Our Forever Reality

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Posted on April 3, 2011 by Aidan

I was visiting a close friend and his family recently. We were discussing the importance of being optimistic as we approach life’s trials. As we talked about the glass being “half empty or half full” my friend’s son exclaimed. ” I just drink what is in the glass!” I laughed and we moved on with our discussion. I have thought a lot about this expression and it’s poignant message and it reminded me of a message I read some years ago from Rex Maughan, the entrepreneur who established the company Forever Living Products. He taught about the responsibilities we face when we work with others;

” Once in a while, as we surf the channels we’ll catch a glimpse of a so called “reality show”. You know the ones, where they put a group of people in a house and the aim it seems to be to tear down the others and eventually have to throw them out of the house. It appears from a fleeting glance that the winner is the one that is the most obnoxious, selfish and mean. Or there is the another show where they give a lucky girl or boy the opportunity to choose a life partner in 12 hours-(allowing, of course, for commercials and retakes!). Don’t worry I am not about to make a social commentary on the state of entertainment ‘these days’, but just an observation about the importance of doing business in the real world and not in the other ‘reality’. Obviously the ‘reality’ that the TV is talking about is as far from the true meaning of the word as possible. There is no reality to the scenarios that they create. An individual that is mean and selfish will never succeed in the real world over time. Sure, they is often a brief flirt with temporary achievement, but long term success is based on relationship management. Much the same as the young girl that is faced with the choice of worthy mates, when all that she is given a few sound bites and a day on a catamaran in Hawaii to make one of life’s most important decisions.
We all ‘reap what we sow”, a solid relationship takes a massive amount of effort to establish and maintain, exactly the same as when we take on the awesome responsibility of becoming a FOREVER Sponsor. All of us, at some time will sponsor someone and typically their decision to join FOREVER is based on the enthusiasm that you have transferred and the expectation that you have created. In TV land, it would be easy, you’d sponsor a superstar and then neglect then, never help them create a business plan, never sit down with them and create their list and show them how to work it, never help them with the first couple of product launches, never get on a 3 way call with them. Never take them for a lunch on their birthday and of course they would become a Leadership Diamond Manager with a business doing over 12.5k cc in the first six episodes! Now in reality we all know it is very different. We are required to invest a significant amount of time and energy in their success and be willing to share their burdens in return for the rewards. There are no short cuts or edits or re-takes in the real world we are required to get it right the first time, not to be perfect, but to do it right.”  Rex Maughan.

I am always inspired and motivated by what Rex has to say.
As I think about the comment my friend’s son.  I am more and more impressed by his insight.  I would like to add thought. It it is not enough just to drink it, we are required to smile and enjoy it!
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