I had the privilege of being introduced to an organization with hnorable goals. The organization is called Playing for Change. From their website (www.PlayingForChange.org):
They are, of course, dependent upon donations which can be made right on their website.
But the work they are doing it truly inspirational. So take a few minutes to enjoy this video - you won’t regret it! <smile>
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop..swf?clip_id=2539741
Peace through music sounds like a great plan to me!
Michael Clouse is smart and generous man. In addition to publishing his own material, he freely shares the material of other professional network marketers on a regular basis. Today he sent the following post. I simply couldn’t have said it any better. Enjoy!
Success Is Easy To Do
by Jim Rohn
People often ask me how I became so successful in such a relatively short period of time while many other people in our company did not. The answer is simple: The things I found easy to do, those other people found just as easy not to do.
For example, I found it easy to set the goals that could change my life. They found it just as easy not to set goals. I found it easy to read the books that could affect my thinking. They found it just as easy not to read. I found it easy to attend the classes and the seminars and to get around other successful people. They said getting around other successful people wouldn’t help…
So what happened? Well, a few short years later I’m a millionaire and those other people are still blaming the economy, the government, and their company’s policies…while continuing to neglect the basic business-building activities that are easy to do.
In fact, the primary reason most people are not doing as well as they could, and should, can be summed up in a single word: neglect.
It’s not the lack of money—banks still have money. It’s not the lack of opportunity—much of the free world continues to offer the most unprecedented and abundant opportunities we’ve seen in the last six thousand years of recorded history. And it’s not the lack of how-to information either—because the basic MLM systems we need to achieve success have already been created.
Indeed, everything we need to succeed is well within our reach. The major reason, again, that only a few people every take advantage of what is already available is simply, neglect.
Neglect is like an infection. Left unchecked it will spread throughout everything we do and eventually lead to a complete breakdown of a potentially joy-filled and prosperous human life…
Not doing the things we know we should be doing causes us to feel guilty, and that guilt then leads to an erosion of self-confidence. As our self-confidence diminishes, so does our level of activity. And as our activity diminishes, our results inevitably decline. As our results suffer, our attitude begins to weaken. And as our attitude begins the slow shift from positive to negative, our self-confidence diminishes even more.
Therefore, if you want to reverse the downward-spiral of neglect and become successful, my suggestion is this: The next time there is a choice between, something that is easy to do and something that is just as easy not to do, choose the easy to do business-building activities that, over time, will allow you to create the Network Marketing business and the life you really want!
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
P.S. If you’re ready for something that is easy to do and will make a BIG difference in your Network Marketing business, then you’ll want to follow the suggestions on this CD program, How to Build the Network Marketing Business YOU Really Want, as it walks you through a very effective five-step formula for success and explains how to put together the MLM success plan that’s right for YOU! Visit www.Nexera.com
© 2009 by Jim Rohn International. All Rights Reserved.
About the author: Jim Rohn is considered to be America’s Foremost Business Philosopher, with a career that has spanned over 37 years and touched the lives of over three million people worldwide. He has been internationally hailed over the years as one of the most influential thinkers of our time and has helped motivate an entire generation of personal development trainers as well as hundreds of executives from America’s top corporations. He’s been described as everything from a master motivator, to a modern day Will Rogers, to a legend!
When you are working your first job, you don’t believe you will ever make $30,00 or $50,000 or $100,000 a year. When you are looking for a new home, you don’t believe you can own a million dollar mansion - and are happy when you are approved for a $200,000 starter home. When are driving on the freeway and see the car of your dreams, in my case, a purple roadster, you say a quick prayer of gratitude that your car is paid for - but you don’t really believe you will ever have that dream car.
Why not? Because we have placed limitations on our dreams. Because it hasn’t happened before so we don’t really - and I mean REALLY - believe it will happen ever. Sure, we might say, “I am going to have that car someday” but it’s a quick passing dream.
Take a quick inventory! Quick, no cheating. How much does your dream car cost? How much does your dream home cost? Where is the location of your dream vacation and what does that cost?
How BIG did you think? Did you limit yourself to a boring sedan because it’s something that might come true? Did you picture a nicer home but not a mansion? Did you silently plan a trip to Disney when you could have had the white sands of Fiji?
To achieve BIG dreams you have to change the definition in your mind about what is possible. Don’t limit yourself - because ANYTHING is possible. Just ask our President!
