Monday night we will have a Presenation of our new system. You will
be able to listen in over the phone on 212-990-8000 pin 1989# at
7pm EST. You can also watch the presentation over your computer.
Click here to register for the Monday night Webinar:
www.mydfilive.com/webinar
Making money from home just got simpler. With the simplicity of the
system and all the added features, you can't help but to be more
productive and make more money. Don't miss this call, you will find
out why everyone is raving!
The new MyDFILive website is wonderfull, I have seen a lot of
systems, this one is a winner. I am amazed on how it all fits
together without putting the pieces of a puzzle together. It is all
integrated were the pieces work together. ...WOW...phone burner
burns up the phone lines were you don't have to burn up time on the
phone. You guys did a great job in putting it together. Keep it up.
-Henry Balasch
I have used many systems, this one is my favorite - Cathy Sedlacek
I love the new marketing/training system, and I can't stop working
with it. The broadcast feature is so cool. I like that you can
personalize it and send it to specific clients. It has so many neat
features!!! -Jamie Waltisperger
Well all I can say is .... I'm amazed!!! This system is totally
incredible. The boot camp is so easy to follow. I've seen and used
many systems - but this just blows them ALL Away - by Far! I will
use it all - I'm sure - but I Love the Audio and Video Generators -
the Webinar access and... the phone burner. These things add so
much to what we can do (sorry - it's too hard to keep it down to
one feature). The price is awesome - and FREE after only 5
referrals - WOW! Thanks So Much, -Carole Gardner
I really am excited about the new system and love the ability to
send audio and video messages, plus choose the ad site you desire
to promote and looking forward in hearing what other nuggets that I
haven't yet discovered. -James and Kristi Buckley
I'm most impressed with the "Goal Setting" page. The audio makes it
so easy to get them written and the email reminders will make it
happen. This is where everything starts! -Mike Reeser
The new DFI Marketing System is 'Five Star' all the way in both
content and state-of-the-art technological capabilities. Learning
the system is a pleasure. Its many cutting edge features will both
save us considerable time in our day-to-day activities, and propel
us in developing our business in a big way.
Its simplicity of use is wonderful. You feel as though you have
your own personal trainer beside you as it takes you from one step
to the next. This new system presents endless possibilities for
developing our business. I am truly excited about it...and the
price is right! It certainly is giving a new sense of pride as we
introduce our new prospects to this incredible system, and to DFI.
It makes a professional statement of who we are, the tools we use
that help us to achieve our success, and how much we care about
passing on our success to others.... -Pat Smith
Sign Up now! You have to click the link and sign up in order to see
the presentation. The dial in number for the call is 212-990-8000
pin 1989# at 7pm EST to listen in.
Come join us,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-888-309-5759
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Jackie O'Quinn, HBC, DFI, Dani Johnson
Wow, this past weekend was obviously the 4th of July. As my last post stated we went up to the lake and rented a boat. It was an amazing time! The Blue Angels were up there and they actually had an air show over the water and that night we watched fireworks which they shot off from a barge on the lake. It was just a great day overall, very relaxing.
This weekend we are headed to Pittsburgh PA. That promises to be a great time. First up we have our DFI event on Friday. I am very excited about this event. This will be our best company event yet. We will have such topics covered like, Discovering your Success, Prospecting Efficiently, plus plenty of awards and recognition. We get to see all of our team members in DFI, it's really like meeting up with family. This event could easily be renamed the DFI family reunion.
On Saturday and Sunday we have First Steps to Success with Dani Johnson. There is not a better training seminar on the planet. Dani is like the Bruce Lee of the business world! No joke, if you were into martial arts in Bruce Lee's time you would have felt honored to have had the privilege to be coached by him regardless of the cost. Dani Johnson, is the same way! It is an absolute privilege and honor to be coached by Dani in business. There is no one else that has her track record of personal success and then going on to teach that success to others.
Also this week Home Business Connection magazine also known as HBC featured me in one of their articles. I am on page 60 of this month's magazine. This is an honor to be written about in that magazine. When I was new to this industry 4 years ago, I found out about HBC and always hoped one day I would be featured in there. Now it's happened. I just hope my story helps to inspire someone to step out and start to improve their lifestyle with DFI. Coastal Travel and DFI, has truly transformed my life forever. I have been able to meet some of the most amazing people, I have created life long friendships, I have freedom to travel, freedom to work where ever I want, and I am now in control of my destiny instead of some boss! I love it and am humbled to be able share my story in HBC this month.
God Bless,
Jackie O'Quinn
My home office line
1-800-620-3019
This weekend we are headed to Pittsburgh PA. That promises to be a great time. First up we have our DFI event on Friday. I am very excited about this event. This will be our best company event yet. We will have such topics covered like, Discovering your Success, Prospecting Efficiently, plus plenty of awards and recognition. We get to see all of our team members in DFI, it's really like meeting up with family. This event could easily be renamed the DFI family reunion.
On Saturday and Sunday we have First Steps to Success with Dani Johnson. There is not a better training seminar on the planet. Dani is like the Bruce Lee of the business world! No joke, if you were into martial arts in Bruce Lee's time you would have felt honored to have had the privilege to be coached by him regardless of the cost. Dani Johnson, is the same way! It is an absolute privilege and honor to be coached by Dani in business. There is no one else that has her track record of personal success and then going on to teach that success to others.
Also this week Home Business Connection magazine also known as HBC featured me in one of their articles. I am on page 60 of this month's magazine. This is an honor to be written about in that magazine. When I was new to this industry 4 years ago, I found out about HBC and always hoped one day I would be featured in there. Now it's happened. I just hope my story helps to inspire someone to step out and start to improve their lifestyle with DFI. Coastal Travel and DFI, has truly transformed my life forever. I have been able to meet some of the most amazing people, I have created life long friendships, I have freedom to travel, freedom to work where ever I want, and I am now in control of my destiny instead of some boss! I love it and am humbled to be able share my story in HBC this month.
God Bless,
Jackie O'Quinn
My home office line
1-800-620-3019
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Coastal Travel, July 4th weekend, and FREEDOM
This weekend we have exciting plans. We have rented a boat and we are headed out to the lake. I am not exactly sure how big this boat is but it should comfortably fit 8 adults. Tonight the festivities start with a bonfire and a cook out in the backyard. Tomorrow morning we head out for the lake. We will spend the night up at Traverse City and have the boat the next day as well. On July 4th they actually shoot off fireworks from a barge on the lake and we will be able to pull our boat pretty close to the entire display. We did this last year as well. There is not too many places better to watch a fourth of July fireworks display in Michigan.
