Life, Death, Travel, and Business……

Wheweee………. That is all I can say about the past month of my life. A month ago I was preparing for a wealth and marketing conference in Boca Raton, Florida. I attended this event and was blown away at the incredible value of the information presented.

It was an incredible week of networking with like-minded people, learning from successful people, and enjoying staying at a beautiful resort.

This is a truly global picture!

This photo has people from all over the world in it. From left to right there is Spain, UK, Japan, Jamaica, USA, and Canada. All of us were there for a common purpose. To learn how to become better global marketers using this great little tool called the internet. The world seemed small as there were people from all over coming together to learn and better themselves. It truly was an amazing experience! (To become part of this global team check us out Here).

So, that was my first travels. Unfortunately on my way home from Florida I found out that my dear Grandfather who had been making great progress in therapy after a stroke had fallen. I got home in time to be with him and my family as he left this earth to go to a better place.

At 30 years of age I have been blessed with four grand-parents. It has been a very heart wrenching experience to lose my Grandpa. May he rest in peace!

During all the pain of losing my Grandpa, my sister had a beautiful new baby boy. The circle of life really is incredible! We welcomed this new baby into our family with great joy! It is so fun to see the excitement of my own children to welcome in a new cousin. In my family my Mom and Dad have 16 grandchildren. The cousins love to play with each other and each new baby gets a bigger welcome from them!

My Grandma and Grandpa with some of their Grandchildren

This is a picture of my three girls with some of their cousins and my Grandma and Grandpa that passed away. We visited Grandpa often as he was recovering from his stroke.It was always a busy bustle but Grandpa loved having his Great-Grand Children around!

Life is so precious!

After all the drama in my life I had another event to attend. This one was in Las Vegas. It was a leadership branding for direct response course by Mark Hoverson.

To be honest it was difficult to prepare for after such a life-altering event but I sucked it up and went. It was an amazing event full of amazing leaders out on the internet making great things happen.

There was people from every imaginable business there. The content was incredible and the people were even better. I made some lasting friends and contacts that will benefit my business greatly.

I have to admit I did have some much needed fun while in Las Vegas. This picture was taken at the Hofbrauhaus. (To be honest I had to borrow the beer for the picture) My unwinding was networking while enjoying good food and drink!

So now I am home and back to business. I would not say it is business as usual but business at a higher level. These two events brought my game to the next level. If you have any opportunity to attend a live event do whatever you can to be there. It is that important.

Life is fragile. It is critical to live each day to its fullest! Look forward to hearing more from me. Also look for my new blog to arrive with many great upgrades and updates. It is probably a couple of weeks out but I am excited for the changes.

If you are in a rut in life or your business take a few minutes to read this great report. It will give you some fresh insights and help you get your game face on. Free Report Here

Until the next time,

Live Great,

Mary Thayer

I Made A Choice…….And My Life Changed Almost In An Instant

My Mentor (top female producer) and me in Houston.

Today I had the privilege of attending the daily “Wake Up Call”. This is a call that I make every effort to attend. It makes the difference between a good day and a fantastic productive day. Each time I attend that call I am amazed at how I am challenged to grow.

So what is this choice I am talking about? At the end of last year I decided I had it. Inside I had dreams that I was starting to give up on and tell myself to get real. I was starting to waver to settle for the pastures. After all that was what everyone else did right?

You know the routine, go to work after dropping your kids off somewhere, work all day doing stuff that you have gotten bored with or maybe even started to hate, then after work, pick up the kids, race around a bit to get ready for the next day, watch some TV, go to bed, and then rinse and repeat.

I am somewhat ashamed to admit I even wavered on my hopes and dreams. But hey as humans we have our ups and downs. That’s when I made up my mind.

I decided that I was happy not doing what everyone else was doing. I decided my dreams would only come true if I pursued them with every piece of my being. I decided that I would change!

Now on this mornings wake up call change was the hot topic. Change will only take place if you do these three things:

1) Decide to change – Change always begins with a decision.

2) Change the way you think – Program your mind with what is right and good.

3) Make small steps toward change each day.

We all want change to happen instantly. When we start a business we all want sales to be flooding in the day after we start. That is not the reality of life. Accept your growth and success as a process. A process that must grow day by day. Celebrate each success you have toward meeting your goals. Make sure you are taking a step each and every day!

Challenge yourself! Choose to begin. It is only with beginning that you will get on the path. Once you are on the path you must keep moving to get anywhere!

Above I included a picture of myself with my mentor. We were in Houston together for an event. It was the second time we met in two months. On Saturday I will meet up with her again in Florida for another marketing event. If you were to tell me one year ago or even six months ago that I would be taking my third trip to hang out with empowered people who are making their business happen I would not have believed you.

