Michael Dlouhy

Can you imagine sitting with the author of “Success In 10 Steps” and having him explain his wisdom behind every sentence?

On our Monday 3:00 pm EST Coach’s Corner Calls, we will have the opportunity to hear Michael Dlouhy dissect his book, “Success In 10 Steps”.  The ebook introduction was MasterMinded on last Monday’s call and we’ll be taking on Chapter 1 this coming Monday, May 4th at 3:00 PM EST.

When you get a chance to get inside the mind of a 30+ year successful network marketer who is still successfully building his business, take the opportunity.  Several years back, Michael joined over 100 network marketing companies over a two year period and analyzed and dissected the data to find out why it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.  Michael and his wife, Linda, are passionate about getting what they’ve learned out to the masses of network marketers who are working hard, but many are struggling in their quest for success.

And he does it for Free!!  Michael and Linda Dlouhy are the founders of Mentoring For Free where we learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think!

So, if you’d like to join us on the Monday Coach’s Corner Calls, just email me at april@aprilpage.com  and I’ll send you the call-in information.  You’ll also want to download “Success In 10 Steps” by Michael Dlouhy…this is the ebook we’ll be masterminding on the call.

If you want to know what works and what doesn’t in network marketing…join us on the calls!  You’ll be glad you did!

Success In 10 Steps

Just remember, the past is over, the future isn’t here yet, all we have is Today…This Present Moment…let’s make the most of it and if building a home based business opportunity to work at home is your dream, I strongly suggest that you do it ‘by the book’…this book. Download it today and we’ll work together to apply it to make your efforts successful.

To Your Abundant Success,
April Page

There are two kinds of People in the World:

Those who watch reality television…

And those who CREATE their own reality.

Everybody knows in order to make more,
You must become more.

Abraham Lincoln said, “If you gave me six
hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the
first four hours sharpening the axe.”

In other words, he’d spend TWICE as much time
working on HIMSELF than he would on the task.

Most accomplished people will tell You,
all the know-how in the world is worth
NOTHING without the correct mind-set.

Most people who have done the Mental Cleanse
have taken their thinking to the next level,
and I want to share this life-changing experience
with you!

Step One in personal growth is the
30-DAY MENTAL CLEANSE:
NO TV // Magazines // Newspapers //
Radio // Gossip // etc!

Instead, concentrate on and study this
wonderful e-book (F.ree):
“THINK AND GROW RICH” by Napoleon Hill.

Sign up for the Mental Cleanse at:
http://www.30daycleanse.com
If You are serious about creating
the lifestyle you want, then personal
development is a “must”.

You’ll get 6 months personal development
in 30 days with the Mental Cleanse Program.

Mental Cleanse Calls are:
Wednesdays at 3 PM ET and 8 PM ET.

Just email me at aprilpage10k@gmail.com, with
“The Missing Link” in the subject or call me at
850.725.0843 and I’ll give You the call in number;
if you don’t already have it.

To Your abundant success!

April Page
Mentoring For Free
850.725.0843 anytime

PS: Be sure to check out our e-book which shows
you step-by-step on how to reach your dreams.

http://aprilpage.successin10steps.com

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Cruel fact #1: If you want to build a big income online, you need to be able to do some writing.

Cruel fact #2: Most people can’t write.

Cruel fact #3: Those who do write … usually do it wrong.

On Saturday night, April 11th, at 8:55 pm Eastern time, Richard Dennis, author of the book, “Evil Medicine”, will demonstrate the two simple life-changing tricks, along with several examples, that will have you writing magnetic stories within minutes. You’ll also get the url for a very useful file you can download.

This training could be worth a lot of money to you. To listen in, just contact me via email at aprilpage10k@gmail.com with “Tricks” in the subject line, and I’ll give you the call-in number. Hope you’ll join us!

I appreciate you!
April Page

As you know, we are all born with our own unique personality traits.  It is our personality that determines whether we are happy, shy, formal or carefree.  Some are passive or assertive, others are always on time and then there are those who are always running late.  It is our personalities that cause us to act or react a certain way.  Because of  these different types of personalities each of us have certain things that are important to us, or a certain way we like to be spoken to, or certain things we like  or dislike.  For years there has been studies done by Hippocrates, Carl Jung, Florence Littauer and others.

