For 15 years, Tom Stephen had the unique distinction of being both drummer and manager of the Jeff Healey Band. The dual role was fraught with conflicts of interest. One minute, he was leading the debauched life of a rock musician; the next, he was disciplining the band for the havoc they caused.But few knew or understood Jeff Healey — a national icon and one of the world’s best blues guitarists — better. Funny and loyal, with a luminous mind and staggering talent, Healey was also ...

I have lost everything—my purpose, my love, my soul.Death knocks on my door. I want to answer, but every time I reach for the handle, the promise I made her brings me back.So I breathe. I live. I hate. And I allow the anger to boil beneath the surface of a perfectly indifferent façade.I am broken, and I don’t want to be fixed.One last trip to New York, one last chance to redeem a lost part of the Mafia family. The Empire is crumbling, and it’s my job to fix ...

The enthralling story of the greatest Civil War battle at sea by the award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith and Tom Clavin.On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat...

Worried about presenting your business opportunity to prospects?Here is the solution. The two-minute story is the ultimate presentation to network marketing prospects.When our prospects see the big picture, they make decisions immediately. No more "I need to think it over" objections.In less than two minutes, our prospects will move forward, ready to join. This presentation requires no flipcharts, videos, research reports,...

Not every prospect joins right away.They have to think it over, review the material, or get another opinion. This is frustrating if we are afraid to follow up with prospects.What can we do to make our follow-up efforts effective and rejection-free? How do we maintain posture with skeptical prospects? What can we say to turn simple objections into easy decisions for our prospects?Procrastination stops and fear evaporates when we have the correct foll...

Objections happen. Ouch!We don’t like them. We feel rejected. We begin our defensive mode. It doesn’t have to be this way.Instead, what if:We knew how to prevent objections?We could eliminate fear and rejection?We could easily handle the few remaining objections, and turn them into “yes” decisions?Objections are not a live/die, win/lose, fight-to-the-death verbal combat. Most objections are simply unanswered questions in our prospects’ minds. T...

Too busy to build a network marketing business?Never!Anyone can set aside 15 minutes a day to start building their financial freedom. Of course we would like to have more time, but in just 15 minutes we can change our lives forever.How can we do this? With hyper-efficient ninja tricks, shortcuts, and focus on the activities that will pay off now.Learn how to make invitations and appointments in seconds, with no rejection. Ge...

Let our subconscious mind build our network marketing business. How? Through the power of automatic habits."How do I start my network marketing business? What should I do first? How do I make consistent progress? What if I don’t know what to do?"These are questions we ask when we start our network marketing business. What we need is a ...Magic pill!Creating three simple habits is that magic pill.Tying our s...

Two distributors meet the same prospect.One distributor gains a new team member. The other walks away empty-handed.What was the difference?The words they used.Certain phrases hold our prospects’ attention long enough for us to deliver our sales message. Prospects have one focused thought at a time. We want that thought to be about us.The most important currency of this century? Attention. Everyone is fighting for our...

Find prospecting hard? Hate rejection? Don't want to sound like a salesperson? Instead … Sponsor and sell effortlessly. With no rejection.Use the power of "Mini-Stories" to build our network marketing career. We may be just three or four sentences away from shifting our mindset and energizing our business success.Three or four sentences? Yes! And sometimes even fewer sentences.Take control of our prospects' minds, captivate their attention, and deliver our offers wi...

Can we eliminate stress and tension while building our network marketing business? Absolutely!Imagine replacing high-pressure selling with fun, engaging conversations over coffee. Picture a relaxed atmosphere of open minds connecting with what we offer.Can we drink coffee or tea? Yes.Can we have pleasant conversations? Yes.Will prospects enjoy our coffee meetings? Yes!Ah, but the best part?Our prospects think, "Hey! I could buil...

Among music lovers everywhere, Keith Jarrett is known as an artist of rare gifts. Here he brings those gifts to a captivating discussion of his work, especially the ineffable art of improvisation--or, as we termed it here, "jumping" (as in "jumping off the deep edge").