know I didn't hit it out of the park with my first attempt, and by the time I started getting my head around Google they went a changed the rules and what I had learned to that point was almost for nothing. I say almost as there were lessons taken from that which have certainly allowed me to prosper and grow. Which is very important.

You know when you talk to people about what working from home is about, when you ask them what it means to them, (asking a few people) you will get a variety of answers. Now I am not talking about the outcome of what it a Homebased Business will do for them, I am talking about what type of business they're involved with. Some will tell you it is about making sure you are talking to 150 people a day, others will say it is about ranking #1 on Google, and even more (growing daily) will tell you that it is about mastering Social media... You know what? From my observations all of these people are correct. Yet you will find home business guru's out there who to their credit have made a lot of money who tell you that there is only one of those elements is really needed. And that is to talk to people each and every day... now, I don't necessarily disagree with that sentiment. However if your focus is on internet marketing then talking to prospects every day may well be a waste of your time.

Of course if your focus us purely network marketing or mlm then yes you absolutely MUST talk to people daily to succeed. I'll be honest, I have no trouble talking to people, that doesn't bother me in the slightest... lets face it though people turn to an online business so they don't have to talk to people right? Well at least not in person. Something that I have certainly found is that when you do actually have money coming in, and not just talking about it it is far easier to actually talk to people. It is easier (albeit a psychological reason) to get people to talk to. As your business evolves you will most certainly start to understand your strengths and begin to work with them rather than trying (in vane) to fight or force against them.

Anyway I am getting a little of topic here... I was merely highlighting the fact that not all homebased business's are created equally, and regardless of the money that you are making if it doesn't feel quite right then change and do something that does!

Working from home has allowed me to really connect with who I am as a person, it has given me the opportunity to gain some great clarity as to what my purpose is. As such I am involved with a couple of different organizations all of which enable me to fulfill that purpose and vision for my life. Along my journey there have been a number of facets that I have learned that have enabled me to do things that I really enjoy and I and benefit monetarily from... so you could say my time investment in my education is starting to pay off.

Some of the things that I have discovered is that there are a lot of successful marketers out there that are missing some of the basic fundamentals, the Bare Knuckle Basics as I like to say. So I put it all in a report and what do you think I called it? That's right Bare Knuckle Basics. Now I am not claiming to be a guru or anything like that... far from it there is still much more to learn. I know what I know,  All the report is are some basic stuff that I believe can certainly help you move forward.... its free and useful information... they way I think it should be, and with your feedback I can continue to improve what is in that and subsequent reports.

I sincerely would love to hear what you think so you can grab your copy of the report by clicking bare knuckle basics, oh and the best part is yet to come!!

The report does contain some affiliate links, OK so sue me! lol Seriously tho, the report is re-brandable so that means that you can change the affiliate links for your own and give it away yourself, and YOU can make the money! That is cool right? Well I think it is...

Well that is about it really, so here is the link again to bare knuckle basics

As always, please leave your comments here and be sure to share this with your friends and followers on Facebook and twitter. Thanks in advance.

About 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.

hope this finds you well with enough food to keep you from being hungry and enough love in your life to keep you sane.

I went out with my beautiful wife last Friday night, her mother came and looked after the children and we went out for dinner and then to the movies. It has been a while since we got out like this by ourselves and it was an enjoyable evening.

Since it had been a while since we had gone to the movies there was quite a variety to choose from. We had a debate and the clear cut winner was Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead. Of course with any new release you get mixed reports as to what it was like... understanding that everything is subjective I pretty much keep and open mind when going to see something so that I can make my own mind up (ironic considering the movie). So I guess I will start by saying this... I thoroughly enjoyed it. There were, from what I saw a couple of minor discrepancies with the actually physics of some of the sequences yet all and all it was a ripper of a movie.

It is one of those movies that cause you to really think about what is happening within the plot, and causes you to think long after you have left the cinema.

Now without ruining the story for those of you who have not seen it, the movie works along the guise that memories or even secrets can be extracted from someones mind while they are dreaming. As such they enter peoples dreams while they are in the sleep state for the purpose of extraction, company secrets, codes to safes, all of this sort of thing. (and really is this any different to hypnosis?). However the question is then asked, if we can extract information from someones mind while they are sleeping, could we perhaps insert an idea for it to manifest and grow of it's own volition?

