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Faith

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Faith

I am in business. There are highs and lows, things I can control and things you can’t, as well as lots of what if moments! Planning my daily routine helps, however, there are still those moments when my confidence fails, and self-doubt arises. I consider myself to be brave being in business, I am the architect of your own destiny, and of course, I benefit immensely from the decisions I make. My secret to that courage is to let go to my higher power, my soul, my self-confidence and those feelings deep inside. Some may describe this as letting go to love, not the physical act, but that persona that dwells in us all the time that is waiting to be acknowledged.  Confidence building means leaving myself open to success and opening myself up by taking a chance, a calculated chance, however, there are still elements of risk.

Letting go in an immersion of love generates those feelings of passion for the task at hand.

Trusting in your abilities combined with collaboration with mentors and learning the elements of what makes a success is all part of the process. The biggest part is still that leap of faith and ensuring feelings of joy and happiness are the mainstay of the journey.

Faith Serenity

The key to serenity

In one statement, I have learned from experience is, trust your feelings, if it does not feel right it is not yet the time to do it. Further collaboration and learning may be required.

I did not get to this point in my life without the acknowledgment of soul. I did this through meditation, the power of balancing mind body and soul and getting in touch with that balance of the divine feminine and the wise masculine. It takes ongoing real work on my part as well as guidance and faith. I have found this to be my motivator in the darkest hours.

 

This is what my faith is!

Andrew

One Half of the Anywhere Business Network

Yin

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Recognising Yin

My journey was always missing something. While the tinker, tailor, soldier, and spy in me was satisfied, I felt that something else was needed inside. I examined what made me up and found in eastern terms I was satisfying my yang and I need yin to balance it! Don’t get me wrong I have a partner and am a father and grandfather. I began to understand that I would be a lazy so and so if I relied on my partner to provide that yin! I needed to do that job myself! One of the first activities I set my myself was to look at my energy, the spontaneity and the essence of me and see what I could do about it! I saw myself becoming an angry old man, devoid of charisma, that essence of attraction! It was worse than I thought, to change, I needed to learn. I sort help and was referred to an energy worker, clearances followed of my energy centres and found that I was lacking in many minerals. My taste, smell, feelings slowly started to have awareness. I took up meditation and added yoga asanas for emotional relief. I added more walking and vinyasa asanas. My energy that I was emitting improved, the anger subsided and was replaced the feelings of that love that I was nurturing inside. I studied and adopted Buddhist practice to ensure that I concentrated on the things that mattered as well as developing the asanas that I was undertaking. I started opening my horizons more and found I was able to see who really mattered as gurus, and those whom I should just acknowledge their presence and be grateful for all the diversity in the world. All these things led to a different horizon in my search for balance. I feel that I have improved my life with more acceptance, patience, thankfulness and gratitude. I understand that state of grace that I live with has to be nurtured and maintained. The next part of my journey will have joy and happiness at its core, the main qualities of love.

Making Videos Requires Paitence

So off to mow the lawns and do the yard chores grounding myself in the garden, followed by Yoga and then after lunch a political meeting…. Yup Yin and Yang both have to be maintained!

 

Andrew

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

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Surveys

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Surveys

Today I completed a survey basically it was asking about business confidence and needs.

It was a bit like doing the recent census it was all about my needs. Now don’t get me wrong I like assistance. However, the objectives of the survey don’t generate the macro drivers in a local economy such as tourist numbers, value-added dairy produce, mining, fishing, and forestry. It does not help me develop servicing internal demand for my services.

The Minister in Charge of the West Coast Eugenie Sage prefers the company of other than human beings so as a result of that is adverse to Mining and sustainable native forestry. As mining applications grind to a halt and those existing are enveloped in red tape the Coast needs to develop other strategies.

Our local milk company is expanding but alas it is processing off the coast more and more and while that increase the payout for farmers, does like for additional jobs.

While the accommodation sector talks of new hotels it has no new projects currently, being undertaken. While Greymouth will have a new Hospital, there is little other major construction.

The star in the crown as far as Tourism is the Trans Alpine a rail service that delivers 300 tourists a day.

Another gem is the tour buses that stop in Greymouth each night, as well as the brief stop by Stray and Kiwi experience. Those buses number up to 15 buses a day averaging another 300 tourists. Self-driving campervans and rental cars make an overwhelming majority of visitors with 400 to 500 movements thru Greymouth a day.

