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Don't miss these three super ingredients in our Super Fruit Xyngular Global Blend

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Xyngular's Super Fruit Global Blend™ contains a full spectrum of fruits with amazing benefits far more potent and beneficial than other juices on the market. Each ingredient contributes remarkable health benefits. In fact, it takes many articles to describe them all. Here are three of the most powerful.

EUROPEAN PLUMS
Plums and prunes have been the subject of repeated health research for their high content of unique phytonutrients called neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acid. These are classified as phenols, and their function as antioxidants has been well documented. They are also high in beta-carotene, which acts as a fat-soluble antioxidant.

Plums and prunes are particularly effective in neutralizing an especially dangerous oxygen radical called superoxide anion radical. They also help prevent oxygen-based damage to fats. Since our cell membranes, brain cells and molecules such as cholesterol are largely composed of fats, preventing free radical damage to fats is no small benefit.

These dangerous free radicals can also damage cellular DNA, causing mutations which can result in the formation of cancerous cells. In addition, free radicals contribute to inflammation which increases the severity of many different degenerative conditions including atherosclerosis, diabetic heart disease, and colon cancer, and why it has also been found useful for reducing the severity of inflammatory conditions like asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Prunes are also a good source of potassium, which is an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function thereby preventing high blood pressure and protecting against atherosclerosis. Potassium may also help to promote bone health.

Historical Benefits
• They help maintain normal blood pressure and heart function to prevent high blood pressure and protect against atherosclerosis
• They help promote bone health
• They increase iron absorption

TART CHERRY

Tart cherries have naturally-occurring nutritional and medicinal value significantly higher than most other fruits. While other fruits have some of the same amazing compounds, tart cherries have a wider variety of them and in greater amounts. Tart cherries are extremely beneficial to our health and wellness.

Tart cherries contain anthocyanins which help reduce inflammation and inhibit tumor growth along with flavonols which also improve blood flow, heart and brain health, and lower blood pressure. They also contain plant hormones that help regulate physiological functions, terpenes that are essential oils from plant elements, and phenolic acids which are powerful antioxidants.

Phytochemicals (antioxidants) in tart cherries help reduce the risk of major chronic diseases.

Historical Benefits
• Tart cherries reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer disease, cataracts, and functional deterioration due to age
• They improve blood flow, heart and brain health, and lower blood pressure
• They reduce inflammation and inhibit tumor growth

GRAPE SKIN EXTRACT
Key nutrients include such celebrated ingredients as anthocyanins, polyphenolics, ellagic acid, flavonoids, resveratrol and proanthocyanidins.

Many of the health benefits attributed to grapes are due to the pigments that are concentrated largely in the skin and seeds at levels about 100 times higher than the pulp of the grape. Anthocyanins tend to be the main polyphenolics in red grapes while the catechins are the more abundant phenolic in white grapes. The phenolic content of grape skins depends upon the variety, the soil, climate, geography, cultivation practice, and exposure to fungal infections. Grapes are also rich in ellagic acid, a potent flavonoid that helps fight cancer.

The pigments in red, purple and black grapes protect the cardiovascular system in a number of different ways: prevention of blood clots, lowering the likelihood of LDL cholesterol oxidation, reducing homocysteine levels, and properties that reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis. Grapes help relax blood vessel walls, thereby reducing blood pressure. Recent research showed that a Concord grape extract lowered LDL cholesterol, raised HDL cholesterol, and lowered inflammation.

Resveratrol (3, 5, 4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) found in grape skins demonstrates many pharmacological properties including cancer chemoprevention because it blocks many steps in the cancer development process.

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2. Become familiar with many of the health benefits of the ingredients so when someone talks to you about a degenerative health condition of some kind, you can recommend our Global Blend for its amazing antioxidant and other benefits.

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Don't miss these three super ingredients in our Super Fruit Xyngular Global Blend

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Xyngular®'s Super Fruit Global Blend™ contains more than fruits. It also has a number of other powerhouse ingredients, making it far more potent and beneficial than other juices on the market. It's a veritable nutritional pharmacy of plant nutrition in one drink. Each ingredient contributes remarkable health benefits. It takes many articles in the ConneXion to describe them all. Here are the non-fruit ingredients:

GREEN TEA
Scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

Green tea is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) a powerful anti-oxidant. Besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it also kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. This is important because blood clots are the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

Green tea is also linked to the "French Paradox." For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat and smoking, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that reduces the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol found in grape skins.

