So, How’d Your Year Go?
February will be my 2 year mark since having gone through my 1 week resident initiation at Boulder Crest Retreat. Two years have gone by pretty fast and a LOT has happened. Like I've stated before, probably the best takeaway and the foundation for "change" is that I became more intimate with "choice". My favorite …
PTSD Is A Choice. There’s Another Option.
Having been involved, passionately, in the PTSD debacle over the past 18 months what I've learned is what the title says, "PTSD is a choice". Stating this to most people who have been diagnosed will strongly disagree without hesitation. Why? Because most everyone feels there is no alternative. You're broke, you can't be fixed so …
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4 Leadership Principles You Must Possess
Way back when I was a young E4 studying for the E5 Sergeant board many things were drilled into my head. I spent every waking hour studying for the board. Military leadership has been replicated throughout the civilian sector for years. Mainly due to the fact that what is done in the military has life …
10 Reasons Why Direct Sales Isn’t Working For You
Not seeking personal development/growth Not willing to change Lottery ticket mentality Bottle rocket (see 3 fuels) Not a believer in the mission even if believe in the product Not reading the right books Still not a true risk taker Wrong expectations Poor leadership, if any Compensation plan makes it impossible I visit with people all …
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What The Heck Is Multi-Level Marketing? Seriously.
Multi-level marketing (MLM) also called pyramid selling,[1][2] network marketing,[2][3] and referral marketing,[4] is a controversial marketing strategy for the sale of products or services where the revenue of the MLM company is derived from a non-salaried workforce (also called participants, and variously known as "salespeople", "distributors", "consultants", "promoters", "independent business owners", etc.) selling the company's products/services, while the earnings of the participants is derived from a pyramid-shaped commission system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-level_marketing …
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Network Marketing and Post Traumatic Growth
I’ve had an interesting realization recently. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve visited with quite a few people and have been reflecting on what has worked over the past year. It’s good to do that from time to time to adjust for growth. You cannot do the same thing next year that you’re doing this …
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Seeing the Unseen. Clarity and Vision
I just turned 43 the other day and I realize that’s not old but it’s not young, either. I’m in my prime, right? For the past couple years or so my eyes have been giving me some issues. I’ve got a couple pairs of “cheaters” I wear when I read. I started wearing them more …
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