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Exclusive Marketing Secrets Finally Revealed

The most respected individuals in the marketing industry are finally unleashing the dirty truth in a closed-door interview EXPOSING step-by-step advice on what to do on a daily basis that will enable YOU to live a fabulous lifestyle.

We told you a little while ago that Val Smyth, founder of his famous mentoring program, Mentors in Motion, Makers of Millionaires is contacting his peers and former students who have also reaped a fortune to spill the goods in this tell all MIM Online Magazine program. Just some of the things these marketers will reveal:

-- How to flood your business with eager, qualified prospects, customers and clients who want to talk to you . . .
-- Discover online tactics that will catapult your business to new heights (despite the disgusting results you saw previously) . . .
-- How to boost your profits and your bank account (even if you’re previous profits were a big, fat $0) . . .
-- How to pulverize your competition (now they will be begging you for information) . . .
-- Amplify traffic to your website (techniques to apply so that prospects will be coming in droves) . . .

Now, what would you do to have access to this kind of information that could take you from the poor house to the penthouse?

One marketer revealed the specific methods and system he used to create an income of more than $500,000 in a year and a half!

How would you like to make your peers squirm because you have in your hands access to the world’s greatest marketing secrets? What if I told you that you could also make a lucrative profit from selling this particular information to others as well?

Then how much would you be willing to pay? $1,300? $2,500? $4,255?

Another high profile online marketer, we can’t divulge, told Val insider secrets that have created a yearly income ranging between half a mill to $1.4 million.

Would you like to know what these secrets are? Would you like to see your bank account overflow with money so that you can live a fabulous lifestyle? Have the financial freedom to travel when and where you want? Dominate the industry like these highly successful marketers?

Think about it. You are usually paying above and over $1,200 to go to one seminar and listen to one particular marketer. Just one! When you could have access to two marketers a month! How ridiculous is that?

Find out now, so you don't miss anymore of these marketers and the secrets that will have you increasing your bank account at a rapid pace.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success.
Marketing Secrets Exposed!

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Lessons I have learned in Network Marketing.

“You haven’t walked in my shoes.”

“You don’t know what I have been through.”

“I have been burnt and scammed so many times.”

Have you ever heard any of these statements from prospects or team members? If you haven’t than you haven’t been in the industry long enough. This industry is all psychological. If you can’t empower these certain prospects to change their mindset than you might as well tell them to take a walk before they suck the life out of you.

These are some of the lessons I have learned along the way.

1. We’ve all been scammed at one point or another in this industry. It’s not some random isolated incident. What you must do is look at it as a learning lesson on what to look for next time.

2. Go with your gut. You can question people, look at the comp plan, call the president of the company. If something feels good, than do it.

3. No matter what you think you’ve been through, there is always someone out there who has been through worse. Don’t assume the person you’re saying this to hasn’t seen the down side of life. He/She just chose to take a higher road and get through it.

4. No matter how tough things can seem or how many people complain, I know that my life is a thousand times better today with the love of my husband and two children.

5. You can’t create a better life by focusing on what’s wrong with it. Haven’t you watched The Secret or studied the Master Key System yet? Geeez!

6. Know that there will always be things you don’t know. Keep studying, internet marketing is constantly changing!

7. You’ll never, ever be able to please everybody.

8. Empower, don’t enable. Once you enable someone they will expect everything from you including you building their business for them.

9. Just because someone calls you to say they are a heavy hitter, doesn’t mean squat. They are usually looking for some kind of special deal or placement. If they have to call to tell you that, it should be your first clue. ;) We've found the people who produce and work the hardest are not the ones who brag about who they are.

10. There will be moments when you want to quit and walk away. Time outs are just as effective with adults. Just walk away to a quiet place or go for a coffee with a friend. In a couple of hours you will be in the right mind frame again and be ready to jump back in.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success.

"Finally Exposed! Red-Hot Secrets Marketers Don't Want You to Know" http://www.marketingsecretsexposed.tv/

Discover how to get $700 for free: http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success

Consumer Alert! Is Your Juice or Supplement Safe?

