7 Jan 10

Goal Setting:Your Year For Success


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Setting goals is important in all aspects of your life. We have Personal Goals, Business Goals, Spiritual Goals and Financial Goals. Everyone should have goals to help them steer through life.; not only goals in your mind but written goals you can refer to daily, weekly or as much as possible.

 

 

“If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else”

 

 

Setting goals is a great thing because what it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. That is why goals are so powerful.

 

Also, goals provide long-term vision in our lives. We all need lots of powerful, long-range goals to help us get past short-term obstacles. We dream for the future and live in the present. Unfortunately, the present can produce many difficult obstacles.

 

But fortunately, the more powerful our goals (because they are inspiring and believable) the more we will be able to act on them in the short-term and guarantee that they will actually come to pass!

 

When thinking about what you want to achieve, keep in mind the S.M.A.R.T. principle:

 

Specific: Being vague with a goals is like saying “I want to be rich”. What does that really mean?  Vague goals don’t get you the results you really want. Incomplete goals produce incomplete futures.

 

Measurable: Always set goals that you can measure. If you say you want to earn $1,000 per month and you only earn $500, then you can measure your results. This is as opposed to saying “I want to earn more money”

 

Attainable: One of the major “killer” of goals is setting a goal so high, that you can’t reach it. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t dream big, you should just set a goal that you can attain and then build off that to go higher. Ex: I am going to make $50K-$100K in (5-7) months unattainable for most people. However, it is possible to earn that amount of money over a reasonable period of time.

 

Realistic: Is this goal real?  There are limitless possibilities out there for anyone to attain. However, can you reasonably make this goal a part of your life. And if you can, is it in a realistic time frame?

 

Time: Every goal should have a time frame attached to it. One of the powerful aspects of a great goal is that it has an end, a time in which you are shooting to accomplish it. Setting a time frame on a goal keeps you focused on the achievement. Otherwise, you will just get around to it someday and someday never occurs.

 

 

One more important aspect in goal setting is holding your-self accountable. Share your goals with someone else. Someone that is supportive of you and will help you not be a dream killer. We all have well meaning people in our lives that think they are saving us from ourselves but are actually holding us back. When someone supportive knows what your goals are, they hold you accountable by asking you to “give an account” of where you are in the process of achieving that goal.

 

So be S.M.A.R.T.and be Accountable. When you use these principles, you are putting yourself in a position of power that will move you towards achieving your goals.

 

To Your Successful Journey!

 

Denise Rowe

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13 Nov 09

A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing: 5 Things To Look For In A Network Marketing Company Part 2

 

So we’ve listed the first two items in Part 1 of this article; Company management experience and Product/service appeal. Not let’s talk about the other three important items to look for before you join.

 

 

3. Timing in the industry

 

      A new start up sounds great until a year later they shut down. Over 50% of new businesses fail within thwir first two years. Let a company prove it’s staying power before you join.  There will be plenty of time to make a fortune as long as it is a good company.  So don’t get caught up in the hype of  ”new launch” or “get in on the ground floor”.  If the company is truly in it for the long haul, then joining later won’t matter.

           

 

4.      Compensation Plan

 

     You want to join a company where working part-time can still earn you a good commission. Some home businesses advertise that fact but then you realize to actually make money you need to be doing the business full time.

 

     Also, sit down and determine what it takes to make “x” amount of dollars per month. Will it take 100 team members to make “x” as oppose to another company where it will only take 50 team members to make the same amount. All other things being equal, which one would you rather join?

 

 

5.      A Proven System That You Can Duplicate

 

     The company should have a system in place where you can jump right in and follow the steps to begin making money. There can be several different ways to achieve the same goal. The important thing is that the system is easy to follow and duplicatable.

 

     Also, if you decide to take time off from working the business, the business should remain on auto-pilot. Meaning, that if you are not there, the business should continue running on it’s own.

 

 

 

Again, don’t be fooled by all the hype surrounding a company. Not all networking marketing companies are the same. Take all these factors into consideration and you should have no proble finding a good home based business to start.

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            Yours in Mastery

            Denise Rowe

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4 Nov 09

A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing: 5 Things To Look For In A Network Marketing Company

We’ve all heard that expression before but what does this have to do with network marketing? Read On!

 

You are thinking about starting a business from home. You do the right thing and go to the trusty world wide web and start researching home based businesses. To your surprise, a gazillion companies come up. What’s a person to do…franchise, network marketing, online surveys…too much to choose from.

 

You suddenly remember that your co-worker was talking about a network marketing company the other day. You remember purchasing some products in the past from different companies but can’t decide which one is better. They all seem the same on the surface so it shouldn’t matter which on you pick.

 

WRONG! Beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing. They look and act the part, but they are not the real thing.

