Ketika Harga Susu Naik
BALITA Menjerit
Setelah harga minyak sayur yang naik tajam, kini giliran harga susu ikut melambung tinggi. Dalam tiga bulan terakhir, hampir semua merek susu sudah naik. Bahkan ada yang sudah naik sampai dua kali. Dan bulan depan, harga beberapa merek susu lainnya dikabarkan juga akan naik.
Kenaikan ini tentu membuat warga, terutama para ibu rumah tangga yang bebannya sudah berat, menjerit. Betapa tidak. Susu mungkin bukan termasuk sembilan bahan pokok yang penting bagi orang dewasa. Tapi bagi anak-anak, terutama bayi dan balita, bicara susu sama saja dengan bicara hidup. “Sejak lahir anak saya ini minum susu formula. Karena ASI saya kering, tidak mau keluar sejak melahirkan empat bulan lalu,” ujar Rita, warga Jalan Delima, Panam, kepada Riau Pos, kemarin.
Rita yang bersuamikan PNS ini mengungkapkan, saat ini anaknya menggunakan susu SGM 1 yang memang khusus untuk bayi usia 0 sampai 6 bulan. Satu kotak susu ukuran 300 gram habis untuk dua hari. Jadi selama satu bulan, dia harus membeli kurang lebih 15 sampai 20 kotak susu. “Dulu jatah biaya untuk beli susu anak saya sekitar Rp250 ribu-an sebulan. Tapi sekarang sejak susu naik menjadi sekitar Rp300 ribu lebih. Itu belum membeli bubur susu, biskuit dan lain-lain,” keluhnya.
Meski harga susu terus naik, Rita mengaku tidak punya pilihan. Karena tidak mungkin dia mengurangi susu anaknya. Apalagi saat ini, anaknya sedang perlu-perlunya susu. “Saya tidak mungkin mengurangi susu anak saya. Malah belakangan, anak saya makin banyak minum susunya. Jadi mau bagaimana lagi, saya cuma bisa berharap supaya harga susu jangan naik lagi. Kasihanilah kami ibu-ibu yang punya bayi ini,” kata ibu yang baru dikaruniai satu anak ini.
Dia menceritakan, susu SGM selama ini adalah susu yang paling murah. Jadi tidak mungkin beralih ke susu lain karena tidak ada yang semurah SGM. Lagipula, kalau ganti susu, dia khawatir anaknya tidak cocok. “Anak tetangga saya diare karena susunya diganti. Jadi saya takut mau ganti susu. Kalau bayi seperti anak saya, tidak mungkin juga diganti susu kedelai. Kata dokter gizinya tidak sama,” katanya.
Cerita lebih menyedihkan diutarakan oleh Raudah, juga warga Jalan Delima. Ibu tiga putra ini mengaku sudah tidak lagi membeli susu buat anak-anaknya. Saya cuma membeli susu buat anak saya yang kecil, usianya baru 8 bulan. Anak saya yang lain sudah tidak minum susu sejak satu bulan lalu,” kata janda yang kini membuka usaha jualan lotek ini.
Tiga anaknya yang lain sebenarnya masih memerlukan susu karena masih balita. “Biasanya saya membeli susu SGM untuk mereka. Tapi sekarang harganya sudah naik, jadi saya tunda dululah beli susunya. Saya lebih mementingkan susu untuk anak saya yang masih bayi ini,” katanya sambil memandang bayi lucu berkulit putih di gendongannya.
Pengalaman lain dialami Anis, warga perumahan Damai Langgeng, Arengka. Menurutnya, anaknya biasanya menggunakan susu Chilkid reguler. Tapi karena harganya naik lumayan banyak (sekitar Rp8 ribu-an, red), akhirnya dia membeli susu merek lain yang lebih murah. “Tapi ternyata nggak cocok, anak saya mencret karena susunya saya ganti,” katanya.
Naik Bulan Depan
Seberapa besar sebenarnya kenaikan harga susu? Menurut data dari beberapa distributor, kenaikannya bervariasi. Namun umumnya berkisar antara 6 sampai 10 persen. Kenaikannya terjadi sejak bulan Mei lalu. “Kenaikan harga itu memang sudah dari pusat. Naiknya sejak 7 Mei lalu,” ujar Citra, seorang staf Firma Karya Niaga, distributor produk susu keluaran Nestle.
