Hope you had a fantastic Labor Day weekend. Personally, I enjoyed myself for the most part – if it weren’t for the emotional outbursts far into the weekend concerning the video of Candi May I posted on Friday. I had no problem responding to comments on Friday, but when one outspoken Moron continued with his obscured and irrational comments deep into the weekend, it became apparent someone couldn’t help himself, so I gave him a little push by cutting off the comments.

As I read the outbursts from this Moron and the way this alter ego shoved beliefs and misconceptions around I couldn’t help but recognize how little some have learned over the years. If you recall, Candi May is the same woman critics attacked a year ago when they claimed she couldn’t possibly be a “travel agent”. Last year, I spent an entire month being harassed by another traditional agent who claimed to have all kinds of proof the Candi wasn’t who she said she was. When I asked for this “proof” the excuses began to mount along with the anger, bitterness and harassment that I was not only a coward, but didn’t see the light.

Because all we ever get from critics is a bunch of smack, I took the time to collect the proof and show both Martha Burke and John Frenaye that neither one of them had any clue how to research and find the documentation they claimed to have. To my surprise, when it was all said and done, there was a very nice apology from Martha, (the woman who was being so abusive here) and John Frenaye, who eventually admitted that HE was wrong. (Although he has since forgotten the entire ordeal.)

Fast forward to the last couple of week’s and we have a new Moron who’s now talking all kinds of smack and making all sorts of false accusations claiming that he has all the answers to finally prove we’re wrong and he’s right.

Sigh…

Because the video did a very good job of showing our critics that Candi May was abundantly clear that she obtained her perks while a traditional agent, and was granted the privilege of these perks by winning supplier contests, and for booking lots and lots of travel, Moron decided he wanted to go off in another direction this weekend in yet another irrelevant tangent in an attempt to keep me on the defensive during my extended holiday weekend.

Do want me to get on topic about Candi May? Okey dokey. This is from her blog: ” I am absolutely committed to assisting at least 100 more in achieving success in their own business and reaching millionaire status within the next 3-5 years… be one of them…” Now I ask you since you’re so close to her, has this happened? Take particular note of “100 more in reaching millionaire status.” That sounds to me like she has already made at least 100 people millionaires several years back since this an old bio. And why aren’t you in her group and a millionaire yet? Simple questions require simple answers.

My simple answer was that I found her desire admirable, and I’d be the first to congratulate her when accomplished. I wasn’t about to get caught up in yet another issue because some Moron is constipated about Candi May. All this talk was yet another attempt to find something else they could throw up about her being misleading. Notice how this Moron changed the quote from present tense to past tense so he could continue his charade inside his alter ego talking smack. Case in point; Candi used the word “assisting” while Moron changed it to “assisted” when he stated she’s already accomplished the task. The word “more” here simply means that she’s already found a number of people to assist and wants to expand her goals which I do find admirable.

Bottom line, I didn’t respond to the statement in past tense because if you need to change the words in order to change the meaning, why is it relevant?

Because this alter ego is an confused, arrogant, pompous Moron. That’s why.

Now mind you, I’ve outed this Moron here before for the antics and lies that he’s attempted to spread, only to have them blow up in his face. Because of his constant obsession with YTB and me, he tried to out me for badmouthing Pleasant Holidays back in the spring. Instead of siding with Moron, Pleasant Holidays became even more involved with YTB because they saw the value YTB brings to the table. But instead of accepting the new partnership between Pleasant Holidays and YTB, he has this grand illusion that they’ve finally agree with his side of the story.

Regarding PH [Pleasant Holidays], the last PH-YTB Sale-a-Thon was a disaster according the reps at PH. It didn’t generate enough business profit to merit the cost to them for having it. They will not be attending Funshine, just as 99% of the suppliers won’t.

When I documented that Pleasant Holidays would not only be at Funshine, but hosting one of the seminars there, the response was “Where are all the others?”

