For years I have had the pleasure of learning from Tony Robbins including being part of his Platinum Partners program.  In my 25+ years in business, I have grown to understand that one of the most important aspects of business is people.  Understanding human behavior is a key to understanding business.  In my travels, I have had the privilege to work with many great teachers and mentors.  However, Tony stands out from the crowd.  I have never met anyone who has a better understanding of human behavior.  Most important, Tony is an intervention expert.  In other words, he is not just about information.  He is about transformation.  Tony has earned his voice because of the RESULTS he produces in people.  I am currently in a program with Tony and one of his mentors, Cloe Madanes, which is designed to help people better understand human behavior and master the strategic intervention techniques used by experts around the world to transform behavior.  It has been one of the best learning initiatives that I have undertaken in my life.

Now for the important part of this blog…  Tony has a new show on NBC called Breakthrough.  The first show is tomorrow night, Tuesday July 27th at 8 pm EST/7 pm Central time.  You can get the details from your local TV listings.  Below I have attached a short 3 minute clip that Tony has just released about the show.  Knowing the power of what Tony can do, this show is a MUST watch.  I highly recommend that you sit down with your family and invest an hour in watching the powerful transformation of lives that have experienced challenges beyond the comprehension of most of us. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0eTtJw7Ms&feature=youtu.be

As a general rule, I do not make recommendations on my website.  However, I want to make an exception and introduce everyone to Darren Hardy.  Please note that I do NOT have any business interest or business dealings with Darren.  I am sharing this because I believe it could provide value to my readership, not because I am getting paid to share it.  Remember a key fundamental rule of all business – You grow before your business grows.  Often that means learning to grow inside your business AND outside your business.  My expertise is inside business.  Darren’s expertise is Personal Development.  Below is a little information about Darren, his new book, and how to join his Facebook page.

About Darren:

Darren Hardy is the visionary force behind SUCCESS magazine  as the Publisher and Editorial Director and the author of what is being called “the modern day Think and Grow Rich”, The Compound Effect—Multiplying Your Results. One Simple Step at a Time (www.TheCompoundEffect.com). More from Darren on his blog (http://DarrenHardy.SUCCESS.com), Facebook (DarrenHardyFan) or Twitter (@DarrenHardy)

About the book:  (description provided by Darren Hardy)

Finally, a book revealing the truth about the commitment, disciplines, habits and hard work necessary to earn success…

SUCCESS magazine Publisher Darren Hardy has taken the experience of his own journey of success and all that he has learned from interviewing the most successful achievers of our time and distilled it down to the core basics of what it really takes to earn success.

The result is the book, The Compound Effect: Multiplying Your Success. One Simple Step at a Time. I am excited to share this remarkable book with you.

We both know you are in the people business. This book delivers the philosophy and discipline essential for your people to be more successful in their efforts to grow your company—told by a credible third-party source from proven personal experience.

For the benefit of your organization this book teaches:

•              The success disciplines needed for lasting results
•              Staying motivated, even when you don’t feel like it
•              Developing daily routines that lead to momentum

Do you want success?  More success than you have now?
And even more success than you ever imagined possible for you before?

Finally, the truth. No gimmicks. No hyperbole. The real deal on what it takes to earn success. Made plain and simple.

In this book is the essence of what every achiever needs to know, practice and master to obtain anything more than ordinary success. Inside you will find strategies on:

•       How to win—every time! The number-one strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they are more talented, smarter and more experienced.

•       Eradicating the bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) constantly derailing your progress.

•       Painlessly installing the few key disciplines required for a major breakthrough.

•       How to get yourself to do things you don’t feel like doing. The real key to motivation. Getting it and keeping it.

•       The simple formula for increasing your income by 1,000% over the next 10 years.

•       Capturing the illusive but awesome force of momentum. Catch it and you will be unstoppable.

