Have you read the book, The Fifth Principle, by Michael Clouse?
If you are involved in the Network Marketing industry or are looking to become involved, get the book — read it! Your business will thank you. So will your bank account.
As the cover reads …. the book is “The Secret to Network Marketing Greatness”.
“Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow”
~~ Helen Keller
What is your purpose? Begin living it today!
Kathy Schneider | 
Health, Network Marketing Training, Quotes, Self-Development Library | 
07 26th, 2009| 
No Comments »What a book!
Psycho-Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz M.D., F.I.C.S.
Join the MILLIONS who are adding more years to life – and more life to their years – with the remarkable discoveries in this book!
Eleanor Roosevelt said: “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
This book noted above will lead you to do just that!
As the cover states, it’s “A renowned doctor’s simple, scientific and revolutionary program for HEALTH and SUCCESS!”
Kathy Schneider | Network Marketing Training, Self-Development Library | 07 25th, 2009| No Comments »If you have experience in MLM, you know the importance of becoming a student of the industry.
Purchase this book, add it to your library today -
How to Build a Multi-Level Money Machine by Randy Gage
I ordered the book last week. It arrived yesterday, I started it last night and although I’ve had a great day by the pool with my kiddos, worked my business (missing none of the daily actions I know must be taken), I was able to read about 1/2 of the book already. It’s THAT good!
By any chance did I catch you dreaming? Do you ever take the time to
stop and dream anymore?
“Making a conscious decision means we have to be AWAKE and AWARE
of what matters most to us. That takes work, but it’s SO very worth it!”
1) Write down any thoughts or observations that come to you. This will help
you keep track of what your passions are.
2) Keep a pen, notebook, and flashlight by the bed so that you’re ready
whenever inspiration comes.
If what you are currently doing for a living is not permitting you to do those things
that “matter most” … let me encourage you to change that today.
I want to give you ‘permission to dream’ again like you did BEFORE life got
in the way.
Doesn’t it feel good?
Trust Your Subordinates
By: Brian Tracy
The Definition of Leadership
Leadership has been called “The ability to get followers.” One of the deepest cravings of human nature is the need to feel important, to have a sense of meaning and purpose in life and work. Leaders are invariably those who can tap into the deeper emotions of others and get them to rise above and beyond anything they may have accomplished in the past.
Inspiring Words Lead to Victory
Winston Churchill was able to arouse and inspire an entire nation with words like these: “Let us so carry ourselves that if the British Empire should endure a thousand years, men will still say, this was their finest hour.”
Spearhead A Turnaround
Lee Iacocca stepped into Chrysler Corporation when the company was almost bankrupt. Through the sheer force of his personality, his unshakable determination, his appeals to Congress, to Chrysler workers and to Chrysler customers on television, he spearheaded a turn-around that will go down in the history books as one of the greatest achievements in American business.
Trust Other People
The key to getting followers in every case is to “trust your subordinates.” Many studies have concluded that it is the mutual bond of trust and respect that acts as the catalyst that creates high performance. Not only must you trust your subordinates, but even more important, they must trust you.
Act With Integrity
In order to “get followers,” your subordinates must have an absolute belief in your integrity. They must believe that you will abide by the highest ethical standards of fairness and justice. Integrity appears over and over as the most important leadership quality. People can only put their whole hearts into their work when they feel secure and they can only feel secure when they can relax and trust you completely.
Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do immediately to bring out the very best from the people who look up to you.First, make people feel important. Tell them how important and valuable they are and then give them both the responsibility and the opportunity to do their job the very best they know how.
Second, set a good example. Be an inspirational leader by being a role model for everyone else to follow. The more people look up to you, the better they will do their work and the happier they will be.
Winner’s Plan. Losers Blame
The start of a great quest begins with a plan. God had a plan for redemption before the earth was created (Ephesians 1:4; Revelation 13:8). A plan is a detailed list of assembled actions required for the successful accomplishment of the intended goal. A wise prophet long ago said, “…write the vision, and make it plain…” (Habakkuk 2:2). Most reading this email are familiar with the amount of planning and detail that goes into a wedding. God has planned the wedding reception for His church millennia’s in advance (Revelation 19:9). God blesses and prospers those who plan. Noah planned to build the ark, Solomon planned to build the temple and Nehemiah had a plan to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem. Jesus said, “Don’t build a tower until you first sat down and counted the cost.”
The old saying is true, “he that fails to plan plans to fail.” Do you have a plan? You should plan out each day, writing down a list of things you want to accomplish. Have no more than seven. Be sure and number them in importance. The items you do not finish add to the list for the following day, not to exceed seven. Successful people don’t waste time and they don’t allow others to dictate their schedule. Planning is time consuming and sticking to the plan is even more dreadful. If you will do what you loath you will possess what you love.
Just a thought,
Carl Toti
Trinity Church, Lubbock, TX
http://www.carltoti.com/
Kathy Schneider | Network Marketing Training, Team Work, Vacation Destinations | 06 19th, 2009| No Comments »First Annual Free to Relax Team Leadership Retreat
Be a part of the team – www.WealthWithCandles.com
Fun in the Sun, Staying Cool!
After our 1st Annual Free to Relax Leadership Retreat this past weekend in Texas, the five leaders who attended each wrote a few paragraphs describing the event for this month’s newsletter. After compiling the five short stories, we combined them into one long testimonial – it’s incredible, that without discussing what we should write, the five pieces of this story share a common thread and flow together so seamlessly that you would never guess it was written by five individuals.
The first thing that comes to mind in reflecting on our Leadership weekend is how incredibly blessed I am to be working with such a talented and gracious group of people. I’ve never been in a situation where no one insisted THEY were the most important, or the most talented, or the one who most deserved to be heard. The Free To Relax Leadership Team exemplifies the best of what you imagine when you consider the word Team.
