New Careers birthed for the unemployed in this dubious economy! I recently read an article in Parade magazine by Mitch Albom titled, ‘Dreams Do Come True’ that inspired me and reminded me that this happened before as a result of the Great Depression. The article is a story about Tom Smallwood, who like many over the last year and a half, found himself unemployed two days before Christmas in 2008.
This is a trying time for many in the United States and around the world, many are losing hope and having a hard time keeping their dreams alive as their savings and retirement dwindle away. If this is you then this story is for you!
It is about bring our dreams to life and stepping out of what we consider ‘normal’. For many it is time to rekindle our passion, our dreams and to find a way to make money doing the very thing we love!
We all have dreams and talents in which we excel, things that we have a passion for. Unfortunately most have been told to put those things aside, to keep them as a hobby. That they are not what has been considered a viable means of survival; that will support our selves let alone our families.
We have been told to be practical, to go get a ‘real job’. Just like Tom had a ‘real job’. Tom was a second generation autoworker, following in his Dad’s footsteps, until that day he was fired. Tom, unable to find employment anywhere, still need to provide for his wife, 1 year old baby and to pay the mortgage. Tom was uncertain of how he would do this in today’s tough economy.
Tom loved to bowl and was good at it, but knew in ‘normal’ times this was what was considered a nonviable means to support his family. But in these times when the ‘normal’ rules no long apply, Tom picked up his bowling ball and went to work! And work it did! One year later Tom earned the title of PBA World Champion and a check for $50,000. More than he had ever earned for a year’s wages working for someone else at a ‘normal’ job!
So to all of you out there wondering how you are going to survive and recover from this economic nightmare that you find yourself, grab your passion and find a way to make money doing it! In the past you may have been told it was silly and no way to earn a living, but today it could be your saving grace!
So pull your dreams and your passions out of the closet that society told you to stick them in, dust them off, polish them up and turn them into your ticket to success!
Sarah here
ya know I have been thinking a lot about relationships, after all
Network Marketing is a relationship business ? game ?
What do you want to call it ?
I call it real life and it is serious relationship business,
just like my personal life.
Life is a relationship game? business ? whatever, well as I go through
the stages of yet another relationship hmm I can see the same issues
in personal relationships and Network Marketing.
Bounce back factor ? What is it ? Do you have one ?
I thought my bounce back factor was zero – Then this guy asks me to dance,
On the top deck of a cruise ship heading to the Caribean no less, so am I
going to say yes, bet your bippy I did.
So here I am thinking my bounce back factor is at zero ,I have been through
two marriages – I am definitely not looking, I am on my team cruise, here to
build relationships with team members and to enjoy time with my girl friends.
I am definitely not looking for romance.
Just like when I was getting ready to call Network Marketing quits – I found the
Book Success in 10 Steps – I was done , over 7 years and 14 companies, zero success
Then,I find Success in 10 Steps every where I looked there it is,but more
importantly I found a mentor that not only can he spell MLM - he can teach me to
teach others to spell MLM and bam Duplication first time in 7 years –
I see the similarity in my relationship – so now here I am deeply involved with
a wonderful guy.
My girlfriends say whoa slow down Sarah, Just like I said when I found Mentoring for
Free and Michael Dlouhy, I knew in my heart that I was home, no more looking. See my
bounce back factor was stronger than I knew – I read his book and hope flourished
and yes I found the truth,
So now My bounce back factor is stronger than I thought – I now find myself deeply
involved with a wonderful man. He listens to me, he gets me, he makes me smile. he
dances with me in my living room when I play my albums. How cool is that ?? When
we dance it is magic, truly magical.,
I have been single for over a decade – I now know I can bounce back so I am as they
say jumping in with both feet – Nah I am diving in head first – I bet your bounce
back factor is stronger than You think- Download and read Success in 10 Steps and
meet a team of mentors that not only know how to spell MLM, they can teach you how
to teach others and just like Love it is free.
All that is required is that You have a teensy spark of hope left (if your reading
this, You do even if does not feel like it) and like my wonderful man found a
spark in my heart and fanned hope and ignited Love, Mentoring for Free can put spring
in Your bounce back factor.
Look over on the left side of this page see that photo – the handsome guy on the right,
that is my guy what a cutie huh – and the guy on the left that is my mentor and the
author of Success in 10 Steps.
So now do Your self a favor click on the book on the left, download it, Read it and call me
Sarah Anne
WOW! Wouldn’t you hate to get a letter like that? Not sure what happened but there are numerous lessons to be learned here as well as indicators it was coming. 
Perhaps the ticker tells the tale.
Being a publicly held company (XELR) on the OTC BB, the company truly has a conflict of interest to all Distributors. The primary goal of all publicly traded companies is to pay the shareholders first and foremost. So where does that leave the Distributors? Second in line? Well, no not really. The company also has a profit it must make as well as meeting its overhead, you know like paying its employees, owners, the electric bill, the mortgage on the building, cost of product to be manufactured all those expenditures. After all these are met then the distributors! Wow, depending upon the list of expenditures on the company ledger Distributors/Independent Contractors can be far down the list. LESSON ONE; THINK AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE PARTNERING WITH A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY!
