Path to Success...

There are some things you WILL hear on your way to wealth, don’t let these very common things slow or stop you, the path to success isn’t easy but it IS worth it!

True Success Quotes

“When you can’t understand the negativity, doubt, or lack of support directed at you just remember this. They are not looking at you…they are looking in the mirror. After that the true clarity of their self-doubt will emerge.”― Carl Henegan


“At first, some friends who are actually ‘unfriendly friends,’ would laugh at your faith in succeeding with your dream, because they would judge you based on your past failures and mistakes. But later on, they would become very jealous when they start to notice that you are succeeding in an extraordinary way, and continuously proving them wrong.”― Edmond Mbiaka

“You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.”
— Shannon L. Alder

“The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.”– Timothy Ferris

My Path to Success…

I remember when I started on my path to working from home. Everyone told me that working from home was a scam. They said if I did find something that wasn't it would never work for me anyways. I was determined to show them otherwise. I did try a few things that were really scams but I continued on in search of success. I have been with my company five years and joined after a lot of research to make sure it was very much real. I still have some friends and family that ask if I am still involved with my "work at home thing" as they refer to it. I have had some come and ask about what I am doing and either use the product or join my team and create their own success. Many still work their jobs and that works for them. Everyone's path to success is different.

The Truth about the Way to Wealth

Let me help you get accustomed to some questions you are going to hear that IF you keep going, you will look back and laugh at. On your way to wealth you are going to hear questions like this:

“You in another one of those things?”
“Are you rich yet?” (always said with a snicker)
“Still trying to get rich?”

And here’s the reality…how dare they. How dare someone that is NOT willing to put their neck out to create something great in their life dare to put down or speak negatively to the person that puts themselves on the line to change their lives and the lives of their family.

Do you realize the sheer magnitude of math that will absolutely prevent most people from retiring with much more than food to live on? There is a reason 1-3% of people control the majority of all money, IT’S BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR NECK OUT AT SOME POINT. No one in that 1-3% staying in a job they hated, they escaped and went on to build their dreams. Instead of pissing and moaning on how unfair life is, CHANGE IT!

But the haters, critics and skeptics will never do that. They will just throw as much verbal garbage at you and hope like hell you DON’T make it as it would shatter their twisted version of reality.

Keep Going.

Yeah, I have had bumps along the way, no doubt. There have only been a hundred thousand times I wanted to quit and play small and stop being an entrepreneur, that feeling doesn’t go away, even with success.

Never accept the opinion of someone that ISN’T going to leave the type of legacy you strive for. YOU can create anything you want regardless of circumstances, obstacles or background so start today. Start today to put the blinders on and run toward your dreams. You are worthy and the world is waiting. I believe in you and excited to applaud you on your path to success!

Quick tips to help you grow your business!

One of the best ways to get positive and successful results is to find people who are successful, learn from them, implement their strategies and habits in your own life (take action) and keep tweaking the habits and processes until you build your own success.

Learning from others saves us from making the same mistakes as others and gives us a head-start at reaching success. So here are 7 tips that will help you grow your business.

1. Set Goals

 

In all of the the success books I have read, one thing I’ve found that successful people have in common is that they all set goals. If you do not have goals, how do you know what to do and what action to take? If you do not set goals, how can you measure progress?

Setting goals is vital to reach milestones such as the amount of money you want to earn, how much product you wish to sell and how many new business partners you want to sponsor. Are you a day dreamer and love to dream about what can happen in your business and what you can do with the success? Writing those dreams down and coming up with a plan on how to reach them turns those “dreams” into “goals” and makes reaching the dreams/goals achievable.

2. Treat your Business Like A Business

 

Without a doubt, most of us get into business because of the time freedom and financial freedom it offers. For me, I am friends with many highly successful people in various network marketing companies who earn a crazy amount of money. They treat their business like a business.

They set hours. They make sure they have leads coming in. They keep up with expenses and income. They network. They are frugal where they need to be frugal and spend money where they need to spend money.

In other words, they treat their business like a business.

Having a successful business is possible when you treat your home based business like an actually business. If you start your business only to act as if you you’ve already built it, you will not do the needed actions that it takes to grow your business. It is a real business, so treat it as such.

3. Schedule Time To Build Your Small Business

 

Being a home based business requires discipline and complete determination. Working from home for the past 9 years people constantly ask “How do you do it? How do you have the discipline to work while at home?”

The quick response is “You set your alarm and get up early to commute to work everyday, don’t you? How do you do that?” Simple, it takes discipline.

You have to schedule time to work your business in order for it to grow. If you do not set time aside for it, you are not treating it like a business nor are you giving yourself the opportunity to succeed.

Keep in mind, the work you do now will pay off for years to come. Do whatever it takes to make time to ensure success. You’ll discover that building your business is fun and enjoyable too. So after you get going, it’s very easy to set aside the time that you need because it will not feel like work.

4. Do The Things That Make Money

 

There are two main ways to make money in your business: selling your products and sponsoring / recruiting others to be on your team to do the same thing.

Selling products will give you some good spending money and recruiting others can bring about the financial freedom you dream of. It’s so easy to spend your time doing everything but these two key actions, but the other things do not earn money.

Make sure you spend time doing the things that will bring you money.

Just to be crystal clear – spend the majority of your time prospecting (around 80% of your working time), inviting, showing your presentation and promoting events. These are the profit producing activities and this tip alone will help you become profitable.

5. Keep Your Funnel Full

 

In order to keep new customers coming and new recruits coming, you have to keep your sales funnel full.  Always be on the lookout for new prospects.  Get into the habit of inviting people to see your presentation. Find ways to attract leads to find those who would be good for your business.

One of the wonderful things about building your business is there are multiple ways of finding, securing and generating leads. Always keep your sales funnel full so new opportunities are always at your fingertips.

6. Positioning Is Vital

 

In order to be seen as a leader, you have to be a leader. Whether you have one person on your team, 100 people on your team or 1,000 on your team, you have to be the leader you dream to be when you have 10,000 on your team.

Position yourself to be that leader now by simply leading, inspiring, encouraging and being the kind of leader others will want to partner with. Most experts are self-proclaimed experts. But it takes much more than just proclaiming to be an expert, the action behind the words are much more important!

7. Always Look For Ways To Help Others

 

One of the beautiful things about building your business is that you get to help others grow personally and financially. But what if someone isn’t interested in your products or your business opportunity? Still look for ways to connect and bless their lives.

If you are helping people, success is inevitable.

Hope you found value from these tips! If you have any questions or need any help with lead generation, prospecting tips or anything else, please feel free to reach me directly via phone or text at 612-562-8219. Here's to your success! I believe in you! See you tomorrow :)

You were designed to succeed!

