Do You Walk Your Talk

Hi Boys & Girls,
Are you a good example to your organization, do you use your products, are you in the trenches prospecting, or do you just dictate to people what to do? Did you ever hear the expression I can’t hear you, I can only see what you do. Check out Lisa’s article.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk Free Silver System
Globalwon
GreenZap It

Walk your talk
Making millions while walking her talk.
Lisa Wilber

Living Your Advice
"I know I can do it, too; because I've seen you do it." Have you heard these words from your team? It doesn't matter if you just started in direct selling or if you have been in the profession for years and are very successful, you need to constantly be aware that your team members and your customers look to you to be an example. Your customers look to see if you use your company's products. Your team looks to see if you use the ideas you talk about or if you are just giving them lip service.
The validity of the things you say are borne out in the way you act.
If you don't use your own products or follow your own advice then they must not be any good.
Leading From The Front
Make sure that you set the example of what you want your team to do and achieve. Are you in a party plan company and expect your team members to do three shows per week, but you are only doing one? Does your company sell shampoo, but your bathroom is filled with shampoo purchased at the salon or store? It does make a difference! "Do as I say, not as I do" doesn't work for children, and it doesn't work for customers or your team, either. If you truly want to be financially independent in this industry, start today to change your habits and set a great example. The thing is, you will probably not tell your team to do anything that will hurt their business, and what is good for their business will also be good for yours.
• Review your product line and inventory your house. What products that you sell are you not buying from yourself, but from somewhere else?
• Collect all the non-company products and donate them to your favorite shelter. Restock your house with your company products.
• When you leave your house, make sure that your company affiliation is obvious. Wear a name badge and promotional button.
• Give company products as gifts for special events, holidays, and whenever possible.
Next, take a look at how you want your team to perform. Do you feel that six qualified recruits per month is a realistic goal for your team members to achieve? Did you recruit six qualified team members last month? Do you routinely find six qualified recruits every month?
Constantly review your actions and the results that you are getting. One of the best examples that you can set for your team is to always be growing and improving.
Watch for books, seminars and organizations (like DSWA!) where you can learn and grow. Start building your own lending library today. Read and listen to books, tape sets and CDs about our business and profession and then loan them to your team members. Put into practice what you learn. There are so many topics that are relevant for our business: sales, management, bookkeeping, marketing, finance, networking, coaching, image, public relations, and customer service, to name a few. You need to believe with all your heart that the most important factor to your success is you; not your company, not your products, not even your team. Building yourself as an asset gives you the assurance that you can rebuild your success in another area, if needed. This is true peace of mind.
Research your specific company and the direct-selling profession. The more knowledge you have about your company, product or service, and profession of choice, the more your customers will view you as an expert. The same is true with your team.
Living The Values
• Clean out competitor products from your home and replace them with your own products.
• Identify those basic activities of success in your business that you preach to your team and make sure you are consistently doing them, no matter what stage your business is in.
Model the behavior you want your team members to duplicate. As you climb the ladder of success,
make setting a good example be the activity that never goes out of style.
This is an excerpt from the best selling bookBuild It Big – 101 Insider Secrets Form Top Direct Selling Experts, brought to you by the Direct Selling Women's Alliance (DSWA). The DSWA provides industry-specific education, resources and support to direct sellers in more than twelve countries, representing over 275 companies. To learn how you can receive $850 in bonus gifts by ordering the Build It Big book, visit myDSWA.org. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member of the DSWA, visit DSWA.
Lisa Wilber has been written about in the Upline Journal, Home Business Connection, Wave 4 and New Hampshire Business Review. She created the four audio cassette program (which retails for $49.95), marketing and support ideas for the wild at heart, which features innovative business-building ideas and stories told in Lisa's down-home, conversational style that can help you find more customers, recruit more partners, increase your earnings and help you build and maintain your growing downline.
1000's of people have come to Lisa's seminars to hear this presentation. This program includes Lisa's own compelling personal story in an interview with Club Rhino's Jerry Clark.
Lisa, a Senior Executive Unit Leader with Avon, a company she's been with since she was 18, lives in Weare, New Hampshire with her husband Doug and their eight- month-old daughter, Lydia Mae.

Five Steps to Designing a Better Life

Here are a couple of tips on designing a better life by Michael.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk Free Silver System
WebCatch
ISP-4-Free



Five steps to designing a better life
Want a sure fire way to get want you
want— every time? You'll see the logic
and feel the 'right-on' energy of the
practical, proven approach immediately
Michael Clouse


1) Decide What You Want
What do you want?
Do your research.
Put it all down in writing (building a home).
2) Find Someone Who Has This
Select a mentor.
Someone you respect.
Someone who is willing to teach you.
3) Find Out What They Did
Take them to lunch.
Find out exactly what they did.
Develop your written game plan.
4) Do Exactly That
Don't change things.
Remember Mrs. Hanby's class?
Take the all out massive action approach.
5) Continue Until...
Know that it's possible.
Achieve your desired result.
Develop a "whatever it takes attitude."
Michael Clouse
http://www.Nexera.com
Michael Clouse is the Editor-in-Chief of Nexera e-News™, the Former Editor-in-Chief, Upline® Journal and a Member of the National Speakers Association. He's a Certified Network Marketing Professional from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the author of: The Fifth Principle.... 28 Days To Your New Future.... Mastering The Fundamentals... The Secret to Developing Leaders.... The Simple Art of Duplication.... and Thinking Your Way To Success....
Michael is an internationally recognized speaker and one of today's leading Network Marketing trainers. To learn more about Michael, his tele-training sessions, books, CDs and tools, and to sign up for his FREE! Nexera Newsletter, visit his web site.

The Power in Praising People

Hi Boys & Girls,
I believe that network marketing, multi-level marketing is not about selling people great products, I don’t believe that products are our business. I think that we’re in the people business, and I’m sure you know that by now. The more we learn about people and how to handle them is what really makes us successful. Here are some tips from Chris.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk Free Silver System
Vacation-4-Free
Free VereConference Room


The Power in Praising People
It's powerful. First for them, then for you!
by Chris Widener

One of the keys to success is to have successful relationships. We are not islands and we don't get to the top by ourselves. And one of the key ways to grow successful in our relationships is to be "life-giving" people to others. Every person we meet, we either give life to or take life from. You know what I mean. There are people who encourage you and when you are done being with them you feel built up. Then there are others who you feel torn down by. Successful people are people who have mastered the art of building others up.

One of the ways we build people up is to praise them. There is power in praising people! Something begins to happen in them, in you, and in your relationship when you praise someone. Remember a time when someone told you something about yourself in a praising manner? It was great, wasn't it? You probably liked that person more after they praised you, didn't you?

Now I am not talking about praising people for the sake of praising people. I am talking about honestly looking for and praising positive character traits and action of others around you. Don't lie to people. If they have done something wrong, correct it, but when they do something right, Praise it!

With that said, here are benefits of and ways to start praising people.
Benefits:

Your Relationship Grows.
Life is about relationships. Family relationships, friends, and co-workers. When we begin to praise people for their positive aspects, our relationships grow. It puts them, and us, on the fast track.

Your Leadership and Influence Grows.
Who is going to have greater leadership and influence capacity in the lives of their followers, the one who tears down or the one who builds up?

Stronger Relationships and Loyalty.
When the person is appreciated and praised, they become fiercely loyal, because they know that you care for them, love them and appreciate them. This will take you to success.

Happier, More Fulfilled People.
I truly believe it is our job to build others up and that they need it. It is a good thing, in and of itself to invest in the lives of others by praising and encouraging them. Even if we never get anything in return, it is the right thing to do to build up other people. Someone else will always come along to tear them down; the successful person will instill in them the power of praise!
Some Ways to Praise:

Character Traits
Is there someone you know who is joyful? Hard-working? Honest? Then let them know how much you appreciate that in them. You can do it with a word or a card, or a phone call. Say something like this, "You know Tom, I think it is great that you are such a hard-worker. It seems like you are always the first one here and the last one to leave. You really set a good example and I want you to know how much I appreciate that." Simple!

Action
Same idea as above. "Sue, I don't know if anybody else has told you this, but your work on the Johnson account was excellent. You have a wonderful ability to communicate the vision of the project and that helps all of the rest of us out in our roles and tasks. Thanks for that. It is greatly appreciated."

Other ways you can show praise and appreciation is with a card, a gift, or time off from work.