New evidence is emerging that green tea can even help dieters. In November, 1999, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that cause dental plaque.

Historical Benefits

• Reduces the risk of esophageal cancer, inhibits the growth of cancer cells and kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue

• Lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol

• Helps with rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and infection

• Improves immune function, lowers rate of heart disease, prevents tooth decay, helps prevent food poisoning and kills bacteria

WHITE TEA

A 2004 study at Pace University concluded that white tea can help your body’s immune system fight off viruses and dangerous infection-causing bacteria. White tea is also more effective than green tea in killing germs. New studies conducted at Pace University have indicated that White Tea Extract (WTE) may have prophylactic applications in retarding growth of bacteria that cause Staphylococcus infections, Streptococcus infections, pneumonia and dental caries. Studies have also indicated that WTE has an anti-fungal effect on Penicillium chrysogenum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the presence of WTE, Penicillium spores and Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells were totally inactivated. It is suggested that WTE may have an anti-fungal effect on pathogenic fungi.
Furthermore, studies indicate white tea contains more polyphenols, the powerful anti-oxidant that fights and kills cancer-causing cells, than any other type of tea.

Historical Benefits

• Anti-fungal effect, retards growth of bacteria and kills germs

• Anti-viral

• Helps prevent the growth of dental plaque

EXTRAMEL

Historical Benefits

• Impedes the production of primary free radicals

ADARTOGENS:

ELEUTHERO ROOT

Historical Benefits

• Helps the immune system by stimulating the production of the t-cells (the specific white blood cells that attack any bacteria or virus that enters into the body).

• Restores energy/strength and improves appetite.

• Reduces stress and enhances mental attentiveness.

ALMA EXTRACT

Key nutrients include tannins, polyphenols, vitamin C, adaptogens, flavonoids, kaempferol, ellagic acid and gallic acid.
Amla has a reputation as a powerful rejuvenating herb. The Amla fruit is reputed to have the highest content of vitamin C of any natural-occurring substances in nature. Amla studies suggest that it has potential efficacy against inflammation, cancer, age-related renal disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

A human pilot study showed that amla reduced blood cholesterol levels. Another very recent study with diabetic rats given an amla fruit extract has shown significant lowering of blood glucose as well as triglyceridemic levels and an improvement of the liver function caused by a normalization of the liver-specific enzyme alanine transaminase (ALT) activity.

Historical Benefits

• Amla has shown potent antioxidant properties against oxidative stress.

• It has also been known to help control inflammation.

GINSENG

The power of ginseng is celebrated throughout the world. Ginseng allows the body to withstand higher levels of emotional and physical stress, increases levels of alertness and mental clarity, reduces fatigue, improves memory and wards off colds, flu and other infections.

Ginseng has also shown promise in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and stimulates the immune and nervous system. It has been shown to help with diabetes and reduces the growth of certain types of cancer cells. It also increases testosterone levels and sperm production.

Historical Benefits

• Improves the cardiovascular, immune and nervous systems.

• Assists the function of the adrenal glands during exercise to build strength and endurance.

PROPRIETARY PRIMARY ANTIOXIDANT COMPLEX

Glutamic Acid is the precursor of GABA but has somewhat the opposite function; it is an excitatory neurotransmitter. It is one of the few nutrients that crosses the blood-brain barrier and is the only means by which ammonia in the brain can be detoxified. It is considered to be nature's "brain food" by improving mental capacities. It is used in the treatment of depression, ADD and ADHD, fatigue and chronic fatigue, alcoholism, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, mental retardation and schizophrenia.

Cysteine is a precursor to the antioxidant amino acid glutathione recommended for liver detoxification. This provides an anti-aging effect — even reducing age spots. Another impressive function of cysteine is the breakdown of mucus in the respiratory tract which can help in bronchitis, emphysema and tuberculosis.