The fact is, many of you out there, including us, have joined the superfood craze not only for business reasons but also because it's supposed to help us healthwise, right? Well, not all are created equal. Take a look at this consumer alert below and find out for yourself. When we discovered the facts about this preservative we started looking at all of the liquid supplements we were even purchasing from the store that could cause Benzene. Pretty frightening!

Just Remember, nothing is a panacea. You also should also subscribe to living a stress-free life (as much as possible), exercise and eat right. ;)

CONSUMER ALERT! Is Your Juice Safe?

Liquid juice blends commonly use Sodium Benzoate and Ascorbic Acid as preservatives. Research shows that these two preservatives combined may produce dangerous levels of Benzene.

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=65840-soft-drinks-fda-benzene

http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?id=66223-benzene-soft-drinks-fda

Reference http://www.benzene411.org

What the government says about Benzene:
The maximum contaminant level of benzene in drinking water is 5 ppb. The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations promulgated by EPA in 1987 set a maximum contaminant level for benzene of 0.005 ppm (5 ppb). This regulation is based on preventing benzene leukemogenesis.

References:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/benzene/standards_regulations.html
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/benzene/casestudy_pretest.html
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/benzene/clinical_evaluation.html
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1568132
http://www.benzene-illness.com/
http://www.benzenehelpcenter.org/

Is Your Liquid Health Drink Harming You?
Ask your juice beverage supplier to show "Benzene Free Documentation". READ THE SUPPLEMENT FACTS - dangerous levels of benzene are produced from juices that contain preservatives such as Sodium Benzoate and Ascorbic Acid.

Whole Food Ingredients in AMiGO "Charge":
Natural Health Labs uses only the finest Whole Food Ingredients. Our Preservative Free - Benzene Free AMiGO Charge is a health supplement that makes a difference!

For centuries cultures from all over the world have handed down secret remedies using exotic fruits and berries. As the news of these miraculous healing "superfruits" began to surface in modern societies, medical and health professionals began to inquire of their validity. Were these just anecdotal, placebo-based, half-truths — or a healing gift bestowed upon us by our Creator? The quest for "truth" led to the revelation of many naturally occurring healing compounds in these wonderful superfruits.

Research led the formulators of CHARGE to seek out the most powerful fruits. These "superfruits" in the compounds used are Acaí Berry, Mangosteen, and Goji Berry.

(Photo by Pamah)

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success.Discover how to get $700 for free: http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success

"Finally Exposed! Red-Hot Secrets Marketers Don't Want You to Know" http://www.marketingsecretsexposed.tv/

"I'm sorry, what did you say your name is again?"

“I’m sorry, What did you say Your Name Was?”

How many times has this happened to when you called back a lead? You give them a follow up call and there is silence on the other end when you call and say, “Hi, Charlene, this is Kelly Smith we spoke the other day. Did you get a chance to listen to that conference call?”

You can tell right away, they have no idea who you are and they never listened to any of the information you sent them.

How did you become such a forgettable person?

Don't worry, it’s not that you are that forgettable, but you haven’t done really anything to stand out amongst the rest of the people calling these same prospects. You haven't made an impression or a connection with the person on the other end of the phone.

It suddenly hit me like a ton of bricks that even though I ended up hitting it off with this person and we spoke for over an hour during the first call, I was in a long line of people calling these same prospects. These prospects become overwhelmed.

So how do you become unique? How will they remember you?

It’s all about your story. Your story is what makes you, well unique. Tell your story, truthfully, people want to know you’re real, it’s one of the things that helps them relate to you on the same level. Tell them about your trials and tribulations along with your successes and why they want to be part of your team and no one else’s.

Tell them who you are, about your family, etc… You can do this by creating an “About You” page on your website. If you have audio, video or pictures even better. This can put a name to the face and people will remember you by not only hearing your voice but remembering your face or children’s. Those small touches can make a world of difference and create a memory and link in someone’s mind that stands out among anyone else.

If you don’t have a website yet or feel like creating a website is way over your head – go to Myspace or create a Blog where you can show your personality through pictures and writing your story.

