A little while I ago I happened to be in my car and listening to the radio (one of the few occasions where I am not listening to good brain food) and there was a debate going on as to whether or not Ronald McDonald was to blame for obesity in children... what I heard shocked me. There were all sorts of people ringing in about it, including Doctors, and I would have to say that 95% of them said that yes, Ronald McDonald was to blame.. WTF? Seriously?

It is this sort of thinking that is causing the decay of mankind, not some organised religion or something even less understood like climate change.

So then if regulation is not the answer (as I still firmly believe that I am responsible for myself, not anyone else), and people already know that to weigh less they need to eat appropriately and exercise more and the clearly makes no difference at all... then what do we do? Or rather what can be done?

Well let me answer that with first addressing another issue... all to often I hear that healthy food is too expensive, and that it is just easier and cheaper to grab some maccas or BK (Hungries in Australia), or even a Sub, I mean they're healthy right? They are endorsed by Doctors Inc (in case you don't already know that is the name of the company that own them, not necessarily doctors). So its just easier to get the cheap and easy stuff.
And while on this tangent lets also look at the health system, people are crying because they are being taxed to pay for health care, and believe me it will get to the point in the not too distant future where your government will no longer be able to offer health care as it is too expensive because of the ever growing obesity epidemic.

So back to the original question 'what can be done? Well here is a thought, now it is a little radical, and of course it would be meet with all sorts of friction and opposition, yet if the government really wanted to do something to stop the ever growing obesity rate they would implement this right away, and that is this; put a junk food tax on all junk food, yup I said it (and trust me I eat my share of junk food so it would effect me too) tax ALL junk food. I mean imagine ordering your Big Mac value meal, 'yes sir/madam, that will be $7.95 for your meal and a further $5.00 (each meal) for your junk food tax. (I would love to be a fly on the wall for that!)
Now for anyone out there that has read anything that I have put out you would know that I am not a big supporter of tax of any kind... I firmly believe that the government should be run like a business and if it was then there would be no need to tax the people of their country, yet this one makes sense, as it would be beneficial two fold... it would not only make junk food more expensive (therefore more of a luxury than an everyday event) and with the tax, it would NOT go into the government coffers it would be used directly as a subsidy for healthy organic food (or as our grandparents used to call it, food) therefore making it more affordable for even the people on benefits.

It just makes sense, unfortunately due to the fact that apparently to be considered in politics you need not have a spine (this is how politics occur for me, well at least for 95% of the politicians) it would prove to unpopular and cost to many votes, although that being said it could prove more popular than Julia Gillard's carbon tax.

So as I said, a little radical, maybe even a little controversial, its just that if nothing gets done then the scene from the movie WallE where all the fat people are flying around on hover scooters as their bones can no longer support their own body weight does not seem too far fetched at all.

That is my two cents, would love to hear your thoughts here, remember to share this with your friends, perhaps we can start a revolution, who knows.

Until then, make it a most outstanding day and tell the special people in your life that you love them.

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.

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.

I was talking with a coach friend of mine recently and we got into a rather interesting conversation, ways we could save the world and create huge empires to help others succeed, you know all of the usual stuff.

We started talking about human potential and the apparent lack of accountability found in most people. Having been involved in sales as long as I have and the interactions that I have had between myself and other  would be entrepreneurs (if you could call them that) I hear pretty much the same thing...
"I haven't got the time", or "I haven't got the money"

What complete and utter horse s#!t, it is never about the time, and it is most certainly never about the money. These are simple little lies we tell ourselves to try and justify our own short comings and inadequacies.

Let me qualify that comment, let me use the example that my coach friend and I came up with, we were talking about a project he is working on the content and the products that needed to be created before it was finished. We both thought about 15-20 hours work... ok not bad half a week of solid work, no worries... Yet it is still incomplete... and the same excuse he was getting from himself was that 'I don't have the time'. (sound familiar). When it was analyzed, he found that a recent trip that he had taken took about 4 hours on the train, and then another 3 hours in a car and so on and so forth (numbers may be different but you get the point) You see he MADE time to do those things as that trip was important to him.

