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Dear everyone!
Thank you for supporting Hollie since the start of secondary schooling (2009) right up until now!
As some of you may know Hollie will be starting at college in September. Hollie has obtained a funded DaDa place at the prestigious college 'The Urdang Acedemy' . She will train in dancing, acting and of course singing! We are all hoping for Hollie to one day make her debut on the West End. After her experience touring with the UK cast of The Sound of Music, Hollie was inspired and now dreams to star as the leading lady in Phantom of the Opera.
Right now Hollie is focusing on learning and at the moment is taking her all important GCSE's.
For now, we thank you for your wonderful support!
We are so excited for the future 🙂
Silent Night- Single is released!!!
On the 6th December Hollie's newest single Silent Night was released! Produced by Hollie and her father this is such a personal and sweet song. This was the first co-produced song which Hollie has made and she hopes you enjoy it! The Christmas carol is one of Hollie's most favourite as it is peaceful and relaxing and gives everyone time to enjoy the festive season.
We hope you enjoy the new single and have a Merry Christmas.
Love Hollie & Family x
Download here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/silent-night-single/id776463257
Hong Kong-Blog
Hollie was recently invited to go to sing in Hong Kong and here is a blog made by Hollie to share with you all her experiences.
Day 1- Airport/Arriving Well what a great morning! I woke up really early because of all the excitement, had a quick shower and went shopping to get a new tiara. We found a perfect one along with a new necklace. Diamonds really are my best friend. lol. My bags were packed and they were all ready in the car! As we drove up to the airport i couldn't keep in my excitement. I was singing along to Michael Buble's Christmas album! Bags now checked in and passed security, we went duty free shopping! … Well I only got some lip balm and water but its still fun to look around. I came across this bear outside Harrods which I remember being there 2 years ago and thought it would be an awesome idea to take a picture with it again!
(p.s sorry for my flustered face i just ran to the bear to have the picture taken hehe)
I seemed to have grown a head taller since 2011!
When we arrived in Hong Kong it was lovely and all the Christmas lights were light up! I had a lovely Italian dinner and went to look around the shops. Looking forward for tomorrow!
Love Hollie Bee x
Day 2- Ocean Park/Surroundings This city is amazing! Everyone is buzzing around like little bees. hehe. This morning i woke up with so little sleep. Jet lag is horrible 🙁 But after breakfast i had lots more energy and i mean lots ! lol I went to the theme park Ocean Park today. First we had to get a train from one side of Hong Kong to the other… extremely confusing as obviously everything is in another language. We did eventually arrive. Phew!
We got straight to the rides. The weather was so hot which meant that i could have a few ice creams too! I saw some pretty birds and a sloth and got absolutely soaked on the log flume lol.
The cable cars were so scary! We were hundreds of feet from the bumpy rocks below us and we were just hanging from a small cable. The view was fantastic though. Hong Kong is such a modern yet traditional city. The mountains are beautiful.
Looking forward to singing tomorrow.
Love Hollie x
Day 3- Sleeping day
My rehearsal had been rescheduled for Wednesday, so today I planned to tour Hong Kong. Well, I woke up and had breakfast, went back to the hotel room and….. fell asleep. For 6 hours! We woke up again at 5pm and realised I had a meeting with my employer.. whoops! Thankfully they were late due to traffic. After the meeting was over I then bought another tiara. One which clips into my hair rather than sits on my hair. It's so beautiful.
Guess what?! It's the big day tomorrow. The place where i'm singing is still a secret and i'm so sorry to any #HollieBees in Hong Kong who wanted to meet me and come to a performance. I am exclusively singing for a prestigious company and it's still a secret. I get to tell you tomorrow where i've sung and probably then meet some of you! I really want to meet you all 🙂
Love Hollie x
Day 4- Show time!
I woke up and had breakfast as usual. Everyday I have eaten cereal with milk then scrambled egg with bacon rashes. yum. Then at 2:30 we were picked up and headed off to the venue where I was going to sing! WOW this hotel was called the 'W Hotel' it was fantastic! So beautiful and extravagant.
This chandelier was so sparkly especially with the lights on. My tiara was sparkling like a disco ball.
Sound check went ok but my in ear monitors kept on falling out of my ears because they were too big. So we had to make the quick decision that I wouldn't wear them for the actual performance just incase they fell and I stepped on them.
At 7pm I went off to get my hair and make-up done. Wow! The hairdresser was so good!
Back at the venue I got ready and it was show time! The main menu had finished for the guests and it was my turn to perform! (p.s I was the only person performing, I feel so privileged) As soon as I stepped on stage everyone's heads turned as I was a surprise! OMGosh! I was so excited at this moment.
A snow globe was projected behind me as if I were inside it and I started to sing Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again. I was only a little bit nervous. After the first song was over I was interviewed onstage and then I was going to sing the beautiful song Somewhere Over The Rainbow. I love this song! When I sang I Could Have Danced All Night next, it was so exciting! I started the song on stage as usual but then I came down the steps in front and started waving to the guests and dancing then I was signalled by Andy (Events Organiser) to come down the aisle and dance! Yey! I was so happy. Lots of people knew the words to the song and were singing along. I couldn't help but run and dance really fast hehe. So exciting! For my last song I sang O Holy Night and stayed on the stage this time, lol. After waving goodbye to everyone in the audience I got backstage and was buzzing like a bee (Hollie Bee) it was the funniest show I have ever performed! Whipee!
We ordered some chips and then went back to the hotel for 11pm and I couldn't barely sleep. So I stayed up watching Cartoon Network (the Hong Kong version) and finally drifted off at 1am!
Can't wait for Disney Land!
Love Hollie x
Day 5- Sleepy Day
I guess I must have been so tired from the show yesterday I slept all through the night and through the day! I managed to wake up just before 6pm!
Now it's time to do a little sight seeing hehe. So I went along a famous road in Hong Kong, had a Pizza Hut and then found a night market! I found a few little gadgets which were so cool! I even found a cat (which wasn't for sale) lol. This place is so cool.
Day 6- Disney Land!
This was my last full day in Hong Kong and probably my most favourite. The best day ever! We arrived on the Disney train. It had mickey mouse windows and it was playing Christmas music! Once inside Disney Land, the walk up to the castle was so exciting! We watched a parade and then found our way to tomorrow land. My favourite ride there was Space Mountain! What a fun and quick ride (i was surprised at myself because i usually hate big rides) i also got some cotton candy whilst i was there.
We then decided to ask a lovely Disney Land employe why the sky was so grey and dark. He said it was because of pollution and that it was coming from China! Smog he called it. I was so shocked but then it made sense because it was so hot but i couldn't even see the sun or blue sky.
In Fantasy Land i remember going to the same carousel nearly 4 years ago! It was magical in this land.
We went on so many cool rides i can't even remember what they were called.
At the end of the day we watched the fireworks by the castle and then it started snowing ! (well, fake snowing.. but it looked so real) hehe.
Thank you to Jaeger Le-Coultre for this amazing opportunity. Happy Holidays!
Love Hollie x
Your Questions Answered
What is your favourite TV advert? "The Coca Cola Christmas advert with Santa!"
How many Animals do you have? "3 cats and i just got a dog called Izzy."
What is your favourite Cadbury's or Galaxy? "Galaxy.. i could eat it forever!"
What was your first word? "Daddy, i think."
If you could pick one flower to look at for the rest of your life, what would it be? "Daffodils because they remind me of my mummy."
What is your favourite singing or dancing? "I really don't know.. can i do both? All at the same time!"
Fluffy or Shiny? "FLUFFY!"
Fast or slow roller coasters? "SLOW! I absolutely hate anything fast. I really like the baby rides for under 4ft but i'm too big for them so i just eat candy floss when i go to theme parks."
Which place was your favourite to sing at? "Bali in Indonesia! I got to sing on the beach at night with tiny little crabs and fireworks and the place was so beautiful"
Winter or Summer? "Winter! *singing* It's the most wonderful time of the year ding dong ding dong."
Would you rather 11 toes or 9 toes? "Ew, i think 9 toes because in the old times i would have been a witch with 11 toes. Then i would have been put on the fire"
How high can you actually sing? "I am learning to sing in my whistle register so it gets higher every day, i'm not sure. I'll have to do a test"
What is your favourite teddy? "Buzzy Bee and all the teddy's my fans get me"
How many teddy's do you have? "Could i guess?.. 100?"
