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Scientific wealth building secrets! - #2 - life - this is a series of articles about studying general scientific ideas to create a wealth building system that works according to the laws of the universe. Scientists have discovered that the laws of nature follow certain patterns.

These concepts come from observing our environment. - some physical laws seem to be present everywhere, from the tiny atoms to the enormous stars. The whole series contain the following articles. . . Everything on the physical realm tend to be influenced by these laws, therefore they can be applied to your businesses too as you will see in just a few minutes. Entropy. Multiplication.

Life. - synergism. Gravity. Inertia. Diversification. Most living organisms possess certain similar characteristics.

I will explain on this article scientific concepts related to life and how you can apply them to your business. - by understanding these qualities you can be more successful. Is there any specific purpose or reason to be alive. Let' s start by defining the purpose of life. Many people feel that their life is meaningless. We wake up everyday and go to work, so we can get money, so we can buy food, so we can raise kids, so they can grow up and go to work, so they can have money, so they can buy food, so they. . . to infinitum.

They think the endless cycle of life is pointless. - is there any specific reason behind this routine? Let' s examine the life cycle of living organisms and let' s arrive to a conclusion. What is the ultimate purpose of being alive? Living things possess the following qualities. . . Metabolism - This is the process through which they create energy.

Organization - They are comprised of one or more cells. - living things are complex systems which need energy to maintain internal organization. Adaptation - They adapt to their environment. Growth - They increase in size over time in all of their parts simultaneously. This process is fundamental for evolution. Reproduction - This process refer to both the division of the cells in organismal growth as well as the production of a new individual. Response to stimuli - They respond in many different ways to the stimuli from their environment.

This alone tells us nothing, but if we analyze the behavior of most living things we arrive to the conclusion that they have something in common. - yes, you heard that right. They add value! Organisms add value, to their own life, the environment( Earth/ ecosystem) and the life of others. I believe though that most living things add more value than they subtract from the environment, otherwise the ecosystem we live in wouldn' t be able to sustain itself. The reason we perceive that some living things subtract value( kill and eat other organisms) is that we don' t live in a perfect ecosystem. Now, think about it.

This means that animals wouldn' t need to kill plants nor other animals to survive. - in a perfect ecosystem life wouldn' t need to feed on itself. All animals would eat fruits, leaving the plants alive to produce more fruits. So, the ecosystem would be able to sustain itself without anybody having to suffer. Plants get their nutrients directly from non - living things. On our planet things seem to be different. Apparently the purpose of living things is to stay alive and produce more individuals of their specie, to survive and evolve.

It seems that life feeds on itself here. - if you scrutinize this better you realize that the true purpose is to add value. Entropy is the universal tendency to chaos and disorder. The purpose of life is to add value to other forms of life and to the ecosystem( Earth) . Energy tends to spread out in the Universe. Now, living things are different. All non - living things get more disorganized and simpler over time.

They get energy from their environment to sustain and improve( grow/ evolve) their complex biological systems. - they act in direct opposition to the law of entropy. Organisms get energy from areas of low concentration and bring it into areas of high concentration( their bodies) . So, in some way living things are an obstruction to the second law of thermodynamics. It is information. There is something about life that makes it behave in such a way.

I am talking about biological information here, the genes. - something that also affect the behavior of an organism is its environment. The genes are a set of special biological codes that make living things behave the way they do. Some of the information that you will find on the genes is the" instruction" to grow, multiply and reproduce, expand. We are supposed to use our energy productively. Living things come programmed to behave in a certain way.

We are meant to add value to our lives, the life of others and the ecosystem. - for example bees seek nectar everyday to make honey. Organisms not always know nor understand what is their true purpose in life, but they often achieve it intuitively. They pollinate some plants on the process. Their goal is to seek food and stay alive, but their true purpose may be very different. The same happens with many other birds and insects. This is the pattern for most living things.

