MLM Leads Generation And Life With Brent

2010 is here, and it has already taken a fast and furious start for me.  I’ve been very busy with my work.  I’ve been very busy on one of my 2 main goals for the year, that being getting in the best shape of my life using P90X.

But now it is time to do what I need to be doing, and you should be too:  Forgetting about “resolutions” and take action.

Resolutions is such a funny word in how we use it.  We “resolve” to do something, but there is no real action taken with just a resolution.  In fact, Congress passes “resolutions” all of the time.  They typically recognize people, places, etc, but there is no real action, just a nicely worded phrase.

And all to often, that is what “New Years Resolutions” just end up being:  Nicecly worded phrases.

We say things like “I want to lose weight” but never get started…

We say things like “I want to change my financial future” but never take that first step….

We say things like “This year will be better than last year” yet we never do anything differently…

Nicely worded phrases.  How do you avoid this problem?

Instead of setting resolutions, set goals.  This is what April and I are doing:

1.  We’re writing down our big picture objectives.  We know what we want.

2.  We’re taking each of those goals or objectives and breaking them into sections.  Bite sized chunks, so to speak…

3.  We’re taking each of those sections and writing the actions we are going to take to make it happen.

Goals are important.  An interpretation from Proverbs says “Where there is no vision the people perish.”  If you don’t know what you want out of life, how do you expect to achieve anything?  Do you think you will just wonder into a good situation?

Goals do not work like that.  Luck does, but goals do not.

So here is what I suggest:  Get your goals down on paper.  Do it as a family, with your wife and your children (if they are old enough to participate).  Get a clear picture of what you want.  Write down the steps to achieve that.  And once you have all of that down, get to work!

Here’s to an EXCITING 2010.  I pray that you prosper in all of your goals.

Brent

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Dream wall mirror

You are probably wondering why I am posting stuff on my bathroom mirror, taking pictures of it, and posting it on the Internet for all to see.

This, my friends, is one of my “dream walls.”  More on the dream wall in a minute…

I’m learning from watch a lot of mindset videos from Tony Robbins.  What I’m learning more than anything is to do things I was taught a long time ago to do, but just never did (and wondering why I’m not where I need to be).

That is, I need to be keeping my goals in front of me.  I must keep my desires in front of me at all times.

And more than anything, I have to know…not just believe…but know that I will achieve these things, that I will have all of my desires and goals accomplished.

Hence, the dream wall.

The dream all is simply a collection of pictures surrounding my “Why” or my purpose in working my network marketing home based business.  It includes the material things I want to have for my family and I as well as the list of reasons I work my tail off.

If you do not have a dream wall, or at least have your why’s in front of you, I encourage you to do so.

Expect a “why a dream wall” post with more pictures tomorrow.

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Here is the reason why people fail at home businesses, marriages, new years resolutions, and so many other things:

They make a commitment, but they do not commit to that commitment.

For some reason people have adopted the mentality that it is easy to give up on something instead of realizing that the reward is so much greater if they just commit.  Its lazy, its apathetic, and it ruins people’s dreams.

Think about this:  How many times have you made a new years resolution and gave up on it within the first month?  Don’t think about the one time you did it….think about all of the times you didn’t do it.

Why did you give up?

Why did you quit?

It is always easier doing life as normal.  We are creatures of habit.  Continuing our status quo is simple and does not disturb what we are used to.

However….

If we branch out, push ourselves a bit, commit to what we said we were going to do, and do it, then what we get is much greater than what we had before.  The reward is always worth it; the end always justifies the means.  You just have to commit and take action.

No, it is not always easy squeezing in that extra workout, that extra self-development time, or that extra time to build your business.  It is not always easy working through tough times with your spouse.  It is not always easy sacrificing time with friends because you are building a business.

But if you do…

If you commit to what you made a commitment to and do it, where you’ll be is always better than where you are now.  If that does not get your fire going, then your wood is wet!  Make a decision, commit to your commitments, and just do it.  You’ll be glad you did.

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I mentioned the other day that I had been doing some writing on a powerful subject.

Today, I’m going to share the information with you.

I entitled this articles (for marketing purposes):  MLM Success And Mindset – The Power Of The Dream.  It is the first of a few articles I plan on publishing on the different directories dealing with embracing your dream and using your dream to motivate you until you reach success.

So I hope you enjoy the read.  Its a personal story/testimony around embracing the dream and pushing through adversity.

“There’s no excuse not to dream.”

When I read that saying on a wrapper of a poiece of Dove candy, I thought, “How appropriate for my life and home business.”  I have never held on to a candy wrapper before, but I kept this one.

Dreams are powerful, but too many people either do not know how to dream or life has beaten them down to a point where they cannot dream.  But the dream cn be revived through an emotional connection, either to a desire, to an individaul, or to a situation.

Not too long ago I almost let life steal my dreams.  My wife was pregnant, was having complications, we were facing a financially difficult time, and I felt buried and near worthless.  I knew I was not depressed, just struggling with making things work.

And I almost quit.  I almost quit my dreams, my business, and my desires.

Then I had an awakening of sorts.

During all of the financial delimmas my wife took on a job watching kids at our house.  It was a great opportunity for extra income.  She had the chance to watch a young kid all week and a handful o fschool-aged kids after they got out of school.  It paid wewll and we were truly thankful the opportunity came.

But was awakening let me to realize how handicapped we felt because of her job.  A bit of our freedom was had always enjoyed was given up.

I started some deep soul searching on the matter.  I knew I wanted more flexibility for my family, but financially it would not makes since at that point.

It was at this piont my excuse, or excuses, turned into hunger.

My hunger has propelled me to work harder than ever before.  I have worked hard in the past on a home business, but not to this extent.  I am pushing hard for success.  and success does not have to be a million dollar income.  Success could come in the form of freeing my wife’s time.

I had regained my dream, my hunger, and my drive to succeed.

There’s no excuse not to dream.  Regardless of what life has done to you, what failures you have had in your home business before, or the rejection you ahve faced, there is no excuse to give up on your dreams.

If you give up on your dreams, I guarantee they will give up on you.   And no one else will dream for you.

What is took for me to regain my focus on dreams was an emotional experience, a desire to see freedom for my family.  If you are thinking about giving up on your dreams, remind yourslef why you had that dream in the first place.

Did you want more time with your family?

Did you want to tavel more?

Did you crave success?

The way to regain dreams is to simply remember what it was like to have the dream in the first place.  In regaining your ability to dream, you may find your dream expanding.  I know mines has.

There’s no excuse not to dream.  Regain your dream, help your home business team regain their dreams, and dream big.

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