Wednesday, September 30, 2009

FACES AND HANDS NEEDED.

If you have just started using the products in our company, we need you! Take a BEFORE or NOW picture. Then submit progress photos of your skin and how it is changing. We want to hear from you and how the products are changing your life.

Have a skin challenge? Ask us. We are here to help. We want to help you change your skin.

30 DAYS - CHANGES ARE REALLY HAPPENING!!

I have hit the 30 day mark using RODAN and FIELDS REVERSE and ANTI AGE regimens. Taking this picture this morning made me realize a few things: I should be using a cell phone camera instead of my big expensive Canon and I shouldn't have the guts to post my skin on the web! The only thing I changed on this picture (and the others) is the size. My camera makes it possible to enlarge a shot to wall size! Egads - wouldn't want that! I looked at this picture and said -  It makes everything very clear, despite having 3 different lite bulbs in the bathroom, these products are really top of the line! No studio lights to diffuse flaws, no tilting of the camera to show my face at the best angle - just plain naked skin in bathroom light! Yes, I still have spots and lines, but look at my first picture below, you have to admit that my face is changing. Plus, I have skin that has been bathed in the sun for more years than many of you have been alive!!!

My advice for the day? GET STARTED USING THESE PRODUCTS. DON'T WAIT. . .So what if you just spent way too much on another brand. Will the store let you return it after you  have used it all up and get all your money back???? Rodan and Fields will, but look at the results. Who would want to return it? I have to start using it on my hands, neck and decollete area. Those pictures won't be so devastating to my ego!! LOL.
Have a great day - look in the mirror - look real close - then go to the website - FAST!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

PEPTIDES SCHMEPTIDES

I have to be honest with you. I really don't know what a peptide it. I do know that our products have them. I do know that they build up collagen. Being an independent consultant with two of the world's top dermatologists, I should learn the ins and outs of peptide, but....that will come later. What I do know is that after ago 30, we lose 1% of our collagen EACH YEAR! Go ahead, do the math - I did.

That explains how one day your face is firm, luminous and smooth and the next day your jowls are sagging, your sweat runs down the riverbeds in your face, and the only luminous appearing thing on your face is the afternoon oil buildup!

Summary: If we lose 1% of our collagen each year after the age of 30, and Peptides build up collagen production........I don't really want to take time learning what a peptide is - I just use  RODAN AND FIELDS products and YOU should do the same. ASAP.  Click on the Peptides Schmeptides title and order the REVERSE and/or ANTI-AGE regimens.  Guaranteed you will see and feel a difference.                                                                

NEWS FLASH

My daughter will be joining me on this blog. For that, I am very happy. We are both already doing the business of Rodan and Fields, along with my husband and son- and that makes me ecstatic. I love this business. Funny thing is I can't remember if I told her she would have to put her face on the blog, too! LOL.

A SMALL TASTE OF WHAT I DO

The mission statement (so to speak) of this blog is to let you know about a Network Marketing Goldmine that is available to all. If this is your first visit to the blog, then I have to preface tonights blurb with:

1. If you are not yet a consultant with Rodan and Fields, be loyal to the person that sent you to this blog and get back with them. There is no "I" in team - we all work together to help each other.

2. If you don't know about Rodan and Fields, please click on the title of tonight's posting, go to my website, investigate a little and then contact me as soon as possible.

Making money is what we all hope to do in life. Making wealth is something usually only a few are able to do because they got in on a business venture in the beginning. Guess what? This is the beginning for Rodan and Fields.  A company is said to reach critical mass when it has $50 million in annual sales. Projections are that Rodan and Fields will reach critical mass in 18 - 24 months! The company saw 300% growth this past year! There are less than 3000 commissionable consultants in the entire United States. Territories are wide open. Now is the time to join Rodan and Fields!  Now is the time to grow wealth.

Listen to this 10 minute phone call for information that will change your life -
616-347-8099 access code 1009906 #  ......then get with me so we can get you started with a true NETWORK MARKETING GOLDMINE.  Pretty good, eh? - I worked in the name of the blog twice in tonight's post!