See how that works? It never ends. Because I didn’t provide a complete list of attendees of some 50 or more suppliers who will have booths at Funshine, he’s able to claim that he’s right about nobody showing up!

All in an effort to keep me preoccupied with his constipation and bantering.

Lastly, there has been an enormous amount of attention and focus on this illusion that I can’t pay my bills. Furthermore, Moron seems to think I threw my wife under the bus to keep up appearances. Forget the fact that there’s new legislation to prohibiting banks from changing rates at a moments notice. Forget the fact that the National Arbitration Forum was shut down by the Minnesota Attorney General for misleading people that collection agencies had a controlling interest with the banks. Forget the fact that because of the fraudulent activity, creditors were now demanding thousands more than what was actually owed. And forget the fact that the entire process chewed up, and spit my wife out leaving her an emotional wreck.

Because I made the mistake of loving and supporting my wife’s wishes to end her ordeal through bankruptcy, somehow it’s my fault. Apparently, I should have stood up and told Ronda because some nut case on the internet would not only take issue with her choice, but blame me for throwing her under the bus.

Excuse me, but he was nowhere to be found or was the one holding a sobbing wife in his arms  – or had to endure the sleepless nights wondering how she/we could pay our bills or put food on the table for his children without a bank account - or have the guts to stand up for himself and refuse paying THOUSANDS more than what was actually owed.

Somehow that’s throwing my wife under the bus?

There’s a reason why there’s a Moron Registry on the internet – it’s for imbeciles just like this who because they don’t have a real name or identity, they don’t have to live a real life. They can come and go as they please, never have to take responsibility or be held accountable for what they say or what they do. It’s a gutless existence that wastes an incredible amount of time for those of us who deal with real issues and real problems. Not some strange, bizarre, and emotional twist in an attempt to turn the name Moron into Saint Moron.

So there you go Moron. You got your 15 minutes of fame on my blog. Not sure it’s how you actually wanted to be presented, but that’s okay. Nobody will ever know the real Moron behind the mask. But for those who do know who you are, it’s about time they begin to understand how pathetic you really are.

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I had something else ready to post this morning, but found a fairy tale that was just WAY to funny that I needed to share with you. It never ceases to amaze me how low some people will go to bend and twist documentation in an effort to pitch their own perceptions and limiting beliefs.

It’s no secret that there is a segment of our society that think rich people are greedy. Because this segment of society has never actually known anyone that thinks in terms of “net worth” instead of some “hourly wage”, this same segment also assumes that rich people got their money through unethical and dirty business practices. It’s one of those social memes I wrote about some time ago.

Now, take the myths and social memes surrounding rich people and combine it with Network Marketing and you’ve got yourself one heck of a double whammy when it comes to anger, bitterness, and resentment.

Case in point, our very own J. Lloyd Tomer.

While Coach is certainly loved and admired through the ranks of YTB members, there is a segment of society who spend an exorbitant amount of time attempting to knock this man off his perch because he’s obtained his wealth through Direct Sales or Network Marketing. For those of you who don’t know his story, you can Google “J. Lloyd Tomer, AL Williams” to find his bio. Here is one on the first pages that I found on Portfolio.com. (emphasis mine)

J. Lloyd Tomer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been a Director of YTB since December 2004. He is the father of our Chief Executive Officer, J. Scott Tomer, and is a seasoned veteran of direct sales and marketing. After spending thirteen years in the ministry, he became an agent of the A. L. Williams Company (now known as Primerica Financial Services (“Primerica”) in January 1981. He achieved the level of Senior National Sales Director in 1985 and maintained that position through 2001. While at A. L. Williams he built a successful sales organization numbering in the thousands, whose combined life insurance sales was measured in the billions, with assets under management of $750 million. He sold his agency in Primerica in January 2002. Thereafter, Mr. Lloyd J. Tomer devoted his marketing expertise to YourTravelBiz.com, Inc. He attended Anderson College in Anderson, Indiana.

