Persuasion or Manipulation

February 14, 2012


Do you ever notice that for some people it seems so simple for them to have anyone they associate with to more often than not support their ideas? They appear to have no problem in turning their ideas into real action. Most of these people tend to persuade others to get the results they want. Or do they manipulate others into a situation to (or “intending to”) getting what they want?

Have you ever thought about this for any length of time?

Persuasion is an art in itself, where people position themselves to generate real value for others. You have to have a range of skills to do this, things like having personal credibility, the ability to win over other people's thought processes and beliefs, along with being able to overcome resistance. Most people without realizing it draw on these skills on a daily basis, they just don't always realize it.

Someone once said that the best way to shape the future or to develop your future is to influence it. But to shape that future, it must be done ethically, and there must be the mutual gain for those involved. It becomes manipulation when you do this for personal gain only, if you are doing things for personal gain, then you're not adding value to yourself or anyone else. Typically you are likely to even being unethical or using unethical tactics to manipulate others for personal gain. It will destroy your reputation and credibility in a very short order.

You know the old saying: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Taking this into consideration, I believe one key factor to persuasion is to "listen to others as you would have them listen to you" This not only will improve your relationships but it will build trust with others. When people feel that they have been heard, they then feel that their opinion is being valued, and then they will become more open to considering your point of view and your ideas.

So if at times you feel that you may be manipulating others into your point of view, maybe consider sharpening your "persuasion skills" so that you can add value to others and in turn be able to take your ideas and turn them into valuable business outcomes for the benefit of everyone involved. Sometimes a little education to gain some additional knowledge can take you a long way.

Engage~Inform~Educate it will add to your credibility as well as increase the value to everyone you associate with: persuade rather than manipulate

This article was written by Corey Blackmur one our senior writers at APSense!!
All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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Why You Shouldn't Ignore Acid Reflux

February 12, 2012

Why You Shouldn't Ignore Acid Reflux

As if you didn't already have about a thousand reasons to exercise, eat right, maintain a healthy body weight and lead a health-conscious lifestyle, there's yet another reason it's important to live well. Gastroesophageal reflux, also known as acid reflux, may pose serious health hazards.

On a related note, Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is a safe
and natural therapy to treat a common cause of acid reflux and reduce the pain that it causes. And similarly, just as acid reflux may signify that all's not well with the state of your body, Reflux Elimination System may be a wise investment for your health and your comfort.

Before we go further, we should define acid reflux as a chronic condition in which
hydrochloric (stomach) acid escapes through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and enters the esophagus. Symptoms include:

• heartburn
• burping
• ongoing hiccups
• A chronic sore throat
• abdominal pain
• regurgitation

More About Acid Reflux

While it's not uncommon to experience these symptoms sporadically, if they occur twice a week or more you have acid reflux disease. Risk factors include being overweight, pregnancy, eating large meals or lying down after a meal.

Notably, acid reflux can also be caused by lack of digestive enzymes. And for that,
Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is ideal.Let's look closer at acid reflux and why it's important to pay attention to this common yet potentially dangerous problem, and how Reflux Elimination System may be the solution you're looking for.


Among other things, acid reflux may lead to:

Esophagitis - Prolonged reflux can irritate the tube that connects the throat to the stomach, a condition called esophagitis, which can result in further erosion and scarring.

Esophageal Stricture - Esophagitis can also cause scar tissue to narrow
the esophagus in a process called a stricture. When this happens, large pieces of food can get stuck and may require surgery for removal. Structures can also cause weight loss and make it difficult to swallow.
Throat/Voice Problems - One of the lesser known symptoms of reflux,
patients with acid reflux can develop hoarseness, voice problems, chronic sore throat and the sensation of a lump in the throat.
Breathing Problems - Reflux can make asthma or pneumonia worse if stomach
acid is inhaled after it's regurgitated and can cause shortness of breath.

Tooth Decay - Stomach acid is supposed to stay in the stomach. If it's
frequently repeated, it can erode the enamel of your chompers. In a study conducted by the University of Alabama, 40% of reflux patients had advanced tooth decay.

That's not an exhaustive list either. Among other things, acid reflux can cause ulcers, esophageal cancer and lower quality of life.


