I came across this story somewhere, probably at a second hand store, and wanted to share it with you. There is no author listed.
The Starfish Story
There was a man who lived near the ocean. Once morning at about 5:00 A.M., when he could sleep no longer, he decided to walk along the beach. It was a foggy morning and the first rays of the sun were slipping above the horizon. The man enjoyed the walk. It was as if the beach belonged to him.
Farther down the beach, he saw a figure that seemed to be dancing. As he drew nearer, he realized that the figure was that of a young man, and he wasn’t dancing-he was throwing something in the water. As he drew very close, he realized that the young man was picking starfish off the beach and was tossing them back into the water.
“why are you throwing starfish into the water?”
“The tide is going out, the sun is rising, and the starfish that are left on the beach will surely die,” said the young man, continuing his task.
“But that’s such a waste of time and energy! There are so many starfish, and there are miles and miles of beach. What difference does it make?”
The young man thought for a moment. He reached down to pick up a starfish, and said, “It makes a difference ….to this one.”
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I really like this. The Star Fish Story is about more to me. I would have done the same thing. How about you. Would you throw the star fish back in?
Your jesters and actions, even when they may seem futile, make a difference. Do you agree ? Comment and let me know.
What the …… Does your plan leave you scratching your head?
you need two to qualify, one on the left, one the right, then their are pay legs and power legs, and group volume, and ….OMG. If you are new to network marketing you are bound to walk away feeling a bit overwhelmed. But don’t worry, they’re not all that confusing.
If you’re MLM Comp Plan is hard to understand, let along explain to a newbie, how about a plan that not only pays you very well, but one with no autoship and a comp plan that is so easy that even a newbie can figure it out in a few minutes.
Cars Plus Cash offers a MLM Comp Plan
so easy you know exactly when you will earn your next 10K or 20K check, and you can even earn luxury cars rather than luxury car payments where you are left holding the payment book if your business falls apart.
Here are the basics
You join a membership by purchasing a Privilege Pack for a one time fee, currently $300 US dollars, which gives you access to a travel portal with guaranteed lowest rates, some nice car manuals, and a holiday voucher. If you want to sell the memberships,which are also a home business opportunity, you sigh up to be a distributor and become eligeable to earn commissions on new memberships coming in . These memberships can be generated by you or anyone else working with you in a group. You earn faster and more, of course, by sharing Cars Plus Cash with more people.
Take a look at this diagram
If you understand this board, you understand the comp plan. When you join Cars Plus Cash, you take a space on the bottom row of eight on a board called the qualifying board. As you and others sell the privilege pack (or the opportunity to own an easy to understand home business opportunity) others will join you on the row of eight until it’s full and you all move up to the row of four. This can happen because the board breaks into two new boards and four from the bottom go to each new board.
One of the coolest features, set up to reward your efforts, is that you can jump over everyone by bringing in two members faster than anyone else on your board. If you do, you will jump right to the top of the board once the bottom row with eight fills up. Than you all work together again to fill the bottom row and You, if you are on the top get kicked to a new board and get paid for your efforts in bringing in new members.
You first have to go through a qualifying board where you will earn $300, thus getting your one time membership investment back, and getting promoted to the board depicted upon called the Racing Board. The Racing board pays 10k then you move to another board of the same design worth 20K.
When you fill the bottom row while you are at the top of the board. (on the 10K and 20K boards, you will earn $300 or $500 payments each time you are in the top position and someone you are another comes onto the bottom row of eight)
After you make it out of the 20K board the first time, you will be reentered and now be moving through the 10k and 20K boards over and over again. If you build this by bringing in a good team who also wants to get repeating 10K and 20K checks, you will earn cash faster but also cars and housing funds.
We are talking luxury cars and 1.2 million to put toward your dream home…..
There are many more opportunities to earn with Cars Plus Cash. You will always know where you are and what you have to do to get to the next level. Just check out these easy to understand rank qualifications and with each rank comes more income opportunities. It’s like getting a promotion at work but with way more control of when.
Don’t be confused by the term legs. Each person you personally sign up create a leg for you as they sign people up.
You may have figured out I am in Cars Plus Cash. If you join with me you will also gain access to a team bonus which will give you discounts from other cpc members who have brick and mortar businesses and are providing our team members discounts. I own Hideaway Rentals, LLC and offer a $100 discount for cpc members on our team. If you own a non mlm business and want to be able to advertise to a growing team all over the country and the world, you can join me in Cars Plus Cash, and I will add your business to our Member Vendor Program and grant you access to our discount page.
