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Will it snow in time for Christmas!!?? (I hope not!!!!!)

Cheer up Ben! When it thaws, you'll probably get your garden flooded, maybe even your house too!  You can try claiming on that insurance that you pay for every month!!! Howe good is that!!!Cheer up Ben! When it thaws, you’ll probably get your garden flooded, maybe even your house too! You can try claiming on that insurance that you pay for every month!!! How good is that!!!

Now before you get your collective backs up, I’m all in favour of the festivities of Christmas, but what’s with the fascination with snow.   I am at present looking out at a wintery Cornwall safe from within the warm confines of Enigin HQ and I for one am dreading the prospect of snow.  The forecasters have predicted that there will be a fifty, fifty chance of snow this Christmas!  But where others get all romantic about the fluffy stuff, I get real and start worrying about getting stuck nearly 40 mile from home, with nothin more than a patheic car heater to warm my cockles!  As much as I love working at Enigin, I sure as hell do not relish the prospect of getting stuck here with three little daughters and a wife to get home to (no disrespect to my colleagues!!!)

You see, I have been here before, I have been duped by the unrealistic fantasy dwellers who convince themselves and others that snow is a good thing.  Although what in the world is remotely good about something that is as destructive as snow I can’t quite think!!  I have been stuck in the middle of a weather condition that the UK can’t deal with and ultimatley, it took me seven hours to drive (for drive, read skid and slide) 14 miles, watching other motorists collide with hedges and each other.  It’s OK if you are totally self sufficient and live in ‘la-la land’ but I don’t live in the clouds, have to get in my car to do almost anything of convenience and value my property and life to much to get excited about a weather condition that is designed purely to break you to your knees.

Rant over, I’ll get back to work.  Enigin do not pay me to moan about snow!

What does it take for an Enigin Distributor to succeed in business?

I have just finished lunch (very yummy steak baguette!) with the Enigin Distributors that are here in the UK for Training and during our conversations, it became obvious that there is a common set of principles that they all share.  These principles can help in all walks of life and to this end I wanted to share with you a document that the Enigin Managing Director, Ian Wrigley has written all about that very subject.

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Why do some Enigin Distributors acheive success and others do not?

You know sometimes when you have that ‘a-ha!’ moment (we have them all the time at Enigin), everyone has them from time to time, you know what I’ talking about, right!? That point in time when something makes perfect sense to you, when you fully understand what was previously  incomprehensible!

Well, the following audio message provided me with perhaps my single biggest ‘a-ha!’ moment in my life, suddenly everything around me made perfect sense. Let me tell you that, if you haven’t heard of Earl Nightingale, the following audio ‘The Strangest Secret’ will literally change the way you think!

So, please, without anymore waffle from me, sit back, turn up the volume and relax for half an hour to really digest everything this man says in this audio.

(It may be that it finds it’s way into future Enigin training programmes, that decision however is not up to me!

Click the picture of the man himself to listen to the whole Audio recording!


Rocky Balboa (you know, ‘Eye of the Tiger’) and Enigin share principle of success!

I thought that I ‘d share that following video with you all.  Not only does it sum up in a nutshell the one and only principle of success that you need ever truly understand, but it proves that Enigin is in very good company.

Sharing principles with one of the ‘Silverscreens’ greatest ever winners is more than a little impressive.  Who’d of thought I could find a link between Rocky Balboa and Enigin!!!

Enjoy!!

Learning the Banjo (or an idea from an Enigin employee on how to carry on regardless!!)

My Father taught me to never turn my back on a challenge or try to run away from one,  a bit like our collective mindset here at Enigin. If you do, that challenge will grow in stature and, like a greasy wall leaning towards you, be almost impossible to summit.  But, if from somewhere within, you can summon the courage and tenacity to stand tall and meet its advancing menace without fear of failure, you will have succeeded.  If this philosophy is subscribed to, even in ultimate defeat, you will have triumphed. You would have learned more about yourself for at least trying than if you decided to run at the first available opportunity.  Never run away or turn your back on anything. Never!!!!!

