Black business owners (as all other races of business owners) have their share of challenges.  The peculiar part about most black business owners is that in addition to the everyday issues that all businessmen face, we generally have an "extra set of problems."  And most (if not all) of them are self inflicted.  What am I talking about?  You know damn well what i'm talking about.  They're not things that you would find documented in a course manual but they will shut your business down in the blink of an eye!

Haven't you grown tired of hearing, "Well you know how it is", whenever these issues are brought to the table.  We can't act like people of European, Asian, Hispanic and Arab descent are the only ones that are capable of conducting high level business.  My thing is, "Business is business and the rules are not impartial."  What that means is, it doesn't matter where you're from, if you master and apply the rules of business you can generate large sums of income anywhere at anytime.  In the grand scheme of things nobody cares that you are a black business.  Don't get me wrong, it's motivating and inspiring for us to see a black business owner making things happen.  But, if you're not on your square (balanced in all aspects) as a product or service provider then you may as well not be in business.

Urban America does not lack in creativity or ingenuity. What is lacking is the consistent execution of proper business protocols that are the cornerstone of billion dollar empires globally.  It's time to get out of the chest thumping and get into premium level income generation.  The best part about the minute things that hinder most black business is that these issues are an easy fix.  Below I will share a few fundamental strategies from our latest audio book, "Good Business: Operating In The Black" that you can implement today.  Operating in the black has a double meaning.  Essentially it means to operate a business that produces positive cash flow as opposed to operating in the red which would mean your company is in the negative or bleeding (hence the color red).  The second reason for the title is to operate a business as a black person.  

Without further adieu here are three of the nine practical principles that every black business should master.

Generate Money From Outside of Your Community.  We often find that many people who are apart of the black business community subconsciously pigeon hole themselves on the financial tip.  How? Sometimes we get so pro black that we only want to conduct business with people that look like us.  I respect the unity but here's the problem.  We only represent 14% of the American population.  With that in mind it wouldn't be wise to solely focus on only accepting money from your own people.   Do you see Arab people at the gas stations in your community saying, "No, don't give me the money for your cigarettes because I only accept money from middle easterners."  Tell me when is the last time you've seen the cashier in a Chinese restaurant or Korean Beauty Supply store tell you, "We only want Asian dollars in this establishment."  You haven't seen it and you won't.  Other nations are smart enough to come into the urban communities, take our money and build their communities with it.  Am I lying?  Who owns the liquor stores, gas stations, beauty supply shops and clothing stores in most inner city neighborhoods?  Case closed.

People Are Your Greatest Form Of Currency.  To quote Proverbs (22:1-2), "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold."  This quote is referenced to impress upon you the importance of how you treat the people that patronize your business.  Profits follow people.  You have to keep your name good with your customers at all times.  Of course you will have situations that force you to have to confront unruly customers but all in all your name must remain good amongst the people.  We soon forget that the only reason that we have a business in the first place is because people purchase our products or services with their hard earned money.  What are some great forms of showing customers that you appreciate them? The first suggestion would be not to price gauge the people.  Make your prices affordable so that people can have an opportunity to patronize your business more often.  Many black business owners are fixated on what we call, "The one time gank move."  They don't naturally intend for it to happen but that's what happens because people only purchase from them once due to their exorbitant prices.  Another suggestion is to improve customer service.  You can't have sub par employees who hate being at work and thus show little to no effort to make sure the customer's needs are properly met.  The worst thing in the world is trying to help a black business by patronizing them and the cashier has an attitude or is on the phone haphazardly processing your order.  There is a great quote that said, "I'm nothing without the people." Never forget that.

Make Sure Everyone Wins.  Black business owners (and everyone else in the black community) have been taught to compete with everybody for everything from the time we arrived in this world.  The odds were stacked against us so we needed a built in survival mechanism to help us when "the feces hit the fan."  I'm here to inform you that in business we have to slightly modify the competition model.  It may be wiser to consider the "Congruence Model."  No this is not in a book but this is something that I personally developed and it has proven to be beneficial for me in my business dealings.  When you operate under the congruence model the concept of deficit is not a part of your paradigm.  You focus more on making sure the person that you conduct business with will receive equal or more than what you take from them in the transaction.  By doing this you are able to create an ebullient business partner (or customer) and you ensure future transactions with this person.  Let me put it this way.  If you have a family of 5 and the person on the other side of the business transaction has a family of 5, is it morally right that your family should get more out of the business deal than theirs?  If you operate with integrity you can never lose. 

by: Cochise Tarak-Saa (@fitmancochise)


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This is a long overdue article for American females. So many females are plagued with uterine fibroid tumors, older women as well as young teenage girls. Well, what are fibroids and how do they develop?