My favorite book is Success in 10 Steps, by Michael Dlouhy.  He groups everyone into four groups based on color.  Each color represents a collection of traits, strengths and limitations.   He also illustrates how relationships and various personalities impact how we connect with others.  This can be extremely helpful in building relationships.  The reason Michael Dlouhy is my favorite of the different authors, is not only does his book explain the differences in the four personalities, but he also teaches you how to implement this knowledge to have better relationships with your spouse, children, family, friends and business associates.  And he does it all for FREE!

Michael Dlouhy teaches that the four personality types that are identified by the four colors are found in every culture in the world.  They identify strengths and weaknesses, actions and reactions.  Even though there are variations and exceptions because of cultural biases and other environmental influences we each have our own dominant personality color.

By knowing our personality color, we will better understand ourselves as well as others and learn to deal with challenges in everyday life.  When working with other people, as we become skilled in determining their color personality we will be better equipped to build relationships with them.  You will find out that people are a mixture of two or more colors, but there is one color or personality type that is dominate and you are driven by that basic personality.

Watch for future blogs about each color and how that personality can fit into your life and help you build better relationships.  Can’t wait?  Join me for a FREE generic training on “The Personality Colors” Saturday, April 4th, at 8:55 PM EST.  Contact me via email at aprilpage10k@gmail.com and I will be glad to send you the access information.

To Your Abundant Success,

April Page

I hope you are having a great beginning to the month of April!

I feel that I need to share this information with you.

You may have been aware of Mentoring for Free for weeks, months or years. You know that I use the training, team support and Mentoring on a Daily basis to secure my business.

I do this simply because over the last 20 years I have learned that success requires, that I be a student of the industry AND when I see folks in need that I help them and share vital information.

Audrey Hepburn said, “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and one for helping others.” This is our driving philosophy at Mentoring for Free.

What we know in our hearts is that as Zig Ziglar said “You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.”

Life and Network Marketing are both centered on and grow based on relationships. Building relationships is the key to a successful business / life.

My heart goes out to those people who are in Ecoquest International, a company that markets air purifiers and more. This is why it is so critically important to make sure you READ and UNDERSTAND your contract when you join a company. The contract is the Policies and Procedures that you read before you put in your credit card information when joining a company.

Please if you have NOT done that with your opportunity, please take today and read them. It will keep you from being devastated like the distributors in Ecoquest.

I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to build with a company only to find out that the owners sold the company and you are left standing in the streets.

Please, invest a few hours in you AND read your policies and if you need any help understanding them or would like me to go over them with you, please don’t hesitate to contact me anytime.

This is what We do, we provide the knowledge for FREE so that You have the correct skills to avoid pitfalls. We know that education is the only path to eliminate these issues.

When we teach You, you will educate others. Mentoring For Free is not only an online prospecting system that is proven to work, We are also a community of people that have survived baptism by fire and wish to help You avoid this.

Do Your homework, go to http://mlmwatchdog.com

Here is the MLM fire burning distributors. If You know folks involved in Ecoquest, or any MLM that is NOT clearly 5 Pillars, PLEASE contact me so I can support them during this difficult transition. Remember “it is NOT Your Fault”.
http://www.timesnews.net/handheld_article.php?id=9012813

Contact me, I will help you to fully understand your policies and procedures. Lets work together to avoid future pitfalls. and look at all the companies that are going under, because of greed and ego’s getting in the way. Make sure your company is solidly 5 Pillar.

Contact me anytime if you have questions.

To Your Success,

April Page

In today’s society as you surf the internet you see the terms coaching, mentoring and training all the time.  I can’t help but wonder if people know the difference between the terms or do they believe that they are the same? Most people tend to use the terms coaching, mentoring, and training interchangeably.  However, there are differences.  Mentoring is often thought of as the transfer of wisdom from a wise and trusted teacher.  He or she helps to guide a person’s career, normally to the upper levels of an organization.  However, this perception is starting to change as organizations are now implementing mentoring at all levels.

Training is about teaching or instructing a particular skill or knowledge and is normally given in a formal environment.

Coaching, on the other hand, is about increasing an individual’s knowledge and thought processes with a particular task or process.  It creates a supportive environment that develops critical thinking skills, ideas, and behaviors about a subject.  Although it is closely tied to training, it is more personal and intimate in nature.

The main difference between coaching and training is that training is normally done in real time.  That is, it is performed on the job.  The coach uses real tasks and problems to help the learner increase his or her performance.  While with training, learning is normally performed within the classroom.