Challenges and an individuals attitude towards success can vary, for some it is career, money, kudos etc, etc. For others, it is the simplest things that present the more interesting and rewarding outcome.  For me, like all of humanity, I have many challenges that I am trying to overcome, some sub-consciously and on an every day basis.  These challenges are fought without prior thought or planning, a certain automation kicks in every morning when I wake and the day’s attempts to succeed will begin.
Now, let me tell you, I am most certainly not musically minded, nor do I come from a family of musical geniuses (is that a word?) or maestros.  I have not got one musical bone in my body.  I simply have no natural aptitude for playing instruments (of any kind).  “But Ben, I hear you cry in astonishment, you surely jest with us, we have heard rumour that you partake in the regular playing of the BANJO!!!!!!”
Darn it!! Well, with cover well and truly blown let’s get it right.  It’s a Short scale Irish Tenor Banjo to be correct, but who really cares! When played it sounds like something Grandpa Whetus would play out on his porch, whilst rocking on his old Maple rocker with Rex his faithful Hound Dog nestled by his feet on those too hot to sleep, Tennessee nights…….  that all to clichéd sound drifting out through the night into the Cajun hills. Get the picture!!!!! Good, I was beginning to exhaust my creative mind!!!
Anyway, the point to this entire ramble is that I do play the “Banjo”.  Or at least, more appropriately, I try to play.  I am not by any means, nor will I ever be, the next Earl Scruggs (don’t worry, you wouldn’t understand!!) but I don’t really care, I’m proud of where I am in the pecking order. I’m proud because I keep trying.  I can play to a fair standard I suppose and could probably get away with a little bit of busking (providing I didn’t have to sing) and yes, the layman out there would probably think I sound OK.  But the fact still remains that I am not now nor have I ever been a naturally musical person.  I have never had the urge to play any other kind of musical instrument, not even the guitar.  I didn’t even “Do Music” at School.  The fact is that I picked up a Banjo when I was around 14, made an awful racket and, to put it simply, didn’t give up! (The challenge)
Now, I wouldn’t say that I am successful in playing the Banjo, I wouldn’t be so self appreciating, but I would say that I have been successful in trying, if that makes sense!  In my humble, Joe Bloggs opinion, you can only achieve true success, by accomplishing a long serious of failures (and trust me, I’m still failing). Sure, there are perceived exceptions, people are sometimes deemed to have achieved success in their life’s when actually they have achieved nothing, they’ve done nothing more than get lucky!!  The achievement (sadly something the afore mentioned wouldn’t be able to appreciate) comes when that long series of failed attempts, reaches the point where success is inevitable.  How many bum notes do you think Mozart wrote and played before he could truly say he had succeeded in writing any number of his classics.

All I am trying to say in a roundabout way is this.  If you would like to feel sense of true achievement, first you have to try. You have to steady your nerve, take a deep breath, stand tall and square up to the challenge ahead, proud of the knowledge that it takes courage.  Just like Enigin Distributors, recognise it as something that you are going to meet head on and dig your trench for the coming battle.  When your respective horns are locked, the true battle will commence, you will be tested, you will fail at first, you will want to give in to that feeling of being beaten, to quit, DONT………get your head down, roll up your sleeves get back on you feet and keep trying, you must keep trying.  People do not ultimately fail in achieving success; they simply stop trying to overcome the challenge.  Try asking some of the most successful Enigin partners!

Anyway, what do I know?  I have a nice tankard of Gumbo on the porch and Rex is warming my Maple rocker.  Now……where’s my Banjo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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How start a week the Enigin way

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The first day of training is one of the most exciting days in my working month.  It is the pinnacle of a lot of mountains that have been climbed, traversed, ascended and conquered.  For many, it will be the very beginning of a new, exciting chapter in their lives and for me…..well I am just proud to a have been able to help them on the way to maximising their potential.  The whole team here at Enigin HQ work so hard to make sure that the this first fledgling day is as inspiring as it should be for our Partners.

What am I talking about you may well rightly ask at this point.  Well, I am a business manager with Enigin PLC and we help business professionals and entrepreneurs break into the ever growing energy saving industry.  My remit is to recognise potential within the circa 3500 or so enquires we receive every month, assess their capabilities and then, subsequently, recommend to my Directors who we should be spending time with.

