During my last interview , the topic of the name of this blog came up again.  It’s not  really surprising as it has absolutely nothing to do with the menopause in the usual sense of the word.   It’s mostly my thoughts on all sorts of different subjects.

However, just to set the record straight,  it came about because I was introduced to the world of the internet during one of my “menopausal moments”.  You know, those times when you act completely out of character.

Anyway,  at that time I had no idea about the importance of keywords and relevance as far as the search engines are concerned, and now I know better, but…

…this blog is comfortable.  It’s familiar like an old pair of slippers and I’m reluctant to change it.

I  have th is idea if people are meant to find me, they will.

You did!

Anyway, that’s how the blog started, and since then I’ve done many things “out of character”, including joining some mlm/network marketing companies, which is something I’d never considered was really “me”.

To be perfectly honest, it still isn’t, BUT I can see the potential of earning residual income for promoting GOOD products,  and that’s the only reason I’m involved.

They’re  ALL , not just “good”, but GREAT products,  and I use them, and would use them regardless of whether there was an income opportunity involved, or not.

To me, that’s secondary, but I know a lot of people are making a LOT of money by actually making the introduction of the work from home mlm opportunities to others their sole business.

I just tell people about them because I like the products, know they can help people, and if anyone buys or joins as a result of my recommendation, then great.

It’s a win-win situation, isn’t it?

As you can tell from this site, I am a huge fan of everything GVO.  I’ve interviewed and even written a book about Joel Therien,  and I don’t put my name to things lightly.

I hate hype, and that’s one thing you don’t get with GVO, although I have to admit I hate it when they launch any new products, because everything is geared to the serious  mlm/network marketer type of person, rather than those less interested in that sort of thing…

… like me.

That’s the situation at the moment with MeetCheap, which is a phenomenally,  inexpensive, web based, collaborative tool, due to launch to the public on 23rd January, 2012.

At only $19.97 per YEAR for a 20 seat conference room, where you can hold live webcasts, web meetings, sales presentations, etc., anywhere in the world where there is an internet connection , and which has an mlm business opportunity included in the price as well, I guess they can be forgiven for a bit of hype.

After all, there’s NOTHING currently to compare to it out there in cyberspace, especially as it can be linked to ViralWebcaster so the webcasts can actually be held inside of Facebook!

That hasn’t been released yet either, but I’m reliably informed it’s very powerful and, “WILL BE the TOOL of 2012″

Viral Webcaster is the brainchild of Tissa Godivitarne and Mark Call, another two hype free people I like, because they are genuinely nice and helpful.  They also make a very profitable living from holding webinars so clearly they know what they’re doing and have implemented the best of everything in this new product.

If you want to check it out before it even launches, you can go to the ViralWebcaster page on Facebook, where there’s a short video explaining how it works.

Apparently, you have to first, click the LIKE button and, second, Click ALLOW, and then Mark Call gives you the details

Anyway, if you  also want to check out  MeetCheap, or any of the other GVO products, you can go to my 10 Questions page and scroll to the bottom.

They’re all listed on that page, because (according to those in the know) they all satisfy the criteria for the questions you should ask yourself before getting involved with any home based business.

The 7MinuteWorkout satisfied the criteria too, and is a great health and fitness lifestyle program, which I’m sure many people will appreciate in the New Year, especially if they indulge just a bit too much over the festive season!

Here’s  a video I made about it, and if you want to see more I’ve written about it, you can check out my 7MinuteSuccessWorkout site.

Finally, there’s ONE Group.

Now this company provides certified organic skincare amongst other things, and certainly doesn’t fulfil all the criteria for the 10 questions, BUT I suffered from mercury poisoning and had to get rid of as many toxic chemicals from my body as possible, and you’ll be surprised how many your everyday items contain.

I was!

Anyway, these Miessence, Mi-Vitality and Mi-Environ products only contain beneficial and active ingredients from food and plants, (which I can pronounce), rather than potentially dangerous Lab concocted toxic synthetic chemicals, (which I can’t pronounce).

That’s why I use them, and as I personally use a sufficient amount each month to fulfil the required order level to become an Independent Representative and potentially earn commission, then it makes sense to choose that option, doesn’t it?

If you want to read my story, you can check out my books at JeanShaw.com, or you can get my free organic report here.

Now, here’s a video I made about ONE Group, incase you’re interested in either purchasing,  or building a home based business with chemical free products , BUT it certainly isn’t for everyone, and of all the mlm opportunities I’ve found myself part of, this is probably the hardest to sell.

Of course, it doesn’t bother me, because I just want to use the products, but that may not be the case for you.

Anyway, that’s why my blog is called , “Jeans’s Menopausal Moment”, but  I guess my moment of madness  has  already allowed me to meet hundreds of people worldwide,  and led me to become an author, an interviewer, a blogger, an article writer, a ghost writer, video producer, webmaster, and an mlm and network marketer, albeit unintentionally.

That’s not bad is it?

The menopause is supposedly a time of change,  and I certainly haven’t stood still.

Wonder what 2012 will bring?

Best wishes for the festive season and take care.

