Judge People By This Alone!

I admire people who have the guts to do something and Take Action!

Most people don't have guts – they are timid – live in fear and Never Take Action.
As a result they are stuck being poor forever.
They spend their whole lives 'wishing' and 'praying'.

In fact, now I only judge people by one thing:
Not by the words they speak;
Not by the way they look, dress and smile;
I only judge people by the Actions They Take.

Even if you never see the actions they take you can still tell whether they are Action Takers and what kinds of Actions they are taking.

Just check their RESULTS!

Intelligent Choices + Massive, Immediate, Focused Action = Huge, Life Enhancing Results!

True Story!

A very successful Network Marketing Millionaire walks up to this table of 9 people in a restaurant and lays 3 of his business cards on the table in front of them and says: “You guys might think I’m crazy but I believe that 3 out of every 9 people want to be successful. Decide who gets these cards and give me a call.”

Pearls of Wisdom

Grow Up – Get Strong – Take the Bull by the horns and GET THIS THING DONE!
No More Excuses!
No More Hiding Behind Circumstances!Get Out There and JUST DO IT!

Seriously Now!!!!!

Don’t worry if you prospect someone and they say no!
They’re not going to find out where you live, pull up a lawn chair and heckle you for the rest of your life.

Pearls of Wisdom

If you want to catch a cold, get around people who have a cold.
If you want to catch a dream, hang around people who have a dream.

DECIDE

I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful Family Day today.

Spending more time with our families is why we are building this business as hard as we are right?

Well that is my primary reason and so today was a great reminder of why I work as hard as I do in this business.

I hope with all my heart that every one of you truly understands what it is you are in and how close you are to busting loose in this business.

In fact you are just a decision away!

So make the decision today to do 3 things consistently:
1- Listen to ALL the phone calls – there are only 3 of them a week.
2- Attend ALL the meetings – there is only one meeting a week.
3- Spend 67 minutes every day Building Your Business. That means you meet with one person every day and share with them what you are doing. Your job is not to recruit, sponsor, get them in, convince them or sell them on anything. All you have to do is SHARE this wonderful opportunity with them and let them decide for themselves.

Note: I have done the calculations and if you spent 67 minutes every single day for 11.5 months you could be earning over $3,000 per month. That is based on a 90% failure rate. So if only 1 out of 10 people signed up and spent just $100 in the AD Program every month and if only 22 % of those people did what you did and committed to 67 minutes a day you could be financially free in 11.5 months.

I hope that fires you up and I really do hope you make the decision to do the 3 things I have outlined above.

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Your Network is Your Net Worth

In just about any business Networking is critical and in ours it is even more important especially if you truly want to make money.
However, most people don’t have a clue what to do at a Networking event.
And if they do they don’t know what to say when someone asks them “What do you do?” They freeze especially if they are a Network Marketer.

So here are a few hints especially for our business:

You definitely need business cards when going to a Networking Event.
Do you have a printer?
If you do you can go to Staples or any office supplies store (even Wal-Mart) and buy Business Card Blanks.
That way you can make some temporary cards.
Not to have business cards at a networking event is a major business sin.
You can also access Free Business Cards (just pay shipping and handling) by clicking on the link at the very bottom of this Blog.

Now what do you say to people when they ask you what do you do?
In fact I will give you not only my response but responses I learned from other leaders in this business.

Here goes: They ask, "What do you do?"

Your Reply:
"I help people create a Reliable Second Income."
"I show people how to make money from infomercials on TV & Radio."
"I am a Financial Freedom Engineer"
"I show people how to use a professional media company to make money in a Home Based Business".
"I teach how 100% of people make money without selling."
"I teach people how to make money using a very unique method."
"My business partners and I teach people how to make money through a no-cost customer acquisition program."

Now in almost every case you will get the following response:
"How do you do that?" or "What is that all about?"

This is where you have to be strong, have great confidence and posture as you reply:

"It takes about 15 minutes for me to explain how that works. Are you looking for ways to increase your income?"
If they answer yes - take out your daytimer:
"So when would be a good time for us to meet? How does this Wednesday work for you or is Friday better?"

WARNING:
You will be tempted to give them more information.
Just a teeny, weeny, little bit of information won't hurt - right? WRONG!
When you give someone even a little bit of information what you are doing is giving them two or three pieces of a 150 piece puzzle.
They then make a decision and turn us down based on almost no information.