The baby steps of change have started to reap results in my life that I only dreamed about before. I have a clear purpose to pursue each day. I have a business that is growing day by day. I am meeting and developing relationships with people all over the globe. I am masterminding with millionaires. It all started with a choice.

If you are holding back make sure you put all the blame on yourself. Only you can make the choice and when you do prepare yourself for amazing things!

Do you want to change to? Do you want to feel alive even if it means you must face your fears head on?

You can get started today as well, it all begins with a choice!

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Skiing, Kids, and Internet Marketing

What does skiing, kids, and internet marketing have to do with each other?

Last night my husband and I took our two oldest daughters skiing for their first time. They were very excited about it!

To prepare them we found some YouTube videos of other children skiing the night before we went. They loved watching them and were determined to be as good as them.

When we got to the ski hill everything was exciting. Putting on the ski boots for the first time, getting those ski’s and being able to carry them outside, moving around in ski’s, getting to the rope lift, and finally getting to the top of the hill. They did not want to stop to take this picture! They were too excited!

Then came the work (especially for the parents:). They learned very quickly that it was not as easy as it had appeared on the videos. My oldest daughter was more cautious and it took her some time to get used to snow-plowing so she could control her speed. She worked at it hard with lots of hand holding and coaching from her mom and dad. By the end of the night she was going up and down the bunny hill independently. She could even stop in the middle of the hill by herself. It was incredible really!

My middle daughter loved the skiing but just loved to go really fast down the hill. She did really good (she’s only 4) but she did really get how to stop and slow down completely on her own. I skied right by her  side to slow her or stop her or steer her away from crashes! Though she did not hone in on specific skills the balance and coordination she mastered was very impressive to say the least!

Both girls took a couple of minor spills. They really had a hard time trying to figure out how to get up with their skis on. My husband and I helped them up each time by guiding them with words. They did struggle but we knew the best way for them to learn was to let them figure it out with guidance rather than just plucking them up.

So what does this little story have to do about internet marketing? Through the process of teaching and watching my daughters ski I could not help to compare it to my own journey of learning internet marketing.

First the excitement of just getting started. Seeing others that are successful and thinking I can do that and I can do that better! Visualizing the process and how it was going to be great!

Then, after starting realizing that this might be a little trickier than I thought. Getting hung up on certain marketing techniques that seem Greek or just plain wiping out on my first attempts at something. Understanding that internet marketing is fun but takes a little more work and effort than I previously expected was a milestone in itself!

Finally to honing in on one skill and practicing and working hard to get it right. Taking a few falls along the way but having a trusty mentor and coach to give the hand up.

If you are struggling in your internet marketing stop and re-evaluate your techniques. Go back to the “bunny hill”. Do a technique you are comfortable with and do it until you are great at it. Then move on to a little bigger challenge. The more you challenge yourself the better you will get.

Finally, expect your mentor to guide you rather than picking you up each time. With this guidance you will learn more and it will accelerate your success at a much greater speed. Everyone learns at different speeds and that is OK. Do not get frustrated by the success stories of people who make it in less than 3 months. Accept your unique learning curve and stay on it!

More than anything enjoy the ride!

If you want to learn more about how you can “ski” with me in internet marketing go to my site at Http://FastTrackStrategy.com (Grab your Free Report as well).

Notes on Leadership

Believe in yourself! Believe you will succeed.

Be Strong, Be Courageous, Be a Bold Leader!

Create and maintain the habits it takes to be a leader!

Stop taking all the procrastination exits on your success highway. You biggest responsibility is to overcome procrastination. Focus on the benefits of completing a task.

Examine your excuses, then fool them by taking action!

Take responsibility for your actions.

Take responsibility for your success.

Celebrate every completed step and victory. This will fuel your desire to continue on the journey and challenge you to step up to the next level!

Do something today to bring you and your business to the next level. Make success a daily Habit!

How would you like to start your day with encouragement and wisdom? How would if feel to be part of a community that helps you grow into the successful leader and person you want to be?

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People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. ~ Zig Ziglar

The Grass is Greener on the Other Side of the Fence……

How many times have you heard this one? How many times have you used this statement?

Growing up on a farm I got to see this in action. Often times you would see a big cow in a pasture full of grass poking her head out of the fence to get to the grass on the other side. Then there were the cows that really took this to a new level that would break through the fence to get to the greener grass.

On Twitter the other day I was messaging with a new follower. I always ask:

How’s life treating you?

It’s such a simple question but I find that the most positive people answer it. I find the responses mostly positive and inspirational. I had a particular follower respond that, life was good but you know the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

For some reason at the moment I read that a new thought occurred to me.

Why do we humans compare ourselves to a big dumb cow? (I know that from personal experience as well:-) We are not big, dumb cows. We get to make hundreds of choices everyday. These choices determine what our pasture looks like or if we are confined to a pasture at all!

