Living On Vacation

Tasty Tacos

Quick-to-make tacos are hard to beat for a weeknight dinner. This easy and flavorful Mexican recipe for chicken tacos offers a wholesome alternative to the packaged taco seasoning you find at the store.

Ingredients:

 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
 1/2 cup minced onion 
 2 garlic cloves, minced 
 1 serrano chili, minced 
 1/2 cup tomato sauce 
 1 teaspoon cumin 
 1/2 teaspoon salt 
 3 1/2 cups shredded, cooked chicken 
 12 flour tortillas 

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and chili and sauté until the onion has softened, about 6 minutes.

2. Add the tomato sauce, cumin, and salt and continue to cook for one more minute. Add the chicken and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.

3. Taste, and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve in tortillas with toppings of your choice. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.

Topping suggestions - salsa, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes, black olives, and shredded lettuce.

Tip for an additional topping (and side dish for dipping) - if you enjoy Guacumole, visit www.schwans.com for the easiest and tastiest I’ve tried. Once on the website, just use their search for Guacumole.

Serve with a side order of Spanish Rice (we keep the Old El Paso box recipe on hand), tortill chips and a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Last week, Michael Clouse sent out the the comments I’ve pasted in below.

Becasue Michael is my mentor …. (a mentor is a person who does what you want to do and is accomplished in their field), I read and listen to what he says, then I APPLY what he teaches! I suggest you do the same, if you are looking for success in Network Marketing.

Michael wrote -

Money. It seems to be on everyone’s mind these days… So how about you? Is your business generating all the money you need, or do you need to be earning more money? And if you were able to earn more, what you would do with it? This week’s Nexera e-News article offers some interesting insights on money. Check it out by clicking on the link below…

Nexera eNews

Article in full –

If It’s Wealth You Desire
by Michael S. Clouse

Money can’t buy happiness. Money is the root of all evil. Money doesn’t grow on trees. And on, and on, and still onward the “wacky wisdom” goes…

With all of this unconventional “enlightenment” floating around, is it any wonder that people are just a little confused when it comes to the subject of the almighty dollar?

Some time ago, I had the privilege of listening to David D’Arcangelo, a leading authority on money and wealth strategies. What surprised me about David’s presentation wasn’t his home-based business subject matter, or even his slant towards the rising popularity of Network Marketing—that’s a given. What I found so intriguing, were his opening remarks about, well, money…

According to David, “The three most important things we will ever learn in life are: 1) How to get a job; 2) How to communicate with the opposite sex; and, 3) How to handle our money.”

And then he added this secondary sobering statement:

“For the most part, we learn each of these critical life lessons by trial and error.”

“Imagine,” David boldly told his audience, “If doctors learned how to treat patients by trial and error—we would all be dead!” Now there’s an interesting point to ponder!

What’s going on here? Why are we as a society, so caught up with, and at the same time so downright confused by money, something we supposedly can’t live with, and seemingly can’t live without?

How about you? Do you have all this prosperity stuff figured out, or would we still find your financial house under construction?

Let’s face it, our answers to this question can be a bit unpleasant.

Many years ago, before studying the subject, I believed the best solution to having more money was simply making more money. Today, having refined my thinking process, I now understand that “more” isn’t usually what is needed… What is needed, is a better plan for earning, and then holding on to a portion of all we create.

Jim Rohn, one of Tony Robbins’ mentors, echoed the point: Student, “If I had more money, I would have a better plan.” To which the teacher responded, “I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.”

Apparently, it’s not the money that you count first; it’s the plan—because it’s the plan that enables you to count the money. Interesting…

So what about you? Do you have a plan?

My plan was discovered on a dusty old bookshelf, in an almost forgotten thrift store, a long, long time ago. Paid a quarter for it… A little booklet—containing the wisdom of Solomon—entitled, Seven Cures for a Lean Purse, by George S. Clason.