Make it your goal to praise at least five people a day. If you can,, praise 10 people a day. Or perhaps you can try to praise everyone you come in contact with. It will take work but it is possible. It just takes discipline and a little work.

Any way you cut it, though, there is power in praising people. First for them, then for you!
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Chris Widener is a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success and Extraordinary Leaders, two companies helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. Join subscribers in over 100 countries around the world! Get Chris' FREE weekly Made for Success Ezine... his FREE daily SuccessQuote™ ... and his FREE monthly Extraordinary Leader, one of the world's most widely distributed leadership newsletters, by visiting his website through our affiliate link here: www.MadeForSuccess.com

In addition to being the host emcee and guest speaker for the 2004 Jim Rohn Weekend Leadership Event held in Anaheim, CA (in which he received rave reviews not only from Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley and Brian Tracy, but also all the attendees!), Chris is a featured contributing editor to the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. If you would like to order Chris' products, including his Newest Release, The Angel Inside as well as Live the Life You Always Dreamed Of, The Secrets of Influence or his CD series, The Extraordinary Leaders Seminar, or to book him to speak at your next event, go to www.MadeForSuccess.com

How to Change a Habit

Hi Boys & Girls,
Do you find it hard to break an old habit or start forming some new ones? Do you find it easier to just follow someone and not question anything? A few pointers from Earl.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk Free Silver System
Sohomatic
Spamwars

How to Change a Habit
Breaking an old habit isn't the end of the road; it's just a bend in the road.
by Earl Nightingale

"Processionary" caterpillars travel in long, undulating lines, one creature behind the other. Jean Henri Fabre, the French entomologist, once lead a group of these caterpillars onto the rim of a tea cup so that the leader of the procession found himself nose to tail with the last caterpillar in the procession, forming a circle without end or beginning.

Through sheer force of habit and, of course, instinct, the ring of caterpillars circled the teacup for seven days and seven nights, until they died from exhaustion and starvation. An ample supply of food was close at hand and plainly visible, but it was outside the range of the circle, so the caterpillars continued along the beaten path.

People often behave in a similar way. Habit patterns and ways of thinking become deeply established, and it seems easier and more comforting to follow them than to cope with change, even when that change may represent freedom, achievement, and success. If someone shouts, "Fire!" it is automatic to blindly follow the crowd, and many thousands have needlessly died because of it.

How many stop to ask themselves: Is this really the best way out of here? So many people "miss the boat" because it's easier and more comforting to follow - to follow without questioning the qualifications of the people just ahead - than to do some independent thinking and checking.

A hard thing for most people to fully understand is that people in such numbers can be so wrong, like the caterpillars going around and around the edge of the flowerpot, with life and food just a short distance away. If most people are living that way, it must be right, they think.

For some reason most people wait passively for success to come to them - like the caterpillars going around in circles, waiting for sustenance, following nose to tail - living as other people are living in the unspoken, tacit assumption that other people know how to live successfully.

It's a good idea to step out of the line every once in a while and look around to see if the line is going where we want it to go. If it is not, it might be time for a new leader and a new direction. For those who have tried repeatedly to break a habit of some kind, only to repeatedly fail, Mary Pickford said,
"Falling is not failing, unless you fail to get up."

Most people who finally win the battle over a habit they have wanted to change have done so only after repeated failures. And it's the same with most things.

The breaking of a long-time habit does seem like the end of the road at the time - the complete cessation of enjoyment. Suddenly dropping the habit so fills our minds with the desire for the old habitual way that, for a while, it seems there will no longer be any peace, any sort of enjoyment.

But that's not true. New habits form in a surprisingly short time, and a whole new world opens up to us.

So, if you've been trying to start in a new direction, you might do well to remember the advice of Mary Pickford: breaking an old habit isn't the end of the road; it's just a bend in the road.

And falling isn't failing, unless you don't get up.

Earl Nightingale
From The Essence of Success
Edited by Carson V. Conant

Stop, Look & Listen

Hi Boys & Girls,
We all have two ears and one mouth, how well do you listen? Here are some tips from John Milton Fogg.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk
FreePage
Money-Machine


STOP, LOOK & LISTEN
11 "bad" reasons why you can't hear what
other people are saying....
John Milton Fogg

Research shows that just about 85 percent of all we know we learned by listening. Yet the same studies tell us that we're "distracted, preoccupied or forgetful" more than 75 percent of the time, we're only "really' listening less than half the time and at best we remember only 20 percent of what we actually hear.

Perhaps it's because the average person listens at a rate of between 150 and 250 words per minute, but we think at 1000, 2000, 3000 words and more!

Simple physics tells us that no two things can take up the same space at the same time and since as Napoleon Hill recognized "thoughts are things", it's just not possible to be thinking away at a couple of thousand words a minute and hear what another person is saying.

There are 11 specific ways or reasons people are not listening. (Perhaps you can come up with number 12 or even 13.) And each and every one of these explanations has to do with the person doing something other than listening.

If you can identify what you are doing instead of really listening to the other person, you can change the outcome of any communication for the better--even for the very best-- and perhaps, once you make a habit of "Right Listening", even for the better forever.
STOP, LOOK & LISTEN
So, when you get the first sense that you are not hearing someone (or understanding what you've read, or . . . ), Stop. Take a Look, and see what you're doing instead. And, then, you can change what you're doing . . . & Listen.

Here's the list of 11 reasons why you don't hear what other people are saying:

When you find you're not listening, it's because you're . . .

COMPARING
Here's the real "death of a salesman." Comparison is competition, and you never want to compete with your customers or any one else. Is what's being said better or not as good as something else you've heard?

To cash in on the coin of a popular phrase: Fu'getabou'dit. What you're forgetting about is being right. Who cares? It's a conversation! Just listen. And of course, stay away from any assessments about the messenger, and focus simply and completely on hearing the message.

DERAILING
Speaking of messages; the easiest way to deliver a clear, "I don't care about what you're saying (and, therefore, you!)" message is to change the subject, knocking the other person off-track before she's finished. If you're unsure if she's done speaking, a great question to ask is, "Are you complete?" Or, "Have you said all you want to about that?" Now, change to another topic.

Better yet, don't you change the subject, let the other person do it. If you just can't stand one more second of that particular conversation, simply ask permission to change the subject. "Bob, I'd like to move to a new subject. Is that okay with you?"

DREAMING
"Excuse me. What did you say?" Or, "Would you repeat that?" Or, "What? Sorry, I wasn't listening." Oh, great! What's the communication there?

Clearly, the speaker feels she's not important--maybe she even feels dismissed by you. Not good.

Sometimes, you'll want to think about something someone has just said. Fine. Stop the conversation right there and then and say, "Wait a minute, Mary, I want to think about what you just said." And saying that is a great acknowledgment. The other person will both respect you and love you for it!

FIGHTING
What could be more disturbing, and off-putting, than to hear your conversation partner say, "My dog's better than your dog"--or any variation on that playground theme? If you want to make a sure and fast enemy, disagree, disapprove, challenge, belittle, begrudge, don't believe, put-down or power-over the person who's talking.

If you have the thought that what they're saying is "wrong," fine. Tell them you heard them and express what your thought is. Disagreeing is part of communication, and it's only okay when the other side's been heard first.

FILTERING
We are all a product of our own unique education. It's hard work not to force what we hear others say through the filter of personal experiences, attitudes, positions, points of view and opinions. But when you do that, are you truly hearing them? Or is what the other person has just said being held up to the gold standard of your very special, one-of-a-kind judgment and evaluation?

Set your editorial commentary aside when you're listening. If you don't, all you'll ever hear is yourself.

IDENTIFYING
"I can identify with that. . . . You're just like me. . . . Great minds think alike. . . ." Well, actually great minds disagree more often than not. That's how great minds grow great: they explore different ideas, challenge their perceptions, entertain new thoughts and directions.

Of course, it's fun to discover a like-minded or similar-feeling friend. However, beware and be aware of how you listen from a place of agree or disagree. If you can only hear what you identify with, you may end up lonely and ignorant. Unless, of course, you can identify with everything and everyone. Can you...?

INTERPRETING
Here's a profound, and for many, perplexing truth: We make it ALL up. When someone says, "Blue," what color comes to your mind? Do you suppose it's a different shade, tint, hue of blue from mine? Everything is an interpretation. Even two scientists observing the same precise experiment can reach differing conclusions.

For example, take this question: "Is this like Brand X?" And the answer, coming from the assumption the person doesn't like or want that, says: "Absolutely not!" Then this surprise response: "Gosh, that's too bad. I love Brand X!"

