Habits.
Imagine if we didn’t have them and we had to continually think out every process we ever made. As amazing as a habit is, there are obviously pro’s and con’s to each one and we need to recognize the difference between those that harm and those that help. Lets have a look at what Kurek Ashley has to say about habits and then look at how we can incorporate it into our own lives.

There are some very valid points that Sean Rasmussen and Kurek Ashley talk about. Firstly, replace a dis-empowering habit with an empowering habit and reward yourself. This is a brilliant strategy that we can all use and one that is very easy to put into action. If you want to quit smoking, make the decision now, replace the hand to mouth action with a bottle of water and reward yourself by saving the money that you would usually spend on cigarettes. It’s important to note that you shouldn’t replace it with food as this would lead to overeating and become another bad habit in itself. Identify the bad habit, replace it with a good habit and reward yourself.
Another good point to note is that of prioritizing your life. It’s one thing to focus on work or wealth creation, but not at the expense of everything else. How easy it to get caught up in work, doing more and more hours to bring in the money to pay the bills, when you miss out on experiencing your children growing up or don’t get to do the things that you really want to do. Try working out a schedule and sticking to it. You might dedicate 6-7am to your health and go for a walk or run. Work could be from 8am to 5pm. 6pm to 8pm is family time with the kids and after 8pm could be time to spend with your partner. The weekend can be a lot more relaxed but there is no reason why you can’t have a more balanced life and achieve all the things you want to.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey
The Wealth Academy
‘Invest in an education for life’
www.wealthacademy.org.uk

I’ve often been asked about what it is like to work in the Oil & Gas Industry and especially on a platform in the remote regions of Far Eastern Russia - namely Sakhalin Island. Well let me tell you how it is.

My name is Stuart Ginbey and I am the Company Owner of Tradewinds Marine and Offshore. We specialize in the Service and Commissioning of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) equipment in both the Oil & Gas and Marine Industries. I have over 16 years of experience as a HVAC Engineer/Supervisor and travel the world assisting different clients with their relevant projects.

There are many roles on an Offshore Installation that require our assistance and it is slowly becoming recognized as a necessary craft unto itself. In the past, most of the HVAC work was divided amongst the Mechanics, Electricians and Instrumentation Engineer’s. This is now changing, as these Engineers have their own workload to contend with and HVAC is becoming more of a specialized field. Our role covers all four disiplines of Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation, PLC and Refrigeration and Airconditioning. Our clients are now discovering the benefits of a Multi-Skilled Engineer to handle all of these HVAC related disciplines to allow their own Engineers to focus on the “Oil Producing” aspect of the platform. A HVAC Engineer is responsible for the commissioning and maintenance of a huge variety of equipment. This will include maintaining Hazardous Areas like the Shale Shaker Room or BOP Area, at a Static Pressure of -50Pa to ensure these hazardous gases do not escape into the surrounding area’s. For this reason air balancing and pressure monitoring plays a major part of our day to day routine. Then we have to maintain the temperature in the Switch Gear rooms at 21′C and 50% Humidity. These areas are also critical because if the equipment overheats due to high room temperatures, then it can shut production down at that will cost Million of US Dollars. One experience I recently had was where the room temperature had crept up to 24′C, but the 6Kv switchboards have sea water cooling pipes going through them. Because of our location, the water temperature rarely gets above 5′C and the high room temperature caused excessive condensation on these cooling pipes. This became so bad that the condensation then progressed onto the switchgear and we were at risk of the panel blowing up and subsequently shutting down production.

We also look after the Living Quarters to make sure that the freezers keep running and the inside living environment is kept as close to 22′C as possible for the personnel. With temperatures reaching -35′C outside and add to that a windchill factor of who knows how much, you will begin to understand what a task this can be. Working outside is almost equivalent to working in the desert regions of the world but of course on the other end of the scale. We can’t be exposed to these temperatures for very long and have to take regular ‘Coffee’ breaks to warm up. Drink plenty of fluids and dress appropriately. Everything becomes difficult too and frostbite is a major risk factor. Another job that springs to mind was one that I had to do this winter (February 2008). It was -30′c outside and blowing an absolute gale. The supply fan for the Emergency generator room was constantly tripping the main circuit breaker  and the generator and surrounding equipment was freezing up. Therefore it was critical to get this fan back up and running to get some heating back into the Generator room.I was dressed for the occasion in every piece of clothing that I owned. Two pairs of thermals, fireproof coveralls, my freezer suit, sheepskin hat and 3 pairs of gloves. I put on a safety harness and rapelled down to where the fan was located and discovered that it was just a few burnt wires and could be fixed. Now this job should have taken about 1 hour to complete, maybe 2 given the location. However due to the conditions it took me 3 days to terminate and reconnect 6 wires and test it’s operation.I couldn’t terminate the wires because I had 3 pairs of gloves on and when I took them off my hands simply froze and locked up. Ten minutes later I would be back inside having a coffee and trying to warm myself up. In the end we had to build a scaffold tower up to the fan and put up a tarpaulin to block the wind. Within a few hours we were back online and heating again.