Fibroid tumors are benign growths that form on the interior muscular wall of the uterus. They also develop on the exterior of the uterus. I actually call fibroids what they really are trash bags. That's right! The average American female's body is so toxic (just like the average American male) and the major eliminative organs (colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, and skin) are either sluggish or outright doesn't work, that the body's intelligence actually causes an internal trash bag to form in the body to hold the toxic fluidic waste. This is the tumor. A tumor is a trash bag. Tumors hold waste to prevent the waste from circulating throughout the body.

The fibroid tumors range in sizes from small cherries to grapefruits and cantaloupe. The amazing thing is that many women who have fibroid tumors don't even know they have them until diagnosed by a doctor. At first they are not painful, but as they grow, the pain subtly sets in. If you could see what a fibroid tumor looks like, it would gross you out. A good friend of mine named Tanya actually had her surgical removal of a fibroid tumor filmed.

A cousin of mine had a few fibroid tumors in her body as big as lemons and oranges. She was only 19 years of age. So fibroid tumors have hit very close to home for me personally.

Fibroid tumors are primarily caused by eating and drinking dairy (liquefied cow snot/mucus) products, e.g. ice cream, sour cream, cheese, yogurt and milk; and eating meat (slaughtered animal flesh).

The number one cause of fibroid tumors is dairy products. I find many females are hooked on dairy, especially cheese. It's mind boggling to me because they have no idea of how cheese is processed. In order to make cheese, baby male cows are killed and their stomachs are cut open and their intestines are added to the cheese because of the intestinal enzymes. This is true! Disgusting, but true!

All that ice cream, cheese, and milk chocolate will eventually do a female in. To eat dairy products is to sign a contract for fibroid tumors.

Refined grains also play a role in the development of fibroid tumors, but dairy products are the major culprit. Just imagine what's in that fibroid tumor - mucus, parasites and worms, and toxins to name a few.

Some tumors can grow so big that they can actually interfere with pregnancy. Most doctors will talk a woman with fibroid tumors into having an abortion for the sake of the fetus and the health of the woman.

Like with all other diseases, you can be healed of fibroid tumors. How? By dissolving them with herbs (in addition to modified diet)! You will excrete them out of your body via urination and defecation (and clotting via menstruation, if your body chooses this outlet). It will take some time, but they will eventually dissolve.

Fibroid tumors can make sexual intercourse very complicated due to immense pain and post-intercourse bleeding. They can greatly threaten pregnancy. They can also cause heavy and frequent menstrual periods, in addition to lethargy and fatigue and weakness. 40% of American females will unfortunately develop fibroid tumors in their lifetime, beginning as early as age 12.

I put together a formula (and a cleanse called the WOMB CLEANSE) for women and girls with fibroid tumors called Fibroid Buster. After doing our Full Body Detox (to start the healing and cleansing process), you can begin Fibroid Buster Cleanse followed by the anti-fibroid, taking 6 capsules of Fibroid Buster per day.

Fibroid Buster is a formula that will help dissolve fibroid tumors in addition to cleansing the blood and the female channel. Fibroid Buster consists of the following herbs: Ashoka, Musta, Red Clover, White Oak Bark, Burdock, Carbon, Yucca, Manjistha, Goldenseal, Dong Quai, Squawvine, Cayenne, Witch Hazel Bark, Comfrey, and Rhatany.

Fibroid Buster is a powerful female reproductive channel and area astringent and alternative. It is 100% safe and sane, all-natural, and purely vegan.


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The #1 Sign of Insecurity In People
When we think of insecurity we generally think of someone that is shy, stand-offish or having little to no self-esteem.  These things are true.  However, there is a special type of insecurity that has been able to mask itself as confidence right before our very eyes. It's that of what I call "Over Projection."  To project means to throw, cast or impel forward or onward.  So to over project (as I'm referring to it) would mean to go beyond "normal or reasonable" boundaries to prove a point. 

During my world travels to more than 5 continents I have had the opportunity to experience several types of personalities.  The most intriguing one has always been that of people who over project.  What makes them interesting and virtually undetectable is that they come off to others as people who have an extreme amount of confidence in themselves when in fact it's the contrary.  Understand something.  Usually the people that have the least amount (of money, resources, ability, etc) are the ones that feel the desperate need or desire to portray to the world that they have the most when in fact they don't.  