The 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Interpret. Instead, just listen and find out what the speaker really means.

MIND READING
Oscar-winning director and playwright, Mike Nichols said, "You'll never really know what I mean and I'll never know exactly what you mean." So, why try?

Clearly, knowing what someone else is thinking is, well, crazy! We cannot read each other's minds. We cannot know another's thoughts and feelings.

Oh, at times we may be very empathetic with one another, and intuitively "on the same wave-length." And, it's always best to ask. We all enjoy the mind-reading stage magician, but is he who you want as a friend or partner?

PLACATING
When someone continuously nods her head, agreeing with everything you say, how does that make you feel: Secure and at ease? Usually, it makes people's skin crawl! It's the kind of thing that's given "nice" such a bad name.

Avoiding disagreement or conflict by putting on a people-pleasing-personality actually sends people in just the opposite direction: They lose trust in you and don't feel safe with you.

If you're intent on being happy, smile and listen. (You'll find it's impossible to have a negative thought with that big smile on your face. Try it.)

PLOTTING
If you already have a plot in mind for the conversation you're having--like the structure of a novel or a drama--you're not listening. If this is the case, you can't truly hear the other person. You're too involved directing the conversation to fit with and stick to your plot.

From a slightly more "sinister" angle, plotting can also be used as a term describing those times when a person has a "hidden agenda"--a secret scheme controlling the outcome of the conversation. In either instance, creating authentic conversation is an illusion. It will be impossible for the other person to be genuinely heard.

REHEARSING
You cannot hear someone, even just a little bit, when you're thinking about what you're going to say next. There's clearly some of the "Fighter" here. A listener who's more interested in themselves and what they have to say communicates powerfully and immediately to the other person, leaving him feeling not cared for: Violated NOT Validated.

As Stewart Emery said beneath the title of his brilliant book, Actualizations, "You Don't Have To Rehearse To Be Yourself."

All you have to do is LISTEN.

All you ever have to do is STOP, LOOK & LISTEN!

Thanks. I Appreciate You!
John Milton Fogg
http://www.GreatestNetworker.com/jmf
jmf@GreatestNetworker.com

Prospecting versus Recruiting

Do you know how to speak with people properly, or do you talk down to them? Do you recruit or do you prospect? Here’s what Coach Larry has to say.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk
FreeFFAs
Free-Mart
Automated Lead System Free


Prospecting Versus Recruiting
Recruiting is hard, brain damage work.
Prospecting, on the other hand, can actually be fun and easy!
by Coach Larry McKinstry

Excerpted from Larry McKinstry's new book on Network Marketing, coming soon!

You will notice that throughout this book except in a few instances I have used the word “prospecting” instead of “recruiting”, or your new “enrollee or team member”, instead of “new recruit”. This has been done for a very specific purpose – think for a minute what comes to mind most often when you say “new recruits” or “recruiter” outside the network marketing arena – most people immediately think in terms of the military.

Now, if you have ever experienced the recruitment process or had someone experience it, that process is not one they often look back on as a high point of their life (unless they really enjoyed the military) in most instances they remember it as the time they were “talked into” or “suckered into” joining something they didn’t really want to join.

When we think of recruiting someone into network marketing it carries with it all the connotations of selling and convincing. Guess what 95% of the population hates to be sold or talked into doing ANYTHING, and they look on those who do it with disdain.

Is it any wonder that people have a negative connotation of network marketing? I have a friend whose only method of building his business is to recruit, when he calls me as a network marketer to tell me about his “latest and greatest” opportunity I want to run, he never checks to see where I am at in my business building, if I am satisfied with my company or my results with my system... he only wants to tell me about his and what is wrong with mine.

He's the same way with people who are not networkers only he is not only “selling” them on his opportunity and product he is busy trying to convince them that network marketing is exactly what they need whether they want it or not.

He has about as much success as a person commissioned by a dentist to sell root canals to people that are not having dental problems. (And you would swear he was offering the root canal without Novocain!) Not high levels of success so, rather than change his approach he switches companies always looking for the pay plan or product that will create his success.

Now, that you know what recruiting is let’s take a look at what prospecting is. First of all my definition of prospecting is simply asking someone if they would be open to considering something either directly or indirectly via advertising.

Think for a minute of the server’s at your favorite upscale restaurant who are in charge of the dessert tray. You know they are the ones who walk around the restaurant with that tray of sumptuous desserts on it looking to see who is close to finishing their dinner and they are usually smiling (sometimes I think they are having fun playing the role of “The Tempter”) as they come to your table and lightly say “could I interest you in one of our delicious desserts?” When I say no depending on how I say it they may either smile and go on, or gently say “are you sure?” if I say “yes, I’m sure I couldn’t hold another bite” they either thank me and leave or remind me to save room “next time”.

That is prospecting at its finest. You may notice that they don’t get upset even though the vast majority of people say NO; they just keep on “tempting”!

A number of years ago I was in a real estate sales training class that I had paid a lot of money for. Even though I was an experienced agent I was restarting my career in a new city and I was in a slump big time. By a certain point in the class you HAD TO have taken a listing. No options! If you didn’t have a listing by that point – you were out of the class, money wasted class over.

It was a week before the deadline and the instructor came to me and said that he would like to assist me. I was really getting frustrated and had been feverishly calling on “For Sale by Owners” and “Expired Listings” because I knew that had an interest in selling but my approach probably out of my desperation was more like recruiting rather than prospecting and they could sense it and would run for cover.

He told me he was going to give me an option that could get me “off the hook” even if I didn’t list a property because he said it was a technique that had never failed a student of his in getting a listing within a week. Was I ever “all ears”!

He then explained to me that every week in any neighborhood on any street a certain percentage of the property owners would decide it was time to sell their property that this particular group did not want to sell it by owner, and they didn’t already have an agent in mind to list with. They would just decide it was time to sell would most likely list it with the first agent they came across.

He said that he wasn’t sure what the percentage was but he KNEW that if I would simply dial the number of 1000 home owners, let it ring 4 times – if I got an answering machine, busy signal or no answer after 4 rings that was a “dial” if I reached a live person that too was a dial but all I had to when I reached someone home was first of all make sure they were the owner of the home and then ask them a simple set of questions. 1. Are you the owner of the home at 123 Maple? Yes. 2. Have you thought of selling your home on Maple now or in the near future? Yes/No (If yes bingo I’d most likely found my listing) if No it was simply “Thank you” next dial.

He told me I could either bring in a signed listing or my log of 1000 dials and I was “off the hook”.

Around dial 562 I had someone say “yes, next spring” (this was October) I was glad for the lead but knew they wouldn’t be my listing so I sent them a thank you and promised to stay in touch.

On about dial number 764 I had a lady say “Wow, how did you know, we were just discussing at dinner that we needed to look in the yellow pages and find a Realtor. Could you come over and talk to us?”

Ironically the first potential seller called back and I ended up listing both homes that week. Bottom line was 2 listing commissions and one sale to a buyer total commission (my part) around $4,500 dollars divide that by 764 dials and I got paid $5.89 cents for every number I dialed regardless of the outcome.

Best of all even though it was tedious – I did not have to “sell” or “convince” anyone of the virtues of listing with an agent! I was prospecting.

Recruiting is hard brain damage work – it may be high paying but very few people other than a “red” are willing to put up with the pain for long if even at all. Prospecting on the other hand can actually be fun and easy because just like the servers with the dessert try, there is no “agenda” no cute “sales phrases” no trying to make what I offer something that it isn’t, just simply “hey, you interested in some dessert?”

Since I discovered this distinction I find it easy to prospect for anything I am bringing to the market whether its services as an investment real estate broker, offering my coaching and training or prospecting for my networking business.

When you’re prospecting the wordage is always simple and straight forward. Yesterday I was in a clothing store and the clerk asked me what I did for living. I simply said “I am coach and trainer to the network marketing industry, are you familiar with our industry?” He then proceeded to tell me that even though he’s never been in network marketing he was very familiar with how it works and that his brother is actually starting a network marketing company and that he’s thinking of joining it.

I simply said “wow, that’s great, I bet you guys will do really well.” We then went back to the task at hand of what I was looking for.

As I was leaving he said, “Do you have a card? I might want to call you to learn a little more.” I bet I end up building a relationship with him and its very likely that if I give him support in building his business with his brother (why fight family?) if his brother’s start up doesn’t make it (and 95% don’t) he will be asking me for recommendations for his “next” company and guess what I’ll suggest?

