Does Your Social Network Profile Attract Friends?

Posted on October 28th, 2009 in Critical Thiking, Marketing Tips, Skills Training, Recent Posts by Laurie

One quick tip that was shared with me and I’d like to pass along in case You missed it: Many Networkers use social networking as a means to meet others and/or reach out to let others know who they are and what their interests are.

This makes good sense!

You’ve heard that First Impressions count? Well, some may not have thought of this but Your PROFILE on these social sites is the first representation of Who You Are. Ever give consideration to what impression Your making with the information You have on Your Profiles?

It’s a good idea to critically look over Your information with an objective eye; look as a new friend would that You invited to join Your circle of friends. Is it attractive? Do You share Your likes and interests, Your Favorite Books, Favorite quotes, your phone number? Especially your phone number if You’re hoping for business.

Ask: Does Your PROFILE reflect who YOU are?

And the same goes for Your website. Are You showing Your website on Your profile so others can see if You have a service they can use? Its disappointing when searching to expand Your circle of influence and run across so many profiles revealing absolutely nothing to identify with or anything that would encourage a conversation, or better yet a relationship. Makes me wonder how many have given a pass to a friendship request for lack of information.

Finally, put up a picture! A faceless Profile with little or no information is the least friendly profile in social networking. People want to see Who You Are as well as know a bit about you! A non-entity is just that - nothing.

So the tip for today is to make sure You’ve made Your Profile attractive to others! As You build relationships with people, they will go to Your info page and read more about WHO YOU ARE!

Ultimately, isn’t that the whole point?

How Do You Eat a Bear?

“A young woman of old surrounded by a population of giants responds to a comment made by her Priest of all the changes she’ll have to make in order to get along and fit in.

She wonders back, “Father, have you considered it just might be the others making all these changes?“

“I fear you’ve set yourself an impossible goal,” he chuckled.

“How impossible?” she asked.  “As impossible as my eating a giant Bear by myself?  I could do it you know.”

The Priest, appreciating a good sense of humor, responds with a smile, “How?”

“I can, Father,” the young woman replies, “One Bite At A Time!”

Today I was reminded of this small segment in a book while I paced from room to room surveying all the unfinished tasks and projects and goals I had set for myself from the day before.   I’m ok with not completing my entire “wish” list of tasks but yesterdays efforts seemed less than desirable as I was caught up in my families dramas, needs and distractions.

Intellectually, I know the importance of being organized, planning out the day before I begin it (maybe the night before even) and sticking to the Plan.  Life, though, always seems to throw a curve ball into my “good intentions.”

I’ve repeatedly drummed the importance of my purpose at home to my family. I stress the need for time, space and lack of interruption to accomplish my desire for a livelihood from home.  I haven’t made much of a dent in their understanding.

This mornings drama of searching for a coveted hoodie, seemed an extension of the day before.  It’s my tendency to look and search for something until I find it (this can take days, months, years until I get it into my head the item is truly lost; I know, it‘s a shortcoming I can‘t seem to overcome).

It took me a moment but I became consciously aware that I myself added to the drama and distracted myself by involving my energy along with my daughters.  I allowed myself to get distracted from my purpose.

Ok, enough!

It was then I then remembered being impressed with the above.  Ahh, that put a bit of focused perspective on the day.  In order for change to happen, I have to be a part of the Change!

I stopped searching high and low for the hoodie and declared that I would not make a lunch I specifically reminded someone to prepare the night before.  Today I took a bite out of the Bear enabling the change I wish to accomplish.

There is always going to be interruptions and distractions, that’s a given!  But as is my tendency, I can persistently focus my energy in searching for those Changes I seek!  As far as that mountain of tasks I desire to accomplish? Maybe I wont get everything done in one day, but I can consistently chew through them “One Bite At A Time.”

“Network Marketers - Who Are You Leaving on the Sidelines”

Posted on October 21st, 2009 in Critical Thiking, Whats Your Plan?, Skills Training, Recent Posts by Laurie

I went to my daughters volleyball game the other night, as I have practically every Thursday night, paying my $4.00 at the door.  Before I left I sent every positive thought I could invoke that I would get to see her in the game instead of warming the bench.

