Dr. Josephine Gross is cofounder and Editor in Chief of Networking Times and Dean of Faculty for Networking University. Born and raised in Belgium, she came to the U.S. to do her Ph.D. in languages at Stanford University.
Together with her husband Chris Gross, she founded Networking Times in 2001 and today it is the leading publication for network marketing in the world. Available on newsstands across North America and the U.K., Networking Times focuses on helping professional networkers build the right skill set and mindset to be successful in their businesses. An advertisement-free educational journal, it provides powerful third-party validation for the networking profession.
Networking University is an online learning institution centered around weekly live webinars, e-learning modules, a certification program, and live events. Its mission is to provide generic training and ongoing education to networking professionals by teaching them to build their business with greater skill, integrity, and responsibility.
Josephine's broader purpose and philosophical intent is to explore business practices based on the interconnectedness of all life. She believes that if we bring more consciousness to the way we do business, we can build a sustainable economy and a more balanced world. Her favorite speaking topics include the Rising Economic Power of Women, The Feminine Side of Leadership and Happiness in Business.
Josephine interviews network marketing leaders from all over the world, asking them exactly how they built their businesses so readers can instantly benefit from their experience and shorten their learning curve. The perspective she brings to the profession is truly international, and her heart-centered listening approach brings out what it is that makes network marketers extraordinary.
Mar/Apr 2013 Issue
Grateful for Challenges
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Tina Beer is a former flight attendant who at age twenty-five started her network marketing business on the side. Nothing in her past prepared her to succeed as an entrepreneur, as she didn’t have any role models in her family. She decided to become a student of the profession, getting her hands on everything she could read and attending every event she was invited to. Today Tina is a top earner and recruiter in her company, leading a team of more than 40,000 customers and distributors in the U.S. and Canada.
Mar/Apr 2013 Issue
Wired for Connection
by Dr. Josephine Gross
One reason women are succeeding in the connection economy is that they make huge emotional deposits into their businesses and their teams.
Mar/Apr 2013 Issue
A Tigress in the Pacific Rim
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Chanida Puranaputra is a network marketing leader from Thailand who has trained more home-business millionaires in Southeast Asia than anyone before her. For the past two decades, she has occupied top leadership positions in several U.S.-based companies as they opened in the Pacific Rim. During that time, Chanida continually strengthened the professional image of network marketing as she expanded its presence in those regions. Because of her influence and expertise, network marketing is now flourishing in countries such Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Korea, Philippines, and Hong Kong.
Mar/Apr 2013 Issue
Work Less, Live More
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Pamela Barnum is a former undercover police officer and federal prosecuting attorney who successfully transitioned from the limitations of employment to the freedom of entrepreneurship. In just three years, she and her husband Kevin have co-created multiple-six-figure network marketing incomes for themselves and several of their business partners. Reflecting on their rapid ascent to the top, Pamela says she and Kevin were both professional question-askers when they started network marketing; as a lawyer and a police officer, they each interviewed people for a living.
Jan/Feb 2013 Issue
How to Become an Attractive Human
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Grow your understanding of where you came from and the lives of others, and people will flock to you.
Nov/Dec 2012 Issue
Growing Up
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Network marketing puts power and prosperity in the hands of people who earn their wealth by being servant leaders dedicated to other's success
Nov/Dec 2012 Issue
A World Unbound
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dan Catto and Joe Garcia are business partners who lead a network marketing mega-team of more than 850,000 distributors spanning all five continents. Both based in Toronto, Dan got started in 1988 and Joe joined him in 1993. What's unusual about their story is that only 5 percent of their network is in North America, while the other 95 percent is mostly in what they call the 'emerging markets.' Dan and Joe have business and training infrastructures in well over thirty countries, where they are revered by their teams as messiahs of free enterprise. They have helped hundreds of people earn seven-figure incomes in regions where the average monthly income is about $300.
Nov/Dec 2012 Issue
Focus on Family
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Based in The Woodlands, Texas, Rachel Jackson was twenty-one when she first became involved in network marketing six years ago. Since then, she has become the youngest female top earner in her company, a feat she accomplished in about one year. Rachel considers herself a 'six-year overnight success' because, she says, in her first company she learned that her personal development and skills determined her success. This gave her an unquenchable thirst for self-improvement, and she duplicated this mindset in her rapidly growing team.
Nov/Dec 2012 Issue
A Never-Ending Education
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Mert Yildiz and Elcin Yildiz are a highly educated brother - and - sister team who took over their parents' network marketing business in 2009. Raised and residing in Istanbul, they quickly became the top earners for their company in Turkey. Mert and Elcin got acquainted with network marketing at an early age, sitting in the back of conference rooms and watching their parents give seminars or hold meetings. When the time came to choose a career path, both siblings decided network marketing would give them the best chance at creating a lifestyle of freedom and contribution.
Sep/Oct 2012 Issue
The Spirit of Invincibility
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Hui Chen is a Chinese billionaire and network marketing company owner who is expanding his business into Canada and the United States. Hui Chen's company is one of the few Chinese companies to have obtained the Direct Selling License of the People's Republic of China since 2008. In 2010, Hui Chen’s company's annual sales volume reached $100 million USD. We recently asked Chairman Chen for his perspective on the network marketing business model and how he envisions its future in China and internationally.
Sep/Oct 2012 Issue
The Gift of a Mentor
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Linda Proctor had already been a successful business woman for many years when she got involved in network marketing seventeen years ago. In the early eighties, she married Bob Proctor and relocated to Toronto, where she began her own financial planning company. Her experience and dedication, combined with Bob's encouragement and mentorship, made her company an overnight success. A few years into it, she felt unhappy and dissatisfied with her newfound lifestyle. She sold the business and put her imagination to work, dreaming up the perfect work situation. This led her to join a network marketing company, where she made her way to the top ranks in record time.
Sep/Oct 2012 Issue
A Business of Brotherhood
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dr. Motaz is a network marketing leader of 5.2 million distributors spread out over the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Dr. M was born in Syria, moved to Dubai as a teenager, then to the Philippines to study dentistry. He says the values and integrity he inherited from his father became the foundation for his success. In 1991 he moved back to Dubai where he was introduced to network marketing by a friend. Dr. M always dreamt of a career that would allow him to fly around the world, away from the limitations of office hours or a fixed infrastructure. He says the values and integrity he inherited from his father became the foundation for his success.
Jul/Aug 2012 Issue
The Gateless Gate
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Winners face their challenges head on, fully aware that the only way out is through.
