Back to My Story

Well, I got as far as posting Step Two in the Seven Keys To Wellness. Yes, I will get back to those steps. But I want to take a moment to pause and write about what truly "makes my day". And that's STORIES!! On any given day, I have the awesome privilege of hearing my clients's stories of HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESTORED! That's what I'm all about - restoring Health and Wellness for others. It all began with my own story that started 16 years ago. I "had it all" it seems: Migraine headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations, joint pain, muscle cramps, PMS, depression, fatigue, dizziness, unclear thinking. Other than that, I was "just fine"! Ha! I had learned to "live with" all this. NOT GOOD. My search for wellness led me to a great company with awesome wellness products to help me get on the path to Optimal Wellness.

They say "a picture speaks 1000 words". How about a video?

Here's my story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC3XmPU2YCY

Watch for more posts with STORIES of lives changed: Health and Wellness Restored!

Be Well.

Team Great in 08!

Karen

Good Morning Team Great In 08!

I am confident about helping others get the help they need with what I have to offer!

I am excited to sign a new business builder to grow with!

I will meet with a new person today for a 1 on 1 appointment!

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!

Mike and Becky

Last night we went out for an early dinner and ended up talking to our server about the business for quite a while. We are hopeful he will coming to Feb. 22 event.

Becky spent most of today at Karen's helping with the class she is doing

We are moving forward with our business and our not looking backward except to see how far we have come.

Team Great in 08!

Karen

Good Morning Team Great In 08!

I am building leadership skills that will expand my future growth!

I am excited to sign a new Distributor!

I will continue to call people to fill my schedule. Prepare for appt. tomorrow with Christy Rieter.

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!!!

Mike and Becky

We are focused on our goal of becoming Key Coordinators by June, 2008. We have the best customers and business partners in the world and many more will be coming on board in the weeks ahead.

Team Great in 08!

Karen
Good Morning Team Great In 08!

I attract the kind of people who want and need what I have to offer!

I am sponsoring a new GOLD AMBASSADOR today!

I will be contacting more people to fill my available time. I will make at least 5 calls today. I have an appt. at 4:45 today with a new member who is interested in the business opportunity!

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!!

Mike and Becky

Here are the notes from Monday nights call on Sponsoring with Jane Pederson

Sponsoring is a mindset we have to think that we will find them as we go about our day

· It is not what should I say but rather what should I ask

· Listen for needs that you can help them with

· Act as if you are confident

· Make eye contact, smile and express interest in them. Find a common ground to talk about (FORM) family, occupation, recreation,

· Get their number and call for an appointment

· Once sponsored get them in a system (First Steps, Shaklee university, etc…)

· Gold Ambassador program is best deal for anyone who is even remotely interested in the business

Also here are the notes on what people shared as to why they were participating in Team Up:

Mike and Becky - To grow our busines with the goal of becoming Key Coordinators by June. To help others in our group attain their goals for business growth and realize their full potential personal development

Karen - Build momentum, feel part of team, learn from each other, grow business

Hattie and Paul - Gather ideas from others on the team as to how to contact people and close the sale

Sandi - Set the example as a leader, learn from others, build sponoring activity towards Hawaii trip

Stu - Learn from others and know that I am not out there alone

Susan - Jump start business activity, open up mind to other possibilities and build momentum

We all agreed to do 5 calls a day to customers and/or leads asking for specific referrals. We all commited to talk to at least one person a day about the business/products.

Go Team Great in 08!

Team Great in 08!

Karen

Good Morning Team Great In 08!

I am looking into myself to find ways to improve ME to help others improve their lives!

I am filling my open time with new people to join my family business!

I will continue to call people to follow up and book appointments. Will be calling a member to place an order. They prefer going through me rather than the internet. A fine issue to have!

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!!

Mike and Becky

We are building a lasting business, for ourselves and our children's families

Spent the day on taxes, the good news is our business income increased 10% in 2007!

Becky out of the office all day.

Looking forward to our team up call tonight!

Karen

Good Morning Team Great in 08,

I am proud to be a part of an ethical company that does good for all who are ready to receive good!

I am training 2 new Distributors to become Directors and join us in Hawaii!

I am mailing the catalogue of specials to members who have not received a copy. Also mailing all members my newsletter. I will continue to make contact with people to schedule appts.

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!!

Mike and Becky

I am meeting new people and listening for health/finacial needs and offering a viable solution.

