"As long as we operate within this old paradigm, we are separated from our heart and values and feel powerless. We cannot suspend our values during the workday and think we will have them back when we get home.
We're all connected. There is a spiritual dimension to business just as there is to individuals." ~Ben & Jerry [The Ice Cream Guys]
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Lindy Asimus
Design Business Engineering
Mobile: 0403 365855
Thinking About Getting A Coach?
http://www.designbusinessengineering.com
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wash Your Rice Bowl... On.Being Here, Now.
Planning is to be commended.
When you plan... plan.
When you do... Do.
Wash Your Rice Bowl...
A monk told Joshu, "I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me."
Joshu asked, "Have you eaten your rice porridge?
The monk replied, "I have eaten."
Joshu said, "Then you had better wash your bowl."
At that moment the monk was enlightened.
Click on the link below for the analysis of what it means.
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Lindy Asimus
Design Business Engineering
Mobile: 0403 365855
Thinking About Getting A Coach?
http://www.designbusinessengineering.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindyasimus
http://twitter.com/lindyasimus
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time is that inexplicable raw material of everything. With it all is possible. Without it, nothing. The supply of time is truly a daily miracle - an affair genuinely astonishing when one examines it.
You wake up in the morning, and lo! Your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the un-manufactured tissue of the universe of your life. It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions no-one can take it from you. It is unstealable. And no-one receives either more or less than you receive. In the realm of time, there is no aristocracy of intellect. Genius is never rewarded by even an extra hour a day. And there is no punishment. Waste your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will and the supply will never be withheld from you.
Moreover, you cannot draw on the future. Impossible to get into debt! You can only waste the passing moment. You cannot waste tomorrow; it is kept for you.
I have said the affair is a miracle, is it not? You have this twenty-four hours of daily time to live. Out of it you want to spin health, pleasure, money, contentment, respect and the evolution of your immortal soul.
Its right use, its most effective use is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality. All depends on that. Your happiness the elusive prize that you are all clutching for, my friend depends on that.
If one cannot arrange that an income of twenty-four hours shall exactly cover all proper items of expenditure, one does muddle one's whole life indefinitely.
We shall never have any more time. We have, and have always had, all the time there is.
~ Arnold Bennet
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Lindy Asimus
Design Business Engineering
Mobile: 0403 365855
Thinking About Getting A Coach?
http://www.designbusinessengineering.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindyasimus
http://twitter.com/lindyasimus
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Small Business Finds Social Media In Newcastle
Change comes hard to some people and businesses are very often a reflection of their owners. So it is small surprise that changes in the way people approach business can also change slowly. But even the hardest things can erode over time, and like the great blocks that keep the sea from eroding the breakwater at Nobbys, so too business owners can and do begin to adapt and come to notice the opportunities to engage customers in new and more meaningful ways, using social media as a part of their customer-service and promotional strategies.
One example of social media making it's presence felt is the regular Friday morning #newcastlecoffeemorning UPDATED Feb 2010: Venue for Tweetup at Sprocket Roasters Cafe in the Newcastle CBD that runs from 7.45am - 9am. If you are on Twitter and would like to join us, just come along. If you have a business and would like to know more about Twitter and how social media can be of benefit to your business let me know, and I'll be happy to have a chat about that with you. And do come along. The more the merrier!
Lindy Asimus
Change comes hard to some people and businesses are very often a reflection of their owners. So it is small surprise that changes in the way people approach business can also change slowly. But even the hardest things can erode over time, and like the great blocks that keep the sea from eroding the breakwater at Nobbys, so too business owners can and do begin to adapt and come to notice the opportunities to engage customers in new and more meaningful ways, using social media as a part of their customer-service and promotional strategies.
One example of social media making it's presence felt is the regular Friday morning #newcastlecoffeemorning UPDATED Feb 2010: Venue for Tweetup at Sprocket Roasters Cafe in the Newcastle CBD that runs from 7.45am - 9am. If you are on Twitter and would like to join us, just come along. If you have a business and would like to know more about Twitter and how social media can be of benefit to your business let me know, and I'll be happy to have a chat about that with you. And do come along. The more the merrier!
