I know I am turning the corner and beginning to increase momentum which will in turn allow me to really achieve personal success, as well as, financial success.  Isn’t that what it is all about?

I went into this network marketing thing to create an income.  Now I am here to enjoy the fruits of my labor.  I love coaching others and being asked to come and talk to someone who is struggling with their own company.  Really, I was asked to sit down with an owner of a small business here in town and try to help them turn it around.

Me…

I am finally learning the art of listening; so I listened and when they were done talking I looked them in the eye and said don’t be afraid to fail.  The biggest hurdle this small business owner had was fear of failure.  They had a sound business plan, inexpensive and targeted marketing and even had a pretty good internet presence.  They were just afraid to fail so they were not taking massive action to succeed.  They were just in fact making themselves very unavailable; thus inhibiting their success.

But the best part was when they looked me in the eye and said, “Wow, that was exactly what I needed to hear!” 

Very few times in my life have I felt so amazing; I helped. 

So don’t be afraid to fail, don’t hold yourself back, don’t wait for the worst to happen. 

Go out and Make it happen with massive, positive Action!!

 

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September is fast approaching its end.  The weather here has begun to change and I even had to close all my windows yesterday because we only got a high temp. of 58 degrees with lows of 42 brrr….

Thoughts turn to fall and yes even winter.  Scary thing is that in less than 4 weeks we will be back in the window to expect that wonderful white stuff.  It is just so hard to believe; the year is flying by.

Tampogo is still giving me so much satisfaction.  We are up to 30 members on my team I keep adding more each day.  I am now being seen more as a coach and teacher and haven’t really even been recruiting because I am committed to offering more than even I received from my mentors in the way of real support with real solutions that don’t always require that you join something new every day. 

So far I have been pretty successful at keeping everything very low cost or free.  (Tampogo itself will only require a $25-$35 purchase monthly to activate commissions and remember you are purchasing a product with the expense too.)   I will continue to do my best to find better and better ways to market and advertise; not just Tampogo but any networking opportunity.

Today though I would like to reach out and request that you consider helping Tampogo to meet its goals of feeding 100,000 starving kids in the world by January 1, 2010. 

Head out to my store www.tampogo.com/ccruniverse and sign up as either an iRep or customer for FREE and purchase just one item.  Take advantage of our huge discounts and start Christmas shopping.  

This purchase will also activate your iRep status if you would like to consider using Tampogo as a business opportunity.  Either way; customer or iRep you will be feeding a starving child somewhere in the world for free.  

What a great feeling it gives me to know as I feed my own children each day that somewhere out there 30+ kids are also receiving  nutritious meals.

I am grateful for all I have and all the family, old friends and my every growing circle of new friends who support me in this mission.  Thank you to you all and let’s go out and Change the World for the Better!!!

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“The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.”  ~ V. Frankl

 

Each and every one of us experiences moments of anger, frustration and doubt.  But I recently learned that in order to achieve freedom and find happiness you must be aware of that and when it happens STOP and take control of that feeling. 

 

This doesn’t mean that when you realize you are having these feelings that you are going to be able to just push them aside and be all warm and fuzzy.  You won’t…  But what you can do is just change your feelings a little bit upward towards something more positive and this alone will help you to begin to control them. 

 

Below I am going to list the “Emotional Guidance Scale”  this information was taken from “Ask and It Is Given” by Esther and Jerry Hicks.  It has helped me to see how I can change how I am feeling into something more positive which in turn helps me to continue to take action and see positive results. 

 

The goal is to first see where you are at on the emotional scale then taking action to improve your feelings and thoughts to an emotion higher on the scale.  I am not saying you will be able to go from say, anger to Joy in one step but you can go from anger to blame to doubt to disappointment to…. easily if you are aware of it.  Each step upward is a step in the right direction. 

 

When you are able to improve your negative thoughts and emotions you are able to allow things to happen in a more positive way.  Whether or not you believe in the Law of Attraction or not being positive and taking positive action will help you to achieve good results. 

 

Being negative and thinking I can’t do it will also bring you results; just not the ones you want.  You will self perpetuate the “I can’t do it” by not doing it.  What will that ever get you?

 

When I started this journey just a few short months ago I tended to live in the area of numbers 8-17.  This was causing me to spin my wheels and accomplish a whole bunch of nothing. 

 

Since I started paying attention to my feelings in the last few months  (FYI every hour or so I stop for 10 seconds and really think about how I am feeling and take action to improve it if I need to.)   95% of the time I live in the area of numbers 1-7. 

 

You may ask how I improve my feelings.  The absolute easiest way to do this is to smile.  Yup, just smile.  I know it sounds hokey but it is really hard not to immediately become lighter by just smiling.  

