Judy's Solutions

Below is a copy of a message I received on Facebook from a friend. The program she talks about is called “Mentoring For Free”.  Although I have been exposed to their teachings and to their program, I do not agree with some of their teachings. However, what they teach is truly beneficial for people who have not been in the field of Network Marketing for over thirty years as have I, so the information will probably be new to you.

The intense training that I received from International Leadership Development (now known as ILD Global) is the best training on this planet as far as I am concerned. In the absence of ILD, Mentoring for Free does have some value.

I don’t teach Mentoring for Free principles. What I teach comes from ILD training because the focus is on success in life and business by developing internal strength and growth that transcends business goals. In other words, ILD teachings develop characteristics in a person that provide balance in life.

I include Judy MacEachran’s message below for those of you who wish to contact her and receive Mentoring for Free Training. I approve of many of their teachings and believe you can benefit from their teaching and mine as well. Feel free to contact her and listen in on the call.

In addition, I include a video series for you to watch that emphasizes the idea of  knowing your WHY and having a strong desire.

My Story, Why I Said I Will Not Be Denied:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPD3IyZrwC8,

1-Revised, I Will Not Be Denied My Potential: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRHi3KwFmJY

2-I Will Not Be Denied My Destiny, Staying Positive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzk6kLZxzcY

Judy MacEachran sent a message to the members of The Business Cafe.

Judy MacEachranMay 29, 2010 at 5:18pm

Subject: A Very Special Call on Memorial Day?

Hello, My Networking Friends!

WHY are you in network marketing? What is your WHY?  Is your WHY big enough to make you cry?

Your WHY is never about the money. And it is NEVER EVER about proving something to anyone else!
Your WHY has got to be about YOU…

Every day in this business we face obstacles that make us want to quit. And some people are born to quit.
We can’t fix them – that’s what they do. Those people never ever had a WHY.

I am not a quitter. But 3 years ago I was ready to quit. I had no clear WHY, and was very frustrated.

And then I met Michael Dlouhy. Michael taught me:

“Your real WHY is about who YOU really are. Your driving factor must be WAY more than money. Your WHY
should make you CRY!”

Do you want to OWN your life? Then you NEED to get an ALL encompassing, BURNING DESIRE to have what you
want.

If you don’t have your WHY, you’ll never have the DESIRE. They work hand in hand. If you don’t have a strong enough WHY you don’t have anything.

On Monday, Memorial Day, we will have a special training call. Michael is going to devote the entire call to DESIRE.

If you have never heard Michael’s brilliant word pictures and stories, you are in for a real treat.

More important, he will use those stories to drive home the vital importance of your WHY, and to show you the power of what YOU can do when you get YOUR all encompassing desire working in YOUR life.

I hope you will join us on Monday, May 31 at 3:00 P.M. Eastern time.

To listen to this F*REE training call, just e mail me at judy.maceachran@gmail.com with “Your WHY” in the subject line. I will give you the call number.

I look forward to hearing from you!

To YOUR success,

Judy MacEachran
603-228-1944
Skype: judy.maceachran



Judy MacEachran sent a message to the members of The Business Cafe.

Subject: Your Daily Motivation

If you have a Facebook account, I advise you to connect with Judy MacEachran.

Judy MacEachran sent a message to the members of The Business Cafe. Judy MacEachranMarch 30, 2010 at 12:57pm Subject: Your Daily Motivation YOU WIN, WHEN YOU AREN’T AFRAID TO LOSE The difference between great and average is how often you take risks. Accept risk as a normal part of living. View risk as a part of the process of exploring your world. Make note of the lessons you learn with each chance you take and move on. Forget about the consequences of taking chances. Risk opens you to only a temporary change in direction that can set you straight for your next success. If you’re brave enough to risk, to temporarily live outside of your comfort zone, for a short period of time, you’re big enough to win. To Your Success, Judy MacEachran © 2010 http://www.facebook.com/l/91546;YourDailyMotivation.com

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I am basically very careful about the risks I take in life, but when it comes to business decisions, I seem to naturally know when it is or is not prudent to jump into an opportunity.

I am familiar with the symptoms of a bad risk business, but still I am occasionally fooled. That is all part of the process when we go into business. As a result, I agree with Judy MacEachran on her remarks about being willing to take a risk when you are not afraid to lose…that’s called CONVICTION.

The important thing to remember is that we should only risk after we consider what we can afford to lose. This does NOT mean you don’t risk if you are afraid to lose.  There is a difference between exercising wisdom when risking and being afraid of risking.  If you take a risk that will cause a great loss for the family, then you should first consider if you are being mindful of their well-being; the one thing you should NEVER risk, not for any reason.

Decide whether or not your internal need to be fulfilled outweighs the well-being of your family.  Also, consider the necessity for taking a risk. For instance, a person who loses a job may decide to go into business for himself is a risk worth taking after considering the option of waiting for another job to open up.

It’s one thing to be willing to take a risk, but another to go against common sense and not take advice from people who care about you. However, I am the first one to say that, once those who care about you have had their say and you have considered their concerns, you must do what you know inside is the right thing to do.

More to the point, there is no doubt that I would have been dissatisfied with my life if I had allowed family and friends to influence my willingness to risk failure with writing two books. I knew that I had to do it and that I had to fulfill my potential no matter the financial outcome.