I typically arrive at the office around 0800 and, more often than not on the first day of training, don’t leave until well into the evening.  We will usually have around 30/40 people from around the world, whether just visiting for one of our Open Days, or starting out on their first day of training and they all need to have quality time spent with them to ensure that they are receiving only the best treatment possible.  After all, when individuals are making a commitment to visit us from countries like Mongolia, New Zeal and, USA, Australia, Far East, India to name just a few of our representative countries, we need to make them feel as special as we can.

Generally speaking, I am still ‘buzzing’ well into the next day such is the powerful nature of that first introductory day.

Anyway, I just took a few moments to fill you in on what’s happening with me and if you would like to know more about the Enigin opportunity, you can always contact me at Enigin by visiting us at www.enigin.com.

By for now.

P.S.

Little Lottie is doing well but unfortunately, doesn’t seem to have the capability of sleeping!!!!!!!

Lottie makes an appearance!

posted by enigin in Enigin Personal Life

I have been away from Enigin HQ, on paternity leave after my wife gave birth to a healthy little girl (Lottie) on Thursday morning at 0418.

I already have two daughters, Nola and Erin! When you add my wife Anna into the mix it makes my levels of testosterone somewhat diluted when battling against the hormones that fly around ‘Freeman Heights’ on a daily basis. Things are going to get a whole lot more intense now that Lottie has joined the party.

I am considering moving into the garden shed, electricity would be easy to wire through from the garage, the plumbing wouldn’t be too problematic and I could easily insulate the wafer thin walls to give me some extra warmth. I am, of course, kidding!!! For anyone who doesn’t live in a female orientated environment, let me tell you…………….it is kinda cool! I could not be any more looked after, not that I am milking things of course!!!!

Anyway, I thought that I would share some an anons Grandmothers advice on being a Father to little girls. She herself apparently didn’t have the benefit of a Father so I guess her advice is fairly relevant and accurate:

“Bringing up a little girl takes two parents. A mummy to show her how to be a woman and a Daddy to show her how to be independent. Your job is to make her brave, to fear nothing. To make her feel beautiful. To give her a sense of adventure. To make her feel secure and confident in herself. Your relationship with your little girls is this: She will love you and trust you completely… forever. Because YOU, are her first love, her first hero…..the first man in her life.

Always be involved in everything she does. treasure every minute spent with her. Be her hero.

Tell her everyday she can accomplish anything she wants to. Let her sleep on your chest.

Emotionally, physically and spiritually healthy girls are raised in a loving atmosphere. Do all you can do to create a tranquil, harmonious home.

Take her shopping. Just the two of you but resist buying her the world. Brush her hair sometimes.

Never forget that supportive fathers produce daughters with high self esteem.”

I live by those principles of Fatherhood and I will die trying to instill the virtues of the above to my three beautiful little girls. For the time being I am will force myself to put up with the hassle of having my life run for me!

My favourite poem (it will help with trying acheiving your goals! )

I am not a huge fan of poetry (my Enigin colleagues will testify)but I can appreciate heart felt words when I read them.  Too much literature is written these days for monetary gain only.  Too little is published that was really written with intent to stir mind and soul.

I came across this poem a long while ago and it is still by far and away my favourite piece of poetry.  It was written by a chap called William Ernest Henley. Henley became a victim of tuberculosis at the age of 12. In spite of this, in 1867 he successfully pressed on to pass the Oxford local examination as a senior student, something that he was told he would never achieve. His diseased foot had to be eventually amputated directly below the knee; his Doctors said that the only way to save his life was to amputate. Henley persevered and survived with one foot intact. He was discharged after 8 years in hospital in 1875, and was able to lead an active life for nearly 30 years, despite his disability. With an artificial foot, he lived until the age of 53. “Invictus” was written from his hospital bed during his most torrid time.  It was not written for commercially orientated reason, but more from a passion for providing evidence of his never give up attitude.  You may find it inspiriting.  I certainly do.  Try putting on your desk top as a screen saver, or printing it out and having it somewhere to hand.  refere to it when time are bad and you will find an inner resolve.