 

Then I take a look at what I accomplished for the day so far.  If I wasn’t having a good day I look at a previous day to get inspiration.   (To be able to do this it is so important to find a way to document what you have done for the day.  I do this by keeping a piece of notepad paper next to me with categories like: exercise, personal growth, family time, calls made, emails sent, company events, and anything else I may want to track.  Then making notes or tick marks to track what I have done.)

 

Finally if none of this works I think back to a really great day in my life.  For me the birth of my children or even my Senior Prom brings happiness into my soul.  What ever makes your boat float.

 

Again, I have in no way perfected this but I have succeeded in improving my emotions and actions which in turn in brings me growing success. 

 

Here is the Emotional Scale!

 

1.     Joy/Appreciation/Empowered/Freedom/Love

2.     Passion

3.     Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness

4.     Positive Expectation/Belief

5.     Optimism

6.     Hopefulness

7.     Contentment

8.     Boredom

9.     Pessimism

10.     Frustration/Irritation/Impatience

11.     Overwhelment

12.     Disappointment

13.     Doubt

14.     Worry

15.     Blame

16.     Discouragement

17.     Anger

18.     Revenge

19.     Hatred/Rage

20.     Jealousy

21.     Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness

22.     Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

 

 

Remember if I say or share something that helps you; great.  If it doesn’t speak to you just throw it away you won’t hurt my feelings…  LOL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Funny thing happened on the way to work the other day… I realized I was getting the opportunity to really stretch my wings as a teacher and a coach.

As everyone knows by now TamPogo is my passion. I love the whole concept of TamPogo and see the win, win it is for everyone. As of today we are 25 people strong and growing daily. In fact, we are now starting to see day to day growth increase as everyone is bringing on more people. Pay attention because you will start to see that number exponentially grow…

So now I have 25 people I need to help, coach and teach to create the success we know is out there. I know that this is the stage I have been longing for; I loved managing people in my other career and watching them grow and succeed. Now I get to do it again on an even larger scale.

I will make mistakes and incorrectly communicate information; in fact it happened yesterday when I realized I had not explained the autoship process correctly. But one thing I promise is that when I make those mistakes or miscommunicate information I will clarify, correct and communicate my mistake as soon as I know about it.

I realized today that I have not been this happy in a long time. I am growing a business I can be proud of and I am helping others on so many levels; feeding children, helping local non profits improve their ability to keep doing what they do, allowing real people to learn how to create their ultimate life and as always having FUN doing it. I could not ask for more; I am living a life of true abundance.

I DO NOT pretend to be some guru network marketer. I am not. I do not pretend to be an expert in everything MLM related. I am not. But here is what I am.
-I am committed to feeding starving children throughout the world by helping TamPogo to grow.
-I am committed to achieving a wage that will help my family enjoy stability going forward.
-I am committed to helping others learn more about themselves and how they can create their ultimate life.
-I am committed to continually learning more, being open to others helping me and developing myself in order to achieve the above listed items.
I am committed to doing this while laughing, loving and enjoying every minute of every single day…

So come join us; take advantage of our support; help us to learn from you; learn from me and my team so you too can achieve something you up till now did not think was possible!

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As you know I have been learning how to create a viable home based business.  I have worked very hard for the last six months and learn more and more each and every day.  I love what I am doing and have tried to share my journey through my blog for everyone to see.  I will continue to do this and hopefully everyone call learn something from my ramblings.  

I will always be a firm believer that as long as we help each other we will all succeed.

Yesterday I was invited to be a presenter on a live online job fair this coming Thursday.  The fair will include several internet business owners giving a 10 minute presentation on their business opportunities.   I am so excited.  The job fair takes place 9-24-09 at 8:00pm EST. 

If you or anyone you know might be able to take advantage of this please have them join us.  They just need to RSVP to: dana@freeonlinejobfair.info

I am so blessed to be creating a lifestyle that compliments my love of teaching and coaching while still building a strong presence and achieving my wildest dreams!

To this and more…

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Well, we blew by our goal of 15 last week and ended up with 19 people signed up with autoship set up and ready to help Change the World.

What is even better I already have 2 people to sign up today. I know that this is happening for a lot of reasons but I really believe the major reason is because it is so darn easy to explain Tampogo, sign up for Tampogo and begin using Tampogo.

Here’s the proof:
1. Free to Join
2. Purchase one product per month ($25-$35)
3. Feed a starving child for one week
4. Spread the word and build a Tampogo Business

That’s how long it takes to explain.

Once an iRep is signed up it takes less than 5 minutes to update their profile and create their own URL for their Tampogo website. Allow another 10 minutes to become familiar with your back office and you are ready to build a significant income source by telling others about Tampogo.

That’s it.

Are you willing to spend $25-$35 a month to create a 5 figure income?? Then contact any one of our Elite STEP Team members and we will help you.
http://www.tampogo.com/ccruniverse
colleen.rocha34@gmail.com
517-294-0295

READY, SET, TAMPOGO!!!

