A Lesson On Not Giving Up

"Never give up!" are those famous words
quoted by many encouraging mentors.
"It's always to soon to quit!" they
say. Keep on trying.

Ironically, those were the same words that
entered my mind as I struggled to get my
portable CD player to start playing again.

You see, recently I moved and unfortunately some things
still remain packed away in boxes. As I had the urge to
listen to a motivational CD while I was working in a
particular area of the house, I began searching for my
portable CD player. For this was the only way I could
hear the message while in that room.

Well, I unraveled different boxes in hope of locating it,
yet I kept coming up empty handed. Finally, after about a
good thirty minutes of looking I found it!

So eagered to hear the message, I knew the batteries must
be replaced. Got that done, put on my headset, then popped
in the disc, pushed play and all I got was a loud clicking
sound.

Needless to say frustration began to set in. My mind was
baffled because it played just perfect before the move.
I began to adjust this, that and the other. Still the
only sound was click, clack, click, click.

Feeling defeated, my mind said "well it's time to throw it
out and purchase a new one." Just hearing that, out of sheer
frustrating I forcefully wiggled this and jiggled that and
what do you know? the darn thing started to play just fine.

I burst out in laughter as I was reminded of those encouraging
words by those mentors. "never give up!, it's always to soon
to quit."

Let my little episode serve as a reminder to you whenever you
find yourself in those frustrating moments in life or business.
Don't give up and never quit because eventually things will
change.

Much Success,

The Cure For Procrastination

The cure for procrastination is to just do it. Have you noticed that
the longer you put things off that you know you should be doing,
or the longer you look at them, the more difficult it becomes to get started?

This one act of procrastination brings on a lot of frustration and
unhappiness to most people that could have otherwise been avoided
if only they would just do the things they know they should do.

The cure is to keep moving. If you've ever carried something heavy or
ever watched someone carrying a heavy object, you remember that
they seem to be alright as long as they are moving. Yet, the moment
they put the weight down and sit to rest, the weight seems much
heavier, the distance becomes longer and the work appears harder
and more unpleasant.

With procrastination its not the work that needs to be done that
overwhelms us, it's the thinking about how hard the work is going to be.

So, the trick to curing procrastination is to keep things moving.
Whenever you have tasks that need to be completed, make yourself
a daily list of projects to do and get started.

Start with the most important one and work your way through the list.
Your list will soon become shorter and shorter. Before you know it the
projects will be finished and your feelings of overwhelm will be behind you.

You'll come to the conclusion that there wasn't anything really hard
about the work itself, you just needed to get going. As the Michael
Jordan "Nike" commercial says to "Just do it!". Stop putting things
off, get it done today.

Rena Williams
850-322-6082

Scary Policies And Procedures?

A true network marketing horror story

This is a true story of a dear friend of mine who loves the network
marketing profession. It's been a part of her life for over four years.

When she first joined her company, she knew she would be
committed to giving it her all. She was successful in building
her downline and working diligently with them. Her efforts paid
off. My friend was making money and life was good!

Suddenly, she became ill and was in need of surgery. The surgery
went well. She was released to go home for recovery, this would
amount to about six to eights weeks minimum.

It soon became pay period time with her so loved network marketing
company. My friend receives her check in the mail one Friday. With
great anticipation she rips open the envelope and became frozen with
shock. Why??

The usual nice salary she was expecting was no longer there. It had
dwendled down to almost zero. In fear, she convinced herself the
company had only made a typo error, so she rings them up. Many
questions were asked and she was blown away at the answers she
received.

“Didn't you read your contract, in other words your policies and
procedures? It clearly states that if you don't sponsor X amount
of people each month, you don't qualify for your bonuses”. This
is what the company told her.

Sounds scary huh? Are there anything scary in your policies and
procedures? You might want to find out now rather than later

Know that the company you're building won't pull a fast one over
on you. Do the thing my friend eventually did. Get educated in
network marketing and learn of the hidden clauses.

This awareness alone will show you how to avoid the scams,
failures and frustrations so that you can be own your way to
owning your life.

Common Warning Signs Of Failure

I'm a great student of personal
development. During my study,
I've come across many reasons
why people fail in their quest for success.



What's so amazing is these are
signs that are so common, one
wouldn't give them a second thought
to being connected to a failure mechanism.

Here's what I came up with. How many can you relate to?

Frustration-an emotional feeling of hopelessness. This usually
comes from setting goals that are too unrealistic.

Aggressiveness-an excessive and misdirected behavior.
Aggressiveness is good for achieving goals until one becomes
frustrated, then it becomes a destructive force.

Insecurity-these are feelings and beliefs based on false
measurements of not being good enough.

Loneliness-a chronic feeling of being cut-off from other people,
but mainly from your true self. When you don't know your real self,
contact with other human beings are not very satisfying.

Uncertainty-a way of avoiding making mistakes. It's based on the
concept “if I make No decision then nothing can go wrong”.

Resentment-blaming society for ones own failures. Always using
excuses for not moving forward and resenting others happiness
and successes.

Emptiness-may display outward symbols of success but the inner
treasure is empty. It soon becomes a justification for not living
creatively.

If you find yourself experiencing these negative emotions quite often,
you might want to take immediate action to correct them.
These are sure warning signs that you may be headed for failure.

A great mentor of mine is an exceptional teacher of
personal development, and get this, he does it all for free!

Wishing you great success,

Rena