Dia juga bilang, produk mereka yang harganya naik bukan cuma susu untuk bayi saja. Tapi juga susu untuk dewasa sampai ke produk olahan susu lainnya, seperti cokelat susu dan sebagainya.
Sama halnya dengan produk susu keluaran Kalbe Farma seperti susu Chilkid.
Nanjung, staf PT Sanghiang Perkasa selaku pihak distributor mengakui kenaikan harga itu.”Susu Chilkid memang naik harganya sekitar 10 persen. Tapi itu sudah ketentuan dari pusat. Selain Chilkid, yang harganya juga naik yaitu susu NL33, susu untuk bayi atau anak yang mengalami diare,” katanya.
Khusus untuk Chilkid yang satu bulan ini langka di pasaran, Nanjung menjelaskan kalau kelangkaan itu terkait dengan produksi di Jakarta. “Produk kami kan produk lisensi. Jadi setiap kali diproduksi, kami harus mengirim sampel susu ke Jepang. Kalau sudah disetujui, baru susu boleh dipasarkan. Nah, kemarin itu, izin dari Jepangnya lama keluar,” jelasnya. Namun produk Kalbe Farma lainnya, seperti Chilmil dan Morinaga BMT, menurutnya belum naik hingga saat ini. “Tapi informasi dari pusat, Chilmil dan Morinaga BMT akan naik juga mungkin bulan depan,” katanya.
Harga Tak Terkontrol
Kenaikan harga susu dipasaran kali ini rupanya langsung dimanfaatkan oleh banyak pedagang. Mereka langsung ikut menaikkan harga susu di toko mereka, meskipun susu itu adalah stok harga lama.
Jadi meski pihak distributor mengatakan kenaikan susu hanya berkisar maksimal 10 persen, tetapi kenyataannya di lapangan justru berbeda. Banyak pedagang yang menaikkan harga lebih dari 10 persen. Susu SGM kemasan 900 gram misalnya, dijual sampai Rp53 ribu-an. Dancow 1+(coklat) kemasan 400 gram dijual sampai Rp27 ribu-an padahal harga eceran tertinggi (HET) dari distributor hanya Rp25 ribu. Susu Bebelac yang harganya belum naik, dibeberapa toko malah sudah ikut naik.
Ditingkat ritel besar seperti Hypermart, harga susu juga sudah naik. Afriyanto, local buyer Hypermart Pekanbaru mengungkapkan, pihaknya menaikkan harga susu berdasarkan harga dari distributor. “Jadi kalau dari distributor menaikkan harga, kamipun menaikkan harga,” katanya saat ditemui Riau Pos, kemarin. Dia menjelaskan, beberapa merek susu populer memang sudah naik sejak Mei lalu. Yang pertama naik yaitu produk Nestle seperti Dancow dan produk Frisian Flag atau susu bendera yang naik sejak Mei. Susu lainnya naik sejak Juni. “Tapi beberapa susu, seperti SGM dan Indomilk naiknya sampai dua kali sejak tiga bulan terakhir,” katanya.
Pada kenaikan ini, Afriyanto mengaku pihaknya tidak pernah melakukan penimbunan karena itu melanggar ketentuan perusahaan. “Hypermart kan ritel besar, kalau mau menimbun bisa mempengaruhi cash flow. Jadi tidak mungkin kami lakukan. Kalaupun susu mau naik, paling kami buffer (stok, red) untuk dua minggu saja,” katanya.
Mungkinkah harga susu akan turun lagi? Ditanya begitu, Afriyanto tampak tersenyum. “Pengalaman kami selama ini, kalau harga sudah naik jarang bisa turun lagi. Kalau sudah naik, ya harganya akan terus begitu,” katanya. ***
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To Make Money Online Requires Tremendous Time and Energy
I am really trying hard to keep balance in my life with my new home-based internet marketing business. It has been hard, because I am also teaching piano full-time from my home! Having over 60 students(half-hoursessions), it becomes hard to fit in everything that I need to do in a 24 hour period. I am finding myself driven to work in my online business for several hours a day when I am not teaching.