Jul/Aug 2012 Issue
From Israel with Love
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Shai and Yaffa Samuel are an Israeli couple who lead a network marketing organization of 50,000 people spread over twenty countries. In 2006, it looked like the Samuel family had it all. They lived in Haifa, Israel, a beautiful city on Carmel Mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Both Shai and Yaffa had good jobs with nice salaries, but they were in high-pressure careers and wanted to create passive income and more time freedom. When Shai stumbled upon network marketing, he immediately knew it was his opportunity. Shai and Yaffa decided to launch a business in the middle of the 2006 Lebanon War that was raging through their city. Their dedication, focus, and willingness to coach and be coached allowed them to grow a solid international business.
Jul/Aug 2012 Issue
Passionate about People
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Carlos and Cecy Marin are network marketing leaders who have built organizations totaling over a million people throughout their career. A Cuban immigrant, Carlos first got involved in network marketing in 1982 when he was a struggling insurance broker looking for a better way to reach his goal of becoming a millionaire. Even though network marketing didn't bring him immediate financial relief, he stayed in the business because of how the personal development he received there was benefiting his insurance business. When Carlos finally decided to give network marketing his full focus, his network began growing exponentially, and within a few years it encompassed several hundred thousand people in North and South America and Western Europe. A few years later he met Cecy, who became his partner in both life and business.
Jul/Aug 2012 Issue
Culture Clash
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jean-Pierre and Régine Desroses are a Parisian couple who lead a sizable network marketing organization spread out over France, Belgium, the Antilles, and the United States. Régine was working as a midwife and Jean-Pierre was finishing his medical degree when they each stumbled upon the same network marketing company. They both started building a business and met each other two years later. They got married and have been each other's rock in business and in life ever since. Some of the challenges network marketers encounter in France are of a different order of magnitude than most of their American counterparts can even begin to imagine. "To be an entrepreneur in France is like being a rhino in the jungle," says Jean-Pierre. "You just have to develop thick skin and keep charging ahead."
May/Jun 2012 Issue
I See You
by Dr. Josephine Gross
To trust ourselves enough to be open to who we really are and how we come across on camera requires courage—and practice.
May/Jun 2012 Issue
Make It Fun!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Nick Sarnicola is a Gen-Y leader who became involved in network marketing at the age of eighteen when a stranger introduced him to the business. Completely inexperienced, Nick had difficulty getting his business off the ground, but he kept his eye on the prize and followed in the footprints of others who were successful. In 1999 he hooked up with Blake Mallen and experienced exponential business growth, but soon thereafter his company fell apart, and Blake and Nick founded their own company. Four years into it, Nick decided to return to the field to take the company to the next level. Within four months he became the top earner, producing 80 percent of the company's sales volume.
May/Jun 2012 Issue
Mature Marketing
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Ray Higdon is a network marketing leader and generic trainer who loves to teach others—in his company and beyond—how to create a never-ending supply of leads. Based in Florida, Ray became successful as a real estate investor during the latest housing boom, but lost everything in 2008 when the market crashed. Looking to create passive income, Ray had experimented with several network marketing companies since 2006. In 2009, he joined his current company and decided to give the business his full focus. He quickly became his company's top earner, and also became known as an Internet marketer, even though, he says, he builds his business mostly over the phone and through live meetings.
May/Jun 2012 Issue
The Most Honest and Ethical Business
by Dr. Josephine Gross
David Frey is one of the most unassuming, laid-back, low-key network marketing leaders you will ever meet. He is the owner of MarketingBlogger.com, an interactive online community that provides support to thousands of small business owners through seminars, coaching, and informational products. He also founded AppreciateLife.com, where he shares inspirational videos to uplift and motivate viewers. David says he didn't want anything to do with network marketing when he was first introduced to it. Today he is a top income earner in his company, but what he is most proud of is that he is a great husband, father, and servant of people.
May/Jun 2012 Issue
Business Networking and Sex
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Ivan Misner; reviewed by Dr. Josephine Gross
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
Sing Your Song
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Today at least 50 percent of all professionals are female, but few women make it to the top. Are confidence and worthiness issues holding us back?
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
All in the Family
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Christy Maltman is a Canadian Gen-Y leader heading up an organization of several thousand distributors in twenty-six countries. Christy first got involved in network marketing in 2003 and immediately enrolled her family in the business. Together they went to work, learned the basics, and continued to furiously educate themselves. Christy quickly developed confidence, but it was when she started focusing on helping others succeed that she became truly unstoppable. Ever since she was a child, Christy dreamt of being financially free so she could both enjoy an elite lifestyle and make a difference in the world. She says network marketing became her calling because it allows her to grow herself, teach others, and support the causes that are close to her heart.
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
Selling Belief
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Asha Krishnan is an East African network marketing leader with a team of over thirty thousand distributors spread out over Africa and the Middle East. Born and raised in Kenya, Asha grew up in a single-parent household surviving on less than a dollar a day. At age seventeen, she started a family of her own. In 2005, Asha was introduced to network marketing through an old friend and decided to give it a try. She signed up a couple of friends, but self-doubt kept her from reaching further. Everything changed the day she attended an event where she met the company founders. Hearing their values helped her get clear on her own purpose and inspired her to make a lifelong commitment to the business.
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
Freedom to Be Happy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Janine Avila is a dynamic grandmother and businesswoman who just launched her second network marketing business after spending almost two decades as a corporate vice president and trainer for different network marketing companies. Born in Hickman, California, she grew up as a farm girl with grandparents who had emigrated from Portugal. She built her first organization in the eighties as a single mother raising seven children and became a top earner in her company. Janine credits her unshakable confidence and stellar business success to her rigorous upbringing, tempered by her parents’ unconditional love and support. She learned some hard lessons over the course of her career, and today has created a life of balance and happiness for herself, her family, and her growing team.
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
Frazzled Hurried Woman!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Rosalie Moscoe; reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Mar/Apr 2012 Issue
The Power of Presence
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Kristi Hedges; reviewed by Josephine Gross
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
The Legacy of Network Marketing
by Dr. Josephine Gross
How wonderful to be in a business that every day encourages us to dream and grow, that frees us to discover and live our purpose.
