My Plan/Vision

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My Plan/Vision

07/31/2008

Why Network Marketing?

1. Network Marketing, used strategically, can be a tool where communities of people can realize financial independence.
2. Network marketing used strategically can be used a vehicle to other means and other business ventures. You can leverage your residual income in Network marketing to open up other opportunities for you, include being able to develop the capitol you need to invest in your own business ventures.

WHY Fortune Hi-Tech marketing?

1. Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing is one of the few Network Marketing businesses not tied in to a single product. Base your business on products and services you use everyday.
2. The compensation plan is one of the best in the industry.
3. Very low start up costs and very low ongoing costs to stay in business

Why NOW?

The US economy has maybe not reached a low point yet. More and more people are losing Jobs/Homes and their dreams. They need some empowerment NOW. They need opportunity NOW. More and more, we are going to be required to be independent and able to create our own opportunities. To be at the forefront of that is where we need to be.

My Personal Mission Statement:

1. Provide a venue for people to become recession proof and to be financially free.
2. Provide an opportunity for people to reduce their stress about Money
3. Provide empowerment for people to define their goals and to meet them.

Guiding Principles

1. Honesty - Always tell the truth and let people decide for themselves if this is for them.
2. Integrity - Never do anything that would cause harm (knowingly) to another team member or person.
3. Support - Support each other and help everyone grow

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Direct Selling Offers Flexibility and Financial Freedom

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May 5, 2008

If you want to spread your entrepreneurial wings but have little or no business experience, don’t have a product or service to offer or are simply looking for a proven system for success, direct selling might be the ideal opportunity.

For more than 100 years, direct selling companies have offered independent representatives the ability to purchase products at wholesale prices and earn a profit by selling them at retail prices. Most direct selling companies also allow representatives to earn commissions for introducing new sales reps to the business. This business model relies on independent contractors, rather than traditional advertising, to spread the word about a company’s products or services. The word-of-mouth marketing approach works for several reasons: Consumers appreciate the personal service, the convenience of shopping from home, and the comfort of buying from those they know and trust.

Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, is bullish on direct selling, especially during a slowing economy. “Direct selling is a great model…with high gross margins, low capital intensity, lots of free cash flow,” he said on a recent show. “It’s a fragmented industry with gigantic room for growth. The top 15 players only account for about half the market.”

Amy M. Robinson, Direct Selling Association Vice President of Communications and Media Relations, points out that, while many people seek additional income during lean economic times, “in all honesty, direct selling is hot because it’s a fun, convenient way to shop that people enjoy. So, poor economic times or not, people fi nd direct selling to be appealing. Great products, personal service and income potential are elements of direct selling that make it a strong economic contender at all times.”

“People motivated to get started in direct selling typically share certain attributes,” she says. “Most seek supplemental income, either short-term or long term. The social aspect also is appealing for those who love to meet new people and many enjoy buying products and services they already use—at a discount.”

With a direct selling business opportunity you can: Join an industry where business is booming and there’s always room at the top. Direct selling, sometimes referred to as network marketing, is a $32 billion industry in the United States and a $110 billion industry worldwide. The millions of individuals building direct selling businesses determine for themselves when they want to move up the career ladder and exactly how high they want to climb.

Tap into a proven system for success. Avoid wasting time or money by learning from others’ experiences and wisdom. Direct selling companies often provide high-quality, high-impact marketing tools, including personal Web sites, brochures, catalogs, DVDs and CDs to help direct sellers present a professional image—at a fraction of what it would cost to produce the same tools on their own. Additionally, training in best practices is frequently offered online and via conference calls as well as at local and national conferences.

Start a business for $500 or less. Direct selling companies offer big opportunity with minimal startup costs. For a small sign-up fee, new reps receive access to training and marketing materials, discounts on products and sample products to show and sell. You can set up office at your kitchen table with phone and laptop. Low overhead combined with minimal(if any) inventory expenses make direct selling businesses affordable. And because many companies handle online orders and deliver directly to customers, independent representatives can focus their time on connecting with potential clients and team members.

Experience flexibility and time freedom. The flexibility to work around full-time jobs or to create an income stream that fi ts into their families' schedules is a huge perk. Because
each representative is an independent contractor, not an employee, there is no set schedule or required number of hours. On average, part-time direct sellers devote three to 10 hours per week to their businesses. Those who pursue the business full time invest 15 to 35 hours per week. In either case, representatives can set their own schedules and build their businesses during off hours and lunch breaks or on weekends.

Earn what you’re worth. When you’re the boss, you don’t have to ask for a raise—you simply go out and earn one. A results-driven industry, direct selling levels the playing field by offering the same opportunity to everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, gender or socioeconomic background. Equal opportunity, a clearly defined career path and no earning restrictions mean there are no limits on what successful direct sellers can earn. While some in the industry are earning millions, it’s more common for direct sellers to use their businesses to earn extra cash per month to pay for dinners
out, private school, college expenses, cars and family vacations.