It seems as though posting on Craigs List is MUCH more important than doing the wash, vacuuming, or taking my dog Bella out for a long walk. Having a successful online business takes work,drive,desire,motivation, and most of all, it takes time. I do think, however, that if our lives go out of balance because of the all-consuming home-based business, that we will run into problems. It has been a month now since starting my online business and my life is still out of balance.
I have not been excercising, my eating is poor, and things that are normally a priority for me have been put on the back burner. I decided this evening that I will find a return to balance in my life starting tomorrow. I will do it slowly, because trying to return to balance too fast will put me out of balance again! ***
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by Michelle Tukachinsky
Michelle Tukachinsky MTMarketing http://www.mtmarketing.biz
http://www.moneyvideo.net
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I Want To Make Money Online!! Help!
Yes.. I also want to make money online too. I started to work from home about ten years ago as a piano teacher and I have not looked back since. And now my goal is to make money online as an internet marketer. I honestly have to say this this is one of the hardest things that I have ever done in my entire life! First of all, the competition for business is huge!!
There are thousands of people trying to sell their products and services on the internet just as we are. How on earth, with all of this competition do we get noticed? You do not want to be one automobile on I 95, because chances are, your will not be seen. So how can people find us without spending a whole lot of money? This is what internet marketing is all about. It is learning how to market your product or service on the internet so that people will find you. If you have your own home based business and are trying to sell your product or service, you MUST know how to market. If you do not learn how to do this effectively, you will more than likely become one of those statistics of people who fail or give up.
I personally tend to think, however that more people are giving up than failing! I am learning how to market in two of the programs that I currently sponsor and I am spending A LOT of time learning how to get myself seen out there in cyberspace. Writing, like I am doing now is a very big plus (both blog and article marketing). In addition, find out about the forums and classified ads that can submit you to all of the major search engines such as google and yahoo.
It will take time, however, you WILL make money online if you learn how to market effectively, stay positive, and stay patient. You will not get rich overnight, however, slow and steady wins the race! Good luck!! ***
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by Michelle Tukachinsky
Michelle Tukachinsky http://www.homebasedbusiness-mt.com
http://www.thelittleguynetwork-mt.com htp://www.homebasedmoney.com
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Belief vs. Faith
I grew up in fairly strict Catholic household. We never missed church, always went to Mass on all holidays and I was always being dragged off to confession at least once a month. Oh, how I hated going to confession! Seems I was always repeating the same sins and was always so embarrassed. In fact looking back, I now understand that it was my embarrassment of going to confession that led to my separation from the church for so many years. Coupled with the fact that none of my friends were catholic, and those I did know I just never fit in with them and tended to hang out with all of the so called "bad" kids. Religion was something we practiced on Sundays and Holidays and that was it.
Actually back then it seemed like all of my siblings and my father just went because my mother made us. By time I was 15 I was spouting to my folks that I didn't believe in confession and flat out refused to go. I had moved out by time I was 17 and became a holiday church goer. I got married had my first child and went through all of the practices of my faith because that’s all I knew. Still, I only went to church most times on the holidays. My upbringing just wouldn't let me break completely away. Besides that in my mid 20's I had come to the realization that I did believe in being catholic but I just had some issues with the aspects that didn't fit in with my life.
Still, No one around me ever spoke about their faith, I never gave it much thought unless it was a holiday and in fact if anyone did dare to speak out about their faith they were classified as "weird," bible thumpers and what not. Eventually 2 divorces later, none of which was in Catholic Church I finally found myself on the "outs" with the church. To my mother’s despair to say the least. But, I still believed. In fact my oldest son went to catholic school through his sophomore year in high school and my youngest I started in catholic school but because of some learning disabilities moved him into the public school system. A decision I now regret! By now, I was 6 years into my 3rd relationship, both of us had been spouting we were never getting married, but would just live together.