 
From the time you were born you were protected and told not to eat soil, climb trees, run too fast,  to watch out for strangers... the list is endless, and all coming from those who cared for you and who hopefully had your best interests at heart.

Then you were taught to be less. To be seen and not heard at table, not to ask so many questions, to behave, to be good ...meaning, do as others would like you to do, to be quite and not to dream and use your imagination but to be rational and think as others think.

Your spontaneous joy for life, your thirst for adventure, your drive to explore, to create, try and experiment, first by putting things in your mouth and then with your hands, to laugh and cry freely, when and where did your spirit go?

It is time to be fully who were designed to be. To be magnificently you. To love yourself and your life with all your heart. To dream of the impossible. To create. To explore. To adventure. To find the magic in every moment and the beauty and the magnificence in all you meet.

We are all designed to be successful!

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Hope you enjoyed today's post, feel free to share it with others. You can reach me directly at 612-562-8219 if you have any questions or need help in your business. Have a beautiful and successful day, see you tomorrow!

Creating a successful daily routine

How is it that some people seem so super productive while others seem like they simply spin their wheels, not getting much accomplished at all.  Have you ever felt that some people get more done before 9 than you can do all day?  Trust me, that feeling is all too familiar to many.
If you want to be successful in network marketing, you have to learn how to be productive with the money producing activities.  You know, prospecting, inviting, presenting and promoting events.  But how can you learn to be consistent with these activities every day? The answer is simple, have a daily routine.

Creating A Successful Daily Routine

Have you ever noticed you are a creature of habit? Do you find yourself doing the same thing each and every day?  That’s your daily routine and it’s simply a series of habits that you have.  Most don’t even realize that they live life on autopilot.  If you’re daily routine is not proving productive nor profitable there is some good news for you – you CAN change it!

In order to be productive every single day you must learn to establish productive and profitable habits.   Without a plan, you are asking for failure.  But if you have a plan and you work it, you create an open door for success.  Your actions must be intentional and your habits must be productive.  Take those activities that will make you money – prospecting, inviting, presenting and promoting events – and put them on your calendar.  Of course, you need to also include others must as well – reading, personal development, exercise, daily responsibilities – and include them on your calendar as well.
“If it is not on your calendar, it does not exist” is one of the phrases you’ll constantly hear from one of my business coaches.  You’ll find this to be absolutely true.

In a search for time freedom, you’ll have to learn to live by your calendar.  That may sound counter-intuitive, but YOU get to tell your calender what to do…but for maximum productivity, you need a daily routine.

Daily routine is vital in order to be consistency.  …and you know consistency is vital to your success at home!

There Is A Time For Everything

As you begin scheduling your ideal daily routine, keep productivity and timing in mind.  For instance, prospecting and inviting are vital, but 6am may not be the ideal time for that, even if you are a morning person.  This time frame may be the best to build in exercise or reading/personal development. It may be the best for planning your day or your week. 

For many, the afternoon and evening hours make more sense for prospecting and inviting.  You know your schedule and your lifestyle better than anyone else, so look for those blocks of times when you can be productive and spend time building your business.

You have to make sure that the activity makes sense for the time that you are placing it on your calendar.  For instance, many of the people I speak with work a 9-5 job, so calling them at 9 in the morning will get me nowhere….except in their voice mail box.  Scheduling a time to talk on their commute home often proves ideal.

The Best Way To Be Productive

The best way to be productive each and every day is to have a daily routine, and to make that routine a habit. It needs to be embedded in you so deeply that it feels awkward if you do not prospect, invite and present on a daily basis.  Being productive is a habit just like being unproductive is a habit.
Know the tasks you need to do, add them to a calendar and create a habit of following a routine that gets it done every day!

Tips For Creating A Daily Routine

1) Write out all profit producing activities

2) Write out all responsibilities and add to your calendar

3) Add time for margin / emergencies / unscheduled distractions / life

4) Create your Timeline / Schedule

5) Test your routine

6) Adjust your calendar  / move around to more ideal times

7) Go 30-90 days straight to create the habit and establish the routine

8) Celebrate the wins

9) Understand this will be tough – altering habits is tough!

10) Get an accountability partner / group

For more tips on creating a successful daily routine and a schedule to ensure you are being more productive with your time and getting everything done that you need to grow your business, watch the following training I did for my team on Creating an Action Plan and Marketing Schedule.

Hope you enjoyed these tips and training video. Are you ready to create a schedule and get busy growing your business? Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with. You can call or text me at 612-562-8219. Look forward to hearing from you! See you tomorrow!

5 Ways to Generate Leads For Free

Happy Monday! I have a quick video to share with you today about lead generation. Leads are the lifeblood of your business, without them you won't move your business forward. You must be connecting and talking to people on a daily basis about your opportunity and or product!
In the video, I share 5 different strategies that you can start using today to reach out to people and start growing you business.

Let's get busy and start growing. I personally make it a goal to connect and get my opportunity in front of 30 new people every single day! Find your magic number of people you want to connect with and stay consistent with it. You will see results! I hope you enjoyed the video and found some value. Please feel free to reach me directly at 612-562-8219 if you have any questions about successfully growing your business! See you tomorrow :)

Saturday Morning Motivation!

Good morning and Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a beautiful weekend so far. Wanted to share this quick article with you by one of my favorite authors Jon Gordon:

Climb That Mountain

I rode my mountain bike the other day with my three year old son in the child's seat. As we rode along the edge of the TPC golf course we noticed a boy running up and down these three little hills on the edge of the golf course. I knew what was coming next. My son said "Daddy, I want to run up the hill." So, I stopped the bike, helped him get out of the seat and said, "Go ahead and climb that hill." 

 

He stood at the bottom looking at the hill. To him I could tell it seemed like a mountain. He started up the hill but then stopped. His momentum could not carry him up the hill. It was pretty steep and he looked nervous and scared. I wasn't sure if he would be able to climb it and neither was he. Then I said, "step back and then run up it," so he did fearlessly.

When he reached the top his face beamed with pride. He just stood there looking at the view from the top; his view and perspective changed by a few seconds and a climb up a little mountain. From the look on his face, which I will never forget, I could tell his confidence was at an all time high. He proceeded to run up and down the three little hills like a human rollercoaster. When he reached the bottom of the third hill we walked back to the bike and went on our way.

I realized at that moment why we all need to climb a mountain every now and then. When we climb mountains, face challenges, hurdle obstacles and learn from difficult situations we are reminded that we have the strength and power to overcome life's challenges.

