Here is a powerful article from Orrin Woodward on his leadership blog. Orrin Woodward has informative articles on Leadership, Faith, MonaVie, Amway, etc. This article will help you accept responsibility for the results in your life and business.
The subject of Networking can increase the temperature and lower the emotional intelligence of many fine people. Why can it be such a heated topic at times? I believe because it hits along the main ideological battles going on in our country currently. Are people owed a living simply by being born in the USA? Is the Biblical injunction, “He who will not work, will not eat” still valid today? Should someone be guaranteed success in Networking Communities simply for signing up or is it reasonable to expect them to perform? Is the person at the top in a Network someone who has earned this position through performance or just got in first? Is it right for people to “make money” off of other people’s efforts? These and many more questions are bandied about on a daily basis in living rooms, coffee shops and hotel meetings across the country.
Let’s get one thing out on the table right away. Networking success is not achieved by sitting at home and spamming the internet. Networking success is not achieved by magically sponsoring 3 leaders and they do all the work. The facts are that Networking is hard work, as is all achievement! If you want big results and hard work scares you then don’t get in the Networking field. All great achievement comes through learning the principles of delayed gratification for long term results. Our culture is so self-centered today that the thought of delaying gratification even for a couple of months causes many to overheat. I can’t blame them with a TV culture that has bombarded them with the belief that they deserve the good life with no effort or sacrifice, but eventually they must wake up to the reality of their situation to achieve success. Charles Sykes wrote a several fantastic books called, “A Nation of Victims” and “Dumbing Down our Kids.” The gist of the books can be captured by the titles. When we lower the bar on people - we do not create more champions, but more victims. This is what leaders do in a Network Marketing business, maintain a high bar for achievement. Networking leaders teach people the true rules of life and help people become champions in a culture encouraging victims.
In my opinion, there is no greater field to influence people in a positive direction than Network Community building. Instead of waiting for our countries politician to fix our country, why don’t we get out there in the living rooms of America and teach these principles ourselves. We can either be part of the problem or part of the solution and Laurie and I have chosen to be part of the solution! Read this list of 11 rules of life that Mr. Sykes wrote in the second book with my thoughts on each underneath.
RULE 1 - Life is not fair - get used to it.
Life does not deal everyone the same hand. Some our born billionaires through their daddy’s efforts and some are born broke and must work their way to the top. In networking you may get help from your upline, may be in the hot spot for opens or may have nothing but the opportunity and your dream. Either way, get over it and get moving.
RULE 2 - The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
We have too many people talking about self esteem without the corresponding teaching of work ethic to achieve a healthy self confidence. Confidence can only be built by making the sacrifices that the average person refuses to do. You begin to realize you are un-average only when you consistently do what the average person is unwilling to do. I love everyone unconditionally, but my respect is earned through your performance period. To gain confidence in the Networking field, you must be willing to be bad – long enough to get good.
RULE 3 - You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with car phone, until you earn both.
Quit looking for handouts in life and start serving other people’s needs. Everything you need to know at the top must be learned at the bottom. This is why so many second generation children accomplish so little. Their parents believed they could skip the sacrifice step for their children and just hand people their victories. Life doesn’t work that way so quit waiting for your ship to come in and start building it! In the Networking field, your pay raise will become effective as soon as you do.
RULE 4 - If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
To maintain any position in the information age, it will require constant increases in your knowledge and skills. Those who think their education ends when their formal schooling ends are in for a rude awakening. One of the best parts of the Networking field is the constant emphasis on learning and growing. Customers in the Networking field and new distributors will vote with their feet if you do not serve their needs. This is free enterprise so get used to it. No one has to be part of your business and you earn their trust and respect every day.
RULE 5 - Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping they called it Opportunity.
If you think you are above doing the basics in the living rooms then you will never earn the right to speak on the big stages. Achievement starts by doing the little things well and then receiving more responsibility from a job well done. Everyone starts at zero points in Networking and has to earn their ranks.
RULE 6 - If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
You will mess up. The only question is will you get bitter or better from the experience? Leaders in Networking teach their teams to expect some setbacks, challenges, and failures on your way to victory. The key is to learn from each one of your mistakes and never pass the buck. Leaders have learned to accept responsibility and have no part with the current love affair with victim status so prevalent in our culture today.
RULE 7 - Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
No one is a self made person. All of us have climbed onto the shoulders of the greatest minds and leaders in Western Civilization to enjoy the privileges we have. Never take for granted all of the people in your life who gave you a hand up instead of a hand out. If you desire to change the world, then begin by changing yourself. All great movements begin with an individual who was moved to change.
