Date day with my baby...

 Well things have been so crazy that my baby and I decided to have a date day today because it will be another busy weekend for me. I gave my word that I would work this weekend at the warehouse job so I will be working the next three days for 12 hours a day. And after that I will have to see what happens, I do not think I need to spend anymore time there. I have met so many people because I will talk to anyone and have made some valuable contacts already. Because of my work ethic and the manager of the warehouse and the supervisor seeing how I work and interact with the other employee's they came up to me and asked me what my story was. They said it was obvious that I knew what was going on and handled every job they gave me with ease and was trained in many different positions in a short period of time. They talked to me about a lead position that was open and that there would be a supervisor position that would be open soon and we discussed money and I explained my situation and they were quite surprised that I told them I would not be there long and what my plan was. After we walked away  from the conversation the one supervisor approached me and asked if I had a business card and he contacted me on the next day off. That is my plan ,to make as many contacts as possible and build relationships.

 Well our date day was FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY BABY!!!!!!!!!!! We went to Red Lobster  for lunch one of her favorite spots and when she is craving those cheesy biscuits there is no way I am saying no. Believe me there are other places I like better to get some good sea food in this town and when we go there she gets the fire grilled chicken, it is all about those biscuits. We had a good lunch and always have fun together when we go out and laugh and joke so much that people are looking at us and I love it. After lunch we went to see Fifty Shades Of Grey, now I am not a hater of this movie at all but after all the hype I heard about this book and how incredible they were I really though the movie would be much better. I was not impressed, I mean it started very slow and for me there was not enough character development and when it came to the sex scenes ( which I heard that in the book they were so incredibly INTENSE). The sex scenes were kind of slow and not as passionate as I thought they would be, it was no 91/2 weeks. I did not feel that they had built that connection to express that to me through the screen. So we had to go pick up some subs from a fundraiser that my honey had bought and we stopped to get them and she told her friend we went to see the movie and she said that she has to read the books, so she let her use all three of them. So my baby asked me to read them with her and I agreed, after all this hype I will have to see what it was all about because the movie definitely did not live up to the hype. Oh yeah THANK YOU LAKOYA! We will both be reading the books now and I will be able to see what everyone was talking about and give my honest opinion.

  Tonight will be an early night for me since I will be up at 4am and off to work the whole day. I have some work to do on my website and send out some e-mails, I will also be doing some work on the e-book that I am putting together to show everyone the easiest to earn a second income and grow that into a sizable pay day so they are able to leave there JOBS behind and have complete freedom. So I will say GOOD NIGHT for today and get to work on that stuff and then get some sleep. SO MAKE IT A GREAT NIGHT!

 

So now that you have a BRAND...

  Alright now that you have your BRAND established and you are building content and connecting with groups and people with similar interest's you are now becoming well known in those circles and will be able to reach a larger audience. now you will have a platform to promote yourself or product in a much larger way. It is very important to remain consistent and maintain your reputation because this can be easily ruined. I was working with someone that was doing well with building her BRAND and reaching a level of success and had a wild night out and posted pictures to Facebook that showed her in a less than positive light. And people started to distance themselves and she lost followers and her reputation as someone to work with in that area was ruined. I am not saying do not have fun, just be careful of the image that you want to project and what you need to do to protect that. You need to be aware of what you are posting and what type of message it sends, we have all seen a simple tweet or photo posted to the Internet that has caused so much damage to a person's reputation. So be careful to protect the reputation that you build and guard it because it is so fragile. But more important than your reputation is CHARACTER, as long as you have strong character and protect that first and foremost your good reputation will follow.

 Some of my favorite qoutes on this-

   "It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it."-
Benjamin Franklin

"A good reputation is more valuable than money."
Publilius Syrus

"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity".
Baltasar Gracian

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character."
John D. Rockefeller

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
John Wooden

 Here is a great post from- http://www.selfgrowth.com  I enjoyed this so much I wanted to share it. 

"People strive, throughout life, to build strong personal characters, traits that reflect their purpose, passions, and values. Yet, as people who would like to build a strong character, we find it difficult. The difficulty lies in our resistance to the very circumstances that would lead us to grow.

This article will provide insights into the following questions: How does character differ from conduct? How does personal character lead to the growth of spiritual character? Why is a strong character important? How can we build a strong and lasting character that will have a positive influence on the lives of others as well as our own life?

How does character differ from conduct?

Simply stated, character lies within us, and conduct is action reflecting our inner qualities and level of development. Consider the following quotes by theologian E.M. Bounds:

"Conduct is what we do; character is what we are.

Conduct is the outward life; character is the life unseen, hidden within, yet evidenced by that which is seen.

Conduct is external, seen from without; character is internal--operating within.

Character is the state of the heart; conduct is its outward expression.

Character is the root of the tree; conduct is the fruit it bears."

How does personal character lead to the growth of spiritual character?

Character, as we usually think of it, is a temporary collection of personality traits that we develop during our time on earth. We build character with each choice, and it reflects our deepest values through our actions. Our personality, with all of its brain-stored character traits will end when our physical life is completed.

At the spiritual level, we have a much broader character that can also grow; and, unlike the character of human personality, it can continue to grow stronger eternally. It is by handling the challenges of life in ways that make character strong, that we also grow
stronger spiritually.

Why is a strong character important?

A strong character in daily life is a positive influence upon others. However, our character also influences our own lives, often unseen, moment by moment, for our inner state determines our actions, attitudes, and ultimate growth.

Emerson once wrote, "The force of character is cumulative." He was referring not only to the influence of character upon others, but of the expansion created in one's own spirit—in that "state of the heart" that E. M. Bounds mentioned. The development of personal character allows for the development of spiritual character. Our spiritual character can also become a lasting character if we accept the invitation to learn.

How can we build a strong and lasting character?

Here are ten examples of actions that build a strong and lasting character...

