Network Marketing Today and Beyond

Are you Surviving or Living?

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If I had my choice, we would not own a TV.  I have been overridden by a sport loving husband and three video game, movie loving, PBS watching munchkins.  On nights when we snuggle together on the couch for movies, with freshly popped popcorn in hand, I am totally there and loving every minute of it.   We do have quite a movie collection from the "Sound of Music", to "High School Musical 3".  From “I Love Lucy” to “Zoom”.   One of my favorites is Disney's, Wall-E.  

I have watched it a number of times but it was not until last week that I really heard this quote from the Captain, “I don’t want to survive, I want to live!”

What do you think of when you hear this?

I believe that many of us go through life just doing enough to get by. “Getting by” financially, spiritually, emotionally and in our personal growth and development is easy. "Getting by" will not help you move forward in anything.  It is the lazy way of living.

Truly living is HARD.  Living forces you to make decisions and yes, some of them will be the wrong ones. Living allows you to see the stuff that you are really made of by facing and pushing through challenges and thinking creatively to finally get to the other side where you can savor the fruits of your labor.

Truly living is a challenge I present to you right now.  Do you want to survive or thrive? Yes, it can be done in this economy!  Are you ready to get by or to really LIVE? Let me know as I would love to encourage you along your journey!

Who Let The Dog Out?

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The dog bolted out of nowhere.

I had never seen him outside before and he came running across the yard and into the next field so fast that he was right behind me before I had a chance to react.  Luckily, his owner was there and he reluctantly responded to her calls and left Mia and me to finish our run. 

That was 2 days ago.

This morning, when it came time to decide which direction to take, I hesitated and all most gave up my most scenic and favorite running route.  Why?  I was afraid!

When I was about six years old, I took a short cut home through a neighbors yard after a play date with a friend.  Half way through the yard a massive, teeth baring giant of a dog came running after me and bit me, tearing the flesh off my leg.  No, really, it was a toy poodle who had a snappy little bark and bit at my heels all the way home. 

I was not chased by a dog just once, but many times in my mind,  each time I saw, met or was introduced to a new dog.

I was willing to give up the journey that was working for my run, just because of fear.

I wasn't hurt by this dog but I was afraid that I would be hurt and so I avoided him.

What has you so afraid that you are avoiding it EVEN though you know it will move you forward in your business?  Are you afraid to call your friend and share your new business with her and so you avoid her?
Do you hide your new products so that you don't have to explain this new "thing" you are doing because they may tell you once again that you are crazy?

Our past experiences, no matter how big or small are a huge indicator of our future reactions.

Rather than reacting I encourage you to weigh reality, not the reality of your mind.

For me, the reality was that I knew the family who owned the dog worked during the day. It was 9:00 am and I knew that they would be gone and the dog locked inside the house. Was I still nervous? Absolutely, but I KNEW that we would not be chased and our run could be spectacular with storm clouds overhead.

It was!

Each time you face the fear and push through it, you are one step closer to achieving that goal, developing confidence and joy along the way!

Have fun!

100 Bite Sized Pieces

What is it about the number 100 that has caught my eye and has me fascinated by the potential?

While reading a local paper on health and wellness, I noticed a challenge,
"Walk 100 miles in 100 days". Besides my running regiment, my children and I created a 100 day chart and have all agreed to walk 100 miles in 100 days. Even my 8 year old son said, "That's easy! That is only 1 mile a day. I can do that!"

What has my head caught up in this concept is that any seemingly HUGE task is manageable when you break it down into small, bite-sized actions. I know, I know, YOU know that all ready. Right? Are you doing it?

Today, that is my number one priority - take my big ugly frogs, my goals for the summer, my "I really don't want to do this BUT, I know it will benefit my business, my health, my ______ (you fill in the blank)" and break it into 100 (or less) tiny, manageable daily steps that will be painless.

I challenge you to do this activity as well.

What activity/goal feels so very big that it is virtually impossible to you right now?

What steps/actions will you need to do to finish this goal?

Take a sheet of lined paper, and number it 1-100.

Now, write down those steps that you may have outlined in your mind but have not gotten down on paper.

Each day for the next 100 days, or however many days it takes to complete it, do just one activity on your paper each day. Just one.

Look back on what you have accomplished after one week and celebrate the accomplishment! You deserve it.

A wise philosopher once said that a cow is best eaten "one burger at a time".

Join me?