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April 22 is Earth Day - 10 Ways to Go Green with your Home Based Business

1) Turn off lights when you leave a room

2) Shut off computers when you are not using them

3) Print less. Use both rides of the paper. Use chorine free paper. Use recycled paper.

4) Go paperless when possible.

5) Recycle everything you can. You can also recyvle cell phones, pdas, and pagers.

6) Buy recycled and eco-friendly products when possible

7) Save gasoline when possible. Car pool. Take public transportation when possible. Schedule web based or teleconferences instead of in person meetings.

Use nontoxic and organic cleaning products to tidy up your office.

9) Use refillable ink cartridges

10) Use less disposable items for lunch. Use reusable dishes, real silverware, and glasses when possible to cut down on paper plates, plastic cups, and plastic disposable silverware.

Special thanks to Sierra magazine for these great Ecofriendly office tips!

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Does this innocent looking dog look destructive to you? Yes, my sweet puggle Ginger (also nicknamed Destruct-o-girl and the Ging-o-nator) ate 3 keys off my laptop keyboard. Argh!
	While I was still able to type, it looked absolutely awful. — See! I was having coffee with a fellow BNI member who saw my keyboard and told me you can actually order a new keyboard and just install it.
And so I called Dell. Sure enough I was able to get a brand new keyboard for my laptop for like $30. It was super easy to pop out the old one and install the new one. And now I am typing on a brand new keyboard. Anyone else had their dog eat their computer keyboard or other important office equipment?

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I was on a conference call tonight with my good friend Elizabeth Marshall (she is so wise and wonderful - just love her!)

Elizabeth was talking about a book she just read and how that applied to direct selling.

The book is called, “It’s Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks” by Howard Behar

Starbucks has truly become a leader in the industry by realizing that they are not in the coffee business at all. It’s not about selling coffee , but about building relationships and working with people.

While there is coffee to be made and lattes to be served, anytime their employees think more about the coffee then the people they are serving, they are pulling away from the mission.

It’s really about….. Making a difference. Building relationships. Making connections.

Here are the key principles the book discusses. Think about how they relate to you in your direct selling business.

1) Wear one hat - know who you are. Clarity and integrity. Where do you want to go. What do you offer. What do you stand for. Find the one hat and be true to it.

2) Know why you are here. Do things because they are right, not because of what others will think. Too often we focus on the tactics and techniques rather then developing relationships with people in business.

3) Importance of thinking independently. How can we help people choose the right way to use their product in a way that will grow their specific business.
Focus on outcomes and the reason’s behind them.

4) Build trust and care like you mean it. People can sense your authenticity. Care about them from the heart first, business second.

5) Listen for the truth. Keep commmunication lines open. Listen in a way that you can uncover real problems and not symptoms

6) Be accountable and practice radical transparency.

7) Think like a person of action and act like a person of thought. Starbucks has had a lot of new drinks. Despite market testing, they found out new drink was good as a sample, but too rich for a full sized drink. Can you listen and take advice to find new innovate ways that better serve the client.

As we face challenges, stick to your principles. As you hit the wall, hold onto what your values are - what you feel is right. That will ground and guide you during the tough times.

9) Importance of leadership and daring to dream. Be bold. Help others be the leaders they were meant to be. Empower others. Lead by example.

I’m definitely going to grab a copy at Amazon. Thanks Liz for the great book recommendation. You rock my dear!

Kristie T

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I’d love to introduce you to someone I really admire and respect…. and that is my friend Jordan Adler. He just turned 50 years old (can you believe it? that’s him in the chair on the beach on the cover — he looks so YOUNG!).

And on Jordan’s birthday he is giving US a gift. Jordan just released a cool book called “Beach Money Creating your Dream Life Through Network Marketing.” In this book, Jordan Adler tells us exactly what he has done to create a million dollar success story in network marketing. And let me tell you, Jordan is awesome at breaking down his system into a blueprint that anyone can follow.

Using the strategies in this book, you’ll learn how to create a cash machine from your direct selling business so you can enjoy the lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of.

Jordan is the real deal. I am 1000% a fan. Using his strategies, I have become one of the top 50 reps nationally for the direct sales company I work with. And I’m going on a Bahama cruise this weekend with Jordan Adler, and my other friends from this awesome organization.

Now here’s the really cool part. Jordan isn’t keeping a single penny of what he is making from the sale of the book. He is donating 100% of the book proceeds to charity. Isn’t that amazing? That’s the kind of guy Jordan is. He is smart, authentic, and a really generous individual — the kind I am proud to call my friend.

Pick up a copy today of Beach Money Creating your Dream Life Through Network Marketing here at www.beachmoney.com/

I hope you’ll enjoy this book as much as I do. I’ll share pictures from my Bahama’s cruise next week on the blog.

Wishing you blessings and outrageous success.

Kristie T

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Do you ever feel like you want to throw something at your computer screen and you just need to walk away? Here’s a fun idea for you. Flubber! Do you remember that fun green goo called Slime from when we were kids? Well, Flubber is a lot like that except it doesn’t stick to things or leave stains like Slime did.

How to Make Flubber

Here’s a You Tube video that shows you step by step how to make Flubber.

You’ll have an absolute blast with Flubber. Woo Hoo!

Anyone ever made this with your kids?

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If you are a Gmail user, you probably have been frustrated like me trying to figure out how to add those fancy HTML signatures with all the pictures in it to your emails. Well I have found an answer. While you can’t permanently add it to your signature, here is a work around that allows you to add it one email at a time.

Step 1) Design an HTML signature on a blank web page you like using your favorite HTML editor or Notepad.
Then upload to your web hosting server. Tweak until you love it.

Step 2) Switch all the graphic links to be absolute values. For instance, instead of /graphics/filename.jpg, you’ll have to give it the full path of http://www.yoursite.com/graphics/filename.jpg.

Step 3) Re-upload the completed page with your final approved email signature.

Step 4) While you are viewing the web page through your web browser do Select All and Copy the entire page

Step 5) Open Gmail and Compose a new message. Then hit Control V to paste what you copied from viewing your HTML page with the signature.

That’s it.

Here’s an example HTML page I put mine onto:
http://www.greetingcardsuccess.com/businesscard.htm

Here’s a blog where I found the basic instructions of how to add html signatures with images

Weeeee this is fun! So glad to finally be able to do this. Now my emails have bling! Yippee!

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