At first even a little mountain may seem like a big insurmountable mountain. But when you step back and climb it you realize, "I can do this."

The mountain, no matter how big it is, is no match for your faith and desire to climb it. Mountains are meant to be climbed. Wounds are meant to be healed and problems are meant to become learning experiences. They all serve a purpose. They make us stronger mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

While we often can't control what happens to us we can control how we see and climb the mountains in our life. We can look at mountains as being in the way or as "the way" to growth. We have a choice. We can stand at the bottom and say, "it's too hard, it's too high and I can't do it" or we can dig down deep and find the very best in ourselves and fearlessly run up it.

~Jon Gordon

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the article and found it as motivating as I did. Let's go climb a mountain today, together we can achieve anything! You can succeed, I believe in you! 

 

Feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions, 612-562-8219. See you tomorrow!! 

Facebook Prospecting

Today's post is inspired by a few people who asked for more tips on prospecting on Facebook. Using Facebook is a great tool for your business. There is 1.44 billion active users every month on Facebook. That is a lot of leads!

When it comes to prospecting on Facebook is does take time, you must be willing to put in the work. Don't be impatient and expect results right away. Facebook is not a one way street, interaction is a must, reach out to people, build rapport. Don't pitch people or dump your link all over them. I had someone yesterday send me a friend request and a message and in her message she was pitching her business. I had no idea who she was, if people don't know you, you can't expect them to hear about your opportunity. People have to know, trust and like you before they will do any type of business with you. Building that rapport is so very important!

I did a Facebook training with my team on where to find prospects and how to reach out to them and start a conversation without pitching and spamming them. You can watch it here:

Hope you enjoyed this training and got some value. Please feel free to share it with your team. If you have any questions or need help with anything when it comes to building your business, please feel free to reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Wishing you a successful and beautiful day! See you tomorrow!

10 Common Objections and How to Respond

 

Most Common Objections and How to Respond with Confidence

With prospecting, you will reach a little resistance from some people because there is so much junk on the Internet.  I am sure your company is a reputable company so with these questions, you have the opportunity to showcase that and highlight all the GOOD that we are.  When I get these types of questions, I feel that the person is just helping me close them because the answers help show them how great my company is.  Have confidence in that! 

Here are the Top 10 objections or questions that you will hear while prospecting.

1. Does this cost anything?  (When someone asks you this question, do NOT even hesitate.  Proudly say...)

YES, we do have a small start up.  Explain what your start up is and what you receive for that cost. Then say: So we receive a lot in return for our small investment.  Does this still sound like something you'd like to learn more about?   

2. I shouldn't have to pay to work or I shouldn't have to pay for a job

I agree, you absolutely shouldn't have to pay to work.  This is not a job, this is a home business. You are investing in the things that you will be receive in return....kit, materials, websites, benefits, etc. (whatever you receive when you get started with your company). With starting any type of business, there will always be an investment.  Luckily with ours, it's a very small one.

3.  I've heard that if you have to pay to work at home, it's a scam.

You are correct, if you have to pay for a work at home job, that is a huge red flag that it's a scam.  However, this is not a work at home home job, it's a home business.  And with any business, there is going to be some sort of investment.  The good news is our investment is very small.  And you receive a lot in return... a kit with materials, websites, customer service, etc (explain everything they receive when they get started). Share your credentials... We've been recognized on a national level since 1992, we have an A+ rating with the BBB, we've been featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, etc. So as you can see,  we are a very strong, reputable company with elite credentials.

4. I have to talk to my husband or talk to my wife

Okay, absolutely.  I will go ahead and send you an email that goes over everything that we just talked about and it will have a few extra links where you can do a little more research.  This way you guys can sit down and see if this will be a good fit for your family.

5. I don't have the money

I completely understand.  What would be a better day for you?  Okay, I will go ahead and send you an email that goes over everything that we just talked about and has a few extra links where you can do a little more research.  And while you're waiting to get started, if you come up with any questions, just send them my way.  I am always happy to help.

6. Is this a pyramid scheme?

Absolutely not, pyramid schemes are illegal. Pyramid schemes are companies that just recruit people to recruit people to recruit people and they don't offer a product or service.

7.  This question can be asked in a few different ways.... Is this legitimate?  Is this a scam?  Is this real? 

I completely understand your concern as there is SO much junk out there on the Internet and you have to be cautious. (I share my personal testimonial here) I personally sifted through all the junk on the Internet for two years before I found my company.  And even then, I was still skeptical and I researched the company for four months.  I was really impressed to find that the company had been recognized on a national level since 1992, had an A+ rating with the BBB, we've been featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America.  So as you can see, We are a very strong, reputable company with elite credentials which was something that definitely put my mind at ease when I was looking into getting started.

8. I saw bad reviews online

Our company is a 100 million dollar company that has two million benefit members and 70,000 people that work at home with us.  With any company of that size, there are bound to be a few complaints. Check out Walmart or McDonald's, you'll see a ton of complaints.  The important thing is that the company takes the initiative to resolve the issues and the company always does.  That is how we maintain an A+ rating with the BBB. 

9. How long have you been doing this?

If you are brand new: (say with excitement) I'm actually pretty new to the company.  I researched the company, saw all the amazing team training and support and the income opportunity so I jumped right in and right now I'm working on my first promotion and that's just around the corner. 

If you have been here a few months: (again, say with excitement) I've been doing this a few months and have seen some great success already and I'm so excited about the upcoming years with the company. I plan on going straight to the top and I'd love to take you with me.

If you've been here a year or more:  (Proudly say) I've been here X amount of years.  This company has truly been a blessing for my family.

10. How much do you make?

If you are making $0: (Say with excitement) I'm actually pretty new to the company.  I researched the company, saw all the amazing team training and support and the income opportunity so I jumped right in and right now I'm working on my first promotion and I'll make between $500 - $1,200 by the time I reach that goal and that's just around the corner. 

If you are have made a few hundred dollars or your residual is a few hundred dollars: (again, say with excitement) I've been doing this a few months and have seen some great income so far and I'm so excited about the upcoming years with the company. I'm on target for earning a full time income in just a few months and six figures per year in just a couple years.  

If you are making $1,000+: (Proudly say) I earn a full time income at home with the company.  This company has truly been a blessing for my family.

Then add to each one - To give you an example, our part timers average about $200-$400 per week and our full timers average about $500 - $1,000+ per week.  And those amounts continue to grow since we are paid residual income.

So there you have it, the top 10 objections and how to respond with confidence.  The important thing with these questions is to be honest.  People will appreciate and respect that.  Respond with excitement, don't hesitate and be confident and PROUD of what we are offering!  We all started with making $0, we all started on day one.  People may ask you these questions in the beginning because they hear the lack of experience in your voice.  But as you get better, you'll hear them less and less.  So don't worry about these questions and you'll do amazing!!

