ARE WE IN A RECESSION?

Every one seems to be worried about the same thing. Companies and families are tightening there belts around the country. Are we heading into a recession?

Here is the problem. Everything is getting more expensive. The dollar is loosing its value and most of us make the same or close to what we made 5 years ago. Tell me I’m wrong.

Here is the difference. We are moving into the information age. We are moving out of the industrial age. If you think that we are already in the information age then talk to the thousands of people that still work in factories around the country whose jobs are being threatened by cheap labor in Pakistan or Mexico. There are going to be some growing pains, and some will be left behind.

When it comes to change there are 3 types of people.

1. Those who are afraid of change and will do what ever they can to stop it.
2. Those who embrace change and make it part of themselves.
3. Those who wonder what happened.

Since we are coming into the information age I believe there are 2 things that will make you the most successful. Information is king.

1. Be the one with the most information about your self. Make this information very easily accessible. This information should be in more than 1 format. People always have a preference how they like to see things. Make your self easy to find for everyone.
2. The ones who can collect and learn the most will win. Now don’t go out there and start learning everything you can. You’ll get burned out. Get the right information from those you trust. Find a mentor and learn from them.

We are all learning every day if we like it or not. Every day things get into our heads that we’ll be using years from now. What do you think about when you’re not thinking about anything?

Bret Wade
http://www.yoursuccessonpurpose.com

Knowing people will help you

Thanks to Florence Littauer for these awesome personality examples.

The Sanguine is the popular person who wants to have fun out of every situation and be the life of the party. Sanguine love to talk.

The Choleric is the powerful person who wants to take control of every situation and make decisions for others. Choleric love to work.

The Melancholy is the perfect person who wants everything done in order and done properly and who appreciates art and music. Melancholies love to analyze.

The Phlegmatic is the peaceful person who wants to stay out of trouble, keep life on an even keel, and get along with everybody. Phlegmatics like to rest.
It is amazing how quickly we can learn to spot these people and therefore know how to approach them correctly.

The Sanguines are the easiest to spot because they make grand entrances, love attention, attract people with their magnetism, exude charisma, and tell funny stories. What they want to hear from you is how attractive they are, how you like their hair, make-up, dangling rhinestone earrings, or anything else they have put on to ensure that you notice them. They live for the externals and want you to get excited over their clothes, sense of humor, or new red sports car. If you are a Melancholy, you will not naturally be given to praising the obvious and will feel that to laugh at the Sanguine's jokes and stories will only encourage them to babble on.

The Choleric Powerful Person is easy to spot because he walks with authority and appears to be in charge of everything. Such people don't want to waste much time on trivial activity with no obvious results or converse with people w ho have nothing to say of any consequence. They are frequently telling other people what to do and pointing out the "dummies" of life. They accomplish more than any of the other personality types, can quickly assess what needs to be done, and are usually right. They don't need to be affirmed on their looks, but they love praise for their accomplishment; their speed in problem solving; their constant goal setting, their loyalty to God, church, mother, business, or country; and their sense of fair play. If you are a Phlegmatic you get worn out just watching these people, but if you want them to be impressed with you, tell them how amazed you are at how much they accomplish in a very short time. They may never have noticed you before but they will suddenly see you as a person of great discernment.

The Melancholy Perfect Person is usually very neatly put together and intellectual looking. These people are usually quiet, reserved, and a little ill-at-ease in social situations where they don't know everyone. They would rather talk quietly with one person in depth than banter with a group. They consider compliments on clothes and external niceties to be trivial and want to hear about the inner virtues of integrity, wisdom, and spiritual values. They often marry Sanguines who can't find their way inside these deep virtues and who keep telling them how cute they look. When we don't understand these differences, we are giving out silver boxes that nobody wants. The Melancholy is very sensitive and easily hurt and tends to take what others say in humor as personal and hurtful. Since Sanguines and Cholerics say whatever comes to their minds without weighing their words, they often deflate the Melancholy who is waiting for someone to hand him a silver box that says, "I understand you."