I hope now you can see why you want to be your companies star prospetor and enroller rather than the "Top Recruiter"!
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Coach Larry McKinstry, had major successes as both an agent, broker of multiple offices and regional director for a National Real Estate Franchise, but he discovered his true passion and vocation when he was invited to be a trainer. He says, "I loved assisting, training and coaching others to levels of success they didn't think possible."

In 1995, Larry moved into the emerging profession of Personal Coaching, working with the Franklin Covey Company and with some of the greatest trainers, including Sales Master Tom Hopkins, Real Estate Investment "Guru" Carlton Sheets, Motivational and Personal Growth Specialists Zig Ziglar, Dennis Waitley and Brian Tracy. Larry's also worked for A.D. Kessler, "Father of Creative Real Estate", MLM trainer Joshua Shafron and Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad's Coaching Program.

Larry's had the opportunity to serve over 1500 clients in gaining clarity on exactly what they wished to pursue, creation of an action plan for its accomplishment, and then followed up with accountability for its implementation. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, in a small bungalow that he remodeled, that serves as both his home and office with my two little "coach dogs", who think life is the absolute best when they can pile up and sleep in my lap while I am coaching.

To visit Larry's website and get his FREE weekly news letter "Sunday Brunch", go to: www.CoachLarry.com or send an email to: mailto:SundayBrunch.com@Aweber.com

The Secret Life

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Have you ever taken some time out and explored your secret life? Here are a few pointers from Stephen.
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The Secret Life
The key to having a quality private and public life,
as well as a quality culture, product or service....
by Stephen R. Covey

The secret life is the key to a quality life and that in turn is the key to a quality culture, products, and services. Once in New York City, I attended the Broadway play, The Secret Garden. The play was particularly poignant for me that evening because my mother had just died.

The Tony Award winning musical is the story of a young girl whose mother and father die of cholera in India as the play begins. She is sent to live with her uncle in a large British manor. The old house is filled with romantic spirits. As the restless girl explores the grounds of the estate, she discovers the entrance to the magical secret garden, a place where anything is possible.

When she first enters the garden, she finds that it appears to be dead, much like her cousin, a bedridden boy, and her uncle, still haunted by memories of his lovely wife who died giving birth to the boy. In harmony with natural laws and principles, the girl faithfully plants seeds and brings new life to the garden. As the roots are warmed and the garden cultivated, she brings about a dramatic transformation of her entire culture within one season.

In my many years of teaching and training, I have seen several such transformations brought about by proactive people who exercise principle-centered leadership and the Seven Habits in their secret, private, and public lives.

When I returned home to Salt Lake City the next day to speak at my mother's funeral, I referred to the Secret Garden, because for me and many others, my mother's home was a secret garden where we could escape and be nurtured by positive affirmation. In her eyes, all about us was good, and all that was good was possible.

Our Three Lives
We all live three lives: public, private and secret. In our public lives, we are seen and heard by colleagues, associates, and others within our circle of influence. In our private lives, we interact more intimately with spouses, family members, and close friends. The secret life is where your heart is, where your real motives are the ultimate desires of your life.

Many executives never visit the secret life. Their public and private lives are essentially scripted by who and what precedes and surrounds them or by the pressures of the environment. And so they never exercise that unique endowment of self-awareness the key to the secret life where you can stand apart from yourself and observe your own involvement.

Courage is required to explore our secret life because we must first withdraw from the social mirror, where we are fed positive and negative feedback continuously. As we get used to this social feedback, it becomes a comfort zone. And we may opt to avoid self-examination and idle away our time in a vacuum of reverie and rationalization. In that frame of mind, we have little sense of identity, safety, or security.

Examine Your Motives
The most critical junctures in my life take place when I visit my secret life and ask, "What do I think? What do I believe is right? What should my motives be?" These are times when I choose my motives. One such time occurred when I first heard Dag Hammarskjold say, "It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual, than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses." That statement had such a profound effect on me that I started to say to myself in regard to my relationships with other people, "Wait a minute it's my life. I can choose whether I want to make reconciliation with this person or not. I can choose my own motives."

One of the exciting fruits of the "secret garden" is an ability to consciously choose your own motives. Until you choose your own motives, you really can't choose to live your own life. Everything flows out of motive and motivation that is the root of our deepest desires.

Now, when I get into a frustrating or perplexing situation, I enter into my secret life. That's where I find not only motives but also correct principles; that's where the inner wisdom is. As I learn to be proactive in exploring the secret life, I tap into self-awareness, imagination, conscience, and into the exercise of free will to choose another motive.

People who regularly explore their secret life and examine their motives are better able to see into the hearts of others, practice real empathy, bestow real empowerment and affirm worth and identity.

A healthy secret life will benefit your private and public lives in many ways. For example, when I'm preparing to give a speech, I read aloud a favorite discourse on faith hope and charity because it helps me to purify my motive. I lose all desire to impress. My only desire is to bless. And when I go to a public setting with that motive, I have great confidence and inner peace. I feel more love for the people and feel much more authentic myself.

Executives who attend our leadership training in the mountain setting of Sundance often tell me, "This is the first time in many years that I've done any soul searching. I've seen myself as if for the first time, and I've resolved that my life is going to be different. I'm going to be true to what I really believe." Recently, many people have written me to say, "Your habits and principles have made the difference. I'd never really thought about some of them before, but I resonate with them." That's because these principles are found in people's secret life.

And yet most of us spend our busy days privately doing our thing, never pausing long enough to enter the secret life, the secret garden, where we can create masterpieces, discover great truths and enhance very aspect of our public and private lives.

Having a healthy secret life is the key to having a quality private and public life, as well as a quality culture, product or service.
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Dr. Stephen R. Covey is the author of several acclaimed books, including the international bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages throughout the world. In 1996, Stephen R. Covey was recognized as one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans and one of Sales and Marketing Management's top 25 power brokers. Dr. Covey is cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, the leading global professional services firm with offices in 123 countries. FranklinCovey shares Dr. Covey’s vision, discipline and passion to inspire, lift and provide tools for change and growth of individuals and organizations throughout the world.

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Five Ways to Heat Up Your Cold Distributors

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Do you have trouble getting your distributors to produce, are they in the game and not participating? Perhaps Michael can help you out a little.
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Five Ways To Heat Up Your Cold Distributors
If you're serious about your success, give it
a try— because the results will astound you...
by Michael S. Clouse

Water has always fascinated me. Freeze it, thaw it out and watch it return to its original form. Liquid to solid to liquid once again... Now try that with an egg!

Indeed, this wonderfully refreshing "two parts hydrogen one part oxygen" nutritional chaser is incredible stuff.

For example, did you know that water never freezes at exactly 32 degrees? It's true. And here's the amazing part—ice at 32 degrees will never thaw! Seems as though water is in some sort of suspended animation at 32 degrees.

Ever have any distributors stuck at 32 degrees? You know, the ones who attend your business briefing every week and never bring a guest? They're in, and yet not in-terested enough to do anything. They don't quit, and they don't work the business either. They just seem, well, suspended at 32 degrees...

I'm not sure if Yogi Berra, the great New York Yankee's manager, knew about this 32 degree thing when he said, "Nothing happens until something happens." But I'll bet even Yogi faced this same dilemma with his players...

What do you suppose he did?

Although we'll probably never know for sure about Yogi, I have prepared a surefire way to heat up your 32 degree distributors. It's called, The Sponsoring Rule of Five. And if you're serious about your success, give it a try—because the results will astound you...

1) Only sponsor those people with whom you would like to become friends.

This is simple and to the point. After all, if you don't want them in your home, why would you want them in your business?

2) Invest your time with those you personally sponsor.

Get to know them for who they are, and for who they want to become. You should understand the circumstances, needs, and dreams of everyone you personally bring into the business.

3) Set up a game plan—and follow through.

Without the architectural blueprint, or plan, the building would not be built. And without your commitment to complete the task, event the smallest goal is wasted. Prepare a game plan with those you enroll, and then commit to partnering with them to achieve that desired end-result.

4) Talk with those you sponsor every week.

Successful business-builders talk with their team. They're interested. And over time, this simple talking-with-your-team technique will have you doing business with those you know well.

5) Become close personal friends inside and outside the business.

People may choose to leave a business, but nobody chooses to leave a friend. Because Network Marketing is about creating a fabulous lifestyle, make sure you enjoy yours with those you sponsor along the way.

