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Costa Rica Dental Implants

2011-07-18T13:18:00.000-04:00

I saved me over $8,100 on dental care that I was needing. And my wife and I went on a great vacation. The savings is even after travel costs!

That's the happy ending. How I got there has a few twists and turns, but then most journeys start out that way, right?

In November 2010, I was looking at a huge expenditure for dental work I was needing to have done. Some crowns, a root canal and three dental implants.

After a few months of online research and talking with friends, by June 2011 I chose to work with a specialist in Costa Rica. The biggest motivator was a friend of some friends who had gone there and not only save a lot of money but he loved the experience.

I was very skeptical to the idea of going to another country for dental care, but it was saving a lot of money that opened my mind, and this is how I got there, and here is a collection of pictures from our trip.

Martha at one of the many pools at Arenal Volcano , colorful
locals, great meals, white-faced monkeys and Costa Rica fruits

Here's how it all unfolded:

In November of 2009, my local dentist delivered some bad news to me about my teeth, i.e. that I needed quite a bit of work done. Long story short, I spent the next year looking for a solution. Waiting that long was not the smartest thing for me to have done, but it was a lot of money and I wanted to find a solution I could live with.

Some close friends heard me mention that I was needing dental work and how much money I was going to have to spend. They told me of a friend of theirs who went to Costa Rica for dental work to save money and asked if I would like to speak with him. I said, sure.

I had never considered going to another dentist locally, let alone in another country. At first thought, I was apprehensive about going to Costa Rica for dental work. It was not even a thought until I spoke with my friend's friend who had actually went and was glad he did.

We talked and that started me on a long online search for facts. I looked at websites and enrolled on forums about dental vacations in Costa Rica, and long story short, I ended up selecting my dentist.

This is my Dental Implants Costa Rica specialist who is helping get my smile back.

He is a specialist in dental implants and graduated from the University of Miami in Florida, but he had something I didn't find anyone else had.

This dentist had a "dental coordinator" who handled all the questions, trip arrangments, etc.

His name is Charlie Dennard (in the middle with me and my wife Martha at the B&B, more about later) and he was a huge help in easing my mind about my concerns, answering my questions, etc.

Charlie is from the USA and now lives in San Jose, Costa Rica, so he knew the information I wanted to know about the area, the local traveling while there, the dentist, etc. He was of immense help planning the trip, etc.

Plus, he had been a patient himself, so he knew the concerns, procedure of the dental work, the local customs, the ins and outs - everything I wanted to know. Charlie what made my decision a slam dunk.

Also, he put us in touch with a B&B in Escazu which is just west of San Jose, Costa Rica in a nice part of the city. And Ginette, the owner of the B&B we selected, has been more than anyone could ask for.

Ginette's travel tips for getting around in Costa Rica were priceless, not to mention the wonderful fruit filled breakfasts each morning.

Whatever we wanted to eat, she prepared for us and the breakfasts for both of us were included with the room.

And the setting was gorgeous with all the tropical plants, flowers and birds that surrounded us at the B&B.

Between Ginette and Charlie, it was like having our own personal travel guides at our beck and call anytime we needed it.

While there, between dental appointments, we were able to visit the pacific coast. Ginette booked us into a nice place just outside the Manuel Antonio National Park.

We walked from our room to the park and saw sloths, monkeys, colorful birds, red crabs in the jungle and went to the beach inside the park. It was exactly like that deserted beach you picture seeing in your mind. It was great!

The next day, we booked a sailing and snorkling tour through our hotel staff.

After returning to the dentist in San Jose for another appointment and a short stay back at our 'home-away-from-home' at the B&B, we traveled up north in Costa Rica to the Arenal Volcano area.

The resort we stayed at was like a fairy tale place, only it was real. The view from our room was of the Arenal Volcano.

On the grounds of the resort there were so many places to visit and things to do that it is hard to name them all. There was horseback riding, zip lines, swimming pools of different temperatures fed by the hot springs of the Arenal Volcano, a 2 kilometer hike to an observatory, a butterfly farm, crocidile pools, a frog sanctuary, spas, shopping, a restaurant, a gazebo out in the middle of a lake and other things I may be forgetting to mention.

This picture of Martha, taken at one of their many pools, shows the beauty of the place so well that it looks like it is fake and taken in a studio. It's a great example of just how "shangrila" this place really is.