If the question inscribed on the cover, If It’s Wealth You Desire?  wasn’t enough to grab my attention, certainly the words printed on the third page were:

“A message of vital importance to every man and woman with financial ambitions to accomplish and high ideals to uphold.”

Didn’t realize it at the time, but that masterpiece had already become a book by the same author, which to this day continues to be one of the best-selling written works of all time…

The Richest Man In Babylon.

Therefore, if it’s wealth you desire… Acquire The Richest Man In Babylon for your library. Read it. And then apply it in your life. The strategies are as timeless as they are brilliant, and now they’re even printed on recycled paper.

All the best,

MSC

P.S. If you’re looking for the right plan to build a bigger Network Marketing business, click here!

What a nice vacation destination and easy access from anywhere in New Mexico, Arizona and most areas of Texas.

When we visit Ruidoso, we always stay at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. The Inn offers gaming, dining, golfing, a variety of children’s activities, and the views are breathtaking! Take a look at just a few of the exterior photos posted on the site. In addition, horseback riding, skiing, fishing, hiking, and much more are all located near by.

Check out the shopping offered in Ruidoso!

And for dining, the list goes on and on but don’t miss Can’t Stop Smokin for the best BBQ around.

Love Horses? Gambling? Then plan to visit Ruidoso Downs while in town .. “where they promise you smiles”.

Visit Ruidoso, New Mexico (and Lincoln County) where the Sacramento mountains rise majestically above the surrounding desert plains in south central New Mexico, and Sierra Blanca peak dominates the landscape at over 12,000 feet. In the midst of these sacred mountains there is a magical valley where tall pines whisper in the breeze, and a rushing stream makes lively music.

Put Ruidoso on your vacation calendar soon!

“We all find ourselves in situations that at times seem hopeless. And, we all have the choice to do nothing or take action.” - Catherine Pulsifer

Check out this blog - http://www.jenniferburnham.blogspot.com/

Glazed Baby Carrots

This simple side of carrots adds a great accent to any dish.

Preparation Time: 0 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 minutes
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:

    1/4 cup butter
    1/4 cup light brown sugar
    1 package (16 ounces) ready-to-eat peeled baby carrots, cooked
    1 packet Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix

Melt butter and sugar in large skillet. Add carrots and seasoning & salad dressing mix. Stir well. Cook over medium heat until hot and glazed, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve immediately.

The last few weeks have been a wild ride for a huge portion of the United States. Hurricane Ike not only caused massive destruction in Texas and the Gulf Coast, it reached all the way into the Ohio valley leaving over 2 Million people without power for days. Not to mention, we had the biggest stock market dive since 9/11 leaving millions more wondering if the money in their bank account is safe.

Is there anything we can learn from this as marketers and individuals?

You bet!

Life is good at throwing us curve-balls – especially when it comes to making a change in our life. It takes more energy to make a change than it does to stay the same so it’s easier to get knocked off course by external events or even our own loss of motivation.

They key to making sure you don’t lose your momentum in the face of natural and man-made obstacles is to have a contingency plan.

Motivation experts and top success coaches say that people who have backup plans have a greater chance of reaching their goal than those who don’t. They don’t lose momentum because they have already figured out what they will do if “Plan A” doesn’t work out. 

In fact, the most successful people and companies are those who not only have a “Plan B” but also a “Plan C” and “Plan D.”

The key though isn’t to jump to the next plan without sufficient reason.

Too many people in network marketing move from one system to the next system or from one company to the next without ever giving themselves any real chance at success.

I have met and wroked with many marketers that are proud to tell me they have been in network marketing
for 10, 20 even 30 years. Yet in all that time they have never achieved the success they talk about.

The reality is that working a plan is not the same as trying a plan – or even just thinking about it.

Working a plan means starting from a realistic and achievable path and tracking your actions (alongwith results) with great care using a proven tracking method like we teach on the Free to Relax Team.

