Sun, 20 May 2012 14:44:12 +0200 MMWWD http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-0 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Founders Council ended on Thursday last week. This was preceded the night before with a fantastic gala dinner outside on the terrace of the abbey "La Cervara" high above the sea. There we had the opportunity to take a photo with our new Artistry-face Teresa Palmer - we know her from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". We made a long walk along the Ligurian coast - four hours from Portofino to San Fruttuoso, a picturesque fjord-like bay - uphill, downhill in the sunshine. Return by boat. With aching legs and soft knees, we snatched up for shopping with Holly & Barry and having dinner at the pier. We have been in Venice for one week, and again it is time to say goodbye, because now we are going on a Adriatic cruise with our Russian and Ukrainian leaders. The days flew by in Venice. We have sponsored and held group meetings, met with Italian, Ukrainian and Russian downlines - overall it was a very productive week. We also took the time to listen to the sounds of Italian opera theater, explore the city, including the Lido and the lagoon and go shopping extensively. Venice is a shopper's paradise! The last two days, David and Maya also joined Eva in her favorite activity. Currently we are still wondering how we should bring all the new acquisitions home ... However, now everyone and everything os going on the ship, and probably on the cruise there is a lot more to come. Time will tell...... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-1 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200

It was a sad occasion which had brought us to Bangkok. But, we also took advantage of the days there in order to keep in contact with our business partners. A Leadership Meeting in Tanaprakob-Training-Center was included as well as participating in the 25-year anniversary of Amway Thailand, where we were guest speakers. Namely, we were able to witness the growrth of the Amway business in Thailand from the moment of zero. A romantic evening dinner on the lake completed our stay... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-2 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Tired and happy on Monday morning we left New York to fly back to Munich. I went home to change suitcases, because at the same evening, our son Peter and I flew from Munich to Zurich, from Zurich to Bangkok and then on to Hanoi, where already many of our Vietnamese friends were waiting for us. Peter was really touched by this warm welcome. Our leaders had extra hired a 50-pax bus and were came to the airport to welcome us. They put us in a limo and instead of driving to the hotel to finally take a shower after 40 hours of flying, our friends drove straight to the Amway Center, where many more were waiting for us. Totally sweaty and without makeup, we spent almost 2 hours with our team. On Friday and Saturday, there were leaders' meeting on Saturday and a large event. Sunday morning with the first flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The leaders' meeting had already begun when we got there and our friend Raymond already warned us: "a little hot." At about 45 degrees and and infinite suffering, our leaders clung to our lips. Normally, the area has place for approximately 100 people and an adjoining room for another 50 people. However, for this afternoon, 600 enthusiastic ABOs gathered there. In between fast food and then to the big rally, where Peter was talking about our 10-day program. A successful evening full of knowledge and motivation for our friends came to an end too quickly. Then we took the first plane to Bangkok, where I was already eagerly awaited by my husband, who had arrived on Sunday, so we could participate in Mr. Sak's funeral. Today we meet again in the Amway Center in Bangkok with all the Diamonds and discuss many strategies for their growth in Europe and then it is time to say goodbye already. On Monday, the Founders Conference in Portofino, Italy, is waiting for us. The top 100 leaders from around the world meet this year in Portofino. We are staying at the Hotel Splendido, one of the finest hotels in the world. So many beautiful things are waiting for you, if you believe in your goal and work on them with persistance. Life is too short to waste time. We wish you a successful May!.. (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0200