Here’s a guy who build an immensely successful organization with sales in the billions and assets in the millions through Direct Sales from 1981 through 2002 thanks to capturing the dream of Art Williams back in the early 80′s. Even after the sale of the business to his son Frank in 2002, the assets and money generated from this organization were used to help fund the start of YTB in the early years.

Fast forward to today, and we find a select few are upset with Coach, an outsider, for infiltrating their business segment with a bunch of Travel Agent wannabes’. (Or so they claim.) What we end up with are obscure twists on how this man attained his wealth, lived his life, and given back to the community.

I learned a long time ago from Harv Ecker that part of the rewards of being rich is the ability to donate money or assets to organizations and associations that are important to you. When you think about it, what makes a bigger impact – $10 in the offering plate or $10 million in stock options to pay off a mortgage? Obviously creating wealth can and does have a bigger impact for those who desire to make a difference in people’s lives.

Those of you who have met Coach, spent time with him, or listened to his leadership call’s: Would it surprise you that new documentation has come to light of Coach’s generosity?

In a link provided just this morning to a court document, it has been revealed that Coach and his wife Chris donated a parcel of property to Midwest Community Church in 1998 so that the Pastor and his family could have a parsonage (a home) in which the Rev. Casey, his wife, his son age 16, and daughter age 13 could live. The property was bought by Coach in 1995, and when Coach was elected as Trustee of the Church in 1997 he donated 100% of the use of this parcel to the church.

According to the document revealed we also found the condition of the property.

Initially the yard needed to be cleaned up. All of the lights outside the house had been broken. Inside the house there were numerous electrical problems that violated the electrical code and which needed to be corrected. The house had two furnaces. One furnace to heat each side of the house. A new natural gas furnace had been brought in to heat one side of the house. It was anticipated that natural gas would soon become available in this neighborhood. However, that did not happen.

The document also reveals that at the time the land was donated, Coach’s desire was to assist in the development and growth of Church’s religious organization. Pursuant to the agreement, this parcel could be used for any purpose the Church deemed appropriate, including but not limited to a parsonage, youth retreats, church administration, or marital retreats. In return, the Church was responsible for all expenses, repairs and maintenance costs, and was to maintain adequate insurance on this property, naming the Tomer’s as a loss payee.

Because I can actually read and comprehend the documentation provided, I can deduct that Coach was enjoying a tremendous amount of success and creating substantial wealth which enabled him to purchase the property in the first place. I can also conclude that the church obviously respected his financial position by appointing him as trustee to the church. I can also assume that Coach believes in sharing his wealth and supports religious organization with very generous donations to a number of church organizations.

Not a bad way to live your life if you ask me.

Now I know this is going to upset some of you, but I need to remind you that we’re not dealing with individuals who are playing with a full deck here. (Not the sharpest tools in the shed, if you know what I mean.) I do however think it’s important to reveal how desperate and delusional some people are when it comes to mud slinging and slandering individuals who they’re obviously jealous of. They need to peck and poke in an attempt to bring others down with an obvious twist on what actually happened.

I’d advise you that you put down any drinks or food at this point because it may end up on your computer screen. Here’s the introduction of the post I found this morning concerning what happened:

Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a man in a ramshackle house. The house was in such bad condition, that the local authorities would not issue occupancy permits. When the time came to pay the tax man, the man in the ramshackle house could not afford to pay the property taxes.

Destitute and without too many options at his disposal, he turned to God and the Church. Knowing that Church property was exempt from taxes, he “donated” this ramshackle property to his Church for only a year who decided to worship on the property and to fix up the house for their minister and his family to occupy as a parsonage.

While I can’t disagree that this donation was a “tax deduction” for Coach and Chris, (donated in December of 1997) but to claim that Coach was destitute at this time with an AL Williams business generating millions, and an elected Trustee of the church is a pile of manure that only critics can step in. What makes it comical for me is the way this guy capitalizes “TRUTH” at the end of the post which links and documents what we’ve uncovered here.