I will be contacting new members to set up appointments

Listen to Future Masters call and learn about ITrack contact management

I am learning about new member presentations and get clean kits

Team Great in 08!

Susan,

Personal Affirmation - I have quality products that people need that will bring good health to their home and our environment. I work for a company that has integrity that people can trust and will keep them coming back again.

Business Affirmation - I attract people who want to do the business because of my enthusiasm for the company I work for and the quality products they produce.

Activities - Finish emails and sending out to my customers.
Follow-up with uncle

Mike and Becky

We apologize for not being on the blog today. We had to go to an out of town funeral unexpectedly and were gone most of the day. We will get back on track tomorrow.

Team Great in 08!

Susan
am a clear and persuasive communicator who accurately perceives the needs of others and provides workable solutions.

I attract people who need help nutritionally and who need a nutrition plan that will help them live an optimum life of health. I am able to provide a solution that they can commit to a lifelong plan of health.

Business affirmation -

I will attract people who want to work with me to build an organization that is helping others in nutrition, finances and who want to grow personally as well as have some fun along the way.


Activities -

Make phone call to my uncle re: Vitalizer

Finish email to new member and sending her information on Vitalizer

Place order to frontrunners for ADD tape and Get Clean brochures

Send email to psychologist

Followup with New member who received the Get Clean kit (Betty)

Followup with Tina who also recently received her Get Clean kit

I signed up a new member at the dentist office. Isn't God good?? I couldn't believe as this young girl who looks like she is about to give birth any second, tells me that she can't poop! Her words not mine.......... (she is very funny) so that started the story about Shaklee and Herb Lax and before I know it she says get me the Vitalizer because I about to run out of the prenatal vitamins. I didn't know they were so expensive - they cost around $50.00 so I said you know you definitely need to be on Vitalizer as it is so good for pregnant moms and the folic acid, Omega 3's etc. Everyone in the office is now listening to us (she works there). I told them to take their vitamins they currently have and soak them in water. If they don't dissolve after 20-30 minutes, you might as well throw them away. Well I just got off the phone with Lynette (who is my new member) and she said she soaked her vitamins and they have been sitting in water for 1 1/2 hr and hardly did anything! If Lynette is happy maybe the others will follow (2 more in the office).



Karen
Good Morning Team Great In 08!

I exude confidence and enthusiasm which is contagious to all I come in contact with!

I am busy training new business builders weekly!

I am continuing to make phone calls to book appts. to fill all my days open on my calendar. I have booked 4 appts. for the coming week so far! Never going to quit!!

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!

Mike and Becky
Personal affirmation: People can tell I care about their physical and financial well-being and appreciate hearing about how we can help them.

Business affirmation: I will bring six new people to the meeting on Feb. 22.

Today's activities: Today, I am meeting with a customer about her health. I am calling at least five people to invite them to the Feb. 22 meeting. I am having a strategy session with one of my Business Builders. I am going to a networking gathering tonight with Mike.

Team Great in 08!

Karen
Hi Team Leaders!

Good Morning Team Great in 08!

I am filling my schedule to produce activity that will grow my business!

I am thrilled about signing a new member and improving the health of them and their family!

I am diligently re-filling my 4 appts. that cancelled this week. Affirming that all the set backs are an important part of training myself to become stronger and better with filling a schedule quickly as unexpected changes occur!

Have a great day! TEAM POWER!!!!!!!

Hattie and Paul
Express regrets to team about missing the call on Tuesday evening

We will reach 1500PV for February!
We are going to Hawaii!!!

Personal:

We are helping people with health issues.

Activities for Thursday:
I will be meeting with a lady in the morning about cinch and then a lady in the afternoon to do a makeover. I then have at least three phone calls and two emails that I will be doing to various possibilities.


Susan

Personal affirmation - I look forward to making confident and friendly phone calls to my customers who know I care.


Business affirmation - I want to actively look for business builders by making sure that I tell all of my customers that I am looking for people to join me in my business to help spread the word about all that our company offers.

Activities tomorrow:

Prepare email to send to potential new customer who is a psychologist and is looking for good vitamins. (she just wants email to start before I can call her). This will take some time to word it just right and include the right links for her to check out.

Sending email on additional uses for Basic H2 to all my customers. (Found some different ones from an older Shaids newsletter).

