St Louis, Here we come!

On our way to St. Louis for Carmen's manufacturer's national convention. It will probably be a lot of fun. I will get down to the Harrah's Casino at least one night to play some poker. I am not sure what to expect from this event, the one last year was at Las Vegas and I am not sure how in the world you can beat Las Vegas. However, the event last year was an international event which replaces the national convention every 5 years. Carmen, is really excited this is her second time going to a convention as a distributor. She has done really well for herself and is probably in the top five single outlet distributors in the whole world. Her store did over 250 pieces this month the manufacturer's record is, 308 pieces by any one distributor in a 30 day period. Carmen, may very well eclipse that very soon. I am extremely proud of her. I have seen her come along way but I know she can go much further if she so chooses.

She is pretty nervous I think. She was asked to speak at this event and was given 15 minutes. Most people will never be invited to speak at this event and she was extremely honored with the invitation. However, now she is confused on what to speak on. Most everybody is telling her to give the standard talk about getting referrals, having positive attitudes, leadership, etc. Carmen, really wants to be honest and talk about what has really changed that has made her successful which has been applying the training that Dani Johnson has taught. Carmen, studies Dani very carefully she watches her DVDs, listen to her audios, and of course going with me to many of her LIVE events.

She has been telling other distributors about Dani and it just surprises her that as well as her store is doing more people don't really pay more attention when they ask, "So what are you doing differently?"

She responds, "I have hired a business coach?"

Most people respond with, "Oh O.K."

She gets frustrated because people don't really understand that Income Follows Personal Growth. You will not make any more money than you are making now, until you grow personally. One way to drastically increase your personal growth is to get coaching and training that will help you increase it. If people don't listen to her that is fine, it just means that there will be less competition for her. The same thing applies for Coastal Director's, people don't improve their personal development and they choose not to go to Dani. I have done all I was morally responsible to do. I told them about it. The rest is up to them!

Happy Birthday to my Inspiration

My Father pass away October 31, 1988. His birthday was today August 29th. I love my Dad and his death has been a very big part of my initial motivation in life. You can read more about him here.

Welcome to new members

I wanted to say a quick welcome to Jessica Kvanbeck. I met Jessica a couple of weeks ago first on a 3 way introduction from Bob in Washington. Jessica, was actually Bob's second training sale at the Platinum level. Jessica is a 26 year old mom who works evening shift as a Nursing Assistant. Jessica has an absolute goal of being able to work from home, pay off their debt, buy their first home, buy her husband a new truck, and to send herself back to school. I have some really high hopes and I expect some really big things from her. Jessica, will make money faster than most people because she stepped up and started at the Platinum level.

Also Larry from New Hampshire got started at Level I. Larry, came from corporate IT world and is currently working in a medical assembly factory. Larry, is very sharp and he asked a lot of questions when investigating Coastal so that he could wrap his brain around the Coastal marketing plan. Larry, has went to work and started his training and he is giving it his best shot. Larry, had been burned in the past with other home businesses and I admired his courage to step up again and to investigate this industry once more so that he could get out of the paycheck to paycheck rat race.

Congratulations Bob Becker!!

Bob from Washington, completed his second training sale yesterday at Level III. Currently Bob, is a released Level III Director. It has been an honor to work with Bob. Any clients who are fortunate enough to find themselves as part of Bob's business will no doubtedly be in great hands! He is a business man who is honest and trustworthy, he loves people and he constantly puts people first. Every client that has ever come my way from Bob have always expressed a delightful experience when working with him.

When Bob and I met, he was online looking for a business that could be successful. He was looking for a legitimate business model in the homebased business industry. We met and became instant friends and business partners almost immediately. Bob, came from a background of corporate America; he was retired and he wanted something to do in retirement to supplement his income. Also, he absolutely did not want to sit around in retirement and be bored or unproductive. Today Bob, is in retirement and part time building a successful business. I look forward to a continued friendship with Bob, and I hope I always meet great people like him.

Congratulations Mike and Amanda Butler!

Mike Butler, is a Coastal Wealthbuilder who started his Coastal Vacations business a few short months ago. He went to "First Steps to Success" with Dani Johnson and then her advanced seminar "Creating a Dynasty". He returned home and immediately plugged into the Coastal Wealthbuilders marketing and training system. I have been anticipating his success for quite sometime now. Mike, is only able to his business about 2 hours a day. In his normal job he is an outside sales rep and maintence specialist working on commercial copiers and printers.

His wife Amanda, saw Coastal first and decided to get started. Mike, later decided to join her in their business because of his intense desire to take back control of his life. Mike, wants out of the rat race and looks forward to working exclusively from home with his wife and spending more time with their daughters. A big congratulations goes out to Mike who gave me a call this weekend while I was out on the lake in a friends pontoon boat. Mike called and told me that he had made his first Platinum sale! That is $9,705 profit for Mike and his family. I was so excited for him and I truly look forward to more of their success. Congratulations, guys you deserve it!

Living a productive life is key

One of the areas that I am continuing to improve is with my productivity. In Coastal you don't have to work hard but it does require work. I often say that I work 20 to 25 hours a week. However, I do not stay as productive as I should during that time. I do great when I am in the moment and calling clients however it's when I stop and take a break that I procrastinate getting started back. Some times I find myself getting distracted and I take a little longer to get back to work. My goal for the year is $250,000, I am currently in jeopardy of not hitting that goal and that is completely my fault. Here is what motivates me to change, how many people have missed this opportunity because I did not get back to them as I should have. (I probably ran out of time because I wasted it some where else) How much have my goals suffered because of my lack of productivity.

Being productive doesn't mean being a slave and working a zillion hours it just means working the 25 hours a week I work now except staying focused on my task during that time. There is no boss standing over me. I am accountable only to myself, my team, and my goals. It is a matter of staying persistent and consistent with your work each day. What are we putting off for tomorrow? It's not guaranteed. Make each day our best day and at the days end know that you did all that you should have done for the day and be satisfied.

1st annual CWB event

Yesterday, I returned from our first Coastal Wealthbuilder event. The Coastal Wealthbuilders is our training and support group within Coastal Vacations. We had attendees from all over the world including the exotic Bahamas. The event included a professional speaker named Ellie Drake as well as many of the Coastal Wealthbuilder leaders who volunteered to speak on such topics as finances, personal development, time management, power of business, travel package overview, and more. I personally want to take a moment to thank the leadership team for all of the amazing effort they put in on such an event. I feel humbled to be a part of such an elite group.

Seeing everyone face to face meeting their spouses and hugging everyone will just put you into a mood of loving euphoria. Learning business strategies that will advance your business in a seminar setting from people who are actively growing and working their business each day will advance your business by at least 6 months allowing you to grow your income that much faster. Don't get me wrong the step by step telephone training is wonderful and will absolutely help you create a massive income but, meeting and talking to each other at least once a year is amazing. I can't wait to see the testimonials coming out of this event. I want share a piece of this past weekend with you, view the Montage put together by many of our members especially Renae Hiekkla from MN. Just click on the link below.

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