Maximize your earnings with residual(or passive) income. By building a team of people who love the products and are excited about telling others about the opportunity, direct sellers can leverage their time and maximize their income. Capitalizing on a team’s efforts means a business owner can devote 10 hours a week to their business, but with 10 other people also devoting 10 hours to their businesses, the team leader earns a commission from the collective sales and team-building results of 110 hours’ effort. It also means a team builder’s business has the potential to grow, even while he or she is on vacation.

“I like the honesty about direct selling,” says economist Paul Zane Pilzer, author of The Next Millionaires, “because it openly tells people the way to get rich is residual income: Get paid tomorrow for something you did yesterday—and let it accumulate.”

Reap the rewards of helping others succeed. Building a team definitely makes financial sense, but it also offers significant intangible rewards. Though representatives run their businesses independently, they often develop a family-like connection with their team members and others in the business. The friendships formed and the experiences of helping others improve their personal and financial lives are often as meaningful to direct sellers as the money they earn.

Get the recognition—and prizes—you deserve. In the corporate world, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, much less free vacations, luxury cars or fine jewelry. Direct selling companies know most people work more diligently and with more enthusiasm for a reward. First-class incentive trips to exotic locations, free cars or car allowances, fine jewelry and cash bonuses are offered by many companies to those who excel. And the opportunity to earn such rewards is open to everyone.

Become a better you. Direct sellers are faced with numerous comfort-zone challenges, and by overcoming those challenges they grow personally and professionally. The encouragement and training these independent business owners receive from their companies’ leaders as well as others in the fi eld spur them to step outside their comfort zones to achieve success.

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The Time to Prosper

Why now is the best time for creating your most successful future

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Amy Anderson June 11, 2009

OK, first let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room: the recession. We’re in one. It’s frustrating and sometimes scary. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get to the real issue: you.

You are where you are today because of your choices. Sure, recessions, layoffs and stock tumbles have happened before and will happen again. Jobs end. Recessions come and go. Life happens. And it isn’t always easy. But what you must understand if you want to thrive while everyone else around you is floundering is that you have choices and those choices create your reality.

Mel Robbins, nationally syndicated radio host and SUCCESS columnist, calls attention to the recession mindset. “Maybe it’s the words: recession, depression, collapse, layoff. They’re very powerful words,” Robbins says. “Powerfully depressing. And we hear them all day long. They dominate the news.” But there is some good news. Changing your recession mindset is a matter of choice. “If you have the right mindset, it simply doesn’t matter what the market does,” Robbins says.

Waiting for the nation’s financial health to improve before your financial health improves is folly. You determine where you are in life, not the government or the stock market or the boss of a company you don’t own. As Robbins says, “Your mindset controls everything.” You are the one with the power to change your financial health and now is the time to change it.

What’s the Solution?
If you’re ready to turn around that recession mindset and make a choice to prosper, you’ve got to consider your options. Get another job? Find a risk-free investment? Borrow money from family? None of these sound very promising.

The bottom line is that if you want to take control of your income during a recession, you have to take control of your income source. As Jack Welch, business guru and former chairman and CEO of General Electric, says, “Control your own destiny or someone else will.” People who control their income sources are entrepreneurs who, just like you, decided to stop opting out of their fi nancial choices and take control of their destinies.

Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series, says entrepreneurs who break away from typical jobs and create their own sources of income are in the best position to weather an economic storm. They aren’t dependent upon a boss or the economy to determine their annual income. They determine it.

Statistics prove Kiyosaki right. A U.S. Federal Reserve survey shows the average household net worth for entrepreneurs is five-times more than that of the traditionally employed. What that means in this economy is business owners are five-times more likely to come out of the recession in the black because they created income in their own businesses.

In a White House event in March, President Obama said, “Our recovery in the present and our prosperity in the future depend upon the success of America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.”

He said small businesses are responsible for half of all private-sector jobs, creating nearly 70 percent of all new jobs in the last 10 years. “So small businesses are not only job generators, they’re also at the heart of the American Dream,” Obama said. “After all, these are businesses born in family meetings around kitchen tables. They’re born when a worker takes a chance on her desire to be her own boss. They’re born when a part-time inventor becomes a full-time entrepreneur, or when somebody sees a product that could be better or a service that could be smarter, and they think, ‘Well, why not me? Let me try it. Let me take my shot.’ ”

So why wait to take your shot? Being an entrepreneur, especially at this crucial time in our history, is not only a choice for your prosperity but a choice for the country’s as well.

Why Now?
But isn’t becoming an entrepreneur right now too risky? No. The truth is that starting a business carries risk no matter when you make the leap. The conditions during a recession may actually make entrepreneurship a safer bet. In fact, according to an article in USA Today, recessions are often the best times to start a business.

