Getting (or Staying) Fit in the Summer
You can get in the best shape of your life while hanging out at the beach or enjoying the pool with your friends. Here’s three quick tips to keep you motivated.
Successful business plan — Make compassion your passion
Everyone in business is looking for a successful business plan. They realize that the old adage is true that failing to plan is planning to fail. photo credit: centralasian I’d like to suggest that before you adopt a business plan, first take a look at your values. Knowing what you believe will keep you from doing things that you’ll regret later. And if you already have a business plan, being clear on your values will help you clarify and if…
Network marketing success: Service with a smile
Those who find network marketing success have learned the importance of serving other people. The other day my wife had an experience with a local business which reminded me of the importance of customer service for any business, including network marketing. A few weeks ago, my wife was cleaning the carpet when our vacuum cleaner stopped working. photo credit: reitveld We have an older model Rainbow vacuum cleaner, which usually does a great job getting the dirt out of the…
Create success by staying calm
I was thinking earlier tonight about a seminar I went to several years ago that included a session on the way families work. One of the things I learned is the importance of being what the teachers called a “non-anxious presence.” It seems that often issues that arise within families can be handled if one of those involved can keep his or her anxiety level down. That “non-anxious presence” can serve as a calming agent of sorts. I often thought…
The quick fix can be a good thing
I finally got a new car. Well, it’s not a new car. It’s actually a kind of old car — a 1995 Volkswagen Jetta — but it’s new to me and has a lot less miles than you’d think. It’s not my dream car, but I got a good deal on it. As a matter of fact, I got a real good deal. Unfortunately in this case, the deal wasn’t quite as good as it seemed. The car actually broke…
Success from the inside out
I was in a study group the other night when the leader pointed out that the spiritual life is a paradox, requiring both solitude and contact with others. He was, in effect, encouraging us to spend some time in quiet meditation between our weekly sessions as a group. Good advice. Every once in a while everyone needs to get away from the chaos of daily life. I think burnout is in large part caused by the way we keep our…
A little help from my friends
We all need help sometimes. My car has been in the shop more than two weeks, so my family of five, including two teenagers, had to get along with one vehicle. We were managing, but it was challenging. Over the weekend, a friend insisted that we borrow her car. Her family had a truck and a van they could use and she wouldn’t take no for an answer. So for the last couple of days, I’ve been driving a red…
Feel better – Shaving the years away
Recently, I did something I haven’t done it years – I shaved my entire face. Since then, nearly everyone who sees the “new” me, asks me why. I can explain in one quick sentence: I was tired of looking old. You the hair on the top of my head remains mostly black. My moustache and beard, however, were gray. I once had a friend who hadn’t seen me in a while ask me if I was coloring my hair. I…
Pathway to success – change for the better
I recently heard an excellent presentation about making the most of our talents. It included this old proverb: “If you want to know what you’re doing in the future, tell me what you’re doing right now.” As I thought about it, the wisdom of the statement stuck with me. So often we go through life hoping things will get better. But if we want our lives to change for the better, we have to change for the better. I’ve also…
Persistence — vital to success
Persistence is vital to success. In network marketing, once we’ve found a system that works, we only have to keep doing the right things until success is ours. It’s a great moment when we realize that our goals are achievable. That they’re not in some far-off never, never land. If we persist, one day we’ll realize that we’re growing, and we’ll sense that success is within reach. In his classic book, “Think and Grow Rich,” Napoleon Hill says, “Sometimes it…