5 LANGKAH BANGUN BISNIS SENDIRI

Membangun kerajaan bisnis sendiri mungkin jadi dambaan bagi banyak orang. Namun memulai sebuah usaha tidaklah semudah membalikan tangan. Ada hal-hal yang harus dipersiapkan, direncanakan dan dilaksanakan dengan ketekunan. Simak beberapa tips tentang bagaimana mempersiapkan membuka usaha sendiri berikut ini.


Melakukan Penelitian Pasar
Penelitian merupakan hal integral dalam membangun bisnis. Lakukan penelitian di pasar dan tentukan siapa konsumen Anda. Tentukan mana yang akan jadi sasaran utama Anda atau konsumen Anda jadi lebih kecil. Pahami perbedaan antara pasar dan dimana Anda dapat meraih pelanggan.


Pilih Patner Yang Tepat
Jika Anda akan mencari rekan kerja, pastikan Anda sudah memilih yang tepat. Anda ingin seorang rekan kerja yang memiliki latar belakang bisnis atau pengarah bisnis. Beberapa pengalaman manajemen juga lebih disukai. Jika Anda ingin rekan kerja yang memenuhi latar belakang financial, mereka perlu memiliki kredit yang bagus atau kemampuan untuk menawarkan dukungan financial.

Jaminan Keuangan
Keuangan dapat jadi tantangan terbesar, tapi ada beberapa jenis pilihan yang tersedia untuk mendapatkan modal usaha. Ada dapat memilih ikut program pemerintah dalam membangun usaha kecil. Anda bisa mulai mengajukan pinjaman pada bank yang menangani usaha kecil dan mendapatkan pinjaman berjumlah kecil. Atau Anda bisa mengambil pinjaman pribadi di bank. Pilihan lain adalah mencari rekanan yang mau berinvestasi untuk memulai usaha bersama.



Ciptakan Image Atau Posisi Penjualan Yang Unik
Mulai dengan membangun keberadaan Anda, branding image Anda di public dan para pelanggan Ikatan ini masuk dalam posisi penjualan. Kembangkan tagline Anda dan temukan angel yang tepat yang mengena pada produk atau pelayanan tertuju pada pelanggan. Ciptakan sebuah image yang membuat Anda terpercaya di mata pelanggan Anda.



Berhenti Berpikir Mendapat Laba Secepat Kilat
Sangat, sangat jarang ada bisnis yang sukses dalam semalam. Kebanyakan bisnis membutuhkan waktu dan usaha, bahkan untuk mulai melihat hasilnya. Saat Anda memahami ini dan Anda tak seharusnya menaruh pengharapan secara berlebihan atau yang tak realistis. Persiapkan usaha, pengorbanan dan bahkan kemungkinan mengalami kerugian. Anda tak akan jadi kaya raya hanya dalam semalam, tapi Anda dapat membangun sebuah usaha yang menguntungkan secara bertahap.

sumber : kl.com

COCOA MACAROON MUFFINS RECIPE

1 egg

2 C. flour

1/2 C. sugar

1 C. milk
3 T. cocoa
3 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 1/4 C. flaked coconut, divided

1/3 C. vegetable oil

1/4 tsp. almond extract

1/4 C. sweetened condensed milk

In a bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt.

Combine milk, egg and oil; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients justuntil moistened. Spoon 2 T. into 12 greased or paper lined muffincups.

Combine 1 C. coconut, condensed milk and extract; place 2 tsp. in thecenter of each cup (do not spread). Top with remaining batter;sprinkle with remaining coconut.

Bake at 400º for 20-22 minutes or till muffins tests done.

Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Makes 1 dozen.

RICARDO KAKA

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaka, was born in Brasilia to Simone Cristina dos Santos Leite and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite on April 22nd 1982. He signed a contract with São Paulo at 15 and lead their youth team to ‘Copa de Juvenil’ glory. The nickname “Kaka” comes from the fact that his little brother Digão could not pronounce the name "Ricardo" when he was younger.

