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SELLING IS A NUMBERS GAME OR IS IT? ...But How Many Are You LOSING?

"Selling is a numbers game..." Or IS it?Here's how it works:You have "leads". Maybe you bought them, maybe you generated them on a website, maybe you tapped them on the shoulder, maybe they called YOU in response to an ad you ran somewhere...No matter where they came from the definition of a lead is the same thing---Someone who MAY or MAY NOT be interested in your business.Here's where the old school mentality leads you astray:If they're definitely NOT interested, they're not a lead. No matter how many of them there are, no matter what you say to them---Without their interest, you're wasting your time.

Which is better--- contact with 250 people and 1 of them buy (or do whatever it is you want them to do)--- or contact with 50 people and ultimate success with 10 of them? Which would be a better use of your time? This is a no-brainer, right?But here's what you may be NOT thinking about--- burning through all those "oysters" trying to find a "pearl"--- yeah, you made some sales--- but what about the ones you lost?See, it's not what you do, it's how you do it. Some of those people you churned through and turned off eliminate any hopes of future business, because they know that with you it's all about the numbers... "Some will, some won't, so what! Someone's waiting.

"Resist the temptation to lead with whatever it is you're selling and find out first if what you have will INTEREST them. They don't even have to WANT it yet, so long as they're interested.The sale might not happen immediately. They might not join your business tomorrow. But, with your interest in them, you will take the pressure off of yourself , and LET them buy or join--- WHEN and IF they're ready

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WISDOM IS KNOWING WHAT WE DONT KNOW

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Wisdom Is Knowing What We Don't Know
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I hate surprises when they're on me. I love surprises when it's happening to someone else. My guess is that many other people feel as I do, and don't really like to be surprised, while rather enjoying keeping others in the dark. We silently sing to ourselves, "I know something you don't know!"Somehow, I don't think it is in our best interests to keep the big surprises of our work all that secret. So I'll let it out, right here and now. In the categories of a classical SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), this article will be about weaknesses. However, the weaknesses we will address here won't be like any you might imagine.

When most people think about weaknesses, they think about physical disabilities, mental problems, even moral issues. In our framework, these are not weaknesses, they are opportunities! These things do not cripple purposeful change. They are learning experiences, and therefore, growth experiences. Even the awareness of our own ignorance or lack of skill can open the door to greater capacity.Whatare the real weaknesses? We find them in the awareness that we call of ‘comprehension’. Surprise!! "How," you might ask, "does comprehension qualify as weaknesses? Don't we count it among our greatest strengths?" Yes, I'm afraid we do.

That is the cause of many problems. We only think we understand or comprehend, when, in fact, we’re often deluding ourselves. What passes for comprehension is, in almost all cases, nothing but arrogance.People think that when we understand something, we know what a thing really is. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Humankind does not draw meaning out of the real world, we put meaning into it. With apologies to Viktor Frankl, if "Man's Search for Meaning" yields any results at all, it’s because we have succeeded in creating meaning for ourselves -- and then we're very pleased with ourselves because we are able to "find" it.

We impose the words of a languageon our perceptions to attempt to give them structure and dimension. We assume that everybody sees the same color that we call "green". We see in reality what we expect to see there, nothing more or less. We are deeply, creatively involved in structuring reality to suit ourselves, and then we dare to claim objectivity. We are hopelessly blinded by our common cultural presuppositions and prejudices, yet we dare to judge and ridicule others who are culturally programmed differently.

It is this arrogance, masquerading as understanding and comprehension, that blocks purposeful change in our personal and professional lives. It lies at the roots of misunderstandings, hatreds and wars. It is only when I am strong enough to lay aside my certitude and, as Benjamin Franklin said at the Constitutional Convention, to "doubt a little of my own infallibility" that perception might have the chance to shine on its own without the colored filters we are used to imposing on it. Itseems that, as often happens, what we are most proud of (that is, our comprehension) is the cause of our greatest shame.In fact, there is nothing "objective" about purposeful change.

It never happens "out there" unless it is happening "in here". Purposeful change often sounds like: "I'm sorry." "Forgive me." "I didn't know." "I was mistaken." Purposeful change always starts with humility — the admission that our knowledge is only limited and it is one-dimensional. That one dimension is our own. When personal and team strengths are balanced with humble and appreciative inquiry, the way is open toward opportunity and purposeful, lasting change. And that should be no surprise!=====================================================================

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SUCCESS IS A MATTER OF DECISION

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Success is a Matter of Decision

Since we are talking about our life and our future, inevitably and ultimately we have to make certain decisions. Decisions are about making the right choices (Nobody wants to make the wrong choices anyway). No matter how hard pressed we are, we have to know that we have choices. We just have to decide which course to take. Whichever course we choose, there will be consequences waiting for us, be it good or be it bad. The choices we make today will color the spectrum of our life in the future. We may dream of "flying to the moon and play with the stars" but before we could do that, we need to do certain things first.

We certainly could not wait for the moon to fall on our lap. We need to set our dreams, choose the right vehicle to achieve our dreams, transform our dreams into tangible goals and last but not least, we need to act fast as if our life depends on it. Do I consider myself idealistic? Hmmm … I do not know. First of all, I personally do not think there is anything wrong with being an idealist. When I was a lecturer with one of the local universities, students came to me with their problems. I would counsel them and gave them something to hold on to. They'd leave feeling good about themselves. That made me felt good about myself. Now, distributors in my group come to me, telling me how difficult it is to run the business.

After talking to them and let them see things with their heart, they leave with renewed spirit and recharged energy. Those words of encouragement made them feel good and that made me feel good about myself. If that is being idealistic, then I have to succumb to your definition of that very word. I know that things are not perfect and rosy all the time. Things that you want will not fall into your lap without putting up a fight. Winners do not quit, only losers do! One thing that differentiates winners and losers is that winners do not give up.

When the chips are down, I do not to spend too much time finding out why they were down. But I need to know which chips are still standing and make the best of what I have. Learn from the mistakes and claw my way back. Falling down flat on my face is beginning to be a common thing. But picking things up and put the pieces back together, forging forward is a brave thing to do. These are the trademarks of a true champion. And I think this is true in everything that you do. Be it business, working for someone or even relationships! I appreciate the strength that I have gained over the years being trained at the "HardKnocks University".

I agree with you that the underlying conclusion is "survival of the fittest". I can't be living life being a fire fighter all the time. I need to see things from a structural standpoint and to be able to understand what went wrong and what went right. Since, I am not going to live forever, I must be able to tell my successor how to do things right the first time. Isn't that what learning is all about? Those are not the words of a trainer, but it comes from what I sincerely believe in. Is that being idealistic? I am just being a realist! I say no more … Sometimes when something "bad" happens, we need to learn and find the strength to resolve and handle the situation in the most immaculate way. But instead, we find ways to build bigger and thicker walls around us.

We are not solving the problems but we are shielding the problems from the eyes of others. As long as we are "protected" from the real world and as long as we can hide behind the make believe fortress, we assume to be all right though not realizing that the problems get bigger and bigger like a time bomb waiting to explode, like a volcano waiting to erupt. Sometimes we just need to hold the bull bythe horn and face each situation openly, resolving them with care and wisdom. Someone once told me, "do not let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game". We are probably looking at and dealing with extreme ends of the scale. And there is no compromise.

At one end we see the ray of hope for us to live another day while at the other end we see nothing and not even a flicker of light. At one end we are looking at possibilities and opportunities while on the end we see nothing but fear and threats. At one end we are looking at an uncertain present but a promising future while on the end we have a certain present and an uncertain future. At one end you can see joy and happiness while on the end you see grief and sorrow. At one end we can have honesty and integrity while on the other end we see lies and deceit. At one end we can actually see freedom while at other end we can only see the present. At one end we can actually see love and compassion while atthe other end we see hate and resentments.

I can go on … It is always difficult to stay in the middle. We have to make a stand and you will have to make that choice and somehow we need to respond and react. We can't control the inputs and stimulus that come to us but we sure can control how we respond or react to them. For example, we can't control whether or not it will rain today but we can control how we react if it does. We can't control whether or not the air conditioning will breakdown but we can control how we react if it does. This is the 20/80 rule or in statistics it is called the Pareto Rule. Statistically, the rule states that 80% of the problems that we face are often caused by 20% of the population.

Practically, applying this concept to real life it simply means that 20% of life is made up of what happen to us while the remaining 80% of life is decided by how we react. We really have no control over 20% of what happens to us. We cannot stopthe car from breaking down. There will be delay in the plane's arrival, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may curse off in traffic. We have no control over this 20%. The other 80% is different. We determine the other 80%. How? This is interesting … by our reaction and response. Lets look at an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Suddenly, your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. At that moment, you have no control over what just happened. What happens next will very much depend on how you react. You curse and you harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busycrying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.

Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 80 km an hour in a 60 km an hour limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing RM100 traffic fine, at last you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home. When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

All the emotional mess because of how you reacted in the morning. So, why did you have a bad day?

a) Did the coffee cause it?

b) Did your daughter cause it?

c) Did the policeman cause it?

d) Did you cause it?

Of course, you know what the answer is.The answer is D. You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those five seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashed over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's okay honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt, your briefcase, you come back in time to look through the window to see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves.

You arrive five minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day is you are having. Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. But both ended differently. Why? Because of how you REACTED. You really do not have any control over 20% of what happens. The other 80% was determined by your reaction. Here are some ways to apply the 20/80 principle. If someone sayssomething negative about you, do not let it affect you. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You do not have to let the negative comments take away the good side of you. React properly and it will not ruin your day.

A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired and getting unnecessarily stressed out. How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you show your temper? Do you pound on the steering wheel (I have heard instances when the steering wheel actually fell off)? Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try to bump them? Let's put things this way, WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the other cars ruin your drive? Remember the 20/80 principle, and do not worry about it. Your boss called you and said that the Company has to release you. So, you are out of a job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It just doesn't work that way. Use the worrying energy and time into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the passengers. Why get stressed out? It will make things worse. Now you know the 20/80 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. You will only have lots to gain. The 20/80 principle is just incredible. We can change the way we see things, the way we react and the way we respond by applying the 20/80 principle. We can be at the right end of the scale. --

- Copyright © 2006 Azman Taher - azmantaher@yahoo.com I was born in 2nd October 1962. I currently live in Kuantan, the state capital of Pahang in Malaysia. I am married and blessed with three children. Although my background is in the area of ComputerScience but right now I am a Human Resources Consultant for an oil palm plantation company in Kuantan, Pahang. I have conducted motivational seminars for schools and corporate clients. Besides reading, writing is also another favorite hobby of mine. My first book will hopefully be published early of 2007.

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When you do this business right, you dont? have to ask people to join your business? They ask you!
When you do this business right, you don?t have to hold home meetings!
When you do this business right, you dont? have to post flyers!
When you do this business right, you don?t have to make a list of 100 people you know and pitch your business to your friends and family!
When you do this business right, your leads PAY YOU MONEY to prospect them!

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NOT ANOTHER EMAIL AGAIN

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NOT ANOTHER EMAIL AGAIN!
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It seems these days you can't check your email without a so called real estate guru in Florida or Texas who wants you to buy a course to show you 30 ways to make a fortune in real estate in the next 30 seconds, while I have to admit that I am exaggerating the time frame, the message is all the same, let's separate fact from fiction.

Fact: Yes there is a mortgage crisis and there are lots of people out there being affected by this, mortgage companies are going out of business left in right just check out this site
https://www.aspireamerica.com/grahamo/ to see the latest count, as well as thousands of foreclosure all across the nation

Fiction:You now can attend a seminar, buy a book and make a fortune in real estate, ask yourself have I all of a sudden developed a new understanding now, that I didn't have a year ago when they were selling something else, while I'm not going to pretend to know all of you out there, I would guess that you would probably answer this question with a resounding NO.

While there is a great opportunity to get into the real estate investing now, especially with a strategy based on wholesaling, Buy and Hold, and under the optimum circumstance rehabbing, as a matter of fact, it's my opinion "there will be opportunity in any market condition provided you have the knowledge to capitalize on it."

Now don't get me wrong, I'm' not saying, that you shouldn't educate yourself, in my 15 years of investing, I have spent thousands of dollars on seminars, books and courses. and I don't regret one dime, well there's this one book about making money selling real estate on eBay, that i could saved my money on, but that's another story. What I am saying is specialize, become that person who knows all there is to know about wholesaling, or rehabbing or Buying and holding, one niche at a time

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HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PROFESSIONALS TO CONSIDER YOUR MLM?

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A comment that I hear often is, "My biggest problem so far is

FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE AS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED AS I AM!

So far, my team is barely treading water." Are you having this problem too?One way to find people that are driven to succeed is to look for people that are already successful. Well, if they're already successful, why would they want to look at M.L.M, you say?"Successful" in the corporate/professional world usually means in terms of money but in most cases, time is being traded for that money and there is a very busy schedule to go along with it.

As we know, M.L.M can offer ongoing, residual income and time freedom, something most "successful" people want but don't have.What's the best way to approach these people? Most professionals and businesspeople get 'pitched' a lot, and after a while, they get a bit 'jaded'. They're not impressed by the usualemotional phrases such as "make big money...only 10 hours a week...incredible lifestyle...etc. etc" that are so often used in our industry. They are more likely to analyze and ask the "tough" questions about an opportunity. Why? Because they know the correct questions to ask.

They are going to question the legitimacy of a company, the product, the timing of product in the market, and especially the legitimacy of the marketing plan. A top performer has gotten to where they are by educating themselves, and more importantly - working hard to implement what they've learned in their industry. So, when looking at your opportunity, any top performer will not be looking at you...they will be considering the merits of what you're offering. They will want to make an educated business decision based on facts, not hype.

Now, it's true, among businesspeople and professionals, there are still a lot ofnegative pre-conceived notions about Network Marketing. And that's exactly why I created the Brilliant Compensation DVD.Brilliant Compensation delivers a completely logical, non-hyped explanation of the networking business model. To add credibility and very convincing content, the DVD also contains an interview with Dr. Charles W. King, who is the Professor of Marketing at the University of Illinois in Chicago, who also holds a Ph.D. in business from Harvard University.

Obviously, professionals are impressed with Dr. King's Harvard credentials, and when they hear his personal journey during the interview from skeptic to believer...and the years of non-biased due diligence he put into researching the industry...it makes a huge impression. Here's a comment I received from one such professional after she watched Brilliant Compensation:" I consider myself one of the most hardened people in the world, totally impervious to selling statements. Why? Because I write ads for a living, and so can see through almost any promotion.

Well, I have to say this: your "Brilliant" film got my attention. I watched almost the WHOLE thing, and I NEVER do that (unless it's research for a client). These people let you know their credentials (Harvard? Hmmm...must know something here). They are clear, and they gave one of the best and most succinct presentations of well-known marketing principles I have ever heard. - Sheri

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LIFE WOULD BE EASIER IF IT WERE NOT FOR NON ASSERTIVE PEOPLE

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All right. You're tired of playing their game. You finally realize that those difficult people in your life are not going to change just because you wantthem to be different. You've decided to refuse to play your part in the dysfunctional relationship(s) by choosing to be assertive.

Now what?

Healthy communication is the ability to let others know your needs, concerns, and feelings in an open and honest way without gimmicks, threats, manipulation, or hidden agendas. There's no doubt that the assertive communication style is the only way to effectively deal with the difficult people in our lives.

The Assertive Personality- Open, Honest, and Direct
When we are assertive we choose to handle ourselves, our reactions, our relationships, and stressful situations in a healthy, responsible, and non-manipulative manner. We understand that we have choices. Remember that you will be treated exactly as you feel you deserve to betreated.
Communication is a learned skill.

We must model assertive communication to our children so they can learn to handle conflict and sustain healthy relationships. Assertive people ask questions, seek answers, look at all points of view, and engage in meaningful, open-ended dialogue without anger, hurt feelings, or defensiveness. Does that sound like the typical exchange today?

We see examples of non-assertive communication everyday (media, talk shows, news, politics, etc.). In fact, most problem-solving models are not effective in the long run. For example, if two employees cannot seem to work together, they're rescheduled or reassigned to different shifts, floors, or departments to avoid having them work together. The message is clear: do not confront, mediate, or learn to communicate; simply separate and avoid the problem. Is it any wonder that the divorce rate is sohigh?

Our children are encouraged to be passive. When children ask "Why?" they're often given the pat response, "Because I'm your parent (or teacher) and I said so!" There are times when a child needs to immediately follow direct instructions, but there are many missed opportunities for our children to learn to respectfully participate in discussions that affect their lives.

Take Charge!

Regardless of our diverse histories, each of us is responsible for our present behavior. If we want to neutralize difficult people, we must commit to communicating assertively.

Warning! Difficult people will not like being treated assertively - at first.

Difficult people only respect people who have the confidence to stand up for themselves. Assertiveness is their biggest enemy. It signals thatyou have figured them out and will no longer be swayed by their manipulations. Things may get worse before they get better!

Be prepared for some trying times with the difficult person when you first become assertive. For instance, asserting yourself with an employer who is used to your working overtime, missing lunch, accepting angry criticism and attacks, may earn you the label of an insubordinate.

Likewise, asserting yourself with a parent who has become comfortable with your total compliance and willingness to let guilt cause you to give in may cause them to declare, "You don't love me anymore." Unfortunately, there is no "quick fix."
It's up to you...

Self-respect is the true key to developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Our relationships with others mirror our relationship with ourselves. Self-esteem developswhen we consistently strive to make healthy, fair, and ethical choices.
It is true that if you demand respect and become more assertive the relationship might end.

But, it is not quitting to have the courage and self-respect to sever an abusive or addictive relationship. Sometimes being assertive is about knowing when it is imperative to our well-being and self-respect to disengage.

Assertiveness is more than just words. You must have a belief in yourself that radiates through your voice, gestures, tone, attitude, and body language that says, "I am a worthy person and I will be treated respectfully."Self-respect is where assertiveness begins and manipulation ends. Take Action!

Look closely at the times your family or friends areassertive. How do you react? Doesn't it feel good to be with someone who is upfront, honest, and cooperative? Think about the times when you are not assertive. What other communication style(s) do you most often use? Does it work? Are you rewarded for your non-assertive behavior?

Try to be assertive at the times you might use another communication style. Do others react more positively toward you?

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HOW TO FIND PROSPECTS

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How to Find Prospects
By Tim Sales http://theminiurl.com/bh84

Prospects are basically the foundation of any business as they are the ? potential? customers to the business. So just how do YOU find prospects? Let?s start out with a definition of the word promote which is the most important word in finding prospects. The word promote means: to make known. I was recently helping a person in my downline with her business, which was not growing. As I asked various questions I finally found the ?nasty bug? that was stopping her business from moving forward. She didn?t want to come off as being or sounding sales-y. This stopped her from promoting.