RULE 8 - Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Every night that you show the plan in a Networking business - you will pass or fail based upon your ability to sell your product and services. If the prospect does not get involved then they did a better job of selling their convictions than you did of selling yours. You pass or fail every night in this business and success is an inside job. Just remember that failure is never final and that further growth will lead to victories.
RULE 9 - Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
The Networking field is open for business 365 days per year. You must determine how hard and how long that you will work for your dreams. It is sad that people will spend more time planning a vacation than they will in planning their life. I love the saying, “If it’s to be, then it’s up to me.” If your upline helps you then that is a bonus, but not a given nor a requirement. If you have a training system, then plug in and get going.
RULE 10 - Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
In the field of Networking the fantastic lifestyles that you see are the result of hard work. If anyone tells you that you can achieve that without a serious work ethic then they are lying to you. You are only limited by your ability to dream in a good Networking business and most people do a great job of limiting themselves.
RULE 11 - Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Hans Christian Andersen wrote his classic “Ugly Duckling” story to capture the essence of someone (through hard work & association) changing from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. I love the Networking Industry because I have witnessed many people turn from the Ugly Ducklings into Beautiful Swans. Yes, you will be criticized for telling people they can be Beautiful Swans, but I would rather believe that and be criticized than give up my belief in people.
Leaders teach people to dream and hope again. There is no such thing as a “hopeless situation” only hopeless people in situations. A leader’s role is to give them hope, give them ideas, and give them the skills to change their situations. When they win, it is their victory, but you have the joy of having a front row seat in the process. If you are a leader in the Networking field then what you do is a most noble of enterprises. You have the honor of leading the most precious asset of any country and that is the people. God Bless, Orrin Woodward
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Acting Out Your Dreams Is the Key to Success
"You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' "
-George Bernard Shaw
-George Bernard Shaw
Friday, January 04, 2008
A great poem.....
I was reading a book recently and came across a poem that I felt I had to share. It is...
I bargained with Life for a penny.
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.
So the moral of the poem is not to sit around and take what life gives you but to go out and get the most out of life!!!! You have 70 - 80 years to go out and create your legacy. What are you doing to ensure that your name is never forgotten?
I bargained with Life for a penny.
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.
So the moral of the poem is not to sit around and take what life gives you but to go out and get the most out of life!!!! You have 70 - 80 years to go out and create your legacy. What are you doing to ensure that your name is never forgotten?
Friday, December 21, 2007
Chuck Goetschel's post on Personal Mission Statement
I highly recommend that everyone go to Chuck Goetschel's BLOG and read his post titled "Personal Mission Statement." This article was very insightful and has helped add some direction in my life. In this article, he helps the reader create their own Mission Statement.
http://chuckgoetschel.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/3/3388670.html
http://chuckgoetschel.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/3/3388670.html
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Team CEO Robert L. Dickie III on Orrin Woodard
Orrin Woodward: Leadership equals greater responsibility…not greater privileges!
A guiding principle that Orrin Woodward has instilled within his organization is that with greater leadership roles come greater responsibility, not more perks and special treatment. This is hard for some people in today’s society to understand. Many feel that once they reach a certain position within the a company, achieve a certain rank in the military, or in the case of many of some of our political leaders...get elected to office...that they now have special perks and privileges that allow them to roam free unchained by the laws and regulations of the common man.
Look at the Hollywood elite that seem to live above the law endlessly getting a slap on the wrist for things that the common citizen would do jail time over. Some of our politicians think they can break the law, take bribes, and operate totally independent of the judicial system with impunity. It has become so reckless on both sides of the aisle in congress that many are now saying we need a good house cleaning from top to bottom for both parties. With the recent arrests and investigations of Congressman Duke Cunningham of California and Congressman Jefferson from Louisiana we are seeing the very abuses of power in our nation’s capital that a few years ago we witnessed in some of the board rooms of major companies like Enron, Global Crossing, and Arther Anderson.
Americans have become disenfranchised with their leaders and heroes because of this behavior. They are tired of the dirty deals the politicians finagle for themselves. These “special deals” the politicians dole out to friends, family, and lobbyists profiting from this while at the same time trying to act like there is integrity within the political system and they are following the law. They are tired of the scandalized sports heroes testifying before congress that they are clean only to be caught red handed testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Through these dishonest acts, the athletes gave themselves a “special deal” over the rest of the competition. Thus, they made the playing field unequal and disgraced the hallowed records of the game. Everywhere you look you see so called leaders and heroes disgracing themselves by engaging in dishonorable behavior.
