Be Lean, Be Clean, Be Strong

Recently I was attending a body-building competition as a vendor. As an independent distributor with USANA Health Sciences, naturally I had the Usana products displayed, along with several books by doctors who believe in and use nutritional medicine in their practice. I offered samples of the shakes and bars, part of our weight management line. Of all the vendors there, I was one of the few not catering specifically to the nutritional practices of the body-builder which are geared specifically toward creating bulk. However, I found that there was a great deal of interest among these men and women, and their audience. Why? Because they all had a need to train as much as possible, stay healthy, and find a safe way to do it. It is fairly common knowledge that some of the muscle building products that body-builders take have some undesirable side-effects.


Among the competitors were chiropractors, dancers, lawyers, policemen, stay-at-home moms, car salesman, fitness trainers, estheticians, students, construction workers and more. They all wanted better health. Many were worried about the future of their bodies after they quit competing. The constant dieting and training is very tough on them physically and what happens when it is over is a big unknown. Together we explored how the USANA products might meet their on-going health concerns and needs. The trick is that since they can't train forever, how not to plunge downhill when they are no longer able to compete.


There were audience members who were not in the best of shape and who were interested in losing weight, keeping it off safely and having more energy. All were impressed by the quality and taste of our bars and shakes. They learned that many professional athletes use the USANA products, and that USANA is ranked in the Top 4 of the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements from Nutrisearch Foundation, which ranks over 1500 supplements sold in Canada and the United States.


The lifestyle of the body-builder is amazing – training and dieting rigorously for several months a year, then “pigging-out” right after a competition, because their bodies feel so deprived. Before a competition, they have to take every bit of fat off, and then train to build their muscles to unnatural proportions so they can be seen when holding a pose. The poses must be held for long periods of time, and often the athletes are in excrutiang pain. One 30-year-old said that he is “never pain-free.”


Body-builders eat huge amounts of protein, which may be good for muscle development but can produce other negative side-effects such as compromised kidney function. They know this, and are always looking for ways to mitigate the impact of the constant cycle of dieting and bulking-up and the chronic pain that is an occupational hazard.


Athletes and the general population are able to use the USANA products as an all natural way to help them

• train longer and harder
• gain relief from pain
• restore strength more quickly

Body-builders believe in vitamins and supplements, and many do not know that many products are not what they are advertised to be. Most supplements are manufactured to food grade standards. The USANA products are manufactured to pharmaceutical grade standards, so professional athletes can trust that they are being guaranteed that what is on the label is in the bottle. They can be lean, clean and strong, particularly without the side-effects from other products that they may be taking.


Those of us who distribute the USANA products love sharing these benefits with professional athletes because the demands on their bodies are so great. USANA: nutritionals you can trust. There really is a USANA difference. What that difference means to you living in your body is something that can be explored one on one. Whether it is lean, clean and strong, or other health goals you may have, you deserve to be at the top of your health game, whether you are competing or not.


Deb Dutcher
Founder, Energy Unlimited Group
650-400-2612
deb@energyunlimited.biz
Manifesting Vision International

Whose Thoughts Are They Anyway?

"Thoughts are things." This is not an original thought, nor an original thing for that matter. This particular belief comes from the viewpoint that what we think we manifest. When we named our networking organization Manifesting Vision International about 5 years ago, I did not see as clearly then as I do now what we are about: combining visualizing and positive thinking with massive action to create that which we are most passionate about.

With that in mind I discovered something while falling asleep last night. The realization I am about to share with you caused me to sit bolt upright in my bed for the power of this discovery.

It is pretty common knowledge that we are influenced by the books we read, the seminars we, attend, the people we hang out with, and the thoughts we think. Positive self-talk comes with the territory for people who aspire to live a life of greatness.

Imagine that you spend your day with, God forbid, derelicts who choose to complain about everything. Worse, imagine that this circle of friends devalued education, spirituality and financial abundance. Is it obvious that after some time either you would bring them up to your level, or you might find your positive thinking reduced by their attitudes? Whether it is family, friends, or co-workers, other peoples thoughts are floating around freely. Are any landing on you?

Now imagine that your circle of friends includes bright, forward-thinking individuals who aspire to leadership, optimal health, making a difference, leaving the planet a better place, and being fit, healthy and happy. Needless to say, this second group would be operating from a different set of beliefs than the previous one.

I was already familiar with the concept of hanging out with positive people. What hit me the other night was how subtle this influence is, indeed how insidious.

I know a woman who is dealing with some major financial set-backs. She is struggling with a perception of lack and limitation in her life. The other day she was lamenting about seeing shortage all around her. Not "enough-ness." I was falling asleep and was replaying in my mind some of what she had told me. My training has taught me to be sensitive to vibrations. Positive thoughts create different vibrations and feelings than do negative ones. When I heard and felt myself replay her words in my head, it was suddenly obvious that my mind would not distinguish between those thoughts being hers, or in this case mine. I "caught" her thoughts.

