Welcome to my leadership blog. Ideas have consequences and the goal of this blog is to discuss ideas of consequence. Some ideas you may agree with and some you may disagree. No worries. The only rule is that you think and discuss in a civil manner. People who attack others only prove they have reached the limit of their logic. The Bible states, "Iron sharpens iron" and we will sharpen one another by what we read, write and think. The goal of this blog is to help us identify and follow truth in all areas of our lives. I encourage you to join our leadership discussion and transform yourself and others through the renewing of our minds.
View Article  MonaVie Meditteranean Cruise

Look at this website!  What a fantastic company I represent in MonaVie.  When you go out and do the work (I recommend 20 personals in each binary leg) and go Black Diamond - MonaVie will give you a once in a lifetime cruise every year!  People dream of a cruise like this once in a lifetime, but MonaVie provides exotic trips around the world to all of its Black Diamonds and above.  We are excited to be going on this cruise and invite you to go Black Diamond to come next time.  We know you can do it. Laurie and I, Chris and Terri, and Tim and Amy are all taking our children as part of their history lessons.  I never had a history class like this when I was growing up.  Just one of the many perks for leading teams.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona is located in the northeastern part of Spain, 90 miles south of the French border. People from all around the world enjoy visiting this city for its individuality, cultural interest, and physical beauty. When Hans Christian Andersen visited in 1862, he remarked that Barcelona was the "Paris of Spain." You're likely to agree. The city is a major cultural center with a fascinating history. Everywhere are archives, libraries, museums, and buildings of interest, plus superb examples of modernist and Art Nouveau décor and architecture.

 

Nice (Villefranche), France

Villefranche is your gateway to the one-of-a-kind French Riviera, home to Monte Carlo, Cannes, and Nice. Shaded by jagged mountains touching deep-blue shores, Villefranche offers sunny beaches, sophisticated resort cities, quaint red-roofed villages, and spectacular views.

 

Florence (Livorno), Italy

Livorno, in the Tuscan region of Italy, is ideally situated for exploring some of the most beautiful cities in Italy, including Florence and Pisa. Florence is most noted as the birthplace of the Renaissance. Highlights include impressive piazzas and an incomparable fifteenth-century skyline, sure to offer charm and an unforgettable experience.

 

Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

Civitavecchia is the gateway to all the magnificence of the ancient city of Rome. Whether it's the Forum, the Sistine Chapel, the Pantheon, or St. Peter's Basilica that sparks your interest and intellect, Rome is home to a lifetime's worth of historical, architectural, and spiritual sites. Depending on traffic, the drive from Civitavecchia to Rome takes approximately an hour and a half. 

 

Naples, Italy

Naples is not only picturesque; it's also one of the world's greatest cultural centers, filled with extraordinary works of art and architecture in the classical Greek and Roman styles. Several interesting tours are available of the city itself and the fascinating places that lie just outside of Naples. While you're in the area, you'll want to visit Pompeii, one of the most famous excavation sites in the world. A thriving city 1,900 years ago, it was devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. when 30 feet of volcanic ash and pumice stone covered it. 

 

Santorini, Greece

They say that the sunsets in Santorini are the best in the world. From the Caldera you can see breathtaking views of the volcano and neighboring islands, and to the east, miles of dark sandy or pebbled beaches. Everywhere you look, you will see small domed churches and remnants of days gone by. As you pull into the harbor, you will be awestruck by the 1,000-foot-high cliffs that rise from the sea. 

 

Athens, Greece

High above pulsating modern Athens, the serene Acropolis reigns as it has for 25 centuries. Gaze on the timeless majesty of the marble-columned Parthenon. Down in the city, snap a photo of the colorfully costumed Evzone guards at Constitution Square or go shopping for silver jewelry, bright flotaki rugs, and other souvenirs.

 

Dubrovnik, Croatia

The massive city walls of Dubrovnik enclose tall medieval houses and marble-paved squares. Inside the walls lie hidden treasures like the Sponza Palace with its elegant courtyard and elaborate stone carvings; the Church of St. Blaise;the cloister of the 14th century Franciscan Monastery; and Stradun, the city’s main thoroughfare.

 

Venice, Italy

A city of beauty and art, Venice boasts the world-famous Grand Canal, which is lined with old palaces of the Venetian aristocracy; for centuries the gondola, a flat-bottomed boat propelled by a single oar, was the most common method of transportation in Venice. Saint Mark’s Square is the center of the city and its most popular tourist area. At the eastern end of Saint Mark’s Square lie Saint Mark’s Cathedral and Doge’s Palace, the two most imposing structures in Venice. In the rear of the Doge’s Palace is the famous Bridge of Sighs, which connected the palace with public prisons and was the route by which prisoners were taken to and from the judgment hall.

