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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Dollar Days!
Corporate has extended the Dollar memberships! I have 3 new customers already... planning for 5 more yet before end of month!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
10/10/10
Does it mean anything? :)
Many would have you believe it does! But what? Who knows! It is an interesting combination of numbers within a date. Ever since we began this century excitement builds for each date where 3 numbers repeat themselves or line up in sequence: 01/01/01, 02/02/02, 01/02/03, 03/03/03, 02/03/04, 04/04/04, 03/04/05, 05/05/05, well, you get the idea! ;-)
Back in August it was 08/09/10 and now in October it's 10/10/10! Our local paper did a front page "Hometown" piece on a bunch of kids turning 10 years old today and what they thought of being 10 on the 10th day of the 10th month of the year 2010. Most just thought it was cool; one kid has a friend who will turn 11 on 11/11/11 and thought that was more cool... it's all ones!!! LOL
Does it mean anything as far as my business building goes? Not really. :)
But today means there are just ten days left of a very special membership deal we are offering! And my goal is to help ten people learn a better way to shop by the end of these next ten days! So there's a small correlation to tens. :)
I keep thinking about what I do, what I'm wanting to do, and of all the people I can help along the way! I love helping others, especially in ways that will help them to go on and help even more people. :) Personally, I don't see any reason(s) for people not to jump on board with me and start doing what I'm doing - other than people don't really want to help others, they just want to do for themselves. Of course, I've always done things to help others - for as long as I can remember. It's a big part of who I am! Some people in my life don't like that; and sadly, they aren't so much a part of life as they could be if they didn't think that way. But it's their problem - it's not place to change them. And that's how I see it with my business - some people just aren't liking it and that's ok. I still don't see why not - but it's not my place to change them.
There are people, and I hope lots of people, out there who do like helping others and they also like trying new things so they will jump on board with me and try this new way of shopping and they will save money and save precious resources and our environment and they will go beyond that and share it with others and those people will repeat the same things too. Eventually more people will shop this way than people that don't. A huge change in the world will be seen as that happens!
Can you imagine the change that could come about if I can introduce just 10 people to this in the next 10 days and then each of them introduces 10 people to this... we have 100 people changing the way they shop (and possibly the way they live - to doing the things they love to do all the time)... and then what happens when each of those 10 (100) introduce 10 more people to this wonderful new way of doing things? 1000 people are now doing it!
Those are my kind of numbers 10 x 10 x 10 :) :) :)
Many would have you believe it does! But what? Who knows! It is an interesting combination of numbers within a date. Ever since we began this century excitement builds for each date where 3 numbers repeat themselves or line up in sequence: 01/01/01, 02/02/02, 01/02/03, 03/03/03, 02/03/04, 04/04/04, 03/04/05, 05/05/05, well, you get the idea! ;-)
Back in August it was 08/09/10 and now in October it's 10/10/10! Our local paper did a front page "Hometown" piece on a bunch of kids turning 10 years old today and what they thought of being 10 on the 10th day of the 10th month of the year 2010. Most just thought it was cool; one kid has a friend who will turn 11 on 11/11/11 and thought that was more cool... it's all ones!!! LOL
Does it mean anything as far as my business building goes? Not really. :)
But today means there are just ten days left of a very special membership deal we are offering! And my goal is to help ten people learn a better way to shop by the end of these next ten days! So there's a small correlation to tens. :)
I keep thinking about what I do, what I'm wanting to do, and of all the people I can help along the way! I love helping others, especially in ways that will help them to go on and help even more people. :) Personally, I don't see any reason(s) for people not to jump on board with me and start doing what I'm doing - other than people don't really want to help others, they just want to do for themselves. Of course, I've always done things to help others - for as long as I can remember. It's a big part of who I am! Some people in my life don't like that; and sadly, they aren't so much a part of life as they could be if they didn't think that way. But it's their problem - it's not place to change them. And that's how I see it with my business - some people just aren't liking it and that's ok. I still don't see why not - but it's not my place to change them.
