What's Your Excuse?

Mine was having the grandkids for the summer, business was blooming, I had a magazine to produce and distribute, two new websites to launch and a myriad of other “reasons” for not moving forward in my new Mona Vie Business.

I mean, I signed up and was all gung-ho to start recruiting and spreading the word about the health benefits of Mona Vie as a product and the business model that has made many people rich in the short time it has been around.

In all fairness, my husband has been the gung-ho one. He has been actively sharing the message and the JUICE with anyone and everyone who is interested. He has been going to meetings in town and hundreds of miles away, he’s got the business cards and all the right stuff to promote Mona Vie to our circles. And in fact, he has done just that. He gives out at least 4 bottles of the wonder-juice a week, not to mention Success from Home, the magazine that shares stories of dozens of folks who have already “made it” in this business. In fact, yesterday we attended a birthday party one of our neighbors hosted and got to talking about Mona Vie with a few of the other guests. Two were interested ~ one from the business standpoint and the other from the health standpoint.

The first one started a postal store business and business is really bad. He and his wife have invested almost $150,000 in the past two years and have yet to turn a profit! Of course, that is pretty normal for many businesses especially with the state of the economy these days. However, you don’t have to spend any where near that to start seeing a return on your investment with Mona Vie. Many of the people I have met who are now Diamond Distributors didn’t even spend $1,000! Yes, there are ongoing costs involved including the monthly cost of buying 1 or 2 cases of Mona Vie. But today there are very few ways you can invest so little to make so much! The possibilities truly are endless.

The second person we spoke to was having hot flashes and night sweats and I told her that since being on Mona Vie mine are almost completely gone. It is TRUE! And when I do have them, they are not nearly as intense as they once were. When I started getting Hot flashes I had to quit doing public speaking because they were so unbearable. About 2 or 3 months after being on the Mona Vie the symptoms are so mild that I am the only one who notices them. No more Power surges, more like mild electrical currents that flow from time to time. So we gave her a bottle to try. I am confident they will help her and when they do, we will have a new customer.

That’s what it takes. Finding people to buy and people to sell. That’s what makes the potential for massive success a reality.

So today I recommitted to the business. Because the product is excellent and the business model works.

Let me tell you about the business side of direct sales. To be a success you have to follow their tried and true model. Everyone who does it the way the other top produces does is a success. That’s why they provide distributors with all the tools to succeed, CD’s, books, action plans and more. In fact, we purchased their Maximum Action Plan (or Map) book during one of the meetings we attended (distributors can also download the MAP book for free from their sites). The MAP is a 10 Step Pattern and Calendar outlining all the things a distributor should do to succeed and reach their financial goals. Now I have to tell you, no one “makes you” do anything in the book, but as I mentioned earlier if you follow it and do what the other successful distributors have done, your chances of making lots of money and reaching your goals increased exponentially!

The very first thing in the MAP book is a one-page outline with a fill-in-the blanks goal sheet for your business. It is important to write down what goals you want to achieve and by what date you want to achieve them.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Linda Ware, author, master motivational speaker, corporate trainer and coach. She spoke about how to get everything you want in life when you set Power Goals and achieve them. Power Goals are based upon goal setting and the laws of attraction. I will be posting the link to Linda’s Interview in the next few days.

No matter what business you are in the best way to set yourself up for success is to set realistic goals that are in alignment with your values and life’s mission.

If you are struggling financially, your business is not producing what you need or expect, maybe its because you are not setting the right kind of goals or worse, like me you’re making excuses.

Maybe you’re blaming the economy, the media, your staff or even your marketing. Most, if not all of these excuses are really products of your belief system. Because they are really more in control than you may imagine.

Next post I’ll talk about the 20/20 vision for success and share the sponsoring tips outlined in the MAP book.

By the way, here’s an interesting video by CBS Channel 6 in Orlando talking about Monavie lowering your Cholesterol backed up by a study from Emory University (thanks to Kerri Aronoff my first Sponsee for sending this to me).

And Kerri has a great blog she started to keep track of her journey as a new Mona Vie distributor. I think you will find it interesting and you may even be able to relate to it as did I. It’s called: OGirlie

To learn more about the Mona Vie Business, visit JUICE WHO.

If you have any questions or would like to go to a distributor meeting in your part of the world, call me at 954-625-6606 and I’ll hook you up!

Girls Just Wanna Have FUN!

5 Words were never truer!

And combine fun with a Fourth of July Celebration and you've got nirvana....

Let me begin at the beginning.

It all started with Mothers Day. As you may know Im a retail florist (and have been for 28 years). So while others are celebrating holidays with their family and friends I am working with mine. Yes, they all come in to help out and have some fun - we all enjoy seeing the feelings of joy people experience from sending and receiving flowers (I'll save that for another post).

This Mother's Day was typical of the previous 27 in my business. I worked alongside my two daughters and husband and a few friends. This alone is a wonderful mothers day gift! But my Girls didn't stop there! Jennifer and Suzannah decided to schedule a "girls getaway" weekend at a spa for all three of us! They booked the Trump International Beach Resort on Sunny Isles Beach in Florida (Miami). It was heavenly! And it started on Friday, July 4th!

On Friday, we just hung out by the pool, had a some great food (and even invited my hubby and the grandchildren to spend the afternoon with us). Then we sent them on their way to begin our weekend of luxury and pampering. On Saturday morning we went to the SPA, and partook of their many treatments including a Swedish Massage (given by Chris), a perfect facial (by Janine) and rejuvenating body scrub (by Catarina). We had lunch, hung out by the pool, went to dinner and ended the day with a movie - finally saw Sex and the City - which was so much fun with my girls!

Sunday we started over with more yummy treatments at the spa and laughs and hugs and just simply relaxing.

When we got home I was like mush and didn't do much of anything (except lounge by the pool).

The most important part was spending time with Jennifer and Suzannah. They are my best friends in the whole world (and I have a few other best friends). Nothing compares to a great relationship with your children (and parents). I am so lucky to have both.

Almost at the same time Jennifer, Suzannah and I said, let's make this an annual event! I'm there already!

The Trump Resort was a first class experience - Maya Frenkiel, Guest Relations Coordinator was our first and last touch point with the Resort and she is a perfect example of how the rest of the staff are. Every person we encountered was friendly, courteous and very accomodating. We were treated like celebrities from the moment we arrived until the final check out. They constantly asked how we were doing and if we needed anything. You could tell they have a great passion for serving others.

On their website it says "Trump International Beach Resort is a world of indulgent pleasures waiting for you on the shores of beautiful Miami Beach." Finally, truth in marketing! I will recommend the Trump to all my friends.

And as for a Girls Retreat ... let's just say I highly recommend that too!

Heidi