1. Practice patience when those around you are hurried.

2. Act with faith and diligence when others show mistrust or lack of commitment.

3. Be gentle when you meet with cruelty and harsh temperament.

4. Be courteous, even when others do not show courtesy.

5. Give generously to those who have nothing to give.

6. Communicate peace to those who are saddened or anxious.

7. Express gratitude for every experience and person you have known.

8. Act with self-control when dealing with those who are out of control.

9. Be encouraging to those who are discouraged.

10. Act with self-discipline, even when it is difficult to take correct actions.

This list could continue. The necessary actions will be different for each individual and will present some very important feedback for his or her inner work.

These actions may often seem very difficult. Their level of difficulty for each of us is a reflection—for our benefit—of our inner level of character development. The situations in which these actions are called for are those situations we must experience as continuing changes and challenges designed to teach us about ourselves. They invite us to begin to develop traits such as patience, faith, generosity, gratitude, and self-control. As we begin to allow these qualities to unfold within the heart, our conduct will naturally reflect outwardly those inner qualities.

All life experiences invite us to grow in spirit. In each circumstance, God's will is working to teach us about the ultimate state of love from which he created us to be unique individuals. May you experience the peace and love in His gift of a strong and lasting character."
Posted from- http://www.selfgrowth.com.

  So focus on your Character and the reputation follows. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

How I built my foundation...

 Once I had my game plan in place I had to come up with my play book on what I would use to get to my goals.Now I was flat broke when I first started out, living paycheck to paycheck and I grew tired of never being able to get ahead. When I started looking for a way out I found many opportunities but they all required start up capital that I did not have a t that time. So I had to find other ways to raise the money to get something started because there was not enough leftover from my paychecks. I searched all over and tried   many different things and FAILED way more than I succeeded, but I learned many valuable lessons from all those failures.

   If you read my BLOG on my website at  roboaces.com   you will see that I was at rock bottom and built myself up and made poor choices  and lost it all and had to start all over from the beginning. So I will show you the methods that I used to get to where I am at and anyone can do it if I can. I can give you all the instructions and show you where to go but I cannot give you DESIRE! You have to have that burning desire inside you to want to change and make things better and enjoy a much better lifestyle. Well let's get to it: as I said yesterday the FIRST thing to do is set up your GAME PLAN, write out your goals so you know where you are headed. Now what you want to do is come up with a BRAND, and there are so many reasons you want to do this and it will pay off in the biggest way. When I first started out I did not have a BRAND and was not getting the results I wanted and did some research and realized what I was lacking. For example my brand is ROBOACE- it was a nickname that was given to me because no one could pronounce my last name and was altered a little.

 With that being said you DO NOT need to form a BRAND to be successful, some people do not want to promote themselves and just want to make money. That is fine and I will show you how to make money without a brand later. I am simply showing you what I learned and what has worked BEST for me.  

  I took this and ran with it and it pays off for me in many different areas. I attach this to everything I do in all areas of my life(Will get more in detail on this later). My BRAND is part of my name and people associate it with me and recognize me to that name. So come up with something that people can associate that brand to you, when you see an Apple with a bite out of it you instantly know the BRAND or the Golden Arches that make you hungry. Those are two of the most recognizable brands on the planet and they continue to make sure you know  that.  So focus on what you are trying to convey with you BRAND and the message you want to get across. If you are a fantastic cake maker and you want to start selling cakes you would want to use that, like BOB THE BAKER and build from there.

  You want people to think about you and what you do when they hear your name or see your logo and know what it stands for.So think about what you want to convey and work on a name from there, ask friends and family for help. They will be honest with you and help you come up with something solid. Once you have that established you want to start securing all the social media and links in that name you can, HAVE A BACKUP NAME!!!!!!!!!!! I did not get the first name I wanted because it was taken in a few spots so I went with my second choice.

 I am going to use MY in formation for the examples, be sure to set up your accounts using your information.
   1. Sign up for an email account using your name- roboace1@gmail.com
    I highly recommend Gmail with Google because this all ties everything else together, Youtube and Blogger.
  2.Sign up for Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUrnVDBCzMBrk11uJSyxLUA
  3.Sign up for Twitter- https://twitter.com/ROBOACE
  4.Start a Fan page on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ROBOACE
  5.Sign up for Instagram- https://instagram.com/roboace/
  6.Sign up for a Pinterest- https://www.pinterest.com/ROBOACE/
  7.Sign up for a Tumblr- http://roboace.tumblr.com/
  8.Sign up for a LinkedIN- www.linkedin.com/in/ROBOACE
  9.Sign up for a Blogger through Google- http://roboace.blogspot.com/
      This is a free service and is very easy to use.
 
   I know that was a lot of work but it will be well worth it when you are ready to start selling or promoting your product or yourself. So now that you have all that locked in what you want to start doing now is building CONTENT! You want to focus on getting as much content as possible, now this does not mean flood each page with all kinds of useless stuff. If you workout a lot and you want to promote a workout program that you will be selling, you want to take pictures of you working out and eating healthy and showing that you enjoy and know about that lifestyle. Now you may not use all of the platforms right now that you signed up for but it is a great idea to get them all locked in, I did not use my Youtube channel before and have no personal videos on my page as of today. But moving forward I will be doing a lot of videos in different areas and I have that name associated with my brand locked in.

   I am sure you can see and understand the value in forming a BRAND and having that brand name locked in with all that you do. A fantastic example of how this all works is that you use your Blogger to start writing about what is it that you do and tell your story, you post some pictures that link to your Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook and people start to connect with you and you start building a fan base. You communicate with people that are interested in similar things and become known in that field and they start to look to you for advice and you are able to help them. This is just one example, there are so many different options and my goal is to get you thinking about what you want to do and get you MOTIVATED TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Start with a gameplan...

   The first thing you need to do is sit down and come up with your GAME PLAN, what is it that you want to accomplish? You cannot simply say "I WANT TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS" and expect it to happen. That is great that you want to make a million dollars, but what are you going to do to get there,what tools do you have to help you make that money, who can you go to for advice,how long do you have to make your million dollars, what will you do daily to get you closer to your goal? Having a game plan is important because it will tell you what you need to be doing to reach your goals.

