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Leadership Through The Eyes Of A 10-yr Old

Posted by stevie on January 26th, 2012

 

My son is competitive.  (I think he gets that from his Dad. :) An essay contest was recently announced at his elementary school and he decided he wanted to enter it.  It required writing an essay on leadership.  The prize?  He would personally get to read it in front of the whole school and then it would later be published in the yearbook along with his picture.  He was excited about the prospect. He decided to enter.

I had an opportunity to review his essay before he turned it in today, and needless to say, I was impressed!  Not that there was any bias on my part, but I truly believe he nailed the core behaviors of any good leadership in his short essay.  I am reprinting it here (with his persmission, of course), as it was written, in its entirety.

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Being A Good Leader

by Mason Scoresby

What it means to be a good leader is that you are honest.  Honesty means that you will always tell the truth and that people can trust you, and that they know you will do what you say you will do.  And they know you will help them, and they will be fair.

The second thing that I think that is important in a leader is that people are willing to learn from their mistakes, so they can be a better leader by doing their best.

The third thing that a good leader does is give service to others.  Ways that you can serve are by being a good friend, and a good example.  You can help by making others feel good about themselves.  You can also have a smile.

To be a good leader you must be organized, and have a plan of what you want to do to make your organization a better place.  You can include others to help you.

Leaders work hard and have goals.  If you have a goal then when you include others or your friends, everyone gets to have a chance to participate and have fun together.  Everyone will feel happy.

Good leaders have to understand that everyone is different and be respectful of others and their opinions.  They must listen.

A good leader obeys the rules and helps others to follow the rules too.  Sometimes leaders make the rules too.

These are the things that you might see in a good leader, and I hope it helps for you to become a good leader.

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How do kids get so smart?  I think this is some great leadership advice.  Simple things we all can do to become a better friend and leader.

Be honest so people can trust you.  Do what you say you will do.  Be fair.  Learn from your mistakes.  Do your best.  Serve others.  Make others feel good about themselves.  Smile.  Be organized.  Have a plan.  Include others.  Have goals.  Include others in your goals.  Give everyone a chance to participate.  Have fun together.  Be happy.  Respect others.  Listen.  Obey the rules, help others follow the rules and make the rules when needed.  These truly are the things that make a great leader.

 

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J. Paul Getty’s Eight Rules For Acquiring Great Wealth

Posted by stevie on October 13th, 2011

[Editor's Note: Most of this post was from a one page handout I received many years ago without an author's name attached to it. I would like to give credit where credit is due, but never did discover the original author; however, I did find many of the ideas shared in this post in his book, "How To Be Rich" by J. Paul Getty]

The late J. Paul Getty was a  oil baron billionaire who founded and controlled Getty Oil Company and two hundred other related companies. Before his death, he revealed his secret formula of acquiring great wealth.

Getty’s rules for accumulating great wealth are simple and to the point. Mr. Getty was the world’s richest man, so his rules have a ring of authenticity about them, and are still as true today as they were for Getty in his time.

As you will find them put in simple terms, don’t brush them off as mere generalities.  Don’t make this mistake.  These are real “hard-nosed” truths for success.

There is no romance or so called secret of success here, no easy road to riches or business success, but some rules that will build wealth when applied with intelligent effort.

RULE #1: To aquire wealth today, you must be in your own business.

You may think that the corporate executive with his $100,000 a year income is far better off than the guy running a small business, but the executive will be hard pressed to double his income, and taxes will eat up most of that.

The small business person has unlimited opportunity to expand his business and his income.  He has many tax advantages, too.  The long and short of it is this– the guy with the peanut stand has more long-range opportunity for wealth than the highly paid executive working for someone else.

RULE #2:  You must have a working knowledge of the business when you start it, and continue to increase your knowledge of it as you go along.

Knowledge is self-explanatory.  You’ve got to know what you are doing, and keep up with the exploding technology of today as it affects your enterprise.

RULE #3:  You must save money in your personal life and in your business venture as well.

The art of saving money is directly connected with personal discipline.  Do you have enough will power to deny yourself immediate gradifications in order to save the money for future expansion, as opposed to current increases in income or gambling on the quick buck?  It is imperative that you pay yourself first!