The weekend was filled with plenty of camaraderie, learning, sharing and fun. And the idyllic setting in rural Texas surrounded by beautiful farms, gorgeous horses, clear blue skies – and oh yeah – a pool and patio fit for royalty, couldn’t have been more perfect. But perhaps Jordan Schneider identified the solid base this group has worked toward as we sat around the counter eating breakfast one morning. She noted that as we sat, chatting and eating, it felt like something this group does all the time. What’s interesting though, is that prior to this weekend, we had only had brief moments of “live” conversation recently in Las Vegas. But because of the bond that has been cemented, it felt like we were all just neighbors getting together for that morning cup of coffee.
Jim Rohn says, “You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?”
He goes on to suggest, “Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed.”
The Leadership of the Free to Relax Team recognized the importance of doing just that. We acknowledged the value and significant effect we have, not only as business partners, but also as lifelong friends.
We brainstormed about what is and is not working for our team, we discussed the philosophy we would uphold and the future direction we will take, we shared books and resources, and we shared ourselves.
So when I ask myself that all important question that Rohn mentions – Is it okay that I am becoming who I am because of the associations I have with this group of Leaders? I can only answer with a resounding, “YES!”
From stories about licking banana slugs to stories about Rocket, the evil horse, we laughed until we nearly cried. We planned the future of this team and shared our goals and dreams, and what specifically would tell us when we have achieved success. The entire weekend felt like a reunion with people I’ve known my entire life.
In planning for the Leadership Retreat, some were able to bring their husband and children, others were not and I must admit there were thoughts of “will this create any conflicts?”
No Fear! The dads jumped right in like “Team”, too! They loaded up the kiddos both Saturday morning and again Sunday morning with a plan! Over the course of the two days they covered Legacy Play Village, Gatti Land, the Disney Movie; UP, Putt-Putt (with stories of holes in one!), The Science Spectrum and the local Ice Cream Shop! We laughed, not sure who wore out who first… the kids or the dads!
In the evenings, as ‘family’ we all gathered around the grill for backyard cooking and swimming! Everyone jumped in as if knowing what was needed without it being said! An assembly line was set up for washing potatoes before baking, folding towels after all the swimming pool fun, and even hauling hay to feed the horses at night!
In telling a few of my friends who aren’t in this business about our upcoming Leadership Retreat, I was met with a lot of sympathy. It dawned on me that most people really don’t enjoy the people they work with – and the thought of wasting a weekend by being forced by your boss to spend time with those people seemed horrendous.
I have to say, that concept is lost on me – because I count the people I work with, especially the fellow leaders of the Free To Relax Team, as some of my closest friends, and there was surely no “boss” forcing us to spend the weekend together!
If I could think of one quote to sum up this weekend, it would be this, by Napoleon Hill: “No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible, intangible force, which may be likened to a third mind.”
He calls this the Mastermind Principle, which he defines as “The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.”
Jeff Olson expands upon this mastermind principle in his book, The Slight Edge, when he says “Surround yourself with people of like mind and different talents and temperaments with the purpose of serving the goals of every member of the group. Associate with these people regularly.”
The common thread between these three quotes and the Free to Relax Team Leadership Retreat this past weekend is that we are each others’ Mastermind. The coolest part though, is that we didn’t even have to fly across the country for the weekend to figure that out; we already knew.
One of the aspects of this retreat that generated a lot of excitement was thinking about who would be the next distributors on the team to join in on the Leadership Retreat? With so many talented distributors, only time will tell but it will surely be a great event again in 2010.
I thank each of you for sharing of yourself this weekend, for bringing out the best in me consistently and for spurring me to become all I can become. The Retreat only reinforces that I am in the right place, doing the right things, with the right people. I am blessed that I am becoming the person I want to be because of this group of incredible leaders – and more important, friends!
What a team! What a family!
Be a part of the team – www.WealthWithCandles.com
Team Updates
As a leader of the Free to Relax Team, one of my responsibilities is to be sure my ‘team’ has the newest and the best of what is out there to promote their business, that is to move them closer to LIVING THEIR DREAMS! Isn’t that what Network Marketing is all about? Duplication and making sure that those you sponsor into the business TODAY, can immediately do the NEXT DAY what you have done?
I’ve worked more hours than usual this week but not for myself but for the team.
It feels good! I love that the Free to Relax Team isn’t about “self-promotion” but Team-Promotion which ironically leads to more PromotionS! (and yes, that S is capital to emphasis multiple, it’s not a typo!)
As one of my favorite quotes by Zig Ziglar reads, “You can have anything you want in life, if you help enough people get what they want!”
Interested in being a part of a REAL TEAM?
Request an Information Packet today – www.WealthWithCandles.com
Kathy Schneider | Network Marketing Training, Self-Development Library | 10 13th, 2008| No Comments »Go For No! – is this a book you’ve read, yet? If not, – oh man, what a mistake!
I thought it was going to be a book about ‘collecting’ the no’s and it is …. but is also SO MUCH more!
What I learned this morning in my 6AM reading from the book will best be described in a diagram — Most people think of success and failure like this,
Success <= <= <= Me => => => Failure
when in reality it is like this,
Me => => => Failure => => => Success
Quite possibly you don’t quite get it all from the example I’ve given …. but you will — when you read the book and your life will NEVER be the same! I know mine won’t be — I know that this AM while reading was a TURNING POINT in my life and in my future … I want it to be a turning point in your life, too!
Go buy the book today = Go For No
If you want to see a REAL CHANGE in your life; purchase the book, read the book and apply!
