Jim Garland's Blog

Sometimes getting away from your day to day environment can help clear your head and allow your brain to slow down a little.  I am currently in Playa Langosta, Costa Rica with my family for the start of a big family adventure we are taking.  If you have never been to Costa Rica it has so much to offer, beaches, surfing, rain forests, zip lining, canopy tours, monkeys, birds of all colors and best of all the friendly locals, known as Tico’s.  These people exude “Pura Vida”, which is the saying here that means “pure life”.

While here, we are spending most of our days at the beach in Tamarindo at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp.  This place is the best.  They have a great restaurant right off the beach, a great little pool, and best of all a big selection of surf boards and surf lessons.  If you want a couple of days to try something completely different, and escape the 9-5, this is the place.  Most locals do not wear watches and time seems to just slowly go by.  Even if you have never surfed before they will have you riding waves in a day or two.   I have also posted a couple of pictures of my kids, ages 5-13, they were all riding waves within an hour of their first lesson.

Check out www.witchsrock.com Pura Vida!

How do you currently get paid?  Is it for your time (salary or hourly) or is it for the results you produce?  The latter always produces a more productive work force and more money in your pocket.

Paid for your time (the greatest risk and smallest reward):

Think hourly laborer or salaried employee…

- you only get paid if you show up

- no matter how hard you work the pay is the same for each hour

- benefits are usually low or non existent

- if you get sick or your child gets sick and you cannot work you don’t get paid

- you do not control your destiny

Getting paid for what you produce (still risky but huge reward):

Think sales people, executives, and entrepreneurs…

- you get paid for the results you produce

- the harder you work the more money you make

- you have control over your time and how you spend it

- you can work smarter and not harder and enjoy more freedom

Find a way to put yourself in a position to get paid for your results, not for your time.  You will have more control and best of all you will have more $$$$.

- Cut back on red meat to only twice per week

- Take a tabespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with 8oz of water 1-2 times per day (Braggs apple cider vinegar is best)

- Take cholestene red rice yeast

- Take a fish oil pill ( I use resq 1250)

- Get off your bum and start working out 30-60 minutes per day

I have naturally high cholesterol that runs in my family.  I was able to lower my overall level from 280 to 211 by following this regimen.