RULE #4:  You must take risks, both with your own money and with borrowed money.

Risk-taking is essential to business growth.  The ability to lay on the line years of saved capital, or the entire future of your business on borrowed captial is going to be needed time and time again in order to gain wealth.  The rish has to be backed by good judgment, relevant experience and total commitment.

RULE #5:  You must not only learn to live with tension but seek it out.

Seek out tension.  Here lies the real secret of men of great wealth.  They like the game, its perils and turmoil.  They like to say that “money is the only way to keep score on the wins and the losses.”  So it must be for you.  The game filled with tensions and challenges must be what you want.

RULE #6:  Build wealth as a by-product of your business success. If wealth is your only object in business, you will probably fail.

Again, your wealth will come as a by-product of the game.  If you win, the money will be there.

RULE #7:  Patience.  This is the greatest business asset of all.

Patience.  This the wilingess to wait for the proper time to make your moves, to let the business grow naturally without pressing your luck.  It is the greatest asset a risk-taker has.

RULE #8:  Diversify at the top.

When you have it made, then take all your eggs out of one basket and move into other things, bigger and better games.   Pyramid your investments, and you can decide how high you want to go.

There they are, These are the rules of acquiring wealth as laid down by a billionaiare, a man who had more money than any other man on earth!

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Eileen Fisher’s Leadership Advice

Posted by stevie on October 10th, 2011

Recently, Eileen Fisher–fashion designer–was featured in the September 26, 2011 issue of Fortune Magazine (pg 50-52).  The article discussed her journey from a college graduate to becoming an owner and leader of her own fashion design company.

It was interesting to read how she launched her own business from a single idea,  and to learn of the struggles she went through to become a successful leader in the fashion industry.

Eileen Fisher shared six practical lessons she learned as she rose to the top in her industry.

1. “Don’t pretend to know.  If you act like a know-it-all, then no one will tell you anything. If you don’t know, people come forward and want to tell you.  People like to give advice and help.”

Stevies advice:  Be humble enough to ask; be wise enough to judge between the good and bad advice you get.  Seek the counsel of others who may see things from a different perspective.  Act upon what you feel is right for you and your business.

2.  “Be authentic.  Doing good can’t be a trumped up thing.  It has to come from within and be what you really want to do, or else it rings hollow.”

SA: Be yourself.  Be sincere.  Let people see the real you.

3.  “Tell the truth.  You’re not just trying to sell customers something in the moment.  You’re trying to get them something they’ll love that’s going to work for them.”

SA:  Be honest with yourself and your customers. Under promise and over deliver. Seek to develop a long-term relationship with others.  Dishonesty breaks the bonds of trust. When trust is gone, so are your customers.

4.  “Accept perfect enough. We’ve adopted the saying, ‘Let it go–it’s perfect enough’. Often the first time you produce a garment (your product or service). . . you have to tweak it.   In the mistake is the next success.”

SA:  Learn from your mistakes.  Never give up.  Keep on trying.  Your next success may just be around the corner, but you will never know unless you keep trying.

5.  “Focus first.  Because I used one fabric to start, I was able to purchase a larger amount, dye enough, move it from one style to another.  Then there came a point that it was aching to break out of its little box.”

SA: Become excellent at one thing at a time before you move on to a different thing.  Diversify when you are top of your game.

6.  “Make it safe to tell the truth.  People don’t want to say, ‘that didn’t work,’ but we want to hear the truth.  You might be giving us information that will bring us to a really good place.”

SA:  If your culture is to punish, people will hide behind the truth by only giving you half of it, or worse, just telling you what you want to hear.  Work to develop the trust of your people so they are comfortable telling you how it really is–good or bad.  Remove your ego and don’t take what they say personally.  Use what you learn to grow and become better.

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The 5 Laws Of Stratospheric Success

Posted by stevie on October 9th, 2011

This past weekend I read “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg and John David Mann.  The book was recommended to me by a friend and now I am recommending it to others.

“The Go-Giver” is a story about a go-getter who learns how to give, and in turn, gets everything he wants through the application of the 5 Laws Of Stratospheric Success.

Here are the 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success, followed by a few take-aways I picked up as I was reading through the story.