Now that being said, if someone asks what company I am associated with I tell them.

If they ask for a website - this is what I say:
"Oh I will give you all of that information after our meeting."

The key is to have confidence and not let them push you into telling them more about what you do.
One way to do that is once you have booked the meeting turn the spotlight back on them by asking them questions you haven't asked before.

Those questions should be based on F.O.R.M. - you know what those are right?

Family - How many kids do you have - Is your family from around here - etc.

Occupation - What do you do - Where do you work - etc.

Recreation - Find out what they like to do in their down time - Do they golf, fish, workout, play soccer - etc.

Money or Message - Everybody has their own message - maybe they are involved in Network Marketing already - maybe they have a side business to make extra money.

At a Networking Event these are the 3 key rules:
1- Get their Business Card and give them yours
2- Do less talking and ask lots of questions
3- Meeting ‘Lots’ of people is not as important as making a solid impression with a ‘few’ people. Quality counts not Quantity!

After a Networking Event these are the 3 Key Rules:
1- Follow up within 48 to 72 hours with a phone call or an email at the very least. Here is an email script:
a. Hi Bob, It was a pleasure meeting you at the Chamber’s networking event on Tuesday evening. I really enjoyed our conversation and I will call you in the next few days to see if there is any way in which I can help you with your business. Maybe we can get together for a coffee and get to know each other better. Take care Bob and have an awesome week! Allan

2- Give Before You Receive! Always ask them what you can do for them first before you ask for something from them. Think of it as making a deposit before you make a withdrawal. The other way around you would be overdrawn and no one likes that.
a. If you asked lots of questions when you met them then you will now know how to deal with this one
b. Be Sincere!

3- Stay In Touch! You can do this best through a monthly phone call. Email also works as long as you are not sending them junk mail. And yes folks – jokes are junk mail!

Just remember that your Network is your Net Worth!
Grow, Protect and Nourish your Network and your Net Worth will grow accordingly!

Success Clues

Have you noticed that Success leaves Clues?

Well that is exactly what I have been noticing as I watch the people who are successful in our business.

I also know as you probably do as well is that if you do what successful people do then you too will be successful.

So here is brief look at just a short list of what I have noticed.
For a more detailed look please visit my Blog:
http://thefreedomtrain.blogspot.com/

Successful People In Our Business:

1- Have A List
a. They not only have a list they are always growing their list.
b. They know that their confidence is as strong as their list is long.
c. A short list makes you desperate to sponsor the few people you have.
2- Practice Success Association
a. They attend every single phone call
b. They attend every single meeting
i. Even if they have no one new to bring out.
ii. They understand that you become who you hang out with and who you listen to (thus all the calls)
iii. They know that success attracts success and breeds more success.
3- They Are Teachable
a. They Listen – They Learn – They Act!
b. They Listen More Than They Speak – especially when they are in the presence of someone who is more successful than they are.
c. They understand The Science of Listening means not waiting to speak as soon as the person stops talking – but truly Listening!
4- WIT Attitude – Whatever It Takes
a. They have a Never-Say-Die Attitude
b. They Don’t Make Excuses
c. They will go Over, Under, Around or Through – What Ever It Takes – They DO!
5- Work as A Team
a. They are not Shy about asking their Leaders for Help
b. They seek the Team’s Support and in turn Provide The Team Support by attending meetings and Doing what They say They are Going To Do.
6- They Go After Success With Urgency
a. They don’t tinker and play around with it
b. They are in a huge hurry to grab their piece of the pie
c. They Hit it HARD
7- They Are Loyal To Their Downline, Upline and Company.
8- They Are Focused
a. For a while they put all their eggs in one basket.
b. That means they stay singularly focused
9- They Are Avid Readers – And Are Eventually Great Leaders
10- They are Passionate, Excited and Disciplined
a. They use their passion and excitement to Do Something EVERYDAY
b. Nothing stops them from doing that little bit or a lot each day
c. When they walk and they talk their passion and excitement draws people to them in droves.

You can take these Success Clues and apply them to our business or you can apply them to any business or venture in your life. If success was a gourmet meal this would be the recipe and if success were a Science then these would be its laws.

Use them diligently and you too can join us at the top!

