Nurture Your Wealth, Health, and Future!

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Influence of the Mind: Eastern vs Western Culture
• I would like to speak about a few subtle differences about eastern and western culture when it comes to the form of external and internal energy. I would also like to speak about the differences in the gym environment and the emphasis of preventative exercise vs reactive exercise.

    First and foremost, this is not about politics, religion, or economics. The classification of western vs. eastern culture is a mere generalization of what may be seen, but does not allude to any guarantees of validity.

    In my opinion many western cultured individuals are focused on superficial energy. We are set in a reactive exercise habit, and are not exercising to achieve balance within our bodies. We routinely drive to a gym, to physically drain our bodies of any energy it may have had. We run and sprint until we can barely walk, we force our bodies to lift two-five times our own body weight, and generally work out for the sole purpose of appearances. We do not in a sense work out for ourselves, our internal balance and energy, we work out for others to admire, cherish, and loathe us. Now I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that, people will and can do what they want, when they want. The point I’m simply trying to make is there are different ways to do things.

    In many eastern cultures exercise is not seen as a past time, but a daily ritual built into culture. Daily exercise is meant to strengthen your mind, internal organs by releasing toxins, and body at the same time. Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, and Yoga are just a few ways to achieve such balance. By achieving a balance within yourself you will be able to do the western culture thing, but will also feel 100% better doing the eastern and western.

• Preventative Exercise vs. Reactive Exercise:
   Preventative exercise in essence is creating a healthy environment for your body to live in. You routinely try to reach a balance in your life, be it at school, work, lunch, dinner, gym, etc. Reaching a balanced lifestyle allows you to prevent any more serious illnesses which may occur. Seen today more than 65% of Americans are overweight or obese, some at their own fault. I sympathize for these individuals and wish to share my knowledge to help them reach a balanced lifestyle.
  
   Reactive exercise is basically exercising in a reaction to a reason to exercise. You go to the doctor, and he says you need to lose weight, aka your overweight, then you react and exercise. Reactive exercise may fix the problems, but it doesn’t prevent them. Reaching a balanced lifestyle WILL HELP!

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Creating an effective Vision and Mission Statement!
• It is my firm belief that every company, big and small, should have a vision statement and mission statement. These two statements are just as important as your short and long term goals. Having a vision and mission statement will actually help you in creating your goals and building a stronger, healthier, and more profitable future.

What’s the difference in a Vision vs Mission Statement?
• Vision Statement
  To summarize, a vision statement is a passage of text which explains what your company hopes to become. This could be in relation to the community, in relation to the internet, or in relation to the world. A vision statement also serves the purpose of being a striving point towards your company’s future. Your company in effect is building towards your vision of yourselves. You need to keep your vision in view when creating goals to keep on track.
  Length of Vision Statements:
  Short Vision Statements have the benefit of being easily remembered. “I want my company to be the leading resource for Operating Systems in the entire world.” This would be an example of what a Microsoft or Mac type company could/would have for a short vision statement.
  Long Vision Statements are also beneficial in the sense that they are more detailed and can keep you on track. “I want my company to be the leading resource for Operating Systems in the entire world, while being cost efficient, paying fair wages, and being eco-friendly to the environment.” A Long Vision Statement would usually be a few paragraphs/pages but you get the general idea. Basically you take a short vision statement and extend the length of it with conditions/more visions.
• Mission Statement
  A mission statement is an explanation of what your company exists to accomplish, what your company currently offers, and how it offers it. It alludes to the objectives and purpose of your company, and tries to continue working for that purpose. Here is a quick example of an idea to mapping out your mission statement. Think of law enforcement or the army, their mission is to protect and serve. Sometimes the army is given a mission to save civilians from a specific building and they will do everything in their power to accomplish that mission. I feel that a company should have something to that degree within their mission statement. A clear defined purpose and motive to an objective to accomplish for the company.

Invest in your company’s Vision and Mission Statement

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