I subscribe to Mac Anderson’s Simple Truths newsletters. He produces videos and has books and cds with motivational materials. Today’s article was all about how to inspire your team. Are you struggling with getting your team members on the same page? This applies to all business owners in any business. Instead of paraphrasing the article and diluting the message, I am giving him the proper credit by copying an excerpt and directing you to his business. You can subscribe to his materials by going to his site here: Simple Truths  The rest of this post is all from his current newsletter and is not my material:

As a leader, deciding to make changes is the easy part. Getting your people on board is much more difficult. Why is that? Quite simply, change is an emotional process. We are all creatures of habit who usually resist it, and welcome routine. Unchartered waters are scary!

In the long run, however, sameness is the fast tract to mediocrity. And, mediocre companies won’t survive. Tuli Kupferberg said it best… “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.” And, that is your challenge…to convince your team that the new world you are trying to create is better than the one you’re in. Is it easy? Of course not. It takes planning, commitment, patience and courage.

The truth, of course, is that change can be a wonderful gift. In fact, it is the key that unlocks the doors to growth and excitement in any organization. And, most importantly, without it…your competition will pass you by. A big part of success, as a leader, will be your ability to inspire your team to get out of their comfort zones; to assure them that even though they are on a new path, it’s the right path, for the right reasons.

That’s what this book is all about….ideas, to inspire, to motivate, and to encourage your team to move forward and to embrace change.

I’d like to share one of the chapters titled: Inspire Personal Accountability. Enjoy!

Here are some basic principles that I have learned while taking care of my health. In 1990, one out of ten people were diagnosed with cancer. In 2009, one out of two people will end up with cancer. Why is cancer becoming an epidemic now?

Diet and lack of exercise are the major reasons cancer is so prevalent now. I listen to Dr. James Chappell two times a week on conference calls. He has been studying naturopathic health for 38 years. He gave us an excellent statement last night on a call and his comments are a combination of what he has learned from all of the doctors he has studied under in the past.

When someone you know has a serious illness the person is TOXIC and has a Suppressed Immune System. Allopathic medicine will treat people with serious illnesses with chemotherapy and prescription drugs.  Prescription drugs are necessary in certain conditions but they are toxic for your health in the long run because prescription drugs are very acidic. So what practical steps can someone that is very ill do for their health via naturopathic health?

A. Detoxify Body
1. Stop doing unhealthy things like:

• eating an acidic diet
• no exercise
• poor sleep habits
• drinking acidic beverages like coffee and sodas

2. Start living healthier by:

• eating a diet of fruits, legumes, nuts, veggies
• get daily exercise even if it is 3 ten minute walks
• get outside and get fresh air and sunshine
• sleep 8 hours or a little more if needed
• drink half of your ideal body weight in water each day

You can alkalize that water and help your aquaporins get the toxins out of your cells by drinking alkalized Real Water. This product gets chlorine out of your water and makes your own water a negative charge with a pH level of 9.4. Please go to my website for more information: Real Water Concentrate

B. Modulate the Immune System

Dr. Chappell commented that building up your Immune System is critical for anyone with a serious illness.

Part of my development has been reading and listening to positive input every day. Have you noticed that the ‘idiot box’ has mostly doom and gloom in their programs? I am not saying there are not good programs available. I am saying be careful what your mind sees because it affects your mental and emotional life.

Here are two key principles I have learned for being successful in a home based business:

1. Dream – What would you like to happen in your life? Here are some common dreams:

• Pay off mortgages.
• Pay for children’s education.
• Take vacations.
• Retire from working.
• Help family members.

2. Focus – To make your dream happen, it is imperative that you get focused and remain focused on your dream and written goals. Did you know that there are thousands of people that have completed the course work requirements for their Ph. D. but have not completed their dissertation? Why?

Many people come into the Network Marketing industry and realize the potential. The reason some people succeed while others don’t is the same principle of a Doctoral Candidate. Focus is something that must come from within. Here are some excerpts from Dr. Tom Barrett’s book Success Happens.

1. Successful people say “Yes” to their Dreams and No to Distractions
2. Successful people are guided by their focus and not by their feelings
3. Successful people remember their vision for life and ignore day-to-day vicissitudes
4. Successful people know the price of success is discipline….on a daily basis

Just got in from an excellent prayer meeting at my local church. We covered the Topic of Alcohol. There are many passages in the Bible that say drinking is not good. Study Proverbs and Isaiah and some of the other prophets and you will see how people 3,000 years ago had similar problems that our society has today. In our local area, a young man was drunk today and murdered his wife and young child. Sad but a reality in our world and the liquor industry just keeps on going because of the money in the liquor business.

One thing that I have learned in the past couple of years is our general health and well being is very much impacted by our Spiritual Health. When I have a close relationship with my Higher Power (Jesus), I want to take care of my Temple. That means waking up early each morning to give myself the time to go for a walk and do some strengthening exercises.

As a result, my mood is better which affects my emotional and mental well being. Chances of me being depressed are greatly reduced if I am taking care of my Spiritual, Emotional, Mental, and Physical health. Praise the Lord!

