The Power of Love

It's been a while since I wrote. Every so often I need to regroup, refocus and re-emerge regenerated and ready for the opportunity each new day brings.

My passion is making a difference for our furry friends and the people they help. 

I will bring you stories; stories of love, compassion, inspiration and hope. Some I will author while others, like this snippet from Will, I will share. Thank you for joining me.

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Mastering the Inbox

Have you had one of those days when your email is never empty? I find it happens too often. It has taken time but I finally came up with a solution. I force myself to deal with each new email; read, file, redirect or delete. If I find more than fifty new emails and feel overwhelmed, I will open email on my computer instead of my iPad. I stopped automatically fetching email on my iPad which only caused stress because I couldn't immediately address a new email. Most are promotion pieces anyway and do not require immediate attention. 

In summary:

1. Manually fetch email when you can deal with it. 
2. Create a timetable that works for you.
3. Deal with every new email; read, file, redirect or delete.
4. When you have too many new emails and feel overwhelmed, take a breath and deal with one at a time. 
5. Set aside at least one day every week to entirely clear your unread email. I like starting Monday fresh and will often use the weekend to address each piece.
6. Unsubscribe from unwanted email. Keep only subscriptions that have value for you.

I hope these suggestions help. If you have tricks that work for you, please share in the comment section. 

It feels good to have email under control.
Calming, like the bottom image in this collage.

Why Network Marketing

The Best Skin Care Product
RENU 28 Works for Every Skin Type

Why Network Marketing? The answer is best explained by ASEA founder Verdis Norton. First, ASEA is the company that brings the product RENU 28, the topical gel that heals from the outside in and ASEA, the supplement that heals from the inside out using the power of redox signaling molecules. 

Why would a seasoned Fortune 100 executive choose network marketing to take RENU 28 to the world? After all, Verdis Norton had been Vice President at Kraft Foods and had a stellar career as a traditional corporate executive. What was it about the network marketing model that appealed to this genius of corporate business strategy?

Truth be told, it was precisely because of his background in business strategy that Verdis recognized network marketing offered the single most efficient way of getting the life-changing benefits of RENU 28 into the hands of the consumer. He understood what more and more business luminaries like Warren Buffet, Robert Kiyosaki, Richard Branson and Stephen Covey were preaching: that network marketing is a powerful sales channel with a proven track record of success. In fact, since the mid-90's there has only been one industry to produce 200,000 millionaires. It wasn't Hollywood, professional sports, or even law or medicine; it was network marketing.

The power of network marketing is that it rewards people who may not have extra money to invest in an opportunity, but can invest their time, credibility and influence. The ASEA opportunity is all about sharing the RENU 28 breakthrough with others and helping them have a business of their own. When it comes down to it, network marketing is nothing more than a group of people who accomplish something together that they can't accomplish by themselves. 

Network marketing is smart. And it is the model of choice for a growing number of business strategists. 

"Me, Myself and I"

We've all been there - what I say isn't heard and what I don't say is misinterpreted.

I have spent to many hours today pondering this. I have mulled it over and over in my head about the best way to address the situation. Do I write a blog post? Do I write a private journal entry? Do I send an email to the person in question? Do I simply ignore it?

My decision is to write a blog post and send one email. You who are reading this may think it is about you. I am sending a link to the one person this is about; if you read something that resonates and you haven't received the email link, then the Infinite Is has determined you need to hear this message. 

I am hurt by the only phone call I have received in three months. I reached out via email three months ago. I asked for help and I didn't receive any. No response to my email, no phone calls, nothing, nada, zip. 

I have been on many conference calls and most times I do not announce myself. I believe that announcing who you are is merely calling attention to yourself. I don't need the attention or recognition that I am on the call. Occasionally I do say I am on the call. I did so this past Monday and I am very sorry I did. Can you relate? Unintentionally calling attention to yourself? Giving someone an opportunity to deflect the attention from themselves because the situation became uncomfortable?

The call leader was very VERY late in attending because they were involved in a self serving situation. The person filling in was grasping at straws, "what do I say next? I know! I will ask a question of someone on the call!" I became that 'someone'. When asked a question on a topic that I do not feel positive about, caught off guard, I told the truth, "It doesn't work for me. After a couple of calls with the same information, I don't get anything from it and I don't call in anymore."

Ah, telling the truth. 

I will never apologize for telling the truth. Guess I will never be a politician either. I will never tell you what you want to hear just because you want to hear it. 

