2009 is Almost Here!

2008 overall was a very good year, however, it did end on disappointment business wise for me. I was involved in the Berry Tree for about 2 years and because of different changes to the compensation plan and marketing, my income dropped significantly and that of my down lines. I certainly was upset at first especially since things were going so well and I figured I finally found a business that works for me. My down line believed in the program as well and consisted of mostly active promoters. But when changes started to occur, it seemed to me to become less and less about helping the average business builder and customers and more and more about making sure the top income earners were taken care of. The more I dwelled on this, the more upset I got and like so many people would, I got upset and started to doubt whether having my own home based business was the right thing to do. I then started to look at the alternative. If I started looking for a 9 to 5, sure I would be getting a steady paycheck but really at what cost? I have three young boys and my husband travels across the state to Boston everyday. Also, my middle son has Autism. Who would take care of him and my other 2 kids? What if they were sick and I couldn't get off work to take care of them? Would the paycheck be enough to even help take care of my son's special needs or would I be working just to have someone else take care of my kids. The answer to these questions basically made my decision for me. So instead of having a pity party like I had been doing, I decided I need to think of a way to find the things I wanted in another business or if not, create my own. Fortunately it didn't take me long to find what I was looking for. Ultra has the qualities that I liked with the other company before they started making the change. As a result, as the new year approaches, I find myself getting excited again. Not to sound too cliche but I realized life does has its ups and downs and just because its down time doesn't mean that I can't take what I learned and apply to finding something or creating something that is similar to what I've been lacking over the past couple of months. I also learned that although excitement is great, it will not sustain me over the next year. Like all resolutions, you have to have a plan of action. The difference between a dream and a goal is a timeline, so I have set up my goals and a strategy for myself so I now have a map to my goals. I can also take this and be able to help others as well because they can follow what I've done.
The New Year is all about new beginnings and transition for me and based on the times we're in I realized that just because one door closes, doesn't mean I can't open another one or make a door of my own. Its also about taking what I've learned and moving forward. Its either that or have a pity party and reminisce about what once was and I certainly can't afford that. I rather move forward. That way, I can help others along the way who have also been struggling just as I have with a business, or with a job, or with bills etc.

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Mentorship

One of the best ways to be successful in any business is to have the type of mentorship where you can receive step by step instructions from people who have proven success on how to build your business. This is one of the main things I look for in terms of selecting a business because its always best to walk through a mind field after someone whose already gone through it. :-)
Currently, my sponsor is working on just this very thing for Ultra International. We are going to be having conference calls every week starting before January 1st. These conference calls will discuss the nuts and bolts on how to promote the business and how to use some proven tools to direct prospects to your website. In addition, this will be done with the help of mentors who have been experiencing success and have been able to reach their goals with several business in the past and currently with Ultra International.
This is something I'm really looking forward to being apart of since mentorship is one of the key ingredients to any type of system.
For more information on this opportunity, you can go to: www.ultraprobuilder.com/ccgreen/

Ultra International

Its almost the beginning of the New Year and I was looking into finding a business opportunity that has a system available that can cater to the average business builder. My experience with the Berry Tree has been a good one overall. I was able to generate between $500-$1,000 per month, however, things started to change in terms of the compensation plan and my income dropped dramatically. I then began to see changes I didn't like in terms of the compensation plan and structure of the program and I decided to look into Ultra International, and to contact the person involved in creating a system for the program, Paula Scarcella and I really liked what I saw! #1 I like the Pro Builder system that is in place because it has really easy to use tools to promote the system and then the system helps in following up with prospects. #2, the compensation plan. It really provides a ways for the average business builder to make a substantial amount of money and not just the top income earners which I have seen with a lot of other programs. Based on the compensation plan, someone can start earning extra income without sponsoring a single person and there are so many ways that you get paid in the company regardless whether you are an active or passive member. Llast but not least, the products. The products are great because the provide environmentally friendly products and only the best nutritionals. My whole family has been taking the liquid nutritional supplement called Natural Visions Mind and it has alot of ingredients like aloe vera, acai berry, goji berry and mangosteen to name a few and it tastes great! It doesn't have that vitamin taste like some nutritional drinks so I'm able to give it to my kids and they can therefore get the vitamins they need.
I just signed up with Ultra after a 7 day free trial so I will keep you posted on all the happenings. After I took the tour I was pretty excited and I expect great things from this company based on the motivation they have to take care of their customers and business builders alike. To find out more, you can take the free tour at: http://www.ultraprobuilder.com/ccgreen/