(To ask Hollie any more questions just tweet her, FB message her or email to email@example.com)
Hollie Steel Online Auction
This is a once in a life time opportunity to own Hollies very first debut album dress, some original music, a personalised signed photo album of the album photo shoot and a lock of Hollies hair and a much loved teddy. Auction will take place live on twit cam ( on Twitter) on Sunday 9th of September at 7pm. Login in to twitter and follow Hollie @holliebeesteel
The live link will be available for the live auction will be posted at 7pm. http://www.twitter.com/holliebeesteel
Alternatively for the people who don't have Twitter send your sealed bids to firstname.lastname@example.com and Hollie will call out your bid as the auction progresses.
1. Rose Petal Album dress Bidding to start at £200
2. A signed Cd featuring 6 recordings of songs not yet heard including "Ben" sung by Hollie aged 5 – Bidding to start at £100
3. A lock of Hollies hair in presentation box – Bidding to start at £100
4.Personalised signed photo album Bidding to start at £50
5. One of Hollies own teddie bears, loved by Hollie herself for many years ( to be bid by any fan under the age of 16 only)bidding to start at £1
Children on the Titanic
Britain's Got Talent discovery Hollie Steel is starring in Children on the Titanic… Stories about the young passengers and crew who perished on the Titanic and the boys and girls who survived to live with their memories.
The music is available as both a download and physical disc from mid April on iTunes and Amazon. It commemorates those who lost their lives in this 100th year anniversary of the sinking. The music documentary should be available to view across our screens during 2012 and as DVD at a later date.
Christmas Album and Book Available Now!
Hollie's new Christmas album, 'Hooray for Christmas', which was recently released worldwide as a digital download on Amazon and itunes is now available to buy exclusively here as a physical CD to add to your collection.
Also available is the long awaited mini autobiography titled 'My story'. The book is written by Hollie and in her own words tells of some of her most memorable life experiences. Chapters telling Hollie's story from her first audition on Britain's Got Talent through to Hollie's recent role as Louisa In The Sound of Music give an insight into the young artist's exciting life.
Radio Interview airs today
Today at 10:00 am EST Hollie and Nina's interview with Radio show host Lisa Hein's show "Everyday
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Holland-Middletown School on Tuesday evening and a great turnout for
the school of 120 students in kindergarten to eighth grade. The
theme of the evening, "Paws for Reading," brought both four-footed
and two-footed out for a fun evening.
During her introduction to the evening, Ms. Bicknell
shared how she has seen that pets can help in the learning process.
She says that pets and learning go together.
"Simply having a pet in the classroom can help students learn new
information, can be used to improve discipline and teaches
responsibility," she said.
The school has several in-residence pets. Ms. Bicknell's rabbit
Romeo serves in "Reading to Romeo." He helps children to be
comfortable with reading aloud. There are two other plush, friendly
rabbits on the premises: Ms. Grace, who acts as the first-grade math
bunny for "Estimate with Grace," and Juliet, the fourth-grade
writing bunny for "Journals to Juliet."
There is also Mustang, the third-grade guinea pig, who recognizes
"responsibility in the classroom." And in second grade, Barry, "the
library fish," doesn't say much, keeps real quiet, but is astute and
always learning.
Bicknell shared that studies show the presence of an animal has
been found to lower blood pressure, lower anxiety, motivate and
"You can improve learning by incorporating rabbits, guinea pigs
and fish into your daily routine," she says.
One program, "Reading to a Dog," has raised reading scores. In
2005, the University of Chicago Center for Literacy conducted a
reading study in which a control group improved nine words per
minute and the Reading to a Dog group improved 24 words per minute.
"Dogs are good listeners," Bicknell said. She encouraged everyone
to read to a dog. She has seen it draw the shyest reader to read
aloud. And, besides, the dog likes it, too, she said.
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There are several reasons this works, she says: "Pets don't laugh
or criticize. Pets don't judge. They listen attentively. And they
allow children to proceed at their own pace."
Attendance at the event was so good that the first-year
superintendent, Mr. Todd Dugan, had a little stage fright when it
came time for his book reading. He fixed two problems at once by
inviting younger children to come sit up closer around him. Sitting
on the floor surrounded by children brought him comfort and opened
more chairs for adults to sit. Then, to the delight of the children,
and apologies to any pork farmers present, he read a charming tale
of piggies.
As a member of the Humane Society of Logan County and supporter
of Pets in the
Classroom, Bicknell invited the Humane Society of Logan County
to bring a few of their favorite charges for the evening. Ellen
Burbage, the HSLC president, and another volunteer brought several
wonderful dogs and told a couple of adoption stories that the
children enjoyed.
In addition to the chance for classmates, friends, parents and
teachers to visit, there was also opportunity to pet the visiting
The evening was capped by a book fair, coloring, a musical chairs
game and other fun activities in the classrooms, drawings for free
books, and refreshments.
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A handful of college students with undocumented immigration status and big career goals gathered Wednesday at the Bothell campus of the University of Washington to urge 1st Congressional District Rep. Suzan DelBene to work for immigration reform and in particular, the passage of the DREAM Act.
Four young men from the Everett area and a young woman from Kirkland encouraged the freshman Democrat to tell their stories of living as illegal immigrants in the only country they've ever known. DelBene is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which is in the midst of immigration reform hearings.
"I am sorry that, at age 4, I did not tell my mother that we were doing something wrong when we moved to the United States," said Tania Santiago, 22, a pre-law student at UW in Seattle. "The reality is that all of us here today are products of this country. We are hard-working American students."
She said she works 30 to 55 hours a week, donates community service hours on top of that and carries a full load of classes. Because she is termed an illegal immigrant, she can't get student loans and she lives in fear of being deported to a country she doesn't remember.
Pedro Nunez, 19, a graduate of Mariner High School, studies at Edmonds Community College. His family applied for immigration and citizenship in 1999.
"I was only 5 years old when I moved to Everett (from Mexico). I never realized how important the undocumented part of my life was until high school graduation came around," Nunez said. "I want to be a mechanical engineer and work for Boeing. Just imagine going to public school and having teachers encourage you to do your best. You apply to the college of your dreams and get accepted, only to realize you can't go there because you're illegal. The current system is broken. We are wanted for cheap labor, but we are capable of so much more. It is a disservice to our country to not let us reach our goals."
Ray Corona, 21 of Everett, is a student UW Bothell. He waits tables to help his family make ends meet and works at the university to fund his education.
"Before we even came here from Mexico, my dad filed the papers to immigrate and begin the process to earn citizenship. That was in 1989. He is still waiting to hear back," Corona said. "We have emotional stories to tell, but these are the facts. We contribute to our communities, we are good students and we would make good employees in this state."
The DREAM Act, which stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, was first introduced in Congress in 2001 as a way to grant permanent residency to children who grew up in the United States but whose parents are illegal immigrants.
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"Deferred action, however, is only a temporary Band-Aid for this issue," said Corona, who showed DelBene his Social Security card and his deferred action identification card. "The card looks like a work permit and it has an expiration date. We know we are not the only people in this country who struggle, but as undocumented students, we have many fewer options for our future. We believe we have earned the right to have the options enjoyed by others."
DelBene told the students that she will share their stories with her congressional colleagues.
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Leobardo Carmona and Geovanni Olalde, Everett Community College students who both came here from Mexico, said they are happy to tell their stories, despite the unease of revealing their immigration status. Both are the first ones in their families to graduate from high school and attend college.
An honors student at Everett High School, Carmona plans to transfer to a university to earn a degree in computer science. Olalde wants to be a doctor and work at Seattle Children's Hospital.
The young men have taken time to visit high schools in the region to encourage other illegal immigrants to pursue post-secondary education.
"Something has to be done now to provide a way for us to be secure in this country, our country," Carmona said.
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Kalen has started a Creative Movement (ballet) class at church. It is SOOOOO cute to see her all dressed up in her leotard and tights.
And the bun! It's just too much!
She is taking the class with 2 little friends too.
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NL DIVISION SERIES: DODGERS v CUBS
October 2, 2008
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Game Two
Q. Having been on the other end of a 2-0 and pulled it off in '01, is there anything you say to your guys that maybe has a little extra resonance about kind of staying on top of this?
JOE TORRE: All you do is try to restore order. There's not much. The best way to do it is to pitch. Mike Mussina went out there and pitched a 1-0 gem. And Jeter made that which is now obviously a very famous play. But there's really not a whole lot, because you lose a couple games, you don't feel very good about yourself. We didn't going out there. And as I say, everything is based on the pitcher.