The best part about all of this is if I was still working at the hospital as a Registered Nurse. I would have to ask for time off and there is a good chance I might not get it. Then I would have to switch with someone so I would be on the phone begging people to switch my shifts for their shifts which would also mean next week I would be working a crazy scheduled just to make up for the days that someone switched with me. I would have been thrilled to work a hectic schedule next week just to be able to have Friday through Sunday off this weekend.
Working from home changes all of that! Yes I am my own boss, I create my own hours. I make a great income but besides that I really do have true FREEDOM. Four years ago before getting started with Coastal Travel I would have never known this was possible.
I hope you have a great 4th,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
www.dfilive.com/jackie/landing1
The best part about all of this is if I was still working at the hospital as a Registered Nurse. I would have to ask for time off and there is a good chance I might not get it. Then I would have to switch with someone so I would be on the phone begging people to switch my shifts for their shifts which would also mean next week I would be working a crazy scheduled just to make up for the days that someone switched with me. I would have been thrilled to work a hectic schedule next week just to be able to have Friday through Sunday off this weekend.
Working from home changes all of that! Yes I am my own boss, I create my own hours. I make a great income but besides that I really do have true FREEDOM. Four years ago before getting started with Coastal Travel I would have never known this was possible.
I hope you have a great 4th,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
www.dfilive.com/jackie/landing1
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Succeeding is Simple
Succeeding is simple. I can tell you that after reaching a level of success myself. I currently work full time from home about 20 to 25 hours a week. I love what I do and feel like I am probably one of the luckiest guys around. However, I didn't always feel this way. It wasn't until I started working for myself and having success did I begin to realize how lucky I am.
One day I decided to take a afternoon walk in the middle of the day, it was beautiful out. While on my walk I started think about all the freedom I get to enjoy working form home. Then wondered why more people didn't work for themselves. Then I started thinking about all the statistics that show how many people fail at things like starting their own business. Maybe it was the fear of failing that kept most people from trying, I didn't know. I started to go back and focus on what helped me to succeed. I wasn't an extraordinary person, I made very average grades in school, I even failed out of college at one point, but some how I eventually did have success.
How did I succeed? The single biggest reason for my success was my education. I learned how to have success working from home. I don't necessarily mean formal education like college but rather an education that came from a strong desire to improve my lifestyle and to eventually have the freedom that allowed me to take walks in the middle of the day not worrying about what a boss might say. For me that education came from Dani Johnson and her training seminars First Steps to Success. Now there is even more training with our organization Decide Freedom International (DFI). DFI, provides training over live conference calls and at live events like the one coming up in July. You can get more details here http://www.dfipromo.com/.
Being able to have some place that I could consistently tune into, some place that whenever I had a question I could always get it answered. That was literally how I ended up having success and how I continue to grow my success. I know if something new pops up in my business I can hop on an Open Forum call and the host on that call will be able to help me get my question answered. Being humble, even though I have had success and have a team of people that I am working with, and knowing that I still have more to learn. This is the reason why I continue to learn from Dani Johnson and will likely continue to learn from her for the rest of her career and mine.
The moral of the story is simple if you want to succeed from home find someone who has done it and follow their every step. Also find out where they learn from, just like I tell my team that I learned from Dani Johnson and DFI. I tell them to plug into the same systems that I used to get educated on this business. If a college flunky can succeed at this and earn over $190,000 working part time in his first two years then I promise, so can you.
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
P.S. Dunn and Bradstreet, a company in charge of credit reporting for corporations, says that 90% of businesses fail due to a lack of knowledge and skill on the part of the business owner.
One day I decided to take a afternoon walk in the middle of the day, it was beautiful out. While on my walk I started think about all the freedom I get to enjoy working form home. Then wondered why more people didn't work for themselves. Then I started thinking about all the statistics that show how many people fail at things like starting their own business. Maybe it was the fear of failing that kept most people from trying, I didn't know. I started to go back and focus on what helped me to succeed. I wasn't an extraordinary person, I made very average grades in school, I even failed out of college at one point, but some how I eventually did have success.
How did I succeed? The single biggest reason for my success was my education. I learned how to have success working from home. I don't necessarily mean formal education like college but rather an education that came from a strong desire to improve my lifestyle and to eventually have the freedom that allowed me to take walks in the middle of the day not worrying about what a boss might say. For me that education came from Dani Johnson and her training seminars First Steps to Success. Now there is even more training with our organization Decide Freedom International (DFI). DFI, provides training over live conference calls and at live events like the one coming up in July. You can get more details here http://www.dfipromo.com/.
Being able to have some place that I could consistently tune into, some place that whenever I had a question I could always get it answered. That was literally how I ended up having success and how I continue to grow my success. I know if something new pops up in my business I can hop on an Open Forum call and the host on that call will be able to help me get my question answered. Being humble, even though I have had success and have a team of people that I am working with, and knowing that I still have more to learn. This is the reason why I continue to learn from Dani Johnson and will likely continue to learn from her for the rest of her career and mine.
The moral of the story is simple if you want to succeed from home find someone who has done it and follow their every step. Also find out where they learn from, just like I tell my team that I learned from Dani Johnson and DFI. I tell them to plug into the same systems that I used to get educated on this business. If a college flunky can succeed at this and earn over $190,000 working part time in his first two years then I promise, so can you.
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
P.S. Dunn and Bradstreet, a company in charge of credit reporting for corporations, says that 90% of businesses fail due to a lack of knowledge and skill on the part of the business owner.
Monday, June 16, 2008
DFI, Coastal Travel, and the Month of Momentum
Last week was great. Went to a graduation party this week and it was a tremendous about of fun as well pleny of food, pleny of friends, and amazing weather. Overall it was just a great weekend.
Now I am back in my home office and going to work with the Month of Momentum! It is so much fun knowing that everyone else in DFI is working along side of me for the same goals this month. I have also increased my advertising with www.cemcoastal.com.
I will keep you posted,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Now I am back in my home office and going to work with the Month of Momentum! It is so much fun knowing that everyone else in DFI is working along side of me for the same goals this month. I have also increased my advertising with www.cemcoastal.com.
I will keep you posted,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Monday, June 09, 2008
Great time at the ball game and update on the week
As you read in my last post we went to the Detroit Tigers baseball game. We had a great time. I smoke a new cigar that I have never had it was called a La Fontana. It was O.K. nothing special to write home about. We watched part of the game from the Tiger Den, which is a restaurant at the stadium. Talk about just a good time. I plan to go back to another game, however I prefer to watch the game from the restaurant. You can get second seating which is at game time. You can make reservations at the window and you have a great view of the game. The restaurant is at the same level as the private boxes except on the other side of the field. During the game you can step down to the cigar bar which is inside of the restaurant and have a smoke. All just part of living the good life.