Monday, September 28, 2009

TIP #7 - BLOWN AWAY WITH BEACH MONEY

Sure am having a hard time kicking this flu crud. Today was a beautiful Fall day in Tennessee, and I did get out to enjoy it for a few minutes. Coffee on the deck this morning, lunch on the deck, then took the kids to get ice cream after school. Do I ever love my business. I can enjoy all this and still work at home. If you haven't read Beach Money by Jordan Adler  - YOU MUST. Here is an excerpt:

Your mind in a powerful computer. It controls how you feel, and how you feel determines what you attract. Your mind does not know the difference between what is real and what is not. Your imagination can create and your imagination can destroy. Usually when something is not going exactly the way you want it to, you have created a scenario in your mind that is taking power away from what you say you want. That power is taken away through the bad feelings created by your thoughts. Regardless of whether your thoughts are based on reality or not, your feelings are real and your feelings determine what you attract. Take a look at your circumstances and ask yourself how you are interpreting them. How do you feel about how you are interpreting them? Don't underestimate the power of your mind and how it can lead you to your ultimate dream.

These are powerful thoughts. Look out world - my mind is being unleashed!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

MY BAD HABIT

It's Sunday morning and I think, no, I know, I have caught a version of what the rest of the household has been fighting for a month. Despite that, I am hooked on Blogging and writing to whomever might be out there.

I have a really bad habit of not taking off my eye makeup. Oh pleeze - like you take yours off every night! Any men reading this - you have probably woken up next to a lady with raccoon eyes more than once. Personally, I have tried almost every eye makeup remover on the market. I have even made up some of my own - baby oil on a q-tip, lotion on a cotton ball, scrub with soap while keeping my eyes tightly shut and yes, I know the scrubbing is really bad for our delicate eye skin. Most of time, after using whatever kind of eyemakeup remover, I look at the world thru a thin film of oil until I can blink and blink and blink to get it removed. Just not for me.  So, I gave up and wake up to raccoon eyes.

THEN - RODAN AND FIELDS ANTI AGE EYE CLOTHS came into my life. They were part of my shipment this week. I used one last night for the first time. OMG!!!! No oil, soft feeling, and the makeup on my eyes came right off. I went to sleep with squeaky clean eyelashes! I woke up with no mascara crust! The ad for these cloths says "wake up to eyes that look youthful and refreshed".  Well, at my age, it is pretty hard to wake up to youthful looking eyes! But they felt youthful.  These cloths are loaded with peptides - a powerful substance that helps collagen produce.  I AM HOOKED AND HAVE KICKED A BAD HABIT! (One of many, but it's a start).

HERE COMES THE COMMERCIAL .... FOR MEN TOO.
SAILORS AND GOLFERS - Men or women - put these cloths in a cooler or just a plastic baggy. When your face is sweaty or crusted with salt air - pull out an EYE CLOTH and wipe your face all over. Toss away that bacteria ridden hand towel. EYE CLOTHS are disposable and the peptides you put on your face will help those fine lines and make you FEEL youthful looking.
CHRISTMAS - EYE CLOTHS fit nicely in a Santa Stocking.
A CLOSE FRIEND - put them in a little gift bag and go have coffee.
I am telling you - these little eye cloths are FANTABULOUS!

Oops almost forgot - Go on my website (click somewhere on the blog and it will take you there), click on Products, I think they are under AntiAge - and order NOW.
Sign up as a Preferred Customer and get 10% off plus free shipping. Sorry my Canadian customers - you can't sign up as a Preferred Customer - yet.

This is really important - If you were sent to my blog by a friend that is in Rodan and Fields - PLEASE go to THEIR website to order or join. Use this blog for info and a few fun remarks but keep your loyalty with whomever sent you here.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

TIP #6 - HELPFUL INFO ABOUT POSTURING

This is a longer post than normal, but very important if you want to be successful at what you do ( or might consider doing with me.)
Posture is an attitude. A conviction you have in your voice and persona about where you’re going, the company you represent and what kind of a potential is available to you and others. Coming across with posture really boils down to a positive self-esteem and a strong belief in your opportunity and product. That’s it in a nutshell. People may not flock to buy your product and to join your organization or team simply because you ask them to. As a matter of fact, they probably won’t if you simply share your product or opportunity and display no posture.

