MonaVie announced their new corporate jet program!  I sure do love the MonaVie business!  What other company treats you like royalty and has reached one billion dollars in sales in just over 3 years?  Can you name any company that reached one billion dollars in sales in three years in any field?  Not many have achieved that level of success.  All Royal Black Diamonds and above qualify for jet credits based upon performance.  The bigger the pin that you achieve, the more credits you get.  Laurie and I plan on using the corporate jet to fly to the various sections of the US and Canada to do Super Opens.  We did the first Super Open in Ft. Atkins, Wisconsin and there were over 1000 people with 167 new prospects.  Business is good on the MonaVie Team!  I can't think of a better use for the jet credits than to fly in and see the super members of the Team.  Make your decision to go Black Diamond on your way to Royal Black Diamond!  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

The Canadian Team is exploding as we speak.  I mentioned in an earlier post the explosive growth of Claude and Lana Hamilton.  Today I would like to congratulate Mark and Tami Crawford for reaching the prestigious Black Diamond level in MonaVie.  These two are veterans of the MLM industry and have hit all time record highs in income and influence over the last few months.   The average Black Diamond income is over 1.5 million per year.  The Crawford’s are some of the best teachers on the Team as they share from their years of experience on how to build and nurture growing communities.  It has been said that genius is taking the complex and making it simple and based upon that definition, I believe that Mark and Tami are geniuses in the field of network marketing.  They have the biggest Canadian organization on the Team in and perhaps the biggest community of any MLM in Canada.  The sky is the limit for this couple as their dreams far outweigh their current reality.  When your dreams are bigger than your reality, you are in a growth cycle.  The Team is excited about reaching 1 million people and the Canadians are committed to play a big part in that million.  Maybe the Canadians will reach a million by themselves and propel the Team into multi-millions!   The sky is the limit when you have leadership.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

How do you separate a legitimate Network Marketing company from the various scams that develop from time to time?  The discussion today is centered on the difference between legitimate network marketing companies and the illegitimate companies that attempt to fly under the network marketing banner.  It is possible to have a legitimate company where distributors are building in an illegitimate way.  I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, but merely my opinions from spending 15 plus years in the industry.  Let me share the 5 key principles that make up a legitimate company in my opinion.

1. A legitimate product that has true end users, not just consumption from people interested in making money from the compensation plan. - The FTC clearly ruled that the product should have true customer demand whether there was a pay plan or not.  A simple test would be to determine if you love the product enough to use whether you were compensated or not.  This ensures the value proposition of the product is right so that the networking company does not mark the price up outside of the value range.  This protects the distributors and customers against a company interested in enhancing their own profits to the detriment of their distributors.  If the product has no demand outside of the network, then you are probably entering the danger zone.

2. Protection against inventory loadings. – No one should be hitting new levels in the networking field by buying products and loading them into your garage or basement.  If the networking company or field leaders are encouraging massive product loading – they are entering into the illegitimate zone.  A good product ought to have real demand that allows distributors to hit new level through the normal building of the business.  If all of the pin winners have loads of product sitting in inventory, then you are probably entering the danger zone.

3. No heavy pay to play requirements.  – The entrance fee should not be exorbitant where the main incomes are being made from “headhunting fees”.  If it cost thousands of dollars to get started, you are probably entering into the danger zone.

4. Keep the main business the main business. – Training and sales aids are critical and necessary to the building of a stable and profitable community.  Without proper training and leadership, a community will not hold together in the long run.  There may be profits created through the proper use of training materials.  A legitimate enterprise will share those profits with the field leaders in a fair and equitable way.  If the profits from the training become higher than the profits from the business, then you are probably entering the danger zone.  A good rule of thumb would be that profits from training ought to be around half of what you make from the network marketing company. 

5. No hidden non-competes or other anti-competitive practices in the contract – A legitimate company understands that people should be free to join or leave depending on whether the network marketing company satisfies the distributors and customers.  If they do not satisfy the customers, why would people stay with their failing enterprise?  To force people to stay in a business where they are not getting the results they desire in their life is not free enterprise and is not good for an industry that claims distributors are “independent” and “owners” of their own business.  Why would a legitimate company require fences to ensure the community stays in their business?   If there are legal fences in place to force people to stay in the network marketing company’s business then they probably are entering the danger zone.

I love the MonaVie Team because the way we build the MonaVie business is in line with the proper use of all five principles!  The MonaVie Team’s goal is to build a million people community through serving our distributors and customers.  Anyone is free to come or go based upon our ability to serve them.  We are building a TEAM where Together Everyone Achieves More.  How many true teams have you been part of in your life?  The MonaVie Team has some of the best leaders in the country and is Having Fun, Making Money and Making a Difference!  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

One of the most enjoyable things to do when showing the MonaVie plan is to share the MonaVie Income Disclosure Statement (IDS).   The fairness of Dallin Larsen and MonaVie is why a data sheet like this is possible.  MonaVie pays out 50% of the revenue, period.  This eliminates all the breakage that other MLM companies use to give less money to the distributors who are doing the work.  By guaranteeing a 50% payout, the performers in the MonaVie business are the best compensated in the industry.

Let’s compare the MonaVie IDS from 2007 with the MonaVie IDS from the first half on 2008.  Nothing will prove the velocity of the MonaVie business as much as studying the amount of new levels being hit in just 6 months.  Remember, MonaVie did not ship its first product until January of 2005.  The amount of people making bonuses and the amount of the bonuses is revolutionary in the MLM industry.  No company has ever built as fast or as profitable.  Dallin Larsen is lining up new products and an aggressive international expansion.  Since the marketing plan is the same in each country, the international expansion will reward the leaders who build communities across the world.  Starting someone in Japan is rewarded just like you started your neighbor down the street.  MonaVie is the first company who treats distributors like full partners in their business plans and I am proud to be working with Dallin Larsen.  