How does everyone else promote?A politician promotes how he/she can make a whole community?s life better - so he?s/she?s making herself known to the public by promoting and making known to as many people as possible what he/she can do for them. If you?ve noticed, politicians promote on TV, radio, signs stuck in the grassor on telephone poles along a busy street or maybe speaking at various group meetings.A college promotes what courses it offers. It might promote on radio, might promote to high schools or through sporting events. A stockbroker promotes that he can help his/her prospect make money.

A local restaurant will promote via radio, or mailing brochures or discount coupons.The worst thing you can ever do in your business career is to think, ponder, worry or even get the idea that it?s unprofessional to promote!You really need to know and understand promotion. The only way you can have prospects, therefore customers or distributors - is to promote. The only way for you to make money in network marketing is to promote. You can write down your dreams and goals and study them every night. But you?re as effective as a billboard in the middle of the desert. No one knows you exist until you make yourself known.

So if you ever find yourself where your business isn?tgrowing or you don?t have enough prospects, enough customers, or enough distributors - what do you do? Promote! Why do you promote? The reason you promote is to create desire for your product. How would you know that someone desires your product or business? Well certainly if you sent a post card and someone called the number - that?s someone showing desire. Even if a person called and asks, ?How much is this?? It would still be someone showing desire - or at least slight interest. If you called a friend and asked them to look at something and they said, ?Send it to me.? That?s showing a desire. People sometimes refer to desire as ?responses,? as in, someone responded to my promotion.

Different types of promotion So now let?s talk about different types of promotion that create desire.
You could promote in:

* The Help Wanted, the Sales & Marketing or the Business Opportunity sections of a newspaper, *Advertising section of magazines, * Direct mail, such as sending out post cards to everyone in your zip code, * Door hangers, * Email, banner ads on the internet, * Networking. I?m sure you could have guessed that I would name that one. But you would be surprised at how many people when mentioning all the ways to promote, miss that one. In fact, if you use traditional promotion with the mindset of just finding a network of people to work - you will fare far better than most who only measure their responses with how many people respond to their advertisement.

You can turn one response from a promotion into thousands if you properly network.One other place to find prospects is to promote to leads you purchase from a lead company. The advantage of this is you?re only paying for those who?ve responded and you?re not paying for all the people who didn?t respond. If I send out 10,000 post cards and get 20 responses, then I paid for 9,980 post cards that didn?t get a response.The advantage of writing your own ads of course is being able to target your specific audience with your specific product or opportunity message. Which is VERY important and should not be underestimated. In contrast, when you buy leads, you?re buying general ads - perhaps people who?ve responded to wanting a home based business.

The other down side to buying leads is that very often, lead companies resell their leads to more than just you - so you?ve got extra competition to deal with.Three broad ways to promoteNow, it probably sounded like I just contradicted myself; I didn?t. I just saved you years of running in circles trying to figure the advantages and the disadvantages to generating your own leads or buying leads. This is the game. You must promote. There are three broad ways to promote.

1. Networking- which costs the least - you?re going to have costs of mealswith prospects - costs of joining clubs and associations. So I have rock climbing club fees, I have mountain climbing association fees, horseback riding fees, mountain biking fees- these are like $50 - $100 dollars a year.

2. Buying leads is more expensive than networking, less expensive than generating your own - but has some advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes you get some hot leads - sometimes, you swear you?re calling a graveyard.

3. Generating your own. Most expensive, but has the advantages of targeting your prospects. Here?s a list of advertisements that I?ve run (I?ve included example post cards on the last page of this bulletin):
* Some people earn Ten thousand dollars a year. And some people earn One million in the same year. Click here to see difference. http://theminiurl.com/bh84
* Need more money; NOW! * Does it ever break your heart to leave yourkids at daycare? * Looking for a FUN business? * Go to the golf course when it?s not crowded. * The truth about making money. A lot of it. * WEALTH FORMULA. * Wealth formula that takes a lot of effort - but retires you in 4 years. * Extremely well paying position available to right person. Must have sales & marketing experience. Sales training a big plus. * Immediate Need for Effective Sales Person.

Unlimited earning and growth potential. Self-starter, sales writing skills and team player will be keys to success in this growing, high tech organization. Will be responsible for generating sales leads, preparing and giving presentations on company products and training sales team fordevelopment company. Great benefits. Great FUN TEAM! Fax resume to:Be ?in? businessThe bottom line is you must be using at least one of these three methods. If you?re not, you?re not in business - you?re out of business. What you should be doing, if you see the big picture and want the very big income is you need to be doing all three.

All the time. Ideally you start out by networking, which will create enough money to buy leads, then you?ll generate enough money from the leads you purchased to generate your own leads. My point is, as soon as you start making any money, reinvest it in promotion.One other thought, don?t measure your success by just your immediate responses. Any marketer who is of any value knows that how you measure return on promotion investment is based on the ?life of the customer.? NOT immediate return. Get one leader from a MONTH or 6-MONTHS of promotion and it can pay you for the rest of your life.

People often ask me, how much money did you make your first year in network marketing- I tell them, ?I don?t know, I?m still earning it.? Much respect and admiration,

Tim Sales - http://theminiurl.com/bh84

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THE 9 INSIGHTS OF THE WEALTHY SOUL

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THE 9 INSIGHTS OF THE WEALTHY SOUL
When my father was slowly progressing through the phases of a terminal illness, as a final legacy he revealed to me a sequence of 9 extraordinary "wealth-building" steps he nicknamed, "The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul." On the surface, his lessons appeared to be about building material wealth. On a much deeper level, these Insights held the secret for overcoming our greatest challenges and achieving the highest wealth of the soul.

My father, himself, had used these same Insights as an army pilot-trainee to turn several near-crashes into soaring flights. Later, these Insights were the means through which he would raise himself up from the devastating death of his beloved daughter -my sister. Four years after my father's last great lesson to me, while actually writing a book on the subject, I awakened one morning perceiving a profoundly deeper significance of his 9 Insights.

I suddenly understood that they are the actual stages of "TRANSFORMATION."Whether you desire to transform a dream into reality, failure into triumph, grief into grace, or a relationship breakdown into a bridge of love and higher understanding, these universal principles are the means you can naturally accomplish your goals.Here is a summary of my father's "9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul":
Insight

1: INSIGHT
Just as a tree begins with a seed, so too, is Insight the "seed" that begins your transformation. One of the greatest insights is simply the knowledge that "You Can." You CAN overcome your greatest challenges. You CAN transform your dreams into your own living, breathing reality. You CAN create a new life for yourself and your loved ones.

Insight 2: TIMING
The saying "Timing is everything" is not just anice expression. Without developing excellent timing, you will always be fighting the natural ebb and flow of the universe. Just as most seeds sprout on a particular day in springtime, YOU can develop the ability to recognize the precise day of spring for all you do.Whether asking for a raise, launching a business venture, or bringing up a difficult subject to a friend, loved one or business partner, your ability to recognize the often brief moments of maximum opportunity will determine how much success and balance you achieve.

Insight 3: PATIENCE
Only humans are impatient. Seeds do not attempt to turn into trees in winter. Eagles don't try to soar during lightening storms. And Mayflowers do not blossom in August. Developing patience - your ability to wait for the right moment in your life cycle to accomplish a particular task or goal - is all important to develop excellent timing and great success.

Insight 4: SURRENDER
What must you do to let go of your need to control things? How can you let go of your past mistakes and history that may be preventing you from moving forward? How do you spiritually surrender to "the process?"Without spiritual surrender, you will never be content, you will never have patience and excellent timing. You will never experience the joy and "flow" of having the greatest business and life partner you could ever possibly have: namely, "The Universe" and "God."

Insight 5: GROUNDING
With strong roots, a tree will survive any storm. When YOU create a strong foundation, your greatest efforts will withstand the many storms and challenges you inevitably face in achieving your goals.Grounding is what you use to nourish and nurture your goals. Grounding is the books, tapes, schooling, seminars, and people you surround yourself with to supportyourself in whatever you want to achieve.Want to have a great relationship? Learn from those who already have one. Want to earn a million dollars? Read books, listen to tapes, and receive coaching by those who show you how. When you have ample "grounding" to support your dreams, the challenges that come along are merely temporary storms that ultimately make you stronger and more highly energized.

Insight 6: BALANCE
This is a tough one, especially for the most successful people. Even when a tree is well developed, without regular water, sunshine and nourishment, it will not be healthy. What must you do to balance yourself?How much sunshine do you get? How much exercise do you regularly do? How nourishing is your diet? How much quiet time do you take on a daily basis with yourself and your loved ones?Life is a balancing act. Isn't the minute, hour, day or month you save by working through yournatural point of balance just another minute, hour, day or month you subtract from your lifetime?Take breaks to smell the roses along the way, and in fact, you'll naturally discover the universe rises up to become your partner rather than it being you against the world.

Insights 7, 8 & 9
GROWTH automatically occurs in direct proportion to your ability to empower yourself with the first 6 Insights.EVOLUTION blossoms when your growth takes you to a new and higher stage of life, unfolding a powerful Vision of your life you probably never foresaw.TRANSFORMATION occurs when you become something very different than that which you started off as. Your initial seeds of Insight become a tree of knowledge and accomplishment. You are ready for something greater than achieving for your own personal gain.You, the student, become the teacher, the mentor, the leader. You are thevessel of seeds to birth a new generation. You enjoy the glow of knowing you have followed your highest path that ultimately leads you to helping others follow theirs.All along, you have been transforming into a balanced, wealthy and fulfilled human being.All along, you have been transforming yourself into a "Wealthy Soul."Yours for the greatest wealth of all, --- Copyright © Michael R. Norwood, D.C., C.C.N. Dr. Michael Norwood is the best-selling author of "The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul," which has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. Interviews of him have been broadcast on more than 300 radio and television stations worldwide. His books have changed the lives of thousands of readers and have profoundly affected me as well.

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THE THREE INBORN FEARS

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All people are born with three inborn fears. These three fears are:

* Fear of falling

* Fear of loud noises

* Fear of abandonment

As a child, these inborn fears kept you safe. They helped you monitor your life and what's going on around you. They were needed. Think about it, it is fear that gives you the powerful adrenaline rush so that you will have the ability to flee from a situation that is truly unsafe or the same adrenaline rush needed to fight to win! So, it would be fair to say that some fear is healthy and needed.The problem arises when you react to these inborn fears out of habit.

It's just what you've always done. It's your pattern. These inborn fears play out in an adult life through real-life situations of sudden change, responsibility, commitment, and success. Each one of these circumstances is inevitable in building a business, raising a family, or creating and maintaining a happy marriage.So, if you're caught in the trap ofhabits and patterns of behavior, oppose them by using your intellect to face the fear – walk in it – and walk through it!

Stop responding to these fears by allowing them to affect your behavior or cloud your dream. Make the distinct difference between reacting to fear and acting in fear.When you feel the fear begin to build in your gut, use your intellect to talk you through the childhood fear and into truth. Feeling fearful is normal! Reacting to it is not. Stop reacting to fear out of habit and patterns of behavior!Have a great day!

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COMPETENT EFFECTIVE AND REPETITIVE TRAINING

COMPETENT EFFECTIVE AND REPETITIVE TRAING - TRACY BILLER ( http://www.ultimatesuccesscds.com/cmd.asp?af=514428 )

Competent, Effective, and Repetitive Training is the single
most important element for your network marketing success. -
Before I teach you how to train your downline to achieve success in network marketing, it's important that you
know the dictionary's definition of these four words: competent, effective, repetitive, and .

Competent = Able; Capable; Sufficient; Adequate

Effective = To Produce the Desired Result.

Repetitive = To experience or do again and again.

Training = To educate and make proficient or qualified
by instruction, drill, repetition, etc.

In order to achieve most great things, we will need to receive competent, effective, and repetitive training. Consider the person who takes up karate. If that person's goal is to become a "black belt", then they must receive competent, effective, and repetitive training over a period of several years, during which time they must apply what they learn on a consistent basis. There is absolutely no other way for them to become a "black belt."

Consider the person who takes up the game of golf. If that person's goal is to have a single-digit handicap
(9 or less), then they must receive competent, effective, and repetitive training throughout many years, and they must
apply what they learn on a consistent basis. There is no other way to achieve a single-digit handicap in golf.

Consider the person who wants to become a doctor. They must receive competent, effective, and repetitive
training throughout many years and they must apply what they learn on a consistent basis. This is an absolute
must in orderto become a doctor. There is no other way.

THE NETWORK MARKETER
Now . . . consider the person who becomes a network marketer. The "rookie" quickly learns – contrary to what
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marketing is unlike anything they've done in their past, and that there's a fine line between that which works
and that which doesn't. In fact, the rookie network marketer quickly learns that much of what they've been taught to do by their sponsor or upline or company trainings (or from the overwhelming majority of the ineffective generic training that's available) simply doesn't work, which is the primary reason so many rookies quit the business within the first
six months.

Many rookies come into network marketing with the goal ofearning at least $5,000 a month with their network
marketing business. Many others want to earn $10,000 or more a month in network marketing. The bottom line
is that in order for them to achieve a $5,000 or $10,000 monthly income with network marketing, they must
receive competent, effective, and repetitive training.

There is absolutely no other way for them to achieve a
lucrative income stream in this industry, regardless of what they may have been told. I'll repeat it again, and I urge you to read these next two sentences slowly: If you and your downline receive incompetent and ineffective training, then it's virtually a guarantee that you will all fail in network marketing regardless of which company you're with, or how hard you work, or how long you work.

But if you and your downline receive competent, effective,
and repetitive training – and you apply what you learn –
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HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY DOWNLINE

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Tim, ?

How do I motivate my downline?? I am asked this question frequently. Let?s get clear on what is meant by the question?How do I motivate my downline? It means, ? What can I do to get them to produce more??Does anything work? This is one of my favorite subjects because it?s so misunderstood. Historically people have tried the most asinine things in an attempt to ?motivate? human beings. Slavery and threatening of life, rallies and hype-driven events, even people running across hot coals.

The US Navy has done many different experiments to try to get men to produce more. They?ve tested whether men who go out drinking together produce more. They?ve put men who hated each other together and men who were best friends together to see which would produce more. None of these have worked?for very long. People can come out of a Tony Robbins event super excited and ? motivated.? But after a day or two? maybe even a week? they?re back to their previous production level. I might as well go ahead and let the cat out of the bag because he?s practically ripping the bag open at this point.

YOU CAN?T MOTIVATE YOUR DOWNLINE!
But you can get them to produce more. Which is what you really want FOR them and FROM them anyway. To get your downline to DO more, to get them to exhibit confidence, cheerfulness, and discipline requires you to do two things: GET THEM EFFECTIVE AT WHAT THEY DO and make it in their interest to do it. The US Navy concluded that when production was high, more production occurred.

Effective training is the only thing that truly works So for you?trying to get your downline to produce more?or produce anything?you must train them. You might be saying, ?But I train my people every Saturday! I give them a training manual. I do conference calls.? I realize you may have been working very hard at training your downline. But, the test of effective training is not whether you conduct training. It?s whether the student can do it! NOTHING ELSE.

List of what to train your downline Here?s how and what I recommend you train your downline on.

* How to establish goals

* How and what to know to be effective
(most of which is on this list)

* How to promote

* What to say to people when they make phone calls

* How to set appointments

* How to present the business or products

* How to sell the business or products

* How to sponsor People
(the correct procedures and sequence)

* How to train new distributors To get your downline to produce and produce more, you need to get them effective in each one of these areas.

When they can do each of these things, they will be motivated because they are effective. They WILL produce because they feel ABLE to produce. Bomb squad trained meI did not just come up with this system overnight. I worked it up and down until it worked. I got the concept from something I learned in the bomb squad. Before my network marketing career, I was in the US Navy Bomb Squad.

Only one man is allowed to go work on a live bomb. No sense in blowing two bomb-techs up because of one man?s mistake! When we headed down to work on the bomb, we took a piece of plexiglas and a grease pencil. When we were getting ready to do the first step of defusing the bomb we would

a) Write what we were going to do.

b) Do the item.

c) Check it off as being done.

Then go to step two. Write it down, do it, then check it off.
The reason we did this exact sequence is because if the bomb blew up, the other bomb squad techs knew that very valuable information was written on that piece of plexiglas. When they retrieved the plexiglas they would see that item 1 and 2 were okay to do. But item 3 upset the bomb?don?t do that step!

The items written on that Plexiglas became our ? Standard Operating Procedures.? Obviously leaving out that last step that upset the bomb! It was our sequence of defusing that bomb when we faced it again. I applied the same principles to network marketing and the above list of activities. These activities are the only activities that make money in network marketing.

Be a great coachAs a coach, if you have your distributor keep a record of how many times he/she does each activity you can coach the exact item that THAT distributor is having a problem with. If you don?t use this list and try to coach?you?re coaching on what you think the group needs. Or you?re coaching a ?pet? category of your own. I?ve observed closely new distributors. They don?t ?engage? into the business until they feel confident in what to say to their prospects.

Therefore, they need to know how to do items 1-5 before you have them on the phone. See, it doesn?t make sense to know how to do New Distributor Training before they know how to set appointments. I?ve known lots of distributors who?ve quit that still know the compensation plan. I know plenty of failed distributors who know how to train a new distributor who have never sponsored anyone.

I don?t know a lot of distributors who have quit who can set appointments and have the prospect show up. My point is, first train your distributors to be able to invite, and then train them how to present, and then train them how to train. Other items important in getting your downline to produceEthical behavior. People will not follow (or produce for) someone who is unethical or dishonest.Boldness. People will follow boldness because they like following in the footsteps of a bold leader.

What does it take to be bold? You must produce yourself. Let your downline see you face your fears. Let them see you make phone calls, let them see you do presentations; let them see you standing there waiting for your guests. Be interested in them. Show your people that you are interested in their goals. Put your front line?s goals on your refrigerator. Talk to them about their goals. This is where the ?make it in their interest to do it? comes in.

Be the source of information. Always be up-to-date on the latest information. This means you stay connected to the company?s source of information. Also, teach your downline where your sources are?otherwise you will always be stuck with the job. I think you can tell that I don?t agree with the philosophy of ?leaders are found not made.? Train your distributors to be effective and they will be self-motivated.

This is very different from you trying to ?pump them up,? which doesn?t work.