Pearls Of Wisdom

Most people fail in any business for 2 Reasons:
1- Unwillingness To Change
2- They Quit Too Soon

Learning From Successful People – Simon Cowell

BusinessWeek Online Staff Writer Stacy Perman about entrepreneurialism, success, reality TV, and the new show that will combine them all.

What would you consider essential to being a successful entrepreneur?

1-Work hard
2- Be patient
3- And be a sponge while learning your business.
4- Learn how to take criticism.
5- Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.

What role has failure played in you career? For instance, your label Fanfare Records went under in 1989, and your reality show Cupid was canceled in 2003.

When I was 30 the company that owned Fanfare went bust, and I effectively lost everything. I had to move in with my parents. In hindsight, it was the best thing that happened in my life.

Because I learned:
1- The value of money: not to borrow money and not to live beyond my means.
2- And I learned that getting there is more fun than being there.
3- But one thing that I have always been able to do is to own up to my mistakes and not blame others.As for Cupid, we compromised. We allowed other people to make decisions for us, [but] I don't blame anybody but myself for allowing that to happen.

Learning From Successful People - Oprah!

Here is an article by Carmine Gallo taken from Business Week. As you read it apply the wisdom of Oprah’s success to your own business or job even.

That is what I have done as I listened to or read the words of Millionaires and other highly successful people.

I have taken the liberty of highlighting some of the key points in this excellent article.

The Secret of Oprah's Success
To strike a chord with their audiences, executives must learn how to make an emotional connection. No one does that better than the talk-show queen

Like most of you, I couldn't help avoiding news coverage of Oprah Winfrey's mea culpa over the fabrications -- okay, lies -- in James Frey's book A Million Little Pieces. After his distortions were exposed, Oprah apologized for supporting Frey. It served to remind me why millions of people love Oprah and what the rest of us can learn from her in our own personal or professional communications.

Oprah is someone I consider to be an authentic communicator, in the sense that the dictionary defines authenticity: worthy of trust. It's a refreshing change from the culture of finger pointing we seem to find ourselves in these days. In a Roper poll conducted last August, more than 70% of respondents felt that wrongdoing was widespread in Corporate America. Trust is at a premium. Your customers, colleagues, investors, and employees crave it.

In my career as a communications coach, I work with many executives who are sincere, genuine, caring, and concerned. They are authentic human beings, but as communicators, they sometimes don't quite understand how to make a strong emotional connection with their audiences. I ask them to pay attention to the following traits of authentic communicators.

ADMIT MISTAKES. So few people are willing to fess up to mistakes that Oprah makes headlines by simply admitting she was wrong. But it's exactly why so many of Oprah's viewers feel a strong emotional connection to her.

Last year, I worked with an executive at a high-tech startup in Silicon Valley funded by one of the world's wealthiest individuals. The executive had to deliver some bad news. By going in the direction he originally endorsed, a crucial product had not worked properly, meaning its launch would have to be delayed.

After discussing how best to handle the presentation, we decided to have the executive start the presentation by admitting to his mistake, or misjudgement, instead of pointing the finger at his team of engineers or vendors. Only after he fessed up would he spend the next 20 minutes explaining what he had learned and how it would help the product become even better.

Understandably, I couldn't attend the actual presentation. But I did hear that the wealthy investor "felt good" about the executive, the team, and their ability to correct the problem. The executive kept his job and the company has since enjoyed considerable success, including a glowing profile in The Wall Street Journal. If you make a mistake, own up to it.

LOWER THE SHIELD. Oprah is confident about herself and is not reluctant to lower her shield from time to time, telling stories that give people a glimpse into her pain, joy, and what's truly in her heart. I'm not recommending that you share your innermost secrets, but I am suggesting that personal stories go a long way toward reinforcing trust with your listeners.

For example, another woman who enjoys an authentic relationship with her audience -- readers and viewers -- is personal finance guru Suze Orman. She gave me a lot of time for my book, 10 Simple Secrets, and was one of my favorite interview subjects during my career as a business journalist. There is a good reason why Orman stands out among America's 650,000 financial planners: She connects on a personal level. People trust her. In conversations she shares stories about herself and the financial struggles her family experienced.

Orman often tells the story about the time she was 13 and watched her father dive back into a burning chicken shack to retrieve a cash register. In that moment Orman learned how much money, or the lack of it, could become more important than life itself for those who don't know how to manage it. Her mission is to help people manage their money while placing it into the proper perspective. By lowering the shield every once in a while and sharing something personal, you will develop a connection with your listeners and establish a stronger bond of trust.