Q. Can you comment on taking advantage of every Cub miscue tonight.
JOE TORRE: Well, that was huge for us. You get in the postseason, you're playing good teams. Even during the course of the season, when you're not playing this caliber of team, you still don't like to give extra outs. When you give extra outs, chances are they're going to be capitalized on, and that's what we were able to do tonight. I thought Furcal was a huge at-bat with the bunt, and that was strictly on his own. And I think Russell has been swinging the bat really well, and I think that was basically the back breaker, the three-run double.
Q. How much did the bullpen trouble in the ninth was having a 10-1 lead, and what could you see from Saito?
JOE TORRE: Well, Saito was fine tonight. I checked with Kenny Howell, our bullpen coach, and he said his breaking ball was sharp. It just looked like his breaking ball was a little lazy out there. He didn't have any physical problems. I talked to him after the game. But I think part of it could be maybe it was the 10-1 lead, and he's just trying to throw strikes, and all of a sudden, bang, bang, and now you're trying to gather yourself again. Hopefully that's it.
Just the way he's been gradually getting better, I really don't think it was anything physical.
Q. I know a lot was made of this coming in, but given what this team has been over the last couple of months, to what extent do you think you guys are kind of showing the gap between these two teams is a whole lot closer than the 12 or 13 games or whatever it was in the standings?
JOE TORRE: Well, the Cubs, I mentioned here the last couple days, them and the Angels and Tampa Bay are the three clubs that really went from gate to wire.
Our games, I know they beat us three games here. Two of those games we had leads late in the game. I felt that we played these guys -- I don't want to say even. At the time we played them they were the better team, and they may be a better team right now, but we're playing with a lot of confidence right now.
You know, to me, we beat them two out of four at our place. It comes down to pitching. We didn't pitch well late in those games here, but we seemed to -- aside from Dempster. Dempster had his way with us and I think Marquis had his way with us in LA, but we've gained a lot of patience since then, and we're a different ballclub.
Q. What made Billingsley so effective tonight?
JOE TORRE: Well, I was very impressed with Chad. Normally it takes him a couple innings just to get his feet on the ground because he tends to go out there and try to overthrow the ball. And after Sori got the base hit and got to second base, he just looked like everything slowed down for him. And striking out Theriot I'm sure helped his confidence and certainly made me feel good just about his command at that point in time.
And then he just went out there and did what he's done for us so many times this year. He goes out there and controls the game.
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Our story is for those that believe in faith, drive and commitment, because that is what took us to enjoy our success of today. Before we got involved in Network Marketing we were two kids in love, starting a family and working five businesses to put food on the table. I was riding bulls professionally and building and refinished antique furniture while Barb was cutting hair at a full service salon, operating a dance studio with over 60 students and had our two babies on either hip and one on the way. We were running 90 mph, stressed, stretched thin and were over $250,000.00 in debt. Our backs were against the wall working sun up until sun down.
It was Dave who got started in Network Marketing first, selling Nutritional products. I was not interested at all as I had given it a go with a few companies and experienced little to no success. I was amazed as I watched my incredibly brave husband replace our income in just 93 days! His immediate success allowed us to close our other businesses and become full time stay-at-home parents working in the Network Marketing Industry. This success inspired us so much that we have been FULL TIME in this business ever since.
What drew us to Wakaya Perfection was simple, we are humbled to know Todd Smith and for years we have admired not only his success in this industry but his character, his integrity and his vision. When we had the opportunity to get involved at such an early time in its pre-launch, we knew we couldn't miss out on this. When in your lifetime would you be invited to prelaunch a company with the Founder of FIJI Water, David H. Gilmour, with a suite of pure and truly unique wellness products from the enchanting private island of Wakaya and have a co-founder like Todd Smith leading the charge? It was a trifecta of perfection and there was no question in our minds, we simply couldn't pass this opportunity by. We watched Todd earn millions of dollars as a distributor so he has great insight as to what its like in the field. The timing, the opportunity and a 2x4 matrix left our heads spinning just thinking of how many others could benefit on so many levels from sharing a healthier lifestyle to becoming financially secure, just by getting involved. Once we tried the products we fell in love and couldn't wait to share them! We have made millions of dollars in this industry and Wakaya Perfection gives us hope that we truly can help others do the same.
We genuinely enjoy helping people which is why we feel so at home at Wakaya Perfection. We consistently share the business with people every single day and help people get started by supporting them in embracing the system of meetings, calls and trainings and events. We guide them in the business, and we also encourage them to work on their own personal development on a daily basis. You don't go through life, you grow through life! There is so much support for the people joining; we make it our sole focus to help others achieve their goals. We urge our team to view the 8-step plan as a recipe or a blueprint to follow in order to get a great outcome. We believe that the greatest success we'll know is helping others succeed and grow. It is this approach that has propelled us to reach the Ruby Ambassador level in such an incredibly short timeframe.
Success however, rarely comes without challenges. Its how you handle those challenges that truly shapes your character and defines you as a person. Our biggest challenge was protecting our dreams. People have tried to stop us along this journey and sometimes it's the people you think are your closest friends and even family. We overcome these obstacles by remaining united as partners and focused on the reality that if your dream is big enough, you can make it come true with consistency and self-discipline. We are both proof that this really does work - if you work it!
We both would like to thank Todd Smith, as we are forever thankful for his incredible vision, the sacrifice he has made to launch this venture and for believing in us to help bring his vision to life. We also want to thank the entire Corporate Team of Leadership. They are so amazing and the support from team members Andre Vaughn, Maxandra Desrosias, Blake Graham and more has been incredible. I personally must thank my husband Dave. He saw the vision long before I did and he has been 100% committed from day one. I am thankful for his vision, hard work and dedication. Lastly we both want to thank our families and all of the incredible support they have show to us. Without our loving family as our foundation, we would never have achieved such success!
Her story is focused on enrichment. Baltimore based, Cynthia has let her belief and faith focus her life's path. Happily married to her endlessly supportive husband Michael, and mother to her wonderful son Xavier, Cynthia began her career working at a high- powered and demanding Accounting firm. Already possessing an entrepreneurial spirit, Cynthia was more than curious when introduced to direct selling over 20 years ago. Her story shows how her faith and confidence combined with the ambitious belief in herself is making her continued success inevitable.
I was a Senior Accountant at a high-powered Accounting firm when I was first introduced to direct selling almost 20 years ago. In my first year, while I was learning the business, I could not believe that I had made almost as much part-time as I did with my full-time salary in the corporate world! I knew that I simply could not ignore the business potential. It ignited the entrepreneur in me and I have been in business for myself ever since.
I started in direct sales as a beauty consultant, which offered me independence, but a potential downside was that the income was not recurring. Every month was a new month, every home party was a new home party - so while it was richly rewarding, it started to feel like just another job, because I was not building any residual income. This really hit home, even after 10 years of building that brand, when I decided to "move on without them", my check "moved on without me"! I really wanted something that would last, even outlast... outlast my hard work, and perhaps even outlast me!
It was then that I decided to try a more traditional business. I believed that ownership would give me the ability to create and leverage wealth. And, while today I still own a thriving salon and spa, it's like a job more than ever! No residual income! Don't get me wrong - the money can be very good in the salon industry, however the days are long, spent managing employees and interacting with clients. I reached a point in my life where I'd asked myself, am I taking charge or am I just taking chances? It was time for me to take charge!
Through all of economic ups and downs of the past few decades, the one business model that has always seemed to thrive is network marketing. Once upon a time, I dabbled in direct sales and almost doubled my income... At last I was now eager to take my network marketing experiences to the next level! It has always appealed to me, and it truly is the only way for ordinary people to achieve extraordinary residual income; you know! that kind of income that keeps paying you month after month, year after year! I was ready to find the next "big thing", but I had no idea that the "big thing" was about to find me...
It was right about then when Andre Vaughn called me to share the story of Wakaya Perfection. I could barely believe my ears! Founded by serial entrepreneur David H. Gilmour, who was also the Founder of FIJI water, products that were personally picked twice by Oprah Winfrey for her Favorite Things list, products such as ginger and turmeric that were so pure and grown on a private island in Fiji, a revolutionary compensation plan – You have got to be kidding me?! I was absolutely fearless in joining Wakaya Perfection. I had been looking for a company like Wakaya Perfection for 10 years, so my decision was truly a no brainer. I knew we had something very special and I knew I had to be a part of it.