Each meal we eat, we can either strengthen our immune system or not. The food we eat determines whether we boost the immune system. The best diet is getting three daily meals with a nice assortment of beans, fresh fruits, legumes, nuts, vegetables, and whole grains. These foods are whole foods that have not been processed.

1. Defecation
2. Perspiration
3. Urination

Today was a great start to the week as I had a great conversation with Myriam Callegarin. Myriam is a Management Consultant and Career Coach. She introduced me to the principle of Mind Mapping. She had me set a goal and write the goal in a circle in the middle of a page on landscape format.

The next step was to branch a line vertically and list My Expectations for achieving the goal. I listed four reasons for wanting to achieve my goal and then went to the next step. Draw another line horizontally to the left and write: My Challenges/Obstacles. I listed those and then drew one last horizontal line to the right. This line is labeled: What I Can Do.

The coaching session was very effective as I found ways to better focus on what will help me with reaching my goal. Myriam helped me discover ways to improve my efficiency as well as attract new customers for business. My website is also going to be updated due to some good constructive feedback.

I highly recommend Myriam Callegarin.

Learned something new last night (14. May 2009) on our weekly wellness club call. Cancer thrives in a glucose environment. Having blood sugar problems leads to many health problems. There is a solution.

Whole Wellness Club just had another amazing call with our spokesperson Dr. James Chappell. Our new product Cinnamon six is now available to Club members. Each bottle contains 243 veggie capsules and cost $46. It is recommended to drink 12 ounces of water with the 3 capsules per serving. Dr. Chappell mentioned that if you drink the water and capsules a few minutes before your meal, the product will help keep your blood glucose level in balance.

We are sharing this information only as a resource as we are not able to treat, diagnose, or cure any disease. Dr. Chappell has had patients that used Cinnamon Six along with their insulin medication. The patients were able to decrease their medication down as the Cinnamon Six did its job of regulating blood glucose and insulin levels. Some patients were able to completely get off their insulin medications.

How can you get a bottle of Cinnamon Six? Join Whole Wellness Club for free today at this site: Whole Wellness Club

The phone keeps ringing with good news. My friend Joan in Birch Bay told me her arthritis is not as noticeable and she is sleeping better. I slept all the way through the night last night and that has not happened in years. I am really impressed with Coral Complex 3. The Coral Calcium and trace minerals are helping my body stay healthy and the deep sleep is incredible. Thank you Dr. Chappell for an excellent product!

Just finished listening to a presentation on PBS by Dr. Daniel Amen and feel it is well worth the time to share with others. He has produced a program only on PBS that is titled “Magnificient Mind at Any Age”. I wrote down twelve prescriptions that he brought out in his program. I will share his website at the end of this list.

1. Love Your Brain – watch what you eat and make sure you get the proper amount of sleep for you. In the early 1900’s, people slept for 9-10 hours per night.
   
2. Protect Your Brain – always use safety devices like bicycle helmets and seat belts
   
3. Stop Poisoning Your Brain – avoid alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and cleaning agents without proper ventilation
   
4. Protect Your Memory – early detection yearly after age 50 is critical to catch Alzheimers
   
   
5. Sleep is Essential to Brain Health – exercise helps cognitive function. use natural substance like melatonin or kava kava before sleep aids that have side effects
   
6. Learn Brain Healthy Ways to Deal with Pain – alternatives for pain relieve such as fish oil, acupuncture, music therapy, and hypnosis
   
7. Brain Healthy Diet – lean protein, low glycemic, high fiber carbohydrates, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and leafy vegetables
   
8. Physical Exercise – 30 minutes per day boosts blood flow to brain, produces new brain cells.
   
9. Mental Exercise – learn something new like a musical instrument, new language, crossword puzzles, avoid alcohol, tobacco. Studies show that these activities add 14 years to your life.
   
10. Notice What You Love About Your Life not What You Hate – write down five things you are grateful for each day
    
11. Notice What You Love About Other People More Than What You Don’t – be careful what you focus on and you will be happier
    
12. Develop Resilience – Resilience in psychology is the positive capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe. It is also used to indicate a characteristic of resistance to future negative events. In this sense “resilience” corresponds to cumulative “protective factors” and is used in opposition to cumulative “risk factors”.

Helped pioneer the use of brain SPECT imaging in psychiatry

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior UC,  Irvine ,  School of  Medicine

Trained at  Walter  Reed  Medical  Center in  Washington ,  DC

Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association

Award Winning Researcher, Writer and Teacher

Amen Clinics Website

A business associate sent me a message this week that made me smile. I began walking in 2000 to help me keep fit and stay in shape. I had been using the nice machines at a local gym for a year. I decided to save money and develop my own exercise program at home. The program has included a 40 minute walk six days per week. I rest from all exercise on Saturday which is my Sabbath. I am a baptized member of the Seventh-day Adventist church.

