John Fogg sent a message to the members of The Greatest Networker in the World.

And this message was meant to be shared. Enjoy!
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Subject: Your ONLY Obligation In This Business Is…

This is an article I didn’t write. Would that I had. It’s high up on my list of the Top 10 pieces I’ve read in my 20+ years in this business. Art Jonak wrote it and it is masterful. I’ll only put half of it here (way too long for a weblog post), so down bottom is a link to download the whole thing in PDF. And I would recommend sending a copy to everybody on your team.

The Notification Principle
Out of every 100 people in your warm market right now, 10-15 of them are seriously looking for an additional way to make an extra paycheck every month. This article is for network marketers who insist on keeping their business a secret—or… “How I stopped complaining I had no prospects and started building my business.”
Art Jonak

It’s here in http://www.facebook.com/l/d570b;TheFoggBlogg.com today.
Please, don’t miss it!
http://transformingmlm.typepad.com/itstime/2009/09/your-only-obligation-in-this-business-is.html

Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Entrepreneurs

1. Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
Norman Vincent Peale

2. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
Conrad Hilton

3. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn’t got money.
David Geffen

4. Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.
Harvey Mackay

5. There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise.
Mary Kay Ash

6. A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Suze Orman

7. If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I’d say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
Lee Iacocca

8. When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.
Larry Ellison

9. Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Victor Kiam

10. Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.
Anita Roddick

The Power of a Tribe

In a previous post I wrote about the book “Tribes”, by Seth Godin. Since that post, I saw something very interesting on Twitter. Aston Kutcher and Larry King (CNN) were in a race to see who could reach one million followers first. Here is a post from the “Huffington Post” showing the race.

This for me was a very good lesson on networking and leading a tribe.

i wonder what Seth thinks about this? Did Ashton read “Tribes”? He sure did follow Seth’s advice.

When I woke up this morning I found out the results.
http://twitpic.com/3fzes
Team @aplusk beat @CNNBrk! Watch the victory as it happened!
Here are the down to the wire tweets from team @aplusk :

1. for anyone who missed it here’s the vid on the victory http://bit.ly/3UpiEF about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck

2. YOU GUYS are AMAZING http://twitpic.com/3fzvy about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

3. Victory is ours!!!!!!!!about 5 hours ago from web

4. http://www.malarianomore.org /about 5 hours ago from web

5. we are reporting live on http://www.ustream.tv/ashton about 5 hours ago from web

6. We are at the finish line we need one last pushabout 5 hours ago from web

7. Cnn is blasting off on tv we are back on the webabout 5 hours ago from web

8. going back live again http://www.ustream.tv/ashton about 5 hours ago from web

9. the malaria link http://tinyurl.com/c5ug96 about 6 hours ago from web

10. rt stephlovesrob @aplusk this is chris crocker http://tinyurl.com/c5kxau about 6 hours ago from web

11. I’m am live on ustream now if CNN is gonna fight it out on tv I’ll fight it out on the web http://ustream.tv/ashtonabout 7 hours ago from web

12. @mashable CNN is full guns blazing on tv we have to win this thing for the webabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

13. Why R they pushing so hard if this doesn’t mean anything? It’s a changing of the guard. the old way the new way. http://bit.ly/1694W3 about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

14. I love the grass roots effort http://bit.ly/Rsts about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

15. Thanks dude lol RT @jeremybunner: i think ppl are following CNN bc they think @aplusk is a douche.about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

16. CNNbrk is pulling away. Are you following CNNbrk? about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

17. @ericbuterbaugh me too about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to ericbuterbaugh

18. with less than 10K to go CNN has regained the lead. I really want someone to become a SIMS character. http://bit.ly/CBWw6 about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

19. tell me this isn’t better than watching tv. we get to participate in the entertainment. I feel like I’m directing an episode of punk’dabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

20. lol RT @gembuild: @aplusk will RED put his foot in your ass if you LOOSE?about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

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15 Fascinating Ways to Track Twitter Trends

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Twitter: how I got started.

