Month: October 2024

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Marriage Tips For Men – Five Vitally Important Things To Focus On

Introduction
Your marriage is the most critical relationship of your life. It is the one you should take care of more than anything else – yes, it is even more important than your job! But are you treating it that way? Or are you allowing your marriage to become less important than a rusty old car?

Important Tips For Married Men
Many people are looking for a happy marriage… but few ever find it. And yet, it is actually all relatively easy… IF you are willing to listen and to change your behaviour.

In this article we shall look at some of the most important tips to keep your marriage a happy one, and to have your wife stay in love with you forever.

Many of these tips will probably not be completely new ideas to you, but the thing to ask yourself is, “Am I absolutely, 100% within the boundaries of this tip?” Do I really live up to what this asks of me, or am I more of a “borderline case?”

Tip 1: Never Cheat On Your Wife
In the Bible God forbids adultery because God knows that it results in the worst break-up of trust and thus destroys marriages.

It doesn’t only destroy marriages, however, it often also destroys innocent peoples’ lives in the process – the children.

And last but not least, it shows a complete and total disregard for God, maybe even disrespect towards Him.

In your striving to remain true to your wife, it is also advisable to avoid too-close relationships with other women – especially in the work environment. Often these relationships start out as mere friendships, but they could develop into something that you don’t want. And if the risk is there that it could go from friendship to affair, then it is best to break that friendship before it goes too far. Rather be safe than sorry.

This is such an important factor that the Bible actually warns us to not even look at a woman in a desiring way. Why? Because, as the Bible knew and Mike Dooley said, “Thoughts become things.” If you even think of what it would be like to be with that sexy woman at the office, you have already committed adultery in your heart.

Adultery is a big NO-NO!

Guard the value of your marriage with absolute jealousy, and don’t allow anything to threaten it. Begin, therefore, by placing the Royal Guard at the entrance to your brain, and refuse to let any thought enter that could cause harm to your precious marriage.

Tip 2: Be Honest
Honesty is something without which no person can really build a reliable, trusted relationship. And in marriage it is even more important than in the “outside” world.

Why?

Because your marriage is the most important relationship of your entire life. And your wife is the most important person in your life.

Not being honest with your wife is therefore something that you should not even consider because it shows a lack of love and respect for her, as well as a lack of commitment to her and to your marriage.

Tip 3: Cultivate Good Habits
Instead of getting into the habit of criticising your wife, rather cultivate the habit of supporting her. Also cultivate the habit of encouraging her, rather than blaming her for something (anything) that might have gone wrong.

Cultivating the habit of listening to your wife – really, actively listening – is one of the best investments you could make in your relationship. Why? Because women are more emotional than men, and when they talk they could be saying something other than what the words might indicate if you listen superficially. But if you really listen to what she means instead of only to what she says you will be able to move a lot closer to her heart.

Cultivating the habit of respecting your wife is another investment of pure gold into your relationship. Do everything in your power to always let her feel respected – especially in front of the children, friends and family.

If you have the habit of bribing her, then replace that habit with the one of negotiating. Bribing comes from the angle of “I am right and you are wrong”, while negotiation takes the opposite approach of “I need your input in order for us to make a joint decision properly.”

Tip 4: Be Kind To Your Wife
If you say you love your wife but you are not kind to her, you are a liar! Where love is, kindness follows.

This should not even be a tip on its own, therefore, because it is a natural result of true love.

Here are some simple examples of what it means to be showing kindness to your wife:

  • Listen when she tells you something
  • Say “Yes” a lot more frequently than “No” when she asks you a favour
  • Show her respect
  • Tell her – AND show her – how much you appreciate her
  • Give her your coat when she is cold
  • Offer to help her with chores in and around the house (in other words, don’t wait for her to ask – go offer your help before she asks)

Tip 5: Compliment Your Wife
It is very important that you compliment your wife every day. She wants to be complimented, and she needs your compliments more than anybody else’s.

But be sincere about it. There is nothing more unflattering – and useless – than a superficial compliment.

Look out for opportunities to compliment her. Does she smell nice? Was the meal delicious? Does her dress look smart on her? Does she make every effort to give the children a good education? Does she work a full day, and when she gets home then she still has to cook a meal and do the washing?

There are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of little things to look out for and that you can then use to compliment your wife. Maybe she is a good kisser. Well, tell her that.

As you start getting into the habit of looking for opportunities to compliment your wife, you will undoubtedly discover many more than the few that were mentioned above. Use them to good advantage, and watch how her love for you increases!

Summary
As we have seen, your marriage is the most critical relationship of your life. It is the one you should take care of more than anything else. You can start having a wonderful marriage if you are a good husband. In this article we have covered some tips on what is needed to be a good husband. Learn these things, but more importantly – DO them – and your marriage will just keep on improving as time passes.

