524,000 Jobs Lost in December Home Based Businesses Thrive

ECONOMIC REPORT
Carnage continues: 524,000 jobs lost in December
Unemployment rate rises to 7.2%, the highest level in 16 years as reported today in the Wall Street Journal's Market Watch read the full story:

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I wanted to offer my perspective on a couple of points as a home based business to two points made by Rhonda Abrams who wrote the article. I completely agree that money should be invested in "marketing and customer service," in 2009. There are thousands of people who are disillusioned by what they had grown to know as job security. I often say that people become psychologically unemployable once they really understand the value of the home based business industry.

From stay at home moms to generationally displaced workers many are discovering the power of creating their own bailout plan. As a result, I am spending more in targeted online campaigns to attract people that I can help find financial security working from home. Where there is so much uncertainty in the economy corporations and small business owners would do well to invest in relationships with existing clients, which supports Rhonda Abrams recommendation to spend in this area. By making smart spending decisions businesses can learn to actually thrive in challenging markets. Ms. Abrams offers great advice for home based business owners as well.

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My Recommendation of 20 Books to Read in 2009

Art Jonak a fellow industry professional and fellow patriot in the network marketing revolution offered a great idea to our mastermind and I wanted to share the concept with you. Art ask for a list of 3-10 books that impacted our lives in two categories; 1. Changed Out Lives and 2. Helped us build our network marketing businesses. I offered 10 books in each category and when I was finished realized that everyone of these books would make a great edition to a current reading list. So, I wanted to share this with you and ask you in turn to comment with a few recommendations of your own.

It was difficult to narrow the list to ten in the first category and I enjoyed revisiting some of these great books, they are like old friends. I hope that you enjoy reading through my list and if a book or two appeals to you grab it. This is a list that warrants my highest recommendation.

Here are 10 Books that Changed My Life:

1. The Bible: It is my daily guide book and user’s manual
2. Think Like A Genius by Todd Siler: I learned to understand my sense of choice and habit
3. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: I learned the power of a mastermind
4. The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer: This book help me control my thoughts and control my intentions. (I once gave this book as a gift to a friend that had become homeless and it saved her)
5. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley: This is the first personal development book I ever read.
6. Dig Your Well Before Your Thirsty by Harvey Mackay: I learned the value of that "Ant and Grasshopper" children’s book
7. Winston Churchill Alone by William Manchester: The lesson from Churchill's life is that we can succeed and over and over again and as long as we do not lose our faith and fighting spirit, we can remake ourselves.
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker: I hadn't realized that my thermostat had broken, but it had.
9. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy: I have had to change my thinking in minor ways to make big gains in understanding how to relate to my candidates. This book helped me understand how the mind works.
10. Stride to Freedom by Martin Luther King: I learned that a group of people committed to a just cause can change the world.

Here are 10 Books that helped me grow my business:1. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore: This is marketing book writing at the dawn of the internet revolution. Perfect how to book.
2. Primal Banding by Patrick Hanlon: This book is a must read for anyone interested in branding. It reinforced many of my beliefs about how to brand.
3. Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen: This book opened my mind to network marketing as a income stream.
4. Self Marketing Power by Jeff Beals: This book help me take my personal branding efforts to a much higher level.
5. Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell: This was a great first network marketing book to help me learn what I got myself into.
6. Unstuck by Keith Yamashita and Sandra Spataro: This little 177 page book is a literal workshop for team building and understanding how to help your team get unstuck and achieve significance.
7. The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris: The concept of outsources had totally escaped me until I read this transformational book.
8. Moonlighting on the Internet by Yanik Silver: This book helped me understand how to leverage the Internet into a lucrative marketing funnel.
9. The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hanson: I learned so much from this book, if forced to choose one lesson its leverage and how to employ it.
10. Beach Money by Jordan Adler: This is a new book that offers great perspective on how this business works from a top money earner.

If you have read one of these titles or decide to read one, let me know how it impacted your business or your life. If you would like to add a few recommendations simply share them in the comment box below.

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My 2009 New Year Gift for You - The Prosperity Mindset Audio Course

I created a 7 part Prosperity Mindset Course because mindset is the foundation of all of your results in life. It is a critical component to co-creating any true and lasting success in your life and it is the first thing I teach my coaching apprentices before we begin understand how to build and market a business.

