What Was I Thinking?

Do you know for the past month I have been going to sleep after -- looking at a kiddie movie, after --- reading a kiddie book and after ---2:00 a.m. all because of a 6 year old. But finally, I asked his mother "what do you do to make him go to
sleep" and was told "simply turn off the lights and T.V. and within 15 minutes he will be sleep. " BOY, was I slow -- I've tried everything to get him to go to sleep (at least by midnight) and all I had to do was turn off the lights and T.V.

As you can see I wasn't thinking at all. I was letting whatever happens happen. But, to get the result I wanted I had to do something different. And, it first started with my seeking help from someone who knew what to do.

That is also what happened with my network marketing business. I used to go about building my business all wrong until I sought help from someone who knew what to do. When I took their advice, I also started getting the results they got and I
desired. I no longer let whatever happens happen.

What about you? Are you getting the results you desire in your business? Well, you may need to do something different. You know the adage 'if you keep doing the same thing, you will get the same result.' (actually it says the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.)

Click here now to get the help you desire and stop the insanity. The results won't happen in 15 minutes, but they will happen.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Heart

What I Learned From a Six Year Old

I have been blessed to have my six-year-old grandson visit with me for the month of June. It is a blessing but certainly challenging to continue working my business every day. For one thing I can't concentrate or hear myself think because from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed there is constant chatter. Keane talks non-stop and is a thinker and is always expressing his thoughts. He also jumps from one activity to the next.

When I attempt to think it is difficult because of his chatter. I realized that is how I used to be. I had a lot of chatter constantly going on in my mind. Most of it was negative, most of it was disempowering, and most of it was discouraging. Also, because of my "blue" personality I would often jump from activity to activity, from project to project and from mlm company to mlm company. Boy, am I glad I participated in the 30 day mental cleanse which helped me stop all that chatter. Also, reading the Success in 10 Steps ebook stopped the company hopping.

Keane has taught me a lot. From observing him I realize I really do need to become more like a child. He has no problem asking for what he wants. And, if he doesn't get it the first time, he will persist and ask again, and again, and again. As adults we sometimes stop asking for what we want. We often settle for what we get. I know I have been guilty of that. But clearly the bible says "we have not because we ask not."

Keane has taught me how to use my creativity. Since he knows I can sew, he wanted me to dress a teddy bear. He didn't stop asking until I relented. That meant I had to make the bear some clothes -- pants & shirt. When I said I didn't know how he simply said 'yes you do.' And so I did. Two lessons learned: 1) persist until you get what you desire as he did and 2) you really can if you think you can as I did when I started believing I could (provided you have the natural ability). In other words, I have not been blessed to sing. So, no matter how hard I try, I will never be a singer.

One other thing I observed from Keane. He is impatient. He wants every thing now. For instance, he wanted a hot dog so I put water on the stove (I am old school with my hot dogs.) He said, that will take too long. Why can't you put it in the microwave? Is that impatient or what?

I remember when I was like that about building my home business. I was impatient and wanted microwave results. This only caused much frustration. Thank God I started understanding principles like the "slight edge." I also learned how to follow a simple recipe for success that eliminated the frustration and I now enjoy building my home business.

Well, that's all for now. There is too much chatter going on.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

How to Stop Bargaining with Life for a Penny

As I mentioned in a previous post, your desire must become a burning obsession. So, the big question is "How do you develop a burning desire??" Here's what my friend, Sarah Thompson, shared on the weekly Mentoring for Free mastermind call.

1 Take full responsibility for where you are or are not.

2. Look inside you and find Your why. (Read Chapter 2 in Success in 10 Steps to help you develop it.)

3. Burn Your bridges (DO NOT STOP YOUR income). First plan the day and then take action to achieve your desire.

4. Fill your environment with desire boosters. Make a vision board, a dream board - create images of your desire. Mastermind with like minded people - commit to be here every week. Do whatever it takes to make new friends who will help you keep your commitment.

5. Feed your mind with positive empowering information on a daily basis.

6. Stop all negative incoming data ALL of it. (News, Newspapers, Gossip, etc.)

7 Develop your self talk.

8. Take action NOW. !!!!

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart


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Are You Bargaining with Life for a Penny?

Each Wednesday, my mastermind group reads a chapter of Napoleon Hill's 'Think & Grow Rich." Here are highlights from Chapter 2, Desire - The Starting Point of All Achievement.