I challenge you to think about the world's richest people and find an article or video where they are throwing money in the air or telling the world how much money they have.  I can bet you won't be able to find that.  Why?  Because people that have money are "accustomed" to having money (talent, beauty, etc) so they never feel a deficiency or need to overcompensate for a lack of it through over projection. You'll find that most of them are social recluses and do their best to dress down and drive in modest cars. The people that have it try not to show it! 

Then you have the other side of the game.  The over projector.  This person doesn't own his or her own home, doesn't really handle responsibilities and may or may not have gainful employment.  But this person goes through hell or high water to keep "the perception" that they have money.  They lease a top of the line car and keep on the finest linens that money can buy.  Ask yourself, if you don't have a home or own a car, what the fuck do you look like flossing these things that you can barely afford?  

This behavior shows a deficiency in you that you feel that you as a person or your persona is not enough to garner the attention that you desire from others.  To people that are "up on game" you look pathetic.  To people who may not know what's going on you may look cool.  But what eventually happens is there comes a moment where you will be exposed.  Fronting can only get you so far.  Just be yourself.  True confidence is working with what you have and not putting yourself in a physical, financial or mental bind just to gain public adulation.  

Never forget that the over glorification (or over projection) of a lifestyle denotes falsehood or a personal deficiency. If something is true it speaks for itself.  You don't have to speak for it.  Socially, we see this behavior in play every day.  We used to have a saying growing up in Detroit.  "The loudest one is the weakest one so steal on him first because he's really scared and does not want to fight." Of course there are exceptions to this rule but it's usually about 95 percent accurate. We were always worried about the quiet guy standing in the corner with his hand in his pocket!

Think about it.  People that talk about what they're going to do, ask people to hold their coat or earrings before a scuffle are people that are afraid.  Just the same as a woman that runs around saying, "I'm a bad bitch."  She really has a confidence or self esteem issue and she's seeking acceptance from others as well as trying to re-assure herself that she is worthy.  A beautiful woman doesn't have to announce on a poster or car sticker that she is beautiful or that she is a banging female does she?  She just IS through her EXISTENCE and BEING.  Understanding word etymology you know that bad means evil and bitch is a female dog. So knowing that words have power, what good are you doing yourself by saying you are an evil female dog?  Of course I understand what they are implying but the universe is impartial and only registers that which you say NOT what you mean.

The days of fake it till you make it are no longer beneficial to anyone.  Back in the day you could somewhat get by temporarily with that but you don't stand a chance with that now.  The internet has made the world smaller.  Finding out information about who you really are and your track record is now just a click away. You can damage your life through over projection.  I've seen people lose relationships, homes, cars and their lives all because they wanted to front and be something that they weren't. It's cool if you can't do something or if you aren't where you want to be.  There is no shame in that because we've all been there.  If people can't deal with you on the strength of who you are then move on.  Better things await you as long as you are willing to develop yourself and stand on your own square.

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Forget everything else that you have ever heard on health and wellness.  There are somethings that must be done each day in order for you to maintain or improve your state of health.  Good habits are hard to come by if you do not consciously work on yourself.  Before you can reach the premium status on the health mountain you are required by nature to incorporate good habits in relation to living a disease free life.  The first thing on the list of good habits that you must do each day is you must eat green foods.   Preferably you can consume your greens during lunch time in the form of a salad.  This is the most common form.  If you are advanced then you may be juicing wheatgrass, spinach, kale or other things in the morning time.

Green foods are divided into two groups.  The first group is the green leafy vegetables.  Romaine lettuce, swiss chard, kale, collard greens and spinach.  These foods provide calcium and are known cancer fighters.  Actually anything that is green will be a cancer fighter because of the phytochemicals that are inside.  The other side of the green foods are called cruciferous vegetables.  They are called cruciferous because they fall in the family of the mustard greens.  Broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and turnip greens are just a few of many cruciferous green veggies.  Green vegetables are loaded with antioxidants and protein for those who worry about lacking protein due to heavy vegetable consumption.  Green vegetables help to fight free radicals.  Free radicals want to damage your cells and make your body age quickly.  A body that ages quickly is subject to a quick death.  If you want to look younger then you must avoid free radicals in items like fried foods, cigarettes, alcohol and refined foods.