 

 I have listed the top 5 things you should look for when considering joining a network marketing company:

 

 

1.      Product/Service

 

 

First of all, if there is no true product/service, RUN!  Second, don’t get too attached to whether or not you are in love with the product (it helps but not necessary). Be concerned if the masses like the product. Would you try to sell blueberry pies just because you liked it and not many others did. Or would you try to sell apple pies that everyone liked and would buy.

 

 

One important item with the product/service you are considering, make sure it is something people would purchase without a business opportunity attached. There should be a stand alone product and a good product that someone can purchase without having to join the company. Examples of this would include makeup, membership plans, juice products, etc.

 

 

2.      The Experience of Company Management

 

 

It’s nothing like finding out after you’ve paid you money that the company owners know nothing about network marketing. Some owners have not been involved with network marketing for any length of time and decide that they know how to run the business.

 

 

The experience and integrity of management sometimes shows through in the policies and procedures. More often than not, owners with little experience tend to draft long policies and have a lot of verbiage to protect themselves. Be very careful when reviewing these documents. There’s nothing like building a large downline and making great income only to have it taken away because of a clause you missed. It has happened before!

 

 

Also, do some research on the names of company management. You can do an internet search on their name and put review, scam behind it (John Smith Scam). See what comes up and gather the information so you can make an informed decision. I will mention that a few bad reviews doesn’t always mean it is a bad company or manager. Think about it like this; there are people who have had a bad experience with a Ford Dealership but that doesn’t mean Ford is a bad company.

 

 

I will be sharing more with you in Part 2 of my article…so stay tuned for that information. If you thought this article was helpful, share the luv and retweet to your friends.

 

 

Yours in Mastery

Denise Rowe

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7 Oct 09

Did You Feed Your Kid’s Mind Today!

Being a parent of teenage kids is not a cool thing; especially when you try to impart knowledge on them. Well, so what! I do it anyway.

 

I like to read a lot of personal development books and I have my vision board on my office wall. My kids call me crazy when they are ranting and raving about some new injustice and I simply ask is it in their control or not. Then I simply explain how they can only control their thoughts and actions and not the thoughts or actions of someone else. Those conversations go over real well ;)

 

We are into sports in our house; football, basketball, volleyball, etc. So when my kids are about to play a game I tell them to say a little affirmation before the game and/or get into character. By that I mean taking good qualities of their favorite player and using that energy in their game.

 

Well, blow my mind…During one of my son’s football games, parents were asking what got into him. What did he eat before the game? He was on fire! After the game, I asked him why he was playing extra hard. He simply said that when he was on defense, he was Bob Sanders (Indianapolis Colts Free Safety) and when he was on offense, he was Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson  (Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver).

 

They do listen! Everything I say is not in vain. I was so proud, but of course, I didn’t mention the mindset technique. I just said great game.

 

Moral of the story…kids do listen to what we say and do. We can feed them good positive thoughts to help them succeed or we can let other people feed our kids. Who do you want nourishing your kid’s mind?

 

To Your Kid’s Success

 

Denise Rowe

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1 Oct 09

What Color Are Your MLM Prospects?

Have you always wondered why your prospects say “no” to your presentation? Do you think to yourself they have tog to be crazy for not joining your business opportunity? They are always complaining about having to work, not having enough money or not having something. They need to make money! So why in the world didn’t they sign-up!

 

Your presentation showed them the absolute perfect solutions their problems but they don’t bite. You go to your sponsor and try to get help but all they say is talk to more people, get fresh mlm leads from a lead prospecting source. So you spend more money on your lead generation. You’ve talked to more people and you’ve gotten more “no’s”. But you heard for every 10 no’s there will be one “yes”. Who wants to keep getting rejected-oh yeah, it’s not you they are rejecting it’s your business opportunity. Yeah Right!

 

Would you like to know a secret? What if I told you that people can be divided up by 4 simple colors? And knowing what color they were could dramatically increase your chances of getting a “yes”. Would you want to get that information?

 

I’ll give you an example: One of the personality colors is red. Here are a few personality traits of “red” people:  

  • They like to be in charge and tell people what to do
  • It’s all about the money with them
  • They are good organizers
  • They love competition and recognition
  • They are not good listeners because they already have everything figured out

 

Let’s look at some “red” occupations:

  • Wedding Planners
  • CEOs
  • Politicians
  • NFL Coaches

 

So if you were trying to recruit a “red” person, would you start off your presentation by telling them how your product helps people or how great the product treats whatever? NO! You probably would say something like, we have people earning $10,000 per month from home or how they can fire their boss and become the boss themselves.  They only care about what’s important to them.

 

By knowing what to say to the right people, you can significantly increase your recruiting efforts. There are many more skills to learn but this one can get you going in the right direction.

 

 

To Your Success

Denise Rowe

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