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
The Bombay Tiger
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Michael Ferreira is a youthful septuagenarian from Mumbai, India, who started his network marketing business at age sixty-seven. Trained as a lawyer, Michael is also an outstanding player of English billiards, having won three world amateur and one World Open championship. In 2005, when a total stranger introduced him to network marketing, Michael had no idea his quiet existence as a retired world champion would be turned completely upside-down. Today, he heads up one of his company’s fastest-growing organizations, with close to a half a million people in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
The Adventure of a Lifetime
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Val Wolfenden and Helen Newham are best friends and business partners who have been living together in Sydney and Gold Coast, Australia, for over thirty years. In 2005 they came out of retirement to start building a new network marketing business. Today, less than six years later, they have a thriving global business and have earned their company’s 2011 Top Australian Distributorship of the Year award. Val and Helen attribute their success to the many lessons they learned in the three decades preceding their current business venture. Their guiding principle is to offer the network marketing business to men and women of all nationalities and all ages.
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
The Value of Residual Income
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Six years ago, Billy Looper started a network marketing business parallel to his real estate business in South Florida. Fascinated with the concept of leverage, he was able to communicate this unique benefit to spark other entrepreneurial minds. Being a coach for his softball team, he knew how to teach people and hold them accountable. This gift, combined with excellent mentorship from his sponsor, allowed Billy and his team to rapidly grow a large international organization. Today Billy enjoys a lifestyle he wants many more people to experience, and a level of prosperity that allows him to give from the overflow.
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue
The Empathy Factor
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Marie R. Miyashiro; reviewed by Josephine Gross
Nov/Dec 2011 Issue
The Gift of Gratitude
by Dr. Josephine Gross
No future gift or achievement will ever fulfill us unless we feel grateful for the blessings we currently have.
Nov/Dec 2011 Issue
The United Nations of Network Marketing
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Arun George is a young network marketing superstar heading up an organization of more than 500,000 distributors. Founded in 2002, they call themselves the Titans and pride themselves on having built thriving business partnerships in thirty-five countries across racial, cultural, and religious divides. Arun grew up in Kerala, a small state in the south of India. Today he visits a dozen countries a year to meet with his leaders throughout the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East, and in Africa. Arun also spends half his time running his business from his home in Chicago, where he lives with his wife and children. He says it was a family decision to reside in the U.S., and technology makes it easy to stay in touch with his teams.
Nov/Dec 2011 Issue
Love Others into Greatness
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jodi Whittemore, a young and sassy mom of three, joined her mother’s network marketing business almost nine years ago as a way to supplement her husband’s income. She started building locally by talking to the people she knew in her Arizona hometown. Gradually the power of her belief and the clarity of her vision snowballed, as hundreds, then thousands of others joined her team, becoming consumers of pure, safe products and building lifestyles of balance and freedom. What has fueled Jodi’s success along the way has been her passion to serve and help others grow into their highest potential.
Sep/Oct 2011 Issue
Once Upon a Time
by Dr. Josephine Gross
To be productive members of our information-based society, we need to learn to communicate quickly and efficiently in writing.
Sep/Oct 2011 Issue
The Belgian Prince of Network Marketing
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jean-Philippe Hulin is a highly accomplished network marketing leader and trainer in the tiny kingdom of Belgium. Despite spanning a geographical area smaller than New Jersey, his team generates consistent monthly sales of more than two million Euros. Growing up in a blue-collar family during a depressed economy, “JeanPhi” hardly seemed destined for financial prosperity. At the age of 26, he already was deeply in debt. However, everything changed when he joined his current company and discovered the world of personal and professional development. JeanPhi credits Jim Rohn and Tom “Big Al” Schreiter with his tremendous growth in every area of life.
Sep/Oct 2011 Issue
Master Your Mojo
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Rhonda and Tony Lucero are top earners in one of the fastest-growing network marketing companies in North America. Based in Nebraska, they are raising their three children with a love for the outdoors. Tony is also a professional comedy stage hypnotist who uses laughter and the power of suggestion not only on the stage but also to move his team members into action and free them of limiting beliefs. People who meet the Luceros often wonder why they are always smiling and bursting with energy. One secret to their quick ascent to the top, they say, is that they have always made sure to have fun and keep their eyes on the prize.
Jul/Aug 2011 Issue
The Freedom of Detachment
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Joseph Bismark's journey started rather unconventionally, when at the age of 9 he left home to live in an ashram in the mountains of the Philippines. After becoming an accomplished yogi, bonsai master and martial artist, Joseph encountered a network marketing leader who would become his business partner and mentor. Together with several other partners, they founded a network marketing company that grew into a global conglomerate of businesses, for which Joseph is presently the Managing Director. A philanthropist at heart, he remains a firm believer in spiritual growth acquired through meaningful service to humankind.
Jul/Aug 2011 Issue
Drive and Conquer
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Sonya Shields and Becky Young are two dynamic Gen Y moms who live in remote areas of the Canadian countryside, surrounded by cattle and farmland. Yet they never let geographical isolation from each other, from their upline or from their growing team be an obstacle to partnering for success. They got to know each other at professional rodeos while watching their husbands compete. Both looking to make extra income while working from home, they became some of their company’s first distributors in Canada. Without any role models or social proof that the business would work there, they pioneered the way for others to succeed and quickly became international top producers.
Jul/Aug 2011 Issue
The Power of Events
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Nathan Goldberg is a young Canadian network marketing leader with teams in twenty-three countries. Originally from Montreal, he moved to Toronto in 2009 and quickly became famous for filling up large hotel meetings with several thousands of networkers every single week. Nathan started his business as a waiter, giving small group presentations during his down time at the restaurant where he worked. Today, Nathan focuses most of his attention on organizing live events in his local market, because he believes in the power of gathering large groups of people to open their minds, strengthen their belief and solidify their commitment.
Jul/Aug 2011 Issue
Drive or Ride?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Being an entrepreneur forces you to take initiative and be fully engaged. If you want to build a business, you can’t just go along for the ride.
Jul/Aug 2011 Issue
The Next Boom
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Jack W. Plunkett; reviewed by Josephine Gross
May/Jun 2011 Issue
The Kids Are Fine
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Gen Y entrepreneurs are setting a new standard for themselves and the world. If you can play to their strengths, you will have a winning team.
May/Jun 2011 Issue
Shining “The Lights”
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Network marketing is making inroads into mainstream media as top leaders in the profession participate in a reality TV show for young entrepreneurs.
May/Jun 2011 Issue
The Magic of Youth
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Blake Mallen is cofounder of and Chief Marketing Officer for one of the most dynamic network marketing companies in the U.S. market today. A 30-year-old Gen Y, Blake got started as an independent distributor when he was a freshman in college. After building a successful business for five years, circumstances forced him to change course. In 2005, Blake cofounded a new company with two friends around a common vision to revolutionize networking marketing. Despite the high failure rate for start-ups, especially during the recession, their company has seen solid growth, thanks to its focus on technology and innovation.
