Happy Birthday Cody!

Happy Birthday to our Assistant Director Cody Dominguez & Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Simple Things to Get Through Tough Times

In any type of business, there will always be difficult 
times and situation that will occur without any control. So here are 
some tips in order to get through the most 
difficult times while you are trying to build your career.

1. Stay Positive :
"Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The
way you cope is what makes the difference."

2. Get Creative :
There are times when you can't do much to change your situation.
You just have to deal with is. But there are other times when you
can actively work to make the situation better.

3. Learn From the Difficult Times :
"Facing difficulties is inevitable, learning from them is optional."

4. Change It Up :
After you identify the key takeaways from your difficult
time, you just need to make a change. If it's a change you can
implement immediately, do it. You don't want to be in the middle of a
difficult situation longer than necessary.

5. Know What You're Grateful For :
Gratitude means showing appreciation for all the good in your life,
instead of focusing on the negative. Get clear about
what it is that you're grateful for.

6. Focus on What You Can Control, Not What You Can't :
Some situations are beyond your control and no matter what you do,
you can't change a thing. You're setting yourself up for
frustration when you focus your time and energy on
things you can't control.

7. Be Kind to Yourself :
You need to care for yourself to survive tough times.
Do something that gets your mind and body engaged at a higher level.

8. Forgive :
Someone else might be at fault for the bad situation you
find yourself in, the natural response is to harbor anger but what
if instead you forgave that person. You accepted what
happened, so you would feel without focusing on the
negative feelings and focus on moving forward.

Thursday Night Hangouts!

We had a couple of our other offices visiting us yesterday night, so we all decided to go network with each other and to just have a relaxing evening. Even though we all work hard, we all still need to remember to enjoy some things in life and to build those great relationships with out business partners. The great thing about our company is that everyone has their own goals but are always willing to give out a helping hand. Every person in the room last night had an amazing time full of stories and laughter. Let's continue to build memories and the wonderful relationships we already have with one and another.

Executive of the Week

Congrats to Joshua Jordan for being the top gentlemen this week by motivating others with his daily morning quotes which he posts onto our GroupMe chats where the office all stay connected in. 

"Successful people are givers and not takers of positive energy. My point is, if you maintain a positive 'tude its transferable to other people. Staying positive will get you to your goals a lot quicker. This is a way to success, and success should be your only option. #Jordan23"

The POWER of a Pair of Shoes

Soles4Souls provides shoes to children and adults in need in the U.S. and other countries. Without shoes, children cannot go to school and thousands of people die everyday from minor infections caused from not having protection on their feet.

Please help out this great cause.

Link/Website: http://soles4souls.org/

Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle

The whole office got some good laughs in from our Thursday Nights hangout after a busy day. Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle is definitely a great spot for everyone to check out.

Here's a little biography of our performers from the night:

MC: Tonya Murray

Guest Appearance: Leslie Ann Thompson

Headliner: Bill Bushart

Bill Bushart was named the "Best Comedian in Detroit 2010" by the Metro Times. "A drill sargeant with a smart mouth" said The Detroit Free Press. "Best Bet!", The Detroit News Bill's fast paced, high energy, in your face of comedy has kept audiences laughing across the country. He has appeard on Fox Network, Detroit's "Drew & Mike", WJR 760 with Frank Beckman and FOX TV.

He has worked with comedy greats such as Greg Giraldo, Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried and headlines clubs across the country! 

Executive of the Week!

Great job once again Mr. Cody Dominguez for being the top executive at Modern Marketing! Week after week, you have shown progress within yourself but also have helped others to see their own path of success.

Here are some quotes stated from top leaders in the world:

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. 
—Jack Welch

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. 
—Brian Tracy

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. 
—Douglas MacArthur

The 4 Habits You Need to Be Successful

1. Focus your Energy
Studies has shown that putting your all into one task or focus will be much more successful and have a positive outcome.Pay attention to your values and choose a task where you believe and feel that will be the most rewarding for yourself.

2. Have the Ability to Prioritize
Think about a goal that is the most important in your life at this moment. A goal that will make everything else seem like it didn't matter if your goal was met. So always do something that will get you closer and closer to the achievement of your main goal.

3. Can Project and Complete Tasks
Being able to follow through is a key to long-term success. Completing tasks will make you feel more determined and accomplished for the next project.

4. Having a PMA
PMA stands for Positive Mental Attitude. To have any kind of success, having a positive mental attitude is a must in life. Having negative thoughts will just bring your emotion and mentality down while positiveness will give you positive results.

No matter how bad or good you're feeling, there's always more in life for everyone to reach. So continue to learn from your hard times, develop yourself, and always teach others.

Rachel V. Promotion

Congrats Rachel Valice!

We are ecstatic to announce Rachel’s promotion. She started less than a couple of weeks ago and now she is already promoted to an Executive Trainer. Our office knew she would be someone who we will need to watch out for when she first walked into our office. Rachel grew up in the Macomb County and is a recent graduate from Grand Valley State University in April of 2015. She graduated with her Bachelors in Communications with studies in Advertising & Public Relations with a minor of Studio Arts. Some things that Rachel enjoys participating in during her free time are a low key night with a movie, a relaxing night of ready, playing video games, and surfing. Modern is definitely excited to have this young lady part of our organization. 