There are people, and I hope lots of people, out there who do like helping others and they also like trying new things so they will jump on board with me and try this new way of shopping and they will save money and save precious resources and our environment and they will go beyond that and share it with others and those people will repeat the same things too. Eventually more people will shop this way than people that don't. A huge change in the world will be seen as that happens!
Can you imagine the change that could come about if I can introduce just 10 people to this in the next 10 days and then each of them introduces 10 people to this... we have 100 people changing the way they shop (and possibly the way they live - to doing the things they love to do all the time)... and then what happens when each of those 10 (100) introduce 10 more people to this wonderful new way of doing things? 1000 people are now doing it!
Those are my kind of numbers 10 x 10 x 10 :) :) :)
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Incentive!
The other day I read a quote from Theodore Roosevelt. He said, "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort."
Failure is something I have experienced a number of times.
I failed at marriage: ended up divorced after nearly 20 years.
I failed at school: unable to complete all my classes.
I failed at parenting: none of my kids are doing better than I was at their age.
I failed at pregnancy: eight times the outcome included babies that would never come home.
I failed at having a career: didn't finish nursing school.
I failed at having a home business: 11 times with different products, methods, companies, etc. never making an income to sustain my household.
However, Albert Einstein once said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." The same could be said of a person who never failed at anything.
In my new business, began on June 1st this year, I feel like I've made a few mistakes already, like I've encountered a few failures. I have failed to meet the goals I set for every month since then. There are certain levels I want to reach. Levels I must reach if I'm to dig up out of this cavern of poverty!
Yesterday I was feeling very discouraged by this! :( There are all sorts of ideas running around in my head! Things to do to promote my business; things not to do! Things that hold me back; things that push me forward! I keep hearing voices in my head from people who love me telling me that this is something I will never be able to do! I'm not good enough! I'm not smart enough! I don't have what it takes! And then there's countless, well-meaning folks who tell me times are tough now, people don't want to invest in a home business, no one has the money to buy your products, or just that making a commitment to buy every month (even though they will do so anyway for inferior products bought at the local Wal-Mart store) is too much to ask. Whatever it is exactly, the point is repeatedly made that this isn't going to work - for me. It never has in the past, so why should it now?
Is now really any different than any of the times in the past when I've tried to build up a home business?
YES!!!
It really is different this time!
This time I am passionate about everything connected to what I'm doing in building this business!
The company I'm partnered with this time is truly ethical, not wanting anyone to get hurt in building this business or in just using their products or even in any other aspect of a person's life. They are ALL ABOUT really enhancing people's lives! They want everyone to be able to have a life that's better than the one they have now, before learning about this company! The products they make are used by people everyday. You probably would use at least 10 of them daily just in the normal sort of stuff you do each day! Some I know use twice that!! While it's true that anyone they help to succeed in building a business with them will help their business to grow, it's also easy to see that's not why they do all that they do!
It's also different this time because I'm at a different stage in my life now. While my service to God and my ministry of sharing His Good News is and will always be a priority for me, I still must have some means to support my needs in life. Relying on SSI isn't going to cut it all by itself! Maybe it might have at some time in the past, but even the federal government recognizes in their own standards for measuring poverty that the amount provided on full SSI payments is below the poverty line! The only way one person could survive on that level of income is if their housing is subsidized, and their food is subsidized AND all the medical care is fully subsidized! This certainly is not where I saw my life going before becoming disabled!!!
Perhaps some see the physical side of my disabilities as reasons this will not work for me. And yes, they will cause some limitations for me. But so much of this business can be easily managed by phone or online; neither affected much by my physical issues. My brain certainly is still intact! :) I remember first coming to terms with not being able to ever do certain things again and wishing there was some way I could use all my knowledge to make a living. Going back to school wasn't an option then, though it is now perhaps. I do see my limits making it harder for me to stand up in front of a group of people for any length of time. That's something I would love to be more able to do as I feel what my business has to offer can easily be presented to groups of various sizes and interests. When the time comes I'm sure I'll find a solution to work around my limits in that regard.