And it will greatly reduce the time it takes you to hit your target because you can see what steps to take and know that you need to stay on track. So sit down and WRITE OUT YOUR GOALS! I will say it again WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS! Yes this is very important because when you write them down you are able to see what you are reaching for and will focus more on achieving it . For example-I want to make a MILLION DOLLARS, I will give myself 18 months from today to achieve that goal and today's date is March 12th 2015. Now you have a target to shoot for and keep the days on the calendar numbered in reverse so each day you see that another day has gone by and you are in countdown mode.

Whatever your course of action to achieve the million dollars is make sure you have a daily task planner that keeps you focused on what it is that you need to do. For example- You are a real estate agent and you need to sell 30 properties in the next 18 months to reach your million dollar mark and you know that you can sell a property if you show it at least 25 times. So you need to make sure you show each property 25 times and continue to get listings until you reach 30 properties. And you know that when you place 40 phone calls you will get at least one listing, so you need to make sure you make enough calls to get those listings and you should be focused on that. You can apply this to anything that you are doing, you have to put in the work to get the results they will not just happen. I have found that if I sit and talk to 20 people about one of my business opportunities I will get 2 or 3 DEFINITE YES'S out of that bunch. So in order for me to grow my business like I want to I know I need to talk to 100 people to get the numbers I want. So in order for me to achieve this goal I will talk to everyone I see and ask everyone I talk to for referrals and this has worked out for me. Once you have your game plan in place you can work on what steps you need to take to reach your goals and adjust it as you go.

There are always things you can do to tweak the plays you are running if you are not getting the results you want. It is just like a football coach that is calling running plays and the linebackers are shutting them down and he notices a weakness in the secondary so they start throwing the ball and get the results they want. I have had to adjust my gameplan many times and it has happened on the fly most of the time because I go in thinking THIS IS IT! This will work and you get in the game and you are like "What is going on " I am not getting the results I want and you have to switch up and try something different. That is why you need a back up plan and a back for the back up plan to make sure that you are fully prepared for whatever may come at you and can adjust to whatever is thrown at you. When you get knocked down get back up and get back in there and call another play, because believe me you will get knocked down. GET UP AND GET BACK IN THERE!!!!!

Getting started on the path to making serious money...

OKAY! Let's start talking about making serious money, I am going to show you how to make $5,000,000 this week and you do not have to do any work for it You just sign up with me and send me money and it will happen. How about NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been lured into my share of get rich quick schemes and have learned many valuable lessons over the years. For all of you that have ever been involved in any type of get rich quick plan I will tell you that I know your pain. I purchased Carlton Sheets get rich off of real estate now, Don Lapre's 900 number goldmine, been involved in so many different marketing companies pushing everything from vitamins to magical energy potions, home care products, Internet service, classified ad's. I could go on and on with a much longer list because I was always looking for the next big thing and fast way to make cash. I could kick myself for not doing better research back then and finding a solid company and building from there. I signed up with companies that were closed down 1 month later and I had lost my money and was on to the next one. With all the trials and errors over the years the real world became my classroom and the men and woman that I got involved with my teachers. 

Now some of them taught me good things to do and practices to follow to help ensure success and others showed me what NOT TO DO and how to completely destroy your own business and have everyone around you not want to work with you. So they were valuable lessons learned from both sides and it has made me that much better off then if I had not experienced all of that. I will say that some of those lessons were not only financially painful, but embarrassing because I had tried to bring friends and family along with me on THE NEXT BIG THING! And those that joined were upset and disappointed when things failed and those that did not join were sitting there saying I TOLD YOU SO!!!!! That is one phrase that I got so tired of hearing and it drove me to work even harder. After all the years of trial and error I can usually tell right away if the company that someone is presenting to me is something that I would want to get involved in. 

And I am always looking for new projects that I can fit into my schedule that I feel will be a good fit for me and be worth my time and effort to make some more money. When I look at an opportunity I look at three key things 1. Can I see myself doing this? 2.Do I believe in the product or service? 3.Will I make money?. Of course, there are many more questions to ask when looking at an opportunity, but those three are the ones I use to see if I want to pursue it any further . Once I make a decision to move forward with a company I do lots of research and the very first thing I do is Google the company and the name of the person that sent me the information. There has been times that I was sent a link to an opportunity and thought it sounded good and asked myself the first three questions and searched for information to find out that the company is being shut down and the CEO of the company is being indicted for fraud. After that I will ask around to friends or family that I know may have been involved with that business. I will also reach out to the groups that I am connected with and highly recommend joining groups that are associated with what you want to do. I am into MLM so I join Multi Level Marketing groups and work from home opportunity groups. Join similar groups that share your interest and pool them for information, this is a great resource. So please make sure you do your research before dropping your money down and getting involved in anything.

More work on my website...

  Today was another day spent working on my website and making a bunch of phone calls to new business prospects and with this weather I am glad to do that from home in some sweat pants and slippers .It does take discipline to work from home and most people that I have talked to that do work from home will say that having that DISCIPLINE to sit there and get the work done. With all the distractions that you have in the home, computer and all the distractions involved with getting on the computer. Social media sites are one of the biggest time suckers and if you do not have a boss or Co workers around you to see what you are doing some people tend to stray from the program a little. I enjoy playing some Xbox One and that can definitely drain some serious time from your day and get away from you rather quickly.