Glycine supplies additional creatine to muscles and is used to construct DNA and RNA. It functions in skin, connective tissues, the central nervous system and prostate. A proper level of cellular glycine produces more energy.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Be sure to gather and file these ingredient articles as they appear in the ConneXion to show prospective clients all the powerhouse ingredients in Super Fruit Global Blend.

2. Become familiar with many of the health benefits of the ingredients so when someone talks to you about a degenerative health condition of some kind, you can recommend our Global Blend for its amazing antioxidant and other benefits.

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Kim Lapo: 90 Days, 42 Pounds, 46.5 Inches

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I am so incredibly excited and blessed to have found Xyngular®! By the end of the 90-Day Body Transformation Challenge, I lost 42 pounds and 46.5 inches…10 from my hips, 9.5 from my waist, 6 from each thigh, 4 from my chest, 3 from each arm, 3 from my neck, and 1 from each calf. I live a busy life, but the products are so portable and easy to incorporate into the day that it is simple to stick with the program, and weight just drops off.

Whenever I felt stuck at a weight, I used the resources in my Back Office to overcome plateaus, and I used Facebook groups to help me figure out what to change to get the scale moving again.
Since January, I have experienced a paradigm shift with how I view food for fuel instead of comfort. Just like my waistband, the money we spent eating at restaurants shrunk too. We saved $400 alone on our restaurant food budget each month because we are eating meals at home. We save money at the grocery store since we aren’t buying expensive, processed food. My husband and I are able to stay active with our three boys Tate, age 10, June, age 7, and Tyce, our 1-year-old. I have the energy to keep up with them, and we spend more time enjoying activities outdoors. I have also started incorporating exercise into my day whether it is a brisk walk around the neighborhood, a visit to the fitness center or using a balance ball at home.

We have also been blessed to see the health benefits of using the products. My husband Brandon was diagnosed with Type two diabetes in 2005. His blood sugar was typically in the 300-400 range, even after he lost weight, changed his diet and started exercising. In February 2012 he was referred to a specialist and was prescribed fast-acting insulin to help him get his blood sugar into the normal range. He was not happy using the insulin, and it was expensive.

-Kim Lapo

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Why You Should Handle Hard Issues Up Front

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Imagine this happening to you…

Let’s say you give a great opportunity presentation about Xyngular to a golden prospect…
…we’ll call her “Tanya”.

She has lots of contacts, a great amount of drive and a terrific personality. If Tanya “gets it”, she could be that one-in-a-million top income earner you’ve been looking for.

She’s showing sincere interest in the Xyngular career. She asks great questions. There are a lot of good signals that things are going well.

It’s time to make “the call.”

You’re trying not to be too eager by calling all the time. You want to play it cool. After a couple of days you call to invite her to be on a conference call with you.

The call goes to voice mail. You leave the details and say, “just text me and let me know if you can be on the call.”

There’s no word from Tanya. You’re disappointed, but Tanya’s busy. Something just came up. That’s all

A few days later you remember a lunch meeting you planned with Tanya.

You call her. “Hello, this is Jane,” she answers.

“Hi Tanya! This is Cassie from Xyngular. How are you? I missed you last week.”

“… Oh … uh … yeah … Hi! … I’ve been wanting to call you. Hey, I’m sorry I didn’t text you before the conference call last week, I heard your message … I was just … uh … I got too busy, you know …”

“Not a problem, I understand,” you say. “But hey, I’m looking forward to lunch tomorrow. I’m just calling to confirm. Does noon still work for you?”

… silence.

“…Uh, Jane? Are you still there?”

Finally she says, “…yeah, I’m here …You know, I’m going to have to cancel.”

“Oh…Ok…well” you say, “that’s alright, we can just reschedule for next week, how about Tuesday?”

There’s an audible sigh. “No … I mean … I don’t think I’m … uh … interested in doing lunch”

You’re stunned. What can you say?

You swallow hard and use a weak voice, “… uh … well…what’s this about, Jane? I mean … the other day you seemed so excited.”

“I’m sorry. I was really excited. And this isn’t about you. But … uh … after our talk I shared our conversation with some of my friends and … they thought I was crazy. It’s just … you know what I mean … Network Marketing. Everyone had a story … “I did that kind of thing last year, and all I ended up with was fewer friends and a whole lot of useless products.”