In my experience, the offshore lifestyle has been exhilarating to say the least. The commradory on board is essential because we have to live together for long periods of time and cannot escape. Quiet time or time alone is generally when you get into bed, close the curtains and put your headphones on to listen to some music or watch a DVD. We work 7 days a week, 12 hours per day so it can become pretty routine. Get up at 5am, have breakfast, go to a daily safety meeting, start at 6am, work to 6pm with breaks at 9am,12pm and 3pm. Another safety meeting, dinner, go to the gym,get on the internet for a while and go to sleep. Ready to do it all again tomorrow.

One of the problems that we face out here is the weather and getting to/from the platform by helicopter. If the wind is from the South, they won’t fly,if the wind is too strong-they wont fly. If the ceiling (cloud level) is too low - they wont fly and if the fog is in - they wont fly. Obviously this is all for our safety and that of the pilots, but it can lead to major delays, rescheduling of flights and also accomodation. I’ve spent 4 days in one of the camps waiting to get out to the platform and it has taken me over a week just to get to work. For me, getting to work means a 1 hr taxi ride from my house to Bristol airport (UK). Fly from Bristol to Amsterdam (6 hour wait) then fly to Seoul Korea and stay over night in a hotel. The next day I fly to Yuzhno-Sakhalinisk and get a 14hour overnight train to Nogliki where I will then get a Helicopter up to Chayvo and then out to the platform. This mixed with jet lag means your pretty much exhausted by the time you get to work, but everyone is the same and we are given a day or two to get into the swing of things.

All in all, I love my job. I fly all over the world visiting different regions that I probably wouldn’t usually see. It combines adventure travel with a career and pays fairly well. The downside is time away from home and missing the family. You have to weigh it up. I work 6 months per year, travel the world and have an exciting job, but on the other hand having a young family puts a lot of pressure on my wife at home and I also miss part of their lives growing up. But then again I’m home for 6 months of the year and can take them school and ballet lessons and horse riding lessons. Things I probably wouldn’t be able to do if I was working 10 hour days 6 days a week at home.

If your looking to get into the Oil & Gas Industry, my advice would be this: Think hard about it and consider all the options. What will it be like to be away from the family for so long? How will they react to it and will it affect your children? Are you experienced enough to deal with any trade related emergencies by yourself? How long do I plan to do this for?

Overall, the lifestyle is great. The working conditions are getting better every year and there is a real team effort around the workplace. You must be willing to help out where ever needed and generally the favor will be returned. The traveling  to some of these remote locations is often the hardest part of the job. But on the upside that is also half the fun. It is a small industry in the sense that your name will start to float around and you will begin to meet people you know at the many different airports of the world. For this reason, consider your actions, for you will be remembered for what you do.

I hope that you have enjoyed this post about “Life on a Russian Platform”. If you would like to find out more information or even need some assistance with HVAC aspect of your project, then please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

Tradewinds Marine and Offshore Ltd

enquiries@tradewindsmarine.co.uk

www.tradewindsmarine.co.uk

Now that we’ve had the introductions lets get into the Psychology of Wealth. Part 2 of our series looks at one of the most important issues surrounding self-improvement and personal development. Kurek Ashley talks about the principle of “Be, Do, Have”. So lets take a look and and see what he has to say.

What do you think? Lets have a look at some of the key points that Sean Rasmussen and Kurek Ashley talk about. Firstly, the principle of “Be, Do, Have”. If you want to change who you are right now, then this is where we need to start. Like they said, if you want to HAVE something, then you need to BE the type of person, that would act as if you had it already. If you want wealth, then appreciate what you already have and act as if you are already wealthy. If you want to be Happy, focus on what it would be like. Simply by smiling more, other people will pick up on your feelings and that will create happiness. This technique works really well for me if I’m having a bad day or feeling depressed. I’ll see someone else smiling and probably say something like” Why are you so happy?” but then I’ll acknowledge my emotions, pick up on the smile vibe and the simple physical act of smiling with lift my mood. It’s that simple.

