2009 MVB & MVBc AWARDS

MVB Award

This past December iB-LIEVE gave its second annual MVB award. This year's recipient was Andrew "Drew" Chin. The award, which is voted on and decided internally by iB-LIEVE, is given to an individual who makes iB-LIEVE a part of his or her daily life. Not only by living what it means to believe in yourself, but to help iB-LIEVE as a company grow its "family" and develop its voice. This past year Drew was involved with several educational programs including helping lead two workshops at Old Dominion University and one at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Drew's contribution helped iB-LIEVE create a clearer message and distribute that message to a larger audience. Drew is an excellent model of what iB-LIEVE stands for. We thank him for his commitment and enthusiasm.

MVBc Award

In 2009 iB-LIEVE also introduced the MVBc award. This campaign encouraged the iB-LIEVE network to nominate someone they felt deserved thanks for creating some measurable positive change in themselves or their community (c). John M. Bickart received the most votes and was awarded the MVBc award for 2009. John provided support and leadership to disadvantaged youths, played a key role in assisting family members get through difficult times, and mentored countless students in and outside of his classroom. As an inspiration to others, John's family and friends wanted to recognize him and show their gratitude.

Thank You!

iB-LIEVE wants to say thanks to both of our 2009 MVB recipients. To show our gratitude, we have mailed iB-LIEVE's latest tool for personal growth, the iBOTTLE. This will surely help Drew and John continue their great work and to live full in 2010.

We would also like to say thanks to the rest of the iB-LIEVE network. 2009 was an exceptional year for our company. We reached more than 5,500 individuals and performed numerous educational programs and other good works throughout the East Coast. We expect to have an even larger impact in 2010 and we hope you will join us for the journey.

Sincerely,

The iB-LIEVE Team
Don't stop believing!

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Help In Hati

It has been a week since a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake shattered the nation of Haiti. The quake struck on January 12, 2010 at 4:53 p.m. It's epicenter hit just 10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 million inhabitants. Over 200,000 people are estimated by the US military to be dead and nearly 3 million people affected overall, leaving 2 million hungry and homeless. Perhaps the sole bright side of this tragedy is that the international community has come together to help.

Help from around the world is underway stretching from China to Britain to the US; nations are sending waves of financial aid and troops. Within four days of the crisis alone, over $150 million was raised toward Haiti relief. The response has been even greater than that of Hurricane Katrina, for which $108 million was raised during the same period of time. Thousands of troops are estimated to occupy the region with 10,000 coming from the United States.

To date, the total amount of global donations is in excess of $200 million. The American Red Cross has raised the most money, with nearly $103 million as of Sunday evening and $22 million of that has come from their text campaign-"Text 'HAITI' to 90999 for $10 donation." The Red Cross raised more than $500,000 per hour during the NFL playoff games this past weekend because of its promotional messages featured on FOX and CBS. Corporate America has provided nearly $30 million in gifts between Twenty-two companies, including the likes of General Electric, Microsoft, and Coca Cola who have pledged more than $1 million a piece.

It is difficult to describe this tragic event with words. It is perhaps as difficult to appreciate how these events have moved the global community to help Haiti. Nations from all around the world have come together to provide aid. It has also moved me to write this with hopes to raise awareness and connect people to ways that they can help. I encourage each and every person reading this to continue to pray for these victims and find a place in your hearts to help and make a difference in any way that you can. It's times like these where we must challenge ourselves to reflect on the good in our lives and in turn do good for our community. In this case, that community is the nation of Haiti.

George Clooney, Wyclef Jean, and Anderson Cooper are slated to host a fund-raising "Hope for Haiti" telethon on MTV Friday, and donations will go to Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and the Yele Haiti Foundation. To donate through the American Red Cross, go to RedCross.org, hit donate now button at top and then International Response Fund. As mentioned earlier, you can also can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti. Or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

Mobility, Stability & The Mind

MOBILITY AND STABILITY:
The 2 terms are used more and more in the world of training and conditioning almost to the point of overuse and abuse. I would like to take a slightly different perspective.
Mobility and Stability refer to the inter-connection of muscles and movements and the efficiency with which an individual can perform certain daily functions (tying shoelaces, cooking breakfast, running,squatting, jumping). These two principles are inter-dependent in regards to human movement. "Mobility and Stability must coexist to create efficient movement in the Human Body"- Gray Cook....
For example, mobility in an individual's ankle is closely related to the stability in his/her knee. A good balance of mobility and stability creates effortless grace in movements when you ask your body to perform any daily function. Conversely, lack of mobility and stability creates inefficient movements, lacks in energy and could potentially result in injury.
After some time of reflecting on this biomechanical principle it became clear that our MIND works in the exact same way. As the body should be mobile and stable to produce efficient physical movements so should the mind be mobile and stable to produce efficient and effective thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. From a psychological perspective, MOBILITY (resiliency) is most effective when paired with STABILITY (conviction-belief in individual principles). As the world around us changes and as our individual life situations continue to evolve, one's ability to adapt to all life's changes explains a mobile mind. Equally as important is to approach this ever-changing environment with a our own set of beliefs to help guide our decisions and create the life that we will enjoy. Personal beliefs (stability) should be complimented with an ability to adapt (mobility). As soon as we begin to compensate one for the other our thoughts and emotions could become either to rigid and closed (excessive stability) or fleeting and sloppy (excessive mobility). The appropriate balance of mobility and stability may vary from individual. Continue to be aware of this delicate balance, iB-LIEVE it is one of nature's guiding principles...