In September 2000, Kaka suffered a career threatening swimming pool accident and it was feared by all that the Brazilian would be left paralysed. Fortunately, Kaka managed to overcome a badly fractured spine and began his senior career at São Paulo at the age of 18, in March 2001, during the final of Torneio Rio-São Paulo (the Rio-São Paulo Tournament). He appeared as a second half substitute for Fabiano, while Sao Paulo were a goal down to Botafogo. Kaka scored the equalizer and the winning goal within a five minutes timeframe. His performance during the final allowed him to secure a place in São Paulo’s starting line-up.

During his first season as a senior, Kaka scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, followed by another 10 goals in 22 appearances the next season.

This fine display of footballing skills is what stimulated the interests of European clubs for Kaka during the 2001 season, when São Paulo barely missed out on the Brazilian championship.

Kaka was the youngest player included in the 2002 Brazilian World Cup squad. He only played 17 minutes in South Korea & Japan against Costa Rica during the group stage, enough for him to win the World Cup that year while barely being 20.

Upon return from the World Cup, Kaka underwent a poor run of form, which was though to be due to him continuously being linked with Europe’s elite clubs. However, the Brazilian soon turned his performances around and with it his team.

In 2003, Kaka sealed place in Seleção’s first eleven and signed an advertising deal with Adidas. It was during the same year that Kaka signed a four year deal with AC Milan for a mere $ 9 million. He was considered a signing for the future and it was expected for him to be a backup for Rui Costa during the first season, but he debuted with an excellent performance in a 2-0 victory away vs. Ancona followed up by a very good Milan derby and a stunning goal vs. Empoli among other fine displays, which eventually forced Carlo Ancelotti to use him instead of Rui in the first eleven or to frequently switch to a “christmas tree” formation with Rui and Kaka behind Shevchenko or Inzaghi in a 4-3-2-1 setting. By the end of the season, he scored 13 goals.

During his second season Kaka scored 7 goals in 36 league appearances, helping Milan lift the Italian Super Cup and reach the UEFA Champions League final, which was unfortunately lost to Liverpool. Kaka was voted best midfielder in the Champions League and finished 9th in the 2005 Golden Ball ranking.

One of the Brazilians’ most famous goals was against Fenerbahçe, during Milan’s first game in the group stage of the 2005-2006 Champions League, which Milan eventually won 3-1. Kakà began his run from the midfield and dribbled past three defenders, before entering the area and shooting under Fenerbahçe goalkeeper.

“Kaka is a magical footballer who creates moments of inspiration. As well as being a superb passer of the ball with excellent positioning, he can run past players, shoot and score."

-Ronaldinho

Kaka has been successful in advertising as well, being one of the stars employed by Armani Jeans.

Kaka is married to Caroline Celico. They married on 23 December 2005 at the Christ Church in Sao Paulo.

Kaka is highly religious, a devout evangelical Christian.

In the summer of 2006 Kaka was heavily linked to Real Madrid and it’s been rumoured that the Spaniards have offered around £50m for him, but Milan declined.

Kaka also stated his intention of becoming one of Milan’s captains in the future, which gives reason to believe that he’ll be with us for many years to come.

Fact File

Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

Nickname: Kaka

Birth Place: Brasilia (BRAZIL)

Nationality: Brazilian

Birth Date: April 22nd 1982

Height: 1.86m

Former Club: São Paulo

Current Club: AC Milan (ITALY)

Honours

·2002 – Bola de Ouro – Golden Ball / Best player of the Brazilian League - São Paulo

·2002 - Fifa World Cup – BRAZIL

·2003 – European Super Cup – AC MILAN

·2003-2004 – Serie A – AC MILAN

·2004 – Italian Super Cup – AC MILAN

·2005 - Fifa Confederations Cup – BRAZIL

·UEFA Club Football Awards 2004-2005 - Best Midfielder – AC MILAN

source : acmilan.com

UNIQUE SHOPPING BAGS

source : od.

MITOS TENTANG MEROKOK

Suatu hari di tempat praktek ada seorang pasien berkata, “Dok, saya mencari obat untuk berhenti merokok. Saya sudah kecanduan banget. Ngga bisa berhenti nih…” Hmm… andai saja ada pabrik obat yang menjual “Obat berhenti merokok” dan orang benar-benar bisa berhenti merokok karenanya.