The truth is, this “expert” doesn’t expect people to actually read the document he’s provided because he’s bend out of shape as the “be-all-and-end-all” when it comes to YTB. (Arrogant and cocky I know, but that’s what he thinks of himself.) What it turns out to be is yet another documented example of the lies, deceit, and misrepresentations that are plastered all over the internet to pitch Coach as some sort of scammer. If you look at the URL that links to the court document that clearly recommend that Madison County Parcel be exempt from real estate taxation in 1998 it’s linked by hims as http://www.singleparenttravel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Tomer-Church-Scam.pdf.

I might not be the best speller in the world and I’ve been known to make a mistake or two over the years. But at least I can read and comprehend what’s truth and what’s pure spin. And how are the critics going to answer to this blatant attempt to spin and slander? My guess is that what we’re going to find as a rebuttal is a dog’s tail isn’t spelled “tale” in an attempt to take the focus off them and back on our Founder in YTB and me.

Think it’s gonna work?

Me neither, but the faceless, nameless cowards who support this jerk as some type of crusader against the evil YTB will be jumping for joy that they’ve found more documentation and truth, when it’s obvious to me, their simply chasing their own “tales”.

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According to YTB’s 10Q filing with the SEC, the office of the Illinois Attorney General has agreed to extend the date by which YTB must respond the Illinois complaint to this Wednesday, August 26, 2009. If you’re not aware, or forgotten due to last months Convention and the improvements YTB is currently enjoying we wanted to prepare you that another chapter is about to revealed for discussion of both pro and con on blogs, forums and message boards all over the internet. (We are talking about YTB after all!)

Before the ink was able to dry on the California Settlement on May 14th, Lisa Madigan, the Illinois Attorney General, filed their civil complaint against YTB and the Founders the same day. Many of the claims and allegations were a mirror image of what was found in the California complaint. Although Illinois had opened an ongoing “investigation” that started just days after the California complaint filed last August, 2008, Illinois apparently chose a “wait and see” attitude. (Possibly in the hope that California would be successful in shutting YTB down.)

YTB management obviously can’t discuss legal matters publicly or with the field. However the two words we hear over and over from the Founders and Executives is “very optimistic”. We would agree with this optimism based on the successful settlement agreement in California, and the Illinois class action that has already been thrown out. The allegations brought against the company are based in fear, myths, and deception and one needs to keep in mind that the foundation of court rulings and decisions are based on fact and documented law.

We’re not going to bore you, (or for that matter insult or taint your intelligence) with the gross misrepresentations and allegations made against YTB. Other than claims that YTB continues to promote Royal Caribbean, NCL and IATA as a benefit of joining – the premise of the entire complaint is based on the belief that one must to “pay to play” for the opportunity to recruit others into the YTB business. (The “gigantic pyramid scheme” mantra.)

We possibly need to elaborate for you, like YTB will this week with the courts that the YTB model, as it has always been from day one, does not require payment for the opportunity to recruit others. Nor does YTB “pay” someone simply to recruit.

The $449.95 provides a travel website and $49.95 a month provides the continued maintenance of a travel website in order to sell travel. (Travel sales generated from these travel websites were documented at $424 million in 2008) Payments to the field as either an Associate or Website Seller (Rep) are dependent on the travel site (or product) being sold and maintained. Most Host Agencies such as Uniglobe, Travel Planners International, Nexion, MTravel, Expedia Cruise ShipCenters, and Dugan’s Travels are also dependent on the sale of sites being sold to others (in order to therefore generate travel sales) and all charge a startup fee and monthly maintenance fee for website hosting and maintenance of a booking engine, support, training, licensing, and/or E&O insurance for their product or service.

As we’ve found so many times before, all the focus and attention is pinned directly on the Network Marketing aspect of the company while all rules, customs, and normal business practices are thrown out the window. Instead of YTB keeping the money generated from payments of $449.95 and $49.95 a month as other hosts do, YTB pays field representatives for sales they produce and maintain in their own organization. Limiting beliefs are compounded by critics, Attorney Generals, and former Reps who failed, based on the fear that everyone does not have the same opportunity to generate income in this fashion. There are additional phobias based on the MLM model running out of prospects, instead of realizing that it takes personal responsibility, action and effort to build an organization. To compound the emotion of these fears and phobias, the model in some cases does generate millions of dollars of income for common everyday individuals who go to work, promote and build a business of other websites under them. (As documented in both the 2007 and 2008 Rep Income Disclosure Statements.)

The cost for such an opportunity? Not a single penny.

Avon, Mary Kay, PrePaid Legal, NuSkin, EcoQuest, Amway, Primerica, Fuller Brush, and HerbaLife have all built their business via the Network Marketing and Direct Sales model for multiple decades, generating billions, no…TRILLIONS in income. However, fears concerning the window of opportunity for YTB will soon end for someone at the bottom of the pyramid. Because of this unfounded and undocumented belief, there are those who feel its up to them to step in and protect others from something that has never – EVER happened.

Is there any question that YTB believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims and intends to vigorously defend its case based on fact, not perception?

Regardless of your keen understanding and intelligence to see YTB for what it truly is, YTB should be able to successfully defend the misrepresentation and limiting beliefs made in the complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney General. Unlike the many blogs, forums, and bizarre emotional outbursts we see concerning the YTB company, it’s Founders, and the people involved, on the internet – the legal system instead must favor on the side of actual documentation and facts, not perception.

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I told you about a month ago how much I enjoy watching The Celebrity Apprentice. I hardly ever watch it live. With TiVo, I have the option to watch the show when it’s convenient. (And also have to luxury of shortening the show by skipping over the commercials.) I know of several readers who also enjoy the show, and we’ve e-mailed, called, even tweeted about the show together.

With the season finally coming up this weekend, I wanted to watch last weekends episode to see who of the five made it to the final two for the season finale this weekend. While I had my hopes about both Jesse James because he’s a working mans man, and Brande Roderick for no other reason than I think she’s hot, (sorry honey) I also knew that the chances of that happening were slim to none.

Which brings me to the topic of today’s article. During last weeks episode the two teams were given the task of creating a 30 second commercial and a new jingle for Chicken of the Sea. The task really doesn’t sound out of the ordinary. Remember we’re taking The Apprentice here. However when you factor in one key team member of KUTO who is Grammy Awarding winning song writer and Project Manager, Clint Black.

Talk about an ace in the hole.

Brande Roderick and Annie Duke on the other team are pretty sure they’re goners. They aren’t musically inclined, (try tone deaf actually) and since looks don’t count on this task, and because “The Donald” was firing three people, chances were we would be seeing the last of both in this episode. Clint Black on the other hand comes up with a catchy melody, though a bit melancholy.

Certainly an unfair advantage no matter how you slice it.

One of the draws to these types of reality shows is how unique some of these personalities are. During the course of the season, you get to know these people. You get to know their strengths, their weaknesses, and their quirks. Every show has someone who’s abrasive. They’re just too cocky, too sure of themselves for you to really like them. Annie was that person during this season for me. She’s a poker player, (albeit a very good one) and has no shame in taking risks or asking for what she wants.

A couple of episodes ago she made some calls to friends in which she didn’t really ask, but rather told her list they would be donating to her charity auction. A win at all costs type mentality. There were a number of heated exchanges made during the episode. (Too many bleeps to really make out what was said. ;-P) The type of confidence, pressure and tactics she used would make just about anyone uncomfortable. Although nobody really liked the way she demanded money, it did produce the largest single amount of money raised for charity in the history of The Apprentice. ($245K)

When the task was announced last Sunday night and everyone realized who Brande and Annie had to go up against, you wrote both of them off. You felt vastly different about the reasons for their departure. Brande on the one hand, with considerable business skills, had too much of an innocent charm to think she would be able to make it to the final two. (Did the dumb blond stereotype also play a role?) Annie on the hand was just too confident and too brash. You couldn’t help but think that it was payback time for all the pushing and shoving she’s done the entire course of the season. It was one of those “what goes around, comes around” scenarios.

What was clear from the very beginning was that both were not only out of their elemate, but when stacked up to a professional songwriter like Clint Black, there was just no way either one of them would make it to the final two.

In the Boardroom Annie goes on about how she and Brande determined Annie was the least tone-deaf of the two and “The two of us just found our heart.” Because they found that heart, somehow…someway, against all the odds and doubts everyone, including me had, the executives of Chicken of the Sea decided the the message of Athena (Brande and Annie) was a better jingle and message and beat out the Grammy Award winning artist Clint Black.

And because of it, the shoe-in got the boot instead.

Regardless if you agree with how good or bad the jingle was, how much you like or dislike Annie, the fact of the matter is that against all the odds, Annie pulled it out. (She did write the winning song.) I don’t think anyone was more surprised than she was based her reaction when “The Donald” announced who won. Me…I was laughing because of the odds that she overcame. It didn’t matter how much I liked or disliked her, I couldn’t help but admire how she overcame the odds and beat out what looked like insurmountable odds. I also knew that regardless of how I personally  felt about her tactics and enormous ego, I also knew that her tenacity was a good match for “The Donald” and this show.

The lesson here is to never count anyone out before the final bell rings. The human spirit can overcome anything it wants, and there are thousands of stories I’ve read about that speaks of overcoming what looked like insurmountable odds.

Remember this story and the one I wrote about concerning James Harrison back in January in the weeks to come. There are many who are counting YTB out right now, and if you spend any time reading on the internet about what’s going on, you too might count YTB out.

I wouldn’t be so sure just yet. While I know many are looking for news about the YTB’s tentative settlement and pointing at me right now because they want answers. Many critics of YTB consider me just as arrogant and brash and Annie. What they want is to make me look like a fool. What they want is payback. Like Annie, they don’t like the confidence I have in my own abilities and the abilities of the company. (Often confused with arrogance.)

The YTB vs California Boardroom is still behind closed doors for the moment. The answer will come in due time and when it does, it will probably get better ratings than “The Donald” and The Celebrity Apprentice. Remember, everyone is still waiting for answers right now. For “tentative” to become “final”.

The wait is almost over my friends. When it is, we’ll still be here to duke it out for as many rounds as you like.

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I found this poem the other day while surfing. Needless to say, it struck me.

While I had something planned for today on gratitude, and why it’s so important to achieve what you want in life, when I read this, I realized that it said everything I wanted to say about the subject.

Do this faithfully throughout the year, and I promise you that 2009 will be the best year yet.

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary
Because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

~ Author Unknown ~

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One day a man rushed up to Socrates, saying “I have some news to tell you!”

Socrates put up his hand to stop the excited man.

“First let me ask you three questions.” Socrates said.

“Ah, er, okay” said the man.

“Is the news you are about to tell me something you personally know to be true?”

“Well no,” replied the man. “I heard it from a good source though.”

“Then let’s go to the second question” Socrates said “Is the news you want to tell me about someone you know personally?”

“Well no,” the man said “But I think you know the person.”

“I see” said Socrates “Then let me ask you my final question. Is this news positive or negative?”

“Well, it’s negative”

“Let me see now,” said the wise Socrates, “You want to tell me some news that you don’t know personally to be true, about someone you don’t know at all, and that is negative”

“Well it sounds bad when you put it like that!”

“I think I’ll pass.” Socrates said.

Socrates was a very wise man. You may have noticed in recent posts that there aren’t many comments on this blog, and I realize that I’ve been scorned time and time again for “moderating” the comments. If I don’t find any truth, value, or relevance concerning the comment, it’s simply rejected.

