Happy Birthday Cody!

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

ELC Weekend in 5 Days

We have our motivating Emerging Leader Conference coming up this weekend! So let's start counting downing with only 5 days left with a picture from last years ELC Weekend of January 2014!

Executive Promotion

Congrats to Kristi Suggs on being the newest Executive to be part of the Modern Marketing Detroit team! Mrs. Suggs has definitely proven herself of being known as a go-getter since the beginning when she first walked into our doors. Her background of serving and managing restaurants since 2007 has built her work ethic to become the next top executive within our company. When asked why she wanted to leave the restaurant business and go into consulting, her objective: “To enhance my professional skills in a dynamic and stable workplace. Allowing me to solve problems in a effective and creative manner in a challenging position.”

Let the Conference Begin!!!

Yayyyyy!!!! The Emerging Leaders Conference is finally here!!!! Let's all get ready 

to build and evolve all of our futures personally and professionally. There will be many 

exciting news to announce coming to Modern Marketing this upcoming year and we 

can not wait to be able to tell the world. Even though we will be discussing many
current events that we are currently doing, such as our charity with Souls4Soles
to our company wide weekend vacation to Viva La Vegas in a couple of months.
This weekend is for all of the top executives who have stepped up through out the
past five to six months in our company. It will definitely be a fun filled weekend. 

Stay tune for updates and more pictures coming soon...

Modern Weekend Out

 Modern Marketing decided to meet up to enjoy the Pigs and Whiskey Festival here in Ferndale, Michigan over the weekend. Every summer for about 3 day, Ferndale gives us a summer to enjoy with great BBQ and live music. Locals and tourists gets the chance to explore the downtown area of Ferndale with great musical backdrops while every one gets the chance to find the best barbecue restaurant on the strip. Modern definitely brought our appetite over the weekend.  

Are you a procrastinator?

Take the procrastination test and discover what king of procrastinator you may be!

Procrastination is the act of putting an essential task off to be completed at a later time. Most of the time, tasks that are not as important as others are to be done and completed more than critical ones. It may be one of the biggest challenges that anyone will have to overcome. We all feel like there is not enough time in a day to complete our list of tasks that are needed to be completed. 

There are many reasons for one person to procrastinate, maybe because we don't enjoy doing it or we just believe that we are not capable of completing the task. Whatever reason it may be, the sooner we figure it out, the better our situation will be. If we do not break out procrastination habits, it can have serious consequences.

So lets all take the procrastination test and figure out what kind of procrastinator we may be and learn how to improve it. Link provided below; so lets take the challenge!

{I'll Do It Later Challenge}

What are you investing in?

Investing means putting your money to work for you. It's a different way we all can think about how to make money. We all know that if we want more money, we will have to work for it by putting in more hours. However, there is a limit to how many hours in a day we can work. 

The reason why we all would love to invest rather than just for the money, it's pretty to understand that every one wants to increase their personal freedom and a sense of security and the ability to afford the finer things they want in their life. Investing becomes more of a necessity. Now learn what you are investing in and what are the reason behind them in order to take advantage of the idea.

Bowling with some Business Partners

Benefits of networking and spending some tine with business partners is something we have to constantly keep in our mind. The reason why we have to invest our time with networking is because we constantly have to remember that we are dealing with people every single moment. Surrounding yourself with the right people will keep your positive mindset alive and to learn great traits that has given others their success. We start to create a friendship with the simple benefit of just having friends in the business and knowing that they will have our backs. Networking has given many CEO's and Presidents opportunities and connections in other markets. We also receive advice that may be life changing and we have never heard before that was much needed. So lets continue to enjoy the moment, create memories and enjoy the relationships.

Colin Meister Promotion

Congratulations to Colin Meister on his promotion!

Modern is excited to announce another promotion to the team! Mr. Meister started here just weeks ago and now he is already earning his ETT title in our company. Colin got the chance to go on a business trip last week with a couple of the other executives at Modern and learned a lot of new knowledge to help him with his entrepreneur mindset. Colin's mindset is very sport-like so he knew that there was no stopping him and he was going to go all the way with more promotions to come. He has definitely brought a new excitement to our office and we are extremely excited to see the new ideas he has to bring.