Merokok merupakan masalah klasik yang sudah lama menghiasi kehidupan manusia. Meski rata-rata perokok sudah mengetahui bahwa rokok dapat menyebabkan penyakit jantung, impotensi, kanker dan lain-lain -seperti yang tertulis pada setiap akhir iklan rokok (walaupun hanya sesaat), namun kenyataannya orang masih saja merokok. Ironisnya, akibat yang ditimbulkan bukan hanya bagi mereka yang menghisapnya, perokok pasif juga harus menanggung beban ini. Ada banyak alasan yang digunakan perokok ketika disarankan untuk berhenti. Dan alasan-alasan tersebut kini menjadi mitos yang harus dipatahkan! Nah, berikut adalah mitos-mitos seputar rokok:

Mitos 1: Dengan merokok saya terlihat macho/sexy

Tepatnya… pabrik rokok mengharapkan anda berpikir seperti itu. Mungkin awalnya memang iya, tapi tunggu saja… Merokok dapat menimbulkan kulit keriput dan gigi kuning. Merokok juga berkontribusi pada osteoporosis atau pengeroposan tulang. Kalau sudah begitu, tubuh tidak lagi tegap. Dan yang lebih penting, merokok dapat menyebabkan impotensi. Apa itu yang namanya macho/sexy?

Mitos 2: Berhenti merokok bisa membuat saya gemuk

Bertambanya berat badan banyak dialami orang yang mencoba berhenti merokok. Hal ini terjadi karena kebiasaan menghisap rokok kini berganti dengan makan. Namun dengan merencanakan diit gizi yang sehat dan meningkatkan aktivitas akan membantu kita memecahkan masalah ini. Bahkan, dengan olahraga, tidak hanya masalah berat badan saja yang dapat diatasi, namun stamina dan kapasitas paru yang hilang ketika merokok juga dapat dikembalikan.

Mitos 3: Saya akan berhenti ketika saya hamil

Mungkin akan lebih sulit untuk hamil bila anda merokok karena merokok adalah penyebab mayor dari infertilitas. Wanita yang merokok memiliki resiko keguguran dan komplikasi selama kehamilan yang meningkat.

Mitos 4: Merokok tidak melukai orang lain selain diri sendiri

Salah! Bila merokok di sekitar orang lain, anda telah menyakit mereka terutama yang memiliki asma, penyakit jantung, alergi atau anak-anak. Perokok pasif juga mempunyai resiko yang meningkat seperti pada perokok aktif.

Mitos 5: Saya masih muda, saya akan berhenti merokok beberapa tahun lagiHampir semua perokok aktif mulai merokok ketika masih muda. Dan kebanyakan dari mereka berharap dapat berhenti beberapa tahun kemudian. Namun kebanyakan masih merokok setelah lima tahun ke depan.

Mitos 6: Hanya satu rokok sehari kok

Merokok tidaklah aman sekalipun hanya 1 rokok dalam sehari. Setiap rokok mengandung sekitar 1 sampai 2 miligram nikotin yang dapat mencapai otak setelah 10 detik dihirup. Segera setelah tiupan pertama adrenalin akan sibuk meningkatkan tekanan darah, denyut jantung dan nafas anda.

Mitos 7: Rokok saya “light”, jadi ya ga masalah

Menurut Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Amerika Serikat, rokok “light” memiliki kandungan yang sama dengan rokok pada umumnya, termasuk lead, ammonia, benzene, DDT, gas butane, carbon monoxide, arsenic dan polonium 210.

Mitos 8: Kanker Payudara adalah kanker pembunuh nomor 1 pada wanita
Tet tot! Yang benar adalah kanker paru. Meningkatnya angka kematian akibat kanker paru berhubungan langsung dengan meningkatnya rate dari merokok. Merokok juga merupakan resiko mayor pada penyakit jantung, si pembunuh nomor satu.

Mitos 9: Merokok dapat memperbaiki mood

Beberapa orang percaya rokok dapat menambah semangat, namun itu dapat menurunkan moodmu. Jika anda sedang down atau depresi, rokok dapat menempatkan anda pada resiko yang lebih tinggi untuk depresi, hiperaktivitas, dan attention deficit disorder. Seperti pada penelitian terbaru disebutkan, remaja yang merokok memiliki resiko 4 kali yang lebih besar untuk mengalami depresi dari remaja yang tidak merokok.

