Green is in and green is where the future is. It requires a visionary to know where tomorrow lies today and it requires even a greater visionary genius to invest there whether his time, capital or any form of investment. Ken Mehlman is one such visionary which stunning acumen and business precision few can match. Ken Mehlman joined KKR in 2008 and is Head of Global Public Affairs.

Global equity firm KKR is implementing its green management and it is indeed a genius to be thinking about the earth’s resources and in a way consuming them, yet preserving them too, and being able to strike the right balance. When personalities like Ken Mehlmam are associated with a project one can be sure its serious business with a vision, few can match.

Business is about returns. In business terms a business is as good as its returns. Its people like Ken Mehlman who in a way are responsible for the Green Returns, green projects will give. In layman language a business gets its returns, the environment is protected, preserved and sustained and consumed too but in a way its all a win-win-win between man-nature-business.

We need more people like Ken and more investment in this field. Kudos!

Think about success. What really creates success or rather what are the major factors behind a person’s success? Well believe it or not the society directly or indirectly plays a very important role in the success of a person. Many people are successful yet few remember to payback the society as their social responsibility. Naveen Jain is one of those exceptionally successful people who give back to the society so many more like them are created in turn to benefit us as a whole.

One of the best acts a person can do in a lifetime is to help children. Now when you have a Naveen Jain who helps a huge cause, The Family Christmas program, which provides gifts, clothing and so many other things to tens and hundreds of underprivileged families in select communities with active Rotary Clubs around the world, one can be sure that good still rules the world and the best things happen in this world.

The act of charity which Naveen Jain does should be an inspiration to many. We are born and our success comes from our society. Paying back the society is an honor few people have. Naveen is doing one of the best things a person can do in this lifetime.

Puneet Mehrotra

If there is one person in history, past or present, who has single handedly changed the entire course of civilization into a more positive optimistic one it is Rhonda Byrne through her book and movie “The Secret”. Cutting across religions, cultures, The Secret has changed the lives of millions of people across the world. With 19 million copies in print according to her publisher Atria Books and constantly increasing, The Secret is the bible of millions today and the followers of The Secret are ever increasing.

Rhonda Byrne next book “The Power”

The good news is Rhonda Byrne next book The Power is releasing on August 17th, 2010. An email from Rhonda last night confirmed this. According to The Secret website “The Secret revealed the most powerful law in the universe - the Law of Attraction. Now with The Power, Rhonda reveals the single greatest force in our universe.”

According to New York Times in “The Power”, Rhonda shows how perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness, and the money you need to be, do, and have everything you want, all come from the power. Her publisher added, “ ‘The Power’ is the handbook to the greatest power in the universe — the power to have everything you want.”

Considering how well Rhonda explained meta physics and creation in The Secret, The Power will definitely be a book worth reading.

What’s hot about “The Secret”?

If there is one book ever written in history which has explained the dynamics of creation so well it is “The Secret”. Law of Attraction isn’t really a new age phenomenon nor has Rhonda invented it. Every religion in some form speaks of it but the layers of
rubbish and fear somewhere hid the treasure that should have been available especially at this juncture of time. Her single focus on its explanation and moreover its practical use made The Secret and Law of Attraction a worldwide success.

For those interested in understanding the science behind The Secret worth reading is a book called by the same name “The Science behind The Secret” written by Dr. Taylor, a scientist and an engineer. Dr. Taylor has good understanding of the esoteric nature of quantum physics and the universe and his book explains the creation process with lab experiments, the particle theory, the probability theory and more.

So how many billionaires has The Secret created?
That could be an interesting title for a statistician’s next book on how much wealth, health, romance has this book single handedly created but going by the popularity of discussions and blogs around The Secret and user participation in communities on creating a life of freedom, a life of choice, The Secret definitely is a multi billion dollar industry today from coaching to mind movies to advertising and much more.

Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith are just few of the celebrity followers of The Secret.

Considering the mega success of The Secret, Rhonda’s new book “The Power” will definitely be more than a read. Watch out this space for a review of The Power soon.

Worth watching

Will Smith on the dynamics of The Secret

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Sports is a place where human values are greatly built said some wise man in olden times. Sports is the arena which sometimes provides real life simulation for competition in life. Now when you combine Corporate and Games and create a sport where companies and their employees can work in tandem to built that team spirit, create a ground for motivation of employees. The 20th Corporate games has been where competition has been intense. Cydcor did magnificent scoring in fact the first of its kind scores. Whar is equally amazing is that none of the earlier toppers figured anywhere this time. Which means this time it was new bunch of turks who won the show. Cydcor did great scoring and this time they won their 1 st set of winning marks in the game of basketball.

Sounds great right? Corporate Games are one of the best and perhaps one of the most silent psychological tactics for boasting the morale, creating team spirit. For companies like Cydcor it means playing on a level where companies like Proctor & Gamble and some of the biggest corporates play. it means building teams and boosting morale in a huge way.

Some companies only get sweet news. Google is one of them. This must be music to Google’s ears. One more company joins the Android Bandwagon. Now its the turn of LG. LG is planning tablet revolution. Windows 7 is abandoned and Android is chosen. Microsoft’s loss is Google’s gain.

What the stomach is to human body, a kitchen is for the house. Let’s get to cleaning now. I guess what intestines are to body, kitchen sinks are to a house. Talking about sinks, we live in an age of variety, in an age of choice, in an age of abundance. Talking about sink abundance worth mentioning is the undermount kitchen sink. Choose between granite, steel, porcelain or glass and give those home intestines alias the kitchen a place where you love to clean.