The Sponsoring Rule of Five... Now that's how to create some heat!

All the best,

MSC
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Michael is an internationally recognized speaker and one of today's leading Network Marketing trainers. To learn more about Michael, his tele-training sessions, books, CDs and tools, and to sign up for his FREE! Nexera Newsletter, visit his web site with our affiliate link here: www.nexera.com

Paying the Price

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Are you paying the price?
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Paying the Price
Practice does indeed make for permanent performance.
by Dr. Denis Waitley

I've studied and counseled many world class athletes, but no one has inspired me more in recent years than champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Watching him overcome setback after setback during his unparalleled conquest of The Tour de France, I have come to view him as the model for commitment and self-discipline. As Lance has told us in his own words, "It's not about the bike."

Can you remember when you got your first two-wheeler? It's an experience many people can recall instantly. I'll never forget when I got a bicycle for Christmas. My whole family stood on the lawn watching me try to take my first ride. On that day, I discovered why commitment is definitely like riding a bicycle.

First, you must believe that a machine that can't even stand by itself will transport you safely. Of course, you've seen it work for others, but now you've got to convince yourself that this form of success can actually happen to you.

Second, you must let go of all forms of support and balance yourself with the sheer force of momentum by your own strength.

Third, you have to lean into curves. This becomes easy enough after a while, but at the beginning - just as with snow skiing - the natural tendency is to incline yourself away from what appears to be a potentially dangerous situation. You've got to realize that the best way to avoid falling doesn't involve simply staying as far as possible from the ground.

Fourth, you can coast for a while, but you won’t get far if you don't keep pedaling. The lesson there, if you've had the privilege of watching Lance Armstrong in action, is self-evident.

Last, you've got to get up and try again after you've fallen off the bicycle. Kids will fall any number of times, but they'll almost never say, "I quit. I'm not willing to risk falling again. Forget bicycling. I'd rather just walk or take the bus until I can afford a car." Kids rarely attach any significance to even dozens of falls or failures. Again, we have to watch film clips of Lance Armstrong getting up from falls and tragedies time and again to understand that it's just the price kids and champions will gladly pay for that marvelous experience of flying down the road or up a mountain under their own power.

This commitment and discipline to "paying the price" is a key quality in the mind of a champion. You could even say that if success has an entry fee, the cost is total commitment through daily discipline.

No train, no gain! Practice does indeed make for permanent performance.

Denis Waitley
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Denis Waitley is one of America's most respected authors, keynote lecturers and productivity consultants on high performance human achievement. He has inspired, informed, challenged and entertained audiences for over 25 years from the boardrooms of multi-national corporations to the control rooms of NASA's space program. Denis has been voted business speaker of the year by the Sales and Marketing Executives' Association and by Toastmasters' International and inducted into the International Speakers' Hall of Fame.
With over 10 million audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley's CD album, The Psychology of Winning, is still the all-time best selling program on self-mastery.
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Should I lead with the product or the business

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Sorry boys, this one is for the girls only.
Should you lead with the product or the business. Listen to what Kim has to say.
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"Should I lead with the product or the business?" she asked. by Kim Klaver

It depends entirely on you and what YOU feel the most confident doing. Do NOT decide this based on what you think will bring you the most money, or what your sponsor is telling you to do. Do what goes with you. And that will change as you begin to succeed. If you really like the products, and you are leaning towards getting new customers, start there. Figure out how much they'll pay you for each steady customer you bring in (of course that depends on her order - which products and how much) and determine to get the number of customers to meet that first goal, say $150/mo regular income. By the way, set income goals that YOU believe you can achieve in 90-120 days with customers, and then for 12 months out, so you don't give up on yourself too soon. It takes a while to get those initial customers hooked on the products like you are. You need to find like-minded women. Remember "everyone will NOT want this" the way you do, anymore than every women drives the same car or shops at the same stores in town. If you are really sold on the business model - getting customers and finding others to do that same thing, and you want a sales rep or two to work with, you can start there.There are two risks here: 1) There are WAY FEWER people who want to sell a good product than there are customers for it, so you'll come up empty most of the time; and 2) If you have no regular customers of your own yet when you approach someone else with the idea of earning income by getting customers, you will have to deal with the question, "Well, how many customers do you have already?" Unless you are a successful business person with a sphere of influence of other business people, I'd suggest you start by getting yourself 10 or so regular customers first, people who are NOT also sales reps. That will validate the products for you - namely that they're good enough for people to buy who are not also distributors for the company. That is a VERY big thing to the rest of the world. If you follow this plan, then, if you want to show your business plan to a prospective sales rep, you will have something concrete to show her - your own 10 (or more) customers giving you say, $100/mo in income already (assuming you earn $10/each on their orders). Wouldn't that be a comfortable way to begin a discussion with a woman who is interested in some mad money, or maybe a career change, with your business?
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Kim Klaver (also know by her stage name Ms. Stud), is the Mastermind behind http://www.mlm911.com/?tgn and is the author of all the books, tapes, tips and articles you will find on that site. Kim travels all over the US entertaining and motivating the troups, "New, New MLMers", with her radical tips and no hype techniques.
A Harvard, Stanford & MIT person, Kim became a Network Marketing industry superstar. Her live events are standing room only shows to entertain, delight and offer alternative techniques to find those elusive, 'right' ones for the business
Kim's book, If My Product's So Great How Come I Can't Sell It? , is truly A MUST READ. You can have a FREE! 23-page introduction and learn how to purchase the book by clicking on the highlighted title. Get it now and watch your sales climb Immediately!
John Fogg wrote this about Kim and her book:
"Nothing I know of will make more of a profound and profitable difference, faster-- in your business and for your people's business-- than learning what Kim will teach you about presenting your products the "right" way to the "right" people. Once you know THAT, you will be more successful than you've ever been before-- ever!" Kim's message is both Powerful and Immediately Profitable!"
NEW! From Kim Klaver The For Women Only 6 week class to help women who want to stop losing the "Nylon Money Woman." And the "New Me" boomer woman who might be full time. Women are 80% of women of our industry. Women are most of the ones looking at this, too. Why keep losing them by mistake by using only "boy" language and approaches?This Class will show you how to use your woman's style, language, and approach for the other women out there who are not relating to the usual approaches for our business. Click here MLM For Women ONLY to learn more AND get the Special Discount for TGN Members and their Guests.
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A Harvard, Stanford & MIT person, Kim became a network marketing industry superstar. Her live events are standing room only shows to entertain, delight and offer alternative techniques to find those elusive, 'right' ones for the business.
Kim's book, If My Product's So Great How Come I Can't Sell It? is truly a must read. You can have a free 23-page introduction and learn how to purchase the book at her website with our affiliate link, here: BananaMarketing.com. (It's down on the right.)
John Fogg wrote this about Kim and her book:
"Nothing I know of will make more of a profound and profitable difference, faster— in your business and for your people's business— than learning what Kim will teach you about presenting your products the "right" way to the "right" people. Once you know THAT, you will be more successful than you've ever been before— ever!" Kim's message is both Powerful and Immediately Profitable!"
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Just because something is duplicatable, doesn't mean it works.

Hi Boys & Girls,
What are you thinking about when you’re conducting business? What’s in your mind before you approach someone? Are you getting specific instructions from your upline on how to run your business because it worked for them, I’d look into that, what do you think? Here’s Michael’s perspective.
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Duplication Infatuation - Parts I and II Just because something is duplicatable, doesn't mean that it works. by Michael Oliver