The week looks to be very productive. I have travel seminar scheduled for this coming week. We are also in our second week of momentum. It's all about consistent massive action throughout the month of June. I will keep you posted as the week goes by.
Have a great day,
Jackie O'Quinn
The week looks to be very productive. I have travel seminar scheduled for this coming week. We are also in our second week of momentum. It's all about consistent massive action throughout the month of June. I will keep you posted as the week goes by.
Have a great day,
Jackie O'Quinn
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Cigars and Baseball
Today we are headed out to a Detroit Tigers baseball game. Now I am personally not a big sports fan. For me it's more about the social aspect of our plans. For example I am going with 2 of my great friends here in Michigan, Tim Socier, and Timmy Nye. Tim, is now only my friend but he is also an inspirational business owner of "Timothy's Fine Tobaccos".
We got 4 free tickets to the Camacho Lounge at the Tiger's stadium so we are going to go relax in their posh lounge, enjoy good cigars, eat food, and just spend a great day together. I have been looking forward to this all week! I will definitely have to keep you posted on the updates and how much fun we have!
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
We got 4 free tickets to the Camacho Lounge at the Tiger's stadium so we are going to go relax in their posh lounge, enjoy good cigars, eat food, and just spend a great day together. I have been looking forward to this all week! I will definitely have to keep you posted on the updates and how much fun we have!
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Thursday, June 05, 2008
DFI Event coming to Pittsburgh PA!
Just to know that I play a small part in a massive organization that has a mission of impacting the world... truly humbling...
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Catching you up!
Wow... where to begin.
Life has been good, busy, and fun all at the same time. Let's start with last night. Last night, we went out with some friends to a Brazilian Barbecue resteraunt. It was awesome! I would highly recommend it to anyone. The way it works is you go in and pay one price. On your table you have a cardboard circle one side is green and one side is red. When you want to eat you turn the green side up and all the waiters come up to your table to offer you one of 14 different types of meet. They then proceed to slice the meet directly from the spit that it was cooked on in to yoru plate. It is a delectable experience. Leg of Lamb, Filet Mignon, Top Sirlon, Chicken, Pork Loin, Lamb Chops, and several others when offered you accept what you want and turn down what you don't want. They also had a really great salad bar... but come on... who is wasting time with the salad bar?
After dinner, Shane and I went back to their house and the women went to our house because the girls had plans today and we had different plans today. On the way home we bought some Romeo and Julieta Reserva Reals, which is a great mild cigar. We sat on their balcony and solved the world's problems while having some great cigars. A good time was had by all.
In other news, business has been great. I was at a First Steps to Success event with Dani Johnson in Chicago and she said, "Just go make a mess". She was referring to fear, and not being afraid of trying anything new. So my friend Melissa Hecht, said Jackie let's go make a mess. We started doing Coastal Travel vacation seminars. This is a brand new way of marketing that I have never done in the past. However, I love it! Seminars are pretty easy and alot of fun, who doesn't want to travel or learn how to travel for less money. We did two and it looks like we have a Platinum sale coming in this week! We have another travel seminar scheduled for this Tuesday in Frakenmuth Michigan I will let you know how that goes.
Also over the past month I have been doing alot more studying on investing and the Forex market. The Forex market is complicated but the easiest way to explain it is by copying and pasting the explanation from Investopedia:
"The market in which currencies are traded. The forex market is the largest, most liquid market in the world with an average traded value that exceeds $1.9 trillion per day and includes all of the currencies in the world.
There is no central marketplace for currency exchange; trade is conducted over the counter. The forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week, and currencies are traded worldwide among the major financial centers of London, New York, Tokyo, Zürich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris and Sydney.
The forex is the largest market in the world in terms of the total cash value traded, and any person, firm or country may participate in this market."
The forex market is a highly leveraged market, in layman's terms this means you can make and lose a lot of money in a relatively short amount of time. This is a market that I have researched quite a bit over the past two years looking for areas to invest the money I am making with Coastal Travel. I am actually trading now on a demo account and I made a simple website for people to be able to follow along with what I am doing. They can even trade along side of me if they want. You can visit that webiste at www.coastalforex.com.
I will be updating again soon,
Jackie O'Quinn
Jackie's Website
Contact phone 1-800-620-3019
Life has been good, busy, and fun all at the same time. Let's start with last night. Last night, we went out with some friends to a Brazilian Barbecue resteraunt. It was awesome! I would highly recommend it to anyone. The way it works is you go in and pay one price. On your table you have a cardboard circle one side is green and one side is red. When you want to eat you turn the green side up and all the waiters come up to your table to offer you one of 14 different types of meet. They then proceed to slice the meet directly from the spit that it was cooked on in to yoru plate. It is a delectable experience. Leg of Lamb, Filet Mignon, Top Sirlon, Chicken, Pork Loin, Lamb Chops, and several others when offered you accept what you want and turn down what you don't want. They also had a really great salad bar... but come on... who is wasting time with the salad bar?
After dinner, Shane and I went back to their house and the women went to our house because the girls had plans today and we had different plans today. On the way home we bought some Romeo and Julieta Reserva Reals, which is a great mild cigar. We sat on their balcony and solved the world's problems while having some great cigars. A good time was had by all.
In other news, business has been great. I was at a First Steps to Success event with Dani Johnson in Chicago and she said, "Just go make a mess". She was referring to fear, and not being afraid of trying anything new. So my friend Melissa Hecht, said Jackie let's go make a mess. We started doing Coastal Travel vacation seminars. This is a brand new way of marketing that I have never done in the past. However, I love it! Seminars are pretty easy and alot of fun, who doesn't want to travel or learn how to travel for less money. We did two and it looks like we have a Platinum sale coming in this week! We have another travel seminar scheduled for this Tuesday in Frakenmuth Michigan I will let you know how that goes.
Also over the past month I have been doing alot more studying on investing and the Forex market. The Forex market is complicated but the easiest way to explain it is by copying and pasting the explanation from Investopedia:
"The market in which currencies are traded. The forex market is the largest, most liquid market in the world with an average traded value that exceeds $1.9 trillion per day and includes all of the currencies in the world.
There is no central marketplace for currency exchange; trade is conducted over the counter. The forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week, and currencies are traded worldwide among the major financial centers of London, New York, Tokyo, Zürich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris and Sydney.
The forex is the largest market in the world in terms of the total cash value traded, and any person, firm or country may participate in this market."