SHOW UNBRIDLED PASSION. Oprah has an unbridled passion for books. When she launched her enormously popular book club she was quoted as saying, "Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi." Authentic communicators are passionate about their service, product, company, or cause and they're not afraid to show it.

All too often business professionals forget that their customers or employees want to feel good about the company and individuals with whom they do business. I spent some time with Starbucks founder Howard Schultz during the research for my first book. His passion is contagious, but interestingly, while he enjoys coffee, he is truly passionate about creating a workplace that treats employees with dignity and respect. He often says that Starbucks' success has much to do with the company's relationship with its employees.

Identify what you are truly passionate about and share that passion with your listeners. More often than not, you will find that your passion is not necessarily in the product itself but in the benefit the product or service offers your customers and employees.
By Carmine Gallo

The Secrets To Bill Gates Success

I have always been on a quest for knowledge and especially the secret to success. And in that quest I have spoken to numerous wealthy and successful people and listened to even more successful and wealthy people being interviewed on Television and Radio.

One of those people I have followed very closely is Bill Gates (my idol and we share the same birth date and year).

Bill is the richest man in the world and was interviewed on the Larry King Show. On the show he said a few things that I would like to share with you. These 3 nuggets are available to all of us most of the time. So why aren’t we as successful as Bill? Read and find out!

When Larry asked about his incredible wealth and success Bill Gates said, “Larry, I was at the right place at the right time, and luck has a lot to do with that.”

There you go! Nugget # 1:
~ You must be in the Right Place at the Right Time ~ and yes luck does have something to do with it.

Bill Gates continued, “But Larry, there were a lot of people at the same place I was. One difference was I had vision. I saw the potential that was there.”

Bam! Nugget # 2:
~ You must have Vision ~ With that Vision you need to see the potential in the opportunity that lies before you.

Mr Gates was not through yet. He continued, “But Larry there were a lot of people at the same place I was and a lot of people had the same vision. The Big Difference was I took Massive and Immediate and Focused Action.”

Most Importantly! Nugget # 3:
~ You Must Take MASSIVE and IMMEDIATE and FOCUSED ACTION ~

I cannot count how many times I have been in the right place at the right time but I lacked Vision.

With Vision I would have been able to see where that opportunity would have lead me to. Instead of wondering how long it was going to last or whether it was too good to be true, I should have put on my positive, long range glasses and looked into the future.

Finally, how many times have we been in the Right Place at the Right Time, we could see the Vision but life just got in the way and we procrastinated and never took action?

The last few years I have not let that happen. 3 times in the last 5 years I have been in the Right Place at the Right Time. 3 Times in the last 5 years I have had the Vision and 3 times in the last 5 years I have taken Massive and Immediate and Focused Action. I have yet to see my rewards from the first two companies but they are coming sooner or later. The present one and you all know which one that is, is producing huge dividends already not just for me but for all who have inadvertently followed these Billionaire Nuggets.

Now what about you?

I know you are in the Right Place at the Right Time but do you have Vision?

Are you going to take Massive and Immediate and Focused Action or are you going to let Life’s little challenges keep you from a life of abundance?

You know what your answer needs to be but will you act on it?

Been Doin' Some Re-Fueling

That's right The Freedom Train's been away for a while getting tuned up and re-fueled for an amazing 2006.

So if you are ready to jump on board - get ready for one heck of a ride!

Pearls Of Wisdom

We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers, some of us let dreams die, but others nourish and protect them, nurse them through bad days... to the sunshine and light which always come.
Woodrow Wilson - 28th President of the USA

Teach Don’t Preach!

Knowledge is just Information until it is acted upon. Information can be accessed easily and usually within a short period of time.

However, when Knowledge is Acted upon that is when it is no longer just information. Now it has become a ‘Knowing’ in your Heart, Mind and Soul!

You can only Teach what you Know!

The Fruit On My Tree - The Action Plan

When my mentor first showed me this Action Plan I thought he was nuts. I was working 60 to 80 hours a week and stressed beyond belief. That is the reason I had sought his advice.

He simply encouraged me to begin by setting small goals. Small enough so that I could do what I said I was going to do and thus Be Accountable.

