Serving Others

I just watched the movie Seven Pounds with Will Smith. The last movie he was in "I Am Legend", had me bored to tears, I think I got about half way through before shutting it off. His previous movie before that, "Pursuit of Happiness", actually had a significant impact on me both personally, and professionally. Who would have ever thought that a movie could have such an impact, but there are a few others that have. Although this film, had me sitting there in awe, wondering what was happening, when it all came together, it made perfect sense.

I won't go into the details of the movie in case you haven't seen it, but it certainly gave me a breakthrough, on what it means to be a great person. You see a great person isn't someone who lives for themselves, a great person is someone who lives for others. This guys life had hit a turning point and he made a decision due to a tragic event that he would help others. Maybe he felt guilty and was trying to give back something, maybe it made him feel good. I think it was both.

At one time I lived my life completely for myself. When I got married and had a child, I realized there was more to life than just me. Believe it or not, my past year in network marketing has helped me to see that helping others is the only way to truly be an inspiration on this planet. There are other great ways you can inspire others through being a speaker, a pastor, a policeman, an actor, a volunteer, or as we saw in "Seven Pounds", a tax collector. You see no matter what career we have, we all have the ability to serve. It's just a matter of choice. As contrary to our beliefs we don't necessarily have to be in a career, where we automatically serve to serve others.

The life you lead today will one day pass like the wind. If you can come to realize that and wrap your hands around that fact, you might just change the way you look at things. I heard a guy once say, "live each day as your last, but plan for 10 years down the road". I personally think the greatest tragedy in life is to live like you are going to live forever.

If you don't feel like you have been a great servant in your life, its never too late to start and impact the lives of others while you are here. Your little acts of serving others might make a huge difference, and maybe even save someones life. If your looking surpass your leadership in your home, business, company, church, hospital, or community. Simply make yourself a promise that you will put others first. I think what makes a leader great is simply serving others.

Supporting MLM

If your a professional network marketer and want to stay & support our industry, why not buy your products and services from other network marketers or companies. I am currently only active in a few companies as a distributor, but I support many on a regular basis. As a matter of fact, I currently use some wonderful products from Herbalife, I have a membership for legal advice through Pre-paid legal, I send out cards to business contacts/friends/family members through Send Out Cards, and the list goes on. So if you are looking for some new products/services for your own personal life, why not buy from a fellow networker. Not only are you supporting the industry, but you could be getting some awesome products/services.

The Truth is Out There

The Truth is Out There

Building Your Team

Building Your Team

Health & Wellness Through Botanicals

I read an article this morning in the newspaper about a guy who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. His name is Tim and he lives in my current town of Carlsbad, CA. The Dr. doing what he knows best prescribed Tim some medication to make him feel better and return back to work, as the MS was causing him blindness and tremors. The worst part of the article was how Tim's wife's health insurance was refusing to pay for his prescription drugs, which were now costing him $7,000 per month. There is no other form of treatment for this type of MS, in Western Medicine which is now causing Tim huge financial hardship. All I can say is don't become a victim of Western Healthcare and this should never happen. Unfortunately, for most of us we are taught to put our health in the care of Dr's who push drugs and surgery to create wellness in our lives. Through my years of experience in health and wellness and having been a victim of The US Healthcare System how would one avoid such a catastrophy? Here are only my suggestions, but I believe them to be absolutely critical to avoid such a major problem.

* Exercise for 30 Minutes Per day (walking, jogging, gym, etc..)
* Pay attention to your diet (avoid gluten, preservatives, and processed foods as much as possible)
* See The Chiropractor (Weekly, or Monthly for regular adjustments)
* Yoga (Try and participate 1 time per week, great for organs, stress, and existing ailments)
* Botanicals (Find One Botanical that has proven to help people with your ailment, this could be acai berry, mangosteen, almalaki, etc..)

Regarding botanicals, be agreessive, and give them time to work. If you try one for 30 - 60 days and don't get any results move onto another one. What may work for one person may not work for another. Most importantly just get radical about your health and don't just shove drugs into your mouth because the Dr. says so.

It Finally Happened

I don't know if God was smiling on me today, but for the first time ever in my network marketing career I generated over 15 leads for the day and that doesn't include the 5 that called me wanting to know more about my opportunity. Did I pay for them - yes. I am not going to lie, like most people in this industry, but for $25, I cannot complain, knowing that most lead companies will sell you junk leads for quadruple that. Why did I get so many leads? Unlike other networkers, I am not going to pretend to have some great secret, and tell you that MLM is really easy and can be done entirely over the internet with no skill-set. But let me just give you a breakdown of where all of these leads came from:

* Craigslist
* MySpace
* Blogs

And if you haven't figured out yet. Self generated leads are 10 times better than leads you purchase from a lead house. If you want to learn how to get 15 to 20 leads a day, I can certainly tell you how after today, but I won't be giving my information away on a free webinar, as I really don't want to divulge what I did until I see it repeat itself over and over again. But I will say that I have people on my team that are recruiting 5 or more business builders per month doing exactly what I tell them to do with no prior MLM experience, and less than 30 days in the industry, generating no more than a few leads per day.

What Your Downline Should Look Like?

What Your Downline Should Look Like?