Moving into JuicePlus+

WOW, I’ve finally broken.  I can no longer resist the overwhelming scientific evidence for the effectiveness of JuicePlus.

When first introduced to the idea of dried fruit & veg in a capsule, I was  somewhat sceptical. I could see that it would be convenient to get 17 different types of fruit and veg daily in capsule form, but simply couldn’t be sure it would actually work.

Since then I have read numerous independent scientific studies validating the bio-availability of the nutrients in JuicePlus, and touting the health benefits of such a potent antioxidant.

In fact, I am so keen on people eating fruit and veg that I have decided to dedicate myself 100% to spreading the word of JuicePlus.

I would love to consult with you about your nutritional needs, so please do contact me by leaving a comment here with your nutritional questions.

In the meantime, checkout www.tristem.net  for more information.

I’m in Sydney, Lizzie’s not!

Just a quick update for anyone ‘watching’ our progress. I’m now in Sydney waiting for my connecting flight to Fiji. Lizzie’s enjoying her last day at XL Vision Villas in Bali. Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve booked the whole resort for my birthday party next August!

It was a very sad moment leaving my new wife at Denpasar (Bali) airport ’last night’, and I’m already missing her! I’ve got a few hours to burn at Sydney, so catching-up with the world seemed apt.

Bali was fantastic, activities included…

• Elephant riding, including through water
• Diving on both coral and a shipwreck
• Snorkeling / free diving (I liked that bit the most)
• A turtle farm, speed boats, caves and other cool stuff
• Some lovely meals, and lots of relaxing

Really looking forward to Fiji, not quite sure what to expect from something called “The Deepening”, following on from “The Blessing” earlier in the year. Sounds a bit cosmic to me, however I’ve seen such great results in other that I can’t wait!

As  for returning to the UK, I have to say that every time we go away it strengthens our resolve that there’s little reason to suffer the UK’s climate, when you can have warmth every day and sunshine most days.

Heading for Bali…

Hey fans, family and friends. We are in the Priority Pass lounge of KL airport, waiting to board for Bali. This lounge is much better than the equivalent at Heathrow and has a mini-golf hole, massage, showers and better food.

We had a fantastic time at the Traders Hotel in KL, with amazing views of the Twin Towers, a great roof-top swimming pool and spa area and food available all day in the Traders Lounge. For just over 60 quid a night, we really can’t complain.

KL is a lovely place, and we had just about the right amount of time there. With 7 Ringgits to the pound, we had great buying power. For example, dinner for only 6 quid at times, and a full afternoon private guided tour for under 15 quid.

We have some lovely photos, and no time to upload them at the moment. Save to say you’ll all be subjected… erm I mean treated… to them when we get back.

With love, keep healthy and think positively.

Ben & Lizzie

Alive and kicking on our honeymoon

Immediately after the wedding an elite squad of family and friends had a wonderful lunch in Chelmsford, a far cry from Leez Priory - although enjoyable nonetheless.

Made our way to Heathrow painlessly, and were delighted to be upgraded to The Sandhurst Suite at the beautiful Radisson Edwardian hotel. Three rooms of luxury for under 120 quid, can’t be bad!

The 13 hour flight to Kuala Lumpur was comfortable. On arrival we were accosted by hoards of taxi drivers trying to sell us cab rides! Got airport endorsed taxi driver, who had no concept of stopping distances or lane divisions – Lizzie feared for her life and was so knackered by then that she still managed to sleep!

We got to our beautiful hotel in KL, and we thought the Radission was great! This beauty has a swimming pool on the roof, and overlooks the Petronas Twin Towers. We even get a lounge with free food all day, so stocked up on sushi & miso soup, then dozed by the pool.

Lizzie slept, Ben had a full-body massage. Went for a wander around the park at the bottom of the hotel, admiring the tropical plants & Malaysian sparrows, stopped by a shopping centre that could have been anywhere in London, Paris or the US, apart from the large quantities of sushi.

Feel free to comment, we may upload photos later in the holiday if we can be bothered with the technology.

Be good

WealthDyamics Profiles can help you know yourself…

Over a year ago I took a Wealth Dynamics Profile, and I have found it incredibly helpful in helping me to know where to focus my talents and efforts, in the context of wealth generation.

Wealth Dynamics was developed by Roger Hamilton, a British born Entrepreneur. It basically tests for any deviation for normal balance in your thinking style, by measuring two dimensions…

• Sensory vs intuitive thinking
• Introvert vs extrovert thinking style.

This test runs on the same basis as DISC, Briggs, Belbin and other Jung based systems. I find Wealth Dynamics to be particularly powerful in terms of its output – see my profile as an example.

I feel that, if you’re the sort of person who applies what they learn, spending $US 100 on this knowledge is an excellent investment. I have attached an example of my Wealth Dynamics Profile, so that you can see the sort of output you get for your money.

Simply visit www.wealthdynamicsprofiles.com if you’d like to take your profile now.

Until next time

Ben Tristem

Using a cheap DAB / FM radio to augment my Sonos

OK, in order to leverage my passions, I’ve decided to start blogging whenever I do something I’m excited about… simple as that – warts and all!