The forex market is a highly leveraged market, in layman's terms this means you can make and lose a lot of money in a relatively short amount of time. This is a market that I have researched quite a bit over the past two years looking for areas to invest the money I am making with Coastal Travel. I am actually trading now on a demo account and I made a simple website for people to be able to follow along with what I am doing. They can even trade along side of me if they want. You can visit that webiste at www.coastalforex.com.
I will be updating again soon,
Jackie O'Quinn
Jackie's Website
Contact phone 1-800-620-3019
Monday, April 21, 2008
Where is DFI going?
Our business coach Dani Johnson, often teaches that you have to live by design not by default. Living my design means you have to know where you are headed and you have to have a plan to get there. This weekend I did a conference call and I laid out a plan of where we are headed with DFI. I can't give you all of the details, to be quite honest, they are top secret.
Let me just give you the long term vision. DFI, is made up of a group of people who are absolute movers and shakers. We have team members who share the vision of "deciding to be FREE". We are home based business owners who are looking to achieve something greater than ourselves. As a whole we have an unmatched passion for what we do and where we are headed. In the next 3 to 5 years we will have our first Millionaires in DFI. I don't mean individuals who have made a million dollars we already have those. I am talking about people who started from very humble beginnings but will create a net worth for themselves and their families of over $1,000,000 dollars. In the same 3 to 5 years 25% of our entire organization will become totally debt free including mortgage.
We will have a team of people who not only have been able to reach financial freedom, physical freedom, and spiritual freedom in their own lives. But they will be passionate about helping others all across the world achieve those same freedoms. We will as an organization work to impact all parts of the industrial planet. We will work to impact the none industrial and third world regions though our donations, and our own volunteer efforts.
We will create life long friendships within our own organization that can only be shared by individuals who share our goals and our vision. We will become a group of entrepreneurs who are truly living lives of freedom. Being able to be free from financial stress not only because you operate a successful home business but because you have learned to manage and invest your money. Now you are living the life of travel, being able to take vacations with friends and family at a moments notice. You are now in a position where if you hear of someone in need you can quickly take care of their financial needs if you so choose. You will individually impact your neighborhood and know that as a group our entire organization is impacting the world. You will know that you are a part of a movement that is much much bigger than yourself.
Maybe you have always wanted to travel to third world countries and volunteer. Now you can do that and you know because of your business with DFI and the training provided by Dani Johnson, you now are able to have the freedom to do that whenever you are called. Maybe you simply grew up like I did with very humble beginnings. You will now be able to have the house you have dreamed about. It could be a huge luxurious mansion with your exotic sports car or luxury car in the garage. You are able to take vacations and cruises but you no longer book trips with Carnival or Royal Caribbean; you are now able to use your own yacht that you have been able to purchase and have custom built due to your success as a home based entrepreneur.
You will then be internationally recognized as part of a greater movement. A movement that crosses business, religious, and political boundaries. Your influence as a speaker and a teacher whether from a stage, book, or just in your daily life will have credibility because of your track record and your part in helping others become free.
In closing I would say this... go to work, remain coachable, and teachable. Keep this vision in front of you always and be confident in where we are all headed together.
The future is bright,
Jackie O'Quinn
Jackie's DFI website
1-800-620-3019
Let me just give you the long term vision. DFI, is made up of a group of people who are absolute movers and shakers. We have team members who share the vision of "deciding to be FREE". We are home based business owners who are looking to achieve something greater than ourselves. As a whole we have an unmatched passion for what we do and where we are headed. In the next 3 to 5 years we will have our first Millionaires in DFI. I don't mean individuals who have made a million dollars we already have those. I am talking about people who started from very humble beginnings but will create a net worth for themselves and their families of over $1,000,000 dollars. In the same 3 to 5 years 25% of our entire organization will become totally debt free including mortgage.
We will have a team of people who not only have been able to reach financial freedom, physical freedom, and spiritual freedom in their own lives. But they will be passionate about helping others all across the world achieve those same freedoms. We will as an organization work to impact all parts of the industrial planet. We will work to impact the none industrial and third world regions though our donations, and our own volunteer efforts.
We will create life long friendships within our own organization that can only be shared by individuals who share our goals and our vision. We will become a group of entrepreneurs who are truly living lives of freedom. Being able to be free from financial stress not only because you operate a successful home business but because you have learned to manage and invest your money. Now you are living the life of travel, being able to take vacations with friends and family at a moments notice. You are now in a position where if you hear of someone in need you can quickly take care of their financial needs if you so choose. You will individually impact your neighborhood and know that as a group our entire organization is impacting the world. You will know that you are a part of a movement that is much much bigger than yourself.
Maybe you have always wanted to travel to third world countries and volunteer. Now you can do that and you know because of your business with DFI and the training provided by Dani Johnson, you now are able to have the freedom to do that whenever you are called. Maybe you simply grew up like I did with very humble beginnings. You will now be able to have the house you have dreamed about. It could be a huge luxurious mansion with your exotic sports car or luxury car in the garage. You are able to take vacations and cruises but you no longer book trips with Carnival or Royal Caribbean; you are now able to use your own yacht that you have been able to purchase and have custom built due to your success as a home based entrepreneur.
You will then be internationally recognized as part of a greater movement. A movement that crosses business, religious, and political boundaries. Your influence as a speaker and a teacher whether from a stage, book, or just in your daily life will have credibility because of your track record and your part in helping others become free.
In closing I would say this... go to work, remain coachable, and teachable. Keep this vision in front of you always and be confident in where we are all headed together.
The future is bright,
Jackie O'Quinn
Jackie's DFI website
1-800-620-3019
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
It's amazing what an ambulance can remind you of...
I just back from Applebee's, my girlfriend Carmen, called me this evening and asked if I was available to go out to eat. She wanted to take me out to eat. (That was sweet of her wasn't it) Of course working for myself, I was able to finish up early and enjoy a nice dinner with Carmen. I drove separately and met her at the resteraunt so on the way home we of course were driving separately. In the distance I heard sirens, then up ahead I saw the read flashing lights. It was an ambulance. I was immediately taken back to the most memorable moment in my life of seeing an ambulance.
We were in my Nannie and Papa's car, my twin brother Stacy O'Quinn and I, it was dark out and we were backing up past the parked ambulance. It was sometime after 3am and it was our driveway we were backing out of. Earlier that morning (closer to 3 am) we had been awaken by our mama who quickly clicked on the bedroom light that we shared saying "Get up boys, your daddy is sick".
Daddy, had never really been sick. The night before we had attended church, afterwards we had went home. The evening had been uneventful by all accounts, it ended with us kissing mama and daddy goodnight. And now mama was waking us up. We were only 9 years old and we had no idea what time it was, thinking it was closer to the time we would normally wake up we were moving at our normal groggy pace. In a moment mom came back down the hall and said, "Boys, you have got to hurry up".