1. Have a definite burning desire backed by plans;

2. Everybody wishes for money. But, the accumulation of money can not be left to chance, good fortune or luck. There has to be a burning desire for it. There must be a money consciousness.

3. Whatever your desire, stick with it until it becomes a burning obsession. The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps. (Listed in the chapter);

4. Stake your entire future on the ability to get what you want. Burn all bridges 'cause it's win or perish;

5. Be a dreamer. Remember, a dream comes through a multitude of activity (Ecclesiastes 5:3) Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness or lack of ambition. They don't come by a multitude of words. There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish;

6. Be tolerant and open-minded. They are practical necessities of the dreamer today, thus, translate your dreams into organized thought. Open-minded is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief;

7. Life will yield what you demand. If you bargain with life for a penny - that's what you'll get. No more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. Our only limitations to receive abundance are those we set up in our minds.

If you are a tolerant, open-minded dreamer with a desire to succeed in network marketing, the Success in 10 Steps ebook will help you organize your thoughts. It was written by my good friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy. He has 30+ years in network marketing, and is currently, actively today using what he teaches to build his own solid mlm business. Therefore, it is not the superficial or elementary knowledge you will find in other places (often with a heavy price). The Mentoring for Free System will help you devise your plan and learn the required skills to follow Michael's footsteps. The mastermind group will help you turn that desire into a burning obsession.

For a free audio on how to turn your whimsical fantasy into a burning desire, or to inquire about joining the weekly mastermind group, contact me. I am more than happy to help you.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

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Do You Have Network Marketing Staying Power?

Finally I finished the requirements to enter my quilts into an upcoming quilt show. Boy, was that tedious. Each quilt needs several things to be be ready for entry into the show: 1) a sleeve on the back so it can be hung, 2) a label to identify it (the label is like its birth certificate), 3) its own cloth bag or pillowcase, and 4)the bag must have the entrants name on bag. And, of course, each entry needs to be submitted on a separate form. All of that after having already spent hours upon hours to make them in the first place.

Okay what does that have to do with network marketing? Well, just like in network marketing at times I was frustrated. Like network marketing, it started off fun and exciting but then reality sunk in -- this is work. I didn't have a realistic expectation of the process and it was more work than I bargained for and the results took longer to accomplish than I initially thought. But, if I wanted the satisfaction of showcasing my projects, I had to complete the process.

At times I thought, is it worth it? Do I really want to do this? But then, I saw my quilts on display at the arts center. I felt the joy of sharing my creations with people who would appreciate them.

So it is with network marketing. You have to know where you're going and see the end result. You have to know why you're doing what you're doing. You have to be willing to put in the work -- yes, WORK. It can be frustrating at times and you may wonder is it worth it. But, then you remember your why. Your why will keep you sticking with it. Your why will keep you motivated and drive you to action.

If you have never taken the time to think about "why" you are a network marketer, take the time now to do so. Your why will give you staying power and keep you in the game. As my good friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy, says in Success in 10 Steps, your why is critical to your success. You need a strong written why to stick around long enough to be successful in this business. So, get serious, find your why. Chapter 2 will help you pinpoint it.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart


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What is Your Freedom Factor?

When are you financially free? You're financially free when you're living your dream lifestyle without having to work or rely on anyone else for money. It's when you are free to do what you want, when you want, with whom you want.

What is Your Freedom Factor?

Don't know? Try this!

1. When would you like to be financially free?

In one year
In two years
In five years
In ten years

Great! What's your plan to achieve this goal?

2. How much money do you need monthly to be financially free?

$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
$10,000 or more

Great! What's your plan to receive this monthly income?

3. Multiply your answer from Question #2 by 200*. This is the amount you need to invest at 6%interest to receive your desired monthly income.

$ ___________x 200 = $

Great! What's your plan to accumulate this money?

So, what is your freedom factor? It's your answer to Question #3. Your Freedom Factor is "The Factor" that allows you to "Own Your Life". In this case, your Freedom Factor is the amount of money you would need invested in real estate, in the bank, in the stock market, etc. in order to become financially free.

POP QUIZ

Q. How much money would you need to save every month, over the next 5 year, to save $1 million?

a) $160
b) $1,600
c) $16,000
d) $160,000

Answer: C

"Can you save $16,000 every month?"

That's $16,000 a month after you pay for food, gas, utilities, credit cards. After you pay your mortgage or rent, car payment, insurance, etc.

The $1 million you saved would give you a royalty income of $5,000 a month ($60,000 a year). Whether you went to work or not, you'd get that money.

