My Life Changed Today

... I can feel it!

Today, for the first time I understood what all the fuss was about a "fruit juice" and why so many people are excited to be drinking this "natural wonder" feeling the results and sharing it with others.

It is called Mona Vie and it is made from the acai berry - a berry found deep in the Amazon that can have all sorts of "healing" properties. I say can because the company makes absolutely no claims to that effect, they simply share the juice with others, show them findings from scientists and let us make up our own minds about the physical benefits.

But I digress. I could tell you more about all the health benefits of Mona Vie and I promise to in another post. Let me just say this, I have been drinking it for almost a year and since doing so, have had absolutely no more night-sweats (a symptom of menopause) and MAYBE have one HOT FLASH a month when I used to have them 3 to 4 times a day. And my husband's aches and pains of age have greatly diminished. We have most of our family on the juice and soon they will all be drinking Mona Vie.

What I really want to talk about today is why TODAY my life was changed.

You see, today I got to see the business side of Mona Vie and meet literally hundreds of people who's lives have been changed because they are making a difference in other peoples lives by sharing the juice and being rewarded (financially) for it.

And I want to be one of them. So does my husband. Why? Because we are both tired of working so hard and with the economy the way it is, we see no end in sight to working hard. In fact, we are working harder than ever just to bring home the same income we were last year at this time.

I don't know about you but I have been a business owner for 28 years and really thought that at this point in my life I'd be able to semi-retire. Instead we are working 10-hour days sometimes six days a week.

So we decided to do something about it. I decided to take Mona Vie seriously and start making money. And I know it can happen. The man who recruited my husband and me is proof. His name is Jason Lyons. He started in the business approx. 2 years ago and in that time has gone from part-time distributor to full time speaking, training and motivating people around the country on why this is a good business. He made Black Diamond Distributor in 8 months in the business and his last paycheck was for more than $20,000. Did I mention that was for just one week's pay! Yep!

He's making more than 20K a week now! That's a million dollars a year! He works when he wants, plays and travels and turns people like me and my husband onto this opportunity. Now it's up to us to do something with it. And we will. We have already signed up three people and plan to have at least 3 more in our downline by week's end.

Our goals are simple, to have enough money so we can spend more time with our families. That takes money.

Even though I have always made a decent living, I kept putting off retirment planning until tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is just around the corner now...

My youngest daughter is a New York Life Agent and one of the "stars" in her office. She is REALLY GOOD at what she does. So I let her look at my so-called retirement which is a small stock portfolio (if you could call it that) and an IRA. When she looked at it she said to me "Mommy, where's the rest of it?" Ouch, that hurt!

I think she is worried about her inheritance (just kidding).

So today my life changed. And it isn't nearly as expensive as running my business. It costs $37 to become a distributor. Of course, there is more involved so if you are interested in seeing how it could help you, visit www.JuiceWho.com and see for yourself. That is our official Mona Vie site and you can sign up or just order a bottle. Our goals are to help 100 people become millionaires (ourselves included) in the next 5 years. And we'd love for you to be one of them!

We are happy to answer any questions you have about this incredible opportunity.

Oh, before I forget, Mona Vie hit the Billion Dollar mark in only 3 years. Did you know it took Microsoft 7 years to reach that point. This company is going places. And I want to go with it!

How about you?

Heidi

If you want to chat about Mona Vie, call me at 954-625-6606. If I'm not there, leave a message. I'd love to have you on my team. In fact, every week I will be posting stories about team members here so check back often.

Heidi Richards Mooney
JuiceWho.com

Twitter is not for Everyone

Twitter is not for everyone. You could say, Twitter is like chocolate. You either love it or you can do without it.

When I first visited Twitter, I didn't "get it." I thought it was a bunch of useless chatter about nothing that pertained to me. I followed a few people who talked about standing in lines, waiting for lights to change, who was ahead of them at the checkout and what they bought at the grocery store. Not to mention the hundreds of posts about people's choices for breakfast.

I mean, it was so bad, I signed up, followed a few people and then didn't visit it again for some time.

And then a friend coached me on how to use Twitter and some of the possibilities. He shared with me how and who you could meet. And follow. Twitter is like legal stalking *smile. You can find thought leaders and follow them, engage in conversations and probably more important to your business, get them interested in YOU, by being interested in THEM.

In fact, having seen first hand what it can do for my business, I am now a twitter advocate.

So I started using Twitter. Not to share mundane information. One of the things my friend - whom I now call my twitter mentor - taught me was to post the headline or topic of a blog post on twitter and see what happens. I did that and have had people click on the link in the post and read my blogs. How do I know? They tell me... when they leave comments. Some of the comments include "thanks for posting this on Twitter, and "thanks, I am so happy to find your blog." And more.

Of course, without followers, posting is probably pointless so I also recommend you get to know other Twitter'ers, post your Twitter URL on your blogs and sites and if you want, here. I would love to know what some of you are up to, as long as you don't tell me what you had for breakfast (unless it pertains to a bigger picture), I may just follow you for awhile.

My Twitter page is http://twitter.com/heidirichards.