THE LAW OF VALUE – “Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”

“All great fortunes in the world have been created by men and women who have a greater passion for what they are giving — their product, service, or idea — than what they are getting.”

They care more for what they are giving than the compensation they receive for doing so.”  Can you think of anyone who this describes?  Steve Jobs was one of the few that came to my mind.

“All things being equal, people will do business and refer business to those people they know, like and trust.”  This concept is strengthened by the Law of Influence, mentioned later.

THE LAW OF COMPENSATION — “Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.”

The first law determines how valuable you are, your potential for success, what you can earn etc.  The second law determines what you actually earn.

Martin Luther King Jr. was quoted, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”  In other words, Everybody can be successful because anybody can give.  Sometimes you feel foolish, even look foolish, but you do the thing anyway.  Be willing to DO and not be worried about what others may think.

“Being broke and being rich are decisions, (you decide) everything else is just how it plays out.  You get what you expect and focus on.  You can turn your life around with a simple decision to change what you expect and focus on.

The 3 universal reasons for working:  SURVIVE (to meet your basic needs), SAVE (to go beyond your basic needs and expand your lifestyle), AND SERVE (make a contribution to the world around you).  Most work to survive.  Some work to save.  Only a select few work to serve and they are the ones who become rich.

THE LAW OF INFLUENCE – “Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.”

To succeed in business you must know how to develop a network of people who know you, like you, and trust you;  people you are personally interested in seeing that you succeed.  Why are they interested in your success?  Because you are interested in theirs.

How do you create influence?  By placing other people’s interests first.  Stop keeping score.  Make your win about the other person.  See to it that they get what they want.  When you place other people’s interests first, your interests will always be taken care of.

This concept was hard for me to swallow, but as the book suggests, the only way to know if it works is by acting upon it with faith, knowing that you will get what you need by watching out for other people’s needs first.

THE LAW OF AUTHENTICITY — “The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself”

It’s the value you bring to the marketplace that other people are attracted to.  What are you giving others to make their life more valuable?  Jim Rohn has said you can determine the value a person brings to the marketplace by the size of their paycheck.   Small check, little value.  Huge check, great value!

So what if you need to make a lot money?  Find a way to increase the value you bring to the marketplace.  The more valuable you become to others, the greater your net worth will become, in more ways than one.

THE LAW OF RECEPTIVITY — “The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.”

I know some people who are uncomfortable receiving anything — a gift, a compliment, and sometimes even charity when it is needed.  Every act of giving can only happen when someone else is willing to receive.

How many blessings have you denied yourself because you weren’t willing or ready to receive them?

May I suggest that in the process of giving to others, that you open yourself to receive as well?  It is only through receiving that we are able to continue to give.  “PAYING IT FORWARD” is another way to state this concept.

Receiving is the natural result of giving.  When someone gives you a gift (whatever it may be) what right do you have to refuse it and deny their right to give? Accept it graciously, as this will allow you to give to others too.

Well there was much more in the book than I can share here in a short blog post.  And what I took from the book will be completely different from you will take from it because we all are on different roads through our journey in life.  “The Go-Giver”  by Bob Burg and John David Mann is a great story at the right time and I highly recommend that you read it!

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The Best Network Marketer Ever

Posted by stevie on September 29th, 2011

[Article written by Don0van Baldwin, courtesy of ezinearticles.com]

I’ve used the story before, but this time I’m going to take it a little further along. In his book, “Super Prospecting: Special Offers & Quick-Start Systems”, Tom “Big Al” Schreiter tells the story of a young lumberjack who was too busy trying to cut down a tree with a dull axe to take it to the hardware store to get it sharpened. His point was, of course, that you need to acquire and prepare your tools in order to be effective in your network marketing business, and that it is worth the time and effort to prepare for success.

He also talks about a fact of life that anybody in marketing knows to be true…almost all of us HATE to sell! You want people to BUY from you, but you HATE to sell things. This is particularly true when you first start out. You are nervous, afraid that you will make a mistake, worried about what people will think of you, and so on. So what happens? Most of you will miss quite a few opportunities to get your businesses off the ground. Most of you will do little or nothing in the way of sales or recruiting. Most of you will fade away and leave network marketing with a bitter taste in your mouths. All because most of us are afraid of selling, or making fools of ourselves.

