Martin Luther king said, ”You don’t need to see the whole staircase. You just need to see the first step.”

We all start at the same point, at the beginning of our journey.
Every entrepreneurial journey begins with a single step – The staircase goes forward and upward.
As our knowledge and skills improve, we travel further up the staircase.

Many times the successful journey requires (more…)

What if?

This is a question that we often ask, while some never think much about it until something happens.
What if you was in a serious auto accident and was unable to work for a couple months.
What if you was the main income generator and that income stopped.
What if the insurance companies was dragging their feet and have not compensated you for lost wages from time missed from work from the accident.

What if during this time one of your children was hospitalized with a blood clot for a couple weeks.
What if you just live pay check to pay check and have not been  able to put money away in savings or an emergency account.

What if you lost your job or main source of income.
What if you lost your eye sight and was unable to do your profession?
What if you were a surgeon and lost the use of your hands?

What would you do?

In today’s economy it is very important to (more…)

In Network Marketing or in the Multilevel Marketing industry you make money by building a large group of people or team members. When a lot of people duplicate the success you are having by doing what you are doing this is called duplication.

This benefits the group by being able to do a few simple things for an extended period of time. Taking consistent and persistent action to these few simple processes, very large groups can be built. When know one is duplicating and only a few are building it gets (more…)

In life and in business we make mistakes or we make bad choices. What we do with the mistakes and bad choices will determine our future.

The choices you have made in your life has directed you to this time in your life. If you do not like where you are at, make different choices.

Do not dwell on past mistakes or bad choices. Learn from them and move on. This is the university of life. If you learn from your challenges and move on not to make the mistake again, you have passed your test.

Do not hold on to past baggage. It is just that, past baggage. The choices and decisions you make from this day forth will determine your future.

A quote from one of my mentors says it well. “Everything in your life has value – your failures and successes. Your story can touch lives”. ~Robert Allen

Learn from life, share your story and change a life.

To your success.

Craig

When this question is ask, do you know what your goals, dreams and desires are? Or do you have to think real hard and quick to think something up?

This is one of the first steps we work on with team members. The new team member must have a dream and a burning desire to achieve it. Without it, your chance of success is very slim.

With the New Year right around the corner, it is a great time to get this done. No I am not talking a new years resolution that you will not accomplish or stop working towards on January 15th. (more…)

Failure.  It’s a part of life. In fact, if we took a look at most things people have failed to accomplish the list would be rather large.

People say they want to play professional sports, but only a few ever make it to the top. Some want to be a great golfer.  Many try, but only a few make it to the top. Some want to be a great musician, but only a few make it. Most of the people that open a stock trading account, do not make any money. Most people that start a home based business will not make the money they desire. In fact, I talk to people all the time, who have not found the success in a home based business that they dreamed about.

So what are the main factor or factors that keeping good people away from the lifestyle they desire? (more…)

Goals are simply a way of breaking a vision into smaller, workable units. ~Nido Qubein

There are many people in the world that resist setting goals, When we look back in history we see that setting goals is vital to achieving success in any area of your life or business. Having a huge vision is great, but it will need to have specific, measurable goals to help you obtain your vision.

One of my mentors, Robert G. Allen is a master at helping people see their grand vision. When we talk of or see our goals, dreams or visions, do not use general talk or thoughts. This will lead to failure in obtaining your wishes.
Robert would teach us (more…)

The ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency is a key element of leadership.

An all to common trait is to avoid any issue or problem that arises, hoping it will just go way.

There are many reasons why some in leadership roles do not recognize and deal with problem early on. Some of them include (more…)

Many people feel good about the business they represent or they would not be in it. Some say it is the best product and makes me feel better. Some say it’s the company while others say its the compensation plan. What is it?
What is it that makes the business you have decided to devote your time and energy to build so special?

Look at how your association with the company will improve or enhance your life. How will it effect the lives of others?
Will the company be around for the long run or is it one of the get rich quick before it shuts down type of thing? (more…)

Perhaps noted as one of the greatest United States presidents of all time, Abraham Lincoln’s early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost election to the state legislature, Speaker of the House, nomination for Congress, appointment of land officer, U.S. Senate twice and nomination for Vice President. After those eight major failures, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. How many of us would have kept going like Lincoln did? (more…)