However, there was this tug in my heart that wanted to get married again and I wanted done "right" this time. I tried many times over the years to get myself to practice my faith but time and time again just found it to interfere with my life and in fact just kept finding going to church boring. There finally came a time when I "needed" confession. In fact, it truly was a physical need. I was quite dumbfounded by the strong physical pull I felt. But it didn't stay with me. On 9/11 again a true physical pull to be in the fold. Again, it only lasted about 2 months and again, I was bored and just could keep up the practice. Still, I wanted to make things right in my life and after 13 years of living with my boyfriend I found a way and we did finally get married and with the blessing of the church. But once again, I was still missing something. I still didn't go to church, nor did I want to go to church.
How sad. When I went, I was dragging myself, looking at the clock, waiting for the hour to drag by. In the late spring/early summer of 2007 I got involved in selling home-based business. It didn't take me very long to started picking up that most of the leaders in this industry contributed most of their success to a belief in their God. I kept hearing references on a daily basis, to prayer, thankfulness, and blessings. At 42 years old and though many jobs and different ways of life, I had never heard so much references o peoples personal beliefs on a DAILY basis. Christian leads? I am embarrassed to admit I didn't even know what that meant at first. Conversation's with prospects often brought up the Lord's name in one way or another. It really set me to thinking.
Then one day, I was recommended to the Dani Johnson website as a place to order a fantastic script book. There was a lot more on her website than just a script book. I started to listen to some of her training audios. It took me less than 1 week to realize that I wanted to meet this woman. There was an undeniable pull that I was going to learn what it takes to succeed in this business of selling home-based businesses. I booked her seminar and our flights for my husband and I without knowing how I was going to convince my husband to go. I just knew I had to be there and somehow I would get him there. This was late June of '07. Her seminar was in late August. I ordered her "Live in North Carolina" audio tapes and really started to plug into Dani Johnson. The more I listened the more I knew Dani was going to teach me the ins and outs of this business. In 2 days Dani Johnson changed my life forever.
Throughout her entire seminar all I could think of is that I wanted her conviction. Her absolute belief in everything she did and WHY she did it. Her WHY was so huge it encompassed her entire life. Not just certain aspects of it. I wanted that. I needed that. Why was it so elusive to me? It was only at the absolute end that I knew the answer to that question. Dani didn't reveal it. Her husband Hans did. In a closing statement to the entire audience Hans made a statement that was like a ton of bricks hitting me in the head. "Just because one believes does not mean one has faith".
Talk about an eye opener. Faith. Yes, I believe in my religion, but I had no faith. In my thoughts throughout the seminar, I kept thinking I wanted Dani's convictions. One must have faith to have conviction. Today, nearly 4 months after that seminar I have not missed but one Mass. More importantly, I actually enjoy Mass. It is important to me to go to church. Not just my mother’s desire and wants for me.
Every day, I find myself in conversations with my prospects and team members about faith, beliefs in my quest for faith. What I still find so absolutely amazing is how many people in this industry are not afraid to speak about their faith. In fact is is so prevalent in everything they do. Is it just in this particular industry? Or is it the Law of Attraction? Am I just attracting these people in my life? Is it God's way of bringing me back into the fold? I have grown up fighting the feeling of not fitting in. It has been a part of me as long as I can remember all the way back to grade school. I so wanted to belong, somewhere. At this point in my life I know that it most people’s standards I am different.
I still don't know why but for the most part I am comfortable with who I am. I just seem to think differently than most. But I know enough about myself that at times I still want to fit in. It is hard to always be classified as different. There was a reason I was so drawn to Dani Johnson, there is a reason that suddenly I am surrounded by people of faith. It is my first step (I won't say leap) into faith. I will follow this path to see where it leads. I still find it uncomfortable at times to speak about my beliefs in front of some people but it gets easier and more comfortable every day.
I know I have a long way to go down this path. I have no idea where it will lead and sometimes it’s scary. But it is not as scary as it once was. Even just a little bit of faith with your beliefs will carry one a long way.***
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by Julie Booz
About the Author Julie Booz's extensive background primarily includes sales & marketing. Honored by Strathmore's Who's Who, Acceptance Is Limited To Individuals Who Have Demonstrated Leadership & Achievement In Their Occupation, Industry Or Profession. Booz is a Microsoft Certified Professional and sells franchises of home-based businesses and offers strong leadership & marketing skills to her team. http://www.growrichlifestyles.com http://www.JHBLifestyles.com.com
BALITA Menjerit
Setelah harga minyak sayur yang naik tajam, kini giliran harga susu ikut melambung tinggi. Dalam tiga bulan terakhir, hampir semua merek susu sudah naik. Bahkan ada yang sudah naik sampai dua kali. Dan bulan depan, harga beberapa merek susu lainnya dikabarkan juga akan naik.
