FOUR STEPS OF DAVE NEILSON’S
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
No 1 - STAY ALIVE
No 2 - HAVE FUN & ENJOY
No 3 - LEARN TO CREATE WEALTH
No 4 - THEN GIVE BACK BY HELPING OTHERS
Welcome to this page. At 75 years of age, I have needed to redefine my goals and objectives in life. You see, my focus is on using my wealth of knowledge and experience now to help others to achieve what they want in there life. After all, what value is it if I just took it to my grave without the benefit others could gain? It would mean my life had all been for nothing – what a waste…!
Today our world is full of very needy people, many of whom are in dire and desperate positions. I should know as I have had the privilege of meeting a few through now living in the Philippines and being exposed to the reality for so many there, which is indicative of so many ‘ Third World’ countries. But there are many real genuine cases in the ‘Western World’ nations as well.
You and I cannot hope to cure the world of its woes and misery, but just maybe, together we can help some genuine people to help themselves and in so doing, increase the number of people passionate enough and willing to then help others. Perhaps that way we can have a profound influence on others by helping them overcome their problems, and in turn show them how they can then use their experience, to help even more.
MAYBE EVEN YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS OF HELP – who knows? If such is the case please contact us and we will be happy and honoured to look into whether we are, PERHAPS ABLE TO HELP YOU. Then in return, show and help you with learning just how YOU CAN ALSO HELP OTHERS.
After all, isn’t that what true living is all about? Think about it..
Maybe – just maybe, if more people understood what the saying really means
“IT IS MUCH BETTER TO GIVE,
THAN TO RECEIVE”
Then this world may be a better place because of us.. What a thought..!
The afore mentioned “Philosophy of Life” was not originally the author’s saying, but has been adopted as his own now through a number of incidents in his life. We are proud to introduce the originator and give credit where credit is due – he has become a personally very good friend of ours and a great supporter of what we are attempting to do.
He is John Turner – Co-Founder/Owner and Chairman of MOXXOR LLC., a company that as its origins in New Zealand, but has become Global and whose Head Office is based in California – USA.
John, based for many years now in Tokyo, Japan has over the past 12 months or so, been very much a part of the author’s life, and a profound help and support through very trying times. His philosophical approach to life has also made a very deep impression as he lives and practices what he promotes in every way. To him, one is hugely indebted and this undertaking is a part of the influence he has had on the author.
Let’s just spend a few moments on his, and now my, “Philosophy of Life”
RULE No.1 – “STAY ALIVE”
This, like each of the others can be individualised in any way, to one’s own thought pattern and circumstances. This reality impacted hugely on the author when, upon returning to New Zealand in December 2010 to spend the Festive Season with his youngest daughter and youngest grandson, he learned of Matt’s untimely and tragic death as a result of a shocking motor accident. All this had actually taken place just two days before my 75th birthday, one week before the planned return to New Zealand, within hours of their arrival in NZ from Melbourne, Australia and when Matt was only six weeks from his 16th birthday. It was a tremendous shock and tragic blow to a 35-year old daughter who had just lost her only child. For the author, who had fathered and helped raise five children [now 53 - 52 – 50 – 47 and now 36], this was a very rude awakening to the sad reality of life for far too many parents, nowadays.
More can be read in the author’s book – “Our Health – Our Most Valuable Asset,” written in February/March 2011 and dedicated to Matt’s memory.
The circumstances drove home to the author, the importance of Rule No. 1 – “Stay Alive”, reminding him of the circumstances under which John had first introduced his own sons to his “Rules,” when at about 15/16 they had approached their father for a loan to buy their first car. Before John would consider the loan request, he told them he wanted to talk with them first.
Also now very mindful of the fact that he is one of only 30% of fellow school mates, work and business colleagues plus peers, that are still alive. A total of some 70% who have prematurely and often very sadly died from many various, often unnecessary illnesses and considerable pain that should never have been, if ignorance and poor medical advice was not so prevalent.