Much respect and admiration,

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LIFE WOULD BE EASY IF IT WERE NOT FOR NON ASSERTIVE PEOPLE

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All right. You're tired of playing their game. You finally realize that those difficult people in your life are not going to change just because you wantthem to be different. You've decided to refuse to play your part in the dysfunctional relationship(s) by choosing to be assertive.

Now what?

Healthy communication is the ability to let others know your needs, concerns, and feelings in an open and honest way without gimmicks, threats, manipulation, or hidden agendas. There's no doubt that the assertive communication style is the only way to effectively deal with the difficult people in our lives.

The Assertive Personality- Open, Honest, and Direct
When we are assertive we choose to handle ourselves, our reactions, our relationships, and stressful situations in a healthy, responsible, and non-manipulative manner. We understand that we have choices. Remember that you will be treated exactly as you feel you deserve to betreated.
Communication is a learned skill.

We must model assertive communication to our children so they can learn to handle conflict and sustain healthy relationships. Assertive people ask questions, seek answers, look at all points of view, and engage in meaningful, open-ended dialogue without anger, hurt feelings, or defensiveness. Does that sound like the typical exchange today?

We see examples of non-assertive communication everyday (media, talk shows, news, politics, etc.). In fact, most problem-solving models are not effective in the long run. For example, if two employees cannot seem to work together, they're rescheduled or reassigned to different shifts, floors, or departments to avoid having them work together.

The message is clear: do not confront, mediate, or learn to communicate; simply separate and avoid the problem. Is it any wonder that the divorce rate is so high?

Our children are encouraged to be passive. When children ask "Why?" they're often given the pat response, "Because I'm your parent (or teacher) and I said so!" There are times when a child needs to immediately follow direct instructions, but there are many missed opportunities for our children to learn to respectfully participate in discussions that affect their lives.

Take Charge!

Regardless of our diverse histories, each of us is responsible for our present behavior. If we want to neutralize difficult people, we must commit to communicating assertively. Warning! Difficult people will not like being treated assertively

- at first.

Difficult people only respect people who have the confidence to stand up for themselves. Assertiveness is their biggest enemy. It signals thatyou have figured them out and will no longer be swayed by their manipulations. Things may get worse before they get better!

Be prepared for some trying times with the difficult person when you first become assertive. For instance, asserting yourself with an employer who is used to your working overtime, missing lunch, accepting angry criticism and attacks, may earn you the label of an insubordinate. Likewise, asserting yourself with a parent who has become comfortable with your total compliance and willingness to let guilt cause you to give in may cause them to declare, "You don't love me anymore." Unfortunately, there is no "quick fix."

It's up to you...

Self-respect is the true key to developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Our relationships with others mirror our relationship with ourselves. Self-esteem developswhen we consistently strive to make healthy, fair, and ethical choices.
It is true that if you demand respect and become more assertive the relationship might end.

But, it is not quitting to have the courage and self-respect to sever an abusive or addictive relationship. Sometimes being assertive is about knowing when it is imperative to our well-being and self-respect to disengage.

Assertiveness is more than just words. You must have a belief in yourself that radiates through your voice, gestures, tone, attitude, and body language that says, "I am a worthy person and I will be treated respectfully."

Self-respect is where assertiveness begins and manipulation ends.

Take Action!
Look closely at the times your family or friends areassertive. How do you react? Doesn't it feel good to be with someone who is upfront, honest, and cooperative?

Think about the times when you are not assertive. What other communication style(s) do you most often use? Does it work? Are you rewarded for your non-assertive behavior?
Try to be assertive at the times you might use another communication style. Do others react more positively toward you?

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IS THIS A LEGITIMATE MLM OR A PYRAMID SCHEME?

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IS THIS A LEGITIMATE MLM OR A PYRAMID SCHEME
Is This a Pyramid or a Legitimate MLM?
By Jeffrey A. Babener© 2003

The Inevitable Question

OK, you have either been recruited for a network marketing opportunity or you are the one doing the recruiting. Inevitably, this question will come up: Is this a pyramid scheme or a legitimate business opportunity?
This Tuna's for Selling
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A Checklist

1. Product and Price

2. No Investment Required

3. Purchase and Inventory Requirements

4. Sales Commissions Sources

5. Buy-Back Policy

6. Retail Sales

7. Active Role for Distributors

8. Earnings Misrepresentations

9. Good Training..>..>..>..>

Although this is a complex legal area, a simple story draws a clear line in the sand. Party No. 1 sells Party No. 2 a case of cans of tuna fish for $10. Party No. 2 sells the same case to No. 3 for $20 and so on until No. 9 sells the case to No. 10 for $500. No. 10 opens the case and opens one of the cans, which turns out to be rancid. He goes back to No. 9 who refers him to No. 8 and so on until No. 10 goes to No. 1 to complain.

"I have major problem," he says.
"So, what's your problem?" says No. 1.
"Well," says No. 10, "the tuna is rancid, it's inedible."
"So, what's your problem," No. 1 says again.
No. 10 says, "Like I said, this tuna is no good."
"Well," says No. 1, "the way I see it, you don't really have a problem."
"What do you mean?" says No. 10, "this stuff is worthless."
"You don't understand," said No. 1, "this tuna is for selling, it's not for eating!"

And there lies the difference. Distributors in a network marketing program that are merely buying product to buy intothe deal as opposed to an intention of really making a market for it, are really working a pyramid scheme, not a legitimate direct selling business. Remember, when you offer this opportunity to your next-door neighbor or your best friend, it's your credibility that's going to be on the line for years to come.

What to Look for - A Checklist
So, what do you look for with respect to legitimacy vs. pyramid? Here's a good checklist to consider.

Product and Price
Does the company offer a high quality product for which there is a strong demand in the real world market place? Is the product fairly priced and priced competitively with similar products? Can the product be demonstrated, and does it stand out when you show it to friends? Is the product proprietary to the company, and available only through its distributors? (Have you ever noticed that you can't buy Avon products in stores or Shaklee vitamins at pharmacies?)

Is it backed up with a customer satisfaction guarantee?
Is post-sales service or customer assistance available?
Do the people who participate in the program buy the product enthusiastically based on its own merits, even if they don't participate in the compensation program?

Second, No Investment Requirement
Can you participate in the company's program without having to make any investment other than purchasing a sales kit or demonstration materials sold at company cost?

Third, Look at Purchase and Inventory Requirements
Can you become a distributor or sales representative without having to fulfill a minimum up-front purchase or inventory requirement? (When you are pitched to put thousands of dollars of inventory at the very beginning, run fast in the opposite direction.) Does the company's compensation plan discourage inventory loading? Garages and backrooms filled with product serve no useful purpose to anyone.

Fourth, Look at the Sales Commissions Sources
Are sales commissions paid only on actual products or services sold through distributors in the network to the end-user or ultimate consumer? (This means that products don't end up in basements and closets. They are used, because they have genuine value.) Does the compensation plan avoid paying commissions or bonuses for the mere act of sponsoring or recruiting? (If it pays headhunting fees, it is illegal.)

Fifth, Check the Buy-Back Policy
Will the company buy back inventory and sales kit materials from distributors who cancel their participation in the program, as long as these items are in resalable condition? (This policy is required in states that have adopted multilevel distribution statutes.)

Sixth and Very Important, Look for Retail Sales
Is there an emphasis on actual retail sales to end-consumers? Can the company demonstrate efforts to market products tothe ultimate consumer? Do the company's distributors have ongoing retailing requirements to qualify for commissions?

What is a "retail sale?" The industry and many MLM statutes include both sales to nonparticipants and purchases in reasonable amounts for personal use by distributors. Some regulatory groups, including the FTC, have historically rejected personal use as a legitimate retail sale. Stay tuned as this debate continues. The legislative trend is definitely supportive of the industry position.

Seventh, Expect an Active and not Passive Role for Distributors
Are distributors in the company required to actively participate in the development and management of their networks? (Many of the MLM statutes require that distributors perform bona fide, supervisory, distributing, selling, or soliciting functions in moving product to the ultimate consumer.)

Eighth, Watch Out for Earnings Misrepresentations
Do the company'sliterature and training materials scrupulously avoid claims of income potential that is
promises of specific income levels other than demonstrations of verifiable income levels within its program?

(The Federal Trade Commission, attorneys general, and postal inspectors all have their eyes on the matter of earnings representations. The acceptable approach emerging is that there should be no earnings representations unless they are based on a verifiable track record of the average earnings of distributors. For instance, a company should have statistics to show the percentage of active distributors and the average earnings of active distributors.)

Finally, Look for Good Training
Does the company offer its independent distributors solid training opportunities in sales and recruitment? Are different levels of training offered to match the increasing levels of experience and responsibilities of distributors?

The Journey Begins
OK, is this the end of your journey? Obviously not. You have now looked at some legal issues and its time to move on to some solid business analysis. But it's a great start.

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NOT ANOTHER E MIL AGAIN

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BY CHARLES BLAIR = ASPIRE AMERICA = https://www.aspireamerica.com/grahamo/

It seems these days you can't check your email without a so called real estate guru in Florida or Texas who wants you to buy a course to show you 30 ways to make a fortune in real estate in the next 30 seconds, while I have to admit that I am exaggerating the time frame, the message is all the same, let's separate fact from fiction.

Fact: Yes there is a mortgage crisis and there are lots of people out there being affected by this, mortgage companies are going out of business left in right just check out this site https://www.aspireamerica.com/grahamo/ to see the latest count, as well as thousands of foreclosure all across the nation

Fiction:You now can attend a seminar, buy a book and make a fortune in real estate, ask yourself have I all of a sudden developed a new understanding now, that I didn't have a year ago when they were selling something else, while I'm not going to pretend to know all of you out there, I would guess that you would probably answer this question with a resounding NO.

While there is a great opportunity to get into the real estate investing now, especially with a strategy based on wholesaling, Buy and Hold, and under the optimum circumstance rehabbing, as a matter of fact, it's my opinion "there will be opportunity in any market condition provided you have the knowledge to capitalize on it."

Now don't get me wrong, I'm' not saying, that you shouldn't educate yourself, in my 15 years of investing, I have spent thousands of dollars on seminars, books and courses. and I don't regret one dime, well there's this one book about making money selling real estate on eBay, that i could saved my money on, but that's another story. What I am saying is specialize, become that person who knows all there is to know about wholesaling, or rehabbing or Buying andholding, one niche at a time

This reminds me of a story I heard about the two campers that came across the hungry bear in the jungle, you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to out run the guy right next to you..

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When you do this business right, you dont? have to ask people to join your business? They ask you!
When you do this business right, you don?t haveto hold home meetings!
When you do this business right, you dont?
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What is network marketing if it isn't consistency in purpose?The name of the game is, know what you stand for - stand for it - and act in accordance with it in everything that you do from today until you meet your objective.The problem is when you're on the phone all the time getting fed negativity and rejection all the time even the strongest willed person will have moments of doubt.

But if you can pay yourself along the way to validate what you are doing is the right thing and you can continue that process until you meet your goals . . .Then my friend you're on the path to great success. Always be consistent in your actions, but make sure the things you stand for are thing sthat you can stand for 10 years from now and you will make moolah along the way and then you have a winning formula that just can't fail.

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PROSPECTING VS. RECRUITING VS. SPONSORING

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Prospecting is the act of finding people who may be interested in the business opportunity you are promoting. Prospecting is the process of generating leads so you can begin recruiting, hoping to ultimately sponsor new people into your business. Prospecting can take on various forms. It can be advertising in various medias such as newspapers, tabloids, ad co-ops, Internet newsgroups, personal letters (postal or email), magazines, postcards, card decks, telemarketing.

There are probably others that I failed to mention, but the whole idea of prospecting is getting your business opportunity in front of the masses. Prospecting is generally considered the first step in a one ortwo step recruiting process. This is a very important part of the total process because it identifies those people who have some interest in the business you offer. It also gives you a chance to include qualifiers in order to filter out the "tire kickers" and those who are not serious about a business opportunity.

Qualifiers also help people determine if they want more information or not. It's how you word your ad that will determine the type people and their interests who respond to your ad. I will do another article on the art of writing effective prospecting ads and sales letters which is necessary for the art of building a business. I have seen effective two step and three step prospecting approaches. Here is an example. You might mail out a postcard that advertises your business opportunity . . . but only enough information with qualifiers for certain people to respond.

I like to ask for money as a way to qualify people. One reason is when people haveto pay money, they are more likely to read what you send to them. It may be only $1.00 or $2.00 or $3.00, depending on what you are sending them. Yes, your response rate will be less, but your responses will be more qualified for you to continue the whole process of sponsoring people into your program. The second step after the postcard is to send an information package to the responder. Rather than calling it an information package, I call mine "start-up" packages.

After all, people are more willing to send you a couple dollars for a "complete start-up package" than an information package. I always offer a 100% refund should they return the package. That helps the response because it becomes risk free, yet it acts as a qualifier. I saw an effective three step approach once that started with a postcard which asked for $1.00, and the responder received a letter that was designed to motivate them to order a complete "business-in-a-box" for less than $50.00.

With their business-in-a-box was all the information and applications necessary to become a distributor for the business . . . and it was set up very professionally, and offered a 100% refund guarantee if the business-in-a-box was returned. What was really amazing was the postcard and the letter did not mention the name of the company, but it was effective because of the turnkey approach, and because of curiosity. I was highly impressed! Recruiting Recruiting is the act of selling, or sharing your business opportunity with others.

This is where you are giving the benefits of your business to those people who have taken the first step . . . people who have responded to your prospecting efforts. Recruiting can be done through person to person contact . . . be it phone, mail or meeting in person. The most effective way is by meeting person to person, but talking on the phone can be effective also. Most people, when searching for an income opportunity, want tohave a personal relationship with their potential sponsor.

The fastest way is person to person, or by phone. Even the Internet now provides a special type of bonding, as messages can go back and forth several times a day.

The two most important parts of recruiting are:

(1) providing the benefits;

(2) asking for the sale.

Providing the benefits means telling your prospect why it is in their best interest to get involved with the business you are representing. That means you talk about HIM, not you! It means you find out what it is that your prospect is looking for. . . his dreams .. . . his wants . . . his desires . . . his goals. He doesn't want to know that YOU are now financially free; that you are making $5,000 monthly; that you have 2,000 in your downline.

These facts are all wonderful, but they don't do anything for your prospect. They are not a benefit for your prospect. The hardest part of recruiting is LISTENING. It is very easy to talk about yourself and the business, but it is difficult to listen. Someone once said God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. Only after you listen can you share the benefits with your prospect, because you won't know what he is looking for until you LISTEN to what HE is looking for.

This aspect makes recruiting easy at the beginning because you can simply ask:

(1) what are you looking for in a business?

(2) What do you hope to accomplish with your own business?

If you are willing to listen, those two questions will open up a whole world for you. People will tell you a lot about themselves when they answer those two questions. Now you are ready to provide your prospect with benefits based on THEIR wants, desires, dreams, goals. You already have the vision . . . you simply need to transfer that vision to your prospect.

The second aspect of recruiting is asking for the sale. It's giving your prospect the opportunity to be sponsored by you. Believe it ornot, this is very difficult for people because of fear. Fear? Yes, fear that you might get a NO. But also fear that you might get a YES. People are fearful of being rejected, so to keep from being rejected, they don't ask the question.

There is a right way to ask for the sale. You don't ask,

"Are you going to join?" or "Would you like to sign-up now?"

You phrase the question in terms of whether what you have is something they see themselves doing in order to get that need, desire, or dream they mentioned before.

For example:

"Do you see this business as a way for you to be able to stay home with your children? or Can you see yourself working this business as a way to exit the rat race?" If the answer is YES, your next question should be "How would you like to start?" If their answer was "yes," it's easy to proceed. But often the answer is "maybe," or "I don't know," or some other question. This is where learning to answer objectionsis helpful.

At this point you should ask if there is something they don't understand, or ask if they have a concern. Usually people who ask questions really want to be sold. They want to be convinced. If a person just says NO, then that means the timing may not have been right. You need to tell them if their situation changes in the future, to get back in contact with you. Sponsoring Sponsoring is a process -- not simply an event.

The first part of the sponsoring process is when a person signs up in the business listing you as the sponsor. That is only the beginning, because sponsoring is so much more. Sponsoring includes mentoring, training, encouraging, motivating, listening, and anything else that will help your newly sponsored person to effectively build a business.

An effective sponsor will guide their newly recruited person. This may include providing additional sales tools to make the process easier and more effective for the newrecruit. This may include gathering information, or answering questions. It may simply include being there and listening to problems the new recruit may be having. I have heard the statement, "If I can help you get what you want, then I will automatically get what I want." Placing yourself in a helping mode seems to have many benefits.

I have found that if I take the attitude of sponsoring to make money, I don't do as well. But if I have the attitude of helping others make money, I do quite well. A good sponsor will also communicate with his people by way of telephone, e-mail, newsletter . . . whatever it takes to encourage and motivate his people. When you sponsor, you are no longer what is considered skilled labor. You have promoted yourself to a managerial position, and that means managing people. Along with that self promotion comes an equal increase in responsibility.

Your rewards are great. They can be financial, and a friendship reward, not tomention the reward of personal growth. Some people will suggest you pick your sponsor. That makes good sense to me. I have no trouble asking a person what they will do for me as their sponsor. Remember, you are not looking for a recruiter; you are looking for a sponsor when you go into a new business.

The above shows you the importance of prospecting, recruiting and sponsoring as a business-building process. In future articles, I will discuss business-building techniques which will make prospecting, recruiting and sponsoring more effective.

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WHOS SPONSORING WHO

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Who's Sponsoring Who?

97% of all network marketers FAIL. Why?Because they don't know what they're doing. Take for example, "sponsoring". What is it? To most people, it's "getting people to do your deal". But let's see what WEBSTER'S (the dictionary) callsit:sponsor- patron; a wealthy or influential person who supports an individual, group, or activityalso defined as
---"A REGULAR CUSTOMER".

That's what the dictionary says! (Look it up if you don't believe me.)By this definition, the customer is the "sponsor", or one who "supports an individual, group, or activity". But in network marketing, we get it backwards! Is there any wonder why almost all network marketers never earn more than $300?Look! Read! Understand! The "sponsor" is a WEALTHY or INFLUENTIAL PERSON... who is also a regular customer!So, the value of the "SPONSORS" you recruit is measured by their what? WEALTH or INFLUENCE. Unless they have either/or/both, YOU WILL FAIL AT NETWORK MARKETING.