Kenaikan ini tentu membuat warga, terutama para ibu rumah tangga yang bebannya sudah berat, menjerit. Betapa tidak. Susu mungkin bukan termasuk sembilan bahan pokok yang penting bagi orang dewasa. Tapi bagi anak-anak, terutama bayi dan balita, bicara susu sama saja dengan bicara hidup. “Sejak lahir anak saya ini minum susu formula. Karena ASI saya kering, tidak mau keluar sejak melahirkan empat bulan lalu,” ujar Rita, warga Jalan Delima, Panam, kepada Riau Pos, kemarin.
Rita yang bersuamikan PNS ini mengungkapkan, saat ini anaknya menggunakan susu SGM 1 yang memang khusus untuk bayi usia 0 sampai 6 bulan. Satu kotak susu ukuran 300 gram habis untuk dua hari. Jadi selama satu bulan, dia harus membeli kurang lebih 15 sampai 20 kotak susu. “Dulu jatah biaya untuk beli susu anak saya sekitar Rp250 ribu-an sebulan. Tapi sekarang sejak susu naik menjadi sekitar Rp300 ribu lebih. Itu belum membeli bubur susu, biskuit dan lain-lain,” keluhnya.
Meski harga susu terus naik, Rita mengaku tidak punya pilihan. Karena tidak mungkin dia mengurangi susu anaknya. Apalagi saat ini, anaknya sedang perlu-perlunya susu. “Saya tidak mungkin mengurangi susu anak saya. Malah belakangan, anak saya makin banyak minum susunya. Jadi mau bagaimana lagi, saya cuma bisa berharap supaya harga susu jangan naik lagi. Kasihanilah kami ibu-ibu yang punya bayi ini,” kata ibu yang baru dikaruniai satu anak ini.
Dia menceritakan, susu SGM selama ini adalah susu yang paling murah. Jadi tidak mungkin beralih ke susu lain karena tidak ada yang semurah SGM. Lagipula, kalau ganti susu, dia khawatir anaknya tidak cocok. “Anak tetangga saya diare karena susunya diganti. Jadi saya takut mau ganti susu. Kalau bayi seperti anak saya, tidak mungkin juga diganti susu kedelai. Kata dokter gizinya tidak sama,” katanya.
Cerita lebih menyedihkan diutarakan oleh Raudah, juga warga Jalan Delima. Ibu tiga putra ini mengaku sudah tidak lagi membeli susu buat anak-anaknya. Saya cuma membeli susu buat anak saya yang kecil, usianya baru 8 bulan. Anak saya yang lain sudah tidak minum susu sejak satu bulan lalu,” kata janda yang kini membuka usaha jualan lotek ini.
Tiga anaknya yang lain sebenarnya masih memerlukan susu karena masih balita. “Biasanya saya membeli susu SGM untuk mereka. Tapi sekarang harganya sudah naik, jadi saya tunda dululah beli susunya. Saya lebih mementingkan susu untuk anak saya yang masih bayi ini,” katanya sambil memandang bayi lucu berkulit putih di gendongannya.
Pengalaman lain dialami Anis, warga perumahan Damai Langgeng, Arengka. Menurutnya, anaknya biasanya menggunakan susu Chilkid reguler. Tapi karena harganya naik lumayan banyak (sekitar Rp8 ribu-an, red), akhirnya dia membeli susu merek lain yang lebih murah. “Tapi ternyata nggak cocok, anak saya mencret karena susunya saya ganti,” katanya.
Naik Bulan Depan
Seberapa besar sebenarnya kenaikan harga susu? Menurut data dari beberapa distributor, kenaikannya bervariasi. Namun umumnya berkisar antara 6 sampai 10 persen. Kenaikannya terjadi sejak bulan Mei lalu. “Kenaikan harga itu memang sudah dari pusat. Naiknya sejak 7 Mei lalu,” ujar Citra, seorang staf Firma Karya Niaga, distributor produk susu keluaran Nestle.