I am so happy to share that moving quickly through the ranks of Wakaya Perfection has been simple. I'm truly excited about the company and I make it a priority to steadfastly follow the Wakaya Perfection 8 steps to Financial Success System. I share the Wakaya Perfection plan with at least 1 person every day. Whether by recruiting a prospect into the daily blitz calls, showing a prospect the 20-minute opportunity video, or inviting guests to a live opportunity meeting, I do not allow my head to hit my pillow until I show the plan to at least 1 person a day. Consistently following up with a prospect is the special sauce that separates the people who achieve financial freedom in this industry. I teach my team to do what the million-dollar earners teach; Follow the 8-step system and don't reinvent the wheel. You want your efforts to duplicate throughout your team. Using this system has built my team to over 100 Ambassadors strong!
Building strong residual income has always been my "WHY" for doing Network Marketing. It represents freedom to live life on our terms for my family and me. Residual income is the best retirement plan on the market! My first residual check in Wakaya Perfection was bigger than any residual check that I have ever received after my first month in any other company. I am truly grateful for Wakaya Perfection because I truly believe it is an opportunity perfected!
It is extremely exciting to have achieved the Diamond rank. From the day I signed my ambassador agreement I knew that Diamond was where I wanted to be, so immediately I went to work. Achieving Diamond status within a year just tells you the strength of our products and how the message of "A Plan To A Grand" really resonates with people. I influence others by letting people who I come in contact with, see that you CAN win in life. Winning is a lifestyle for me and I teach that lifestyle to others on a daily basis.
I am honored to share my four key areas of success: 1. Become a good storyteller of your WHY. 2. Be passionate about the product, compensation plan, and the company and how you're on a crusade using Wakaya Perfection as your vehicle to help change the world for the better. 3 Work consistently, every day on your business. 4. Learn from the people that are where you want to be.
It is amazing to me when I look back to one year ago. At that time, I was settling in as a traditional business owner of a thriving salon. Even though I owned the salon, it felt more like a job, trading time for money and going into the salon 5 times a week. Now, only one year later, I have put systems in place where I only have to go into the salon once a week and now I'm working my Wakaya Perfection business from home, every day which I love!
Now it is time to look forward. One year from now I plan on traveling the world and changing lives by giving people hope with these amazing products and our "Plan To A Grand"! I'm truly on a crusade to help thousands of families bring $1000 or more of monthly residual income to their households with Wakaya Perfection.
Before we get into Blake's story, we should point out that before the launch of Bulavita, Blake had already proven himself as a 7-figure income earner and was even recognized as one of the "Greatest Networkers in the World" in the 2014 book by the same title. That said, Blake hasn't brought any special talents, tendencies, or advantages to the business… well, that is except for his heartfelt desire to help people and improve the lives of everyone he meets.
Blake's Wakaya journey actually started over two decades ago when he left his pre-med studies in favor of the direct sales industry. Friends and family called him crazy, but Blake knew that modern medicine was only one of many healthcare options available to people– and not always the best option. Since that time, Blake has been a student of health and a student of wealth being mentored by many icons, mavericks, and masters of each.
He's quick to point out that "some of life's decisions come after careful and time-consuming consideration, while others are forced upon us by other people or life's circumstances, but that all can be doorways to even greater opportunity." He also adds that "If what you're doing now–your job, your diet, your health, your career–isn't working, it may be time to try something different! It works for me, and it just might work for you too!"
One of his most memorable stories is from his early years in the industry. Strapped for cash, he recalls one of his first goals of being able to afford cheese for his hamburgers. "One day, we'll be able to afford the extra fifty cents!" A funny and wise story, pointing out that everyone we know and everyone we don't know struggle with different things at different levels. "To some people, putting cheese on a hamburger is a big deal! To others, sleeping through the night, losing weight, or eliminating pain would be nothing short of miraculous… Do your best to not put your expectations on people, rather find out what their expectations are–then help them to realize them!"
Blake is not only fluent in the languages of health and wealth, but he speaks Japanese as well! He currently resides with his family in Japan and oversees Wakaya's Japan operations, but he travels back and forth regularly to give business building and wellness seminars to large crowds in person and on various social media platforms. His advice to new Ambassadors and those looking to break through a plateau? "Keep the main thing the main thing. If you approach every prospect with dollar signs in your eyes, you'll scare people off… But if you focus on the people, ask good questions, then hush up and listen… they'll tell you everything you need to know to serve them. Never forget that it's ALL about the PEOPLE!"
Stacey's story began in rural northern Virginia, she now proudly resides in Richmond. She spends most of her time running her business in addition to devoting much time and support cheering on her athletic daughter from the sidelines. Stacey is a veteran in network marketing, but over the years, her faith and patience in growing a well- oiled home based business were running its course. That is until she found Bulavita.
Before joining Wakaya Perfection, Stacey was affiliated with many different companies and although she found success, she was never completely satisfied. She never felt that a company's product theme and compensation aligned. "I felt so stagnant in network marketing." So it was to no surprise when she ignored her two best friends when approached to jump on the bandwagon in Wakaya Perfection.
After months of seeing her friends flourish in weight loss, she finally decided to sit in on a presentation. "It was nothing like I have ever seen before. It wasn't your traditional yoyo network marketing. It was straight to the point." Stacey says, she has always been money driven and upon leaving her first meeting, she had no idea how anyone got paid. All she remembers was the lives changed and she began to realize that there was a system in place that was special.
After the meeting, Stacey joined the second BulaFIT challenge. After 90 days of seeing significant pounds and inches lost, Stacey started her business and never looked back. She feels that the leadership and system in place led her to where she is today. By going live, being authentic and following the system, her business grew. For the first time, Stacey expressed, " I did not feel the need to rub money in people's faces. I was helping others and by default hitting my own personal strides." For the first time, I couldn't explain the checks that I was cashing every month, I was simply plugging into a system that was catered to helping others first."
In conclusion, Stacey adds that the support and influence around her were second to none, "the best she has ever experienced." She goes on to say that she would not be where she is today, without such honest and hard working individuals around her. "We are a family and we cheer each other on." They have even labeled themselves, "Team No Sleep." She went on to explain that they will work until everyone crosses the finish line each month, "I haven't stopped believing what I am preaching to others. I never feel like a hassle anymore, because Wakaya Perfection has something for everyone."
Her story is about having a strong foundation and learning to overcome adversity with positivity. Born and raised in Sterling, Virginia, Renee Brown was raised in a rural area by her loving parents. She and her sister where taught to appreciate the little things in life. After watching her Mother suffer and overcome an illness and watching her father care for her while raising kids and working, Renee learned that life is precious and that you need to trust that love and strength will carry you through the hard times. Her story proves that the love of family, drive and determination can get you anywhere in life.
I grew up in Sterling, Virginia with my mother, father, and sister. We lived in a pretty rural area and learned to appreciate the little things in life. My parents worked hard and taught us that life is what you make of it, so make the best of it while you can. As a teenager, my mother suffered from an illness that forced her to retire from her dream job at a young age. My father cared for her, worked his full-time job, and still had time for our extracurricular activities. My mother ultimately triumphed over her illness, becoming a "Stay at Home Mom/Entrepreneur" with Mary Kay Cosmetics. Giving in to circumstances or giving up on the future was never an option growing up in our house! I have both of my parents to thank for that incredibly valuable lesson.
Fast forward to today, currently I live in Bowie, Maryland with my handsome husband of 22 years JB Brown, a 12-year NFL Veteran (Dolphins, Steelers, Cardinals, & Lions). Together we have a blended family of 4 children (James III-17, Janee-21, Michael-23, and Leia-27), a son in law Jay, and 2 adorable grandsons Quincy-4 and Amir-2. As you can imagine, life is quite busy, in fact hectic at times.
I took a break from Network Marketing in 2013 and focused solely on my Insurance Business. I love helping people and generating residual income! The financial services industry allowed me to do both, but the system that I was working in did not allow me to build a team. My income was based solely on my own efforts, and I knew I could not build the type of wealth that I was really looking for. We're Close to being "empty nesters;" longing to travel more, have fun, and manage our residual income from anywhere in the world! Wakaya Perfection could not have come at a better time in our lives!
However, when Wakaya Perfection was first introduced to me, I was not ready to receive it at all. I had been in the Network Marketing Industry for over 12 years and I was "all done" with the industry - so I thought. Having worked with several companies where I experienced both booms and busts, my good and bad experiences nearly burned me out. But the amazing products of Wakaya Perfection - the Bula Hydration System, the Organic Pink Fijian Ginger and Organic Fijian Turmeric drew both my husband and I in closer. We had been searching for truly pure, natural products that could help support our health. Wakaya Perfection was our answer!