Feel free to comment and share these tips with your team. If you have any questions, feel free to reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful and blessed day and we'll see you tomorrow! 

Action tips to help you succeed!

Today you get 5 tips that will help you grow your business.  All of the tips that you receive will help you only if you learn them and then apply them by taking action.  Knowledge without applied action does very little good.

5 Action Tips To Grow Your Business!

You Must Implement And Take Action

As a whole, network marketing professionals love training.  Implementing and taking action is where many people fail to connect the dots.  When you learn a new skill or a new best practice, implement it.  Take action on it.  It will do you zero good to know something but not put it into action.

Master The Skill Of Inviting

Inviting is the gateway skill that will help you grow into all other areas of your business.  You have to learn the skill of inviting in order to get people to learn and hear about your opportunity and products.  This is a must have skill!

Get 2 or 3 Sets of Eyes On Your Presentation

The reason you need to know how to invite is so you can consistently get at least (as in the minimum) two or three prospects to see your presentation each and every day.

If you ask 100 people to see your presentation, the same number will say yes or no whether you ask them over a week period or over a 12 month period, right?  So you may as well ask within a week period.  That way your team will see your speed and intensity and replicate what you do.  If you take a year, they’ll take a year.  If you take a week….. they’ll at least do it faster!

Stick To Your Company’s System

If your company or your upline has a proven system that works why would you alter from the system?  Stick to the system that works.  It’s in place because it works!

Stay Consistent

You can't make 5 calls one day, 2 calls the next, none the day after that and then 25 the next. If you want results, stay consistent, create a plan, to do list and stick to it every single day! 

So are you ready to get busy! Let's get into action and consistency and grow! 

Hope you enjoyed these tips, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or need help with anything. You can reach me at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful and prosperous day and we'll see you tomorrow!

Positive Pledge

I ran across something this morning that I want to share with you.  This is something that I firmly believe, if welcomed in your heart, can change your business and your life!!!

Every day we have a choice. We can choose to be positive or to be negative. We can choose to be grateful and see the good in all that have or we can let anger, fear, doubt, and insecurities rob us of our joy and the life we're meant to live.

It doesn't mean that the choice is easy. Life happens and while we cannot always control the events in our lives, we CAN control how we respond to them.

So, I hope you'll join me in making a positive pledge. I attached "The Positive Pledge" that I received this morning.  Please view it, print it out and use it as a daily reminder to be positive and make a positive impact on the world!

If you want to print it out and hang it on the wall in your office or simply use it as a daily reminder to be positive and make a positive impact on the world! Together we can make a difference in the world. 

If you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with, please reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a Happy and POSITIVE day! See you tomorrow!

Disappointed in your business?

So you joined a home business company, had high hopes but are now dealing with disappointment?
This is what to do to get past that feeling and change your life for the better.

Dealing with Disappointment Quotes

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” ― Robert Kiyosaki


“Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.” ― Les Brown 

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. (this quote is commonly and falsely attributed to Mark Twain

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”― Alexander Pope

Dealing with Failure or Disappointment

“What if you joined a home business, got all fired up and are now just dealing with disappointment as none of the things you thought or were told would happen have happened?”

This is a great question.

Let’s start by establishing a baseline for this thing we call disappointment.

IF you are dealing with disappointment, it means not only did you prepare yourself for disappointment but you are currently not living in the present. Yep. It is impossible to actually feel disappointment unless you prepared yourself for this feeling AND you refuse to live in the present hope of today.

You know who never takes more than 30 seconds to feel disappointment? Anyone focused on their goals.

So IF you are dealing with disappointment right now, step one is to STOP and remember why you started your journey and get re-aligned with what you want to create in your life and get aligned with the possibility of creating.

What Causes Disappointment?

It is common for someone to be “hyped” into joining an opportunity as some network marketers are so desperate for a sale that they will literally say ANYTHING to get someone in. These are the people that have NOT attended any training or events and they think that this business is all about making a sale and hoping for the best.

So maybe you were brought in by one of these hucksters. Maybe they promised you the moon and then disappeared into the night as soon as the ink was dry on your distributor application. Let me help you out with what to do now…

Identify why you joined.

Identify why you joined. IF you joined because of all the crazy promises of your shyster enroller that promised you the moon and their promises of how easy it was going to be and that is truly why you joined, no offense, but this just may not be the profession for  you.

However

IF you joined because you caught a glimpse of what life could be if you controlled your own time, started making more money and creating the ability to spend more time with loved ones, then stop worrying so much about how you were brought in and get to work on doing something about it!

Can I tell you a secret?

You don’t NEED a great upline or AN upline to crush it in network marketing. You can choose to start, right now, to create the business and life of your dreams. It is going to take WORK and it isn’t going to be easy, but it WILL be worth it and the feeling of accomplishment you will have is a whole hell of a lot better than that cloak of dealing with failure and disappointment you’ve been wearing for all to see.

Some LOVE to share that they are dealing with disappointment and they share it like a badge of honor. It certainly gets you attention from others that also aren’t focused on their goals but at the end of the day, your life will never change if you are focused on being RIGHT about being disappointed.

Choose life.
Choose hope.
Choose possibility and it’ll be tough for you to even remember that you ever had to deal with feeling disappointed.

Hope this helps you my friend, I believe in you!

When the going gets tough...

IF you are building a home business, you will absolutely need to learn how to build mental toughness, this will help.

Let these quotes and tips help you with developing the mindset needed for success.

Mental Toughness Quotes

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”-William Feather (Ever had a teammate quit? I sure have)

Every artist was first an amateur. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (stop comparing yourself to those who already ran through the obstacles you currently have and realize they too once were beginners)

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. – Horace Bushnell

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. – Leon J. Suenes

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. – Arthur C. Clarke

The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost

How to Build Mental Toughness

Let’s talk about that last one by Robert Frost…The Best Way out is Always Through.
A common type of person that always struggles with their business is focused on all the reasons they cannot do it and boy, do they have some good arguments! They will tell their friends, neighbors, uplines, crosslines, basically whoever will listen why they are stuck where they are. They will share all the reasons why their job keeps them down, their spouse belittles them, how health has held them back, how they simply don’t have the finances and “it takes money to make money”, they will do everything in their verbal power to convince all those around them that they cannot possibly be successful…and this is why they aren’t.

If you have enough time to tell everyone why you CAN’T succeed then you have enough time to instead do the actions needed for you TO succeed.