What can you say? “Well, Tanya, as you probably know, some of the best people …”
She interrupts, “Hey, I mean … uh … I’ve gotta go now, but, well … I’m sure this is going to work really well for you. It’s not right for me. I’ve gotta go, I’m so sorry.”

Does that sound familiar?

So what are you going to do?

• Forget about Tanya and say, “next!”

• Go back and keep calling her … maybe “stalking” her will work … this time.

• Get prepared to handle the “hard issues” earlier before the “dream killers” show up.

What if you had been there when Tanya’s friends were telling their stories. Maybe you could have overcome their objections. But the truth is … you’re rarely ever there when these conversations happen.

You have to get your prospects prepared for the nay-sayers, or their excitement will get squashed. And when it’s gone … it’s almost impossible to get back.

It isn’t just Network Marketing that could do it. It could be weight loss, it could be “not another juice.” It could be anything. That’s why your presentation needs to address all four elements and bring up the hard issues. Don’t let your best prospects become victims of negativity. Warn them about friends and family and give them some compelling reasons to get back to you when the negativity shows up.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Make sure you always give a “four-legged” presentation with (1) product, (2) company, (3) opportunity, and (4) industry. Don’t leave any of the four out or you could be shooting yourself in the foot.

2. Have a hard discussion about “dream killers” and ask something like this, “Who’s going to try to talk you out of this?” And, “What are they going to tell you?” Then, “What are you going to tell them?”

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What Kind of Stress Do You Carry and How Does it Impact Your Weight?

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Stress is so common in our lives. Most people don’t think they can do anything about it. We all need to come to believe that stress is not an acceptable condition because it does so much damage. But before we try to manage it, let’s try to understand how it is affecting you and your weight. Our stresses affect each of us differently.

When we talk about stress and health or weight, we’re really talking about our body’s hormones responding to an outside influence … in the case of stress, it’s some kind of threat.

What is Stress?

It could be worry or fear of a deadline, financial problems, physical ailments, relationship problems, or school exams.

Our minds and emotions have so much power over our bodies that our body and our hormones can’t tell the difference between being chased by a tiger or not being prepared for a presentation. If it’s a tiger, at least we can run away. But running away from the threat of most of our stressors isn’t possible because they keep coming up in our minds and our hormones throughout the day, and the results on our health are huge.

What are the Dangers of Excessive Stress?

According to Dr. Jim LaValle in his book, Cracking the Metabolic Code, chronically high cortisol can result in insulin resistance, huge cravings for empty carbs, belly fat, muscle breakdown, increased cholesterol and triglycerides, a loss sleep quality, memory problems, a weakened immune system, water retention and other disagreeable consequences.

It’s not generally known that cholesterol levels aren’t affected as much by the foods we eat as they are by how we manage our stress.

How Do We Measure Our Body’s Hormonal Reaction to Stress?

We measure cortisol. Our cortisol should be highest about 30 minutes after we wake up. It gives us the energy we need for the day. Normally it should decrease until lunch and taper off slowly into the evening when we’re ready for restful sleep.

However, if we’re involved in chronic stress, our body secretes cortisol in higher patterns. Here are several common types:

A stressed out person is on high alert all day. Cravings are common, driven by high cortisol levels.
The night owl gets into a pattern that prompts high cortisol for energy late into the night. Eventually it begins keeping them up even when they want to go to sleep. Over time it can lead to greater stress from the lack of quality sleep. Morning cortisol becomes lower, making it harder to get up and going in the morning.

The couch potato has typically had such high cortisol levels for so long that the cortisol levels throughout the day begin to drop. It’s hard for them to feel like doing anything at all. Everyday activities begin to be neglected and the result is often weight gain. If they force themselves to exercise or get active, they can feel even worse. The usual advice to be more active, eat better or apply more willpower may not work very well.

ACTION STEPS:

If we don’t do something about our stress, it can lead to many health problems including weight gain. So start by journalling your life and begin to recognize the lifestyle factors that trigger your stress levels.
Look for ways to vary your schedule and check your stress level at each of these times. Keep making adjustments until you find yourself in a more normal rhythm.
Take time during the day for a scheduled break and measure your stress.
Get your life on a more predictable schedule that starts the day with greater energy and slowly tapers down in the evening as you move toward restful sleep.