Tracking reveals where things are going right and where things are going wrong. It’s this “real data” that allows you then to troubleshoot and retool your plan. This is what I was taught by a past mentor in Leader’s Club and what I share and train about today. Tracking helps marketers plan out an ongoing contingency plan based on their own personal results – not hypothetical results, not results from someone else 2 years ago, not results based on dishonest representation of a single above average marketer.

So what are your contingency plans?

What are you going to do about your business and personal goals when the power goes out or your house gets flooded?

What is your Plan B or Plan C if your ads don’t produce the number of prospects you hoped for or you don’t find any customers?

When it comes to helping Network Marketers make successful plans no other training program comes close to teaching others how to track and why it’s so important for their success. Having a plan, based on REAL DATA means you never need to make excuses or worse, blame others.

Forth Worth, Texas Vacation Destination

Regardless if you have only a long weekend or a full week to get away, Fort Worth has a lot to offer for a family vacation get-a-way.

I grew up in Fort Worth and we took advantage of many of the attractions I’ve listed below on a regular basis year round. I’m thankful, my dad and mom loved to go and see things and have a good time! Many of my family memories were created from those 3 and 4 day ‘mini-vacations’ we experienced even when we NEVER left town.

If not within driving distance for a day trip and you need hotel accomodations, check out the Courtyard by Marriot located on the Trinity River and only minutes away from all (but Fossil Rim) noted below.

1. You won’t want to miss the Forth Worth Zoo — it is absoutely an AMAZING zoo and has been since my first memory in the 1960’s … and it’s been around since 1909 and OPEN DAILY 365 days a year! Allow no less than 1/2 a day to see it all and plan to eat lunch while at the zoo, as well.

2. Log Cabin Village - always a good time, has always been open Tuesday - Saturday but check to be sure before making your plans … and location is almost directly across from the zoo.

3. Never been to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and not been in awe of the beauty — even as a kid when I didn’t ‘know’ to stop and ’smell’ the roses.

4. After the Botanical Gardens, drive on over to the Japenese Water Gardens — a world of mystery and enchantment. Visit the link noted to see some photos.

5. Located in Downtown, check out the Fort Worth Water Gardens. Many Sunday evenings we went Downtown to just walk around and take in the spectacular oasis.

6. There is always a good time to be had at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. As a young child, my parents took me to the museum a couple of times a year, then somewhere along in Junior High, they would drop me and a couple of friends off to explore for the afternoon. Later in High School, I enrolled in a weekly photography class at the museum … and although I never pursued a career in photography, that class created a love for the art of photography that I still have today.

7. If time permits — and you will need a full day, take a trip on over to Glen Rose, TX (just under an hour away) and take a drive through Fossil Rim . It’s a 1700 acre Wildlife Center where you will see animals living in their natural environment. The open spaces let you interact with deer, rhinos, giraffs and many other wildlife .. all while in your own vehicle through a 9 1/2 mile tour.

Fossil Rim  From Ft. Worth and the mid cities area:  
                                      
     1. From I-20 and I-35
     2. Go south on I-35W 19 miles to Alvarado
     3. At exit 26A, take Ramp (Right) onto I-35W service road
     4. Bear Right (West) onto US-67 for 40.5 miles
        a) Continue on US-67 through Glen Rose ~3.8 miles
     5. Turn LEFT (South) onto County Road 2008 1.3 miles
        Arrive:
        Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
        2299 County Road 2008,
        Glen Rose, TX 76043
        254-897-2960
        Click here to get printable map

For MORE to SEE and DO in Fort Worth, Texas visit the official website - FortWorth.com

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” — Booker T. Washington 

A Favorite Business Tool

One of my favorite business tools is this one noted below that allows me to add ‘audio’ to emails, to create ‘talking’ online workshops, record training calls for my partners, and more!

Never did I think it would be so valuable. This tool is one that anyone in Network Marketing should have, anyone who is looking to DUPLICATE, that is! And isn’t duplication the secret to success in MLM?