Amazing Experiences

 I have been so busy playing catch up that I have not finished the rest of the child birth story I started at the hospital on Tuesday.

In my last Blog I was in the hospital with my daughter and she was going into labor. After 13 hours of pain and hard labor the Doctor could tell something was not right. We should have had the baby by now. He came in to check her at 9 pm and the decision was made to do a “C” section.

Other doctors were scrambled to assist in the surgery. I asked the Doc if I could go in with her and he said that I could. They got me some scrubs and I went into change. When I came out the Doctor was still there with my daughter. I had just washed my hands and came out holding them in the air as any surgeon would and told him I was ready to assist. He cracked up and so did everyone in the room. I know. I am a clown most of the time. Get serious Karl…this is serious stuff. But ya have to laugh too.

A few minutes later we were in the O.R. and they were opening her up. I was not sure how I would handle this as this was my Daughter, my flesh and blood lying there. As they proceeded to open her up, the pain increased so the decision was made to put her all the way out.

About the time my Daughter went out,  out came our new baby girl. I scrambled to get a picture of her coming out but missed it. They took the baby, laid her down and proceeded to clean her off a bit. I was taking pictures and then started to count fingers, toes, check out ears, ya know the drill, make sure she is all there and healthy. She checked out perfect. When the baby started to cry so did I. I was looking at this perfect bundle of love, life and joy and I could no longer hold back.

After they got her cleaned up they handed her to me and asked me to follow them to the nursery. I walked over to the operating table and looked one more time at my daughter’s tummy and asked the Doctors if they could finish stitching her up with out me. They said it would be tough but they would try.

We began walking to the nursery and again, as I held this child and looked at her I got all teary eyed and choked up. For those of you that have been through this you know what I mean. About that time I looked up and there was Lita, Jacqueline’s Mom and she was immediately concerned as she could tell I was crying. She asked if it was ok and I answered ‘Yes, everything is OK.”

Later when Jaqueline was brought back to her room she was able to hold her baby for the first time. To see the way a mother looks at her new baby is off the charts. You can see the love and the joy. I could go on and on because it was a truly amazing experience and I am a very proud Pa Pa.

I spelled out in my last blog a few of my whys. Life is too short to not chase and capture your dreams.

I now have another why in my life. I am ready for the challenge to step up to the plate and be a wonderful Grandfather and role model. I cannot even begin to imagine what it is going to be like a year or so down the road when this child begins to walk, talk , laugh and giggle. I can picture her with our outings fishing, camping and cannot not wait to be there when she catches her first fish, roasts her first marshmallow over the camp fire.

The simple things in life are the most wonderful things in life. I think all of us agree on that.

Our whys are the fuel that keeps our tanks of life full at all times. Make sure you know your whys as it will help you to achieve all you want in life. Think big not small. All of us can achieve amazing results with big dreams and whys.

Till next time.

Grand Pa Karl

It's A Girl

It’s a Girl!!!
I am at the hospital with my Daughter Jaqueline as we are awaiting the birth of my 3rd grandchild. We got here at 6 am this morning. They have hooked up the monitors, inserted the IV’s and I can hear the babies heart just a beating away. She just had her first good contraction. They say maybe 10 hours before we have the baby in our arms. My daughter has 2 beautiful boys and this will be my first Grandaughter. We are really excited to welcome this bundle of love and joy into our family.

When our m1 members listened to the introduction Cd I am sure you picked up on how I idolized my Grandfather. I know we all feel like we had the best Grandparents and we do, but my Grandfather was an exceptional man in every way. Everyone around him loved him. He was so kind to everyone. Even the people he may not have cared for very much.

My Grandfather Raised me more or less. My father was always away working construction so my Grandfather filled the gap and then some.

I am now here with my daughter playing the Daddy Role. Her husband passed away after she gave birth to our first Grandson and had yet to give birth to our second. So I had the privilege of cutting the cord on Jace and it looks like I will be doing it again later today.

 My Daughter and I really bond in times like this and she is being so damn cute about this whole thing. It is amazing to spend this precious time with her.

I am writing this today because we all talk about our why? Why did we choose to be an entrepreneurs?

We all have big whys in our life and my major why is my family.

I did not grow up in poverty. We always got by but was never able to enjoy the finer things in life.
I wanted to build a financial legacy and be able to assist my children if they ever needed assistance. I wanted to be able to assist with college or any other dreams they may choose to pursue.