May/Jun 2011 Issue
Never Give Up!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Deni Hartoyo is a 30-year-old network marketing superstar who, together with his older brother Gita Hartanto, leads an organization of over 75,000 people in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Deni grew up and lives in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country and eighteenth largest economy by nominal GDP. Eight years ago, Deni was one of Indonesia’s many struggling, unemployed youths, living day to day without any hope for a better future. When he encountered network marketing and decided to build a business, no obstacle could get in his way. Today Deni has blossomed into a charismatic leader who is cherished and revered by his team.
Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
Changing the Game
by Dr. Josephine Gross
The emerging women’s movement is not about playing against men, but rather about rewriting the rules of the game so they work for both genders.
Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
A Culture of Devotion
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Born in Chennai, India, K. Padma is a charismatic businesswoman leading a network marketing organization of several hundred thousand spread over India, the Pacific Rim, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. When Padma was introduced to the business fifteen years ago, she was in a dysfunctional marriage with two young children, struggling to make ends meet. Today her business has provided her with more wealth than she had ever dreamed of. She now devotes her time to teaching others how to use the business as a vehicle for attaining freedom and a balanced state of mind.
Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
The Luxury of Passion
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Born in Iran, Sanaz Hooman grew up in Toronto surrounded by a family of entrepreneurs. She always wanted to own a business, but her first experience as a manufacturer left her tired and disappointed. When she discovered network marketing in her early twenties, she jumped at the opportunity and started a steep learning curve. Today, in her early thirties, Sanaz is the top distributor for a six-year-old Canadian designer company. Still an active field leader, she has also joined the corporate team as Vice President, Product Development.
Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves; reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Mar/Apr 2011 Issue
Love for No Reason
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Marci Shimoff; reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
From Me to We
by Dr. Josephine Gross
To capitalize on the new order in business, relate from a human
perspective and connect to what’s alive in others.
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
The Joy of Giving
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Sarah Fairless Robbins is the founding distributor and top earner in a young, California-based skin care company. Twenty-eight years old, she has been a professional networker for about four years. Trained as an educator, she started building a business part-time to supplement her income, and after one year was able to retire from her job. With an organization of tens of thousands, she now earns more in a month than she used to make in a year. Used to prospecting, coaching and leading people much older than herself, Sarah never let her young age be a barrier to her credibility and success.
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
Safety in Numbers
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Geoff Liberman has been a full-time network marketer and top earner for over twenty years. Based in Manchester, he has built organizations in the U.K. and Europe as a pioneer in the networking profession. Having been with his current company for thirteen years, Geoff says the secret to his success is that he is just an ordinary guy. When people hear he has made millions, they can’t help but think, "If he can do it, so can I." Geoff compensates his shy, reserved nature with a methodical, outgoing approach to the business. He believes in what he calls S.I.N.A.L.O.A.: Safety in Numbers and Law of Averages.
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
Do You QuantumThink®?: New Thinking That Will Rock Your World
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Dianne Collins; Reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2011 Issue
Program or Be Programmed:Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Douglas Rushkoff; Reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
We Are One
by Dr. Josephine Gross
To contribute to global prosperity, drop the old mindsets of us vs. them.
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
Love at Work
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Patrick Liew is CEO of Singapore’s number one real estate agency and cofounder of one of the largest e-learning companies in the world. Both businesses started growing exponentially when they adopted network marketing as their distribution system. Over the years, Patrick grew so convinced of the economic and transformative power of the business model that he now also uses its principles to operate his charity programs. Patrick is the recipient of numerous business awards and a frontrunner for an emerging generation of business leaders committed to eradicating poverty and restoring global balance.
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
The Gift of Personal Growth
by Dr. Josephine Gross
George Zalucki is considered one of today’s top personal development trainers in the world. His unique, down-to-earth style of communicating has captured large network marketing audiences, compelling them to look closely at what stops them from getting what they want out of life. Trained in psychology and sociology, George left the world of academia initially because he was looking for extra income. When he dove into network marketing, he discovered a new vehicle for manifesting his true passion, which is to teach people what it takes to achieve lofty dreams.
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
Be the Best!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
When Peter Sorensen dropped out of high school at age 16, his father, a well-educated man, wondered what had gone wrong. But he told his son, “Whatever you wind up doing, I want you to be the best. I don’t care if you end up selling hot dogs in the street, if you become the best hot dog seller in the world, I’ll be happy.” Peter tried out various training programs without finishing any of them. He started several businesses, but none of them kept him excited for very long. Until the day he found network marketing. Today he is the second top earner in his company, with a team extending into Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue
The Compassionate Samurai
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Brian Klemmer; reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
Are You a Perennialist?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Ongoing education is one of the most desirable and lasting benefits a profession can offer.
Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
A Burning Passion
by Dr. Josephine Gross
A Swiss resident of German origin, Dr. Sven Goebel is one of Europe's foremost network marketing leaders. For the past two decades, Sven has built large organizations in most European countries as well as in Australia, Asia and North America. While he learned the business fundamentals mostly from his American mentors, he’s had to adapt their teachings to the culturally diverse mindsets he encountered wherever he went. Yet Sven believes the reason for his success is based on another personal strength: his ability to convey excitement and light a fire in the bellies of others.
Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
Proud to Be Network Marketing Professionals
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Paula Pritchard and Kathy Robbins have been business partners for over twenty-three years. They both started out as teachers, a profession they were passionate about but in which they felt could never make enough money to go after their dreams. Network marketing became the perfect vehicle to continue educating people and get richly compensated for it. Paula and Kathy became students of the profession, formed a partnership and build a group of distributors, most of whom followed them over the years through thick and thin, including some company changes.
Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
A Free-Spirited Boy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Originally from Sudan, Adly Hassan Hamed is a highly successful network marketing leader who, when not traveling the globe, resides in Dubai with his wife and two young daughters. His organization currently stretches out over the Middle East and Africa, and is quickly conquering other parts of the world. In June 2010, Adly was a keynote speaker at his company’s annual convention in Malaysia, where 800 of his leaders were in attendance. He spoke about challenges as blessings in disguise, the power of adversity in sharpening leadership skills, and the need to drop old beliefs in order to allow change to happen.
Sep/Oct 2010 Issue
Soup
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Jon Gordon, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
Hermaphrodite
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Learn to flow between opposing energies and access the power of both.
Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
The Five Pillars of Health
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dennis and Ruth Williams have been a husband-and-wife team in network marketing for nearly four decades. They launched their current business during the recession of the early nineties, out of necessity: they needed to find a way to support their growing family. Despite the economic climate, their organization grew quickly, in part because they presented the products and the business as a stable investment that could yield significant returns while requiring relatively little time and effort. Today the Williamses are top earners in their company and they have helped dozens of others become millionaires while creating balance in all areas of life.
Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
The Dance of Synergy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Sandra and Ted Tillinghast are happily married business partners who are living the life of their dreams off the Pacific coast in San Diego County. When they met, Ted was an engineering project manager and Sandra was already a network marketing leader. Over time it became clear that the benefits of Sandra's business made it more conducive to the vision they held for their marriage than Ted's corporate job. When Ted let go of his first career to join Sandra full-time, their business grew so much that they tripled their family income in just four years. Today many distributors in their company come to them for advice on how to work together as a couple.
Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
A Culture of Fun and Freedom
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Both now in their early thirties, Hilde and Ørjan Sæle have been in network marketing for ten and seventeen years respectively. They started building the business before they knew each other, but they both ran into the same challenge: in their country, many people doubted network marketing was legal. When Hilde and Ørjan met, their common dream took on a new dimension as they joined intentions to create a business culture of fun and freedom that would appeal to people their age. Today they are company owners, network marketing leaders, motivational speakers, and most of all, inspiring role models for entrepreneurs of any generation.
Jul/Aug 2010 Issue
A Journey to the Awakened Feminine
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Chameli Ardagh; Reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
May/Jun 2010 Issue
Empty Your Cup
by Dr. Josephine Gross
To start right and continue to grow in any undertaking, cultivate a beginner's mind.
May/Jun 2010 Issue
Small Steps to the Top
by Dr. Josephine Gross
John Haremza is a highly functional networking professional who comes with one surprising flaw: he can't read. Far from letting this inability limit his future, John learned early on to compensate for his weakness by sharpening his observation and listening skills. Despite what most people would consider a significant handicap, John was able to rapidly learn the skill set and the mindset necessary to excel at network marketing. Six years ago, he became the master distributor for a start-up company, and for the past four years he has enjoyed a steady six-figure monthly income.
May/Jun 2010 Issue
The Power of Unity
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Alfredo Bala is a first-generation immigrant of Portuguese origin who came to the US looking for the American dream. As a teenager, he worked a minimum-wage job while learning English and going to school. His plan was to get an education and climb the corporate ladder, but his whole perspective changed the day he discovered network marketing, almost thirty years ago. Over the years, Al has evolved from being strictly a distributor, to partnering with the top leaders of his first company in launching international markets, to becoming an executive in charge of international expansion for a publicly traded wellness company.
Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
Ode to Words
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Words form the bridges between our inner and outer worlds.
Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
A Vision of Greatness
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dan McCormick is a dynamic leader, popular speaker and top earner in one of the largest network marketing companies in the world. He hosts a Saturday morning radio show that attracts thousands of listeners and has published and coauthored the book Lessons from Great Lives. Dan discovered early on that the road to riches is paved with principles and that to excel at anything in life, you have to train the mind. Today he delights in inspiring others to reach for their dreams and teaching them the principles of greatness.
Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
The Truth Will Set You Free
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Tim and Amy Marks are happy stay-at-home parents of four young children, living on the coast of Florida or traveling the world with their family. Ten years ago they were at the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage was falling apart. Everything changed when they found a community of network marketing leaders who guided them in turning their lives around. Today Tim and Amy earn a solid seven-figure yearly income by leading an organization of tens of thousands of people to a life of higher truth and freedom.
Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
by Dr. Josephine Gross
A native of the Philippines, Ferdinand Tolentino discovered network marketing in 1993. Over the years, he built an organization of close to two million people, spanning four continents. A few years ago, Ferdie was ready to retire from the profession, but the exposure he received from attending some generic network marketing trainings in the U.S. opened his eyes to a new level of leadership. He renewed his commitment to provide a legacy for his children and create prosperity for large numbers of people across the globe.
Mar/Apr 2010 Issue
Positivity
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
The Pie Lady
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Culture is the glue that holds communities and businesses together.
Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
Blessed to Be a Blessing
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Rose Marie Glenn is a mother of seven, a grandmother of nine and a great-grandmother of one—so far. Born to an American father and an Asian mother, she grew up in the Philippine where she lives today. She is also a seven-figure income earner in a large network marketing company that operates in the Pacific Rim. Deathly afraid of talking to people when she started, today she runs a global business spanning thirty-two countries. Partnering with God, says Rose Marie, is what enabled her to manifest her dreams and reach her destination.
Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
Truly Home-Based
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Matt and Johnna Parr form a team of stellar network marketing leaders as well as stay-at-home parents of two teenage daughters. Matt learned his first leadership lessons in the military, where his mantra was, "Free the Oppressed." He took this mantra from a dream and a hope and made it a reality. Johnna teaches her team the most important lesson she learned in the business: "When your belief in yourself and your dream is greater than your belief in other people's opinions, you'll have mastered your life."
Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
Welcome to China!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Shawn Gray is a network marketing leader focused on building a worldwide organization. He currently lives in Beijing with his wife and son, and is loving every minute of it. "Fortunes are going to be made from international expansion in the coming years," says Shawn, "but many Americans don't think about it. The truth is, anyone can grow an international business today, even from home. The next five to ten years are going to be a very exciting time, because commerce and communication are going to integrate globally."
Jan/Feb 2010 Issue
Spontaneous Evolution
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Bruce H.Lipton, Ph.D. and Steve Bhaerman, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2009 Issue
Here to Serve
by Dr. Josephine Gross
We are all stewards on spaceship Earth.
Nov/Dec 2009 Issue
Spirit Wings Kids, Inc.
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Donna Johnson has been a full-time network marketing leader for thirty-two years. She has been a top earner in her company for the past twenty-two years and is passionate about helping others create what she calls 3-D success: 1) make a difference in the world; 2) create a balanced life; 3) enjoy financial peace. To fulfill the “make a difference” part of her vision, she created Spirit Wings Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming and empowering children and their families.
Nov/Dec 2009 Issue
Truly Home-Based
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Steve and Pasha Carter are devoted parents of three young children. They are also the proud owners of a hugely successful networking business they run almost entirely from their home. Ever since they implemented an online presenting and training system for their team, they have been the number one producers in their company. They truly created their dream of having a home business with unlimited income potential, and now dedicate their time to showing others how to do the same.