Never Stop Working On Your Marriage

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Travel Portals Help Reach and Retain the Growing Number of Tourists

E-commerce in the sphere of tourism and traveling is growing at a brisk pace. Continuous functionality enhancements stipulate significant investments in the development of web portals. A successful online travel portal provides a steady stream of traffic, wherein user visits can be converted into sales.

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) research Tourism 2020 Vision, international arrivals are expected to reach nearly 1.6 billion by the year 2020. Of these arrivals in 2020 all over the world, 1.2 billion will be intraregional and 378 million will be long-haul travelers.

The above mentioned research also suggests that by 2020 the top three tourist receiving regions will be Europe (717 million tourists), East Asia and the Pacific (397 million), and the Americas (282 million), followed by Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

In order to turn visitors into engaged travelers, an online travel portal can contain the following features:

  • Search for flights, hotels, hostels, cars, package tours, cruises, etc.
  • Easy booking flow combined with a user-friendly and intuitive interface.
  • Automated sending of Emails, E-tickets details, SMS confirmation messages, as well as alerts about flight postponements and cancellations.
  • A mobile version of the portal.
  • Secure processing of payments with the help of credit cards.
  • Multi-lingual and multi-currency support.
  • Convenient account management with user activity history.
  • Option of getting a travel insurance.
  • Customer reviews and ratings of tourist sites, services and destinations with regular updates.
  • Useful destination information, like weather forecast, local maps, photographs, airport parking details, driving instructions, etc.

Up-sell opportunities (for example, if a customer purchases a car rental for a specific city, it is also possible to offer tickets to popular tourist attractions).

Real-time support for customers during the purchase process (online chat, phone and email support, or even a call-center).

Creation of a tourist portal implies certain challenges, like online security threats, possibility of financial loss due to outages and slower response time, adapting to the rapidly changing market scenario, and ever increasing customer expectations. In addition to that, a sophisticated travel portal should have an effective content management system (CMS), and must be directly interfaced with reservation systems of travel suppliers, such as hotels, airlines, car rental agencies. It should also create a consolidated record for storing all aspects of a traveler’s itinerary.

Quick and easy to access travel portals with optimized functionality will always be of great value to travelers, especially to those people who are often busy or do not have much time at their disposal. Therefore, such web portals make it possible to reach a broader audience, and ultimately generate more profit.

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Tips on Leasing a Restaurant

Leasing property in a major market can be a daunting task for the inexperienced restaurant owner. Here’s everything you need to know to present your offer in a way to get serious consideration from landlords who see multiple submissions for the best space. Start and end your negotiations with the landlord on the best foot by treating this as a serious business deal.

Lending covenants or other restrictions on landlords often dictate the mandatory materials he needs to consider any new tenant. This can be for a new lease or even a transfer of an existing one. By understanding the requirements early in the game and presenting a well organized and complete package, your application moves to the top of the list, important in competitive bidding major markets. Once the landlord has a package, he will meet with the proposed tenant and generally not before. The best spaces move quickly and often restaurant brokers have relationships with landlords that give them the first look at new restaurants for lease in the market.

Using a restaurant broker that has established a rapport with the landlord increases your chance of success. Since the landlord isn’t meeting directly with you as the tenant, he’s relying on the expertise of the restaurant broker to communicate information about your concept and you personally. That’s important when the developer is weighing multiple offers or considering tenants that do not have as strong a credit position. Locations that are in demand are typically managed by firms who are very experienced in conducting background reviews and credit quality reviews on would-be tenants.

You can indicate a lack of sophistication or inexperience on the part of your broker if your package is incomplete or missing elements. For big landlords, this can be a deal breaker when there are competing packages though less established or single unit operators are more forgiving. Anyone leasing a restaurant should get a full list of requirements from the broker.

Be prepared to produce any or all of the following items. The most important item is your financial statement. This should be accurate and dated within the last 30 days. Landlords will want credit checks so be prepared to give them approval to pull your credit. Often they will want two years of federal income tax returns. Most of this is a required need to have not a nice to have. The landlord is looking for three things: cash on hand to operate, assets sufficient to secure the lease and history of paying bills on time. In addition, they want to understand how you will operate in their restaurant for lease so provide a copy of your menu and outline of your business.

The actual discussions on lease terms begin after the full package is submitted. If you have a powerful package and strong financial results you’ll have more negotiating room in the lease terms. If there are lots of people vying for the same space and your broker submits the best package on your behalf, you’ll win out. Weak credit or insufficient cash positions can be overcome in multiple ways. A strong restaurant broker can offer you suggestions to overcome or secure the landlord’s risk on these elements.