This thought also made me think of Jerry Clark’s CD Murphy’s Committee. If you have listened to it you know that he talks about cows and rhino’s. He talks about settling in the pasture with the other cows or entering into the jungle with your inner rhino and making it to the other side.

Combining these two thoughts in my head brought about this response from me to my new follower:

“If the grass is greener on the other side put your head down like a rhino and blow through the fence.”

Thankfully the reader appreciated it and let me know it by replying, “Good one, I appreciate that insight”.

My thought to you is if you feel like you are stuck in a “pasture” evaluate what kind of choices you are making on a daily basis.

How many hours are you wasting in front of a TV?

How many inspiring books have you read this month, this year, or this lifetime?

What challenges are you taking on that will make you grow as a person?

Are  you giving up when the going gets tough?

You see we are not even close to being cows.  If the grass appears greener on the other side of the fence we can use this amazing thing behind our eyeballs called a brain. (Cows have a brain but it is very small compared to ours:-) We can choose to use it to keep us where we are at, or, to propel us closer to our goals and dreams.

To be completely honest with you, it can be a jungle out there. You will come about challenges outside of the pasture. These challenges will test you to the limit. But, if you take each one and be grateful for the learning experience it provides soon you will develop thicker skin. With thicker skin you will weather these challenges better and better each time! Before you know it you will have grown into the successful person you knew was hiding inside of you all along!

Get out of you comfort zone.

Make great things happen today!

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Your Net Worth is determined by your Network……

Mike Dillard and me in Houston at a Birthday Bash.

Just this past week I had the opportunity to attend an event with the likes of Mike Dillard. It was an incredible event filled with exciting new announcements, products, and successful leaders.

Attending events is one of the best ways you can catapult your business forward. How? By masterminding with leaders you become more like them. When you become more like them you attract more people to you. It is an exciting cycle that you want to be a part of!

Maybe you have heard before that your income is the average of the people you hang around with. If your closest associations do not have the income you desire, attending events are a great way to form new associations!

These events infuse me with a new energy to come home with. They also seem to have a direct impact on my results as well.

Event = Revived energy= Greater Productivity= Business reaches a higher level!

My very favorite part of attending these events is meeting new people. People who are just like me. They are passionate about life, business, entrepreneurship, and setting and meeting goals.

So take a chance and get to the next event you can. You may thank yourself for years to come that you did!

To close I would like to leave you with a quote:

~ Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it. ~ Brian Tracy

3 Tips to Become Magnetic in Your Home Based Business

The idea to becoming magnetic is a little voodoo. Really, how can you attract people to you? Does it really work?

I am here to tell you that is absolutely does work and it has worked since the beginning of time. Have you ever been attracted to someone who is funny, smart, good-looking, successful, etc? You most likely answered yes to one of those questions.

So you do have a magnetic experience to relate to! But what made them magnetic in the first place?

Most of the time we are attracted to those that we see as better than us in some way shape or form. This attraction usually takes place because we can see ourselves improve from interaction with this person.

So what can you do to become more magnetic in your business?

1- Bring Extra Value to the Table.

What do I mean by bringing value to the table? Know more than your prospect or customer! Take the time to invest in yourself and your education. This will allow you to appear to be the expert and to really be the expert.

People are attracted to someone who seems to know more than them. If you can help your prospect solve one of their problems they automatically begin to like you. In the process they also start to feel like they know you and can trust you as well.

You can show you have more value before you even meet your prospect! Position yourself as an expert in articles, videos, emails and watch the attraction begin.

The key is: you need to possess the added value for others to see it, experience it, and then watch attraction process take off!

2- Work Daily on Your Leadership Skills

Do I really need to be a leader for people to be attracted to me?

Yes!

Learning leadership skills will increase your appeal to the crowds. They will naturally be attracted to you for your guidance and expertise. The masses are hungry for someone to show them the way to greater things especially success!

If you are working on your leadership skills each experience will make you more valuable to a wider crowd of people.

More value+ a leader = Greater magnetic forces

3- Be Aware of Your Appearance.

No, I do not mean you have to look like Barbie or Ken (Can you tell I have little girls:-). But, you do need to pay attention to how you look.

Why?

Appearances usually form our first impressions of someone. Dress for success and look the part. If you are going to post a picture of yourself make sure you take some time to make it “magnetic”.

Think of the last person you were attracted to. Make a mental note of what their appearance was and try to emulate it.

The truth is, the 3% that are actually successful in a home business have honed in on their magnetic skills. They have taken the extra time and effort to BECOME THE EXPERT, BE THE LEADER, and to LOOK THE PART!

Now it is time that you take action and get your magnetic self turned on!

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