At USANA, Quality is King

At USANA, Quality is King

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There’s that old adage, “No news is good news.” And if you’ve been paying attention to reports in the media about nutritional supplements, you may get the feeling that all news is bad news. There have been a lot of questions raised about the quality of the products produced by the supplement industry as a whole.

 



Don’t worry. Here’s some news that’s definitely good news: When it comes to the quality of USANA’s products, you have nothing to fear.

The science-based nutritional products you love remain the highest quality possible. And there’s no compromising on that, because quality is the focus of every step of the manufacturing process at USANA. It starts with the purest of ingredients and the perfectly balanced formulas that are combined in a state-of-the-art, in-house manufacturing facility to produce the highest-rated nutritional supplements in the world—just take a look at our Gold Medal of Achievement and Editor’s Choice rating in the NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements™ if you need proof.

USANA assures its quality by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) used for the pharmaceutical industry. This strict adherence is necessary to produce the kind of products USANA is proud to put its name on, and you can trust with the health of your family.

When your products are made to be the highest quality possible, you don’t need to make outlandish claims about what they can do. All the claims USANA makes about its products are based, like everything else we do, on solid science.

Don’t let it get you down when questions about quality in the supplement industry come up. In reality, it’s the perfect opportunity to talk to your prospects about all the reasons why, at USANA, Nutritionals You Can Trust is more than just a slogan. Make sure to mention:

• The USANA Difference, which is evident in every step of the manufacturing process
• Comparative Guide ratings
• The Potency Guarantee that says what’s on the label is in the bottle
• ConsumerLab.com approval and NSF certification
• An unprecedented Athlete Guarantee, which means USANA is trusted by Olympic and professional athletes, alike

For more information about USANA’s dedication to producing the highest-quality products, read the High-Quality Manufacturing page on USANA.com, and download the new Quality flyer.

USANA - Try Blanc Balance and Fall in Love with Your Skin Again!

USANA - Try Blanc Balance and Fall in Love with Your Skin Again!

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That’s right—coming soon (November 22, 2010) and for a limited time only, Sensé^® Blanc Balance™, the product that rocked USANA’s 2010 Asia Pacific Convention, will be available in the United States and Canada! We have product in our warehouse that missed the boat. This means it’s going to be available to you while supplies last!

Blanc Balance is in high demand in our Asian Pacific markets and this is your chance to stock up on what everyone is talking about—the most innovative, effective skin lightening system available. Say goodbye to age spots, red splotches, and dark pores, and say hello to bright, luminous skin! This 360-degree approach to skin care will leave your complexion 100 percent clearer!* Blanc Balance Radiance Serum works in three intensive ways to perform these cellular actions:

Shields
Advanced “molecular shields” work to cover the cells’ light receptors. This cellular action is far more effective than other skin lightening systems because it stops the problems before they start.

Controls
Innovative ingredients help control melanin-producing enzymes resulting in clearer, brighter skin tone.

Lightens
Specially formulated to lighten existing dark spots so skin becomes clearer, brighter, and more beautiful. This cellular action is done without the use of chemical bleaches like many other competitors.

Clinical testing revealed that the women who used Blanc Balance as directed for two months saw:

100% Clearer skin
93% Reduced size of age spots
97% Improved skin firmness
93% More even skin tone
97% Improved skin texture
97% Enhanced skin radiance

And as always, Blanc Balance Radiance Serum is created without the use of added chemical preservatives, so you can use it daily with complete peace of mind.

For a flawless, even complexion, use Sensé Blanc Balance Radiance Serum twice daily. 

*Based on a clinical study on 30 Asian and Caucasian women aged from 35 to 59

Get Ahead of the Wave

Get Ahead of the Wave

-               by Pete Zdanis

The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it come obstacles and opportunities in building your network marketing business.