Mentoring is more career developing in nature, while training and coaching are more task or process oriented. Also, mentoring relies on the mentor’s specific knowledge and wisdom, while coaching and training relies on facilitation and developmental skills.  Although there are these differences, you could say that the three are synergistic and complementary, rather than mutually exclusive as most people would agree that a good coach trains and mentors, a good trainer coaches and mentors, and a good mentor trains and coaches.  A coach is also a:

• Leader – they set the example and become a role model.
• Facilitator – able to instruct a wide variety of material.
• Team Builder – able to pull people into a unified team.
• Peace Keeper – able to act as a mediator.
• Pot Stirrer – brings controversy out in the open and resolves conflict.
• Devil’s Advocate – able to raise issues for better understanding of the individuals involved.
• Cheerleader – praises people for doing great.
• Counselor – provides intimate feedback

Want to learn more about coaching, mentoring and training? Get your copy of Success in 10 Steps and began to apply the knowledge you will read to your group, team or organization.

Wishing You an Abundance of Success!

April Page

The number one skill to being an effective coach, mentor, business owner, network marketer, leader, spouse, parent, etc is active listening.  This is a key component for success in any area of your life.

Most people believe that hearing and listening are the same, but they are not.  Hearing is defined as the act of perceiving sound.  It is involuntary and deals with aural stimuli.  Listening is a selective activity which involves receiving and interpreting the aural stimuli.  It involves decoding the sound into meaning.

Listening is divided into 2 main categories:  passive and active.  Passive listening is a little more than hearing.  It occurs when the receiver of the message has little motivation to listen carefully, such as when listening to music, story telling, television, or when being polite.

People speak at 100 to 175 words per minute (WPM), but they can listen intelligently at 600 to 800 WPM.  Since only a part of our mind is paying attention, it is easy to go into mind drift, and start thinking about other things while listening to someone.  The cure for this is active listening, which involves listening with purpose or intent.  It may be to gain information, obtain directions, understand others, solve problems, share interest, see how another person feels, show support, etc.  It requires that the listener attends to the words and feelings of the sender for understanding.  It takes the same amount or more energy than speaking.  It requires the receiver to hear the various messages, understand the meaning and then verify the meaning by offering feedback.  The following are a few traits of active listeners:

• Spend more time listening than talking.
• Do not finish the sentences of others.
• Do not answer questions with questions.
• Be aware of biases.  We all have them and we need to control them.
• Never daydreams or become preoccupied with their own thoughts when others talk.
• Let the other speakers talk.  Do not dominate the conversation.
• Plan responses after the others have finished speaking, NOT while they are speaking.
• Provide feedback, but do not interrupt incessantly.
• Analyze by looking at all the relevant factors and asking open-ended questions.  Walk others through summarizing.
• Keep conversations on what others say, NOT on what interests them.
• Take brief notes.  This forces you to concentrate on what is being said.

As you can see listening is a learned skill.  It is a skill that we must intend to do.  We have to focus and pay attention when someone is speaking with us.  To be a successful listener we must practice listening to others.  I challenge you to implement the short list of active listening traits this week and see how your communication with others improves.

Wishing YOU an Abundance of Success,

April Page

References:  Pearson, J. (1983). Interpersonal Communication. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foreman and Company.

Time is constant and irreversible. It can not be substituted, once it is lost or wasted, it can never be regained. Time stands still for no one. We cannot stop it, slow it down, nor can we speed it up. Therefore, we need to learn how to effectively manage time.

In learning how to manage time we have to be careful that we don’t go overboard. We can get so deeply involved with creating folders and lists, color coding tasks and separating paperwork into priority piles that we began to waste time trying to manage our time. There must be a balance; you want to use personal time management techniques that are simple. If they are too complex you will quickly give up and return to your old habits of wasting time.

The first step in taking control of your personal time management is to analyze how you are spending your time.  Then once you have identified your time wasting methods, implement a few simple time saving techniques that will help you gain the most of your time.

Effective personal time management is crucial to accomplishing tasks as well as avoiding wasting valuable assets.  The following nine personal techniques will help you with your personal time management.

