Archive for June, 2009

Each of us are living, breathing human beings made of flesh and blood. All of us also have feelings and emotions. In addition, our Maker has blessed us with talents. Some of us are aware of these talents, some of us are made aware of these talents because they have been noticed by others and in quite a few of us these talents are still latent.

Also, the honest truth is that each of us is unique and irreplaceable. You’ve been specially chosen to spend a length of time on this planet, and that’s the plan for you, whether you accept it or not.

Recycling: A Hard Habit to Break

Recycling is a hard habit to break. Once you get into the habit of not throwing your waste into the garbage, recycling becomes automatic. Pretty soon you’ll find it almost physically impossible to throw a recyclable item into any receptacle other than your recycling bin. But how do you get to the stage of not having to constantly remind yourself that what’s just left your hands for the garbage should’ve made its way to the recycling pile.

Make it Easy for You and Your Family

Mindset and posture are two terms we hear a lot of in the network marketing and direct sales world…but what exactly do these two terms mean?

Terminology that is thrown around loosely on conference calls and seminars but not fully understood tends to leave people in mystery and unable to take action. Therefore I thought I would take a little time to clarify some things.

First of all, mindset and posture are definitely not one in the same. Mindset has to do with your thoughts and considerations about things, your decisions, and your postulates, while posture has to do with how you carry yourself and how you are perceived by others.

They both serve as really great evidence that innate ability is NOT a very important factor in achieving success. When we realize that and take it to heart, we are encouraged to believe that we can indeed accomplish ANYTHING if we are willing to do the work involved, and that knowledge provides us with the motivation we need to pursue our goals with confidence and enthusiasm.

Princeton University defines “motivation” as “The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior”. Frederick Irving Herzberg showed that to truly motivate employees – that is, to arouse an ‘organism’ to action, you need to create conditions that make the organism feel fulfilled at work. Herzberg was a noted psychologist who became one of the most influential names in business management. His book “One More Time, How Do You Motivate Employees?” has sold over a million copies and was the most requested article from the Harvard Business Review.