The article my friend sent is from Martie Whittekin and she is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and radio host. I will quote her remarks:

“You have probably heard 1000 times that you should get regular exercise. We know but somehow…
The following facts should provide additional urgency and I add a few tips for making exercise a habit.

1.Your medical bills by over $3,000 a year (based on a normal weight retiree)
2. Depression symptoms by 47%
3. Your weight by 1.3 pounds a month—15.6 lbs a year. (MW comment: 1000mg of the amino acid L-Carnitine on an empty stomach before you head out delivers fat to the cells to be burned for energy. Speeds results and spares muscle. I use the liquid by Jarrow available at health food stores.)
4. Bone loss (loss actually halted)

1. Type 2 diabetes by 71%
2. Alzheimer’s Disease by 40%
3. Arthritis by 46%
4. Heart disease by 32%
5. Stroke by 33%
6. Colon cancer by 31%
7. Breast cancer by 18%

I want to share a delicious recipe with the world. I made this today during a typically busy Monday afternoon in business. Prep time is about 20 minutes. Cooking time is 30 minutes.

• 2 – 12 ounce bricks tofu
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
• 2 cups soft bread crumbs
• 1 cup finely diced onions (or 1/2 cup dried onion flakes)
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1 tsp. sage
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. vege or sea salt
• 1 tsp. basil
• 1 Tbs. McKay’s Chicken Seasoning

1. Place bread crumbs, walnuts, oatmeal, onions and seasonings in a large mixing bowl.

2. Blend tofu with water and Liquid Aminos in blender; add to the bread crumb mixture in the bowl and mix well.

Hint: If your blender has less than a 6 cup capacity, you will have to blend in 2 batches.

3. Place in mounds on a non-stick or oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top and bottom.

Hint: The fastest, neatest way to make these is with an ice cream scoop-large, medium, or small-whatever size you like. The mix should be quite moist-too wet to make balls with your hands. The dryness of your breadcrumbs will make a difference with this, but you can add more water if they seem too dry. A dry mix makes a heavier, drier product, whereas a moist mix results in a lighter, more moist and superior product.

4. Serve with Sweet-Sour Sauce

Hint: We like to place the balls or patties in a casserole dish and drizzle with Sweet-Sour Sauce. Then heat in oven just before serving.

Sweet-Sour Sauce

1/4 Bragg’s Liquid Aminos

1/4 cup honey

1 3/4 cups water

1/4 cup cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 cup water

Mix all together in blender. Pour into a pot and stir while bringing to a boil. Serve over Tofu Walnut Balls or a stir-fry-type vegetable dish.

Prep Time for Sauce: 5 min

Cooking Time: 5 min

Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

Did you know there are over 30 million people in North America making a living from their home offices? Technology and communications have improved to allow people to manage many different kinds of businesses from a home office. I use about a third of my home for an office and have a large closet full of shipping supplies and publications.

I remember my grandfather had a nice office in one of the bedrooms of his home back between 1950-1980. He was a manufacturer’s rep for several hosiery mills located in the Southeastern part of the USA. I used to think that being able to work from a home office would be really neat.

When my airline career was cut short due to outsourcing, I found myself investigating businesses. I naturally gravitated to the naturopathic health industry. I have been affiliated with two health companies since 2006. It took some steady effort and one step forward and two backwards to reach where I am now. My phone is constantly ringing now helping others and sharing about the opportunities.

I am going to keep adding to this post about the type of things a home business requires in order for someone to be successful. You have to be disciplined and make sure you devote the proper amount of effort because your ultimate success or failure rests entirely on your own shoulders.

Today was a typical day. I had a good balance of database management along with phone calls and follow up emails. Having a good software program to manage my lists is extremely important. Other leaders in this industry taught me to write down everything I can about a new prospect or team member. Knowing their domestic situation such as their spouse’s name and their interests helps develop a relationship.

Communication is another critical aspect of a successful business. I use the phone, emails, and instant messaging programs to make myself available to team members.

Our team uses cd’s with recorded conferences to share our health imparting products with others. The interviews with Dr. Josling and Dr. Chappell are very compelling presentations. Order rates are well over 50 percent as our Naturopathic health products are affordable. We show people how to stay healthy with these products and do not treat, diagnose, or cure any diseases.

How does this create a stay at home income? Consumable products is the key. When you have in demand products that people do not want to be without, you get recurring monthly orders. I am paid for sales that were generated several years ago. The cable, insurance, telephone, and satellite companies also generate repeat incomes from their customers.

A good thing is happening each day as I log onto the internet. More and more testimonials are coming in from members of the Whole Wellness Club. The Club launched Coral Complex 3 on the market the last day of 2008. Members have been using the product for over 2 weeks.

One member shared that her husband who never says anything about products she shares with him commented that he felt better. Other people with problems like arthritis and muscle cramps are getting relief. The testimonies are what makes my day. I am working in the exciting and rapidly growing naturopathic health industry. It is great to hear people improving their health with the products.

Some people also do the business to create additional income for their family. Did you know that $300 added to the typical family budget would have prevented most bankruptcies in the past few years? Get started Now: Whole Wellness Club