As a parent, the saddest thing to me is to see my daughter sitting there, a resigned expression on her face as she watches her team from the sidelines.

My first instinct is to confront the “Coach” and ask what is the purpose behind the decision to leave one player sitting on the bench all night long (ok, you can all imagine I struggle to maintain my “poise” and “maturity” here).

My frustration here is in my efforts to instill self-confidence and assurance through encouraging my daughter to BE the BEST she can be, give it her all, be positive, she’s just as beautiful and talented and athletic as anyone else.  We’re not quitters, I tell her……we will not stop three free from the gold!

As I put down these thoughts, I can’t decide am I being a Mother, a Coach, a Mentor, a Leader or all of the above.  My critical thought process is ramming up against a “brick wall,”

I think of the people I coach and mentor and mentally examine if I’ve left someone sitting on the bench.  I think of my daughter and all the practice she’s had, but very little of the actual “Playing” time on the court.

A Leader will involve, inspire, encourage others to believe in themselves, to have a mind set that says, “I can do this“; and encourage them to actively participate in their personal success as well as their community’s efforts to achieve success.

A Leader can provide all the tools to educate and encourage people to“practice” the skills they need to advance and grow, but if the team or even one member isn’t actively participating and just sitting on the sidelines warming the bench there can be no success for anyone.

Once in a while it may be a good idea to ask if You’ve left someone sitting on the bench.  Is someone looking for guidance from You on how to get active, and participate?

It could be a simple matter of singular focus on that first step onto the playing court, or even what comes after that?  All theory and no action can cost You a very valuable player!

If Your not getting the Leadership, training and skills to succeed in Your business, or find Yourself sitting on the sidelines warming the bench we can help.  Start by downloading our Free ebook, Success in 10 Steps and get off the bench and into action.

Mental Cleanse Chapter 1 - Thoughts Are Things

This is what I learned from the last time I read Chapter 1 of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill.

I shared this with my Mastermind Group at Mentoring For Free, the publisher of “Success in 10 Steps” by Michael Dlouhy.

Chapter 1
Thoughts Are Things

They truly are things. I’ve seen the effect they have
on water. I’ve seen the effect my thoughts have in
influencing other people. I’ve felt the effect of
others’ thoughts on me.

Every word, action, or thing I’ve created began with
thoughts.

Thought habits. I find myself guilty of the habit of
thinking in terms of finite resources - assuming things
will perpetually be as they are now.

This comes from paycheck mentality. All the years I
spent as someone’s employee taught me to plan and
budget according to the limits of my paycheck.

When I owned a business I thought in terms of
increasing my revenue by expanding my market. I prefer
the habit of thinking THIS way.

These two modes of thought battle within my head, like
piloting a boat between two opposing currents.

I know it is an ongoing process to always make course
corrections to veer into the flow of abundance and
prosperity.

Am I three feet from gold? Or two feet? Or maybe five?
Or ten? Or even twenty?

Doesn’t matter. I’m not stopping until I reach the
gold!

And once I reach the gold, I won’t stop digging as long
as I have the power to dig.

Heck, maybe I’ve already reached the gold! Did I ever
consider that?

The power of Henry Ford’s thought probably drove his
engineers nuts. Ford refused to accept what they
insisted - that an 8-cylinder engine cast in ONE block
was not possible.

His dogged determination eventually forced SOMEONE to
think outside the box:

“Why do pistons HAVE to go straight up and down? Why
couldn’t they just angle toward each other in a “V”
formation? THEN we could have TWO rows of pistons
turning the SAME SHAFT!”

…And the V-8 engine became REALITY!

Thank You Michael, Linda and my Mastermind Team for
Your navigation assistance and for expanding my
thinking beyond the box.

See You at the gold mine!

Your Friend and Servant,
Ken Klemm

This Wednesday our Mastermind Group is studying Chapter 2, Desire, again - a good time to join us.

Download our free e-book above and ask us about the Mental Cleanse when we contact You.