Here are concepts to apply for success:

Building a productive team of producers is about looking for people to partner with and develop as leaders. Not simply signing people up. The key to finding these potential leaders is in the interviewing process. Professional Networkers sort for quality people; they don’t “sell” people on the opportunity or products.

Perception is reality. People want to be associated with someone who is busy and successful. When you spend a lot of time (hours) with one prospect or potential team member you don’t come across as a successful entrepreneur; instead, you appear as a desperate sales person.

Lead! Don’t follow. You’re the leader of your own home-based enterprise.

When you prospect behave as a leader should behave. Don’t allow your prospect to take control of the conversation by behaving rudely and making you jump through hoops to convince them to join your business.

Remember, this is your own business and you are sorting for potential partners. Anyone who behaves rudely or is obnoxious would more than likely not be a good partner anyway. Let them go….Next?

When you take your home-based opportunity seriously and treat it with the time and respect it deserves, others will do the same. You literally have your hands on a multi-million dollar opportunity so be sure you’re treating it that way.

Your confidence or lack of confidence many times will be the determining factor in your prospect making the decision to either buy your product or to be started in your business. Prospects enroll in a home-based opportunity with the person they perceive to be a leader and they buy products they perceive to be of value.

No need to make this more difficult than it really is. It’s a simple business, not easy- simple, however it requires a couple of things from you:

1. A willingness to get out of your comfort zone.


2. Action! Action! And more Action!


3. Leads! Leads! Leads! Prospects! Prospects! Prospects!

Even if you’re completely scared to death and you stutter a lot, you can still recruit and sell products or a business simply by being willing to talk to lots of people. You learn by doing. You get good by practicing. A ‘no’ answer means the timing isn’t right for your prospect or they’re not ready to get involved in something at this time. It’s not personal and you must be willing to move on to the “next” person. Find the “yes’s”.

Prospecting with posture is caring enough about your fellow human beings to not be intimidated when asking someone how much money they really believe they deserve to earn and how free they deserve to be. It’s taking the bull by the horns, taking a stand about your future and inviting as many quality people as possible to join you in your quest for success. It’s recognizing that not everybody is going to want to step out of their comfort zone and make the trip with you and it’s about being okay with his or her decision.

Comments anyone?

MY LIPS

I really should have taken a picture of my Lips before I used this product. Besides, I might get more people to read this blog with a picture of my lips instead of that huge picture of my  nose!

I use Bare Essentials make up. I totally love the Boost and Pout lip gloss - not sure of the real name, I just know what it looks like when I go to the website and re-order. My lips can be perfect one week and then loose skin just seems to fall off the next week. If you see me in one of those skin sloughing days, you will see me constanting biting and pulling off lip skin with my teeth. I have tried almost every product on the market for lip moisturizing - be it by itself or included in some expensive name brand gloss.  Bare Essentials has this lip product that makes my lips FEEL like they just got a shot of Botox. So for a few hours I walk around thinking and feeling like I have pouty lips that everyone envies! OK, I admit, I do live in somewhat of a fantasy cosmetic world. 

I decided to try Rodan and Fields.....(yes, this is copied right from the website)
LIP MICRO-DERMABRASION ENHANCEMENTS Lip Micro-Dermabrasion is an effective and convenient exfoliation stick created specifically for one of the areas of your face most prone to showing early signs of aging: your lips. It removes dead skin cells and exfoliates flaky lip tissues in just a few swipes. This easy to use, conditioning treatment makes lips look and feel more defined and youthful by renewing the surface and reducing lipstick bleeding

Notice that blurb about "flaky lip tissue"? That's what got me. It came in the mail yesterday and I used it this morning - just a few hours ago. Moisten the lips, rub it on (like lipstick) and then wipe it off.  Several hours later my lips are still smooth!!!!  If you try nothing else from these products YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS!
Click on the title of this blog, it will take you to the website. Click on Products - then Enhancements. Look for this lip stuff and ORDER IT!  Winter is coming - hurry!

Want 10% off and free shipping?  Sign up as a Preferred Customer.START YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST - hint hint.