As a small business owner, I realize it’s good to have a backup plan. Whether you are currently working a JOB and are looking for some financial stability, have a small business you are very passionate about but know it’s not going to provide the retirement funds you want or need, please contact me and let’s see if Cars Plus Cash can help you.
Don’t be scared off by an MLM Comp Plan. Network marketing is one of the greatest industries on the planet. It offers you a way to follow your dreams and to change lives.
Give me a shout and tell me what you think . Is your comp plan confusing you?
How Dave Wood Stopped Being a Wussy and Met the Love of His Life
as told by his buddy, Dave Sharpe
Check out this story…
Several years ago, my friend and
co-founder of Empower Network,
Dave Wood, was in a nature food
store grabbing a quick bite to eat
when….
….the sparkle glimmering off the
face of a girl caught his attention
and consumed him almost instantly.
She was sitting with another man -
obviously her boyfriend – enjoying
lunch and good conversation.
Dave felt his chest tighten up.
Emotion rushed through his veins.
A compelling urge inside him made it
impossible to walk out the door of the
store without saying something to her.
So he mustered up the guts to walk
over….and at the very last minute, he
swerved – and walked away.
“Wussy” he muttered to himself.
He started to walk back over and
again – at the last minute, he swerved.
Sweat puddled up in his hands and
started to bead on his forehead.
His chest was pounding.
The wrinkled dress shirt he was wearing
was sticking to his back.
“Screw it!” he exclaimed.
(Pay Attention Here . This is
How Dave Wood Stopped Being a Wussy and Met the Love of His Life)
He walked strait over and said……
“I know you two are together, and I
don’t mean to be rude….but I think
you are the most beautiful girl in the
world….”
“We’re not together…” she said.
“He’s just a friend.”
A short period of time later, they
were married.
Everyday people walk away from
situations that could be a defining
moment in their lives.
Empower Network has put all it’s
energy into helping you seize yours.
What I get from this story and my own life experience is that the best things in life usually come out of sacrifice, hard work, or having the guts to do something that is uncomfortable.
How Dave Wood Stopped Being a Wussy and Met the Love of his Life…..
is by having the guts to go up and tell her what he felt in his heart. Don’t regret the things you never did. Playing it safe all the time, might seem safe but it often leads to regrets. Chances are life will be more joyful if you stop being a wussy . In life and in love, sitting on the bench doesn’t get you what you want.
Stop Failing in Network Marketing by Breaking this Cycle
Here it is Jan of 2012. A new year and a fresh beginning. I don’t know about you but I always get a little giddy at the beginning of the year because it seems to mark a time of new beginnings and a chance to get it right .
But you’re thinking to yourself, hmm, “if I didn’t do much last year, how am I going to make this year better? ” Perhaps you’ve already gone out and purchased some new products that are suppose to show you exactly what to do to, to “Make it”. Well, from personal experience, I have never had any great breakthroughs from info in how to products. Yes, I have learned a lot of things that are beneficial once you get past the wall that is holding you back, but first you have to get past the wall.
My personal goal in 2012 is to tear down the wall that has been holding me back . If you are with me, leave a comment; We can cheer each other on.
I love Tony Robbins. He makes sense to me. I just watched a video he made about why most network marketers never reach the level of success they are striving for and interestingly, it’s the same reason the rich get richer and poor get poorer. He shared how to
Stop Failing in Network Marketing by Breaking this Cycle
Many times you will hear of a very successful network marketer with a great rags to riches story. They succeeded because they had more fear than you have. They were often times in desperate situations. Very similar to when an alcoholic has to hit rock bottom before he/she can climb out of the confines of the addiction. The point when the fear or realization that “I’m going to kill myself if I don’t stop drinking” .
Most of us, including me, are not in situations where we Need To succeed . So here is what Tony Robbins says happens…
Let’s say you go out and buy a product that you think will help you jump to a new level in your business. You’re excited when you buy it because you feel your are making progress toward your goals. Progress makes us excited and gives us belief that we can do it. We are only excited but we don’t have certainty that we will succeed because we have never done it before. When you believe there is very little potential for success, you won’t take enough action which leads to less than stellar results which solidifies your belief and makes you the potential even less. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy of failure.