I have a philosophy that I live by and it comes from the American Indian: "Never judge another man until you walk a mile in his moccasins." My fault is expecting others to do the same. I am thankful that I have friends that believe in and subscribe to my philosophy. Friends who always speak the truth even when I don't want to hear it. 

I have goals. I will achieve them.

Perseverance and Persistence

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Perseverance and Persistence

Perseverance by definition is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure or opposition while persistence by definition is the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people. The two qualities go hand in hand. Perseverance can only last so long. With persistence, a worthy goal is achievable.

I have a penny framed on my desk. The caption I wrote with it is, "Consistent Persistence Pays". At first glance this may seem simple. The motive for framing the found penny stemmed from the question "Which would you rather have, a million dollars today or a penny doubled every day for thirty days." If you have encountered this question before, you know how much more a penny doubled for thirty days is worth. If not, do the math; the results are intriguing. 

I am an entrepreneur. It is an exciting career path and often a lonely path. I always believed the best motivations are visual and the strongest visual is enhanced with motivational text. The three words that came to me when I framed that penny so many years ago, "Consistent Persistence Pays" are even stronger today and motivate me to achieve my goals. 

Consistent: success cannot be achieved without following a consistent course of action. I write my goals and write the strategies to achieve the goal. Daily, weekly and monthly review of the strategies tells me what is and isn't working. None of this review and analysis is meaningful without consistent effort. 

Persistence: I know that any goal worth achieving is worth working towards. I need to be persistent in my actions. I find it interesting now that I chose persistence and not perseverance. The subconscious mind often comes into play when we need it most. The thing that separates perseverance from persistence boils down to these words; 'continued effort' and 'quality'. In my experience, quality stands the test of time.

Pays: I need a financial reward for my efforts. I need to know that what I am doing has value. I need to know that I am making a difference.

The goal is attainable if I am persistent.
Heights or obstacles beware!

Perseverance and persistence, what are your thoughts? C&C welcome.

Lessons Learned

I am taking an amazing supplement. My journey began March 21, 2011. 'ASEA is the world's first and only source of NATIVE Redox Signaling Molecules outside the body.' This statement always elicits interesting responses:

1. These things are really "mind over matter". 
2. I am taking a natural supplement already.
3. I don't want to build a business.
4. Other companies like this offer a money back guarantee.
5. I don't want to be stuck buying something that doesn't work.
6. I like my job, I'm not looking for something else.
7. I don't know anyone who would be interested in this.

Every one of these came up in a conversation with a friend. This is where it gets interesting; hence, lessons learned. I asked, "What do you do when you know you have the most amazing product that cannot hurt you and may be the solution when nothing else has worked?" After a few "buts"*, I sold a case of ASEA and a tube of RENU 28 with a 90 day commitment to "try it". 

I wrote a blog post on July 4 about being among the first people to embrace a new product. My recent conversation helped me expand my process. I am once again using the sales skills I learned at Xerox. I am encouraged. Still in the trial stages, it looks like I am on to something; an approach that works in today's market. 

*Effective listening made the difference.

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The Journey of a Type A Personality

I am a Type A personality in a transition stage. I am working on getting back in shape and I am motivated by 'Miles for Quinn' which I will describe here. The photo was taken in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. I copied it from the Facebook page of Randy Pierce  I added the wording, "The Mighty Quinn Mountain Climber Extraordinaire" because that's what he was. What makes this so remarkable is Quinn was a Guiding Eyes For The Blind yellow Labrador and Randy's guide dog. Guide dogs are not trained to climb mountains, they are trained to get their blind or visually impaired partner around obstacles. Randy is someone who doesn't know the meaning of the phrase, "you can't do that." The bond of trust that formed between Randy and Quinn allowed for the inevitable. Together Randy and Quinn climbed the 48 over 4000 foot peaks in the White Mountains of New Hampshire twice; once in winter and again in summer.  

Back to me. As I said in the beginning I am in a transition phase; I am working on getting back in shape. Admittedly this has been a struggle. It is easy to be comfortable in stretchy clothes. It is hard to not like the reflection in the mirror. I have an opportunity unlike any other before now; Miles for Quinn There is no better motivation for me than this. The Mighty Quinn, born December 11, 2004, crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January 20, 2014. It was cancer that took this brave boy. No mountain was ever in his way because he knew Randy was destined to climb and he would be by his side. And so I am starting to log my miles. Two days, two miles. It's a small number compared to what Randy and others are doing, but at least I am "doing it". Note to self; don't walk at the hottest time of the day.

What is your motivation? What is your mountain? You don't have to do it alone. I'm not - I have "mountains" of motivation beside me. If you need help, ask. Enjoy this gorgeous Sunday!