The chemical energy is then used by the plants to produce sugars and other important nutrients. - plants for example convert sunlight energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis. Plants do this to keep themselves alive. Many plants' only purpose is to produce oxygen and serve as food to other living things like animals. They do not know what their true purpose is. Some plants are very useful for humans as well as other animals.

Many plants are genetically codified to produce fruits and reproduce that way. - they can be used as food, wood, medicine, etc. Their goal is to reproduce. When an animal comes to the plant, eat it and, take the fruit throw the remains away, the goal of that animal is to eat and stay alive, the purpose is to spread out the seeds of the plant and sow new life somewhere else. Their purpose is to feed other animals with those fruits. This happens instinctively in nature all the time. In the example above, neither organisms understand their true purpose.

We have the ability to reason though and we can understand this fact. - they focus on attaining their goal. Don' t forget this. Your goal and your true purpose can be very different though. Based on our observations, our true purpose is to add value. How can we apply this scientific knowledge to the business world?

Now, the most important part of this article. - what does this general principles about life has to do with business and wealth building? Our goal is to make money, but our true purpose is to add value. Simple. We humans can add value in many different ways. The basic idea is to do something that improves the life of others.

We have conscience. - the best way to do this is to create something new that did not exist before and which can be very useful to others. As long as it is innovative and useful. This new thing can be a device, a system, a machine, anything. How can you measure how useful is the value you added? The more useful it is, the more people will want it and the more money you can make with it. You can do this by observing how many people get interested in it.

Innovation is very important in business for this reason, but you can also add value without creating something new. - you can fix broken stuff. You can offer your services to others. Offer your help and support, add value through your job, etc. We are not supposed to chase wealth. It is important that you understand this.

Just do something that improves people' s lives and capitalize on your efforts. - as you can see above, all living things have organization, growth, metabolism, adaptation, response to stimuli and reproduction. Now, to finalize this article let' s apply the life cycle to your business cycle. Believe it or not, most businesses if not all of them, need these qualities too. You will notice how there is always a tendency to chaos and disorder. Organization - You need to be organized. You will need to exert some efforts to keep the business running smoothly.

Constant input energy is required to maintain the internal organization of any complex system. - businesses are complex systems. You need to be organized if you want to be a successful business person. It includes planning, realizing projects and keeping the disorder under control. This includes setting up goals and achieving them. Metabolism - Metabolism is something else you will need.

Business people use energy, other people, their own energy' s efforts, etc, financial resources. - businesses use raw materials from the environment. To run their businesses. The more effective you are at it, the better results you will obtain. Some energy will be converted into useful work within the system that is your business. Growth - Businesses are supposed to grow too.

Over a period of time you and your organization can grow and increase in value and size. - everyday you can learn something new from the marketplace( your environment) . Organize your business in such a way that it can grow a little bit more every day. If you can adapt quickly to fast changes on the environment you will have an advantage over other businesses which for one reason or another can' t do this. Adaptation - This has to do with surviving and evolution. Successful business people adapt to changes easily.

They change the method as many time as necessary. - they keep their goal in sight: to make money. They persevere on the goal not on the method. What is people telling you with their reactions, attitudes, choices, etc. Response to stimuli - This one has to do with feedback. What are the results of your efforts. If you can analyze the information that you receive from the environment and change based on it, you will be responding to the stimuli you receive.

Negative feedback is as important as positive one as long as it makes sense. - your overall result will depend on your response( your choices) . This involves starting other businesses or getting different streams of income from the business you already have. Reproduction - At last you may want to reproduce too. Business people know this. These are just very basic examples of how you can apply scientific laws to your businesses and become more profitable.

They prefer to have different sources of revenue, so if one dries up they still have the others to back up that temporary trouble. - on this article i shared information with you about life, its purpose and its cycles. EasyWebRiches. com(C) 2007 You can learn about other physical laws and their applications to wealth building techniques from my other articles.