 One of the biggest things that I do is plan my day out and use a daily action planner to make sure I get everything accomplished. This planner breaks my day down by the hour and lets me know what I need to be doing and when it has to be done. I also have no problem making sure that I make my money before I take a break and watch one of my shows or play a game. If you set up strict guidelines and stick to them and know that in order to get things done, you have to follow your game plan or you will quickly find out how fast the time gets away from you. Believe me it has happened to me before where I will say alright before I get started for the day I am going to watch ONE episode of The Walking Dead and three or four episodes later I am like SHIT!!! it is hours later and I am behind and you have to hustle harder to try and make up for all that time and it just makes me more frustrated trying to get caught up. So what I do is start the day right away like I am going to the office, I wake up and take a shower and get dressed. Yes sometimes I am in sweatpants a t-shirt and slippers, but not the same clothes I wore to bed. I need to get up and shower and change and that makes me feel like I am ready to start my day.

 There are other things I do to make sure the environment in my home office is going to make for a productive day. Little things like making sure the printer is on the other side of the room so I have to get up and move a little when I print something. I also have music on that is going to keep me pumped up and moving or motivational speeches that I have downloaded. I have been to a few people's homes where they have their office set up and I was blown away at how they were set up. There was one that was set up in a room that had tanks and cages with his pets in them, spiders,snakes and lizards and he would take constant breaks to feed them or play with them or just sit and watch them. I would meet with him on Monday and we were working together on a project that we should have had done by that Friday, so I go back to meet with him and there was about 2 hours worth of work done for the whole week and quickly found out that the animals were consuming his time. That was the first and last time that we worked together because of his failure to get things done. I also met with someone else that loved to cook and had a small desk off to one side of the kitchen and would take breaks to make lunch and it would turn into a whole cooking adventure and would not get all the stuff done that he was supposed to and we did not work together for long either.


It is great to have hobbies and passion about something, but you need to separate them from your work. You need to treat it like you are getting up and going to earn your paycheck, you would not start playing with snakes and spiders in the middle of your work day at the office would you? Well, you could but how long would you work there after that ? yeah not long, HAHA. You need to find out what works for you and what does not work for you it is different for everybody I only know what works for me. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Working on my website...

Today I spent the day working on one of my BIG projects right now and that is my personal website. I am putting a blog on there that goes into all the detail about my life that I am not allowed to get into on this blog because of the restrictions and I understand that so I have MY STORY on my website, so check it out. http://www.roboaces.com/      I also have a mix of things on the page like funny stuff I find, motivational pictures and quotes,a link to my business opportunities, it is a little bit of everything.

 I never knew how much work would go into getting the page all set up and running, moving widgets around and uploading photos and changing it all around when you find a better theme. Yeah it has been very long days and lots of learning about the different ways to manipulate Word Press  and get it set up the way that I like it, I will probably go change something after I am done here. That is one of my flaws, I am a perfectionist and will spend to much time trying to make sure it is perfect and that can consume you. It was a much bigger problem in the past and I have been working on it and making sure that I continue to tell myself that IT WILL NEVER BE PERFECT!

 Many of us wait for the perfect circumstances or wait until the think things will be perfect and so much time is spent WAITING, get off your ass and get in the game. I have done more learning and correcting things on the fly versus sitting and waiting for the situation to be perfect. Even if you feel the settings are not where you want them to be just get moving and you can make adjustments as you go. I have watched many people wait and wait for the perfect time to join an opportunity and they end up waiting to long and they missed the boat. So a great piece of advice from  me is to do your research and get moving, do not go and join a program or start a business without doing your research. But after jump in feet first and get moving towards your goal and you will make mistakes, we all do. But those mistakes will help you learn and grow in a whole new way that is better than any kind of waiting and hoping to learn something.

 There are so many times that I waited for circumstances to change and I missed an opportunity and was upset with  myself after that. I learned that you will fall down but get back up and get back in the race, the bumps and bruises that you accumulate along your journey will tech you so much and you will be so much better off. And believe me you will be farther than the person that is waiting on the sidelines for the right time to get in the game.

  So get up and get started and go after your dreams and you will be so much happier. As I will always say I am here to help you in anyway that I can and show you how I have done it and the path for anyone to follow to get to where you want to be. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Making new connections...

 Today I focused on making new connections ad this is important if you want your business to continue to grow. I am constantly trying to meet new people and looking for people who are interested in doing something different with their lives.I will talk to anyone and everyone I don't care if you are the janitor or the CEO of the company I will respect you and give you my time and attention. There are people that will look at some people and put them into a box and say something like "They do not look like they would be interested in what I am doing" . I cannot stand that philosophy, how do you know what they are going through and you are judging them just by how they look. I have talked to people that are pumping my gas and have turned out to be huge assets to me and helped me grow my business so my advice is to talk to EVERYBODY!  Also the quicker you get all the NO'S out of the way you are on your way to the YES'S!

  It is so hard for some people that I work with to go up and talk to a stranger or even talk to their own family and friends about what they are doing. This is seriously terrifying to many people and a huge problem in moving forward at work or in personal business ventures. I used to be very shy and had to work on overcoming that and some people might say now that I am to outgoing, HaHa. There are many different ways to work on this and continue to grow and get better at approaching people and speaking in public . I recommend this article as well it has solid advice and works- http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2014/07/22/7-advanced-presentation-tips-to-become-a-great-public-speaker/

   Until you are better at speaking to people in public there are other ways to make new connections and the way social media is set up now you really never would have to meet anyone in person if you did not want to. I feel it builds a stronger bond and a more personal touch when you meet in person, now I do have people  work with in my network that I have not met in person YET! They live in other states or countries and we have not had the chance to meet in person yet but we have developed a solid working and personal relationship  through email,social media and phone calls. Just to hear someones voice builds a better connection than reading emails or messages from Facebook. I reach out to people all the time just to check in and let them know I am here, even if they do not pick I leave a quick message. It is an easy thing to do and does not take long to let people know you care and are a real person.

