Dan's Bullets

Child-resistent doesn't mean child-safe!

From a recent article from the Pediatrics Journal...
 
"Despite advances in recent years and the decrease in fatal poisonings, unintentional child poisonings remain an important public health concern" said U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigators Robert L. Franklin and Dr. Gregory B. Rodgers.

Through improvements in product packaging has lowered the occurrence of child poisonings, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USPC) found that in 2004, there were over 86,000 accidental poisonings of children under 5 years old.

According to a recent study in the Pediatrics Journal (Dec 2008),  55% of the involved products had "child-resistant packaging" — most often oral medications.

The most common cause of poisoning in the remaining 45% of cases involved cleaning products.

Parents and caregivers need to recognize that child-resistant does NOT mean child-proof, and that all potentially toxic products (meds, cleaning products, lighter fluid, antifreeze etc.) must be kept out of the reach of children.

Switching to Shaklee's Get Clean products means you can remove toxic cleaners from your home forever!

Source: Reuters Health and the Pediatrics Journal

 

Frank M. Painter, D.C

Are we too busy sawing to sharpen the saw?

From The Effective Club

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.

During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.

Clearly he was late for work. The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.

Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children.

All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on. In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it.

No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.

He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.

The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour...

Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be...

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

A message from Rocky Pratt & me!

Thanks Rocky ...

You have jolted my memory!

I remember it like it was yesterday.  I can still see the faces, remember the conversations, and feel the tropical breezes.

My first major Shaklee convention was a total blow away—Hawaii!

For all the beauty, pageantry, spectacular food, and even more spectacular entertainment as only Shaklee can do it ....

My head was not on the beach ... it was in an entirely different place. 

How to cure—"I've got to make it perfect before I get started syndrome."

I just love getting question from serious, business builders who want to grow like crazy ...

This one came today form Maria Polacki ...

"I can't seem to get my fire started.  I love Shaklee and I love thinking about the possibilities but I can't seem to get it all put together just right."

Well Maria ...

Seems to me you have the dreaded ... 

"I've got to make it perfect before I get started syndrome."

So let me give you clue #1 ... "It ain't ever gonna be perfect."

The tendency for most of us is to feel like we're never quite ready. 

So we search, and tweak, change and procrastinate and never quite seem to get ready for the massive action portion of the business which—trust me—is the ONLY way to build an organization.

The big problem is that if you never get started with massive action—you never get into momentum—and if you never get your business into momentum—you never get the big check—and if you never have success ...

Well, you know what happens Maria?  You give up!

Now you and I have never met so I can't pretend to have a divining rod that tells me why you're stuck but I do have and idea ...

History tells me that most people who are perfectionistic—procrastinate.

They put things off and pretty much guarantee failure—because they spend way too much time worrying about what other people think about them and their business.

Sure, you want to impress, and you want people to think you're smart, with it, and cool, and all that ... we all do ... but if you take it too far, you an see how that could be a big problem.

Here's what I recommend.  Get real clear on the fact that intent counts more than technique.  You don't have to be perfect in ANY way to be tremendously successful.

Focus on your prospect and how you can help them. They have the problem and you have the solution.

Instead of trying to make it perfect before you get started, just make sure you're 1,000% honest, sincere, and REAL!

Tell the Shaklee product or business story the way you see it (from the heart) and if you're talking to a person who wants what you have to offer --- you'll win.

If, on the other hand—by some strange twist of fate—you do become the only perfect presenter in Shaklee history—and you're inviting or presenting to someone who has zero interest in what you're selling ... all the perfection in the world won't matter even one single little bit!

Make sense?

Dedicated to helping you get there faster,

Dan

How Lance Armstrongs company can give the product away!

Here's a follow up on the article from Jeanne McGowan about Lance Armstrong promoting a new supplement!

I had several emails asking, "How in the world can they do that? 

How can they give you two weeks free and you can cancel if you want?

Here's how it works ...

Pay attention ... there are great lessons to be learned here that you can apply to your business.

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Let's take the "Book Club" concept for example.

"I don't want to fall!"

I go to work out every day, 7 days a week.  Yesterday as I sat in the spa after my workout a good friend was talking about motivation. 

He said his son has been teaching young kids how to snow ski in Colorado for the past 7 years.  He is an experienced instructor. This young ski instructor told his dad he has discovered why some kids don't make much progress in developing skills while skiing. 