Orrin Woodward has a famous article he wrote titled, “Where have the heroes gone?” which explores this multi faceted question by looking throughout American history and our development as a nation and what has changed over that time. He states that for the greatest part of our history that the true measure of man was of his character and integrity and not his worldly possessions. Yet, sadly times have changed.
Looking at the heroes we exalt today one can see we have strayed far off track. Our politicians give great election speeches but disgrace themselves in scandalous activities. Our sports heroes tell children not to do drugs as they participate in public service announcements yet those same athletes get caught cheating the game and the fans by using steroids.
Orrin’s question rings loud and true, “Where have all the heroes gone?” More importantly than the question is his answer….we need leaders who will stand tall and stand for what is right. We need men and women of character and integrity that take responsibility for their lives and their actions. America needs people that no matter what profession or calling they are in commit themselves to make America a better place to live and work. Orrin teaches that everyone acting together as a team can foster change in their communities, schools, churches, local, state, and federal governments. With everyone working together doing their part, everyone can develop into a leader who can be make a difference in the world and be a hero in someone’s life.
Orrin Woodward is respected within his industry and highly sought after to speak at leadership and business meetings around the country because of his passion to make a difference in America and because he is a man of principle who stands for what is right. He teaches and even more importantly abides by timeless principles of leadership that are admired and respected, yet are so hard to find in many of our so called leaders today. There are many people who love to talk the talk but at the end of the day it all boils down to who actually lives the life they preach and teach. Orrin is respected because he teaches the principles he actually lives.
It has been said many times that “those who can’t do…teach.” Unfortunately many leaders today espouse certain beliefs yet in their private lives fall short of the principles they ask others to follow. Orrin Woodward continues to live each day following the principles that inspired him and Chris Brady to write their best selling book, Launching a Leadership Revolution. By doing so, he has achieved a great deal of success and is also changing America in the process by helping other leaders make personal changes and grow in their business as well. It is time to create some heroes in America we all can be proud of and that our children can look up to as a true example. Whether an athlete, politician, or business leader, anyone can be a true American hero if they commit to doing what is right and making a difference in their community.
A guiding principle that Orrin Woodward has instilled within his organization is that with greater leadership roles come greater responsibility, not more perks and special treatment. This is hard for some people in today’s society to understand. Many feel that once they reach a certain position within the a company, achieve a certain rank in the military, or in the case of many of some of our political leaders...get elected to office...that they now have special perks and privileges that allow them to roam free unchained by the laws and regulations of the common man.
Look at the Hollywood elite that seem to live above the law endlessly getting a slap on the wrist for things that the common citizen would do jail time over. Some of our politicians think they can break the law, take bribes, and operate totally independent of the judicial system with impunity. It has become so reckless on both sides of the aisle in congress that many are now saying we need a good house cleaning from top to bottom for both parties. With the recent arrests and investigations of Congressman Duke Cunningham of California and Congressman Jefferson from Louisiana we are seeing the very abuses of power in our nation’s capital that a few years ago we witnessed in some of the board rooms of major companies like Enron, Global Crossing, and Arther Anderson.
Americans have become disenfranchised with their leaders and heroes because of this behavior. They are tired of the dirty deals the politicians finagle for themselves. These “special deals” the politicians dole out to friends, family, and lobbyists profiting from this while at the same time trying to act like there is integrity within the political system and they are following the law. They are tired of the scandalized sports heroes testifying before congress that they are clean only to be caught red handed testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Through these dishonest acts, the athletes gave themselves a “special deal” over the rest of the competition. Thus, they made the playing field unequal and disgraced the hallowed records of the game. Everywhere you look you see so called leaders and heroes disgracing themselves by engaging in dishonorable behavior.
Orrin Woodward has a famous article he wrote titled, “Where have the heroes gone?” which explores this multi faceted question by looking throughout American history and our development as a nation and what has changed over that time. He states that for the greatest part of our history that the true measure of man was of his character and integrity and not his worldly possessions. Yet, sadly times have changed.
Looking at the heroes we exalt today one can see we have strayed far off track. Our politicians give great election speeches but disgrace themselves in scandalous activities. Our sports heroes tell children not to do drugs as they participate in public service announcements yet those same athletes get caught cheating the game and the fans by using steroids.
