Spotlight on Gold International Diamonds Jeanny Serra and Manny López

This is the first of several spotlights on Gold International Diamonds that have achieved the rank within the last few months. We're grateful for the commitment of Jeanny Serra and Manny López of Puerto Rico. They have steadfastly worked toward achieving their dreams and we're so proud!

We were introduced to 4Life during the most difficult time in our lives. We were both working and studying in order to care for our children and try to provide them with a better future. When Gold International Diamond Rafaela Santiago told us about 4Life, I instantly saw that it was an opportunity whereby I could make my dreams come true. After watching as a spectator for a period of time, my husband Manny joined me in our business.

Today, our lifestyle is different. We are better human beings. We no longer have to worry about economic problems or how to find extra time to see our children. Instead, we spend each day showing our family that dreams can come true. Above all, the power to help other families obtain what we have achieved fills us with joy. 4Life has taught us that the purpose of our lives is to help and inspire others to grow.

Good relationships are critical for success. Many people say that you should treat people the way you want to be treated. We tell everyone if they treat each person as if he were the most important person, their business can grow to a new level. We believe that God puts people in our lives so that we can share 4Life with them. Wonderful things occur when you tell stories, ask questions, and give options.

We feel so happy to have achieved this position, thanks to people who have supported us, like Platinum International Diamonds Dr. Herminio Nevárez and Yadira Olivo and Gold International Diamond Rafaela Santiago. We're grateful to our downline team, who work each day to expand our business so that more lives can be transformed. Just as our rank has changed, our commitment has grown. There are more people that we need to help!

Jeanny Serra and Manny López

4Life Announces New Exclusive Patent

From the very beginning, Bianca and I knew that we wanted 4Life to be a company that would break new ground in both products and financial opportunity. We didn't want 4Life to be "just another company." We'd had experience with other good companies before, but we knew that it would not be worth our time to create something that might be good, but not great. We realized that the strength of 4Life would need to be founded in cutting-edge research—hence the name, 4Life Research^™. The word "research" was not just tagged onto 4Life because we thought it sounded good. Research defines who we are and our commitment to scientifically-based products that cannot be found anywhere else.

Patent protection is just one way that we work to achieve this end—to empower 4Life distributors with exclusivity and credibility in the marketplace. Recently, 4Life announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the company a composition patent that protects the 4Life Transfer Factor^® Cardio formula until 2025. This is our sixth worldwide patent. We also have numerous international patents and dozens of patent applications pending.

Congratulations to all who have been working on this tremendous achievement. Together, building products... together, building patents... and together, building businesses. These are all great ways to achieve our goal of Together, Building People.





For additional information, including an executive video announcement, visit the 4Life Digital NewsStand at 4life.com.

Happy New Year!

Don't you love new beginnings? Have you ever thought about how hard life would be if it was made up of one long day? We all need a way to measure our hours, days, months, and years. Being able to put an end to one day, month, or year allows us to make a new beginning. It enables us to evaluate and measure our progress, and make goals for the future.

Sometimes people say that making New Year's resolutions depresses them because they feel as if they make the same ones over and over again. Have you ever considered that this can be a good thing and not a sign of failure? It shows that you are consistent and persistent in the things you want to accomplish.

We invite you to join us in the challenge of taking some time—if you haven't already done so—to meditate, pray, and talk with those closest to you about what you can do this year to experience greater personal growth. Determine the most important desires of your heart and then set some reachable and realistic goals that will take you closer to those dreams.

The great thing about 4Life is that you don't have to do this alone. Surround yourself with people who know how to reach goals and their energy will really rub off on you. Build into your calendar dates to review your progress and evaluate what you can do to make more significant headway. We promise you that you will be astounded with the results.

We wish you all a happy and productive new year.

Happy Holidays!

Christmas market in Verona, Italy

Happy holidays! We love celebrating this time of year in Italy. We especially enjoy attending the Christmas markets that take place in the open squares of Italian cities. Vendors sell special cheeses, breads, pastries, traditional Panettone and Paneforte cakes, wood-carved nativities, and even scarves and hats.

On January 6, Italians celebrate Epiphany, when the three kings came to give gifts to Jesus. Legend says that Befana was an old woman who was invited to follow the kings, but was too busy to go. Later, she regretted her choice and tried to find them. Befana spends her life seeking out all little children and filling their stockings with little candies.