Your Story is an integral part of building your business. You don’t want to fade in the background and hear that silence on the other end of the phone. In no time, people will be calling you because they read your story, saw your pictures and heard your voice and they are relating to you.

Marketing Secrets Exposed!

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success.

Discover how to get $700 for free: http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success

Why We Do What We Do!

The Bigger Picture

As I watched the nurses plug the wires into my husband’s chest (he was getting cardioverted for his atrial flutter), I thought of how grateful I am for the both us to work from home and spend time quality time with each other and with our children from the beginning while they are still so young.

It’s all about the bigger picture isn’t it?

I am not talking about buying a fancy car or the marterial stuff that can come with a successful home business. I am talking about the bottom line. Not spending our time in a tall, cold structure downtown in an office all day, commuting back and forth wondering if our babies took their first steps or first words. Brad and I were both here for those moments.

It puts it into a larger perspective when someone is sick or a family member passes away.

It smacks you head on like a freight train that life is so precious, so amazing that to not be present in it, would be a crime. My own father died some years ago and I remember all of the things he said he wanted to do but never got the chance. Time we didn’t get to spend with each other because he was working outside of the home or in hospital rooms.

I was dancing with my 2-year-old daughter last night while she dozed off and was thinking, “This is what it’s all about. This is our driving motivation, to have these precious moments whenever we want them because we are home with our children while other parents begrudgingly go off to work.”

So whenever you wonder, why I am working towards this home business thing? Is it worth it? Will I make money? Stop. Take a look at the world around you, the people around you and who you want to spend time with, whenever you want to spend time with them. And the answer will undoubtedly be, “Yes, it’s most definitely all worth it.”

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success.

Marketing Secrets Exposed!

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Exclusive Marketing Secrets We're About to Reveal

Before I get into this I just have to ask you this question:

Do you think successful marketers keep their secrets from you because they can make more money off you by selling their knowledge off in ‘CHUNKS’ rather than the whole enchilada and ultimately barring you to build your business and make a profit?

The answer is unequivocally, “yes.”

The shocking truth is that most successful marketers want you to pay hundreds and even thousands to attend their seminars, buy their CD’s and listen to their conference calls to get the ‘real’ information in bits and pieces that will help you build your business like the big boys and girls.

Are you frustrated to join a business, only finding out you will have to spend more on monthly payments to get this information on how these successful people at the top are utilizing fishing holes of eager prospects only to keep them for themselves?

What if I could give you access to these world class marketers behind the scenes?

If you could talk live to any of the successful Networkers out there and start asking them in detail how they are building their businesses off and online, would you?

Do you think they would tell you?

What if these successful marketers would reveal step-by-step, surefire methods on what they are doing to create these massive profit centers?

Our close friend, Val Smyth, founder Mentors in Motion, Makers of Millionaires is known for unleashing closely guarded secrets in the industry that created his multi-millionaire status and became one of the top marketers in the industry.

He opened up the gates in the mentoring industry, that many have tried to duplicate, but only failed miserably. He is contacting his peers and former students who have also reaped a fortune to spill the goods in this tell all program.

Just some of the things these marketers will reveal:

· Flood your business with eager, qualified prospects, customers and clients who want to talk to you . . .

· Online tactics that will catapult your business to new heights (despite the disgusting results you saw previously) . . .

· Boost your profits and your bank account (even if you’re previous profits were a big, fat $0) . . .

· Pulverize your competition (now they will be begging you for information) . . .

· Amplify traffic to your website (techniques to apply so that prospects will be coming in droves) . . .

Stay tuned for more information about this exclusive program we are so excited to bring to other networkers with our good friend, Val.

Forget Goal Setting, Expect it to Happen - No Fear

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not;
nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not;
unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not;
the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the
problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge

How are you approaching your business? Better yet, how are you
approaching your life on a daily basis? I know there are the scattered
few who do fine with goal setting.