People don't always understand my situation though. I try not to take it personally or to be offended. Still, invisible disabilities can be very challenging to live with. But I am determined in this endeavor! I will survive these mistakes and failures and I will go on and keep on trying one idea after another until I do succeed. Failure is inevitable but it doesn't have to be forever. Success is inevitable as long as one does not give up after failing!
Aside from digging out of the cavern of poverty... and that could be incentive enough for many... and aside from being determined to never give up my goals... which many feel are crazy and totally unreachable... and even with all the great incentives offered by the company... like extra cash, iPads, trips, double bonuses, etc... my biggest incentive is in knowing that by doing this, by succeeding in this particular business I will accomplish more to help others in their lives right now than in any other business I could possibly choose to do or become educated in right now!
All those failures I mentioned above have all become things that I've turned around and found the silver lining within and I've used those experiences to help others in many wonderful ways over the years! I'm a survivor - since before I was born - and I will continue to survive and I will succeed!!!
Failure is something I have experienced a number of times.
I failed at marriage: ended up divorced after nearly 20 years.
I failed at school: unable to complete all my classes.
I failed at parenting: none of my kids are doing better than I was at their age.
I failed at pregnancy: eight times the outcome included babies that would never come home.
I failed at having a career: didn't finish nursing school.
I failed at having a home business: 11 times with different products, methods, companies, etc. never making an income to sustain my household.
However, Albert Einstein once said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." The same could be said of a person who never failed at anything.
In my new business, began on June 1st this year, I feel like I've made a few mistakes already, like I've encountered a few failures. I have failed to meet the goals I set for every month since then. There are certain levels I want to reach. Levels I must reach if I'm to dig up out of this cavern of poverty!
Yesterday I was feeling very discouraged by this! :( There are all sorts of ideas running around in my head! Things to do to promote my business; things not to do! Things that hold me back; things that push me forward! I keep hearing voices in my head from people who love me telling me that this is something I will never be able to do! I'm not good enough! I'm not smart enough! I don't have what it takes! And then there's countless, well-meaning folks who tell me times are tough now, people don't want to invest in a home business, no one has the money to buy your products, or just that making a commitment to buy every month (even though they will do so anyway for inferior products bought at the local Wal-Mart store) is too much to ask. Whatever it is exactly, the point is repeatedly made that this isn't going to work - for me. It never has in the past, so why should it now?
Is now really any different than any of the times in the past when I've tried to build up a home business?
YES!!!
It really is different this time!
This time I am passionate about everything connected to what I'm doing in building this business!
The company I'm partnered with this time is truly ethical, not wanting anyone to get hurt in building this business or in just using their products or even in any other aspect of a person's life. They are ALL ABOUT really enhancing people's lives! They want everyone to be able to have a life that's better than the one they have now, before learning about this company! The products they make are used by people everyday. You probably would use at least 10 of them daily just in the normal sort of stuff you do each day! Some I know use twice that!! While it's true that anyone they help to succeed in building a business with them will help their business to grow, it's also easy to see that's not why they do all that they do!
It's also different this time because I'm at a different stage in my life now. While my service to God and my ministry of sharing His Good News is and will always be a priority for me, I still must have some means to support my needs in life. Relying on SSI isn't going to cut it all by itself! Maybe it might have at some time in the past, but even the federal government recognizes in their own standards for measuring poverty that the amount provided on full SSI payments is below the poverty line! The only way one person could survive on that level of income is if their housing is subsidized, and their food is subsidized AND all the medical care is fully subsidized! This certainly is not where I saw my life going before becoming disabled!!!
Perhaps some see the physical side of my disabilities as reasons this will not work for me. And yes, they will cause some limitations for me. But so much of this business can be easily managed by phone or online; neither affected much by my physical issues. My brain certainly is still intact! :) I remember first coming to terms with not being able to ever do certain things again and wishing there was some way I could use all my knowledge to make a living. Going back to school wasn't an option then, though it is now perhaps. I do see my limits making it harder for me to stand up in front of a group of people for any length of time. That's something I would love to be more able to do as I feel what my business has to offer can easily be presented to groups of various sizes and interests. When the time comes I'm sure I'll find a solution to work around my limits in that regard.