Chelsea T. LOW

Good Job Chelsea on your meeting. It was very moving and inspirational!

This young lady has never been short of proving that she has the ability to out work others. Being the top lady in the office, she ran a meeting for her peers about team work and what is needed to have that bond. She believes team work is needed for any success because there has to be an understanding between everyone and not just a couple of people. 

Chelsea also enjoys motivational quotes for others and are always sharing them with the office to keep our mind in the game and to go after what we want no matter how many obstacle there may be. Pictured below is one of her favorite quotes to help her throughout her days. Chelsea, you have so much potential and we are excited to see it.

Souls4Souls

Check Out Our New Charity We Will Be Working With; 

click the links provided below for more information 
about the Company

Website: Soles4Souls.org

Video: Soles4Souls : Helping Here At Home

Memorial Weekend To Do Guide

Click: Memorial Day Weekend in Detroit
What are some of the activities that you, your family,
and friends will be participating in this weekend for
Memorial Day?
The link posted above has some great ideas for us
all to enjoy right here in DETROIT.
So ENJOY!

Daniel B. LOW

Congrats ‘Dan the Man’ on getting voted to run one of 
our motivational meetings this week!

Get to Know Mr. Burns:
       1. Dan has only been in the business for 3 weeks and is now already one of the 
           top guys in the office.
       2. He is definitely caffeine sensitive; which is why our management team has 
           limited him to only one cup of coffee per day.
       3. Dan is a big sports guy who played football and wrestling.
       4. The most unusual thing Dan has ever eaten was peanut butter and jelly 
           sandwich with crackers on top.
       5. Cody and Calvin who is pictured with Dan below are his two trainers 
           when he first began and now they are the closest of friends and co-workers.

Pictured Left to Right: Daniel Burns, Cody Dominguez, Calvin Lesniak

Thought of the Day!

'Wisdom is the power that enables
us to use knowledge for the benefit of
ourselves and others...'
-Thomas J. Watson [ +Forbes ]

How to Stay Motivated

Each one of us has motivation, some things that spark our motivation are similar and some are not. But each of us tends to lose sight of what our goals are when things become foggy. So here are some tips and suggestion to live by in order to never lose sight of what you desire.

1.  Set goals and visualize them to the detail

You should know what you are achieving in order to have a purpose and set up ways to get there.

2.  List reasons why you are accomplishing the goals for

Connect yourself mentally and emotionally. Everyone has a why behind what they are doing.

3.  Have strategy

Work smarter not harder.

4. Get help

Reach out to others for help, we all need someone.

5. Have fun

Make things fun and enjoy the moments with fun stories to 
share once your goal is hit.                

Thursday Nights!

Reservations for Thursday Night

Lets Start Networking!

Every Thursday evening, Modern Marketing has an event planned to just get to know one and another outside of their suit and tie or dress and heels. Getting comfortable and building strong relationships with your future business partners is extremely important in enjoying what we do.There were definitely many laughters, stories, games, and networking going on. Excited to see what we will be doing next week...

Cody D. LOW

Every week, we have someone who is chosen to run our meetings when they are setting the right example in and outside of the office. Selected by his peers, Cody Dominguez has been a go-to guy to his business partners. When the CEO of the company is out for a day or two, he depends on Cody to make sure the office is run smoothly. Cody has been running the office by setting up the schedule for the day, making sure everyone is getting developed and has the right training, running announcements, and etc. He has been the top guy in the office these past couple of weeks, so we are definitely excited to see his next promotion within the next couple of months.

Toledo Visits & Columbus Trip!

Toledo Visits:

Toledo gets a chance to learn from us as well as swapping their own knowledge to our guys. A business that has limitless opportunities for growth with being able to help others on the way to the top is a unique structure we love doing. 

Be unique in order to do extraordinary things!

Columbus Trip:

After the office, the four gentlemen who took a trip down to Columbus to visit got a chance to network and discuss business with our two office directors and our amazing regional director. Josh and Robert could not stop gloating about the experience posting multiple pictures to our office group chat. It’s great what hard work gifts us.

“Do the things people won’t do now, so you can do the things people can’t do later”

Columbus Road Trip!

Columbus, OHIO here we come…

Starting the week full of adventures; four of our top guys got the chance to go visit our Columbus office for a week to network with some hard working and driven directors. The guys got to ride out with our regional director who has amazing knowledge and such a positive mental attitude. I’m sure our regional director will have a great influence on our guys. They’re so excited to be able to see how another office is ran, meeting new people, exchanging knowledge and more!

Daniel B. promoted to an ETT!

Daniel, also known as “Damn Skippy Dan” by the office, started on April 27, 2015 and just weeks later, he is celebrating his first of many promotions to come. When Dan first came into our office, he told us that he wanted to do something with his life because he “wanted to do things people wouldn’t be able to do.” It’s amazing how dedication and drive works. When one’s mind is set to complete a mission with their all, it will be completed. Today, we get to announce our newest promotion to the Executive Trainer position.  The best part about it was that he made it seem so effortless and it was definitely not a surprised when one of his goals was reached.

Modern LLC is excited to see what’s to come with this young man in this upcoming year.