View Article  Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward Blogging in Team Business Center

Chris Brady and I are now moving most of our blogging to the inside of the Team site.  If you are on the MonaVie Team, you will see in the upper left hand corner our blog.  Click enter and you will see the latest and greatest thoughts from both Chris and myself (and some guest bloggers).  There is so much value being added to the Team site.  Look at this list being rolled out over the next several months.

1. Personal Homepage for MonaVie Customers - A $9.95 value included in the website cost.

2. Chris and my blogs - A $? value included in the website cost.

3. Streaming video teaching leadership and MonaVie specifics - A $? value included in the website cost.

4. VoiceCom replacement in the Business Center (Coming soon) - A $24 value included in the website cost.

5. Automatic tracking of CDOW packages per distributor (Coming Soon) - A $? value included in the website cost.

6. A list of all the MonaVie opens and seminars plus speaker biographies - A $? value included in the website cost.

7. The Calendar Companion to track your schedule and plans - A $5 value included in the website.

All of these features and functions with a total customer value of around $50 per month are now (or soon will be) available from the MonaVie Team Business Center for only $9.95 per month!  This is the best value proposition ever offered on the Team.  With the improved functions and features on the Team website plus the lower cost (33% price reduction) on the bundled CD packs - The MonaVie Team is now the best value proposition out there for aspiring MonaVie distributors.  I am very proud of the work that Bob Dickie and his entire staff have done to provide World Class content at a World Class value!   Plus you can order the website without the tools or order tools without the website.  We are giving the distributors the choices necessary to build their own business with the tools they desire!  More details coming on the MonaVie Team blog on the password side of the MonaVie Team Business Center.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

View Article  Friday - MonaVie End of the Week - Goals

It is Friday and many MonaVie distributors are hitting their end of the week goals.  This is the best volume week yet on my MonaVie Team and we still have the rest of the day.  Are you in business and running towards your goal?  You cannot hit a goal that you didn't set.  I am running for mine and I wish you all the success you deserve in hitting your goal!  Let me know if you have hit a new level today.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

Update:  Congratulations to all the new pin winners this week.  So many ran to the last second and accomplished their highest pin levels and checks yet!  I love team work and I love the servant attitudes displayed by the MonaVie Team leaders.  You have played the game well.  Celebrate today and set the goal to help someone else achieve next week what you accomplished this week.  I am very proud of all of you.

View Article  MonaVie Gold Producers in 30 days

I received permission from Steve and Cheri' Visser to post a portion of an email they sent me.  Steve and Cheri' started from practically zero and have exploded their organization!   This is a perfect example of the power of belief.  First, they believed in the product.  Second, they believed in the MonaVie Compensation Plan.  Third, their belief led to the proper actions and Steve and Cheri's are new Golds!  More evidence that it does not matter where you start, but it matters greatly what you do when you get started!  The average Gold in MonaVie makes $52,760 per year.  This is nearly 10 times more than what Steve and Cheri' were making in any previous MLM's.  Congratulations to Steve and Cheri' for leading from the front and making things happen!  Here is some great insight from Steve.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

 

I was not really thrilled at the prospect of selling juice.  However as I got more information I started to get more excited.  I had Cheri’ review a lot of the information online and give me her medical opinion.  As a Doctor of Chiropractic with an undergrad degree in Biology, she assured me the science of MonaVie was dead on.  She was convinced that MonaVie was a great product that could help people.  She was able to explain how valuable anti-oxidants were especially since we live next to a refinery.  Our county boasts having one of the highest rates of cancer per capita of any county in the United States.  We needed the anti-oxidants! 

 

So we started drinking the MonaVie Active.  Within 4 days Cheri’ noticed the (joint) pain in her hand was nearly gone.  By the fifth day it was completely gone and has not been back!  We realized we were onto something.  We then discovered the compensation plan was a whole lot different than before.  You could actually make money here and fast.  So that’s exactly what we did.

 

We started building this business on March 27th.   We qualified Bronze in the first 15 days.  By the 29th day we qualified Gold.  We watched our pay increase each week and in the first 30 days of business we cleared just over $3000.00. 

 

Many thought this business was the same old “gift” just wrapped in a different paper.  When we were able to sit down and actually go to the computer and show them the results we were getting attitudes began to shift. 