But you can stop failing in network marketing…
According to Tony Robbins, breakthrough happens by feeding your mind everyday. Further, he says you need to create a ritual that puts you in a “State” because people take action when they are in a state. One way to do this is to visualize already having what you want. Your mind doesn’t know the difference. A strange concept that I am still trying to wrap my brain around.
You need to find a way to put yourself into the state where you don’t have a choice. Try visiting someone who has what you want, a big house, luxury car, etc. You will walk away feeling the need to get those things because your won’t feel satisfied with what you have now. Create the state of fear that you aren’t every going to have those things and the fear will drive you to go what you need to do.
When you get the results in your head your belief will change which will change your potential and you will stop failing in network marketing by breaking this cycle of failure . In fact, once you break it, it will become a cycle of success-how the rich get richer. Once we reach our goal, we will set a new goal because in order to be happy, we need to make progress.
To help you start visualizing, try going to www.Oprah.com and creating an online vision board. You might even want to try a mind movie. Make sure you use phrases like ” How am I able to effortlessly attract new prospects into my life “ . If you check out mind movies on You Tube, you will see some great examples.
Lastly, if you really want to
stop failing in network marketing by breaking this cycle, watch the video below or use this link if you can’t see the video. Don’t let this be the year you fail again. Need a partner to help you stay motivated, let me know by commenting below.
May you have the best year in love, money, health, and faith you have ever had,
“The most expensive piece of real estate is the six inches between your right and left ear. It’s what you create in that area that determines your wealth. We are only really limited by our mind.”~ Dr. Dolf de Roos
With the Internet and the tools available today, earning enough money from home to change your life is easier than ever yet very few do it. Why?
Are you following the herd?
Why not make every day Friday?
There are only six inches holding you back
You can do it.
Why do so few go for it…
because most have been conditioned to follow the herd. Herd mentality is not for those wanting to stand out…those wanting a life free of financial worry and stress. And these days, following the herd may not even pay your bills let alone provide income to take care of yourself in your Golden years or leave a legacy for your family.
It’s really okay to be a little scared. “A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with one step”.
I have worked for others and for myself and I won’t lie….working for myself is much better. I have learned way more, too. Just a couple of years ago I walked into my JOB as a Sales Consultant at an auto dealership and was Downsized, Fired, Let go….it doesn’t matter how you phrase it….it was the end of hating Mondays and loving Friday….though at the time, I thought it was the end of the world.
So how do you start gaining the income and freedom you deserve?
Well, I wish I could tell you there’s a magic pill, but unless you have a rich relative planning to leave you their fortune, you will have to roll up your sleeves, turn off the tv, tell your friends you are taking some personal time to change your life, and get your family on board. Consider yourself in school because unless you have been an online network marketer, you will need to learn the ropes . (or you can spend a few years figuring it all out yourself)
If you are trying to transition from a JOB where you have a lot of knowledge, you may be able to leverage your knowledge via blogging into a nice monthly residual income with the new Empower Network blogging platform. It’s super easy for beginners and comes with the training you need to start making money from home quickly.
can’t leverage your time as you can in network marketing
many laws and regulations to follow
may have employees to worry about
high overhead
Network Marketing/Affiliate Marketing
most can be operated while you travel
low start up cost and low overhead
you can leverage your time by building a team who share revenue/team concept
can build for retirement quickly with residual income
really flexible schedule-set your own hours
easy to retire when you’re ready
Aside from considering what type of business you want to start, you have to fix your mindset. If you have never worked for yourself, you have to change your thinking from worker to owner. A great book to help you make the transition is The Business of the 21st Century
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Mindset is a big one with network marketers. Those of us who stick around, realize we are all on our on time table but the only way we can fail is to quit. You will progress in network/affiliate/online marketing if you are in the game. I mean, if you are tuned into what’s going on around you. You must be a student of the game.
You have to believe in yourself and on days you don’t, you have to be able to bounce back, and you will if you have the “fever”. Your why has to be strong enough so you don’t mind if you are going on no sleep, if you have to skip going out with your friends for the next year, if you have to keep the JOB you hate a little longer until you get it figured out. You have to keep the end goal in mind and stay laser focused . If you can do that, you will have a life like few others.