Another great point is the sequence of events relating to mindset. Identity,Belief, Behavior, Actions,Results. Think about your identity and how you would like to be seen by other people. Once you believe in your identity, it will create the behavior that is needed, to produce the actions, that will lead to the results you really want. The best way to create your desired identity is by using a technique that I learned on the Gold Coast at one of Jamie McIntyre’s 4 Day Education for Life seminars. The way it works is to “write your own eulogy”. Write the script that will be written about you at your funeral. It sounds a bit morbid, but this is seriously effective when you need motivation to take action. Write about how you want others to perceive you. And put some of your goals in there aswell. This way you are reading about what you have already achieved in the future. You see yourself having already done it, which produces natural thoughts about it being a part of your life. As an example you might write something like this:

“Stuart was a kind and honest father to his children and loving husband to his wife Lizzie. He would always put other people first and treat a stranger as a friend. He was adventurous too. Constantly traveling the world, he reached both the North and South Poles and set a fine example to his family and friends. Becoming a Master of the Art at Kung Fu, he was always trying to achieve peace. Both within himself and the environment around him. His honesty was his highest regard and he lived his life in truth. His body has gone, but his soul remains. And we will miss him”.

Pretty heavy I know, but what a way to make yourself take action. I want to be remembered as having lived life to the full. The way it should be.

So have a go yourself. Discover your identity, believe it is you and create the actions that will provide the results.

“Be,Do,Have”

Till next time!

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

The Wealth Academy

Tradewinds Marine and Offshore is involved in the Service, Maintenance and Commissioning of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning systems in the Oil and Gas Industry and are currently looking for some new contracts to expand our company profile.

Our services include:
Supervision of new installations eg. Russia, Singapore, Korea, UK, Europe, etc
Commissioning Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration equipment
Air Balancing and Water Balancing
Service and Maintenance Contracts (Back to back labour provided)

Equipment upgrades
Retro-fit of Ozone Depleting Refrigerants with new Environmentally friendly replacements

We are fully insured to the value of £10,000,000 (Employer’s Indemnity), £2,000,000 (Public Liability) and £2,000,000 (Product’s liability) so please just ask if you wish to see the necessary documentation.

We have over 16 years of experience in the HVAC Industry, which covers Oil and Gas, Marine and Building Service sectors. We hold all the necessary licenses to work offshore and are also a registered member of CIBSE (Certified Institute of Building Service Engineers). This membership provides a recognized standard of workmanship and also the ability to remain up to date with the latest information in terms of Global Warming Issues and the necessity to conform to the Montreal protocol.
We are also involved in Commissioning and Supervision of Installations in Russia, Singapore, East Timor and Africa. Our experience is fairly diverse, as it covers PLC system’s, Electrical, Mechanical, Refrigeration, aswell as Supervisory, so the exposure has been extremely beneficial.

We look forward to the possibility of discussing things further and should you require any more information, then please do not hesitate to contact us at our head Office on the details below.

TRADEWINDS MARINE AND OFFSHORE LIMITED

www.tradewindsmarine.co.uk

enquiries@tradewindsmarine.co.uk

ADDRESS:
Talisker House,
37 Hope Street,
Douglas,
Isle of Man,
British Isles
IM1 1AR

PHONE:
+44 (0) 1624 668242

FAX:
+44(0) 1624 668243

In our previous post, we introduced two of our favorite mentors.Sean Rasmussen, who used to be an electrician working in the North West mining region of Australia. He received a free DVD and completed Jamie McIntyre’s homestudy program and within 23 months had “Fired His Boss”. He is now one of Australia’s leading Internet Marketers who lives in a country town in South Western Australia and lives the life he always dreamed of. And Kurek Ashley, the Hollywood star who was $20 away from being broke and now owns a multi million dollar company working as a Peak Performance coach. He helped to take the Australian Womens Volleyball team to Gold at the Sydney Olympics and is a best selling author in 14 different countries.

We would like to take you on a journey with a 12 part series of interviews that Sean had with Kurek.

We’ll start with Part 1, which although brief, gives a bit more of an introduction to each of these characters.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we learn from each of these inspirational Millionaires.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

The Wealth Academy

www.wealthacademy.org.uk

The Wealth Academy is proud to commit to donating 10% of all
company profits to our favorite charities. The Ice Warrior project is
definately on our list as we encourage any type of research into the
effects of Global Warming. It combines our love for adventure travel
with a moral determination to help save our planet.

