Full Expectation

It's a beautiful day in LA today...the sun is shining, a perfect 82 degrees and a nice breeze. It's this weather that makes me even more grateful that we moved to LA!

I decided I'd make dinner at home today. It's been quite a few weeks since I've cooked and for some unknown reason I got the urge (I'm not particularly domestic, hence the 3 meals a day at our local restaurants).

So, I cooked (and it was quite good). John and I dined together on the patio along with our two dogs Lucy and Munckie. Lucy & Munckie sat and stared at us during our entire dinner...they didn't tire, they gave 100% to their begging efforts, intent on a scrap of delectable dinner. The intensity of their begging had me thinking...

Wouldn't it be awesome if every single person put forth such intensity and effort into their chose profession? Think about it...Lucy and Munckie show up without fail everytime John and I sit down at home to eat. They glare and lick their chops, the wiggle their tails, they give 100%. They continue at it until the plates are in the dishwasher...their level of intention is unmarkable. They follow me into the kitchen, never giving up until at last they can no longer see the plate and I've sat down to another activity.

Sometimes they win, sometimes they don't, but they always show up and expect to get it.

I know in my business, the key to winning is focus. As in any game of sales, sometimes you make the sale, sometimes you don't. If you allow the times you don't to affect you, you'll miss the potential sales. If Lucy and Munckie gave up on their begging efforts because they didn't get a tidbit last time, it would be guaranteed they wouldn't get a tidbit this time.

Sometimes their begging is so intense, I'll actually go make a little extra something for them as a reward. If they didn't give 100% they wouldn't have gotten it. Show up, give 100% and there is guaranteed success.

What a simple lesson but a powerful reminder from my two babies!

$15.00 an hour???

Would you work for $15.00 an hour?

A 40 hour work week at $15.00 an hour is $600.00 a week (not taking out taxes). Times that by 52 weeks assumming the person doesn't take a vacation and it's a yearly income of $31,200.

Shocking to think I used to work for less than that.

So why bring that up? I put an ad on Craigslist the other day for a personal assistant. Someone to take my clothes to the dry cleaner, answer emails, take down phone messages, etc. And, I offered $15.00 an hour...about the going rate for these tasks. I though maybe I'd get 10 or 15 resumes.

I got over 100!

Literally I was shocked! I place an add for a business opportunity telling people they can make $250K in the next six-12 months, be totally independent and have an amazing lifestyl and I get 12 responses. I place an add offering $15.00 an hour, a cell phone, and the opportunity to work like a dog for me and I get over 100 responses. There are hundreds of people looking to work for $15.00 an hour...it seems so ludicrous to me now, understanding the power of human ability and the laws of attraction. Why would anyone settle for $15.00 an hour?

Not just that...but some of the resumes were graduates of Berkeley, had Master's Degrees in Marketing, had owned their own business and now they were applying to take my dirty laundry to the drycleaners. Unbelievable!

It reminded me of the distinct differences between people who win in life and people who struggle. Admittedly, I used to be one of the strugglers...I probably would have jumped at the chance to work for $15.00 an hour. Until I decided I was worth more; that I DESERVED more and made a COMMITTMENT to BE, DO AND HAVE more in my life.

I began to study, to learn from great masters like Napolean Hill, Dr. Joseph Murphy, Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump...I studied them and followed their direction. They all said the same thing...

1. Decide What You Want
2. Commit To Getting It Regardless of Any Circumstances or Adversities You May Face
3. Do Whatever It Takes
4. Sacrifice Immediate Pleasures for Long-term Results
5. Change Your Environment and Surround Yourself with Successful People
6. Be Coachable and Find a Mentor

Well, thank God for Network Marketing because I was able to do all of these things in 1 place. I found a successful mentor, did what I was told, surrounded myself with people winning in life and immediately cut all communication with negative friends and family, studied powerful education (not the crap I learned in college) and within 90 days my life was transformed. I went from making $26K a year to $26K a month. It was simple...apply effort, commit to succeed, take action!