I could go on and on with example after example, however it ALWAYS comes down to same thing, we always find the time for something that is important to us, we always find the money for the things that are essential, hell we even find the money for the things that are not essential, yet when it comes to the things that could truly make a difference in our lives there always seems to be something more important.

So I want you to ask yourself this week as you go about your life in the normal fashion that you do... what is the lie that you have been telling yourself, or something you have been putting off because of that lie?

You will truly amaze yourself, I give you permission to take the time you need to get something done, believe me the world is not going to end because you do... and you never know you may actually enjoy yourself and choose to do it again.

Talk to you next week.

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.

So its 1130 at night and I am here at the screen of my Mac. You know when you are lying in bed and there is something that comes to your head and you just have to get it out there...? Well this is one of those times, and the funny thing is it was really only the title that came to me, but something said I had to get up and write it.

I my life I have had the pleasure of meeting some of the most amazing people, and I guess that is what this is about, it is about giving thanks to that fact. To give thanks to all of the people that have touched my life in someway. I have learned something from everyone I have ever met and for that I am truly thankful.

Not too long ago I was involved with a home business a home business that is now defunct, which is sad and a good thing all at the same time, it is sad due to the fact that I believe it was built on solid principles and somewhere along the way they got lost and the company ultimately failed, one director was sent on a hiatus due to extra marital affairs while the other secretly coveted the the power of the whole company as his own, and ultimately had an affair himself.
The good part about that company was the beautiful people that have come into my life because of it and the impact that they have left on me.

I was lucky enough to have spoke to two such people today. So let me tell you about one of them.

The first conversation I had was a wonderful surprise, my skype went out of the blue from someone that I had not spoken to in over 6 months, and it was like we spoke just yesterday. This is someone who had put her faith in a company, not because she believed in that company, but because she believed in herself, and knew that with enough searching the right path would be shown to her, and what do you know, low and behold it has been.k This person had a vision board with a goal on it, a goal that most average people would think to lofty to consider. Upon review of this vision board some two years later the goal has been achieved. Was it easy? I would think not, there were hard times where she would have questioned herself as to whether or not she was doing the right thing, she would have had friends and family telling her that she was mad, and when would she come back down to earth, she would go through a life threatening situation only to pull through the other side to see a business with so much promise fail. Yet here she now stands with her goal reached and life exactly where it was meant to be. Why? Because when adversity stared her in the face she said NO I am NOT giving up, I DESERVE ALL OF MY GOALS AND MORE.

She is one of the beautiful people that I am proud to call a friend, you know, the ones who don't care if you have $20, or $20,000,000, you are still just their mate.

Victims

So the second part, you know in any good plot there is an protagonist and an antagonist, you know the good guy and the bad guy. Well you see there are these people in real life too. You can recognise the antagonist by the language they use, things like 'Its not fair, the water company is charging me too mcuh for my water' or 'Why can't I get a high paying job that I don't have to work for' or 'The government doesn't provide me with enough money each week'. You know what, I am going to say it here and now, why because I can, this is my blog my little piece of online real estate, GROW UP GET A FREAKING LIFE, stop bitching and start living, stop thinking you are entitled to something for nothing and get off your fat ass and stop being a victim! There is a thought!

Control Freaks

Ok so the last one here, and then I am off to sleep, control freaks.... I firmly believe that we all control our own destiny... so lets see where this rabbit goes, the thought obviously came from somewhere.

So if I think that we are in control of our own lives who am I referring to when I say control freaks? I guess it is the people who want you to live by their rules and then get shitty when you don't They are all paly paly until you do something different to the doctrine that they have set out and they you don't hear from them, well at least not until they need something from you and then wham! They are there, asking you once again to conform to their rules. You know I said it my post yesterday that I have had the most clarity when I realised once again that I am so powerful, sure people have tried to help me see that before, even the control freaks... yet it means nothing until you take ownership of it yourself.

So there it is a short little rant, and a MASSIVE Thank you to my beautiful friends, you all know who you are, thank you and NAMASTE

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.

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!

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.