| So says top blogger and Microsoft | | | | and I LOVE my product and I could NEVER |
| people's hero, Robert Scoble recently. | | | | have done any of those things if I |
| "One of my most memorable | | | | didn't, as Kim says, "love it MADLY"! |
| conversations...was with Buzz Bruggeman, | | | | Then she added, "I did really crazy |
| CEO of ActiveWords and a good friend. He | | | | things because I LOVED it and I was so |
| told me to hang around people who are | | | | excited..." For love or money?, What's |
| happy. And I realized I had been | | | | YOUR reason? This question is |
| listening to too many people who were | | | | reminiscent of Doug Rushkoff's thesis |
| deeply unhappy and not bringing any | | | | Get Back in the Box, that people who run |
| value into my life." Ask yourself: Is | | | | companies do better if they love madly |
| that happening to you? Do you remember a | | | | the core thing they're manufacturing or |
| time when you were feeling fine, and | | | | marketing, because they'll do a better |
| then you talked to someone, and you | | | | job of both...instead of just trying to |
| ended up less happy? Life is short, too | | | | be #1, wipe out the competition, and cut |
| short to hang out with people who are | | | | costs and increase profits - the money |
| unhappy and make you unhappy, too. Let | | | | motivated goals. The most successful |
| them find others who are unhappy and | | | | business people today say it all starts |
| they can all hang out together in | | | | with something you love madly and that |
| unhappyville. The Buddha recognized | | | | matters to you from your bones. Money is |
| clearly "right association" 2500 years | | | | always secondary., One gal who today is |
| ago. Religious scholar Huston Smith | | | | one of our industry's millionaires told |
| wrote: "No one has recognized more | | | | me years ago that when she was first |
| clearly than the Buddha the extent to | | | | repping her then-company's weight loss |
| which we are social animals, influenced | | | | product, she was SO EXCITED about it, |
| at every turn by the 'companioned | | | | and about getting to the events each |
| example' of our associates, whose | | | | year, that "Kim I'd have gone |
| attitudes and values affect us | | | | door-to-door in my underwear to go. We |
| profoundly." -Buddhism, a Concise | | | | all would have." Do you love your |
| Introduction Look around you, upline, | | | | product, or the marketing of it, THAT |
| sideline, friends, family or colleagues. | | | | much? You'll need that kind of deep love |
| Who is happy and adds to your life? Who | | | | obsession/crazines for it to survive the |
| brings out the best in you? Associate | | | | process of building your business. There |
| with such a person, and limit access to | | | | are many less stressful and |
| the rest. "I'd have gone door to door in | | | | "Jennie-on-the-spot" ways to make income |
| my underwear." Today we interviewed Mary | | | | than your own business. So do you love |
| Jane Medlock, who talked about the crazy | | | | it MADLY? If not, find something you do. |
| things she did when she first started | | | | It's the best way I know to survive the |
| marketing her weight loss product. Like | | | | process of building up a little business |
| walking up to obese strangers at aiports | | | | for yourself, because it may be a lot |
| and handing them her brochure with her | | | | harder and longer road than you first |
| before and after picture and her story, | | | | may have thought. |
| saying "THAT was ME! Maybe I can help | | | | Kim Klaver is Harvard & Stanford |
| you!" and then running away. She told | | | | educated. |
| everyone on the call, "I LOVE my company | | | | |