It’s FREE!

Network Marketing Dares You to Dream

I stood outside my house yesterday evening and heard, felt and saw a storm come gusting almost raging toward me.  The power and energy I felt was amazing!  The wind blowing the tall evergreens and walnut trees as if they were willow twigs, thin and frail.  The trees stood firm, bending but not breaking.  I stood out there too, daring the storm to bring it on, bracing myself for it’s onslaught.

It reminded me of all the battles I’ve recently faced head on in my Network Marketing business.  There are many storms that try to break my Dream, bend my will to another path, steer me off course.  But like the powerfully strong resistant evergreen, I stand firm in my burning desire to focus and proceed on a proven path to success.  I may bend like the Walnut tree, but I won’t be broken.  Let others decide for themselves if the hard work and struggle is worth it - I know for certain that owning my life is definitely worth the battle.

Afterward, the storm having passed almost as quickly as it came  upon me, the sun was back, setting in the west and there was a marvelous rainbow, seriously vivid colors in blue, green, yellow, orange and pink and a hint of a second one above that!  There was a peace and calming atmosphere after that storm.  I find that often in my life as I’ve dared myself act upon my dreams and desires.  Stormy resistance, then a resurgence of peace knowing I’ve made a successful stride towards my dream.  If I never took action, would I be like the willow twig and break off in the wind?

You’ll never reach your dreams until you dare.

Every great achievement begins with a thought, an idea that leads to a dream. If you can Imagine a better life, Believe it can happen, then the chains that You’ve bound Yourself with break away.  Think of the computer Your now using to view this, it came to BE by a thought, in the imagination of a college student most likely who dared to believe this technology was possible.  Taking notes with a pen? Someone had the idea to take ink and contain it in a more useful way with which to write…Everything You see around You today, every invention, every progressive step was first a thought, a dream, then a burning desire to see the impossible become possible.

It’s that simple.

All that holds You back is Yourself.

Your success story starts when you Dare to Dream. I dared to imagine,  and became truly aware of my passive lack of action.  I dreamed of a life worth living but didn’t believe.  I waded through my dream state through time and Dared myself to Believe.  I woke up and decided not to waste another minute.  To anyone who said I couldn’t, I said I could.

There are two kinds of people in this world, those who only dream about living, and those who act upon their dreams.

Another amazing thing I learned along this journey, this daring act of mine was that I didn’t have to do this alone!  “No man is an island,” resounds in my head as my genuine community of friends who’ve been where I was, helped me climb up out of the valley and into the sphere of my burning Desires.

Reach out and dare Yourself to believe the impossible IS possible;  I and a host of others will be there to give You a hand, help You every step of the way on YOUR journey of Daring to Dream.

Network Marketing - Stealing The Dream

Did someone steal Your Dream?

One of the best kept Secrets  in Network Marketing and MLM’s to successfully reaching Your Dreams, Desires, Goals, is to KEEP it a Secret.

Don’t tell Your circle of family and close friends what You are doing.

Most people in Network Marketing and MLM businesses have been trained otherwise, but then most people in Network Marketing have realized a 97% failure rate in their attempts to follow the road less traveled.

Unless You’re sure of the person whom You reveal Your heart’s desire to, sure they have the vision, the “Y” factor that spurs You on, they will never ever understand.  They will do everything in their power to dissuade, discourage, and dampen Your power, energy and enthusiasm.  They will Steal Your Dream if You let them.

It’s not intentional sabotage.

Those wishing you the best mean well, it’s only that they lack Your vision.  They will steal Your dreams in the name of love and concern for Your well being. Or, sadly enough, they will try to steal Your dreams because of their own insecurities.

Seek out those in a community of like-mindedness; with dreams and desires as large as Yours.  Align Yourself with people who have already done what You desire to do and Be.  Then, let Faith and Belief in Yourself grow.  Borrow their Belief in You until You Believe in Yourself.

It is only through the support of others wishing only Your success, offering You their knowledge and skills that You’ll realize that all IS possible.  Take back what was stolen from You.  What You think of, the positive energy You apply to Your idea, Your dream and the Life You desire, will find its way into Your reality.