The holiday season is also wonderful time to reach out in service to others. This was an incredible year for Foundation 4Life^® projects. Below are just a few of the many ways in which you've been able to make a big difference:

—Since introducing 4Life Fortify^™, we have already provided over one million meals to hungry children around the world. Thank you! Please help us reach our next one million meals. Plus, starting in early 2011, you can read all about our worldwide donations on 4lifefortify.com.
—We began a relationship with the Children of the Andes Foundation, an organization for kids living on the streets of Colombia. Foundation 4Life funded the renovation of a home for siblings. An additional donation of $45,000 from November will help the organization purchase furnishings, school supplies, playground equipment, and other items.
—The Home Office employees are participating in a food drive for our local food pantry during the holiday season, and employees will volunteer at the Utah Food Bank in January 2011. Also, we will donate physical education equipment to an elementary school in our community for underprivileged children and school uniforms for children in Honduras who were recipients of 4Life Fortify in July 2010.

We appreciate everything you do to share the 4Life products and opportunity with others. We hope your holiday season has been wonderful!

Thank you for the service you provide for children all over the world!

4Life President Steve Tew Appears on the TODAY Show

TODAY show host Janice Huff with 4Life President Steve Tew and his wife Sherma

In 2007, we had the opportunity to travel to New York City to represent Foundation 4Life^® and 4Life distributors on the TODAY show. Bianca appeared on-air to donate more than 600 blankets and pillows and 4000 bottles of enummi^® Intensive Body Lotion to the TODAY show holiday toy drive. It was so exciting to be invited by the Direct Selling Association (DSA) to make this presentation.

This holiday season, it was a great honor for 4Life to again appear on the TODAY show. Once again, it is because of the culture of caring and generosity that exists in the hearts of our wonderful distributors. This past Sunday, 4Life President Steve Tew and his wife Sherma represented the company and our distributors with a donation to the drive of more than $120,000 in school supplies and Life C^®, 4Life's seven-sourced vitamin C product. The donation consisted of more than 1,000 backpacks. Each pack included a water bottle, one bottle of Life C, colored pencils, crayons, a dual sharpener, and a pad of paper.

We know that our company could not have been better represented than with Steve and Sherma. We watched it all the way over here in Italy and they both did great!

The Secret to a Longer Life

What is the secret to a longer life? Is it supporting your health with 4Life products? While that's definitely a great idea, in the November 30, 2010 issue of USA Today, journalist and lecturer Gail Sheehy wrote that selfless caregivers might experience greater longevity. Stephanie Brown, associate professor of preventive medicine at SUNY-Stonybrook, followed a group of older adults caring for family members with dementia and other conditions. If they offered care for more than 14 hours a week, they were less likely to die in a seven-year period than their peers. This study makes one wonder if "survival of the kindest" is perhaps even more important than "survival of the fittest."

In an interview with Berkeley Psychology professor Dacher Keltner, Sheehy learned that caring for people is just as much a part of science as "fight or flight." Berkeley and Stanford Universities even have compassion centers devoted to the study and teaching of this theory. Sheehy also noted in her article that the 40 richest Americans who took the Giving Pledge—to commit the majority of their wealth to charity—are either middle-aged or elderly themselves. Sheehy's interpretation? Nice guys don't finish last—they die last!

Those of us who love to serve others recognize that doing good is in and of itself the greatest reward, but isn't it nice to know that it also comes with great side-effects? Since this is the season for giving, it's heartwarming to know that giving of ourselves is good for others and us. Now we have even more proof that the 4Life pillars of science, success, and service help us to build other people... and ourselves, too!

Sheehy, Gail. "The secret to longer life could be selflessness, scientists say." USA Today. 30 Nov 2010.

Special 4Life Events in South Korea and Japan

We love reporting about exciting 4Life events going on all over the world. In the past few weeks, some great things have been happening in Japan and South Korea.

Recently, 4Life distributors and executives gathered for the annual Japan Executive Training (JET) event at the Tokyo Disney Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The event also marked the launch of 4Life^® NanoFactor^® Glutamine Prime^™. We're especially pleased to note that Japan was the first market outside of the United States to launch Glutamine Prime!

Distributor leaders also enjoyed a Disney^® Academy Training by Disney's legendary customer service staff. Everyone spent the night at DisneySEA^®, socializing and taking in the rides and scenery. The event concluded with distributor training on 4Life Japan's website, recognition, and a tour of the local office.

Also, over 400 4Life distributors recently gathered in South Korea for their 2010 convention. In addition to the launch of 4Life Transfer Factor^® Belle Vie^®, distributors celebrated an increase in sales and phenomenal growth. Event highlights included a presentation by Gold International Diamond Fadzli Salim and a recognition ceremony.

Japan and South Korea are examples of the great potential that exists when you combine passionate distributors and dynamic executive leaders. These markets are thriving due to the presence of both. Thank you to everyone involved in these areas of the world!

4Life Japan distributors and executives enjoy a day together at DisneySEA.

What a great crowd at the 4Life South Korea 2010 Convention!