The room was reasonably priced and included a breakfast buffet that was delicious including fresh fruits and locally grown coffee and everything you could want. Most meals were 'tico' style which means they included rice and beans. All in all, great food!

Charlie and Ginette made this a trip that not only saved me over $8,100 including airfare and the lodging, but we also had a dream vacation to a beautiful country as well.

I can't repay them enough with words for all they did for us but hopefully this testimonial will help them and others connect so they too can have the great time and save money like we did.

Charlie and Ginette certainly made our Costa Rica dental vacation much more enjoyable. The security of knowing they were there for us allowed us to relax and enjoy our trip to the Pacific coast and to the Arenal Volcano much more than we might have otherwise had we had to figure it all out on our own.

Of course, dental work is never fun, but even that has been excellent and as pleasant as could be expected. The professionalism of the staff at the dental clinic was above my expectations.

I look forward to my return in December to complete my dental implants in Costa Rica!

All the best to you and yours,

Kurt & Martha Gross

http://costaricadentalimplants.org

Networkers who pester other Networkers about joining THEIR business

2011-04-18T03:52:00.001-04:00

Here's something that bothers most Network Marketers.

It is the the biggest problem in networking, i.e. everyone trying to get everyone else into their business. People hate it when you do that!

I bet you do NOT want me to try to get YOU into MY business either, do you?

I have found a way to filter out all the MLM solicitors.

I send them to this site and it really hits home with them:
http://grossinternational.com/americanway.html

It explains why I am not interested, but it also let's them "cure" themselves of this bad habit.

How? Because this system will help THEM build THEIR income by converting their bad habit into positive energy.

It's funny, when you turn the tables on these "pests", they do NOT want you pesting them about THEM getting into YOUR business. Now they have a solution, and so does anyone who uses this system. It's just beautiful!

Zig Ziglar was point on when he said, "You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want."

This helps them, and me, get what we all want. Profit in our business and peace from the MLM pests.

For a great business tool, see if this doesn't make the most sense of anything you have looked at:
http://grossinternational.com/twave.html

Here is my main business that I work full-time, when I choose to though, because my boss is the guy in the mirror. Contact me or just go ahead and register if you agree:
http://grossinternational.com/americanway.html

Kurt

If you watch these videos and like what you see, let's talk about how it can help you build ANY business you want.

Free Online Groceries, Free Gas, 50%-90% Off Local Merchants

2011-03-07T23:04:00.000-05:00

There is a new site that consolidates free offers, discounted local products & services, and also affiliate opportunities for Entrepreneurial spirited customers.

The site also provides a blog for sharing online shopping tips on how to save and even make money while shopping.

Turning household expenses into household income is becoming more and more popular with consumers.

There are multiple programs listed at the site www.MoneyWithCoupons.com which will be screening and analyzing free and discounted offers around the world in the online world.

"That Free Thing" is an example of a totally free program discussed there which offers free stuff as a subscription service with a $9.95 monthly charge. The advantage is that many free offers are consolidated into one easy to find location. The site is new and will be adding more and more offers as time goes by.

It launched March 1st, and actually is in a self-described "Pre-Launch" mode with official launch to follow later. This means that some features may work a bit clunky at this time. That can be an opportunity for the earlybird visitors.

Kurt

Change Where You Shop - Get Paid For It

2011-02-18T13:14:00.001-05:00

TURN YOUR HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES INTO INCOME

Turn the money you spend on everyday stuff into cash.
Shop online through a network of stores who will pay you for your loyalty. Join our network of stores at no cost to register, buy quality products at great prices and get free shipping on orders over $99.
Join our money making program for $50/year, 100% risk free. That's not an empty guarantee, either. The company is over 50 years old and they have ALWAYS honored everything they make and say.
Register Here

A 'no-brainer'!

You shop somewhere, right? Why not shop where you get paid to? Become a Customer for free or an Independent Business Owner (IBO) and shop from a trusted company plus hundreds of other name brands, too, like Best Buy, Office Depot, Bass Pro Shop, etc. Share your website with others and earn profits and maybe you can have the option to never work for a boss ever again!

Generate a residual income for your family.

Our Change Where You Shop Program
enables you to generate a steady stream of cash, all around the clock.
Allowing you more time to focus on other tasks.

You will even be making revenue while you are not working!

Get paid to shop, share and earn.

