My better half is having serious health issues and my time away needs to come to an end.  At least for a few months.  I am looking at employment opportunities locally in the same industry.  Namely AMHS (automated material handling systems) inside Intel cleanrooms.  Since a lot of the work I do involves construction coordinating, I am looking into that as a possibility.  The prospects are very good.

As usual, I don’t update this often enough.  I have lots of cool stories and wonderful new friends in both Ireland and Israel.  One day I will spend the time to share some of them here.

Your patience is appreciated…

Merlin

I have also been asked to go to Israel the end of the summer.  I am applying for a passport and it looks like I will be going towards the end of summer.

I will write more as my wonderful life unfolds.

Merlin

Ok, started this 3 nights ago.  Seems like much longer.  I have been working from dawn til dusk for weeks now.  I had to go to Oakland just to get nights off!  Meanwhile, Kelli has been hard at it for as long with no breaks.  I need to figure out some way to give her a mini vacation.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

In the meantime, lots more to do to get this place dialed in.  Our bedroom, and both offices have concrete floors and the master bath is plumbing sticking out of the wall.  Nice because its a fresh palette.

Well, off to do a closet shelf for Hannah.  Have a great Sunday everyone!

Merlin

Merlin.

How many people work as hard on themselves?  When I was very young, I wanted answers to some serious questions.  Like where was I before I was born and why am I here now?  I asked every “authority figure” I knew/met with very disappointing results. I finally gave up and resigned myself to not knowing.  About 24 years later, I stumbled across a group of wonderful people who were asking the same questions and getting answers!  That began a journey of very hard work.  It was work of joy and passion that really didn’t seem like work at all! 

I wonder what percent of people are willing to put in the work on themselves.  To find the key questions then work to discover the answers.  From discussions with many of the people I have met, these questions seem to be either very back burner or non-existent.  Its not as if they were never asked, rather they were deemed impossible to answer.  Why am I here?  What is my purpose?  How can I be happy?   How can I have everything I want in life?  More money, certainly.  Also, better relationships with spouse, kids, friends, business associates, etc.  How can I be fulfilled in my life?  Mentor types like Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Darren Hardy have become wildly successful helping others define the questions and find the answers for themselves.  There seems to be a need.  Can I help others this way too?  I believe I can in a unique way.  Finding the way to peace in the process.  I am wildly excited to connect with the people who are willing to do the work on themselves.  Who see the value of this work.  It won’t always be easy but it will be worth it.  If you are one of these people, welcome and lets get to work!  I promise it will be worth it!

Merlin

I just set up my email address for this account. my name at merlinsmeditations.com (my name is not the name I sign these posts with)

So next week I will be in Idyllwild for the Whole Being Weekend.  I am pumped up because I know I will see people there I haven’t seen in many years.  It will be great to reconnect with them and build new friendships.

I will be posting before then though.

Merlin

I hope to be able to capture them and share them in the form of a downloadable MP3 file.  They will be next door at Merlin’s Meditations.

I’ll be here til friday posting regularly.

Merlin

Merlin

Some background: when I started in that other mineral supplement business in 1988, I went to work and enrolled over 50 people into the business.  I didn’t have any people who duplicated my efforts and ran with the ball the way I did.  As a result, our success was very limited.  Only my efforts showed, not the efforts of a team of people I got started in the business.  This has been a point of concern regarding this current endeavor.  I am quite capable of recruiting.  I am also capable of recruiting for our team.  The issue lies in the duplication of my efforts. 

Now, after all these years, I believe I have the answer!  A new person may not have the skills, knowledge or mindset to go out and do what I do.  When someone I am presenting to asks me a question, I simply answer it.  Instead, the invitation and presentation are done by two different people.  I do the invitation to chat with one of my upline leaders.  If they have a question, (hopefully they do) I can now say the Magic Words: "I DONT KNOW.  Let me have Ron answer that for you. When is the best time to have him call?"

Simple but this effectively sends two distinct messages.  First, you don’t have to know everything to do this business. (critical!) and second, you will have help doing this business.

I believe this lends itself to duplication more than someone who can do the invitation, presentation and recruiting all in one step. 

What do you think?

Thanks for reading!

"Merlin"