Zynik Business Consulting

Zynik Business Consulting, Learn From The Best!

I have been fortunate enough to discover and use Zynik Business Consulting for my company, Fantasha’s Family Fitness. With the help from Zynik, I have learned invaluable business skills to turn my passion for helping others, into a successful, growing business.

Zynik Business Consulting is definitely the right company to go to for anyone wanting to create a successful business. With Zynik’s knowledgeable advice, every entrepreneur will learn solutions to implement into their company and see positive results.

Zynik Consulting services include:

• Turnaround management

• Distressed and special situations strategy

• Crisis management

• Financial restructuring

• Bank negotiations

• Company and industry analysis

• Action plan implementation

• Strategic Sales Planning

• Internet positioning and marketing

• Entrepreneur and early stage coaching

• Full service management consulting and implementation

Zynik works closely with their clients, such as myself, to understand their needs. The areas assessed are:

• Product
• Process
• Behavior

Zynik Consulting, in partnership with CONCENTRIX, offers the following services:

• Executive Coaching for Leaders in Transition

• Strategic Planning Services

• Governance Consulting & Training

• Leadership Round-tables

Like many other businesses, I was lost when it came to internet marketing. Zynik Consulting has over 18 years of combined Internet Marketing experience, from working with the worlds largest Internet marketing companies to launching one of the earliest social networking sites. I have implemented the step by step skills I have learned from Zynik and greatly improved my internet presence, as well as, my over-all Internet knowledge.

I can’t stress enough the major benefits I have received and continue to receive from working with Zynik Business Consultants. To anyone looking to turn their vision into a reality, contact Zynik Business Consulting today!

Our Body, Our Health, Our Life!

Our Body, Our Health, Our Life

WE are the true advocates of our own health and that begins and ends with our body. People blindly go through life listening to others as to what things are being marketed as healthy. Have you ever stopped to question what you have been told to believe is healthy? Our body, our health, and our life are ours to investigate what truly is healthy, in order to live our best life.

You only get one body! What you do to it is up to you but I want to bring awareness to your power of choice, so you can make healthier choices and live a richer quality of life. What you put in your body affects how your body reacts and ultimately, what you look like.  I am a Personal Trainer but I am talking about a  much deeper level beyond vanity.

Your health is a direct result of what you eat, how you move, and the environment in which you live in. Everyday we are exposed to extreme toxins in our air, water and environment, so it is crucial for us all to take the necessary steps to stay as healthy as possible.

• Choose food that is found in nature, the least processed, the better
• Exercise
• Abstain from drugs and alcohol, or if necessary, keep these destructive vices to a minimum
• Invest in the best quality water
• Live in a less polluted area if possible
• Minimize stress
• Live a  joyful life
• Laugh often
• Play more
• Value the small things in life
• Value nature above monetary things
• Be kind
• Give to others more
• Nurture your relationships
• Live the life you’ve imagined

Life is short so go live yours to the fullest! Stop listening to others as to what you should think, do or believe. Question everything and become a student of life to discover what a healthy, fulfilling life means to you.

Etuve Food for Fitness

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Finally, I have found the food option to offer my family, as well as, my clients to help them achieve a healthier quality of  life. Being a Personal Trainer, I know the great importance of food in achieving one’s fitness goals.  Thanks to Etuve, I can now suggest to others, gourmet, unprocessed, local and healthy food options.

Executive Chef, Ben Cote, founded Etuve in 2002, to provide local and fresh food to all who are striving to eat better food and who are looking for gourmet, at-home fast food. Etuve specializes in the sous vide cooking method, which produces top quality products with an unbeatable taste!

Part of Etuve’s mission is to educate and empower people to create great food and great food ideas. Bring a date, your favorite wine, or come alone and meet some deliciously new people to enjoy your hard-earned dinner at the end! Space is limited, so sign-up now to reserve your spot at the table!

Giving back is a top priority for Etuve and that means hosting a monthly cooking class with Executive Chef, Ben Cote, to feed the homeless. Join Etuve every month, as they host a free, charity dinner for those in need. You can make a real difference in as little as 3-4 hours a month. This opportunity to do something good for someone in need, is great for the whole family!

Food and exercise are the two necessary ingredients to reaching your health and fitness goals. Some argue that food is more important than exercise to achieving your weight-loss goals. Etuve offers the missing link to better health while providing gourmet, local and fresh food options to you and your whole family!

Lifestyle Advance- Revolutionary Wellness Technology!

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Sedentary lifestyles are the number one reason millions around the world are suffering within their health.  Preventive actions coupled with awareness and management are the solution.  LifestyleAdvance.com has responded to this Global need by creating a world’s first solution…

LifestyleAdvance.com is now active with a pre-launch campaign entitled ‘The First Thousand’.  This campaign can be found at www.LifestyleAdvance.com. On November 13th a second video will be released and  finally, this breakthrough wellness management technology will be fully unveiled on December 1st, 2009 in a final video.