References:
“What Kind of Stressed are you?” Tom Nikkola, Director of Nutrition and Weight Management at Lifetime Fitness, June 26, 2011, www.lifetime-weightloss.com/blog

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Valentine's Day is here again...!

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Hi Everybody...
It's that time of the year again!!!
The day that all men dread and all woman love but hate at the same time!!
The day that makes and breaks relationships...VALENTINE'S DAY!!
We hope that have bought your presents and made those all-important dinner reservations...xoxo

If you want to do something extra-special for your gluten-free Valentine...make them this heart-shaped chocolate ganache cakes!!! Trust us, they work wonders :))

Chocolate may appear to be an obvious choice for a Valentine's Day dessert. However, chocolate's popularity at this time of the year only serves to confirm its reputation as the ultimate food of love. For who could argue that chocolate is anything less than the most delicious substance in the world? These Mini Chocolate Ganache Cakes are so easy to make, but they are none the less guaranteed to impress. Baking them in heart shaped pans is just another playful way to let your beloved know that you've got romance on the brain.

Mini Chocolate Ganache Cakes

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips)

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon almond flour

2 teaspoons GF Flour Blend*

1/2 tablespoon powdered egg whites

1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum

cocoa powder (for dusting)

whipped cream (for serving)

*The recipe for GF Flour Blend is found in our cookbook, see http://www.noexcusesglutenfreecookbook.com/. But, since this recipe calls for such a small amount of GF Flour Blend, you can substitute with a different gluten free flour blend you may already have.

Preheat oven to 400°. Grease six 4-ounce mini-cake pans, cupcake pans, or heart shaped pans. Dust the pans with cocoa powder. To make the ganache melt two ounces of the chocolate together with the cream using a double boiler. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until firm. Melt the butter and remaining chocolate in the double-boiler, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer, beat the eggs, egg yolk, vanilla extract, salt, GF Flour Blend, almond flour, xanthan gum, powdered egg whites, and sugar until thick ribbons fall from the beater. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and fold until smoothly blended. Pour batter into pans. Shape the refrigerated chocolate ganache into six truffles. Place one truffle onto of each cake and push down gently. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the tops of the cakes are firm. Cool cakes for 5 minutes and carefully invert cakes onto a wire rack. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.

If I Loved You.....
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Putting Fear In It's Place

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There was a period of time some years ago where I became afraid of flying. I have been flying since before I can even remember and my family has always traveled so I have gotten on a plane at least once a year for my entire life and it never bothered me. Then suddenly, every bump, every weird noise, every seat not bolted to the plane floor (word to the wise, never, I repeat never, fly a regional carrier in South America), had me breathing hard and putting a death grip on my husband's leg.

Was it a rational fear?  No. I knew that I was more likely to die driving my car than in a plane. I knew that turbulence is the equivalent of hitting a bump in the road while driving and doesn't bring down a plane. I knew all that but still told myself there was something to be afraid of. Eventually, I got over it and now Kevin can sit next to me without getting the circulation to his leg cut off.

The reason I bring it up now is that lately, I have been thinking quite a bit about fear and how irrational it sometimes is but yet we let those feelings hold us back or cause us angst. If you look at a very young child, it is apparent that we are born into this world open to all things and unafraid. Through experience, we figure out what to be afraid of or, more importantly perhaps, what we feel like we need to protect in ourselves and it seems like those impressions are made before we even have the perspective to know if they are justified or not.

I think it is safe to say that everyone of us has fears. Maybe you are afraid of rejection, or of not being in control, or of not being worthy of love, or of exposing your inner self, or of being weak. Whatever it is, we all have them and they can turn into very powerful influences in our lives. The amazing part too is that certain things we are well aware we are afraid of and other things are so ingrained that we don't even recognize it as a fear.

In my own self, I can see how at times I have let certain fears motivate me in one direction or a fear will have me deciding something is a certain way before I have even tested it out to see if that is, in fact, a truth. For example, two years ago when things really fell apart with my back and I was in horrendous pain day after day after day, I started telling myself that my life was over. That it was never going to go away.  Had any doctor told me that? No. Did I know that those things were implicitly true? No. But I can't tell you how much time I spent being upset and angry and depressed over something that I didn't really know to be fact. Kind of a waste of time and energy in hindsight and two years later I know my life was not over and okay, the pain hasn't completely gone away but I am soooooo much better.