Mentoring for Free offers a community of professionals at Your disposal for free – They will believe in You until You Believe in Yourself. Read “Success in 10 Steps,” and Steal back Your Dream.

Soaring above the Crowd s simply a decision

There is a story told about an Eagle who was raised in a Chicken`s coop.

Sadly, however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken..
Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more than a chicken.
but his spirit cried out for more….

While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the
skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies.
“Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could fly like those birds.” The
chickens roared with laughter,
“You cannot fly with those birds. You are a chicken !!! and chickens
do not fly !!!
The eagle continued staring, at his real family up above,
dreaming that he could be with them…

Each time the eagle would let his dreams be known,
he was told it couldn’t be done.
That is what the eagle learned to believe.
The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live his life
like a chicken..

And here`s a touching version of this story :

A naturalist was visiting a farmer one day and was surprised to see a
beautiful eagle in the farmer’s chicken coop.
“Why in the world, asked the naturalist, have you got this eagle
living in with the chickens?”
“Well, answered the farmer, I found him when he was little and raised
him in there with the chickens. He doesn’t know any better, he thinks
he is a chicken
The naturalist was dumbfounded. The eagle was pecking the grain and
drinking from the watering can. The eagle kept his eyes on the ground
and strutted around in circles, looking every inch a big, over-sized
chicken.
“Doesn’t he ever try to spread his wings and fly out of there?” asked
the naturalist. “No, said the farmer, and I doubt he ever will, he
doesn’t know what it means to fly.”

“Well, said the naturalist, “let me take him out and do a few
experiments with him.” The farmer agrees, but assured the naturalist
that he was wasting his time. The naturalist lifted the bird to the
top of the chicken coop fence and said “Fly!”
He pushed the reluctant bird off the fence and it fell to the ground
in a pile of dusty feathers. Next, the undaunted researcher took the
ruffled chicken/eagle to the farmer’s hay loft and spread it’s wings
before tossing it high in the air with the command “FLY!”
The frightened bird shrieked and fell ungraciously to the barn-yard
where it resumed pecking the ground in search of it’s dinner.
naturalist “Friend, he said, you were born to soar. It is better that
you fly than live the rest of your life being a chicken in a pen…
Having said these final words, he lifted the eagle up and once more
commanded it to “FLY!”

He tossed it out in space and this time, much to his relief, it opened
it’s SEVEN-FOOT wingspan and FLEW gracefully into the sky. It slowly
climbed in ever higher spirals, riding unseen thermals of hot air
until it disappeared into the glare of the morning sun. The naturalist
smiled and thought how happy he was with his days work. Like the
eagle, he had for many years, let other people define his worth and
direct his life for him. Like the eagle, it had taken a life situation
for him to realize his self worth and real calling in life.

And dear members, I believe we all are born to soar like Eagles

SO IF YOU EVER TO DREAM TO BECOME AS AN EAGLE TO SOAR..
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS..AND NOT THE WORDS OF A CHICKEN !!!

Posted on October 14th, 2009 in Critical Thiking, Mental Cleanse MasterMInd Sessions, Recent Posts by Sarah Thompson

Dear Michael

We always start reading with chapter one - and as we well know - often
the author will leave clues to help us better comprehend his writings in
the foreword.  I was making a short trip to Greenville today ( in and out
in record time) and started with the Foreword written by Napoleon Hill.

Not surprised by what I found, I wanted to share some thoughts and feelings
as the outcome of this reading. When put in perspective, I realized here are
almost a dozen more pages of Hill’s writings and they deserve to be discussed.

I am quoting here first to help clarify his (Hill’s meaning)   and raise questions
in our minds

“The Thirteen Steps “  Have You identified all thirteen ?? if not look again and
again and yet again.

says this offers help for the “man or woman who is searching for a definite goal
in life”   Have you identified Your goal ( your why ??)

“you cannot digest the contents properly in a week or month”  then it stands to
reason that you cannot build wealth in an abbreviated time.

