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2009 was a landmark year if for nothing else … it was the year I was “born”. It has been great and I have loved getting to meet so many of you and also interviewing so many of our global leaders. The Podcasts, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and this website have all been useful tools for spotlighting the amazing global community that is Network TwentyOne.

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Amway turns 50 – What a great celebration and a statement about the viability and strength of the Amway business opportunity. I was fortunate enough to be in Ada and Las Vegas for the celebrations and the vision of so many leaders from around the world coming together to celebrate Amway’s success.

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Network TwentyOne celebrated “20 Years of Excellence” in Las Vegas with hundreds of Diamonds and above from around the world. As John Maxwell pointed out in addressing the Network TwentyOne Diamonds, “the global leadership team of Network TwentyOne is truly unprecedented and to be respected for the achievement it represents.” And it is in just such an environment with so many leaders brought together from over 25 countries that we begin to recognize the strength and power of our “global community”.

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Jim and Nancy Dornan were recognized for achieving 50 FAA points and spotlighted in Amway’s Achieve magazine (click here to read the article). In addition to this Jim and Nancy were presented with a check from Amway for $2,000,000.00 in Washington DC at our annual Free Enterprise conference… and yes that is their new Hawker 800 jet in the background that they spent their FAA bonus on. Nothing like seeing leaders reinvesting their earnings back into building their business.

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Network TwentyOne launched it’s 1st iPhone application which while not changing the way anyone is building their business, showed it’s globally affiliated business owners that they are serious about embracing technology in unique and relevant ways. Also look for major changes to Channel-21 this year that will, amoung other things, allow subscribers to view the streaming content from their smart phones.

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Network TwentyOne North America launched it’s new website (www.n21.com) and with it a new video on it’s homepage entitled “We’re Not Guessing“. Look for a similar look and feel on other Network TwentyOne websites including n21corp.com in 2010 as we continue to invest to support Network TwentyOne affiliated business owners around the world.

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We added iReport to n21guy.com to allow Network TwentyOne affiliated business owners from around the world to submit photos and short articles from the events they attend.

Have you seen something you want to share with tens of thousands of IBOs/ABOs around the world? Click here to try your hand at being a “Network TwentyOne Cub Reporter” with iReport.

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Network Of Caring surges on to the scene in a big way with the addition of it’s new Chief Significance Officer RD Saunders who many of you have already met as he travels around the world sharing the amazing stories of your generosity and kindness for those in need. Click here for more information on this amazing charity founded by Jim & Nancy Dornan and the Network TwentyOne global leadership.

.So that is just some of the “sweet happenings” in the world of Network TwentyOne … but certainly not a complete list by any means… have something to add??? Do so in the comments section below as I’d love to hear from you.

Check out the video below to see some of the new “tech stuff” and to see my cameo appearance to the global Network TwentyOne family.

Included in this application are 2 videos (We’re Not Guessing & 20 Years of Significance) as well as an EDC and above Profiles iBook and of course… a link to the iPhone/iTouch version of this website. I just downloaded and installed the app and it is pretty cool.

One point to keep in mind is that because of the application file size being over 10 Mb, the iTunes app store requires that you download from your desktop or from a WiFi connection rather than via your 3G phone network.

The smart people at Network TwentyOne tell me that based on feedback and input they will explore other iPhone (as well as other mobile device) applications in the future.

Click here to download today and be sure to share what you think about this exciting new application below.

Some of the key components of this site are:

• Ability to subscribe via email to all posts made here. These email will be limited to 1 per day and only sent on days when a new blog post is added here. To subscribe simply click here or on the “envelope” icon in the upper right of this page.
• Links to the latest N21-Cast weekly podcast – These are free weekly interviews conducted by n21guy and special leadership guests from around the world.
• n21guy’s Twitter Feed… Specifically designed for those who would like to see some of n21guy’s regular Tweets but have no idea what Twitter is or how to use it … ask someone under the age of 20 to explain Twitter to you if you don’t know what it is. I call this “all of the meat, none of the Tweet”.
• Multi-Lingual – Sehr gut! muy bueno! molto buono! … n21guy.com is available in 36 languages! While not perfect, you should get the meaning of n21guy’s virtual sunshine through this translation plug-in. I like to think “most people will get most of the idea most of the time” with this translation … we’ll see.
• Mobile enabled – simply visit m.n21guy.com with your mobile device to view most of the great content available in the standard desktop edition.

Like I said above, there is a lot here but this will continue to be a work in progress … thoughts or ideas on how to make this better? Let me know.

Peace out…

n21guy