Here's the Good News. Some people have found an easier way to create $5,000 a month ($60,000 a year) in royalty income. Would you like to find out how?

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

Info taken from Freedom Magazine Volume 1, Issue 3

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Network Marketing & MLM - What is the Difference or Is There One?

So often I hear the terms network marketing and multi-level marketing (mlm) interchangeably. In fact, I have interchanged them myself. But, as I became educated, I learned they are not necessarily the same.

What got me thinking about this and why does it even matter? I was at a networking meeting where the guest presenter was promoting her business. Throughout the course of the afternoon she made it a point to say her company was not network marketing or mlm - it was simply a club where individuals could buy their products wholesale. Since many people are turned off when they hear the terms 'network marketing' or 'mlm', the distributors in this company promote their business as a savings club. The problem is you have to join the company as a distributor to even purchase the product. Also, this company pays on multiple levels. Well, by definition, a business model that pays on more than one level is multi-level marketing. Further, since network marketing is defined as a distribution channel which allows people to share in the profits, this company is clearly a multi-level, network marketing company.

In both multi-level marketing and network marketing, individuals are given the opportunity to sell products/services to the end consumer and share in the profits. Instead of paying the celebrities for product endorsement, companies pay that money to the distributors who recommend and promote the products to their networks.

With the proper skills, multi-level marketing can create royalty or residual income. On the other hand, creating residual income may not even be a possibility with a network marketing company that is not mlm.

Here's the difference.


A direct sales company is a network marketing company. In direct sales, someone sells a product and gets paid a one-time commission. Generally, to receive another commission, they have to find a new customer and make another sale (unless it is a consummable). This method is often used for big ticket items or non-consummable items. Home parties is a good example of this type of compensation. Also, if the distributor only gets paid on his personal sales, it is strictly network marketing. However, if a company pays a commission on multiple levels of distributors, then it becomes multi-level marketing as well.

A company can start out as mlm but change to network marketing when they get in a money crunch as recently happened to a well-known company.

As mentioned, both network marketing and multi-level marketing are business models where goods/services are distributed to the end consumer. However, in network marketing, the company pays the commission on one level only. As the name implies, in multi-level marketing (mlm), commissions are paid out on various levels, usually predetermined by the company. Network marketing is a lot like a job, you start from scratch each month because you produce linear income. You get paid on your individual effort only and the moment you stop working, the income stops. In multi-level marketing, you get paid for not only your personal sales, but on the sales of others. In this business model, if you do the work right, you can get paid forever. Your royalty (or residual) income can actually increase from month to month (because you are being compensated for the work of your entire organization). In mlm you can eventually work your way out of a job and into enjoying '7-Day Weekends' because when you stop working, the income will continue to increase.

In a nutshell: Every multi-level marketing company is a network marketing company. However, some network marketing companies are not multi-level marketing. The difference is determined by how many levels are paid.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

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Are You Simply a Coach or Are You a Mentor?

I receive tips and training for networks marketers from my mentor, Tom 'Big Al' Schreiter that I thought I'd share with you. The following was taken from The Big Al Report:

Consider these definitions.

To be a coach, you don't have to know how to do what you are coaching. Many coaches simply listen to their distributors and tell the distributors they already know what to do and how to do it. As coaches, they simply hold the distributors accountable for their actions.

These coaches don't have to be good sponsors, good presenters, or good leaders. They simply hold the distributors accountable, and attempt to motivate them into action by talking about their "Why," etc.

To be a mentor, you should already have the skills the distributor seeks to learn. In this case, the distributor does not have certain skills and experiences, and seeks the answers from the mentor. The mentor is not responsible for motivating or holding the distributor accountable. The mentor assumes the distributor already is highly motivated and will put the lessons into action.

To be a mentor, you must first master the skills the distributor seeks. And if you master the skills, the distributor seeks you.

And what if the distributor is not self-motivated?

Well, the distributor won't be seeking you out.

Are you simply a coach that talks a good talk? Or are you a coach that motivates distributors to take action? Are you a mentor that has mastered skills and can pass them on to self-motivated people?

Or, are you simply a lousy sponsor that recruited a distributor and quickly moved on to finding your next new distributor?

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart
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How is Eating Crawfish Like Network Marketing?

I recently visited my hometown of New Orleans, La. The first thing I did when I arrived was get crawfish. In fact, during the week, I ate crawfish as often as I could because I haven't found a place in Georgia with good crawfish.