” A real student” imply s that most are not, “will absorb it’s contents and make
them their own”   Do we not need to question how each concept affects us on an
emotional  level to begin the absorption process??

On bottom of page one last sentence and on page two of the foreword we read
“(starting on page 52) you will realize that you are about to come into possession
of a philosophy which can be transmuted into material wealth “   There are at least
two very specific sets of “daily tasks” do YOU do these daily ? if not why not
the ANSWER is Faith or Belief  Pager 52 describes the benefits of Faith (aka belief
in yourself)

On page five we have the Publishers Preface and it says ” “It provides YOU with a
perfect system of self-analysis that will readily disclose what has been standing between
YOU and the “BIG MONEY” in the past” so another perfect system that YOU cannot see
how to use it and this one just like Mentoring for Free has been tested time and time
again and due to Your lack of belief and not allowing YOUR feelings to surface, You
have stopped both from functioning.

I met one of my team members today for coffee and was told I have not had a download
for ages - we talked about belief _ I let her borrow mine and she emailed me later
today - ” I have two downloads ” amazing this belief thing !! huh !!!

On page six we find the Authors preface, he states “IN EVERY CHAPTER of this
book mention has been made of the money making secret” does not sound so secret
too me. Are YOU open to feeling it yet ??  What is YOUR EQ, akar emotional quotient?

Have you let Other Peoples programing control and delete YOUR dream programing?
On page seven we read “United Steel Corp. was conceived and carried out by one of the
young men through whom Mr. Carnegie Proved his application will work for all who
ARE READY for IT ….. Provided YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.
(You may want to consider really doing YOUR why)

On page eight we read ” The secret to which I refer has been mentioned no fewer than
100 times thought out this book.”
totaling 273 pages that means the secret has to be noted more often than once every
three pages,  Have you felt it ???

he continues ” “it seems to work more successfuly when it is merely uncovered and left
in sight, where those who ARE READY, and searching for it, may pick it up.

You may find it in the first chapter or on the very last page, so it is in Chapter One?
did you find it??

You need to be emotionaly open to allow your creativie imagination to flourish or YOU
will never feel it and be in the flow - at the end of each page ask yourself “What does that
make me think ? How did it make me feel ? what am I going to do differently ?

Are you following all thirteen steps ? Are YOU doing both sets of daily tasks? as instructed
by Hill ?
On page eleven  we read ” the secret to which I refer will jump from the page IF YOU ARE
READY FOR IT” as Michael says so often “In their time”Are YOU open to see it this time?

On page Twelve “All who are ready may learn, not only what to do, but also how to do it
and receive as well the NEEDED STIMULUS to make a start”

This requires a decent EQ or you will miss it -

ON this page Napoleon Hill says ” may I offer one brief suggestion which may provide
a clue by which the Carnegie secret may be recognized ? It is this - ALL ACHIEVMENT
ALL EARNED RICHES, HAVE THEIR BEGINNING IN AN IDEA”

Now  I ask you what is an idea - , a thought which has been generated by a feeling, an
emotion - the thought required a decision - the decision casued and action - the result
created belief  - an amaziningly perfect system - just use it - just do it and do it and do it
again - just like Mentoring For Free - just use it oh yea, better stock up on belief and
emotions  first

Michael - Linda  I can only say Thank YOU, but I can show you actions that far
out weigh my simple thank YOU - that action is helping the volunteers own their
life as YOU helped me to own mine - Now I have to jump in MY Candy Apple
Red Mustang - just because I can

Friends For Ever
Mustang Sarah
oh yea btw Thanks for not throwing that lead away

Sarah Thompson
Professional Catalyst
A mentor will inspire you to believe,
a great mentor will inspire YOU to believe in YOU Micheal Dlouhy
Walk in Truth, and I will walk with You
352-556-5187 Call anytime
Spring Hill, Florida 34606

Mental Cleanse Chapter 15 - HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR

This is what I learned from the last time I read Chapter 15 of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill.

I shared this with my Mastermind Group at Mentoring For Free, the publisher of “Success in 10 Steps” by Michael Dlouhy.