Justifying where you are, keeps you where you are. Telling it like it is, keeps it like it is.
Stop playing that same record and instead get to work. Getting to work does NOT mean telling a new story it means taking a new set of actions. It means doing the things you know you should be doing to inch ever so closer to your goals.

The best way out is always through…

You must learn how to build mental toughness if you are going to push past all the obstacles that you SHOULD have. That’s right, MOST that build an amazing lifestyle had obstacles and tough circumstances, it was NOT the absence of these that made them great it was very much the PRESENCE of obstacles and tough times that made them strive for a better life.

IF you have a tough life, it is your DUTY to create something wonderful because you would not have been handed that tough life without the need to create an amazing story. Your story of overcoming obstacles has the potential to inspire a nation and when you learn how to build mental toughness you will be able to see it through. Here are some helpful steps for you:

1. Don’t require acceptance of approval. Literally no one around me thought it was a good idea to leave a high paying salary to become an entrepreneur, I didn’t have some big community of support, I had none but did it anyway. Start moving toward your dreams without the unneeded requirement of acceptance and approval.

2. Change your friends. Birds of a feather flock together, this is true in winning and losing. IF you have a bunch of tough circumstances in your life you have probably attracted people with similar afflictions, change em unless they too want to change.

3. Stop being addicted to the outcome. Someone tell you no? So what, move on to the next person. Someone not work the way you wish? So what, show them what’s possible. Someone not react the way you had hoped? So what, go get it done!

You have what it takes AND, by virtue of you reading this, you are MEANT to create a successful life. You are meant to create a life of success, go get it!

Hope you enjoyed reading this! Please feel free to share with your team members. I am always here if you need anything or have any questions. You can reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful day and we'll see you tomorrow! 

Affirmations!

Today’s post shares 30 Affirmations for Self Esteem that can really help you and your life.

Need Help Creating a List of Positive Affirmations?

Question for you, do you ever write or just read your list of positive affirmations only to just flat out not believe them? Does your positive affirmations list consist of all things you simply see as unattainable?

The key to a good affirmations list is not just what you say but how you feel when you read or write them. Today’s post is a complete guide to writing daily affirmations for self esteem AND even some on increasing your lifestyle and business.

How I Personally do my Daily Affirmations

Every night before bed I read my list of affirmations. I don’t watch the negative news but instead program my mind to concentrate on all things that I WANT in my life. I read them again when I wake up before I do anything to help set the intentions for that day.

The Issue with Affirmations for Self Esteem

IF you struggle with self esteem issues (and you know who you are), then the standard way of writing down and reading a list of positive affirmations is simply not a good idea for you. I have learned three different ways to write your list of affirmations and if you want to know which way is the best, well, I suggest that it is up to YOU and where YOU are in your mind and life.

Method #A – Use Questions instead of statements for your list of positive affirmations.
IF you are at a higher level of believe, you MAY be able to use what I call becoming or growing daily affirmations.
Method #B – Use Growing and Becoming style affirmations.
IF you do not struggle AT ALL with self esteem or mindset, you might try the standard way that is taught by everyone in regards to writing your affirmations list.
Method #C – The Standard Way
Now that I have broken down the three methods of writing your list of affirmations, let’s get to the actual examples!

30 Affirmations for Success and Growth

I will attempt to help everyone out with these affirmations for self esteem and growth by writing each of the positive affirmations in all three styles. Feel free to grab the ones that you feel the best about and use them daily. I will write ten samples daily affirmations and give you 3 examples (hence the 30)

1. To gain self esteem and confidence.
a. Why am I so confident?
b. I am very grateful that I am becoming more confident.
c. I am so very happy and grateful that I am so confident.

2. To grow your mindset.
a. Why am I constantly thinking bigger and bigger?
b. I am excited to be growing into a bigger thinker.
c. I am fired up that I am such a big thinker.

3. To make more money.
a. Why am I making more and more money?
b. I am so pumped up to be growing into someone who makes more money.
c. I am so happy and grateful that I make so much money.

4. To grow your business.
a. Why is my business growing so quickly?
b. I am so excited that my business is really starting to grow.
c. I am fired up that I have such a high growth business.

5. To get better at sales.
a. Why am I so amazing in sales?
b. I am very happy to be growing into a better salesperson.
c. I am so fired up that I am an incredible salesperson.

6. To find the perfect relationship.
a. Why am I with the perfect person?
b. I am so happy that I am on the road to finding the perfect mate.
c. I am so honored and grateful that I am with my perfect mate.

7. To have a great family.
a. Why do I have such an amazing family?
b. I am so lucky to be growing a family.
c. I am so grateful for the perfect family.

8. To grow a team (IE, your business, network marketing, etc)
a. Why is my team growing so quickly?
b. I am so lucky that my team is growing bigger and bigger each day.
c. I am so fired up that I have such a huge team.

9. To become a respected authority.
a. Why am I so respected and cherished by others?
b. I am so grateful that my audience is growing each day.
c. I am so grateful to command such a thriving audience.

10. To simply have a wonderful life.
a. Why is my life so wonderful?
b. I am so happy that my life is becoming so great.
c. I am so blessed and honored that my life is simply amazing.

I hope you got benefit from this article. Give me some feedback if you have a minute at the bottom of this post by leaving a comment. Was there an affirmation or two that you really liked? Do you feel my three method style could help you with affirmations for self esteem and growth? Would love to hear your feedback! Please let me know if I can help with anything, you can reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful day and we'll see you tomorrow!

8 Quick Phone Tips!

You can't build a successful business without the phone. You just can't. Not every is a pro when they get started with their business either. I personally struggled with a HUGE phone fear and used to hang up on my prospects. Many times I thought about quitting and giving up but that is not my style. I was determined to overcome the phone fear and find success in my business. I want to share a few tips with you that helped me get more comfortable on the phone!


1. Build rapport. Find out why they want to work from home, if they have worked from home before, if they are looking for an at home job or home business, etc. Remember you don't want just anyone on your team, you want people on your team who understand your business for what it is.

2. Ask more questions. Typically the person that talks the most is the one NOT in control. Instead of dancing so much, turn it around and ask THEM questions.

3. Understand the point of voicemails. The point of voicemails are NOT to pitch your business, NEVER give away the fact that you are trying to sell them something over voicemail and god forbid do not pitch them your deal over voicemail. Simply leave your info and ask them to call you back. This is one of those phone sales tips I wish more people would really embrace.

4. Be a professional, not a beggar. Network Marketers ask me all the time how to respond to someone being overly nasty to them. Stop it. Respect yourself as a professional and stop trying to close buttholes into your business or goodness sakes you may have to actually see them more often.

