September 2006

I’d like to demonstrate in this post one of my presentations on how the numbers add up in this business. In order to build a large and successful business you need a balance. You will need to be trained, in this case by me, and you will need to “duplicate” the same training I am providing you with when you go out and “sponsor” your own people.

What does Owning Your Life mean to you?

To me it means, working with a group of people who share a common goal. People who are motivated and who are looking to achieve their dreams. To me, owning my life is having the money, time and energy to see all of my dreams realized long before I’m too old to be physically active in pursuing them, and I want free time to do whatever I want, when I want, and where I want.

LET’S DO SOME NUMBERS!

Look at my little post-it note here, 2 x 2 = 4…

This represents you “sponsoring” 2 people. You “train” them to “sponsor” two, = 4. They “train” those four people to sponsor two, = 8. And, then they “train” those eight to each sponsor 2, = 16. Now your organization has a total of 16 people, and you began with “2″. Surely, we all know two people who would be interested, right!?

Take a look at these numbers…

This is what happens when you have three people you personally sponsor and they each have three. You are in the “1″ position at the top, and you can see how when we increase the people you’ve sponsored to 3 that we now have a difference of 65.

Look at this, when everyone we sponsor goes for sponsoring their own 4 people…

And, finally this…

Now you have 780 people in your organization! That’s what happens when everyone shoots for sponsoring “five”. You can easily build a large organization in a very short period of time when everyone works towards a goal of “five” serious people.

This is not to say you must have five people spnsored. It’s simply to demonstrate how little is required to be successful. Have you ever wondered how ’some’ people in Network Marketing make six figures a month? It doesn’t take a lot of money, time and energy.

You will never hear me say, write up a list of 100 or more people you know and have had acquaintances with and go out and contact them all, why? Because if you are all preoccupied getting more and more people you won’t have time to duplicate yourself once, the end result is people will get discouraged and so will you.

I would rather see a list of 3-5 people who are interested in owning their life. If you think you can learn and teach the people you sponsor how to do my little post-it note presentation above you will surely be taking a step in the success direction. What is required is a willingness to learn, and then teach the simple techniques that you have learned to them.

I’m sure there are plenty of guys out there reading this post, and some of you might be thinking, “ugh, essential oils, that’s for women!” Well, I’ve got news for you… It’s not just a ‘girl’ thing. You guys use plenty of personal care products, poor quality energy drinks, plenty of lotions for sore achy muscles, poor quality supplements, and so forth… so how would you like to use products that won’t poison you? If you’re thinking this isn’t for guys, I challenge you to think again. And think about the women and children in all those households out there who would just LOVE to have the man of the house help them get the toxins out!

Take a look at my essential oil blog and see what I mean about those toxic products in the stores that are ruining our lives:

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Then, take a look at my product website:

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Contact me if you want to start with taking steps towards owning your life today.

Quite often people confuse direct sales and the notorious pyramid schemes with network marketing. I want to take a few minutes here and explain the differences so everybody is on the same page and so that you are educated on why network marketing is not something other than what it is.

RETAIL:

This includes all of the stores. Where people go to a store to buy food or items at retail pricing. Yes, even those “discount” stores are retail outlets.

DIIRECT SALES:

Is usually, but not always limited to, sales people like Fuller Brush, Avon, encyclopedia’s, Tuperware, cookware and candle home parties, and the like selling a product or service directly to consumers.

NETWORK MARKETING:

It is a means of marketing that utilizes levels of people in an organization designed to move goods and services from the producer to the consumer. There are commissions and bonuses that are distributed among each level in the organization.

Network marketing companies are more efficient than retail stores because they have a lot of people, independent distributors, all working together. This allows the company to avoid many costly business expenses, and have more money to divide up between those distributors. Network marketing, unlike a retail store, has minimal expenses. Also, unlike a manager in a retail store, as a distributor leading your group, you will be able to make an unlimited amount of money as your organization grows.

In network marketing the people are the winners, up and down the entire organization, and everyone has an equal opportunity to go to the top with their organization. Unlike a pyramid where only the few at the top make all the money. In network marketing, there is plenty of room at the top, all you need is the motivation and desire to get there.

In network marketing you are in business for yourself but you are not by yourself. You will have an upline, and if you were to join my organization I would be your direct upline leader who will see to it that you are trained in how to use the available tools effectively and you would be a part of my organization.

And, I “want” you to be successful. I want you to be massively successful, because if you are a huge success then I will be too. You will also feel the same towards the people you bring into the organizaton.

