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Pricing for Profit, a Lifestyle Villas Business Development Seminar

Monday, 23 January, 2012 20:50 Written by Editor

In the beginning of January Villa Serena, one of our beautiful beachfront Lifestyle Villas, was the location of a special event. We hosted “Pricing for Profit”, a business development seminar by Marley Majcher (some of you might know her also as The Party Goddess), and Nicole Mathews, from the Henley Company.

Marley, the author of the book But Are You Making Any Money? and the CEO of The Party Goddess!, a nationally acclaimed full-service catering and event planning company, shared with us some very useful tips on pricing for profit. We’ve all been there (or perhaps still are) – we work hard, we have fun and we like it, but the question still stays the same: are we making any money? Did I price or cost absolutely everything? What about your time spent on making the proposals? time driving, parking tickets, the lunch meeting all those little things add up & if you are not considering them, you may be eating at your own profits.  Marley shared with us some tips on how to improve our pricing, performance, efficiency, reasonable cost cutting and valuing our time with some common sense tips and how-to’s.  Read Marley’s own words as she describes her experience in Cabo San Lucas with Lifestyle Villas. Thanks to Lifestyle team’s help and our partners, working in Cabo for Marley is called “Relaxation“.

After a break Nicole Mathews, Principal and Founder of The Henley Company, LLC., with over twelve years of direct event management and marketing experience continued, with a topic “Stop competing, start creating”, and explained a concept of self created events. Her motto always was “Don’t wait for the opportunities to come to you – go and get them!”, which she shows with some great examples on the events that she has created with her team, among them Sex And The City launch events and more. Read Nicole’s experience in Cabo San Lucas with Lifestyle team and our partners, who participated at the event; Nicole posted also couple of videos, so check out the Lifestyle Cabo experience by Nicole.

Besides Marley and Nicole, we’d also like to give a big Thank You to our participants & vendors: Julianne Warriner (A Matter of Taste) for providing a yummy breakfast & great service as always, Beth Dalton (For You I Do, Weddings), Annie Murphy (Pez Gato Marine Adventures / Tropicat Cabo), Sylvianne Magaña (InSight Marketing), Cecilia Reyes (Casiano‘s / El Itakate Catering), Arrandi Torres (International Insurance Services), Vanessa (Flowers and Events Los Cabos), Edson Contreras (PyroSmart) and Romana Lilic (LA76 Strategic Design and Photography).

We all had a great time and I believe everyone took away valueable lessons & advise which we all plan to implement over the course of this year. We can’t wait until the next seminar with Marley and Nicole in January 2013!

Marley Majcher The Party Goddess

Until then, stay tuned for more news, events and happenings from Lifestyle Villas in Los Cabos!

Mexican Cooking Classes with Chef Pia Quintana

Thursday, 12 January, 2012 00:53 Written by Editor

At LIFESTYLE, our mission is to help our clients experience the best of the Cabo Lifestyle.  We believe that vacations enrich our souls with positive life experiences that leave us longing to return to that magical place & provide us with the time to rest, recharge & rekindle our relationships with one another.

With this in mind, we have created a new culinary experience, where you can learn how to prepare authentic Mexican & International recipes in the comfort of your private kitchen with your family & friends. Learn our favorite dishes with our good friend Pia Quintana, whom is a well regarded Mexican Chef.  Originally from Mexico City, Pia is professional, creative & fun, and well regarded in the culinary world.

Price: $89.50 USD + 11% tax per person (minimum 4 persons)
Includes: Cooking lessons with Chef Pia Quintana, all ingredients, copies of recipes plus you get to eat everything you learned how to make with the people you love.

The following Themes are available:

TAMALES
Tamales in Banana Leaf
Tamales in Corn Leaf
Tamales in Cazuela

CEVICHES
Asian Tuna
Scallop Ceviche
Ceviche with Exotic Fruits
Shrimp Ceviche Acapulco Style

QUESADILLAS & MEXICAN SALSAS
Chicken & Spinach
Potato & Chorizo
Ranchera (Roasted tomatoes)
Green Salsa (Tomatillo)
Xnipex ( cured onions & habaneros)
Guacamole, Salsa Mexicana
Peanut Sauce
MACHO Sauce ( For the Spicy lovers!)

OTHER IDEAS / THEMES
Mexican Healthy
Spa Cuisine
Appetizers with a Mexican flare
Food from the Sea

Take advantage of this great activity and learn some great cooking tips and recipes all while 
relaxing in the comfort of your home with friends & family.

Contact us to book your cooking classes or a villa rental in Cabo San Lucas at: (US) 619.564.4399 or 888.655.9589 or (MX) +52.624.144.4954; email us at info@lifestylevillas.net, or connect with us on Twitter @LifestyleVillas or Facebook as LifestyleVillas.

