Congratulation, President Obama!

I was 22 when I tried to get a visa to go to the United States of America. Unfortunately, because of where I came from, they denied my entry to the country, so I ended up going to Canada instead. I always wished to live in the USA, not because Canada is not a great place to live, but because I always felt that I could achieve more in the United States of America. I am now a Canadian Citizen, but never stopped looking at doing business or traveling to the United States!

I became friends and did business with many great Americans and developed a strong sense of affinity for the country. I followed their politics like I was from the U.S.! When 8 years ago President Bush got elected, I was very disappointed, because I did not believe in his policies and belief. And when 4 years ago he was re-elected, I knew that things in this world would no longer be the same! I had a hard time seeing happiness and unity for this world and this great country once called The United States of America!

This year with Barack Obama, I started gaining hope, that this once great nation has now a chance of coming back! Every time I traveled to the USA, I started talking to people. I started doing my part of promoting The Change that Barack Obama was talking about! I would ask clients, Cab Drivers, and even Hotel clerks to vote for him! It was a little strange for people, when they found out that I was a Canadian Citizen and asking them to vote for Obama!

Tonight, I am very proud of Americans for their decision! This great nation once again proved to be a country of Democracy, Opportunity and Hope! Congratulations to all of you! Because of your decision, we will be living in a better world no matter where we are from!

A 1000 days of Pushups!

I started a 1000 days of pushups, or a 5 minute work out, everyday for 1000 days-- whether sick, tired, or traveling-- on July 1st 2008. I started this work out in the mornings starting with 40 pushups, 70 squats and 50 sit ups.

Every week or so, I would add the number of repetitions, and that’s only if I felt like it. It’s amazing how our mind can achieve this personal power with just 5 minutes of workout a day. Now after 40 days I am at 80 pushup, 150 squats and 100 sit-ups.

When I started this, I wasn’t thinking just about building more muscles but the ability to discipline myself for 1000 days. I think our minds and bodies are very much connected and when you get the body into working, you start feeling better, work better and simply do better in all aspect of your life.

Since July 1st, I have also encouraged my parents, friends, students and employees to do the same…I think it’s about 40 of us now that are on this “1000 day pushups” routine (By the way, I have lost 5 pounds of pure fat and now it feels better looking at my self in the mirror as well. A bonus I didn’t expect).

Push ups work out your triceps, biceps, chest, lats and back muscles. You don’t need to go to the gym, you don’t need any equipment and because the workout only takes 5 minutes, you don’t have any excuses that you didn’t have time.

All you need is a strong desire to reach the goal of a 1000 days and stick with it, because when you do, you will feel so good. Join me in this 1000 days of pushups and send me your feedback!

“PerfectMind” Platform as a Service

After months of research for a name for our new project development code named “G4” we finally found the best name to represent this new phenomenon—“PerfectMIND”. In its core, “PerfectMIND” allows one to create applications in hours rather than months, and brings together the minds of others to collaborate in building and sharing applications and services.

We have finally completed the first version of the platform and now we are building applications for the martial arts and other Fitness and Health industry businesses using the PerfectMind platform. Users around the world can now try the platform with a few applications ready to go. More applications will be added to the Platform Application Directory (Mind Exchange) as we get closer to our first version of our martial arts vertical application.

One of the most unique features of the PerfectMind platform is that you can build applications across multiple verticals. For example, the planner App will be customizable to all types of businesses. With the PerfectScan Application you can use it to track student attendance, scan a bottle of pop from your retail shop or use it to scan an employee to keep track of his time sheet. All applications within the platform have been built to allow for greater flexibility and customization.

The upcoming application will be available in the Mind Exchange market place:

• CRM
• Martial Arts Solution
• Event Management
• Task Management
• Billing and Invoicing
• Attendance
• Scanning
• Campaign Management

We have designated separate teams working on PerfectMind Platform and specific vertical applications and Services. This way, we will ensure both the progress of the platform’s functionality and fulfillment of different industries’ needs.

PerfectMind Service Connect will allow you to connect and use all types of services like Payment Processing, Voice Broadcasting, Mailing, and Payroll without writing a single line of code. We are expecting the first public release of our platform and Martial Arts applications in early fall.

"G4" Comes to Life!

Dear Fellow Readers.

You may be wondering why I haven’t posted on the blog in recent weeks. Its not that I have forgotten you guys… Its that I, along with the entire team, have been working around the clock to deliver on what we’ve been promising you for the past 2 years – and now on a much bigger scale than once thought.

Here is a video of our PerfectMIND ( code named “G4” ) Alpha Release Party!

We’re almost there!

I look forward to your comments.

A Better Life Through Better Goal Setting.

In my previous post I spoke about the importance of New Years resolutions and goal setting, but what if you don’t know how to achieve your New Years resolutions or how to effectively set a goal?

Through years of attending seminars and reading hundreds of achievement-related books, I have learned a few things. Of all of the new techniques, methods and systems I’ve learned about, one of the most important skills I’ve picked up is how to set high goals and achieve them.