Mitos 10: Mengunyah tembakau adalah aman karena tidak melalui inhalasi

Bukan hanya kanker paru yang dapat membunuh. Mereka yang mengunyah tembakau memiliki resiko untuk kanker pada rongga mulut, yang dapat mengenai lidah, bibir dan gusi. Seperti pada merokok, lebih cepat berhenti lebih besar kesempatan anda untuk meloloskan diri dari penyakit-penyakit tersebut.

Be Healthy, Be Happy!

sumber : dr. Deddy A

BELI MOBIL DENGAN UANG RECEH

Seringkali kita meremehkan uang receh yang kita dapet usai belanja di warung atau toserba. Bahkan beberapa toko, kerap mengganti uang-uang receh itu dengan sepotong permen sebagai pengganti uang kembali.

Tapi siapa menyangka kalau uang receh itu jika dikumpulkan bisa membeli sebuah mobil baru? Nah, pengalaman itulah yang baru dialami seorang lelaki dari Ohio, James Jones. Jones yang mengaku tak percaya dengan uang kertas itu, membayar separuh harga truk baru yang dibelinya dengan koin receh.

Pegawai pada dealer mobil di Cincinnati yang menerima transaksi tersebut menerima 16 kaleng kopi berisi koin untuk membayar New Chevrolet Silverado yang dibelinya. Tak main-main, pegawai itu menghabiskan 90 menit untuk menghitung uang dari si kakek.

Menurut seorang salesman yang menceritakan kisah ini, David Crisswell, si pegawai mendapati pecahan koin sebesar 25 sen, 50 sen dan pecahan satu dollar. Jumlahnya mencapai separuh banderol mobil yang dijual seharga 16 ribu dollar AS itu. Untuk menggenapi harga tersebut, Jones yang ditemani istrinya Betty memberikan selembar cek guna melunasi sisa harga mobil itu.

Anak Jones, Dennis mengatakan bahwa ayahnya memang selalu memilih untuk bertransaksi dengan uang koin. Dennis pun mengaku takjub saat mengetahui ayahnya berhasil menukar mobil pick-up keluaran 1981 dengan mamakai uang receh. Tahun lalu mobil tersebut telah menyebabkan ayahnya masuk rumah sakit, karena kasus rem blong.

10 PEOPLE WITH UNBELIEVABLE MEDICAL CONDITIONS

The Woman Who has 200 Orgasms every day

UK's Sarah Carmen, 24, is a 200-a-day orgasm girl who gets good, good, GOOD vibrations from almost anything. She suffers from Permanent Sexual Arousal Syndrome (PSAS), which increases blood flow to the sex organs. "Sometimes I have so much sex to try to calm myself down I get bored of it. And men I sleep with don't seem to make as much effort because I climax so easily." She believes her condition was brought on by the pills. "Within a few weeks I just began to get more and more aroused more and more of the time and I just kept having endless orgasms. It started off in bed where sex sessions would last for hours and my boyfriend would be stunned at how many times I would orgasm. Then it would happen after sex. I'd be thinking about what we'd done in bed and I'd start feeling a bit flushed, then I'd become aroused and climax. In six months I was having 150 orgasms a day—and it has been as many as 200." She and her boyfriend split— and new partners struggle to keep up with her sex demands. "Often, I'll want to wear myself out by having as many orgasms as I can so they stop and I can get some peace," she said.

The Man Who Can't Get Fat

Mr Perry, 59, can eat whatever he likes - including unlimited pies, burgers and desserts - and never get fat. He cannot put on weight because of a condition called lipodystrophy that makes his body rapidly burn fat. He used to be a chubby child, but at age 12 the fat dropped off "almost over night". He initially tried to eat more to gain weight, but it had no effect. Mr Perry, of Ilford in Essex, endured a decade of tests before the illness was diagnosed. It finally emerged that his body produces six times the normal level of insulin. Doctors have admitted that the condition would be a "slimmer's dream".

The Man Who Doesn't Feel Cold

Dutchman Wim Hof, also known as the Iceman, is the man that swam under ice, and stood in bins filled with ice. He climbed the Mt. Blanc in shorts in the icy cold, harvested world records and always stands for new challenges. Scientists can't really explain it, but the 48-year-old Dutchman is able to withstand, and even thrive, in temperatures that could be fatal to the average person.