Introduction

Ice Warrior is a long term project encompassing all those gutsy,
traditional aspects of pioneering that were present during the days of
the Golden Era of exploration but brings them into the 21st century.

It calls for participants - from all walks of life, all echelons of society.
It conducts crucial scientific work particularly focused on global climate change.
It applies leading-edge technologies to accomplish its aims.
It inspires people to grasp life and shows that anything is possible given the right attitude and training.
It acts as an exemplar in all aspects of leadership and teamwork honing performance and sustained delivery.
And it tells the stories to its audiences around the globe using its media facilitators and partners.
Most of all - it’s about making the very most of life.

With over 24 years of Arctic travelling, Jim McNeill is an accomplished polar explorer, presenter and keynote speaker.

In January 2001 he conceived the idea of combining his professional rescue
expertise with his polar expeditioning into a long term vision known as
the Ice Warrior Project.

Jim has worked in the environmental science sector, trained army personnel
to use mountains safely and has 12 years of blue-chip marketing
communications experience at consultancy level. Last year he resigned
his fire and rescue operations for the Royal Household, to engage in
“professional exploring”.

Throughout his career Jim has selected, trained and led teams in key business
situations, where the reputation and share value of corporations is won
and lost on strategic and tactical media relations; to critical life
saving situations, where effective leadership and hands on teamwork are
key to preserving the lives of car crash victims; through to longer
term life-threatening situations in extreme climatic situations with
multiple risks over long periods of time.  Jim thrives on challenge and
change.  He has a passion for leadership and getting the very best
performance out of individuals and teams, at any level.

The Ice Warrior Project

Welcome to the Ice Warrior Project. Ice Warrior is all about modern-day
exploration using normal, everyday people to achieve extraordinary
expeditionary feats.

Ice Warrior’s ethos harks back to the days when polar expeditions were not
only pushing the boundaries of human endurance and extending the levels
of the human spirit but purposeful explorations of the coldest and most
remote regions of our planet.

In this modern age, our discoveries are more about subjects such as the
reality of global climate change, changes to flora, fauna and
topography and as we come across these experiences we deliver them into
the many homes, schools and businesses that follow us.

These are truly life-changing experiences and demonstrate that with the right
attitude, preparation and training, ordinary people can achieve
extraordinary things; like walk to the North Poles.

Inevitably,in developing people for these operations, we stand as role models for
successful businesses, taking the lessons we learn about leadership and
team performance into the corporate boardroom.

To enable us to achieve these ambitious aims we apply leading-edge technologies and innovative engineering.

We also conduct scientific investigations into the physiology and
psychology of operating in the world’s wildest and extreme regions and
help to develop a larger margin of safety for those that work and live
in such environments by working on survival and rescue equipment,
procedures and protocols. And we fly the flag of Cancer Research UK.

All these things we do with the crucial support of our sponsors who fund
the operations and our friends and families who put up with our
absences.

Jim McNeill – Founder

Patron

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

“When Jim approached me with a brief note hinting of a ‘large ambitious
but realistic’ polar project in the offing he left me with little idea
as to what it was all about. But three things grabbed my immediate
attention. ‘Polar’, ‘World Firsts’ and the fact that this was a British
effort. ”

” During my first conversation with Jim, I was impressed by his
quiet confidence and solid enthusiasm. Since then I have come to learn
of the determination, dexterity, skills and knowledge of Jim and the
crew behind the project and am delighted to be associated with them.
Ice Warrior has all the potential of a truly great British First.
Slightly mad and eccentric in conception, thorough and precise in
planning and likely to prove ingenious and resolved in execution. ”

” I wish Jim and his team the very best of luck in their endeavours. “

For more information please go to www.ice-warrior.com

Here at the Wealth Academy we are BIG TIME into inspirational books.

Our latest recommendation comes from best selling author Kurek Ashley who has just released his long awaited How Would Love Respond on Amazon. My copy is on order and I can’t wait for it to arrive.

Peak Perfomance Motivational Legend

International Bestselling Author, Peak Performance & Success Coach Kurek Ashley is considered to be a master for teaching strategies for personal and professional success.

For the past 20 years Kurek has shown people from all walks of life, the strategies to take their lives to a higher level, mentally, financially, physically and spiritually.

