This week I am going to take some time to talk about something personal. Some of you may have heard that Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, his Wife, Daughter, three Aids and two Pilots were killed in a plane crash in Northern Minnesota last Friday. This has been a Big Shock to a lot of people here in Minnesota, and around the Country. It's hard to believe it happened, but it did.

Now, I am not a Wellstone supporter, in fact I never voted for him and I never would have voted for him. He was a Liberal Democrat and I am a Conservative Republican. But I came to admire the man because he stood up for what he believed in, no matter what.

But I have another reason to be sad about his Death.

A few years ago, my Wife and I ran into the Senator at our State Fair while he was campaigning for what would be his second term as Senator. At the time, I really disliked him, and I could not believe he stood a chance at reelection. I thought of him as an embarrassment to the State. He did some Dumb things when he first got to Washington, and I didn't like his Liberal point of view.

Well, we saw him walking with one of his people and I shouted out, "Paul Wellstone?" and as he was coming towards us with a Big smile on his face and his hand outstretched, I Laughed right at him and said, "No Way!" And we walked on.

I had been thinking of this in just the last week or so. I had changed my mind about him and realized that he didn't deserve that laughter. That I was wrong to do it. I thought about writing him to say I was sorry for it and for him to please forgive me. While I still did not like the way he voted in the Senate and his Liberal views, I now knew he at least Stood for his beliefs and Fought for them. Something more politicians should do.

But I never got the chance to write him. He died and I am left feeling bad for what I did that day. I can't go back and undo what I did, anymore than I can undo his death. I missed out and I have to live with that.

He was a kind man, who even had helped my Wife's brother get on Social Security when he was suffering with MS, something the Senator would also be diagnosed with.

Here is what I want you to get out of this story.

We never know what tomorrow will bring. And we need to think about how we would want people to remember us. Are we the kind of people who only think of themselves? Or are we the kind of people who think of others?

We are in the people business. It doesn't matter what program we are promoting, it's people who join things with us that make the difference. When I look at a program, I don't think about how much I can make off it. I think about how many people will be interested in it? How many can use the product or the Service? Is the price worth it for what you get? If all I thought about was making a Buck, I would be promoting one of the "Get in Now, Make a Killing" fast moving little garbage programs, and when it died, I would move on to the next flavor of the month. I would make money, but most of you would not. I don't work that way.

When you look at a program, many sure it is something you can stand behind and Fight for. Something you can feel good about offering. If you don't use the product or like it, how can you expect to offer it to people?

I want to be remembered as someone who looked out for other people and helped them get what they wanted. I do not want to be remembered as someone who joined every scam and quick buck deal he ran across. And I don't want any of you to be remembered that way either.

There are two kinds of Big Marketers on the Web, Recruiters and Sponsors.

* A Recruiter signs a lot of people up and moves on.
* A Sponsor signs up fewer people up but works with them to build.

They both make money, but who is the person you want to be in business with?

I try to help and I am going to do more. I want you to get what you want out of this business of Network Marketing. Because if I help you, you will be helping me. And that is how it should be.

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