  Earlier today I met with my girlfriend's best friend and explained to her what I do and showed her how easy it is to set up her own programs and start making an extra income. We met for over an hour and she was taking notes and I think I talked for an hour straight, I had said before I  tend to ramble.
 Especially when it is something I am passionate about I can go on and ON AND ON, there is no off button. She was taking notes and I had to slow down a little so she could catch up and get all the notes that she wanted. That is what I love to do and a few months from now when she is doing her own thing and has built a successful base and thanks me that puts the BIGGEST smile on my face. I just enjoy watching someone take the information that I share and using that to build what they want. That is a great joy to see someone build something from the bricks that you gave them and watch their life change directions  and gain financial freedom and be able to do whatever they want.

 For me helping someone else realize the potential that they have inside them that is going unused  and they can channel that into building their dreams, is just pure pleasure for me. I think most people would love to be able to help people if they could and feel great about it. So I encourage you to help someone else improve the quality of their life, I mean invest some time in another person and help them grow. You may have skills that you can teach or a business that you feel would really help someone so reach out to them. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!

Another 12 hour shift...

 WOW! I will tell you what I have more respect for people that put in those hours, it has been a long time since I worked a shift like that back to back and I will tell you it is not easy. I mean there are people that have no other choice but to get up every day and go the dam thing.I have met some really hardworking people and of course no matter where you go there are always the people trying to do the least amount possible. There has been connections made already that may turn into good relationships business and or personal.
  
 I promised I would be there tomorrow so I will not be up late tonight, I need to rest these old bones haha. It is not like it was when I was twenty years old and could work everyday like that and not feel the pain. I have also done much damage to my body with many crazy adventures and risk taking also many wild nights! That is a big piece of advice for the day TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY! You will regret it later if you do not do that, TRUST ME!!!!!! There are definitely some nights I could go back to and make some different choices, oh yeah.

 I think most of us take so much for granted when we are young and do not want to hear advice from some old person,  TRUST ME AGAIN listen to that advice. I am not saying you have to follow it all but older people are sometimes wiser and have been through it before and can give great advice. There are many wise nuggets that I held on to and it has made my life much better. I will need to come up with a list of all my favorite and post it and see if it can help anyone.

  Well tonight is a very short night for me so I will have to say GOOD NIGHT!!! I am going to start posting my advice on life and business and love, yeah that should be good the love part. I look forward to connecting with you all and getting to know you and working together.

 DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY! Step out of your comfort zone. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!

Another crazy snow day...

   So last night after I posted my day on here I got a phone call from the temp agency and they said they really could use me. I was not planning on going in but my girlfriend had a full day with her best friend so I said okay I would go in. It was for a 12 hour shift and they asked me if I could work the nest three days at 12 hours a day, I agreed. It is crazy to say but I do enjoy working hard from time to time it definitely  keeps me grounded. I have seen some people I know build there own success coming up from nothing and they lose touch with where they came from and distance themselves in such a way from that environment that they lose touch with what it used to be like. They act like they were never in the same shoes of those guys busting their asses with me today for a small hourly wage. I like being in the trenches and getting my hands dirty, it makes me feel good at the end of the day that we got the job done.

 Now do not get me wrong, I love having the success and freedom I have it is just a good feeling to be reminded where I came from and how hard it used to be .It really makes me appreciated what I have that much more and not take anything for granted. When we start to take those things for granted we start to slack off in our work ethic and not pay attention to the details and things start to slip. I have seen that happen and refuse to forget where I came from and what it took me to get there, another reason I enjoy taking on these temporary jobs from time to time. I will never allow my self to lose that focus that keeps me driving forward and continuing to strive for excellence.

 Well today at the warehouse I was working on a line where all I did was tape boxes for a period of time as they went into a truck to be shipped out. It was not long before I think they could sense the boredom seeping through my pores and came and got me and had me train with someone in the selection process. The guy who was training me was much younger than myself he was being very thorough and was treating me like I had never done this type of work in the past. He never asked so I did not tell him that I had years of product selecting from food to clothing and all types of environments.  I had also started as a selector ( the grunt of the warehouse) in a few warehouse and worked my way up to lead selector,trainer and supervisor. I did not tell this young guy that I had trained a few hundred selectors over the years and implemented training programs in other facilities.

 The look on his face was complete shock when he went through the whole process twice and said I could give it a try, but for me to take my time. Anyone that has selected will tell you it is pretty much the same wherever you go. You have the product in aisles in the warehouse and they are all labeled in sequential order and most are set up like a serpentine pattern, you go down the first aisle with your shot sheet( the list of product you will pick) and it tells you where to start and how much to pick from each bin. You scan the bin, the product and your cart that you are pushing or driving along and you scanner will tell you if you have made a mistake. So he gives me my shot sheet, I scan it and take off and pick the order without an error and grab another one and do it again. The supervisor comes by t see how things are going and the trainer  was standing there with a look of shock that I got through so quick with no errors.

 As we got to talking I did tell him about all my experience and how I knew how to do that. He began to tell me that he wanted to do more and how he was not happy with  where he was in life. It happens like this so much for me, I do not even have to try and pitch my business it just seems like they want to open up to me. And when they are done telling me their story and I let them know what I do they are practically begging to find out what I do. Now some people will never see the vision, remember to NEVER take that personal. Whatever it is that you are offering people you will never be able to please everyone or get them to follow you. If you stand on the corner with a bag of money and started handing it out there would be people that would walk right by you, yes there are people that believe that could be to good to be true or would even say that they do not need anymore money. YES!!! It is that crazy that people have such fear and doubt in them.

I have to say that I am so done with this weather in Pennsylvania, we were stuck in a warehouse for twelve hours and I had no idea it was even supposed  to snow and come outside and there is 7 inches on the ground and it was still coming down. I miss the beach and warm weather and need to talk my baby girl into moving to the West coast, California for me.

 So my advice for the day is that whatever you are doing do not let people KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR SQUARE! Stay focused on what it is that you want to achieve and continue to introduce as many people as you can to your vision and you will see the tide start to turn and all NO'S and constant rejection will start to shift to the YES'S and I am ready to follow you . It will happen slowly and then out of no where the flood gates will burst open after continuous effort the results will truly amaze you. So stick with it and keep getting up and putting in that work towards you dream. WAKE UP, GRIND, REPEAT!  MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

My HOME OFFICE kinda day...