He said there is one factor above all else that prevents them from developing like the other kids seem to develop. The kids who don't develop their skills are afraid of falling. 

Their goal while skiing is, "I don't want to fall."    The kids who develop very quickly are the ones who are not afraid of falling.  They try the techniques that are being taught, they ski hard and of course fall at times because everything is new. 

The more they keep working hard at the techniques, the more they fall.  The more they fall, the better they become and of course fall less frequent.  That is the formula for success.

The building of a good, strong, profitable, fun Shaklee business isn't any different.  The people who have a fear of failing because they have never done it before, and do not attempt to do the work, will not make progress in building their business.

The people who forge ahead, fight their way through the learning curve, work hard at leaning the business even though they experience many setbacks, or failures, are the people we will hear about that are growing, enjoying the process of building because they have developed the skills necessary for building this business.

Everyone has a choice.  Fear stops progress, being willing to fail while learning creates skills which of course turns into success.   It's a choice!  Something to think about.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke

The goal: To Die Young, As Late As Possible!

First, lets put this age thing in perspective ...

If you're a couch potato over 50, (for some, it’s 40) and you have decided you’re just too old, too tired, and too out of shape to live a full and active life ...

You might want to rethink that...

Just consider Paul Soucy of Livonia, Michigan. He was 68 years old when he became the oldest champion in the 2006 Ringside World Championships, an amateur boxing tournament held annually in Kansas City, Missouri.

And you might have missed the news about Sister Madonna Buder, a nun from Spokane, Washington ...

Last year, at the age of 76, she became the oldest woman ever to complete the Ironman, a grueling endurance event, consisting of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run. Sister Buder didn't run competitively until she was 49 years old.  She says, "I train religiously."

Now, take a long, deep breath and consider this ...

John Whittington, who is in his 60s—wasn't expected to compete in the javelin event last year at the Nevada State Senior Olympics ... After all, he had recently undergone brain surgery for the removal of a tumor. But not only did he compete—he won the gold medal in his age group with a throw of 95 feet, 3 inches.

Beginning to think maybe you’re giving up too soon?

Need even more inspiration?  Okay—consider 75-year-old Barbara Hillary of Averne, New York. Earlier this year— after surviving lung cancer— Barbara ignored the threats of polar bears and frostbite to ski and hike her way to the North Pole. 

Hey, Will Steger—need a hand on your next Arctic Expedition?

And then, there’s our own Shaklee Master, Dean Smith—with more championship medals than a winner of the strongman competition could carry.

The good news is, you don’t have to be a world-class senior athlete to enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle ...

How about being about able to spend more than 10 minutes with your grand children without needing oxygen and a nap.

And what if you could take vacations that require some serious walking to see the sites you’ve always wanted to see?

And what if you could still work in the garden, have your master bedroom on the second floor?

And what if you could still attend all the Shaklee events you want and have  energy to spare?

A new blockbuster Shaklee product is coming in August that just might be able to help you with all this—and more!

You just might want to get off that couch and get ready for the ride of your life!

Dedicated to helping you live richer, younger and longer,

dh

Renata Jancekova

I had always wanted to help people.  When I was first introduced to Shaklee I fell in love with the products and realized that this is the way I could help other people.

Fifteen years ago I was working as a Physical Therapy assistant in Slovakia working with special needs children that had various allergies.

At that time I didn't know anything about how to strengthen your immune system or non–toxic products.

When I came to the United States I couldn't afford to finish my degree in physical therapy and couldn't find work in that field.

When my youngest child was a newborn I met Laura Schuurman. She helped me to reduce my exposure to environmental irritants by introducing me to the Shaklee cleaners and I became very excited about Get Clean.

I joined Shaklee when Oprah had the Earth Day special in April, 2007. I started showing these products to all my friends and found a lot of people to share the Get Clean information.

I started by doing 3–4 in home presentations a week. I feel that with Shaklee I am in the same field that I was in before in my home country – helping people – but now I am sharing it with my family and friends.

My goal is to finish my degree with my Shaklee income and to save money for my children's education.

Shaklee Wins Stevie Award!

Shaklee Corporation Wins 2008 Stevie® Award for Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program

Shaklee is the first consumer products company to offset 100% of greenhouse gas emissions through the EPA Climate Leader’s program and use 100% green power PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Shaklee Corporation announced today that the company received the 2008 Stevie Award for the Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program at the 2008 American Business Awards held on Thursday, June 12, in New York City. The Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best Overall Company, Best Executive, and Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.

