Psalm 23

If ever there has been written more comforting words for the human condition it is Psalm 23. Maybe the greatest fear we face is being in need and want and David declared that it is God who is his shepherd. What does a shepherd do? He leads his flock to where they will flourish. And because David knows the nature of his God he declares boldly - I have everything I need.

Imagine for a moment that you're a grass feeding sheep. David declares that his Shepherd lets him rest in green meadows (pastures). Everything we need is all around us. Our rest is a place of trusting God to meet our needs and "fatten us up". Wow!

Homostasis

Even real good decisions meet massive resistance to change - from every quarter. But mostly we resist ourselves. As sponsors we mis-read our new distributor's struggle. They don't need our helpful criticism. They need to know that we are excited about them now! The need a friend who is glad to talk to them. They don't need a checklist checkup. They quit when they sense we quit on them. Homostasis is not a sign of failure. It is a sign that given a little time progress will begin to appear.

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Getting Laid Off Sucks!

I just got laid off from my job in the Oil Field.  It was the best paying job I've ever had.  I was on pace to make $120,000/year.  Oh well.  When this kind of thing happens it makes me ask - what did I learn from it?

I learned that I am worth $120,000 per year!  But the question is, who will pay me what I'm worth?

Answer:  Life will pay us what we ask of it!  It is a mistake to look to others for our value.

Here goes the next journey - looking for a way to get paid what I'm worth.

Dave

What a journey!

Trying to start (re-start) a home-based business is probably harder than actually doing the business. Over the past few months I've found different pieces that I wanted but finding them all in the same place has been difficult.

I'll not get preachy tonight. There are three things you need, like a three-legged stool.

First, you need a reputable company that has been around awhile and they have a clear vision of what they want to do - like help their distributors succeed.

Second, you need products that people really want and need.

Third, you need a marketing system that works.

The tragedy of MLM is that often you don't know you're missing one of the legs until you have many months and many dollars invested.

I've learned to cut my losses quickly - get out - do something else.

I've finally found an opportunity that has everything I'm looking for. More about that later.

The purpose of having a blog is to blog. I'm going to blog more. I promise.