How Reflux Elimination System Can Help

Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is formulated with the latest in digestive research to treat a common cause of this debilitating condition. The cause is the lack of digestive enzymes. And it's an ongoing problem for patients with acid reflux.

Don't worry, there's relief from your pain. But unlike conventional reflux medicines, like antacids and proton pump inhibitors, Reflux Elimination System is designed to treat the cause of reflux rather than just swatting at symptoms. Treat the cause and you reduce the problem. Or just eliminate it entirely.

Reflux Elimination System is a natural therapy, of acid control, enzyme renewal
and ongoing support with the superfood chia. There are no drugs involved. Rather, natural ingredients to nurture your digestion and find the right balance of acid and enzymes in your stomach, for comfort, pain relief, and ongoing digestive health.

Don't reach for antacids - if you've got acid reflux, reach for Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System, get your health back and feel good about life!



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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"How to Control Your Negative Emotions Earn Respect"

February 10, 2012



Have not written an article here at APSense for awhile, been busy here watching all our new members making a real effort on learning what APSense has to offer. Understanding this concept will enhance your overall performance here or at any other "Social Business Media site."

We all know and understand that negative emotions will prevent you from communicating at a level that is positive. We all should have learned from teenagers caught up in the throes of puberty, rather shocking and scary at times but very real. They become heartbroken; they stop thinking and withholding their thoughts from you. There is a difference here; the teenager has what they call a hormone imbalance to blame. We as the adult have one thing to think about, what is our excuse?

We as adults have no excuses at all; we are all capable of success it is there for all of us to seek it and have that burning desire to understanding the "ART" of controlling your negative emotions. The keys phrases to fully understanding this concept is know the following areas where we all can control. Learning not to be afraid is a vital step, learn to take risks in whatever you do, experiment it like a scientist until it works.

Now we as humans have one very server problem will all naturally have negative emotions that can control our abilities to think clearly. Hate to say this but l also have them, you can learn how to identify these negative emotions, control them and thoroughly revise them into positive opportunities, as try each and every day. It is just another obstacle in your daily routine, so turn it into a positive situation.

We all need to understand this very vital step, once we have mastered this concept, it will enable us, to become leaders, not followers. Why would follow, when you can lead!! APSense is a very creative marketing "Social Business Media Site," we provide all the resources, tools for your marketing success. When you generate positive energy into your success, how can you fail.....learning this formula that is true; a winner.

Will provide you with the energy, that you will need to be a leader with online marketing, this is hard work, why most fail at it. They take it too lightly, and never learn how the features work, so how can you benefit from it. Positive energy, good work ethics, setting time to focus on your goals will provide you with positive results and overall success.

APSense will have an entirely different look, l know one thing, we took a long time to make finally it happen for one simple reason we have the reason for making revisions. We just do not do them. When we do it, all members benefit if they learn how the system will help their efforts.


My final point to all who reads this; is do you have the right stuff, l think we all have that ability, only one small but a enormous problem. How many does it, understand it and realize the full potential of why we did it? Yes tough question, but the only person that can answer this, would be "YOU".




All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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How to effectively Use Personalized Postcards

February 10, 2012

A very powerful tool, in your business marketing approach of maintaining customers for life. One of the most difficult tasks to handle, why because it takes great discipline here to accomplish this next step. The reason l say it's hard, is because you have just left to go on vacation with your family, wife, girlfriend or whoever you left with. Not imperative who you're with, What is important is the steps you will need to make this vacation into a real working vacation.

It doesn't matter what type of business you're involved with. What is important is the ability to build client loyalty is no easy feat. You need to be able to romance your customer for as long as he or she is your client. A very complicated and long process before she or he buys from you, it may take up to five years or more, depending on what you're selling. We all know about sending out little "reminder" postcard to remind the client that it is time to do business with you again. Nothing new about this process, would you not agree. Those techniques will stimulate some interest and perhaps turn into new found business.

Now let's take the topic of Personalized Postcards to the next level. When you leave for a vacation, in additional to all of your luggage bring your list of clients with you and a big stack of postcards. Well, you're on the plane ride to your vacation destination, instead of catching some sleep or reading a magazine. Start addressing your letters to your clients and write a brief personal message on the back of each postcard.