Were any of the distributors keeping an eye on the stock value?
This graft is from Yahoo finance and shows the activity of the company from late 2003 when at that time the stock was valued at $15 a large discrepancy from its value today at $0.15 and going down. Read the 8-K filed with the Security & Exchange Commission as required by SEC law.
I am not sure if 2003 is when they went public or merged or changed their name or what, but as you can see it has been a downward slide ever since. So is it really that surprising that the Board of Directors voted to restructure and fire the distributors? Any distributor who was watching this would surly knows the jeopardy their positions were in since the strength of the company was heading to an all time low. SECOND LESSON; IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTNER WITH A PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY YOU NEED TO KEEP APPRISED OF THE STOCK VALUE & TREND.
Thirdly, did anyone read the contract? There had to be provisions in the contract, also known as the Policies & Procedures, to allow the Board of Directors to do this; or they would have major lawsuits on their hands, which they obviously can’t afford! LESSON THREE; ALWAYS READ THE POLICIES & PROCEDURES! This document clearly shows the integrity as well as intent of the Owner & Management. In the future make sure the contract fairly protects the interest of not only the company but of you as a distributor!
What saddens me most? Most people in our industry today still don’t know how to evaluate a company. This all could have been avoided if the Distributors did their due diligence prior to partnering with XEL8 or at the very least keep an eye on the numbers. All they needed to do was read a little book, which would have pointed them in the direction of obtaining all the knowledge they needed to prevent them from being in this situation today.
Learn what you need to know BEFORE you enter into a partnership with ANY company. Please for the sake of your future & your dreams take the time to read ‘Success in 10 Steps’ & take advantage of the information Mentoring For Free can teach you so you don’t find yourself in this situation ever again.
What is Mentoring For Free? It is a community of Network Marketers from various companies who work together to learn & teach the necessary information & skills needed to find success in our industry.
Take the steps necessary to have control of your destiny & to own your life, download your book today!
I will be wearing A Red Shirt every Friday,Read this and do what Your heart tells You
Red Shirt
If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below how it went for a man…
Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together.
After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who’d been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
No, he responded.
Heading out I asked?
No. I’m escorting a soldier home.
Going to pick him up?
No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq , I’m taking him home to his family.
The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut.. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn’t know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier’s family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps join us on this flight He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat belt sign.”
Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be an American..
So here’s a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for what you do so we can live the way we do.
Red Fridays.
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the “silent majority.” We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.
Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and su pport for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday — and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that … Every red-blooded American who supports our men and women a far, will wear something red.
By word of mouth, press, TV — let’s make theUnited States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once ”silent” majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked “What can we do to make things better for you?” is. “We need your support and your prayers.” Let’s get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday.
IF YOU AGREE – THEN SEND THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW
This One!)
Time for some Green fun… But first, a million dollar
tip:
I am a Green. No, I’m not a follower of Al Gore’s
Church of Environmental Insanity. I’m talking about my
personality type.
A really long time ago Hippocrates identified the four
basic personality types - but he gave them some hard to
pronounce names based on some disgusting bodily
fluids*.
Jerry Clark decided to label them with Colors a few
years ago - much easier.
Anyways, we Greens make up 35% of the population. We
are the analytical, unemotional numbers crunchers and
philosophers. We drive salespeople nuts because we
cannot be sold. We need all the facts so we can analyze
them to death and take our time to decide. We are very
slow to take action. Star Trek’s Mr. Spock is our
poster boy.
Here’s the tip: Make Your presentation and give us lots
of stuff and website links to take home. Then leave us
the hell alone. (more…)
I politely looked out the window and the dark scenery flying past us and gave a conscious prayer up that her competency in driving extended to multi-tasking. Naturally, I tried not to eaves drop on her conversation but it was a bit difficult in such close proximity.
Then I felt myself cringe - an automatic response it seems when I heard her comment on how 2009 “sucked” and good riddance to the year.
Immediately I thought of the 12 months, or 52 weeks, or 365 days, and worse, the 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds in 2009, and really wondered about her statement that every moment gifted to her in 2009 sucked?
Out of work, my friends creative energy prevailed and she produced the most glorious of vegetable and flower gardens, turned her yard into a quaint and charming escape with benches and ornamental surprises throughout. She “garbage picked” and refinished beautiful end tables and wood chairs and benches that led to others searching her out to refinish their treasures.
She unearthed her stored photos and wall décor and converted her basement room into a comfortable living room adding to her “living and entertaining” space.
She rallied and supervised several “emergency” events providing generous amounts of her time and her culinary expertise easing her friends and families hardships.
Working in the Medical field, she was and still is constantly called upon by friends for advise and care of any and all injuries and ailments’ and personally sees through with her advice and expertise (even my daughter privately benefited from her I found out later with concerns she had).