Nov/Dec 2009 Issue
Yes, You Can!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Shirley Carmack discovered network marketing nearly thirty-eight years ago and has been with her current company for over twenty-five years. A retired nurse-anesthetist who also holds a Ph.D. in psychology, she left her career in 1987 after witnessing an increasing incidence of degenerative diseases, and became a full-time wellness practitioner and networker. Today, in her mid-sixties, Shirley runs an organization spanning four continents and continues to recruit new people into her business.
Sep/Oct 2009 Issue
Living from the Inside Out
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Financial peace is possible anytime, regardless of the amount of money we have.
Sep/Oct 2009 Issue
The Pursuit of Happiness
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Paul Devlin started his entrepreneurial path as a kid delivering newspapers and mowing lawns in his neighborhood. He always had a keen interest in making money and was typically the first kid on the block with the new bike or the latest stereo gear. When he started a network marketing business, he quickly built a solid income for himself and retired from a corporate job at the age of thirty-four. He’s been living the residual income lifestyle ever since. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing…
Sep/Oct 2009 Issue
A Raising Tide Lifts All Boats
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jackie Ulmer is a highly successful Internet marketer, coach and network marketing trainer who built her business almost entirely through her online presence. A work-at-home mom for the past sixteen years, Jackie’s passion is to teach others how to develop relationships, how to choose the right opportunity, and exactly what it takes to develop multiple streams of income online—regardless of whether or not they join her network marketing business.
Sep/Oct 2009 Issue
Lead and Grow Rich
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jim and Sherry Packard and their two sons, Jeff and Adam, form a family of highly successful network marketing leaders. They started building their businesses about four years ago and each independently reached the top in their company’s pay plan. Together they are creating a family legacy of personal growth, leadership and lifestyle freedom that continues to bless thousands of distributors each year.
Jul/Aug 2009 Issue
Everything’s a Mess—All Is Well
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dealing effectively with adversity requires the ability to see beyond our circumstances.
Jul/Aug 2009 Issue
An Impossible Dream
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Johan Bruyneel is the winningest team leader in cycling history. In 1998, this former professional cyclist from Belgium looked a struggling rider and cancer survivor straight in the eye and said, “Look, if we’re going to ride the Tour, we might as well win.” Johan became the mastermind behind the success of the world’s most celebrated cycling champion, Lance Armstrong, and together they seized a record seven straight Tour de France victories.
Jul/Aug 2009 Issue
Transforming Our Emotions
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dr. Judith Orloff passionately believes that we have the power to transform negative emotions into positive energy, regardless of the circumstances we face. At a time when an epidemic of fear is sweeping the planet, it is no surprise her recent book Emotional Freedom became an overnight New York Times bestseller. Dr. Orloff shows readers how emotional freedom can turn around our businesses and our global economy.
Jul/Aug 2009 Issue
Lessons from the Military
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Alan Sickman started network marketing while he was winding down a successful military career. His military experience provided him with the perfect preparation for what lay ahead: personal discipline, an impeccable work ethic, and an ability to serve in leadership positions and build cohesive teams. His personal recipe for success: treat others as you want to be treated; don’t overpromise; believe, commit and support others.
May/Jun 2009 Issue
Back to Basics
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Wealth and freedom can be attained here and now, when our work fulfills our hearts.
May/Jun 2009 Issue
License to Retire
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Judy O’Higgins was a counselor specializing in women’s issues when she discovered network marketing. She loved her career but didn’t want to continue it into her old age. She was looking for a way to diversify her income when a friend offered her a network marketing opportunity. Judy started building a business part-time, but her company went out of business. She eventually found a product that allowed her to touch lives much in the way she did in her counseling practice.
May/Jun 2009 Issue
Playing Big
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Rosie Spiegel has been a healer and educator for over thirty years. Having been with her network marketing company for over ten years, she is passionate about her work and its transformative potential. When Rosie got involved in the business, her problems were great and her vision was small. Now this ratio has reversed, because she changed her habits of mind, turning her attention away from her problems and onto whatever alternatives she could create.
May/Jun 2009 Issue
The Slight Edge
by Dr. Josephine Gross
When Lynn and Richard Huber started a home-based business seven years ago, they had no intention of building it big. They both had corporate jobs and didn’t need the money. They also had a square dance website with a huge online community. To help defray the maintenance costs, they decided to start a direct selling business. Soon they had earned enough to not only amortize their web costs but also buy a new car.
Mar/Apr 2009 Issue
A Master’s Journey
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Luke Krcil’s initial experience in network marketing wasn’t very positive, and for the first four years in the business he kept wondering whether he really wanted to be a networking professional. When he discovered his current company nine years ago, he finally found a mission he could fully get behind. Today he believes the leverage inherent in the network marketing business model can be used for any purpose in the world, because it allows people to achieve their goals and dreams much more quickly.
Mar/Apr 2009 Issue
A Family Affair
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Dr. Barbara Beaty was a nutritional counselor and teacher when one day a former client handed her a catalog and asked her to evaluate some health and wellness products. After trying the products and loving them, Barbara naturally started sharing them with others, but she felt almost embarrassed to mention the business opportunity. She overcame her resistance to network marketing by educating herself about the profession and went on to build a large organization.
Mar/Apr 2009 Issue
The Power of Duplication
by Dr. Josephine Gross
According to business partners Dr. Tim Berry and Julie Mirr, to build a successful network marketing business you need a system consisting of a few simple actions that can be repeated consistently by a large number of people over a continuous period of time. Both successful professionals in their previous careers, today Tim and Julie run a large international organization, allowing them to travel the world, spend more time with their families and serve their local communities.
Mar/Apr 2009 Issue
Awakening Leaders
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Leadership is empowering people to find their own gifts and follow
their truths.
Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
Growth or Protection
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Our minds attract people—or repel them.
Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
The MORE Project
by Dr. Josephine Gross
The MORE Project is a nonprofit organization entirely funded by a network marketing company through donations and volunteer activities. The company’s founder Dallin Larson always wanted to give back to the country of Brazil, because the key ingredient in his company’s product, the açai berry, happens to be found in the Brazilian rainforest. He made the two-way flow of giving and receiving an integral part of his company culture.
Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
Roadmap to Success
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Ken Dunn was a Canadian police officer when he got involved in network marketing. When his son was born, Ken started looking for ways to create additional income. His journey in network marketing would also lead him to examine his character and evaluate his relationships. Ken recently wrote a book and started a training company to teach people the “Secrets of Simplicity” that helped him become the natural networker he is today.
Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
It’s Not Work—It’s My Life!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Donna Sims first encountered direct sales when she was in college. She got married and continued knocking on doors as a hobby but her husband was not supportive of her business. During the week of 9/11, Donna found herself in a crisis, which led her to recognize the opportunity of building a networking business. She jumped in with both feet and today she is living the life of her dreams.