Lindy Asimus
Friday, November 07, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Linked In Australia - And Newcastle In Particular
Recently I did some searching on LinkedIn to see who was on LinkedIn from the Hunter Valley, and was surprised to find quite a lot of members from here listed. At the same time, it looks like very many of the LinkedIn members locally, don't really know much about LinkedIn and have only one or two or at best, a handful of connections.
It would be great to build the relationships locally and I'd love to hear from anyone in the local area who is on LinkedIn, or would like to know more about why they should be on LinkedIn and see what we can do about increasing the connections between members here.
If you don't know much about Linkedin, and why you should consider adding it to your networking efforts, here is an article that I posted on my Actionbites blog that speaks to that very thing. Why You Should Be On LinkedIn
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Recently I did some searching on LinkedIn to see who was on LinkedIn from the Hunter Valley, and was surprised to find quite a lot of members from here listed. At the same time, it looks like very many of the LinkedIn members locally, don't really know much about LinkedIn and have only one or two or at best, a handful of connections.
It would be great to build the relationships locally and I'd love to hear from anyone in the local area who is on LinkedIn, or would like to know more about why they should be on LinkedIn and see what we can do about increasing the connections between members here.
If you don't know much about Linkedin, and why you should consider adding it to your networking efforts, here is an article that I posted on my Actionbites blog that speaks to that very thing. Why You Should Be On LinkedIn
Want to Jump Start Your Marketing?
Download This Free 24 Page Workbook from Action Plan Marketing!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Recently on one of the social business network sites that I run in the US, I posted a link to a Newcastle video shown as a Short Break on one of the TV media networks. Teddy Towncrier from Toronto Canada ( Yah, they have one too!) commented to me that he thought his city was pretty good, but our town is something again!
"Hey Lindy.
I thought I lived in the Garden of Eden but you guys are really snipping at our heels
I visited your town & it's gorgeous.
Visit Lindy's town Y'all and massage your soul."
Right he is.
Here's a link to the vid
And in the spirit of Reciprocity, here is Teddy Towncrier's response, a view of Toronto Canada. I think I'll have to put this on my Travel Agenda!
"Hey Lindy.
I thought I lived in the Garden of Eden but you guys are really snipping at our heels
I visited your town & it's gorgeous.
Visit Lindy's town Y'all and massage your soul."
Right he is.
Here's a link to the vid
And in the spirit of Reciprocity, here is Teddy Towncrier's response, a view of Toronto Canada. I think I'll have to put this on my Travel Agenda!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Property listings now available. Check out the details here
Properties are suitable for investors or home buyers looking for affordable quality properties in the Newcastle/Hunter Valley areas. And remember to check out the great waterfront apartment at Port Stephens. It's great!
Email your enquiry to me via lindyasimus AT gmail.com We have new properties coming on line all the time, and of course we can arrange a review of your finance needs with a little help from Ian Huxley at The Mortgage Supermarket.
Seriously. Buying homes - or just paying for the one you have - should be viewed as a science. Checking your options to see if you are buying your money (and your property) at the best price you can is at once prudent, and a great way to keep as much of your money in your pocket as possible. You want that, right?
Rather than just waiting to see what properties 'turn up' if you're interested in buying, email and let me know what you're looking for and you may just be in luck with just the property to meet your needs, at the price you can afford. One things for sure...it costs you nothing to ask!
Lindy
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Sulking House!
View to Sulking House on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
If you've not discovered Flickr for photo sharing on the internet, do yourself a favour and go visit. Man... this is what I need! A lovely garden complete with its own Sulking House!
If you've not discovered Flickr for photo sharing on the internet, do yourself a favour and go visit. Man... this is what I need! A lovely garden complete with its own Sulking House!