I know for a fact that whether we are on the phone or visiting in person, there has been laughter along with tears, stress, and worry. We’ve shared in each others triumphs as well as our disappointments and expectations; picked each other up when necessary, encouraged and supported each other the entire year.
2009 sucked? I beg to differ. Perhaps we haven’t met our goals, don’t feel any closer to accomplishing our dreams, haven’t added to our financial security as we vision; yet if I take a look back at the year I have grown.
Wittingly or unwittingly, consciously or unconsciously there has been growth, there has been success and forward movement. I’ve obtained knowledge I didn’t have before; met new people who have become friends or are on the way to becoming my friend; kicking and screaming sometimes, I’ve elevated my thoughts and opinion of myself from mediocre to someone who matters, who is unique and one of a kind - JUST AS ALL OF US ARE.
Even in failure I’ve learned.
My accomplishments or lack of accomplishing doesn’t define me, rather I look to what I’ve learned about myself, my weaknesses and strengths, what I’ve discovered to be important and what I used to believe was important turns out to be insignificant really.
To Be Continued…feel free to take a look back at your 2009 moments while I continue to pour out my next thoughts!
looking any further at a company.
Read the contract between the company and its
distributors. Most people never read it because, if
they did, then many would become quite upset.
It is often hard to find all of the contract. Many
companies have a short “Terms & Conditions” page You
must check that You agree to during the joining
process. The Terms & Conditions may contain a phrase
such as, “You agree to be bound by the Company Policies
and Procedures, Compensation Plan, and Code of
Conduct.”
Many distributors cannot see these documents until
after they receive their kit, and most NEVER READ them!
Five Pillars for Success. Time for a little
critical thinking. I’m not trying to stir up
debate, just to open Your mind. This a long one,
so please bear with me…
Dogmatic vs. Critical Thinking
Lies, Myths, Money and Power
…and The Four Pillars of Deceit
Tom “Big Al” Schreiter taught me Decisions are made by
the Subconscious Mind, although we’d like to think our
Conscious Minds are in control. He also taught me how
to employ this knowledge to influence the Subconscious
Minds of others directly.
Unfortunately Tom is not the only master manipulator of
the Subconscious. There are many today and there have
been legions of them throughout human history.
I believe Napoleon Hill teaches us in “Think and Grow
Rich” how to break the bonds of manipulation and take
Conscious control over our thoughts.
First we need to understand something about Truth.
TRUTH resonates deeply within us and we recognize it
when we encounter it. (more…)
“how are You?” notice your response. Do You typically answer “fine”, “ok”, “hanging in there”? Or do You respond with a resounding “Awesome”, “Fantastic”, “Fabulous”?
When You notice the way You answer this simple question it can tell You a lot about where Your vibration or energy levels are, and in turn what You are creating and attracting!
Check it out. Just say, “I’m fine.”
What’s Your energy feel like? How does that make You feel inside emotionally, spiritually? Do You get an uplifed and excited feeling or do You just feel fine?
Ok, now try saying to Yourself, “I am AWESOME!” Say it with FEELING and conviction. (Stand in front of a mirror and SEE Yourself expressing that higher vibration - nobody will know!)
How do You feel now?
Be honest, do You feel the same as Your previous response or has Your energy increased?
The entire Universe and everything in the universe is Energy, including the feeling behind the words we choose to think and speak. The words You use have meaning to You.
In critically thinking would it be in Your best interest to be aware of what Your projecting and attracting?
The next time someone asks You “How are you?” What are You going to say?
Staying in the “positive” means aligning Yourself with Positive people. If Your struggling or a bit frustrated and not attracting abundance in Your life and business, make a Critical Choice for Change. You can start with our Free Ebook, Success in 10 Steps; download it today and see if Your Vibration doesn’t positivly change!
Have an AMAZING DAY!
To simplify, Your vibration is Your Energy, and I think we all know our energy levels fluctuate on a daily basis. I’m not referring to the physical here, it’s the emotional and spiritual Vibration I’m addressing.
I’ve often noticed a smile begets a smile (mostly, or I see shock on a person’s face that someone actually noticed them and smiled a greeting of hello).
The other night I came home from work and brought my “high” vibration with me. Together my daughter and husband and I made dinner, had a light, uplifting conversation, teasing each other about our day. I noticed I was doing a bit of a jig when cleaning up the dishes and entertaining my family with little quips. Although my daughter was rolling her eyes at me she was laughing and so was my husband.
I noticed I didn’t get the usual grumbling about a hard days work from my husband or the “I’m fine” polite conversation of “pass the condiments please.”
My Energy was attracting and lifting my families vibration!
The point is I’m raising my energy level or Vibration and staying within the positive emotions that in turn attract more of what I’m putting out there.
Want a tip on increasing Your Vibration? Check out my next post. Want help in attracting more into your life and business? Download our Free ebook, Success in 10 Steps and positively increase Your Vibration !