5. Go for the close! So many people miss out on the opportunity to welcome a new team member by not asking them to join. Simply ask them if they are ready to get started. I like to ask "Where do you want your checks sent?" or "Sounds like you are ready to get started working from home so you can be there for your family when they need you (or whatever there why is)?" or "How do you feel about joining the team?"

6. What you lack in skill, make up in numbers. If you suck at talking to people ,the very best thing you can do (whether in phone or in person) is talk to more people, get more comfortable and you will improve. I don’t know if I could give you better phone sales tips than this one as numbers cure all.

7. Stop being addicted to the outcome. If you checked my heart rate when I got a yes or a no, you would see very little difference. Stop being so addicted to getting a yes, good sales people know that they will get more no’s than yes’s, get used to it and stop emotionally draining yourself when someone rejects you.

8. Celebrate your wins. When I was at that telemarketing company we had a bell we would ring when we made a sale. YOU need to do that too. Too often I hear someone downplay their wins, that is terrible. If you don’t celebrate your wins how can you get more of them. Change your state and your energy when you have a little win, jump up and say “Oh Yeah!” when someone joins your team or becomes a customer (after you hang up the phone of course). =)

Were these phone tips and tricks helpful? I hope these tips help you out, I’d love to know which tip was your favorite or made the biggest impact. Leave me a comment below if you have 8 seconds on which tip you liked the most. Feel free to share these phone sales tips with your teammates if you want them to get better at recruiting people and selling products over the phone. As always, please feel to reach out to me if you have any questions or if I can help you with anything. You can call or text me at 612-562-8219. Wishing you a blessed and productive day! See you tomorrow!

One thing that determines how successful you are...

The one thing that determines the level of our potential, produces the intensity of our activity and predicts the quality of the result we receive—our attitude.

Attitude determines how much of the future we are allowed to see. It decides the size of our dreams and influences our determination when we are faced with new challenges.

No other person on earth has dominion over our attitude. People can affect our attitude by teaching us poor thinking habits or unintentionally misinforming us, or providing us with negative sources of influence, but no one can control our attitude unless we voluntarily surrender that control.

No one else “makes us angry.” We make ourselves angry when we surrender control of our attitude. What someone else may have done is irrelevant. We choose; not they. They merely put our attitude to a test. If we select a volatile attitude by becoming hostile, angry, jealous or suspicious, then we have failed the test. If we condemn ourselves by believing that we are unworthy, then again, we have failed the test.

If we care at all about ourselves, then we must accept full responsibility for our own feelings. We must learn to guard against those feelings that have the capacity to lead our attitude down the wrong path, and to strengthen those feelings that can lead us confidently into a better future.

If we want to receive the rewards the future holds in trust for us, then we must exercise the most important choice given to us as members of the human race by maintaining total dominion over our attitude. Our attitude is an asset, a treasure of great value that must be protected accordingly.

When you have the right attitude, you can do the remarkable.

Having the right attitude is an essential prerequisite for success and happiness. The right attitude is one of the fundamentals of the good life. That is why we must constantly examine our feelings about our role in the world and about our possibilities for achieving our dreams.

It is our emotional nature that governs most of our daily conduct in our personal and business world. It is the emotional aspect of our experiences that determines our behavior. How we feel about life’s events is a powerful force that can either freeze us in our tracks or inspire us to take immediate action on any given day. With the right attitude, human beings can move mountains. With the wrong attitude, they can be crushed by the smallest grain of sand.

Attitude separates achievers from dreamers.

Hope you enjoyed this post and found value. Feel free to comment and share. If I can help with anything, please reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful and successful day and we will see you tomorrow! 

Dealing with Objections

Are you like most people and do everything possible to avoid handling objections from your prospects?  Without a doubt, most people try to avoid dealing with objections.

Why Do You Avoid Objections?

Why do so many people avoid objections?   The first reason is most people seem to relate objection handling to being too much like a sales person, so instead of learning appropriate ways to handle objections, most avoid it completely.

Many also see it as confrontational and seem to get defensive when responding to objections.  Not only does this not work, but it would obviously make most people tense.  If you get defensive, you’ve lost.

A third reason people avoid dealing with objections is because the level of their belief and their posture is not very convincing.  I you want to answer objections effectively, you have to have the confidence and posture that what you have is of great benefit and value to your prospect.

The Problem With Avoiding Objections

The big problem with avoiding handling objections is you miss the opportunity to help people see that this is something they can do.  Objections are not evil and objections do not need to be scary!  But when you avoid them, that IS scary because you are leaving money on the table, not helping the people who were open to the opportunity and not allowing your  business to grow and expand they way that it could.

By avoiding objections, you do not get to the close and do not ask your prospect if they are ready to get started.  You deny your prospect the opportunity to help change their life.  ….is that worth avoiding answering a few questions?  Not hardly!

The Best Way To Handle Objections

The best way to handle objections is by enjoying the process.  Seriously, it is something you can enjoy.  After all is said and done, there are only like five objections you run into anyway.  Learn some good scripts and responses for those and approach them with posture and confidence.

Objections, when handled honestly and genuinely, allow your prospect to see that you truly have their best interest at heart.  It’s when they come to the conclusion that your opportunity is something they can seem themselves doing.  It’s when their life begins to change.  And just think, YOU were the person who provided the vehicle for their success.

Learn to handle objections with confidence.  Learn to love this part of the process, allowing yourself to experience fun instead of stress.  When you enjoy doing something, you’ll do it much more effectively.

Does it mean you shouldn’t pursue and recruit people who have objections?  Not at all!  The saying “every dud knows a stud”  reminds us that every recruit is important because they may just lead us to our next “ace.”

…but never try to convince or beg.  Just “sort and sift.”

Hope you found value today. Please feel free to comment and share. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful day and we will see you tomorrow!

Think Big and Grow Rich

Do you want to learn how to think big? These 15 tips will help you do just that!
If we can get you thinking bigger, you will more quickly go out there and create your dream life.

You see, YOUR success is greatly determined on your ability to learn how to think big. IF you are constantly thinking for the loss or believing you are tiny, your results will absolutely show this thinking.

Here are 15 tips to help you think big:

1. Ask yourself better questions. Instead of “Why does my life suck” or “How come bad things happens to me”, ask yourself, “How can I make my current annual income, my monthly?”

2. Constantly adjust your thinking. The best way to think about how to think big is to realize that if you start thinking bigger, your life and results will become bigger, be sure to adjust your thinking and don’t just hit a goal and stop.

3. Get around people that are earning more than you, constantly.

4. Work on your self development every single day. This is paramount to getting you past the tough days (and there WILL be tough days).