 

Everything had just gotten so much easier.  We truly have a world class product and a world class compensation plan supported by a world class leadership development system.  What more could we ask for?  How about lower system costs?  Oh yeah… y’all addressed that too!

 

In the last two weeks our team broke 5 star 1000’s.  Aside from that, Sam and Susan, who had no pre-existing team experience, went Silver Executive in five weeks!  This business is absolutely exploding! I know where my blessings come from.  I thank the Lord every morning for this Team and our MonaVie Business.  Hope has returned! 

 

We listened to Matt Curtis on the Power of You DVD.   We simply got jacked up on the juice, started sharing the berries and we are committed to gettin r done! 

 

Steve and Cheri’

View Article  Tim & Amy Marks - New MonaVie Black Diamonds

Tim and Amy Marks have achieved the elite Black Diamond level in MonaVie.  Tim and Amy live a dream lifestyle and have done so by helping others accomplish their dream lifestyles.  The Mark’s are known for the character, integrity and leadership abilities.  I would say one of their most admirable qualities is their humility.  It is very rare to see someone who has accomplished the level of success that Tim and Amy have in such a short time to remain so teachable.  Laurie and I both believe it is the Marks’ humility that allows them to stay hungry students and continue to grow personally and professionally.  Black Diamond is an average income of $1.474 million per year and this allows the Mark’s to live comfortably in a beautiful new three story mansion in Florida on the water.  Dreams to come true for people willing to be students, set goals and do the work.  It would be easy for the Marks’ family to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor, but they understand the Biblical admonition, “To whom much is given, much is required.”

 

Look at this partial list of the perks that Tim and Amy have already qualified for at the Black Diamond level:

 

1. New Black Mercedes car presented by MonaVie to every Black Diamond.

 

2. A ten day cruise in the Mediterranean Sea.  I have always dreamed of a cruise where Paul, Caesar, Socrates, Plato etc. walked and lived.  The trip is free when you go Black Diamond!  Laurie and I are planning on taking the children as part of their continuing education and family vacation.  Look at this list of Ports of Call:

 

Barcelona, Spain

Nice, France

Florence/Pisa, Italy

Rome, Italy

Naples/Capri, Italy

Santorini, Greece

Athens, Greece

 

3. Extra bonuses weekly in Black Diamond Pot.

 

What makes the Marks’ such a special team is their unity around their differences.  Tim is one of the strongest goal setters on the MonaVie Team and will run to the end to hit a goal.  Tim is on a short list of performers who I can assign a tough task to and know that it will get done.  Amy is one of the best relationship builders on the entire MonaVie Team because she is real.  It is only when you are real that you allow others to be real with you.  By combining these two strengths, you have a magical mix of both art and science.  Both would be great leaders on their own, but together they are an unstoppable team.   The amount of leaders stepping up on their team displays the results of this powerful team.   I believe that Tim and Amy are just getting started because they are finally in a business that rewards continued growth.   Tim and Amy are on a mission to help improve people’s lives and have the hunger, character, and business model to accomplish it.

 

One of the leaders on Tim and Amy's team is Mark and Jen Paul.  They have accomplished the Diamond Executive level in MonaVie.  A Diamond Executive business in MonaVie averages $194,324 per year plus several free trips!  Mark and Jen understood early that when the paradigm shifts that everyone goes back to the starting line.  Mark and Jen raced from the starting gun and are only a few cases away from going into Blue Diamond qualification.  Update: I had incorrect information.  Mark and Jen Paul are in their third week of Blue Diamond qualification and only a few cases away from Hawaiian Blue Diamond.  Mark and Jen are one of the fastest growing couples on the whole MonaVie Team!  The average Blue Diamond makes $466,571 per year!  When they hit Blue Diamond next week, they will increase their income almost 6 times from what they made in any MLM before.  The Paul’s studied the MonaVie compensation plan and realized that they would be paid as they performed.  They set aggressive goals, mentored and strategized with Tim and Amy, and have achieved the Diamond Level on the MonaVie Team.  Congratulations to Mark and Jen for dreaming big and doing big.  Mark and Jen have their eyes focused on Black Diamond to enjoy the lifestyles of their mentors.  In my opinion, the new benchmark for elite performance is the Black Diamond level.  Every leader should have Black Diamond or above as their long term goal because the incomes and lifestyles achieved at this level are phenomenal!

 

I have other high achievement levels to write about, but I will save them for another day.  Do you have a story to share about achievement in MonaVie?  Please comment and share with the rest of us!  God Bless, Orrin Woodward