TIP #5 - 10 RECRUITING TIPS BEFORE MAKING ANY CALLS

If you are in a referral business or direct sales or any business where you have to make calls - THIS POST IS FOR YOU.
1. Make the Prospect Comfortable.  Keep the prospect in a comfortable state of mind. How? YOU must be comfortable with what you are doing, showing no pressure at all in your conversation. Keep it warm and friendly. Keep talking ABOUT THEM, what interests them and what they are looking for. People are comfortable talking about what interests THEM, NOT YOU.
2. Keep the Conversation Focused on the Prospect.  The prospect is listening to a radio station. It is VERY important to the prospect. The Radio station is "keep it all about me". You must keep the Network Marketing conversation focused on what they want to see happen in their life, in their future. Focus on them and them only. Continue to ask questions. Keep your focus on THEM.
3. Build Trust. If the prospect does not trust you, then you will not recruit them.  You MUST get them to trust you, as this is the cornerstone of recruiting. Come across as "agenda free" with no motives, except to see if your business is something they would want to explore. And, operate in total integrity. If you don't, it will catch up with you.  Keep their life in focus, not yours. If you do, your business will become a greater focus to the prospect.
4. Hear the Prospect. Many people listen to a prospect, but few hear the prospect. The prospect will tell you all you need to know to recruit them, if you hear what they are saying. Listening is processing the words. Most recruiters are too busy thinking about what they will say next. "Tell me what you mean by that" or "that was interesting" or Tell me what you are looking for in life" are good statements for hearing. Those that listen with their ears have shallow listening. Those that listen with their heart and to the emotions have successful listening.
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There are 6 more recruiting tips for phone calls, but there is so much more I want to share today. If you want to know the other 6 tips, please email me or comment below. I know..... it's a sneaky way to get you to interact.  If you are on my Rodan and Fields Team, I will email you the remaining 6 tips. If you are not in network marketing - yet -  but are considering it, please know that I will abide by each and every one of these tips when we talk. :-) I am all about helping YOU be successful.

God gave me a talent for nurturing, teaching, caring, and writing. For years I have run from God and only used Him when I needed Him.  Oh c'mon - you all have done this too. There is a crisis and we pray to God promising Him the moon if HE will just do this ONE Thing and do it NOW.  Thank God, my God is a God of do-overs. I have been trying to get it right all my life. Yes, I am giving you a pitch now..... First, I found Dani Johnson - an inspirational businesswoman and then I found Rodan and Fields. And not just Rodan and Fields the business and the products (goodness knows MY FACE LOVES THE PRODUCTS), but the PEOPLE that are mentoring and helping me to be a good team leader and to succeed. (if you are one of those people in my upline, from my daughter on up - THANK YOU.) So, with all this going for me, how can you NOT invest in this business with me?

To my Canadian friends - Rodan and Fields will soon be opening in Canada. I am lining up business people that are ready to invest in this awesome opportunity. If you are aggressive, personable, understand business, and willing to do what it takes to be a success - contact me personally - as soon as possible. This train is on its way and its not stopping for anyone!

(applause, applause, applause as she steps down off her soap box)..

My next post is about my Lips!

Friday, September 25, 2009

SHORT RUN DOWN ON THE PRODUCTS

REVERSE - 90% of your aged skin's appearance is actually caused by the sun - NOT the passing of time. This product targets environmental aging to restore clarity and vibrancy for radiant, even, younger-looking skin. Based on multi-med therapy, REVERSE is a complete skincare system that uses presciption medicine at non-prescription strength plus active cosmetic ingredients to repair sun damaged skin. Used in the right order, the regimen exfoliates, lightens dark areas and brown spots, brightens dull skin, improves tone and texture, boosts radiance and protects against furture sun damage. There are four steps: Deep Exfoliating Wash, Skin Lightning Toner, Skin Lightning Treatment, and UVA/UVB SPF 15 Sunscreen.