In the next minute we overheard her say this on the telephone with a seriousness we were not use to, "Mama, it's me. Mama, call Johnnie (my uncle who was a first responder and volunteer firefighter) it's Edgar, (my dad) I think he's having a heart attack". Now my brother and I, heard that and we knew it was pretty serious we knew our Nannie and Papa had friends that had died from heart attacks. We quickly finished putting on our pants and T shirts, mama came to our room as we were finishing. Standing at the door, she called us out. I can still remember she was standing between us and the hallway that opened up directly to their bedroom. She hurried us into the opposite room which was the living. She sat us on a chair, and told us that we needed to pray. She reminded us that just weeks before we had learned the Lord's Prayer at church and in unison we started, "Our father which art in heaven; hollow be thy name...'
This continued several times through with mama moving about doing what amounted to busy tasks, she was almost robotic like. In a few minutes the door opened, it was my Uncle Johnnie and Aunt Brenda. My cousin, Tabitha who was probably about 14 yrs old was with them. Uncle Johnnie and Aunt Brenda, went past us with their supply bags in their hand. Tabitha, came over to Stacy and I on the chair, mama followed them down the hall to the bedroom where daddy was. Within a few moments we heard Uncle Johnnie say something over his radio, my brother stood up from the chair we were sitting on and ran to the couch, which gave him a clear visible view down the hall to where daddy was laying in his bed. Tabitha, quickly ran after him and called his name, "Stacy, come back here". I ran behind her as she pulled Stacy back to our original chair. I glanced down the hall before following Stacy and Tabitha; I have since had that picture burned in my memory. It was a picture of my daddy laying on the bed, he looked very peaceful as if he was sleeping. He was on his back, and his hands were on his chest with his fingers interlaced.
We were quickly back on the chair waiting for what was to happen next. In a matter of minutes my Nannie and Papa came in the front door. They went back and ended up talking to mama and then mama came and proceeded to ask us to leave with them to go to their house. I remember telling mama, "We want to go with daddy. We want to go to the hospital with daddy".
She encouraged us to go with Nanny and Papa saying we had to get some sleep. We eventually resigned and went with them. Hence, my memory as we left the driveway passing the ambulance that arrived shortly after Nannie and Papa. We went to Nannie and Papa's house and went to sleep in Papa's bed. We woke up as it was getting light outside. Laying in Papa's bed I realized we were not going to school. In a few minutes we heard mama come in. There was some conversation between her and her parents but I don't remember being able to understand what was being said.
Mama called to us to come in the living room. We got up and went in there and found her sitting in my Nannie's recliner. We asked if daddy was OK and when he was going to be better. Mama, asked us to sit in front of her. We sat on the floor and she leaned forward and proceeded to say, "Your daddy is in heaven". It was not that simple but that was the jist of it. My life has forever been changed. It continues to be changed to this day. A picture of the greatest man I have ever known hangs in my home office. I am forever reminded that we are never promised a tomorrow.
**Note -- My daddy's autopsy was inconclusive. To this day there is no known cause of his death. I reread it myself after I become a nurse. It was not a heart attack as my mom had originally thought that morning.
Tonight as that ambulance passed me on the way home, this entire memory ran through my mind in a split second. As it went by, I said the same prayer I have said to my self every time I have seen a ambulance with sirens blaring for the past 19 years. "God please let them, get their in time".
I have spent this time writing this entry to remind you of the same thing I was reminded of tonight. We are not promised a tomorrow, make the most of today. Are you where you want to be in life? Are you taking steps now to get to where you want to be in your life?
Thanks for sharing my memory,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Jackie's Website
We were in my Nannie and Papa's car, my twin brother Stacy O'Quinn and I, it was dark out and we were backing up past the parked ambulance. It was sometime after 3am and it was our driveway we were backing out of. Earlier that morning (closer to 3 am) we had been awaken by our mama who quickly clicked on the bedroom light that we shared saying "Get up boys, your daddy is sick".
Daddy, had never really been sick. The night before we had attended church, afterwards we had went home. The evening had been uneventful by all accounts, it ended with us kissing mama and daddy goodnight. And now mama was waking us up. We were only 9 years old and we had no idea what time it was, thinking it was closer to the time we would normally wake up we were moving at our normal groggy pace. In a moment mom came back down the hall and said, "Boys, you have got to hurry up".
In the next minute we overheard her say this on the telephone with a seriousness we were not use to, "Mama, it's me. Mama, call Johnnie (my uncle who was a first responder and volunteer firefighter) it's Edgar, (my dad) I think he's having a heart attack". Now my brother and I, heard that and we knew it was pretty serious we knew our Nannie and Papa had friends that had died from heart attacks. We quickly finished putting on our pants and T shirts, mama came to our room as we were finishing. Standing at the door, she called us out. I can still remember she was standing between us and the hallway that opened up directly to their bedroom. She hurried us into the opposite room which was the living. She sat us on a chair, and told us that we needed to pray. She reminded us that just weeks before we had learned the Lord's Prayer at church and in unison we started, "Our father which art in heaven; hollow be thy name...'
This continued several times through with mama moving about doing what amounted to busy tasks, she was almost robotic like. In a few minutes the door opened, it was my Uncle Johnnie and Aunt Brenda. My cousin, Tabitha who was probably about 14 yrs old was with them. Uncle Johnnie and Aunt Brenda, went past us with their supply bags in their hand. Tabitha, came over to Stacy and I on the chair, mama followed them down the hall to the bedroom where daddy was. Within a few moments we heard Uncle Johnnie say something over his radio, my brother stood up from the chair we were sitting on and ran to the couch, which gave him a clear visible view down the hall to where daddy was laying in his bed. Tabitha, quickly ran after him and called his name, "Stacy, come back here". I ran behind her as she pulled Stacy back to our original chair. I glanced down the hall before following Stacy and Tabitha; I have since had that picture burned in my memory. It was a picture of my daddy laying on the bed, he looked very peaceful as if he was sleeping. He was on his back, and his hands were on his chest with his fingers interlaced.
We were quickly back on the chair waiting for what was to happen next. In a matter of minutes my Nannie and Papa came in the front door. They went back and ended up talking to mama and then mama came and proceeded to ask us to leave with them to go to their house. I remember telling mama, "We want to go with daddy. We want to go to the hospital with daddy".
She encouraged us to go with Nanny and Papa saying we had to get some sleep. We eventually resigned and went with them. Hence, my memory as we left the driveway passing the ambulance that arrived shortly after Nannie and Papa. We went to Nannie and Papa's house and went to sleep in Papa's bed. We woke up as it was getting light outside. Laying in Papa's bed I realized we were not going to school. In a few minutes we heard mama come in. There was some conversation between her and her parents but I don't remember being able to understand what was being said.