Only two years ago such was almost not the same, after serious health issue had brought him to the brink of giving up on life due to threat of losing his left leg as a result of none healing of an ulcerated ankle. Read our book, ”Our Health – Our Most Valuable Asset” to learn how if you wish to learn how he overcame the supposedly impossible, and today, not only still has his leg intact, wound healed and general health much better than for several years. Plus, in the process researched and studied vast material to understand how and why the human body is capable of healing virtually and health issue, if given the right nutrition and building blocks. The pity of it all is that he never knew or took the time to learn these things early enough to help many others and yet should have.
So, we often have to learn things the hard way.
RULE No 2 – HAVE FUN & ENJOY
Well, the author certainly has had his share of fun in earlier times, but now understands more than ever, just how important this Rule of Life really is. Thinking back over life and observing so many people today, this Rule becomes more important and so often neglected. How often do we all seem to get bogged with the stresses and worries of modern life, business and family responsibilities that we seem to have forgotten that ‘Having Fun’ is an essential part of a well-balanced life? With all the wonders and beauty of life and what surrounds us, many get so weighed down that they fail to realise that there is far more to life than the dreary, mundane lives that many live, just managing to ‘get by.’
Life is all too short and we are ‘dead’ for a very long time to pass up this very important Rule of Life. The writer has again learned the hard way that many of us need to ‘lighten-up’ and our lives would become much more enjoyable, and productive, plus better for our health as well. Modern technology was meant to give us more free time, but instead has proven to be the catalyst for more work, stress and worry, which results in neglecting this aspect of real life.
RULE No 3 - LEARN TO CREATE WEALTH
Before we deal with this, let’s just stop for a moment to define what we mean by ‘Wealth’. Sadly, for many today the immediate thought is greed, corruption and a sense of, “That’s not my scene.” A question – what part of your life is NOT affected by money?
Sadly, we were not taught at school, nor by society – no, not even our parents, how to create wealth. The major reason for this is that it is against the AGENDA of the hierarchy as they only want us to get a J O B [‘just over broke’] as that’s what suits their agendas. In other words, it allows them to retain control over us much the same as has always been – in the past under the system of ‘Master & Slave’ – ‘Laird & Serf.’ When one thinks about this, we really haven’t moved forward much over the past 200-300 years of supposed “FREEDOM”
Interestingly, we were ALL born ‘rich,’ – endowed with all the talents needed to create our own wealth. Yet some where along the line the ‘System’ failed to teach us how to use those talents for our OWN benefit. Rather preferring to keep us forever trapped and enslaved to that ‘System’ – to learn more about this and how we can break free from this endless cycle, and why, read our other book “Rich or Poor – the Choice is OURS”
The level of wealth that we need to learn to create is directly in relationship to what RULE No 1 and 2 will cost us. If ‘staying alive’ and ‘having fun’ is going to cost us a lot, then we need to become very wealthy indeed. Plus, we need to allow for the cost of RULE No 4. All of this is OUR CHOICE.
RULE No 4 – “GIVE BACK” – HELP OTHERS
Our ‘System’ today teaches us to take – take all the time and we have become a generation of people looking for ‘handouts.’ Why, even our politicians can’t wait for the day they qualify for their government funded pension..! What an example to be setting any nation – whatever happened to the idea that they were serving the people?
We are reminded of a quote from the great Mahatma Ghandi - “We need to be the change we wish to see in the world.” Everything that comes into our life is because we bring it. If we bring pain then we receive it, if we bring abundance we will receive it. If we are to make a difference then it needs to start within ourselves. A very worthwhile motto is appropriate here:
We can have anything we want in life
If only we can HELP as many as we can
Get what THEY want
Traditionally we have been taught that to be ‘selfish’ is wrong and evil, but a book read many years ago, teaches some what different and is worthy of mention here. The opposite of ‘selfish’ is ‘self-less’ – if we can’t first look after and learn how to take care of ourselves, then how are we going to be able to share and help others?
One thing that has concerned us over the years is the vast amounts of money being donated to Worthy Causes, no doubt: But huge overhead costs and other factors mean that the end amount actually going to a ‘cause’ is as low as 15-20 cents in each dollar. We have to wonder who the rest is benefiting.