The night from 15th to 16th of April, we spent underground in the safe room of the Behnke's house. On television, we were able to watch live as the "trunk" of the tornado got closer and closer and it left a trail of destruction. Fortunately, he moved a few kilometers distance from us. A little sleepy, we were on our flight to New York the next morning, that welcomed us with spring-like 30°C. We had two days time for us, and took the advantage to explore all the things that we wanted to do in New York all along: walk through the Central Park, cross the Brooklyn Bridge on foot, visit the old original New Amsterdam in the south of the Island and explore and run the High Line, an abandoned elevated railway line, from beginning to the end. Dr. Peter did, of course, not miss to visit the beach Book Store: Sixteen miles (!) of spines, which he could not resist. We found our favorite New York restaurant "Inside Park" in an abandoned church on Park Avenue. The Diamond Conference itself quickly passed. We were fully occupied, to keep pace with all the excited and enthusiastic Downlines. At this point we would like to warmly congratulate all qualified again and tell you all: It is worthwhile to strain a bit! The next Diamond Conference will be held in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Eva and I are already planning a trip to South Africa around it. What we liked on the New York Conference best? - There is no doubt the boat trip and dinner at Ellis Island. The night ride home amidst a stunning fireworks display in front of the Statue of Liberty - no one will forget that for a lifetime! A very short stay at home gave us the opportunity to welcome our youngest, a few days old grandson Gabriel. Then it was time for my wife Eva and Gabriel's father, Peter to leave: Off to Vietnam. There, the two are working on building our Vietnamese organization, and I will be joining them tomorrow. Namely, we also have new goals we want to achieve this year. But more of that next time!.. (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-4 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Spring Seminar and my birthday on 1 April were bowing to an end in bright sunshine. For all the good wishes, flowers and gifts, I would like to thank you. You really gave me a good feeling though leaving the mountains. Afterwards, the month of April behaved as usual: horribly changeable. After all, back at home, the first green buds on trees and shrubs, the fish have survived in the pond under the ice and even fathered offspring, crocuses and daffodils were blooming. Whenever the weather permitted, we went for a nordic walking in the nearby forest. And we had lots of family action: Dani with girlfriend Alana and Stefan spent their holidays here, we celebrated Easter with Susan and her family and Michaela came from Berlin to visit. On Tuesday, due to intensive training, we concluded infront of the fire with a musical quartet: Alana - bassoon, Doctor - guitar, Eva & Dani - Vocals on "The town I loved so well" by the Dubliners. On the last day (Wednesday) evening we were surprisingly visited at our home by our very first Polish business partner and loyal 3% of 1992 - Mariana Kluch with her now adult son, Robert. Without Mariana, we would probably never gone out of Germany and had no organizations in Eastern Europe and Russia! We reminded ourselves not only on the (good) old days, but could, we believe, also convince Mariana that for us and for her a true 21% would do even better. After the peaceful days at home, we took two full days to cross the Atlantic and come to Wichita, Kansas. America welcomed us with flowering shrubs, green trees and sunshine. Here, in the American Midwest, we are for a long weekend with our old friends Mel & Bea Behnke. Mel & Bea were the hosts on our first tour with our children in a caravan by the United States in 1979, our first Diamond guest speakers in Obsteig/Tyrol, and the ones who went with us to Poland, as Amway opened there, without hesitation. Right now, on our third day in the U.S., we are watching fascinated behind the house foam on the crests of the lake shore forming and the trees bending in the storm. On television, tornado warning all the time! But the Behnke-residence has safe rooms for just in case, and we will certainly have an interesting weekend before we fly back to New York to participate at the European Diamond Forum. Hear you soon!.. (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-5 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0200

The evening before yesterday, we brought our friends Cristina & Bispo and Mavi & Salvador Perez to the airport. Heavy-hearted, they started their way back, because they had spent a wonderful time with us in the mountains. In this last week of March, the sun was already high standing in the sky, while the snow was glistening on the tops. We sailed by ship on the King Lake and Chiem Lake, explored Salzburg by carriage and King Ludwig's fairytale castle on foot. The biggest impression on our Brazilian guest speakers was probably a snowball fight on the Winkelmoosalm - it was the first snow of their life! And for Eva and me, it was also a lot of fun to make them familiar with the sights and pleasantries of Bavaria... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-6 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0200

On Thursday evening we traveled to the capital of Ukraine, to organize the WWD-Spring Seminar in Kiev together with our Russian and Ukrainian business partners. Immediately after our arrival at the Hyatt Hotel, we met Christina and Ednaldo Bispo, the new Diamonds from Brazil and Inna and Oleg Polishuk, Founders Triple Diamonds, and spent a nice evening together. On Friday morning, Maya and I showed our new Brazilian friends the city of Kiev. Since 1996, Kiev is an integral part of our itinerary in Eastern Europe, and now, we know the city so well that we were able to act as tour guides a little bit. Even if the Bispos were only speaking Portugese, and we speak a few languages, but no Portuguese, there was "no problem" among us Amway Distributors in understanding. With hands and feet, English and Spanish, we were talking the whole time. Basically, yes, all people are equal and have the same dreams. We visited the main shopping street of Kiev with the Bispos and enjoyed the warm sun on our walk. In the afternoon, we went to the seminar, where the leaders Bispos told how they went from silver to Diamond ABO in only 18 months. And what a surprise, what did they do? A name list they called and invited, showed the marketing plan and dmonstrated products and did this every day - many times. And as a result, in a market where Amway has been for decades, the two were the first new Diamonds for 15 years. On Saturday, we celebrated the successes of our ABOs in the last few months and were excited about the many new silver, gold, platinum, rubies and emeralds of our WWD-organization in Ukraine and Russia. We were particularly pleased to celebrate the new Platinum qualification of Russian Marina & Gratsch Muradian. 2500 people were banned listening the story of our Brazilian Diamonds, who have left a lasting impression in Kiev. We spent the evening with the present Diamonds Oxsana & Sergey Martinov, Founders Diamond Antonina Kordon, EDC Irina & Alexander Panashkina, Founders Triple Diamond Inna & Oleg Polishuk, and of course our new friends from South America. The third day of the seminar was devoted to work and all Diamonds contributed to the success of this great WWD-Spring Seminar in Kiev, so that there are already more than 2000 ABOs registered for the fall seminar. Big plans were made, and on Sunday evening they all went home to do the necessary work to be able to enjoy the success... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-7 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0100