 So today there was a good amount of stuff that  I wanted to get done for my business ventures, I am involved in many different things and always find new things that peak my interest. I will take a look at anything and give my feedback if someone wants to hear it and get approached all the time with new opportunities. I am involved in some networking groups on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram  , and LinkedIn and from all these sources there are no less then 15-20 requests a day to check out THE NEXT GREAT THING! The reason I bring this up today is another up and coming opportunity that was touted as the BEST NEW SYSTEM is calling it quits this month. I was approached by over a dozen people to get involved in "WAKE UP NOW" and when I first looked at it I was like okay, these seems like a good plan. But I did some research and things just did not add up and also the main business I promote has benefits that I was already receiving and did not see a benefit in joining WAKE UP NOW. Now those of you that are involved in MLM, Network Marketing know that when you reject some people that get offended. I have heard " What are you crazy? This is easy money", yes people close to me pitched this business to me and I turned them down.
   
   When you turn someone down and they have so much invested in that dream they feel such a rejection they take it personal and can affect your relationship. There were a few people that I was networking with and took such offense that I said NO to them that they deleted me as a friend on Facebook and stopped sending messages. That is definitely not the way to do it, you have to understand that not everything is for everybody. You cannot take it personal and understand that some people will not have the same vision as you  or are not interested in the product or service that you are offering. I used to take it personal when I would pitch an opportunity to a friend or family member and they would say NO! What, how can you say no? You are my friend, or cousin yeah I pitched everyone. It got to a point where they did not even want to hear what I was doing and I understand that now. I do not even pitch to family or friends, I let them ask me when they see that I am doing well. that was one hard thing for me to get in my head. DO NO TAKE IT PERSONAL!

  There are people contacting me now and letting me know that they are not doing that business anymore( Wake up Now) and they want to know what I am doing. I am not going to sit here and say I TOLD YOU SO!    That is not the way to handle that situation, you need to be understanding and explain to them that this happens sometimes and be there for them. Some people get blinded and have that tunnel vision and cannot see that they are about to be blindsided. I am not going to bad mouth another company or opportunity, I will however give my opinion from my own experience.I do feel for the people that lost their time and money that they invested in this business and the CEO ruined it all for them. I think what hurts more and is harder to recover from than the money and time lost is THE HOPES AND DREAMS that were crushed when they lost this opportunity. The plans they had for the future and what they were planning to do with the money they were going to make. Visions of a better life for their kids,husband,wife, loved ones and hope of more freedom. This makes it harder for them to trust someone that comes along with a new opportunity and I have run into people that are so jaded from experiences like this that they will never give something else a try. It is hard for these people to think something else can work for them and it is not easy for them to get that vision back. That is what I work on the most with people that have been through a negative situation like that, is getting YOUR WHY back into sight. WHY do you want to do something else, what is it for,kids,wife,husband,mom,dad,freedom,retirement, find out the why and focus on that.  I have been involved in over 30 different business plans that have marketed products and or services. I have seen it all and have settled on the ones that work for me and that I enjoy promoting.

 Believe me I know it is not easy out there and it seems like just about every day THE NEXT BIG THING comes out and it is going to change your life. All you have to do is drink this energy drink and get everyone you know to drink it and buy three cases a month and pay shipping, blah blah blah. Yes there are so many offers that are thrown my way it is overwhelming at times and I just have to take a step back and focus on what works for me and try to pass that knowledge on the best I can. If you feel like you would like to take a look at a business or have been approached to check out an opportunity ask me about it because I may have either been directly involved with the company or seen the presentation my self  and would give you my honest feedback free of charge.

  I will tell you that working for yourself is the way to go and for me the true path to success and happiness. I love setting my own schedule and deciding what I want to do and when I want to do it. The greatest part for me is being able to help people and improve their quality of life. I do not put all my eggs in one basket and rely fully on one source of income or type of business. I am involved in different things and continue to grow what I do and always on the look out for great opportunities, so if you feel like you have something good let me know. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another day in the warehouse...

 Well this was my second day at the new temporary job that I took on this week and it was pretty much the same as yesterday.  That is one thing that always got to me when I  HAD to work jobs like this to pay the bills and had no choice, the ROUTINE! It does not matter what type of warehouse it is whether it is frozen food, cell phones, cable boxes to clothes. There is a process where product comes in, is put away , selected to be shipped out, and delivered. That is the core of the flow that keeps the warehouse running of course there is much more that goes on in the whole process. There are key elements needed for the whole train to keep moving, the batteries need charged for the equipment,maintenance on the equipment,cleaning of the facility ,security,  all of this needs to happen. And whatever position you are in it is the task that you perform on a daily basis and this is what would drive me nuts.

  As I have said I take in these jobs now to connect with new people and also to keep reminding me how far I have come.But it amazes me that someone can work in the same position foe 8,10,12 hours a day 5 days a week and do the same thing. I have been in warehouses where the package food and I had a task of packing 8 bags of pretzels in a box and that is what I did the whole shift, nothing else. I would talk to people in that department and there were people that had worked there for 20,25 years doing that same job. I have a great deal of respect for people that are able to do that but also ask them if they ever wanted to do more and some have said they were stuck there because of a lack of education or skills for a different position. that is when it really hits home and I feel like I need to help so many more people and wish I could clone myself to go out and help all the people that feel like this. They feel trapped in a job that they do not like and the yearn for something better but feel the are not worthy of it.

 Sometimes I talk to people and they are so far gone from me trying to reach them and show them that it is possible with a little effort and my help that we can replace your income and you can get your freedom back. I have been faced with such resistance  and people actually getting mad at me, " WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY!" "YOU NEED TO WORK THE SAME PLACE FOR 30 YEARS AND RETIRE", I have heard it all and this may have been the case many years ago but we can all see now that there is no real JOB security. How many major American companies can you think of that have had massive layoffs or closed down production here and shipped jobs overseas? It could be for tax purposes or a workforce that will work for a much smaller pay-rate. There are major American brands that people my age grew up on and have jumped ship and moved out of the country and left many people with out work.