CHAPTER 15 - HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR

OK, we came full-circle to arrive here.

The bulk of this book provided all the tools needed to
acquire and use the subject of Chapter 14, The Sixth
Sense.

So, why deflate the exciting bubble with a chapter
about FEAR?

Because FEAR is the agent which will prevent the Sixth
Sense from activating within me. Indecision, Doubt, and
Fear are the forces which hold me back.

As much as I’ve grown, I am yet visited by these ghosts
on a regular basis; I think we all are - they are part
of our genetic and environmental programming.

But GHOSTS they are, nothing more than States of Mind -
and I’ve been trained to CHOOSE and CONTROL my own
State of Mind consciously.

A ghost cannot harm me, unless I give it the power.

I can battle Other People’s Programming.

OPP is strong and relentless. Marketers use FEAR to
attempt to distract me from my chosen course of action.

The world’s major power brokers can be seen living
above and beyond the throws of market cycles.

They love the downside of cycles because they seize the
opportunities to spread fear like a plague as a means
to grow their power.

The masses, when they are paralyzed by fear, willingly
hand over power and control - giving up hard-earned
freedoms.

I, as one person, cannot stop the power brokers at
their game. There are no laws against what they do,
and never will be - they control the law.

But they will NOT have MY power, nor MY freedom!

I CHOOSE to shield myself from the Negative Influence
of OPP - and to teach others, if only one at a time -
to do the same.

I will avoid those who seek to drag me down a rat hole,
and seed my Subconscious Mind with Positive
Programming.

I am not alone. I am NEVER alone. We as a powerful
Mastermind group here at Mentoring For Free. Together
we can make a difference in people’s lives, one at a
time - always compounding our efforts.

Thank You Michael and Linda and all my good friends!

BOO! SCAT, GHOST! STOP IT!

Your Friend and Servant,
Ken Klemm

This Wednesday our Mastermind Group is studying Chapter 1 again - a good time to join us.

Download our free e-book above and ask us about the Mental Cleanse when we contact You.

It’s FREE!

Seeing The 5 Pillars In Action

Posted on October 7th, 2009 in Critical Thiking, The 5 Pillars To Success, Recent Posts by Carly

For three years I worked at a small town pizza restaurant. From the parking lot of the pizzeria I could see two Dunkin Donuts shops.

Since one of the donut shops was in the same plaza where I worked, the other across the street at a gas station, I naturally would go into the plaza shop.
This Donut Shop was run by several kids I knew in high school. Regardless of whether there was a line or not I found myself inevitably waiting for someone to come to the counter to help me.

The employees where always huddled in the back gossiping instead of tending to the business.

I noticed the tables inside where never clean and there was always trash around the waste basket, never in it.
If I looked I could see what I assumed to be everything the employees dropped that day on the floor as no one seemed inclined to pick it up.

Now every time I ordered coffee from this shop it was cold when it was suppose to be hot or flavored when I asked for regular.

Fed up with lazy people and bad service I started going to the one across the street.
As I walked in and saw an immediate difference; clean floors, stocked napkins, and someone was actually at the counter greeting me as I walked in.

These employees were on top of their game.

Along with the friendly people and atmosphere, my coffee was hot with the extra cream and sugar, exactly as I ordered it.

I gladly put my change in their already full tip jar instead of my wallet.

I wondered How could two Dunkin Donut Shops, so close in proximity with the same products, be so different?
Then I realized the one in my work plaza was not a 5 pillar Dunks. The one across the street was.

A franchise’s success depends on having all 5 pillars in place, regardless of location.
Your MLM or Network Marketing Company needs these too.

Up to the day I moved from this area I continued to visit the Dunks across the street, because I knew it would be a better experience and better coffee.

Having the 5 pillars in Your business insures not only customer satisfaction but employee satisfaction as well.

Are Your people being taken care of? Does Your company have all 5 pillars?

This eBook can teach and train You how to assess Your company or a company You are considering and determine if that Company has the 5 Pillars You need for Success.