If you are a skeptic, I recommend you read “The Secret to Twitter” by Robert ‘the Scobliezer’ Scoble.

And another interesting post about how you can use Twitter as a real-time business sales and marketing can be found at: http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/04/using_twitter_as_a_real_time_business_sales_marketing_service.html

I tried to find some stats to share with you about the number of users on Twitter. I do recall that it hit critical mass around mid-February with a million users. So it's not some little thing anymore with just a few users.

However, Twitter is not for everyone.

Heidi

(ps. this post was first shared with A Bit of Humble Pie - a network on Ryze led by Eileen Brown. You can find out more about Eileen at http://www.ryze.com/view.php?who=VerbatimEB

Come Celebrate with Us!

There’s a party going on at: http://www.effectivecommunicationsgiveaway.com/ and you’re invited!

If you are an entrepreneur, this celebration is for YOU! Researchers have found that the better your communication skills as a business owner, the more successful you will be financially. (Now there’s a reason to party!)

In honor of Effective Communications Month – a real honest-to-goodness holiday listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events—throughout the month of June you can pick up loads of fabulous tools to help you communicate more effectively in your business with your customers, clients and prospects so you can enjoy greater success.

My colleague, communication expert, Felicia Slattery, has pulled together some of the world’s best and brightest to give you a one-stop shop to pick up all things related to getting you the results and success you want.

The best part? It’s all FREEEEEE! There is nothing to buy now—or ever. This isn’t some teaser offer where you only get to see what’s listed and then have to buy something in order to get the goods. This is completely 100% free to you. That’s right -- we’re doing a real giveaway going on until the end of June.

What’s the catch? There really is none. If you don’t know her, Felicia is just that kind of person. She likes giving away useful stuff.

You’ll get tips on organizing (because you can’t communicate if you can’t find your phone or keyboard!), podcasting, writing your book, search engine optimization (so people can find you to communicate with you!) public speaking, and so much more. Overall you’ll find more than 20 freebies designed especially for you. It’s going on right now until June 30.

Tell all your friends. And go right away to: http://ww.effectivecommunicationsgiveaway.com/ and let the experts shower you with gifts!

See you there!

Getting to Know Your Neighbors

Today on HER Mastermind Network, Anything Goes Day Lisa Fredette (facilitator for Anything Goes Day) and Natalie Clegg had some interesting things to say about Getting to Know Our Neighbors and the question was posted "Do you hang out with your neighbors? Do you know their names, children's name and/or their story?" I thought I'd share what I wrote with you.

Let me tell you how I got to know my neighbors...

I have lived in the same neighborhood for 25+ years. We moved there when my youngest was 5 months old. My other two were 4 and 7.

Over the next 7 or so years I only met 2 or 3 neighbors and that's because they too had children around my girls' ages. We didn't "socialize or anything like that" the kids just played together. I only knew where they lived and that they were Mr. and Mrs. So and So.

In 1991 I got divorced and in 1993 my husband Timmy moved in. We didn't get married until 2005 but that's another story!

That changed my life for many reasons. My mother was ill and he helped me take care of her before she died and also helped with my girls. My oldest went to live with her father about that time (she was 15 and would not follow my rules so I sent her to him for straitening out - another story!). She came home again when she was 17.

Getting to the point... Timmy is one of those people who has never met a stranger, only new friends in the making. He is a sensitive, caring and giving man who loves to get to know about people and their lives. He has taught me a lot about human nature and our need for community. Prior to his arrival on the scene, I didn't even "turn left" in our community. I only "turned right" and that was to go to work, take the kids to school, shop etc. He taught me to "turn left" into our community, to take walks, to talk with neighbors and to BE a neighbor.

Today we know just about everyone in the 42 home community and we spend time with many of them. There are families that we see almost every weekend, hang out, have barbeques, ride the golf cart with and just have fun. Once a year at New Years one of the neighbors has a big party and invites the whole neighborhood. We have progressive Dinners, take care of one another's animals when someone goes out of town, watches for "strangers" who come around and really care about one another.

We have celebrated the good times, the not so good, helped one another clean up yards and fix homes when hurricanes struck and so much more.

"Turning Left" has been one of the most important decisions I personally have made. I love the neighborhood, and its mainly because of the people who live there! Everyone should be so lucky.

And this got me thinking of how much we care for our NETWORK... the people we meet and get to know. The same principles of community apply here. They are:

To Celebrate the Good Times

Be present for the Not so Good times

Help One Another

Stay in Touch

... and basically be a support system of encouragement, information and energy. Sometimes all it takes is lending an ear, other times it might be more than that.

If you have ever been through a natural disaster or loss you have seen this in action. People pitch in to help one another get their lives back in some sort of order. Whether it be a bad storm, a hurricane, an earthquake, death, loss of job, we tend to be there for those times when we are really needed.

My question to you, are you there for the times when it is not as obvious how much you may be needed?

Today might be a good day to "turn left," (pick up the phone and reach out to someone in your network you have not connected with in a long time). The response and what follows may surprise you!

I'd like to hear what happens so be sure and let me know.

Have a wonderful day... and then some,

Heidi