Ageless Not Faceless

Take a break from my usual ramblings as I turn this space over to my lovely wife. This was originally written for a promotion out company had. But I loved her words and wanted to share with you. -RD

Being Ageless is more than skin deep. It’s about living a full life and the legacy that I will leave behind. I have a desire in my heart to touch the lives of those who are often forgotten. The mom who feels like she’s failing her family because she doesn’t have a hot meal on the table, or the dad that can’t provide and the kid that misses school because there is snow on the ground but he doesn’t have boots. I am thankful for the people who give donations to organizations that help these people. We would be no where with out them. There is a face behind that need, and I need to see them. They need to be seen.

As the face of ageless I would like to bring attention to the people that we pass on the streets each day that are struggling and the organizations that help them. On the second Saturday morning of each month after the basket ball game just before the hair cuts my husband and I drive our kids in to a bad neighborhood. The kind of place my husband wouldn’t let me drive alone. We unload the car into the local elementary school cafeteria and with just a few volunteers; we distribute groceries to more than 100 families. For those few hours, we step outside of our comfort zone. We look for a need and we seek to fill it. Hungry? Here are some groceries. Need a coat? Here take mine. We take the time to meet the most basic of needs and give these families just a little bit of what I take for granted. Listening to their stories, making them feel seen. For a few hours they are not faceless.

Why am I the face of Ageless? I am your average woman, wife, mother, volunteer, living a less than average life. I am leaving behind a legacy that goes beyond my front door.
Ageless. Not faceless.

Here's what happened...

I changed.
I changed my thoughts.
I changed the people I paid attention to.
I changed my mind.
I changed my habits.
I changed my attitude.
I changed my clothes.
I changed my opinions about me and you.
I changed what I read, what I watched on television,
and what I listened to.
I changed those deep-rooted decisions about who I was
and who I would become.

It wasn't easy, but it was just as simple
as the decisions I'd made early on.
I decided to be different and do different things
and then I kept deciding those new decisions
over and over and over again,
until they caught hold.
And then, all I did was hold on!

-Richard Bliss Brooke

Keep Your People Focused

Focused on:

Product culture
Meeting people
Working the candidate list
Inviting
Getting to presentations
Follow up
Promoting the next event.

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Network Marketing Opportunity Secrets

You've made the decision that a network marketing opportunity is right for you. But which one? This is certainly not a case where you want to hop into the first one that is presented to you. There is too much money at stake. Not only the money you will lay out. But also the long term profit possibility of the opportunity.

While only you can make the decision to joining a network marketing company, I believe there are many factors that are often overlooked when making this important decision. We're going to take a look at some of these factors over the next couple of days.

How's that sound?

Ross

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I Still Think It's A Pyramid Scheme

AgelCares 2010 Veterans Day Walk Of Hope

NEW YORK CITY VETERANS DAY PARADE

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Our troops offer their lives for us… let’s show them we appreciate their sacrifices, by giving back to them!

To give back to the veterans and to salute our currently serving military who risk their lives for our freedom, November 11th we will be walking and raising money in their honor.

One of AgelCares current beneficiaries is the San Antonio Massage Clinic in San Antonio, Texas. The clinic provides critical tissue rehabilitation for burned veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Supporting the veterans is only one aspect of AgelCares. They also provide medical care and educational needs for children throughout the world. Every $15 raised allows a child with cataracts to see – saving him or her from a life of blindness. Every $25 raised cures a child of cleft palate, saving him or her from a lifetime of ridicule. Every $40 raised enables a child born with club feet to walk- without this surgery, a child that would be crippled for life.

NOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Welcome to the AgelCares Walk of Hope in the 2010 NYC Veterans Day Parade! For a donation of just $35 you can march in the parade. You will be given a t-shirt to commemorate the event and all of the proceeds go to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This is a tax deductible donation.

Join us for a patriotic day dedicated to our US Veterans who have served our country with distinction. The parade goes up Fifth Avenue from 26th to 56th Street. The route is 0.7 miles. The walk starts after the opening ceremony which begins at 10am and concludes with the wreath laying at 11am (The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). We will send out an update of where our group will meet before the day of the parade.

The walk is scheduled for Thursday, November 11, 2010. To participate, you will need to register here. We will then send you a Walker’s Package which will guide you in obtaining sponsors and raising funds for AgelCares.

Want to support the cause but cannot walk in the parade? There is a drop down box that can be selected for our event "NYC Walk" here.

Want to see past AgelCares Walk For Hope events? This is the walk we did in Las Vegas in September.

This is an open event. Feel free to add additional invites to friends and family. But you must be registered in order to participate.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Ross

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A Little Bit Of Unsolicited Advice

I recently spoke with a friend involved with a party MLM. I think you know the one I mean. It's a party. They cook for you and if you're lucky, you go home with an orange peeler. I do not mean to demean this company. I love this company. The product is great and it was the first time my wife and I got involved with MLM. She did the work and I carried the crate. Well, I spoke with this friend about the importance of recruiting because this company stresses product first. She told me that because she is not a "natural born salesman" recruiting was difficult for her. This gave me pause because I thought, "that makes recruiting infinitely better for you." Our industry punishes those with a slick salesman style. While you may be able to recruit into your opportunity at will, it won't be duplicatable for your new additions. You won't be able to build a strong organization with deep lines that way. You need a duplicatable system.

When it comes to recruiting, it is better not to try and sell them. People can spot that a mile away and they don't care for it. It's better just to be real with them. I never hold back. I tell them truthfully, "My wife and I were facing financial ruin. My wife had just been laid off from work following $75,000 back surgery. On that same day, this opportunity was brought to us. We really see it as a gift. We're using it to rebuild our lives and if you're smart, maybe you'll come along and rebuild yours."

More people are hurting today than will admit it. We have the gift. Be bold and offer it to them. Find your story like I did and make it part of your recruiting. Tell it as often as you can. Own it. If you've had financial difficulties in the past or presently have them, tell them. It may be difficult in the beginning to be that open but we need to strip away the misconceptions that have unfairly been attached to our industry due to a few bad apples. It may be hard to lay yourself out there but it's honest and people respond to it and then are able to see themselves in your story.

To Your Success

Ross Decker