I asked a Contiki driver one day why they did not stop in Greymouth. He replied if you had something for the tourists to do they would come. Currently we have Shantytown and this is on the stopping point for some of the buses, however, the attractions do not appeal to the 18-35-year-old market.

Some would say Greymouth has plenty of cafes and restaurants, perhaps so, however they need to be within a short walking distance of railway station or easy parking.

What is here

In addition, Air links are woefully inadequate on the West Coast, you cannot go to Auckland and back in a day for meetings unless you are prepared to drive 6 hours in total before and after the trip! Tourists are not currently being supported by air travel.

So what do you do, to drive more money from Tourism? You give them an experience that they will take home, you make that human connection, you give them something to spend there time here!

 

A start with that would be to focus on service to Tourists that stands out, i.e. going that extra mile. Accommodation cafes restaurants service stations supermarkets need to be fully on board with going that extra mile. Only then we will increase the numbers spending more time here in Greymouth. Then attractions, new capital investment in accommodation and more cafes and restaurants will become more viable.

 

Andrew

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Abilities

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Abilities

We all have abilities that we nurture over the years.

Mine is taxation!

Hey, I know that it appears boring to a lot of people, however, it has held my interest since 1980! After being with Inland Revenue (read IRS/ATO) I branched out my own in 1997 and joined a group of peers for support. As with any organization you participate and as such, I served on its controlling body for six years as well as being a member active in supporting it! So my peers recognized that by making me a fellow of my peer group! I was quite pleased! I am also pleased that it recognizes my ethics!

Abilities ethical recognition

Andrew Elphick receiving recognition for ethical abilities

My success in this field all goes down to being a member who is part of a community. Now Anywhere Business Network is also part of a community! The digital marketing part of our company is an active member of the digital expert’s academy and as such has access to what happened last week in digital marketing! This differs from traditional learning in that the members are all actively marketing their business online and the mentors within the community have incredible ability. You too can experience the power of digital learning and currently, there is a 30-day free trial! Worth a look!

Andrew
One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Brand Sustainability

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Brand Sustainability and the Ethical Brand

In today’s world, there are commodity sellers that sell the same products and services but are differentiated by there brand marketing. The thing is with commodities is there is always a way to undersell the competition with marketing processes. Examples include the impact of digital disruption! These brands have taken the megatrends of the sharing economy and cloud computing to the market and have as a result made their product as easy as possible to buy. The question arises is are they sustainable? Some of the ethics that I have witnessed with these businesses are that they move there profits to low tax countries and exploit their contractors. Are these practices ethical? Are they sustainable? With any commodity are they susceptible to competition? With any commodity margins are small so as a result as time goes on and margins get thinner the result is not sustainable. Your busy depends on margin and whether your clients want to buy! You need to differentiate your self from the competition be different! You need to care about your customers and ensure that your ethics, the way you conduct business, contributes to your community!

Your customers need to be there in 20 years time! Think Brand Sustainability

  1. You create sales by making people aware of your product and listen to your customers feedback to make the product better.
  2. Don’t be a one trick pony develop a strategy that will have your clients coming back for more
  3. Don’t be afraid to collaborate with people who have been there and done that, Get potential clients opinions of the product or service before you start using too many resources.
  4. Inspirational marketing gets your customers involved in your business they are stakeholders, show them that they are valued!
Create raving fans with brand sustainability

Raving Fans

The possibilities are out there just remember the people aspect! Has your brand got sustainability?

 

 

Andrew

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Limitless Horizon

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Limitless Horizon

You are what you are! If you really want something you put steps in place to achieve it.

If you want to go from point A to B you must get yourself into a position where you can achieve it.

There are a number of components of that journey that you must nurture.

  1. Time and Resources.

We are all limited by time and resources, however, utilizing time management skills and financial skills we can break the day into segments, maximize limited budgets and devote our time to that journey

  1. Mindset

A Limitless horizon is what we put in place on ourselves. Say “I can do it” create the environment where firstly you question why, clear those blockages and change the “why” to “how” i.e. How am I going to achieve it! See your journey with a positive approach and make sure you have the feelings of joy and happiness!

 

  1. Learning

Any journey requires skills. Skills can be learned. Say “ I will and can do it”. All skills can be learned and mastered.

 

  1. Collaboration

You are not alone. There are people out there who have been on a similar journey and have been for a long time. There are people out there with knowledge. There are many skilled people that are willing to assist you. Developing communication skills in this 21st century is a must and this allows you to reach out beyond borders to collaborate with others and even develop mentors.