Take some time for yourself today. Go through old magazines or google images on the internet and find pictures to represent your new BIG dreams. Post them in an area you will see your BIG dreams daily. Eventually your mind will catch up and BELIEVE you can achieve those BIG dreams.
Dream big dreams! Imagine that you have no limitations and then decide what’s right before you decide what’s possible. - Brian Tracy
You know, we used to tease that the ones who could never commit were bachelors. I am here to say they are not the only ones.
This is so true. I am interested in losing weight (or really I would just like the weight to lose me!) I am interested in developing an exercise plan. I am interested in traveling the world. Good interests I think. But truth is, I am not COMMITTED - yet.
Anyone in Network Marketing knows - or will know - that to see success there must be commitment. Not just occasional commitment but consistent and persistent commitment. You have to show up. You have to do the work. You have to learn. You have to develop yourself personally and professionally if you want to see success.
I know there are many who think they can just work the business on weekends. They can. The beauty of Network Marketing is that you have a whole lot of flexibility. The downside is that you have a whole lot of flexibility for those who aren’t committed. It’s sort of like trying to diet on the weekends only. Sure, it’s better than nothing, but it’s going to take a whole lot longer to see any positive results.
So what’s your level of commitment? I think we all fall into 1 of 4 categories…
1. The fully committed (some call them crazy and rich!). They consistently do the tasks necessary to move their businesses forward. They stay connected and involved daily. Their teams trust that they will be there for them as they learn and grow.
2. Yo-Yo committers. They are great and really working the business, life is good and success seems eminent. Then, the next thing you know, they have dropped off the face of the earth into some dark abyss. But no fear, yo-yo committers come back! Their teams wonder what the heck happened? They wonder if they did something wrong? They don’t understand why one month they are getting lots of support and the next they are lost in the black hole.
3. Chameleons - fake committers. These folks act like they are committed but when pushed the truth comes out. They have been talking the talk but not walking the walk. This leaves teams confused and hurt. Trust and integrity are lost.
4. Cats - non-committers. These are the folks who aren’t committed and make not bones about it. They really just want product at a discount or to make a few extra bucks. This leaves any team they may have (and they may not have any or they have a team by default) feeling a bit abandoned although at least, if communicated, the team members can contact upline for support.
So, do you have an interest in your home business or are you committed? And if you are “committed”, then are you fully committed to building your business and supporting your team or are you a yo-yo, chameleon or cat? Which type of leader would you want?
Good news! Like always, today is a new day if your commitment hasn’t been where you would like it to be. Make the change. It really feels GOOD to make the commitment.
I have been thinking about people and their dreams a lot lately. Then I came across an interesting statistic that, well, frankly made me sad. Seventy-Three percent of Americans want to start their own home business but are afraid to take the plunge. That seems fair. Starting anything new can cause uncertainty and many people come with lots of self-defeating thoughts.
But then you have to wonder. If 73% of Americans are too afraid to take the plunge, what happens to their dreams? Surely they have them. Maybe they want to be home for their children. Maybe they want some of the finer things in life. Maybe they want to help their church or an organization on a grand scale. So the dreams do exist. But when you match that with most people’s reality, the two shall never meet.
With unemployment and underemployment at all time highs, frozen wages, bankruptcies at very high levels, how can most people achieve their dreams if they can’t “take the plunge?” But what is worse - and often overlooked - is that these statistics, these 73% are real people. With real stories. With real dreams. It truly saddens me to think that all these faces, names, real people are so paralyzed by fear that their dreams and reality will never be one in the same.
A good friend of mine gave me a mug when I was probably 20 years old that said “No Guts, No Glory” and had a picture of a dragon and dragon slayer on it. I have looked at that mug many times over the years and have grown to appreciate it more and more each time. I am so grateful that I have chosen to be in the 27% who DO take the plunge. Because with action there is at least a chance that my dreams and my reality will merge.
What choice did you make? Can you see your dreams coming true? Can you see yourself on the top of a mountain taking in the fresh air and scenery? Can you see yourself on the most beautiful beach in the world? Can you see yourself attending all your children’s events - without having a cell phone and laptop distracting you from what’s really important?
The best news? If you are in the 73% group, today is a new day and TODAY you can make a different choice.