A group of Distributors I know were asked by their upline, "What are the most difficult challenges you face when speaking with prospects?" (Yes I know I don't use the word prospects, but that's what they asked!!) Most of the answers were focused on the perceived 'objections' that kept coming up, and specifically... "Is this Network Marketing", "Is this a Pyramid", "This is a scam..." So, once the survey results were in, the training was changed. New Distributors are now taught to "handle" these "objections" right up front, by saying things like, "Now, Network Marketing isn't what you think it is..." followed by an explanation of what the Distributor thinks it is! They are also instructed to say very little if possible, and instead get a person to a meeting where another Distributor will tell them what Network Marketing is really all about!! "As a man thinketh, so shall it be."What was interesting to me was that there was a fundamental flaw in this process from beginning to end. Being an objective outside observer, it was easy to see WHY new Distributor's got these "objections". It was because they were told they would! It was in the material they read; the first conversations they had with other Distributors, the initial training they were given...! It was packaged, framed and embedded in their subconscious and belief system. And then guess what? It all came true! Why? Because those who taught them had these beliefs, and subliminally taught the new Distributors the same thing!
We subconsciously seek out what we expect
We get what we think we're going to get
We create what we think
Beware Of The Duplication TrapI've said it many times and here it is again. Just because something is duplicatable, doesn't mean that it works. Make sure that what you're duplicating does, and if it doesn't feel right – you're probably right. Ironically the new training that the Distributors now get cements the belief that people will automatically bring up "objections", and that they better beat them to the punch to cover it. This raises 3 points....
Why would you want to raise a problem before a problem has been raised?
By the similar token, why would you want to create a problem?
Why would you want to duplicate something that is designed to fail for most people most of the time?
Stuck ThinkingAnd so the illusion goes on. An illusion of "Stuck Thinking" based on conventional wisdoms, paradigms and beliefs in selling techniques that serve so few people and damages so many. I urge you to challenge it! Challenge everything you hear and are told! Question it... Question and challenge even what I say! I know I'm quoting Einstein a lot lately, and here it is again, "The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done, thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at which we created them." Prepared to change your level of thinking? Prepared to challenge your beliefs and move out of where you don't want to be, and get on the path toward where you do?
Duplication Infatuation Part ll
> After the John Milton Fogg interview last February I got an email from a listener, which went something like this…
"The only part of his talk which created a question for me a bit was his opinion on duplicatable systems. I have always understood that if your downlines are not all working their systems the same, duplication will not happen. Maybe this is one of the areas where you have different views to John?!"
My reply is, actually… I totally agree with John. I've seen many downlines flounder and go into the toilet, because the upline insisted on everyone rigidly adhering to one particular system and one way of doing things. It still amazes me this belief is still solidly in place, because people are unique individual beings. Forcing all Distributor's into the same box, and trying to create a robotic Henry Ford type of production line is a potential recipe for disaster. In fact it IS a disaster – observe the high attrition rate as a result of this. I've discovered that one of the biggest causes of conflict in this world is the need for people to rigidly adhere to their beliefs. "Believing is important, but to believe our beliefs is insanity." One thriving organization I know of was almost decimated within six months after rigidly following a "guaranteed duplicatable system that works". Unfortunately it didn't. Another organization… one that follows the Natural Selling Process… takes a different approach… They allow those Distributor's who prefer the more conventional way of selling to have the freedom to get their training from another group! What a breath of fresh air! The upside potential for all of them is huge So here are four provoking thoughts…
Who says there can only be one duplicatable process operating at one time?
What if what you're duplicating only works for a small number of Distributors? Let's say for example, you're stuck in the syndrome of - "let's create a list of 100 contacts and call them now" - that puts the fear of the devil into your new Distributor? Is he or she wrong for resisting doing it? Are you going to insist they do it anyway and risk losing them and their friends? Or are you going to find another method of lead generation that is closer to their present comfort zone?
What if the communications system you're duplicating has inherent flaws or mistakes in it, and you exponentially compound the flaws?David Hawkins in his book Power Vs Force writes, "Society constantly expends its efforts to correct effects instead of causes, which is one reason why the development of human consciousness proceeds so slowly." What can his words mean to you? Well, here is an example. What if your training includes objection handling techniques, and what if objections are simply the result (effect) of the way you communicated (cause)? You would then be training to correct the wrong problem! The correct solution would be to change the way you communicate, so that objections, and the fear of them coming up, is no longer an issue. See how simple it can be?
What if your Upline doesn't do what they tell you to do, never did, and actually did something else?This happens more than you might imagine!
So What To Do?
Challenge and questions your own beliefs
Challenge and question the beliefs of others (Including mine!)
Think and act differently
Learn to reprogram the software in your sub-conscious mind and allow yourself to use the natural brilliance you already have but haven't accessed for a long time. You might also like to review the "Four Principles Of Natural Selling"...
The purpose of a business is to help other people solve their problems.
Listen to what is being meant, not just what is being said.
Ask the right questions at the right time.
Feed back what you think you heard they want.
Have a peaceful and prosperous week... Michael
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His teleconferencing training, coaching and on-site workshops and speeches are in demand around the world. Every year he helps thousands of Independent Distributors and Direct Salespeople achieve outstanding business and personal results. You can find out more about Michael, his book, CD's and free newsletter by going to his website here: http://www.naturalselling.com%20/

Taking the Fear Out of Change

Hi Boys & Girls,
Do you have any fears? How do you handle it when you come across a situation that instills fear in you? I know there are times when you’re completely comfortable with life, but guess what, here comes change. Brian can shed some light on fear and change.
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Taking the Fear Out of Change Handle the worst case scenario and move out of fear into the realm of possibility...by Brian Klemmer

How do you deal with change? Do you resist it? Do you try to ignore it and hope it goes away? Or do you embrace change? If there's one thing that's true, change is here to stay. Picture yourself in a boat and change as the vast ocean. If you become fearful and resist the power of the ocean, you're going to get crushed. How can you take the fear out of change and manage it so that you can better flow with it? Picture the boat you're in as the stock market. If the market drops, instead of ignoring or fighting it, the secret is to put up a sail to better navigate the direction you're going. Hoisting a sail means finding a new strategy such as placing a put and a call when you purchase a stock so that you make money even if that stock goes down. You could also switch to a completely different boat. I know of a man who owns an electrical contracting company. He started out wiring houses, moved to commercial work and then found a completely open market: wiring traffic signals and street lights. The owner of this company stayed in the same boat, but was willing to put up sails and change directions. However, success follows success and as competition increases in traffic signal installation, this businessman is looking for other ways to make money, such as importing and exporting to overseas markets. He is looking for new boats to ride in. Another way to take the fear out of change is to ask: what is the worst thing that can happen? When my mentor died unexpectedly years ago, his death brought sudden change to his company. I had a choice to make; I could stay with the company or I could leave. I decided to leave and start my own business. After I made this decision, fears bombarded me. I had about an $8,000 per month overhead at the time. What if I didn't find clients? What if we lost the car? What if we lost the house? I talked to my wife about this and we both agreed. If we did lose the house – which was the worst-case scenario - it would be very embarrassing. But my wife said she was okay with losing the house. If we did, we would just buy a new one. Once I handled the worst-case scenario, I was able to see the opportunities in this decision to go out on my own. I was able to move out of fear and into the realm of possibility. Change is here to stay. How are you going to respond to it? Learning to flow with change and to consider the worst-case scenario are two ways to manage your responses. You will find others in my book, When Good Intentions Run Smack into Reality.
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Brian Klemmer is an international consultant and speaker whose seminars have been attended by tens of thousands of participants in Japan, Canada, the Philippines, Europe, and throughout the United States over the last 20 years. He is a West Point graduate, has a masters degree and is a member of the National Speakers Association.Brian is founder of Klemmer & Associates, which has produced results in companies such as ITT Sheraton, Hewlett Packard, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as network marketing companies. He the author of the best selling book If How To's Were Enough We'd All Be Skinny, Rich and Happy, which discusses many of the key principles and founding concepts he has built both his company and his phenomenal, results producing seminars: Champions Workshop, Personal Mastery, Advanced Leadership, and Heart of the Samurai. To learn more about Brian Klemmer, subscribe to his FREE newsletter and visit his unique Missing Link presentation, go to http://www.klemmer.com/.

MLM Moms You truly have the ability to have it all.