Prepare invitations for Healthy Home Party (TBD Feb Sunday 17)

Make phone call to my uncle to get him on Vitalizer

Send email to customers asking for referral and offering an additional Bakers Coupon for those who join and place a $50 order.

Becky and Mike

We are working today on follow up calls, setting up member appointments, and inviting people to see Roger on Feb. 22.
Becky had a get clean instruction phone call this morning and has a cinch phone call this afternoon. Mike attended a networking meeting this morning and is following up on some contacts.

Today I will positively impact others who are within my sphere of influence and inspire them to higher endeavors.

Team Great in 08!

February 6, 2008

Stu: TODAY I WILL SIGN A NEW MEMBER...

I AM NOT AFRAID TO ASK PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS!!

Mike: today I will be calling 2 people to set up new member orientations. I will also be calling 2 people to invite to Feb. 22 event

I am confident in my ability to help motivate people towards a healthier lifestyle

Becky: Personal growth affirmation: I attract people on my list of contacts to the business with my confident enthusiasm during my phone calls to them.
Business activity goal affirmation: I am excited about sponsoring a New Member today.
Activities: I am making five phone calls today to invite people to an appointment with me to hear the whole story. I am scheduling New Member orientation appointments with current members.

Team Vision Activities Nov. 27 2007

Kim and Dennis
We arrived in the OBX for a 1:1 and it blossomed to 2.
We have an event to schedule at the beginning of January with one of my members here.
For our Sunday presentation here we did some cold calling on the phone and in our neighborhood. Passed out bus. cards.
We visited friends, had coffee in Manteo (fun )
Placed orders.
Looked again for globalsuccessteam to no avail!
Went to school @ ShakleeU
Conference call

Today I placed another order
Need to call Kevin who says he wants to buy this month and see if I can order his products
Called a customer regarding her order: companycharged her for the membership. will reverse this charge and she is to decline the MN package.
Sent an email to MN's reminding them to activate their membership.
Sent a business 'Blurb' thingy from my site.
Paper work........
I need to order labels - I give! I spent so many hours prior to this trip writing..... on our catalogs.
Drive home from the OBX


Tomorrow- place a personal order for labels and products
BNI visitation
Meet w/ 'the boss' @ 10
paper work
Set up new members packets for new member appointments
f/u calls-day 15- I'm having trouble reaching people - l/m- no return calls.
Hopefully do another presentation in Maryland with a friend or do a 1:1

Mike and Becky

We have been busy. Met with a couple yesterday that our downline (Nadine) set up. Meeting tommorrow with our AC serviceman and his wife about the business. Business Opportunity presentation tonight on the phone, emailed powerpoint and went over it together on the phone. Consults with business leaders. Great conference call last night with lots of people on the call.

Team Vision Activities Nov. 21 2007

Karen

My Shaklee office was closed due to the holiday and technical difficulties. I have calls to make that won't get done now till maybe while in route to the OBX.
I saw that you forwarded the "New Member pack sheets. Thank you Becky.

I read from "the dream giver" today.

In regards to the call:I might be in the OBX still. I'm trying for 2 presentations while there. So.....depending on when it is will determine whether I join the conference.

I want to do another presentation before the end of the month, possibly Thursday after I get back
My computer was down for most of the day so I did nothing on line..

Mike and Becky

Yesterday was a busy day. One of our directors (Debbie)sponored a Gold Ambassador! We sponsored a Gold Ambassador as well and sponsored a new member. Mike worked on our My Space profile and setting us up as vendors with the State.

Today we will rest and be Thankful.

Team Vision Activities Nov. 20, 2007

Mike and Becky

What we did on Monday: Yesterday was a good day. Becky made several follow-up calls, sponsored a new member, and scheduled a business opportunity appointment. She also sent an email to all of her customers to let them know about the Get Clean special kit and membership. She also talked with a couple of Sales Leaders for training. Mike also sponsored a new member.

What we are doing today: Today, Becky has two strategy sessions with Distributors. She will also be finalizing the Christmas specials letter we are mailing to all of our customers at the beginning of December. Mike is installing a new module in an Air Source and updating Chamber Web Site.

We will be watching Oprah at 4:00!! Then, following up with people we told about it.

Team Vision Activities Nov. 18, 2007

Mike and Becky

Yesterday, Becky helped Nadine with a VERY successful booth at her community's Christmas Bazaar. She has a new member and eight people to schedule appointments with!