5. Create affirmations that force you to think differently. Affirmations like “I am so happy and grateful that money is coming to me” and “I am so blessed to be a money magnet”.

6. Treat yourself more. It actually doesn’t cost that much more to stay in a much nicer hotel than the cheapest. Instead of saving $40 a night by staying at the roach motel, stay at the nicer hotel and just don’t drink so much Starbucks that month. When you treat yourself, you start to realize you are worthy of nice things.



7. Get vaccinated from the dream stealers. Stop wishing you had more support and instead just stop listening to the dream stealers in your life.

8. Stop watching the news before bed. The news carries THE most negative stuff you can possibly watch and put in your head and then you go to bed for 4-8 hours allowing your subconscious to stew on what you just watched. This one little tip will allow you to think bigger and actually let you stew on the things you WANT in your life.

9. Attend your company events. I don’t know if ANYTHING can help you learn how to think big better than company events because you get to hear the stories of the people that are making it happen and what struggles they had to overcome.

10. Believe in abundance, not scarcity. Know that for YOU to become a multi-millionaire it doesn’t mean that someone else has to go broke. There is plenty of resources out there.

11. Believe that there ARE people out there conspiring for your GOOD. Take me for example, I don’t care what network marketing company you are in, I want YOU to win!

12. Write down EXACTLY what you want. This works not just in business but in everything.

13. Instead of constantly being confused or “not knowing” what your purpose in life is, get to work. Find yourself in your work and not by staring out the window and hoping to be struck by a great idea of how to live your life. Yes, the title of this post is How to think big but sometimes you need to DO WORK to think the biggest.

14. Don’t argue your limitations.  Stop arguing for your limitations unless you truly want them.

15. Embrace the journey. IF you are serious about changing your life, know that it isn’t the easiest of roads, but it is the most worthwhile. Embrace that success and creating an amazing life doesn’t happen overnight and that is OK!

Feel free to share this with your friends (and show them YOU are thinking big!) and also, I’d love to hear which tip(s) you liked most? Which tip gave you the biggest aha or helped you the most, comment below and let me know! If you have any questions, please feel free to connect with me directly at 612-562-8219. Have a beautiful day and we will see you tomorrow!

L E A D E R S H I P Tips!

One of the most exciting parts of your home business will be building and leading a team.  When I first started in my company, I had zero experience.  My home business was my very first at home anything so I had A LOT to learn.  It has been such an incredible journey and I’m SO excited to share some leadership tips with you so YOU can go out and grow a dynamic organization!!

L – Learn from other leaders.  When I first started my business, I didn’t have any experience at this sort of thing at all.  I was so green to this business and didn’t have the slightest idea how to lead a team.  One thing that really helped me was watching my mentor and the other leaders within our team.  I watched and learned everything from them.  I watched how they ran their businesses and lead their teams and I started implementing a lot of the same things they were doing.    When any of them would give advice, I would listen and listen hard, whether it was a one on one conversation, on a team call or on stage at an event. They had already built dynamic organizations so it just made sense to follow their lead rather than reinventing the wheel.  I remember asking my mentor “What do you do, because that’s what I’m going to do.”  I listened very closely to her answer and took notes because I figured if she could do this business, I could too!!!  I have always believed that if you surround yourself with successful people and do what they do, you too will reach success. 

E- Environment - You want to create an environment for success.  An environment where your team members can learn, have fun and most importantly GET IT DONE.  And the way to do this is by getting them connected.  Not only connected to you and the rest of their upline but to each other as well.  What makes our group great is that our entire organization works together as a team.  I have everyone connected with each other and we are a very tight group.  The reason to do this is because it’s so easy to feel like you are working by yourself when you work from home.  Make it your goal for them to know that we are working FOR ourselves NOT by ourselves.  You want them to feel a part of something big and special.  It was my goal to create a special team environment and it’s worked out beautifully.  Some things you can do to accomplish this goal:

* Get your team connected on a Forum or Facebook Page or Group that you setup for your team – This was probably one of the best things I’ve done for my team.  There have been a lot of great friendships and business relationships built on these.  This is a place that they know they can go to to ask questions and get immediate answers.  That way, for example, if someone on your team can’t get a hold of you right away, they know they can go there for support.  It also doubles up as a time management tool.  A lot of new team members or team members in general have a lot of the same questions.  When we answer them on the group or forum, that could answer five other team member’s question that they also have which saves you  time in answering them over and over again.  It’s all about working it smart.

* Setup challenges for your team and do the challenge with them!  For example, I’ve done 90 Day Challenges with my team.  Where we set specific goals to reach within that period and we all work hard toward them.  The keyword being WE.  Meaning if you want your team to do it, you need to do it.  Leading by example is everything when you’re building a team

* Get them connected to the team calls that your team and company provides.  Host your own team call.  Even if it starts with two people, start small, it will build up.  Your team will appreciate hearing your voice every week.  Until you feel comfortable doing that, send them to your upline’s team calls.

A – Attitude - I’m just going to start by saying that attitude is everything.  In every aspect of your life but especially in your business. When you maintain a positive attitude throughout your day and life, you can move mountains.   Attitude is 90% of this business, the other 10% can be taught.  If you’re up, down and all around…..your business will be up, down and all around.  Now I’m not saying it’s not okay to have a bad day, we all have bad days.  But don’t let a bad day turn into a bad week or even worse a bad month.  When I start having a bad day, I give myself an attitude adjustment.  It’s a choice that I make.  Either sit and be miserable with my bad attitude or shake it off, put a smile on my face and keep moving forward.  It’s especially a very important choice when you’re leading a team.  Your team is watching you!!  Attitude reflects leadership.  If you want them to have a good attitude, you must have one!!  Never complain to your team members, ever, if you’re having a bad day, don’t show it to your team.  Attitudes are contagious, so ask yourself if yours is worth catching???

D – Daily Action - Your team is watching YOU!!!  You MUST lead by example. A very common mistake I see new leaders make is that they go into management mode.  This will put a screeching halt on your business. You can’t tell your team to go out and recruit new team members and customers, if you’re not recruiting new team members and customers.  One thing I noticed when I first started was that my mentor was still putting business on the books every single month, even at the top level in our company and $250K in lifetime residual income.  She wasn’t just talking the talk but she was walking the walk and that inspired me to go out and do the same.  I’ll never forget what she told me when I hit my first level of management, she said “You’re team is watching you, if you’re adding business and promoting, they will follow you.”  She also told me to keep my name on the lists, meaning the top recruiter lists.  That’s been my goal ever since she told me that.  It will make your team proud of you and it will inspire them.  It will also give them a much higher respect for you as a leader if you are actually out there doing what you’re asking them to do.