People don't always understand my situation though. I try not to take it personally or to be offended. Still, invisible disabilities can be very challenging to live with. But I am determined in this endeavor! I will survive these mistakes and failures and I will go on and keep on trying one idea after another until I do succeed. Failure is inevitable but it doesn't have to be forever. Success is inevitable as long as one does not give up after failing!
Aside from digging out of the cavern of poverty... and that could be incentive enough for many... and aside from being determined to never give up my goals... which many feel are crazy and totally unreachable... and even with all the great incentives offered by the company... like extra cash, iPads, trips, double bonuses, etc... my biggest incentive is in knowing that by doing this, by succeeding in this particular business I will accomplish more to help others in their lives right now than in any other business I could possibly choose to do or become educated in right now!
All those failures I mentioned above have all become things that I've turned around and found the silver lining within and I've used those experiences to help others in many wonderful ways over the years! I'm a survivor - since before I was born - and I will continue to survive and I will succeed!!!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Success
We have just a little over 5 days left to this month. Will I meet my goal of 8 new customers?
(I'll let you know on the 1st) ;-)
It's not so easy building up a new business from nothing. It is great to have mentors and know that others before me have succeeded. But I do wish I could find someone who did so with as many challenges to their efforts as I have been dealing with lately!
The other day I came across a video highlighting 7 very important things to building your own business.
1. FAITH
2. GOALS
3. ACTION
4. CONSISTENCY
5. BRANDING YOURSELF
6. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
7. DEVELOPING YOURSELF PERSONALLY
So, in giving some thought to all these things and asking myself if I have these or if I am doing these, here's my own personal results. Those of you that know me, feel free to add in your thoughts here too, or in a private email. :)
1. YES! I absolutely do have faith that I can do this new venture successfully.
2. YES! I have goals and little goals to help me get to the bigger goals.
3. Yes, and No. This is one area I need to adjust, not because of inaction as much as the actions I've been doing have so far not brought me to my goals as fast as I want, so I must make some adjustments.
4. No! It's true! I have not been consistent in my actions. I need to be setting appointments every day not one or two days a week. I have to find more time somehow.
5. This one made me wonder if I actually have my own personal brand - something that everyone knows is me! There are many things I do or have done that others know me for; but is there any one thing that would stand out like a 'brand' such as Dell, or HP, or Toshiba (all computers I've had - and all well known by others for their computers). This one needs more thought, and/or work.
6. Relationships I've got - hundreds of them, mostly minimal. If I'm going to be good at my own business I should be building those relationships; get to know those people better. To truly be building relationships I should probably be finding new ones as well - have a variety of relationships with people at various stages or different levels of involvement.
7. YES! I am always seeking more knowledge! Learning anything new is exciting to me! Taking all my knowledge and adding to it is a big part of what makes me ME! If I can inspire others, I should inspire myself! (working on it) ;-)
OK, out of 7 "essential parts of success" I have 3 without a doubt! I have another 2 that are coming along nicely but have room for improvement! There is 1 that is needing to be developed from scratch. Then there is one that I'll have to do some more thinking about. From a purely mathematical point of view I'm at about 75% there!
If I look at like Success is 100% and Failure is 0% then I'm much closer to Success than Failure - and THAT is a very positive thing, don't you think?!
(I'll let you know on the 1st) ;-)
It's not so easy building up a new business from nothing. It is great to have mentors and know that others before me have succeeded. But I do wish I could find someone who did so with as many challenges to their efforts as I have been dealing with lately!
The other day I came across a video highlighting 7 very important things to building your own business.
1. FAITH
2. GOALS
3. ACTION
4. CONSISTENCY
5. BRANDING YOURSELF
6. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
7. DEVELOPING YOURSELF PERSONALLY
So, in giving some thought to all these things and asking myself if I have these or if I am doing these, here's my own personal results. Those of you that know me, feel free to add in your thoughts here too, or in a private email. :)
1. YES! I absolutely do have faith that I can do this new venture successfully.
2. YES! I have goals and little goals to help me get to the bigger goals.
3. Yes, and No. This is one area I need to adjust, not because of inaction as much as the actions I've been doing have so far not brought me to my goals as fast as I want, so I must make some adjustments.