ANTI-AGE - To address wrinkles and collagen loss, this product was created. It combines OTC medicines with proven peptide technology and active cosmetics to combat fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores (that's me) and loss of firmness. It combines the right ingredients, with the right formulations, in the right order. This regimen only has three steps - Exfoliating Wash, Hydrating Toner and Skin Protectant Cream SPF Sunscreen. This cream works to stimulate natural collagen to improve elasticity (I'm all for this) and reduce the appearance of those dreaded lines.

SOOTHE- Sensitive skin is a common concern - rosacea, eczema or psoriasis plus reations to stress and climate change, cosmetic overuse and even friction. Symptoms can be dryness, redness, itching and stinging.
Just like the above two regimens, it combines the right ingredients in the right formuations in the right order.
I can tell you from personal experience, this works almost immediately to soothe irritated skin.

UNBLEMISH - With triggers such as genetics, stress, and hormones, acne affets nearly 85% of people at some point in their lives. UNBLEMISH was created to give you clear, calm and balanced skin and help stop pimples, blackheads and red spots. It helps reduce the appearance of blotchiness and redness associated with breakouts. It combines a Sulfur Wash, Clarifying Toner and the Acne Benzoyl Peroxide Treatment.

Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields have a few other enhancement products that add to your arsenal to create the radiant skin you deserve. They are practicing dermatologists who know the difference that great skin can make in a person's life. CHANGE YOUR SKIN...CHANGE YOUR LIFE

I will tell you about the compensation plan of an Independent Consultant with Rodan and Fields in a later post. Check an earlier post to find out how to GET 10% DISCOUNT PLUS FREE SHIPPING.

If you are in the medical field and would like to read about the clinical trials, you can do this on the website. I also have some information I can share with you. Just let me know in the comments or send me a message.
So now is the time for me to tell you to go wash your face - whether you are a man or a woman - and then look closely in the mirror. You will want to then click on my website and try one of the GUARANTEED products. See how I snuck that commercial into this blog?  Someone tell me - is "snuck" a word?

TIP #4 - SUBMIT TO A HIGHER POWER

Keep reading - I am not going to get all freaky on you. Look at the big picture. You build your life upon your faith and beliefs, we all do whether we know it or not. You stand for positive values. You are ethical in your dealings. You pray and/or meditate to have the courage to face your fears, hardships and anything that gets in your way on the path to success. You celebrate the good that you find in the world.  Every religion has prayers to God - or a conversation with Go. Your success and happiness is what God wants. Your selfless good works in helping others are your prayers put into action.  The more you get, the more you can give. The more successful you become, the more you can give back to the world. Use this higher power to help you become what you are meant to be.

LOOKING IN THE MIRROR - WHICH ONE TO USE?

After 30 days in my new career as an Independent Executive (wahoo - got a promotion) Consultant, I have a ROI (return on investment) plus profit. I have tried so many different at home businesses that my friends and family shy away from me when they see "that look" - and they think "Oh no, here she goes again". THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. I am actually making money - and more than coffee money! Last week when I paid for my groceries with cash (a new concept in itself), the lady saw my name badge and asked what it was - she said she had heard about Rodan and Fields from someone. I gave her my business card and while smiling said that I was paying for my groceries with my Rodan and Fields bonus money. Her eyes got wide. Unfortunately, the customer behind me had wide eyes for a total different reason. I could see the lady behind me didn't want my card, so I just smiled and left. It was a good feeling knowing my groceries had been paid for by my new career - not a job.

OK - back on topic. Rodan and Fields makes 4 different skin care regimens, and as this morning I have tried them all!  I started using the products just using REVERSE (for my brown spots) and ANTI AGE (for my experience lines). Then, as we all know from the "nose" picture, I added UNBLEMISH to my arsenal of skin care. I read that it also does a job on brown spots, so I LOVE this product. I have redness on my face from the sun damage, so SOOTHE was added.  AMAZING - not speaking as a consultant that sells the product or as a businesswoman that would love you to invest and to be on My Team, but as a woman that is 39 plus a few years of experience - After SOOTHE, the redness was less.