Jan/Feb 2009 Issue
The Art of Thinking: Secrets of the Successful
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Bob Proctor, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
The Heart of Business
by Dr. Josephine Gross
When the heart opens, the hand opens, and the flow of giving and receiving can begin.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
Bringing Consciousness to Work
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Stacey Lawson is a powerful businesswoman and an ardent spiritual seeker. She is cofounder of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology at U.C. Berkeley, where she teaches entrepreneurship to young people with an emphasis on conscious business practices and social responsibility. Her vision is to create conscious and enlightened organizations where people are encouraged to fully engage, recognizing work as a part of their awakening process and a path to self-realization.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
The Entrepreneur Academy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Justin Yates encountered network marketing when he was twenty-eight, while working as a project manager for a health insurance company in Utah. Dissatisfied with his lifestyle and the lack of opportunity in the corporate world, Justin found a flyer on his Honda Civic one day that said, “Work from home and love it.” He called the number and found not only an unexpected business opportunity, but also a mentor.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
Launching a Leadership Revolution
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady head up a multimillion-dollar business focusing on leadership development and Internet commerce. They authored a Wall Street Journal bestseller, Launching a Leadership Revolution, teaching timeless principles inspired by historic figures such as Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth and the Apostle Paul. Orrin and Chris’s organization has been recognized as one of the fastest growing
in the history of network marketing. Their goal is to reach at least a
million people in the near future.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
Creativity Revealed
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Scott Jeffrey, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2008 Issue
The Power of Giving
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Azim Jamal and Harvey McKinnon, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
Visions of Joy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Baby boomers are reaching the age of wisdom and ready to manifest the visions of their youth.
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
From Parenting to Networking
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Mark Fournier is founder of the Center for Empowerment and creator of the Empowerful program series. Growing up in a family of networkers, he gained a tremendous insight into the networking profession and discovered many parallels with the job of parenting. Today he has created an empowerment program for the networking community called Empowerful Networking, furthering his life mission "to inspire and empower people to lead meaningful lives of passion and purpose."
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
Transforming Our World
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Michael Jude and Christa Way form a very successful husband-and-wife team. He is an economist from the Washington, D.C. area; she is a nutritionist from Australia. After retiring from the corporate world in the mid-eighties, Michael met Christa while traveling in New Zealand. Together they moved to Colorado and got involved in network marketing. They built an extraordinary organization, applying the universal laws they had learned on their spiritual quests in earlier years.
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
A Journey of Personal Growth
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Darrell Utterbach knew he was an entrepreneur at a very early age. In his early teens he figured out that school wasn't going to provide him with the kind of knowledge he needed to achieve his goals. In his twenties he gobbled up every book he could find about how to create success. Today he teaches others to be voracious students of whatever it is they want to achieve and to practice servant leadership.
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
Bliss Conscious Communication
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Happy Oasis, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2008 Issue
Success Intelligence
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Robert Holden, Ph.D., reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jul/Aug 2008 Issue
Find Your Inner Purpose
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Live every day as if it were your last.
Jul/Aug 2008 Issue
Intuition in Business
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Laura Alden Kamm is an intuitive healer and teacher who is able to perceive the energetic structure of any object, person or thought, thus gaining perspective on its past, present and future. Born in a family of entrepreneurs, Laura believes that our intuitive voice can be a tremendous gift to transform our businesses and our lives. She teaches intuitive entrepreneurship, sharing simple techniques that enhance leadership effectiveness, personal growth and team empowerment.
Jul/Aug 2008 Issue
The Art of Selective Recruiting
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Frank Keefer is an icon in the networking profession. Prior to encountering network marketing, he enjoyed highly successful careers in the military and the corporate world. Over the past twenty years he has represented four network marketing companies and has achieved the top level in each of the past three. Most importantly to him, he has facilitated the creation of over one hundred million-dollar earners.
Jul/Aug 2008 Issue
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Gregg Braden, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
May/Jun 2008 Issue
Life beyond Belief
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Step into the quantum field of unlimited possibilities.
May/Jun 2008 Issue
Millionaire at Twenty-Nine
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Tom Hayes was first introduced to network marketing when he was only seventeen, a senior in high school. He joined a network marketing company and paid his way through college building his business part-time. By age twenty-nine, Tom had built a worldwide network and become a millionaire. Today, at age thirty, he has become an adept investor and budding philanthropist.
May/Jun 2008 Issue
Surrender to the Laws of Success
by Dr. Josephine Gross
When Chad was nineteen years old, he read a book that changed his life forever. That same year, he left his hometown in Utah to accomplish a two-year mission for his church, serving local communities in Louisiana. He worked during the day and read his new-found goldmine every night for the entire two years. The principles he learned paved the way for how he has created his business and his life.
May/Jun 2008 Issue
Let Yourself Go
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Arjuna Ardagh, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Mar/Apr 2008 Issue
The Do-Be-Do-Be-Do of Money
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Financial literacy for the rest of us.
Mar/Apr 2008 Issue
From Dubai around the World
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Mohammad Fatemi Ghani moved his family from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates in order to pursue an attractive job offer as an aeronautics engineer. After a few years, he decided to transition from his area of expertise to start a health and wellness business. In four years he reached Diamond status with his company; today he is the company’s first Crown Diamond of the Middle East.
Mar/Apr 2008 Issue
Bringing Mothers Home
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Sandi Cohen has always been passionate about making a difference in people’s lives. Upon graduating in the sixties with a degree in education from Temple University in Philadelphia, she volunteered to be the first white female in an all-black school in north Philadelphia. Today, Sandi stays just as committed to being the change she wants to see.
Mar/Apr 2008 Issue
Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Marci Shimoff with Carol Kline, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2008 Issue
What Does Gen Y want?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Let's champion these young adults, soon to be our leaders.
Jan/Feb 2008 Issue
Teaching People How to Create Wealth
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Tami was born in St. Paul, Minnesota with an entrepreneurial spirit. Andre was born in Romania under communist regime. When Tami met Andre Popa, she recruited him…as a husband first. He knew if he accepted, he would also be joining the business. He did, and two different perspectives came together to birth a vision for the future: to educate people in finance, real estate investment and business ownership.
Jan/Feb 2008 Issue
The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Bob Burg and John David Mann, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2008 Issue
Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Alan Deutschman, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2007 Issue
Understanding True Wealth
by Dr. Josephine Gross
True wealth is not an amount of money but a state of wholeness and well-being.