Stop Mining in Sierra de La Laguna – We Need Your Help!

Saturday, 07 January, 2012 14:16 Written by Editor

Is this what you want for Baja California Sur?

You participated in the historic SOS of January 16th where more than 9000 citizens expressed our desire to protect Baja California Sur from toxic mining practices.  Your participation is needed once more!

SOS EMERGENCY, SEMARNAT IS ABOUT TO AUTHORIZE THE MINE SAN ANTONIO

The multinational mining company presented its Declaration of Environmental Impact to SEMARNAT the last working day of 2011 taking advantage of the holiday season.  We are URGENTLY organizing to collect as many signed petitions as possible to ask for a CONSULTA PUBLICA from SEMARNAT which can stop the installation of this mining project in BCS.  We need the petitions by January 9th according to the governmental deadline.

This is the ONLY AND LAST OPPORTUNITY that the law gives us in order to protest against this mining project.

WHAT YOU CAN DO?:

AT RISK

ONCE THE COMPANIES OBTAIN ALL THE PERMITS, THEY DO NOT RESPECT THE ENRVIRONMENT OR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA. There are similar cases worldwide and in Mexico you only need to take a look at San Luis Potosi, among others, and ask the residents of the area surrounding the mine, situated in what was once EL Cerro de San Pedro, in order to realize the “respect” that the mines give the environment and the people living there.

We need to unite against these multi-national companies, who do not pay state or municipal taxes, and who merely give a pittance to the state of Mexico in comparison with what they take.  They provoke irreversible environmental damage of grave consequence to our health and that of our children, in exchange for a few jobs and a lot of CONTAMINATION.

Participate in the chain by sending this information to your contacts: 1 for you, 2 for your family and 3 for all… 1,2,3 for the CONSULTA PUBLICA!

For more information:
www.medioambientebcs.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/medio.a.sociedad
www.facebook.com/pages/Baja-Sur-Viva/138669849520478

Thank you for your collaboration!  Together we can conserve Baja California Sur as a sustainable destination.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Download and print the first 2 pages of the following format http://www.mediafire.com/?g3u6advxx5u93cb

2.  Sign it and annex a copy of your IFE credential (both sides). Only Mexicans and nationalized foreigners can sign.

3.  If you live in LA PAZ, bring it to: TEPONIEVES, located in the MEGA plaza from 10 am to 9 pm or in BIO_INGENIERIA located at #1115 Sonora St. (and Marcelo Rubio, 2 blocks from the San Diego furniture store) from 9 am to 5 pm.

In CSL: MARIA CANELA CAFECITO on 16th September between Vicario and Morelos from 9 am to 11 pm.

In San JOSE:  EL RINCON DE YAM, down the street from ELEKTRA on the trans peninsular from 10-2pm and 4 to 6pm  OR in the reception of El Encanto Inn on the corner of Morelos and Comonfort.
You can also merely bring a copy of your IFE (both sides) and sign a petition ready at either of the two drop off points in SAN JOSE.

DEADLINE that we have to turn in the signed petitions:   MONDAY, JANUARY 9th

Celebrating the Three Wise Men in Mexico

Saturday, 07 January, 2012 13:43 Written by Editor

In the western Christian tradition, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6. Here in Mexico we celebrate “Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos” (Three Wise Men Day), the day when the Kings arrived bearing gifts for just born baby Jesus. This day is a traditional day of exchanging gifts, and in some cases, like in my family, the Three Kings bring more presents for the children than Santa.

One thing I love about this day is the “Merienda de Reyes” (light dinner), a truly multicultural event. The Spaniards brought us the tradition of celebrating the Epiphany and sharing the Rosca de Reyes (sweet ring bread). We enjoy the Rosca served along with corn Tamales, which was the pre-Hispanic food per excellence, and hot chocolate, another Mexican discovery.

According to the custom, we place small porcelain baby Jesus figurines baked into the bread, the dolls are hidden because it symbolizes the need to find a secure place where Jesus could be born, a place where King Herod would not find Him.

We gather in family and each of us cuts his own slice of the Rosca. One by one we carefully inspect our slice, hopping not to get the figurine. Why is this? Because whoever gets the baby figurine shall be the host, and invite everyone present, to a new celebration on February 2, when we celebrate the Día de la Candelaria or Candle mass day, with tamales and atole.

How do you celebrate the Epiphany? I would love to hear of other traditions around the world on this day.

Article by Mariano Arias Diez for ESCAPES magazine. Photos of the three wise men by LA76 Strategic Design & Photography. Re-published with the permission of ESCAPES magazine.

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