So this is one of my many whys. To always be there to provide for my family not just monetarily, but with time freedom.

My daughter can drop off my Grandsons any time and they can hang with Pa pa because I am home and can work my plan of the day around them. It is amazing to have this freedom and I cannot not imagine ever doing anything differently.

The time each of us get to share with our family and the people we love is priceless. I am sure many of you have some of the same why’s as me, and what a feeling of accomplishment it is to achieve our goals and our why’s, then move on to our next ones.

Another big why of mine is giving back to the less fortunate. When we reap rewards from our hard work and committment,  only makes sense to give back or pay it forward if you will. That is what life is all about.

Lastly, and a very big why; To be an incredible role model to my Children and Grandchildren like my Grandfather was to me.

So life is all about whys’ and choices. then backing it up with action, which allows each of us to live the life we desire and the life we design.

Well I better start paying a little more attention to my daughter and soon to see Grandaughter.

Each of you make it an incredible day for yourselves and for those around you.

Karl

Lights, Camera, Action!!!

Those were the words that echoed through the WMI home office all day today. That’s right; film Crew filming Kip, Andrew and Myself for an upcoming program on Fox Business Network.

Let me tell you about it.

End of August Angela and I were pulling my travel trailer up the Canyon to go camping for a few days. We were as excited as I had just purchased a new 31 ft. faith wheel trailer with all the trimmings. It was our maiden voyage if you will.

We were about half way to our destination when my cell phone rang. A woman introduced herself and mentioned that she worked with a production company that produced a weekly program featuring different topics on the economy. I was having trouble hearing her and quite frankly, I thought I was being pitched with anther who knows what. So I quickly asked her to send me an email with their web site and contact information.

After we got the trailer set up and in place I grabbed my lap top and got on line. When I checked me email, sure enough there was an email from this person along with a web site. When I clicked on the web site I saw a program titled “The Economic Report “with non e other than the great Greg Gumble. Did you just hear what I said? I said WITH GREG GUMBLE. Immediately I began to research the web site to find that this was a very strong weekly news piece and we had been invited for an interview with the company to see if we’re had what it takes to be on it.

As you may imagine I was so stoked. I called Kip and told him the news but I don’t think he got it at first. Remember, we get hit from all sides with different programs constantly and in most cases we have our guard up. I emailed Kip the link and told him to check it out and we could discuss it when we got back.

Few days later We got the call and was interviewed at length as to what WMI is all about, our products, our Consultants, the whole nine years. Needless to say we passed the test with flying colors.

Several month of preparation when into this. This was not a fly by night operation. After getting the completed script it was now time to shoot our segments.

Today the film crew came to our home office to do just that. Andrew Cass and I flew in joining Kip and the WMI staff not really knowing what to expect. None of us had ever done anything like this before and it was totally new to us.

Kip, Cass and myself were filmed explaining why WMI is different. It was a lot of fun to do this as each of us zeroed in on our individual segment. Kip ad Andrew are like ol pros….they just get in and do it and are masters. Me, well what can I say, I guess I am camera shy.

This segment will air in the tail end of the first quarter of 2009. We are very proud to have been selected and this will add more credibility to WMI than any project to date. We will be bringing you all the details in the future as to the time it will air. We are sure you will all want to see it and or TiVo it.

You hear Kip and I talk about how the universe has always delivered for WMI and this is just one of many stories we could share since we started this company. It keeps happening and happening and it is because of not just Kip and I, but the quality WMI family we have here. The Gods are looking out for all of us as a collective group.

Anyway, I am on my way home from Houston and it has been such a great weekend and doing this for the first time has been quite an experience. I am confident we will make each of you very proud as you see this aired for the first time. This will be to date the most powerful marketing piece we have and will no doubt close many more sales for each of you.

Want to wish each and everyone one of you a very Happy Holiday Season. You guys and Gals are the best and we are fortunate to have you in our WMI Family.

Karl

We've Come a long way Baby!!!

We’ve come a Long Way Baby

What is it about every time I fly I feel compelled to grab my lap top and start typing?

Here I am on my way to a CCP 10/10 challenge in New York City. We just took off from Salt Lake international and the sun set along with the full moon made it a Kodak moment for sure. The view was unbelievable. The folks behind me must not be from the Rocky Mountains as they could not believe the incredible sunset and the Mountains. I am a lucky guy to see this every day of my life.

So I now have about 4 hours and I wanted to look at where WMI is today. You see, we really have come a long way.

