The McDonald’s Effect

By now everybody and their mother knows how bad a steady diet of McDonald’s food is for your health. It’s packed with preservatives and fat, and clearly linked to poor health. But before you write off McDonald’s as the evil empire of the food industry, think about exactly what they do as a business.

McDonald’s employs somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million people, feeds 1% of the global population every day, sells about 75 hamburgers a second, is the largest toy distributor in the world and boasts the worlds 90th largest economy with 27 billion in annual revenue in 2012.

So how did McDonald’s rise to become such a global force? They did it through consistency and repetition. You can be in Nigeria and walk up to a McDonald’s, order anything off the menu, and it will taste like a little piece of home. People keep coming back to the golden arches because it is familiar and tastes the same no matter what country you are in.

The consistency that McDonald’s has achieved is an amazing business model that should be applied to your Youngevity organization! Through the standard business presentation and script available in the Team Member Resource Center at Youngevity.com, you have the correct information about the products, business, and how to attract people to your team.

The presentation that is given in San Diego should also be the same presentation heard by the people in Boston, Houston, or anywhere! Uniting behind a uniform pitch adds legitimacy to you, and the entire Youngevity organization. If a prospect joins a conference call and hears the same pitch from top leaders as they got from you, it only adds to their incentive to join. Having a unified presentation from top to bottom is the name of the game.

Youngevity’s marketing tools are designed to help you promote the Healthy Body Challenge starting with this presentation. You never have to become the expert with our products, services, or income opportunity. We have tools that leverage the knowledge of the experts who have decades of experience within our industry. Simply hand out our magazines, CD’s, DVD’s, Business Cards or other marketing materials, and let the system do the work for you!

Youngevity’s management team has come together with over 200 years of combined experience in nutrition, marketing and business building, helping you achieve whatever financial goals you may have. With this management team and these tools, you can be in business for yourself but never by yourself.

There are a lot of regulations on what you can and cannot say when it comes to health products. We cannot have reps projecting incomes or setting unrealistic expectations. The beauty of the business presentation script keeps everyone in line with regulatory agencies and protects the reps and the company itself.

So, simply follow the proven system and watch your business grow!

90 For Life!

Mike Schulz
Contributing Writer
Youngevity Marketing Team

Are You Part of the 40%?

It’s the 5 letter word that plagues almost half the nation; stress. A recent article in The Huffington Post stated that 40.6 percent of American’s polled in 2012 reported they experienced stress “yesterday.”¹ This data comes from a report published by the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index, who interviewed over 350,000 Americans; this report also reveals that stress levels seem to be relatively unchanged over the last few years. You may think, well who doesn’t experience a little stress now and again? However, too much stress can lead to several health problems including head and stomach disorders and may also increase your risk of stroke and heart disease.

The month of April is not only known for welcoming warm weather and maybe some spring showers, but it is also Stress Awareness Month. This is usually the time when we find ourselves worried about school finals, summer vacations, and pending deadlines, which may be why it’s also the perfect time to raise awareness to those of us who experience high levels of stress. While this is not to say that 40% of us are constantly feeling overwhelmed and not enjoying life, we should take time to make sure we are doing things to relax and unwind from our busy lives.

By living a healthy lifestyle, you are already combating stress, but there are a few things you may also want to do to help minimize stress levels.

• Spend some time with friends and family. Just a simple friendly conversation can bring a smile to your face and smiles make the world a happier place.
• Stay active. Whether it’s a walk, bike ride, or boot camp class, regular physical activity helps to relive tension and gives you a good dose of endorphins.
• Make rest a priority. Sleep is a key factor in living a healthy lifestyle and adults should try to get 6 to 8hrs of sleep each night.
• Don’t’ sweat the small stuff. Sometimes we like to worry about things that don’t really matter and this makes living a healthy, stress-free life hard, so remember to let things go.
• Stay organized. Something as easy as planning ahead can make the world of a difference when a deadline or event is approaching and will make it easier to stay on track.
• Meditate. You can learn to meditate by taking a class or even reading a book, but it’s a great way to relax and let go of your daily stresses.

I realize that many of us live busy, full lives and taking 30 minutes a day to meditate or go on a walk seems impossible, but we need to be able to relax and enjoy life! Youngevity offers many healthy lifestyle supplements to help with your nutritional needs, but we also offer products such as Livinity’s StressESE Plus that contains powerful adaptogens, which help combat stress and fatigue and SupraLife’s D-Stress which provides nutrients known to be involved in a healthy stress response cycle. So relax and don’t sweat the small stuff.

Remember prevention is the key!

