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The other day, Bonnie, a new distributor expressed her frustration about prospecting. She's working her business consistently, doing all of the right things, but no one has joined her yet. I love teaching with metaphors...watch this video to hear my Potato Patch Metaphor that I told Bonnie.
I would LOVE to hear your comments below! What would you tell Bonnie and other new distributors as they're just getting started?
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"To live your life in your own way... to reach for the goals you have set for yourself... to be the you that you want to be - that is success." ~Mary Loberg
This month we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. In conversation with myself, I asked, "what do freedom and independence mean to me and how have they manifested in my life?"
Twenty-two years ago, I chose the industry of network marketing because it embodied the principles of freedom and independence. I know of no other place where we have the freedom to work how, where,
when and with whom we choose, and the ability to attain true financial independence for ourselves and our families.
As with any journey, there can be many bumps, hurdles and detours along the way; but just knowing that in overcoming every obstacle you are closer to your goal of building a true legacy, an empire of
your very own, you are manifesting the ultimate expression of freedom.
Today, I give thanks to the industry of network marketing for setting me FREE!!!
I know I'm not alone in believing that network marketing is the ultimate vehicle in achieving financial and personal independence. We want to hear your expression of freedom! Please share with us why you've chosen network marketing as your vehicle for achieving freedom and independence. Let's take the time to inspire and be inspired...it's the right thing to do!
Please click the COMMENTS Link below to share your vision!
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June 17, 2009
Dedicated to my son, Caleb
Today I woke up basking in the pleasure of a very special memory that shaped my life in two profound ways. It was twenty-two years ago today that my son Caleb was born. Just like it was yesterday, I can still see the serious expression on his furrowed brow as we looked into each others eyes for the very first time. He looked so very wise and with instant recognition I felt as if life had never existed without him. Simultaneously, I was overtaken by the deepest sense of falling in love I had ever felt. (If you're a parent, you know exactly what I'm talking about!).
With the birth of Caleb, my entrepreneurial spirit was ignited. I was a Jr. High School teacher, off for the summer break but by the time I was released from the hospital, I already knew my life's purpose was redefining itself. I had no idea what I was going to do, but one thing I knew for sure, it didn't include putting my baby soul mate into daycare so I could go back to teaching in September.
Thanks to my sister Lisa, I found network marketing, my new career path and passion! Just as with parenting, I had no idea that I had just bought a lifetime pass to a roller coaster ride where the only constant is the ups and downs. And I'll admit, there have been many times over the past twenty-two years where I've wanted quit ( network marketing, not parenting!) and go back to something easier, like a "real" J.O.B. where you clock in and clock out and just forget it at the end of the day.
But it always came back to Caleb, and three years later my daughter Olivia too. Nothing else could give me the ability to provide a superior life style for my family. And I'm not just talking about money; I'm talking about the freedom and flexibility of CHOICE!
The freedom to:
So every time I bumped up against a challenge in business like:
And many, many, more challenges....
and every time, with every challenge and every completely understandable desire to quit, I go back to my "WHY"...my Caleb & Olivia...I just look into their eyes and I am clear. It's time to dust myself off, pick myself up, take that 10 second commute to my home office and start smiling and dialing with passion and purpose, knowing full well that QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION!!! (Repeat after me: QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION!!!)
So I ask you, what is your WHY? What is that unyielding, underlying driving force, that bigger-than-life purpose and passion, that will pull you back on the UP TRACK of your roller coaster to success? This is a question you must be able to answer with 100% clarity because I can guarantee you, there will be challenges in your business that will cause you to ask (or yell!), "why am I doing this?" The answer needs to be so compelling crystal clear that it shouts back at you twice as loud!
If you're not clear on your "Why" here's a fun exercise to help you uncover it:
Determine your "WHY" Today!
Get A Notebook and make it a nice one that you'll enjoy working in. This will become your road map to success and will be with you through the duration of your journey.
