forever living productsI’ve been working alongside Forever Living for a while now, and a few weeks ago, I attended an absolutely fantastic event for network marketing professionals called Go Pro! Taking place in Las Vegas (where else?!), it’s a brilliant opportunity to meet other business owners and hear from truly inspirational speakers.

My trip began in Pheonix, Arizona – the location of Forever Living’s home office. At last, I had a chance to visit Forever Nutraceutical and see first hand how our wonderful products are made.  What really fascinated me was that most of the products are checked and inspected by human beings, not machines.   As a result, the quality control was amazing!

We then got to tour the home office – a fascinating experience, which included a visit to the CEO’s office! I was even allowed to sit in Rex’s chair, which was great, as were the paintings and many books in his room.

While touring the building, I also learned that a lot of the people employed by Forever have worked there a long time. They truly love and are passionate about the company, which is always a great sign in my opinion. However, I probably shouldn’t be too surprised, as I already know how well the company treats its business owners!

Pheonix was just the start; we still had the Go Pro event to look forward to!  Having attended the event last year, I knew a bit of what to expect, and I was particularly looking forward to hearing this year’s speakers.

Full of excitement, we boarded the coach booked to drive us from Arizona to Vegas. However, before long, disaster struck…it broke down!  I’d never been on a broken-down coach before, least of all in Vegas, so that was a first for me!  After a three-hour wait, the mechanics arrived and made the necessary repairs, and we were on our way again. This meant we arrived in Vegas quite late, but that didn’t dampen our spirits. After all, we had a free day ahead of us to explore Vegas before the Go Pro event started on the Thursday!

The Go Pro event is a generic event for all network marketing professionals. There is a no recruiting policy and you are not to bring any branded items from your company.  Instead, we were all there to learn from the best; after all, when you become more skilled, your business will grow.

As I discovered at last year’s event, Go Pro has the power to truly change your whole mind set – and this year was no different. Someone who particularly stood out to me was the singer Pitball, whose inspirational talk showed us we can all be anything we want to be. Pitball has a Facebook following of 57 million people and is a global superstar, and his journey started when he used to listen to Tony Robbins when he was younger in his mum’s car (though at the time he wasn’t really interested in him!). He also told us how he’d been fascinated and inspired by the fact that Colonel Sanders never gave up on his dream and kept trying, and as a result, KFC is the fourth-largest fast food chain in the world!

Another speaker was Brenden Burchard, an inspirational coach to many. His latest book, High Performance Habits, is brilliant and examines how we are all creatures of habit.

These are just a few highlights from this fantastic event. I came away having learned so much, and I’m now enjoying trying to implement it all! So if you’re a network marketing professional like me and in need of some inspiration, I can’t recommend Go Pro enough! See you there next year…?

Your mind is the most powerful thing you have. It determines how you see the world, and really can determine what you can achieve.

Now, this is a subject I’ve read a great number of books on, all of which have taught me about our fascinating mind – as well as teaching me I still have much more to learn!

One thing I have discovered is that it is possible to change your mindset from a negative one to a positive one in a single moment, reversing what you’re thinking about and helping you see things differently.

Here’s an example of my own from the other day.

I was driving my car on my way to meet someone when I hit a traffic jam – a fairly common thing that could happen to any of us! Now, previously this would have set me off fuming, huffing and puffing knowing I needed to be somewhere and was going to be late. Sometimes, it could even turn to overwhelming blind panic as I’d worry what on earth I was I to do!

Now, as I felt those emotions rise, I realised there was actually nothing I could do about the traffic jam. All I had in my power was to call the person I was due to meet and explain the situation. Then, I could either feel fed up – or change what I was thinking about.

So, once I’d called the person, I took a moment to think about how I could pass the time. I had a few CDs in my car about personal development, as well as some of my favourite music. And just this action of thinking about what I could do in this time switched my mindset in an instant. I started to imagine I was at home and thought about all the positive things I was looking forward to. I listened to my affirmations and some inspirational CDs – and in that instant my mindset changed because I decided to change it.

Ultimately, it’s all about how you respond to situations that dictates how things work out. I could have let that traffic jam really affect my mood. I could have written the whole day off due to a ‘bad start’. But, by switching my mindset to think about positive things, I made myself believe this day was going to turn out great!

It’s a small trick, but it’s really important to take a little bit of time each day to consider how you’re reacting to a situation. And if you’re not reacting as well as you could, it really is possible to decide not to dwell on the situation and switch to visualising a great day – in just an instant.

As I said, changing your mindset will happen when you decide to change it. How many times do you hear people putting things off, saying, “Oh, I’ll start on Monday,” or “I’ll leave it to the weekend”?

These are simply excuses for not starting something new, whether it’s losing weight or a trying a new way of working. If you really want to start something, start it now!

Changing your mindset really is possible, and once you’ve tried it a few times, you’ll find it easier and easier. Just remember:

  • The past cannot be changed so don’t live there
  • Everyone’s journey is different
  • Overthinking leads to sadness
  • Happiness is found within you
  • Positive thoughts create positive outcomes

So the next time you’re feeling negative about life or a particular situation, remember: you have the power to change it!