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My friend Linda Miller (http://LawOfAttractionSecrets.com)  sent this to me and I know there is something to it…

Abundance Check Ritual in the New Moon

This ritual has been handed down through so many people that its origin has become unknown.

What are Abundance Checks?

Abundance checks are a tool we can use to create more abundance in our lives. They are written within 24 hours after a New Moon.

Surprisingly, you really don’t even need to believe that the check will work when you write it. You will however be amazed at the results, as you will see increased abundance in your life, in some life area. It is not always financial, but certainly in an area that you need.

There is a traditional manner, which has been handed down, that must be followed. If you do not have a checking account you can draw a check on a piece of paper and fill it out the same way – the results will be the same, more abundance for you.

Here’s how to do them:

1.) Within 24 hours after a New Moon, take a check from your check book. Where it says “Pay to,” write your name.

2.) In the little box on the same line where you would fill in a dollar amount write “Paid in full.”

3.) On the line underneath your name, where you would write out a dollar amount, write “Paid in full.” [I find it works better if you don't add the squiggly line.]

4.) Sign the check: “The Law of Abundance”

Do not put a date on the check. Do not write a specific dollar amount in the check. Put it in a safe place and forget about it. The Universe will take it from there.

Many people are skeptical about trying this until they do it. After the first time they realize the power of these checks and do them routinely every month! Try it yourself and see!

If you enjoy this ritual, do it for the next three New Moons and see what happens.

The dates for the New Moon for 2009 are as follows. Times listed are “Greenwich Mean Time” and you can calculate your own time zone here:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Mark your calendar and remember to follow this process on every New Moon…

September 18, 18:44

October 18, 05:33

November 16, 19:14

December 16, 12:02

Happy Abundance Check manifesting!

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Things are sure exciting around here at the moment. As you know I am a stickler for a daily method of operation and I regularly review it to be sure I am staying focused, achieving goals and having success. I make tweaks here and there as needed. So today is a day to refocus. I have found that I am very happy with my advertising and marketing techniques, as well as, successfully improving my ability to pick up the phone. So this is what an average day looks like: Up at 5:30am get daughter up and ready for school. Turn on Computer at 6:00am to review: -Passions -90 Goals and Success planning -Journaling -emails 7:30am get son up and ready for school 8:00-11:30am Review social networking sites and respond or add content Be available on the phone to answer to teams questions or talk to people 11:30-12:30 Open up team phone call Place ads while I am waiting for people to join the call; finish placing ads if no one joins the call 12:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00pm P1D team call 2:00-3:00pm Make phone calls to prospects Do 3 way calling with team and their prospects 3:00-5:00pm Prep and make dinner talk to kids as they get home from school Usually still handling calls for team and prospects during this time 6:00-8:00pm Dinner and family time 8:00-10:00pm Company calls I am contacting through phone and emails at least 35 people each and every day. On average this gains me one new iRep every other day or so. Do you have your day and goals laid out in a way that allows you to be productive and achieve success? Are you documenting your results? If you aren't you need to. Please comment and give us feedback on your DMO; remember if we help each other we will all succeed!!

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Funny thing trust.   We all value it, search for it and test its limits…

I am no different.  But I am learning that it is one of, it not the most important factor when working with others to build a business.  I have been lucky this time around and found trust worthy people to work with.  That wasn’t the case a couple years ago and because of it I wasted some money and a lot of time. 

So now that I actually have a team of people I am working with and feel responsible to I am even more aware of being trust worthy.  So far so good.  Plus one added benefit; I feel GRRRRREAT!!! (as Tony the Tiger would say).  Ok, I know I am aging myself.

I am still looking to add more members to my team so if you are a trust worthy person looking for someone they can trust.  Contact me…

colleen.rocha34@gmail.com

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We are still not quite into our back to school routine but I expect we will be old hands at it by the end of this week.  In the mean time I continue to work my businesses from home and enjoy having the time and freedom to work when I want and enjoy my family and friends when I want. 

I average 30-35 hours of work per week; which breaks down to about 5 hours a day, some days more some days less, I love it.

It has taken me about 5 months to find my footing in theiscrazy network marketing world.  I have been extremely lucky to be able to find the most helpful and truly inspirational people to work with; unlike my first endeavors three years ago when all I got was scammed.

Today I find myself on day 13 of my 90 day success plan with Tampogo http://www.tampogo.com/ccruniverse and things could not be going better.  In the last 13 days I have grown my team to 10 committed and energetic individuals all willing to work towards the goal of a 5 figure income in 90 days. 

Yesterday I listed exactly what steps are necessary to do this.  It is not hard it just takes commitment and work.  I will succeed and I know anyone willing to make the effort will succeed with me. 

Stay tuned; I will be using this blog and my sponsor daddy site blog to document my success and include all the training and support information I can so anyone can see how we do it.

REMEMBER; you can join us at any time and I will help you too….

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