Watch the video below to start shifting your mind
and Gaining the Income and Freedom You Deserve
Also, if your goal is gaining the income and freedom you deserve, then avoid these two mistakes often made by new network marketers:
1) treating your business like a hobby rather than a business
If you treat it like you spent a million dollars on it, you will earn a million dollars with it . Remember, a hobby costs you money and a business makes you money. One of the biggest advantages of starting a network marketing business is the low entry cost lets anyone get started, but one of the disadvantages is that many people never take it seriously and just look at is as a way to make a few extra dollars rather than a way to reach true financial freedom that you deserve. Don’t make this mistake.
2)getting so overwhelmed trying to learn everything that you never take action on the income producing activities. I made that mistake. I felt like I had to have a blog, do PPC, video, worry about SEO, worry about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and on and on. It was so overwhelming and stressful trying to figure it all out that I never really got going enough on one thing to make much progress. Pick one or two things and concentrate on them until you get good then expand your marketing efforts.
and honorable mention, avoid shiny object syndrome (jumping from one networking or affiliate program to another because you haven’t made your first million in a few months. You have to give yourself a chance .
Shoot me a comment if you are ready to start down the road towards gaining the income and freedom you deserve. Tell me your why. Put your commitment to succeed down in writing and rewatch the video above. I will see you at the top.
I really hate when we are lied to by the very people who are suppose to protect us. There are so many cover-ups. It’s crazy. I am a big believer in natural health care and trying to keep toxins out of my life as much as possible.
It’s not an easy task these day. It’s so much easier and less expensive to buy the stuff in the inner isles of the grocery store, even though the outer isles generally have the healthier choices. Many can’t afford the healthier choices or the natural health care options.
There are toxins in our air; most of our kitchens, in in the form of Teflon cookware and toxic cleaners; and there are toxins in our food, and sadly, in our water which we need most of all, to survive.
Perhaps most outrageous of all is our community leaders and government smiling as they add it to your drink knowing it’s harmful
Every time I read in a paper that another community has plans to add fluoride to the community well, I cringe, and think about the commercials where the list of side effects on a drug are worse than the condition the drug is suppose to treat.
There ought to be a
Health Alert – they add it to your drink knowing it’s harmful
Last time I checked, having safe water beat preventing cavities. And now the true is coming out in main stream media that over fluoridation is causing spots on kids’ teeth.
I like when someone isn’t afraid to say something that could cause the Government to storm their doors, put them out of business, or maybe even cause them to wind of at the bottom of some lake somewhere.
Additionally, I like crusaders because they make us aware of things we probably wouldn’t find out about on our own. I wish I was more of a crusader myself. Perhaps this post is my way of getting out there and helping the cause.
Dr. Mercola is one man who is on a crusade to bring us the information that
we need to know about to stay healthy or to regain our health. His ideas aren’t always popular, but even if you don’t agree with him, he initiates discussion and further research. None of us should simply have a herd mentality when it comes to our health.
Today’s Blog Post, on Dr. Mercola’s blog at http://www.Mercola.com, was alarming to me even though I already knew of the dangers of fluoride.
Here’s an excerpt
Why Fluoride HAD to be Declared Safe
Now declassified files of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission shows that the toxicology department at the University of Rochester — which was under the direction of Harold Hodge — was asked to produce medical information about fluoride that could help defend the government against lawsuits where they were charged with fluoride pollution.
It is now clear that if water fluoridation were declared harmful to human health, the U.S. nuclear bomb program, as well as many other fluoride-polluting industries such as aluminum plants and fertilizer manufacturers, would have been left open to massive litigation.
The plan?
Declare fluoride not only safe, but beneficial, and sell the troublesome waste to municipalities across the US… <
If you don’t see the video, you can access it here.
If you feel like your hands are tied and you can’t fight the forces of evil, you’re wrong. You can by passing this post on. If you feel like you are too tired or just don’t have the money to afford healthier choices, don’t give up. I know the frustration of wanting to buy more organic foods, or a water filtration system, or try a natural health care treatment and feeling like I just didn’t have it in my budget (though really, in the long run, preventive care is much less expensive).
Now, I know how to use my blog and my home business to pay for healthier choices while showing others how to empower themselves to do the same. Water is quickly becoming as precious as gold. In fact, I recently wrote about “Blue Gold” and how it’s scarcity will become a wealth creation opportunity for those with the knowledge about where and how to invest . You don’t have to sit back and wait for the headline:
Health Alert-They Smile as They Add It to Your Drink Knowing It’s Harmful
If you don’t have your health, you don’t have a life. I really hope this information makes you question your community leaders if your community adds fluoride. If you like this post, please share this and like it. Please also comment as it will get the conversation going.