The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep: stayed awake 24 hours a day for years Rhett Lamb is often cranky like any other 3-year-old toddler, but there’s one thing that makes him completely different: he has a rare medical condition in which he can’t sleep a wink. Rhett is awake nearly 24 hours a day, and his condition has baffled his parents and doctors for years. They took clock shifts watching his every sleep-deprived mood to determine what ailed the young boy. After a number of conflicting opinions, Shannon and David Lamb finally learned what was wrong with their child: Doctors diagnosed Rhett with an extremely rare condition called chiari malformation. "The brain literally is squeezed into the spinal column. What happens is you get compression, squeezing, strangulating of the brain stem, which has all the vital functions that control sleep, speech, our cranial nerves, our circulatory system, even our breathing system," Savard said.

The Girl Who is Allergic to Water

Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14. She suffers from an extremely rare skin disorder called Aquagenic Urticaria - so unusual that only a handful of cases are documented worldwide.

The Woman Who Can’t Forget

That's the story of AJ, an extraordinary 40-year-old married woman who remembers everything. McGaugh and fellow UCI researchers Larry Cahill and Elizabeth Parker have been studying the extraordinary case of a person who has "nonstop, uncontrollable and automatic" memory of her personal history and countless public events. If you randomly pick a date from the past 25 years and ask her about it, she’ll usually provide elaborate, verifiable details about what happened to her that day and if there were any significant news events on topics that interested her. She usually also recalls what day of the week it was and what the weather was like. The 40-year-old woman, who was given the code name AJ to protect her privacy, is so unusual that UCI coined a name for her condition in a recent issue of the journal Neurocase: hyperthymestic syndrome.

The Girl Who Eats Only Tic Tac Meet Natalie Cooper, a 17-year-old teenager who has a mystery illness that makes her sick every time she eats anything. Well, almost anything. She can eat one thing that doesn’t make her sick: Tic tac mint! For reasons that doctors are unable to explain, Tic tacs are the only thing she can stomach, meaning she has to get the rest of her sustenance from a specially formulated feed through a tube.

The Musician Who Can't Stop Hiccupping Chris Sands, 24, from Lincoln, hiccups as often as every two seconds - and sometimes even when he is asleep. He has tried a variety of cures, including hypnosis and yoga, but nothing has worked. Mr Sands thinks his problem stems from an acid reflux condition caused by a damaged valve in his stomach. "If the acid levels are severe enough they are going to do keyhole surgery and grab part of my stomach and wrap it around the valve to tighten it," he said. Mr Sands, who is a backing singer in the group Ebullient, said the condition has hampered his career as he has only been able to perform four times. In the next couple of weeks --as of the day of the report--, doctors at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre will put a tube into his stomach to monitor acid levels and decide if keyhole surgery is possible.

The Girl That Collapses Every Time She Laughs

Kay Underwood, 20, has cataplexy, which means that almost any sort of strong emotion triggers a dramatic weakening of her muscles. Exhilaration, anger, fear, surprise, awe and even embarrassment can also cause sufferers to suddenly collapse on the spot. Kay, of Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire (UK), who was diagnosed with the condition five years ago, once collapsed more than 40 times in a single day. She said: "People find it very odd when it happens, and it isn't always easy to cope with strangers' reactions. " Like most cataplexy sufferers, Ms Underwood is also battling narcolepsy - a condition that makes her drop off to sleep without warning. Narcolepsy affects around 30,000 people in the UK and about 70 per cent of them also have cataplexy.

The Woman Who is Allergic to Modern Technology For most people talking on a mobile phone, cooking dinner in the microwave or driving in a car is simply part of modern living in 21st century Britain. But completing any such tasks is impossible for Debbie Bird - because she is allergic to Cell Phones and Microwaves. The 39-year-old is so sensitive to the electromagnetic field (emf) or 'smog' created by computers, mobile phones, microwave ovens and even some cars, that she develops a painful skin rash and her eyelids swell to three times their size if she goes near them. As a consequence, Mrs Bird, a health spa manager, has transformed her home into an EMF-free zone to try and stay healthy. 'I can no longer do things that I used to take for granted,' Mrs Bird said. "My day-to-day life has been seriously affected by EMF".

source : od.