I must admit, I am fascinated with Twitter. Twitter has become my virtual homepage. Not really, but it feels that way.
I all started during the Christmas holidays of 2008. Most of my blog readers know that I work full time for the U. S. Postal Service, and part time as a home based entrepreneur. So this this last holiday season was unlike no other due to the cutbacks at the Postal Service. Where they always hired seasonal help in the past, that was not the case in 2008. We were extremely busy working 10 to 12 hour days, so I just came home, ate dinner, showered, and unapologetic-ally went to bed to rest my body. It turns out that while in bed I was too tense to sleep so I used my Blackberry to access Twitter.
I found the most fascinating conversations occurring and was instantly hooked. Twitter became my bedtime story book. And the characters a never ending rainbow. My husband was amazed to find me with a Blackberry in my face all the time. When he would ask “What are you doing” (which is the same question Twitter asks)? I would reply “Twittering”. His next question: what is that? Well, I did not even have to answer his question, because he is a avid “CNN” viewer, and all of a sudden my favorite (former) CNN anchor/host Miles O’Brien, came on the TV screen and said “follow me on Twitter”. Wow, instant credibility. So each morning I would wake up, grab my Blackberry, and see what Miles had tweeted as I started my work day.
Twitter became a great resource for me during the holidays. Now I take a “twitter break” instead as a “coffee break”. Twitter is like a global “water cooler” for working professionals.
This was the beginning of my Twitter experience.
How did you first get started on Twitter? Feel free to leave your comments below.

Randy Pausch… more using your time wisely

Here is the incredible “Last Lecture” from Randy Pausch a PHD from Carnegie-Mellon. Randy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had only months to live. The professors at Carnegie-Mellon have a tradition of giving a “Last Lecture” to their students. Something to think about from this courageous man are.

Use Time Wisely in Social Media: Be A Leader

Seth Godin:

Tribes

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard

I love this quote. Have you read the book “Tribes” by Squidoo.com founder Seth Godin? I highly recommend this book. I first heard about Squidoo when I saw a interview of Seth on the Today Show. Seth Godin is a author of numerous business books and a popular speaker with appearances at Google, TED and everywhere in the world. Seth Godin popularized the topic of permission marketing. He is a pioneer, a heretic, and a leader.

When I saw the above quote I instantly thought of Seth. In his book he speaks to the leader of the tribe as he educates the reader on how to build, maintain, and lead. You can learn from Seth on his blog

Yes whatever you call it, you need one.

Today I am adding the word team to the list. If you want to reach your goals a team is essential.

Finding time to work pursue my dreams

How many times have  you heard this phrase?

“If you want something bad enough you will do whatever it takes to go out and get it.”

Many, many times right? In fact that brings to mind another phrase:

“If I had a nickel for every time I have heard someone repeat that, I would be rich.” Right?

If you are reading my blog, then you are in the right place to start counting your nickels. You see I  am one of the people who are taking action to get the things I want bad enough and am doing something to get it

What I am doing is something I have done all of my life. You have also done it all of your life.  In fact I was doing this activity for free. So I decided to get paid for it. And you can too!

Networking.

Yes something we humans are born doing. Networking.

I network all the time. With my family, friends, co-workers,  customers, strangers, online, and offline.

I now am being paid to network and you can too.

There are challenges that sometimes get in my way and that’s normal. My number 1 challenge was finding the time necessary to devote to my business. I had the place, my home but not the time. I work outside of my home as well , so time is of an essence. I discovered one day that I had oll the time I needed between the hours of 5 to 9.

So I have decided to start this blog to share my journey with you as I travel this journey of Entrepreneurship

So come back often and network with me. If you do, you’ll get educated , entertained, and enriched as we take the actions necessary to  pursue goals of getting what we want together.

And when I am not here please follow me on Twitter