Creating wealth and abundance begins with your mindset; your mindset must be programmed for prosperity. So why is a Prosperity Mindset essential?”

I believe in the following foundational truth:

Your outcomes including what you have, who is in your life and how much you have are evidence (proof) of what you are willing to commit to and what you are willing sacrifice. Your mindset will determine every outcome in your business and your personal life. It’s a function and result of your most dominant present thoughts.

To provide value to my associates, friends and visitors I am making this course available free as a audio course delivered over a two week period by email download. Just provide your name and email address in the opt in form on this page and you will immediately receive your course upon confirmation of your request.

Please take a few moments to return to this page and provide your comments as you work complete each of the 7 segments in this series.

I wish you wealth and prosperity in the year ahead.

James

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A Quick Random Thought for You

We have to remember that we are unique amongst all creation endowed with the God given attribute of creative thought, which means we have a lot of responsibility. We can actually DECIDE what we wish to co-create in our lives and in our world.

Let me know how I can help you co-create the world of your dreams.

James

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New Master-Mind Opportunity to Help You Build Your Business

Several of my partners, team members and colleagues have been participating in a new master-mind project to further develop their prospecting skills by understanding sales physiology, mindset, and prosperity consciousness. The format of the program incorporates audio CDs, Mp3 audio files, printed workbooks and e-books as well as weekly training calls to maximize the opportunity to learn and implement new methods and ensure success.

Although this master-mind may not solve every challenge; it is a great way to learn how to overcome objections if you are having difficulty engaging with your prospects, gaining their trust and taking them through a ladder of escalation to help your prospects see the value of your opportunity.

Here are a few of the key questions that will be answered through this process:

Question #1. Why doesn't my prospect see what I see in this opportunity?

Question #2. Why do my prospects resist looking at my information?

Question #3. How do I build trust with new prospects with whom I have no prior relationship?

Question #4. Does no really mean no or have I failed to identify what the prospect really needs?

Question #5. What do my new team members need to learn to ensure their success?

There are dozens of mentoring programs and systems designed to make you more effective when prospecting for your business. Many of these programs cost hundreds if not thousands to become involved, especially if the program includes interaction with the leader of the master-mind community. This is often a road block for many desiring to create a successful home business, so we have solved this problem by offering a very low price to participate.

The cost to enter into our master-mind program is $14.95 (plus $3.00 shipping). The materials that each participant receives includes 2 Audio CDs, 2 Books and several additional resources including e-book and MP3 audio files. I will personally provide every new participant a thirty minute private consultation to ensure that we identify your most pressing challenges in your business.

If you would like to learn more about this program contact me directly by email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com or by calling my cell 303-523-9503

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Willingness To Be Coached

Success in network marketing requires one to learn new skills and broaden our understanding of mindset and human behavior. The rewards are substantial as the industry will pay you more as you become more. One of the many wonderful things about our industry is the fact that everyone starts with a clean slate and equal opportunity to create wealth and time freedom - regardless of past experience, accomplishments, successes and failures.

A willingness to be coached is essential to learning the skills required to build a large organization creating duplication within your team. As you grow to a position of leadership within your team you must transfer what you have learned to others and teach them to do the same. Recognizing three core mindsets that exist among most everyone you enroll will help you to determine who is coach able and how to manage those who are not.

Here are three core mindsets:

Get Rich Quick - Approximately 70% of individuals who enter the industry. They are short term thinkers and will not invest the time or energy required to be successful unless they see an immediate return or instant riches. They become MLM gamers jumping from program to program typically expecting something big with very little effort.

Alpha Type - Approximately 3% of individuals who enter the industry. If you can coach them effectively, they can become superstar players on your team because they have amazing posture, strong mindset, commitment to excellence and a burning desire to win. These are mega personalities; however, the downside is that their efforts are not duplicatable, they may not follow the system and may attempt to recreate the system.

True Blue - Approximately 27% of individuals who enter the industry. If you build a team of true blue team members they will become the heart and sole of your organization, these are the people you should seek to attract to your team. These individuals are dedicated to the cause, part-time in the business and desire to earn a few thousand dollars a month, they are honest and hard working.

