Growing Old Gracefully

Everybody has to grow old but growing old without pain is what we all want. 

The journey from birth to old age depends on how we spend our lives---giving due respect to our body and mind, right from childhood will give better results at our old age. Our old age is directly proportional to the lives we spend before we step in old age. The process can be expedited or worsen if we do not take care of ourselves in our youth. The following are a few tips to age gracefully.

1. Be Active: Both physically and mentally. Participate in healthy activities for at least 30 minutes daily. Exercise. Join a Gym, take a walk and be active at least 4 times a week--keep the joints moving. Remember, exercise is not only a prevention but a natural treatment to many diseases.

2. Pray. Daily prayer appears to help your immune system. And people who attend a formal worship service regularly live longer and report happier, healthier lives.

 

3. Yoga or meditation. Learn to meditate. It's important for your brain that you learn to shut out the stresses of everyday life. Other than various relaxation exercises, learn the art of breathing.

  
4. Personal Growth. Invest in your personal growth. Read books, join classes which you always wanted to do but did not have time before. Write and read something daily. Write your experience of life, maybe your autobiography. Writing & reading stimulates many areas of the brain.

5. Sleep. Get enough sleep because lack of sleep causes dementia.

6. Family first. Be connected with your family and enjoy the time with children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.

7. Love. Keep the love alive---with your near and dear ones. Never think that love is only for teenagers and young couples. You can be in love even now.

8. Nature. Enjoy the nature and be with nature---take a walk near the seaside, forest or river/lake.

9. Social Cause. Involve yourself with social causes---help & serve people who need your help. One that I am involved in is finished : reduce night blindness from the world. http://vision-foundation.com/

10. Play. Playing board games such as Chess, Scrabble and Monopoly, tax your brain and at the same time, you're socializing too. Even playing solo games, such as solitaire or online computer brain games can be helpful.

11. Food. Eat more fruits and vegetables: Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables mop up some of the damage caused by free radicals, one of the leading killers of brain cells. The elderly person's diet should be high in nutrient-dense food, but low in high-fat food, due do diminished energy needs. 

12. Food Supplements. Consume natural supplements to detox your body and keep your brain healthy. Food supplements like Lion's Mane, Spirulina and Cordyceps candies, Noni Juice& Reishi mushroom help in keeping your cells healthy in both your brain and body.

Enjoy your old age.... enjoy every moment of it.

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Helping the Night Blind Children

Eyesight and to see the world is one of the greatest blessings from God to us. Ask a person who could see and now has become blind due to night blindness or retinitis pigmentosa (RP). I met such a person, Akram Lodhi, who had become blind due to RP. He is now the Chairman of the Vision Foundation (www.vision-foundation.com) and helping the blind children in Pakistan. 

 

I took a deeper look into this ill fated disease and did some research on night blindness. I was shocked to read the harsh facts. The WHO estimates 13.8 million children to have some degree of visual loss related to vitamin A deficiency. Approximately 500,000 children in the developing world go blind each year from insufficient vitamin A. Approximately half of those children die within a year of becoming blind. http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/vad/en/ In order to see the problem first hand, I traveled to a village about 50 KM outside Karachi, Pakistan. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the plight of the night blind children.

I thought that blindness is an incurable disease but to my surprise I saw the positive results and held those children who after taking Spirulina and Reishi mushroom could see after a few months. That was the time, I decided to join hands in this noble cause.

Through my humble efforts, DXN network and support of people around the world, I promise to help as many children as possible to get back their eyesight. Since the project started in Pakistan, I will continue to see further results and take this mission further to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, The Philippines, Africa and the rest of the world.

The project is huge and the total cost for 6 months for one child is about 800$. My appeal to you is to come forward, take one blind child and help her/him so that they can see the world. Or just donate any amount of Spirulina and Reishi. Please get in touch with Mr. Zarif Ahmed, Country Manger of DXN Pakistan and he will guide you as to how you can transfer the money. nightblindness2012@gmail.com

God bless you.

“Doing good for others gives comfort to the heart”

Mohammad Fatemi Ghani

Prospecting through DXN Coffee

I interviewed Mr. Gunay Gungor, 
a German Leader, in Dubai recently. 
In my interview with him, Mr. Gunay shared his experience on how he attracts new prospects through DXN Coffee.

