Monday, January 12, 2009

Worldwide Eproducts

Newsletter, January 2009


Hi Everybody,

Welcome back to our regulars and greetings to all newcomers this month. I trust we all survived the holiday season. My immediate family travelled interstate this Christmas. It was the first time my wife and I have done this with our adult kids. We were pleasantly surprised to think they wanted to. There was lots of laughter and incriminating photos.

In the midst of all the frivolity we also had the chance to visit a family member who's health had rapidly deteriorated. It was a wondeful time of opportunity hidden in our holiday agenda. She has since passed away and I am grateful for, and immensely encouraged by the small window of conversation and prayer we had in that final visit.
And so we all face a new year, seeded with sometimes hidden or seemingly insignificant opportunity. Now if I can only get the hang of writing 2009, I intend to make the most of it. How about you?


Learning From Others





I've come to the conclusion that I'm not a very good student. I know I can and should learn from others. I know I really need to learn from others. I actually really want to learn from others, I just don't seem to be very good at it.

For example, I get great support and pretty much step by step procedures to follow while establishing Worldwide Eproducts as a valued online publisher, but somehow I still find myself going off on unfruitful tangents at times. I even sometimes take the attitude with God, "take the day off, I've got this covered, I know what I'm doing"...... Oh the shame.

I get excellent coaching and daily information for my stock market strategies, but still some days I say to myself "Nah, I think I'll do this or that instead". The list goes on and on and I don't like the pattern I see, ......but I have a plan.

Step 1. Take a deep breath.

Step 2. Seek out and put myself in situations and relationships to give me practice, and make better use of the existing opportunities.

Step 3. Be transparent about this weakness and any others I may have (sure there aren't too many....... right!). The effort required to do that will help me in my progress and will help anyone that happens to be watching who can also relate.

So, I hope you return and perhaps learn yourself, from my own examples that are sometimes positive and sometimes negative as I continue learning and succeeding.



Monthly Product Review


6 Major Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening


Wthout doubt, our stand out book this month has been our downloadable ebook "Growing Without Soil - The Hydroponic Garden". It provides a great overview of the beneifts and components of home hydroponic gardening and goes on with a step by step guide to get you started at home with no experience, even indoors.

Following is an excerpt from our popular book that lists 6 of the major benefits of growing your own, hydroponically!

"SIZE

Nothing can ruin plans for a bountiful garden quicker than a lack of space.
There are millions of frustrated apartment dwellers that would love to have
a garden, but don’t even bother thumbing through seed catalogs because
they cannot manage to make a garden fit with their living environments.
Hydroponic gardening is great because it allows us to avoid those concerns.
Even those of us living in relatively small spaces can grow fresh fruits,
vegetables and herbs without worrying about the size of our lawn.
Plants can be grown in containers in even the smallest of spaces. One can
even successfully convert a linen closet into a garden with the right
hydroponic know-how and a specialty light.

CLIMATE

In addition to saving space, hydroponics also allows gardeners to escape
one of the most frequent causes of garden failure--weather. You can grow
the plants of your choice indoors due to the space saving, this allows you
to skirt problems like early freezes, torrential downpours and other
weather-related aggravations.

CONTROL

Hydroponics also provides a degree of control that is lacking from
traditional gardening strategies.
Although soil preparation does allow one to control the nature of the
garden somewhat, pinpoint control with soil is not possible. That is not the case with the hydroponic garden. When soil is out of the
picture, one can directly and easily control the nutrient intake of plants,
allowing for maximum efficiency and incredible results.
Why arduously tinker with the pH balance of soil, finally getting it just right
only to throw it completely out of whack by adding a bag of fertilizer?
When instead, you could make sure your growing conditions are optimal
with hydroponics.

GROWTH

The efficiency of the hydroponic approach is not limited to the ways it
makes life easier for the grower. The plants themselves catch a break.
The roots of hydroponically grown plants do not have to engage in an
endless struggle through soil in pursuit of sufficient nutrition. That saves a
great deal of energy for the plant, allowing it to focus on its actual growth
instead of survival.
Those pampered plants produce larger blooms and more produce than
their soil-bound brethren!

CONSERVATION

There’s another advantage to hydroponics that does not even seem
possible. You can actually conserve water by switching to a liquid garden.
How?
Most Hydroponic gardens are designed to re-circulate only the water the
plant needs. The small containers usually used in these systems often hold
less water than a traditional gardener may use on a single plant on a single
day. In addition, when you consider the amount of water waste due to
over saturation, evaporation and other issues endemic to traditional
gardening, you can begin to see why going with a hydroponic methodology
defiantly encourages water conservations.
Many hydroponic systems use what is known as an “Ebb and Flow” system.
This system uses the same water in a cycling manner, limiting the amount
of water being used to an even greater extent.
This is not only great for gardeners, but it is also beneficial to the
environment. Conserving water should be a priority of all people, and
saving water while growing organic and nutritious foods is an advantage all
growers should seek.
Along with water conservation, there are additional environmental benefits.
Hydroponics prevents the depletion of valuable nutrients and minerals in
soil. The efficiency of the hydroponic approach allows us to get more food
with less expenditure of natural resources.
Many scientists consider hydroponics huge part of the potential solutions
needed for meeting the growing demands for food in our hungry world.
Hydroponics provides a realistic and tangible option in areas where poor
soil, limited resources and climate difficulties make traditional gardening
and planting difficult.

NUTRITION

Oh, and the food grown hydroponically do not just come out bigger and
tastier. It is more nutritious, as well. When hydroponic gardeners grow
their vegetables with just the right mix of nutrients, it translates not only
into bigger fruits and vegetables, but also into ones that pack more
vitamins and minerals into every bite.
When one begins to consider the long list of advantages associated with
hydroponic gardening, it becomes clear that thinking past soil makes
perfect sense."

All those benefits and it is so easy to get started. Click Here if you would like to know more.


Out With the Old and in With the New.


If you are like me, Christmas seems so long ago. We are half way through January and quite frankly 2008 is just, well it's just so last year.

In moving forward into a new year, venture, relationship, anything for that matter I often find it helpful to pause and check over my shoulder. Having a quick review of the past sometimes helps me get my bearings for future directions. A bit like checking the rear vision mirror when driving. I probably don't do that often enough either.

That's why I like the fact we celebrate Christmas right on the brink of a new year. Remembering Jesus birth as I close out one year and prepare for another, helps me to remember where I've come from and to ensure my future reflects my values.

What are the things that help you stay true to your course? Leave a comment that might encourage another reader.

Until next month,


Be blessed!

Steve Bolt