As you build a large organization you will encounter all three types, which cannot be avoided and should therefore be embraced. Seek first to be coached and then share your new found knowledge with your team. Recognize that your stars may arise from each mindset group depending upon what they become, which is more important than what they are at the time you enroll them into your team.

For tips on coaching the three core mindsets contact James Holmes and request your free report by james@supermindsuccess.com

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A Game Plan for Success in Network Marketing

You are reading this blog post because you are a doer in life or you at least recognize that you want to be. Successful people read blog post and mastermind with other successful people.

I. In order to manifest your highest desires in your business you must internalize a clear vision for your business and life

Recognize that if you have a clear vision you can tilt the laws of the universe in your favor and attract the people, circumstances and resources required to manifest your vision in your life .
It is not necessary to know how you will achieve your vision – a good way of knowing you have a “big enough” vision is not knowing how you are going to achieve it.

In order to remain focused on your vision, it is highly recommended that you write it down – put it on paper and carry it with you.

II. Your Mindset Trumps Everything Else

1. Because you bring your mindset to every task, encounter, plan in your business – it is more important than any other factor.
2. Do you understand the battle between the conscious and sub-conscious mind?
3. Leverage your vision with your mindset.

So here is a question for you: “Are you interested in your business or committed to your business?”

People who are interested in their business will do what is convenient

People who are committed to their business will so what is required

III. DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!

If you have a down-line team duplicating these mindset principles you will create a greater number of enrollments within your team as your team recognizes the value of having a clear vision and respect for the process.

Here are 5 actions you should take to create a clear vision and model the right behavior in your team.

1. Start with a vision of your life and 80 – start with the end in mind. What does your life look like? Who are the people in your life? Where do you live? How do you spend your time? How much money do you have? What causes are you’re participating in or supporting financially?
2. Create a vision board or write down a clear vision for the next 90 days, then one year and finally a set of objectives for three to five years.
3. Put together a written action plan for accomplishing your objectives and focus on the “type” of people, circumstances and resources you will need to attract.
4. Focus every day on the right actions day to day (daily disciplines) that you will need to master to ensure a predictable outcome.
5. Be accountable to your vision and course correct as you move ahead to manifesting your vision. Find a mentor or coach to help you through this process.

My question for you is; “When opportunities present themselves are you positioned to grow your business?”

Always scout for potential leaders in your business
Expose your business and do not be emotionally tied to the outcome
Being consistent in follow up
Possessing the posture that ensure them that you know where you are going and that they will succeed with you

If you would like to receive a free copy of my prospecting guide titled “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at james@supermindsuccess.com and I will send you a copy.

IV. Take Action Today

Here are 5 actions you should take today to grow your prosperity mindset.

1. Make a decision that you are going to seek prosperity and that you are willing to take responsibility to respect what you seek to possess.
2. Recognize that you can attract the people, resources and opportunities needed to manifest everything that you desire in life.
3. Seek out mentors and coaching so that you can learn to model prosperity in your life.
4. Learn to Master Mind in the manner expressed by Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Hill. 5. Master Mind with others who are committed to a shared vision of prosperity and support one another in a unique way.
5. Give thanks always. A heart of gratitude will produce a mindset of gratitude and you will attract more to be grateful for everyday.

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Winning Mindset Concepts for Network Marketers

Success in network marketing (and in all aspects of your life) can be predicted based on your subconscious beliefs or what I call mindset. In order for others to believe they can win with you it is critical that you possess the firm belief that you are a winner and that you will win and that you can help others win, especially within your warm market. I acknowledge that we all may be starting from a different place when evaluating our mindset; know this, what you do not have today you can develop and become more. Life has a way of rewarding you based on what you become, not based upon what you start with.

Regardless of your present state rich or broke, happy or sad, fit or unfit, is entirely up to you and your present mindset. Once you really harness the power of this concept you will become empowered to create change. Come to a place of understanding that you are “worth it” and vote yourself in. Learn to like yourself and learn how to become a more authentic you. Many are operating somewhat apart from our full potential based on learned beliefs and behaviors that are often limiting as a result of past failures or beliefs instilled in us from childhood. Once you lean (or relearn) that having a positive self image or ego is a good thing, you will become empowered to positively impact others.