Is it possible to totally eradicate our fears? I don't think so because some of them are necessary but I would love to get to a place where when fear shows it's face, I can say, "hello fear, I see you there but you are not in charge." Because I do believe that if you stare something in the face long enough, it loses it's power.

In thinking about all of this, I am working really hard to see my fears for what they truly are and to be open to what the universe throws my way without deciding one thing or another about it.  Just like me no longer getting on a plane convinced that if I am not in control of it something bad will happen (btw how crazy IS that anyway because, um, I have no idea how to fly so how would it be better if I was in control?), I am working to NOT be convinced of things that I don't know are true in every aspect of my life. I can't say it is always easy or that it isn't sometimes frightening but it is something that I really see as being worth the effort.

Drew's A Biker & A New Family Member

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Last week, Drew participated in Lose The Training Wheels. LTTW is a national program that helps people with disabilities learn to ride a bicycle. Kevin and I had tried over the years to teach Drew to ride a bike but our attempts were met by a lot of fear and frustration. When I signed him up for the LTTW, I wasn't sure how successful it would be but figured it was worth a shot.

Every day last week, Drew, Ethan and I went to our local rec center (luckily, the only time LTTW is in Colorado this year it happens to be only 5 minutes from our house. Drew's classmates were from all over the state.) where Drew practiced riding for 75 minutes each day. There were only 8 kids in each session with 2 trainers and 3 volunteers per kid. The first few days they had Drew riding a bike with a roller thing in the place of the back tire. In the beginning, the roller is broad making it so the kids can't tip over. As the kids practice, the trainers swap out the roller for more and more tapered ones gradually giving them the feel of needing to balance.

By day 3, they had Drew riding a two-wheel bike with support from his volunteers but during that same day, he moved from that to this.....

And then to this.......

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(While you are watching this, listen to the dad yelling instructions at his daughter. From day one of the program this guy was telling her constantly what she needed to do better or that "it doesn't count if you don't do it right" and in my video here you can hear her crying saying she is trying. By the 4th day of this, I told Kevin not to be surprised if I were arrested on Friday for trying to strap a muzzle on that guy. Just let the kid be successful for a minute for crying out loud!)

He was so proud of himself and Kevin, me, and Ethan are all really proud too and excited to bike together as a family.

The last day, they had a BBQ where the kids were presented with trophies and they got to show off their new biking skills riding with our local motorcycle police. Drew loved the police officers and they were super friendly with him and even let him sit on a motorcycle. Drew also had to tell them that his "mom was caught by them" and Kevin was teasing me about whether I recognized any of them. Ha ha!

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In other exciting news, I am thrilled to announce the arrival of my newest niece!

Naomi April RehmertJune 26, 20116 lb. 13 oz.
In what is typical behavior for the Icelandic side of our family, she was impatient and arrived 2 weeks early. She was breech and unable to be flipped (family stubbornness showing already perhaps) and was delivered via c-section, a sight that my brother-in-law Nate never wants to see again. Mom, dad and baby are all doing well and I can't wait until we can meet her in August. Drew was very jealous that grandma got to hold her already and is dying to get his hands on her.

57 Hours and 23 Minutes To Go (if you trust a 4th grader's math that is)

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The house is decorated, treats have been made, the kids are off school, all the presents have been bought and wrapped, and we just got 10 inches of snow overnight. It really feels like Christmas is imminent and in case I lose that feeling in any way, I have two people in my house who are more than happy to remind me, again, and again, where we are in the countdown to the present opening. Ethan even calculated up the number of hours remaining this afternoon. I didn't check his math but I think we'll just go with his number. Here are a few things we have been up to in preparation for Christmas.

