Life with Nikken

Sleep like a professional

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:40:43 PDT

Having trouble sleeping? Have a look at this article and see if it's for you. I'm not doing the ice bath.

In and Out - nicely

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:15:00 PDT

Check out the following article. Nice burgers and a great way of doing business.

French convention

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:26:42 PDT

What a great event. Thank you everyone who attended - whether you were crew or guest. We've received a large number of emails from everyone thanking us for the event. Unusually even the Drum Cafe contacted with us to say they enjoyed it as well. Normally we do not hear things like this. Also the event production team loved the day.
Obviously it was the great crowd that showed a lot of energy and excitement which provoked the reaction. It just goes to show what a great bunch of people we all are. Thanks.

On line activity

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:50:06 PDT

The EU published a report yesterday about creating on-line digital consumer rights without borders. An interesting concept. What caught my attention were two graphics.

The first is showing countries where they do NOT do on-line financial transactions:

The second is where people receive spam emails:

I noticed Hungary does few on-line transactions, but receives lots of spam. Anyone interested in the full report check out this link.

Magnetic art

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:31:52 PDT

Have a look at this video about magnetic fields. Truly beautiful and I can feel the energy potential involved. Here it is...

Not all doom and gloom - part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:53:37 PDT

This article caught my attention the other day - here it is. If you think beyond the type of activity you can see that things are still happening (like the construction work at weekends) and people are prepared to work.
Why not work legally though?

It's not all doom and gloom

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:18:41 PST

Here are a couple of examples of how some companies are reacting to the "downturn".

OK, so it might not be our favourite eatery, but you have to admire them for looking to the future. Forgetting the health issues McDonald's have been hit with and the bad press over the years, they have weathered the criticism and seem to be looking forward to good times. Not many can say that.

Also see the news about Asda and BSkyB.

What do these have in common? They all recognise to provide good service they have to be closer and more available to the customer. They recognise a need (to eat) and price/location is the key.

Who can be closer to their customers than a Nikken Distributor? What price would you pay to maintain wellbeing?

Now is the time the millionaires of the future are made.

In development

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:15:52 PST

During a quiet time I found a great site for time lines. Here is my effort for Nikken:

Remember it's in development

Sleep helps

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:58:12 PST

I'm sure my mother told me this

New Year - Tenerife

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:07:53 PST

The first trip of 2009 is to Tenerife. So far it has been sunny, great people and good food. Oh sometimes life can be hard :) Pictures to follow when I have a better internet connection.

Happy New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:12:44 PST

Happy New Year to everyone.

Good news out of the bad

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:23:56 PST

Many years ago I had my first Subway sandwich in Arizona. It was great to see this concept. I always thought it would be a good business. A friend of mine even met the owner. After reading this I like them even more. This type of attitude will help rebuild confidence during these interesting times.

Breast is best

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:27 PST

Today it's Wear it Pink day. All you need to do is wear pink and make a donation to Breast Cancer Campaign. The Distributor Services group wore a lot of pink things! The top three pink wearers were Bianca with 57 things, Monica with 41 and Sandra with 25.

Oh! And a special mention to Olivier for the pink princess sash.

Hazy Shade of Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:07:08 PDT

As Simon and Garfunkel (or for you youngsters out there - the Bangles) sang:
"But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter"

Well today it was the first snow of the winter season. Maybe the only snow of the season. From my office window it does look like a nice day though...not much haze.

New Diamonds

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:24:25 PDT

To celebrate the success of Jouko and Mallu Saarinen we took them out to a nice dinner in Helsinki. They are great people who have a wonderful place. See a post from last year where they treated me to a smoke sauna and a dip in a frozen lake!

Turkey Convention

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:23:51 PDT

Another great time in Turkey with a great group of people. See the photos for more of the flavour of the day.

Is it a secret?

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:20:23 PDT

I went to the Successful selling conference today and a guy called Larry Winget was one of the speakers. I've seen him before and like his style. He was talking about "The Secret" and commenting on how trainers intimate they have the secret of success. Well have a look on Amazon.
The image on the left is from the US version (over 5,000 books about sales and marketing secrets) and the right the UK version of Amazon. So what's the secret?

Back to the blog

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:25:48 PDT

It's been a while since the last post and many things have happened, both professionally and personally. I'm sorry for the delay for not posting things and I am now back in the driving seat. So watch out for updates to this site and see what has been going on.

Russian convention 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:12:59 PDT

From one week to the next the excitement does not stop. So, straight from the UK meeting Dr Naidu and I went to Moscow for the 2008 convention. We met up with Bob Richards, Vitaly, his staff and over 1,000 other people. It was great. Lots of prizes won, awards given and we all said thanks to everyone for making Russia a huge success. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones.
Afterwards the party really got going. Before the first course was finished nearly everyone was dancing or taking pictures of Bob, Dr N, Vitaly, me and themselves. It was another really fun night.

For my pictures click here

UK staff enthralled

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:58:47 PDT

I think it's important for everyone to hear what Dr Naidu, Curtis Bennett and Sharon Weinstein have to say. So we arranged for them to speak to our office staff this afternoon. Unfortunately Dr N was held up, but Curtis wowed everyone and Shoron added extra impact.

UK Meeting starts

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:57:39 PDT

Here are the UK group listening to Sven.

Now it's lunchtime

Oh I love Paris

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:32:50 PDT

Dr Naidu, Curtis Bennett and Sharon Weinstein captivated the audience. It was incredible to hear them. I think everyone came out of the meeting knowing we had the best products and a successful business. Though many might not fully understand the technology behind the products we all felt comfortable that it works and helps others.

I did think we were going to run into some problems as a race was held for 13,000 women on this Sunday. The roads all round the hotel were blocked off, and with nearly 700 people coming to see you that can be a little worry. I decided to have a look (and get a coffee) - hence the pictures of the runners. Everyone was in good spirits and the roads opened about two hours before we were due to start.

Click here for the pictures of the event

German Event in Augsburg

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:35:41 PDT

As I said in my tweets and on Facebook, this was a great day. Around 800 people all inside - it was really hot that day - soaking up the information and creating a lively event.

Thanks to everyone involved who made this a day to remember.

Here are the photographs for the Friday before the event.

Here are the ones when the event was actually on, Saturday 6th.

Nikken Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:27:14 PDT

Nearly 800 people spent the day listening to some great people (no not just me) in Germany. Pictures and video will be available when I get home as I have trouble uploading it. So check back here in a day or so time.

For updates of the tour check out my twitter page or look at the right hand side of this blog.

Today is Paris and about 650 people are looking forward to hearing from Dr N, Curtis and Sharon.

The power of positive thinking

noreply@blogger.com (Tony) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:25:33 PDT

Here is a real life example of how positive (or negative) thinking affects us.

The economy has been in the news a lot. I notice that from one day to the next feelings change. These are published and then all sorts of hell breaks loose.

For example:
Day 1 - reports that consumer confidence is low
Day 2 - oil prices drop
Day 3 - retail results indicate no recession
Day 3 - oil prices go up
Day 4 - a government official has a bad nights sleep and announces "recession will hit hard"
Day 5 - currencies plunge
Day 6 - rumours that interest rates must rise
Day 7 - currencies rise
Day 8 - Business owners are now saying it's not as bad as the government makes out.
Day 9 - the stock market rises
and so on and so on.........

We seem to be on a roller coaster ride that affects our daily lives based on the feelings people have about the future. The issue here is that good things happen if we are confident and positive about the future. The future will happen and our feelings today shapes what will happen tomorrow.
So do not think about the doom and gloom. Be happy!