End of last month I had to go to the heart center in Munich to get me throw a nine-hour heart-catheter surgery. Happily - because everything went well - Eva and I went home the first week in March, not without lightening some Thank you candles at the motorway chapel in Adelsholzen. I would like to thank all of you for the many greetings and good wishes at the hospital. You have given me courage, strength and confidence. At home, we discovered the first snowdrops and daffodils. As quickly as possible, we then "escaped" to Ruhpolding. We spent eight wonderful days in our quiet "second home". Due to the Biathlon World Cup was being hold, the paths, tracks and trails were totally empty and indeed only for both of us. We did not mind about the fact that the weather was mixed. We were on tour every day. Anyone who knows us knows that we love our business. So we used the time in the mountains to prepare the spring seminar, which will take place just here. We hope our blog report today will also increase your appetite for the seminar days in this beautiful valley. We are definitely looking forward to it and to seeing you! In addition, we were able to complete the work of the English edition of our book, "To Dream or Not to Dream". Amway approved this book for all Europe, and, of course, it will be available at such an international seminar in Ruhpolding. Tomorrow we will go home, because there is much to do: The European and the Russian Diamond Advisory Council meeting in Frankfurt and Moscow. And then a three-day seminar in Ukraine is waiting for us. But more about that soon... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-8 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100

Back from London, we received the returns and press releases of the 50th graduation anniversary in Oldenburg. Obviously a not entirely insignificant event, but we, one more time, had a confirmation that we made ​​the right decision forty years ago. We are not retired, we can still do the work that makes us happy, and especially together. We spent a couple of days at home, we said goodbye to Dani and Alana, who made themselves and their 10-kg backpacks on their way to Nepal. Susan's daughter Katherina celebrated her 5th Birthday, and that gave us the opportunity to go to Munich with two grandchildren to the "Circus Krone". And we were amazed how much fun we had there ourselves! Now, at the weekend, we went to the convent in Madrid. Instead of frozen forest roads in the Danube Valley, we were able to go hiking in the morning and to enjoy the Spanish spring sun on the hotel terrace. The leaders meeting and the seminar there had even motivated "old hands". But surprisingly was how young the organization of Mavi and Salvador Perez has become. It's nice to see how enthusiastically a new generation accepted the Amway idea and takes over. Speakers and participants from Latin America, England, Germany and China, gave the seminar an international flair. Amway Spain celebrates its 25th Year of its existence - but the best years lie ahead... (read more)

http://www.top4-europe.com/Blog-en/page-9 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0100

As relaxing the year had begun - the last days of February had been real working days. On Sunday we drove to the Amway Experience Center in Munich, where the German and Swiss business partners met for the traditional kick-off. The participants had traveled in cold winter weather quite long distances and therefore the mood of the seminar was brilliant. It was, as Katja from Hamburg wrote to us, a really terrific seminar. Then we did not go home, but flew straight to London early monday morning to the local Amway Experience Center. There, we lived and worked all week to make our British organizations "get going". Mavi Perez, Diamond ABO from Spain, Sally and Juergen Brinner, our uplines in UK, and of course Peter, Manuela (and Samuel) helped all the time actively. Sponsor meetings, seminars, product demonstrations and seminars went seamlessly. We didn't see very much of London itself this time; really just the opposite road between Amway and our hotel. But we have achieved a lot. New groups have been brought "to move," ne people sponsored downline - there is optimism! We are particularly pleased that Saks and Boonsiris Thai organization makes such good progress! However, there were the following rest breaks: Tuesday - Doctor with grandson forty-five minutes on the playground. Friday - Eva spent ninety minutes at the SATINIQUE Hair Care Department. Otherwise, even the meals were devoted to gathering with all the business partners. Returned home after a week, we fell into bed for a long sleep. This morning we took one and a half hours time for Nordic Walking and could once again see how cold the German winter can be. The Schmutter river under ice, the roads covered with snow - how nice that our next destination is Spain!.. (read more)