Today, we are going to church. This evening, Mike and I will strategize our week's business activities together and meet our daily goals. We will also begin working on our Christmas newsletter to mail to customers. This business is all about helping other people and it's FUN!!


Kim and Dennis

Hello tonight

Today we sold another GC and membership.
Sending out an e-mail to one of my friends in the OBX tonite regarding Thanksgiving. Staying in touch while he considers buying Vitalizer and more.

I will go prepared to share our business 'love' when I get my car worked on tomorrow.
I will call orders in to home office and send TY notes.

I received a call from a friend who purchased the Basic H2 after she finished cleaning her wood walls that always looked dull. "this stuff is phenomenal! In the past when I cleaned those walls they returned to their dull hue shortly after drying, today they shine! I will be back to buy more!"

Inspirational Message Nov. 18, 2007

Gratitude is an Attitude

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings” Eric Hoffer

Each year we set aside a special day to give thanks and be with family and friends and well it should be so. What do we do the other 364 days? If you still do a little grumbling and complaining (who me?), let me submit that we work on cultivating a “gratitude attitude.” This is not done easily because we all have problems, pain, and loss in our lives and it is often easier to dwell on these and perhaps garner a little sympathy along the way (good luck).

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul suggests that instead of worry we should pray with thanksgiving. He then follows up with a list of 7 things that we are to meditate upon: whatever is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, and praise worthy. Now this is hardly the material that Hollywood or the evening news would have us to ponder, but it is powerful stuff! Let’s try a few situations on for size. Instead of complaining about the traffic jam, consider being appreciative for the extra time you had to make a few business related calls. Rather than lamenting about the person you drove 45 minutes to see, to do an hour presentation and they only purchased one ”spray bottle,” be thinking that the referral they gave you may be your next master coordinator. As an alternative to talking about the high price of gas, let’s talk about ways we can conserve energy… like buying a Get Clean Kit!

John Henry Jowett said “Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.” In fact it is proven that thankful people are healthier and wealthier. University of California Davis psychology professor Robert Emmons' research indicates that "Grateful people take better care of themselves and engage in more protective health behaviors like regular exercise, a healthy diet, (and) regular physical examinations." His research finds that grateful people tend to be more optimistic, a characteristic that boosts the immune system. In an experimental comparison conducted by Emmons and McCullough, those who kept gratitude journals on a weekly basis exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming week compared to those who recorded hassles or neutral life events. One reason for the increased wealth is borne out by the research that indicates that customers who are called and thanked showed a subsequent 70% increase in purchases!

So let’s work on our “gratitude attitude” this Thanksgiving week and all year round. Don’t keep your new attitude to yourself, tell someone else how much you appreciate them. As William Ward said “feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it.”

The best giving is thanksgiving, (Chesterton)

Mike

Team Vision Activities Nov. 17, 2007

Good day

Party still open as I write, which was crazy fun with friends. Good potentials for future

2 memberships sold
2 get clean kits sold

Day off tomorrow, clean up
possible flyer preparation next for neighborhood presentation

Team Vision Activities Nov. 16, 2007

Kim and Dennis

Today Activities: Placed an order for a customer, non member. I
> called her and told her she had to call me today. She did bless
> her heart! I gave her a discount. I see her
> becoming a business owner/distributor in the future.
> Completed f/u calls and checked in with past
> clients prior to G. Opening.
> Wrote TY note to customer.
> mailed company materials to friends to
> promote my business at in their places of work
> mailed materials to a friend in the outer
> banks where she will host a party for me, hopefully soon, but most
> likely in January.
> Placed f/u calls to those attending
> another gathering in my home tomorrow.
> Last night I emailed a new friend in
> Brazil regarding Shaklee.
> Will be joining a BNI group in Manassas
> possibly- need to f/u on contact
> Researching a computer...
> working on improving my personal habits
> toward better health
> distributed business cards, planting seeds
> when I am out- no special trips
> Spoke w/ my chiropractic office manager
> regarding an issue she has and handed her a catalogue. will f/u
>
> Tomorrow: Prepare for my solo presentaion by including
> Welcome, My vision, and ......probably how I feel about working w/
> this business and what a joy it is.
> Pre-view DVD of presentations
> Handle sales :)
> Party w/ my guests!
> Check in w/ my business leader
>
Becky and Mike
What I did today: Strategy session with Nadine in the morning. Talked with two other Distributors on team to answer questions. Mailed literature to two new members I got this past week. Emailed answers to customers' questions. First Team Vision call!