Pure and simple.And remember, through it all, THEY MUST BE CUSTOMERS.The good news is, if you do the opposite of 97 networkers out of 100, you havea 97% chance of success! Learn this now and you'll put your network marketing business on the fast track.While we've got the dictionary out, let's look up "recruit", which is an important part of network marketing, right? Again from Websters:recruit- enlist persons for support of an organization, TYPICALLY IN THE FORM OF AN ARMY.

This one we only get half wrong. The military history of the word "recruit" is where we got the regimented attempt at duplication, where everybody does the same thing. We know now that doesn't work. Not everybody is good at the same thing. And almost nobody will call cold leads on the phone or "make a list of 100 people".

You DO need to enlist the help and support of others to build your network marketing organization, and they must be CUSTOMERS with measurable wealth and influence.How do you find them? The shortanswer is YOU DON'T. You let them find you!In the next 10 minutes, 165 people will believe in network marketing enough to join an MLM organization. 160 of those will fail, and some of those will want to try again. And THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.The good news is, they're looking for you, too!

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LET YOUR EYES DO THE TALKING

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Let Your "Eyes" Do the Talking

know a lot of people feel really uncomfortable when people stare at them, but it doesn't bother me so much. I guess I assume people are just friendly and curious. Personally, I'm always curious about the people around and I know I would stare at others more if it wasn't "against the rules".

In Asia, it's not culturally impolite to stare and as a white person, people really do tend to stare at you. I know that a lot of travelers find it very offensive, but in Nepal, I learnt that the best thing to do was to stare back at the person staring at you. The results were amazing. Sometimes it would take a full 10 seconds or more of staring and smiling but eventually the other person would start to smile and you felt a real connection.

Actually it's really amazing what you can say with your eyes alone.For instance have you ever wondered what happensif you do break the eye contact rules?One day in Stockholm, I was feeling so lonely that I decided to find out. It was a pretty funny experience. I was on the train about eight minutes from my station, and opposite me sat a young guy about the same age as me. So I looked at him and when he looked back at me I didn't do what was expected - I just keep looking, and of course smiling.

Well, what happened? After a short time, it occurred to me that he thought I was "checking him out". Oops, so that's what happens if you break this rule. The last few minutes to my station were a little uncomfortable and I couldn't get off that train fast enough! So wherever you go in the world you can say a lot without even opening your mouth. The problem is that sometimes what you are saying with your eyes depends on where in the world you are.

One thing is for sure though, wherever in the world you end up, a friendly look and a smile can open doors. So I challenge you to goout there and let your eyes do the talking!--- Written in 2006 by Clare McLennan --- SwedenI wrote this story to challenge people's own perceptions of strangers they meet. For more inspirational stories see: http://claremclennan.blogspot.com

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THE FUTURE OFMLM.....

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"The Future Of The Networking Industry In An Online World. How To Explode Your Business In 2008 And Beyond."
A Revealing Report
By Mike Dillard = http://topachiever.recruitwithwords.com/

- Mike
I don't know if you've been paying attention, but the industry has changed dramatically in the last year, and as it comes to a close, I'd like to spend the next few days sharing my observations of 2007, and my predictions for 2008 with you.
The past five years have been extremely interesting for network marketers thanks to the internet. Changes have come quickly, and been quite dramatic at times, but let there be no doubt… 2007 represented THE massive turning point for all of us, from which there is no return.

For better or worse, the internet has changed the very economics of network marketing, which has forced a shift in the way distributors pursue their business in all aspects, from advertising, to budgeting, to positioning, to relationship building, and monetization.

In many ways for a growing number of networkers, the goal has shifted away from building a "downline" to something entirely different, which I'll share with you in a later chapter.
So let's dive in and start with the obvious…

If you haven't noticed, the old fashioned sales routine of cold calling leads, holding meetings, knocking on doors and trying to convince people to look at youropportunity is officially DEAD. It's been made obsolete in an all-knowing market that's been wholly diagnosed with A.D.D. The next generation of computers will probably have a Ritalin dispenser built right in the monitor just you so can remain functional as you're bombarded with emails, pop-ups, and the latest Britney Spears YouTube video each day.

We've all read or at least heard of Faith Popcorn's "cocooning" prediction made over a decade ago, which simply means that people don't want to be bothered, and it's more true today than ever before. Company's hang "No Soliciting" signs on their doors, prospect's don't answer unrecognized phone numbers, and heck… I don't even accept personalvoicemail anymore.

We've been forced to seek shelter from unwanted solicitations, and to become very quick at filtering the information we do allow into our lives into one of two categories…

1: I still want this.

2: I no longer want this.

Those of you who continue to pursue and hunt for new business by cold-calling leads, pushing your business, and using old fashioned, outdated, un-leveraged manual labor methods, are violating every trend. You're wasting huge amounts of time and money, annoying potential customers and missing out on massive opportunities.

But there is a solution, and it's no secret. I've been teaching it tonetworkers since 2005 in Magnetic Sponsoring, and you can simply sum it up like this…Your prospects have an endless ocean of distractions and options to chose from which are only a click away.
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MLM IS IT LEGAL? IS IT ETHICAL ?

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By Tim Sales = http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

The definition of "legal" is "Authorized by or based on law."
Yes, MLM is LEGAL!
Says who?
Says the U.S. Federal Government.

In 1975 the Federal Trade Commission accused and sued Amway Corporation for operating as an illegal pyramid. After four years of litigation the court ruled that Amway's multi-level-marketing program was a legitimate business and not a pyramid scheme.

Perhaps there was a time prior to 1979 that someone could say, "MLM is an illegal pyramid scheme!" And they might have been correct because MLM hadn't been tested and adjudicated in court. But since 1979, only the uneducated can claim that the MLM industry is illegal.

This does not mean that ALL companies that claim to be an "MLM company" are legal. But, the INDUSTRY OF MLM IS LEGAL.
Now that the "legal" issue is stated and known, there's also a logical, ethical and professional issue that needs to be addressed.

What constitutes a "good" or "ethical" business? To answer this, let me first answer the question, "What is business?" If you were to ask this question of an academic (a professor or teacher) he or she would probably answer that business comes down to "supply and demand." But I personally disagree with this thinking. To me, business is "making someone's life better." My theory comes from the logic of why I personally reach into my wallet and pay for something.

It's not based on there being a supply of something (because there are a lot of things I don't buy), but rather that I think what I'm going to buy is going to make my life better in some way.

I don't know what "guide" or "rule" policy makers and those who write laws follow when they rule in favor of or against a particular business. In other words, do judges and policy makers use some fundamental guiding principle such as "supply & demand" or "to make someone's life better" to determine a legitimate or illegitimate business, or is it an arbitrary opinion? Is it based on how many lobbyists talk to Congressmen or Senators?

I bring this question to your attention so that you can think logically about any business or employment you seek. I don't know what you personally use as a guide of what businesses are good, professional or ethical. Ask yourself what makes a good business? Have you decided that a "professional business" is one where the people wear nice suits and have a nice building? Is a "good" business only one that is legal? Is a good business only one that is profitable? No! That is not logical at all.

Only a business that does make people's life better should be considered a "good, ethical, and/or professional" business. In comparison, a business that hurts people should be considered a "bad" and "unprofessional" business.

With that, I ask, "How can a business that manufactures a device designed to destroy thousands of people at once (such as a nuclear bomb) be an "ethical" business? How can selling a substance that kills 500,000 people EVERY year (such as tobacco) be a "good" business?

How can we view a scientist who approves a drug to be sold, but is responsible for 150,000 to 200,000 deaths a "professional?" How can a "law" that strips an average of $359 dollars annually from every American family (such as state lotteries), disguised as a quick way to "make millions" but with the chances of winning at 0.0000002605, be "ethical?"

I was recently studying an MLM company whose "business plan" is to feed hungry children. At current date the MLM company and their 6600 distributors have donated 95,771,944 meals to hungry children. WOW! Only an insane person (or one with an axe to grind) would claim an entire industry is unethical.

Now, don't think this web site is only going to say good things about people in MLM, as if no one has ever done anything wrong in this industry - quite the contrary. The goal of this section is to set the guideline for how we might view an ethical business and the ethical activities of ANY business.
A good business makes people's lives better; a bad business hurts people.

That would be the two ends of the spectrum. As an industry, MLM simply moves a product to a consumer . But in choosing which MLM company you want to join (or company you want to be employed by), I hope you evaluate it based on whether it helps mankind or harms it.

For a full explanation of the MLM industry on DVD,
The definition of "legal" is "Authorized by or based on law."
Yes, MLM is LEGAL!
Says who?
Says the U.S. Federal Government.

In 1975 the Federal Trade Commission accused and sued Amway Corporation for operating as an illegal pyramid. After four years of litigation the court ruled that Amway's multi-level-marketing program was a legitimate business and not a pyramid scheme.

Perhaps there was a time prior to 1979 that someone could say, "MLM is an illegal pyramid scheme!" And they might have been correct because MLM hadn't been tested and adjudicated in court. But since 1979, only the uneducated can claim that the MLM industry is illegal.

This does not mean that ALL companies that claim to be an "MLM company" are legal. But, the INDUSTRY OF MLM IS LEGAL. Now that the "legal" issue is stated and known, there's also a logical, ethical and professional issue that needs to be addressed. What constitutes a "good" or "ethical" business?To answer this, let me first answer the question, "What is business?" If you were to ask this question of an academic (a professor or teacher) he or she would probably answer that business comes down to "supply and demand." But I personally disagree with this thinking.

To me, business is "making someone's life better." My theory comes from the logic of why I personally reach into my wallet and pay for something. It's not based on there being a supply of something (because there are a lot of things I don't buy), but rather that I think what I'm going to buy is going to make my life better in some way.

I don't know what "guide" or "rule" policy makers and those who write laws follow when they rule in favor of or against a particular business. In other words, do judges and policy makers use some fundamental guiding principle such as "supply & demand" or "to make someone's life better" to determine a legitimate or illegitimate business, or is it an arbitrary opinion? Is it based on how many lobbyists talk to Congressmen or Senators?

I bring this question to your attention so that you can think logically about any business or employment you seek. I don't know what you personally use as a guide of what businesses are good, professional or ethical. Ask yourself what makes a good business? Have you decided that a "professional business" is one where the people wear nice suits and have a nice building? Is a "good" business only one that is legal? Is a good business only one that is profitable? No! That is not logical at all.

Only a business that does make people's life better should be considered a "good, ethical, and/or professional" business. In comparison, a business that hurts people should be considered a "bad" and "unprofessional" business.

With that, I ask, "How can a business that manufactures a device designed to destroy thousands of people at once (such as a nuclear bomb) be an "ethical" business? How can selling a substance that kills 500,000 people EVERY year (such as tobacco) be a "good" business? How can we view a scientist who approves a drug to be sold, but is responsible for 150,000 to 200,000 deaths a "professional?" How can a "law" that strips an average of $359 dollars annually from every American family (such as state lotteries), disguised as a quick way to "make millions" but with the chances of winning at 0.0000002605, be "ethical?"

I was recently studying an MLM company whose "business plan" is to feed hungry children. At current date the MLM company and their 6600 distributors have donated 95,771,944 meals to hungry children. WOW! Only an insane person (or one with an axe to grind) would claim an entire industry is unethical.

Now, don't think this web site is only going to say good things about people in MLM, as if no one has ever done anything wrong in this industry - quite the contrary. The goal of this section is to set the guideline for how we might view an ethical business and the ethical activities of ANY business.

A good business makes people's lives better; a bad business hurts people. That would be the two ends of the spectrum.
As an industry, MLM simply moves a transfers a product to a consumer . But in choosing which MLM company you want to join (or company you want to be employed by), I hope you evaluate it based on whether it helps mankind or harms it.
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CONQUERING ME

Conquering Me

Sometimes winning doesn't necessarily mean coming in first. My story is about overcoming self-doubt. We all have defining moments in our life, moments that make us who we are. It's what we do in these moments that define our character.
"Runners to your marks."My body froze, as if I had just jumped into a tub of ice."Get set."I got in my blocks, struggling to concentrate and drive away the chilling thoughts that were running through my mind.

I took a deep breath to push them all away.The gun cracked. My legs took over and my fears were silenced.One year ago, the red surface of the track burned my bare feet. The sun was shining as bright as the hope in each runner's eye. There was no wind and the sky was cloudless. The stands were full, but I don't remember hearing the roar of the crowd. All of my senses were focused on running.

The race was the 4x200 relay, my favorite event. We were placed in lane four, the fast lane. So many emotions were coming over me especially nervousness and excitement. The gun went off and my heart skipped a beat.I had a fast start out of the blocks; I was already making up the stagger.I ate up even more of the track, creating a visible lead.All I had left to do was hand-off the baton. Four months of practicing hand-offs made me confident that this would be like any other.

As I pumped my arm to run, I felt the end of the baton hit my thigh and fall out of my hand. The sound of metal hitting the ground is a sound I still hate to hear. The baton hit the track hard and rolled away from me taking with it all my joy. I was motionless, there was nothing I could do but watch the other runners pass me, stealing my race.I hung my head as I walked by my teammates. I had let them down. I felt lightheaded and dizzy, the heat all of a sudden became intense and the oncehappy sun was now mocking me.

I felt ashamed and embarrassed. I felt as if everyone who looked at me was saying, "That's the girl who dropped the baton." I could have left the track that day and never ran again and I wouldn't have cared.Now here I was.Could I overcome the anxiety of last year's accident? I was physically and mentally prepared for this race. The sound of metal hitting the track kept playing in my mind."On your mark.""Get set.""Crack"I drove out of my blocks as if someone had lit fire under my shoes, I felt strong.

I made it through my two hundred and sighed with relief after the hand-off. There was nothing more I could do but watch and cheer for my teammates.An hour later as my team and I were standing on the winners' podium, I knew I had overcome my fear. I had conquered one of the hardest things a person can, myself. --- Copyright © 2007 April Stottlemyre Running has been a part of me all my life. Perseverance, determination and conquering your fears are all things I learned on the track and are lessons that I can apply to my real life.

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3 REASONS WHY 3 WAY CALLING TO YOUR UPLINE BREEDS FAILURE IN YOUR MLM

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3 Reasons Why 3-way Calling To Your Upline Breeds Failure In Your Mlm

By Wil Chirinos According to the direct Sales Association approximately seven hundred and fifty thousand new people join network marketing companies every single year - that's over two thousand people every day. They join in industries as diverse as telecom, nutrition, merchant services, and legalservices. And every year, there are thousands of new individuals going through the usual MLM pitfalls.

Nine out of ten people fail within their first 90 days of business. They might as well make a large donation to these MLM companies - open up their entire bank account to them. They're failing not for a lack of efforts, commitment, or consistency - they're hard working people. So what's the problem? These new comers are failing because they are not being provided adequate MLM support and training on how to market a product or service in this industry. Let's take a look at one of the most common techniques taught for mlm prospecting: the 3-way call.

There are three major flaws with this:

First, when you attempt to call your upline leader to close the prospect foryou, there is always the possibility that he might not available when you need him or even if you could find him, he might not do a better job than you could. So you're counting on a system for mlm prospecting that is not that reliable in the first place.

Second, you invite more mlm pitfalls because you grow more dependant on your upline because 3-way calling doesn't teach you how to become a fully functional marketer yourself.

Third, you miss on the opportunity to set yourself up as the expert. Every time you bring your prospect to a 3-way call, you destroy your credibility, your image as the person to seek out and transfer that perception to your upline mentor.
Thanks to 3-way calling and the edification that takes place, your upline leader's visibility expands at your own expense and effort.

When you're taught to recruit by leading with the opportunity in this business, that automatically position your upline leader as the expert and you as the gopher who bring more prospects to hear him talk about how much money he is making. 3-way calling among other techniques in network marketing was not designed for you in mind, but rather for the upline who capitalizes on your time, your efforts, and energy.

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RECRUITING MADE EASY
When you do this business right, you dont? have to ask people to join your business? They ask you!
When you do this business right, you don?t haveto hold home meetings!
When you do this business right, you dont? have to post flyers!
When you do this business right, you don?t have to make a list of 100 people you know and pitch your business to your friends and family!
When you do this business right, your leads PAY YOU MONEY to prospect them!

http://topachiever.recruitwithwords.com/

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE

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What You Need to Know About People
By John C Maxwell = http://www.yoursuccessstore.com/default.asp?kbid=8048

Successful leadership is about 90% people knowledge and 10% product knowledge. Henry Ford once said, "You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I'll build the business right back again."

You can have strong people skills and not be a good leader, but you cannot be a good leader without people skills. In my thirty plus years of leadership, I've discovered that many people in leadership positions fail to ever gain a proper understanding of the people they lead. As a result, neither they nor their people ever reach their potential.

But successful leaders are able to discern the needs of their people instinctively, then take action to meet them. The following is a list of the most common needs of people and how to meet them effectively. Though every item may not be true of the people you lead, take the time to determine what items do describe them. Then commit to take the proper action to put you and your people on the road to success.

PEOPLE LIKE TO FEEL SPECIAL... COMPLIMENT THEM.
The highest compliment a person can receive is one given by his or her leader. Mark Twain said, "One compliment can keep me going for a whole month." Take the time to notice your people's work and don't hesitate to tell them when they've done a good job. Make a habit of being generous and sincere with your compliments.

PEOPLE LOOK FOR A BETTER TOMORROW... GIVE THEM HOPE. Jean Kerr said, "Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have isn't permanent." In other words, when your people are having trouble seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, remind them of the purpose of their work and help them envision what their work will accomplish. With hope your people will work harder and longer to see a task through to completion.

PEOPLE NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD... LISTEN TO THEM.
Every leader would be wise to heed the Cherokee saying: "Listen to the whispers and you won't have to hear the screams." Don't judge what your people want to tell you before they've told you. Take time to understand their point of view and listen to their suggestions. It's the best way to ensure that they've been listening to you and it opens the door to innovative ideas for improvement.

PEOPLE LACK DIRECTION... NAVIGATE FOR THEM.
Don Herald said, "Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it." Part of your job as a leader is to help your people figure out what they're most passionate about, then help them pursue it. Sometimes that may involve a position change within your organization or even allowing a person to pursue another opportunity. But when you understand that effectiveness comes as a result of surrounding yourself with people who love what they do, it's not difficult to let a person go who doesn't enjoy their work. Spend your best time developing and giving direction to those who are passionate about the work your organization is accomplishing.

Tom Peters said, "Techniques don't produce quality products or pick up the garbage on time; people do, people who care, people who are treated as creatively contributing adults." Before you ask anything of your people, make sure you've taken the time to understand and meet their needs. In doing so, you will give yourself a decided edge in maintaining their continued support.