In network marketing companies you will find at least a retail and a wholesale pricing structure. Some people enroll as a distributor simply to take advantage of the wholesale pricing and buy products for their own personal use with no intention of doing it as a business. Frequently, and I speak through my own personal experience, later this person will decide that they want to get involved and become “active” and will proceed to set up a home-based business because they realize there is demand for the product due to the responses they get from friends and family members saying to them, “how can I get these products?”

Being in business for yourself means you should use the products of the company and you should be on autoship. This is very easy and worthwhile with a company like Young Living because you CAN have a healthy nontoxic home and nontoxic personal care products, but I’ll get more into how you can do that in future posts. Or, if you can’t wait to see how, you can go to my other blog and read the posts by using this link: 30 Ways You Can Poison Yourself Before Breakfast.

Visit my website if you’re ready to start taking control of your health and weel-being.

PYRAMIDS:

First, they ARE ILLEGAL. They are often confused with network marketing because they “falsely” claim to be multi-level, when in fact they are not at all. One of the main reasons they are illegal is because they “fail” to move a product or service. They may have a poor quality product(s) for show, but their main goal is to sell you the right to be a representative of their company. Since there is little if any product being moved they are basically selling “air”, which means they want you to go out and sell “air” too and get little, if anything, in return. It’s no wonder they’re illegal! They may have multiple levels but marketing they are not!

If you are interested in becoming a part of my growing Young Living organization contact me, we’ll see if this business is a good fit for you and I will help you get going.

What’s the difference between those who are wealthy and those who aren’t?

Perhaps you might feel that to be wealthy is just out of your league, something that only those who are fed with a silver spoon have. Or, maybe you resent the wealthy. No matter what your reason is, none of those things accurately define the differences between those who have wealth, from those who don’t.

There are five ‘key’ factors that determine who will have financial wealth and who won’t. Let’s take a look at the differences…

THE WEALTHY

1. They keep “essential expenses” WELL below their income.
2. They have very little “non-essential” expenses
3. They have control of and monitor their taxes.
4. They have many investments.
5. They have absolutely zero “consumer debt”, and the debt they do have is debt with massive leverage, like real estate or their business.

THE STRUGGLING

1. Their “essential expenses” are out of control because they live ‘above’ their means.
2. Their “non-essential” expenses are many more times higher than what they should be.
3. They have no control or monitoring over their taxes.
4. They have no investments of any real value.
5. Their “consumer debt” is killing them because they sold off their future by buying junk and stuff and things they pay exorbitant interest rates on to have this stuff. In some cases they bought stuff that they don’t really need and/or they bought it BEFORE they could afford it. Consequently, they have nothing left to invest.

Frequently, the people who are struggling, are more highly educated than the wealthy. There are many multi-millionaire’s out there who have never even finished high school and who have never attended college. Ones education level doesn’t mean is a sentence to live the rest of their life struggling, nor that it will or won’t bring them wealth! That’s great news for anyone who feels like they don’t know enough or don’t have the money to become educated in a particular field. This is by no means a knock against higher education. Education, whether it be formal or self-taught, is a terrific thing and I support it all the way.

What most people don’t learn in all of their years spent in school or college, is the one thing that can prepare them fully on how to manage their money when they leave the nest and go out into the world on their own. Seriously!

Our kids grow up in front of the TV, which now has entire programs revolving around products that manufacturers are pushing them to consume. Nearly everything they’re exposed to is extremely controlled by large corporations who have only ONE agenda, and that is to get us to consume more junk. They spend billions a year researching and testing new ways to sell us more junk. And, teaching our kids how to nag us to death for their junk!

I would like to point out here that there is a terrific book titled, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens” by Robert Kiyosaki, it’s terrific and will help your kids get up to speed on how to practice good financial habits. You can even sit down with your kids, read and discuss it together, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

THE SECRET”

“The law of attraction” states that you will attract to you those things that match your state of being. Therefore, if you focus on gratitude for what you do have, you will feel as if, and send out an energy that, you have a lot, ABUNDANCE! This sincere focus WILL attract more abundance into your life.

On the otherhand, if you focus on what you don’t have it sends out a vibe, or energy, into the world proclaiming that our life lacks, and that is exactly what you will attract. Or, if you focus on the things that make you feel fearful, afraid you’re going to succeed, fear of being rejected, or fear that things will turn against you, and so forth…that will not only prevent you from moving out of a place of fear, but you will also be attracting your own worst nightmares into your life.

What separates winners from losers is that they “take action”.

The winners take action to decide what their dreams are and how they will reach those dreams. They break their list of dreams down into manageable goals, or baby steps. Once they know what their steps or course of action will be they can then plan their daily and weekly schedules accordingly. They also know that no one can do this action for them. Sure they may and will have helpful people along the way, but it is ‘them’ taking the time to decide what their dreams are, and then set the appropriate steps to get there.