I’m sorry to say that I’ve had to reject a plethora of comments here as of late. When I came home from vacation, I found several comments that I wasn’t actually on vacation and I was posting “anonymously” on various blogs and forums. I couldn’t possibly put YTB or this blog down for an entire week because I’m obsessed with recruiting and I’m too much of a “fake” (my own tamed down description by the way) to actually spend any real time with family.

Before I left on vacation I was bombarded with comments concerning Candi May who some claimed was a “fake” as well. While clearing up all the myths, lies, and half truths took some time, I have to give credit to Martha for finally making amends concerning her misunderstanding.

During my vacation last week, I did something Brian Tracy calls Zero Based Thinking. I realize there are people who believe that allowing any and all comments here would be the right thing to do; I however put this belief on trail so to speak.

The bottom line for me is this: If I know for a fact that a belief is nothing more than false why should I feel compelled to post the comment that spreads this false belief?

I know all about the rumors, myths and lies, and I’ve asked point blank for years for documentation to prove what some have claimed as fact. Things like “all Network Marketing Companies eventually collapse and run out of suckers”. Yet Mary Kay, Avon, Tuperware and Fuller Brush are still going strong. (All more than 50 years old by the way.) I’ve been told that Coach, Scott and Kim are “gassing up the corporate jet ready to fly off into the sunset to go rape some other industry”. Yet in 30 years they’ve been involved with just two companies, A.L. Williams and YTB. I’ve been told that suppliers hate YTB, but it sure doesn’t sound that way to me when I listen to the Training Calls on Thursday nights or see them at industry Trade Shows.

What’s even more disheartening is how vicious, foul, and demeaning some of the comments are. Why people feel compelled to treat another human being like this is somewhat foreign to me. All I know about this type of behavior is that it’s used as a last resort when someone feels they have nothing left to fight back. They can’t attack the facts with documentation of their own, so they resort to attacking the person.

Therefore, I’m sorry to say, that I have decided to close the comments of this blog. While I appreciate the positive aspects of this blog and the people that support YTB and my free Newsletter, I simply don’t have the time or inclination to even read the other half of the comments which is nothing more than filth and negativity. My mind and this blog is not a garbage can like some others I’ve seen.

I don’t even read some of the old watering holes much any more. When I came back from vacation, I did read John’s blog and other than getting a good laugh at how I supposedly was gone and then magically appeared mid week to post “anonymously” again while on vacation, there really wasn’t anything worth reading. It was interesting how I was more topical than the actual subjects being posted all week long.

I guess I learned something from Candi May in this whole process. Why these people feel compelled to save the world from their own fears and limiting beliefs is a mystery, and I don’t have the time or inclination to find out why. Another Zero Based Thinking strategy that I concluded was their own problem and it speaks more about them than it does about me.

I’m completely powerless over what’s posted elsewhere on the Internet, and trying to educate those that have no interest learning anything new or changing their limiting dysfunctional beliefs and behavior is a complete waste of time. They seem to think that being argumentative works for them. (Who knew?)

They may eventually get a clue that YTB isn’t going anywhere and neither am I. In the meantime, my time is better served dealing with people who understand basic business practices and success principles that have been around for thousands of years. Nor can I change the past three years of my experience with this company to conform to what others outside of the industry or company are attempting to tell me how things are.

So, for those that have given positive feedback here, I sincerely thank you and I apologize for not giving you a voice here to express what you have experienced with our company.

For those that find this upsetting and unfair that you can no longer spend the amount of time you have here in the past physically typing and posting your limiting beliefs…

Too bad – So sad – Buh-Bye.

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Back from vacation and ready to head into our National Convention with great anticipation and optimism. It was very refreshing to get away with family and spend time with those that are closest to me. I rarely get to see a movie in theatres these days, and when I do get a chance, it’s usually because the kids want to see it. You have to be living in some sort of cave these days if you haven’t seen the marketing for Kung Fu Panda. Even McDonald’s is in on the action and I had the pleasure of listening to “Po the Panda” and his Kung Fu “Hee-Yah” last Sunday as we headed out on our vacation.