THE OBSTACLES

From late November until the beginning of the new year, most people are dealing with many distractions – holiday shopping and the related money concerns, social activities, finishing year-end projects at their jobs, etc. It’s difficult to get people to focus on more than one thing at a time, and when you approach them during this period about starting their own business, the natural response in many cases will be: “Let’s talk after the holidays.”

THE OPPORTUNITIES

At the beginning of the new year, people are looking to make fresh starts and change their lives for the better, including everything from their health, lifestyle and financial situation. They are open to listening to how network marketing can be the solution they are looking for to help them reach many of their goals. These receptive people are said to be in the “looking zone”. January and February are arguably the most active and productive business building months of the year – for some people.

THE DISCONNECT

You’ll notice I said that I said that January and February are arguably the most active and productive business building months of the year – “for some people”. Those who are trained and prepared are in a perfect position to grow their business quickly while so many people are in the looking zone.

However, those who have been putting off getting started will be at somewhat of a disadvantage, since they will be busy setting up their own business and going through their training, etc. Think of it as showing up at the best fishing spot in the world on opening day of the season with no bait, tackle or license.

THE SOLUTION

Make an all-out effort during the next few weeks to followup with every one of your prospects. Urge them to take action now and explain how they can position themselves to grow their business as quickly and efficiently as possible.  Not only will they be perfectly positioned to help all those who will be in the looking zone early next year, but they will also be likely to benefit from tax advantages when they file their return in 2011 by setting their business up in 2010 rather than waiting.

The choice is yours.

Will you and your team get ahead of the wave, or……?

© Zdanis USANA Power Team ®  - www.petezdanis.com - All Rights Reserved

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Introducing USANA’s New iPhone Application

Introducing USANA’s New iPhone Application

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As always, USANA strives to keep you, the Associate, on the cutting edge of technology. We are extremely excited to announce USANA has harnessed the power of the iPhone to assist you in your prospecting efforts. The new application, designed for the iPhone and iPad, was created to help make prospecting efficient, accessible, and help you introduce USANA to others with confidence and style. 

You never know when the opportunity may arise, which is what makes this application so valuable. Now, with your subscription to The Income Maximizer™, you can share the USANA opportunity any chance you get by simply using your iPhone. The new application provides you with instant access to the Health & Freedom Solution—our powerful new prospecting tool—and USANA’s Follow-Up Assistant, improving your ability to keep track of the videos and eCards you send to prospects. By using this new application, spreading USANA’s vision has never been easier!

Go ahead, spread the word. The power of USANA is in the palm of your hand.

To benefit from these exciting new features, subscribe to The Income Maximizer by adding item #824 to your Autoship.

USANA’s free iPhone application is available on iTunes now, by searching for the keyword “USANA Health Sciences.” Download it today!

*iPhone and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.

Winter is Coming. Is Your Immune System Ready?

Winter is Coming. Is Your Immune System Ready?

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Winter can be fun. Who doesn’t enjoy building a snow fort in the backyard? However, winter is also a time when many dangers loom large. Whether from the cold temperatures, the shorter days with less sunlight, or even the large family get-togethers, your immune system is more susceptible in this season than any other.

Here are some helpful tips to make sure that you have the upper hand this year in the fight against winter.

• Wash your hands frequently during the day, not just before meals or after using the restroom. You never know when germs have made their way onto your hands and are ready to invade your system.
• Eat raw foods that are rich in antioxidants such as blueberries, apples, and pecans. You may not know it, but red, pinto, and kidney beans are also packed with immune-boosting antioxidants.
• Exercising and increasing physical activity helps your immune system stay in shape too. Regular exercise can increase your body’s ability to deal with stresses and builds up stronger immune defenses.
• Use a disinfectant spray in your workspace or areas where you or your guests may frequently visit.
• Stay hydrated by drinking water instead of coffee or soda. Sugar can weaken the ability of white blood cells to defend against bacteria for up to five hours after consumption.

Along with these helpful tips, be sure to take advantage of USANA’s unique line of immune health supplements.