Success and failure did not concern me when I considered the manner that some people view success. I knew that real success was dependent on my willingness to help people change their lives. I also knew that there would be people, whose lives I helped change, would benefit from my experiences and the lessons I’ve learned. I had to listened to my own internal instincts instead of those who worried about me failing.

We have to consider what others say and then do what we know to be right. Without that conviction, we should not take a risk. I hope you appreciate the difference between feeling you should do something and having the conviction to do it no matter the risk.

What are your convictions and how much are you willing to risk?  More importantly, should you be willing to take the risk?

My friend, Judy MacEachran, sent me this email yesterday. I thought this would be a good topic to discuss with you today.

“Sooner or later you’ll experience a crisis in your life, and how you meet it will determine your

future happiness and success. Since the beginning of time, everyone has been called upon to meet such a crisis.

A closer look will show you that most “crisis situations” are opportunities to either advance or stay where you are. In fact, most changes in your life will take place out of either “inspiration” or “desperation.”

Whatever comes your way, give it meaning and transform it into something of value. Your personal growth is the process of responding positively to change.

A precious stone cannot be polished without friction, nor humanity perfected without trials.”

To Your Success
Judy MacEachran

Her message is completely true, especially in today’s economy. It’s not the challenge that we should be concerned with, it’s how we deal with it that says a lot about who we are and how much trauma we will endure.

We can face our situations with a cheerful attitude or we can be nasty and angry all the time. If we choose to be nasty, our business will be affected in numerous ways. People will withdraw from someone who is unpleasant and difficult to be around. However, people love to associate with cheerful and pleasant people when they are facing difficulties.

Let me tell you a little story about a situation we faced in 1990. It shows how creative I was in dealing with our challenge and how we turned a situation that could have been very stressful into an enjoyable experience that we all still remember with fondness today.

We lived in the Sierra Foothills of California at an altitude of 2,800 feet. During the winter, the usual snowstorms would come through and drop 1 to 6 inches of snow at a time. Then in early February of 1990, a major storm dumped over three feet of snow in a three-day period. The majority of snow fell in the first 24 hours and at least two counties were declared disaster areas.

Trees and power lines went down everywhere, and it looked as if a bomb had detonated! As a result, our family spent three weeks (others longer) without power and the normal necessities. Of course, this meant there was no electricity to run the TV, games, lights, little wall heaters, or the water pump, oven, stove, washer, dryer, and phone, or the luxury of running water to cook, drink, clean, do laundry, and take baths or showers. For awhile, the road was washed out so we could not replenish supplies. But, even if we had wanted to, we did not need to get out because we had adequately prepared for such a scenario.

This experience actually turned out to be a lot of fun for the family. We had already stored the needed supplies of food, water, kerosene, lanterns, wicks, and cut wood to survive the supposed ordeal. That meant the whole thing really was more of an adventure than a case of endurance.

We put twin and queen mattress tops on the floor next to the wood-burning stove to stay all warm and snuggly. The children had a great idea too. They suggested that we put rocks on the top of the stove so when they were hot, we could put them under our blankets to keep warm. Hot rocks are great for warming cold feet in the winter!

The children and I played board games by lantern, and used flashlights to go between rooms or outdoors for wood. The wood-burning stove provided heat for the home, and it dried wet clothes from the kids playing in the snow. To top it all off, I learned to cook creatively on the top of that old stove (even though it wasn’t really meant for cooking on) so meals were quite interesting.

I kept a pot of heated water on the stove at all times to wash the cooking utensils and to make hot drinks. We used plastic utensils and paper products for drinking and eating, and then burned all the paper products in the stove for heat. I did try heating snow on the stove one time to make soup. Although I found it interesting, it required so much snow to get just a little bit of melted water that I decided it was too much work to make soup. Besides, I had stored plenty of extra water and food so there was no need to worry about melting water for soup anyway. Making soup was really more of an experiment than a necessity.

We used the top of our snow-covered car to double as a refrigerator; as you can imagine, that was an interesting sight. Of course, the kids were disappointed that ice cream would not keep; that was the only thing they didn’t like about losing the power! After two weeks, the electric company brought water in for people who were unable to get out, but that still left us at least another week without power.

We sparingly used several five-gallon containers of stored water to flush toilets, so we only flushed when it was absolutely necessary! We tried carrying water from the creek to fill the tanks to flush toilets, but that was too difficult. So we tried snow in the tanks and bowels to keep from using up too much water, but that didn’t work well either. As you might guess, the whole toilet thing was quite an experience. The toilet issue is the last thing on your mind when you prepare for emergencies, but it is truly one of the most important things to prepare for in your planning—trust me on this!

This experience happened more than 20 years ago, but we still remember it with fondness! At the time, my husband worked away from home for most of the time the power was off. He thought we were silly when he came home and saw how we were living, especially since we all seemed to enjoy it and no one was complaining.

We are living in trying times. We should recognize that being prepared helps us overcome the harshness of an experience.

My own experience shows that, in spite of hardship, being prepared can turn an ordeal into a fun adventure! In other words, we overcome hard times with judicious planning, using our creativity, having a cheerful heart and cooperative spirit, and by sporting smiling faces.

I hope you take the situations that we live in right now seriously.  You don’t have to ignore the news in order to stay positive.  Indeed, you MUST stay informed with what’s going on around you in order to respond appropriately to a foreseeable crisis and to make preparations that meet the possibility of it.  Then you go on with your daily activities and carry on business as usual.

I am interested in your thoughts on this subject. Please feel free to leave a comment in the box below.