The Phlegmatic Peaceful Person is amiable, easy to get along with, and relaxed. These people fit into any situation, blend in with the wallpaper, and modify their personality to get along without conflict. They laugh with those who laugh and cry with those who cry. Everyone loves the low-key nature of the inoffensive Phlegmatic, and though they aren't loud like the Sanguine, they do have a witty sense of humor. They often lean while standing and sit in comfortable recliner chairs if at all possible. They don't need a lot of praise like the Sanguine, nor do they want to be in charge like the Choleric, or get to deeply involved like the Melancholy. They do appreciate being noticed once and a while, being included in conversations that they won't push into on their own, and being told they are of value and their opinion is respected. Since they often marry Cholerics, whose idea of value is wrapped up in how much is accomplished in a given day, they don't get appreciated for their quiet and gentle spirit. They, in turn, find it difficult to praise the constant projects of the Choleric because it wears them out just thinking of them.

I WAS ABANDOND BY NETWORK MARKETING

HOW SOME PEOPLE TURN MLM INTO SCAMS
BY BRET WADE

I was told by everyone that I knew to stay away from (MLM) network marketing. I didn’t know why at the time but I didn’t care. I was doing other things at the time. The problem with people is that we want to feel comfortable. It isn’t until we feel uncomfortable that we want something different. Well I don’t see that as a problem, I see it as change. So I felt as if every thing was great until it wasn’t. I thought everything was working for me until it wasn’t. I thought that I was doing the best that I could until I wasn’t.

For some reason I felt like I wanted to get something more out of life. When I started to search for this ‘something more’ I found out that there were thousands of people that were out there looking for me. I answered an Email and was talking one on one with someone with-in the next hour at a coffee shop. He made the company sound so great and the system sound so easy that I had to sign up right away.

You wouldn’t believe the headaches I had for the next 6 months. Looking back now I think that my brain was growing (LEARNING NEW STUFF), developing new synaptic responses, but it sure did hurt. It’s hard to explain. Just realize that it was a headache that I never had felt before. I did every thing that I was told to do. When my ‘up-line’ said to do something or go some where, that’s what I did. Some things were really hard for me to do. I’m sure that is the same for every one. There are one or two things that you never saw yourself doing before that you had to force yourself to do if you wanted the big rewards that you heard about.

The next thing that happened is what really changed my life. A man named Sean told me to read the book, “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. Well then I was really hooked. I’ve read the book 3 times since then and many, many, many others by different authors. Now I will be a life long learner and I will always be ready to learn from anyone that is ready to teach.

So, if you’ve made it this far in my boring story you just have to read a little longer to find out how MLM abandoned me, deserted me, picked me up at the bus stop and dumped me out in the middle of no-where. If this has happened to you then HOW actually doesn’t matter and you all have your own stories HOW it happened. The reason HOW it happened is because it’s supposed to happen that way. The most important thing to understand is WHY.

If you’ve read one of my previous blogs, I talk about how MLM’ers make money. We sell stuff. When someone says, “no, it’s not sales,” They are lying to you. When you say “I’m not good at sales,” You are lying to yourself. Everyone can and has sold something, but that is another short story.

So you are going to have to sell something or find someone that can sell something. What happens is the ‘BIG WIGS’ of Network Marketing are looking for the hidden ‘BIG WIGS’ in sales. They don’t care how many people they have to go through to get to that person. They’ll tell you they care and they want to help you out, but that’s a LIE. You have a friend who has a friend who knows someone whose uncle’s co-worker is perfect for this company. That is Networking and THAT IS SALES. Make the sale and move on…they don’t care about you!

"Companies should identify and work closely with key members
of the industry infrastructure. I believe that 10 percent of the
people in an industry strongly influence the other 90 percent. If a
company can win the hearts and minds of the most important 10
percent its market positioning is assured." Regis McKenna

True but, just as in everything else… People are the problem and people are the solution. Instead of searching for sales people search for leaders or potential leaders . I don’t think that I can ever follow a sales person (as a matter of fact I’d probably run away), but I can follow a leader. I want leaders following me. Instead of passing up someone who doesn’t have the ‘right stuff’ and using them for their contacts, let them learn to have it. The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. The difference is not what we FIND, it’s what we do with it when we find whatever that is. Hand someone a book. Help someone help themselves.

“Give a man a fish and you feed
him for a day. Teach a man to fish
and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Chinese Proverb

I will be here for anyone one who is ready to learn.

http://www.yoursuccessonpurpose.com