You cannot get to your destination if you don’t know how to get there, or if you don’t take action to get there!

To attract abundance into your life think about how you present yourself to the world. A tidy appearance goes a long way. A great attitude goes even further. You only get to make a first impression once, why not make it be a good one!

What all of these have in common is that they are “self-created”. We each create the abundance, gratitude, fear, or problems we receive based on what we focus on and what we put out there. The solution is easy.

If you don’t want something to happen, then don’t focus on it and put it out there!

A confident and focused person will make different choices than the person who is down on themselves. We all make choices and take actions based on what we focus on.

Here’s a quote…

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” Mark Twain

Twenty years from now, there is no way that I am ever going to regret the smart things I did for ‘me’. The smartest things I’ve ever done for ‘me’, didn’t cost a penny. It simply involved me remembering to do them and making an effort to do them.

I’ve been hearing from many people lately that that they LOVE The Secret and have been applying the various techniques…but, they feel like there’s something missing. Something they may not be doing right.

Michael Losier wrote the book, The Law of Attraction. He reciently did a teleclass and here’s the link to listen to it. It’s an audio, a little over an hour long…it’s the The Law of Attraction road map you’ve been waiting for, enjoy and be abundant!

If you want to really get into the right vibrational frequency, you will want to read this post on my essential oil blog, The Vibrational Frequency of Essential Oils

Essential oils can play a large role in obtaining the higher vibrational frequency you desire. When combined with the principles of The Law of Attraction, who knows where life will take you! Visit my essential oil website to place an order or contact me if you need assistance.order

1. Passion
2. Motivation
3. Working Smart
4. Working Efficiently
5. Setting Goals

1. Passion: happens when we feel connected to in a very deep sense. We can’t buy it or force it on ourselves or others. It’s either there, or it’s not. When it is there, you ‘know’ it, and so does everyone else. It shows itself in the way you carry and present yourself. It’s stimulating and puts a bounce in your step and a sparkle of knowing in your eye.

2. Motivation: it’s what makes us feel, from the moment we rise in the morning, like we are READY to work towards achieving our goals. It makes us want to go that extra mile because we know there is something on the horizon we wish to obtain. It makes us think more creatively and more clearly. It also helps us to not get bogged down with the little stuff. It’s an underlying driving force that helps you achieve great things.

3. Working Smart: It’s taking deliberate and intentional steps to encourage the next series of things to happen so that you are setting yourself up perfectly for the next phase of your business. This means that we would ‘exclude’ certain types of actions, behaviors, tasks, and even patterns of old limiting thinking. It’s about ‘not’ getting hung up on things that don’t contribute to growing your business. It’s about keeping ‘right-focus’ and making smart choices.

4. Working Efficiently: means knowing how to set good priorities and knowing where your time is best spent in order to receive the maximum return for your efforts. It means allotting enough time for tasks so that you don’t find yourself rushing at the last minute. It’s about knowing what the things are that you do, or can do that save time, money, energy, and effort.

5. Setting Goals: this means sitting down in a quiet place and asking yourself, “what do I really want?” Then write down those things, and go ahead and DREAM BIG! You need to know where you want to go, if you don’t know where you’re going, you ain’t gonna get there any time soon. Usually, a person who has clearly defined goals is motivated. And, all successful people have clearly efined goals.

For an added boost to your efforts you will want to check out this post on, The Law of Attraction.

If you’re like most families and households you go out about once a week to do your shopping. You walk through isle upon isle packed full of processed and canned foods. Foods that provide little, if any, nutrition to you and your family. You will usually also take a swing through the detergent and household cleaner isle, tossing into your cart one favorite brand of toxic cleaner, detergent and soap after the next.

How many of us today read the labels and know what’s in those products?

Reference: The Politics of Poison by Nina G. Silver, Ph.D., 2000, Government agencies, and medical institutions, and product Manufacturers

If a product has a WARNING on the label, it is POISON!

“What is the cumulative effect on our health after using many, many products that contain small amounts of dangerous poisonous chemicals?”

According to the U.S. Government and product manufacturers, below is a partial list of chemical and synthetic poisons found in common products that are absorbed, ingested, or inhaled by the body before you even eat breakfast!

30 WAYS YOU CAN POISON YOUSELF BEFORE BREAKFAST

(This list does not include the additional use of common household cleaners, which are more poisonous.)

