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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Richard Bach

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
Napoleon Hill

Reading these quotes today and several others with a similar message and asking myself, “what does it mean to dream it and achieve it?” “How can this help someone who is building a business of their own?” Is the dream portion all that important? I say emphatically ~ “YES”! Put the DREAM to paper and go as far as to find photos of the parts of that Dream that bring it to life for you! Seeing these images of what a successful business will bring to you and how a DREAM BOARD will bring focus to your daily work ethic will certainly bring about the achievement of that Dream! Bringing others on board with you to share your dream is important as well. Break this dream/vision for yourself down into goals and then the goals into activities. As you work through your day, ASK… “Is what I’m doing right NOW bringing me closer to my dream for myself and for my family?” If it isn’t, then Stop, change gears and move in a work direction that WILL!

Napoleon Hill’s Masterful Lesson on Making Quick and Definite Decisions

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NEW YEAR ~ 2017

December 29, 2016 Melinda

January 2017 ~ Your Personal Development Challenge is to FOCUS on YOURSELF

Personal Development is one of the most important gifts you can give to yourself. Give equal importance to growing personally by committing to daily personal development. Commit time each day; at least a minimum of 15 minutes to filling your mind with positive information that will affect your life and the way that you respond to challenges that happen during the day

January is the perfect month to recommit to a personal development practice. As you read, you might write down at least one “take away” from your reading. Keep a journal of your take aways.

“For things to change, you’ve got to change.” Jim Rohn

If you aren’t happy with the way things are going in your life …in any area of your life, from your health, to your income, from your relationships to your business… make a commitment to daily personal development. You can make a shift in all areas of your life. You owe it to yourself to put positive thoughts in your head each and every day. Remind yourself how amazing you are and how the possibilities are endless!

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Work around your children IS an option in a Direct Sales career!

October 13, 2016 Melinda

What if you could build an income that completely changes your family’s life? What if you could work around your children instead of having to leave your children in the care of someone else? If you’ve never thought it was possible, well I’m here to tell you it is. Contact me today and let me share with you the possibilities that are available. You can BE in Business FOR Yourself, but not BY Yourself! I have over ten years experience in this industry and offer my business partners a wealth of support, ideas and encouragement

#homebasedbusiness #workfromhome #workfromwherever

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Redefine Your Future Now

March 28, 2014 Melinda

Why Direct Sales? Why was this so perfect for Melinda?

82% of WOMEN who earned 6 figures or more did so in direct sales.

Melinda was introduced to an incredible direct selling business in the pre-global stage.

The company she works with provides abundant support! Melinda provides her team weekly training calls, Training Sites and One-to-One support every step of the way!!

Her company is a simple virtual franchise business with zero inventory. “We simply wash our face and talk about the products with proven results and the amazing business opportunity. We share with people we know and meet, while we are on the go in the midst of our busy lives”, Melinda shares.

The Best Part:
Direct Sales offers substantial income, time freedom, while empowering & helping others.

Let’s talk about how we can get you started today!

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20 Tips for a Positive New Year ~ 2014

January 4, 2014 Melinda

This was such a great article… we couldn’t have said it better! Enjoy the read and put into practice! We plan too!

1. Stay Positive! You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can trust that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.

2. Take a morning walk of gratitude. I call it a “Thank You Walk.” It will create a fertile mind ready for success.

3. Make your first meal the biggest and your last meal the smallest. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

4. Zoom Focus. Each day when you wake up in the morning ask: “What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me create the success I desire?” Then tune out all the distractions and focus on these actions.

5. Talk to yourself instead of listen to yourself. Instead of listening to your complaints, fears and doubts, talk to yourself and feed your mind with the words and encouragement you need to keep moving forward.

6. Remember that adversity is not a dead-end but a detour to a better outcome. {Tweet This}

7. Don’t chase dollars or success. Decide to make a difference and build meaningful relationships and success will find you. {Tweet This}

8. Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte.

9. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in your purpose, people and the positive present moment.

10. Mentor someone and be mentored by someone.

11. Live with the 3 E’s. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

12. Remember there’s no such thing as an overnight success. There’s no substitute for hard work.

13. Believe that everything happens for a reason and expect good things to come out of challenging experiences.

14. Implement the No Complaining Rule. Remember that if you are complaining, you’re not leading.

15. Read more books than you did in 2013. I happen to know of a few good ones. : )

16. Don’t seek happiness. Instead decide to live with passion and purpose and happiness will find you. www.Seed11.com

17. Focus on “Get to” vs “Have to.” Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation.

18. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:

I am thankful for __________.
Today I accomplished____________.

19. Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants.

20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.

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Melinda Tells Her Story….

December 21, 2013 Melinda

Being a military wife, a parent, educator and business woman, I have learned that teaching and story-telling are
my greatest strengths. I view myself as a faith-filled, genuinely optimistic entrepreneur. I love coaching people
to financial independence.

As a former educator and realtor, I knew when it was time to move on to another career in direct sales. I love
this industry! It offers time, freedom and flexibility along with unlimited earning potential! This industry
allowed me to replace lost revenue when the real estate market took a down turn in 2009.

Six weeks after joining my company, I earned enough to pay back my initial investment and purchase a plane ticket
to visit my family in Montana.

In six months I paid the expenses for our youngest son’s wedding by hitting company recruiting bonuses month after month. I was recognized as a Rising Star at our company’s inaugural convention. My two sisters joined me in earning
the top leadership position in our first year along with incredible all-expense paid trips.

Two years into my new career, I retired my real estate license; earned a free Lexus, and doubled my husband’s
Air Force Full Colonel pension. I love working from home in very part time hours. When I help my team members
achieve what they want and need then I am blessed as well. I’m forever grateful to the visionairies and founders
of my company. I’m blessed to be a brand ambassador of an ever expanding company with a product that slows down the visible signs of aging!

My dream is a summer retreat home in Montana where Mike and I will build legacy for our children and grandchildren.
I love that I can and will be a change agent for others who have stopped dreaming. Maybe that someone is YOU!

Contact me on how we can get you started on a journey as the CEO of your own company!

2016 Update: After 7 years in business, Melinda and Mike were able to purchase not just a summer retreat home,
but moved to Montana. Because of Melinda’s consistent earnings, they qualified for the home of their dreams
pictured here.

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Give Thanks

November 29, 2013 Melinda

Thanksgiving should be celebrated in our hearts and demonstrated in our lives every day. Life is too short and too precious, so show your gratitude often.

Have you stopped to consider that today is a special gift from God? Sometimes, our days can be so full and busy that we forget how fragile life really is. It can be easy to allow little things to creep in and steal our peace and joy. Maybe something doesn’t go our way, or someone says something upsetting. Even traffic can cause us to lose focus if we let it. We have to remember that each day is a gift. If we choose to focus on what’s wrong, we’ll miss the blessing that each day has to offer.

I encourage you today; don’t let the precious moments of life pass you by. Don’t wait for holidays and birthdays to show people that you care. Remember, each day is unique and irreplaceable. You have been given time that can be invested or wasted; hours that can be used or misused.

That’s why the psalmist prayed to God, “Teach us to number our days.” He was saying, “Teach us to value every moment we’ve been given.” As you daily keep a proper perspective, you’ll gain a heart of wisdom. You’ll draw closer to God and experience the full blessing that He has for you each and every day!

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Letting Go of Stress in Your Life

November 26, 2013 Melinda

Letting Go

Let’s talk about that. Letting go is something that we rarely do. Instead, we burn the candle at both ends. Whether it’s taking on more at work; holding down the fort at home without support; volunteering; traveling ~ our plates are full! We can realize how stressed we are feeling, but what do we actually DO about it? Our body can “go-through-the-motions” of letting go, but rarely do we truly RELAX without mentally working on something in our minds ~ something on our “To Do” list; on our Too-Full plates!

The KEYS to Letting go of Stress are.