‘The First Thousand’ is a select group of users that will receive this new wellness management technology two months before it is released to the general public. ‘The First Thousand’ will not only have the opportunity to shape this program from the beginning, but the chosen ones will be a part of a privileged, ongoing testing group that will always be in the know first.  Sign-up and stay tuned for more cool videos, to see what celebrities think of this technology and to have your opportunity to become part of the evolution in entertainment and healthy lifestyle management.

If you are serious about improving and managing your own health, helping your loved ones, patients or clients improve their lifestyle and want to do something to combat the health crises affecting our world, then sign-up now!

Advance your lifestyle with Lifestyle Advance!

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Naked Women Everywhere!

Common Sight During Halloween or in a Night Club

There seems to be a growing trend amongst women and that is women find any excuse to wear the least amount of clothing.

Halloween has just passed and the most common costumes were ones that had the least amount of coverage. Everything from policemen, superheros, or baby dolls were costumes severely lacking in material. Halloween used to be about fantasizing about being anything you wanted to be, these days that seems to mean women want to be strippers and call-girls…sad reality. Also, it is one thing if you are young but when you are in your 40’s, time to dress a little classier! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy dressing sexy too, I just find that there seems to be more scantily dressed women these days and the hemlines are only getting shorter.

The most common sight in the clubs are ass-cheeks hanging out of ill-fitting clothes and women trying to come across as if they are not trying to get noticed…come on! What person wears nothing but a tube top as a dress and does not want to be noticed? I laugh when I see these “ladies” standing by the bar dressed in nothing more than a bra and booty shorts and acting like they don’t have the time of day to be dealing with men’s attempts to hit on them, get a grip!

I am not some prude, or a highly conservative person, I am just shedding some light on the obvious; women are leaving little to the imagination while trying to demand respect. I’m sorry ladies but men treat you based on their impression of you and that starts with your appearance.  If this is what the future looks like, or worse, I am worried for my daughter…thank goodness she is only 4 and I still have time to teach her about self-respect!

Social Intelligence

The way we connect to one another can be positive , negative, deep,or shallow. How do we connect on a deep, positive level? We need to gain emotional and social intelligence through books, courses or any other way in which self-awareness can be learned.

Rapport: the ability to attune to another’s emotions and talk in their unique style of conversation. Attuning to another’s emotions means engaging in what they are saying, talking in their preferred love language…(kinesthetic, audio, or visual), to better relate. One indicator of rapport is two-way empathy: both people experiencing being experienced.

Helpful tips to build close bonds with your loved ones and friends:

• Become fully present when listening to one another, give undivided attention
• Pay attention to emotional cues as to how one is feeling, facial expression, body language, etc.
• Pay attention to your tone of voice, it is more important as to how you say something, than what you say
• Become aware of your facial expressions, your face never lies as to how you are truly feeling
• Pace and timing of your conversation is very important to relying an emotion, fast-paced talking may mean anxiety and nervousness
• Eye contact!
• Body close together, open…not crossing arms or legs

These are just a few of the many helpful skills one needs to learn in order to build stronger and more positive relationships with others. I work on learning as much as I can in order to relate better to different people. Because my desire is to help others, I strive to become the best I can be at positively relating to others and will continue to make it one of my top priorities.

Blogging and Why I Love It!

Fantasha Kassam www.fantashasfamilyfitness.com

If you asked my why I blog, I would tell you for many different reasons. Blogging gives me a platform to express my thoughts, experiences, and wisdom that I have learned along my 26 year journey through life.

Upon meeting me and discovering I am 26 years old, people form unreal judgments about me and every time I hear something new, I am amused.  From looking at me, many people assume I have a big ego, I’ve had a sheltered life, or I live a spoiled existence. As you can read, I have heard a lot of unfair and negative judgments along the way.

My upbringing has been the worst compared to anyone I know or have ever known. I have lived through the worst traumas and abusive situations to neglect and abandonment. I am open about my experiences because I am trying to live a life of freedom where I don’t have to feel ashamed of where I came from, nor do I want to ever feel victimized again. I blog to let others know what I have over-come and to express that I, as well as you, can choose the life you want to live.

Through my traumatic life experiences, I have learned a lot of valuable life lessons. I have learned it matters more about what I do with the situations I have been through, rather than it does about the actual situations. It is so easy for many people to blame their past on why they are not successful, unhealthy, drug addicted, or any other destructive life situation they are currently in and in blaming one’s past, one destroys their present. I want to tell everyone that you have the power of choice as to what you create your life to look like. From the destructive upbringing I came from, I have created a healthy, loving and successful present.

