FROM THE DESK, MIND AND HEART OF JEFF HODGES…
Hello Everyone,
Welcome back. And a big welcome to all my new subscribers !!! As promised, I have begun to archive these weekly printings in PDF form and you may retrieve them from the FAV LINKS page of my web-site at www.letmemakeyousuccessful.com. You will find the links listed by print date in the lower left hand corner of the page. The blog submissions will be beginning in the near future.
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People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's
out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there
is light within.
Unknown Author
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Wow !!! Where has the week gone? There seems to be a lot of truth to the old saying that time flies when you’re having fun. And I have CERTAINLY been having fun! Working in the area of personal development is such a rewarding path in life. I am blessed to meet and work with some of the most dynamic and inspiring people on the planet. I have been in the business of Network Marketing for a number of years but the last year that I have spent with Success University has LITERALLY changed my life. And now I am blessed with the opportunity to share my experiences and knowledge with all of you so that we may all continue to grow together.
*** If you are not a member of Success University I highly encourage you to check it out ***
www.jeffhodges.subuilder.com
I have spent a lot of time the last week thinking of various projects that I believe will be the most beneficial to all of us. I would like to cover them here today one at a time…
1. I am currently constructing an FAQ page on my personal site. What I would like from each of you is for you to e-mail me with any particular questions you may have and then I will post your question along with the answer to it on that page so that everyone may benefit from it. The questions may be about anything you like. Also, the questions you ask will give me some insight as to particular areas to cover in the newsletter in the future.
2. I feel that unity and a feeling of FAMILY contribute enormously to the ability of any team to succeed in reaching their goals. We are a very diversified group, each with our own business and/or personal goals but no matter what your individual goals are, we all have the common goal of SUCCESS. That having been said, sometimes when we rely on our own self-motivating abilities we fall short. It’s far too easy to sometimes justify why we didn’t accomplish all the things that we should have for the week. That is why I have decided to implement a group accountability service. I will act as the personal accountability partner for anyone who requests it. In addition, if you would like to help and volunteer to act as someone’s personal accountability partner I will assist in pairing you up with someone. You will be amazed at how much more you will accomplish. TRUST ME, that phone gets really heavy when you have to pick it up to call your partner and give them your list of EXCUSES for that week !!!
3. Actually, this project is already in place so this is more of a reminder but, as promised, I have spent this week getting some items on my FREE STUFF page. Now, those of you with Success University will notice immediately that you may already have a few of the items but there is also many on there that you do not.. Those of you who are stepping outside the box and creating your own online presence with your own personal site like I am using will find three items in particular of great value…
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION MADE EASY
HOW TO WRITE KILLER ADS
250 ARTICLE DIRECTORIES
Now, I know some of you are WANTING to strike out and do your own thing but maybe you lack the technical know-how or have some other form of stumbling block in your way. If any of you fall into that category and would like some help, TIME PERMITTING I will do what I can to steer you in the right direction. I’m pretty busy most of the time but I will always do what I can within reason. Also, I plan to cover various areas of that subject in upcoming editions of the newsletter but I do understand that sometimes you need some actual one-on-one to learn a new skill.
For those of you that did not already know this and since I haven’t completed construction of my web-site page concerning it, I would like to announce that I am writing a book on the decision making process, how it affects your day to day life and my own formula for proper decision making. It’s not due to go to print till probably early spring and I, as of yet, do not have a working title but I will update you on it’s progress as developments occur. As a thank you to all my loyal readers, I will be giving each and every one of you a COMPLIMENTARY downloadable E-book copy upon it’s completion.
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“Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you
do.”
– Michael Korda, publishing executive
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I would like to shift gears now if I may. My true passion in life is working in the area of personal
motivation and overcoming what life throws at you. I would like to share a story with you that has always inspired me. What I love the most about it is it’s SIMPLICITY. Sometimes the simplest solution to a problem is the most effective. The story goes like this…
There once was a very mean farmer and he had a mule. He worked this mule extremely hard and as time went by the poor mule grew more and more weary. Finally, one day while pulling a very heavy plow in the sweltering sun the mule finally collapsed. “You worthless nag !” , the farmer exclaimed. “I’ll fix you !”.
With that, the farmer dug a huge hole on the back of the farm. It was at least 5 feet deeper than the mule was tall. He then proceeded to coax the mule near the hole and, with a blast from his shotgun, startled the mule causing it to fall in the hole. The sadistic farmer was going to bury the poor mule alive.
He began throwing the dirt in the hole shovel full after shovel full. Well, the mule wasn’t just going to stand still when the dirt was thrown in on him so, in a panic, it began to try to climb the walls of the hole. Now, obviously it wasn’t going to be able to climb the walls but because of it’s efforts something miraculous began to happen.
Each time the farmer would throw a shovel of dirt in the hole the mule, because of all it’s panic and struggling, was shaking the dirt off it’s back and stepping on the dirt. The more the farmer threw in the hole, the more the mule struggled, and so the hole began to fill up but the mule was constantly staying on top of the dirt. The farmer was shoveling so frantically that he didn’t realize what was happening and, before you know it, the mule had risen close enough to the surface that he was able to jump out of the hole and run away.
People, I think that this story should make one point crystal clear to you. And that point is this. Life is constantly throwing all of us in a hole and throwing dirt in on us. The difference in the outcome is how we react. If you stand still and do nothing YOU’RE GONNA GET COVERED !!! But if you will put a steady and consistent effort into conquering the adversity, you will finally rise to the surface and make it back out of that hole !!!
So, the next time you find yourself in a hole just remember that poor mule… No matter what the circumstances, the worst thing you can possibly do is NOTHING !!!
Well ladies and gentlemen, I think I’ll rap things up for now but don’t forget to send me those emails with your questions and subjects you would like to see covered and also, if you would like to volunteer as a personal accountability partner OR if you need one.
Next week we are going to discuss how to take the things that cost you in your business and turn them into streams of income. We are also going to touch on such subjects as the actual definition of SUCCESS and the right ways and wrong ways to FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.
Until then, it has been an honor and a privilege.
Just remember what Henry Ford said…
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“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right.”
- Henry Ford
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JUST SAY “NO” TO NEGATIVITY
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Scott Hodges
Jeffreyhodges@thedreameffect.com
www.thedreameffect.com
www.letmemakeyousuccessful.com
www.jeffhodges.subuilder.com
270-320-1324
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