Orrin’s question rings loud and true, “Where have all the heroes gone?” More importantly than the question is his answer….we need leaders who will stand tall and stand for what is right. We need men and women of character and integrity that take responsibility for their lives and their actions. America needs people that no matter what profession or calling they are in commit themselves to make America a better place to live and work. Orrin teaches that everyone acting together as a team can foster change in their communities, schools, churches, local, state, and federal governments. With everyone working together doing their part, everyone can develop into a leader who can be make a difference in the world and be a hero in someone’s life.
Orrin Woodward is respected within his industry and highly sought after to speak at leadership and business meetings around the country because of his passion to make a difference in America and because he is a man of principle who stands for what is right. He teaches and even more importantly abides by timeless principles of leadership that are admired and respected, yet are so hard to find in many of our so called leaders today. There are many people who love to talk the talk but at the end of the day it all boils down to who actually lives the life they preach and teach. Orrin is respected because he teaches the principles he actually lives.
It has been said many times that “those who can’t do…teach.” Unfortunately many leaders today espouse certain beliefs yet in their private lives fall short of the principles they ask others to follow. Orrin Woodward continues to live each day following the principles that inspired him and Chris Brady to write their best selling book, Launching a Leadership Revolution. By doing so, he has achieved a great deal of success and is also changing America in the process by helping other leaders make personal changes and grow in their business as well. It is time to create some heroes in America we all can be proud of and that our children can look up to as a true example. Whether an athlete, politician, or business leader, anyone can be a true American hero if they commit to doing what is right and making a difference in their community.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Orrin Woodward and the Power of Focus
With the rapidly changing times that we live in today and the competitive unsecure workforce that our country is engulfed in, it is important to grasp a hold of a business model that will produce passive residual income to create stability, security and options. The Teams business system is available to those who are looking for a way to produce additional monies on top of their current job, and the system will enable many to leave their jobs if that is the mark they are shooting for. The system is an immaculately created machine that is churning out financial free independent business owner’s time in and time out. The key ingredient to this system is focus. Orrin Woodward has designed an impenetrable business model that will work so long as the individual works it. The IBO has to zero in on their goal and submit themselves to the system daily to attain the victories that are awaiting them. Learning to “see it with your minds eye,” is required for any IBO with a dream looking to advance themselves or other people in their teams through the Teams training process. Many new IBOs to the Teams business model are not readily equipped with this trait as they have been spawned by the media in America to lead lives that they cannot afford to live. Americans have been trained to think that “if they want it, they can have it,” after all, that is why they invented credit cards is it not? Americans are quick to take out a loan on a boat, or finance a computer due to their lack of will to wait until they have the disposable income to pay cash. This instant gratification mentality has swooped across our nation and the result is an average of $8,000 of credit card debt among the average American family. The Titanic is sinking, and we are straightening the chairs on the deck. In order for anyone to achieve success in this lifetime, they need to do a 180 with their thinking habits and learn to focus their thoughts and energy in the opposite direction.
Orrin Woodward teaches people that ‘delayed gratification’ is the only way to the top in any field. Think of your wealth as a snowball that you are starting to roll to create a snowman: When you first start to roll the ball of snow, it takes a while to build and increase in size, and after consistent effort and patience, the snowball will eventually reach a point of no control where each roll of the ball yields 100 times the effort put in at the early stages in the beginning. Orrin Woodward has explained that those who do not practice delayed gratification are those who take breaks and eat the snow while the ball is just beginning to take shape. This kills all chance of momentum and will undoubtedly create stagnation and undesirable results in ones life. The Teams system, if applied, will develop skill sets that are totally different than those that are developed and promoted via the mass media outlets in America. Everywhere you turn your head, whether on TV, the Radio, the Newspaper, a Magazine, or an Internet advertisement, we are told that we can have this and that with ‘no money down.’ We are programmed to believe that we deserve a new snowmobile, and we are taught to think that we have earned it with all the hard work we have done. The fact is this; if you do not have cash to pay for the new toy you are dreaming of, then you have not earned it. Living your life in debt will create unwanted stress and a lack of happiness will surely develop within your family starting with you spouse. “Unhappy wife, unhappy life.” Not to say that money can buy happiness, because it cannot. However, it will prevent stress due to the accumulation of interest that hits you month in month out due to all of the plastic you store in your wallet. The next time you feel an urge to make an emotional purchase for a new toy, car etc., creeping up inside of you, turn your thoughts on the Teams training system and focus your efforts on the results that you are shooting for. Once attained, you will be able to purchase all the toys money can buy, have the freedom to wake up to the sound of your kids playing at the foot of your bed, live stress free (aka: debt free), and have the time and money to help other people achieve the same results as you.