Mama called to us to come in the living room. We got up and went in there and found her sitting in my Nannie's recliner. We asked if daddy was OK and when he was going to be better. Mama, asked us to sit in front of her. We sat on the floor and she leaned forward and proceeded to say, "Your daddy is in heaven". It was not that simple but that was the jist of it. My life has forever been changed. It continues to be changed to this day. A picture of the greatest man I have ever known hangs in my home office. I am forever reminded that we are never promised a tomorrow.
**Note -- My daddy's autopsy was inconclusive. To this day there is no known cause of his death. I reread it myself after I become a nurse. It was not a heart attack as my mom had originally thought that morning.
Tonight as that ambulance passed me on the way home, this entire memory ran through my mind in a split second. As it went by, I said the same prayer I have said to my self every time I have seen a ambulance with sirens blaring for the past 19 years. "God please let them, get their in time".
I have spent this time writing this entry to remind you of the same thing I was reminded of tonight. We are not promised a tomorrow, make the most of today. Are you where you want to be in life? Are you taking steps now to get to where you want to be in your life?
Thanks for sharing my memory,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Jackie's Website
Monday, March 24, 2008
What kind of CEO would you be?
So Sunday after my Easter festivities, I decided to hop online and partake in one of my favorite past times, online poker. Ok, so this blog isn't really about me playing poker. It's about what I started thinking about between hands.
What Kind of CEO You Be?
Being in business I often times try to imagine what would I be like as a CEO of a large public Corporation. Have you ever thought about this? If not, then I want you to imagine you where given total freedom to head up any corporation you wanted. No worries, you are not expected to know everything. Your first year you will have several knowledgeable members of the Board of Directors mentoring you until you get the hang of calling the shots. What I really want you to think about is your work ethic, your life, and even you extravagant finances. What would your life and even your daily routine look like if you were "The CEO".
Would you wake up early each morning watch the news and catch coffee before your day started. Would you be at work promptly? Would you be consistent with your work? Would you be eager to learn, and would you be excited about the company you had chosen to head up?
What would be your motivation in work each day? Are you saving up for some sort of exotic vacation like the Caribbean or maybe the Mediterranean? Are you just looking to get established financially so you can help your family and get them out of debt? Maybe you are just focusing on getting yourself financially secured and professionally established? Or maybe you want to help greater man kind through your corporation and with your personal finances. Maybe you are the type of person that really wants to do your part to impact the world, helping the poor and those less fortunate.
Do you realize that you are a CEO now? That's right we are currently the CEO's of our own life. Making decisions and choices that impact our net worth just like we would be making decisions and choices that impact our company's bottom line. How much profit do you make each month? Are you as excited about your own life and where you are taking it, as you would be if you had the dream job of running the company of your choice? Working towards your life's goals start by what you are doing right now. What actions are you take on a day to day basis? Are you excited about your life and where you are headed? If not, that is the issue holding you back.
Make a decision to day to be the CEO you would want to be and who knows you may become that CEO one day!
Just a thought,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Jackie's Business website
What Kind of CEO You Be?
Being in business I often times try to imagine what would I be like as a CEO of a large public Corporation. Have you ever thought about this? If not, then I want you to imagine you where given total freedom to head up any corporation you wanted. No worries, you are not expected to know everything. Your first year you will have several knowledgeable members of the Board of Directors mentoring you until you get the hang of calling the shots. What I really want you to think about is your work ethic, your life, and even you extravagant finances. What would your life and even your daily routine look like if you were "The CEO".
Would you wake up early each morning watch the news and catch coffee before your day started. Would you be at work promptly? Would you be consistent with your work? Would you be eager to learn, and would you be excited about the company you had chosen to head up?
What would be your motivation in work each day? Are you saving up for some sort of exotic vacation like the Caribbean or maybe the Mediterranean? Are you just looking to get established financially so you can help your family and get them out of debt? Maybe you are just focusing on getting yourself financially secured and professionally established? Or maybe you want to help greater man kind through your corporation and with your personal finances. Maybe you are the type of person that really wants to do your part to impact the world, helping the poor and those less fortunate.
Do you realize that you are a CEO now? That's right we are currently the CEO's of our own life. Making decisions and choices that impact our net worth just like we would be making decisions and choices that impact our company's bottom line. How much profit do you make each month? Are you as excited about your own life and where you are taking it, as you would be if you had the dream job of running the company of your choice? Working towards your life's goals start by what you are doing right now. What actions are you take on a day to day basis? Are you excited about your life and where you are headed? If not, that is the issue holding you back.
Make a decision to day to be the CEO you would want to be and who knows you may become that CEO one day!
Just a thought,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Jackie's Business website
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
What separates 2 precenters from 98 precenters?
This is the lesson that I was referring to several blog posts ago. I was recently taught that there is only one factor that objectively determines whether someone is a two precenter or not. This was such an incredible eye opener for me and a butt kicker if you know what I mean. So are you ready? The only way to know objectively if someone is a part of the 2 precenter category is simply this.
Two precenters consistently set goals and for the most part achieve the goals they are setting!
When I first heard this, it made perfect sense to me. When someone is setting goals and achieving them then it is impossible for them to not be achieving success. Could you imagine someone setting a lifetime of goals and hitting most of them? Just imagine the life they would lead, the family the would have, the success they would have in business, etc. It just makes sense. Notice, the goals don't have to be incredibly ambitious or large. It's just a matter of setting goals hitting them and setting new goals over and over again. It's like a magic formula for success almost.
The butt kicking part came when I went back and realized that I have almost consistently hit goals but have not achieved them. To be honest, I have to say this is because I end up have very ambitious goals. I have to rethink my goals for the year and the month and let you know what they are. I am going to focus on hitting my goals much more often.
Later,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Two precenters consistently set goals and for the most part achieve the goals they are setting!
When I first heard this, it made perfect sense to me. When someone is setting goals and achieving them then it is impossible for them to not be achieving success. Could you imagine someone setting a lifetime of goals and hitting most of them? Just imagine the life they would lead, the family the would have, the success they would have in business, etc. It just makes sense. Notice, the goals don't have to be incredibly ambitious or large. It's just a matter of setting goals hitting them and setting new goals over and over again. It's like a magic formula for success almost.
The butt kicking part came when I went back and realized that I have almost consistently hit goals but have not achieved them. To be honest, I have to say this is because I end up have very ambitious goals. I have to rethink my goals for the year and the month and let you know what they are. I am going to focus on hitting my goals much more often.