Rocio Ramos
Contributing Writer
Youngevity Marketing Team

10 Ways You May Be Sabotaging your Weight Loss! (Week 2)

Maybe you have increased your workout sessions, have been really strict on your diet, and are taking all your nutritional supplements, but for some reason you still aren't losing weight at the rate you are expecting. Well with so much going on, are you making sure your body is recovering from all the work it's putting in at the gym and not to mention running around during your daily routine. Check out our 2nd tip on how you could be sabotaging your weight loss!



Check back next week for Tip #3!

No Need To Be The Expert

The best part about being a part of the Youngevity team is that anybody can do it! You don’t need to have years of sales experience. The tools to succeed in this business are laid out for you by those who’ve had the experience. Utilizing the tools you have available at your fingertips is the smartest thing you can do.

Conference Calls
Every single day, Youngevity offers the opportunity to gain valuable information about the business in the form of quick, pain-free conference calls. These calls are a great way to learn more about the business, and it’s important to pass that knowledge along to the rest of your downline in order for them to build properly.

Also, it’s important to call in to the National calls weekly. If you aren’t calling in on a regular basis, go check out the list of calls and information on how to gain access to them HERE!

Business Presentation
When you’re explaining the Youngevity opportunity to prospects, getting all of the key information across in a concise, simple way is the best way to go. Where can you find that in one place? The Business Presentation. If you’re ever feeling overwhelmed by too much information or where you should go next, this is the best place to go. Grab the DVD that comes with your CEO Pak, or in your Success from Home Magazine and get back to basics.

Healthy Body Start Pak Brochure
Having a complete understanding of the products you’re selling adds credibility to not only yourself, but the entire Youngevity organization.

This brochure is the place to go for all information on the Healthy Body Start Pak in one simple page. Everything you need to know is here; from the 90 essential nutrients to the breakdown of individual products. The Healthy Body Start Pak is the cornerstone of the health products Youngevity offers, so being able to accurately describe what the pack is all about is very important. But remember, you don’t need to be the expert. You simply need to have this brochure on hand to give to your prospects and new customers.

Simple System Quick Start Guide
This step by step guide will help you map out your success in building your Youngevity business. You do not have to reinvent the wheel. The system of building a successful Youngevity business is in place. Use this guide to make your list, schedule your Healthy Body Challenge event and invite your prospect to see the Youngevity opportunity.

With all of these tools available, building your Youngevity business is simple. What first got you excited about this opportunity? Whatever it may be, it is the best thing you can pass on to prospects. If it got you excited, why not them?

Mike Schulz
Contributing Writer
Youngevity Marketing Team

Our Changing World… Are You Changing With It?

It’s hard to ignore the recent events touching not only the country, but the world. From the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon to the threat that North Korea is inflicting on other countries and to the world hunger epidemic; we are constantly bombarded with new fears and challenges. But what good does it do any of us to live in fear? It doesn’t – we can’t! We have to resolve ourselves to the fact that there will always be challenges to face. The question remains, will you rise up to the challenge and make a difference? Will you change what you can?

Currently, the world is faced with the on-going challenge of global warming. We have all seen the effects of the climate change through our heightened allergies, our susceptibility to sunburns, and through natural disasters. Although alarming, this is not something that we should surrender to, there is so much we can do to help the environment.

On April 22nd the world will be celebrating Earth Day. Earth day is about doing your part to help improve the world we live in, for yourself, children, grandchildren, and all the others that will come after us. It can be as simple as cutting down your shower time, recycling, and even reusing materials. If you live a few blocks from the grocery store, restaurant, or any other shop you visit daily, why not walk or ride a bike instead of driving. You’ll probably end up spending more time looking for a parking spot than the time it will take to walk somewhere. The key is to try and reduce your carbon footprint on earth and do what you can to help our planet.

Since we know that most of the produce in supermarkets is depleted of nutrients, why not do something to benefit the world and yourself, by growing some of your very own produce. If you live in the city, this may sound impossible, but there are a variety of herbs, fruits, and veggies than can easily be grown in a small space such as a balcony or even window sill. And of course, shopping at your local farmers market is always a great alternative that not only gives you high-quality produce, but also supports local farmers who are doing their best to help the environment.

Making changes that will benefit the planet is not a difficult task. After a long day at work, I don’t want to walk to the grocery store, even though it’s only 3 blocks away, but I’ve implanted it in my head that I must decrease my carbon footprint. I wear jeans and shirts a couple times before I wash them, I recycle whatever I can, I make sure all the lights are off before I leave my apartment, I use a refillable water bottle instead of a single use one, these are just a few things that can be done to help; there is still so much more!

A few small changes can make a big difference over time. If you decide you want to start a garden, try using Youngevity’s Bloomin Minerals Soil Revitalizer to give your plants the much needed minerals they need. Or try washing your clothes with some Hydrowash, an environmentally safe cleansing liquid. We only have one body and one planet; why not take care of them both?

The time for change is now!

Rocio Ramos
Contributing Writer
Youngevity Marketing Team