To your health and prosperity,
Sue Hanson
p.s. if you want to stay up to date on this topic, you can find the non profit group Fluoride Action Network on Facebook and get a free report on 50 reasons to avoid fluoride. They also have the pro- fluoride view opinions represented via links . https://www.facebook.com/FluorideActionNetwork.
I love the post I saw today about a town being fined for dumping excess fluoride that was for the fluoridation of their town water supply because it’s considered a hazardous substance.
Creating Brand Loyalty Helps Prevent Shiny Object Syndrome in Your MLM Business
Shiny Object Syndrome: I found this great definition of shiny object syndrome; chasing after “the next great thing” without actually implementing/using/taking action on any of them – or at least not to the extent that any results could be measured before being distracted by the next “must-have” thing.
Does this sound familiar…someone hounds you to join their network marketing company that is suppose to be the next best thing and a few months later, they are onto the next company/comp plan because it’s suppose to be so easy to make money for the masses (but really for them). I understand it’s a tuf world out there and people are desperate to make money, but from what I have seen the only ones who make money jumping from company to company are the ones with big lists. And everyone else who follows ends up starting over, not making any real money, while becoming cynical of our industry.
So, how does creating brand loyalty help prevent shiny object syndrome in Your Mlm Business…
think of businesses where you like to shop and ask yourself why you like to shop there. Do you always shop for lowest price or do you sometimes shop at certain places because you are treated well or just know like and trust the owner or manager ?
I use to work as a Sales Consultant at an automotive dealership where we had a code of conduct that stated we were always suppose to open the door for our guests and greet them when they entered the dealership, there had to always be fresh flowers in the rest rooms, and freshly baked cookies in the waiting area. Our guests were really loyal because we made them feel special.
Another example is my chiropractor’s office. The entire staff knows my name and about our family. They make us feel like we matter. They make us feel like they really want to help us.
And in our family’s Wisconsin Dells vacation home rental business, we often put up happy birthday signs or get a small gift for a newly married couple staying at our home. A small jester that shows you were listening makes people feel special. And who doesn’t like being remembered with a birthday or holiday card .
In all these examples, the business integrated something called CRM or Customer Relationship Management which creates brand or business loyalty. Do you like to be around people you know, like, and trust. Of course you do. There’s something comforting about being around people who care about you. It’s like being home and you want to stay.
Bringing the concept of CRM to your network marketing business is smart and will assist in creating brand loyalty to help prevent Shiny Object Syndrome in your Mlm business.
Let’s examine this idea a bit more ….if you are your brand, what do you think makes you more attractive,
A)putting out quality content that shows you are a student of the industry, helping people grow their business, and being a leader by staying focused and encouraging your team to stay focused, as well
B)going from one program to the next to the next and trying to take your down line with you each time.
There are legitimate times to switch programs or companies but switching every few months trying to find instant gratification in the form of a quick payout is not a way to build loyalty in your brand.
if you want your team to have blinders so they don’t get shiny object syndrome and drop out on you, you need to be a leader, have a good Customer Relationship Management Plan for getting to know your team, helping them, training them, showing them you care and aren’t going anywhere. They will do what you do, so do what you want them to do. Be a leader.
If you remind your team that jumping from one thing to another won’t get them where they want to go and create a community via Facebook Groups, Skype rooms, team calls, etc. they will start to create bonds and a loyalty to you for giving them the support they want and need.
A great way to help jump start them and grow their income quickly so they never have a chance to get shiny object syndrome is to introduce them to the Empower Network where they can get a dot to dot plan on how to grow their income to 15K in months rather than years while adding a potentially significant second income source that can help with their marketing expenses in their primary.
Remember, for most people praise and a pat on the back are more important than money. Getting to the top in MLM takes work and we all have had days when we wanted to quit.
If you are there with a word of encouragement on their bad days, they will stand with you .
Less shiny object syndrome equals more residual income because people will stay long enough to make money.
Thus,
creating brand loyalty helps prevent shiny object syndrome in your mlm business
by making you or “your brand” more appealing to your team than everything else out there. When they can see themselves reaching their goals if they stick with you, then they will want to stick around and make money with you. After all, there is no I in Team.
Have you been on one side or the other of “Shiny Object Syndrome”? It’s kind of like having a candy store right in front of you when you have a sweet tooth.
I would love to hear what you think, so leave me a comment and if you liked this post, tell me why and like it for me.
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