I grew up eating crawfish and know how to eat them so. There are a couple of ways to eat them. You can suck the head and pinch the tail -- quickest way or you can suck the head and peel the tail -- much slower. And, you can just simply eat the tail without sucking the head. As I said I grew up eating them so I am a crawfish connoisseur. Of course, I use method 1 and so does my son, Kenan. On the other hand, his friend, Damon, uses method 2. Once Kenan and Damon were eating crawfish -- Kenan doing method 1 & Damon method 2. Watching them was their friend, Steve, a non-native New Orleanian who had never eaten them and didn't know how. He found it fasinating to watch them. They both started with the same amount but, because Kenan pinched the tail and Damon peeled them, Kenan was finished much sooner. But, because Damon didn't stop, he eventually finished his.

Now there is a wrong way to eat crawfish and that is to leave on the shell. Eating them with the shell on would be very frustrating and the crawfish experience woould not be pleasant. You may think it is easy to figure out how to eat crawfish, but Steve didn't have a clue until he was shown how.

How does that relate to mlm? Well, there is a right way and a wrong way to build a network marketing business or mlm business. The right way is to build relationships which entails getting to know people: finding out what they need and in turn mentoring, training and coaching them. In other words, SPONSOR them.

The wrong way is to make a list of family & friends, attack every who comes within 3 feet of you, etc. This is the method people use who have never been shown how to build a business. This is the method that creates a mess. It messes up relationships (family & friends hate to see you coming) and it sometimes messes up finances because of doing things like buying worthless leads, etc. This is the method recruiters use to enlist people into service.

If you desire to learn how to eat crawfish meet me in New Orleans and we can have a good ole time. But, seriously, if you have not figured out how to build a solid residual business that you can leave to you children and children's children, the mentoring for free team and I can teach you the right way - the way that builds lasting relationships - and you can decide which method best suits you. You can take it slow -- like Damon -- or fast -- like Kenan. Either way, if you stick with it, you'll get to the finish line and have a pleasant experience in the process.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart
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It's Not Magic --- It's Only Math

I just received another call from someone offering me this wonderful biz op. I was told about a cure-all product that would magically make me lots of money. This person was truly excited about the income possibilities.

Well, I can relate to how they felt because that used to be me. Great products have enticed me in the past. After all, I just knew everyone else would feel the same way. Of course I was wrong. No one felt the same way. And so, very soon my bubble burst because of the difficulty in selling the product and/or selling the business opportunity.

That was before I got educated. Products no longer excite me. I fully understand without an excellent product, a company won't stay in business. But, I also fully understand having an excellent product is not enough to keep me in business.

Okay, back to this business opportunity. After I was offered this wonderful biz op I asked a simple question (well two questions actually but I'll discuss the second question at another time). The question was this: How many customers/affiliates will I need to earn a $10,000/mo income? The answer was this: You can earn $10,000/week with only 200 people. Well had I not been educated, had I not been able to do the math, I would have been excited about this. BUT, I am educated, I can do the math and I am a critical thinker. I knew there is no way (unless by magic) a product selling for only $60.00 with a 5% commission payout could possibly produce $10,000/week with 200 people. In fact, in doing the math, I calculated it would require over 3,000 people to produce a $10,000/mo income.

I mentioned I got educated. My education started with a free ebook. The fact is I had to get educated. I was tired of spinning my wheels. I was once in a company where I needed 5,000 people to earn a $10,000/mo income. I got involved because the product was exceptional. But, I soon realized it would be almost impossible to reach my income goal. Companies know this. They know all they have to do is provide a good product to suck you in, no matter how poor the compensation plan is. I call that cruel and unusual punishment.

So, if you have a great product, before you get excited about the income possibility, DO THE MATH on the front end. It will save you a lot of failure and frustration on the back end.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

The Products are Great --- BUT!

I'd like to share with you an experience a friend of mine had. She found this company and their products are great.

What she did NOT know is that the payplan is a horrible fiasco at the expense of the hardworking and naive distributors who are never taught to look at the business aspect of a company they join. People joined because they liked a product a friend or neighbor introduced them to and they could get products cheaper by joining.

After the 9th pay plan change (cut) in 11 years, and the elimination of the car bonus program without replacing it with something else, her income from that company was suddenly slashed about 80%.

But at that time, she did not know how important it was to understand the business side and comp plan payout schedule and to search out the track record of the company owners and management - their integrity, business acumen and skill, and global experience.

That's when her REAL education about MLM began.