Slowly we increased the size of those goals until one day a couple of years later I noticed what had happened. I was spending more time learning and less time working and still earning the same amount of money.

Today I find the more I learn, the more I earn and the less I work. Isn’t that where we all want to be? If you agree then lets get started with my mentor’s 5 Step Action Plan which I will share with you over the next few weeks. I do this because that is how my mentor got me started. Doing just one thing at a time instead of overwhelming me with too much all at one time.

Step 1 of 5 – The Education Action Plan

Reading

It is said that readers become leaders. And people follow leaders!

Now I have always been a reader but the stuff I was reading, like John Grisham novels, were not making me any money and had no potential to make me money. I started reading stuff like Think and Grow Rich and The Magic of Thinking Big and suddenly things began to change.

The next problem many people have is that they have no time. You see the right type of reading is like putting fuel in your car. Can you imagine not having the time to fuel up your car? Eventually you will run out of gas.

When my mentor first spoke to me about effective reading I had already run out of gas. And many of you might be in the same place today. If you are you need to make the time. Even if it is only ten minutes a day!

If you are not a seasoned ‘effective reader’ a great place to start is with The Magic Of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. I have just picked up this book again and have started to read it for the seventh time.

Let’s read it together and share our thoughts on this Blog.

By the way a great way to get rid of the weeds in your mental garden is to read. So read and weed and soon you will lead yourself and many, many others to the promised land of financial prosperity.

Step 2 of 5 – The Education Action Plan

Seminars

Originally I intended to only share one of these steps at a time. The reason I want to get into it right now is that there are so many seminars that you can go to for free. Sure they pitch you stuff but they also give you a lot of knowledge to help you grow.

One seminar that has been so effective for me has been The Millionaire Mind Intensive. There is one coming up in Calgary, Alberta from November 11th to the 13th. If you do not have a ticket and would like one please email me and I will send you a special reference code you can use to get yourself registered.

Seminars are an excellent way to grow and meet people as well. Don’t underestimate the power of what one seminar can do for you. Within four months of my First Millionaire Mind seminar I had quit my job. Sure I had the right vehicle but then again how many of you have that same vehicle? They teach that the Roots determine the Fruits on a tree. That seminar helped me get healthy roots and today the fruits are bountiful.

Once again beware of that financially fatal disease called Excusitis. If you’re saying I can’t get the day off – that is precisely the reason to go. I called in sick when I went a year ago. I wasn’t lying! I was Sick! I was sick of not having money! I was sick of being told when I could take my vacation. I was sick of working for someone else.

Today I am happy to report I am not sick anymore!

Pearls Of Wisdom

Don’t let the things that you can’t do today stop you from doing the things that you can do.

The Fruit On My Tree – The Third Secret

All of my mentors put a very high priority on Education but not the kind of education one received in the traditional schools of higher learning. One of my mentors when asked would say that the only degree he had was a PhD in Life!

Another mentor, a doctor, with many, many degrees and a highly respected Cancer Specialist had printed behind his Network Marketing Business Card “Even thermometers have degrees but look where we shove them”. If you are too young to get this one ask your parents where they used to shove thermometers in the old days.

Every mentor of mine stressed this third and most critical secret – no matter the cost:

3- Get an Education

It is said that when Knowledge Meets Opportunity, Success Usually Follows! Today there is virtually no reason why one cannot attain all the knowledge they desire on any subject.

The old excuse that it is too expensive, does not hold true today. Given the Internet, Libraries and Free Seminars that are available to everyone, getting an education has never been more affordable.

The other excuse of having no time is probably more valid but should not be acceptable. We should always be able to MAKE time for the important things in life. And that is the key! How important is success to you? How strong is your desire for success (the fruit on your tree)? If the desire is strong and you believe it is important then you will wake up early, when everyone else is in bed and execute your Education Action Plan that will follow next.

We have an awesome opportunity in our hands. So if you are not already successful or if you are not as successful as you would like to be (and that’s where I am) then it might be a case of Opportunity seeking more Knowledge, rather than knowledge meeting Opportunity.

I hope you decide to Grow Now and Grow Fast so you can take advantage of the opportunity at hand.

Next I will share the Action Plan my mentor created for me. To say that it has drastically changed my life in every way would be an understatement.

Pearls Of Wisdom

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.