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“Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.” ~ Anonymous
I lost my special dad nineteen years ago. I have spent half my life without him. But he made a big impact on my life. He taught me I could be anything I wanted and to always [...]

Did you see this story this week – the story of the basketball star?
Patrick Thibodeau of Portland, ME played in his first and only high school basketball game. And he achieved the dream — the dream that every young boy has as they grow up, that of making the shot at the buzzer. Patrick [...]

Today a fellow team member posted her reflection on how so many expect that a home business should be easy. This got me thinking, why is that? I wouldn’t say I have worked extremely ‘hard,’ as I love what I do and it hardly seems like work. But I know I have [...]

I bet you have. Especially if you have a teen at home. It has in the past had the reputation of being a hangout for the teeny boppers. But could that be changing? Can MySpace be viewed as a viable marketing tool for businesses?
Wikipedia defines MySpace as “a popular social networking [...]

You can’t escape the talk of the economy these days. It’s everywhere. Every news station, every business magazine, and every major newspaper is talking about it. So what does all the talk about a recession or a declining economy mean to your Network Marketing business?
Some may use the recession as an excuse to [...]

My candle business team has just begun working on a Promotion Challenge. We have nearly 80 team members that have expressed the desire and made the commitment to move their home businesses to the next level of achievement by the end of 2008. How exciting!
So what does it take to promote to the [...]

A lot of my coaching centers around the importance of personal or self development. We talk about the need to grow yourself in order to grow your income.
But some new business partners start with a limited budget to grow their businesses. And I sometimes get asked which is more important — to buy [...]

In network marketing, there are RECRUITERS and there are SPONSORS. A recruiter is defined as “someone who attempts to enroll a new member.” They introduce someone to the business opportunity and sign them up in the company. Then there are sponsors, which is defined as “a person who vouches or is responsible for [...]

Many families struggle to make ends meet on only one income these days. So you would think the addition of some employment income would help the family finances right? Well, maybe not. By the time you remove Federal and State income taxes, Social Security withholdings, then add on the additional expenses of [...]

Paige and Shalynn
I forget sometimes how my five year old plays at my feet while I work my business … until I hear her say something that reminds she does.
Today as she was getting dressed, she asked me when we would be visiting Paige in Texas again. Paige is the daughter of my sponsor [...]

People will tell you that network marketing is all about self development. That the more you learn, the more you earn. The more you apply what you’ve learned, the faster your business grows.
I am reminded today, how those business lessons, not only make me a better business professional, but a better person, a more [...]

As with anything in life, a career in network marketing can and will encounter some challenges, speed bumps, especially in the early years of developing your business. Even if you come in with huge confidence and belief that you have selected the right product, the right company, and the right sponsor / team. [...]

Last night I watching an older recorded episode of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ and was exhausted by the drama displayed. Yeah, I know it’s TV — it’s SUPPOSE to be intense and high drama, that’s what sells. But it is REALITY TV – and I do believe it was a good look into the corporate [...]

While listening to Michael Clouse at the gym today during my workout — I heard him make an interesting comment.
Could the “company police” convict you of being a user of your products? If one comes into your home, do they SEE, that yes indeed, you represent your company well? Is it obvious to [...]