1. Get Started – The number one time waster.  Most people waste as much time avoiding a project as it actually does to complete the project.
2. Get Into A Routine – When you do not have a well written routine or plan and you are unfocused and scattered.  This type of behavior curbs your creativity.  When you establish a routine and do it on a daily basis time and energy are released and your creativity flows.  Choose a time to get certain tasks accomplished such as answering email, working on a project, completing paper work, and stick to it everyday.  Find a calendar/planner that is simple, easy to use and fits your needs.
3. Do Not Say Yes to Too Many Things – Saying yes to too many things can lead to an unexpected treasure of wasted time.  It also causes you to live up to the priorities of others, rather than our own.  When you agree to do too many things, something will go lacking and something important will not get done.  We must learn how to say no!
4. Do not commit yourself to unimportant activities, no matter how far ahead they are.  Rule of thumb, if it was in their near future, would you do it?  Let’s say if it was in two months as opposed to one year, would you do it?  If the answer is no, then don’t commit yourself to it for the near future either.
5. Divide Large Tasks – Large tasks should be broken down into a series of small tasks.  This also allows you to fit it into your schedule and not be rushed or panicked at the last minute.
6. Do Not Put Unneeded Effort Into A Project – Save perfection for the tasks that need it!  Know when to stop and move to the next project.  If you can’t figure something out go do another project and then come back to the first project.  You will see that it will come together easier and your mind is more clear than when you attempted the project the first time.
7. Deal With Things Once – often times we start a task think about it and then lay it aside.  Sometimes you may do this several times before you get started.  When you receive a task you have two choices, either deal with it right away or decide when to deal with it.  If you decide to deal with it later then schedule it on your calendar or planner so you will not forget about the task.
8. Always Set Start and Stop Times – At first your estimations will be a little off but as you practice this daily your estimates will improve.
9. Plan Your Activities – Schedule a regular time to plan your activities and allow yourself the time to plan them wisely.

Remember to continually learn and research personal time management skills, techniques and ideas.  As you learn, teach others and you will see that your life will become more organized at home, on your job and in your business and you will own your life!

Wishing you an Abundance of Success,

April Page
850.725.0843 anytime

So you want to be a leader? Have you ever read the book, Be-Know-Do?  That book tells you how to be a leader through a combination of lessons from the Army’s battle focused training manual and a series of organizational leadership case studies.

If you are a leader and have built the relationships that are founded on know, like and trust, those around you will grow to respect you. To be such a leader there is the Be, Know, Do Framework of Leadership to guide you.

BE

• A professional
• Loyal to your job, business or organization
• Perform selfless service
• Take personal responsibility

KNOW

• Who you are! Your strengths, weakness of your character, knowledge, and skills.
• The four factors of leadership:  follower, leader, communication and situation.
• People:  human needs, emotions, personality color and how people respond to stress.
• Your Job, Business or Organization (where to go for help, it’s climate and culture and who the leaders are)

DO

• Provide Direction and Instruction (goal setting, problem solving, decision making, planning)
• Implement by communicating, coordinating, supervising and evaluating.
• Motivate:  develop morale, train, coach, mentor and counsel.

Great Leaders develop leaders at all levels that lead with integrity, values and are able to take action and make things happen.

Wishing You an Abundance of Success,

April Page

850.725.0843 anytime

How many times have you heard the statement; “He is a natural born leader?” I know I have heard it countless number of times. When I started my business in 2006, it did not succeed as fast as I had expected. I felt as if there was something wrong with me and I thought I was not a “natural born” leader. But as time passed and I stuck with it, I realized that leaders are not made over night, nor are they born “naturally.” I now know and believe that we are all perfect just the way we are! We are all born with the tools we need to succeed, including the ability to be a leader.

To be a leader there are certain choices we must make. We have to choose to become a leader and we have to choose to learn leadership skills. We must have a desire to be a leader. Not just any type of leader, but a good leader, a leader people will want to follow. Good leaders are made and not born.

A leader is someone you grow into through self-development, education, training, experience and life changes. Good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills. They are not sitting around on the couch watching television and eating a bag of Doritos.

Leadership is defined as a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. A leader can inspire their workers, team, or followers to higher levels of teamwork. These do not come naturally but are acquired through continual work and study. This is done by applying certain leadership attributes, such as beliefs, values, ethics, character, knowledge and skills.

Most people confuse leadership with position because of the responsibility and authority that goes along with management, supervisory or upline position’s. Most people take this authority and equate it with power and believe this automatically makes them a leader. Or they measure their leadership by the size of their team, group, downline, or organization. Neither of these factors make a person a leader. Leaders are made and not born. Therefore, if you have not grown into a leader and you don’t know how to lead; that only makes you the boss!

Leadership is more than being the boss and bossing people around! It is a never ending process of self-development, education, training and experience. People want to follow someone they respect and has a clear sense of direction.

Leaders convey a strong vision of the future and they make the necessary sacrifices to build people, build relationships and to become better leaders.

To Your Abundant Success,

April Page
850.725.0843 anytime