So, looking in the mirror this morning - an experience in itself - it was a difficult decision which product to use. Fortunately, Rodan and Fields has a 24/7 Nursing Staff for us to use. I will be able to talk with them to verify that what I am doing is all in the right order. I love these products so much, that if it was up to me I would use them 4 times a day - all of them - to try to get results sooner! It also does wonders for my credibility to be able to say to someone - "let me check with my staff of nurses and get back to you". Ha!  It's time to get ready to run some errands. It's such a great feeling to work from the luxury of my home office. Look in the mirror today - real close - want some help with your skin? Click on the title of this post and order something right away.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

SQUEEEZING BLOTTING AND DISCOUNTS

Yes, I have squeezed a few times today and then put more UNBLEMISH CREAM on that nose.  Looking at the nose picture posted over there, I can only wish I could find a way to edit and make it smaller! This afternoon I decided to try the  UNBLEMISH OIL ABSORB: BLOT PAPERS WITH ZINCIDONE. Wow - it's a good thing you can order this on the web and not have to ask for it from a Sales person! Not being one that likes to waste time reading instructions, I opened the little carton, took out a Blot Paper, and wiped my face.  I was amazed at the oil that came off. My face felt very clean and I put on more UNBLEMISH cream - Yep - more blackheads. I mean, how much crud is buried down inside those pores?! My amazing daughter saw me wiping my face and reminded me that the instructions say BLOT. So, if you try these papers - remember to BLOT!

I decided to go into my fabulous Rodan and Fields back office on my website and read some of the clinical studies. Amazing what you learn when you read! I won't bore you, but it basically said that after 2 to 8 weeks participants in the studies experienced reduction in redness, reduction in brown spots, reduction of rough texture, fewer blemishes and reduced acne. This is good enough for me! I think I will start using UNBLEMISH on my whole face. 

Oh yeah - this post was to include DISCOUNTS - go to my website (linked all over this blog - just click almost anywhere and you will be taken to it) - click on Products - set up an account as a Preferred Customer. This means every 60 days you get a shipment of the products. For this, you get 10% off the retail price AND free shipping!  Trust me  -  YOUR FACE WILL LOVE YOU.

TIP #3 - FOLLOW THROUGH

Follow through to make sure that you've done the job right. Follow through to say thank you and offer new ideas. Follow through to ask for more business. You earn respect by saying what you're prepared to do and then doing exactly that. Follow through shows that you are a person of your word and someone who cares. It shows that you are accessible and that you want to keep the lines of communication open.  You may make mistakes and follow through gives you the opportunity to correct adn to learn from those mistakes. Personalize your follow up with handwritten notes and phones calls. Small gifts, tickets, and lunches may also be appropriate follow up incentives. Check up on yourself and reap the rewards. Follow through amplifies your effectiveness.

The Product....UNBLEMISH

I will get back to the business of Rodan and Fields, but I have to share this NOW. This morning I looked in the mirror and nearly freaked. Let me back up. I have been using REVERSE for my sun damage and brown spots, ANTI AGE for - well that's obvious, and I have even used SOOTHE because the sun damage has created some red spots - see picture.  I decided to try UNBLEMISH on my nose because over the years I have developed large pores. Mind you, I really never had pores - what I mean is, they were so tiny I never noticed them. Never had anything to squeeze while looking into one of those magnifying mirrors. Well, like I said this morning I freaked. My nose is full of BLACK HEADS!!!! I quickly squeezed each one out (a new experience for me - and they are tiny) and put on more UNBLEMISH cream. In about 2 hours - MORE BLACKHEADS!  I had my daughter look at my nose. She is my upline and really knows this business inside and out. She had called the nurses when it happened to her. The UN-BLEMISH is pulling out the years of crud deep in my pores.  I looked closely at her nose - her pores are small and nothing there but beautiful skin. I also noticed some red spots that never were there before - these are not pimples, just more crud being released from my pores. I was reassured that this is normal and it will all go away. It might get worse before it gets better. 

If you want to clear up your skin and pores - GO ON THE WEBSITE NOW - Click on Products - then UNBLEMISH - DON'T ORDER IT YET - Create a Preferred Customer account. You will get 10% off retail AND free shipping. You just have to create an auto-ship to come to you every 60 days. You can change the products you order on each auto-ship. THIS IS A GOOD THING!!!  I am telling you - this stuff works!!  I have posted a picture! More later - have to go squeeze these things again and put on more cream. I wonder how deep they go - It's just like the Iceberg Effect in the first posting.