Jean

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As a young child in the late 50′s, I used to enjoy Watch With Mother in black and white on our one and only home TV.

It was a combination of education and entertainment, and I watched, listened and learned.

Now, in 2011, when I’m in my late 50′s, I’ve enjoyed Learn With Sally in full colour on my computer, and again I’ve been educated and entertained.

I’ve once more watched, listened and learned.

However, in 2012, I’m going to take action, because the tips, tricks and techniques used by The Blog Hopping Queen really work, plus, of course, slight Sally is not someone to be messed with.

This wee Scottish Lassie threatens to kick butt!

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sally (again) following the successful completion of her first Learn With Sally coaching course, and also two of her more active students, Nikki Stephens and Barry Wells, who’ve put me to shame.

When  you listen to our chats you’ll discover why Sally’s method of teaching is so effective and how Gold Stars and acknowledgement can produce far more positive results than criticism.

In our lives we’re all guilty of being quick to criticise, and slow to praise, and maybe the world would be a different place if it were the other way round.

People generally remember the last thing you say, so if you want to make friends and influence people, try to make sure it’s positive!

You can listen to my interview with Sally here,

http://www.jeanshawinterviews.com/learnwithsally.html

and with Barry and Nikki , here

http://www.jeanshawinterviews.com/learnwithsallystudents.html

On Sally’s last webinar in the course, she felt it was a bit like saying goodbye to her children and letting them loose on the world.  She was proud of ALL of them and  said she knew they’d go on and be successful in whatever they chose to do.

She’s like that – inspiring, motivating  and encouraging.

Sally’s course is no longer available, BUT you can purchase the replays, and if you’re considering starting an online business, or want to move yours up a notch, I seriously recommend you purchase them.

Sally covers blogging, social media, video, and various other easy to implement strategies , which help build that all important Know, Like and Trust!

You can get the LearnWithSally Replays  by clicking on the image below

Make 2012 your best year yet -just like me!

Take care and Season’s Greetings.

Jean

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In many respects I’m very lucky and have a lot to be grateful for, but my youngest son has autism, which does make life somewhat difficult sometimes.

Christmas is one of those “sometimes”.

Jodi is now 22 years old, but still loves videos,especially those really old childrens videos he’s grown up and become so familiar with.

When I say videos, I really mean “videos” – those bulky black oblong things that are fast becoming obsolete, and which people are practically giving away at car boot sales and charity shops.

It wasn’t always so.

When he was younger, and didn’t understand there was more than one copy in the world, he wanted to buy every video he already had, thinking, I suspect, his copy had been taken from home.

He also wanted to buy every other video shown in the trailers of the film, or displayed inside the video covers.

It cost us a small fortune, and we now have over 2000!

Yes, you did read that correctly.

The thing is Jodi doesn’t speak, other than a few odd words, BUT he can recite every word from every video in the right accent and even mimes the actions and includes the sound effects.

It’s incredible!

I remember the other year when he was at college he sang The Bare Necessities from Jungle Book on stage, and afterwards loads of people came up to me and said they had no idea he could speak, yet alone sing.

Anyway, back to the reason I’m “desperate”.

Jodi has typed out a list of videos. Most of them he’s been able to get, but not all.

My son loves Christmas, but never asks me for anything, which means I never know what to buy him. He knows he gets presents though, and every day since about July, he has been dragging me to the calendar, and lately it’s been twice a day.

He points to three dates in December and says -

“Christmas Eve”.

“Christmas Day – presents – good boy”

“Boxing Day”

Then he will thrust the piece of paper on which he’s typed out his video list infront of my face and point to those left. He’s even cut out the image of the most important one he wants on Christmas Day, because he’s been a “good boy”.

The thing is I can’t get it…

…anywhere!

I’ve tried every charity shop and car boot sale I can find; e-bay and amazon can’t help either, so I’m desperately trying this internet “thing”.

I’ve heard/read somewhere we are all just 6 clicks away from any information we need because of the viral component of the internet.

Apparently, if you want to know/find something and put the word out, a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, will have the information you seek.

So, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you recognise this picture, will you kindly see if you, or your contacts have this very old  Teddy Trucks One Hour Special video collecting dust somewhere in your attic, garage or wherever. and then consider selling it to me, because honestly that’s all my son wants for Christmas.

Getting it for him will make two people VERY happy indeed – my autistic son and his “desperate” mother, plus…

… it will prove this internet “thing” really does work!

Thanks.

Jean

P.S. If you have the video please just leave me a comment or message me on Facebook  and I’ll contact you.

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It’s been almost three months since I’ve done very much “online”, and I must admit whilst I did have a few withdrawal symptoms initially, I really appreciate spending quality time with my family.

My absence has been due in part to health issues – nothing serious, but frustrating.

Central serious retinopathy is one of those rare mysterious ailments that just comes and goes for seemingly no reason. It affects the eyes making it difficult to see, but I know from past experience my eyes will clear eventually.

I’ve had it before, you see.

Whilst it usually affects men and it’s rare to get it more than once, I guess I’ve just been unlucky, or…

…maybe I’ve been very lucky.

I believe things happen for a reason and perhaps my body is trying to tell me something.