4. No! It's true! I have not been consistent in my actions. I need to be setting appointments every day not one or two days a week. I have to find more time somehow.
5. This one made me wonder if I actually have my own personal brand - something that everyone knows is me! There are many things I do or have done that others know me for; but is there any one thing that would stand out like a 'brand' such as Dell, or HP, or Toshiba (all computers I've had - and all well known by others for their computers). This one needs more thought, and/or work.
6. Relationships I've got - hundreds of them, mostly minimal. If I'm going to be good at my own business I should be building those relationships; get to know those people better. To truly be building relationships I should probably be finding new ones as well - have a variety of relationships with people at various stages or different levels of involvement.
7. YES! I am always seeking more knowledge! Learning anything new is exciting to me! Taking all my knowledge and adding to it is a big part of what makes me ME! If I can inspire others, I should inspire myself! (working on it) ;-)
OK, out of 7 "essential parts of success" I have 3 without a doubt! I have another 2 that are coming along nicely but have room for improvement! There is 1 that is needing to be developed from scratch. Then there is one that I'll have to do some more thinking about. From a purely mathematical point of view I'm at about 75% there!
If I look at like Success is 100% and Failure is 0% then I'm much closer to Success than Failure - and THAT is a very positive thing, don't you think?!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Super September!
So I completely skipped over August - what a month that was!
On to September!
September is going to be a glorious month! I know it's one-third over already but it's always been one of my favorite months so it will still be great!
I'm inspired by this month's promotion to Develop a Director, No Matter What!
I so want to become a director in this business myself! And do so by the end of this month! Which is so totally possible! Already I have four people who've told me they want to get started in this business - we just need to do all the necessary stuff. Add in another four as just plain customers and me being a director is a 'shoe-in'!
But I do get a bit down over those who want to do something but having enough money to do it holds them back. :( I SO know what that's like! And I'm SO tired of it! But it will be ending soon for me, I'm sure of that! By the end of this year I will make it to the point of having enough money all month long!!!
I know there are people laughing at that - saying, "oh yeah, sure you will" while thinking "no way, it's never going to happen" - I could name several (but I won't).
I know there are some waiting to see IF it happens or not and when it does then they will join me - and I can't wait to bring them all on board!
And there are a few - Martha, Ellen, Sharon, Lori, who encourage me to keep on, to not give up; who tell me this can be a success - and to them I will always be thankful and forever carry a special spot in my heart for believing in me no matter what!
For this to be a really super September in my business, the goal will be to enroll 8 new members and have 4 of them start their own business building with me! THAT WOULD BE TRULY AWESOME!!!
On to September!
September is going to be a glorious month! I know it's one-third over already but it's always been one of my favorite months so it will still be great!
I'm inspired by this month's promotion to Develop a Director, No Matter What!
I so want to become a director in this business myself! And do so by the end of this month! Which is so totally possible! Already I have four people who've told me they want to get started in this business - we just need to do all the necessary stuff. Add in another four as just plain customers and me being a director is a 'shoe-in'!
But I do get a bit down over those who want to do something but having enough money to do it holds them back. :( I SO know what that's like! And I'm SO tired of it! But it will be ending soon for me, I'm sure of that! By the end of this year I will make it to the point of having enough money all month long!!!
I know there are people laughing at that - saying, "oh yeah, sure you will" while thinking "no way, it's never going to happen" - I could name several (but I won't).
I know there are some waiting to see IF it happens or not and when it does then they will join me - and I can't wait to bring them all on board!
And there are a few - Martha, Ellen, Sharon, Lori, who encourage me to keep on, to not give up; who tell me this can be a success - and to them I will always be thankful and forever carry a special spot in my heart for believing in me no matter what!
For this to be a really super September in my business, the goal will be to enroll 8 new members and have 4 of them start their own business building with me! THAT WOULD BE TRULY AWESOME!!!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Early in the week...