Dia juga bilang, produk mereka yang harganya naik bukan cuma susu untuk bayi saja. Tapi juga susu untuk dewasa sampai ke produk olahan susu lainnya, seperti cokelat susu dan sebagainya.
Sama halnya dengan produk susu keluaran Kalbe Farma seperti susu Chilkid.
Nanjung, staf PT Sanghiang Perkasa selaku pihak distributor mengakui kenaikan harga itu.”Susu Chilkid memang naik harganya sekitar 10 persen. Tapi itu sudah ketentuan dari pusat. Selain Chilkid, yang harganya juga naik yaitu susu NL33, susu untuk bayi atau anak yang mengalami diare,” katanya.
Khusus untuk Chilkid yang satu bulan ini langka di pasaran, Nanjung menjelaskan kalau kelangkaan itu terkait dengan produksi di Jakarta. “Produk kami kan produk lisensi. Jadi setiap kali diproduksi, kami harus mengirim sampel susu ke Jepang. Kalau sudah disetujui, baru susu boleh dipasarkan. Nah, kemarin itu, izin dari Jepangnya lama keluar,” jelasnya. Namun produk Kalbe Farma lainnya, seperti Chilmil dan Morinaga BMT, menurutnya belum naik hingga saat ini. “Tapi informasi dari pusat, Chilmil dan Morinaga BMT akan naik juga mungkin bulan depan,” katanya.
Harga Tak Terkontrol
Kenaikan harga susu dipasaran kali ini rupanya langsung dimanfaatkan oleh banyak pedagang. Mereka langsung ikut menaikkan harga susu di toko mereka, meskipun susu itu adalah stok harga lama.
Jadi meski pihak distributor mengatakan kenaikan susu hanya berkisar maksimal 10 persen, tetapi kenyataannya di lapangan justru berbeda. Banyak pedagang yang menaikkan harga lebih dari 10 persen. Susu SGM kemasan 900 gram misalnya, dijual sampai Rp53 ribu-an. Dancow 1+(coklat) kemasan 400 gram dijual sampai Rp27 ribu-an padahal harga eceran tertinggi (HET) dari distributor hanya Rp25 ribu. Susu Bebelac yang harganya belum naik, dibeberapa toko malah sudah ikut naik.
Ditingkat ritel besar seperti Hypermart, harga susu juga sudah naik. Afriyanto, local buyer Hypermart Pekanbaru mengungkapkan, pihaknya menaikkan harga susu berdasarkan harga dari distributor. “Jadi kalau dari distributor menaikkan harga, kamipun menaikkan harga,” katanya saat ditemui Riau Pos, kemarin. Dia menjelaskan, beberapa merek susu populer memang sudah naik sejak Mei lalu. Yang pertama naik yaitu produk Nestle seperti Dancow dan produk Frisian Flag atau susu bendera yang naik sejak Mei. Susu lainnya naik sejak Juni. “Tapi beberapa susu, seperti SGM dan Indomilk naiknya sampai dua kali sejak tiga bulan terakhir,” katanya.
Pada kenaikan ini, Afriyanto mengaku pihaknya tidak pernah melakukan penimbunan karena itu melanggar ketentuan perusahaan. “Hypermart kan ritel besar, kalau mau menimbun bisa mempengaruhi cash flow. Jadi tidak mungkin kami lakukan. Kalaupun susu mau naik, paling kami buffer (stok, red) untuk dua minggu saja,” katanya.
Mungkinkah harga susu akan turun lagi? Ditanya begitu, Afriyanto tampak tersenyum. “Pengalaman kami selama ini, kalau harga sudah naik jarang bisa turun lagi. Kalau sudah naik, ya harganya akan terus begitu,” katanya. ***
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To Make Money Online Requires Tremendous Time and Energy
I am really trying hard to keep balance in my life with my new home-based internet marketing business. It has been hard, because I am also teaching piano full-time from my home! Having over 60 students(half-hoursessions), it becomes hard to fit in everything that I need to do in a 24 hour period. I am finding myself driven to work in my online business for several hours a day when I am not teaching.
