Ah, love – it makes the world go round, it has been said. And music, on the other hand, “hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” So what happens when you put these two powerful forces together? We have something the world loves to see – a musical power couple.

Here are some of the most notable power couples of music, in no particular order:

1. Yoko Ono and John Lennon. This is so classic, it hardly needs explaining. John Lennon is a music icon who will remain the stuff of legends for as long as rock ‘n’ roll exists in this world. Yoko Ono is an artist and musician in her own right; she was also the woman that John Lennon so publicly adored and gave his heart to.

Ono was Lennon’s soul mate, his faithful companion in his last years, his biggest fan.

She was by Lennon’s side that fateful day he was assassinated. She has since kept the fires of Lennon’s crusades burning. If ever there was a musical power couple that we will hear about forever, it is this one.

2. Sonny and Cher. Here is another classic team-up, though sadly, it didn’t last. Sonny Bono and Cherilyn LaPiere met in 1962, when Sonny was working at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. They were married in 1964 and put out two songs in the same year, but their stardom did not come until 1965, when their single “I Got You Baby” catapulted to number 1. This was followed by several more hits, and Sonny and Cher became a household name.

Unfortunately, their married life wasn’t as successful as their professional one. In 1974, after several years of domestic turbulence, they divorced on less-than-amicable terms. In 1998, Sonny died in a ski accident. But Cher lives on and still shines in her own terms, albeit less brightly than before. Perhaps, it is because the world really cannot imagine Cher without Sonny. For us, it will always be “Sonny and Cher.”

3. Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony. If you’ve ever seen J-Lo and Mark Anthony perform a song together, you won’t find it hard to imagine the kind of chemistry the two of them could have. This couple sizzles on stage. They seem to light each other’s fire. If only marriage could look like this in the four walls of the domestic abode, probably nobody would ever get divorce.

But the stage is not the home, and performance is not the same as everyday reality. In 2011, after a seven-year marriage, the couple announced their separation. This, however, does not mean they do not perform together on stage anymore, so even if they are no longer a couple in real life, they still remain an amazing power couple in the music industry.

4. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. If there’s anything more interesting to watch than love, it is young love. Justin Bieber, born in 1994, released his first full-length album My World 2.0 in 2010. By 2011, he was already the recipient of the several awards, including Artist of the Year from the American Music Awards and Top New Artist from the Billboard Music Awards.

It was also in 2011 that his romantic relationship with Selena Gomez was revealed. Gomez, who has been in show business since she was seven, has starred in several films, won several music awards of her own, and was designated UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2008.

Of course, the two are not married; still, they are arguably the most watched music power couple of 2012.

5. Beyoncé and Jay-Z. They have worked together on several songs, such as “’03 Bonnie & Clyde” in 2002, “Crazy in Love” in 2003, and “Déjà Vu” in 2006; most of these became huge hits. They have each won several music awards. In 2006, Time magazine listed them as the Most Powerful Couple in their 100 Most Influential People list. In 2008, they were married. And in 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to their first child, Blue Ivy.

They are, undoubtedly, the music industry’s most powerful couples today. We can only hope they continue making good music together and manufacturing CDs for a long, long time.

Infertility Chat Rooms are a wonderful way to connect with other people who are struggling to get pregnant. In the early days of my own infertility I found that chat rooms offered an incredible way to alleviate the loneliness I felt almost all of the time.

Since infertility only hits about 10% of couples who try to conceive, it can be hard to find people to talk to that truly understand this sensitive issue. I can’t count how many times I heard comments like “I bet if you just relax it will happen” or my personal favorite “you can always adopt”. This is easy to say if you conceived your children easily. Struggling month after month and then year after year to have your own baby while everyone around you gets pregnant easily can be heartbreaking to say the least. The memory of this feeling is still sharp for me.

I spent countless hours in infertility chat rooms. The internet is a fabulous resource for information on how to get pregnant. It’s also a great resource for connecting with people who are interested in the same subjects as you are. Infertility is no different. I found that almost all of the other people I chatted with felt like I did. This alleviated the loneliness and even the shame I felt because I was infertile. These people reported being the recipient of most of the thoughtless comments that I had heard as well. Many had been treated far more thoughtlessly by friends and family than I had. All of this was provided by infertility chat rooms.

Once any of us reach a certain level of success, one of the regular questions we hear is, “Whatone thing has been most important to your success in the business?” There are, of course, anumber of critical areas of focus in order to be successful, but if I had to pick one thing it wouldbe spouse support, or as my sweet wife, Cindy, calls it, “couple power.”

Every marriage is a partnership. It is a partnership in love, friendship, child rearing and in careers, too. As in business, some partnerships are happy and strong, and some not so effective. One of our most important tasks in leadership is to do all we can to support and strengthen our couples in the business. If the leadership at World Financial Group reviews what makes a truly great team member, they are bound to found a loving spouse and family supporting him or her in business and home life. I have learned for better or for worse that teamwork in the home, or the lack of it, makes or breaks more careers then any other single factor. Since our personal and business progress can at times be frustratingly slow, we generally need all the help and encouragement we can get.