Basic Mindset Concepts:

1. Everyone is self-made, not just successful people. The only equality that you and I share with other people is opportunity, not Power.
2. Never leave your life to chance. Bury the words, "I will just have to see what happens" from your consciousness
3. Become a “Yes-Yes” person. Is your reflex response to opportunity to say yes or to say no?
4. Do you believe you deserve to be successful?
5. Shift from a scarcity mindset to a prosperity mindset.

Recognize this simple law:

“To the extent that man resists HIMSELF and his Alpha Nature is to the extent and proportion that he is ruled by OTHER people. Period.”

What you argue for you always get to keep.

Are You Cause or Effect?

Based on what you have learned, what actions are you willing to take to create the life you want and deserve?

Do you believe you are a co-creator of your life?

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We have been given a faculty of God - Creative Intelligence

Creative intelligence separates us from the animal kingdom, as one would observe any animal and come to the conclusion that animals are controlled by their environment unlike men who have dominion to change their environment and have done so throughout creation. Here is the puzzling reality; most people choose to live within their circumstances by allowing what they do not have to control there thoughts, their time and their desires.

How does this happen? Here are seven steps to doom that many have followed:

1. Grow up being told what you are not or what you cannot do
2. Go to middle school and be told at all cost just fit in
3. Start following the follower – you sign up for “follow ship”
4. You agree with society that you will not learn creative thought – it’s not taught
5. Go to high school and repeat steps 2-4
6. You are now 30 or 40 years old carrying around “ego” with a sub-servant mindset

Joe Schroeder master mindset trainer and creator of the funded proposal; has just released a profound new training program entitled “Super-Mind,” which delves into the study and retraining of the sub-conscious mind. Joe Schroeder is an intellectual descendant of Charles Haanel - “The Master Key,” Wallace Delois Wattles – “The Science of Getting Rich” and Napoleon Hill – “Think & Grow Rich.”

“Until your experienced reality changes, you do not change.” - Joe Schroeder

Here are seven steps to rearrange your experienced reality:

1. For one week “never” answer your phone (spouse and children are excluded from this, they may really need you). Don’t freak out! You are going to let the calls roll to voice mail and return them when you choose to call beck. This is a small step to taking control of your time

2. Don’t give away your temper. Monitor your temper and remember that what you argue for you get to keep. Think about that statement and own it; what you argue for you get to keep

3. Rehearse love and give it to people who were not nice to you and to strangers. This is exercising grace

4. Study how successful and influential people think. You will discover that the rich and powerful did not become wealthy doing certain things they became rich and powerful doing certain things in a certain way, in a certain order

5. Accumulate a new experienced reality through study and change your self image

6. Erase frustration and anxiety from your life. The next time the less evolved part of yourself wants sometime you don’t need or have and wants it now; ask why do I need something that I can easily live without?

7. For the next three days:

• Do not tell anyone about anything that you do not have, meaning no more complaining
• Remember, the only reason people walk around worrying about what they do not have is because they do not appreciate what they do have
• You will never earn more than what you speak about (check your self talk)
• Locate people who have found the truth (the hidden order) or perfected what you want to achieve and learn how they think.

Why do some excel to amazing heights with there results and other flounder even when given the same opportunities and often possessing superior talent? It evident everywhere; same company, same business, same opportunity, different results. This is what I teach and this is how I can sow increase into your life. A great place to start is by taking Joe Schroeder’s “Super-Mind” Training introductory course.

I am looking for 5 people who would like to become exceptional doers through personal coaching and exploration of the mindset of high achievers. Connect with me and our system and let me show you how to be more, so more and have more.