THE PURPOSE OF ODYSSEY FOUNDATION
Ø To control costs and ensure a far greater benefit to “Causes’’ supported
Ø To solicit the aid of others to ensure more and more is available as a collective body, rather than small amounts from individuals
Ø To provide a ‘channel’ for those who are limited in their ability to help and perhaps, embarrassed by the size [or lack of], but want to
Ø To provide a ‘means’ whereby many who simply can’t afford, can actually help in a less direct, but effective way [more on this later]
Ø To support only what we decide are ‘worthy’ causes. By that we mean, the cancer and heart organisations are, in our opinion, not ‘worthy’ causes in that these diseases can be cured by Natural means and they choose not to for ‘agenda’ reasons
Ø To hopefully start the ‘ball rolling’ close to home and look to expand this to a global basis. After all, the saying goes – Charity begins at home....
Ø To closely examine any new ‘worthy causes’ put forward by Members
INITIAL “CAUSES” TO SUPPORT
At the moment, this falls into three categories and as able, each will be supported
1. Three specific CHARITABLE CAUSES that are close to my heart. Each of course, will start off being supported in my ‘home’ country – New Zealand, but each is also Global, so hope to be able to expand this in the near future – with your help, we can. They are RED CROSS - HOSPICE - PRADA WILLI
2. The fourth is a personal passion - A VISION and has been for some twenty years now. The rebuilding of a DUNEDIN NZ, CABLE CAR SYSTEM – up and running.
The latter is a tall order for someone at 75-years of age—but think of the words of Napoleon - “Impossible is a word to be found in the dictionary of fools.”
To view each please ‘click’ on the links above. They are also in the 'drop-down' box of this section.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
If what you have read on this site appeals to you and you genuinely would like to be involved and help us, here are some options:
1. BECOME A FOUNDATION MEMBER – Make an initial donation of a minimum of $300 – You will receive a FREE download of both our e-Books and be subscribed to our weekly Health Newsletter for life – no renewals for life. Plus you will also get a regular copy of our Member’s Information E-mails with details of all Support amounts and Monthly Accounts copy. Be able to nominate your suggested charity cause for consideration. If you are a Business or have one, we will be very happy to advertise it on this and other sites, Free of Charge, and be invited to be a FOUNDATION SPONSER. However, to do so we would obviously need your email address please.
2. BECOME A BASIC MEMBER – Make an initial donation of $100 upwards – You will receive a FREE download of “Our Health – Our Most Valuable Asset” plus a FREE 12 months subscription to our weekly Health Newsletter. Plus you will also get a regular copy of our Member’s Information E-mails with details of all Support amounts and Monthly Accounts copy.
3. JUST WANT TO DONATE – Feel free at any time and for any amount you wish, but please do us a favour and become our Personal Customer for Household Utilities, as a portion of the earnings from that will go towards the FOUNDATION as part of the Site Owner’s obligation. {More details once this site is fully developed]
4. WOULD LOVE TO DONATE BUT CAN’T AFFORD – No worries there as we are well aware that many just simply can’t even though they wish. But please do us a huge favour, and become our Personal Customer for Household Utilities, as a portion of the earnings from that will go towards the FOUNDATION as part of the Site Owner’s obligation. {More details once this site is fully developed]. That way you will be doing your part in supporting this, without having to ‘dig in your pocket.’
What we will undertake is to ensure that Admin costs NEVER exceed a maximum of 20% of the amounts donated – that is our commitment
NOTE: For OPTIONS 1 & 2 there is a box on the Donations Payment to record any message for us – please ensure you include your Name and E-mail address so we can tie the donations up and ensure you get what you are entitled to. Once you have completed the transaction, you will be redirected to our “Thank You” page where you will need to complete the form to permit us to email to you the Health Newsletters. The first one of these contains your Download Link. For Option one Members, we will send you a special email with the Download Link for the second book and if you don’t get it, please email me at rdn2010@neilson.ws
All donations will be personally acknowledged – just be patient. J
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