Tuesday was not as productive as I'd hoped. It was the last day of our $1 membership special and I was hoping to get 2 people enrolled in that but both had to postpone. :(
I did get several more referrals that I will be calling today. :)
There are a few new things on my ecomomteam website that I want to check out. This is an awesome team! I love how everyone is not only working for their own business but they are also working to help others on the team to build their business. :) We've been told that new tools to help us in our business have been added, so I will go see what those are today and look for how I can make use of them in building up my business.
I do wish I had more patience. I want this to grow fast - really, really fast. I want it to get to the point that we can buy all we want right as we want it... but I'm not close to that point yet. I just want it NOW! lol But it is growing, and the income from the little I've already done amazes me! (and it's only "2 figures" - in the higher half) Of course, my goal is something in the 4 figures category each month! lol And I'm very sure it will be into the 3 figures for my 2nd month in the business.
I did get several more referrals that I will be calling today. :)
There are a few new things on my ecomomteam website that I want to check out. This is an awesome team! I love how everyone is not only working for their own business but they are also working to help others on the team to build their business. :) We've been told that new tools to help us in our business have been added, so I will go see what those are today and look for how I can make use of them in building up my business.
I do wish I had more patience. I want this to grow fast - really, really fast. I want it to get to the point that we can buy all we want right as we want it... but I'm not close to that point yet. I just want it NOW! lol But it is growing, and the income from the little I've already done amazes me! (and it's only "2 figures" - in the higher half) Of course, my goal is something in the 4 figures category each month! lol And I'm very sure it will be into the 3 figures for my 2nd month in the business.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Good Day!
Today was a good day!
Everything was finally working... and staying that way! :)
I was able to connect with several people and I'm looking forward to a very busy week with presentations.
I've also been reading the July "Leadership In Action" magazine and finding inspiration and motivation for myself in being persistent and determined to make a success of this new business of mine.
There are things to learn - always we are learning, if we are alive at all. For me, one of those things is to learn to hear "no" and not take it personally. For so many years in my life I have taken it personally. I am so used to everything being my fault that if someone tells me 'no' for some reason I think I must find a way to "fix it" so they will say "yes" - if I don't fix it then it's my fault that they don't want to do what I'm asking them. It's like I'm just not finding the right way to do it - for them. (I know, strange)
Anyway, the other day someone introduced me to the GoforNo website! There are some really great ideas there! Most of what they offer however will have to wait until I have the money for it. So, we'll see how long it takes for that first.
Listening to my kids go on about the trials they face when they are depending on others for transportation and spending money and other things... makes me all the more determined to do well in this endeavor. No one should have to deal with abusive individuals, if they have a choice. My success in this business will do a lot to help me and to help my kids get to the point where we do not have to deal with such people just so we can have some physical need met.
We WILL SEE SUCCESS!
Everything was finally working... and staying that way! :)
I was able to connect with several people and I'm looking forward to a very busy week with presentations.
I've also been reading the July "Leadership In Action" magazine and finding inspiration and motivation for myself in being persistent and determined to make a success of this new business of mine.
There are things to learn - always we are learning, if we are alive at all. For me, one of those things is to learn to hear "no" and not take it personally. For so many years in my life I have taken it personally. I am so used to everything being my fault that if someone tells me 'no' for some reason I think I must find a way to "fix it" so they will say "yes" - if I don't fix it then it's my fault that they don't want to do what I'm asking them. It's like I'm just not finding the right way to do it - for them. (I know, strange)
Anyway, the other day someone introduced me to the GoforNo website! There are some really great ideas there! Most of what they offer however will have to wait until I have the money for it. So, we'll see how long it takes for that first.
Listening to my kids go on about the trials they face when they are depending on others for transportation and spending money and other things... makes me all the more determined to do well in this endeavor. No one should have to deal with abusive individuals, if they have a choice. My success in this business will do a lot to help me and to help my kids get to the point where we do not have to deal with such people just so we can have some physical need met.
We WILL SEE SUCCESS!
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