To learn more about Joe Schroeder's "Super-Mind Course" obtain a free overview and a few sample pages of the book CLICK HERETo purchase the $97 "Super-Mind" course which includes 2 Audio CDs and a massive workbook CLICK HERE

I would like to offer two gifts to you:

A free copy of my book “Three Simple Questions”
A free set of sample pages of Joe Schroeder’s newest training series “Super-Mind”

http://www.supermindsuccess.com

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Four Hours, Three Titans and Tremendous Training

On Monday evening I attended the Abundance 2008 Tour for Agel Enterprises, which featured their filed leaders Eric Worre, Randy Gage and Randy Schroeder. These three titans of the network marketing industry represent more than sixty years of collective experience in the industry and in excess of forty million dollars in earnings. During this four hour training program for leaders in Agel, the presenters opened their minds and there hearts, educated and inspired everyone in attendance.

Following are a few golden nuggets I gleaned from the conference:

I. Being a Network Marketing Professional

1. Keep your full time job: Being a professional in the MLM industry does not mean that you have quit your primary job and are now "full time" in the network marketing industry. Being a professional in the industry simply means that you conduct yourself in a manner consistent with certain characteristics.
By remaining employed you continue to be in circulation, exposed to new people on a continual basis.

Becoming full time in MLM prematurely can result in negative financial pressure and a loss of posture.

You want to demonstrate leverage in your income, which can best be done by multiplying your current income, not by merely replacing your full time income.

2. Spend 10-15 hours each week engaged in "rain maker" activities. Growth occurs when you enroll a new member or duplication occurs within your team. Focus your efforts on making presentations to new candidates for your business.

3. Time Block your day in order to remain focused on rainmaker activities as follows:

4. Maintain a candidate list

5. Step back to allow your candidates to see your opportunity and not you

6. Learn to invite in a manner that utilizes third party tools

7. Validate your message through three way calls or another tool

Tip - Journal your time for a few weeks and discover how your time is spend and make adjustments accordingly

II. Five Essential Skill Sets

1. Learn to meet people "network" to build and refresh your candidates list daily

2. Learn to invite prospects to view third party tools or to attend an event effectively

3. Learn to present your opportunity effectively

4. Learn to follow up effectively and be disciplined to follow up with consistency

5. Develop yourself as a leader. From the moment you sponsor your first person be a leader

III. Road Map to Becoming a Pro

1. Acquire knowledge and the skills you need to become more, so that you will earn more this is Learned Knowledge

2. Acquire skills learned by taking action, this is Activity Knowledge

3. Find someone who is successful doing what you seek to do and model what they do, this is Modeling Knowledge

4. You always learn more through the process of teaching, this is Teaching Knowledge

IV. Three Emotional Stages

Understand that there are three emotional stages you can access and use as a foundation from which you can launch your MLM business to higher levels of satisfaction, wealth and significance:

1. Faith - See it before the rest of the world sees it by imagining the outcome so clearly that it becomes real

2. Hope - Crystallizes your imagination

3. Belief - The secret is to do everything possible to exude belief even if you haven't fully gotten there yet. You have a huge responsibility when we meet with a candidate or lead your team

You can download my weekly Prosperity Mindset call from iTunes or from my Podcast Home Page at:

http://www.supermindpodcast.com/

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The Masses are Marching to Financial Peril Blinded by False Information

As you prospect you are sure to discover that many people are not aware of the dangers associated with relying solely on their 401K and Social Security to provide a reasonable quality of life into retirement. When I meet with a new candidate for my primary MLM business, I always dig beneath the surface to fully understand their financial position in order to uncover gaps that we can help them bridge through a home based business. What I have discovered is troubling; many people are leaving their long term security to chance and are blinded by false information about how much it will cost them to retire successfully baring unforeseen expenses such as long term medical care, a market crash effecting their 401K or other catastrophic event.


I. The masses are marching to financial peril blinded by false Information

1. The old model on how to create financial security into retirement no longer applies.
2. The world is changing due to layoffs, outsourcing, 9/11, stock market losses, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, etc.
3. Social Security when envisioned had 7.1 workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 7 years in retirement. By 2028 there will only be 2.5workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 17 years in retirement. The system was not designed to address this reality.

So how can network marketing solve the problem?

II. Healing the Blind

Two of the most powerful principles of the “prosperity mindset” when applied to helping others face reality are 1) Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions. 2) Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one.

1. Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions; so often when we prospect in network marketing we approach the prospect with our notion of what our business “should mean” to them.

2. Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one A.) Makes your mission to build your network marketing business not about you – at least not exclusively about you. B.) Supports the best aspect of the network marketing industry, which is helping others create leverage in their lives.

So here is a question for you: “If you truly believe that the network marketing business you are in has a product or service that benefits people, a compensation plan that allows new members to make money quickly and has the high probability of sustaining residual income for a decade or more; do you treat the opportunity like a real business and seek to understand where your prospect is in their lives, which will allow you to connect with them on a deeper level?”

DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!

If you have a down-line team duplicating these mindset principles you will create a greater number of enrollments within your team as your team recognizes the value of having a clear vision and respect for the process.

Here are 5 actions you should take to educate yourself and become empowered you heal those blinded by false information

1. Seek out those who have achieved what you intend to create and honor their accomplishments.

2. Invest in growing your knowledge including the economic factors present in the lives of your prospects.

3. Teach these principles to your down-line, so that they become part of the culture of your team.

4. Spend the first ½ of your prospect meeting drawing out your prospects financial position and laying the foundation for bridging gaps through your opportunity.

5. Expose truth and offer solutions that are real for the prospect.

III. Seeking those blinded by false information as you go along your way

My discovery of these truths played out during a consultation with a client when we discovered that despite her dedication for more than 25 years to her employer, her diligent investment into her 401K and exceptional performance reviews; the future is not certain as she will need to create an additional $20,000 in annual income to meet her stated goal to retire in 10 years.

The rules have changed and we must adapt our strategies to better address the challenges faced by the declining reliance on Social Security, increased health care cost, outsourcing in the workplace and volatile financial markets.

The Power of Taking Action

“My intention is to sow increase into the lives of others by creating wealth and abundance. My intention is to first impact 10,000 lives and then to see those ten thousand duplicate to impact a million lives. I intend to create wealth and abundance sow this to achieve significance.”

What are your intentions?

To hear my podcast on this subject go to http://www.supermindpodcast.com/

If you would like to receive a free copy of my prospecting guide titled “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at james@supermindsuccess.com and I will send you a copy.

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Comfortable People May Be Doomed

Comfortable people may be doomed. These are harsh words yet they are true and I believe I can prove this to you if you if spend a few minutes reading this post.

Comfortable people don't feel badly enough to question their station in life. The rub is that because they are comfortable they are interrupting their bliss and their fortune and therefore are doomed to live a life that is less abundant than it could be.

Comfort breeds complacency and complacency stops the natural evolutionary process of all living things. If you were a successful buggy whip manufacturer who grew complacent and chose not the react to the evolution of the automobile industry in the early part of the 20th century you would surely have allowed innovation to rob you of your bliss and fortune as the horse draw carriage gave way to the motor powered automobile. No less is this universal truth applicable to all human life.

Discomfort is the direct opposite of comfort and will motivate you to take action in your daily life. If you are cold you put on a coat, if you are hungry you eat, if you are tired you sleep; these simple truths are evidence that discomfort breeds action and comfort being the opposite causes a lack of action and as a result there is no positive change.

Comfort is a seductive liar. The comfort we may presently be feeling in our lives may breed within our sub-conscious the feeling that we are set for life. Let us seek out truth as it applies to the three core aspects for every living person.

Soul or Spirit: When we become comfortable (complacent) in our faith we have a tenancy to spend less time studying God's word and committing to daily devotional time. We may not be as diligent with our tithing and we may stray away from our God consciousness. In time depriving the soul of nurture and evolution will create stagnant faith and a feeling of disconnection from our Creator.

The Body Physical: When we neglect our health through lack of exercise and poor nutrition, the aging process is accelerated and the rate and degree to which our body will break down later in life will be effected. Proof of this fact is not hard to find. Seek out a man or women in their 80s who has practiced good nutrition and exercise in their lifetime and do the same with someone who has not. If they are both honest about their physical life you will note several distinctions in the quality of their lives.

The Mind: Do you know anyone who refuses to learn how to use a computer? Those who refuse to embrace innovation are left behind the changes that are inevitable. A person who refuses to embrace change will no less be impacted by the changes around them and those who adapt most effectively to change always thrive and live richer lives.

