Archive for May, 2008
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Jarrod
Clark
What does it mean to “Show Love” to those you care about?
I am very particular about topics that I choose to write about. I often attempt to focus on positive ideas that are positive which in turn allows the reader’s to reflect on their lives and actions. I was thinking the other day about how I relate to those around me. Wether it’s those who are close and dear to me like my immediate family or those who I see on a daily basis, might it be my co-workers, peers or etc. And I was just recently introduced to a wonderful book entitled "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. I just got it a couple days ago and I just started reading it last night. I have an idea what it’s about and I am very fascinated about this book because it talks about expressing heartfelt commitment to your mate. I am not in a relationship at the time but I get fascinated when the topic of personality types and relationships presents itself into the picture.
What does it mean to "Show Love" to those who you care about? I know that when you say that you love someone like a "friend" or a "brother or sister," it is expressed as a term of endearment to them and that in your heart you truly care for them and want nothing but the best for them. Although there are different degree’s of the word love, I ask myself, exactly how do we express love in general? Do we just say it? …"I love you" and that’s enough? or when you go into work in the morning do you just walk by someone and say "Goodmorning, how are you doing today" and in turn give them a hug or a handshake? These are instances in which we typically express love directly and indirectly.
Personally, I do believe that showing love goes much deeper than just saying I love you. Wether it be your spouse, sibling or best friend, I tend to think that there is an action that should be expressed to show someone that you love them. Now don’t get me wrong, i’m all about saying and expressing my feeling’s of love to one another but there are certain action’s and words of affirmations that I believe go hand in hand with expressing those feeling’s of love. I believe in building one another up with words of encouragement and letting someone know in word’s how special they are to you. Tell them something that will brighten there day. Shake someone’s hand that you’ve known for years. Shake their hand everyday and look them in the eye as if you just met them or as I meantioned earlier give someone a hug like they are moving away. Give someone a gift. It doesn’t have to be a gift that money can buy it can be a personal gift. Do someone a favor and go out of your way to help someone else. Spend some quality time with someone not because you have an agenda or because you need something but take out some time to show them how much you genuinely care.
There is no greater feeling to me than the feeling of giving to someone else. I take out a great deal of time to study people and learn what people like and what make’s them tick. I focus on what I learn from my studies so that I can give those who are close and dear to me what they need and what they want. Take out sometime to work on yourself today and you will see a special bond in those who are close and dear to you and you will see a positive change in your everyday life.
To your success,
Jarrod Clark
Is Your Dream Alive?
This is a topic that hits right home for me. I, like many people, have many ambition’s and aspiration’s that I am determined to accomplish. I know with the right mind set I can do anything in this world. Philippians 4:13 simply says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." This scripture acts as a catalyst in the heart of many believer’s like myself because even though I can’t see the outcome, I know that with mustard seed faith I will see my increase.
To those who are reading this, I would like to inspire you by giving you some questions to think about:
- Are your life long priorities in line?
- Are your past time priorities the same as your current day priorities?
- What are you passionate about?
- Have you given up on your lifetime visions & dreams, or have you let them fall by the wayside and put them on the back burner?
Procrastination can be our worse enemy. Sometimes you can believe and become so absorbed in something until you literally can’t think about anything else. If that sounds like you, I want to encourage you to take hold of your passion. Don’t ever let your dream go. Hold on to your dream for dear life. I am a firm believer that having faith and believing in something is more than just literally hoping and beliving. Taking action is the biggest part to accomplishing your ambitions.
Remember to keep your candle lit and strive to be "All you can be," as they say in the Army. Never give up on your dream’s and passion’s. Surround yourself with positive people and role model’s who are moving forward and accomplishing their dreams. Avoid hanging around people who will bring you down and convince you that what you are striving for is impossible. Focus your thoughts on things that are in line with your ultimate goal in life. Proverbs 23:7 says "As a man thinketh so is he…" It is very important to think positive and uplifting thoughts. Remember to study the word and have a consistant prayer life. Do things that make you happy and feel good and the end result and reward will be much greater.
To your success,
It’s not your fault if you’ve failed at Network Marketing
I’ve had the pleasure of studying Network Marketing secrets and acquiring knowledge that most network Marketer’s who’ve just started, like myself, don’t know. I’ve been network marketing now for 2 years and I consider myself new due to the fact that I haven’t been consistent. I’ve been with a few companies and I’ve done it all just about. I’ve made my list of family and friends, i’ve put flyer’s out, i’ve done word of mouth, i’ve purchased leads and i’ve even put ads in the newspapers. I’ve got some people in but not enough to be a pro. Although, I realize it takes some time and practice. I’ve always wondered if there was just something that I didn’t know. I’ve always wondered if there was some secret that the pro’s knew that I didn’t know. I was the type of person who was afraid to pick up the phone and call the prospects because of the tension level you get from them due to their skeptism about your business. Although, the system was in place with my company, phone scripts for instance, it didn’t seem to work for me when I first started.
It wasn’t until recently that I was doing some studying online and I discovered a wonderful mentoring program, Mentoring for Free. It’s a free program that was founded by Michael Dlouhy that provides a free ebook entitled "Success In 10 Steps." This outstanding ebook goes into great details about the right way to go about network marketing. It teaches you that network marketing is not a sales business it’s a relationships & people business. It goes into great detail about how people don’t join companies, people join people. If when you talk to people and they feel like you care about them with no agenda or you can help them to be successful and they feel that they can trust you, then they will want to join you. It teaches that about 92% of the population don’t like pushy aggressive sales people. So the good thing about those of you who say to yourself "… well i’m not sure if network marketing is for me because i’m not good at saling…" then I say to you GREAT! Thats okay! If you are great at building long lasting relationships with people and following up with them, then that’s what is key to network marketing.
It is not your fault if you have been failing at network marketing in the past. Many people who sponsor people tell them to make a long list of their family and friends. I have learned that it’s not a good idea to talk to your family and friends. It is best to look for your "target marget," people who are actually looking for what you have to offer. Many people who get into network marketing have sponsors who will tell them, that they have to change… they will often say you have to be exciting and the excitement will sale your prospects. So these are some of the reason’s why people are failing because they are approaching friend’s and family or prospects with a sales pitch. I do believe it’s a good idea to build relationship’s, especially with your cold-market, because I can’t stress it enough, people join people not companies! I have learned that when you call your prospects the first thing they look for is who is doing the presentation. They look to see is this someone who I like or is this someone who I can trust to help me to be successful.
So in conclusion I want to let you know that it is not your fault if you have not been successful in network marketing. Although, it is important to have a great company that is stable and gives you great potential to earn a generous income, it all comes down to YOU! If you take out the time to figure out what people like and what makes them tick and you give them what they want and need, then you will be a monster in network marketing. To find out more about how to build better relationships with your propects go to: jarrodclark.successin10steps.com and download the free ebook "Success In 10 Steps." There’s nothing in it for me just the comfort and assurance of knowing that i’ve helped someone who may be struggling in network marketing.