Kurek is hired by companies around the world for his expertise on such subjects as Team Synergy, Peak Performance, Creating Super Sales Force, Corporate Training & Health and Fitness. He has worked with major corporations, business executives and Hollywood Stars. After one of his presentations you will have a “Toolbox” full of strategies that will take your company and personal life to the next level.

He teaches powerful motivational and empowerment seminars, that maximize your teams energy levels and get them focused towards achieving the companies goals. ‘The Bald Crazy American Guy’ creates a passion for performing “above the line”, so that your team stay motivated and continue to improve their performance levels.

Kurek is the Success Coach for Natalie Cook and Kerri Ann Pottharst of the Australian Women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball team, taking them to a GOLD Medal victory at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. And has also worked with the Brisbane Bronco’s taking them to the winning of the premiership title in the 1999/2000 season.

On November 22, 1998 Kurek broke the World Record for the longest “Firewalk”, where he walked on 81 meters (266 feet) of 600-degree coals at the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds. He teaches people that we all have unlimited potential and can do what ever we want when we have focus and take action. Kurek is a top firewalk instructor and takes thousands of people across the coals safely.

Along with Kurek’s hectic schedule as a presenter, he has also been a working professional actor in Hollywood, with over 38 film and television credits working with such people as Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta & Chuck Norris. Kurek’s charismatic, energetic and entertaining presentation style can be attributed to his success as a stand up comedian where he sold out many of his performances.

Kurek is the CEO and founder of Kurek Ashley Success International Pty Ltd in Australia. Originally from Chicago, he now resides in sunny Queensland, Australia where he has lived for 5 years.

According to Kurek the key to achieving success is to ‘create balance in all areas of your life’ AND make no mistake Kurek’s presentation’s are invaluable, Seagate’s President, Bill Watkins says ‘Kurek Ashley’s program is beyond belief! The experience ranks with other life events like getting married and watching children being born’.

Now I can only imagine what it must be like to be Kurek Ashley, but if you ask me, that’s a perfect place to start. I already have his book on order so I can’t wait  for it to arrive. This recommendation comes from good friend and mentor Sean Rasmussen. Sean is one of Australia’s leading internet marketers and success communicators. He alone has been an inspiration to thousands of people and if Kurek is Seans mentor then I want to know what this is all about.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

The Wealth Academy

Scientist are predicting that this summer there is a 50/50 chance that the North Pole could be completely melted. Sailing to the North Pole. I never thought I would see the day. If this is not a MASSIVE indication of Global Warming then what is?

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Today I would like to talk about the six steps to acquiring wealth which is discussed in one of my favorite books “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill.

There is a short paragraph that talks about the Chicago Fires and how a group of merchants stood around and looked at the smoking remains of their burned down stores.They went into a conference to decide if they would try to rebuild, or leave Chicago and start over in a more promising section of
the country. They reached a decision—all except one-to leave Chicago.
The merchant who decided to stay and rebuild pointed a finger at
the remains of his store, and said, “Gentlemen, on that very spot I will
build the world’s greatest store, no matter how many times it may burn
down.”
That was more than fifty years ago. The store was built. It stands
there today, a towering monument to the power of that state of mind
known as a BURNING DESIRE. The easy thing for Marshal Field to have
done, would have been exactly what his fellow merchants did. When the
going was hard, and the future looked dismal, they pulled up and went
where the going seemed easier.

So when was the last time you had a ‘Burning Desire’? What was it about and how did it feel? Was it just a momentary thing or did you act on it and create a plan. These are questions that we should ask ourselves when looking at desire. Desire is emotional and this requires all of our senses. Visualization plays a massive part if we are to really feel what it is we desire. If it’s wealth we desire, then we need to picture ourselves already being wealthy. How does it feel to be rich beyond your wildest dreams?

Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the
purpose of money, wishes for it. Wishing will not bring riches. But
desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then
planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those
plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.

The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into
its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps:

STEP 1 - Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire.
It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be
definite as to the amount.

STEP 2 - Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for
the money you desire. (There is no such reality as “something
for nothing.)

STEP 3 - Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the
money you desire.

STEP 4 - Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and
begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan
into action.

STEP 5 - Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of
money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its
acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the
money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend
to accumulate it.

STEP 6 - Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just
before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning.

As you read—SEE, FEEL and BELIEVE yourself to already be in possession of the money.

Another good idea to help with this is to create a poster and stick it up on the wall at home. This will help to keep it at the forefront of your mind. The more you think about it and let it in, the more chance you have of making that a reality.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

The Wealth Academy