JOHN C MAXWELL = http://www.yoursuccessstore.com/default.asp?kbid=8048
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THE 5 THINGS IN YOUR HOME THAT CAN KILL YOUR HOME BUSINESS

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The 5 Things in Your Home That Can Kill Your Home Business

The fact that you have decided to build a home business is awsome! And I congatulate you on a great choice. But... let me ask you aquestion... If you have spiders or bugs in your home... do you get rid of them? Of course you do... and we all know anyone else would as well.

There are 5 things in your home that can KILL your MLM or Home Biz if you are not careful, and many times that happens, unknowingly. A home biz is a great way to build a future, but if you build a home, you surely don't want to let termites eat the wood and destroy it, would you? of course not! You would get an exterminator for it amd make sure the house isn't destoyed... Isn't your future more valuable than a home? So let's take a look at what will KILL your home biz, and what to do about it...

1) "Life's Distractions"... Life can be so distracting...with all that happens in a day..but most of the distractions are ones we can control...but usually don't...
I call them "Time Termites"... They are what happen on a daily basis that eat away at our time and keeps us so busy with 'Life" that our business suffers...if you are part time and working a home business, this is even more important!

Because time is money and if you are too distracted to work your business, then the "Time termites" show up and eat away at your b usiness...and your self uimage... You know you should be working...but yet you have things that you need to do...that somehow take you away from your biz..like phone calls from friends, kids, home duties, etc...

You need to put a weekly SCHEDULE of when you are working, and let people know that you are not available for them (unless emergencies) and you will call them back, or get back to them... If you don't, then the "Time termites" will eat away at your business, and you will only have yourself to blame....

2) "Being BUSY...but not building".... Is your Network Marketing business a priority in your life? Is it something that you work DAILY? I can tell when i coach someone that if they are working their busienss on a daily, and consistent basis,but not much is happening, then their business is in motion...but not movement... If there is a lack of effectiveness in your home biz, then you have been invaded by what i call "Busy Bugs"... You are BUSY,.....doing all the wrong things that will not build your business...because it is not a priority nor a passion...

You may "pretend" to be working...but you are not really...you are simply acting out the motions, and fooling yourself into thinking you are building a business... If you are not talking to new people everyday and following up everyday, you are BUSY...but not building..and that produces not much of a paycheck.. Buildingrequires MLM activities that communicate, market, and recruit...if you are doing everything else, then you are letting "Busy Bugs" eat away at your business, and soon your foundation of what you are building...will be weak...

3) "Doubts that this REALLY will work..." Do you REALLY believe that you will succeed in your home biz? REALLY? That alone will determine a lot of what happens in your home business... I call them "Doubt Daubers".... They are the "Wasps of Weakness' that can cripple your home business, and invade your mind and sting your thinking with the Venom of

Victim...not victory... You must think in your home business that it WILL work...because many spouses are negative because they sense you are not 100% sold on what you are doing, and if you are not... Why are you doing it? "Doubt Daubers" can actually build nests in your homebusiness...with the Mud of Mediocrity...in your mind...;and it will truly "Muddy Up" your business.. Is that what you want for it? NOT!

Take control of your home business and get the pest control Police out...to kill the 'Doubt Daubers'...and the best way is to read, listen to, learn all you can about what you want to happen...Success... if you study success, then your home will have less of a chance to be invaded by the pesty 'Doubt Daubers"!

4)"Not being organized..." Are you READY to do business? Are you organized? if not...why not? If you are not organized, then your business will be invaded by what I call "Clutter Leeches"... Theyare the leeches that attack your
mind...because you have so much spread around, and you are not organized, it becomes an 'Emotional Anchor' on your heart...and business...

Clutter can destroy your business from just not feeling good about your work environment... Clutter can visually tell you that you are a failure...and a farce... Clutter can be a reminder that you are "pretending" to be in a business, but not working it like a Network Marketing business... If you worked in a company and your work space was a disgrace... You would be asked to clean it up and get organized.. Well? Don't let the leeches suck your energy... get a book on getting organized...and read it...and DO IT!

5) "Not taking your business SERIOUSLY..." THIS is a BIGGIE! How serious are YOU about your home business? GOOD QUESTION! If you are not serious about your busines...ifyou are "Playing with it"....then you are being invaded by "Player's Plague"... And that is a result of being bitten by "Acting Ants..." They are the Ants that help you ACT out building a business....but all you are doing is PLAYING and Acting like a serious business builder... But you are not really...

If you are SERIOUS...you will do on a daily basis what will help build you business...and that is talking to new people, finding new customers, and finding new partners that may help you build your business... How serious are you? Don't let these "5 Killers' kill your work at home business...be careful of the "Pests of Poor Business habits" that can invade your home business..and they are lurking in your home and you may not even be aware of it! Call the Pest Control!!! Call ORKIN!
Oh....in case you have not noticed...

(The word ORKIN is found right in the middle of the word WORKING) And that is called a CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!
Blessings....
doug firebaugh / PassionFire Intl
(c) 2005 / all rights reserved http://www.passionfire.com

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PYRAMID, PONZI AND INVESTMENT SCHEMES ......

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PYRAMID, PONZI & INVESTMENT SCHEMES
Is One Hiding Behind Your MLM Program?
Leonard W. Clements = http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132

Pyramid, Ponzi and investment schemes disguised as legitimate MLM programs continue to flood the U.S. market. But unlike their predecessors, they're hiding their true nature better than ever. Many quasi-pyramids and money games today are taking great advantage of the ignorance of most people as to what constitutes an illegal pyramid. Please understand, I do not use the term "ignorance" derogatorily.

The term comes from the word "ignore" and many of us are simply ignoring a few basic, simple facts that make up a composite of a typical pyramid or other such scheme. Also, understand that I am not anattorney, an attorney general, or a postal inspector. But I know what questions they ask - and so should you! Also, as I describe the legal definitions of these various kinds ofschemes I'm going to use plain English. For example, where the proper legal language might refer to the payment of "consideration," that being anything from gold dust to chickens, I'm going to assume that it's safe to just say money.

If you want all the verbose legalese, call a lawyer.
Let's start with the ol' classic - the Pyramid Scheme.
By definition, a Pyramid Scheme is one where there is some kind of direct financial reward for the act of recruiting another person into the scheme. A blatant pyramid scheme would involve no product at all. You simply pay a chunk of cash to play, and hope you recruit enough others to cash out, usuallyfor several times what you originally invested.

The roots of most pyramid/MLM law is founded on the Amway vs. FTCdecision in 1979. Perhaps the single most defining characteristic of a legal network marketing company vs. an illegal pyramid scheme came from these hearings. Essentially, the question was asked... "Can the last person in still make money?"

Obviously, the last person in a pyramid scheme will never make a dime. But if you were the very last person to ever sign up as a distributor for Amway, or any number of other legal MLM operations, could you still make money? Of course. By buying the product at wholesale and selling it at retail. The last person in, with no recruiting, can still make money.
If you were the last person to sign up in your MLM program, could you reasonable expect to be able to mark up the product or service and resell it to an end user?

That is, someone who only wants the product or service? Are you, and your downline distributors buying the products because you genuinely want them, or are most of the distributors making token purchases simply to satisfy a quota in the compensation plan? Having real products of value to an end user is a key element of a legal MLM enterprise.
Having said that, one of the most common, and least accurate questions you can ask in determining if something's a pyramid scheme is simply asking, "Is there a product."

Almost every pyramid out there today has thrown in some kind of token product knowing you'll ask that question. Some extremists will go so far as to tell us that the "service" they provide in exchange for your fee is their administration of the intake and outgo ofcash. Some will claim you are paying to have your name added to a mailing list. Of course, the typical chain letter leads you to believe you are paying for a report of some kind. However,there are literally dozens of schemes out there that are not nearly as obvious. Some offer what appears to be an abundance of bona fide, tangible products. But again, the focus should be on value and motive.

One of the best examples I can recall was a program called The Ultimate Money Machine. For $350.00 you were to receive such items as luggage, a 35mm camera, and a seminar on cassette tape valued at, of course, hundreds of dollars. Well, the camera was a cheap, plastic job that probably had a value of less than $10.00, and the luggage you unrolled from a tube. Total cost to the company for all of these products was probably less than twenty bucks!

A program called Euro-Round required a $100.00 payment in exchange for nothing. Later, to "make the program legal," they added alittle book. Schemes like Investor's International, Common Wealth, Global Prosperity, Delphin, and it's various other incarnations, would have you buy some literature and a few cassette tapes, with a material cost of around ten to twenty bucks, for usually about $1,250. There rationalization is that "Information is priceless!" Okay. Let's (reluctantly) give them that. But such schemes usually withhold a larger and larger portion of your income to qualify you in subsequent stages, or cycles, and these funds are allegedly for the purchase of, usually, a live seminar on some Caribbean island.

At the top stage you might end up paying as much as $100,000 for a seven day seminar in Belieze. It better be catered! A few companies today still offer product vouchers or certificates that can be spent on items out of a catalog or from variouslocal merchants. They are actually only offering the funds to purchase these products. There is usually a commission paid once the certificate is purchased, even if it is never redeemed. The result? Nothing but paper, most of it cash, being exchanged. There is a great deal of recent legal precedent in this area.

The upline should never be paid out of any kind of down payment, layaway, voucher purchase, or any other similar transaction that does not involve an immediate acquisition of a product or service of value. In other words, no one should get paid until an actual product gets shipped.

As to "motive," again, are you and others buying the product because you want that product or can sell thatproduct, or are you buying it because you have to to make money? For example, if a company pays commissions on sales aids or distributor training, which several are doing as of thiswriting, this creates a legal vulnerability. Obviously, you can't mark up a product brochure, distributor manual, or distributor training course, and resell it to someone who's not a distributor.

Obviously, you would never have purchased any of these items if you weren't a distributor yourself. These are sources of income that can only be derived from recruiting because recruits are the only ones that would ever purchase them.
So don't just ask if there is a product involved. Question whether the product is even close to being worth the overall price paid. You don't have to be an economics genius to know the answer. Just ask yourself this question: "Would anyone realistically ever purchase this product or servicewithout participating in the income opportunity?"

Thousands of people purchase products from such companies as Nu Skin, Watkins, Herbalife and Amway every day without becoming distributors. They just want the product. This is true for most of the MLM companies out there. But certainly not all. So, now how exciting is that big ad you just saw that boasted "NO SELLING!" Consider it a big red flag.

Now let's discuss Ponzi Schemes. First of all, no, a Ponzi is not the same thing as a Pyramid, although Ponzis are often referred to as a pyramid. In a pyramid scheme, you pay in X, the pyramid promoters keep, let's say, 20% of X and use the other 80% to pay all those who "cash out." Not unlike legitimate MLM operations, a distributor can earn far in excess of what theypersonally paid in, but the MLM company itself never pays out much more than 40-50% of every wholesale dollar that comes in.

In a Ponzi scheme, you pay X to the promoter who promises that you will receive a certain specific return, say 2X (twice your investment) back in a few days. The promoter accomplishes this by finding another sucker who'll buy into the same promise, and he then uses the second suckers investment to pay off the first's.

As an example, let's use Carlo Ponzi himself. Back in the early 1920's, Ponzi offered a $1,500 return on a $1,000 investment. When sucker A paid him $1,000, he then got sucker B to believe the same pitch and invest another $1,000, then took $500 from B's money to add to A's original investment, and paid A back his $1,500! Of course, a modest "service charge" was retained by Ponzi. With only $500of B's investment still in hand, Ponzi now needed to find sucker C so he'd have another $1,000 to add to the $500 he already had, and then pay sucker B his promised $1,500.Now, he had to find yet two more suckers to have the funds to pay off sucker C. And so on, and so on.

Ponzi accumulated millions. He died a penniless ex-con.
Ask yourself this question about the program you are evaluating: "If all recruiting stopped today, would this company still be able to pay monthly commissions in the months ahead?" Although there may be no pyramidal hierarchy involved, a Ponzi Scheme does involve the need for a never ending flow of new participants making the initial investment. This also falls, once again, on the value of the products. If not one new person is ever again enrolled as a distributor, could sales volume realistically continueto move through the organization?

But there's more to consider. Let's say a company has great productsthat people love and would continue to purchase even if they didn't make money. However, for every wholesale dollar they pay to the company, the company pays $1.05 back to the distributor force in commissions and bonuses. In other words, their compensation plan has a 105% pay out! Technically, if they really did pay out more than 100%, this would be a Ponzi Scheme. The company must sell one more product to be able to cover the compensation for the previous sale (otherwise, they'd be 5¢ short). And there are a number of MLM deals today that claim to have such exorbitant pay outs. In reality they most likely do not.

Probably not even close. For example, one MLM program claims a 112% pay out, but the percentage is based on the point value of each product (called BV, or Bonus Value), not on theactually dollar amount - and the BVs average about 68% of wholesale dollars. Another company promotes a 109% pay out, but usually forgets to mention their 75% BV ratio, and thefact that the 60% they pay on the first two levels (15% and 45% respectively) is only on the first $300 purchased by each distributor during the month. The pay 5% on all the volume over that.

Yet another company claims a pay out that actually exceeds 200%! The catch is, they pay a higher percentage on those you personally sponsor, and the pay out they display in their ads is based on the wholly absurd scenario that every single person in your downline is personally sponsored.

So, just because someone says they pay out more that they take in (over 100%), doesn't necessarily mean they are running a Ponzi Scheme. There's very likely a catch. Still, considering state and Federal regulator's penchant for taking on a guilty 'tillproven innocent attitude (they attack first and ask questions later), I'm curious as to why these companies would want to even create the illusion that they are paying outmore than 100%. Why would they even want to pretend they are a Ponzi Scheme?

Lastly, let's discuss "Investment" Schemes. The three regulatory agencies we need to be concerned with the most, from an MLM opportunity stand point, are the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the often underconsidered Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). From a personal, independent contractor stand point, you have the IRS to worry about as well. But that's another article. You'll likely never have to contend with either the FBI or FCC - unless, of course, that "sense of well being" you get from your herbal product is derivedfrom a South American poppy, or you enroll Howard Stern as a distributor.
Getting back to theSEC...

"Securities" are basically things you invest money in, like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and so on. You have to register the securities you sell with the SEC and you have to have a license to sell them. Skip either step and you might be going away for a little while.

In 1946 (as part of the SEC vs. W.J. Howey Co. decision) the Supreme Court defined an investment contract as one where "...the scheme involves an investment in a common enterprise with profits to come solely from the efforts of others." (The word "scheme" is used here, and throughout this paragraph, in a basic, non-derogatory sense). So, there's three things to consider: First, is theremoney being paid into the scheme (an investment)? Second, are there a lot of other people paying money into the same scheme (a common enterprise)? Note that, so far,every MLM operation appears to meet the first two criteria.

But the third test is where we depart, or should depart, from a security - is the money you make from the scheme derived "solely from the efforts of others?" Well, I don't know about you, but I work my tail off about 50 hours a week building and managing my downline! Sure, your time investment ideally forms a bell shaped curve (part time, then full time, then eventually back to part time), but there should always be a mandatory effort on your part to build, manage and support your organization.

This, of course, does not bode well for schemes (I'm using the negative connotation now) where you pay a "downline building service" to build your downline for you. It appearsto be undebatable that all three aspects of the "Howey test" apply to such a deal. You pay money to the same promoter that many others are, and they openly promise todo all the work for you and you simply sit back and cash the checks. No, there has not been a lot of legal action against such schemes because, well, they have a 100% failure rate all on there own!

In closing, I want to make it clear that this article is not necessarily based on the author's opinion of the way it should be. Much of this discussion is based on years of precedent, not just my laymen's interpretation of the law. It's simply the way it is. For the record, I am a Libertarian. Personally, I believe we, as adults, should be allowed to do what ever we want with our own money as long as there is full disclosure and we are made aware of all the risks involved. We're spending the half our government lets us keep. It's ourmoney! In fact, I'll go so far as to say I personally feel pyramid schemes should be legal.

Not providing full disclosure about the risks and lying about thepotential benefits should be against the law - and, in fact, already are! If all this information is provided, then we should have the right to be stupid with our own money. Having said that, rules are rules. And until someone changes them, we've got to play by them. My soap box is cracking. I'll step down now.

Leonard Clements - http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132
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UNTIL YOU KNOW WHY, THE HOW DOES NOT MATTER

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Until you know WHY, the HOW does not matter
Your job as a leader, is to know WHY your people want to succeed in their business
by Dale Calvert Dale =
http://mlmtoday.biz/?e=graham.odenyo@gmail.com

After 25 years in this industry I have come to one undisputable fact, and that is…The people that make it have STRONG REASONS for making it.I have seen people come into our industry with all the tools, they communicate well, they have credibility with people, they act professional, but they don't accomplish anything significant within the industry.
I have seen others that you would bet would never make it who go on to develop massive organizations and wealth. The difference?

All of the ones that make it have a strong burning desire to change their circumstances in life. The ones that don't make it are usually simply too comfortable. Finish this quote for me; You can have anything in life if you help enough other people __________ ____________ ___________ _________!Zig Ziglar
If you have been around the network marketing industry anytime at all, you knew the last 4 words were "get what they want ". This is probably the most quoted quote within the network marketing industry; you could say it has become the industries battle cry.

Now let me ask you a couple of more questions. Mentally think of the Top 3 potential leaders within your personal organization. Do you have them in your mind? Ok, now I want you to tell me the Top 3 reasons each one of those people are doing the business? When I ask this question in live seminars, the majority of the people in the audience look at me with this blank, spaced out stare, like a deer starring into headlights.
Do you see the challenge?

How can we help others get what they want, when we don't know what it is? Reread this sentence because if you get this, it will make a drastic positive difference in the development of your downline team. People don't care how much we know, until they know how much we care. As network marketing leaders you have to care enough about your people to go the extra mile. You also must be willing to tell them what they NEED to hear, not just what they WANT to hear.

Leaders who immediately try to teach their new team members "How" to do the business before they help them establish their "Why's" simply don't get it. The VERY FIRST assignment you should give to new people is to have them spend a few hours and get in touch with, and write down exactly why they want to build a team.

We developed a couple of simple forms 15 years ago to help new people do just that. We call them a 20 Reasons sheet and a Top 3 reason sheet. The first assignment for new people that join our team was to complete these two sheets. Now, as a leader, I know exactly why people on my team are building their business and I can go to work to help them make those reasons reality. You heard me right, GO TO WORK TO HELP THEM!

When I first started in the network marketing industry my thumb sucking friends and negative family members seemed to constantly ask me the same question. In as sarcastic a voice as they could come up with, they would ask, "How many people do you have working for you now?" They of course wanted to know how many downline members I had.
Regardless, my answer was always the same. I would tell them,You don't understand, they aren't working for me, I am working for them!