 When I think back from the very beginning to the present day, I know the biggest factor in my personal happiness and business success has been and is the consistent loving support of my wife. As with any good marriage, her opinion is more important to me than any other person’s on the planet. How she feels has more effect on me than anything else. This is the way it works for most of us. With that being true, a couple united in purpose and goals is not just twice as strong in the business, but four or five times more powerful. Without that support, no matter how capable the person, the odds for success are greatly diminished.

 I remember a sharp, up-and-coming leader in my base shop, who I’ll call Dan. Dan was bright and charming with an excellent sense of humor. He came to our team with a sales and leadership background, was married and had four young children. He seemed a perfect recruit. And yet, I couldn’t help but notice that periodically or regularly he would get down or depressed, even though he seemed to have it all together.

One day I asked him how his wife, April, felt about his involvement in the business. He indicated that she didn’t feel that good about it. Immediately I set a time for them to come in and meet with me. When they came in soon thereafter, I took one look at her expression and body language and knew I had my work cut out for me. As they sat down on the couch in my office, she wouldn’t even look directly at me. I thanked her for coming in, then asked her point blank, how she felt about Dan’s involvement in the company. Again without even looking at me, she  said tersely, “You don’t want to know.” 

“April, even though you may find this hard to believe, how you feel means more to me than anything, whether it be positive or negative. Just tell me how you really feel,” I said.

“Never underestimate the extraordinary power of a couple united in purpose and determination.”

 She started in and didn’t come up for air for at least 20 minutes. I began to realize that Dan was using the business as an excuse to stay away from home. He was failing as a husband and a father in her eyes and she was carrying the weight of four young children pretty much by herself. A couple of times during her comments, I turned to Dan and asked him, “Is this true?” I could tell by the look on his face that it was. After hearing her out, I thanked her for being honest with me. It was very understandable why she felt the way she did. I let her know that I didn’t think Dan’s conduct was acceptable either and let them both know that if he didn’t step up to his responsibilities at home and be a better teammate in his marriage that I didn’t think he needed to continue on in this business. I meant every word of it. April was very surprised that day, because she assumed I was part of the problem and maybe even had encouraged Dan in his behavior. A half hour after they arrived at my office, she understood that she had an ally.

I then introduced her to my wife, and we began a conversation about how to make their family and business work together to bring prosperity to both. It was a great conversation, and a quality friendship was born that afternoon. In the months ahead, April became one of our most supportive partners. Dan stepping up to his duties at home preceded that, of course. The influence of our leadership truly helped their marriage and, therefore, their family. This is the great privilege of our business. What if I had ignored or avoided April’s frustrations or her negativity? Would they have gone away by me pretending that they weren’t there? Eventually, their marriage would have likely continued to struggle and as she became more frustrated, his career would have soon come to an end and the marriage would have suffered, perhaps dramatically.

Never underestimate the extraordinary power of a couple united in purpose and determination. When a member of World Financial Group reviews his or her team, he or she doesn’t just see individuals, but rather recognizes the family that is behind them.

Encourage couple participation in everything that we do – our meetings, our events, our trips, everything. Meet periodically with the couples on your team. Find out how they really feel and work with them to take them to the next level of play at home and in the business.

Without Cindy’s support, not only would I have not prospered, but also I probably would have never really gotten started. Our very reason for existence as a company is to help families. That vision will always include your teammates. David O. McKay says, “No other success can compensate for failure in the home.” All things can prosper with a solid foundation at home.

That’s a key to success we should never forget.

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The hotel industry is a crowded market place with many competitors essentially selling the same service (accommodation). What differentiates your hotel from any other in your area is to some extent down to the ancillary services you offer (gastronomy, health and fitness, daycare facilities etc), but to a much bigger extent it is down to your brand strategy, i.e. what type of hotel you market yourself as. Are you a family-oriented hotel or hotel aimed at couples? Are you a luxury boutique hotel or a budget hotel? Your brand strategy isn’t advertised on your website with big banners saying ‘We are a family hotel’ for example but it is communicated through the layout of your website, the images you use and, most importantly, through the words you use: how you address your potential clients, the type of words you use to describe your hotel and what kind of overall tone you set with the text on your website.

Overseas customers who don’t have the benefit of understanding your English text will miss a huge part of what your hotel is all about. A recent survey by the EU Barometer showed that websites that not translated (or are poorly translated), alienate European internet users and put them off purchasing: only 18% of European internet users would consider buying from a website that is not in their mother tongue.

Your website needs to be well-written in the language of the customers you are trying to entice. Your website needs to make sense in their language and in their culture – otherwise you are just another hotel that will be judged against its competitors purely on price and location.

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