TIP #2 - DIVIDE AND CONQUER

A common denominator among the successful is that they are focused on the immediate accomplishment of specific objectives. Separate the important from the urgent and allow time for both. Break down any large task into a series of small tasks and start taking action. In the beginning, don't be too concerned with how you will achieve your goals. With commitment, research and patience, the means will come. Answers materialize when the facts have been collected. Your goals will evolve into a set of action-oriented objectives, which will become a series of to-dos.

Now prioritize. If you don't prioritize your days activities, everything is of equal importance. Whether one thing gets done or not doesn't matter. You want your activities to be important, to have had a clearly defined purpose. Write your to-do list every day. Prioritize it. Make at least one of your daily objectives a challenge. At the end of each day, you'll be able to relax and bask in that wonderful feeling of accomplishment.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

TIP #1 - SET GOALS

Unless you shape your life, circumstances will shape it for you. You have to work, sacrifice, invest, and persist to get the results you want. Choose them well. You can't start your planning until you know where you want to go. 

You are the sculptor of your own image. Have others already done what you want to do? Study them and do what they did. Start anywhere, at anytime, and persist. Stop worrying what others think about what you can or can't do. Believe in yourself and your abilities. Have the self-confidence to challenge your current situation. This is your life to live; its day by day and step by step.

Write down your goals. Only 3% of people have written goals and only 1% review those written goals daily. Be in that elite 1%. Visualize the attainment of your goals often. Goals are dreams with dates attached. You will only become as great and as happy as the goals you choose.

I will be posting thoughts on becoming successful at what you do. This is my first posting. I cannot take credit for most of the "thoughts" posted. When I know the author or source, I will post it. Otherwise, it is from my personal files and readings. This disclaimer will only be posted on this first "thought", but applies to all my postings.

The Beginning......

This is my very fist Blogging experience. This blog hopefully will help those already in Network Marketing giving ideas to make your business better; tell you about the mistakes I have made; give you a place to learn about Network Marketing if you are a newbie; make comments to help others; and last but not least - learn about the Network Marketing Goldmine that is now my career and passion. So, let's start with MY Network Markting Goldmine.

Rodan + Fields Dermatologists - of which I am an Independent Executive Consultant
Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields are two of the world's most successful names in skincare.
They are the creators of ProActiv© Solution. They are the founders and creators of Rodan + Fields Dermatologists, a skincare line focused on changing skin and changing lives.

Both Doctors are Stanford University School of Medicine trained dermatologists who continue to run private practices in California. Rarely do you get the chance to partner with such successful entrepreneurs, until now......

They are changing lives again - What Dr. Rodan and Dr. Fields did for acne, they are now doing for sun damage. People are just beginning to understand that sun damage is an enormous problem. It is estimated that 100 million people suffer from sun damage.
Sun Damage is what makes you look older! It makes your skin dull, lack brilliance, and have spots. Oh, those dreaded spots!

Here is where I have to insert my own personal sun damage story. I am a baby boomer that believed one should worship and follow the sun. Basking in it every chance I got and loving the tight-no pores-tanned skin on my face. I took the sun a step further and became a Scuba Diving Instructor. For 15 years I spent almost every day in the sun. Now, years later - I have spots-some melanoma-redness-well, just old looking skin. However, all that is changing - really - because I found Rodan and Fields!

The Iceberg Effect - Sun damage is not always what you see. Like an iceberg, the real damage lies beneath the surface. Those few brown spots are literally the tip of the sun damage iceberg. One of the tools you receive with this company is a black light that is equivalent to a Woods Lamp, a unique light that shows people what is lying beneath the skin. The first time I used this light and saw what was beneath the surface of my skin, it was scary. In 3 to 5 years, what I saw is what will SHOW. I had huge black spots - like leprosy. It was then I was determined to STOP and REVERSE my sun damage with Rodan and Fields.

Tonight's post will end here. Catch me tomorrow while I continue about this fabulous company. I will also be posting some marketing tips tomorrow.