So what should you do to live beyond comfort? Bury the word "complacency," thereby removing it from your life. Here is a very simple exercise that you can use to symbolize your commitment to do so; write the word "complacency" on a clean white sheet of paper, then cross a line through the word, announce "I here by bury the word complacency and declare that complacency is no longer part of my life." Tear up that piece of paper and dis guard it. Now set out to live an abundant life by putting action behind your dreams.

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Set Meaningful New Year Resolutions in 2008

Mindset Fact: Making a New Year's Resolution is not merely setting a time deadline to a "dream," it is making a promise to your higher self. The reason most people fail to achieve their resolutions is because their emotional commitment is not strong enough to sustain the effort required to succeed and achieve their objectives.

Seven Steps to Create Meaningful New Years Resolutions:

1. Start with the end in mind by envisioning your life at age 80. Where you will be, who will you be with, what is your lifestyle, do you have any regrets.

2. Resist fear of facing the facts as fear breeds non-action.

3. Refuse to accept complacency by becoming passionate about the change you want to manifest in your life.

4. Identify your vehicles for achievement. The people, systems, resources needed to achieve your objectives.

5. Commit to your vision of your higher self. Remember your higher self (and your true faith) exist in your subconscious mind.

6. Connect with those that can help you succeed and share your vision with them.

7. Establish and celebrate milestones.

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The Key to Achievement is Your Subconscious Mind

I have been drawn to a mission that incorporates my business interest and my desire to sow increase into the lives of others. I created leverage by partnering with many of the most successful individuals and organizations in the fields human mindset, wealth creation and network marketing; the result is the creation of "The Optimum Wealth System," which is the platform for my vision. My mission is to help individuals achieve their objectives set for themselves within network marketing and beyond.

Mindset Fact: While people believe objectively that they can achieve a certain thing; often they subconsciously believe they cannot. If you didn't meet 25% (or more) of your goals for 2007, it is because your subconscious would not allow you to do so. Your subconscious beliefs are your deepest convictions of who you think you are - this is undeniable, the proof is in your life abundance or lack.

Three Reasons Why People Fail:

1. They make a conscious decision not to invest enough time.

2. They allow people or circumstances to steal their focus.

3. Their conscious mind is not in agreement with their sub-conscious mind.

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"Become A Better You" - Joel Osteen

"The Master Key System" - Charles Hannal

"This Thing Called You" - Earnest Holmes

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Why Many Fail at MLM and Network Marketing Part 1

The majority of people who fail at MLM and network marketing are doomed the moment they sign up to become a new distributor regardless of the company, product or service being offered by what appears to be the perfect MLM or network marketing opportunity. People won’t fail because they decided to join an MLM or network marketing opportunity; they fail because they joined without knowing why they joined and what they would be willing to do to become successful. Often the desire to join an opportunity is fueled by emotion, out of a desire to change their lives, or perhaps a sense of obligation to the person who introduced them to the program.

I have found that those who get off to a great start, fight through rejection, overcome objections and get over the line (the point where it is more emotionally difficult to get out than to stay in) answered three critical questions and had a full understanding of the consequences of failure; they understood what they were giving up if they did not persevere.

Question #1. What is the driving force behind my decision to invest my money, time and energy into building a successful MLM or network marketing business?

Time Freedom
Childs Education
Paying Off Debt
Retirement Savings
Buying Your Dream Home
Charitable Giving
Changing the lives of others
Breaking the cycle of poverty
Achieving the goal of a six or seven figure income

These are very strong reasons to embark on a career in MLM or network marketing. If your “why” is big enough you will be able to justify your monthly auto-ship, learn to accept being told no by a prospect, maintain your focus and invest the time required (typically 10-15 hours per week) to build a meaningful residual monthly income and achieve your objectives.


Question #2. How much money do I need to make in order to achieve my objective for joining an MLM or network marketing opportunity?

Most people have a monetary number in mind when they enroll and it may surprise you to learn that it is not always a six figure annual income. The majority of people are not able to wrap their brains around the concept of earning more than three times their current annual salary. Therefore, a prospect that has never earned more than $40,000 in a year cannot conceive of earning $40,000 in a month although there are thousands of people doing just that in a wide variety of industries.