IDOLS becomes RIVALS

IDOL: Person or thing regarded with admiration, adoration, or devotion.

RIVAL: Person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

Every one has an idol who they want to model their life after, especially entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs has their own vision but also understands success. And in order for success, entrepreneurs need to understand other successful entrepreneurs vision in order to one day become as big if not bigger. We all will become idols to others and rivals to some but it will mean nothing if we do not create our own success for ourselves. 

Find The Best Career Coach In The World For You

Look for real, solid evidence that this individual is invested in the process of helping others move forward, and has had years of experience supporting people in an empowering way to create the changes they long for. Check out the in-depth research the coach has done personally that furthers the progress of growth for their clients. What new findings have they unearthed that are helpful to you?

Look at the model for change the coach has developed. It should have specific steps and processes for moving you forward. If they can’t articulate their model for change and the outcomes that they regularly catalyze and help generate with their clients, move on. Check out their website, blog, videos, and downloadable materials. Read their free content. Does it move the needle for you and resonate with you personally? Does it inspire you to make change and take action, and does it help you operate differently in the world? Find a coach who’s not only fabulous at coaching, but also has achieved great success in exact areas that you dream of excelling in.

Thought of the Day

'Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.'

-Abraham Lincoln

At times, there are those out there who believe they deserve the best things in life. In actuality, they do not deserve such things at all. The most cherished things in life are deserved and earned with blood, sweat, and tears as they all say. Which is definitely true. We all will have to wait for our time to come and the ones who hustle are always sharing their earnings. So make sure the hustle is on our mind every second in order to achieve the best things in life that we want and deserve.

ELC

Emerging Leaders Conference

We are excited to reconnect with all of our other offices around the states in just about a month. It will be great to see how much we all have grown and the development of old and new faces. We will also be discussing our new expansions we recently had to our organization and our upcoming Top Performers Retreat to Las Vegas this September 2015. So let's get everyone promoted and have fun at our upcoming conference!

So lets get ready for our ELC Conference this July 25th till the 27th.

Unstoppable Partnerships

For a partnership to be successful each member needs to feel a sense of support and optimism about the collaboration. When partnerships are supportive they are infused with hope. What sustains motivation is the belief that with partnership things can only get better. When you feel supported in a partnership they become inspired to more clearly visualize the process of achieving the goal. It is essential that the partnership be grounded in an unwavering belief in the integrity of the goals and values of the desired purpose.

Trust is a basic need for a successful partnership. All partners need to know the relationship is collaborative, loyal and solid. If the partnership is in need of support or guidance, the partners trust they can come together in a way where needs and concerns can be met and realized. Elite partnerships are made up of people who view each other as necessary equals and show mutual respect for each other's differences. They find ways to focus on solutions, not problems and are committed to open communication to keep things together.

In successful partnerships, there is an unceasing commitment to equality, diversity and flexibility. Each member leads by example, has sense of personal freedom and an undying commitment to the goals at hand. Collaboration is build upon open and honest communication, direct and consistent interaction and the personal time to think things through. Each person understand their role in the relationship dynamic and what each must do to be successful. Each member is fully supported and encouraged by the partnership to fulfill all of their individual and collective goals. In this way a successful partnership is made up of strong individuals being supported in a collaborative and collective relationship dynamic where all are striving towards shared success.

Inhale Confidence!

Confidence is a tool you can use in your everyday life to do all kinds of cool stuff, not to second guess yourself, not to manage your fears, and to have the strength to do more of the things that really matters to you. But not many people realize that their lack of self-confidence hesitates them to do so and self-confidence works like a muscle - it grows in response to the level of performance required when used. Either you will use it or you will lose it. 

Here are some tips to grow your own CONFIDENCE:

1. Learning is a good thing, so build your knowledge by taking classes or reading.

2. Get out of your own head by asking a close friend what they think.

3. Go to a networking event and focus on how you can help others rather than being nervous about your own.

4. Write a list of things you're tolerating in your life and see how you can remove, minimize, or diminish each one.

5. Acknowledge and welcome all of your experiences - the good as well as the bad stuff.

6. Don't feel like you have to do everything yourself - sometimes the most confident thing is to ask for help.

7. Stop comparing yourself to others.

8. Don't get disheartened or demotivated when things go wrong.