We don’t have a library of motivational literature at Enigin HQ, we are all too motivated in ourselves, but maybe there is room for me to suggest that we start thinking about putting one together.  Food for thought!!

Invictus

William Ernest Henley.

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

5 goal setting tips from an Enigin employee

The days here at Enigin have slipped away from me at the rate of…oh lets say one a day!!!!!!  Joking aside, It has been a while since my last post, but not for lack of good reason.  I have been away from the Enigin offices for two weeks due to the arrival of my third Daughter.  I now have three girls all under the age of five.  If you add my wife to the equation that leaves me in a major minority.  Lets just say that I am considering moving to the Enigin offices.  We have a shower, kitchen, comfy lounge and facilities that many would die for.  Again, I am joking!  However, it is fair to say that Enigin have a superb Headquarters and whilst I don’t wish to sound like a ‘home dodger’, it is a pleasure to be able to work in the kind of environment that I do.

Anyway, enough rambling, there was a reason why I started committing finger to keyboard and it was connect to my last post.  It is all well and good me preaching the virtues of Goals, but that is of little use without some tips and ideas to get you started on your way.  Now, there are literally thousands of books devoted to self help, mentoring , life coaching etc etc.  But I have listed my top five tips for wannabee goal setters.  See how you get on!!! and by all means, please contact me to let me know how you get on.

  1. Specific, realistic goals work best. When it comes to making a change, the people who succeed are those who set realistic, specific goals. “I’m going to recycle all my home rubbish” is a much more doable goal than “I’m going to do more for the environment.” And that makes it easier to stick with.
  2. It takes time for a change to become an established habit. It will probably take a couple of months before any changes — like getting up half an hour early to exercise — become a routine part of your life. That’s because your brain needs time to get used to the idea that this new thing you’re doing is part of your regular routine.
  3. Repeating a goal makes it stick. Say your goal out loud each morning to remind yourself of what you want and what you’re working for. (Writing it down works too.) Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you’re training your brain to make it happen.
  4. Pleasing other people doesn’t work. The key to making any change is to find the desire within yourself — you have to do it because you want it, not because a girlfriend, boyfriend, coach, parent, or someone else wants you to. It will be harder to stay on track and motivated if you’re doing something out of obligation to another person.
  5. Roadblocks don’t mean failure. Slip-ups are actually part of the learning process as you retrain your brain into a new way of thinking. It may take a few tries to reach a goal. But that’s OK — it’s normal to mess up or give up a few times when trying to make a change. So remember that everyone slips up and don’t beat yourself up about it. Just remind yourself to get back on track.  People do not fail, they simply stop trying!

Why are goals important at Enigin PLC?

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The above question is as relevant to you personally as it is to any organisation or business planning to succeed.  At Enigin, success is at the heart of all that we do and in many ways, passion for success throughout our ever growing distributor network is what drives us forward.  Success is everything.  Do not fool yourself into believing it isn’t.  Whether that success materialises as monetary riches or simply the living of your life in a happy fulfilled manor, any sensible person striving for something must agree that there must be a road map of certain milestones that will measure your progress toward your desired outcome!

At Enigin, we believe that the whole point of setting a goal is to help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.  Enigin will help you set goals and provide the tools needed to work toward them diligently, at Enigin we believe that you can have all the things you want in life, you just have to be willing to pay the price, to work hard, to plan effectively. Enigin Distributors who set and achieve their goals are people who’ve decided what they want, committed themselves to going after it, and haven’t let anything stand in the way of their road to success.

A proper goal gives you all the incentive you need to grow in your awareness of being a perfect Enigin Distributor, designed and trained for excellence and abundance. As you become more welcoming and aware of the results of your efforts derived from pursuing your goals, you will yield results you’ve never dreamed possible but almost certainly are!  Just ask any of our successful Enigin Distributors.