This brings us back to Big Al’s young lumberjack. Big Al left him in the woods in his book, but, you see, I followed him to the hardware store, and here’s what REALLY happened.

My old buddy, Bob (I blame everything on Bob) was working behind the counter early that morning when the young lumberjack came in to get his axe sharpened. Bob had just gotten in some new items and had one in his hands when the lumberjack walked in. The lumberjack walked up to the counter, dropped his dull, rusty axe in front of Bob and said that he wanted it sharpened. His eyes got a little wide as he stared at the contraption on the counter.

An older lumberjack standing beside him said, “Young fellow, you need one of those if you are serious about making money in this business.”

The young lumberjack looked at him a little uncertainly.

“Oh, I’m serious, all right. I used to use an axe just like you, and I was going broke. But once I got my hands on one of those….”, the older man pointed to the chainsaw on the counter, and nodded his head significantly.

That’s when Bob chimed in, “Yes sir. They don’t make ‘em any better than these. Why, you’ll be able to do ten times the work in half the time than with that.” He gestured at the rusty old axe.

“I’ll take it,” cried the young man, and throwing a wad of bills on the counter he ran out the door holding his new prize.

Now, this should have been a happy ending, just as new network marketers taking their bright and shining faces and glossy new brochures into the wide wonderful world should live happily ever after.

That’s in fairy tales.

Just before closing that evening, as Bob was waiting on a few final customers, in stormed the young lumberjack. He was dirty. He was disheveled. He had tree bark in his hair and though the day was cold, his clothes were soaked with sweat. Almost running across the room, he threw the chainsaw on the counter, grabbed Bob by the front of his shirt, and roared, “Give me back my money, you lying cheat! I’ve worked all day with that piece of junk you conned me into buying, and I haven’t cut down a single tree!”

Well, Bob has always been one to see both sides of any situation, especially when life and limb were in danger, so he very rapidly produced the young man’s refund. Several people who had been standing around looking at the new shipment of chainsaws looked at each other, shook their heads knowingly, and headed for the door right behind the young man. As he reached the street, he began telling everyone he passed how the guy in the hardware store had tried to cheat him out of his money. They all nodded. Everybody knew you couldn’t trust those guys! This just proved it.

Back in the hardware store, Bob was confused, though happy to be in one piece. Thet sort of thing could ruin his business! Why, he had tested that chainsaw not five minutes before the young man had come in that morning! It had worked like a charm! What could have gone wrong? He picked it up, gave the cord a yank…and it sprang to life with a strong, healthy roar. It worked just fine!

Out in the street, the young man was surrounded by a crowd which was almost on the verge of pulling Bob out of his establishment and lynching him as he raved on about how terrible his day had been and how that evil businessman had tried to take his money…and then!

As he heard the sound of the chainsaw coming from the hardware store, he stopped ranting for a second and said, “What the heck is that racket?”

The best network marketer is the one who truly believes what he or she has to say, and has the personal experience and belief to state it as fact. The best network marketer knows about his or her product and business. The best network marketer is the one who conveys facts, not just beliefs or hearsay. The best network marketer often doesn’t even “market” anything. A lot of times they just, well, you know, network!

If every network marketer could present the case for his or her product or service, and/or business opportunity, with the fervor and steadfast belief commonly shown by those who feel themselves wronged in some way, such as our young lumberjack friend, almost every network marketer would be successful.

Two morals to this story, by the way. Learn what you’re doing before leaving the safety of the city gates behind to face the wolves, and always remember, many of the people you deal with will advertise your business very effectively for you. Make sure they’ve got the right information and a reason to be happy to talk about you.

And for God’s sake, read the instruction manual! Your shiny new business will NOT start itself.

Donovan Baldwin is a freelance writer and successful Internet marketer currently living in Stone Mountain, GA. He is a University of West Florida alumnus, BA, Accounting 1973. He has written and published poetry, essays, and articles on various subjects for the last 40 years. He has been an active internet marketer since 2000, and now makes his living online.