Hi Boys & Girls,
Want to read about the amazing women in our industry? How do they do it? I’m amazed at what women can accomplish during the course of a day.
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MLM Moms You truly have the ability to "have it all" and "have enough" without compromising your children along the way. Grasp the opportunity before you! I promise, you'll never regret it.Jackie Ulmer

If you are a mom (or even a dad!) building an MLM business and wondering how to keep balance and sanity in your life, then this MLM training segment was written just for you. So, let's chat - mom to mom.
First, let me share a little of my story so you'll know that I've "been there, done that" and am not talking some MLM theory. I've built my business through baby number one, a pregnancy, baby number two, and on up to my current position of one teenager and one pre-teen. All the while, my kids were at my feet and I was home with them. Simple? No! Fast growing? Nope! Worth it? Every second!
Perhaps like you, when my husband and I decided to have children, we were adamant that one of us would be home with them. Since he was the major breadwinner, that meant I would be home. And, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
But, it's hard to make it on one income, so I began looking for a business. Long story short, MLM kept coming up, and although I was skeptical, I educated myself and jumped in.
Today, I am happy to be among the ranks of the six figure MLM income earners, but it didn't happen overnight; it wasn't easy; and there were many times along the way that I wanted to quit. Does this sound familiar to you?
Here are some ideas that I hope will help you as you move along your MLM journey, especially as a mom building strong kids and a strong business.
1. Get very clear on your reason why. This will sustain you when someone tells you no, or things get slow. Make sure your why is very powerful to you and that it means more to you than what anyone else might say or think. For me, the ability to create a fabulous lifestyle for my family and to never have my kids in day care meant more to me than anyone else's opinion.
2. Realize that as a mom with small children, you will have to balance and prioritize in a different way. Communicate with your sponsor and your team about your commitment, your priorities and how you will balance the two. Never feel the need to compromise your values in building your MLM business. I didn't and you don't have to either.
3. Get organized. And, I mean in every area of your life. Organize your business and your life. Set up one calendar with everything about home and business. Mark out times that are strictly family, and every other non-negotiable time in your life. Then, (and this is important) find times each day that you will work your business. Commit to these times, no matter how small the time frame. Be consistent and don't procrastinate.
4. Ask for help in anyway that you can. Talk to your spouse about taking the kids for an hour so you can make calls. Talk about splitting up household duties differently. Invest in help as your budget allows. I know hiring a cleaning lady was a priority for me as my business and profits grew. The grocery store can help with this. Buy pre-chopped fresh vegetables; marinated meats; and whatever you can to make things simpler. I am a stickler on healthy meals and nutrition, so I have never resorted to the "fast food" syndrome. Get a crock-pot and use it! Make healthy, delicious meals a snap.
5. Form a babysitting coop with other moms in your area. Then, use it and reciprocate. I used the times I babysat other kids as playtime for my kids, and then used the times when my kids were at a friend's to work my business. This was an amazing resource for me as my kids never felt like they were at a babysitters. They just saw it as a play date with someone from the play group.
6. Set clear goals and intentions for your business. As Yoda said to Luke in Star Wars II, "There is no try. There is only do, or do not." Same for your business. Make success non-negotiable. It's a marathon, and not a sprint. So what if it takes you seven years to become a top income earner, or hit your income goal. Will it be any less worth it? NO! Make it happen.
7. Work on Self Development. MAKE time for it. If you look for time in your schedule, it will never happen. You must make time for your business and make time for the very important task of developing your mindset and growing your business from the inside out. This is the single MOST important ingredient in your business.
8. Use Technology - Today, with the internet and all of the tools out there, keeping in touch: delivering timely information to your prospects; training to your team and even putting yourself out there so that people who are ready and looking for a business NOW can find you through the search engines. Do NOT let technology scare you. I had moderate success in MLM doing it the "old fashion" way. I created a full time income, but not "obscene money." Today, using the internet exclusively in my business, I'm a VERY HAPPY Six Figure Income Earner working about 30 hours a week. I'm able to work fewer hours than the "typical networker" because I let technology be my sales force and "PR People!"
9. Get your kids involved - From the time kids are two, and maybe even younger, you can find helpful, fun and educational ways to get them involved in your business. In my business, toddlers can place labels on brochures, the bottom of candles and other products, envelopes, etc. They can fold letters, stamp postcards, and have a great time "working" alongside of mom. Relax, and let go of your perfectionism. When was the last time you paid any attention to how straight the stamp is on a letter you received in the mail? Get them involved in non-business activities, too. My 13 year old son made dinner for our family the other night. Now, if you are thinking he pulled out the box of Mac-n-Cheese, think again. He made baked chicken with Apricot/Mango Sauce; Quinoa; Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Red Peppers and a salad with goat cheese. I'm really not kidding. I LOVE to cook and have always loved having my children cook right alongside of me. Now, he is ready to do his own thing. Imagine what kind of time that offers me!
10. Compare yourself to no one! This is so important. Who are you competing with? Only yourself. That's truly it because competing with anyone else is like apples and oranges. Everyone has different strengths, weaknesses, life challenges, ambition and goals. Comparing yourself to anyone else is a waste of energy. If you must compare, then use yourself and your past accomplishments as the measuring stick. Track your steps and then strive for more each week. Your business will soar!
11. Reward yourself. Life is meant to be fun and so is business. In the beginning, it's more difficult to set income goals, because you are building the foundation. This was always frustrating to me, until I discovered that by setting activity goals in the beginning, I could track my progress and feel good about the steps I was taking along the way to make things happen. And, as my action steps picked up, the rewards kept coming, and my business kept growing, producing those earlier elusive income goals. So, look inward and take outward action. Get busy charting your own game plan and focus forward. Along the way, treat yourself for a job well done. And, it doesn't have to be extravagant. Make it fun, though!
10. Believe in the power of your dream. The subconscious mind is a funny thing. It does not know the difference between what is real and imagined. So, since YOU are the one who controls your thoughts, daydream some powerful thoughts. Let your mind go nuts as you wander through your own field of dreams. And, while you are "there," BELIEVE it! Believe it and it will come true.
As a mom, you have the ability to offer the greatest gifts of all to your children and your family. You have the ability to raise happy, wholesome and educated children. You have the ability to contribute to the family income without the need for make-up, pantyhose, or glass ceilings. What a relief! You truly have the ability to "have it all" and "have enough" without compromising your children along the way. Grasp the opportunity before you! I promise, you will never regret it.
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About the Author
Jackie Ulmerhttp://www.streetsmartwealth.com/ Jackie@streetsmartwealth.com
Jackie Ulmer, a veteran Home Based Business Owner, has coached and trained thousands of representatives both inside and outside of her sales organization. One of her primary goals is to help others succeed. Jackie and her husband Mark have two children, Justin, 13, and Lexi, 10. They live in their dream house in Lake Arrowhead, California. She can be reached through her web sites at StreetSmartWealth.com
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How to Attract More Money into Your Life

Hi Boys & Girls,
What kind of vibes are you sending out, positive or negative? Are you familiar with the law of attraction, if not here are a few exercises.
Until Next Time,
George Collins
Veretekk
GreenZap
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How to attract more money into your life: Two things you can do— right now Abundance is a feeling and that’s GOOD news. Why? All feelings can be duplicated! Abundance is a feeling, and that feeling has a corresponding vibration that we can duplicate on purpose, deliberately anytime you choose.Michael Losier

