March Newsletter 2007

Sorta Monthly Newsletter

February 09, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE

1. March is Here
2. Will Steger
3. Sponsor Three
4. Special Offer
5. Business Building

Mar. Birthdays
Andee Rivera

If you haven't done so, please send me the month of your birthday, so that I can get you your B-day Rebates.

Last Month's Bonus Earners.
Beth Larson
Carole& Jerry Peterson
Andee Rivera
Robert Reals

New Member
Tahni L Martin

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March!

I had a hard time getting this month's done. I had started writing many times, and would just run out of juice. I had a topic that I thought was good, but it obviously wasn't inspiring me. I got to thinking about what the heck was going on. This isn't a novel or even a short story. It's just a few paragraphs, of my thoughts, before going into the sections with information on what Shaklee is doing.

I realized I wasn't motivated. It took someone else to tell my they were discouraged before I realized that I was also discouraged. Not necessarily with Shaklee in particular, but things in general.

Whola! I have my topic. Motivation. Or more specifically how do you get out of a funk.

We have all heard about this many times in many different ways. I know I have listened to some the the best speakers out there, so why doesn't it stick? Why do I (and I bet you) become discouraged?

Well there are De-Motivators out there.

Work - Maybe a co-worker really messed things up and you are stuck with a larger work load. Or maybe the boss came down on you for something you didn't have any control over.

Health - Feeling bad is a real downer. Maybe the flu, pulled muscles, allergies, or a chronic condition.

Spouses and Children - Seems like they know just the right buttons to push to bring you down. Even if they don't do it on purpose.

The News - It's hard not to be depressed when watching the news. How many stories of good things have you seen lately?

So what do you do with all this stuff?

Dr. Shaklee recognized the power of thought many, many years ago. "What you think, you are."

Norman Vincent Peale made positive thinking popular with his book "The Power of Positive Thinking"

Tony Robins - you know the really tall guy with all the energy from the TV infomercials. He took a slightly different take on it. He realized that people needed specific techniques to use. Tony calls it "Changing your state."

The Secret is a popular movement right now that you can purchase the CD or even view online. The "Secret" takes it one step further and says that it is important to "feel" as well as think.

The new Tony Robins series "Get the Edge" also talks about the importance of feeling, and enthusiasm

For me Tony and the Secret both affirm Drs. Shaklee and Peale, but offer steps and techniques that I can use everyday.

Things like being grateful for all that I have. Really appreciating those around me, and the things I have accomplished. Waking up each morning and starting your day by giving thanks for all that you have. This is something I can do as I the alarm goes off in the morning, just before rolling over to kiss Shelley good morning and telling her that I love her.

Visualize! Visualization has been a proven technique for athletes for years. I have very good visualization skills, but for those that can't see pictures in their head, use magazine pictures. Put them up where you see them every day. Expect your vision to become reality. You will be surprised how well this works. When I used to rock climb, I would visualize the route up the rock before I started. Doing that enabled me to get up routes others gave up on.

Change your mood! This is what Tony means when he says you can change your "state". Your mood is something that you have complete and total control over. There are so many things in life that affect us, but we have no control over, why not take full advantage of something we are in total control? If you are angry, sad, or depressed you can change your mood. In fact it you can change it instantly. Put on some music you like. Think about your favorite pet. Think about the item on your visualization board. Smile! If you can laugh out loud. All these things will help put you in a good mood.

I often hear that all prayers are answered, its just that the answer may be "No" . What if the answer isn't "No" , but "Not Yet?" Don't give up when things don't happen right away.

I highly recommend that everyone pick up one these sources, and read them or listen to CDs on your way to work (assuming you have a long commute like I do).

Expect good things in your life. Be enthusiastic about your life and the direction you want to go. As your enthusiasm grows, you will attract others who are enthusiastic. Expect good things to happen, and they will.

Well, I feel better now. How about you?

Want to know about this months Picture? Ask me :-)

Cinch Update!

Well, my weight seems to be stuck at 106, BUT have had 3 different people tell me I look much thiner this week. The really drive home the point that Cinch is an Inch Loss program rather than a weight loss program.

Shelley bought me a new dress belt, since I can't ware the old one any more!

Right as I was getting into some regular walking, I broke my toe, so I have to wait another week or so before strating the walking again.

Will Steger

Did you know... 39% of all Shaklee Business Leaders have been or are currently teachers?

Why are we telling you this?

Because Shaklee, National Geographic, and renowned explorer Will Steger have joined forces for the 4th time and Shaklee has made it easy for you to approach teachers with a unique educational initiative. When you contact teachers and share this initiative, youxll create an automatic connection. You will be in their world and speaking their language the language of education.

Starting in mid-February - Stegerxs team will join with Inuit hunters on a 1,200-mile, four-month-long dogsled trek across the Canadian Arcticxs Baffin Island. The goal is to measure the impact of climate change on the 5,000-year-old Inuit civilization.

Using the latest technology, the team will post video, images, sounds and text to the www.globalwarming101.com website. Thousands of teachers and students around the world will be tracking this expedition with daily live reports in the comfort of their classroom.