At Enigin, we say that awareness is everything.  It gives deep meaning to life and living because it spells the end of your robotic existence, no more walking in the deep ruts formed by your harmful programming and counterproductive thoughts grown prior to embarking on a seed change with Enigin. These old ways of thinking aren’t ways you would have chosen given conscious awareness of there damaging effects, they were planted in your heart when you were young, when your mind is most receptive. While some of these programs serve you well, many of them are harmful and ready to be replaced. The old way of “living” has kept you from a truly abundant life. Enigin can help you break the shackles and achieve all that you can be, if only you give up a moment to truly believe that it is possible.

But, in order to truly change, your old habits have to be replaced with new, healthy practices. Having a solid goal in place serves as a constant help as you do this. In fact, without a specific goal, you’re unlikely to ever make a significant change in your life, regardless of any relationship with Enigin. While you’re on your way toward achieving your goals, you learn to choose which thoughts you’ll allow into your mind. You’ll see the connection between these thoughts, the feelings and attitudes they produce, and ultimately the results they yield. It’s not something someone else can do for you.

Have you ever noticed how your life never really stays the same? You’re either improving it or damaging it, your actions aren’t neutral.  Everything you do must have a cause, becuase, like it or not, it will ceratinly have an effect. As a human being, you will constantly seek more than you have. When this deep desire is thwarted, you experience a feeling of dissatisfaction, of resentment for others who have already obtained what it is that you want.  That feeling is unpleasant enough to serve as a good motivator. At Enigin, we hate feeling unfulfilled, and work diligently to escape such an unpleasant feeling. We’ll do pretty much anything to satisfy this need.

This need for fulfillment goes way beyond just things and money, as important as they are! They give you comfort and opportunity. It goes beyond happy feelings or a sense of peace, although they’re important too. Enigin’s drive for complete fulfillment includes these things, but goes so much further, it’s a deep desire for a big purpose, something that catapults the Enigin Distributor, into meaningful and effective service.

I will hope that you share the same principles as Enigin and recognise that a worthy goal is key to acheivment and success. So, how do you set them? How do you go after them? What can you do to make sure you achieve these grand goals? You could do no better than asking us at Enigin!! We’ve already a keen history in helping others acheive their own life goals and I am sure Enigin can help you acheive yours!

Half the battle with goal-setting is determining exactly what it is that you want. Sounds easy enough dosen’t it, you answer that question just fine at a restaurant, on your birthday, when you get your hair cut. But when it comes to the big “what do you want” question, minds go blank. We don’t know what’s acceptable to ask for. What’s too much? Am I overreaching? How am I going to feel if I ask for something that’s beyond possibility? Can I really get what other have? I am sure you have asked yourself all of these questions at some point or other!

Ask any little child what they want to be when they grow up and you’ll hear answers like a , an astronaut, a gazillionaire, a cat, a rock star. Nothing seems impossible; nothing seems like it’ll come back to haunt you if it doesn’t work out. If only we could regress into the mindset of the fearless child that we all once were and we could, in adulthood, ascheive all that we dreamt possible when life itself seemed like a dream.

Deciding what you want isn’t without risk however.  But that’s what life is all about isn’t it…..risk! I have to tell you that Enigin Distributors who set and achieve awesome goals are risk takers, they’ve learned to be. They know that they’ve got the privilege and duty to design their own lives, make their own decisions. They dare to dream, and dream big. The power is in going after what you want, not in going after what you need.

Think you don’t have what it takes to meet your goals? Then here’s some great news for you, you’ve already got everything that could ever be necessary to produce amazing results in your life. You’ve got access to all you need, whether you see it right now or not. So, don’t worry about that as you choose goals. Assume you have every resource you need, right at your fingertips, because you do.  At Enigin we are specialists in helping people recognise that very fact!

Don’t accept what you have or who you are.  Instead, accept the fact that you have the right to choose to be better, to be anything you want in life.

All you need is a worthwhile goal.  Once you have that and diligently work towards it obtaining what ever it is that you want, you will be one of the minority of people in this world who know where they’re going and how they are going to get there!

I would say good luck…..but luck has nothign to do with it!  It’s all in the planning.  Goals, goals goals and more goals!

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