• With the highest quality grape-seed extract and the antioxidant protection of vitamin C, Proflavanol® C100 (Item #110) offers a powerful support for a balanced immune function in a unique Hybrid tablet.
• Probiotics help sustain healthy immune function by promoting healthy bacterial growth in the gut. USANA® Probiotic (Item #108) is a blend of patented probiotic bacteria that is clinically proven to promote a natural balance of beneficial microflora in the gut.
• Our bodies use sunlight to make vitamin D, which is an important nutrient to maintain overall health. Taking USANA’s Vitamin D supplement (Item #109) ensures that, even in the darker days of winter, you still get the vitamin D your body needs. 
• Sleep has many restorative functions, including boosting your body’s internal defense mechanisms. USANA’s Pure Rest™ melatonin supplement (Item #141) helps support the body’s natural sleep and wake cycles.
  

To share this information with others concerned with maintaining their immune health this winter, be sure to download the Immunity Health flyer and pass it along. Also, be sure to stock up on all of USANA’s supplements for immune health for some extra support this winter.

Free Starter Kits Promotion Ends November 12

Free Starter Kits Promotion Ends November 12

What’s the expression? “Nothing free can stay?” Well, it’s something like that. Whatever the exact wording may be, it’s true. And in the case of Free Starter Kits the promotion will only be staying around for one more week.

That’s only a few more days for your new Associates to take advantage of the offer of the year and receive a free BDS when they enroll. And they won’t just be receiving the training tool of all training tools at no cost—even the shipping is free!

The BDS is a proven tool to help you achieve more with USANA. And with the new, OMNI Award-winning BDS: eApprentice (a $299 value), your new Associates can learn everything they need to get started in just a few hours. For only one more week, it’s free! You’d better hurry, the Free Starter Kit promotion ends November 12.

Click here for complete rules about Free Starter Kits.

Goal Setting and Action Plans

GOAL SETTING AND ACTION PLANS

- by Pete Zdanis

I spend a lot of time working with new people in my group helping them develop their goals and action plans for their USANA business.

I always ask them to make the initial effort to put their goals and plans in writing, and then share them with me for review and suggestions. The main reason I do this is because, unless they develop their goals themselves, they will never take ownership of them and will likely not take the necessary actions to reach the goals.

What I usually discover in the first draft I receive from new distributors is one of two extremes:

o Very general and vague - "I want to earn $1,000.00 per week in USANA."

o Extremely detailed and mind-numbing "business plans" which would require a Harvard MBA to understand.

The first example is far too general, and doesn't provide any detail on what must be done to achieve the goal. At the end of every day, there would be no way to measure if you made any progress toward your goal.

The second example is far too detailed, and usually overwhelms people and causes "paralysis by analysis". It would be impractical to review an elaborate business plan daily to measure progress.

What's the solution?:

Start with one or two high level goals with a specific target date, and then "work backward" to develop more specific action plans to achieve the goal(s).

For example:

Primary Goal:

"Become a Gold Director in 12 months."

Good. That's a specific goal with a defined time frame.

Now, let's break that down into smaller, manageable actions steps that are needed to achieve the goal.

For example, we know that the average Gold Director has personally sponsored 30 to 40 new Distributors.

So, let's define an action step, or secondary goal, to reach the primary goal:

"Personally sponsor three new Distributors per month".

OK. That will certainly get us to our primary goal, but - How do we sponsor three new Distributors per month?

Well, let's break it down into even smaller steps................

There are many, many different ways and methods to sponsor new distributors - warm market, classified ads, purchased leads, etc., etc. The various methods, combined with the individual Distributor's belief, confidence and experience level, make it difficult to determine specifically, at least initially, how many presentations a particular Distributor would have to make to sponsor one new Distributor

For the sake of this exercise, let simply, assume that they would sponsor one out of every ten people they make a presentation to. Note: By "presentation", I am referring to an H&F Meeting, a one-on-one H&F Presentation in person, an information pack sent by snail mail or e-mail, or a telephone presentation using the H&F Presentation, Fast Facts, etc. Therefore, we would need to make thirty presentations in one month in order to sponsor three new Distributors in a month.