The Postcard may say something as simple as.

Hi Mr. Client,

I was here sunbathing on the beach in Cuba and l was just thinking about you. When l get back, I'll have a present for you.

Regards,

Your name

You can fill each and every postcard the same simple way, the moment you land all you need to do is buy local stamps and send the postcards off and enjoy the rest of your holiday.

What's the present? The present is something simple, an inexpensive little gift that you will have to buy for all of your clients you sent a postcard to. When you give your client the gift, it will strengthen your relationship with one another, and also provide you a reason to drop by and see if they want to do some business. Its pretty slick and it works.

All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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How to Romance Your Client Well Achieving Rewards

February 7, 2012

Developing the Art and understanding how to create a personal relationship with your clients is such a dynamic and cost-effective method of retaining your customers for life. Let's all agree on one critical cost factor here. How much did it cost us, to obtain this client? How easy is it, to lose this client? Now that we have established a dollar value on our client, each client came to us with some form of advertising. Each time we advertise there is a cost involved, knowing the value of each client is understand the term we use for getting a bang for our advertising dollar.

Believe it or not, your customers are not just looking for the "lowest price" when they're deciding to buy (regardless of what they say).

There are many deciding factors to be taken into consideration, such as "how well do they like you". Here is an example. If you were competing for business at your best friends place of business and a complete stranger were competing against you, who do you think would win?

Unless you were running a very second rated business and your best friend knew it, you would more than likely win. Here is Why this would be this would happen! You have a personal relationship with him. He already knows who you are, what you're all about and to some extent has confidence in you.

Now let's take the next step. If you could show or provide ways of making your client, your best friend. You would create a competitive edge over your competition and more than likely win his trust, resulting in a sale. When your client knows you and what you have to offer, it becomes a personal transaction among two people who know each other. Why it is so critical to establishing a bond with your clients, as l covered in my topic regarding my NEWSLETTER Your customers already feel at easy, because they have knowledge of your company and what you can provide and do for them base on your past track record.

One very simple step to establishing a personal relationship or as I like to call it, romancing your client. How do you romance your client is by sending each and every client a personal letter or a simple thank you note. Personal letters create an existing personal relationship with someone. A personal letter allows you to have a conversation with the reader (we all know it is one-sided). Provides you with the perfect opportunity to update the text with any new information you want them to have.

Think about this situation in some of them old war movies we have all watched. The part where all the soldiers are standing around the mail person as he hands out the mail. Each soldier stands up excitedly waiting to see if he got a letter from home.

The moment he gets his message, he tears it open, founds a comfortable spot and reads each and every word over and over again. People love getting personal letters. People just love reading about other people's lives and what is going on with their lives. Think about the last time you got a personal letter, how did you feel? It has been a real long time has it not.

It's a very useful tool for keeping your clients romanced and building trust with one another. When was the last time you got a thank you letter for an item that you purchased from a company. What You can't recall, so is it not the time for you to take this very simple step, and making it work for you. This very simple step will provide you with one of the most competitive advantages your company can buy over your competition.

All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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The Rewards You Will Achieve By Using Argan Oil

February 3, 2012

An Introduction to Argan Oil

Take a deep breath when you read this: there are over 10,000 industrial chemicals in common skin care products. The average American adult is exposed to 168 hazardous chemicals each day. And everything applied to the skin, be it lipstick or deodorant, sun block or general skin care products are absorbed by the body, just like they'd been eaten.

Remember that scene in the second season of The Simpsons, in which Mr. Burns ran for Governor, and a three-eyed fish, affectionately called "Blinky," mutated by the pollution from Burn's power plant, came back to haunt him?

The natural skin care movement gets stronger by the day, folks. And one of the more prominent players in this industry is argan oil. From the deserts of Morocco.


What is Argan Oil?

Argan oil is an oil and popular natural skin care supplement, valued for its cosmetic properties and medicinal uses. Among other things, argan oil is used to:

• moisturize the skin
• fade wrinkles
• fight acne
• heal skin conditions, including eczema and psoriasis
• strengthen finger nails
• condition damaged hair

Argan oil is an extract of the Argania tree that once covered much of North Africa. Today the tree is endangered and grows only in a UNESCO protected biosphere in Morocco. And considering that a liter of argan oil constitutes a full season of output from a single tree, argan oil is both rare and highly prized.

Moreover, the composition of argan oil is of particular interest to the anti-aging industry and consumers looking for a natural alternative to everyday skin care products. With a hefty dose of fatty acids, antioxidants, polyphenols and a skin-loving 200% more vitamin E than olive oil, you can see why argan oil has been used for over 3,500 years, health and beauty.


A Closer Look at Argan Oil

Argan oil is versatile. In fact, many consumers dabble a small amount in their hair after a thorough cleanse, to treat split ends. You can also use Argan oil to fade stretch marks, strengthen fingernails, reduce wrinkles and those fine lines from the sun.

A closer look at Argan oil reveals traces of:

Vitamin E (Tocopherol) - A powerful antioxidant, vitamin E reduces harmful free radicals and protects the skin from sun damage. Vitamin E also improves the skin's ability to retain and use water.

Essential Fatty Acids - These keep your cells healthy and your skin plump, with the ability to re-form after stretching.

Oleic and Linoleic Acid - Essential for their anti-inflammatory properties and to help heal the skin.

Antioxidants - The body's warriors that protect the skin from free radicals, sun damage, chemicals and pollution. If Blinky the Fish had more antioxidants, he might have avoided that trademark third eye.

Polyphenols - Protection from UV rays and aging from sun damage, polyphenols are anti-inflammatory and fight free radicals.

Squalene Oil - With similar functions to olive oil, squalene oil is a natural moisturizer, a powerful healer and is ideal for people with eczema and psoriasis.


Should You Use Argan Oil?

If all this has your attention, and you're excited about argan oil and its many uses and healing properties, know this: you're looking for argan oil in its purest form.

Indeed, it's not uncommon for some of the larger skin care brands to dilute argan with additives and preservatives. Sometimes these products have more than 20 ingredients. All of which dilute the product and reduce the real things that argan can do.

Having said that, argan oil is called "liquid gold" for a reason. It's rare, it's potent, and with a track record over three millennium, it's proven.

If you have dry skin, sensitivities to common skin care products, frizzy hair, wrinkles or stretch marks, or a general interest in natural skin care, then yes, argan oil holds value and is worth your purchase.

But remember that you're looking for pure argan, undiluted with preservatives that degrade argan oil and the magic it does. Your best bet is to purchase argan oil in its pure form, from a major skin care name with minimal use of parabens and with discount packaging.

To that end, you might consider Skinception Cold Pressed Cosmetic Argan Oil, which offers the power of argan oil with the comfort of the Skinception name with a proven track record, live customer support, discount pricing and a firm, money-back guarantee.



All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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Great Expectations are Expected With These Scores

February 3, 2012

Great Expectations

It's a story l came across and decided to share with you all who read it l thought it was rather funny and had something to offer us here at Apsense, but only you can be the judge. I hope you enjoy it, and it made you smile all that matters.

On the first day of school, a teacher was glancing over the roll when she noticed a number after each student name, such as 154, 136 or 142.

"Wow! Look at these IQ's," she said to herself. "What a super class." The teacher promptly determined to work harder with this class than with any other she ever had.

Throughout the year, she came up with innovative lessons that she thought would challenge the students because she didn't want them to get bored with work that was too easy.

Her plan worked! The class outperformed all the other classes that she taught in the usual way.

Then, during the last quarter of the year, she discovered what those numbers after the students name were: their locker numbers.

The lesson here is very simple if you have the attitude from the start you can pretty much accomplish anything you want to settle so never your goals or desire little if you think who you are you will become who you think you are it's all in your mindset. It all started because she thought that they were top achievers, and she didn't want to disappoint them, and she believed and convinced herself that she had to apply extra effort. It is all how you see yourself will determine what you can accomplish in life so never settle for anything less than you deserve.


All the Best,

Joseph F. Botelho One Gram at a Time

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