The products and services we offer are stand alone products and we have zero competition. We have the best staff on the planet bar none. We have the most motivated and incredible people here in our WMI membership. But the thing that is calling me tonight is the CCP Boys.

I still remember getting the phone call telling me that Jay Kubassek was getting started as a Platinum Member. Remember that was before we had an m3 product so he was at that time, coming in full boat.

I had heard of this guy and everything I was told was very positive. I did a 3 way with him and offered to help anyway I could. For the first month or two he contacted me quite often to get questions, answered and such. I think I may have done even a few 3 ways for him back then.

He mentioned his friend and side kick Aaron Parkinson and the fact that he wanted to get him on board with Wealth Master as well. A few months passed and I saw the sale come thru for Aaron. If I remember it was another six months before Aaron made it to his first m2. It was great meeting him for the first time. I immediately understood we had a live one on our hands. Which is good by the way.

Jay was knocking down unbelievable numbers each month and was our monthly top producer each and every month. He was top sales at each m2 event. Parky was not far behind. They were building some incredible teams and bringing on names like Mike Dillard, which led to Andrew Cass, David Schwin and many other top producers. Michael Force, Brain Finale, Aniko Fekete, Ann McLaren, Greg Davison and so many I cannot begin to name names. Remember I am flying and do not have access to genealogy so if this is not 100% accurate please forgive me.

Jay’s next mission was to train other consultants to duplicate exactly what he does month in and month out. Shazam… Jay and Aaron gave Birth to Carbon Copy Pro. The most powerful internet marketing machine in existence today. Consultants that had never experienced success, almost overnight turned to top producers and were now making sales like clockwork. It has been amazing to witness our WMI Consultants living their life on their terms. That is what it is all about.

The Founders of CCP, Jay and Aaron have done something that no one before them has been able to accomplish. Stop and take a look at the leaders that have developed as a result of CCP. Unbelievable. My hats off to Jay and Aaron and all those that work so hard behind the scenes to keep this baby cruising at full throttle.

Kip and I, in private conversation, discuss how the universe has been so good to us. WMI, beyond a shadow of a doubt, have the best markets and brightest minds on the planet.

Here comes the water and peanuts and I have very little room to type so I will end this.

This is my first trip to New York…I know some of you are saying that I have to be kidding. I have no idea what to expect. But I am confident that my dear friends and business associates will take great care of me. I cannot wait to finally see a few of the sights. May not make it to Rupert’s Sandwich shop but I am confident Jay, Aaron and the boys have a great weekend planned for all of us.

I am a lucky guy and count my blessing every day and so should each of you. Give gratitude for all you have in your life. We have all been brought together for a reason and for that I am very grateful.

Till Next time

Karl

PS. Will give you an update on the 10/10 challenge and my day or two in the big apple soon.

NO WAY DOC

That’s what I said to the Doctor 3 minutes before I was to go in for surgery for my right Shoulder yesterday.

I injured my right shoulder lifting weights last spring. It has been an injury that has refused to go away. I finally went to the Doctor in Sept of this year and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. He indicated that about 80% of the time it will heal itself and if not we would do surgery. So off I went. In Oct while in my hotel room in Houston I decided to jump down on the floor and do some pushups and work out a bit. Well I reinjured it and I began to experience pain over the next week or two like I have never dealt with before.

I got to the point that I was not sleeping at night as the pain was pretty much unbearable. I got a cortisone shot and hoped it would go away but it did not. I was then told I needed surgery but I did not want to do it prior to the m2 so postponed it till after I got back.

Well yesterday Angela and I headed to Provo at 4 am in the morning to get my should fixed once and for all. They came and started an IV and I was now ready for the surgery.

I had made great progress as far as the pain in my shoulder and also I had begun to gain more and more range of motion with it. I was concerned if I was doing the right thing by having the surgery.

I was 5 minutes away from getting rolled into the operating room and I asked if I could see the Doctor before he pull the knife out. Dr. Smith walked in and I shared with him the progress I had made over the last 2 or 3 weeks. In the end we all agreed that surgery may be premature. The IV was removed, I got dressed and away I went. It is still painful at times and I am limited to what I can do with my right arm but with all I have learned about modern medicine and the down side of any kind of surgery I am confident I have made the right choice.

When I got home I had emails and voice mails wishing me the best and I want to thank each of you for your thoughts, words and prayers. You guys are the best.

Till next time.

Karl Bessey