It took a friend's (Founding Diamond Ambassador Cynthia Sligh) persistence and gentle encouragement to make me take a closer look at Wakaya Perfection. We knew each other from a previous Network Marketing Business and we kept in touch online. She sent me information every month for 4 months before I finally said "Okay Cynthia, when can we meet?" Once my husband and I saw the entire product line in person, we were both sold! My husband said let's go for it! Even if we don't make any money on the business side we now had pure, natural products at a wholesale price! I am very thankful to Cynthia for introducing Wakaya Perfection to me.
Wakaya Perfection's high impact products, revolutionary compensation plan, easily duplicated marketing system made it truly love at first sight! I knew the moment Cynthia said to me, all you need to do is "Ask the Million Dollar Question" and then set up a video appointment to share the opportunity, that this was going to be a breath of fresh air for me. After meeting the Leadership team in Maryland I was ALL IN. Wakaya Perfection had everything I was looking for!
My approach to building my Wakaya business is pretty simple. Being coachable and a quick learner in this business is very important. I learned that the key to success is Duplication. I knew my mentor Cynthia Sligh was a top leader in the Industry so I followed her system to a tee. She gave me her game plan system for success: pique the interest with a simple question, set a video appointment, schedule a 3 way call to close, so I ran with it! I plugged into the systems from day one, conference calls, weekly meetings, regional meetings, and more. Having great support from my husband and my team was crucial to my quick success. With all their help, I was able to rank up to the level of Ruby in September 2016 and then Emerald in March 2017.
The challenges I've faced so far have all been created by me. I lacked confidence in my presentations and thought that after years in the industry, I now belong to the N.F.L. ("No Friends Left") Club. I simply didn't want to reach out to my past and present friends and networkers because I just thought they would not be interested or were involved in another business. I soon found out that everyone is open to our High Impact products! Health is the New Wealth and EVERYONE has the need for what we have to offer!
Success Tips for your Wakaya Business: Duplicate, be coachable and eager to learn; stay positive, PLUGGED IN, and NEVER EVER QUIT! Be sure to determine your "WHY" first and foremost. What is going to be the driving force behind you being laser focused in your business and the reason you never quit? One of my favorite quotes - "Be Willing To Do What's Hard - If you're only willing to do what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy." T Harv Eker
One of my life goals is to motivate and help as many Women as I can to become Financially Empowered and discover their true talents in life – in our business or in life! I must thank Cynthia Sligh for her dedication from day one. She has poured into me her years of experience, support, training, wise business advice, and she supports my entire team as well. Whenever we have set a team goal, we have never failed. I love the fact that everyone is willing to learn and grow together. There are no egos here, no BIG I's or little u's! Everyone is special to me and I am inspired is to see every one of my business partners WIN financially. To my husband and family, my success is their success. The smile on my daughter's face when she sees her mother WINNING is priceless; the extra luxuries my family enjoys motivates me, and to see our bank account on the rise is the ultimate!
Their story is of courage and determination. Sarah was born and raised in Pennsylvania, Ohio and currently resides in upstate NY. She has been married to her husband Jeremy for 11 years, and is a blessed mother to 2 beautiful children, a boy and a girl. They dappled in Network Marketing early in their career and Sarah also was in the health care industry. It took several traumatic health experiences for Sarah to discover her true calling in the Network Marketing world. Their passion for helping others is part of their DNA and their story, as told by Sarah, shows that courage and determination are a winning combination and that there is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
I grew up a Pastor's daughter, the oldest of four siblings. You could of describe me as introverted and shy growing up, but I would always go above and beyond to help others and to make them feel good about themselves. I was introduced to Network marketing about 15 years ago with my husband and we were unsuccessful. Right around the same time I got into the health care field because I wanted to help people, and I enjoyed the medical profession. I worked in both the emergency, and recovery room. In 2011 I had an accident at the hospital where I worked and suffered a traumatic brain injury that affected my optic nerve, peripheral, and depth perception. I was unable to work outside the home or even drive which was terribly challenging, however, it was because of this that I discovered the wonderful world of network marketing again.
In 2012 I made some major shifts in my life. I became a certified health coach and in an effort to continuously improve my life, I lost 70 pounds! I felt so good that I wanted to pay it forward, so I helped numerous clients lose weight and get healthy! I was very successful and was able to continue to be a stay at home mom and have the luxury of working from home. Approximately a year later, I helped to launch a brand new jewelry company but experienced minimal success. I brought in about 20 people personally, but spent much more than I ever made. While I was passionate about what I was doing, the product, the company, and its leaders (integrity is everything to me) I realized that although jewelry is beautiful and fun, it is not a consumable product. People don't need it on a monthly basis, and does not create a residual income. We ended up being bought out by another company in the end. Around the same time my husband lost his job, and we were struggling to make ends meet, put food on the table, and we were even in danger of losing our house. This opportunity with Wakaya Perfection was literally a blessing that fell into our laps when we weren't looking for anything new. Sometimes God has other plans!
In February of 2016, I was involved in a bad car accident. I'm thankful that I'm still here on this earth, as God isn't finished with me yet. One of my team mates from a previous company, Rebecca called me when I was in the hospital. She was so excited because she had just joined a brand new to network marketing company called Wakaya Perfection, and she had teamed up with the Founder of FIJI Water. She also told me that it was pre-launching with 50-60 products which was music to my ears because the company that we were involved in had around 3,000 products, which was a lot to keep track of. At the time we didn't even know what the products were going to be. We didn't even have a website, but over the next few months as the products started to be revealed, I realized what we truly had with this amazing company! When I saw the video on the compensation plan, I got really excited! I showed my husband the video and he said," we've got to do this!" We cannot afford to miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime, especially at the very beginning!
I am passionate about Wakaya Perfection's integrity, culture, and family atmosphere. Our company, the leadership, Corporate team, world class training, and being able to help people discover financial freedom, time freedom, and helping people get healthy is a dream. We truly are one team one dream and help support and encourage one another! My number one goal is to make a difference in people's lives. I want people to say because of your love, support, and encouragement, I didn't give up. That is most meaningful to me.
The products have been life changing for me! After the accident I had to use a cane to get around and was on all kinds of prescription medications for pain, inflammation, digestive issues, headaches, sleep, etc. I started taking our core products specifically turmeric and ginger and within a month, I was able to get rid of my cane, and I am no longer on any prescription meds. I now have my health back with these products, and am regaining my independence with not only my health but have finally found my home with Wakaya Perfection, and have discovered financial freedom.
I used social media to grow my business. I am constantly stepping out of my comfort zone. I make videos, I try to share this opportunity with everyone that I meet. You never know who's praying for an opportunity like this to come along. Our up-line has done meetings all over the country for prospects and team members. As far as advice, I can't say enough how important it is to complete the 8 steps in your back office as soon as possible. Stay plugged in. All of our calls are archived so you can go back and re-listen to any training that you missed. You don't have to reinvent the wheel! Share the opportunity with everyone that you meet! People don't care how much you know, until they know how much that you care!
It has been an UNBELIEVABLE ride for both myself and my husband Jeremy to have reached the Diamond status together! If we can do it, then you can too! The sky is NOT even the Limit with this Opportunity! We are Blessed, Humbled, Excited, and so thankful to God, as we have advanced though the ranks of Coral to Diamond in 13 months with the support of our up-line, downline, and crossline! We want to continue to give God all of the Glory for our successes, along with our Amazing TEAM!!! It doesn't matter where you are in the organization, as we are all ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM! It's the WAKAYA WAY!! We are so THANKFUL for all of our Wakaya Family that we have met over the last year. We're so thankful to David Gilmour, and our entire Corporate Team! Thank you all for everything that you do to make this company the very BEST!!
The key to being influential is to always maintain a positive attitude. We believe that Passion, Persistence, Perseverance, Patience, and Prayer is Key! Perspective has everything to do with your success at Wakaya Perfection and in life. It is important to stay positive and to always focus on the big picture in Life, and the opportunity that we have at hand in the very beginning, with Wakaya Perfection. We have the calling to help so many obtain time freedom, financial freedom, and most importantly their health! As David Gilmour says: "what good is time and money, if you don't have your health."
Our four keys to success?