So, I’ve recently installed a fantastic Sonos house-wide wireless digital sound system. Perhaps I’ll write a separate post about my experiences some other time, if anyone replies indicating they’d be interested.

Anyway, the Sonos can tune into most internet radio stations which is fantastic. However, we have found that one of our favourites (BBC Radio 2) sounds pretty ropey – due to the compression used by the sounds of it.

So, a simple solution was to spend £20 on a this simple DAB radio tonight at Tesco. I’ve listened to it tonight and, on headphones, it sounds fantastic. The idea is to hook it up to my Sonos ZonePlayer 100 (ZP100) via the line-input. That way we can…

1. Hear sumptuous DAB quality audio, far superior to streaming internet radio.
2. Save internet bandwidth better used for work, browsing and blogging.

That’s it for now, I’ll spend time and effort in response to the amount of visits / responses I get.

Have a fantastic life until my next post

Ben

A new eara begins

A rather long pause between entries, but I find no pleasure in being a slave to my own blog!

Following a strategic review of my company, Tristem Enterprises Ltd, I have decided to sell the web design arm – BitWeavers.  My previous marketing director, Simon Froggatt is setting up a company of his own and all clients will be offered an uninterrupted service.

 Aside from continuing the property investing, and financial trading activities, my focus is shifting towards coaching of Brain, Body and Business. As a launch-pad, I am teaming up with Stuart Ross of Action International. My company will be acting as his business development arm in the Nottinghamshire area.

 I am very enthusiastic about Action’s coaching services, and look forward to introducing the benefits to local business owners.

Palm Springs

We (Lizzie and I) are now in sunny California, at the Marriott Desert Springs hotel in Palm Springs. We are basically in the middle of the desert, water is piped in from afar. The skies are perfectly blue all day, and it is warm enough to sun bathe… and they have the audacity to label it as winter!

I surprised Lizzie by waiting at Salt Lake City for 10 hours for her, and it was worth it. So far we have explored the place, done a lot of business planning and met with fellow conference delegates. We are here for Tony Robbins’ Date With Destiny, which is reported as one of his most incredible experiences.

The hotel is amazing, for under £100 per night we get a king-sized room with a balcony overlooking the pools, lakes, golf course, palm trees, and mountains. Our bathroom is bigger than some London hotel rooms. The event starts at 1pm today, and we are both brewing with anticipation.

It is appalling how much energy America uses, from unnecessary lighting through huge cars to appalling insulation… and that’s just what I can see. It’s no surprise that 30% of the world’s energy is consumed by North America alone!

I can snowboard…

… well sort of, in that I can get from the top of a nursery slope to the bottom alive without falling off. I have had an amazing day so far.

 After 4.5 hours of lovely deep sleep I met a fellow ‘Plat’ (short for Platinum Partner) in the gym for a quick workout. And quick it was too thanks to my new found static contraction training, a system that argues that you need only hold weights still until exhaustion to get most of the benefit – watch this space.

Anyway, a lovely avacado, rye bread, tomato and honey breakfast with three other Plats straight after the gym then off to ‘hit the slopes’. My first time ever on a snowboard, first two hours in an adult class and the rest on my own. The whole day cost only $60.

Can’t wait to see Lizzie tomorrow, I want to keep up our wonderful conversation about my new vision: “To help reverse climate change by empowering our customers to massively reduce their carbon footprint”. There are so many exciting posibilities within that mission statement from energy cost hedging, through eco bulbs to educating people about energy use.

The rest of the day will be some work on my project on eCademy, and some drinks in the bar.

On the other side!

Well, I am ‘out the other’ side of Life and Enterprise Management (LEM). What an incredible seminar that was, some days ran from 7 am until 1am the next day! I think Anthony Robbins is trying to tell us something about how little sleep humans need when they are kept stimulated!

I have had revelations on several levels while I have been here. Seeing Anthony sweat blood to give us his content, I have realised that I have a duty to be my passionately intense self. I will no longer lower my high standards for fear of making others feel bad about their code of conduct. Next time I hear ‘chill out’, or ‘have a drink’ I will attempt to inspire that person into stepping-up their standards.

Something else I have realised is that I am fulfilled with my life exactly as it is, I have truly learnt to enjoy the journey! I realise that the only thing that truly motivates me is giving to others. I am re-framing all my intentions in this light. For example I will eat slowly to inspire others to do so, I will build an amazing body to inspire others, I will generate huge wealth so that I can contribute financially, etc.

I have decided to focus my attention in business into just two channels during the first quarter of 2007. In January I will spend 80% of my business time taking BitWeavers to the next level, and 20% researching business opportunities in the area of climate change. I will then transition to 80% time spend on my new vision, and 20% on chairmanship of BitWeavers. My new vision is…

“To help reverse global warming by empowering our customers to dramatically reduce or eliminate their carbon footprint”

The purpose of this enterprise will be to secure a stable environment for ourselves, our children and our children’s children.

I have three days in Sun Valley to read, communicate and integrate what I have learnt.

I love you all