I know for a fact that people will watch the movie and tell people it is a load of rubbish.... yet the more I look at it the more I realise that it is far more fact than fiction. Sure some of the scenes and ideas in the movie are a little outside of the realm (at least for now) of possibility, yet the theology behind the concept is being practiced by millions daily. Anyone that has had any dealings with personal development, life coaching, success coaching, watched 'the secret' or even attended a personal development seminar will know what I am referring too.

Within a simple goal setting session with any coach, or at any personal development seminar you are doing just as is suggested in the Movie Inception, the only difference is that you are not simply planting a seed to watch it grow, you are actively traveling through your own personal time line to a point in time where it (the goal) has already manifested the seed has already blossomed, you are then experiencing the feeling, smell, sights, sounds emotions of how things are when you realise this goal. You see when goal setting you set the goal as if it has already taken place, this, when done correctly, then causes the brain to function in congruency with that of someone who DOES, and indeed has taken all actions necessary for the completion of said goal.

If you have yet to see this movie then go, do not waste another minute, look past the Hollywood hype and just enjoy the ride you are taken on... if you have seen it, I am sure if you look at what I have said here in an impartial light you will be able to see what I mean... perhaps you already know? (with out any direct suggestion from me)

If you have enjoyed what you have read here, or it has stirred some thoughts or feelings inside of you please leave your thoughts below, of course feel free to tweet this and share it on Facebook as well....

Well that is my thought for the day any way, so this is Andrew Hawkes signing off

About 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.

This is not where I am heading however I am just going to chase that rabbit for a second, think about this... if things are going well and all the right things are happening in someones life, they are pretty happy to say that it was a direct result of something that they themselves had done... and I am all for that, they should... so why then when things are not going so well and that everything is seemingly turning to custard it is someone or something elses fault? Now that is something to think about... we have ALL been guilty of this at one stage or another.

Now on subject here... where do you find the strength to carry on? I believe this to be a very pertinent question due to the fact that if you can't answer this, or you have absolutely no idea... I would suggest that things are more than likely not as you would prefer them to be in your life.

Now this is going to be different for every person you ask... in the same way we all have an individual DNA make up so to do we have different motivating factors. That is not to say that we don't share similar motivators to others... however like our fingerprints they are unique to us.

If you have never heard the term 'climbing the ladder of success only to find it was leaning against the wrong wall'... you have now (sorry cracking myself up right now) as a generalisation it really does refer to what I am talking about here today. Let me see if I can put it into context for you... have you ever worked somewhere... you worked hard because you have always had an amazing work ethic, you progressed your way through the company or organisation that you were with, you always received glowing reports, you work your way up to manager (or what ever), you give years of effort and your life.... only to find that you would really like to be doing something else. This is exactly what I mean.

I have experienced this myself in my own life and from observing the life of someone that is very close to me and an important part of my life.

My father had a passion for farming from a very young age that is all that he wanted to do, he like many people of his time (and to a point still today) listened to his father who told him "get a trade behind you son, once you have done that then you will always have that to fall back on". This sounds like good advice right? I know that my grandfather only ever wanted the best for his son, the same as any decent parents want the best for all of their children... unfortunately the advice they dole out is not necessarily the right advice.

So my father started his trade and completed his apprenticeship and started working for the local plumber. It was not long before he was working for himself and supporting a growing family. He made good money and our family never really went without... and that is not what this is about... He was always thinking 'if I do this for another two to three years I will have my farm'

This is a classic example of the ladder being against the wrong wall... yes he did everything that was expected of him as a husband, as a father and of course as a businessman. And while he was successful in the fact that there was always food on the table and clothes on our backs... it was always a struggle. He was always going to work.

Dad no longer works for himself, he took a salaried position with a local company and while he knows exactly what is coming into his bank account every month, he is not even working within his fallback trade (good advice then? You tell me). Now since he has been with this company he has been able to participate in his real passion, farming. Now he can spend hours on the farm and raising his stock... when I, or anyone for that matter, say "hey you need to take it easy, your working to much" he simply replies "this isn't work... this is fun, its relaxing, its my me time" The same can't be said about his salaried position (or when he was working for himself). Now he only works his farm part time... yet it pays him well... Hmm... imagine if he worked his passion full time...

So where do you find the strength? Is it from your passion? Is it from your family? Is it from your absolute drive to be the best?

You absolutely must find your why... it is that simple.

About 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.