HOUSE OF SOLAR

I love this video. It really shows what it takes to get something  new started in the world. There have been many times in my life that I have felt overexposed. As if I were a guy standing in a field dancing all by myself, being stared at by all. My friends , my family , my IN-LAWS,  my business associates have at one time or another looked at me with ” That look ” .  After giving them the rundown of what I was up to they have said inspiring things like “Humm….” , ” You dont say….” or ” Very interesting…… did I mention that we have a position open at our company?”

What I have found out about myself  is that I am in the business of creation. Knowing that I have helped be the catalyst to create something new, time and time again, leaves me with an full feeling of satisfaction.

Has it always worked , No . The booms I win and the busts I learn.
Have I always given it 100% , Yes.

What I have come to know about myself and my life is it is the process,  not the destination that counts on a daily basis. The destination and the outcome are ALWAYS an unknown. We may think we know what they will be but when we arrive it is almost always different than we imagined it to be .

One of my favorite quotes is “Things are very hard to predict , especially the future”. This being so, the best we can do is pick a direction and go for it %100. Find an idea and live the change that needs to happen.
Do you look foolish?   It depends on the observer.
Do you feel foolish?     If you do, then become your own biggest supporter.

Citizenre has been an up and down road and at the same time the place I have found many of my friends here. We have a lot in common, thinking we can bring solar to millions of households in America. We have a lot in common thinking we can change the way that things are done.

It is not always easy to step out and work hard for the unknown. Yet I am certain that it beats sitting on a hill watching a bunch of other people join in on something that may just , change the course of the world as we know it.

Pick a vision

Tim Padden
National Sales Director
www.houseofsolar.com

I was in Redding CA last weekend for our third Citizenre Door to Door training . Everybody had a great time and made some money . I would like to thank everybody who showed up and gave their full attention to learning the Door to Door material then went out to create amazing sales results ( 17 sales the first day !! ). We also had the chance to go out to a 7k install and get on the roof with the installers. It is an amazing feeling to finally watch a system go on a house while standing on the roof with David Gregg, Fabrice and Sam Custodio.  Jerret Goodale and Ryan Tolley showed up to the class to share their sales expertise with the team and Dr. Rob picked up the pizzas. We were able to have the entire D2D class go up and see how a system is installed and later cooked out ( David did the cooking) with all of the outstanding Ecos driving the Redding market.

To see it is to believe it and it felt like a pot of Gold at the end of a long bumpy rainbow. Now is the time to make your move , Send in your W-9 and be prepared to get involved.  Right now we have a Eco team from Kentucky working the L.A fair and more teams from across the country coming out to participate in the California solar rush. After speaking with many of them , they all want to be in place as we quickly expand into other markets with a team and pool of money ready to go. This is an exciting time for the company and not just because a company that was struggling to get going was a bit boring.

I really feel that we have moved from “Ahead of our time” to “It is OUR time” and the thinning of the ranks is about to begin. In a few weeks everybody that has not sent in their W-9 will be culled from the system. That means Cut out , Rolled up and Erased for all eternity. If you have not sent in your W-9 you are already not getting the corporate emails keeping you up to speed on all of the company advances.

It only takes 5 min to reactivate and at this point , “Not making a decision” is still “Making a decision” ….by default.

I know many of you feel dragged out by the Citizenre experience and I certainly understand where you are coming from. I certainly had days, weeks and months where I questioned how I was spending my time . While acknowledging that past, I am also certain that Citizenre will be the largest player in the US solar market. We have:

1) An offer that can’t be beat ( the other solar leasing programs are not even close to our AMAZING offer)
2) A sales team that can outsell the other solar companies 100 to 1.- We have done this in the past, we are doing this RIGHT NOW.
3) An executive team that has proven over and over that they can’t be kept down and that the vision that they hold will be realized come Hell or High water.
- After running businesses for the last 20 years I know that those are the 3 criteria needed to create a success story and make a difference in the world.

IRS W9 and a Direct Deposit Authorization. Forms and instructions are available here.

One more thing of note -The Monday night corporate calls are once again worth a listen. No stories, Clear agenda , Great info and when they have covered everything …they end the call.
Erika Morgan runs most of the calls and David Gregg shows up a couple of times month and they tell it like it is ( Hype free). You can sign up in the back office. Monday 8:00 CST

>If you are interested in selling solar for our cooperative partners click here

Here is the D2D sales team up on the roof in beautiful Redding California.

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Sincerely,

Tim Padden
www.Houseofsolar.com
http://www.makegreenwithgreen.com
facebook.com/citizenre

Jerret Goodale , one of the top Ecos in the company, received his Citizenre solar system yesterday in Redding California. Jerret has been a driving force in the company since 2007 as RSD of the Northern California/ Hawaii territories.  When asked about the system Jerret said “It went on with ease” , “I am glad to have it and start saving money ” , “It’s about time” and “Let’s get the ball rolling“.  In response to the companies growth in California, sales teams are getting together all over the state to ramp up sales production and get customers on the installation calendar. Jerret had a meeting with his team right after the installation on his  and reported that the team was ” Focused and ready to go sell some solar” and we believe him.

Good Job Jerret !!!