 So part of my whole plan is to help as many people as possible to inform them and show them how I did it and let them know that if this was something I could do you can do it as well. I just do not think it is fair that someone would dedicate 15,16,17 years to a company and plan for their future and before they can reach retirement they are in formed that the company is moving or closing down and they are out of a job or the CEO embezzled millions from the retirement fund and everyone is broke . Whatever one of these situations occur it is not fair to the person that put all their eggs in that basket and are completely shattered when this happens.

 That is why after many years of struggling I looked around at the people that were truly successful and started talking to them and getting advice from them and participating in things they did.  I modeled myself after them, because that is what I wanted to be. I read the books they recommended, took financial advice , joined business ventures they were getting involved in and followed the path they laid out. And that has made all the difference I ate up all the advice they gave, read every book that would help me improve myself and am so thankful for all of that. My plan is to try and help as many people as possible do the same thing. SO MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!!!

ICE COLD Sunday...

 Well it is currently 16° outside here in York, PA and I am getting ready to take the dogs out for there nightly walk and I have to say that I am not excited. When we woke up this morning my girlfriend and I decided to go out for breakfast ,we have a weekly ritual. When we got outside I really thought my face was going to fall of, the wind was blowing and it was slicing through my clothes and literately froze my lips together in the time it took me to walk to the car. The kind of cold that makes you rethink what you have to do that day and if it really needs to get done. I have grown tired of the winter weather here and need to get out of here , the west coast is calling me in the worst way. I keep thinking of my visit to San Francisco with my Son and realizing how much I miss it out there.
  I am thankful that I found a better way years ago and am able to work form home and work when I want. I have a lot of RESPECT for the people out there having to work in this weather, there is no way that I would want to be out there doing that. I stopped to put air in one of the tires on the car and and was out there for about two minutes  and could not feel my hands when I got back in the car.

 These are great days to be snuggled up in the house by the fireplace watching movies or a Jersey Shore Marathon like my baby doll is doing right now. The epic show that showed the dark and dirty side of the party life in Seaside Heights , NJ. Yes she is getting caught up on all the episodes that she missed years back, and I am right here being dragged in and being asked about my Jersey days.I am brought back to my days as a young teen when I worked on the Keansburg boardwalk in the arcades there and got to see all kinds of crazy drama. So many drunk and crazy  people coming in and spending $100 in money to play games to get tickets to win a prize that would have cost them $15 in the store. Hey you can get this blender for 300,000 tickets. Oh yeah, I am going to play skee ball for 7 hours and it is all mine, yes this went on everyday. Some people treated it like their job and would show up as soon as we opened and leave to get more money and come back through out the day.

 There were the later years that I was partying at the spots that they are in the show right now, and my girl knows that I am from Jersey so she is asking me if it is really like that and do people act like that. I have to say that I am from Jersey and do not act like that and most of the people on that show are not even from Jersey and do not represent TRUE JERSEY in any way. Oh well that is what a lot of people eat up and enjoy, all that crazy drama that happened on a daily basis on that show.

  There was a huge part of my life where I went through the big party phase and did want to go out a lot and live that lifestyle. But as you get older you realize what is really important in life and learn to let that stuff go. That is easier for some of us to do than others and sometimes we may fall back into that phase when we lose our direction and feel like that is a comfortable place to be. I fell back into that lifestyle in my mid 30's and got three DUI's after a string of bad break ups and bad business decisions. It was easy for me to fall back into it because of the way I was raised it was like it was ingrained in my DNA and that is the path I was supposed to be on. It can happen to any of us, that is why we need to have a solid support system around us and when we feel like we might be heading down that path that we reach out to someone that we can talk to.

  I have watched many people around be backslide a little and recover and get back on track and stay there but I have also seen some people slide back and never return. There have been friends and family that I lost due to alcohol and drugs, hell the two people closet to me in the world. My MOM and DAD were both taken from this planet because of drugs and alcohol.  So if you feel like you might be heading down a dark path reach out and get some help or if you see someone that might be heading that way reach out and help them. Some people may push you away and not want the help and may even get angry at you for trying and some will welcome the help. I would rather have a friend or family member mad at me for trying to help then going to visit them in the hospital or going to their funeral. So be there for someone and it can also help you in ways that you did not realize.

 Just some things on my mind today and not getting into a serious business mode today. It is good to take some breaks and just relax and enjoy what is going on around you. HAVE A PEACEFUL NIGHT!

Lazy Saturday...

      HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!! I hope it was a GREAT day with the one you love and if you are single good luck on finding that special someone. This was the first Valentine's day with my girlfriend of 10 months now and I was planning on a special day, a fancy dinner and a night out of town in a nice hotel. Well that did not happen , she has strep throat and feels so sick. So it has been a lazy day around the house and she is getting her rest and I am getting my video game time in ( It is not all business, you need to have fun) and she got me a new game in my gift bag for the day. She picked up Far Cry 4 for me and also got me 3 very nice shirts and a pair of new sneakers. She spoils me even though she is not feeling well and not her self she makes sure that she gets me to smile .I love her so much, it is amazing to have someone at your side that supports you and shows you  that they love you. I owe her a very special day when she is feeling better and she more then deserves it.  She is so incredible and makes me feel so good about myself everyday.
       I have seen great people torn down by a partner that did not support them and drained their life force. If you have someone in your corner that is telling you that you cannot do something, or you are not good enough to succeed and continues to fill your head with negative feedback you will start to believe what you are being told. If you feel you are in a situation where your partner does not support you 1000% you should reevaluate what is important to you. I mean if I went and told my love that I was going to try out for my favorite NFL football team the OAKLAND RAIDERS she would say okay. Well what position are you trying out for? Are there a lot of 42 year old wide receivers in the league? Do you think you are in that type of shape? She would ask questions to get me to see what I was reaching for could possibly be out of my grasp. She would not do it in such a way that I have seen in other relationships that can tear a person down. You are to old! You are to slow! You can never do that!
      Well I know I could never play in the NFL at this point in my life but the dreams we all have whether we can attain them or not we need support in going after them. the quickest way for a dream to die is having a loved one tell you that you cannot do it. How many times yourself have you stopped pursuing a goal because someone told you that you cannot do that? It is so important to have positive feedback and encouragement from your loved ones, especially your partner. We ourselves have to take a look at our dreams and see if it is possible. One of my favorite quotes of all time-
" Whatever the mind can conceive and can believe , it can achieve."
Napoleon Hill