PRODUCTS AND KNOWN POISONOUS INGREDIENTS

Mattress & Pillow: 4, 7

Air Freshener: 1, 4, 7, 8

Bath Soap*, Bath Gels* or Body Wash: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Hair Shampoo: 1, 3, 4, 8

Skin Lotions: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Shaving Cream: 3, 4, 8

Aftershave Lotions: 1, 4, 8

Skin Rash/Acne Medications: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Moisturizers: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Antiperspirants: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8

Cologne: 1, 4, 7, 8

Underarm Deodorant: 1, 4, 7, 8

Hair Spray: 4, 7

Toothpaste: 3, 4, 5, 6

Mouthwash: 4, 5, 6

Foot Deodorant Powder: 4, 6, 8

Plastic Drinking Glass: 8

LAUNDRY

Detergent*: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Fabric Softener: 3, 4, 5, 7

Chlorine Bleach: 1, 2

Dry Cleaned Clothes: 1, 7

FEMININE PRODUCTS

Cosmetics (Make-up): 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Feminine Deodorant: 4, 7

Sanitary Napkins: 4, 7

Perfumes: 1, 4, 7, 8

Facial Cleansers: 3, 4, 8

Nail Polish: 4, 5, 7, 8

*Anti-bacterial products contain poisonous pesticides and fungicides as ingredients that create more serious health risks.

Negative Health Effects (a partial list)

1.) Alcohols - Acid and Alkali: rashes, muscle weakness, headaches, dizziness, nerve damage, vision problems, sleeping problems, stomach cramps, disorientation, coughing, depression, respiratory problems, anemia, organ damage, fatigue, heart damage, cancer, death.

2.) Chlorines: headaches, mertal function difficulties, pulmonary edemas and heart disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal and urinary tract cancer, organ and gland cancer, severe eye problems, immune system breakdown, child development problems, anemia, and more.

3.) Detergents/Emulsifiers: strip skin of protective oils, interference with nutrient absorption, skin irritation, scalp eruptions, hair loss, allergic reaction, cataract formation, organ damage, reproductive damage, blindness, cancer.

4.) Synthetic Fragrance & Dyes: allergic reaction, skin rashes, ADD, stomach upsets, muscular aches and pains, violent coughing and sneezing, irritability, vertigo, hyperactivity, convulsions, emotional and behavioral problems, Leukemia, Hodgkin’s, multiple tumors, reproductive damage, headaches, dizziness, organ damage, depression, cancer.

5.) Heavy Metals: abdominal cramps, mausea, joint and bone pain, muscle weakness, mouth sores, muscle, joint , and bone pain; cancer, reduced intelligence, motor difficulties, brain disorders, short attention span, aging, hyperactivity, emotional disorders, immune disorders, genetic damage, aging.

6.) Pesticides & Fungicides: flu-like symptoms, (fatigue, muscle and joint pain), stomach cramps, nervous system disorders, insomnia, memory loss, swelling of body parts, dizziness, genetic mutations, birth defects, gland tumors, organ damage, cancer, death.

7.) Petrochemicals: inhibit skin functions, pimples, rashes, splitting nails, sensitivity to sun, headaches, premature aging, allergic reactions, fatigue, depression, intestinal gas, asthma, respiratory failure, immune disorders.

8.) Preservatives (synthetic): headaches, skin rashes, eye damage, asthma, respiratory problems, tumors, cancer, digestive problems, mental confusion, organ damage, muscle weakness & cramps, loss of motor control, joint pain, reproductive damage, etc.

When using common household cleaners in the shower, on mirrors, toilet, in the kitchen, etc., you inhale and absorb a whole new range of poisonous chemicals that can damage the organs, eyes, central nervous, and respiratory systems.

Day after day, week after week, year after year, people may be unaware they are being exposed to numerous poisonous chemicals found in common, everyday household and personal care products. By themselves there is reason for concern, but when you combine them in your body, there is reason to worry.

To learn how you can protect yourself and family from these poisonous threats, visit these links on my essentia oil blog, The Vibrational Frequency of Essential Oils, and Thieves, and Got Mold?

Your skin is your most important immune defense barrier as well as your largest organ for eliminating waste. Commercial products containing petroleum ingredients can plasticize your skin, making germs more likely to get in and toxins less likely to get out.

Good health and abundance begins with taking control of what is in your home, and taking responsibility!

My goal with my blogs is to teach others, what I’ve learned and discovered. To help my readers find real solutions for a toxin-free household and how to make the most money without compromising too much of our precious time here and without compromising the environment. I believe that everyone should have a happy, fun, toxin-free, and gratifying life. I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to settle for anything less!

To start creating a toxin-free home visit my product website.

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