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Get Good Coaching With The Mentoring For Free Program

Posted by stevie on April 25th, 2011

EDITOR’S NOTE:  I recently ran across an article written by Tom Serpell called “Good Mentoring”.   He outlines the 12 key characteristics of good mentoring anyone can use to evaluate a mentor or mentoring program.   I have included it in this post in its entirety.   Here it is.

“Good Mentoring” by Tom Serpell

Mentoring works; but how?

There as about as many definitions of mentoring and its differences or similarities to coaching as there are mentors and coaches. Many would say that they are the same or a least cannot be clearly separated. What one can say is that having someone to talk to about issues that matter to you can make a huge difference. As to what works best in this regard, I have tried to sum up 12 key characteristics of mentoring:

1. Good mentoring is purposeful: we do not just sit down for a chat when we mentor. We are there to help address a cause of stress or uncertainty; a lack of knowhow or resolution. Time is being taken so let it be used constructively. The first stage of mentoring must be to agree what the purpose is. In almost all cases, motivation and self-confidence are likely to be among outcomes sought – and obtained.

2. Good mentoring is conducted by someone relevant: in an informal setting a mentor can be someone with whom you share your concerns, maybe without either realising that mentoring is occurring. You will have chosen that person as someone you feel comfortable with, who will listen and may offer wisdom. In a business setting, we need that and more. Mentoring is about something related to your business life, in which you intend to invest time and possibly money. In business a return is expected from investment, so your mentor should be someone from whom you can gain such a return – who understands that issue because they have been there themselves.

3. Good mentoring involves listening not advising: Mentors do not advise; they listen actively. This means that they want to understand not only what the mentee says and means but what they are capable of by way of handling the issue. Questioning and listening are the mentor’s main techniques, even when it comes to offering their expertise. “Have you considered…?” and “What about….?” are typical ways of introducing method, rather than “You should…”.

4. A good mentor has only one agenda, the mentee’s: Those who see mentoring as a platform for self-promotion are not good mentors. Their approach to helping will be compromised by the outcomes they want, rather than the good of the mentee. Those who are thinking about their forthcoming holiday plans, tax return or job are not mentoring well. They are not listening actively. Clients and mentoring scheme organisers need to be sure that such behaviour cannot be expected from any potential mentor. Mentoring must focus solely on the purpose and need of the individual being mentored.

5. Good mentoring provides a sounding board: sometimes one needs to build one’s own confidence that what you think you want to do is right. Sometimes you need to sound off about the injustices of the world so that you can get them off your chest and get on with the day-job. Sometimes you need to share the burdens of responsibility with someone outside your hierarchy. These things need to be done with someone safe; someone whom you can trust neither to spread what you say nor condemn you for feeling that way. Mentoring demands trust and confidentiality.

6. A good mentor shares experience and hindsight: Story-telling is a valuable element in mentoring. Where it is based on the mentor’s background, it both strengthens the bond of confidence between the pair and enables the mentor to pass on the benefits of their experience and lessons learned without recommendation or advice. Questions like: “how else might I have approached this?” may draw conclusions from the mentee. Further evidence of a mentor’s experience may be found in their contacts database and market knowledge, which should be made available to the mentee by signposting resources for their own further investigation.

7. Good mentoring is confidential, open and mutually trusting: only such a framework will elicit real honesty and comprehensive understanding about the issues and feelings of both parties. The mentee needs to know that nothing that s/he says will be passed on to colleagues, managers, clients, friends or family, which could embarrass them. Mutuality enables the mentor to be self-critical for the benefit of the mentee.

8. Good mentoring develops the mentee’s skills: surely it is better to equip someone to solve their own problems, both current and future, even than to solve a current problem for them, leaving them dependent and lacking the knowhow? Mentoring holds a mirror up to the mentee and to the wider options open to them, raising their skills and capabilities more personally, effectively and lastingly than generic training.

9. Good mentoring explores options: Being close to operational or management problems can prevent you from stepping back to consider what options you may have for dealing with them. This can lead one to adopt the obvious or even just the first solution that presents itself, when there may be many alternatives, if only one can bring them to mind. A mentor – who should have such a toolbox of experience – will be better able to draw out such options, enabling the mentee to set each against the problems faced and select what seems best.

