Tuesday, July 17, 2007

How Are You Spending Your Dash?

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This is an awesome poem written by Linda Ellis and I just wanted to share it ... if you think about the words and their meaning it really makes you reflect and think about your life ... so enjoy it!

The Dash
By Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning … to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own,
the cars … the house … the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard;
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
that can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect
and more often wear a smile …
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.

So when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash,
would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?


As Always ... Make it a GREAT day!

About the Author:

Lou and Robin Bonaventura have been Professional Network Marketers for 4 years. Are you serious about changing your life? Are you motivated and trainable? If so, we want to hear from you right away: request an immediate interview!

Thursday, July 12, 2007

So What's The REAL Scoop About Making Money With Network Marketing?

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You hear it all the time ... "I got ripped off" ... "MLM is a scam" ... "Only a fool would get into Network Marketing." I agree with some of what people are saying, but not even close to 100%. There ARE a lot of scams out there and a lot of people HAVE been taken for a ride, including us.

We got connected with one company, who will remain nameless, and over the past 4 years we lost a total of $70,000! Yeah ... stupid on our part, but it was a legitimate business, the fault was mainly ours.

Once people realize that there are legitimate opportunities out there, and that sometimes the fault is theirs and not the company they are associated with, the better it'll be for everyone. The income potential in MLM or Network Marketing, whatever you want to call it, is UNLIMITED!

The MLM, or Network Marketing, industry has unfortunately gotten a bad name because of poor companies, making poor decisions, and ripping people off. Fortunately, this is not true with ALL companies, or the industry as a whole.

Donald Trump was interviewed one time by Jay Leno on his show. Jay asked him "Donald, if you could do it all over again, what would you do differently?" Mr. Trump's reply was "I would have gotten into Network Marketing."

The audience started laughing and making comments about his answer. Mr. Trump walked to edge of the stage and pointed at the audience and said "That's why you're sitting there and I'm up here." The audience went silent!

This is Donald Trump we're talking about! Whether you like him or not, you HAVE to admit he knows what he's doing ... his bank account proves it!

You know ... we all go to school for 12 to 20 years of our lives and we are taught NOTHING about wealth and success - we are taught how to be employees! The majority of the people in the world can not, and will not, believe there is a better way!

Let me tell you what happened to my family. This is not fiction; this is actually what happened to us in 2003:

I was a Computer Scientist for 17 years working on research and development of Air Traffic Control systems for the FAA. One day our supervisor called 200 of us into a conference room for an "emergency meeting". In that meeting he told us that we all had 3 days to pack up our cubicles and on April1, 2003, the project would be closed because the government "diverted" our project funds to another project.

Three days notice, no severance pay, no offer of alternative employment ... 200 of us went out the door. Two weeks later, the 5 supervisors went through the same thing! I went from an income VERY CLOSE to 6 figures to nothing in 3 days.

Again, this is not a fictional story … this is actually what happened to my family and I! I swore that I would never get put in that situation again!

We got into Network Marketing, lost $70,000 over the next 3 years, and then joined the company we are associated with currently. We are making money again, living better than we used to, and helping other people to change their lives! We travel where we want, when we want and for as long as we want.

Money is not an issue and the bills are paid! We don't even care about the bills anymore - we just pay them as they come in!

So please don't tell me that the ENTIRE MLM and Network Marketing industry is a scam; that simply isn't true. We're living proof and there are a lot of others proving it every day too!

Change your thoughts, change your attitude, change your lifestyle and you will change your life. What ever company you get involved with, be SURE to do your due diligence. Check it out thoroughly and be careful and you'll do just fine.


As Always ... Make it a GREAT day!

About the Author:

Lou and Robin Bonaventura have been Professional Network Marketers for 4 years. Are you serious about changing your life? Are you motivated and trainable? If so, we want to hear from you right away: request an immediate interview!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Always Put Your Family First! - We Love You Mom/Nana!

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Hi everyone:

This post is on a more personal note.

I have not posted very much in the past 6 or 7 weeks as my mother was hospitalized and we spent a lot of time with her and my father and not much time on our businesses or blogs.

This brings to the forefront one of the most important lessons in life that we all need to know:

Family ALWAYS comes first!

NO MATTER WHAT!!


I'm not going to go into details, but my mother was very ill and in ICU and on a ventilator throughout almost the whole time she was in the hospital.

My mom passed away on July 3rd, just 12 days after her 78th birthday.

She was a great person who always thought of other people before herself. She always wanted to make sure everyone had whatever they needed. She loved her husband, children, grandchildren and all of the family. She was the most unselfish, caring person I have ever met in my life ... and I'm not just saying that because she was my mother ... that's just the way she was ... you can ask anyone who knew her ...

We will miss you every day Mom ... it already hurts that you're gone, but we take comfort in knowing that your suffering is over and that you are in a much better place now, in peace, surrounded by loved ones and with our Lord.

THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING US THE TIME WE HAD WITH HER, AND HER WITH US!

FOR THIS WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL!


GOD HAS BLESSED YOU (AND US WITH YOU) AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU SAFE MOM - YOU COULDN'T BE IN BETTER HANDS!




I LOVE YOU MOM!

Love, Louis

XO XO



I LOVE YOU MOM!

Love, Robin

XO XO



I LOVE YOU NANA!

Love, Kristine

XO XO






I LOVE YOU NANA!

Love, Nicholas

XO XO






Mom's Favorite Verse:

1 Corinthians: Chapter 13

Love


And now I will show you the most excellent way.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging symbol. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but I have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain; faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

 


Posting to this site will resume sometime around the end of next week ... thank you and God Bless you all!