Set up many new income streams each and every minute. Get revenue from your household expenses. It's as easy to start as register at this network and Change Where You Shop.
Do this once and get cash over and over again.
It is best way to Change Where You Shop and get paid to do it.
Here's what we do for our Customers that others don't:

I will make sure that you buy at the same prices I pay as an IBO.
Offer support when you have questions
Not contact you about anything, only reply to your questions
Never try to sell you anything
Never try to get you to become an IBO

If you have questions, feel free to email me at kurtray@gmail.com

Kurt

Coupons Are Gaining In Popularity

2011-02-02T03:04:00.000-05:00

Coupons are widespread, but this is new because it rewards the consumer who shares the coupons with their friends. People can now pay less AND make more money, too!

LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS: Get more customers in a DAY than you had all month!
Pre-Register here: Local Merchants/Business Owners Register Here

CONSUMERS: Customers Register Free Here

Always Free For Everyone! Watch videos below and turn your savings into cash! Email Us or call 865-382-3010 Save 50% and more on purchases at local restaurants, stores, services, everywhere you shop.

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Getting paid just for being a loyal customer

2008-10-30T11:20:00.005-04:00

Does your store pay you when you send others to their store and they shop?

I found a network of store owners who does reward me for that.

Finally! A business plan that practically anyone can earn money at, doesn't cost any money to operate (except $50/year to be a member) and has no obligations or minimum requirements to qualify for "trick" bonuses.

This is making business building much easier because we're not losing people as fast as we can put them in.

It's making sense to people to shop where the merchant will share the income.

Kurt
http://ShopShareEarn.com

Why do so few people succeed in network marketing?

2007-12-23T00:43:00.006-05:00

Simply put, most fail in network marketing for the very same reasons most fail in traditional business, i.e. they don't have a proven 'business recipe' to follow.

Two 'secrets' I've found over the years are the comp plan and YOU.

THE COMPENSATION PLAN:
The compensation plan drives how the field behaves. Many comp plans drive bad behavior because the incentives are misplaced. Novices to networking tend to focus on consumer-type issues like the products, prices, etc. but in reality these are not the major issues. They're important, but it's the comp plan that is always pushing behavior in a certain direction, be that good or bad.

Most comp plans turn networkers into sales people who are trying to 'convince' and 'sell'. This sets the stage for a long haul and many frustrated days. I found it's much easier to find people who were already looking for opportunity than it is to convince people or sell them on it.

I know that when I found a comp plan that also paid the customer just for being a loyal customer is when "my light bulb came on!" When I found that, I knew it was what I'd been looking for the past 13+ years, and it feels so liberating to finally have found it.

Find a plan that builds team work, not salespeople, and you'll be much closer to the success you seek. Keep searching until you find your place, and if you're like me, you'll know it the day you find it!

YOU:
What are YOU made of? Can you remain persistent and consistent? People get in business with YOU, not a supplier or a team. They may be influenced by them. They may be drawn to you by the products or the team, but they get in business with YOU!

There is the supply company and there is the team of people one is partnered with. The supplier produces the products and/or services and the team is the group of business partners that you will be working with. These are important as well, but without a good comp plan and a good YOU, it's usually all for naught.

YOU must be a match with what THEY want. There is no package that you can buy to provide a good YOU to offer your prospects. That comes through personal development and that comes through time and work, constantly working on YOU to make yourself a better YOU.

Contrary to what you and I were told, people don't get rich from things. I learned that the hard way over many years of trial and error. Then I read it in a Robert Kiyosaki book one day and I thought to myself: Wow! If I'd only have read that book right out of high school, my path to riches would have been much shorter. I recommend these books to everyone who wants to understand what the rich do, that the poor and middle class don't.

Once you've learned what to look for and what to look out for, you're on your way to financial independence.

You may find the right comp plan today, but the right YOU is another matter. The key to developing a better you is to try, fail and adjust - never quit trying for it's through adversity that we improve. As weird as it sounds, adversity will improve you the fastest. A big problem with that is we are humans, and humans tend to seek out the comfort zone rather than adversity. Keep trying, seek out a better you.

You can do so much more, so embrace the changes while holding on to the principles and character and you'll go far. We may not seek adversity, but when it does show up at our door step, if we'll embrace it and use it, we will improve.

Success and wellness to you,

Kurt Gross
http://www.grossinternational.com/americanway.html