As I said, my time away from the computer has enabled me to spend quality time with my family, which has been wonderful.

Every minute counts especially when people these days seem to be dying younger, and a recent Harvard study has revealed this is the first generation when parents are likely to outlive their children!

I don’t think I’m old, but I’m the same age as Steve Jobs, the innovative man behind the Apple brand, who’s just met an untimely death. It just goes to show it doesn’t matter how much money, power or influence you have, IF you don’t have your health, you have nothing.

One family who know that and are on a mission to wake up the nation are the incredible Chicoine family!

This family of EIGHT are running across Canada and USA to raise awareness of the type of illnesses associated with a sedentary lifestyle.

Things like -

*Obesity

*Heart Condition

*Stroke

*Type II Diabetes

*Cancer

*Sleep Apnoea

*Osteoarthritis

The Chicoine’s began their epic journey on 8th May, 2011 and are not sure when it will end. It seems each day they’re joined by well wishers and invited to talk to various groups about their WELLNESS REVOLUTION.

Literally running a marathon a day, their unique journey is taking them 12,500 miles across two countries, and is really making people sit up and take notice.

They’ve been featured on various news channels including Fox, NBC, CBS and you can only imagine how the support will grow as more people become aware of their worthwhile cause.

The Chicoine family are hoping to get one million people to sign their “electronic” petition, which is aimed at taking a stand against truly preventable diseases.

Apparently, at least one hundred people a day are currently signing up so it looks as if they’ll reach their target by the time they reach their destination.

Will you help them?

I have,  although unless they catch a plane or ship, they won’t be running through my neck of the woods any time soon.

However, obesity and all that goes with it is a global problem, so good for them, that’s what I say.

Anyway, if you’d like to help, please visit the Marathon Of Health page and add your name to this worthwhile cause.

Thanks

Jean

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What have Alex Jeffreys, Sally Neill and Joel Therien all got in common?

Well, apart from the fact I’ve met and interviewed  all three, I can confirm they’re not only approachable, friendly and fun, they’re also

trustworthy and authentic
very inspirational
family orientated
highly motivated
extremely helpful
provide great information

and…

have all just released new products and services.

Alex Jeffreys has a FREE report, which I have to say  is probably his best one yet, especially as this time he’s corrected all the spelling mistakes before he issued it.

You’ll know what I mean if you listen to my 2011 interview with him, but his Unreported Marketing report is certainly a wake-up call and a stark reminder to us all how easy  it is to set ourselves up for failure, unless we have  the right road map.

Sally Neill, the Blog Hopping Queen knows what that’s  like. She’s actually mentioned in the report and attributes  her online success to Alex.

Now, in her own unique style, Sally’s providing some of  her Monkey See, Monkey Do tips and tricks following  the huge success she’s made of her first coaching class called Learn With Sally.

It’s an appropriate name for the course as there’s no doubt she provides excellent value and you will learn how to have an online presence without being tied to the computer forever.

Then there’s dear old Joel.  Hope he doesn’t read this as he’s a bit funny about his  age, although he’s not even reached the mid-life crisis  stage yet.

Some people may disagree though, because he has just  launched Host Then Profitsand if you don’t know what  that is, you soon will.

It’s currently the only ONE Stop solution to marketing on the internet, and provides ALL the tools AND the training  necessaryto help you succeed on line.

There’s no doubt about it, provided you take action, the all inclusive

web hosting
lead capture pages
auto responder service
banner free video hosting
web conferencing
turnkey webpages
statistical tracking, and
professional internet marketing training

WILL save you time and money AND if you are so  inclined could MAKE you money too, because despite only costing $9.97 per month it has a built in  mlm opportunity which pays out 80% residual income  every month.

Okay, now you’ve picked yourself off the floor  I highly recommend you go and check them out and to  make things really easy for you, I’ve created a  page where you can find all three by clicking here .

Good Luck!

Jean

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You know I think GVO is the best thing since sliced bread, but today it got even better!

They’ve just launched a brand new mini hosting package for all thos people who need a bit more than one domain but don’t want or need to spend a fortune on all the other essential marketing tools.

Big fanfare for HostThenProfits.

I have to admit I’m not too keen on the name but I suppose it sums up what can be achieved with the product.

You see apart from it being a very desirable and affordable hosting package, there’s also a business opportunity attached to it too.

Hence, the host, then profits bit.

Anyway, as will all these new launches there’s the normal sort of squeeze page with some high powered internet and network marketers singing the praises of the product, BUT this time I actually believe them.

Why?

Well, because I know what the full GVO package has to offer, but also, I’ve met many of the speakers and indeed interviewed some.

They are genuine, just like this new hosting package.

Basically for $9.97 per month you get-

One C-panel hosting package on which you can host 4 domains
5 Autoresponder campaigns with a total subscriber list of 500
Blogger builder to build 4 blogs
Easy Video Producer to create 5 video creations
Conference Room with 5 seats
Access to the GVO training academy.

I don’t know about you, but I think that’s really, really good and ideal for small businesses or families.

If you want to check it out for seven days for $1.00 - click here.

Host Then Profits

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