With the temperatures being so hot last week, a movie matinee was just the ticket for the kids, so we headed to the local theatre to catch the latest DreamWorks Animation.

While I always enjoy DreamWorks movies, they are never movies for me that are “must see” type films. (Pixar on the other hand are “must see”.) After actually seeing Kung Fu Panda however, I found a couple of underlying themes that I believe would benefit anyone who has a dream to better themselves, no matter what it is. (Of course that would include those of us in YTB.)

At the beginning of the movie, Po is dreaming of becoming a great Kung Fu Master along side his idols, the legendary Furious Five. In his dream, Po’s enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness! (Jack Blacks best line in the movie.) Like many of the DreamWorks pictures that we’ve either seen or own on DVD these days, there are plenty subplots that adults would not only understand, but enjoy.

Po is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of Peace, but as the movie advances, Po unwittingly becomes the “chosen one” when enemies threaten their way of life and is picked to become the Dragon Warrior by the oldest and wisest Master in the Valley of Peace, Oogway.

While Oogway has chosen Po, others claim “You don’t belong here,” like the Furious Five, predictably. (But Po is just tickled to meet his idols.) Nor does Po want to hear his dad’s warning: “We are noodle folk! Broth runs through our veins!” And Master Shifu does not believe that a big ball of butter like Po could possibly be the true Dragon Warrior.

What was interesting to me was the Po didn’t realize from the beginning the he “couldn’t do it”. Learning Kung Fu was something he always wanted to do and he honestly believed that he could be a Kung Fu Warrior like his idols. It wasn’t until his first day of training that he realized that dreaming about doing something and actually doing it were two separate things.

Shifu, Po’s Kung Fu Master, finally figures out just how to train Po in Kung Fu using his favorite thing in the world…food. It was then that Po starts to look like a real Dragon Warrior.

After training Po, Shifu decides the time has come for Po to receive the Dragon Scroll and learn the secret to limitless power. The five and Shifu watch in awe as Po opens the Scroll, only to find out that it’s blank. With Oogway now gone, the group assumes there is no “secret” to Limitless Power.

Po goes home feeling discouraged. To help Po feel better his dad explains that the secret ingredient in his secret soup.

“To make something special, you just have to believe it is special.”

Po looks at the reflection in the blank Scroll and then understands. To become a true Dragon Warrior, he has to BELIEVE he is the Dragon Warrior. Po makes up his mind to fight, and save the Valley of Peace from Tai Lung, the arch villain in the movie.

I couldn’t help but think about my own experience in life when others try to tell me that something couldn’t be done. I don’t have the knowledge. I don’t have the proper training. I’m not with the right company.

What made last week so special for me was that everywhere I turned, I was either being told in a movie, reading in a book, or hearing my family, that I could be, do, and have anything I want. There are no limits to what I (or you) can do if we only believe we can do it.

As I look outside in my front yard and see the grass that I need to cut today, I also notice a maple tree that we planted some 11 years ago when we first moved in. Back then it was nothing more that a twig. Today it’s almost as tall as the house and offers a great centerpiece to our front yard. I remember reading some years ago in “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” that if an Oak Tree had the mind of a human, it would only grow to 10 feet tall.

I could have tried to tell the grass to stop growing while I was away, but it wouldn’t have listened. Nature doesn’t work like that, and like the grass that grows, I choose to be part of nature. If I simply feed, water, and provide plenty of sunshine, I will continue to grow as well. It’s one of the reasons I love YTB and the Leadership. Coach may not be a Kung Fu Master, but he certainly knows how to be a Master of Life. I’ve read enough from my favorite Authors to the right here to know that Coach not only understands, but lives his life the way these men do, and the principles, life lessons and teachings are universal no matter who you are or what you do.

One of the most meaningful lines in the movie for me was quoted by Oogway, the wise Master of Masters, and I’d like to share it with you in closing.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That’s why they call it ‘the present.”

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