Defining Success: Having the finances and time freedom to stay close to friends and spending quality time together.

Today's video is on having the freedom to spend quality time with my friends who so richly bless my life. I can't imagine my life without them. Making time for friends can often be put to the bottom of the list of "to do's". But when you don't have a job to go to but rather you have the freedom to pick and choose when you work as I do with my GRN home business, it's easy to schedule that time.

In this video I'm traveling to a bed and breakfast in Kentucky. I'm meeting several girlfriends and we are going to enjoy three days together, laughing, eating, scrapbooking and just having a hoot. No husbands, kids, phones or chores! 

In this series, I hope that I'm able to share with you many the ways that I define success which my Global Business has provided.

Defining Success: Spending time on my hobby of teaching and scrapbooking

Today's video, I'm on location in Glasgow, KY at Scrapbook Village. I'm going to be teaching 30 women 3 different classes. It's my joy and privilege to share my passion for scrapbooking with them, teaching various techniques and ideas. Preserving my family history and putting heirloom albums together is my hobby. I'm grateful for my Global Resorts Network business that allows me the time freedom and finances to be able to do that.

Pictured: Global Resorts Network Independent Business Owner Debbie Turner and Al Morales, the CEO and President of Global Resorts Network.

History was made recently when a hand picked group of independent Global Resorts Network leaders hosted the first ever Global Resorts Network Summit. 

This memorable and historic weekend took place at the world class Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.   The chosen venue  is just one of over 5,000 worldwide vacation and resort destinations offered to Global Resort Members at huge discounts through their luxury travel club membership. 

For two solid action packed days, this small leadership group of about 40 Independent Global Resorts Network business owners from all over the United States and Canada came together and exchanged marketing ideas, brainstormed together in breakout sessions on how to take their business to the next level, learned from various industry coaches on everything from simple internet marketing strategies to completely outsourcing their businesses.  

A highlight of the event was keynote speaker, Al Morales, the CEO and President of Global Resorts Network, based in Phoenix.  He received a well deserved standing ovation as he was greeted to the stage by Mark Hoverson.  Mr. Morales spoke and answered questions for about an hour on various topics including the meticulous steps he took to ensure a well founded company for independent GRN home based business owners. 

In establishing the core foundation of Global Resorts, he explained it was critical that three key elements were firmly set into place from the very beginning. 

1)  There had to be a stand alone product in a high demand industry. 

2)  The pay plan had to allow for extraordinary incomes for affiliates who choose GRN as their preferred small business opportunity.  

3)  The consumer had to be protected by delivering to them an extraordinary product whereby they could not possibly get hurt by purchasing it and provided a lifetime of fun and value to the family and/or individual. 

Mr. Morales continues to prove to be a man of great integrity who not only displays an obvious keen sense of business but also is someone who genuinely cares at the core level of who he is about the GRN affiliates and the long term success of Global Resorts Network. 

Other speakers included Jeff Mills, Creator of Outsourcing Secrets Revealed, on the benefits of outsourcing your business, Tina Lorenz, a highly sought after direct sales copywriter and Bucky Shiver and Hoyt Farmer, who each own and operate different call centers for Global Resorts Network home based business owners.   Other marketing tools for GRN small business owners were introduced and well received.

In a panel forum, a few Global team leaders in attendance shared their own experiences, success secrets and insight on what it takes to be successful in today’s market.  Panelists included Debbie Turner, Jamison Herdrich, Derrick Harper and Kelly Williams.

Debbie Turner from Mt. Pleasant, SC, a former 13 year top producing real estate agent, revealed that her marketing techniques of combining rarely taught personal branding, web 2.0 and outsourcing has shot her Global Resorts home business out of the water. 

All panelists agreed that success begins with the mindset and focus heavily on personal development.  

For fun and adventure, those in attendance who desired, mounted up Friday night at the famous Ponderosa Stables in Phoenix and headed off into the mountains on horseback at sunset, encountering coyotes and other wildlife.  Their adventure led them to T Bone Steak House, which is a popular South Phoenix landmark and has consistently been awarded the "Best in Phoenix" distinction for the quality of their steak.  Following a fabulous outdoor grilled cowboy style steak, the GRN group mounted up in the dark and began their trek back which provided for exquisite sights as they trailed along the tops of mountains overlooking the city lights below and star filled sky above.  

Golf, swimming, tennis and relaxing spas were other activities enjoyed.

Here's a video of day 1 of our event:

The next Global Resorts Network Summit sponsored by independant GRN leaders will be held in Denver, Colorado August 8-9.  Contact Debbie Turner at 843.270.5611 or debbieturner3@yahoo.com for details.   The Global Summit events are for paid GRN team members only.