Orrin Woodward teaches people that ‘delayed gratification’ is the only way to the top in any field. Think of your wealth as a snowball that you are starting to roll to create a snowman: When you first start to roll the ball of snow, it takes a while to build and increase in size, and after consistent effort and patience, the snowball will eventually reach a point of no control where each roll of the ball yields 100 times the effort put in at the early stages in the beginning. Orrin Woodward has explained that those who do not practice delayed gratification are those who take breaks and eat the snow while the ball is just beginning to take shape. This kills all chance of momentum and will undoubtedly create stagnation and undesirable results in ones life. The Teams system, if applied, will develop skill sets that are totally different than those that are developed and promoted via the mass media outlets in America. Everywhere you turn your head, whether on TV, the Radio, the Newspaper, a Magazine, or an Internet advertisement, we are told that we can have this and that with ‘no money down.’ We are programmed to believe that we deserve a new snowmobile, and we are taught to think that we have earned it with all the hard work we have done. The fact is this; if you do not have cash to pay for the new toy you are dreaming of, then you have not earned it. Living your life in debt will create unwanted stress and a lack of happiness will surely develop within your family starting with you spouse. “Unhappy wife, unhappy life.” Not to say that money can buy happiness, because it cannot. However, it will prevent stress due to the accumulation of interest that hits you month in month out due to all of the plastic you store in your wallet. The next time you feel an urge to make an emotional purchase for a new toy, car etc., creeping up inside of you, turn your thoughts on the Teams training system and focus your efforts on the results that you are shooting for. Once attained, you will be able to purchase all the toys money can buy, have the freedom to wake up to the sound of your kids playing at the foot of your bed, live stress free (aka: debt free), and have the time and money to help other people achieve the same results as you.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Orrin Woodward Team - Men of Character
Saw a great post about another man of character - George Washington and his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. This reminded me of Washington's School Exercises: "Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation". These maxims originated in the late sixteenth century in France and were popularly circulated during Washington's time. Washington wrote out a copy of the 110 Rules in his school book when he was about sixteen-years old and I have heard Orrin Woodward refer to them occasionally. As I am exploring the subject of character, I thought it appropriate to capture these maxims again, both for my own self-improvement and for the edification of others who may be interested. Here goes. This exercise, now regarded as a formative influence in the development of Washington's character, included guidelines for behavior in pleasant company, appropriate actions in formal situations, and general courtesies, such as: "Superfluous Complements and all Affectation of Ceremonie are to be avoided, yet where due they are not to be Neglected" (#25); "Think before you Speak" (#73); and "Rince not your Mouth in the Presence of Others" (#101). Among the hundreds of volumes of Washington Manuscripts in the Library of Congress, two contain the school exercises of George Washington, written before he had reached the age of sixteen years. The one devoted to mathematics exhibits a wide range of subjects, combined with sureness and accuracy in working, and clearness and neatness of presentation. Few graduates of colleges to-day, unless they specialize in mathematics, become so well trained in that subject. The problems in surveying show that at sixteen Washington was fitted to earn his living in the field. The second book begins with legal forms, such as every planter should know: bills of sale and exchange, contracts, conveyances, deeds, leases, and even wills. The middle portion contains a Christmas poem, and also one entitled "True Happiness," which strongly suggest that the boyish love poems attributed to his pen were taken from some book, now unknown. Probably they expressed his feelings at the moment, and he copied them. The remaining ten pages of the second book are occupied by one hundred and ten "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation," about which much has been written and little is known. These maxims were so fully exemplified in George Washington's life that biographers have regarded them as formative influences in the development of his character. During the days before mere hero worship had given place to understanding and comprehension of the fineness of Washington's character, of his powerful influence among men, and of the epoch-making nature of the issues he so largely shaped, it was assumed that Washington himself composed the maxims, or at least that he compiled them. It is satisfying to find that his consideration for others, his respect for and deference to those deserving such treatment, his care of his own body and tongue, and even his reverence for his Maker, all were inculcated in him early on, by precepts which were the common practice in decent society the world over. These very maxims had been in use in France for a century and a half, and in England for a century, before they were set as a task for the schoolboy Washington. Oh that we could rekindle a passion to once again consider these precepts "common practice in decent society"! I happen to believe that is in large measure what Orrin Woodward is doing with his Team - restoring character to society and I say: Bravo! More on the "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation" in my next post.
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