One of the most common questions people ask me about the Law of Attraction is how to use it to attract more money. Money is simply the energy of abundance, and the Law of Attraction can therefore be used deliberately to increase abundance in our lives. To understand how to increase the energy of abundance, consider this:
The Law of Attraction is all about vibes.
The word vibes comes from the longer word— vibration. All energy is vibration. We commonly use the word vibe to refer to experiences that give off a negative vibe or a positive vibe. So, when we say we get a good vibe or a bad vibe from an experience, we are actually describing positive vibrations or negative vibrations.
Here is an important concept that is vital to understanding how to use the Law of Attraction- vibrations are generated as a result of the thoughts and words we use. A vibration is simply a mood or a feeling. In every moment, we are emitting (sending or offering) a vibration. In the vibrational world, there are only two kinds of vibrations- positive or negative. The Law of Attraction is a powerful, universal law that simply responds to our vibration by giving us more of the same, whether wanted or unwanted— in every moment, including right now!
Definition of the Law of Attraction:
I attract to myself, whatever I give my focus, attention, or energy to- whether wanted or unwanted.
The Law of Attraction is an obedient law. Understanding that, we want to become more deliberate offer-ers of the vibes that we are emitting.
Using the Law of Attraction to Increase Our Abundance: We have learned so far that all feelings give off vibrations, either positive or negative. Abundance is a feeling and that's GOOD news. Why? All feelings can be duplicated! Abundance is a feeling, and that feeling has a corresponding vibration that we can duplicate. In many cases, people are duplicating the feeling of lack, sadness, or hopelessness simply by the thoughts and the words they use. Given that we can generate feelings by our words and thoughts, we can learn how to duplicate the feelings of abundance more intentionally, using our words and thoughts.
The best news of all is...
the Law of Attraction doesn't know if we are generating a thought by- remembering, pretending, creating, visualizing, or day-dreaming.
It simply responds to our vibration in that moment. And— we can only hold one vibration at a time! By creating the vibration of abundance more deliberately and more often, we are INCREASING abundance in our lives.
I suggest that you commit to this process of deliberately duplicating the vibration of abundance, by using your thoughts, for the next seven days. Start today! Here's the exercise that will help you do that.
Part One: Sources of AbundanceBuild a list of all the sources and resources where money and abundance can come from. Most people when asked: "How could you get more money?" reply that they could work more to earn more money. The belief that the ONLY way to increase your abundance, is to find a way to earn more money, is a limiting belief. There are actually many, many other ways that abundance can increase in your life.
Here are five sources of abundance. Start with these and build your list to 60 sources or more!
Sources of Abundance:
Someone treats you to lunch (or breakfast or dinner)
Someone gives you free advice or coaching
You receive gifts
You receive free transportation or lodging
You get your 3rd cup of coffee free
Part Two: Celebrate the EvidenceKeep a daily log of all the sources from which you are receiving abundance. This will significantly help you to notice abundance in your life. Keeping a daily log shows you concrete evidence that abundance DOES exist and IS increasing in your life. Celebrate!
When you notice abundance, celebrate the evidence of it in your life--and while celebrating, know that you are offering the positive vibration of abundance. Remember, at every moment, including right now, the Law of Attraction is checking to see which vibration you are offering, responding to that vibration, and giving you more of the same.
Here's a great tip! Two minutes a day of deliberate attention to abundance is better than no minutes.
This exercise will have you emitting or offering the vibration of abundance more deliberately and more frequently. Have fun with this!
Start doing this exercise for the next seven days and notice the things you can now start telling yourself: "I'm so abundant! I've attracted evidence of abundance every day for the last seven days." "I'm so abundant- I've attracted 100's of dollars of free advice in the last seven days."
Become a deliberate offer-er of your vibration and the Law of Attraction will obediently bring you more of the same.
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About the Author
Michael Losierhttp://www.lawofattractionbook.com/
Michael J. Losier, is a speaker, coach, trainer and author of The Law of Attraction: How to Get More of What You Want and Less of What You Don’t. Michael has helped thousands of people stop attracting negative events, people and situations whether at home or in business. Michael has seen time and again that when people use the Law of Attraction to deliberately create what they want, their lives become filled with more energy, prosperity, and joy.
Michael is a certified Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Law of Attraction practitioner, and teaches business courses on a variety of topics through TeleClass International, which he co-founded in 1999.
To learn more about Michael, his teleclasses, products, seminar schedule and sign up for his free Law of Attraction monthly ezine, go here: LawofAttractionBook.com

The Two Draining Emotions

Hi Boys & Girls,
Are you doing everything your upline is telling you and still no progress? Do you feel like you’re stuck in one place with all the work that you’re doing? Here are some tips from Jerry.
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George Collins
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The two draining emotions These two negative emotions significantly contribute to preventing people from more effortlessly taking the action necessary to create million dollar results in their work and life. by Jerry Clark


I've recently come home from a 30-day tour of the USA, in which about 25 of those days I conducted trainings. Now, I'm at home and I was reflecting on the various questions I received from the participants at the seminars. Here's the common:
"Why do I seem to be stuck and not able to make the type of progress I feel I should be making in my networking business?"
Wow! That's the question of the decade. I've spent the past one hour reflecting on that idea.
Why do most people tend to be stuck and don't seem to ever make it in their network marketing business or in anything for that matter? I could write an entire book, create an entire six CD audio set and an entire 8-hour seminar on this topic alone— in fact, I probably will. But for now, let me give you what I believe are two of the most draining emotions on the planet that significantly contribute to preventing people from more effortlessly taking the action necessary to create million dollar results in life.
Draining Emotion #1: GUILTI've noticed when I'm having conversations with some of the thousands of people I train and coach each year, that Guilt is embedded in a lot of their language. They feel as if they should be farther along in life than where they are and since they aren't, they feel Guilty about it. They feel Guilty for something they've done or didn't do in the past.
Guilt from the past obviously immobilizes their actions in the present.
Why? Because when we allow guilt to creep in and dominate our lives, we have a tendency to automatically sign up for Suffering.... Have you noticed that? People who are stuck in guilt tend to constantly suffer and I'll tell you that there's no mobility in suffering.
Here's the sad part: Misery loves company.
People who are caught up with there own issues of guilt tend to do their best to use it as a tool to drag other people down to their pathetic existence of pain and suffering.
Getting caught up in the 'Game of Guilt' is not fun and it's definitely not pleasing, productive, or profitable. It is one of the biggest wastes of emotional energy that exists. When you feel guilty, you don't feel love, abundance, and peace of mind. You typically feel unworthiness, embarrassment, and shame. Guilt is one of the quickest ways to diminish your self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem. And these three (self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem) are absolutely critical for creating the success you desire and deserve.
Ok, so you made a mistake. You did something you're not so proud of. You lied to someone. You didn't follow through on a promise you made. You did something that you would like to take back. Yes, yes, we all do stupid things from time to time. However, what has been done has been done. Simply ask yourself this: "Is there anything I can do now to fix the situation that happened then?" If yes, then go ahead and do it. If not, then ask yourself this:
"What actions can I take right now that will assist me in not repeating that same mistake over again?"
Now, go ahead and take some steps toward that end. Good grief, what in the world is continuing to feel guilty about "it" going to do for you? Nothing... Feeling guilty about "it", whatever "it" is, will only frustrate and immobilize you. It's ok to let yourself learn from the "mistake" or "mishap", but keep in mind that no amount of guilt is going to do anything for the betterment of your present and future. Here's the bottom line...
Harboring guilt will keep you broke and your life will suck.
Sometimes the best way to hold on is just let go.
Ok, now let’s take a look at the second draining emotion...
Draining Emotion #2: APATHYI've seen the slow erosion of dreams, aspirations, and visions caused by apathy. Apathy is simply an absence of emotion or enthusiasm. A person who is Apathetic is a person who basically lacks an interest or concern for the overall functionality of themselves, others, and even society in general. Watching people who have glazed apathetic looks in their eyes is like watching people who are simply sleepwalking... They are alive, but they are not living... They are making a living, but they are not designing a Life... They are breathing, but they are not basking... They are conscious, but they are not contributing... They are surviving, but they are not succeeding...
Apathy is spreading throughout societies at epidemic proportions. It’s like a "Psychological Cancer" that continues to eat at the fabric of our culture.
You may be wondering what causes such a non-interested "Zombie-Like State of Mind" in people who could have become known as the Industry giants of tomorrow...
Here are just a few reasons that come to my mind:
Television
Radio
Newspaper
Video Games
Childhood Trauma
Jealously
A Non-Forgiving Spirit
Negative Associations
Governmental Policies
The Educational System
And I can go on and on...
So what can you do to make sure you do not become a casualty of Apathy?
First, allow yourself to become aware of how each of the above items can have a huge impact on the way things turn out in your life.
Second, choose to tremendously cut back or completely disengage from them.
Third, be sure to give thanks for the fact that you still have dreams, goals, and aspirations. This is a great sign that you are not attacked by this second Draining Emotion of Apathy.
Fourth, do what you can to assist people who are excited about the prospects of moving forward in life, and be willing to politely let the people who are not interested in transformation go about their own lives.
Fifth, maintain a spirit of wonderment. Stay curious, keep asking questions, and allow yourself to live in — as Jim Rohn says — the magic and the mystery of life...
And whatever you do, be sure to 'Keep Charging'.
Go, Go, Go!!!
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About the Author
Jerry Clarkhttp://www.clubrhino.com/
Jerry Clark became a self-made millionaire while still in his 20s. Today, through his company, Club Rhino, Inc., he conducts personal and professional development seminars around the world.
The topics covered range from peak performance training, effective communication strategies, and increasing productivity and profitability in a home based business. Jerry is the producer of over 100 of the most empowering audio programs available in the networking industry, many of which also the authored, such as The Magic of Colors, Creating Magic, and High Achievement Network Marketing, all of these and more can be found through our affiliate link to Jerry's website here: ClubRhino.com
Jerry’s training products are currently being used by dozens of direct sales and network marketing companies in over 35 countries worldwide. Jerry recognizes that change occurs at the individual level, and he’s committed to training others how to improve themselves by teaching peak performance strategies that get results.
His articles have appeared in many major publications such as Success magazine, and he was on the advisory board of Working At Home magazine. Along with being the CEO & President of Club Rhino, Inc., Jerry is the founder of the AMG Business Group and The International Academy of Rhinology™.
You can visit Jerry’s website and learn about all the resources he has available, and sign up for his “Tip of the week” at ClubRhino.com