•       The acceleration secrets of super-achievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes they do, now you can too…

If you are serious about being extraordinary and living an extraordinary life, this book will take you on a journey that will have a dramatic effect on your life… a COMPOUNDING Effect in fact. Get your hands on your copy now: www.TheCompoundEffect.com

The Nutrition Business Journal recently released their 2010 Global Nutrition Report.  It is a 265 page research report on the Global Nutrition market.  The research is rather expensive but gives a lot of great insight on the Global Nutrition industry and where it is headed in the future.  Since I know a number of my webpage subscribers are in the nutritional business I wanted to share some of the basic points.  Remember, one of the easiest ways to succeed in business is to get positioned in an industry that (1) is driven by real demand and (2) is forecasted to be in a long-term uptrend.  Below is a picture of the current and forecasted global market and a summary of the key factors driving the Global Nutrition Market. 

Highlight #1 – The Global Nutrition Industry is Stable and Growing

Even in a tough economic climate, the nutrition industry is growing around the world.  As you can see from the chartbelow, the industry is forecasted to have continued growth, although they do expect the pace of growth to level off around 6% through 2014. 

Highlight #2 – The Factors Driving Nutrition Are Real Problems Facing Society

There are 3 primary factors driving the Global Nutrition Market:

1.  An Aging Population – In most of the industrialized world, society is getting older.  This is especially true in Japan and throughout Europe.  Even the US baby boomers are heading into their “retirement stage”.  What do we know about this older population?  First, health is a major factor in their life.  They want to stay healthy so they can sustain their quality of life.  In addition, health costs have a major impact on their finances.  More and more of this group of society is looking for ways to avoid being sick and incurring the massive healthcare costs that in turn impacts so many other areas of their lifestyle.  This group is a “momentum driver” for the Global Nutrition Industry.  Equally, for those who market opportunities in the nutrition area, you might find this group to be a great source for expanding your business.  Most of them are looking to make money in retirement and they have relationships with others who share their concerns and needs.

2. Continued Bad Health – Continued growth in diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other chronic health ailments linked to poor nutritional habits are a major problem around the world.  As consumers worldwide become more educated on Wellness and Prevention, they will look for solutions that will enable them to stay out of the healthcare systems.  Part of this education will be the realization that spending money to stay healthy is a better economic choice than the costs associated with being sick.

3. Changing Economics – Around the world, more and more people are moving toward the middle class.  The research indicates that people who spend on nutrition can afford to do it.  Countries like Brazil, China and India are examples of major global markets where there is a growing middle class.  As the masses have more money and become more educated on the value of health and wellness, they will drive the Global Nutrition Market.

Highlight #3 – The Regulatory Climate

There is a worldwide movement toward more regulation as it pertains to Global Nutrition.  Without having to explain the specific regulatory issues in each country, I wanted to summarize two basic issues that are going to change in the future.  The regulators are focused on these two areas because they feel these factors are critical to oversight of the Global Economic market.  For some, this news might seem a bit scary.  For others who are well ahead of the direction of the regulatory climate, this news will seem like a breath of fresh air.

Focus #1 – What is in your product?    There is a lot of controversy surrounding  what is being put into products.  In particular there is a major focus on botanicals and herbs.  There seems to be concern over products that could potentially damage health vs. promote it.  Therefore, the  more mainstream and proven the components of your products are, the better off you will be as the regulatory climate increases.

Focus #2 – What claims are you making about your product?    I think it is safe to say that regulators are moving toward science and away from salesmanship.  Regulators want scientific proof that your products work.  Some of the old sales tactics used to promote the value of a product are under great scrutinization by regulators around the world.  The level of scientific proof could go as far as to include the standards that are currently expected from pharmaceutical companies with their drug testing.  To give you a perspective on what that could mean, let’s look at Canada.  The new regulations in Canada resulted in a 33% loss of the nutritional players in that market, simply because they could not meet the new regulatory requirements.

Of course there are many, many highlights that could be extracted from this extensive report.  However, I felt it important to note a couple key features that can help those of you in the nutrition business understand the road that lies ahead for your industry. 

I recently spoke at an NSA Event in San Diego, CA to their leadership group on August 22, 2009.  The message that I focused on was building a business culture as strong as the product culture.

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I did a webinar with a friend and highly successful network marketer Todd Smith to his leadership group. The message was about how to thrive during an economic winter, and ultimately how to take advantage of these economic times and build financial stability.

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