Boot Camp Week 2 Day 5

Hey guys! Phew! What a way to end the week. This week was so full of emotions that I hardly know where to begin. There were definitely highs and lows, but now that it is over, it feels so worth it! I really understood Ginny's comments today about pressure and stress. I started to analyze the things that have been going on in my life lately and had to re-evaluate some of the things that I thought were stress. They really turned out to be pressure and I was turning them into stressful situations. I decided to make my day less about the stress and just try to put MPM into my daily life. It's not that I wasn't doing that before, but I felt STRESSED every day to get my 5 contacts. (Refer to the blog a few days ago about the almost-speeding ticket :)). Once I let go of those stresses, I just felt more calm.

I stopped into a gas station today to get a coke and a group of hurricane relief workers were taking a break. there are still clean-up crews from all over the country here to get after the devastation of Hurricane Ike. Of course, the coastal areas were hit the hardest, but even in the Northern areas of Houston, there is still clean-up to do. As I walked by to get inside the store, they all smiled and said hello. I stopped myself from just walking by and saying hello. I stopped and asked them if they would do me a favor. Once the ice was broken, the rest came easy. Out of the 10, 4 of them said they wouldn't be able to check their Internet until they returned home, but the other 6 were like, "sure, I can look at it." And what do you know - 6 contacts in 10 minutes! I did take all of their contact information and the 4 others gave me their info as well, but I'll save it for a few months down the road, so that they can get THEIR lives back to normal. When I follow up with the 6, I'll make sure to emphasize the impact that a World Changer Mall can have on them and the people they help. It was a great day folks, and I really feel as if things are on the right track. Do I have one World Changer a day? No. But am I taking the necessary steps to make that a possibility? Yes.

Now I'll end with one of my favorite quotes:

"The line between failure and success is so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it." Elbert Hubbard

Have a great night everybody!
Lisa

Stuck at home today :(

You know it's funny...if you had asked me two weeks ago if I would be excited about talking to strangers, I would have told you to go jump in the lake. But now, only just a little over a week in this Reality Boot Camp, I was REALLY bummed to have to spend all day in the house and not go out and meet people. We are having shutters installed on our windows, so who gets to be there - mommy! but I did make use of the time and tried to follow up with all of the people that I have contacted about this opportunity as well as call a few others and get the contacts for today.

I'll reference the blog yesterday about my parents. We were talking today about what to do about their "situation" and I believe we have found a solution to their "rent challenges". They are going to move into a rental house of my husbands, that is vacant. They won't have to pay for rent, but their utilities/food/gas/medicines/etc. might be covered by their Social Security, and it might not. So I started to tell my dad about My Power Mall and all of the wonderful things it has to offer and the incentives (i.e. gas rebates). He is 67 years old, so some of the technical stuff was a little over his head, but he does have email and access to a computer, so I think he's going to set up a WCM, just for these great perks that come with it! And then it hit me! Sometimes the idea of starting a "business" can be quite daunting for some people, but saving money on gas every month is a little easier to handle for the psyche. I think if we can break it down for people, the answer yes will become more frequent.

Anyway, no really funny stories today, just gathered my 5 and followed up with the others. I'll be out of the house tomorrow, so you never know what kind of adventures I'll run into! Gotta have fun people!

Take care,
Lisa

Day 5 - it's really coming together, I think?

Well you all know how I'm on a family vacation until Sunday, so I thought it wouldn't be a problem, and it hasn't slowed me down a bit, but the internet connection was a different story!! After the call on Wednesday night, I was just sitting down to enter in my 5 contacts for the day and wouldn't you know it NO INTERNET!! After trying numerous fixes, still nothing. So after calling the front desk, I was informed that since the next day was Thanksgiving that they wouldn't be able to get to it until sometime Friday. Needless to say, I WAS FREAKING OUT! I had done my part and moved my beans, but I couldn't enter in any information. I didn't want Ginny or Jackie to think I was slacking or not following the rules. It really made me think about how much this opportunity means to me and what I was getting out of the experience. Not to mention, that reading the blogs everyday is something that I totally look forward to. So for the last 2 days, I have been going through withdrawal.

But now the problem seems to be fixed, so life is good again!

Well I was able to get my 5 contacts again today and it is just so much easier than the beginning of the week. I almost don't feel like the same scared person, I am definitely more confident walking up to a total stranger. I think also because I seem more relaxed people are more willing to give me their information. Before I was like "Um, I need your email, um oh and your phone number...but I won't sell your information or anything...it's this reality boot camp thing..." and I think people must have thought I was a crazy lady or something! But now, I sound more self-assure and instead of taking 4 hours to get a contact, I got all 5 in about an hour today. Also, I think that it is easier to tell someone about your foundation mall and what MPM stands for instead of "selling them".

Well, I'm off to watch "The Polar Express" with the boys and figure out what I'm going to do tomorrow to get my 5 people. I always try something new (a different store, calling contacts, etc.). I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and I'll write tomorrow!

Lisa