Let's talk about the truth. Goal setting is like New Year's
resolutions and we know how fast those go into the toilet. When I came
to the realization of what goal setting means it no longer made sense
to me. Goal setting is something you plan in the future. You're always
chasing it. You make a goal to lose weight and most of us quit before
we start once we see the dessert tray go by. It's the same in chasing
success. Making or planning a goal to be successful is like chasing
your dream. Hoping and trying for it to happen but never seeing it
come to fruition.

Expectations are having no doubt of failure. Just like you expect to
get out of bed in the morning. You expect to get dressed. You expect
to go about your daily day. Expect to do well in your business, no
questions asked, no doubts, no fears. . . This wil keep you a step
ahead from the rest of the people out there working there businesses.
You see people don't usually fail because there is something wrong
with the business, they fail because they give up.

When you have full expectations of success and no room for failure,
you will keep looking at different ways to approach your business
until you find a way that works for you because you perservere.
Perserverance and determination are a common trait among the
successful, it's not better tools or more eductation. As the saying goes,
"Never, never, never, give in, never give up in business or in life.

Marketing Secrets Exposed -- http://www.mimonlinemagazine.com

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Discover how to get $700 for free: http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success

Writing can give power to your business only if you do it.

I know I always say writing articles and press releases are great marketing techniques and ways to get your message out there. I suppose it's because I love writing.

So when you sit down at the computer to start writing do you find your eyes wandering out the window at how beatiful the day is and does your mind follow? Don't worry. For many people, writing can be a totally overwhelming task which may push you to give up before you even get started.

There are some surefire ways to overcome this challenge. So let us go step by step at what may be blocking you from writing your next great ad, article or even a simple press release.

Writer's Block:

Everyone gets it. The greatest advice I have received on how to overcome writer's block is to just start writing without even thinking. An idea will eventually spark. Also, a good tip I was told awhile back is don’t worry about editing while you are writing your original draft. Editing and more editing will come later.

How do I find ideas?

One of the best things you can do is to read. Read whatever you can, when you can. I scour marketing sites, blogs, online newsletters, magazines, newspapers and get sensational ideas from the news such as CNN. In fact, read the competition, you may find angles they aren’t tackling.

The Formula:

Answer questions like how, what, where, when and why and the answers to those questions could fill pages before you know it.

Journaling:

Blogs and journals are fantastic for getting your thoughts down and getting you used to writing on a daily basis. I am writing in so many different venues that it can sometimes be hard to keep up. I must say personal journals are an incredible way to work through ideas, business projects and mindset as well. These venues were geared to give people a place to share ideas and opinions and get some dialogue going.

The most important part to remember is have fun, write what you have a passion for because it will shine through and people will get to know who you are through your writing. Writing can be extremely powerful for yourself and your business.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Discover how to get $700 for free: http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success

Prosperity Consciousness? If this is a question, we may have a problem . . .

Do you have a poverty consciousness or a prosperity consciousness? When we say mindset is everything, we mean it. This doesn’t translate to sitting on the mountain top to meditate, although it’s a good stress reliever, it doesn’t build a business.

Okay, let’s take our health and wellness business. It’s only a $50 investment and you receive product, a $500 lifetime mentorship and a priceless study course that reflects All of the Laws of the Universe which is reflected in The Secret movies and quoted several times in The Secret book.

Yet, because it’s such an inexpensive price, many don’t take it seriously. They don’t look at the potential of tens of thousands and even millions of dollars they can make. They look at everything they have just received as expendable instead of priceless.

Within a month or two it gets launched it into the trash toppling over the last five other mlms just “invested” in. The frustration mounts, mindset and belief goes down and the cycle continues. Why?

As the Father of Personal Development, Charles Haanel said the world within is a reflection of the world without. You are the world within including how you think and the world without are the effects of the actions you take including your business. So what is your belief level? Do you have faith in your success? Or do you have the poverty consciousness that you will never achieve the financial level you want?

How do you look at your business? It’s reflected in your profits. Don’t believe me? Take a look at your bank account right now and add up how much of it is a result of your networking or internet business. Having the right mindset will lead to action in building your business.

We will talk more about what actions we are taking in building our business that work and warn you about some that definitely don't. We will also discuss the steps in getting into the right mindset.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing . They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Check http://www.nhl-amigos.com or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success:

Gary Halbert - Has Passed Away. . .