1.) Be Genuine and Listen to what is important to other people. Let them talk, our job is to listen. Show an interest in others, and what matters to them (THEIR WHY). When you help others succeed and accomplish their WHY, you will succeed too! Always remain Humble and Thankful throughout all of your successes.
2.) We attended training events, boot camps, etc. We brought our 2 children (OUR WHY) to Launch in Las Vegas, the Founder's cruise in January, and Lord willing again for our Annual Convention, Regional meetings and Cruise in January 2018. The PEASE Family is WAKAYA Perfection! We have regular local meetings and spend time together as a team. We're planning opportunity meetings. We stay in contact with our builders from all over the USA, and soon to be the World!! We're there for our team whenever they need us for three way calls, events, showing the plan, encouragement, etc. Our goal is to provide excellent customer service, and a great experience for our customers, and to be there for our team and Wakaya Family, whenever needed.
3.) I developed a very large social media presence by doing videos on YouTube and Facebook. We jointly created intriguing posts that created curiosity along with positive and uplifting messages, and posted in groups to advertise. Our goal is to share this life changing opportunity with everyone that we meet, and get their contact information. Even though it may not seem like it at times, people are watching your Facebook posts. It's important to be a walking, talking, billboard for Wakaya. We brand ourselves by wearing Wakaya Perfection logo wear, carrying our Bula bobble, and are always prepared to share our story, products, or opportunity. Be sure not to pre-judge anyone. A year ago we didn't have the money to get started, but so thankful to our sponsor Rebecca for reaching out and sharing this opportunity of a lifetime with us! You never know who could be praying like we were for a miracle, for something like this to come along.
4.) Staying plugged in to our calls, training calls, getting prospects onto our Launch calls. Implementing the 8 steps into our business and teaching this same blueprint to success to our team members resulting in duplication. We share the tools with people, (opportunity video) going for the No! You won't believe how many YES's that you'll receive along the way. Sometimes NO just means not right now. Follow up, Follow up, Follow up, and Follow up again! Did we mention to follow up? Keep these people in your pipeline. It can take numerous exposures before someone joins you in your Business. Be patient, persistent, and persevere. Your hard work, patience, persistence, and perseverance will pay off! Stay passionate, and laser focused! All that glistens out there in our industry is not gold! What we all have with Wakaya Perfection is truly special, and is a gold mine of an opportunity! We're in business with a BILLIONAIRE, with the best corporate team in the industry! Our High Impact Products are Life changing! Our Plan to a Grand compensation plan is like no other! Every single one of us are blessed to have an opportunity such as this, in the infancy of our company! We will change lives for the good, if we follow the plan, and stay plugged in!
One year from now, I would like to be more comfortable with public speaking, self-development, and training. It's always about stepping out of your comfort zone to grow, and over-coming fear. We love the quote, "God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls, and coal into diamonds, using TIME and PRESSURE, He's working on you too!" We are the dynamic duo. Jeremy doesn't mind public speaking, where I enjoy being behind the scenes, and in front of the video camera. We want to be celebrating DIAMONDS in our organization, and throughout the WAKAYA Family! DREAMS+ACTION=SUCCESS!!
Only a year ago, having suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2011, I was unable to drive or work outside of the home. In 2015, Jeremy lost his job, our primary source of income. We were in danger of losing our house, on food stamps, and not satisfied with the status quo. We even had to borrow money to get started. We were praying for a Miracle! The Wakaya Perfection products and opportunity arrived at the perfect time! It has changed our Lives, Health, and our Finances! I no longer using a cane! I gave it to one of my team-mates, who because of Wakaya Perfection's high impact products, also no longer needs it! She is off ALL prescription medications and only taking our products. We've been able to replace 2 traditional corporate America incomes! Jeremy is talking about seriously retiring at age 40, and we're in the process of searching for a home on the lake, one of our WHYS. The Wakaya Perfection opportunity and products have CHANGED our lives!! Since our Founder's Cruise, Jeremy and I lost almost 50 pounds together!
His story is about begin passionate and dreaming BIG. Born and raised in Russell, Kansas, at 21 years of age Chance Pitcock is already on the road to making his dreams come true. His biggest goal growing up was to play Division 1 sports and he played football at Kansas State University for a year out of high school. Chance realized very quickly that the football lifestyle was not for him. Rather than remain in a small town for five years and be encumbered by student loans, Chance decided to carve the path to his own future. At 19 years of age he left college and started building his network marketing business. His story proves that the winning combination of passion and determination can help make your dreams come true.
My biggest goal growing up was to play Division 1 sports, but after I played football at Kansas State and experienced that lifestyle, I realized I realized it wasn't for me. I was lucky to grow up very closely to the network marketing industry so once I got to college I knew I could create my own career. I didn't want to stay in one town, around the same people for the next five years of my life, and drive myself into debt with student loans. I had a strong desire to travel and see more of the world and I felt as though I would be missing out on amazing experiences. At 19 I left college and started building a network marketing business. My purpose was stronger than just making money. It was important for me to get very clear on my dreams, which were to travel, pay off my car and start a Non-Profit clothing line. I used the income I generated from Network Marketing to accomplish these goals and my entrepreneurial spirit was born.
I was very fortunate, growing up with parents who were making a great living in Network Marketing, however, even surrounded by that upbringing, I still wasn't 100% set on making a career in that industry. At 18 I followed the crowd and went the traditional route of college, imagining that I would get a degree and join corporate America one day. It didn't take me long to realize that was not the route for me. I woke up every day going to class, going to football practice trying to figure out my place in the world. My parents, and many close friends were traveling around the country building their Network Marketing businesses, seeing new places and meeting new people; meanwhile I was stuck in a small Kansas town for the next five years. I was restless and I saw a great vision for my future within' this industry. I soon realized that I could make the type of money my coaches and college professors were making with this industry at 18 years of age.
My parents were the ones who motivated me to join Wakaya Perfection. After seeing all of their success in this industry throughout the years, and their excitement to build Wakaya Perfection, I wanted to become a part of it. The people are what drew me to Wakaya Perfection. From top to bottom they are full of integrity. I don't visualize this being a short-term business venture. I see Wakaya Perfection as something that I will be involved with for the rest of my life. These are people I plan on doing life with.
I am incredibly passionate about the Wakaya Perfection business opportunity. It allows you to leverage your time, get paid residually – you work one time and get paid on that work for the rest of your life. I am passionate on sharing the moneymaking opportunities that Wakaya Perfection offers with others who think that there is no other way than just waking up and working the normal 9-5 hourly job to pay the bills. Wakaya Perfection gives you the opportunity to dream and strive for your goals in life instead of just being content and getting by. My success is simple, I share this opportunity with Wakaya Perfection with all of my prospects and friends and I plug them into the system. I follow the 8-step system religiously and it has paid off. Rather than get overwhelmed thinking I have to do everything on my own, I stay engaged by attending the daily calls with my group and by attending as many of the events and the meetings that I can.
The toughest challenge I had to overcome was facing rejection from friends, or people I thought would love to join this opportunity. I have gotten plenty of "No's" and it can definitely be tough when someone you thought would love this opportunity denies you. At the same time some of the people I thought would never join this company, join immediately. So I have learned not to judge people when introducing them to Wakaya Perfection and I believe in the law of averages. For every No there are plenty of Yes's out there.
My number one life goal is to become 100% financially free and not have to worry about money when I wake up in the morning. I thank my parents, Barb and Dave Pitcock, and all of the great people and inspirational leaders they have introduced me to along the way. They introduced me to this industry at such a young age, and its one of the best gifts they could have given to me. The fact that I can work for myself, own my own business and my own time is incredible and it is something most people feel they can't attain. Having seen the success that my parents and their friends have achieved in this industry firsthand, my confidence in the network marketing industry and Wakaya Perfection is absolute.
I consistently influence and motivate my team by being on the phone with my whole team every single day. We have accountability calls 7 days of the week, and I attend live meetings with them 2-3 nights of the week. Getting everyone to events has probably made the biggest impact on my team's success. Social media also has had a huge impact on all of us staying connected. Getting the whole team plugged into the 8 steps and personal development is also key.
