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Positive Input Leads to Positive Output!

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 4:25 pm  
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Simply put…

How can you remain positive about your DREAMS and your DESTINY when you are surrounded by negative people full of doubt and bad news at ever corner you turn?

As a leader and an entrepreneur, this is something you are bound to face. People with great ideas and a drive to follow their dreams are always met with criticism.

Have Faith in Yourself

Believe in Yourself!

As an entrepreneur we walk by faith. We have faith to see what is unseen, while those who have no faith can only go by what they see. It is this walk of faith that sets an entrepreneur apart from a day laborer. Seek to network with those who have the same visionary abilities that you do. Surround yourself with people who have goals and dreams. Share ideas, concepts, and contacts. These people are able to life you up in you quest for success - which is exactly what we all need in times of trial along our path to victory.

We live in a time where the media loves to capitalize on bad news and fill our minds with fear. While it is good to remain informed, it is important not to allow all of the negativity you see or hear to infiltrate your spirit. If you continue to surround yourself with gloom and doom, you will soon question your ability to succeed, fall short in your self confidence, fall short in your will to move forward… in essence, you will set yourself up for failure.

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There are a million naysayers on the sidelines looking for a weakness so they can tear you down. Just let their negative banter fall on deaf ears. As my grandmother used to say, “Let these things roll off of you like water on a duck!”

These are the times when you will find out what you are made of because you will have to rely on yourself, listen to your own inner voice, and rely on what your heart is calling you to do. No one said that slaying a dragon would be easy, but certainly no one can prove it to be impossible either.

You can have and do anything you set your mind to, but it is up to you.

Fill your life with positive people and your mind with positive thoughts – positive input.

You will feel better and perform better and prosper sooner - positive output!

You deserve to have the financial freedom you desire. Take Action! Have Faith!

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Good for a Grin

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 at 8:57 pm  
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Abandoned By Your Sponsor?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 12:41 pm  
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Did you sign up for an opportunity

only to have your sponsor leave you out in the weeds?

Don’t feel bad and don’t let that discourage you! Trust me, it has happened to the best of us. Many times we meet someone, either in person or online, and are told that they will be there to “mentor” us through a program because our success increases their success, blah, blah, blah. We sign up for what we believe to be a good business opportunity with a reputable company only to never hear from our sponsor again.  There are also those situations where we hear from our sponsor and they have a tone of disinterest or annoyance.

The dictionary defines mentor as:

1. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher2. An influential senior sponsor or supporter

3. To act as a mentor: She spent years mentoring to junior employees.

Synonyms adviser, master, guide, preceptor

Now, I have heard individuals make the statement that they should not have to “babysit” their downline and that it is not their fault if they do not succeed because a person needs to realize that they are in charge of their own success. Poppycock!!


The dictionary defines babysitting as:
1. To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian
2. To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention
3. To watch over or tend to


If you were expecting your sponsor to “do” everything for you, I agree that this will not help you progress and will monopolize the sponsor’s time, which would be unfair. I also believe it is extremely unfair for the sponsor to disregard the individual once they have signed up!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with seeking a little guidance, fellowship, and encouragement when you are new to a product, process, or team. The key word being TEAM. That word is thrown around quite loosely these days. People will say that they want you to be part of their TEAM.


The dictionary defines team as:
1. A number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest
2. A number of persons associated in some joint action: a team of advisers
3. Two or more horses, oxen, or other animals harnessed together to draw a vehicle
4. A family of young animals
6. To join together in a team
7. To drive a team
8. To gather or join in a team, band, or a cooperative effort


Now, in seeing those three words clearly defined, it would appear to me that the person who sponsored you in to a program should be there to touch base with you, offer you advice and suggestions, answer any questions, introduce you to others on the “team”, and the list goes on and on. While I do believe that providing your downline with educational material and opportunities is essential, I also believe it is just as essential to maintain a relationship with your downline. People go on and on drilling it into the heads of their downline that “it is all about building relationships because people want to do business with people”, and yet, they fail to develop and maintain a relationship with their downline.  What does that say about the sponsor? Well, it  doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. You do the math.


What I continue to promise my team and the people I meet is that, because I have been a victim of this sort of “mentoring” – or rather lack there of – I will never be that person. I will never just leave people drowning in an ocean of overwhelming information. I will always keep my lines of communication open – there is never a question that should not be asked. If I don’t know the answer, then we will learn something together. I want to remain connected to my team, which in essence become my friends and are regarded as family. I do expect my team members to be serious, work hard, follow through, and produce results; but you can’t have those expectations of anyone else if you do not have them of yourself first.


To be a leader means to be willing to get down and dig in the trenches with everyone else.  We all have to be accountable for our own actions and take responsibility for our procrastinations, shortcomings, or poor habits. We are all human – we all make mistakes and trip or fall from time to time. It is the desire, determination, and dedication in a person that makes the difference. We must be hungry for success and we must be willing to make some sacrifices to have that success, but we also must have faith in our ability to obtain that success. If we do not believe, then we will never achieve. Lack of faith lines us up for failure.


No one said it would be easy, but the fruits of your labors will be bountiful. So, if you have joined an opportunity and have been left an orphan, do not let it stop you from reaching your goal and living your dream. Either pick up and find a way to make it happen on your own or leave that team to find the right fit for you. I say this with some haste because jumping from opportunity to another will never bring you success, but neither will remaining in the wrong opportunity.



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