So, our next level goal or action step would be:

"Make 30 presentations per month."

OK - Hang in there, we're almost done.............

Not everyone we talk to is interested in learning more about becoming involved in USANA. So, we're obviously going to need to contact more than 30 people in order to schedule 30 presentations. Again, the ratio of contacts to presentations varies widely based on many variables, similar to those listed above. But, for the sake of example, let's assume that half of the people we contact would be interested in learning more about USANA, i.e., would be willing to view / attend / listen to a presentation.

So, our next level goal or action step would be:

"Make 60 contacts per month." (Or an average of two per day)

NOW we have something to grab on to. We now know that, in order to become a Gold Director in one year, (Primary Goal) you would need to make an average of two contacts per day (Single Daily Action Plan – SDA).

Now, at the end of every day, you can look back at your activities for the day, ask yourself if you took needed action to reach your primary goal, provide an answer, and rate yourself:

o Zero Contacts - "F" - failed for the day.

o One Contact - "C" - did okay, but need to do better tomorrow.

o Two Contacts - "A" - achieved my goal, and am on track to reach my primary goal.

o More than two Contacts - "A+" - I may reach my primary goal faster than my target date.

CAUTION: Don't get all hung up about the numbers in the above examples. They are simply that - examples. As you gain in experience and knowledge, you may find that more than half of the people you contact would be willing to learn more about USANA, and that more than 10% of the presentations you make will result in a signup. In fact, I KNOW that will be the case.

Best of success!

© Zdanis USANA Power Team ®  - All Rights Reserved

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Making Network Marketing Headlines

How Can You Make Network Marketing Headlines?

 

Have you ever wondered what you need to say to a prospect?

We do - Everyday.

Here are 37 pages of ideas which you will love.

http://petezdanis.com/Big_Al_Headlines.pdf

Pete and Dora Zdanis

Make it a Sunny Day for Your Health with Vitamin D

Make it a Sunny Day for Your Health with Vitamin D

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Vitamin D is sometimes called the “Sunshine Vitamin.” It has very little to do with its rosy outlook on life, and everything to do with the science behind how our bodies get their vitamin D.

Scientifically speaking, the Sunshine Vitamin is made in our bodies when specific wavelengths of sunlight hit the skin, converting already present vitamin D precursors into a form of the vitamin our cells can use.

Basically, we need sunlight coming in at the correct angle—like it does during the summer months—to come in contact with our skin. That’s the catalyst, the driver, the force behind our natural vitamin D production.

So what happens when the sun decides to slouch during the winter months, leaving us without the right kind of rays to stimulate vitamin D production? It’s simple: We stop being able to produce enough of our own vitamin D. And this lack of production can last from November to March.

As you may have heard, vitamin D is pretty important. It plays a role in proper calcium metabolism, good bone health, normal glucose metabolism, sound cardiovascular health, and healthy immune function, to name a few.* With all it does, it’s hard to believe that it’s currently estimated that more than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from vitamin D deficiency.

So with winter on its way, what can we do to make sure our bodies still keep an optimal level of the Sunshine Vitamin? That’s simple, too: USANA products.

In a recently completed clinical study conducted by USANA, individuals taking USANA products had significantly higher vitamin D levels and were six times more likely to have a vitamin D level in the optimal range.*

One USANA product is definitely your best bet to keep the optimal levels of vitamin D your body wants. If you haven’t guessed already, it’s USANA’s Vitamin D supplement, which boasts 2,000 IU of vitamin D per tablet. That’s a lot of sunshine.

For more information about the importance of vitamin D, check out the science posters covering the benefits of advanced doses of vitamin D, and the importance of vitamin D during winter months.

Also, head over to the shopping cart to pick up some Vitamin D, because we all need some sunshine in our lives, don’t we?