You see at age 20 when I joined the MLM Industry and heard Zig Ziglar for the first time, I bought it. I bought the entire philosophy, hook line and sinker. You really can have anything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want. I am a living example of that concept becoming a reality. When we developed our organization to 60,000 distributors we helped thousands of families across the United States and Canada live better lives. Not just financially but socially, mentally, spiritually, plus experience better health from our products.

Over 100 people on my team made over $100,000 a year, thousands made strong 5 figure incomes and a couple of my downline members even became millionaires. Knowing SPECIFICALLY what the members on your team want is the starting point to great success. You must know exactly WHY they are building a business. UNTIL YOU KNOW WHY, THE HOW DOESN'T MATTER!

http://mlmtoday.biz/?e=graham.odenyo@gmail.com

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DISCOVER HOW TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH MAGNETIC SPONSORING

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Mike Dillard - http://topachiever.com.abombcall.com/

The following ad was a very successful pay-per-click ad on Google in 2004 for a $500 training seminar. "(Company name) Reps. Come see how I got 79 sign ups in 90 days without 'calling' anyone." Here is what that ad really says:
"I am an expert. I got 79 sign ups in 90 days. I can help you. This is EASY and FAST. I did it without calling anyone. You do not know how to do this.

I can show you how and make your life easier. Let me ease your pain and help you sponsor more reps."But here is the real kicker: these guys are charging $500-$1,000 to get access to this information, and people are just throwing money at them left and right. The only problem with their system is that it is NOT automated. It is a sales job, and takes too much time away from building their primary program.You are probably struggling to get your prospects to hand over $100-$300 to get started in your business, yet these guys are making a fortune promoting a "how to" course that will show people how to build the floundering business you sold them in the first place!Why?

Because you are only providing a part of the solution the prospect is looking for when you are promoting your business with your current sales tools. You are leaving out the blue prints/system, so they are going somewhere else to buy that, and as you can see, people are willing to pay big bucks for it, VERY MAGNETIC!Now we will look at the typical ad you see put out there by people who do not understand the psychology behind marketing yet.

This is a real ad I pulled from Google: Breaking News (Company), Fastest Growing Team In (Company), Questions? Feel free to call me. www.(xxxxxxxx).comWhat the ad really says: "Another company is launching. We have the best team. Call me." What the average network marketer who reads that ad will think: "Another company is launching. Big deal I have already joined three start-ups in the past, and I am still broke.

"Fastest growing team?" That is what we had last time. My team did not grow fast.Call you with questions? Why so you can pitch me on your "big deal company." No, thanks, I already have one." Did it appeal in any way to the triggers people respond to? Nope! You have to think very carefully about the ads you write because you will get EXACTLY what you ask for!Do you want to attract the bottom feeders looking for "quick and easy," or do you want to attract leaders who know there will be an investment of time, money, and effort involved.

These next few ads promote weakness and attract LAZY people. You will get a high response rate, but you are deceiving yourself."5x9 Matrix With Massive Spillover! Join Today for Only $20! We Do All the Selling For You!""New Company Launch! We Build One Leg for You! Grab Your Position Now!"This next ad is SOOOOO BAD that I truly hope this person stumbles across my book. Use the "so what" rule and see what it reveals.

"MLM Business Opportunity, New Business with Great Products Dare to venture on a New Frontier."And then there was: "Want a Marketing Miracle? Plug into Turnkey Global Marketing For Instant & Long-Lasting Success!Instant and long-lasting? Right. This is the kind of junk you DO NOT want to advertise IF you want to attract real long-term leaders.The next ad is a GOOD AD and variations of it have been used for two-three years now.

The headline sorts people and grabs the type you want to hear from. Line two states a massive benefit/solves a problem. The offer of the ad is a generic report. Lots of value. Provides the SOLUTION to a painful problem: Not enough reps."Attn: Hardworking Network Marketers.

Add 20-30 People Per Week. 5 MLM Secrets Free Report."People know if they are hardworkers or not, so only the people that know you have to work hard to be succcesful will contact you. The numbers in the ad are also very realistic and achievable. On top of that, the person realizes they will probably learn something beneficial from the free secrets and therefore they will be willing to contact you or go to your website.

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It is my hope that, if you are not satisfied with your advertising results, you learned something very valuable about how to magnetically attract people to you through your advertising.
From waiting tables to millionaire at 29, Mike Dillard, is a professional marketer who has taught over 100,000 entrepreneurs from around the world how to tap into the power of his attraction marketing attraction techniques. Sign up for his free on-line boot camp at:

http://topachiever.com.abombcall.com/

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HOW TO OVERCOME THE " NO TIME AND NO MONEY OBJECTIONS"

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An unnamed person sent this great question to me from my

TIM SALES - website.
http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

A problem I face is: "How would you handle an objection based on not having enough money or time? These are the two I seem to get over and over. Thank you."

You are not the first to hear these objections! Absolutely everyone who has ever done MLM has had to answer these objections from many prospects! These objections are what I call "common objections." Meaning you'll get them frequently. The reason they are common is because they are an "escape" for the prospect.

"Escape" from what?
Getting what they want. I know that seems odd - but it's the truth.
Let me explain this better.
By the way, this is fully explained with examples in my website

http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click .

I highly recommend you study the section on handling objections. You are at such a disadvantage if you don't fully know this information.

Envision this…your prospect has something they want or need - more time, more money, a boat, a plane, new golf clubs, etc. Why is it a "want" or a "need" to them? Because they don't have it yet. Why don't they have it? Because they can't get it on their own - obviously so, otherwise they'd have it! They need someone to help them get it.

This is where it gets very interesting…read closely!
The "escape" they've used before (to themselves and others) is "I don't have ______." The blank is filled in with some "phrase" that has always given them an escape because truthfully they don't believe they can GET WHAT THEY WANT.

Since this seems a little weird, let me give you an example (unrelated to MLM). I was helping a company write a post card ad for their personal fitness training business. They were trying to get new clients. I asked several questions and finally came up with this ad:

"Sure you can get in shape on your own…but why haven't you? Admit you need help! Whether its knowledge or discipline, something is obviously missing otherwise you'd have the body you want. Let me help you."

You see, a person who "wants" to get in shape "pretends they don't need help." But they OBVIOUSLY DO! A person "getting" in shape is at the gym!

Now let me bring it back to MLM. A prospect says (in her mind as well as to you) that she wants a brand new car.

Truthfully she doesn't really believe she can get it and she has proof she can't get it - because THERE'S NO NEW CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY!

This lack of belief is what causes prospects to state something like, "I don't have time."

When I was brand new in my M.L.M business, I brought a prospect to an opportunity meeting where the speaker was making $40,000 per month. After the meeting I asked Jim if he was ready to get started and he said, "I don't have the time." That was the strangest thing I'd ever heard. Why was it that he HAD time to make $1500 a month, but he DIDN'T HAVE the time to make $40,000 a month?

That mystery is what caused me to realize that "no time" or "no money" are not the real objections. Because if a person really believed they could make $40,000 a month they would ATTACK THE BUSINESS.

I was recently at a live event and someone came up to talk to me after I spoke and was telling me why they couldn't make the business work. All her problems had to do with not being able to properly talk with her prospects. I gave her some verbal solutions and she replied, "Wow that makes a lot of sense." I then told her about Professional Inviter, which teaches network marketers exactly how to effectively talk with prospects. Guess what she said to me? "I don't have the money."

Now…does she really believe she can learn to do the business? No! For the cost of a shirt or two in her closet she could solve the reason she's failing in M.L.M. Instead she would rather use her escape.

See how it works?

So, the way you REALLY handle the objection is follow the objection handling remedy in Professional Inviter:1. Listen completely through the question/objection.

2. Confirm understanding.

3. Make the question or objection valid to the prospect.

4. Handle or facilitate handling Questions and/or Objections.

5. Complete the handling and return to the previous step of
the Inviting formula
The absolute key is step

4. You do everything you can to FACILITATE handling the objection; instead of handling it for them. The prospect is one who decided on their escape - only they can remove it.
If you want to hear exactly how this is done, listen to the live call I did with the lady named Tish

(TIM SALES - http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click ).

She has the objection of Time and I handle the objection - then facilitate her getting over the objections by asking her key questions. Thank you for sending me your question; I consider it quite a compliment!

Tim Sales = http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

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GROW YOUR DOWNLINE - EVEN WHEN YOUR UPLINE WON'T HELP

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Grow Your Downline - Even When Your Upline Won't Help
By Lisa Young -

14% of the US population has, at one time or another, participated in some form of Direct Sales/MLM company. If you're new to the program, and if your upline is not readily available to you, you may be struggling with figuring out the best way to build your team in the first place. Here are a few suggestions to help you move forward:

1. Take advantage of your company. Your company may have a fast start program that will allow you to build your starter kit at little or no cost during your first few months in the business. If you are focused and goal oriented, take advantage of these opportunities to let your company pay for your products when at all possible. Keep in mind that programs like these are designed to challenge you, and may be a bit difficult to achieve. If so, don't panic. Do what you can. Remember, you got into this business because it's YOUR business. You have to set your goals based on what you CAN do, not what your company wants you to do.

2. Set a realistic goal in your mind for achieving your first level of leadership. It is not uncommon, based on average company statistics to achieve the first level of leadership in most direct sales companies in 6 months or less. This is not a hard and fast rule, however. A typical first level promotion involves approximately 6-10 recruits, which means you'd have to recruit an average of 1-2 people per month - and they would have to stay active.

Realistically assess what you are capable of doing from a recruiting and training standpoint BEFORE you set your goal to promote in 2 months' time. In most cases, it's better to take your time and build your team at a steady rate rather than recruit everyone you need in one month, only to lose them 3 months later when they all go inactive. Rome was not built in a day, so give yourself enough time. The important thing is to stick to it. If you stay with it long enough, it will blossom for you.

3. Keep an eye on your recruits. Know what they are doing. Encourage them and keep in touch. Use contact sheets to know what's going on in their lives. The more they know that you care, the more they will care about you and your goals in general. Stay in touch with your personal recruits via letter or phone to make sure things are progressing and that they stay active and prospering. Your success as a leader depends on the success of your personal recruits. If they are having trouble, help them out; share your success methods.

4. Never stop looking. Always have your eyes open to possible new recruits. That is not to say that everyone is your prospect, but just because you're having a nice dinner with your significant other is no reason to ignore the waiter that could be your next leader! Your job is to make sure that you keep a vigorous, active team of personal recruits. If someone becomes inactive, or worse yet, never starts, don't fret. Some people just never will do anything. If that's the case, focus on your next personal recruit and never rest on your laurels. This is your earnings and your future. You owe it to yourself and your team to keep an open mind and an open eye out for your next candidate.

5. Keep learning and keep teaching. Most Direct Sales/MLM companies have methods available to help train you how to promote their products. If these are available, by all means use them, attend the seminars and the like. They are generally well worth the money and time. Remember to look beyond your company for training as well. Marketing and Sales training is very important if you want to run your business like a business. Don't expect to become "big business" successful if you continue to run your operation like a hobby. Get organized, stay organized (to the best of your ability) and learn how to be the best in your business. Then pass that knowledge on to your team.

6. Don't milk your team. Some companies create training materials to sell to your downline. Some trainers make more money off the training materials that their recruits buy than the sale of product or the recruiting residuals. There's something fishy about that to me (and in some instances, it is illegal). If you can't make a living without a downline to sell training materials to, you just might be in the wrong business.

7. Don't try to recruit the whole world! Most people try to "fight" the basic MLM fundamental truth: Only a few! The world is NOT your warm market, and everyone is NOT your prospect. The sooner you learn to understand concepts like target market and niche market, the sooner you will alleviate half of your recruiting phobias. It's not about harassing someone with a dream. Recruiting happens when you present people with the education they need to make what I call "an affirmative buying decision".

Most of the time, if they were receptive in the first place, they will make an affirmative buying decision in your favor. Learn to make your prospective recruit's priorities your own. When you see the world through their eyes and help them make the decision that's best for them (even if it means NOT joining your company), your credibility soars and your business will flourish.

These tips are not always the easiest ideas to implement, but they are truths that will serve you well. Apply them and watch your business grow to new heights - even if your upline isn't very helpful.
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Lisa Young researches marketing trends and tactics for the home party plan industry, particularly internet-based marketing strategies. Lisa has nearly 10 years in the Direct Sales field both as an independent consultant and trainer. Her FREE business boosting newsletter, "PartyOn!" is filled with tips, tricks and tactics for increasing booking and recruit leads. You can sign up or learn more at http://www.homepartysolution.com/

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" Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successfull."
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965
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GREAT QUOTES FROM GREAT LEADERS

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Great quotes from great Leaders
By Peggy Anderson = http://store.simpletruths.com/shared/affiliates/?Affiliate=409&Target=Home

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790

Success is not final,failure is not fatal:
It is courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
1871 - 1965

" The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave "
Thomas Jefferson
1743 - 1826

" Be courteous to all, but intimate with few,
and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence"
George Washington
1732 - 1799

" Love is the only force capable of trnsforming an enemy to a friend "
Martin Luther King
1929 - 1968

" If you dream it, youcan do it"
Walt Disney
1901 - 1966

" The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. "
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865

" The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence,
regardless of their chosen feild of endeavour. "
Vince Lombardi
1913 - 1970

" No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. "
Eleanor Rooosevelt
1884 - 1962

" A people that values its priviledges above its principles soon looses both ."
Dwight Eishenhower
1890 - 1969

" As we let our lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission
to do the same. "
Nelson Mandela
1918 -

" Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. "
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955

" Life without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain "
John F. Kennedy
1917 - 1963

" We must be the change we want to see in the world "
Mahatma Ghandi
1868 - 1948

" The best and most beautiful things in life cannot be seen, not touched , but are felt in the
heart. "
Hellen Keller
1880 - 1968

" Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
Henry Ford
1863 - 1947

" Recession is when a neigbour looses his job. Depression is when you loose yours."
Ronald Reagan
1911 - 2004

" The worst prison would be a closed heart ."
Pope John Paul The 2nd

" To reach a port, we must sail -
sail, not tie at anchor -
sail, not drift."
Franklin Roosevelt
1882 - 1945

" If a man does his best, what else is there ? "
George S. Patton
1885 - 1945

" There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down , the other one is
pulling up."
Booker T. Washington
1856 - 1915

" Do what you can, with what you have , where you are."
Theodore Roosevelt
1858 - 1919

" Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successfull."
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965

" It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."
Harry S. Truman
1884 - 1972

" In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
1910 - 1997
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AFFILIATE MARKETERS SHOULD YOU PROMOTE THAT PRODUCT?

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Affiliate Marketers: Should You Promote that Product?
By Rosalind Gardner =
http://www.superaffiliatehandbook.com/cbae/?a=36nO6wHN6

As a 'super affiliate', I set stiff criteria for how and when I choose to promote products, especially products available within the Internet and affiliate marketing niche. First, I rarely participate in the 'big' product launches anymore, as many of those products (and their producers) have gone the way of the dodo bird.Stephen Ducharme is only one example.

Do a search for his name today and in the top results are an article by Damon Zaharides titled "Stephen Ducharme Belly Flop" and a thread in Michael Green's How To Corp forum "Screw Stephen Ducharme Over". People were that mad at him for selling them a pack o' lies. Marketers who promoted his product had to do some seriousback-pedaling to regain their subscribers' trust.However, breaking a trust is like breaking a porcelain container.

You can glue it back together, but the cracks will always show and it may never again hold water.Do you want to lose subscribers or your reputation as an honest broker?I thought not.To protect your reputation, and more importantly, do right by your customers, here are my top 6 criteria for choosing products to promote.Reputable Merchant. If Yanik Silver or Anik Singal tells me that they have a new product available, I know my customers will be properly treated and respected.

These merchants have built their reputations based on quality products and excellent customer service, i.e. sound business principles.Likewise, there are merchants within your niche with whom you have worked that can be trusted without question.If you do not know a merchant, research their reputation online. Review and test their sites for attractiveness, usability and customer service responsiveness.

If you have any doubts regarding their reputation, do not promote the product. Relevant High-Quality Product. Regardless of whether or not you know a merchant, review the product for quality and relevance. Will it benefit your subscribers in their work? Does it fulfill the promise made in the sales letter? Do all the features work?If you are unable to review the product, tell your subscriber that is the case, and explain why you feel confident to recommend the product without review.

Remind them that the product comes with a guarantee if they are not satisfied.Reasonable Price. I hate the price gouging that goes on the Internet as much as anyone. If there is an existing product of similar quality available at a lower price, I do not recommend that you promote the new product. In fact, you may want to take the opportunity to do a comparative review ending with a recommendation for the lower-priced product.Low-Hype Sales Tactics. Sales letters for good products do not scream ridiculous promises.

Regardless of merchant reputation or product quality, I recommend that you not promote products that make use of excessive hype or if the product name implies that users will achieve extraordinary results.

There is a big difference between 'How I Made X (Reasonable Sum) in One Year" and "Make X Million in X Minutes".
Moreover, you do not want to make surfers more skeptical than they already are.Limit Choice to Prevent Confusion. There are a million "How to Build an Online Business" books, courses and tutorials available, yet I choose to promote only a few.Each of those that I promote is markedly different from the others in both price and content.

One might be available only online at a nice low price, while the other is a comprehensive physical product that includes manuals, DVD's and CD recordings.Do not promote a new product simply because it is new. Stick to the tried and true to build your reputation as a consistent and dependable marketer.High Commission.

Finally, yet importantly, you need to determine whether the commission rate is acceptable.Do not promote products for merchants who pay less than the going rate. For example, the standard commission rate for a conference seat is around 25%, while outstanding JV partners are offered between 33 and 50%. A merchant that pays 10% is just plain stingy. Do not reward greedy merchants. Work to become an outstanding JV partner for amerchant who respects your effort.

Use these strategies to guide your decisions every time you have the option to promote a new product. Your efforts will build and maintain your reputation as an 'honest broker' and frankly, nothing is more important to staying in business than your good reputation.Author, speaker and consultant Rosalind Gardner is recognized worldwide as an affiliate marketing expert. Find out how you too can become a Super Affiliate at Rosalind's free site, = http://www.superaffiliatehandbook.com/cbae/?a=36nO6wHN6

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THE POWER OF RESIDUAL INCOME

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The Power Of Residual Income
By Wayne A Tully

Residual income online is the best source of income you can earn and it's regular and reliable too, but how do you build this seemingly elusive type of income, well there are many ways to do this and some are easier than others and some can be incorporated into your marketing campaigns that you may have already set up in a blog or a website, adsense is a form of recurring revenue that you can build online through placing ad code from google adsense, but there are manyalternatives to adsense that you can place on your sites.