“Sad day. I’m speechless. In case you haven’t heard, the infamous Gary Halbert, the Alpha Shitweasel, the Prince of Print, died in his sleep on Easter Sunday. All I can say is, the copywriting world has lost one of its biggest icons. There will NEVER be another Gary Halbert, that’s for sure.” – this is the shocking message I read today when I clicked on Michel Fortin’s latest blog.

I was just getting to know what an incredible icon Gary was in the copywriting & marketing world and he will be missed. His brutally honest, aggressive and raw copywriting blew my mind the first time I heard an interview with Gary and Michel Fortin.

I had already heard about him from Perry Marshall and John Carlton and was so excited to hear Gary Halbert speak even if it was just in audio. Whenever I listen to or meet people who have turned the written word into an art form I am almost in awe. Like so many others Brad and I are drawn to as mentors, Gary didn’t hold any punches and went right for the gut. Don’t you just love that?

He has made a great impact on the world of marketing and helped to create some world class marketers. His work will continue to teach others in the years to come. Peace to you Gary and know that you had a profound impact and made your mark to help so many.

Brad & Kelly
BKS Mindset Marketing

The Master Key System - The Secret behind “The Secret”

You can also check out Gary’s work on his newsletter archives page.

Is the Internet a Scapegoat for Avoiding Confrontation?

Is our dependency on the internet enabling us to avoid face to face confrontation? We talk to each other everyday by text and email messages. Even start and end relationships through email. Did you know there are websites and businesses you can get break up letters from and will even do the breaking up for you? Wow!

Have we gone too far? Our industry has it’s foundation in developing relationships and I have to wonder if our relationships via the Internet instead of in person or by phone is diminishing. I also have to admit that I am just as guilty as the rest of them.

When Brad and I started out in the industry we followed others who were doing the whole hotel meeting tour and meeting prospects in coffee shops. We lugged our baby in the car carrier back and forth along with our laptop and signup sheets. It was so exhausting, especially when our guests didn’t even show up! The price of gas was going up and we were tired and feeling frustrated. When we were introduced to a variety of different methods to network with people via the phone and the Internet, we were absolutely elated. Our business started growing faster and now that we have two little ones we didn’t have to drag around to meetings waiting patiently in a coffee shop for someone to blow us off.

I love the Internet and what it has brought us – a growing business that has allowed both myself and my husband to work from home, new friends and business partners, an outlet for my passion of the written word and so much education at my fingertips about marketing and copywriting and often much of it for free.

To tell you the truth my relationships off the ‘Net’ in the real world are better because I no longer have to hound my friends and family about my business. If people want to actually talk to me who approach me through our autoresponder, they will leave a phone number, although people usually feel more comfortable texting through Skype.

What the Internet also has done is enabled people who weren’t usually social to be able to meet others and feel comfortable talking to others through their computer. Imagine the doors it has opened for these shy, introverted people who wanted to meet others but never felt comfortable before. There are social networking groups for every kind of interest out there. It is much like off the Internet, you are still developing relationships with people but now the Internet has allowed us to reach across the world and develop friendships with people in other countries and continents. When it all comes down to it, I see the wonders of the Internet as a positive thing and I think some people will seek avoidance no matter what.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing (http://www.mentoringinmotion.biz). They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Check our http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success: http://www.mentoringinmotion.org

It's A Mom's Life

When I am not separating lights and darks, kissing boo boos, sucking cheerios out from underneath the sofa or playing hide and seek, I am running a business. On the contrary of what many people think that I may sit on the couch eating bon bons and watching Oprah That’s the joke my husband used to say when he was still in a 9 to 5 job.

He certainly changed his tune when he decided to work by my side as a work at home dad. Everyday consists of organizing the day between activities for our toddlers, meals and snacks and bathtime and organization of the business, and who is taking what role as mom and dad or business owner. Then there is of course the “sometimes life gets in the way situations of a melt down or the latest sniffles the kids are passing back and forth to each other at a playdate.