E – Embrace every obstacle and struggle that comes your way- This is something I didn’t really understand fully until about my third year in my business.  Many of us go through obstacles and struggles in the beginning of our business.  I know I had a lot of struggles and discouraging moments in the beginning of my business and now I’m so happy that I did.   For me, mine were everything from a negative spouse, a huge phone fear, fear of failure, I had very little money for advertising, I could go on with more stuff but you guys get the point.  I am a person that firmly believes that everything happens for a reason.  At the time, all that stuff seemed really big and hard but what I didn’t know was that was a part of my training to become a better leader.  Because when my team members go through those things, I can relate to them and help them through those times.  I can inspire them and let them know that if I did it, they can do it! So, think of it this way.  Embrace every obstacle and struggle that comes your way, because you’re going to learn from it and when YOU are a Top Leader in your company, you can help your team members through it!   It’s all about attitude and perspective!

R – Recognition - This is my very favorite part.  I love to shower my team with recognition.  I will never forget the first time I saw my name on a Top Recruiter list.  It felt really good.  I was so proud and it put a fire in me.  And from that moment on, I aim to have my name on all the lists.  I remember telling my mentor that and she told me that people will work harder for praises than raises.  It’s so true.  We LOVE to be recognized for things we’re doing right, it’s human nature.  Recognition has been a HUGE part of my building a successful team.  You can recognize your team in many ways.

* Team Newsletter - You can send this out weekly or at very least, bi-weekly. You can create an email with pictures of team members being recognized, graphics, articles and much more.  For the recognition part, you can include the top customer and team member recruiters month to date, the Top Producer for the month (which includes all business added), New pin level and income level promotions and also do a featured team member of the week.  Choose one leader every newsletter to be in the spotlight and include their bio in the newsletter.  You want everyone on your team feel as special as they are.  The best part, they ALL race for these spots.  It’s a nice healthy competition to get you’re team moving!

* Team Calls - You can also mention all of those accomplishments on your team call.  And at least once a month, I put a leader in the spotlight on my team call as my special guest. * Mail greeting cards to those hitting new promotions/income levels - Everyone likes receiving good mail (you know, NOT bills) so a handwritten note from you is special.  Taking the time to do that shows that you truly care.

* Emails for new business added – I send a short email to congratulate my team members on new business.  It could be something as easy as “Yay Traci, I’m so proud of you!” or  “Congratulations on your first enrollment, remember if you can enroll one, you can enroll hundreds.  Get ready for an amazing future!”

S – Step out of your comfort zone - I tell you, getting to the level I am now has required a lot of stepping outside of my comfort zone and I know that to stay successful, I am going to have to continue to do so.  While this makes me a little nervous, I know that it is good for me.  Picking up the phone to call a prospect is where it started, leaving fliers at businesses, being a special guest on a conference call (I will never forget the first time my mentor asked me to be on a call with her, I thought I was going to pass out!!!), hosting my own team calls.  All of those things have helped me to become a better person and leader.  I love that my mentor pushes me to grow and be the best.  It’s a gift that she has given me.  It might not have been as fun as getting a birthday gift…but after the fact when I stand back and see that I faced a fear and beat it, I am so grateful to her.  The truth is, you must step out of your comfort zone to reach greatness in life.  It will make you a better leader and your team will be proud of you!!!

H – Help your team - This one is kind of a given but still very important.  When your team emails or calls you, it’s important to get back to them quickly.  I try to get back to them to same day but if I can’t, at least by the next day.  You want them to feel comfortable coming to you so they don’t feel like they’ve been left hanging to figure it all out for themselves.  Now, while it’s very important to help your team, it’s also important that you are working on your own personal production too.  My team knows that I am unavailable for training between the hours of 12:00 – 2:00 Monday through Friday because I am working on adding new business.  This also sets a great example of balancing training and prospecting for them to follow when working with their own teams.

I – Inspire and believe in them - Keep your team inspired.  You can send them inspirational articles, quotes, videos, audios, anything to get their blood flowing.  Also, by reaching different levels of success within your own business, it inspires them to know that if you can do this, they can too!  Let them know the obstacles and struggles that you overcame and that you are absolutely no different than them.  The only difference is that you  have been here longer.  Also let your team members know that you believe from the bottom of your heart that they can do this if they want it bad enough.  From the day I became a leader in my company, my mentor has always showed me in many ways how much she believes in me and it was amazing to see how that made me believe in myself and made me more confident.

P – Personal Development - Personal Development is something I never realized was so important until I started my home business.  I guess I thought I just “didn’t need that stuff.”  It took me a few months to finally give into it.  When I did, it was a shocker to see what I was so skeptical of transforming my life both personally and professionally.  I am a firm believer that if you keep feeding your mind that you will reach greatness on every level.  I incorporate personal development into my daily routine.  Every morning, I get up an hour before my kids to and listen to an audio while I am checking emails and having my coffee.  It’s an awesome way to start the day.  It really sets the tone for my day when I immediately start putting good stuff in.  I also encourage my team to do the same, not necessarily my schedule but at least a couple audios or chapters of a great book per week.  When you start incorporating personal development into your life and business, your family and friends will notice it.  You will be a more pleasant and positive person to be around.  It will rub off on your team and you will be amazed at the growth you will have in your organization.  I have people ask me just about everyday, “How do you do it, how do you stay so happy and positive all the time?”  I tell them it’s a choice I make and that I continue to work on being a better person and leader everyday.

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Shark or Goldfish?

Challenges and change are a part of life. The waves of change are always coming our way. But when the wave hits we have a choice. We can embrace it and ride it to a successful future or resist it and get crushed by the wave.

Embracing our waves of challenge and change is all about how we perceive and respond to the events we face.

We can’t always control the (E) vents in our life but we can control our (P)ositive response to these events and this often determines the (O)utcome. In other words: E+P=O

When the change hits instead of focusing on the challenge we can choose to look for the opportunity. We can ask what this event is teaching us and identify how we can grow stronger and wiser from it. We can live in fear or move forward with faith and take positive action.

We can decide to be a Shark instead of a Goldfish? Goldfish become paralyzed by fear. They stay in their comfort zone and wait for someone to feed them. On the other hand Sharks (nice sharks) move forward with faith and take action. They trust that their best days are ahead of them, not behind them. Instead of waiting to be fed they venture out in the ocean of possibility in search of food. Their beliefs and actions create a self filling prophecy; because they expect to find food and take action to find it, and they do.

Which will you choose to be? A Shark or a Goldfish?

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