Later,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
How to be part of the 2% of businesses that succeed
This is a continuation of this post. 98% of the population is dead or deadbroke by the age of 65. Only 2% are financially free. In that last post I talked about how doing the exact opposite of what 98% of people do will allow you to be unusually successful. I mainly focused on the heard mentality that is looking for the stable secure job. However, many people know that 98% to 95% of business fail during their first 5 years. So if you look at my last post you would think that everyone starting businesses must belong in the 2% category. Nothing could be farther from the truth. You see a 2 precenter has nothing to do with what you do and everything to do with how you think.
For example, a person starting a business thinking like a 98 precenter may say something like this. "Let me get started and spend as little as possible to just try it out. I don't want to risk too much" I assure you if you are "trying" anything you will fail. Comments like that already show that you don't expect to succeed.
Many people get started in our business with that same sort of a mindset. Dani Johnson, calls it a lottery mentality and that is exactly what it is. "Let me spend alittle and just see if it will take off". People start working from home and think because they bought into some business that they are going to have instant overnight success. It just doesn't work that way. Here is another one, they hear about some training, seminars, or even college courses they may help them learn how to succeed in their chosen business and they say this, "When I make money I am going to get that training or take those courses". Another great example of why people with the heard mentality of the 98 precenter fails in business. Don't they realize that sounds alot like the guy that says, "I am going to start doing surgery and when I get paid, I am going to go to school and learn to do it". According to Dunn and Bradstreet, "98% of business fail due to a lack of knowledge and skill on the part of the business owner" meaning you have to get the knowledge and skill before you start making money with your business. What makes us think that we were born knowing how to succeed in business?
If you want to be a 2 precenter, you have to do the exact opposite of the 98% that are failing.
1) Make a decision to succeed in business.
2) Find a proven business model, this is any business that other people have had a track record of succeeding with. It can be any business that has a complete business model you can follow. This model should include how to get your products and services at wholesale, how to get complete comprehensive training on each stage of your business, how to cost effectively generate new clients or customers, and how to systematically grow your business. These models can be found in any business a mom and pop business, franchise, or even a home based business.
3) Follow that proven model to a "T" and do not deviate from it until you have had success to the level that it has been proven.
4) Find a mentor and follow everything they do. For me this is Dani Johnson.
All the best,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Get info about my business
P.S. Tomorrow I will show you the only definitive way to know if you are a 98 percenter or 2 precenter.
For example, a person starting a business thinking like a 98 precenter may say something like this. "Let me get started and spend as little as possible to just try it out. I don't want to risk too much" I assure you if you are "trying" anything you will fail. Comments like that already show that you don't expect to succeed.
Many people get started in our business with that same sort of a mindset. Dani Johnson, calls it a lottery mentality and that is exactly what it is. "Let me spend alittle and just see if it will take off". People start working from home and think because they bought into some business that they are going to have instant overnight success. It just doesn't work that way. Here is another one, they hear about some training, seminars, or even college courses they may help them learn how to succeed in their chosen business and they say this, "When I make money I am going to get that training or take those courses". Another great example of why people with the heard mentality of the 98 precenter fails in business. Don't they realize that sounds alot like the guy that says, "I am going to start doing surgery and when I get paid, I am going to go to school and learn to do it". According to Dunn and Bradstreet, "98% of business fail due to a lack of knowledge and skill on the part of the business owner" meaning you have to get the knowledge and skill before you start making money with your business. What makes us think that we were born knowing how to succeed in business?
If you want to be a 2 precenter, you have to do the exact opposite of the 98% that are failing.
1) Make a decision to succeed in business.
2) Find a proven business model, this is any business that other people have had a track record of succeeding with. It can be any business that has a complete business model you can follow. This model should include how to get your products and services at wholesale, how to get complete comprehensive training on each stage of your business, how to cost effectively generate new clients or customers, and how to systematically grow your business. These models can be found in any business a mom and pop business, franchise, or even a home based business.
3) Follow that proven model to a "T" and do not deviate from it until you have had success to the level that it has been proven.
4) Find a mentor and follow everything they do. For me this is Dani Johnson.
All the best,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Get info about my business
P.S. Tomorrow I will show you the only definitive way to know if you are a 98 percenter or 2 precenter.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I just had to share with you real quick
So just 10 years ago people in Detroit MI, were looking for jobs with large stable companies. Companies with pensions, 401Ks, good wages, and high salaries. Today one of these companies is making headline news >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080212/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_gm.
About that same time a 2%er was starting a business and his family told him he was taking on too much risk. Maybe they told him to go get a real job with some job secruity. Who knows maybe his first business even failed. Either way I am willing to bet he is doing much better off today then current GM employees.
I had to post this, after my post yesterday. When I checked my email, I saw the headline on yahoo news and I thought, "Wow". What a perfect example.
Back to regular posting later,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
About that same time a 2%er was starting a business and his family told him he was taking on too much risk. Maybe they told him to go get a real job with some job secruity. Who knows maybe his first business even failed. Either way I am willing to bet he is doing much better off today then current GM employees.
I had to post this, after my post yesterday. When I checked my email, I saw the headline on yahoo news and I thought, "Wow". What a perfect example.
Back to regular posting later,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Monday, February 11, 2008
It's been a good day working from home
OK, so I still haven't told you the lesson I learned this past week. I mentioned this first about two posts before this one. The reason, I haven't told you is because once I got started writing the post before this one I realized I had to to catch you up to what I have learned so far; so when I share this lesson with you, it will make sense to you. I am still going to share this but not in this post. I will probably wright one more post explaining more about 98% and 2% before telling you what I learned this past weekend.
Right now, I just wanted to update you on my day today. I made 87 dials, talked to 5 clients, and one went to a live call with me. I was below a 10% connect ratio, this is most likely due to the fact that I talked to some older leads from last week. Out of 11 new leads today, I was able to get in touch with 4 of them. That was pretty good. I only worked about 5 hours today also.
Go ahead and subscribe to "Growth of An Entrepreneur" and you will be notified when I write my next post.
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Right now, I just wanted to update you on my day today. I made 87 dials, talked to 5 clients, and one went to a live call with me. I was below a 10% connect ratio, this is most likely due to the fact that I talked to some older leads from last week. Out of 11 new leads today, I was able to get in touch with 4 of them. That was pretty good. I only worked about 5 hours today also.
Go ahead and subscribe to "Growth of An Entrepreneur" and you will be notified when I write my next post.
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Why is 98% of the population dead or deadbroke?
