As you may know I spend many hours learning and researching with “Energy”.
I spoke of the thousand year shift from the “agricultural age” to the “industrial age”

First was the movement of people from their lands to big cities, from their father’s jobs to new training and schooling second was that physical strength was no longer as important as it was slowly replaced by the machines. New industries have arrived, and dominated, such as the car industry.

Then before we knew it, the “information age” was upon us.
People could no longer stay at the same job, things were going fast, business has opened its borders
companies became international, Silicon valley became the dominant force. IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Google…

It no longer took thousands of years not even hundreds, we have almost left the industrial age and moved to the information age as the manufacturing jobs have moved and soon may disappear.

Well, before you know it a new age will be upon us…the shift from “information age” to “social age”
you will no longer be paid to be physically strong, nor to have a good memory, not even to know complicated equations that will be done in a push of a button (and thanks to “Apple” new voice software development, a verbal command and maybe even a thought will be enough)

During this “social age” you will only survive if you have “emotional intelligence”

So what is this “social age” and how will it effect your life?

Since the recent financial crisis I have recognized that many large cooperation will be cutting their workforce
and these jobs will not be coming back.

Some of these jobs first will go to developing countries such as China and India
But than they will be “automated” and disappear all together.

Are YOU prepared for the “social age”?
What Are the QUALITIES you need for the upcoming “social age” (may be here sooner than you think!)?
What is that “emotional intelligence” anyway?

would love to hear your opinion
(you are welcome to post them here on this blog post below)

Lets be honest, our global economy will be better and soon, but it will not be the same as before.

To survive and strive in the new economy most companies are downsizing,

cutting costs, reducing overhead and letting go of “good people”.

The competition at the workplace is high, the competition for ‘new jobs’ is even greater.

The bills are not going down, the mortgage rates are still reasonable so the middle class is still afloat.

But it is not very wise to live on the edge.

Many who never run their own business are now looking to supplement their income.

Thousands of new entrepreneurs are coming into the market place.

Doing business on the Internet and as independent business owners.

But being in your own business is a whole new world!

Soon, Fear , Stress and Anxiety takes over.

Whether you are a CEO of a large cooperation, an employee, a business professional

or an entrepreneur, you must be feeling it!

The Responsibilities must be weighing on you as well.

Will your family understand?

Your days are getting longer.

Your energy is dropping, sleepless nights…

How do you escape all this? Is there a way out?

Ok, maybe it is not that bad, but to survive this and the next wave of economical turmoils you must make some changes.

Now, I am not only talking about external changes, but internal as well.

You are only as strong as your levels of energy are.

No matter how much you know, what your level of experience is, how talented you may be, if your can’t stay focused,

confident and remain calm under pressure you are not keeping your job and you are not making it in the cooperate or the business world.

It is simply too demanding.

So what to do?

The need to make real changes in your mindset, the way you deal with people and do business just to survive.

So, why am I sharing this with you?

Well, recently I was approached by a group of independent distributors of a global company.

The Goal: To develop a program to help keep high energy and maintain confidence with new recruits and team members.

The Program: “Energy Edge” – Karma Secrets for Business and Success

Only three weeks into the program we begun to see a noticeable momentum in energy moral and most of all RESULTS!

Now, sponsored by one of their most prominent team members and a very successful Toronto business man, I am introducing “Energy Edge” – Karma Secrets for Business and Success in 11 live day and evening introductory events around Toronto Area.

A Karma Secrets for Business & Personal Success, a full day training is coming in the next few weeks.

Are you interested?

Stay tuned.

Erik Valdman will be presenting at Total Health 2010 in Toronto, Canada

Saturday March 13th & Sunday March 14th at 4:00 pm – North Stage

Erik will be available for questions & personal Karma Diagnosis at The Art of BIM booth #214

Meet Erik on Wednesday March 17th 2010 at The Carrot Common.

Erik Valdman will be presenting a Karma Secrets Practical Training Live in Toronto, Canada

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Will They Ever Listen?

Here you are, with all the right intentions, wholeheartedly, trying to help them, guide them…
You have been there, you have the experience and answers, but they would not take them, and are willing to make the mistakes…worse, they are willing to fight you, but not to listen…

The more you love them the more you are hurting!

“How often do you find yourself in a situation, were others will just not listen?
They could be your children, your parents, your friends, your coworkers…”

He was a very tall man, you could not tell his age, as he had a very upright posture.

Maurice was in his eighties, and here he was sitting in front of me with a sad face:

“Erik he said, I am not a young man anymore, and despite my good health, I will not live forever…

My life has not been easy, I have overcome many obstacles, challenges and gained great knowledge and wisdom. I was  blessed with two sons and a daughter, we have been blessed with eight grandchildren, and they have grown up fast, but one thing is bothering me…

Erik I have so much to share and give, but they would not to listen to me, and honestly my life would have been complete unless I could share even some of my knowledge with them.

Honestly, I am hurting inside and I do not know what to do.”

How often do you find yourself in a situation, were others will just not listen?
They could be your children, your parents, your friends, your coworkers, your customers…

I knew what the problem was, and here is what I have told Maurice.

Maurice, you are a great man. Your family loves you dearly, and there is no doubt in their minds that you have great experience and knowledge to share. But there is something that we, all of us, have a very hard time to overcome. It is be loved, and before you close your mind to this statement, please listen carefully…our need to feel strong and important in the eyes of others is to receive their approval and their love.

You see, I believe that everything begins from Energy. Sharing and Giving always positions the “giver” above the receiver. Your children and grand children want to be loved and respected by you and by others. For that they need to take the stand of the “giver” to feel worthy of others respect and love. This is our nature, and we can not nor should fight it.

There is only one way to share knowledge and wisdom with your family and to be heard. Maurice, you have to ask them for their help first, give them the opportunity to share with you, their ideas, their experiences. Acknowledge their achievements, respect their efforts as imperfect as they may seem.

Make them feel that there is a reason for you to respect and love them. Bring them to the giving platform. And in the process of listening, you will get your opportunity to guide and share with them.

Just like a mother who wants to teach her young daughter the ways in the kitchen, could say: “Come my love, help mommy bake a pie”,  guaranteed that the respect the young child just received would be enough to open up to learning. As now, giving up her toys makes scene…

There was a big smile on Maurice’s face, as if he has just got a nights sleep…he held my hand and said:
“ My son, I will Try”.

Often it is not only about the knowledge of “How to”, but the Energy “To Do” it…
Energy, Awakening new life perspective!

It will not be easy at first, as often you may have to give up proving others wrong, proving yourself right, showing how important you are in their lives…but to do the exact opposite and simply ask for their help and make them feel important!

Have you had similar moments in your life…with your Children, Parents, Friends, Business?

Go ahead and try this simple way…
than, please share your story here for all of us to learn from…