What she learned (and so have I) in addition to having a great product and the company owners having integrity, skill and global experience, there are three other things to consider when choosing a company which are these:

======> timing in the industry and timing in the company.

You never want to get in on a ground floor opportunity and you never want to get involved in new industry. Let the company work out the kinks for a couple of years. If it is a good opportunity, it will be after two years (if it survives.)

======> a fair compensation plan

A fair compensation plan is not one which pays the top 1% or only the full-time network marketers. A fair plan is not one which you can never earn more than your upline because of the way it's structured. A fair plan is not one which requires a balancing act or hoop jumping to qualify.

Okay, a fair compensation plan is one which allows the part-time distributor the same opportunity to earn money as the full-time distributor. A fair compensation plan is one which allows the newest distributor to earn as much as his/her upline. A fair compensation plan is one which does not require you to do a balancing act. In other words, you won't be required to have two balanced leg before you are paid.

======> a system for success

When you due your homework and find a company which meets the above criteria, you can almost guarantee your success if you have a system that you and your entire team can use. You need to have duplication going on. You don't want to be a sponsor monster because you will never be able to retire from building your business. You want everyone duplicating your efforts so they can get the same results.

Which brings me to this final point. Be sure to read your company's policies and procedures so you can be sure you can retire when you decide. If you see clauses which say you must have ongoing sales or ongoing recruiting -- BEWARE. You will never be able to retire. But then, that brings us right back to a company having integrity.

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Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

'Secrets of a Trainer' - 2 Key Factors

I just received an email from Joey Atlas, a fitness specialist entitled 'Secrets of a Trainer' - 2 Key Factors for Lower Body Improvements

Okay, I admit, I need some lower body improvements -- you know -- issues women have. But this is not about lower body improvements. But, the two factors he mentioned can be applied to any area, even building a home business. So, wherever he mentions improving your body, substitute it with 'building a business.'

Any way, Joey said "The first key factor that has led most, if not all, of my clients to success with improving their lower bodies is this:

"consistency" --> sticking with their program..."

People start & stop all the time - & those people are always the first to complain "I can never get myself into shape & look good." (or build my business and get financially free).

Factor number two is this:

"being on the right program...."

You can be consistent and faithful for months and months - and see no results if you are not on a good program. This can be disheartening and lead to what I call 'fitness failure' (99% of the time this is not your fault - it's the ineffectiveness of the program you were following).

So, if you already have a good program - be consistent with it. If you don't have a good lower body exercise program (or business building program) - GET ONE! and get moving.

End of Joey's email.

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My thoughts: Be consistent with the activities you need to do to build your home business. Being consistent is working the slight edge principle -- doing the seemingly insignificant things which are easy to do over and over and over. It will not happen overnight but with a good program which has already been proven to work for thousands of others, it will happen. Just as failure is not the fault of those attempting to become physically fit but use the wrong program, it's not your fault either if you use the wrong program. So, if you don't have an effective business building program, you can GET ONE HERE.

One more thought: The seemingly insignificant things which are easy to do are just as easy not to do -- so, JUST DO IT!

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

You Wrote a Great Article -- Now What?

Okay, so you wrote a great article. Now what? Is that the final step? Or is it only the first step?

Well, if you want a page ranking on a search engine, it's neither. You see, before you even start writing you need to do a keyword research. Then, you can begin to write your article based on the keywords people are searching for. You can also get keyword ideas by doing things like looking through forums and community sites to see what issues people frequently discuss. However, look for a search term you have a chance to get to the first page of the search engine. For instance, if you simply use the term "network marketing" or "accounting service" or "virtual assistant", you have very little chance to make it to the top. But, if you use http://tools.seobook.com/keyword-tools/seobook/, you can probably find keywords that will get you a first page ranking (on the left side where it is free). Once you find the right keywords you can do a google search to see how many other sites have used those keywords. The fewer the sites, the better your chances provided you have keywords people are truly searching for.

Now you're ready to write your article (or edit it using those great keywords). Use those keywords in your title and/or first sentence of your article as well as intermittently throughout the article and in your tags. This is not the final step, however. If the purpose of your article is to direct someone to another site via a link you now want to bookmark your articles to create more backlinks which can also help your search engine ranking. Backlinks are incoming links to a website or web page. At http://socialposter.com/ you can register for almost 80 sites. Once registered, you can upload your article creating those backlinks. I must admit, it often takes more time to bookmark than it does to write the article but it is certainly well worth the effort because you will have created an internet presence in places where people visit.

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Okay, gotta run. It's time to start bookmarking.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart