To Get a Custom Twitter Background or to Not Get a Custom Twitter Background, that is the Question, Barbie Figueroa, author and Creator of the 5MinuteMarketingMakeover.com presents to any Online Marketer, looking to gain influence on the Explosive Social Media Site, Twitter.

There are Millions of users on Twitter, and thousands flocking to the 140 character limit, Micro-Blogging Site on a daily basis. Twitter offers a unique opportunity for an individual, to brand themselves. Giant Corporations like the Home Depot and Dunkin Donuts, have taken Full advantage of the ability to Customize their Twitter backgrounds to further promote their Brand online.

So if a Huge Corporation is savvy enough to take advantage of creating a Custom Twitter Background, why shouldn’t you? If you’re an Internet Marketer, who has been around for a little while and has some experience under your belt, you’ll know that people join people not Business opportunities, and if your Twitter Background is Set to “Default” you’ll just blend in to the sea of other Twitter Users.

In an “Ideal” World, people will not Judge a book by it’s cover, but in the “Real” World, you and I both know, they absolutely do. When visiting someone’s Twitter Profile, the very first impression does Matter. A Custom Twitter Background will help you set the Tone and the image for you and or your company. Sure, a quick scan of their Twitter Stream will give you a good feel for who that person is, but if you are brand new, your Custom Twitter Background will set the stage and set you apart from other Marketers in your Niche or industry.

At the 5 Minute Marketing Makeover we offer 3 different Twitter Packages, all designed to showcase you at your absolute best, and to leave a memorable impression on your Twitter Fans.

We do this in a 3 step process.

1. Choose Your Package

2. Make Your Payment

3. Fill out our Custom Questionnaire Form

Package #1 – We take your submitted photo, and offer a unique design that totally improves your current online image. We send your background right back to you and you upload and change the color settings yourself to your liking. This is a Do-it-yourself option.

Package #2. Just like package #1, except we do all the work. We upload the background, tweak your color settings, and even re-vamp your Twitter profile Icon (or Avatar)

Package #3 – Completely Custom. With this package, we offer a 15 Minute Consult. This is perfect for someone who wants to think outside of the box and really do something special. We will go over a Branding Strategy for you, and create a look for you, that will really wow your audience. We will tell you what kind of pictures to take, (Specifically for the background), what you should wear.

For those Savvy Customers who understand the power of the Internet, and a Unique Brand, we also offer Custom Wordpress Blog headers to Match your Twitter Background and Custom Business Cards, to complete the entire new Branding Image.

To Check out our Portfolio, and our before and after Case Studies, with clients reporting More followers after their Custom Twitter Background Makeover, and More Confidence in their online appearance, having a Custom Twitter Background designed for you or your Company will definitely position you as an Expert and someone who takes their online presense seriously.

Barbie Figueroa is an online Marketing Consultant & Network Marketer offering solutions to help your Business Grow Online. Visit our Marketing Site at http://www.5MinuteMarketingMakeover.com to see what kind of branding package or Marketing strategy is right for you.

Ahhh, the Marketing Cardinal Sin that continues to be violated over and over and over again, by newbie marketers all over the globe.

They continue to break this rule and it costs them Followers on Twitter, Fans in Business, and ultimately Money and Time.

It’s the most crucial element in Marketing and people constantly just get it all wrong.

Marketing boils down to basic human psychology and behavior and this is something you just can’t overlook, because after all, Marketing is about people and when you wrap your mind around the fact that basic human psychology does not change, it will help you improve your marketing skills exponentially.

Marketing is not about Selling

Marketing is not about Pitching.

It’s about “preparing” people to buy, it’s about walking people through the process, it’s about leaving little “seedlings” in their mind that will then grow to the point, that the customer will eventually “sell themselves”

One great example of this is Coke. You’ll never see a commercial by Coke telling you to flat out go buy it. You’ll never get someone selling coke door to door. You’ll never see someone at the grocery store pushing a coke bottle in your face.

Coke Markets.

They massage you, romance you, entice you.. in magazines, with commercials, and bill boards, with pictures of Curvy coke bottles, covered with irresistible droplets of water, signifying the coldness of a delicious, caramel colored, sweet drink that satisfies your desire and quenches your thirst. Yummm.

Ok, now that you’re salivating, back to human psychology.

What is this basic human principle?

We will always do more to Avoid Pain than to Gain Pleasure.

This is why people like to BUY but they don’t want to be Sold.

Let me explain.

Say, You walk into a shoe store.

Ever walk into a shoe store, and suddenly feel like you were surrounded by sharks? Ya just want to browse around but the sales people, who work on commission, are circling you, like you are chum, and they are just waiting to bite!

Ouch!

Just makes you want to run for the hills and get the heck out doesn’t it?

I know, I used to work in a shoe store. It was my first job at 16 years of age at the local Mall.

By the way, I “Sold” More snake skin sets, (Snake skin High Heels and Handbag combos at a total of $200.00 a Pop) as a “Part-Time” employee than some of the full timers, but more on that later.

However, my manager, Morry, think AL Bundy, Married with Children, but with a Middle Eastern Accent, whether they wanted to or not, whether they asked for it or not, was hell bent on the fact that every single customer, that walked into our store, was to be presented our most expensive Shoes, ($100 per pair).
They were the most hideous pairs of shoes I’ve ever seen in my life.

They were Called French Horns.

I’ll never forget.

They looked like Black Orthopedic shoes for Men.

But Morry the Manager was insistent upon forcing these shoes down Customers’ throats, whether they wanted them or not.

Instinctively, I was against this, “Shoe in your Face” Policy.

But my little paycheck depended on it.

Whether it was a teenage boy, or a mom shopping for shoes for herself, I was to bring out a pair (average male size 8.5) to any “prospect” that came into the store.

I’ll never forget, when there was a little old couple, buying sneakers for “him”. Morry stood behind the register, watching my every move, like a hawk.

He was a heavy set man, with a receding hairline smack down the back of his head. I guess you could call it a bald spot. He was one of those guys who sweats too much!

Imagine having your every move be monitored by a boss like him, Geez!
Anyhow, I reluctantly brought the shoes over to the couple, when they looked at me with a baffled expression on their face.

“What are those? We didn’t ask for those?”

I nervously smiled and said, “oh they are the best shoes we have, I’m sure your husband will love them”.

“But we didn’t ask for these”

I pleaded with my big brown eyes, and looked into their faces and tried to discreetly whisper, “my manager made me bring these out”.

They shook their heads.

The Gentleman went on to take off the sneakers, put his old shoes back on, and then grab his wife by the hand, and said.

“Let’s Go”.

I felt Stupid, Dumb and humiliated.

Left there with 2 boxes of shoes, and a lost sale, I was obviously upset.

And Morry?

Critical of me that I didn’t sell the Gawd awful pair of shoes.

The couple felt cornered, deceived, and pressured, because I broke the cardinal rule, I tried to Sell them.

Sell them despite the fact that they didn’t ask for those pair of shoes,

As far as they were concerned, I was not sensitive to their needs, desires or wants…

In their eyes, it was about ME, ME, ME, trying to make the sale.

I was just doing what my manager said because I couldn’t afford to get fired.

I Violated their confidence and trust in me, by offering them, no, by Pitching them!

Some may say, well there was always a chance that they would have said YES,

True.

But how many customers are you going to lose by being pushy?

See the truth of the matter is, is that I was the Store’s #1 Part Time Sales person, and ironically, I never sold a thing.

Let me explain.

I was always dressed nicely, always polite, and heck, being semi-attractive never hurt!

But I was more interested and focused on establishing rapport with the Customer.

I was interested in What their needs were.

I talked about their family, or how their day was going.

The less threatened they felt by me, the more money they would spend.

They were sold on me.

Heck, I had ladies that all they bought were Snakeskin shoes and matching purses at almost $200 a pop, that would ONLY purchase or come into the store, when they knew I was working.

See, they could have bought the shoes from anyone else, but they were willing to wait until I was in the store, so I would make the commission.

So, what this boils down to is this.

It’s about YOU, it’s always about YOU.

What, as a Marketer, do you bring to the table, and what do you have to offer.

How can you make your customer feel special, make them feel like they Want to buy from you, and not the “other guy” selling the same exact thing.

I won’t lie, as an internet newbie, I forgot for a while, what worked for me as a teenager, but I realized, the more I was just myself, the closer people would get.

The Less I “sold” the more I made.

People want to buy, they don’t want to be sold.

How can you use this lesson in your business today?

How can you approach your sales process differently, to attract more prospects?

Here are some ideas:
1. Write Articles that are helpful to your potential prospects, (kinda like this one)

2. Create Videos with helpful content, or simply telling stories that your prospect may relate to that will help them in their business.

3. Infuse some of yourself in your email correspondence. People love stories. Tell them one that relates to your business that will benefit your prospect or teach them a lesson.

4. Share a cool discovery or a tip that has helped you, on a forum or message board.

5. On Twitter, Re Tweet someones Tweet that was of Value to you, or just post something that doesn’t ALWAYS relate to your business or opportunity.

I definitely find that my connections are always with people who I never tried to sell. I was just being me. And the less threatened a prospect feels, the closer they will move to you.

And Most of all, enjoy the process, the ones that will buy from you, will always show up!

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Barbie Figueroa is a Web Designer & Internet Marketing Consultant, Providing the Solutions to help grow your business online. To Learn more about her services, visit: http://www.5MinuteMarketingMakeover.com  

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And another one bites the dust…

The Collapse of another MLM has shattered the hearts of thousands of distributors who worked so hard to build downlines, promote products and give so much of their time, love and energy to a company that, due to tough economic times, had no other choice but to “Cancel all their distributor contracts’.

Bionovix, a barely 3 year old company, closes it’s doors to it’s distributors and shuts it’s website down.

http://www.bionovix.com

This is a Wake Up Call for ALL Network Marketers in the MLM Industry.

MLM is an amazing industry, but one must remember, that at the end of the day, you cannot control what the company does, or what happens to the company.

1. Comp Plans Change
2. Administration Changes
3. Rules Change

And what can you do about it?

Zippo.

You do not control the decisions that are made, the pricepoints or the compensation plan.

In short, without a VIABLE, sensible Business Model, one wrong move, one blip on the radar, and you are out of income overnight.

Here is a small snippet of the company’s notice to it’s distirbutors:

“we are writing to notify you that the Company hereby terminates all of its Distributor Agreements, and all Independent Business Consultant Agreements, effective immediately.  Please note that distributors will no longer be able to access their back office information within Exigo either, as this system will no longer be used in our new business model.

We know the quality of our product and the impact on the health and well being of our customer has been fantastic!  We will continue to offer our products to you as a former distributor or preferred customer.  Because we will not be paying commissions on these sales, we are able to offer you these products at a significantly reduced price. “

“…and hope we have not caused anyone serious inconvenience. “

(Well, atleast they were “gracious” enough to offer discounts on their product line to their ex-distributors, now  known as Preferred customers! - how generous

And So it goes.

Where are the distributors left on the grand scheme of this company’s demise?

They Have No List…

No Product…

No Downline…

No Income…

The Myth and the Mistake…

The line is blurred in MLM between Business Ownership and Distributorship. There is a false illusion that when you join and MLM Company, all of the Sudden, it’s Your Business.

Upon further examination you will realize that it is not your business, but merely, you are a contracted marketing representative for the company. The only difference between and MLM Distrubutor and an inhouse marketing rep, is that one gets a W-2 and the other gets a 1099.

Both can be let go in a matter of minutes.

The only sure way to protect yourself is by claiming ownership of your business.

• You must control the leads.
• You must Generate your OWN leads
• You must generate Cashflow upfront…

And should you change your mind about your affiliation with your company, or should the company collapse, you can still take “your list” with you.

If you can’t Take it With You, it’s Not Yours…

If you don’t control the leads, the money or the list, the business is not yours. Again, MLM is an incredible industry and there are people making gobs of money in top positions of the company, but I have also heard stories of people walking away from $1.2Million Dollars of Residual income because they were no longer congruent with the Business and how they were running the company.

Now of course, if you have a top position, your tribe is likely to follow you wherever you go, but what about the little guy?

What does he do?

Your Own License to Print Money at Will

When you have a system that enables you to generate and capture your own leads, you position yourself to be able to market to these leads and generate dollars by virtue of recommending other products, outside of your MLM that will ultimately help these people become better marketers.

For Instance, you could be recommending tools, or training courses, etc, and whether these people join your MLM or not, you are positioned to make money.

80% of people will NOT join or promote your company.

Seeing this statistic as an opportunity awakens the giant within the savvy Entrepreneur.

En`tre*pre*neur”\, n.  (Polit. Econ.) One who creates a product on his own account; whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed. –F. A. Walker.

If you look closely, the majority of people who are in MLM and are making serious money have all created their own product line and then “hide” or backend their MLM in the sales process.

These individuals have taken FULL Ownership of their businesses.

If the MLM Company collapses, or they change their mind and decide to move to another company, they already have a LIST and a product that they Own, and their own Army of affiliates,  that they will continue to make money with.

But what about the Little Guy?

So what happens to the “distributor” who doesn’t want to create his own product, but doesn’t want to risk being MLM Company Roadkill?

Affiliate Marketing – You promote existing courses and training that generate a handsome commission and fund the advertising for your MLM and enable you the skills and training you need to build a list.

A Serious Lesson to be Learned

At the end of the day, you truly do not own your business unless you create your own product line… but in the meantime, by plugging into a system that positions you as a leader, has an affiliate structure built into it, and fully comprehensive marketing training, you are definitely ahead of the “contracted distributors” who can receive their walking papers in a moments notice.

How is that different from holding a job?

 

Comments? Feedback?

Go ahead and enter them below…

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Barbie Figueroa – Offers Marketing Solutions to Small Business Owners and Network Marketers. Please visit her Marketing and Design Website at: http://www.5MinuteMarketingMakeover.com

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Life before MLM Lead System Pro for the average network marketer went something like this:
Struggle, humiliation, rejection, wasted time, wasted energy, wasted money and the inevitable sound of a furious phone click, signaling the bitter end to a prospecting call gone bad.

It’s a dawn of a new Era. The Internet is King, and the spotlight is on You, and as more and more people turn to the internet to build their MLM or network marketing companies, people doing it the old school style are quickly getting left behind.

Why does MLM Lead System Pro produce such Magical Results for it’s Users?

Simple.

It has covered every single base a marketing system should. It provides a way to generate upfront cash through affiliate programs. It provides hard core serious marketing training by Top Producers in the industry. It is purely Plug and play so even the newbie, who has virtually no technical experience just needs to sit down and focus for a couple of hours and watch step by step tutorial videos to teach them Precisely how to get their systems up and running, and if every step is taken, like a well executed plan should be, the result is almost scientific, resulting in generating daily leads consistently.

MLM Lead System Pro is a Proven Marketing System, providing newbies the platform to potentially rise to Top earner status in only 90 days, if they seriously hustle.

There are other proven marketing systems on the market, however, when it comes to ease of use, flexibility, training and consistent lead generation, MLM Lead System Pro stands way ahead of the pack.

With the MLM Lead System Pro Proven Marketing System, you will position yourself as a leader in the industry, and as such, you have one main responsibility and that is, in order for the system to work for you, you absolutely must work the system.

He or she who hustles using the MLM Lead System Pro System, will enjoy an never ending flow of cash and leads, which will result in explosive growth of your network marketing business. Period.

To Test Drive the system for yourself for 14 Full Days, simply Visit the link below, follow the sign-up instructions, and get to work.

Within the 14 day Trial period alone, which was a WHOPPING investment of only $1.00 (or 4 quarters, 10 Dimes, 20 Nickels and 100 Pennies which I’m sure anyone can find laying around their house!) , I ammassed close to 90 Fresh Leads, close to $250 in commissions, and 7 sign ups into the system, resulting in an additional residual monthly income.

Take the 14 Day Challenge now.

Let’s put one final perspective on this:

What can you BUY For A Dollar These Days?

1. A Pack of Gum? NOPE

2. a Slinky? NOPE

3. A Loaf of Bread? Think Again… NOPE

What can you accomplish in 14 Days?

1. You can Make 7-14 Videos on Upload To Youtube and 7 Other Sites (IF YOU HUSTLE)

2. You Can Jumpstart Building Your LIST By Purchasing one tiny little $25 Solo AD

3. You can Write 28 Press Releases (if you Do 2 a day ad HUSTLE)

4. You Can Write 14-28 Articles (If you HUSTLE)

5. You can ADD 700 Friends to Facebook AND Myspace (If You HUSTLE)

You can Do All This in 14 Days for only $1.00 Measley Dollar which can’t even get you a gallon of GAS but can put you on the Path to Building an Online MLM Empire.

And I will be here with you, every step of the way.

I DARE you To Take The 14 Day Challenge

Challenge Yourself.

Time is precious, you will never get LAST WEEK Back.

Do Not Delay.

Do Not Make Excuses.

Do Not Say, I CAN’T.

When I’m working out (You can see my Body Transformation Blog Here, just click on the link on the right hand side) I HATE Doing Push-ups. Why? Cuz I’m not good at them! So What Do I do to get through it. I BUCKLE Down and Challenge myself, in my mind, to do TEN. Do or DIE no matter what, I MUST do TEN. And when I Mentally Push Myself, I GET IT DONE.

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If you take the 14 Day Challenge NOW, You can add me to your Skype: (Download Skype Here: www.skype.com and find my User Name (barbie.figueroa1) Add Me to Your Skype, and I will be available for Questions and to help you get going.

I BELIEVE you can do this…

The Question Remains….

Do YOU?

Take the 14 Day Challenge now.

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It isn’t often that one gets the priveledge of getting phone time with someone
who has done Massive things in this industry. I’m not talking just made money,
I’m talking about someone who has literally been a PIONEER in the MLM
Industry creating marketing courses and providing training that have literally helped
thousands Breakthrough in the MLM Industry, & achieving crazy results like generating up to 2500 leads PER DAY.
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It was only 17 months or so ago, that I was a complete and total NOBODY, trying
to figure out how to make money online, and after my initial complete and UTTER FAILURE
 With Google Adwords, losing $500 in less than 14 days, I was nervous to say the least
to do it again.
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And then one day, my search began and I found Daegan Smith, a guy who claimed to be the King of Never Calling a Single Lead.
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I’d never heard of him before, but I liked what I saw.
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Daegan, through his analytical, yet laid back style, inspired  the confidence I needed
to Try Google Adwords Again.
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I purchased his Internet MLM Success Course and I can tell you that
 it was worth every single penny, and THEN SOME.
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Thanks To Daegan’s Course, I actually was able to not only do google adwords again with confidence, but I actually was generating leads on a consistent basis, and making a profit.
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I Completely attribute my breakthrough with Google Adwords to Daegan’s Course.

Little Did I know that I would end up talking to him on the phone only a few months later.
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Because of a close connection with my Upline, she told me to get in touch with Daegan
so he could help me out with a few things. Immediately I was excited to talk to him
personally because how often does that happen?
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 I KNOW how Valuable his time is. And at the same time, I was nervous because, lets face it, Daegan is extremely accomplished and that can be a little intimidating.
As Luck would have it, We played a little phone tag at first, but once we connected, I was in
“STUDENT” Mode.
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I’ve gotta say, there is a peaceful, yet professional calm about Daegan, that made me feel at ease.
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And then the “GOLD” Started to flow.
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It was like talking to an old friend, that truly wanted to share and help in any way he could.
He answered questions that I had held back asking other mentors, for fear of appearing “dumb” but Daegan’s disposition is that of someone who truly has a passion for marketing on the internet and a desire to help people break free in the industry.
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He was just so generous, so helpful, and so genuinely interested in what was holding me back and providing stories and scenarios to make me see things from a different perspective that I was just thinking how Grateful I was to be in that moment at that time.

There were SO many takeaways I got from the conversation, but there was one little bit that
I want to share with you…
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I asked him what his “Overall” goal was…
Was it to live the DREAM, the Financial Freedom, and all the stuff that comes with it…
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And he simply said ” I was just trying to figure it out. How the marketing stuff on the internet
worked” and then, it started working…”
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And the take away I got from that is, sometimes we get caught up in the Dream and don’t get very far when all we need to do is set a few short term achievable goals and tweak them until they work well..
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Once that happens, it all comes together.
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And he also emphasized that consistency was key.

I want to personally thank You Daegan, for being so extremely GENEROUS with your time. I promised I would let the world know what a COOL Guy You are, there is no doubt in my mind that you ARE A King, with a heart of Gold.
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And if there is ever ever ever anything that I can do for you, you’ve just made a new connection for life.
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See you At The Top Daegan
Barbie Figueroa
www.barbiefigueroa.com

 

Ps. You can Visit Daegan’s Site here:

http://www.daegansmith.com and you can follow him on Twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/daegan_smith

If everyone getting started in this industry would reach out and become mentored by a Coach,  they’d most certainly cut the learning curve quite significantly. One Coach and Mentor that I definitely maintain in high regard, is this 24 Year old Genius “Kid” Jonathan Budd.

In this video, he just so eloquently and clearly demonstrates how one can diffuse emotions and remove them from your business. I have personally Struggled MOST with what he is talking about in this video. Removing emotion from your business is CRUCIAL to moving forward and attracting incredible people into your business.

When we “CLING” To emotions, they basically stop us in our tracks and literally weigh us down. There is a time and place for emotions, and if you can FREE yourself from them in business, you will see more progress, and ultimate Success.

This is why Personal Development is Absolutely ESSENTIAL to Network Marketers.

I have literally CHOKED my progress at times, from getting emotionally involved with situations and people in business.

BIG NO NO.

Keep in Mind, your EMOTIONS are NOT YOU.  Your Emotions are produced by Thoughts, which are also NOT YOU. Think of Emotions as Passing Clouds, one minute they are here, one minute the are gone. But what happens to most of us is that we hang on to the Emotion, we CLING… instead of just letting it go, like a cloud just moves beyond your realm of vision. And then we ACT on Emotion rather than Level Headedness.

So Let’s Re-Cap what Jonathan States in the Video:

When you feel an Emotion Creeping up on you Ask Yourself These questions:

1. Identify the Emotion – What is the Emotion? Anger? Fear? Jealousy?

2. Do I want it, is it Serving me? Of Course not, I feel Awful or spiteful (All Bad feelings)

3. Can I let it Go? (Absolutely YES, let it Go like a Passing Cloud…)

4. If so, When? (RIGHT NOW, Take a deep Breath… poof, let it go…)

The “EGO” Wants to Cling..
It wants to be “Right”

Well there is a wise saying that states, would you rather be Right? or Rich?

My Friends, this is a SUPER Powerful lesson, and, my Coach, Jonathan has such a powerful way to explain it.

I highly recommend you sign up for Jonathans FREE Teachings via Email as they will truly help you work your business from the inside out. You can sign up here at : http://www.officialMLMMastermind.com

One More Recommendation:

As I had struggled with this Very Issue, I went STRAIGHT To work on Myself, and Highly Recommend the following book to help you Recognize exactly what Emotions are, and quite literally, how to TRANSFORM the way you think about things in as much time as it takes to read the book, which is about 2 days, if you stick with it.

It’s Called The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer.