5 Beliefs to Make your Online Home Based Travel Business Unstoppable

5 Beliefs to make your Online Home Based Travel Business Unstoppable!
There are fundamental beliefs that are crucial for the success of your online home based travel business. In 1973 New York Mets Relief pitcher coined the phrase “Ya gotta believe” which became the catchphrase that helped propel the New York Mets to win the National League Pennant that year. It is so much the same when we own our own home based online travel business. You just gotta believe!

1-Develop a belief in the Product. You have to know that you are offering people a Great Product which is Travel. Get familiar with it. Go in your back office and get familiar with it. See all the products that can be offered. With www.GailsDreamVacations.com we offer cruises, hotels, golf vacations, hunting and fishing vacations, honeymoon website and so much more.

2-Develop a belief in the company- Get around people in the company who are Leaders. Find mentors. Take advantage of the National conventions, the weekly meetings, the travel trade shows , webinars. I have greatly benefited from being associated with leaders In my company.

3-Develop a belief in the industry of network marketing. Mark Yarnell wrote a book called the “Your First Year in Network Marketing”. That book made me believer. I learned the advantages of Network Marketing . I see the success of the many champions in the field. Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump both support the Network marketing business model. After all we do it everyday.

4-Develop a belief in others – Teach your team that they can be successful. Stay focused on the understanding that most people want exactly what you want, that is a better quality of life than they are currently living. Remember to value people NOT money! The worse thing in the world is to entice people to join your team, you gain the commission and then abandon them. That is what gives Network Marketing a bad name.

5-Develop a belief in yourself. In the Motown Musical Version of “the Wiz” Glenda the good witch sings a song that has the line “Believe in yourself right from the start, believe in the magic that comes from your heart…..Believe in yourself like I believe in you”

Glenda said it all. With these 5 beliefs ,you will feel more confident as you approach future clients and business partners and your online home based travel business will take off.
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Gail aka GailTravel, is a Referring Travel Agent in the Bronx New York. A wife of 28 years, and a mother of 3 young men. She is pursuing her goal of financial freedom and helping others to do the same through her online Home Based Travel Agency. Join Gail’s team now and see what the excitement is all about.
Email –WLKRG5@gmail.com

Randy Pausch- Dying to live

Randy Pausch was Carnegie Mellon professor whose greatest lesson was how to live even though he was dying. Diagnosed with one of the most devastating forms of cancer, which is pancreatic cancer he managed to teach the world how to live a life of fulfillment. Randy Pausch did not allow himself to be overcome with the thoughts of his unavoidable death, but he chose to make the most of the time he had.
Last August his doctors grimly predicted he had 6 months to live, but with his positive outlook he was able to actually able to extend his live another 5 months. My nursing experience tells me that was nothing short of a miracle.

Carnegie Mellon had a tradition of having professors speak at a forum sharing wisdom as if it was the last lecture of their lives. Randy Pausch did not have to pretend. Instead he shared a lecture on “childhood wonder”. I understand there was not a dry eye in the place. That lecture became known as “the Last Lecture”. It took off and was all over the internet. Dr. Pausch actually was a guest of Oprah along with Dr. Oz.

I cannot tell you the impact that his lecture had on me. After I watched his lecture on YouTube last Fall, my life concerns paled in comparison. He stated;
“If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.”
Randy would tell people “I don’t know how to not have fun. I’m dying and having fun.” Sadly Randy Pausch lost his battle to cancer Friday, July 25, 2008 at the age of 47. However he did not lose his battle to Death, because he lived.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1 Corinthians 15:55

In Randy Pausch case, the grave lost its victory!

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Gail Walker RN, also known as GailTravel, is a Referring Travel Agent in the Bronx New York. A wife of 28 years, and a mother of 3 young men. She is pursuing her goal of financial freedom and helping others to do the same through Travel Network.
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See the My Travel Biz presentation at www.GailsVacationandTravel.com
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What is Fear?

What is FEAR? Its nothing but

False Evidence Appearing Real.

We know that the negative force in this world, the Enemy we call in Christian circles uses fear in our lives to prevent us from achieving the goals that we can reach. The Enemy or Negative force uses lies and tricks to attempt to keep us in defeat. Anytime we feel hesitant, doubtful, unsure, scared or weak that is a component of FEAR.

It is important to conquer fear. The Key to conquering fear is trust. I completely trust God to lead me and guide me in all my decisions in life. Fear can paralyze your life. It can cause your business to fail. Many people who have home based businesses fail because of fear. They are afraid to speak to people, afraid to share their business opportunity. Afraid of others predicting their failure!

How do we conquer fear? Glad you asked! There are three ways.

Recognize- when the enemy or the Negative Force is trying to derail us. Pray and ask God to reveal the attacks of the enemy on our lives, families and businesses. Those derailments can come in the form of people or obstacles. In my church we sing a Ron Kenoly song that I love. “Whose Report Will You Believe? And the congregation answers “We shall believe the report of the Lord! “Nuff said!

Refuse to accept fear from coming over you. In my belief as a Christian we know that we can use the word of God against the Spirit of fear. Scriptures such as 2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 41:10. In Psalm 56 is actually one of my favorites on the subject of fear, particularly verses 3,4 and 11

Verses 3,4

When I am afraid I will trust in you. In God whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
verse 11- In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
NIV

Rejoice in the midst of the storm and the situation. How can we rejoice? Sing, smile, laugh, dance, praise, worship, speak positive. This actually confuses the enemy, it confuses that negative force. Don’t talk negatively about the situation. Instead speak life!
"I will get that job"
"I am healed"
"My children are be blessed"
"My business is successful"


An example of this occurred last week in my company YTB. A Press Release was sent stating that the company filed with the SEC to explore changing our current MLM business model to a franchise model. One blogger stated that the filing was made on 10:21 AM on July 15 and at 10:27 Am, 6 minutes later, the first negative blog posted citing all the negative reasons that aYTB and all the RTA will fail. Immediately after, negative blogs and forum comments were pouring in like a flood. People sending tongue in cheek, "prayers" to YTB Reps. A website suddenly popped up dedicated to bringing your YTB team over to their company!!! Do you see the pattern?
It was False Evidence Appearing Real. The enemy or the Negative force, if you will , shot out his spiny tentacles to unsuspecting YTB business owners, and used manipulators that caused unnecessary fear in some people who thought this new model would cause them to lose their businesses. After all some “Experts” in the competition said so. Our CEO posted a letter which actually negated each one of the situations posters had listed. He listed the plans and the positive outcomes they are expecting if the YTB Franchise proposal is accepted. What a difference it was! It was like night and day! This past Saturday our CEO Coach Lloyd Tomer continued in the same sentinet via our weekly webcast entitled "Do You Want to Scratch with the Chickens or Soar with the Eagles. He was speaking life! With this lesson I speak life, and success to my online homebased travel business.

So the next time you feel that ugly spirit of fear to grip you, remember how to conquer your fears by using the .“3 Rs” Recognize, Refuse and Rejoice!
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Gail Walker RN, also known as GailTravel, is a Referring Travel Agent in the Bronx New York. A wife of 28 years, and a mother of 3 young men. She is pursuing her goal of financial freedom and helping others to do the same through online travel business .Visit Her website at, And

See the My Travel Biz presentation at www.GailsVacationandTravel.com
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How Your Locus of Control can Help Your Home based Travel Business

Locus of Control can help you build your YTB online travel business to rebounding proportions if you understand what it is and utilize its attributes. What is Locus of control? Glad you asked!

Locus of Control is defined as an individual's perception about the underlying main causes of events in his/her life. As pertaining to our YTB Home based travel business it would be an agent's perception of how and why their business is successful or is not successful.


A person with an Internal Locus of Control the success of the business is determined by their personal actions, decisions and efforts. A person with an external Locus of Control blames the failure of their business on outside factors which they have no control over.

For example, recently one of my colleagues in the same Travel Biz as me was considering leaving the business because in her perception, outside forces which hindered her in being successful. She blamed the Coach's purchase of a new Jet, the stock prices going down ( which has since rebounded and has been upgraded to OTC)her team not being successful and a host of other complaints. My question was. What did She do to help her business? did se follow the script and have Travel Parties, did she reach out to friends and family who like to travel? How did she market and promote her business? Does she even possess business cards? Did she put out fliers? Did she treat her her Travel Bizbusiness as a real business? This person had a strong external locus of control.

A successful Referring travel agent will make sure they utilize all the tools available to them. What are the tools available for a YTB RTA to make their business successful? I will break them up into 2 Groups. Free Tools, and Paid tools

Free Tools

Youe Power Team leader
Your Sponsor
conference calls,
webinars,
Team newsletters,
Team meetings
Free Vendor trainings
Back office
Toolbox
Travel Parties
Online Presentations
Strong Team Unity and Spirit!


Tools You Pay for (but are tax deductible!)

Success from Home Magazine,
marketing site
Booking Engine
convention
Business Cards
Fliers

The above lists ae definitely not exhaustive, but gives you an idea of what a RTA has available.

Can you see on how having a good internal locus of control can help build your YTB business?
My next blog will explain how to shift your focus from a negative external locus of control to a positive internal locus of control.
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Gail Walker RN, AKA GailTravel is a Referring Travel Agent, wife, mother of 3 young men who is pursuing her goal of financial freedom and helping others to do the same through online homebased travel business.
Visit Her website at www.GailsVacationandTravelBiz.com, And
http://gailsvacationandtravel.vacationmedia.net/

No main Dining Rooms or Lido Decks on New NCL Ships

From Travel Weekly
No main dining rooms or main theaters on new NCL ships
March 12, 2008
By Johanna Jainchill

MIAMI -- Norwegian Cruise Line's third generation of Freestyle cruise ships will not have main dining rooms, main theaters or Lido deck cafes.
In addition, the ships will not have traditional cruise ship cabins and will have many features that will be "unrecognizable" to cruisers, said Colin Veitch, NCL's president and CEO.
Speaking at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping convention here, Veitch unveiled these initial and vague details on the two 150,000-gross-ton ships NCL is building, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in January 2010. The megaships will be NCL's first to top the 100,000-gross-ton mark, and each will hold 4,200 passengers.
Veitch said that NCL is already marketing the ships because "it is a product that needs to be explained."
Veitch also said that the Norwegian Jade will be the first ship to launch the cruise line's Freestyle 2.0 program when it debuts in the Mediterranean on March 30. The Jade, the former Pride of Hawaii, is currently in drydock. The ship is being upgraded according to the line's product-enhancement initiative.
Enhancements include major investments in the ship's dining, upgraded cabins, additional onboard activities and additional services and amenities for guests in balcony, suite and villa accommodations.
Veitch said the Jade will spend the next two years doing year-round cruises in Europe.

You can book your Norwegian Cruiseline cruise through www.GailsDreamVacations.com or learn how to have your own Travel website at http://www.gailsvacationandtravelbiz.com/

Passport Cards Vs. Passport books

Edited to Add: New Travel Requirements effective June 1, 2009 - Read about it here
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Many of my friends and clients have been asking me about the difference between the new passport cards and the passport books. The government has begun to accept applications for the new passport cards on February 1, 2008. The first cards will be issued sometime in May.

I had addressed information about the passport cards in another blog post. Here is a quick glance look at the difference between the two.

Passport Book- Valid for travel by air, sea and land

Passport Card- Valid for travel by land and sea only. Is limited to trvel between the U.S. and canada , Mexico, Bermuda and Carribean. It is not valid for travel by air.

Passport Book and Passport Cards are both valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors.


Passport book- Costs- 1st time applicant- $100 - Minors $55

Passport Card - Cost- $45 for adult, $35 - minors

My suggestion would be to obtain the passport book. Its less restrictive, and it can be used for air travel, although its more expensive .

NEED TO GET A PASSPORT?- CHECK OUT THE SERVICE ON MY SITEwww.GailsDreamVacations.com Look under "Travel Resources" at the bottom of the page and click on Passport and Visa Applications


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Gail Walker RN, AKA GailTravel is a Travel Consultant in the Bronx New York . My goal is to provide you with your best travel experiences at reasonable cost.
Visit Her website at , And
www.GailsDreamVacations.com/
or Email- WLKRG5@GMAIL.COM
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Important information about the U.S. Passport Cards-

U.S. Passport Card Applications Accepted Beginning February 1
U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. Passport Card beginning February 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document requirements. We expect cards will be available and mailed to applicants in spring 2008.

The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The card may not be used to travel by air. It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and will be adjudicated to the exact same standards.
The Department of State is issuing this passport card in response to the needs of border resident communities for a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book. The card will have the same validity period as a passport book: 10 years for an adult, five for children 15 and younger. For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. First-time applicants will pay $45 for adult cards and $35 for children.
To facilitate the frequent travel of U.S. citizens living in border communities and to meet DHS’s operational needs at land borders, the passport card will contain a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip will link the card to a stored record in secure government databases. There will be no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.

Learn more about the U.S. Passport Card

EDITED TO ADD - 5/31/09 - Effective June 1, 2009, passports or passport cards are now required for all travel.

My advice- Get the whole deal. Get the Passport Book, everything is covered. Enjoy your vacation!
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