It would benefit you greatly to know your number first as this will give you a barometer with which to measure your own progress. Then make it your practice to help everyone in your down-line and every new prospect uncover theirs so that you can make plans and provide a clear road map showing them how to achieve the goal. If you spend your time trying to “motivate” someone to earn $100,000 in a year that cannot conceive of earning more that half of that you will set yourself for frustration and may cause them to fail before they start.

In the event that you or your down-line dreams of making the six and seven figure incomes available in MLM and network marketing, you must have a system to support such a vision, which will greatly increase your probability to succeed in achieving your goal. It is important to understand that there are a few simple and duplicatable activities that if incorporated into a system will predict your success in this industry.

Question #3. What is the timeframe that certain income benchmarks must be hit and what is the timeframe by which you want to achieve your income goal?

When I evaluated my primary opportunity I was very clear that I wanted to recover my initial investment in the first thirty days and I quantified how many enrollments I would have to bring into the business in the first thirty days to achieve my goal. The number was eight and I actually enrolled twelve and became instantly profitable. This may not be the goal for everyone and many may not expect to see a return for months. One of the great advantages to joining MLM or network marketing is the comparatively low start up cost and the ability to make money quickly in some (not all) programs.

If you set quantifiable goals for yourself, your down-line, and prospects, you will be able to maintain the proper perspective when you hit a rough patch or two along the way. Remember, it is always easier to build fast rather than slow in MLM; keep in mind that this is a momentum business and people generally want to know that they can achieve success in a fairly short period of time.

Key Points:

1. Make sure that you develop a big enough WHY for yourself and your team
2. Quantify your income goal and develop a system to create predictable results – www.SpeedEnrollingOnline.com for my free e-book and MP3 files.
3. Establish a timeline and set benchmarks to ensure you are on track and to maintain your perspective.

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Ten Quick Lessons From A Millionaire

If you read the stories of nearly anyone who has achieved success in life you will note a common theme; life comes down to decisions made in quiet moments and the actions that followed. I recently had an opportunity to spend some time with a GIANT in the network marketing industry. This is a man who has earns $100,000 per week and has built two down lines of one-million dollars. He failed at MLM on more that one occasion before he cracked the code and what he has and will continue teaching me, I am determined to share with you.

I want to share ten lessons that I learned from him and I believe if you really comprehend what is said here you will transform your business and indeed your life.

Lesson # 1.

The wealthy don’t get rich by doing certain things. The people on top get that way because they are doing certain things in a certain way, which is often invisible to the naked eye.

Lesson #2.

Somewhere in your line of work, somewhere, someone is doing what you do ten times easier and making four times what you are. The obvious conclusion then is to locate that person, ascertain what they are doing, lose your ego and quadruple your income. How? By doing exactly what they are.

Lesson #3.

When you’re ego gets ahead of your ambition and you always have to be right, at the expense of your income, you are pretty much a cooked goose. The game is over before it even actually ever begins.

Lesson #4.

It takes eight to ten hours a day to work yourself in a rutt or to work yourself into earning $10,000 per week. Same day, same clock, same elbow grease. It’s just a choice between smart work and being content.

Lesson #5.

It takes the same amount of energy to sell a $1,000 widget as it does a widget by another name that sells for $100. Same energy.

Lesson #6.

People who are embarrassed by money or too cool to ask for the big bucks are employed by those who are not.

Lesson #7.

The working poor stop earning income at 5 PM or whenever they stop working. The wealthy earn all day, everyday and when they are tired at the end of the day they still are earning money because they have other people making sales as well. That simple.

Lesson #8.

You’re allowed to have more than one job and it’s alright to earn $10,000 per week and to those that think what they started doing as work in their early twenties believe this is the only means of income they can make, I feel sorry for them.

Lesson #9.

People who ASK for little get little. People who ASK for much get allot. Your better is located in your best and your plenty is located in all you can do. Are you doing ALL you can?

Lesson #10.

You can get anyone to buy pretty much anything as long as you make it easy for them to get started.

I was spellbound and wanted to learn more. He sent me a small book called "The Mechanics of Wealth" along with permission to share the book with others. If you would like a free copy of the book simply contact me and I will send it to you. Remember that the key success is your mindset.

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