Find a nice quiet place without any distractions. Prepare to spend at least 30 minutes on this exercise. Don't worry about how your answers sound. Just free flow write. This is fun and can be very revealing!
Identifying Your "WHY" Helps You Define Your True Purpose In Life!
Now try to determine the essence of these desires. Ask yourself, "if I did this, or had that, what would it bring to me?" These thoughts should reveal to you the lifestyle you want and the type of person you aspire to be.
When you know your purpose, you can put passion behind it. When you move forward with passion, there's no stopping you and others will be attracted to follow you! Therein lies the key to success in your home-based business!
Make a commitment to yourself to pursue your life's purpose and create the lifestyle you want. Become the person you desire to be. Your purpose and the passion that flows from it, is what will empower you, no matter how wild the ride gets! I know, I've been there!
Coming Full Circle, the Best Reward of All!
And here's the best part. At the tender young age of just twenty-two, Caleb is going on his third year as successful entrepreneur working from home too, with a support team in place so he can work ON his expanding business instead of IN it! He too is psychologically unemployable. I guess you can say it's in his genes! Of course that's the ultimate reward for me, his mom!)
Visit Caleb's web site at www.northbankaudio.com and prepare to be impressed (Mom speaking!)!!!
Happy "Why" Day, Caleb!!!
Love,
Mom :-)
P.S. You can tell Caleb Happy Birthday on Facebook:http://www.northbankaudio.com/
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Hey there!
Wouldn't it be fun to hang out together for four days in a rustic but luxurious lodge in the Smokey Mountains this August? Consider this your official invitation to join Patrick and me at the First Ever Buddy Summit, hosted by our good friend and Internet marketer Shannon Denniston.
Imagine the fun and the learning that will take place in this intimate group setting with some of the best marketers you can imagine. For example, you'll meet my friend Simon Leung!
Simon was the most senior AdWords Optimization Specialist at Google headquarters before retiring to become a full-time Internet Marketer (at the ripe old age of 24!). Leaving the stability of a promising career and six figures worth of stock options on the table, Simon has dedicated himself to being a Google marketing speaker, trainer, author, consultant, coach & mentor.
You'll also meet my good buddy Todd Falcone. Todd is a career network marketer and owns his own network marketing seminar and training company. Everything Todd touches turns to gold! Come find out how he does it! And of course you'll get to meet Todd's lovely wife who has a success story of her own. Her business PsiBands has been featured in Oprah's Magazine and The Home Shopping Network. Her products are found in Long's Drugs and Rite Aids across the country. WOW!
Of course, you'll get to hang out with Pat and me too. We'll be there speaking about networking marketing systems and creating leverage through automation.
Also, anyone who has been on the MLM cruise knows we're not all about work. We play just as hard! We will be splitting off into 2 groups each day on the Friday and Saturday of the event. One group will participate in high thrill excursions like bungee jumping and skydiving while the
other group tours Ripley's Aquarium and visits one of the world's largest outlet shopping malls.
Click Here For Buddy Summit Web Site
The first-ever Buddy Summit will be held August 27th - 30th in Pigeon Forge, TN. Tickets start at only $299 per person and this INCLUDES 4 days and 3 nights lodging in the state's largest log cabin and event pass.
ONLY (2) KING SUITES REMAIN as of today! Act now. Click Here to Secure your ticket NOW!
Hope to see you there!
Peace Out!
~Power Gal
Tracy Monteforte and Shannon Denniston in St. Martin, MLM Cruise 2008...Buddies for life!
(That's PsiBands Carla Flacone in the bacground)
Elizabeth Denniston, Tracy Monteforte & Carla Falcone, St. Martin, MLM Cruise 2008
P.S. Are you the wild, adventurous bungee jumping type or the mellow aquarium/shopping type?
Please do tell below in the comments area!
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Too bad it had to take an economic crisis for the masses to wise up and pay attention to what some of us have known about our industry for decades. Network Marketing can and does save financial lives!
Check out these two videos and show them to your prospects!
Of course not everyone will make the huge six and seven figure incomes with Network Marketing but did you know most families could avoid bankruptcy with just an additional $500 a month? Knowing that you have the ability to help someone save their home, why wouldn't you want to tell them about it? We should be shouting it from the roof tops (of our secure homes)! Send your prospects here to watch these videos. They'll soon be thanking you!
Peace Out!
~Power Gal
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![]() This week... industry "Dialing for Dollars" trainer, Tracy Monteforte shows us how to overcome fear of the phone. Author David Bullock shows us how using social media as tools can bring measurable results to building your business. Plus the DRA! Tom Chenault Home Based Business Radio Show LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET! Go to www.TomChenault.com. PAST SHOWS AVAILABLE HERE! The show archives are available here. |
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Bullock, co-author of Barack 2.0, brings an engineer's perspective to
social media. His focus is helping businesses drive sales and his method is to
view social media as tools in his kit - tools that can bring measurable
results.David's work on Barack 2.0 had its origins in early 2008 when he and co-author Brent Leary observed that the web traffic for then-candidate Obama was twice that of his nearest rival. David and Brent began a blog that explored how Obama was using social media to drive traffic and identified the lessons his techniques offered for business people. Barack 2.0 grew out of that blog and is the only book that takes a business perspective on Obama's phenomenal success with social media. More information about the book may be found at www.barack20.com. David has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware and started his career with engineering positions at Mobil Oil and The DuPont Company, as well as Fanuc Robotics North America. He learned about statistical control of manufacturing processes, and ultimately began to figure out how to put in place processes that work the first time, every time. He next moved into sales, where he had an extremely successful run with Fanuc by applying an engineering mindset to running his territory. His sales exceeded $100 million over seven years. David then brought that same approach to his own business development firm, the White Bullock Group. Among his specialties is maximizing the efficiency of sales-oriented web pages, reducing costs while increasing sales and market response by up to 300%. Among his tools is the Taguchi Method, a process originally developed for manufacturing that allows David to rapidly test a wide variety of web page headlines, text and visuals to find the combination that will drive the most traffic and conversion to sales. David has the rare distinction of being certified as a TRIZ/Taguchi Ad Optimization Specialist. And now David has brought his expertise and problem-solving approach to social media. He is a nationally recognized speaker and provides coaching and consulting services to businesses. "We studied Barack Obama's use of social media to isolate his key strategies," says Bullock. "That gave us the data to draw up a social media blueprint - a blueprint we share with businesses to help them find a new road to success." |
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I knew you would not want to miss out on this Exclusive Private Invite to Celebrate Today, March 17, 09, St. Patrick’s Day! Do one simple thing today and within minutes the leprechauns will ‘gift’ you with a Pot o’ Gold filled with wisdom from over 50 of this planet’s most treasured authors, entrepreneurs, and speakers!
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Peace Out!
~Power Gal
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Happy New Year!
I have to say, the holidays and down time we're great but it feels so good to be back to work and in
pursuit of brand new goals with a renewed sense of vigor!
You ARE feeling that way too, aren't you?
If you're needing a little kick start, or some deep down inspiration, I have a suggestion for you! Get out some magazines, scissors and glue and create your Vision Board...or better yet, get together with a group of friends for a Vision Board Party!
That's exactly what we did New Years weekend. I had a group of friends over from my jazz dance class and we put on some soft music, poured some mimosas, cranked up the fire and settled in for a long afternoon of projecting our dreams onto poster board in vivid, vibrant colorful expressions of who we are becoming this year and beyond. It truly was a magical day and deepened our relationship with each other as well as ourselves.
If you've never heard of a Vision Board, I suggest you watch the movie The Secret (most video rental stores now carry it) which popularized this activity that many of us in the personal development world have been doing for decades. In short, it is a collage of pictures and words that represent what you're intending to create in your life.
All of the success masters and even successful businesses like IBM will tell you that when setting goals, BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. There's no better way to do this than a Vision Board!
I have my board hanging on the wall of my office now and it is a daily reminder of the unlimited realm of possibilities I am attracting into my life. And in dance class, my friends keep thanking me for hosting the event, sharing how they're feeling more focused and excited about their goals than ever before.
Here are a few pointers for you in case you have never made a vision board before:
1.) Spend a few quiet moments before you begin and allow yourself to be open and guided by your intuition.
2.) Put on some soft music.
3.) Cut out pictures in magazines that "speak to you". Again, allow your intuition to be your guide.
4.) Include pictures representing different aspects of your life such as: health, career, finances, relationship & family, spirituality, personal development, community.
5.) Don't glue things down right away. Once you have a lot of pictures, begin laying them out on your poster board. You'll be amazed at how it comes together. Again, let your intuition guide you.
6.) Glue sticks are handy but the glue doesn't always last long term. Elmer's is the worst for this project. Rubber cement is best.
7.) Include a picture of yourself! You should be central in your vision!
(We had 11 & 13 year old sisters at our party and instead of photos they put a piece of mirror in their
boards so they can always see their present self in their Vision- so clever!).
8.) You might also use images from greeting cards or other memorabilia you have collected.
9.) If there is an image of something in particular you want to include but can't find, google "images"
and print them. I was able to find a universal symbol for "family connection" and a symbol for "circle of friends" and one for "animal rescue" in this way.
10.) Hang your board where you will see it daily and spend a few moments intentionally and gratefully enjoying the future you are attracting.
Please check out the slide show and video below and then share your Vision Board tips, experiences and manifestations by leaving a COMMENT BELOW!
What You Can Conceive YOU CAN ACHIEVE!
Happy Visioning!
~ Power Gal
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You've heard of the law of giving and receiving. Yesterday I had an instant manifestation of the principle!
While browsing one of my favorite online stores (Cold Water Creek) I saw a dress that would be perfect for my good friend Christine. She plays piano for a church and loves to dress for the part. When the dress arrived I was so excited to give it to her. There was no special occasion, other than I wanted to make my good friend happy.
Christine and I take jazz dance together four mornings a week and we have a tradition of staying after class for coffee (I sure do enjoy the freedom of working from home!). So I wrapped up the present in colorful paper with a great big bow and took it to class. I didn't plan on telling Christine it was for her until coffee time but when she entered the dance room she wasn't her normal bouncy self and she told me she was feeling a little down. So I showed her the present and told it was for her and immediately her face lit up and her spirits soared!
We had a great dance class (as always) and met in the Juice Bar for Coffee. I was so excited to give her the gift! But what's this? Christine comes in carrying not one, but TWO packages for me! Two, "for no particular reason gifts" on the very same day!
We had to chuckle at how in sync with each other we are...no wonder we're such great friends! Christine loved her dress which delighted me even more than the lovely things I received from her. And as I write this, I realize we never did even talk about what had Christine down. Those feelings had vanished, just like the steam from our coffee!
It was interesting how many people stopped by our table to ask whose birthday it was, to which we both cheerily replied, "Nobody's"! It gave people pause to be reminded that everyday is the perfect day to give!
I think this should be our philosophy in business as well. We can ask ourselves:
Coming from a place of servitude, opens up the channels of authentic communication, of mutual respect and genuine connection with another human being.
In my work, I coach a lot of people who fear the idea of sales. They hold themselves back from succeeding in their businesses because their current belief system is that it's uncomfortable or even wrong to ask others to spend money so that they might prosper. I remind them of the law of giving and receiving and I share with them my mantra that helped me overcome this fear 21 years ago when I first started in network marketing. My mantra was, "I'm not asking for a favor, I'm offering an opportunity"..."I'm not asking for a favor, I'm offering an opportunity"...I'm not asking for a favor, I'm offering an opportunity." I would literally repeat that over and over until it became a part of my neurology, my DNA!
If you truly believe in your products, services and opportunity and if you truly focus first on how you can help the other person fulfill their needs and desires, you will both win big time!
I'm sure you've heard it before: Help enough people get what they want and it will come back to you one hundred fold! Just like my "gift for no particular reason" day with Christine!
Christine & Me (Power Gal)
I'd love to hear about your experiences with the Law of Giving and Receiving. Please share by clicking on the Comments link below!
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I want to share with you an inspiring story about a lady named Sonja from Abu Dhabi in just a moment but first, let me ask you...
On a scale of 1-10 how committed are you to the success of your business, right now...Today? When is the last time you were really 100% committed to doing whatever it takes to grow your business to the next level? You might think that's a strange question. Perhaps you believe you are always 100% committed. So let me ask this another way. When is the last time you made an excuse not to do what you knew was important to your success because you felt too tired, too broke, too overwhelmed, too busy, too distracted or too_______________ (you fill in the blank)?
I recently had the privilege of meeting a woman whom I consider a perfect '10' in terms of commitment. Her name is Sonja and she lives in Abu Dhabi which is located in the United Arab Emarites.
Sonja applied for my Dialing for Dollars Workshop and when I saw where she was located and noted the time zone difference, I thought the workshop probably wouldn't work for her. But I've learned never to make decisions (or excuses) for other people so I called her up. We chatted about her goals and what she most wanted to gain from the workshop and we agreed it was a perfect fit. Although Sonja would have to be getting up at 3:00 in the morning 5 days in a row and dialing into our conference line from half-way around the planet, she made the commitment.
And that's not the end of it. Sonja was always the first one on the webinar, always ready to volunteer and was the first to step up and start interviewing prospects live in front of the rest of the participants. She made a commitment to play full out and as a result she grew tremendously.
Here's what Sonja wrote to me after the workshop:
Hi Tracy,
As you know, I recently took part in your Dialing4Dollars Workshop. What an incredible experience !
Being new in the Network Marketing arena, I found myself hesitating ; not knowing the best way to build a successful network marketing business of my own. I found myself constantly wondering if I'm doing it right and what the next best step will be to success. As a result many precious hours have been lost.
After this workshop I can truly say that I have learnt (and am continuing to learn daily) how to be more focused and which actions I have to take on a daily basis in order to be successful. First, Rome was not built in a day --so take one step at a time; but in the right direction. I am learning how to use my contact manager as well as the basic script when speaking to prospects. Using the contact manager helps to keep me on track without hundreds of post-its all over the house. I have a "do not disturb" sign--so my family knows when I am busy.
When prospecting-always end on a positive call !! I found this so important because. You feel successful and next time I only have positive memories --no negatives. Reward myself--This will take a while...
I have structure to my business and I keep track of all my actions to stimulate growth in my business. This prompts me to do more toward building my business and spend less time doing things around my business that is not productive to business growth.
I cannot thank you and your team enough for this precious information that will lead to my success!
So much to learn but day by day; in every way; I'm getting better and better.
Many thanx,
Sonja and family.
You've probably heard me say it before, "You can't make excuses and money at the same time!" The next time you find your self in the excuse mode, think of Sonja and her commitment. Hopefully it will inspire you as much as it has me!
My next Dialing for Dollars Live Webinar Workshop starts Oct. 19th! If you're truly committed to taking your business to the next level, I invite you to apply. I'm only accepting ten people who want to earn as they learn and play full out! Click here to check out the details and the success stories of others who have participated. It has been such an honor to work with so many 10's! I Hope to add you to Dialing for Dollars perfect "10" club soon!
Click Here to Apply...it's filling up fast!
Meet you on the next call!
Tracy 'Power Gal' Monteforte
P.S. The Phone is my friend...cha ching!!!
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