It seems as though posting on Craigs List is MUCH more important than doing the wash, vacuuming, or taking my dog Bella out for a long walk. Having a successful online business takes work,drive,desire,motivation, and most of all, it takes time. I do think, however, that if our lives go out of balance because of the all-consuming home-based business, that we will run into problems. It has been a month now since starting my online business and my life is still out of balance.
I have not been excercising, my eating is poor, and things that are normally a priority for me have been put on the back burner. I decided this evening that I will find a return to balance in my life starting tomorrow. I will do it slowly, because trying to return to balance too fast will put me out of balance again! ***
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by Michelle Tukachinsky
Michelle Tukachinsky MTMarketing http://www.mtmarketing.biz
http://www.moneyvideo.net
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I Want To Make Money Online!! Help!
Yes.. I also want to make money online too. I started to work from home about ten years ago as a piano teacher and I have not looked back since. And now my goal is to make money online as an internet marketer. I honestly have to say this this is one of the hardest things that I have ever done in my entire life! First of all, the competition for business is huge!!
There are thousands of people trying to sell their products and services on the internet just as we are. How on earth, with all of this competition do we get noticed? You do not want to be one automobile on I 95, because chances are, your will not be seen. So how can people find us without spending a whole lot of money? This is what internet marketing is all about. It is learning how to market your product or service on the internet so that people will find you. If you have your own home based business and are trying to sell your product or service, you MUST know how to market. If you do not learn how to do this effectively, you will more than likely become one of those statistics of people who fail or give up.
I personally tend to think, however that more people are giving up than failing! I am learning how to market in two of the programs that I currently sponsor and I am spending A LOT of time learning how to get myself seen out there in cyberspace. Writing, like I am doing now is a very big plus (both blog and article marketing). In addition, find out about the forums and classified ads that can submit you to all of the major search engines such as google and yahoo.
It will take time, however, you WILL make money online if you learn how to market effectively, stay positive, and stay patient. You will not get rich overnight, however, slow and steady wins the race! Good luck!! ***
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by Michelle Tukachinsky
Michelle Tukachinsky http://www.homebasedbusiness-mt.com
http://www.thelittleguynetwork-mt.com htp://www.homebasedmoney.com
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Belief vs. Faith
I grew up in fairly strict Catholic household. We never missed church, always went to Mass on all holidays and I was always being dragged off to confession at least once a month. Oh, how I hated going to confession! Seems I was always repeating the same sins and was always so embarrassed. In fact looking back, I now understand that it was my embarrassment of going to confession that led to my separation from the church for so many years. Coupled with the fact that none of my friends were catholic, and those I did know I just never fit in with them and tended to hang out with all of the so called "bad" kids. Religion was something we practiced on Sundays and Holidays and that was it.
Actually back then it seemed like all of my siblings and my father just went because my mother made us. By time I was 15 I was spouting to my folks that I didn't believe in confession and flat out refused to go. I had moved out by time I was 17 and became a holiday church goer. I got married had my first child and went through all of the practices of my faith because that’s all I knew. Still, I only went to church most times on the holidays. My upbringing just wouldn't let me break completely away. Besides that in my mid 20's I had come to the realization that I did believe in being catholic but I just had some issues with the aspects that didn't fit in with my life.
Still, No one around me ever spoke about their faith, I never gave it much thought unless it was a holiday and in fact if anyone did dare to speak out about their faith they were classified as "weird," bible thumpers and what not. Eventually 2 divorces later, none of which was in Catholic Church I finally found myself on the "outs" with the church. To my mother’s despair to say the least. But, I still believed. In fact my oldest son went to catholic school through his sophomore year in high school and my youngest I started in catholic school but because of some learning disabilities moved him into the public school system. A decision I now regret! By now, I was 6 years into my 3rd relationship, both of us had been spouting we were never getting married, but would just live together.