Below, I describe a method for achieving goals that I find to be incredibly effective. It works so well for me because it allows me to focus on the big picture and work towards it - I hope it works just as well for you!

Once you’ve read the article, please take a moment to post a reply. I appreciate your comments, your success stories and your wisdom.

Enjoy!

• Set 3 goals per quarter and try to achieve them. When goals are in 3’s, you will remember them by heart and can remind yourself of them more easily.
• Goals should not be what you do on regular basis or daily tasks. Examples of some things that wouldn’t qualify as goals are: call my leads, manage my team or shower every day.
• When goals are complicated, it is hard to achieve them… SIMPLIFY your goals. For example: “I want to make $1,000,000.00 this quarter” or, “I want to lose 50 pounds”.
• Have one strong reason or motive as to why you are setting these goals. People without a strong reason are far less likely to achieve their goals. You need to have incentives like looking good, getting married, obtaining a higher salary and so on.
• Goals are not tasks, when you start thinking in the level of tasks you are actually moving away from you goals.
• Goals can be broken into tasks. Tasks can be changed but goals can not. Goals might not be achieved on time but tasks should.
• Once every quarter, you must look at your goals and measure how close you are to achieving them as a percentage. You should analyze your goals a min of 2 weeks before the end of the quarter. You should know ahead of time if you will be able to achieve them. Do NOT wait until the time you have set for yourself is over before you analyze your progress!
• You should normally set your goals at a slow and relaxing time away from work. On a weekend or at night when you’re away from the office tends to be best. Being in a good mood also helps you to think logically and set realistic goals.
• Most people have trouble multi tasking. If that is the case with you, focus on one goal per month. Once you have completed that goal, start your new one. Also consider that there may be times you need to start all 3 of your goals at once in order to complete them before the end of the quarter.
• You don’t always have to be the only person to complete all of the tasks that are needed to achieve your goals. Sometimes they can be completed by other members of your team.
• All smaller goals and tasks should be categorized into the 3 main goals to ensure you’re focusing on the big picture.
• If you don’t’ achieve your goals in the first quarter, it doesn’t mean you’re a failure or a low achiever, you can always extend them into your next quarter’s goals - just make sure to achieve a minimum of 60% of your goals each quarter!

I hope this helps you achieve more by bringing a new level of focus to your goals! Please take a moment to ‘post a reply’ and share your thoughts on the article, goal setting or about your own experiences with setting goals.

New Year Resolutions

Like every year, I look forward to the New Year! It gives me a chance to really look back and see what I have achieved, where I went wrong, and how I could have become a better person. If you are really honest with yourself, usually you can see where you were in life and where you would have liked to have been! Sometimes getting help from people close to you can help you to get a better perspective. I know that 2008 will be a big year for me personally and professionally.

My professional 2008 resolutions:

• Build closer relationships with people I work with. Relationships need to be nurtured regularly and cannot be ignored.

• Allow people to prove themselves to me before I put full trust on them!

• Get ready to build a 100-employee company where teamwork and team recognition is everyone’s number one priority.

My personal 2008 resolution:

I am a perfectionist and sometimes my workouts have to be at least an hour long for me to truly enjoy them. I believe that to stay in shape, it is possible to get away with only a five-minute daily workout! Doing some daily push-ups, chin-ups, and sit-ups (which only take a few minutes) is better than waiting for those elusive days when I actually have enough time for a serious session. This way I release more stress, allow myself to love my workout, and come away happier knowing that I have done something productive for myself.

Try This Tip

I’m sure you’ve heard this advice before: Write your goals down. If they are not written down, they are only dreams.

So why do statistics show that only 2% of Americans actually write down their goals?

I challenge you to change that stat. Share your goals with the world, and I promise that you will increase your levels of achievement.

Write your goals in the comments field below so you can look back and see just what you successfully accomplished.

What's New

Due to our focus on improving internal customer service practices in an attempt to create an amazing experience for our customers, we have learned what it takes to be a solid 50 employee company. Also, with the help of our management team we now have one of the most useful and usable software programs in the industry - MAS. Further to that, I have personally been working day and night on our new technology code named “G4”, and it’s coming along beautifully. We have at least 50 new innovations in what we call “G4 OS”, which is like a machine that can make other machines, but in the application world.

With this OS (Operating System), business owners and developers will be able to build, publish and sell their own applications within weeks, which traditionally would have taken years to do. The OS also gives great flexibility to customers around the world to do minor or major customizations to their own applications so they can run their businesses using their own methodologies.

This means we are getting set to compete with major software companies like Microsoft, SAP and Salesforce head-on!

Our next step is to raise our first round of investment, which will be about 10 million dollars. Then, in another 12 months we will raise another 20 million dollars.

Being an industry leader in the martial arts and fitness industries has taught us a lot in the software business – in fact we are preparing to become a billion dollar company within 5 years. I know 5 years might sound like a short time for such big goal, but wait until you see G4 with your own eyes…

G4 isn’t just an exciting new technology - it’s a product that will help companies achieve amazing results in short periods of time. It will allow employees to be more productive and companies to bring in more sales, while everyone enjoys benefits of the new era of higher intelligence and collaboration.