Recognize where the stress is coming from and take action to alleviate it.
Take Action. Write down your three or four top priorities in your life. Then make sure everything you’re spending your time on serves them. And before you take on something new, check it against this list. If it doesn’t help you work toward your priorities, don’t do it. Don’t allow guilt to determine your actions. Walk in the path that you truly KNOW to be appointed and anointed by God.
Spend quality time each morning “filling your cup” not just with java or hot tea, but filling your spirit with inspirational readings. I start with God’s Word. I take the quiet moments in the early morning where I can check in with my dreams and desires.
Take time to exercise. I feel beautiful when I take care of myself – inside and out. For me, this means getting enough fun and challenging exercise, and at least 7 hours of sleep.
Get Organized. I’m focusing on organizational efficiencies, so I know where everything I need is with either a few clicks of the mouse, or a few steps in my house. This not only saves me time, but clutter in the house ~ is clutter in the brain. Learn to carry a notebook around with you for 3 days and capture everything you do and how long it takes you to do it – no cheating! This will help you uncover what’s derailing your productivity and stealing time from your top priorities and all the things you love. Once you’ve identified what’s sucking your time, you can then start make efforts toward making the most of the time you have.
Destroy the Distractions. One thing I’ve learned is that the busier I get, the easier it is for me to get distracted. Once that happens, I start feeling like a pinball, bouncing from one task to another, which increases my stress and decreases my productivity. I have to stay vigilant against the things that can derail my focus. And since I work from home, my “office” is chock full of would-be distractions! I’ve had to learn to carve out sacred time on my daily schedule for things that must get done – whether it’s work, working out, sleep and time with my family. Instead of answering every bloody email and call the minute it comes in, I have set times for responding, which preserves the uninterrupted time I need to accomplish things that require full concentration. Although the immediacy of email is gratifying, and a phone call can be a welcome excuse from difficult tasks, the reality is that most calls and emails can wait. And I’ve had to learn to ignore a full laundry basket and the new baby gift that hasn’t been sent, until I’ve accomplished the other things that serve my top priorities.
Delegate. I recently delegated a team training to another leader in my organization. I gave a project to my virtual assistant that I was SURE only I could finish, and I just said NO to a deadline that I previously felt was month-end driven. Letting go of these three things made such a difference, I actually had time to read a chapter in my latest best seller before I went to sleep.
Letting GO feels good. Doing it with integrity feels great. Each and every call I make to “let go” is greeted with understanding and support from others willing to help me. Conversations with people willing to help me relieves a lot of stress as well.
Get in the habit of setting your priorities, getting rid of time suckers and eliminating distractions now, you’ll be able to reduce stress and fit in more of the things you want to do throughout the rest of the year. And that’s how you’ll get closer to designing the life you’ll really love.

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What is the Key to Leading People?

November 13, 2013 Melinda

I was struggling to engage the audience. Okay, forget struggling — I was dying onstage. Maybe I was having an off day. Maybe they were having an off day.
Or maybe it was the fact every one of the 100 people in attendance was a CEO, an executive, or the owner of a medium to large business, which meant they were way more accustomed to being listened to than they were to listening.
So I took a shot. “In one sentence, what is the key to leading people?” I asked.

Throwaway question? Sure. I knew no one would answer. That was the point. They would sit and stare and I would offer an intentionally against-the-grain answer intended to spark some heat and conversation. (Yeah, I know. But remember, I was dying.)
So I asked the question and paused to read the room. Some people looked down. Some looked away. Just when I was about to speak a voice broke the silence.
“I think I know,” a man said. A few heads turned in his direction.

My head turned too. I was a little surprised and a lot concerned. Shoot, I thought, now I’ve stepped in it. He’s going to whip out some leadership cliché and I’ll have to scramble to recover from the dead end I just created.

So I was only half-listening as he said, fairly quietly, “No one cares how much you know until they first know how much you care about them.”
Wait — what?
“Could you please repeat that?” I said.
By now a number of heads had turned in his direction. “We think we have all the answers, and maybe we do, but that doesn’t matter. No one cares how much you know until they first know how much you care about them,” he repeated.
He took the ongoing silence in the auditorium as disagreement.
“No, really,” he said, sounding more confident. “Yeah, we’re in charge, we talk about targets and goals and visions… but our employees don’t care about that stuff for long. We can try to communicate and engage and connect all we want but no one really listens. They just smile and nod and go back to doing their jobs the way they always do.
“Our employees don’t really care about what we want them to do until they know how much we care about them. When employees know — truly know — that you care about them, then they will care about you. And when they know you care, then they will listen to you… and then they will do anything for you.”
Best answer ever.

by Jeff Haden

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Take a Leap

September 27, 2013 Melinda

For something to change, we have to be willing to change. We have to take that leap of faith, and start something new! The Direct Sales industry helps people recapture, restore, and reinvent their lives. Thousands of consultants on Melinda’s team, all across the country, have enjoyed economic recovery! Melinda made her own economic recovery as she followed a proven system, became a top income earners in her company, as well as a company car earner.

Melinda brings a unique perspective and heart for the network marketing profession, as she helps people transition through life challenges. If you are stuck and grounded on a career path she can help you.

REDEFINE YOUR FUTURE NOW!

Category Archives: Blog

Dream It ~ Achieve It in 2017!

NEW YEAR ~ 2017

Work around your children IS an option in a Direct Sales career!

Redefine Your Future Now

20 Tips for a Positive New Year ~ 2014

Melinda Tells Her Story….

Give Thanks

Letting Go of Stress in Your Life

What is the Key to Leading People?

Take a Leap

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