My four key pieces of wisdom for success are:
1. Get out of your comfort zone. Stay out of your comfort zone.
2. Know your why, write your goals down every single day.
3. Do 5 live 3 way calls a day with guests.
4. Work consistently 2-3 hours every single day. Be patient.
One year ago I was just beginning my journey with Wakaya Perfection. I have grown so much personally over the past 365 days, and the company has as well. The compensation plan and the products Wakaya offers are absolutely incredible. The people I have met, and had the opportunity to work with over the past year are definitely the thing that has changed my life the most. We are truly a family in this company, and the Wakaya Way is real. In one year from now I definitely want to be at least a Diamond Ambassador with Wakaya Perfection. I know many of my team members are also striving to reach the diamond level as well, so who knows where we will be a whole year from now. The future is definitely bright.
Bulavita is proud to work alongside this veteran Ambassador. He sets a great example for those who seek success in the industry of Direct Sales. Although he sometimes refers to himself as, "The guy that sits quietly in the back of the room," ironically, his do-it-first leadership style speaks loudly in his stead. Bulavita is excited to highlight the story of this newly promoted Diamond Ambassador, Kurt Elder.
Kurt is an Australian native, but currently resides in Utah with his family. Kurt has spent over 15 years in Network Marketing and says that in the beginning of his career, he was not enthused by the business. "I was not excited about the idea of Network Marketing, because of the get rich quick scheme (often) attached to it." However, he persisted on because of his love for the products. "A company needs to have innovative products," Kurt says. "When I realized that the quality of products I started to consume every day, could not be purchased in local stores, I continued on with my small business."
Kurt recalls the shocking success in his first company; he earned a check for $3.00! Surprised by that, he set a goal to earn enough to pay for his personal product consumption and help a few people do the same. , "My checks kept increasing every month, I was receiving "free" products and I was helping others do the same." Little did he know then, that small momentum would drive him into the success he has today.
Fun fact about Kurt is that he is not the "showy guy" in the room. Even after continued success in MLM, he did not think that he had the personality to be in direct sales. Then, fast forward, Kurt finished Undergraduate and Graduate school alongside continuing to put only a few extra hours a week into his business. Kurt expressed that he enjoyed making the extra money during school, because it gave him opportunity to take holidays with his family. However, upon completing school and finding himself unhappy working in a corporate job, the proverbial light bulb went on. After taking that corporate job, he had less and less time, and had stepped back from building his MLM business, yet his checks continued to grow. This was when the power of residual income was realized, changing his perspective on the direction of his life. He resigned from corporate America.
"People need to do whatever they can to understand the power of residual income." Kurt also believes that with the right products, integrity, leadership, and a valuable compensation plan, this industry can indeed change lives. "Wakaya Perfection has everything in line to succeed, you just need the willingness to drive the line with the team." When asked how he builds the business with his "less than in your face" personality, he responded with this;
"I am the miner in the group. In an ego driven world, lead with people that are self-motivated. I find the ones who have the fire and mentor them through their journeys. You will always recruit and share stories, however, (success) is finding the few leaders in your group to run with."
Bulavita would like to introduce this amazing dynamic duo from Kingstree, South Carolina. Tonya Fulton, a former professor at Williamsburg Technical College and Wilbur Fulton, a social worker with the Department of Social Services, are some of our newest Diamond Ambassadors. Two years ago, prior to joining Bulavita, they had zero Network Marketing experience. Their story, just like many others, are that with passion and a focus, success in this industry can not only come to you, but blossom!
Tonya expresses with excitement that "This is our first and last networking marketing company." An old friend, Anestine Etienne called the couple one day asking them to check out Wakaya's new and powerful products. Tonya and Wilbur were definitely onboard with the idea of losing some weight and getting healthier, so they decided to give it a go. "At that point, we were just consumers of the products, not having a clue about what the business entailed." And just like many, they started loving their results.
"We just started calling everyone we knew. People trust our word and soon after the customers started flooding in," Tonya said. She laughs when explaining, "We had so many people telling us that we could build a business. Then a 'million' people on Facebook started congratulating us on rank advancements in our business; all the while we really had no clue what we were doing; or what a rank advancement even was."
Maxandra Desrosiers encouraged them to attend a meeting, and soon after seeing what the company was all about, they got onboard with learning about the business. "It was not until our first Bula Bash that our life truly changed," Tonya said. "That is when our customers turned into a full-blown business for our family." Something important to note in this story, is Wilbur and Tonya suffered a horrible car accident soon after joining Wakaya. They explained that the medications that were prescribed by their doctors, came with unacceptable complications and side effects. Taking a leap of faith, they ONLY consumed Ginger, Turmeric, Bone and Muscle and Joint caps through their long recovery. They were astounded by the results of their bodies healing naturally. "Our results turned our business into a business. We just wanted to get out there and see people whole and healthy," Tonya said.
Their business includes everyone – from Grandma to their sons! "We are a Wakaya Family." Tonya and Wilbur are also founders of a Christian Ministry and are proud to have Wakaya right alongside. Their mission of helping others now includes both spiritual and health journeys. "Wakaya continues to give new experiences for our family and we couldn't be more grateful."
When asked about advice to give to people that are hesitant to get started, Tonya closed with this: "Wakaya has everything set up for you to win. Everything was foreign to me when starting, so be helpful to others when you learn the power of what we have here. Hold people's hand and plug them into our system that works. We believe that with God, ALL things are possible and at your reach. God Bless."
Bulavita is proud to work alongside this dynamic duo. Wendy, originally from the beautiful island of Hawaii, and Reggie, an east coast native, now reside in Fort Washington, Maryland. Nearing their 25th wedding anniversary, they are the proud parents of 3 sons and grandparents of 5 beautiful grandchildren.
Most would look at their hectic family and work life and assume that they are too busy to build a dynamic team that spans 6 time zones. But Wendy, a federal agent, and Reggie, a supervisor in Diplomatic Security for the Department of State, make it work! With a coy smile, Reggie credits his 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps for his disciplined leadership skills. Reggie and Wendy are true testaments that being busy does not mean it is impossible to build a successful part-time business from home. Their real secret? Setting goals and working the business together. Their sights are squarely set on retiring in the next couple of years so they can expand their business all over the US and abroad.
Despite their new found excitement, Reggie and Wendy are not new to the direct sales industry. They embarked on a business over 10 years ago when they met Cynthia Sligh. They tried several companies, however, Wakaya has been the first company where they have seen sustained success. This is due to what they refer to as "Wakaya's mission and generous compensation plan." Alongside the comp plan, the couple fell in love with the BulaFITTM program. "We tried many diets, but nothing worked. However, when BulaFIT worked for us, we started building and ranking up in the business. It was a win-win!"
When asked about what stands out the most about the Wakaya Way Wendy said, "(The) Wakaya Way is equivalent to the Hawaiian sayings of 'Malama Pono which means to 'take care of' (whether it's people or yourself) or the aloha spirit (showing love to all people). They have always practiced malama pono in their life through the aloha spirit because they "value people for who they are" and not just for "what they can do." When you stop wondering what you can get out of others and focus on what you can do to help them, your business will shift into the right direction."
Reggie reminds others starting out in direct sales to "stay steady; it is not a race. Take time to educate and support your team, no matter the time it takes to do so. Stay with it, do not give up, and do not worry about what others are saying to you. Consistency is key when building from home."
This power couple also encourages others to "take advantage of the Pacesetter Program. It is a road map for success. When you can teach others how to achieve those milestones in the beginning of their journeys, your team will grow." In closing, Reggie and Wendy remind others to understand that "building takes time. Not everyone will be your business partner, especially if they are not ready to run a business. However, everyone can benefit from the products of Wakaya. They can achieve optimal health and the line of options can be tailored to any individual's needs and budget. In other words, meet people where they are and continue to be a helping hand."
Reggie and Wendy would just like to tell everyone that, "Wakaya is their ohana(family). And like the movie Lilo and Stitch, ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind."
His story is about having the confidence to chase your passions. Born in the Washington D.C. Metro area, in 1988 Vincent Vaughan moved to Baltimore, Maryland to study business management at Morgan State University. Based full time in Baltimore, Vincent is happily married to his wife Ebony for almost 18 years and they have been blessed with two wonderful children, Joshua, 16 and Jessica, 14. Vincent's career was always in corporate America, however, he realized that it didn't offer him time freedom, the security of retiring with a pension or the ability to follow his passion: photography. His story shows that by working diligently towards your goal, success may be within reach.