A few weeks ago, Drew's special needs class went on a field trip to a local mall. Our school is the only school in our district which has a deaf and hard of hearing program in addition to the special needs classes and the typical students. This mall, every year, brings in a special Santa who is trained in working with people with special needs and who also is fluent in American sign language. It is pretty cool because kids who otherwise would not be able to communicate with Santa can tell him what they want and kids who would have a difficult time with the over stimulation that Santa at the mall can bring get an opportunity to visit with Santa as well.
This year, Ethan, who is in 4th grade, finally admitted that he is aware we are Santa Claus. Kevin and I decided to go ahead and tell Drew about Santa, since he is in 6th grade and we are sure all of his regular education classmates are aware that there isn't a fat man living with a bunch of elves in the North Pole. We had told him maybe a few days before his field trip to the mall. A few days after the field trip, he was telling me about a toy he was going to ask Santa for. I reminded him the Kevin and I are Santa. He said, "No! I saw him at the mall. He is real!" It cracked me up because it is so like him to be so literal. If he saw him with his own eyes, it has to be real.

Ethan got these reindeer antlers when his Scout troop went to sing Christmas carols at a local retirement community. Of course, we had to put them on the dogs. Tucker was uncooperative, as any self respecting 11 month old puppy would be so he didn't get to be in the picture. We even had to sequester him in order to get Ella's picture because he seemed to be under the impression it was his JOB to remove those hideous antlers from Ella's head. Ella had to be bribed with some treats to pose and if you look closely at her expression you can see she is kind of hating me for making her do this.

Monday, me and the guys made a gingerbread house. They used every bit of candy and frosting that came with the kit and fully intend on eating that candy off the house as soon as Christmas Day comes. They are very proud of how their house turned out and I think it looks pretty darn good.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas and get to enjoy spending some time with your family and friends. Merry Christmas everyone!

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How does a job stack up against the Xyngular opportunity?

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People who are new to network marketing are sometimes unfamiliar with the entrepreneurial mindset that is required to build a successful business here at Xyngular®. They need to know the difference between a job and an opportunity. Here's a way to illustrate that difference and anchor your commitment.

Suppose that at your job, your boss invites you in and tells you that for the next two years she'd like you to work an extra five to ten hours per week…not doing your current work, but something completely different. "You'll have to be absolutely committed to those extra hours every single week," she says. "No cutting corners, no excuses, no 'sick days.' How does that sound?

"Uh…there's…one thing," she says. "You won't be paid for the extra hours. You'll work your extra five to ten hours a week for the next two years…for nothing.

"At the end of the two years, if you haven't missed any hours or any of the tasks I'll assign, you'll retire on full salary—for the rest of your life!"
That's right, at the end of the two years you'll have your current salary every month for the rest of your life, no matter what else you do.
What do you think about her proposition now? Would you do it? Even if it meant doing some menial, disagreeable tasks that would normally be below your qualifications?

If you really were given that promise, what would make you quit early? Would the pressures of life get you to quit early? Would your spouse's complaints about fixing the screen door get you distracted or prompt you to quit? What if the tasks were like cleaning toilets? What if it required you to get out of your comfort zone? What if you had to talk to friends and family or learn to use Facebook for the first time? What about discouragement? Would you be willing to go through some ups and downs for a promise this big.

This is the way Xyngular works. You learn the skills from your upline and on training calls and invest the time to grow the business from nothing into something because in the end there's a major residual income that can last a lifetime.
Does that opportunity exist anywhere else? No! No other industry and no other business gives you this kind of leverage—certainly not your job!

ACTION STEPS:
1. Make a list of people who have complained about their job and share this story with them.

2. When someone complains about having to get out of their comfort zone and learn new skills, have this story ready to share.

3. When someone complains about the network marketing industry, share this story.

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Marion Quintana won 2nd place in Xyngular’s 90-Day Body Transformation Challenge, earning $500 cash and an IGNITE™ pack!

I started Xyngular®'s IGNITE™ December 31, 2011. When I started I felt that it was worth a shot. If I didn't like it I'd return it and get my money back!
Well, the joke was on me. I fell in love! By week two I had already ordered my second IGNITE package. In my first month I lost a total of 20 pounds. WOW! In February I lost another 10 pounds. In the month of March I ate what I wanted and still kept using the IGNITE products but not following it exactly.

Well, I didn't lose a pound, but I didn't gain a pound either! But in the last week of March I got my act together and lost another 5 pounds making me a total of 35 pounds lighter!