Another popular way of building residual income online is to build a membership site catered towards a niche market that you know a lot about and can relay high quality information in the form of ebooks and bonus reports and the members pay you a monthly fee each and every month for this informational content you will provide, and if you expand into sub niches related to your main niche you will gain high credibility in your subject area.

Membership sites can be quite lucrative if done right and especially if you find other Joint Venture partners in the same subject area and swap autoresponder addresses so that you have access to their subscriber lists and can therefore leverage each others lists and resources, this is what any company does, even offline in the real world, they join forces with the other companies sales force and market together so that they become stronger by business to business leverage.

Remember when you surpass your initial costs of running your membership site, webhost costs, autoresponder etc, you are deemed as successful, but don't always stop marketing your member site because if you stop then the new members stop and that's what you want more of to sustain your recurring profit.Other forms of recurring or residual income are actual websites you can join for free such as Daily Pay Day.com and SFI, these have residual pay within the business opportunities, and they have other forms of earning income added to the product and services list.

Always in online business some form of residual income should be sought to surround your business in a passive income net, so that reliable profit is gained from your business marketing activities, and then you can concentrate on your own products and online business knowing that you have some residual income to fall back on.

Wayne Tully an artist, writer and affiliate marketer who does many online business ventures and earns a reasonable income online as a result.
http://dailypayday-residualincome.blogspot.com/

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" As we let our lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. "
Nelson Mandela 1918 -
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APPRECIATING DIFFICULT PEOPLE

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Appreciating "Difficult" People
By Mike Robbins = http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/index.cfm?affID=lippon

Are there people in your life, on your team, and/or with whom you interact regularly that get on your nerves? Have you ever found yourself wanting to yell at the top of your lungs, "Knock it off, I can't stand you?" If so, you are not alone…welcome to being human! One of most challenging aspects of being human, living and working with others, creating personal success, and developing a championship team around us is dealing with the people we consider "difficult" (or other, less polite adjectives).

Have you ever stopped to think about what you appreciate about these difficult people? Most often, we don't. We spend a good amount of time thinking about, talking about, and gathering more "evidence" for why someone is a "jerk"
and/or what we don't like about him or her. However, these "difficult" people in our lives are actually great teachers and reminders for us. They often teach us important lessons about life and about ourselves.

They also remind us to be more patient and accepting, and they force us to live true to the principles many of us say are most important – kindness, love, acceptance, forgiveness, respect, and others.It is easy to appreciate people we like, the ones who agree with us and do things the way we do. The bigger challenge is being able to appreciate those who are different than we are, who disagree with us, and even those who get on our nerves or annoy us.

Think about it for minute, don't you often learn a great deal from some of those"difficult" people? Also, do you think your chances of success and fulfillment would be enhanced if you were able to more effectively deal with "difficult" people? For most of us, the answer both of thesequestions is YES!When we take the time to appreciate the "difficult" people around us, some amazing things happen.

First of all, we find that there are actually many things we do appreciate about them. (Remember, we always find what we look for).

Second, we allow ourselves to be open to the lessons these people have to teach us.

Third, we let go of the unnecessary stress and frustration that comes along with constantly being irritated by another person. When we are willing to look for good stuff, even in these "difficult" people, we tap into the amazing power of appreciation. Appreciation allows us to greatly increase our own personal success and fulfillment, and it dramatically improves the environment around us as well.

Think of the three most "difficult" people in your life. Write their names down on a piece of paper. Next to each name, write at least three things you appreciate about them. For some, it may take a while,for others it will be much easier.
You may find that once you start,there are lots of things you appreciate about them.

Next time you think about, talk about and/or interact with these people, see if you can put more of your attention on the things you appreciate about them (what you wrote on your list and more), and less attention on the things that you don't like.If you are up to it and you are ready to have a real
"breakthrough" inyour relationship with these "difficult" people, I CHALLENGE you to let each of them know what you appreciate about them.

Give them a call, write them a note, or talk to them face-to-face and acknowledge them. When you have the courage to genuinely communicate your appreciation, especially to these specific people, I promise you it will have powerful results – for them and for you. Have fun with this…and, if you want, let me know how it goes. I look forward to hearing the good news!

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" Life without learning is always in peril; learning without libertyis always in vain "
John F. Kennedy 1917 - 1963
QUOTED FROM GREAT QUOTES BY GREAT LEADERSBY PEGGY ANDERSON = http://store.simpletruths.com/shared/affiliates/?Affiliate=409&Target=Home
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APPRECIATE PEOPLE FOR NO REASON

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Appreciate People for No Reason
By Mike Robbins = http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/index.cfm?affID=lippon

We can either appreciate people in a re-active way (after they've done something we like or accomplished something important), or we can appreciate them in a pro-active way (for who they are, qualities they have, because we care about them and/or we want to empower them). Both of these types of appreciation are important, but pro-active appreciation is vital to the creation of extraordinary relationships and teams.

Sadly, many of us are either not very good at pro-active appreciation or we simply don't take the time to pro-actively acknowledge the people around us.Appreciating people for "no reason" is the ultimate form of pro-active appreciation. I first learned the importance and power of this from my wife, Michelle. When we first started dating, Michelle sat me down and gave me a long list of things she liked and didn't like. She was very straight forward about it, which I appreciated.

It was like a"cheat sheet" to making her happy and a road map for me to navigate in our relationship. I was grateful for this information. One small thing that Michelle mentioned to me in that conversation stuck out. She said, "I really like flowers. But, I especially like flowers for no reason.""What do you mean no reason?" I asked. To me there were only three reasons to buy flowers for a woman,

1) her birthday,

2) Valentine'sDay, and

3) if I did something stupid and needed to apologize.

These were the only reasons I had ever bought flowers for a woman in my life.Michelle said, "Buying me flowers for no specific reason at all, just because you are thinking about me, just because you love me, will make me very happy."A week or so later I saw a flower stand and decided to try this out. Not really sure what her reaction would be, I bought Michelle some flowers, "for no reason," and brought them to her apartment.

I gave her the flowers and she loved it. I mean, she really loved it. She got so excited—her face lit up, she smiled and actually started jumping up and down. It was wonderful to see her so happy. Because she expressed her appreciation so visibly and so immediately, I found myself searching for flowers wherever I went so that I could bring them to her and make her happy.

I began buying her flowers, "for no reason," all the time. She appreciated the flowers and me so much, and as a result she got more of what she wanted. To this day, I getflowers for Michelle (for no reason) on a regular basis. She"trained" me with her positive reaction and it ended up being a true win-win in our relationship. We don't need to wait for the "right time" or the "appropriate moment"to tell someone we love them, what they mean to us, or how much weappreciate them.

Sadly, it sometimes takes life smacking us with a "two-by-four" to the head (aka a death, accident, tragedy, etc.) for us to really stop and take inventory of what and who is truly important to us. However, if we look around and pay attention to the people in our lives, we can appreciate each and every one of them for no reason at all, just because we care about them and they are important to us.Make a list of 5 or more people in your life.

Over the next few days , pick up the phone, send them an email, and/or talk to each them in person. Let them know what you appreciate about them and do it "for no reason." Have fun and watch how excited they get!
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" In this life we cannot always do great things.But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa 1910 - 1997
QUOTED FROM GREAT QUOTES BY GREAT LEADERS
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ABOUT DENNIS RODMAN , MICHEAL JACKSON AND YOU

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ABOUT DENNIS RODMAN , MICHEAL JACKSON AND YOU
BY Deagan Smith = http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=707351

I will tell you bluntly . . . If you focus and act on the little known principle you're about to uncover it can not only turn you into the type of person prospects chase after and join, but can and will literally be the foundation of you creating a personal fortune.At first glance you may think you have nothing in common with either Dennis Rodman orMichael Jackson. At second glance you'd think surely the success of your network marketing business can have nothing to do with either of theabove characters.

But you're dead wrong. Michael Jackson and Dennis Rodman both have a trick up there sleeve that they've mastered to amass fortunes well outside of the rangeof just their chosen profession. In fact, it's a secret that few are even aware of, little to no one uses, but for those who do they get paid handsomely.When you think about Michael Jackson do you think about the music or do you think aboutthe crazy character that looks almost nonhuman?

When you think about Dennis Rodman do youthink about a basketball star who was a good rebounder or the crazy guy with rainbow colored hair?Both Michael Jackson and Dennis Rodman are more than just talented they're moguls. They're larger than life. They're media magnets.Why?It's simple and if you can just understand and incorporate this one thing I'm about to tell you into your business you'll more than double your business, have people search you out, and you'll stand alone in the eyes of your prospects in such a way that they will literally jump through hoops to get at you.

Michael Jackson and Dennis Rodman command great income because of their talent, but exponentially greater income because they both understand the value of being different. They've both proactively found ways to make themselves stand out from the crowd and haveworked on it to the point where their characters outshined their talents You're probably saying "It can't be that simple."But it is.

Now I want you to turn around and look at yourself. Do you stand out or are you jus tlike everyone else?If you don't find ways to make yourself standout you'll always be stuck in between having a good business and an insanely profitable one.Why?People are naturally attracted to characters that are controversial, that are different.

It's a way to literally stand out and command a larger income without being any better than the next guy. That's right, you don't even have to be better. You'll DO better just cause your different. Dennis Rodman got paid a huge amount to play basketball, but it wasn't because he was agreat all round basketball player, it wasbecause his character drew a massive crowd. His antics made some angery, and others loved him, but they ALL watched and that's the secret.

That's the thing THEY don't get. Regardless of whether or not you liked Dennis Rodman as a basketball player or not you watched because you had to see what he was gonna do next. Once you master that you win no matter what.You see . . .If you're different you're better. Forget about saying the right thing all the time, just take a stand, be you and don't apologize for it. Don't be afraid to go out a limb, that's what they tune in for.Sure you'll make some people mad, but sowhat.

You'll draw in the prospects that get you like a moth to a flame and that's all that matters. So I know you're wondering "How?" How do I BE different? I can't answer that, only you can. How do get them to tune in is a different question, and you'll find the answer no where else in the world but here:

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7 SELF MOTIVATORS

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7 SELF MOTIVATORS
Here are seven Self-Motivator reminders for you to review on a regular basis.

1 - Get Serious. Make a decision to go all the way to the top. Up to now you've thought about it. Up to now, it's passed your mind. Many of you made the decision, and you've made up your mind to go all the way to the top, and your lives have taken off. It's the most extraordinary thing. Your life is one, like in the shadow going up the dark side of the hill until the moment you decide that "I'm gong to be the best at what I do. I'm going to be in the top 10 percent." And suddenly you rose into the sunshine, and your life is forever after different - wonderful. Get serious. Don't fool around anymore.

2 - Identify Your Limiting Step to Sales Success. What's your limiting step? What's the one skill area that's holding you back? What's the skill? What's the quality? What's the action? Ask other people. Find out what you need to become good at. Sometimes it may be only one skill. If you became really, really good on the telephone, you could maybe double your prospecting effectiveness and double your sales. If you became very, very good at getting the order at the end from qualified prospects, you could double your sales. If you became very, very good at managing your time to really, really manage your time well, you may be able to double your presentations and double your income. If you were more encouraging perhaps people would gravitate to you and follow your lead better doubling your income. Find out what's holding you back. What is the critical limiting step that's determining your success today?

3 - Get Around the Right People. Who are the right people? The right people are the people in this voice room. Get around winners. Get around positive people. Get around people with goals and plans, people who are going somewhere with their lives and have high aspirations. Get around eagles. As Zig says, "You can't scratch with the turkeys if you want to fly with the eagles." And get away from negative people. Get away from toxic people that complain and whine and moan all the time. Who needs them? Life is too short.

4 - Take Excellent Care of Your Health. Take excellent care of your physical health. That means good diet, good exercise. Everybody knows they should eat better foods, get regular exercise and especially lots of rest. That's very important. Get a good night's sleep. Be fully rested, and tonight get really rested. You don't have to watch the Letterman Show…

5 - Positive Visualization. See yourself as the very best in your field. Remember, all improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures. Visualize yourself, see yourself as the best continually. You are the best. Isn't that right? So therefore, see yourself as the best.

6 - Positive Self-Talk. Talk to yourself positively all the time. Control your inner dialogue. And what do you say to yourself? Say, "I'm the best." Say it. Say I'm the best. I like myself. I can do it. I love my work. Yes, that's how you talk to yourself. And the more you say it to yourself…someone may say, "Well, what if you say those things to yourself and you don't believe them. Isn't that lying to yourself?" No, that's not lying to yourself. It's telling the truth in advance. Because it doesn't matter where you're coming from - all that matters is where you're going. Talk to yourself the way you want to be, not the way you just happen to be at this moment. Remember, you may have gotten where you are today largely by accident. But where you're going in the future is purely by design.

7 - Positive Action. Get going. Move fast. Develop a sense of urgency. A sense of urgency is the one thing that you can develop that will separate you from everyone else in your field. Develop a bias for action. When you get a good idea, do it now. Only 2% of people in our society have a bias for action. And if you're already in the top 10%, you can move yourself in the top 2% by resolving that whenever you have an idea or something, do it now. And the faster you move, the better you get. And the better you get, the more you like yourself. And the more you like yourself, the higher your self-esteem is. And the higher your self-esteem is, the greater your self-discipline. And the more you persist, then you ultimately become unstoppable.

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MLM DOES NOT MEAN MOST LOOSE MONEY

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MLM Doesn't Mean Most Lose
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You've probably heard it before, MLM, most lose money. The sad fact is that a lot of people never make any money in MLM, but the industry isn't always to blame. I was an MLM failure for many years, but it was my own fault, and if the masses of MLM failures would ever really look at their own performance, they would admit it too.

Most people have been trained to become employees. Go to school, get good grades and get a good job. Who hasn't heard that more than a hundred times? If we're honest, who hasn't said those very words to their own children? What does go to school etc. really get you?You work for somebody else for
years building their dream, helping them become successful. That's why so many people eventually turn to MLM for a better life. So why do so many people fail?

1. Unrealistic expectations - Many people work hard all of their lives and never become successful, but as soon as they join an MLM company they expect to become a huge success overnight. It just isn't going to happen. After a few weeks when they haven't already become wealthy or achieved unbelievable MLM success, they quit. Do they ever look in the mirror and blame themselves? No way. They scream for all to hear, MLM doesn't work! What they fail to say is that they didn't work.

2. No MLM training - The industry deserves a black eye for this one. Most people get the "go get 'em tiger" training package. Company training is usually inadequate. Leaders in most companies are so focused on their own ego they spend more time building themselves up, and very little time actually caring about the very people that they promise to help.

So how can you become successful? Do not expect to get rich quick. So many MLM companies and distributors have been preaching the "you can make a fortune with very little work" message for so long that they have caused their own demise.Realize that the most important factor in your success is overlooked by almost everyone. The person you decide to become involved with is more important than anything else.

If you make the right decision and find somebody that has not only become successful, but somebody that has taught others how to become successful, you increase your chance for success dramatically.Choose your upline wisely. Find out if you really want to have a long-term business relationship with them.

Then make the decision to ignore negative people in your life and follow the leader that you have chosen. MLM success may not be easy, but it's a whole lot easier than giving up your entire life building somebody else's dreams.
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PERFORMING WELL UNDER PRESSURE

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Performing Well Under Pressure
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Does the intense pressure of competition cause you to lose control of your emotions and composure? If you said yes, you are in good company. Even world class athletes let the pressure sink them. Case in point: Jean Van de Velde choked away a big lead on the last hole of the 1999 British Open. It happens every day in sports from youth soccer to professional sports.

European Order of Merit leader Justin Rose confessed that he used to let the pressure of big events affect him mentally. He was not in control of his emotions and physical reactions to pressure as he used to "shake like a leaf." But Rose was able to overcome this with maturity and experience. He recently won the Volvo Masters and clinched the Order of Merit. When asked about the pressure he feels to win when in a good position to win, he said:

"Obviously, I was feeling it [pressure] out there, but I think this year's been so much more comfortable on the golf course. I'm not out there shaking like a leaf anymore. I'm out there pretty calm, pretty collected. I feel like I'm in control."
My friend and past mentor, Dr. Ken Ravizza, who was my featured speaker at the 2007 Peaksports Bootcamp, instilled a simple but fundamental statement to his students: "You must control your emotions before you can control your performance. If you're spinning out of control, you just can't control your performance."

Rose has been able to master his emotions under pressure. However, even with greater emotional control, it's not a cakewalk. "It's still never easy. You've still got to get the ball in the hole and that's obviously not an easy job sometimes. But I'm feeling like I'm in control of my body and in control of my emotions, and that's -- then you can enjoy the occasion," Rose said.
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Some athletes are never able to overcome the pressure of competition. They either burnout or sport no longer becomes fun. You can't have fun when you are shaking like a leaf and afraid to make mistakes. And you can't perform to your true ability in a mindset of fear, intimidation, tentativeness and lack of emotional control.

Rose agrees that it is easier to enjoy the moment when you can cope effectively with the pressure. "I feel like I'm able to enjoy the occasion and enjoy the moment, which is obviously why we play golf. You need to be able to enjoy it down the stretch. Like I said, still never easy but at least I feel like I'm backing myself and at least I feel in control," Rose said.
Mental barriers such as anxiety, fear, frustration, anger, and emotional tantrums block your ability to control your performance and enter the zone. You simply can't perform at top levels or enter the zone unless you learn to stay composed on the inside.

Is composure under pressure a learned mental skill or are you born with the right personality to stay calm and poised when you are in a tight battle for the win? I'm certain that your personality or general disposition has a lot to do with how well you perform under pressure. However, like Justin Rose, you can learn to improve your mental poise beyond just getting more experience.

How do you learn to play with poise and calmness in competition? The first step is to learn how to control the thoughts, beliefs, and self-labels that trigger a lack of poise or control. For example, if you label yourself as a "choker" under pressure, you will certainly live up to the label; it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when you get in competition.

You also have to learn strategies to control your mind and body under pressure. Much of the anxiety and emotions athletes feel come from their strict expectations about results. Anxiety comes from thinking about the consequences of your results – more like the negative consequences of your results such as fear of embarrassment for blowing a big lead. Thus, managing your expectations about the level of your results or performance is very important.

The level of your composure is also influenced by your self-confidence and perception of your ability to rise to the challenge. If you feel over-matched or have doubt about you or your team's ability to win, it's more likely that you will become unglued. Addressing any holes in your confidence will go a long way to helping you boost composure.