Tommorrow I will: Be with Nadine at Christmas Bazaar to help her with her booth most of the day. Follow-up with customer who is interested in air purifiers. Begin planning for Christmas specials I'm having. Mike is following up with a prospective new member and placing her order. He is also checking on an air source placement and drafting a letter to a group of people who we attended a bible conference with last month.

Inspirational Message

TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE


When Coach Jack Stanton came to Bishop Ireton High School in 1967, he inherited a football program that had not won a game the previous year; in fact we had lost the last game of the season 69-0! We were a group of individuals, with some talent but no cohesiveness. Coach Stanton worked us very hard physically to be sure, but what he instilled within us was the intangible key. He molded us into a group of young men who had pride and believed in each other and that we could win if each player did his part. By seasons end we had won four games and tied a very good T.C. Williams team (a couple years before the “Remembering the Titans” team).


What is this intangible magic that enables a group of people to come together and accomplish much more than they could ever imagine? It is a concept called “synergy” which can be defined as the interaction of elements that, when combined, produce an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual parts. Let’s take a little quiz: If 2 horses can pull 9,000 pounds, how many pounds can 4 horses pull? If you did some quick math and said 18,000 pounds, you would be right mathematically but wrong in reality. Believe it or not, 4 horses can pull more than 30,000 pounds! Synergy is a joint action that increases the effectiveness of each member of the team. To function optimally, a team must be committed to a common vision and purpose, and it must be willing to work in unity for the good of the whole rather than the advancement of any one member.


Geese know the value of team work. When they fly in a V formation the updraft from the wings of the geese increases the efficiency of the flock by up to 71%. However, the lead goose does not experience much or any of this benefit and tires more easily. When the lead goose gets tired they fall back and others move up to take their turn at the front. Leaders need rest and encouragement in order to lead the team effectively (I’m told that the melodious honking sound we hear are actually encouraging sounds from the flock urging the leader onward).


Let me urge you to participate in Shaklee team in your area. Being together on phone conferences, internet presentations, and meetings will keep you energized and focused. You will experience that synergy and feel the “lift” of everyone pulling together in the same direction. By helping others on the team attain their goals we will be helped towards ours.



Let me also encourage you to take on a leadership capacity of some sort, I guarantee that the experience will make you stronger and enhance your business. Remember, if you hear some “honking” it is only us geese behind you urging you on.

Team Up Activities October 25, 2007

Debby

1. I am thankful for my health

2. I believe in the quality and integrity of the company and want others to share in the health.

3. I will be contacting a woman who wants to order GC. I will try again to reach the woman from the Louisiana Humane Society.

I will be preparing my GC display for a school fair that I am doing on Friday.

Mike and Becky

We are thankful for the rain!

We are in the right place at the right time with the right people.

Yesterday we had a good meeting with our downline folks who have inroads into the Manassas Park School District. Our hope is that they can eventually introduce the cleaning products for the health of the students and the environment.

We placed an air source unit for testing in a restaurant this morning.
We got our first Gold Ambassador signed up today!

We will be traveling today and for the next several days may not have continuous access to the computer. We will do our best to keep the blog updated with your postings.

Team Up Activities October 24, 2007

Traci

I am so thankful for a place of refuge and for moments of quiet.
I am celebrating 2 new members and 1 new business builder by October 31 by buying myself a new bodycare product from our line.
I have my first First Steps training today with Rosa at 3pm! ****Doggone! I've been working on this email for 45 minutes! Let me just get to my day :-) !

Mike and Becky

Great call last night!

We remain thankful for fulfillment of His promises even though they may be delayed they are not late!

Today we do good for ourselves by doing good for others

Mike is delivering an Air Source unit today and later today we have an a strategy session with downline about placing Get Clean in schools. Becky has a full day of appointments!

Karen
Good Morning Team!

I am grateful for Natural Resources.

Next weekend I will be relaxing at a luxurious spa for a day of celebration for the 2 new Gold Ambassadors I signed up!

Yesterday I spoke to 3 new people. Got appt. for Friday with Sultana. Also booked appt for Saturday at 3:00 to sign GOLD!!!

I will continue to keep my schedule booked everyday. Especially for the final stretch of the "RACE." TEAM VISION POWER!!!