Our coach, Dani Johnson teaches this concept. However, this is a perfect example of how you can hear something over and over again but still not completely get it. Learning is without question a process and this just proves that point over and over again. So Dani Johnson, teaches that
"98% of the population is dead or deadbroke by the age of 65, only 2% are financially free"
She also goes on to say if you want to be unusually successful then simply find out what 98% of the population does and do the exact opposite. For example, look for "job security". 98% of the population does this, but job security is a good way to end up looking for a pension that is likely not to be their when you are ready to retire, or to depend on a social security system that is failing fast. No one ever becomes financially free working for someone else.
Here is another one, don't try to start a business that's risky! 98% of the population is risk adverse and choose to settle for a job because they don't want to risk anything. First of all, this is a crazy statement to begin with. If business is so risky, what are you working for? Chances are you are working for a business! If you are not working for a business then you are working for the government and with cutbacks and the growing deficit that is definitely a risky job. The problem with corperate jobs is you are still taking the risk in fact you are taking more risk then your employer. You don't control anything about your job or it's future. If you the business/company you are working for starts to go under your employer will be the last one to leave the business and the last one to stop earning an income from it. Your employer makes decisions that are good for his business and his income not necessarily what's good for you.
Maybe you work for a large company and you are confident they are stable and growing. Therefore, you feel like you have job secruity. That makes perfect sense to me. You are at no more risk than the automobile employees or the airline employees were 10 years ago when they felt like they had job security. Currently most of those companies are now facing potential bankruptcy due changing economic conditions that no one could predict 10 years prior. Your stable company may be just fine 10 years from now but will it last 15 or 20 years from now. Who knows?
All I know is 98% of the population trade financial freedom for this idea of job secruity and job stability which really doesn't exist. O.K, this article is long enough. I will add more in my next one.
If you want to be a 2%er and be financial free then start a business,
"98% of the population is dead or deadbroke by the age of 65, only 2% are financially free"
She also goes on to say if you want to be unusually successful then simply find out what 98% of the population does and do the exact opposite. For example, look for "job security". 98% of the population does this, but job security is a good way to end up looking for a pension that is likely not to be their when you are ready to retire, or to depend on a social security system that is failing fast. No one ever becomes financially free working for someone else.
Here is another one, don't try to start a business that's risky! 98% of the population is risk adverse and choose to settle for a job because they don't want to risk anything. First of all, this is a crazy statement to begin with. If business is so risky, what are you working for? Chances are you are working for a business! If you are not working for a business then you are working for the government and with cutbacks and the growing deficit that is definitely a risky job. The problem with corperate jobs is you are still taking the risk in fact you are taking more risk then your employer. You don't control anything about your job or it's future. If you the business/company you are working for starts to go under your employer will be the last one to leave the business and the last one to stop earning an income from it. Your employer makes decisions that are good for his business and his income not necessarily what's good for you.
Maybe you work for a large company and you are confident they are stable and growing. Therefore, you feel like you have job secruity. That makes perfect sense to me. You are at no more risk than the automobile employees or the airline employees were 10 years ago when they felt like they had job security. Currently most of those companies are now facing potential bankruptcy due changing economic conditions that no one could predict 10 years prior. Your stable company may be just fine 10 years from now but will it last 15 or 20 years from now. Who knows?
All I know is 98% of the population trade financial freedom for this idea of job secruity and job stability which really doesn't exist. O.K, this article is long enough. I will add more in my next one.
If you want to be a 2%er and be financial free then start a business,
Learning... never stop learning
Last week I did not hit my goal of 400 dials for the week. I also learned one of the most important lessons I ever could have learned. I will share more about that in a moment or maybe in my next post. First up just to update you on a couple of things. My numbers in January show me that I need to make more dials first off, but my connect ratio was well below 10% of my dials. Meaning that out of every 10 dials I talked to less than 1 client. This is most likely due to one very important factor. I had some aged or older leads I was calling just to help me hit my goals. So I was making dials but was not nearly as productive with that time as I needed to be. In other words, there are some things I could have done that would have been more effective in my business. One is I could have done a better job following up with clients versus just focusing so much on dials.
I have made some new decisions moving forward in my business. I need to continue to work towards making 80 dials a day but I also need to do my best to get my contact ratio above 10%. Increasing my contact ratio is going to be my first priority. Now my plan of action is this...
I have ordered more advertising via http://www.snapresponse.com/. Primarily I am using the "Coastal Video Leads" and just adjusted my orders to include some "Real Time Christain Leads". I am spending the same amount on advertising but this will allow to me have more "Real Time" advertising running which is ALWAYS more responsive when I am calling them. This should have two consequences and I will confirm this as I track my numbers. First, I should have a much higher connect ratio because I don't plan on calling any aged data. Second, I may not be getting enough leads in to hit my 80 dials a day goal Monday through Thursday. I will just have to wait and see how this works out. I may be adjusting my annual goal to compensate for this. As my income increases, I will continue to grow my advertising budget to make sure that I have enough "Real Time" advertising to reach 80 dials a day. Who knows, I may already have enough but I don't think I do.
With my goals being adjusted, I am looking to save time but be more productive as well. See my next post to find out what I learned last week, which may simply change my life forever!
All the best,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
I have made some new decisions moving forward in my business. I need to continue to work towards making 80 dials a day but I also need to do my best to get my contact ratio above 10%. Increasing my contact ratio is going to be my first priority. Now my plan of action is this...
I have ordered more advertising via http://www.snapresponse.com/. Primarily I am using the "Coastal Video Leads" and just adjusted my orders to include some "Real Time Christain Leads". I am spending the same amount on advertising but this will allow to me have more "Real Time" advertising running which is ALWAYS more responsive when I am calling them. This should have two consequences and I will confirm this as I track my numbers. First, I should have a much higher connect ratio because I don't plan on calling any aged data. Second, I may not be getting enough leads in to hit my 80 dials a day goal Monday through Thursday. I will just have to wait and see how this works out. I may be adjusting my annual goal to compensate for this. As my income increases, I will continue to grow my advertising budget to make sure that I have enough "Real Time" advertising to reach 80 dials a day. Who knows, I may already have enough but I don't think I do.
With my goals being adjusted, I am looking to save time but be more productive as well. See my next post to find out what I learned last week, which may simply change my life forever!
All the best,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019
Saturday, February 02, 2008
400 Dials
I just hit my 400th dial this week. It's been an amazing week especially with the Blitz taking place. I am headed out for some weekend fun. I will post more later...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
It's about the Blitz
Today was a great day. I did on the job training with two team members. I made 74 dials to clients. I actually spoke with 8 different clients. I had appointents with 4 for our company conference call. I probably worked about 7 hours today but a big part of that was answering questions during our OJT calls.
See you tomorrow,
Jackie O'Quinn
See you tomorrow,
Jackie O'Quinn
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