 

Remember you are only limited by the horizon you place on yourself!

Clearing the barriers of the mind in a positive setting, determining what you want and collaboration with others to master the skills is the key to attracting what you want to become!

Contact us for further information!

 

Just one more time

Limitless Horizon

 

Andrew Elphick

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Kairos Effect

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Déjà vu

The Kairos Effect. Have ever had that moment of synchronicity when your hairs on the back of the neck rise or your body feel a warmth or gut starts murmuring and you know the situation you are in is familiar to you in that you have experienced it before! A feeling cloaks you with joy and happiness and occasionally trepidation! The ancient Greeks had a word for this the Kairos moment e.g. word meaning the right, critical, or opportune moment. Body balance is all about getting your mind body and soul aligned and that Kairos moment is seen by some as the presence of the soul! The ancient Tibetans showed that by aligning the energy centers of the body that enlightenment, by way of freeing the mind and body from distractions, could be given a chance to develop.  It seems the body has centers where emotions and behaviors are manifest. This phenomenon when developed allows us to listen to our body and mind to see the presence of the soul! 15th-century Gregorian monks used chanting to connect with there source and analysis of the notes match with charka tones used to clear the chakras. The Kairos moments then have a chance to develop and that wondrous ability to know if by instinct that you are on the right track or opportunity has arisen. In recent times there has been a resurgence in finding that source.

 

 

So next time you have a Kairos effect moment remember the possibilities!

Andrew

Half of the Anywhere Business Network

Blog?

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Why I Blog

I blog because I believe passionately in the content that we put out!

The tagline of the business is mindset collaboration and learning and this has been canvassed in each the blogs that Kerri and I have authored! Our website has access to books, learning systems, contact and snippets from social media. The over 1000 videos on Instagram also are there to support that tagline. I believe that we have helped and assisted people by inspiring them to action. I know that my own digital skills have exploded out of sight because I carried out the daily routine of the creation of the posts and content. Specifically;

  1. MY HTML skills and SEO writing are 1000% better now than when I started
  2. My mindset has changed where I am a lot more mindful of balancing my mind body and spiritual needs
  3. The creation, editing, packaging, and placement of anything up to 17 track video is a new skill.
  4. My awareness of the big wide world out there means I am communicating daily with people here and on the other side of the world as well as forming real friendships
  5. My own business has morphed from just coasting along to a cloud business with systems in place that allow me to have a far greater choice.
  6. My mentors are and can be anyone I choose and not be limited to those just in my community, some of whom have a severely limited mindset and outlook to the world.

 

So over the years while I have been on this journey I have received lots of feedback. People generally like the content and it rings a bell with them. I have shared the secret many times!

 

Are you ready to embark on a journey? Are you ready to change your mindset?

 

The first step, join with our mentors and sign up free for 30 days!

Digital Business Lounge

Andrew

One half of the Anywhere Business Network

 

Positive Attitude

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Positive Attitude

When you are working the number one feeling is having a positive attitude.

Take yesterday, for example, a friend told me he would help re-roof the garage six months ago and arrived at 9.00am. I jumped at the opportunity and then spent the next eight hours stripping and putting on new iron. I got blisters on my hands and cut my fingers. It was a glorious situation when the weather forecast on the radio expected thunder and lightning later on in the day and we sped up work. I loved doing the work. We completed it and I then obtained the necessary supplies required when a friend puts in an effort and for the next hour sat admiring the work from the shelter of the porch as the heavens came down. I could feel my body in all sorts of places the yoga I do does not go. When I bid my farewells I drew a hot bath and scrubbed the rust and grim off, dried my self off and felt like a million bucks. I felt satisfied.

My attitude got me thru.

 

If you carry a positive attitude with love and passion for what you are doing it helps!

 

 

Andrew

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Motivation Passion Love

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What is your Motivation?

Motivation can take many forms. The best motivation I have found is one where I have feelings. Negative emotions make me make mistakes and I end up with costly rework when I am fired up with a passion for something I love my productivity goes thru the roof! So it was a no-brainer for me to pursue my passions and deal with the negative by acceptance or outsourcing! I also started to chip away at the negative by changing my mindset, allowing the diversity of opinion and using meditation to reinforce the acceptance of things that spurred negative emotion. I also used time management to get the daily routine into one where I was in control of my emotions.
owed me to be fired up

  • That allowed the love!

  • That allowed the passion!

  • That all and perform!

What are you doing to fire that passion 365 days a year? Motivation is required!

 

Andrew

Half of Anywhere Business Network

Mindful Business

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Is your Business Responsible?

Five Pillars of a Mindful Business

Five pillars of mindful business

It is great to have a business but having a mindful business appeals to more people than just a single focus on sales. The world can only be sustainable if you work with the world, and not against it. What will your great grandchildren think about the legacy you leave them?

  1. Environment

Look at your waste and energy footprints.

  1. Community Involvement and Development

Are you volunteering and being active.

  1. Diversity and inclusion

Are you equal in your outlook in the diversity of belief and abilities?

  1. Wellbeing

Are you promoting health and exercise of the mind, body, and soul?

  1. Operating Practices

Are morality and ethics socially acceptable?

 

Ultimately this is the responsible business! Are you planning to change?

 

I have always worked from home and have to mindful of energy, family life, breaks, the inclusion of all beliefs and abilities. I live in a very special place which wants its area preserved. I volunteer for community activities and participate to support the community. I consider my scorecard to always be a work in progress.

What does your scorecard look like?

 

Andrew Elphick

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Sustainability

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What is your footprint like?

Sustainability

I spent a couple of hours after Topical cyclone Fehi cleaning up a beach area in my hometown of Greymouth after sea erosion had reopened a dump closed 25 years ago. The rubbished consisted of Styrofoam and plastic shopping bags. Now the smell was still pungent I got my gloves on and  picked up my share of 5 large bags. Now I really understand that plastic just does not go away. These days a lot of plastic is recycled, but then a lot isn’t! In New Zealand, 69% is recycled and that leaves the other 31% for a legacy for our great-grandchildren. A way to reduce this is to eliminate plastic bags in your life! Buy some jute bags to take to the supermarket, insist on paper/cardboard coffee cups, even better drink out of China! It is not only plastic but the way we do business! When is the last time you cycled or walked to an appointment? I am lucky that on the West Coast of New Zealand 100% of our power comes from renewable energy, however if your energy comes from carbon sources start thinking about turning things off! In the end what legacy do you want to leave? Remember working from home in a digital environment cuts down on your energy use immensely!

 

Andrew

One Half of the Anywhere Business Network

My other office

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My other office

The other office is required from time to time. Even in a digital business you still need face to face contact. I live in a remote part of the world where nature still rules supreme. The 1000-year-old trees have witnessed many things. In living here one has to be present and fully aware on the journey, as many surprising things can put up in more ways than one.

So I needed to assist a client in Franz Josef Glacier village with their accounting system and be at a book launch with an author client in Fox Glacier so my office hit the road. I experienced a range of emotions on the journey but focussed on being present, experiencing the joy of driving and the sites that were evident.

In the end, the personal contact for an hour or so cements the digital contact for the rest of the year in the meeting of minds that takes place. I saw the emotions of the book launch and the brisk sales as well as the dignitaries speeches while at the same time being in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Bliss

Andrew

Half of Anywhere Business Network

Time to change

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Time

Time is at a premium in all our lives, however, time management can produce time for you! The tools that are available today to work and earn money are amazing. Automation of sales funnels and virtual assistants can allow you to focus on driving your business to the next level by producing content that your tribe is interested in! There are some amazing loving people out around the world who can mentor and assist you gain that edge by seeing and learning the use of those tools! Would it not be great to be able to have that time to ground yourself on that beach, feeling the sand between your feet? With the right tools making the time to do that is achievable!

The net result is cultivating joy in your day and when you have that it will assist in rekindling the passion in your business!

Do you want to no more about how those tools work? Sign up for a 30 trial!

 

Andrew Elphick

Half of the Anywhere Business Network

Mindset Reset

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Mindset Reset

We all know how business can be stressful.

Stress can manifest itself in a short temper, fear, lack of creativity and can lead to health problems. One of the tools against stress it meditation. A simple technique that I have learned is to find a quiet place without distraction and count 21 breaths, don’t focus on how you are breathing just the breaths. If things come in your thoughts just acknowledge them and let them go. You are aiming at nothing except the breath count. What you are doing is slowing the racing brain, the monkey brain which is full of chatter. If you haven’t got there by 21 breaths, try it in further groups of 7 breaths. Once there just breath. Once you are relaxed, start to think of the things that really matter in your life and business. Focus your meditation on those real problems and develop a way forward. In this way, you are being positive while counting stress. There have been thousands of studies about the benefits of meditation perhaps these techniques will help you!

Andrew
Half of the Anywhere Business Network

Focus

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Focus?

The Hear and Now

We all at some time, look towards the future and have a moment of imagination and creativity as towards how we would like to feel in say 5 years time. I know that the new year is a time for reflation in my life. This is great provided we take stock of the here and now, the present! In my daily routine, I listen to what is around me and try and feel and my make sense of my feelings. I know that when I am laughing and smiling that I am enjoying what I am doing. I know also the signs of fear, that increasing heart rate and shortening of the breath! Specifically increasing the joyful aspects and minimizing the periods of fear has become a hallmark of my life. Yoga meditation and contemplation are part of my routine and allow me to focus on the important issues. Focus can overcome blocks to my learning and interaction with others. It also allows me to be driven by passion. Mapping out the day and undertaking tasks that will move me forward are the focus. I know when I am on the right track when I smile, laugh and feel the warmness dwell up through my spine and envelope my body! This all comes back down to that daily routine that is focused to maximize the opportunities! When I apply those lessons to business this allows me to get the tasks done in a fashion to move forward!

In summary, laying the groundwork for focussed daily routines might get you towards that 5-year objective by staying present in the here and now!’

Andrew Elphick

One Half of Anywhere Business Network

Remember yourself

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Look After yourself

February is a month of love!

The passion between two people is a powerful force! An even more important force is that love reserved for yourself! Without that love for yourself, we are sometimes lost in the power of other emotions and that feeling can be very draining! It is best sometimes to reserve some me time to get back in balance, to re-feel the passion for yourself and in turn, others see that passion. Without that time, we become an existence! Passion takes many forms but sometimes it is as simple as a change in mindset. An example of the types of exercises that you could nurture are affirmations, exercise, and self-care by way of yoga and massage! These simple things start back that desire and hence our external outlook! For more tips on mindset, follow the link!

Andrew
Half of the Anywhere Business Network

Social Influencer?

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Social Influencing

Who would have thought that increases in luxury watch sales and being brought about by the social influences of Instagram and other social media? The 21st century so far has been one of charge. The digital space is bringing more and more income earning possibilities. Rather than get be left behind learning the skills is a must if you want to take part in this “new” economy. In the book, “Jab Jab Jab Right hook” the content marketing strategy of social media is explained. Developing relationships is important to gain the trust or rather that meeting of minds that user sees in your content. This in itself explains the new vocation of social influencer!

We can help with digital learning and we have a one month offer of the digital learning systems that we have both used that will benefit you!

Andrew Elphick
One half of the Anywhere Business Network

Change is constant having mindset skills helps!

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Mindset skills are essential to cope with change!

Who would have thought that with global warming change is starting to affect our mindset? The search for more sustainability and a sense of being it a constant state of change is creating apprehension in some of us. You can take my approach to the latest event.

My first real cyclone (ITA) put my business without power during a busy time and made me fully aware that I needed to be able to cope. As well as contingency plans to operate and be able to be contacted, stress levels were high. Then my mindset was not as it was today. I have evolved with my mindset.

 

You too can start a new approach to change it just takes a change in mindset! Have a look at our selections of blogs!

 

 

Andrew

Half of Anywhere Business Network

Dimensional Leadership

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Dimensional Leadership… whats that?

Did you know when you are in a business that you are a leader!

You can be autocratic but if you want to encourage people to come back you are offering service to your clients. An appropriate model to use may be a servant leadership model, otherwise, known as servant leadership! In addition, you may have weaknesses when it comes to leadership… I do and I try and minimize those by working with people who have those skills.

What exactly are those dimensions of servant leadership?. Broadly speaking there are 6 dimensions:
1.Vision and Values
2. Direction
3. Persuasion
4. Support
5. Development
6. Appreciation

In order to find out where you are you can map those values on a scale of 1 to 5 when you apply them to yourself.

Find a quiet place and think of a project you would like to develop. Then apply the values based on how you would carry out the task. What are you strong with? What are your weaknesses?

I know that I have weaknesses and I try to facilitate overcoming them by obtaining mentors, role models to follow and learn! In that way, I can better serve my clients!

Andrew
One Half of the Anywhere Business Network Team