Tim Padden
House of Solar

A couple months ago, Scientists and Engineers for America, Science Debate 2008, and a bunch of other science organizations sent McCain, Obama, and all the Congressional candidates a bunch of questions on science and technology. Topics included biosecurity, genetics research, and national security, as well as the more common questions on research and education. Well, Senator Obama just answered.” Senator McCain has not responded to the questionnaire at this point in time, but the site has a profile of his views and actions relating to science policy, which provides a good basis for comparing the candidates’ stances. We’ve previously discussed the differences between the two candidates’ technology platforms. According to a recent NPR story, both candidates intend to keep politics out of science.

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6.20.2008 9:02 AM

And Why the United Steelworkers Joined In, Too

By Dan Shapley

Just days after Al Gore endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s presidency, another major force in the world of the environment has thrown its weight behind the Democrat.

The Sierra Club, which calls itself America’s largest grassroots environmental organization, has endorsed Barack Obama. (It also endorsed Obama in the Democratic primaries.)

In an election when his rival, Sen. John McCain, has sought to distinguish his credentials on fighting global warming as a defining feature of his campaign, Obama’s detailed energy agenda seems to have won over the group. While both candidates endorse a cap-and-trade system for reducing heat-trapping carbon emissions, McCain’s goal falls short of the benchmark set by United Nations scientists for staving off the worst consequences of global warming. (Incidentally, even those targets are increasingly seen as weak, given the rapidity of climate-induced changes occurring around the world, and the increase in carbon pollution.)

Here are the facets of Obama’s agenda the Sierra Club highlighted:

• The central “cap and auction” system that would cut our carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 requires polluters to pay for their emissions and invests money into clean energy technology and jobs, and aid for low-income Americans affected by higher energy costs.
• A requirement that 25% of U.S. electricity come from renewable sources by 2025, along with a plan for improving energy efficiency in the U.S. 50 percent by 2030.
• Retention of bans on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off-shore oil and gas exploration.
• Opposition to the storage of nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain repository being built in southern Nevada.
• Restoration of environmental programs undercut by Bush Administration executive orders.
• Increased regulation of factory farms.
• Support of the Lead Poisoning Reduction Act, which aims to protect children from toxic lead poisoning.

“We believe Senator Obama is the change our nation needs – he is the change we need, the leader who will put America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create and keep millions of jobs, spur innovation and opportunity, make us a more secure nation, and help us solve global warming,” said Carl Pope, president of the Sierra Club.

Interestingly, the Sierra Club endorsement came alongside that of the United Steelworkers, which sees the promise of new jobs in Obama’s clean energy agenda.

Lets turn it down for an hour.

Play a game
Read by candle light
Make a tent
Go for a walk
Appreciate what you have in your life

and do it in the dark.

Have fun
Tim Padden
House of Solar

House of Solar News Blast

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Cap City Solar Update

I would like to acknowledge out Cap-City -Solar Team. Here is what they have been up to:
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The best week that the Cap City Solar team completed last year was 165 FRA’s.  This week they finished their fourth week in a row with over 165 by adding 175 sales to our total.
That is 793 sales in four weeks !!!!.
2008 has been a awesome year for CapCitySolar so far.  Lets keep it going.

We have been working on adding shows to the Google Groups for the last couple of days but we need your help.  There are lots of smaller events that are perfect to work for CitizenRe.  The problem is that there is no way the HOS regional leaders can not find them all.  These are found in the local newspapers, the Chambers of Commerce, and the local news.  We need you to let the Google Groups leaders know where and when these events are happening.  Look for Craft Fairs, Flea Markets, Bizarres, Sporting Events, and so on.  If you find one, then post it in your group.  You may not be able to work it, but someone on the team may.  These groups are for you to learn and help others.  Make the most of them.

To apply for your House of Solar regional Google Group fill out the application on this link.  Make certain to know your sponsorship tree ( In  your back office) so we can confirm you as on the team.

I am excited as we move forward.  I know we are still the number one team in the country because just our part of House of Solar team accounted for over 55% of the sales nationally last week.  We are the leaders.  Keep up the good work.

Lastly I want to congratulate Cheri Black (363) and Donna Distefano (374) who are quickly approaching top salespeople in the country.   Thanks for your continued support and success.

Have a great week and God Bless.

Louis Petrik
Senior Sales Director
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 Cap -City -Solar under Louis Petrik has an AMAZING 2640 sales

Go LOUIS !!!!!!!!!!!! 

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Tim Padden
512-788-5281
Executive Sales Director
www.houseofsolar.com
tim@houseofsolar.com

“Before I judge anyone;  I try to walk a mile in their Moccasins. This way if I do not like them; I am a mile away and I have their Moccasins.”

Watching the political process I have been both strangely hopeful about the future and pessimistic about how the large corporations filter what we know and see. I loved the message this video brings .Powur to the people.

Don’t forget to tune into David Gregg speaking to the entire company  on Monday evening Feb 4th at 6pm Pacific.

The call in number is: (319) 279 1001   code: 1025747#

—–Words——

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics…they will only grow louder and more dissonant ……….. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea –

Yes. We. Can.

Peace

-Tim Padden
House of Solar
“Come from what you are committed to”