I went from a size 11 to a size 4 in jeans and from a size XXL to a large. I lost 22 inches from body with 9 inches from my waist alone!

I'm feeling great and looking the best I ever have. I have 5 pounds more to reach my final goal, but I have reached a goal I never thought I would.
Thanks to Xyngular my self esteem is back. I'm extremely proud of myself and thankful to my sponsors Laurie and Freddy!

Not only have I lost weight but I've also made money…enough that my husband finally quit his second job and now spends his afternoons with our beautiful daughter and me. Xyngular has changed my life in more than one way! Thank you.

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Create your 100-Names List

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When you read the success stories on your website of people who are succeeding in this company, you'll see all kinds of people, young and old, experienced professionals and novices to business, men and women, tradesmen and salesmen, health care professionals and stay-at-home parents. This will give you many ideas of friends and relatives you can contact. After all who couldn't afford to lose a little weight, come out from a lot of financial stress, and gain new hope for a real Xyngular lifestyle.

Making a 100-name list of all your possible contacts is one of the first and most empowering things you will ever do to build this or any business. It's no different than making an invitation list for your daughter's wedding or a list for inviting friends to a new restaurant you are opening.

Compare in your mind two teams starting the same day at Xyngular. One team insists that everyone start by making a 100-names list. The other team doesn't. Which team will be more successful?

How to make your list
There are lots of ways to create your list, but you'll want to make yours as though you were being paid $100 per name. Gather at least 100 names. Twenty-five is a good place to start during your first 72 hours in the business. But don't settle for less than 100 to really launch your business. Two hundred may be too many. Fifty isn't enough.

Use the contacts in your cell phone, address books, email contacts, holiday card lists and any membership lists you have. Use the Yellow Pages of your phone book to help you think of people you know. Let your upline help you create your list if you get stuck.

Some teams get together and have a party to help their new people immediately create their lists and help everyone add to their list. They use a stopwatch and give fun prizes for those who can come up with the most names in a few minutes.
Write the names in your planner, your computer or on a separate sheet you print out from the "Tools" section of your Back Office. You'll want to show your first 100 names to those you recruit because example is the best teacher.

Don't pre-judge
The more you work in this business, the more you'll be amazed at who is most likely to succeed. You truly cannot predict success. Just write down all the names that come to your mind. Free up your brain by getting the names on paper. Don't prejudge. Everyone you think of will need optimal health, some weight loss, a financial opportunity or all of these.

Create a top 25 list
Once you have 100 names, rank them: (A) Has influence over others, (B) Has money and (C) is a "people person". Once you have them ranked, transfer those names to another list of your 25 top names according to their circle of influence. You'll want people who are really involved in other people's lives. People in insurance, real estate, plumbing, anyone who has lots of contacts or meets a lot of people is ideal. You'll want to focus first on people who can truly afford the products and would be willing to invest a small amount of money and time in getting this business going. Think of people who love the telephone, love working from home, have a lot of drive and can't stand to give up on a dream.

Think of people who do presentations all the time. Those with large circles of influence are exceptionally good in this business. It may be good to start calling those who can most easily afford the products. But it isn't only those people who can succeed here. Often the trusted person with a small circle of influence can enroll someone with a large network. It's often the person who's desperate for an income and willing to go to work who will create the greatest success.

Sometimes you just want to identify your most trusted friends and relatives, someone who would answer your call in the middle of the night. As quickly as possible you'll need to build a team you can love, respect, and trust.
This list will begin to dictate your game plan. Gathering your 100-name list and your top 25 will drive you to action in building your business. You're looking for your ideal team and excellent partners. You don't want just anyone.

Keep adding namest
Make it a point to keep your 100-Names List handy and add new names as you think of them. Some Distributors keep an incomplete list in their jackets or purses so they can write in names as they think of them. They keep their list handy for making calls in the nooks and crannies of the day.

ACTION STEPS:

1. Fill out your 100-Names List as though you were earning $100 for each name.

2. Select your 25-Names List. Add email addresses, addresses, phone numbers and notes about these people.

3. Using a page in your planner, add new names weekly as you think of others you want to call. Carry these lists with you so you can make calls in the nooks and crannies of your day.

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