     I feel that when Napoleon Hill said this he was saying whatever your mind can conceive, whatever you are capable of thinking it and it is what you want to do, and make yourself believe it you are able to achieve it. I know in my mind that I will never play in the NFL so I do not set my mind on that path of thinking of a game-plan to reach that goal. What I am saying is that you should look in YOUR tool box, what do you know, what are you good at, what is it that you want to do? That gives you a platform to build from and start planning towards your goals.  I believe in chasing your dreams to the fullest

 " Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."

 Norman Vincent Peale

    The best way to start is WRITE down your goals and have your game-plan set up to get you where you want to be. If you were taking a trip to some place you have never been you would get out a map and find spots you want to check out, and the best route to take, places to avoid, mountains to go around, places to stop and get gas and great places to eat. You would pack the car, check the oil, tire pressure, the spare tire and make sure the car is good to go. You would make sure you have the right clothes for wherever you are going, someplace very cold you would pack sweaters, hats, gloves, thermals, underwear, enough to make sure you would be warm. You would put a lot of effort into the planning of the trip and make sure that you had everything that you needed. We do all this to take a trip but when it comes to our LIFE we say" I want to be rich and successful"  and leave it at that. 

   We do not sit down and right down a game-plan to make us rich and successful and are completely devastated when we are not. I have watched people put more effort into their outfit for a night out at the club than they do in the planning of their LIFE!  So my best advice is TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE DOWN YOUR MAP FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!! Figure out what you want to do and what you have to do to get there and a part that most people will not do and keeps them from their goal is what you have to give up to get to your goal. We have to make sacrifices to get to a point in our lives that we have never been before. If you are trying to get in shape and enter a bodybuilding competition you are going to have to give up certain foods amd you are going to have to spend a lot of time in the gym. I could go on and on about the changes you need to make. You get the idea. We need to make changes in our thinking and decision making process.

       One of the greatest joys in life for me is helping people realize what it is that they want to do and helping them realize that they are capable of achieving what they want in life. So decide where it is you want to be and get to work on YOUR MAP!!!!!!! MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

FRIDAY THE 13th.......

   OOOHH A SPOOKY DAY! Yeah I actually had some people tell me today that they do not make business decisions on this day because it is not a good omen, YEAH "check please" I have to go. It is funny how many different excuses I have heard when introducing someone to a new opportunity and offering them a way to change their life and improve their situation.  I mean there are a few that are actually LEGIT I guess, (Sarcasm). When it really is just fear of change that keeps people from making a decision. Some of my favorite-
 "I need to sleep on it and see what comes to me in my dreams"
"I have a physic I consult with"
 "I do not know what I would do with all that extra money"
"When you get rich I will join"
"Someone I used to know tried something like that before"
" I don't like to talk to people"
"I don't want to sell anything"
"I only have 10 more years till I retire at work, don't want to start something new"
"I don't get involved in PYRAMIDS!"
"If these products were so good they would not need distributors"
"I don't have any free time"
"I don't want to bug friends and family"
"My wife/husband would not approve of me changing my lifestyle"
"I actually believe in working hard for my money"
"I don't have the right connections"
"I don't have the skills"
"I would be embarrassed if I failed"
     Yeah I could go on and on these are just some that came right to mind. It seems like the same look when I am given an excuse, that look that says " I am scared to say NO so let me make something up so I do not look stupid. I understand that change is scary and can really make some people panic, but if you agreed to meet with me because you had said you wanted more out of life and I was going to show you a way to get it then be honest with me and just tell me that you are scared. I can deal with that and show you how to overcome your fear and deal with the resistance from you, your wife, your husband, mom, dad, friend or co worker.
      Some people are so worried about what friends or family will tell them, to never try anything different and stay stuck in the same routine and not progress further in life. Believe me I have been there and let people around me influence my decisions in the wrong way and realized rather quickly that is not the way to be. Think about it , I worked as a waiter in many different restaurants and ran into such a variety of people from all backgrounds. There were people that I talked to that were open minded  and wanted more out of life and waiting tables was a brief stop on the way to their destination, they had an end game in mind. Than there were the people that just could not see the bigger picture, oh yeah I heard it from all kinds of people. "That will not work". Okay fine you think that will not work but here you are at 50 years old waiting tables and complaining every single night that you do not make enough tips or that you do not have enough free time. Let me think about that for a minute. Why would I want to take advice from someone that is where I DO NOT WANT TO BE! Believe me I am not knocking waiting tables, I know plenty of people that have raised families doing that and have many friends in the business. I am using an example from my life that shows how some people become trapped in their surroundings and dragged down by people around them.This applies to anyone that is in a situation that they do not want to be in and search for advice.
 If you start a new job loading trucks in a warehouse and the people you work with have been there for a long time and are content with their role in the company, but you have greater aspirations and want to advance in the company. Who do you seek advice from? The people loading trucks with you? Or someone who is in a position you want to be in? A manager, a supervisor? I think you get the idea, do not let people around you influence your decisions in such a way that your life  is not where you want it to be. I mean listen to what they have to say but know that in order for you to grow you have to step outside your comfort zone and seek the opinion of people that are where you want to be or heading in that direction. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!