 

 

Here is the interview :  

My UAE and Qatar Training

DXN Qatar Meeting Schedule :  

On 3rd May (Thursday) at 7PM in ENGLISH

On 4th May (Friday) at 5PM in HINDI

UAE Meeting Schedule :

In DXN AL AIN on 1st May (Tuesday) 

at 8.30 PM in HINDI

In DXN SHARJAH on 2nd May (Wednesday) 

at 8.30 PM in ENGLISH

In DXN DUBAI on 16th May (Wednesday) 

at 8.30 PM in ENGLISH

In DXN ABU DHABI on 26th May (Saturday)

at 8.30 PM in HINDI 

Topic :  

Basic Business / Network Marketing Skills

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Facing the Enemies Within by Jim Rohn

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you've read in the papers. 

Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o'clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won't need to live in fear of it.

Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us. 

Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face from within. The first enemy that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is. "Ho-hum, let it slide. I'll just drift along." Here's one problem with drifting: you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

The third enemy inside is doubt. Sure, there's room for healthy skepticism. You can't believe everything. But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I'm telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

The fourth enemy within is worry. We've all got to worry some. Just don't let it conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you've got to worry. But you can't let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here's what you've got to do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, you've got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you've got to push back.

The fifth interior enemy is over-caution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; it's an illness. If you let it go, it'll conquer you. Timid people don't get promoted. They don't advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You've got to avoid over-caution.

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

 

Problem Solving
To solve any problem, there are three questions to ask yourself: 

First, what could I do? 

Second, what could I read? 

And third, whom could I ask?
 

The real problem is usually two or three questions deep. If you want to go after someone's problem, be aware that most people aren't going to reveal what the real problem is after the first question.
Never attack a problem without also presenting a solution.
The best place to solve a problem is on paper.

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Video : Importance of Nutrition

My son, Janbaaz, a Nutritional Science graduate from the University of British Columbia and now a professional Nutritionist, recently gave a talk in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The title of his talk : Importance of Nutrition.

Here is the video : 

How to lose weight naturally?

Overweight and obesity is a critical public health problem. Many advanced countries are paying billions of $ annually (only USA pays over 100 billion $ per annum) in problems associated with overweight and obesity alone. Many people want to reduce weight but do not know how. Some people think that by just walking they can reduce weight. But there is more to it. Those who are serious to reduce weight are struggling and paying hundreds of $ but not getting any results.

After being in the wellness industry and coaching 100s of people, I have designed a simple 6 step formula to lose weight.

1. Mindset and commitment to lose weight.

2. Exercise, related to weight loss. Simplest and easiest exercise is just walking for 40 mins per day but here also you need to know the correct walking skills.

3. Food--what to eat and not to eat, how much to eat, when to eat and what to do after eating: “You are what you eat.”
 

4. Drink--what to drink and not to drink, when to drink water and not drink water, how much to drink: “Your body cries for water”

5. Understanding body metabolism. Why a lot of children and old people put on weight?
 
6. Consuming the right DXN food supplements

Maintaining a normal weight is vital for overall health. If people maintain their correct BMI (body mass index), the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke will be drastically reduced.

Are you ready to reduce weight?


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My Pakistan Training Schedule (16 - 22 March 2012)

Dr. Parwana and DXN (in Urdu/Hindi)

And the Oscar goes to….

We recently saw the 84^th Academy Awards. Lots of movies were nominated; The Descendants, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Artist, Hugo and War Horse and the Oscar went to….

You must be thinking what has DXN and our business to do with the Academy Awards. 

I had read an article by John David Mann many years ago, where he spoke about Network Marketing at the Oscars. There are good movies and there are Oscar nominated movies.  The good thing about these movies is that there are always some message, which we can use in our life and business. Oh, I love watching good movies. Films, every Networker ought to see are as follows :

1. Door to Door (2002). An amazing story about the real life business: who you are and not what you sell.

2. The Last Samurai (2003). One of the famous movies in which Tom Cruise has a stick fight with his opponent and is badly beaten. But later practices the skills and when he encounters the master Samurai fighter again, this time the fight ends in a tie. He could achieve this level of excellence because of his practice and focus, which led to him being on par with his powerful opponent. 

3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). The movie revolves around cold calling, which every Networker fears from.

4. Mumford (1999). In our business, listening intently is one of the skills everyone should have. This movie deals with listening and why it is so important in our life.  

The 84^th Academy Award went to the silent movie; “The Artist” and in the entire movie, Jean Dujardin hardly uttered any words and yet got the best leading actor award. What gave him this big award---his expressions and body language. At the end of the day, it is your body language which counts, people see you, not what you say or sell but how you say it and more importantly what intention you have behind those words. 

Enjoy watching good movies and you will always find some message which you can get connected to.

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