So, why would anyone settle for $15.00 an hour...they've given up on possibilities and they believe that's all that is possible for them. People are constantly watching the news, listening to forcasts of financial despair, watching people struggle and they buy into the crap. So, while everyone else is griping about gas prices and the economy, I made over $100K in the last 6 weeks. How? By staying focused on my goals. I am determined to buy a new house here in Los Feliz in LA. I am determined to get a new Lexus GX470, I am determined to have 3 new investment properties in LA by December 31st. I am determined to go snowboarding in NZ in September. That's all I focus on all day long. I don't watch the news, I don't listen to people's negativity, I simply focus on my goals, smile, talk to energetic people who inspire me and live a life on purpose.

So, now, sorting through all the applications will be a treat. I've already deleted half of them for not following instructions.

Hawaii was AWESOME!

I just got back from a fabulous week in Oahu for the Liberty League Liberty Conference. What a spectacular event! The speakers were fantastic, the venue oh, so luxurious and a the weather couldn't have been more perfect.

What I love the most about LLI's Liberty Conferences is watching the transformation people experience. I watch them arrive before the event and the person who leaves is completely different...filled with a new vision for their life, in touch with their personal power and potential and equipped with the tools to realize their dreams.

Check out the pictures of our event: http://extremeteam.smugmug.com/gallery/5404009_pvBXU#330592576_wXJfZ

It's so cool to arrive and meet all of my associates. This event was particularly awesome because I had associates from all over the globe: The US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Just to think that if it weren't for Liberty League, I would never have had the opportunity to connect with such amazing people...people I know hold as some of my dearest friends.

We truly are transforming the world! Giving people the tools to realize their true potential, supporting them in achieving the lifestyle they desire and at the same time connecting people globally with a united purpose: prosperity!

I can't wait for the next conference in the Bahamas! See you there.

Happy Independence Day!

Today is a day to be grateful for all the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.

I am very fortunate to have travelled to many countries, including Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a beautiful country, filled with gracious, loving and generous people who are subjected to the rule of an incompetent and selfish dictator - Mugabe. It was during my visit to Zimbabwe that I truly realized how fortunate I am to be an American. The people there live in fear to vote, go without food, are limited in their industry and many fathers work more than 50 miles from their families and during their one week off a year, will walk home to visit.

So, yes, I hate the IRS just like everyone else. Yes, I think Bush is a bafoon. Yes, I think there's so much we could improve, but I still wake up every morning to opportunity. There's no police carrying machine guns on my corner. I do not live in fear of my government. I live in freedom, enjoying a life of ease and fun.

Today on July 4th, take time to realize the freedoms you have. Take a moment to read the Declaration of Independence that 56 Brave Men risked their liberties and lives to sign the Declaration of Indepence. Be responsible with these rights...responsible to know them, to honor them and to protect them. They are your rights and noone can deny you these rights.

The powerful preamble of our Declaration of Independence...born to create a government for the people by the people:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.


How often have you thought about the freedoms you enjoy...really thought about it? In our country we have the right to vote, the right to express ourselves, the right to protect ourselves, the right to industry and prosperity, the right to happiness and liberty. It is my opinion, based on my experience, that many people simply take these liberties for granted without even realizing what an honor they are to have. Take the right to vote for instance...did you know that less than 50% of Americans turned out to vote in the last presidential election (but almost 100% of them are willing to complain about the government, president, etc.). Why don't people vote? Because they don't!!!! There's no good reason...yes, some people say they are too busy (but they won't miss American Idol), or they don't think their vote matters (but they'll sure give you their opinion on the state of things!).

Gratitude for our freedoms means making the most of them. We live in an industrious country without limitation on prosperity...make the most of it. We live in a country where every vote counts...make the most of it (register to vote today). We live in a country where we have the right to protect ourselves...make the most of it. We live in a country where we have the right to communicate and express ourselves...make the most of it! Enjoy these freedoms as others are fighting throughout the world, right now for the same priveledges. People are giving their lives right now for the same rights.

Here in Los Angeles, there is an incredible organization that is working diligently to procure the rights of every human being on earth...the Youth for Human Rights Organization. If you haven't seen their videos that are throughout the web and playing on many TV stations, check them out here: http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/watchads/index.html They are incredibly moving.