The Stevie Awards are the world's premier business awards whose mission is to recognize and generate public awareness of excellence in the workplace. Shaklee received the award in recognition of numerous innovative projects, partnerships and achievements launched by the company in 2007, the latest in over fifty years of environmental stewardship and global “firsts,” including becoming the world’s first Climate Neutral™ certified company in 2000 resulting in a net zero impact on the environment.

In 2007, Shaklee became the first consumer products company to offset 100 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions through the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders Program and use certified Green-e renewable energy.

“We are honored to be recognized for our deep commitment to protect and preserve the environment. Shaklee was founded with the mission of making people and the planet healthier, values which are more relevant now than ever before,” said Shaklee CEO Roger Barnett.

“Our 750,000 members and distributors around the world believe that the right way to do business means doing what is right for people and for the planet. It is this innovative approach to business that has made Shaklee the environmental pioneer that it is today.”

Among other achievements in 2007, Shaklee partnered with Millennium Promise to facilitate direct emissions reductions by providing sustainable solar energy to electrify villages in Malawi, was selected by the nation’s leading child advocacy group, Healthy Child Healthy World, as the exclusive partner for a new video titled, “Creating Healthy Environments for Children” starring actress Amy Brenneman, and was awarded the Global Green USA Organizational

Design Award for outstanding leadership in spreading the message of improving the health of the planet through its network of more than 750,000 members and distributors.

2007 sales of the Shaklee Get Clean Starter Kit, offering non-toxic and environmentally-friendly cleaning choices, helped eliminate more than 23 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions and prevented more than 10 million pounds of landfill waste compared to conventional ready-to-use household cleaners.

Stevie award finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May. Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists and Stevie Award winners are available atwww.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Shaklee Corporation For 50 years, has been a leading provider of premium quality, natural nutrition, and personal care products, environmentally-friendly household products, and state-of-the-art air and water treatment systems.

In 2000, Shaklee became the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its CO2 emissions, resulting in a net zero impact on the environment. With a robust product portfolio, including more than 50 patents and patents pending worldwide, Shaklee has more than 750,000 Members and Distributors worldwide and operates in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and soon, in China.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in business worldwide.

Learn more about Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Global Sponsor of the 2008 Stevie Awards is Dow Jones. Supporting sponsors of The 2008 American Business Awards include FIS Softpro, High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, RCN Corporation, Richardson, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, CRM Advocate, and Human Resource Executive.

Jennifer & Rodney Howard

 After the birth of my first child, Connor, I reluctantly returned to work.  I was exhausted by the time I got home, and those few precious hours with him in the evening were just not enough.

My energy level continued to decline, and I mentioned this to my sister-in-law, Elaine.  She, and my brother, Michael Munsterman, had been actively involved with Shaklee for about ten years at that point in time.  Elaine mentioned that my lack of energy may be due to nutritional deficiencies combined with stress working outside the home.

I knew that Shaklee was a health and wellness company, so I met with Elaine and Michael to learn more about it.  They suggested a supplement program for me that resulted in raising my energy level.

I was so impressed with the difference Shaklee made in my life, that I made it a priority to learn more about this remarkable company.

When my husband and I looked at my income — deducted what I spent on daycare, clothes for work, gas, lunch, etc., we concluded that what remained of my paycheck, and the job related stress was not worth my working outside the home.

 

I began my new career in Shaklee with an enthusiasm I never felt when I worked at my job.

I realized that I had much to learn in order to respond to questions, and my knowledge base grew as I sponsored family and friends.

Shaklee made such a positive difference in my life, that I was committed to sharing my story and raising awareness that Shaklee products will produce a healthy home and contribute to a healthier lifestyle.

My business is thriving as I continue to learn and guide others to share what Shaklee products have to offer.  My goal is to eventually have my husband resign from his job so we can work the business together.

Most importantly, I want to raise my children, Connor and Mckenna, in a healthy environment and surround them with safe and healthy products. 
Knowledge is power, and empowering others with the Shaklee advantage is fulfillment in the finest sense of the word. 

We are Shaklee cheerleaders and very proud to share our story!

Jennifer & Rodney Howard
Virginia
Former/Current Career: Sales