It was remarkable to me to realize that my entire being could entertain someone else's thoughts and have them reverberate in my being as if they were my own original thoughts. I then realized how important it is to witness other people if they are struggling against opportunities for real abundance in their lives, or whatever the topic may be. (This could be thoughts around any significant topics we dwell on.) I use "witnessing" as opposed to inadvertently identifying with.

The purpose of this essay is not particularly to promote meditation, but in light of the realization that we do not want to find ourselves thinking other people's thoughts to our own detriment, any system that supports the quieting of our minds might be useful.

Whose thoughts are you thinking? If they belong to someone who is in the process of creating a reality that may be different than the one to which you aspire, it may be time to re-choose your own thoughts. You may not have to change your friends, necessarily. Just make sure that the thoughts you think support the things that you want. And if you do think someone else's thoughts, be certain that those thought are aligned with your desires.

Rosie Spiegel
Founder, Manifesting Vision International
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Law of Attraction: A Short Course

Thankfully, many capable and seasoned authors, trainers, motivators and teachers have come before me relaying the power of the Law of Attraction. I salute those from whom I have learned. Indeed, as one who has practiced this Law since the day it was taught to me, in this essay I am merely paying it forward. For those of you who would like to learn more on this glorious topic I refer you to the work of Esther and Jerry Hicks, whose books, CD's and seminaars have been life-changing for me.

In this short space, an example that has been most profound for me will be described. The technology behind this example is not original. I borrow from many. What is unique is my experience of applying these principles. This is true for anyone who practices this law.

Let's call this "future mapping." What I love to refer to as living in the realm of possibilities. It goes like this. If we focus on that which we want to be different, we are energizing more of that in the place where reality presents itself. Do you believe that thoughts are things? That what you think most about is what comes about? The more you think about that which is your intention to create based on your desires, the more energy you give to that becoming reality.

There are several levels of this thought/manifestation:

• What is on your mind in the form of thinking.
• The feelings associated with these thoughts.
• Beliefs you reinforce by repetition.
• Images you create.

Practice aligning those images/thoughts/feelings/beliefs that you most energize during the day with your deepest desires. Not only will you feel fabulous when you have aligned yourself with that which you want to change, you have (what I love to call) stepped into the possibilities as if they already exist. This conditioning is further enhanced by releasing any resistance to those possibilities, thus allowing the manifestation of them to become more likely, more attainable.

In this exciting business I am in, I have learned to recognize those individuals who say they want change but will probably never do anything to allow it. How do I recognize them? They are so focused on how bad their current situation is that even though they say they want something better, in truth they are way too attached to their current reality to allow something new in to their lives. They cannot haul their focus, their energy, their thoughts or their words from their current reality. They can not point themselves in a different direction. Then there are those who are currently in an unfortunate or undesirable situation. But their energy and words are inclined toward what they are open to creating... something new, different, and more in alignment with their desires. It is beautiful, it feels great, and it is exciting to meet individuals who can do this.

Watch your thoughts. Listen to what you talk about. Listen to yourself. You are somewhere between reinforcing your present reality and allowing the world around you to conspire to support you in achieving all that you desire. The choice is yours. Make it like your life depended on it.

Rosie Spiegel
Founder Manifesting Vision International
rosie@manifestingvision.com
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How We Experience Money

Dear friends,
A member of my organization came over the other day. We had a really interesting conversation about how we make money in network marketing. After 9 years in this business my residual income was comparable to her salary at the job she just left behind. She was not impressed with the "mere" low-6-figure income I was making after all this time. I explained to her that my lifestyle was a dream, not because I was a top earner with my company, USANA Health Sciences, but because I experienced freedom. Let's call it a cool one-hundred-thousand dollars per year. When that income has to be worked for day in and day out, with a few weeks of vacation per year, it is one number. When it comes in automatically, it is a very different number. It reminds me of a question that was asked on a math test when I was in 4th grade. "Is an hour in the dentist chair longer, shorter or the same as an hour playing your favorite game?" According to the teacher, my answer, "longer", was wrong.

To this day I think an hour in the dentist chair is longer than an hour playing my favorite game, but this evaluation depends on what criteria you are using.

It took me 9 years to build up this passive income. If this amount enables me to feel free and happy then one could say it is a king's ransom. For my colleague, this amount was unimpressive, but then she had never had it delivered to her in the form in which it was delivered to me.

I am now officially working on my second hundred thousand. I can't say for sure how long it will take. If history repeats itself, than the answer will probably be longer than I expected, or longer than I had hoped. But what does this matter if I feel as if I have already gotten the golden ring? Unlike my friend, this income is mine to keep. What a gorgeous concept that is. Along the way to creating the second hundred thousand, I will make friends, grow like a weed, make a difference, practice patience and tolerance, and be rewarded for holding fast to a dream.

I made the same amount of money, approximately, in my previous career. But like the hour in the dentist chair versus the hour playing, it was not the same as the same amount my business generates now.

Rosie Spiegel, founder Manifesting Vision International
rosie@manifestingvision.com
http://manifestingvison.com