In a recent survey by the Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to entrepreneurship, most U.S. voters view entrepreneurship as the key to solving the current economic crisis. “History has repeatedly demonstrated that new companies and entrepreneurship are the way to bolster a flagging economy,” says Carl Schramm, Kauffman’s president and CEO.

So just for a moment, let’s take a look at the economic facts—not to dwell on what you already know, but to illustrate how even in the worst financial times there is opportunity for growth.

The United States has been in a recession since December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. And the Congressional Budget Office anticipates this current recession will most likely be the longest since World War II, exceeding the recessions of 1973-1975, 1981-1982 and 1990-1991.

Executives, middle managers, administrative employees and blue-collar workers are all at risk. Even the healthcare industry, until recently considered a safe zone, is trimming areas of its workforce. And companies that aren’t cutting jobs are cutting benefits, from retirement funds to healthcare coverage.

Does it really make sense to bet on a traditional job when job security is so clearly a thing of the past? World-renowned economist Paul Zane Pilzer has seen a dramatic shift in mentality for many workers. The conventional career structure is being replaced, he says, with a new, entrepreneurial mindset: “The traditional wisdom in the second half of the 20th century was this: Go to school, get a good education and go to work for a large company. The idea of going into business for yourself was most often regarded as risky. Admirable, perhaps, but risky… and maybe a little crazy. Today, it’s completely the other way around.”

If the idea of becoming your own boss and taking control of your income appeals to you, but you’re not sure if it’s the right time, again, consider some facts.

“Our recovery in the present and our prosperity in the future depend upon the success of America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.”
—President Barack Obama

1. A huge influx of unemployed means the talent pool is flooded with skilled, willing workers. A devaluation of consumer goods has made supplies cheaper. And, of course, we all know there has never been a better time to invest in real estate. If your company is based out of your home, you have plentiful tax benefits, including tax-deferred savings and multiple deductions.

2. New Web tools make starting a business and making it into a global enterprise easier and more financially feasible than ever. Simple Web design templates and blogs allow an entrepreneur to have a Web presence in no time. Social networking sites provide endless opportunities for marketing, networking and support from other professionals in your industry.

3. As your own boss, your income isn’t based on a salary cap or an education requirement; it’s based on your activity level, on how much you’re willing to put into your new business. Plus, the freedom and flexibility to work where you want, when you want are priceless.

Where to Start
If you’ve been spending hours lately figuring out ways to save money, why not spend that time instead on figuring out ways to earn it? There are countless small- business opportunities, depending on your industry, your interests and your investment.

“It’s a lot easier to start a business today than it was when I started more than 30 years ago,” wrote Gladys Edmunds in a USA Today column in April. Edmunds, author of There’s No Business Like Your Own Business, is the founder of Edmunds Travel Consultants in Pittsburgh. “Today’s startup entrepreneur has better access to what it takes to succeed.”

Pilzer agrees: “The greatest opportunities today are to go into business for yourself as an entrepreneur.”

“The greatest opportunities today are to go into business for yourself as an entrepreneur.”
—Paul Zane Pilzer

Why Wait?
“Can you imagine the possibilities for yourself, in your business and your home, if you could become excited by the opportunities created by this recession?” Mel Robbins asks. “How different would your life be? What a game changer.”

For most middle-income Americans who still have a job, living paycheck to paycheck has become a way of life. In Rich Dad Poor Dad, Kiyosaki warns of the long-term effects of this kind of lifestyle: “Financial struggle is often directly the result of people working all of their lives for someone else. Many people will have nothing at the end of their working days.”

We’ve all been affected by the recession in one way or another, so finding a reason to start your own business is as easy as turning on the news. But why not turn off the negative messages and start focusing on your positive plan for the future? When you are in control of your income source and your time investment, your money goes further, your attitude is better and your future is more secure.

As President Obama said, “I want to say… to every American running a small business or hoping to run a small business one day: You deserve a chance. America needs you to have that chance. And as president, I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure that you have the opportunity to contribute to your community, to our economy and to the future of the United States of America.”

In their column for BusinessWeek, Jack and Suzy Welch wrote that starting a business now will not only allow you to take control over your income source, but will also give you an advantage over the competition in the near future: “Right now might be the right time to start a business because doing so will position you especially well to enjoy the upside of the eventual recovery. Just think about it. If you start your business now, it will be staffed with smart, energized employees who have learned how to work together to keep costs as low as possible and innovation sky-high. Your company overall will carry no legacy costs. Nor will it bear the monetary and emotional scars of layoffs. You will, in other words, be poised to catch the earliest wave of the turnaround and ride it to the next level. How exciting.”

You’ve always wanted to be your own boss. So what are you waiting for? Stop telling yourself that it’s too late or that you’re underqualified. Stop listening to people who tell you that it’s the wrong time, and instead, pay attention to the experts who say that now is the best time to start a business. With your passion and the willingness to work hard, you can bring your dream to life. Now is the time to take control of your destiny.

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