Monday, June 26, 2006
When You Want To Build, Buy or Borrow For A Home -- Newcastle NSW Australia on Squidoo
Hey I've started a Squidoo "Lens" for people wanting to build, or buy, or borrow for a home in the Newcastle NSW region. Drop by and take a poke around. Lots of links to local departments that relate to homes, and naturally, more to follow!
Hey I've started a Squidoo "Lens" for people wanting to build, or buy, or borrow for a home in the Newcastle NSW region. Drop by and take a poke around. Lots of links to local departments that relate to homes, and naturally, more to follow!
Housing Affordability Survey Results June 2006
Interesting article on home affordability appeared in the WA Business News this week.
Here it is in full. It highlights once again, the importance of making sure you do your homework when you are building or renovating so you know UPFRONT what your costs are going to be...and that they cover EVERYTHING you are expecting!
Affordability remains barrier for Aust house hunters - report
23-June-06 by AAP
Thinking of renovating your home or even starting from scratch?
For many Australians, affordability remains the biggest hurdle for achieving either of these dreams.
A recent survey by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) showed sentiment in the residential sector remained solid in the March quarter with 69 per cent of Australian households planning to buy a home or renovate.
A large proportion of home buyers were first-timers - 38 per cent - while 28 per cent were buying their second home.
HIA executive director of housing and economics Simon Tennent said the numbers showed sentiment in the slowing market was improving.
However, housing affordability still loomed large with the report clearly showing it to be the biggest barrier to home ownership.
Incredibly high property prices - a legacy of the strong housing boom of the past decade - was the main reason Australian were not buying new homes.
Fifty-eight per cent of respondents who had neither bought new property in the past year nor were looking to in the next year said they couldn't afford it.
"The report card for Australia's builders is a good one with high levels of satisfaction among households who have had a home built or renovated, while for local councils, red tape and regulation were almost universally the biggest headache," Mr Tennent said.
Council delays posed the biggest problem faced by those who had bought a new home in the past year, with 39 per cent of home purchasers citing council regulations and deliberations as a hindrance to construction.
Building a home also required a great investment of time to research needed to make complex planning and construction decisions.
However, one in four respondents who had bought a new home reported they had no problems.
"Once building starts, hidden costs and delays in completing the home are the biggest issues," the report said.
The largest problem in this regard was hidden and unexpected costs, affecting 27 per cent of people building new homes.
Interesting article on home affordability appeared in the WA Business News this week.
Here it is in full. It highlights once again, the importance of making sure you do your homework when you are building or renovating so you know UPFRONT what your costs are going to be...and that they cover EVERYTHING you are expecting!
Affordability remains barrier for Aust house hunters - report
23-June-06 by AAP
Thinking of renovating your home or even starting from scratch?
For many Australians, affordability remains the biggest hurdle for achieving either of these dreams.
A recent survey by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) showed sentiment in the residential sector remained solid in the March quarter with 69 per cent of Australian households planning to buy a home or renovate.
A large proportion of home buyers were first-timers - 38 per cent - while 28 per cent were buying their second home.
HIA executive director of housing and economics Simon Tennent said the numbers showed sentiment in the slowing market was improving.
However, housing affordability still loomed large with the report clearly showing it to be the biggest barrier to home ownership.
Incredibly high property prices - a legacy of the strong housing boom of the past decade - was the main reason Australian were not buying new homes.
Fifty-eight per cent of respondents who had neither bought new property in the past year nor were looking to in the next year said they couldn't afford it.
"The report card for Australia's builders is a good one with high levels of satisfaction among households who have had a home built or renovated, while for local councils, red tape and regulation were almost universally the biggest headache," Mr Tennent said.
Council delays posed the biggest problem faced by those who had bought a new home in the past year, with 39 per cent of home purchasers citing council regulations and deliberations as a hindrance to construction.
Building a home also required a great investment of time to research needed to make complex planning and construction decisions.
However, one in four respondents who had bought a new home reported they had no problems.
"Once building starts, hidden costs and delays in completing the home are the biggest issues," the report said.
The largest problem in this regard was hidden and unexpected costs, affecting 27 per cent of people building new homes.
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