I count my blessing every day for the opportunity that United First Financial and the Money Merge Account has afforded me.  I have been a part of United First Financial for the past 2 years.  When I first became an agent, I was working as an Account Executive for a major Subprime Lender.  I was looking at UFirst as another source of income, but not my main income.  Life in the mortgage business has changed drastically in the past year.  I was able to leave my job in February of this year and work full time on my UFirst business.  It has afforded me the luxuries of working from home and being able to be home with my boys.

This company has changed my life.  It has given me an outlet to help other people as I am helping myself.  There is a quote that I have on my emails, “When some shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.”  That is exactly what I am doing with my United First Financial business.  I have been able to help my clients turn their lives around.  They now see a light at the end of their debt tunnel.  They now have a road map on what they need to do to become debt free in record time.  The money Merge Account does this for them.  It takes the weight of their debt off their shoulders and races it towards the finish line.

By building my business with United First Financial, it has afforded me the opportunity to spend more time with my boys.  I am able to pick them up after school and not have to put them in day care all the time.  I was able to spend the summer with them instead of having them in camps all summer long.  My UFirst business has given me the freedom to be with my family.  This is such a fantastic opportunity.  It is work though.  You have to be dedicated and thorough.  You always have to juggle the balance between business, family and life, but United First has made that juggling act easier.

So if any of you who are looking into working from home, look into UFirst.  It is a pehnimenal opportunity that is only getting bigger and better as we go along.  Contact me if you want more information.

This is one of my favorite videos.  I first saw it at United First Financial VIP. Enjoy!

Kris, Faith, Melissa, & I

One of the unexpected benefits of being a part of United First Financial are the relationships that I have formed.  In the past 2 years I have had the opportunity to meet hundreds and hundreds of people that work for UFirst.  We are all hoping to achieve the same goal, to help as many people as possible get out of debt.

At the last event I attended in Orlando, Fl, I was able to meet Melissa Horen, Kris Seymour, and Faith DeWerd.  I had spoken to Faith on numerous occasions due the the U1st Leading Ladies Webinars.  Melissa and Kris I had just met on Thursday evening.  By Saturday night, I felt like we had known each other for years.  I am getting to meet other people, women and men, who are motivated, successful, and driven.

We never know where life is going to take us, but due to UFirst, I now have more contacts and relationships with people all over the US and Canada to aid me on my journey.  This is one more thing to be grateful for.

This month I am one of the Branch Managers featured on the CD that is included with our Success Magazine subscription as part of the UTracker Pro Plus package.  All the attendees of the Super Regional Trainings from Las Vegas, Orlando and the upcoming Washington DC, will receive a copy of this magazine.  I was asked by Todd Skousen to be interviewed because I was one of the Top Recruiters for August for United First Financial.  I am very honored to be asked to be a part of this.  The other speakers on this CD are Skyler Witman and Nancy Thompson.

It has been announced that United First Financial will be featured on the cover of Success at Home Magazine for the January 2009 issue.  The magazines can be found on thousands of newsstands and book stores, such as Borders and Barnes and Noble across the country.  Only 12 companies a year are given this privilege.  Many of the companies that have featured on the cover have experienced phenomenal growth.  I am very excited to be able to be a part of that growth.

This is my first introduction to this magazine.  I think the content is fantastic.  I would definitely suggest this magazine to anyone.

Brooke & Kim I Swung the Bat Award

This past weekend at the Orlando, Fl Super Regional, I was awarded one of my most coveted awards, the “I Swung the Bat”.  It is a bat that is engraved with the UFirst logo and singed by all the principles of our company.  Our company has awards that are baseball themed.  The “I Swung the Bat” award refers to those whom the Co-Founders of UFirst feel will the go to person when the count is full and the bases are loaded and there are 2 outs.  It is given to the person who they feel will take a chance and do something above and beyond what is expected.  My Branch Manager Brooke  Barnett was given a bat at a Virginia VIP about a year ago.  I knew that I had wanted to earn one myself.

I learned a big lesson over the weekend.  I am not very good at saying Thank you and accepting compliments and awards.  I am the type of person who is a giver.  I help, I encourage, I give praise.  I am not used to receiving and if I do receive I always downplay my role.  How silly is that.  I need to be confident in my abilities, that my abilities and my actions are good enough to deserve the award that I was given.  Confidence is a funny thing.  I can be and feel confident in myself and my abilities, but when you want recognition from those that matter, the little insecurities sneak in, the questions start, did I do it right, did I do enough, am I really deserving.   It is the “YABUTS”.  I am currently reading the “One Minute Millionaire” by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen.  In the book, it talks about the ” Ms. Yabut”, the voice of doubt.  I have to deal with my own doubts and overcome them.  Crazy how timing is.  I read the book on my way to Orlando.  It is very funny how things happen in your life at certain times.  I will chalk this up to Life Lesson number 3000.

I want to personally thank Brooke for all that he has done to help me in growing my business and in my growth as a business woman.  His friendship and leadership means a great deal to me.  He has pushed me to grow and learn in ways I never thought possible.  Thank you to Skyler Witman, Matt Lovelady, Jonathan Bonnette, John Washenko, Mac Saunders, and Don Jorgensen for appreciating my commitment to U1st.  I am very excited and honored to be part of this special group who have already won the award.

I am in Orlando, Fl attending the United First Financial Super Regional. Brooke Barnett is currently holding a breakout training session on Internet Marketing. He is teaching a room full of UFirst agents the power of Internet Marketing. Brooke attained the highest level in the UFirst by using his knowledge in the Internet. He is sharing what he did to to get there.

He is also offering a Free 12 week Internet Marketing course. His 1st course started about 6 weeks ago. I am currently enrolled in that course and help out as a moderator. I have learned so much since day one. From the things that I have learned my website has steadily gained traffic and has moved up to the 3rd page of Google when you search Money Merge Account and United First Financial. My goal is to make it to the 1st page.

To sign up for Brooke Barnett’s course, go to www.ubranding.com.

Jackie Patrick is our guest speaker on the U1st Leading Ladies Weekly Webinar for October 20th.  She will be presenting on how she used home parties to start her United First Financial business.  She and her husband Casey have been prominent leaders with in UFirst.

I first met Jackie in March of 2007.  We both attended the first Boot Camp training that corporate held to teach us about Version 3 of the Money Merge Account program.  She one one of the first people I met.  We went out to dinner after the first day of 10 hours of training.  I could not believe that she came all the way form Virginia to attend the meeting.  We have been fast friends ever since.  Anytime I talk to Jackie she is telling me that she is just getting home from traveling around the country from helping train the agents in her organization.  She is someone I look to for inspiration.

Thank you Jackie, for your friendship.  Thank you, as well, for taking the time to join our calls and for giving us your valuable input.

This past weekend I attended the United First Financial Super Regional training in Las Vegas.  It was a fantastic event.  UFirst Corporate has rolled out the new Super Regional format.  The new trainings now have break out rooms so all attendees can pick and choose what information they would like to learn about.  I think this new format will make a big difference in what agents are able to take away from them.

Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, was one of the Key note speakers at the event.  I was able to meet him.  He has also taken up the UFirst cause.  He has become an agent because he believes in what United First Financial stands for and what the product will do for people.  It was a pleasure meeting and learning form him.

Mark Victor Hansen and I