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This is so beautiful… It makes me appreciate the things I often take for granted. It warms my heart and gives me joy. It makes me think about how wonderful the simple things in life are and how much these things mean to me. I thought you might enjoy this special video as well.  Just click on the work LIFE below.

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The question,  ”Can I Sell In These Economic Times?”,  is on the minds of most businesses and Network Marketers. The answer is “YES”! You just need to be more creative and flexible than your competitors or more than you may have been in the past.

Yes, you have to be realistic about the times we live in now.  However, people will always find a way to buy and sale things during hard times. It’s just a matter of applying principles that will improve your marketability.

I listed some suggestions below, shown in bullets, that you can do to improve your sales in difficult economic times.

• As you are a consumer of products and services yourself, what do you look for from a merchant with whom you do business?
  • You want good service when you go to make a purchase.
  • You want good products that you can afford.
  • You want a pleasant attitude from the service/sales person who helps you.
  • You want to make a purchase with as little hassle as possible.
  • You want discounts and special offers as incentives for doing business with that merchant.
  • You want to know the benefits of buying from one merchant over buying from another.
  • You want to be treated special, which builds loyalty.
  • You want to make the choice to buy and not be pushed into it with a hard sale.
  • You want to know that the merchant is solid and will be in business tomorrow, should you need to return something or require his/her service later. For example, when I sold Avon, I had to earn the trust of my potential buyers. I needed to convince them that I was committed to being there for a long time. They had gone through many Avon distributors in the past, who took their orders but never   delivered because they had quit the business. Once they saw me come by every campaign with a book and I made a phone call to them three days later for the order, and once they saw that I always delivered what they ordered, the orders began to come in regularly.
  • You want a guarantee that, if something goes wrong with your purchase, the merchant will stand behind the sale.
• You change your perspective and the way you look at the situation.
  • You have to believe in yourself and try to make a difference in people’s lives.
  • You cannot focus on the amount of sales you make – either you do or you don’t make your quota. Pushing a person to buy will not get you what you want in the end.
  • You can’t be thinking about your bottom line every time you talk to people or they will pick up on it and not buy from you.
  • You need to talk to people on a personal level, meaning you listen to them and then try to give them what they want and not what you want.
• You associate with positive people, even if they are not making sales at the moment.
  • This does not mean that you try to compete with them or become frustrated when they make more sales than you.
  • Associate with people who think like you. They will help keep your mind in an “I can do” attitude instead of “I can’t do it”.
  • Stimulate your brain with good works: television programs that nourish your mind, books that leave you with good feelings, and good, postive music that lifts your soul and excites your spirit or that calms you down so you can rest.
• Learn how to handle stress so you do not become overbearing and demanding with people.
• Get enough rest AND sleep so your body is able to function properly and think clearly.
• Keep your life orderly at home and work so disorganization does not put undue stress on you and the business.
• Keep your body healthy so you function on optimum energy and think clearly and rationally.
  • Establish a regular exercise routine to work off stress and boast your levels of serotonin and dopamine, which gives you a feeling of well-being. Serotonin and dopamine supplements are used to treat depression but the body produces them naturally when you exercise. That’s why you feel good after a work out, even though your body may be a little sore.
  • Take good vitamin supplements that promote good health.
  • Educate yourself on eating a balanced diet, on developing a proper exercise routine, and on the correct supplements to take.
  • Take your perscribed medications regularly. Becoming a work-aholic often causes forgetfulness in taking medication and other important things. . . that’s not very smart!
• Let go, let God. This is probably one of the hardest things to do when so much rides on our ability to make sales.
  • We don’t have to carry our burdens alone.
  • Hard economic times is when we need to turn to God the most, but people don’t want to because they have forgotten Him in times of plenty. But He wants you to trust Him, to depend on Him, to let Him guide your life. Let Him help you carry your burdens.
  • People seem to be embarrassed when they finally accept that they need to let go and let God help them. It’s okay, so what if you are embarrassed. Who should care about it any way, you, the one who needs the help or the business partners?
  • Believe it or not, letting go and letting God is a success principle that you cannot ignore if you want to succeed in life and business.
  • Many, many times I have received answers to my problems because I was tuned in to the spirit of God. His guidance has helped me figure out computer problems, web problems, personal problems, people problems, and problems with how to sell. You can have the same type of assistance, just ask for it.