However, there was this tug in my heart that wanted to get married again and I wanted done "right" this time. I tried many times over the years to get myself to practice my faith but time and time again just found it to interfere with my life and in fact just kept finding going to church boring. There finally came a time when I "needed" confession. In fact, it truly was a physical need. I was quite dumbfounded by the strong physical pull I felt. But it didn't stay with me. On 9/11 again a true physical pull to be in the fold. Again, it only lasted about 2 months and again, I was bored and just could keep up the practice. Still, I wanted to make things right in my life and after 13 years of living with my boyfriend I found a way and we did finally get married and with the blessing of the church. But once again, I was still missing something. I still didn't go to church, nor did I want to go to church.
How sad. When I went, I was dragging myself, looking at the clock, waiting for the hour to drag by. In the late spring/early summer of 2007 I got involved in selling home-based business. It didn't take me very long to started picking up that most of the leaders in this industry contributed most of their success to a belief in their God. I kept hearing references on a daily basis, to prayer, thankfulness, and blessings. At 42 years old and though many jobs and different ways of life, I had never heard so much references o peoples personal beliefs on a DAILY basis. Christian leads? I am embarrassed to admit I didn't even know what that meant at first. Conversation's with prospects often brought up the Lord's name in one way or another. It really set me to thinking.
Then one day, I was recommended to the Dani Johnson website as a place to order a fantastic script book. There was a lot more on her website than just a script book. I started to listen to some of her training audios. It took me less than 1 week to realize that I wanted to meet this woman. There was an undeniable pull that I was going to learn what it takes to succeed in this business of selling home-based businesses. I booked her seminar and our flights for my husband and I without knowing how I was going to convince my husband to go. I just knew I had to be there and somehow I would get him there. This was late June of '07. Her seminar was in late August. I ordered her "Live in North Carolina" audio tapes and really started to plug into Dani Johnson. The more I listened the more I knew Dani was going to teach me the ins and outs of this business. In 2 days Dani Johnson changed my life forever.
Throughout her entire seminar all I could think of is that I wanted her conviction. Her absolute belief in everything she did and WHY she did it. Her WHY was so huge it encompassed her entire life. Not just certain aspects of it. I wanted that. I needed that. Why was it so elusive to me? It was only at the absolute end that I knew the answer to that question. Dani didn't reveal it. Her husband Hans did. In a closing statement to the entire audience Hans made a statement that was like a ton of bricks hitting me in the head. "Just because one believes does not mean one has faith".
Talk about an eye opener. Faith. Yes, I believe in my religion, but I had no faith. In my thoughts throughout the seminar, I kept thinking I wanted Dani's convictions. One must have faith to have conviction. Today, nearly 4 months after that seminar I have not missed but one Mass. More importantly, I actually enjoy Mass. It is important to me to go to church. Not just my mother’s desire and wants for me.
Every day, I find myself in conversations with my prospects and team members about faith, beliefs in my quest for faith. What I still find so absolutely amazing is how many people in this industry are not afraid to speak about their faith. In fact is is so prevalent in everything they do. Is it just in this particular industry? Or is it the Law of Attraction? Am I just attracting these people in my life? Is it God's way of bringing me back into the fold? I have grown up fighting the feeling of not fitting in. It has been a part of me as long as I can remember all the way back to grade school. I so wanted to belong, somewhere. At this point in my life I know that it most people’s standards I am different.
I still don't know why but for the most part I am comfortable with who I am. I just seem to think differently than most. But I know enough about myself that at times I still want to fit in. It is hard to always be classified as different. There was a reason I was so drawn to Dani Johnson, there is a reason that suddenly I am surrounded by people of faith. It is my first step (I won't say leap) into faith. I will follow this path to see where it leads. I still find it uncomfortable at times to speak about my beliefs in front of some people but it gets easier and more comfortable every day.
I know I have a long way to go down this path. I have no idea where it will lead and sometimes it’s scary. But it is not as scary as it once was. Even just a little bit of faith with your beliefs will carry one a long way.***
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by Julie Booz
About the Author Julie Booz's extensive background primarily includes sales & marketing. Honored by Strathmore's Who's Who, Acceptance Is Limited To Individuals Who Have Demonstrated Leadership & Achievement In Their Occupation, Industry Or Profession. Booz is a Microsoft Certified Professional and sells franchises of home-based businesses and offers strong leadership & marketing skills to her team. http://www.growrichlifestyles.com http://www.JHBLifestyles.com.com
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