I just wanted to inform people out there why there are so many networking sites for stay at home and work at home moms. If you’re a mom you know what I am talking about. ;) We need others to relate to and talk to when we feel like we are at our wits end trying to find the balance between the two.

I always tell people I didn’t know what busy was until I became a mom. It’s a 24/7 job, one of the toughest but most rewarding in my opinion. To me, having a business from home is my version of having it all, but it comes with a price. And when I listen to people who work at a 9 to 5 and say they don’t have time to fit in a part time business that may be able to replace their full time, I just giggle.

“Yes. Busy,” I reply rolling my eyes. Not everyone has a dowry like me so my full time nanny can take care of the kids all day and my assistant can do all the work for me while I go and get my nails and hair done at the spa and my business magically grows . . . I am kidding! I remember attending a networking training and the trainers said, “When someone says they are busy, say don’t kid yourself, we are all busy.” Hit the nail on the head.

What I have learned is when someone replies “I am too busy” the translation is “It’s just not a priority for me right now.” Really, think about it. If the next person who called you said he had an extra first class full-paid ticket to Bermuda for a week would you say, “Hmmm, I am really too busy.” Yeah, right.

I am speaking from experience because I used to be that person and still use that excuse on occasion, because let’s face it, I am always busy. Even if I am busy taking time out for myself.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing. They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Check our http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success: http://www.mentoringinmotion.org/

Standing Still

We hear so many stories of people being told they can’t accomplish their goals or dreams or will never make it and in fact, go on to be great leaders and role models in our society. Oprah comes to mind of course and The Pursuit of Happyness’ Christopher Gardner . His story brings tears to my eyes not because it’s a rags to riches story, but because his son was a driving force to overcome any obstacle.

Being a dedicated mother myself, one of my dreams was to be home with my children and give them a better life and teach them that anything is accessible to them. How grateful I am that my husband Brad is also my business partner and our children are able to be with both of us whenever they want because we are both running a business out of our home. Yes, there are sacrifices. Yes, it isn’t easy working with and living with each other around the clock. Yes, it’s worth it. Having a dream and not allowing anyone else to tell you “No”, is paramount to how I live.

Today, when people tell me I can’t do something, I say “Thank you.”

Why?

Because they are giving me fuel to prove myself despite what others may think or say. It could be human nature or just the way I am wired.

When I was younger, I went through some difficult stages and made some mistakes with my life, that serve as learning experiences today. But while I was in that part of my life, I had no hope for my dreams, couldn’t even see a future, but there was still a small part of me that kept driving forward. You see, I have learned dreams can start small and as you reach the smaller ones, your dreams expand into bigger and better ones.

When I was in my early 20s all I wanted was to straighten my head out and go back to college, finish and major in one of my passions - writing. Before when I attended school I was following everyone else’s dreams and eventually flunked out. Big surprise.

When I decided to go back to school on my own steam, despite being broke, I remember my mother saying, “You’re just fooling yourself.” The one person who was supposed to have unconditional faith in my ability to do anything didn’t even have faith in me anymore. My heart sank into my stomach and the disappointment in myself was overwhelming.

This was a defining moment. -- It solidified that I was going to do it, find a way. Straighten myself out, start following my dreams. On my terms. And I did, applied for loans, found housing on campus, worked a part time job while attending college full time. I immersed myself in school and graduated with a journalism degree with honors.

It was just the first step, which led to a journey that I had always dreamed about but never expected including finally moving across country on my own with what belongings I could fit in my pick up truck, meeting my soul mate, finding my passion and myself and having two beautiful children. And my journey has only begun, my dreams keep expanding as I fulfill more of them. I wake up some days, tired, but still elated that this is my life.

I remember one particular evening talking to my father as he lay in one of many hospital beds (he was sick for over 20 years before passing on July 23, 2002).

“Don’t ever pass up any opportunities,” he said looking at me wondering if this was the last time we would talk. I had learned in his later years that he had passed up his own opportunities and dreams offered to him, because of fear. Can you imagine, coming to the end of your life, saying, would of, could of, should of? That’s my worst fear and another driving force. Why I am telling you this? Life doesn’t stop even when you are standing still.

Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based business - Mindset Marketing. They are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in success. Check our http://www.nhl-amigos.com/ or subscribe to their free newsletter with 7 Tips for Success: http://www.mentoringinmotion.org

It Comes Out with Soap & Water

It comes out with soap and water.

That’s what I was thinking when my 1 ½ year old decided to paint and marker herself in the colors of the rainbow from head to toe this morning. It’s the price I pay to encourage her creativity, then what’s the harm? No worries, I thought as I looked at her sweet little blue eyes looking up at me. In this day and age, where television, computers and even stuffed animals who read stories for you, creativity is not an encouragement. We are taught from a very young age, to follow like sheep and never ask questions or think for yourself. Our mentor calls this phenomenon, the walking dead.

We see it every day in our business. Grown men and women not wanting to think for themselves.

“Do you have a system that I could just follow steps 1 to 3 and I don’t have to be there and it builds my income for me?” These people ask.

“You mean do you never have to think, make mistakes or use your creative mind to come up with solutions that may be outside the box? And we do all the work for you?” I reply with a smirk on my face.

Sometimes, I sit on the other end of the phone or computer, just not even knowing what to say because I am so flabbergasted at the thought. Especially in an industry that is founded on looking outside of the norm, making your own path on your own strengths and passions.

What the heck do some of these sheeple think? That’s right I said Sheeple. The people who just walk through life like sheep. How can we go through life not being present in the whole process of it? Making creative decisions and letting the juices flow are what makes us, well, human. Unique. And believe it or not, that uniqueness sells us and helps others relate to us.

Without creativity and the ability to use our minds we wouldn’t have any of the luxuries we have today. I don’t know what I would do without my microwave, cell phone or even computer. It was all part of the creative process. Once a spark that started in someone’s head, a problem that was asking for a solution.

Apply this process to your business. What kinds of problems do people have that you could solve? Weight loss, poor health, not enough website traffic or financially broke? This is where the creative process starts. If you can offer that solution and offer it in a more unique way than the next person, you have a leg up, my friend. The mind is everything and allowing it to work is key to building a business.

Mike Litman, the number one best-selling co-author of the book "Conversations With Millionaires," has a great quote that I often share with others who are worried about getting every little detail right and not allowing their creativity to guide them.

“You Don't Have To Get It Right, You Just Have To Get It Going.”

How’s that for simple? People don’t become successful by following on the heels of others and not allowing their own minds to go to work. The creative ideas will come, some will be good and some won’t and really, who cares? In the end, people will be impressed by your boldness and uniqueness.

They will think, “Hey, that’s actually a pretty cool idea. What else is this guy or gal up to” and they start checking you out. Sometimes contacting you immediately or watching from the sidelines to see what you’re all about.

Whenever you fall down, face covered with embarassment, pick yourself back up and keep moving forward, upward and onward. Remember, it will wash off with a little soap and water.

Amigo Health Labs has the Skinny on Weight Loss

We just had to share the info about the weight loss system released in our Amigo Health business because the incredible testimonials we have been hearing.

I have to admit that I am totally addicted to the protein shakes. I mix them with my Charge energy drink in the morning before going to my workout or just chasing after the kids. It’s a great meal replacement or snack for a busy mom. There are days when I am lucky to get in a shower, let alone eat a full meal! The shakes are great for a quick treat.

The BKS Mindset Marketing team (http://www.nhl-amigos.com/worldwide) of Amigo Health Labs announced the release of a cutting edge weight loss system. Weight loss testers have been reporting the loss of one pound to 4 pounds on a daily basis. The all-natural products are designed to synergistically work together as a system consists of a body cleanse formula called Amigo Cleanse, a thermogenic formula, Amigo Boost and protein meal replacement, Amigo Trim.

“The thermogenic system stimulates the metabolic system in a safe manner,” said Michael Grant, CEO and formulator of the weight loss system on a recent conference call. “It doesn’t give you heart palpatations and doesn’t make you feel like you drank a pot of coffee. Grant said explaining that it makes more sense for the thermogenic part of the system to support the heart and soul of the system and not be the system.