By day I am work in the corporate world working for a fortune 500 Company, by nights and weekends I am a professional photographer. My corporate job is very tough; I do it to provide for my family. I was getting tired of working all the time and never getting to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I want to enjoy life with my family & friends, enjoy my hobbies, read great books and work on some personal projects in the area of photography. For me, the combination of wanting a strong retirement plan, paying for my children's College education and paying off my mortgage were my three big goals that motivated me dip my toe back into the Network Marketing pool. I met Andre Vaughan at a church service that I was photographing a few years ago. Andre introduced himself, and inquired about my photography services for his Semi-pro Basketball Team. When Wakaya Perfection's Network Marketing was launched I was right there to enroll as an Ambassador the very first day!
I am impressed with everything that Wakaya Perfection offers. I am thankful to be a part of the early prelaunch of this special company. Our products have been endorsed by Oprah Winfrey twice as her "Favorite Thing" and from the David H. Gilmour and Todd Smith connection, to the field leaders, and corporate staff, the team is first class. The quality, potency and the research and development that went into the Wakaya Perfection product line blew me away. Wakaya Perfection is a five-star organization filled with humble leaders that are experienced, kind and smart. The timing of the business opportunity combined with a fair and balanced compensation plan was refreshing.
When I joined forces with Andre Vaughn I decided to enter into "Student Mode". There is a saying "that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear". I try to lead from the front. That means I still prospect and show the plan as much as I can and make sure that our Ambassadors follow the 8-step plan and stay "plugged in". People can tell if you are not putting in the work. You have to bench mark and observe best practices that industry leaders are using to get huge results. I manage my time carefully so that I can attend meetings; training calls, still find time to prospect and more. It's amazing how many prospecting, coaching and development calls you can make to your team while being stuck in rush hour traffic on the way to and from work. I have to give great thanks to my wife and kids. I know it's not easy to be married to a workaholic and entrepreneur.
This east coast native shares a journey that is not your typical multi-level marketing story. She was not looking for another income, she was looking for a way to enhance the lives of clients that she worked with in her traditional job. To her surprise, the lives that she touched turned into a thriving home-based business, and created what that she refers to as, "The Dream Team."
Born and raised in Maryland, Alita, known to her friends as Pink, now resides in Washington D.C. She came into contact with Wakaya when she witnessed a phenomenal weight loss transformation on social media. "I was curious about what they were doing," she said. When she received the information about the system in Wakaya, she loved that it wasn't another yo'yo diet "scam", but that it represented a more natural way to lose fat and shed unwanted inches.
Alita is passionate when she says, "I am looked upon by my peers as an educator in life, and in health. I wanted to get these products to the people that I know needed them the most."
Alita referred to getting her business started as something she signed up for immediately, but did not start building right away. "With how well the system works, I feel that my busuness just happened by chance." Alita goes on to say that, "I kust kept sharing countless success stories and before I knew it, with the integrity that I hold within myself and the ways in which people hold trust within me, my business started to grow. She adds, "Once I hit pacesetter, I sort of had a lightbulb moment to continue to build this. It got to a point where I didn't even have to think about what to say, I just enjoyed sharing the products."
Like many Wakaya leaders, most of them make it a family affair. Her mother, husband and two sons are pacesetter stars too. "My family and my team, we all work together. We help with three-way calls, we have a commitment to each other and to everyone we share this with. Most importantly, we all have a lot of fun doing this together."
When asked about advice she has for others thinking about joining Wakaya. She answered with this; "Be intentional with your business. Making a separate income is a great perk, but lead to the mission of Wakaya first. When you focus on transforming other people's lives, the growth in your team and in the integrity of your team grows naturally." She also touched upon the fact that when life does get in the way ( because it will), JUST KEEP GOING! A little progress on a more discouraging days is much better than no progress at all. "There is a power in numbers; it is a proven fact! You will continue to keep moving when you keep going. The right people will cross your path when you stay the course."


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Let's see if you can connect the dots.
Dot A: progressive/liberal-philosopher guru (and occasionaly Obama campaign consultant) George Lakoff:
Another multifaceted conservative strategic initiative is "tort reform," which has been made to sound like it is just about capping large damage awards and lawyers' fees. It is really a destruction of the civil justice system's capacity to deter corporations from acts that harm the public, since it is the lawyers' fees that permit the system to function. Moreover, if successful, it will also dry up one of the major sources of campaign finance for progressive candidates, which comes from trial lawyers.
Dot B: presidential campaign contributions 2008 from Lawyers and Lobbyists:
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Obama, Barack $43,440,058
Clinton, Hillary $16,941,277
McCain, John $11,290,948
Dot C: President Obama does not want tort reform as part of the health care package.
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Pope Benedict XVI Tweets No More
Along with his papal authority, Pope Benedict XVI relinquishes his twitter handle. WSJ's Jason Bellini has the story of his not-infallible tweeting career.
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I ... the news that we not from around the world ... sixteen showed he was not infallible ... least we can to proceed the screen on his iPhone ... on able to send on his own this his first update ... just two half months ago ... since then now Pope America's Benedict ... between thirty nine times the price that Twitter flock of more than two a half million followers ... and as the pontiff all ... true tradition the Pope follows no one except himself ... the policies Twitter handle any other languages ... Justin Bieber may have over thirty five million dollars ... for the Topix Bieber to shame ... with his tree to fall ratio ... sixty four thousand followers are too weak ... to be first seventeen hundred ... but this was this Pope's last week ... thinking fall worse for their love and support as Vatican Radio announces the people Twitter handle will transfer to the next Pope ... alas no parting with pics from the mobile deal ... or from the helicopter was given away the summer papal residence ... his goal was to become those of the next ... but until one is named that if you go silent ... the outgoing pope's tweets deleted as Catholics worldwide week ... hashtag ...


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Now that the SEC has lifted the 80-year ban on hedge funds promoting private placements, many firms are looking for new, innovative ways to market, and advisors' clients are likely to be the recipient of those marketing messages.
At Finect, where we focus on how advisors can use social media to build their businesses, we've spoken to many managers, and while the John Paulsons of the world will continue to operate in a tight-knit, relationship-driven environment, others are turning to social media.
The question for fund managers is how they can use social media safely and effectively. How can you reach the right accredited investor while sharing appropriate information about investment products?
Here are four key tools that can not only help fund managers communicate the right way, but are also good reminders for all advisors in how to communicate with their own high-net-worth clients and attract prospects.
1) Use a Comprehensive Content Distribution Tool, While Staying Compliant
Several tools exist that enable anyone to distribute content to LinkedIn, Twitter and/or Facebook with a push of a button. But few offer an integrated compliance feature that provides for employee tracking, archiving and reporting to enable managers to meet regulatory requirements. Our company, Finect, is one firm that offers such a simple and compliant way to use social media to address this concern.
Content—from research to investment product information—can be "pushed out" and maintained, enabling managers to control what employees say and to whom. (For readers who want to learn more about how to create compelling content, we invite you to view this tutorial.)
2) Provide a Compelling Online Profile, and Don't Forget the Obvious
One of the biggest mistakes that many advisors make in the social world is a failure to do simple things, such as including business information, links, and tags (or key words so your content and profile can be found in search engines). Would you patronize a financial professional's business if you couldn't find a link to the business website?
Set up a professional profile (for you or your firm) and be sure to populate it completely with an easily visible area (or areas) with relevant links, photos, even videos. You might even be able to upload a private placement memorandum and other product information.
3) Build Relationships With Your Key Prospects by Creating Groups
While many advisors or fund managers might look to social media merely to distribute content, the real goal is to engage: to build relationships with your key audience. Often, that audience will cluster around a common theme or strategy, such as "Retiring at 30" or "Short-only hedge funds."
So consider creating groups: your own private or public "rooms" to engage with your prospective clients. It creates a way for them to get to know you and for you to share information in seconds, enhancing transparency. Top fund managers such as BBVA and Chilton Capital, and advisors like Charlie Massimo, founder of CJM Wealth Management, and the European Financial Planning Association are doing just that to take the idea of content to the next level.
4) Use Website Verification Signs to Ensure the Quality of Your Network
Websites that verify that registered professionals are, indeed, registered may make it easier for potential clients to find and connect with you. A "badge" or other designation can then help draw potential investors to your group, profile, or even your thought leadership. A verification sign is not only a tool to help you market, but it may also raise the quality of the social network in which you operate to accomplish your goals.
Remember, the last thing you want is to reach the wrong investor with your product. The new opportunities to market using social media mean that you can not only better reach your audience, but also educate them about you, your firm, and investment opportunities suitable for them.
These four simple tools will help you get started easily and effectively. Most importantly, a simple yet compliant social media platform with these features can also help you operate in today's regulated environment.