10. A good mentor challenges constructively: the trusted and open relationship between mentor and mentee should encourage frankness. The agenda being that of the mentee means that it is a duty of the mentor, where seeing the need, to challenge them as to their assessment of themselves, their options, their competence and not simply to nod through their opinions.

11. Good mentoring leads to better decisions: The increased skill; awareness of options; contacts sign-posted and confidence imbued via mentoring should all contribute to a mentee being able to make better decisions in the subject areas covered than hitherto.

12. Good mentoring leads to action: if mentoring is to be purposeful and effective for the mentee, it must surely not only define actions desirable but actually entail their execution. The mentee must not only know what to do and how to do it but be motivated to do so. For this reason mentoring should not be terminated before action has been taken; and may lead to it being measurable or valued, by its effects.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tom Serpell is a B2B Strategic marketing consultant and mentor living in East Sussex.  You can learn more about his work here:  http://www.marketingmentorsussex.co.uk

[Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tom_Serpell]

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The Twelve Riches of Life

Posted by stevie on April 9th, 2011

Napoleon Hill is most commonly known for his work, “Think And Grow Rich” where he outlines a success formula that anyone can apply to obtain the “riches” of life.  Most people interpret riches to be those of a monetary value, but in his later work, “The Master Key To Riches“, Napoleon Hill identifies the other types of riches people can enjoy and calls them the “Twelve Riches of Life”.   They are explained below.

#1. A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.  The only thing we have complete control over is our thoughts and state of mind. Choosing a positve state of mind is the starting point of all riches, tangible and intangible.

#2.  SOUND PHYSICAL HEALTH. “Without good health, you ain’t got much else”, someone once said.  Good health is achieved by having a “health consciousness”, temperance in eating habits, and participating in healthy physical activities.

#3.  HARMONY IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.  Success cannot be achieved without the help of others.  Therefore it is important to maintain a spirit of cooperation with all those you associate with.

#4.  FREEDOM FROM FEAR.  Fears are nothing more than a negative state of mind, False Evidence Appearing Real.  Fears are a major stumbling block to the pursuit of riches.  The seven basic fears as defined in “Think And Grow Rich” are the fear of poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love, loss of liberty, old age and the fear of death.  Fears must be turned into faith to be able to enjoy the riches of life.

#5.  THE HOPE OF ACHIEVEMENT.  Everyone needs something to live for.   Poor is the person who cannot look to the future with hope to become, to be or to have more in the future.

#6.  THE CAPACITY FOR FAITH.  “Faith is the fertile soil of the garden of the human mind wherein may be produced all the riches of life.”  Hope is the fuel and faith is the fire that ignites your desires and moves one into action.

#7.  WILLINGNESS TO SHARE ONE’S BLESSINGS.  There is a certain joy or happiness that comes from sharing your “riches” with others.  “Riches” are multiplied when they are shared.  “Riches” not shared die on the vine and are of use to no one.

#8.  A LABOR OF LOVE.  “There can be no richer man than he who has found a labor of love and is busily engaged in performing it. A labor of love is the highest form of human expression of desire.”

#9.  AN OPEN MIND ON ALL SUBJECTS.  Greater learning, education and knowledge comes to the person who is able to keep an open mind on all subjects.  We can learn something from everyone. Being willing to listen to others and being tolerant of their opinions will open the door to greater riches of life.

#10.  SELF-DISCIPLINE.  “The man who is not master of himself may never become the master of anything.”  Shakespeare said, “To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man.”  He who is master of self may become the master of his own earthly destiny, the “master of his own fate, the captain of his soul.”

#11.  THE CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE. People are fundamentally alike. They have the same desires, need and want the same things, and seek to be loved and recognized by others.  Understanding what motivates people is the foundation for gaining the cooperation of others and is one of the basic fundamentals of leadership.

#12.  ECONOMIC SECURITY.  Economic security is not based upon the money one possesses, but is attained by the service one renders to receive the money.  The more people one serves, the richer they will be monetarily.  The service one renders attracts the money one controls.

It is interesting to note that of the twelve riches mentioned, just one was tangible in the financial sense.  The other intangible “riches” are obtained through one’s self or others.  The one who is able to master and enjoy the “Twelve Riches Of Life” is indeed rich, not only monetarily, but rich in body, spirit, and mind as well.