Pin Level                 2007                        2008                        Increase           Average Income

Bronze                     691                          1042                        351                          $18,989

Silver                       366                          563                          197                          $29,630

Gold                        225                          332                          107                          $52,969

Ruby                       79                            117                          38                            $103,891

Emerald                   41                            60                            19                            $159,281

Diamond                  23                            32                            9                              $201,161

Blue Diam.               65                            84                            19                            $424,430

Hawaiian                  0                              25                            25                            $667,352

Black Diam.             12                            19                            7                              $1,547,510

Royal                       3                              4                              1                              $2,687,819

Presidential              2                              1                              -1                             $3,242,026

Imperial                   1                              1                              0                              $4,888,674

Crown                     0                              1                              1                              $6,880,937             

You can study these numbers all day.  To be a leader in the MLM industry, it takes a big dream, servant’s heart, and a willingness to grow.  MonaVie ensures that you get paid for going through the development process.  MonaVie is a company that in less than 4 years is paying 51 people at least $667,352.  26 of those people are receiving $1,547,510 or more every year.  All of this in less than 4 years!?!  With a world class product, a world class compensation plan, a world class corporate leadership team, a world class training organization, and a world class international strategy – I am seeing something really big in the future! 

I have pledged my life to building leaders and teaching them how to build communities of leaders for long term results.  When I get a no, I convert them into customers of MonaVie.  But my number one objective is to teach people the principles of residual income.  I do this by teaching them the difference between Barge working and Bridge building.  You control your own destiny.  Are you Barge working or Bridge Building in your life?  The choice you make will make all the difference.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward

Claude and Lana Hamilton dropped by in their beautiful new Monaco Signature series motor coach over Labor Day weekend.  We toured through their incredibly plush coach and then sat down to talk business.  Claude and Lana have increased their numbers attending seminars by over 20% by focusing on the Each One Reach One program in the last 30 days.  As numbers increase, so does the volume in an organization.  The average Blue Diamond Income is $466,571.  The Hamilton’s have hit a new level in the MonaVie pay plan – Hawaiian Blue Diamond, which is an even higher income figure $667,352 than the Blue Diamonds!   The next IDS will have the averages for the new MonaVie level, but I can tell you it is a nice pay increase from the Blue Diamond level.  I believe Claude and Lana are two of the best students of the Team system and on their way to a significant impact in the entire MLM industry.  Today’s readers will get a front row seat in the discussion that Laurie and I had with Claude and Lana.  Laurie and I asked the questions and Claude and Lana discussed freely to help the entire Team.

O&L Question: What would you account for your massive success on the MonaVie Team?

C&L Answer:  There is no magic pill for success.  Many times success is just a willingness to dream bigger, sacrifice longer and work harder than the other groups.  Our team has committed to pay the price to get the long-term results that we desire.

O&L Question:  Have you two always been this willing to make sacrifices for your dreams?

C&L Answer:  (Laughing) Not really.  For the first several years in community building, Lana and I did not go to a major function.  This really hurt our growth as we did not see the big picture.  Finally, I decided I had to go to a major on the other side of Canada.  Lana was out at sea in the Canadian Navy and I had no money to get to Edmonton.  This was a real gut-check for me to see how badly I wanted my dream.

O&L Question: Wait a minute.  No money, no tickets – How did you get to Edmonton from Halifax? 

C&L Answer:  I dressed up in my warmest military clothing (it was October in Canada) and hitchhiked.   When I left my house and started walking, I thought I must be crazy.  I am not recommending others to do this, but I really wanted to be at that function and it was my only option.  For nearly 5 days I didn’t sleep as I walked and caught rides from truckers to the other side of Canada.  That weekend was life changing for me as I realized that I could be a top leader in the community building business. 

O&L Question: That type of sacrifice for your dreams is pretty rare in today’s society isn’t it?

C&L Answer:  So many people criticize a winner’s commitment, but no lasting success is achieved without a price.  The sad thing is that everyone pays a price whether they achieve their long-term results or not.  We decided to pay the price up front so that we could enjoy the benefits over our lifetime.  Many people will not pay the price up front and suffer the consequences over their lifetime.  There is nothing special about us, but our willingness to dream learn, grow and change.  I believe everyone can do that and that is why we build the MonaVie Team.

O&L Question:  Any words of advice for our reader audience as they strive to achieve their dreams?

C&L Answer:  Stop negotiating the price for success.  Orrin said on one of his CD’s that success never goes on sale.  If it isn’t going on sale, then earn the price for success.  Before you will ever have a million bucks in the bank – you will deposit a million guts in the bank.  No guts, no bucks.  Don’t sacrifice the admiration of the many for the criticisms of the few.  Lana and I are willing to do whatever it takes legally, morally and ethically to accomplish our dreams and leave a legacy in this world.

O&L Question:  You are certainly on your way to leaving a legacy.  What would you account for your depth and numbers explosion?

C&L Answer:  There is no substitute for getting in front of your people to lead and teach.  We are focused on driving depth in our PET’s and teaching people to build in both binary legs.  Superstar to Power Player is our mantra as we travel from open location to other open locations.  We are committed to be the team to beat on the Team when it comes to numbers, attitude and volume. 

O&L: Thank you for stopping by today and may God Bless you on your journey to the top!

Laurie and I are so impressed with the hunger that Claude and Lana display to be their personal best.  What I love about the Team is the humility of all the top leaders to continue to grow and learn.  No one has arrived and we all have much to learn to reach our million people.  I pray for your success on the MonaVie Team and maybe you will be sitting in the black leather chairs for a future interview on success principles.  God Bless, Orrin Woodward