Nov/Dec 2007 Issue
Dwelling in the House of Plenty
by Dr. Josephine Gross
According to Lynne Twist, how much money you have or make is hardly a determining factor in your experience of true wealth. In 2003 Lynne founded the Soul of Money Institute, a center for exploring and sharing knowledge, wisdom and best practices that enable people to relate to money and our money culture with greater freedom, power and effectiveness. Lynne Twist was director of global funding for The Hunger Project. She loves what she calls "the sacred work of fundraising," because she delights in helping people put their money where their heart is.
Nov/Dec 2007 Issue
The Soul of Success: A Woman's Guide to Authentic Power
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Jennifer Read Hawthorne, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2007 Issue
Masters of Sales
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Ivan R. Misner and Don Morgan, M.A., reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2007 Issue
Plato and the Internet
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Heed Plato’s motto, “Know thyself,” in order to build meaningful connections online.
Sep/Oct 2007 Issue
Just a Money Game?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Nikita Gromyko was a swimmer on the Soviet Union national team for the 1500 meters at the age of fifteen. Throughout his training, he learned the power of focus and the importance of keeping his feet on the ground, regardless of his accomplishments. Today Nikita has an organization in fifty-two countries and his distributors know they can always count on him for answers to their questions on how to be successful networkers.
Jul/Aug 2007 Issue
The Meaning of "And"
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Teams flourish when we empower others and share a common vision.
Jul/Aug 2007 Issue
The Success Principles:How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Jack Canfield with Janet Switzer, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jul/Aug 2007 Issue
How To Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul: A Woman's Guide to Promoting Herself, Her Business, Her Product or Her Cause with Integrity and Spirit
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Susan Harrow, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
May/Jun 2007 Issue
How Does Trust Happen?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
The power of being fully present.
May/Jun 2007 Issue
Finding the Deep River Within
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Abby Seixas, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Mar/Apr 2007 Issue
Celebrating Our Oneness
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director of the Agape Spiritual Center, shares his vision of enlightened business based on an awareness of the interconnectedness of all life. He offers a template for a life of wholeness that will help people become anchor points for the next stage of human evolution. Thrilled with the success of The Secret, he promises if people practice the universal principles, the joy, creative opportunities and abundance in their lives be amplified in unexpected ways.
Mar/Apr 2007 Issue
The Starfish and the Spider
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2007 Issue
Giving and Receiving from the Heart
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Kelly Bryson, M.A., M.F.T., is a licensed psychotherapist and trainer in Nonviolent Communication(SM), a process that brings out our natural ability to connect with ourselves and others. His goal is to form groups and organizations locally and internationally based on a model of transparency and trust, and create a world where everyone naturally gives and receives from a consciousness of abundance.
Jan/Feb 2007 Issue
You Call the Shots
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Cameron Johnson with John David Mann, Foreword By David Bach, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
Living From Purpose
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Susan and Dwight Havener love teaching people how to create the life of their dreams. Network marketing became their vehicle because it is a profession that promotes growth in all areas of life. They joined a health supplement company knowing that if they could help people physically feel better, they would have the energy to focus their minds and align them with their hearts’ desire.
Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
Don’t Be Nice, Be Real
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Kelly Bryson, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
Megatrends 2010:The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Patricia Aburdene, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2006 Issue
Connecting Soldiers and Their Families
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jim Hopper had been active in fund-raising and running non-profits for years when he encountered network marketing, and he immediately saw the potential for bringing the two models together. The result: a fascinating project that has provided troops abroad with thousands of hours of free phone calls home.
Sep/Oct 2006 Issue
How to Attain Your Desires by Letting Your Subconscious Mind Work for You
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Joe Vitale and Genevieve Behrend, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2006 Issue
Hope: How Triumphant Leaders Create the Future
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Andrew Razeghi, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jul/Aug 2006 Issue
The Secret (DVD)
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jul/Aug 2006 Issue
The Art of Mindful Living
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Thich Nhat Hanh, reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jan/Feb 2006 Issue
The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., reviewed by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sep/Oct 2005 Issue
From Chaos To Coherence
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Doc Childre and Bruce Cryer
Jul/Aug 2005 Issue
Never Eat Alone and Other Secrets to Success
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Mar/Apr 2005 Issue
The Soul of Money
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Lynn Twist, with Teresa Barker
Jan/Feb 2005 Issue
What The Future Holds...
by Dr. Josephine Gross
...Is what you believe.
Sep/Oct 2004 Issue
The Enneagram
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Jul/Aug 2004 Issue
Revolutionary Agreements: Twelve Ways to Transform Stress and Struggle Into Freedom and Joy
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Marian Head
May/Jun 2004 Issue
The Ultimate Goal
by Dr. Josephine Gross
May/Jun 2004 Issue
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
April 2004 Issue
Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of a Winning Life!
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Brian Biro
April 2004 Issue
Coaching for An Extraordinary Life
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Feb/Mar 2004 Issue
Lady Liberty
by Dr. Josephine Gross
What better role model could there be for networking women?
Feb/Mar 2004 Issue
Speaking As a Woman…
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Nov/Dec 2003 Issue
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup At a Time
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang
October 2003 Issue
Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual Communities
by Dr. Josephine Gross
September 2003 Issue
Solace in the Company of Shipwrecks
by Dr. Josephine Gross
September 2003 Issue
How to Think Like Einstein: Simple Ways to Break the Rules and Discover Your Inner Genius
by Dr. Josephine Gross
By Scott Thorpe
August 2003 Issue
Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, by Daniel Goleman
July 2003 Issue
What Should I Do With My Life?
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Po Bronson
May 2003 Issue
Teach Only Love
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Gerald Jampolsky
April 2003 Issue
Money Matters
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Economics, more than politics rules the world. So what rules money?
January 2003 Issue
The Feminine Century
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Why a "Women’s Issue" is a celebration of the root of networking success.
December 2002 Issue
Network Marketers Hold a Common Vision and Take Action
by Dr. Josephine Gross
December 2002 Issue
The "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting" Playbook With the 12 Tenets of Awakening
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Lynn Grabhorn
October 2002 Issue
Leadership, The Inner Side of Greatness: A Philosophy for Leaders
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Peter Koestenbaum
August 2002 Issue
Nonviolent Communication
by Dr. Josephine Gross
by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Networking Trainers Article
You Were Born for Happiness
by Dr. Josephine Gross
Most of us were taught that if we work hard, we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we'll be happy. But recent scientific discoveries have shown that this formula is actually backward:
Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive...read more