Second on the list in the line of good habits is consuming a fruit or a seed that contains fiber each day.  The most popular fruit that contain fiber are apples.  Apples contain special nutrients that attach themselves to inflammatory fats inside the body and these nutrients expel the fatty cells.  For years apples have been used by women in foreign cultures as a form of controling or maintaining  weight.   These women ate apples before their meals because apples contain a fiber that gives you a feeling of being full.  If you have a feeling of fullness you are less likely to eat a large amount food than you would had you not consumed anything.  Apples also solve the sweet tooth that many people have.  Pears, peaches and apricots are also great vessels that contain fiber.  The heavy fier content will solve any constipation issues that you may have.  Lack of fiber will lead you to diabetes, hemorrhoids, varicose veins  and constipation.

The last of the good habits that you must practice each day is take your vitamins just before you sleep at night.  I realize this is contrary to most health advice.  However, sleep is when the body regenerates itself.  Your hair, skin and nails grow when you are sleeping.  If these visible regenerative cells grow during this time then everything else is being repaired as well.   If you have injuries or sicknesses you will surely want to incorporate this practice into you daily good habits.  Be sure to drink two glasses of water at room temperature with your vitamins.

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You probably have your own hospital in the comfort of your own home and may not realize it.  It is also probable that you are unaware of the healing properties that many of the fruits and vegetables in your kitchen possesses.  In this article i'm going to share a few of the things that I have in my home and what I frequently consume along with their properties.  These are fruits that I may consume for breakfast and some even for lunch.  Of no fault of their own, many people have become accustomed to the western diet of bacon, eggs, pancake and sausage style breakfast but I broke away from this method of thinking and began to consume live foods that would improve my health during breakfast time.   It was revealed to me through my studies that when you wake in the morning and you take food during this time you are considered to be "breaking a fast" hence the first meal of the day that is generally taken during the morning is called breakfast.   

When you're breaking any fast you never want to eat those heavy insalubrious foods.  Even if you were to break a fast that you had done for a week you would never start by eating a hamburger or a hot dog.  You would immediately become sick because your body would have eliminated all impurities and the mere introduction of toxins into a clean body is enough to make the body immediately reject those toxins.    For the record I generally consume a diet of roughly 70 percent raw foods and the rest are cooked in some way, shape or form.  Without further adieu here are some food items and their nutritional healing properties that may be found in your kitchen.

Plant Based Foods and Their Healing Properties

1. Avocado.  This fruit is rich in Vitamin B6 and folic acid.  These two nutrients are responsible for keeping your heart healthy.  B- Vitamins in general are great for promoting great cardiovascular function.  I re-call doing some lecture work in a Chicago Church and the pastor of the church was particularly ailed by the condition known as congestive heart failure.  Through nutrition he was able to improve his condition because he was prescribed  a plethora of B Vitamins and the elimination of certain toxic foods from his diet.  This fruit is also rich in the anti-aging agent known as glutathione.   If you're having eye problems you will want to consume more avocadoes because of the high amounts of carotenoid lutein.  This nutrient helps to prevent macular degeneration.  Once you contract macular degeneration the next step is the loss of  your eye sight.  Carotenoid lutein is also found in carrots which is why people with vision problems are encouraged to eat carrots as bugs bunny did.  Avocado also helps with the fertility of women.  Ironically it takes the avocado the same amount of time to develop as it does a fetus in the womb of it's mother, 9 months!

2. Pears. The fiber from pears are linked to helping to reduce breast and colon cancer.  The good news about pears is that they are sweet.  If you want a soft pear you can leave it out on the table for a few days and you will notice that it will soften more with each day.

3. Cucumbers.  This is my favorite green vegetable.  Cucumbers contain chemical compounds called lignans.  Lignans are also responsible for cancer prevention.  If you cannot get to any water from some odd reason you can eat a cucumber for water content.  Cucumbers are roughly 95 percent water.

4. Bananas.  These guys are necessary because they contain potassium which control nerve and muscle function.  If you have ever been involved with high level activity like sports and caught a cramp then you know how important bananas can be.  Bananas also help soothe your stomach when you are experiencing digestive issues or pain.  If you're diabetic you have to be careful with banana consumption because you wouldn't want to cause a spike in your blood sugar.

5. Watermelon.  Contains 20 percent of your daily Vitamin C which is responsible for your maintaining a strong immune system. Art Linkletter was a guy who tried to live to be 100 years old just by consuming Vitamin C and no other supplemental nutrients.  He made it to his nineties which was still a great achievement.   Watermelon also contains 17 percent of your daily Vitamin A.  This is also another source of water hence the name watermelon.  It will also help clean your system from the high water content.

These are just a few healing properties of fruits and vegetables.  Never underestimate the power of what's in your cupboard or on your table!

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