“You can go to any health food store and buy the latest and greatest fad on weight loss and ninety percent of the time it’s pure thermogenic. That can put a serious drain on your adrenal function. When you stop a weight loss system that’s purely based on thermogenic inevitably your system will have a reversal and more often than not that’s the greatest single cause of why people gain more weight after a diet than what they lost,” said Grant.

The system is designed to work together and is in a 7-day or 14-day system and also sold separately at highly competitive prices within today’s market. Testimonials from some Amigo Health Labs members are reporting daily results such as losing 1 to 4 pounds a day.

The Amigo Trim is used as a protein meal replacement with water or skim milk as a shake or delicious pudding. The Amigo Boost is an advanced thermogenic weight loss booster made with all natural ingredients including Hoodia, Yerba Mate and Guarana to boost metabolism, increase energy and decrease appetite. The Amigo Cleanse is for the detoxification of the body for overall health including psyllium and fennel seed, which increases the production of digestive fluids, reducing inflammation.

“We are on the fourth of day of the weight loss system. The chocolate is delicious. In the first two days alone I lost two pounds and my husband has already lost 10
pounds. This is a proven system that tastes great and works fast!” said Kelly Smith of the BKS Mindset Marketing Team.

It’s flagship product, Amigo Juice and energy drink, Amigo Charge contain the three superfoods - Goji, Mangosteen and Acai, which have already become widely known throughout the networking, health and media industry.
Amigo Health Labs has been distinguishing itself in the market with its progressive compensation plan that pays on the dollar up to 81% because it’s manufacturer direct to the consumer eliminating the middleman.

For more information regarding the 20-year-old company, products or business call us: 1-866-804-3398 or email us: paid4life@shaw.ca. Kelly and partner/husband, Brad Smith are founders of their own home-based business, BKS Mindset Marketing and successful independent distributors of Amigo Health Labs. They share their passion and knowledge of being in the Industry for the last 5 years together to help others succeed in the home based business arena. To find out how to get $700 of training for free! Go to: http://www.nhl-amigos.com or check out http://www.mentoringinmotion.biz.

Women Have the Power

As I push my shopping cart through the checkout aisle in my local grocery, something catches my eye, or should I say, several things catch my eye. Headlines screaming, “Lose 30 Lbs, the Easy Way”, “Get the Sizzle Back in the Bedroom” and “Health Tips in Prevention of Breast Cancer.” All of these people promising me a solution to every problem under the sun including world peace and living a longer life. What’s a girl to do? Of course! I purchase. I load the tantalizing magazines for that promise to answer my most prevalent problems onto the belt. I’ve got priorities you know.

In the meantime, my toddler is able to quickly grab a treat from the checkout stand on the other side while I am distracted, because of course they put the chocolate low enough for the kids to reach and take a bite into before I notice and now am forced to purchase! No wonder women buy over 80% of consumer purchases.

I recently came across these statistics from Catalyst Research and Lusk-Moore and Associates (LMA).

- Women are leaving corporations at twice the rate of men, many to start their own businesses.
- Women buy over 80% of consumer purchases, including over 50% of electronics, computers and investments.
- Women own 66% of home based businesses

Knowing this, who are you gearing your marketing ads to? The amount of women to men on the Internet is just about equal these days, yet I see so many opportunity ads geared towards men.

According to another article I was reading about marketing to women (although I have been saying this for years), Women (mid-20s to mid-50's) don't have a lot of time available to absorb the information. I am seeing more and more women these days discover the whole concept of getting their cake and eating it too. Things are reversing and a huge number of moms are working from home doing a balance act of running a home based business while being a mom to their children.

So offering smaller chunks of information for women to read likely will cut through the clutter they are juggling on a daily basis. These are things to remember when marketing to women for your products and services. Women don’t have a great deal of time, so make it pithy and offer something enticing to come back for more such as a bonus gift.

Brad & Kelly Smith are mentors and leaders in Mentors in Motion, Master Key System and Amigo Health. They share their passion and knowledge of the industry within the past 5 years with others in Success.

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