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My Personal Experience With “Mentoring For Free”

Posted by stevie on March 21st, 2011

About three months ago, I left my last internet network marketing opportunity disappointed and frustrated.  I had invested a lot of money and two and a half years of my time building a business that got me no where.  I bought into the promises which turned out to be lies.   I promoted the way my sponsor suggested with no results.  I tried some marketing on my own and got some results, but only earned just enough to break even every month.   I was not getting ahead and I was done.   It was time to move on and try something different.

As I began searching for a new way to build a network marketing company online, I stumbled across a website offering a free e-book entitled, “Success In 10 Steps” by Michael Dlouhy.  The book explained the process most people go through when they explore the network marketing industry, answering the question, “Why do most people fail in their chosen businesses?” Michael Dlouhy pulled back the curtain and exposed the lies and told the truth about succeeding in mlm.

After reading the e-book, I had hope that I really could build my business online.  I sent an e-mail to the person that was mentioned in the book as my personal mentor.   Honestly, I did not expect a repsonse, but within a few hours I had received a response and we had a good conversation over the phone.   I learned that “Success In 10 Steps” was introduction to a program called “Mentoring For Free“, which offered generic internet network marketing training that anyone could use to build any business for free.

I was invited by my mentor to listen to a couple of recorded training calls, and with a degree of skepticism, I agreed to listen to them.   I learned why my lack of success was not my fault; how to determine if I was in the right company and/or compensation plan; the “Colors To Success” and how to deal with different personality types; and much more.  Needless to say, I was impressed.

After listening to the recorded calls, my mentor informed me that “Mentoring For Free” offered 10 hours of live training conference calls each week where I could continue my education and personal development.   Topics included leadership, personal development, marketing and advertising, live prospecting calls and a weekly coaches corner call.   All calls were generic in nature, live and interactive; and no companies were mentioned and no products were sold.   Most of the calls were recorded and stored in an archive,  so if I couldn’t attend the live call, the calls were available to listen to later.

So for the past 90 days I have been using this amazing resource to grow my business and obtain the skills I need to be successful in the network marketing industry.  This has been the missing link I’ve needed to take my business to the next level.   It is nice to know that I have people that I can count on and who will hold me accountable to the plans I have developed for myself.

Anywhere else, this type of coaching and training would cost hundreds of dollars, but in “Mentoring For Free” you have a community of people who are interested in your success with no hidden agenda, except to help you become better in your business.

So, if you are struggling in your own business, if you haven’t gotten the upline support you feel you deserved, and if want an honest coaching and training system that will work with any business,  I would suggest giving “Mentoring For Free” a try.  To learn more, click any of the links throughout this post. It won’t cost you a dime, so why not give it a try?

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Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody

Posted by stevie on September 18th, 2010

Here’s a great little story when people don’t want to accept responsibility or are too lazy to get things done.  Love it! Thought I would pass it along.

“Once upon a time, there were four people named Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody.  When there was an important job to be done, Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.  Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.  When Nobody did it, Everybody got angry because it was Somebody’s job.  Everybody thought somebody would do it, but Nobody realized that Nobody would do it.  So it ended up that Everybody blames Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done in the first place.”

So when there is a job that can be done and you can do it, DO IT!  Don’t wait for somebody else.  Don’t blame someone else for your own neglect.  The sooner you accept responsibility for your own life the better off you will be.  Remind yourself constantly,  “I am responsible!  I am responsible!  I am responsible!” By accepting personal responsibility, you take back your personal power by eliminating the negative habit of  blame.   Accepting responsibility is difficult because the only one you truly have to blame is yourself.  Blaming others always gives away your personal power to someone else.

So to feel free and in control of your life, simply start accepting personal responsibility.

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45 Lessons About Life and Living

Posted by stevie on August 31st, 2010

The following was written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.

Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch..

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take “no” for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.

Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’

27. Always choose life..

28. Forgive everyone for everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35. Don’t audit life.. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40.. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come….

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

Do you have any lessons of life you would like to add to the list?  Something that has changed the course of your direction, realigned your thinking or made a difference?  Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.  Pass it along so others can share too!

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