I feel fortunate to have found this high-tech outlet to express myself, in order to help others. I was once a very outgoing, confident little girl who would sing and dance alone in front of my entire school; through the experiences I have had, I have learned to fear public speaking. I am currently working on this fear and determined to over-come it as I know my true self…a loving and carefree person with a lot to say and teach! Gone are the days of needing to go to broadcasting school, or contact a publishing house in order to reach many people, I can and will write about everything and anything in my blog!

My Halloween Was Awesome!

Halloween My Style!

Halloween is truly the best when you are experiencing it through your child’s eyes! Last night was the most fun cellebrating Halloween with my daughter and her father. We had the best time going out on our spooky adventure.

We started out our adventure stopping by the impressively created haunted house in Vancouver. Never visiting this haunted house prior to last night, I don’t think it is the best place to take a 4 year old. Although my daughter is brave and curious to experience anything remotely scary, I would choose a less scary haunted house if available. As for me, I loved it! The haunted house exceeded all my expectations and it was truly scary!

The next order of business was the trick or treating of course. We went through our usual neighborhood and got a ton of candy. Passing all the children and seeing them in their creative costumes is one of the best highlights to Halloween. Although we had a great candy score, I still feel this tradition is very weird. All year we teach our child not to talk to strangers, let alone take candy from them and then we spend the night going to random houses asking for candy…bizarre!

At my age, most people are seeking out places and situations to indulge in drugs and alcohol, no thanks! I can easily pass on the invitation to get messed up and can definitely pass on the hangover to come the next morning. Having a 4 year old daughter is the best when it comes to truly enjoying the meaning of Halloween!

Mixed Race = Mixed Up!

Mixed Race

People often ask me “What are you?” I always find that question amusing! In terms of nationality, I am 1/4 East Indian, 1/4 Native Indian and 1/2 Caucasian.  In terms of what I identify with, that is the challenge of all people who are born from such culturally different races.

Growing up, I never felt like I could identify with any culture. I felt like I belonged in a group all on its own for mixed people. I never knew what culture to embrace and which one to shun. If I was to follow the masses, I would be taught to believe my Native heritage is something to be embarrassed about, my East Indian side something to poke fun at and my Caucasian side responsible for screwing over so many other ethnic groups. Often times when I was young and naive, I was embarrassed to be associated with any of my cultures, resulting in feeling bad about myself. The opinions from your peers have a strong way of shaping your view of yourself, especially when you are young and impressionable.

Our social self is formed from what others think of us. The relationships we have with others can either be toxic or enriching, as well as, both. You need to rate your relationships with others by the equation of 5 positive emotional exchanges to 1 negative emotional exchange, to learn if that relationship is good for your health and wellbeing. With this equation, you can make changes to improve your relationships, or make better choices as to whom you spend your time with because each person influences your emotional health.

I choose to spend my time with people of all cultures, as I find the diversity of each person very fascinating. I now embrace all the cultures I come from and try to learn as much as possible to better teach my daughter. I have always been one to date culturally different people because of the broader life perspective I am left with after the relationship has ended. The main reason why I love living in Vancouver is because of the rich diversity amongst the people living here so I definitely fit in. We all have the opportunity to learn about vastly different cultures and broaden our perception of one another. So to those who are stuck in their “bubble” and only socialize within to their own race, you are truly missing out on the enriching experience of having many different people in your life.

Happy, Safe Halloween!

Woo hoo, Halloween is tomorrow! I remember being an excited kid filled with anticipation for dressing up as anything I wanted to be, as well as, all that free candy:) With all the excitement Halloween brings, remember to stay safe to ensure great memories with your family.

1. Children should always be with an adult when trick or treating
2. Children should be visible at night, wear retro-reflective clothing or carry a flashlight
3. Trick or treating is best in well-known areas and not to let kids wonder off in unknown areas
4. All candy needs to be inspected by an adult and remember, flu viruses are going around so even better…throw out collected candy and give your children candy you pre-bought to ensure they stay healthy
5. Children need to avoid stray animals
6. Make-up is a better option for kids to wear so their vision is not obstructed, nor is their breathing obstructed
7. Always scan the roads for cars before crossing
8. Make costumes short enough so child does not trip over the extra length, cut to size
9. For extra safety, organize a Halloween party for your child and their friends
10. Teach children the “Stop, drop and roll” should their costume catch fire…may happen with all the fireworks

Halloween is great fun when celebrated with safety in mind. Because we teach our children not to take candy from strangers all year and then on Halloween, teach them the opposite, children are getting mixed messages. With mixed messages, children can be at risk for dangerous situations. Make sure an adult is with your child and enjoy this Halloween!