Our sponsorship of Will Steger on this mission makes it easy for you to approach every teacher and educator in our area with pride. Youxll be approaching them with a free gift they will really appreciate a beautiful wall-sized Map of Baffin Island which they will use daily to track the teamxs progress. The Shaklee name and logo has been printed on every map.

In addition to the Map we have created a complete xHow Tox guide that includes PDF documents for you to print and share with every teacher you contact. Downloadable, Certified Lesson Plans, developed by the Willxs team and National Geographic, are also available free of charge for use in classroom discussion.

As thousands of teachers take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to educate, they will learn about Shakleexs heritage of environmental leadership. The more teachers you contact with this information, the greater your chances of having an educator join you in your business.

There is a ton of realy cool information and sales aids on your Shaklee Member site. Check this out.

http://www.shaklee.net/members/articles/top_news/Steger07

Sponsor Three!

Great News! Extended through July 2007!

Here's a great new sponsoring incentive, open to Distributors and Associates in the U.S. and Canada, which offers cash rewards when business builders focus on the activities that help them build both organizations and volume. Sponsor 3!
The Sponsor 3 incentive runs from the July 2006 PV month through the July 2007 PV month. Maintenance for the breakout cash award (Step 3) runs through the October 2007 PV month.

The qualifications for Sponsor 3 include a simple 3-step plan to sponsor new Distributors, develop volume and get paid extra cash! And it’s easy to accomplish.

Step One (Members, Distributors and Associates):

Personally sponsor 3 new Distributors (with the Distributor Welcome Kit and a qualifying 100PV order OR the Fast Start to Wellness Distributor Program in the US; Business Starter Kit in Canada) in one calendar month;
Personally purchase at least 100PV;
Have a personal group volume of at least 500PV;
Receive a $100 bonus (in addition to any bonuses or price differential you might earn from your volume)

In addition, Members, Distributors and Associates can sponsor a second group of 3 new Distributors that same month (same rules apply), and if they have a personal group volume of 1000PV, they will receive a second payment of $100.

Step Two (Distributors and Associates):
Distributors/Associates can work with one (or more) of their 3 new Distributors to do what they have done (sponsor 3 new Distributors of their own as above, do 100 personal PV, have their own personal group volume of at least 500PV). Then in addition to the $100 bonus the new Distributor will receive, the upline Distributor or Associate also will get an extra $100 – as long as this all occurs in the same calendar month.

Bonus: And the best part is, if they do it one month and get paid – GREAT! They can start over and do the whole thing again the next month with all new people, and they can get paid again. And again, each month through July 2007!

Step Three (Everyone):
Achieve the rank of Director for the first time (regardless of when sponsored) by the July 2007 PV month, and then maintain Director status (without the use of waivers or volume grace months) for three consecutive months (four total months). The new Director will receive a $500 bonus and the upline Business Leader will receive $250!

[Note: For Step Three, first time rank achievement is defined as never having held the rank, or if you have held it, it has been over 10 years since the rank was held.]

PV Transfers will be allowed under this incentive so long as they are a usual and customary practice of a person’s business history. Shaklee reserves the right to examine all PV transfers to determine if they meet the requirements of “Usual and Customary” business pratices.

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This incentive is designed to support the qualifications for the Star Cruise 2008 Incentive Trip, so be sure that everyone you're working with knows they can also qualify for the cruise of a lifetime in February 2008!

What a great way to motivate and reward everyone in your group to grow, earn, and qualify for the Star Cruise as well!

Click here to download a flyer for the Sponsor 3 cash reward incentive.

Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation for Sponsor 3.

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This promotional offer gives you 50% off the price of CarotoMax when you place an order containing any Shaklee Wellness Pack. CarotoMax will have reduced PV. This offer is available from January 8, 2007 through April 15, 2007, or while supplies last. To receive this promotion you must use the promotional item code when ordering. Prices, special offers, and product availability are subject to change without notice.

Starting to Build a Business

Your Plan of Action:

So, you have been thinking about earning some extra money, but not sure what concrete steps you can take to get started?

1)	DREAM	Write down your 'why' for joining Shaklee. Consider what you'd like your ideal future to be and create your personal vision of success for you and your Shaklee business.
2)	COMMIT	Start your personal wellness program today. Shakleeize your home, and invest in your business.
3)	LIST	Create a starter list of people you know that you would like to share Shaklee with.
4)	INVITE	Contact your possible partners and invite them to learn about the Shaklee Opportunity.
5)	SHARE	Share your personal story and enthusiasm for the Shaklee lifestyle. Shaklee has lots of tools that make it easy to share.
6)	SPONSOR	Bring partners into your business by simply helping them take the same steps you took.
7)	TEACH	Teach others to take these same simple steps toward realizing their own personal dreams. Use yourself as an example. Encourage them to join and enjoy the Shaklee lifestyle just as you have.

Thats it! Just seven little things. Ok, some are not so little, but as you know, if you take a task that seems too big or hard to do, and you break that task down to it parts, you'll find the parts aren't so hard. If you do the small parts, you end up completing the big task.

If you need help breaking down one of the tasks let me know. We will work on it together.

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