I conclusion, don’t worry about what you cannot change, influence, or affect. All you can do is your best and then turn the rest over to God. It takes the pressure off from you and the stress that comes with it. I am telling you what I have learned. You can take it or leave it, but there is wisdom in this advice that I got from a friend. When you’ve done all you can and you’ve done your best, what is left? You can worry and stress out, you can put pressure on everyone around you, or you can give it up and let God step in. Just remember that I know this is the answer. I know because I’ve taken years to figure it out so I know that  it works. It’s your choice.

Laughter and Humor Make Challenging Situations Bearable And Take The Edge Off Stressful Situations.

Adding laughter and a little humor make a great antidote for a bad attitude. We should surround ourselves with positive-minded people who have the gift of laughter and simply find pleasure in living. I love to be around these types of people. I suspect that you do too!

Several years ago, I worked with a woman who frequently listened through earphones to an amusing radio station while she worked. I often heard her hysterical laughter in the background as I pounded away on the keyboard. She made me smile each time I heard her laughter – it’s contagious you know. This funny quirk she had made my job more enjoyable and time seemed to pass faster. Besides, it was difficult to be angry or frustrated with my job when I could hear her laughter in the room.

I heard it said that laughter is scientifically proven to be healthy, and that it can make us live longer because of the serotonin it releases. I believe it! Your life takes on new meaning when you feel happy. Because things look different, life seems to go smoother.

When trouble comes along and you feel happy, the situation is either handled or dismissed because you don’t want anything to destroy your good mood. Isn’t that right? What good comes out of being in gloom and doom? What benefits are there to being angry, feeling hurt, or a acting like a sour puss? You have to let go of what is causing bad feelings, deal with them the best you can, and then get past them so you can move on.

Have you noticed that you exercise face muscles and other parts of your body when you laugh? I’ve noticed it. So I guess we could say that laughter is actually a fun way to get a workout! I noticed that it works out the stress in my face, as well as works the chest and stomach muscles. I know this because those same parts hurt after I have laughed a lot. You know what I am talking about, don’t you? I know you have heard some people say, “I laughed so hard that my stomach hurts!” Or else they say, “I won’t be able to smile for at least a week!” Does this not resemble what we often say after a good workout at the gym? I am just jesting. I know that laughing is not the same as getting a good physical workout, but the fact still remains that a good laugh works muscles not often used in our everyday endeavors. It is truly an exercise that provides plenty of benefits.

Meditation is another tool that helps us escape a negative attitude. It helps me leave the outside world to the outside and to be more focused and centered on the inside. This is when I am able to communicate best with my inner self and to understand things better. I also use meditation to help me know what I need to do next. In other words, I can connect with the universe, as they say (which I call connecting with God). This connection nourishes my spirit with what I need to become stronger, and it helps me accomplish what I want to do and to be a peaceful person. I believe you can benefit from meditation as well. Try it! I think you will like it!

Meditation does not have to be done the way you see on the movie screen, with strange humming and people totally oblivious to the goings-on around them. Meditation can be done by simply getting comfortable in a quiet place and relaxing (like in the bathtub with lighted candle), or by visualization (such as thinking of a peaceful place as in the picture above) then letting the mind go where it wants. It helps when you add relaxed breathing. You breathe in peace and exhale the garbage inside you. The massage therapist who taught me how to meditate this way said to imagine bringing in light and joy as I slowly take a deep breath. The exhale is slowly blowing out the pain and darkness I feel. If an area hurts, he told me to focus on that area and then blow out the pain and to breathe in relief. It really works!

In conclusion, I want to say that I know life will have more meaning and purpose when we control our thinking, control our moods, and control our lifestyle choices. When we are happy, when we have a positive outlook toward the future, when we try to live our lives with purpose every day, I know our lives will change. It changes because we change the dynamics that allow us to have more of what is important to us.

Let me help you do that. Ask me for assistance, or let me help you put something onto the Internet that will give you joy and pleasure. Something that might make you smile and the people you influence smile and laugh a little more.

You may contact me by going to the contact page.

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