Talking about undermount kitchen sinks the variety is simply overwhelming. Choose the look you want, choose the purpose. For example if bacteria is what you hate choose the granite sinks. If you want a classy feel choose the glass sinks.

Money talks and when you happen to be one of the largest banks in the great US of A, the world’s largest economy, money roars! Well this financial giant is Capital One. 145 on the Fortune 500, Capital is one of the top places in US for online savings
There is more. They have around forty five million customer accounts. Now isn’t that quite a mind boggling number.

Capital One is America’s one of largest recognized brands. Their online banking is one the best in the industry besides the ease with the customers can access their accounts, transact and do banking at the click of a button.

Capital One also offers one of the best Interest rates in National Banks. Another example is their money market account which allows you to earn a good return on your money lying idle in the bank account. Now isn’t that great.

Capital One is one of the most recognized and well known US brands. If its finance and money one of the best known brands that comes to mind is Capital One.

In most countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June and this year it’s even more special as the celebrated day observes its 100th anniversary on June 20th. This observation was the inspiration of Sonora Smart Dodd. On a visit to her church in Spokane, Washington, the congregation was honoring mothers and the idea for an official Fathers’ Day came to her.

What prompted her to talk about an official Fathers’ Day observance was that her father, a Civil War veteran, had sacrificed a lot in raising her and his five sons alone following the death of her mother. To Mrs. Dodd that was an outstanding achievement given the hardships her father had endured on an eastern Washington farm.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson and his family observed the day. Eventually in 1972, 62 years after it was proposed President Nixon proclaimed Fathers’ Day officially.
Father’s Day is all about celebrating your Father, the special bond, the wonderful memories…and photographs capture it all! Nostalgia Forever (www.nostalgiaforever.com) weaves together precious memories and designs gifts which are worth treasuring for a lifetime! Nostalgia Forever designs collages, handmade and digital with a personalized touch! You can add captions, poems, messages along with your pictures and look at the collage and for years to come and it’s is sure to spring back pleasant memories and nostalgic smiles!

Starting June 1, 2010, Medigap (Medicare supplemental insurance) will include 2 new choices for consumers - Plan N and Plan M. Insurance companies will no longer sell plans E,H,I and J. So if you’re planning your personal finance, don’t forget to consider these two new plans. However, if you already have a policy that is plan E, H, I or J, you need not worry as you are allowed to keep them. The existing Medigap policy holders and those who will purchase supplemental insurance after June 1, will be partitioned into two separate groups.

Apart from Massachusetts,Minnesota and Wisconsin, the new Medigap plans will be available in addition to the ten standardized plans in all states.

What are the key features of the new Medigap policy ?

Some of the key features of the new Medigap policy are:

* The new policy will cover Hospice part A coinsurance as a basic benefit. Plan K will cover 50% and Plan L will cover 75% of the inpatient respite care and out patient respite care costs.

* Plan M provides 50% of the Medicare Part A deductible but does not cover Part B deductible.

* Plan N will cover the $1,100 Part A deductible in full. It will charge a $20 co-payment for doctor visits and a $50 co-payment for emergency-room visits.

* Both the plans M and N are similar to Plan F but do not cover Part B “excess charge” (the additional cost that your doctor charges more than Medicare allows) that is covered by Plan F.

As the new plans require you to pay a portion of the Part B coinsurance, you will be able to lower your monthly premiums. Another advantage of the new Medigap policy is that if you apply for it within six months of your signing up for Medicare Part B for the first time, you can qualify for it regardless of your health.

Samatha is a freelance writer writing for TheBusinessEdition.com

Make money from gold investment and pay off debts faster

After the recession and credit crunch of 2007, the price of daily necessary commodities has risen as a result of inflation. As a result of this, if you are facing difficulty to make your two ends meet and pay your unpaid bills, you can invest your money in gold and get out of debt, by generating a good profit.

What gold investment is?

Among the precious metals, gold is the most popular one as an investment and will give you a safe refuge against any sort of financial crisis. The money you will generate from gold investment will help you to get out of debt in a shorter time.

It is a long term investment and involves less risk as compared to other investments. Demand for gold have always remained higher than its supply, thus, making the investors earn huge profit from their investment.

What are the types of gold investment?

A savvy investor always invests in a wide variety of gold market. The various types of gold investment are:

* Gold bars: It is a good option to invest your money in buying a tangible item like god bars and keep those safely in your vaults. If you want cash, you can sell the bars as a whole and earn huge profit from these.
* Gold coins: These are very strong means of investment and you can personally possess your investment. You can have the choice of buying older or newer bullion coins and the premiums for insuring these are also lower than the gold bars.
* Gold mining stocks: Instead of possessing the gold physically, if you want to have a paper investment, you can invest your money in buying gold mining stocks. If you buy stocks of gold mining companies, you can generate a huge profit, when the price of gold rises.
* Gold futures: This investment is done only by professional, who want to branch out their gold investment portfolio.
* Gold accounts: This is the rarest method to invest in gold, as most of the financial companies do not offer gold storage or gold accounts. This option is often given to very rich clients, who have the capability to invest a minimum of one million dollars.

What are the benefits of gold investment?

The several advantages of investing your money in gold investment are:

* Gold is indestructible
* Gold is a major requirement in the jewelry industry
* Gold is very useful due to its ductility and malleability
* Gold can be transported easily
* Gold can retain as well as appreciate its value
* Gold is used as the universal standard to assess value of any object

If you can wisely invest your money by combining all the types of gold investment, you will be able to generate huge profit and get out of debt in a shorter time, to enjoy a financially free life.

Samatha is a freelance writer for TheBusinessEdition