Finally, another contributing factor to your composure is how much importance you place on the competition. The more important you perceive the game to be, the more you are invested in the emotional piggy bank -- and the easier it is to lose your poise when not performing well or winning.
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If only we could cease giving others reasons to resist our prescence, Bear ourselves with what we burden them, Leaving no reason for blame....Then....that great silent rage hidden in the human heart Would have to be seen for what it is : Violence looking for a war. Such a discovery would awaken within the discerning soul .The immidiate, most intimate need To be the embodiment of peace. This seeing-born need Is the seed of true revolution.

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DONT RECRUIT DUCKS

Dont Recruit Ducks
By Chad Shapiro = http://www.ourgvmall.com/GrahamO

The first rule of management is this: don't send your ducks to eagle school. Why? Because it won't work. Good people are found not changed. They can change themselves, but you can't change them. You want good people, you have to find them. If you want motivated people, you have to find them, not motivate them. I picked up a magazine not long ago that had a full- page ad in it for a hotel chain.

The first line of the ad read, "We do not teach our people to be nice." Now that got my attention. The second line said, "We hire nice people." I thought, "what a cleaver shortcut!' Motivation is a mystery. Why are some people motivated and some are not? Why does one affiliate start calling prospects at eight in the morning while the other starts much later? Why do some work with urgency and others act like they are getting paid by the hour? I don´t know. Call it "mysteries of the mind." I give trainings online to people all over the world. One logs out and says, "I'm going to change my life."

Another logs out with a yawn and says, "I've heard all this stuff before." Why is that?I say to a thousands of people, "I use to be broke and learned to do things differently, and it brought me to the road to wealth. I put it into video's online go watch them." Guess how many of the thousand go out and study them? Answer: very few. Isn't that incredible? Why wouldn't everyone go watch them 30x over like I did to learn the concepts myself? Mysteries of the mind…To one person, you have to say, "You'd better slow down.

You can't work that many hours, do that many things, go, go, go. You´re going to have a heart attack and die." And to another person, you have to say, "When are you going to get off the couch?" What is the difference? Why wouldn't everyone strive to be wealthy and happy? Chalk it up to mysteries of the mind and don't waste your time trying to turn ducks into eagles. Hire people who already have the motivation and drive to be eagles and then just let them soar.

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HIDDEN CAUSES BEHIND THE FEAR OF FAILURE

Hidden Causes Behind The Fear of Failure
By Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D. = http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/index.cfm?affID=lippon

I use a simple, but very important moto when I work with my golf students - "Leave the golf at the golf course!" Can you forget about your performance after you leave the playing field, court, or course? Do you get upset when you perform poorly and begin to ponder what others think about your game long after the game is over?

One more very important question to ask: Does your success or failure (or your athlete's) in sports on a given day determine how you feel about yourself after you go back to your home or hotel room? Athletes who care deeply about sports success and who spend a lot of time practicing or training often wrongly define themselves through their sport. What do I mean by define themselves through sport? These athletes live and die with every performance - their success and failures define the person.

If they win or perform well, they are happy with themselves as a person. However, if they lose or perform poorly, they are upset, frustrated, and can't stand to look into the mirror when they get home. Sad, but this is true in my work…

One of my students, Erica, played high school golf. Her self-esteem was closely linked with her performance in sports. She would get very emotional on the golf course and very upset after poor rounds. Her feelings of low self-worth stayed with her well after the rounds; she would feel down after the round at home.

Erica made the classic error of defining her self-esteem based on her performance. When she played poorly, she thought that she was not a good golfer and thus not a worthy person. Erica was also very aware of what others thought of her and was constantly wondering how the other players in her group evaluated her game and thus her as a person. This mindset caused a fear of failure when she played.

In addition, Erica needed her playing partners say "good shot" after she hit a good shot. She wanted and needed the support of others to feel confident about her game. She was hypersensitive to what others say and engaged in what I call mind reading. She would make assumptions about what others may or may not be thinking about her game. Her mind reading ultimately affected her self-esteem.

Her mental game issues were classic signs fear of failure, low self-confidence, and attaching her self-worth to her sport success. However, Erica is not an isolated case in my work. Athletes who train all day long – every day or who approach their sports training 24/7 are more likely to define themselves through sports. In fact, this is very common in sports such as gymnastics, skating, swimming, and golf – sports that can fill up your day quickly with practice, training, and competition.

Why is it so difficult for you to leave your performance on the playing field after the game? If you define yourself based on your sports performance, it's tough not to. You might even rely too much on approval from others, recognition, or positive reinforcement for all your hard work. You think approval from others helps you to help yourself feel better.
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Or so you think… This is a huge lie. I think humans have a need for recognition from others, but it becomes unhealthy when you rely too much on what YOU THINK others think about you and thus make assumptions that are not grounded in reality.

Social approval is one of the hidden forces behind the fear of failure in sports. Like Erica's example, many athletes fear not getting the support and admiration of others. These athletes want to feel good about themselves, but for the wrong reasons. They define their self-worth based on what others think or what they presume others might be thinking about them – a concept I introduced earlier called mind reading.
I don't want you to think that I am cruel now… I do have a solution if you (or your child or an athlete you coach) define yourself by your sports performance.

The solution is to look inside at the core of who you really are. Who is the person inside? How do you define the person? The technical word is self-concept. Your s elf-concept is defined by a perception of how you see yourself. Self-concept is closely linked to self-esteem.

A person with high self-esteem views their self-concept positively. A person with low self-esteem views their self-concept negatively. This is an oversimplification, but I think you get the basic idea here. Social approval is more important to athletes who think they need others' acceptance to feel good about themselves as people.

OK, my goal is not to bore you with psychobabble today… But I do want you to be aware of why it's hard to leave the game at the park, feel OK with yourself after a loss, and resume other parts of your life.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to define yourself as a person first. You should not view yourself as an "athlete" who happens also to be a person. You are a person who also happens to play sports. This can be a revelation for many athletes who define the person (self-concept) through sports.
Your first task at reducing the negative effects of fear of failure (related to social approval) is to develop unconditional self-respect.

You develop unconditional self-respect or approval by giving yourself the stamp of approval without regard for what you think other may think. You start by looking at the person inside – not the performer or athlete – and define who you are (self-concept). The final step is to accept who you are unconditionally without regard for your success or failure in sports!

In my upcoming teleclass series starting this month, I share my mental strategies for identifying and coping with the fear of failure. If you are looking for a simple and cost-effective solution for coping with fear of failure, this is your best chance! Read more about the Spring 2007 Teleclass series...
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One must be an example unto oneself. This is not about other people seeing you do something.
This is about you. Right in the root of that moment of life, seeing it clearly, and then taking the action that you know is true.
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DO YOU WANT TO FEEL GOOD OR DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH IN MLM

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Do You Want To Feel Good Or Do You Want The Truth About MLM

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The truth is such an elusive concept in MLM. The proliferation of MLM Gurus that make a fortune telling people how to build a downline, that have never, ever, actually built a six figure income is staggering.You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! Although that's afamous line from the movie

"A Few Good Men" it applies to so many people who start an MLM business.

When it comes to MLM training most people will tell you what you want to hear instead of telling you what you need to hear.The real truth about MLM Success in MLM, network marketing or a home-based business isn't goingto happen fast enough. Doesn't that concept apply to every aspect of our lives? Doctors don't go to a Junior College for a semester or two and become doctors. Lawyers don't become lawyers in 6 months either.MLM training has become this endless mind game of telling people what they want to hear instead of the real truth about the industry.

You can make a fortune telling people who want to live a better life all this warm and fuzzy stuff that they long to hear, but it won't help them achieve success.Here's an example, all you have to do is make friends with your prospects. Well, if that's all I have to do I'm going to make a fortune. It sounds so easy! The real truth is that you can make friends all you want, but that does not mean that you are ever going to build a real business.Can you imagine telling your employer that you spent all day making friends? Would that work at a car dealership?

Imagine what your boss would say. I see that you spent several hours with that guy, did you sell him a car? No, but he sure is a nice guy! Let me tell you about his family and when he got laid off and when...Please, do not misunderstand what we're saying, yes you do need to build relationships with people that decide to join your business, and while it may make you feel good to build relationships with your prospects, you simply cannot build a business that way. Do they employ that concept at Sears, Wal-Mart, Exxon or Ford?

There are a lot of people who say they want to build a business. I really am serious about changing my life! We have heard that from thousands upon thousands of people over the last decade and more than 80% of those people find an excuse why a home business won't work for them. It's easy to say that you want to change your life, but you really find out how serious somebody is when you tell them what theyhave to do to become successful.

Last week we were talking with a man who has been very successful in his life. He's made a lot of money in thepast, but at 50 years old he's struggling financially and frustrated. If we had told him how easy it would be to become successful we could have signed him on the dotted line that very day.Not so fast. We are no longer interested in signing people up, we're looking for serious people. Thankfully, we've been very successful and can afford to be selective, but the real truth is nobody should try to slam people into a business.This man said all the right things.

He's been successful and he knows what it takes to become successful and he says he really wants to improve his life. Doesn't everybody say that, or something like that?When we started to share with him what we knew for a fact that it would take to become successful he backed off immediately. Oh well, I would never do that.

I'm not going to do that. Had we taken the advice of more than a few so called MLM experts we would have spent a long time making friends with a man who clearly wasn't going to do what ittook to become successful. Perhaps, we could have bonded on the phone and felt all warm and fuzzy, but warm and fuzzy doesn't pay the bills.Treat your MLM opportunity like a business, it's the only way you will ever become successful.

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" Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
Henry Ford
1863 - 1947

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YOU CANT SEND AN EAGLE TO DUCK SCHOOL

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A few years ago, i was having lunch with a top executive from a company known for their legendary service. I asked him how they did it and he said something I never forgot...
He said, " you cant send a duck to eagle school. " I said, " Excuse me ." He repeated,

" You cant send a duck to eagle school.
"You cant teach someone to serve ; you cant teach people to smile; but we can hire people who have those qualities and teach them our product and then our culture.

I never forgot what he said that day.... I just wish I had heard it 20 years sooner !Here are a few other " lessons learned " in my 30 years as an entreprenuer .

Enjoy!If your company mission is to climb a tree, which would you rather do: Hire a squirrel,or train a horse?

ATTITUDE isnt everything , but its pretty darn close.
If you chase TWO rabbits, BOTH will escape.
CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT A DEPARTMENT.... its an attitude. The road to SUCCESS is not always a ROAD.
BURN BRIGHTLY WITHOUT BURNING OUT.
WISDOM is knowing the right path to take.... INTEGRITY is taking it.
PROCRASTINATION is attitudes natural assassin. Less is almost always MORE.Even EAGLES need a push. And finally an old chinese poem that I love:Go to the people. Live among the people Learn from them.Start with what they know. Build on what they have.But of the best leaders,when the task is done.The people will say... We have done it ourselves.

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" You must have the courage to constructively confront your teammates who arent willing to do the right thing. You may not be liked all the time when you hold your teammates accountable,but you will be respected, which is more important anyway"
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CHANGE IS A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER

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Change Is a Life or Death Matter
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In the May, 2005 issue of Fast Company magazine, the lead article was entitled "Change or Die". It contained some pretty scary statistics. It seems that over 90% of all people who have been told that their medical condition requires them to change their personal habits -- or else -- either fail to change them at all, or, within a short time, revert back to their old habits.Research is showing that, in order for real change to occur, it must be presented to the implementer in terms that are "simple, easy to identify with, emotionally resonant, and evocative of positive experiences."

Furthermore, continues the article, the change effort needs to be "positive, inspiring, and emotionally resonant." The goal is to bring reflection, emotional intelligence (EQ) and even spiritual intelligence (SQ) into arenas where, until recently, they were at best suspect, and, at worst unwelcome.Finally, the article presents data that shows that gradual, incremental change just doesn't work. Real (that is: purposeful) change requires something more. Change that works, change that "sticks" is most often what we call "quantum change". Quantum change is what shakes us out of our comfort zone and our habitual routines; it catapults us into a new vision, a new direction, and a new way of life.

It’s a fine thing to have these deep thoughts and to see new connections among the disparate facets of our perception. It’s exhilarating to experience new realizations for the first time. When that happens in our heads (or in our hearts) it may cause tiny ripples around us in the pool of our lives. That’s not enough. That’s not the earthquake we call quantum change. We all have insights that can be transformative, but what can we do to leverage them to truly make a difference? The first lesson that anyone who wishes to create purposeful change needs to learn is that change is not an option. Try as you might, you can’t stop it or turn it back.

The one constant in life is change, so we have to work with it rather than in opposition to it. In addition, the starting point for changing the world is changing yourself. That’s where you have to start if you want to become an effective person and a successful professional. It’s not begging the question; and it’s useless to ask impatiently, “When will I get to do make some real changes?” I assure you: the quantum changes start when you start changing yourself.

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GO FOR BROKE ENTER ONLINE MLM BUSINESS

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Go For Broke, Enter Online Mlm Business
By Joseph Then

Working at home, in your own time at your own pace, is very wise idea for most and this makes MLM marketing even more attractive. Getting into online MLM Business offers spectacular opportunities. Money can be made here. This has been proven time and again, albeit only by the few. From those who entered the online MLM business only 3% to 5% made it. The rest failed. Miserably. It does not even matter what the mode of plans were adopted or what products. It has always been the same. The people who have succeeded are most likely to succeed even with other programs while those who failed will most likely, fail again.

Statistically, only about 50 in every 1000 strike a good paycheck at online MLM business. Out of the 1000 new distributors, about 850 drops out within their first year of operation. Most recruits and new distributors, in all probability only market tested the products. So why has this concept that was popular among entrepreneurs during the turn of the 20th century flawed. Why has it been failing for most people when on paper the idea is flawless? One of the main reason that is has been failing is that people are selling instead of marketing, people focuses on the products rather than the system.

Online MLM business is selling a business or the concept of the business. Instead people join the business to sell a product. That is the difference. Consequently, people on the upline, those who have made it to better paychecks may know this, yet let it be said that people that market this way are primarily concerned with numbers. The more downline one has, the better the returns could become. And people can loose money. Lots of it. Hundreds of thousands fail and the few make it on the backs of those that failed. But people are buying into online MLM business.

And while people who are not really that interested into setting up their own businesses in the first place are being sucked, those who have succeeded keep extending their downlines. The greatest lie that is being sold in the business is earning big money for doing very little. It is disconcerting that people instead of being sold the concept is being sold the idea that almost no work is needed as other people will be doing the work for you. In all probability, this are the same lies that are being sold to people down the line. But people keep buying. Round and round we go. Still online MLM business is a very good concept. But just like any excellent idea, one has to have a very firm grasp of it. It still remains

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TIMELESS THOUGHTS

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TIMELESS THOUGHTS

KINDNESS

Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. - Mahatma Gandhi

The noblest revenge is to forgive. - Anonymous

Judge not and you will not be judged. - Matt. 7:1

What you say means nothing, how you say it means everything.Do good by stealth and blush to find fame.
- Alexander Pope

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you…
- Luke 6:27

Find yourself by losing yourself for others. - Mahatma Gandhi

The worst prison is a closed heart. - Pope John Paul 2

My life is my message. - Mahatma Gandhi

Its nice to be important, but more important to be nice. Kindness begets kindness. - Sophocles

Love is the gift of oneself. - Jean Anouilh

If you want to be happy, practice compassion.- Dalai Lama

Mitakuye Oyasin. [We are all related.] -

Lakota Belief No act of kindness is ever wasted. - Aesop

Being good to others being good to yourself. Respect a man, and he will do the more. - James Howell

Whoever digs a pit will fall in. - Proverbs 26:27

Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated. - William James

Love does not measure. It just gives. - Mother Teresa

Give until it hurts. - Mother Teresa

Your true wealth is the good you do in the world. - Mohammed

RESPECT - A little thing with big meaning.

Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
- Mary Montagu

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -
William James

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THE FOUR TYPES OF PROSPECTS

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MLM How-To: The Four Types Of Prospects

When you’re talking with people about your MLM business, they fall into four possible categories. They either know what you’re talking about, or they don’t. And they either care, or don’t care. Making the distinctions saves you lots of time and frustration.If they know and care about what you’re talking about, that’s the best. They’re open to the possibilities of the business, and they want to be successful.

By far, these are the easiest and most rewarding people to work with.If they don’t know, but they care, they’re almost as good. They may not be familiar with network marketing, but they don’t have negative feelings about it either. They’re ready, willing, and able to learn. They’re searching for the right information and they appreciate it when you give it to them.If they don’t know or care what you’re talking about, or if they do know but don’t care, you’re wasting your time. No matter what you say or do, you’ll get nowhere fast.

The best thing you can do is to identify them quickly, bless them, and release them. Wish them the best. Leave them alone.You’re looking only for those for whom this is the right thing to do right now, at the right time, and for the right reason. Some of the others you can save for later, the rest you have to dismiss quickly if you want to be successful.

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DO YOUR POTENTITAL CUSTOMERS FORGET ABOUT YOU?

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Do Your Potential Customers Forget About You?
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Your web business probably gets product inquiries from potential customers around the globe. Inquiries come via e-mail and your web site, and you try to send information to each hot prospect as quickly as you can. You know that you can drastically increase the likelihood of making a sale by satisfying each person's need for information quickly! But, after you've delivered that first bit of information to your prospect, do you send him any further information? If you are like most Internet marketers, you don't.

When you don't follow that initial message with additional information later on, you let a valuable prospect slip from your grasp! This is a potential customer who may have been very interested in your products, but who lost your contact information, or was too busy to make a purchase when your first message reached him. Often, a prospect will purposely put off making a purchase, to see if you find him important enough to follow up with later. When he doesn't receive a follow up message from you, he will take his business elsewhere.

Are you losing profits due to inconsistent and ineffective follow up?Following up with leads is more than just a process - it's an art. In order to be effective, you need to design a follow up system, and stick to it, EVERY DAY! If you don't follow up with your prospects consistently, INDIVIDUALLY, and in a timely fashion, then you might as well forget the whole follow up process.

Consistent follow up gets results!When I first started marketing and following up with prospects, I used a follow up method that I now call the "List Technique." I had a large database containing the names and e-mail addresses of people who had specifically requested information about my products and services. These prospects had already received my first letter by the time they requested more information, so I used the company's latest news as a follow up piece. I would write follow up newsletters every now and then, and send them, in one mass mailing, to everyone who had previously requested information from me. While this probably did help me win a few additional orders, it wasn't a very good follow up method. Why isn't the "List Technique" very effective?

The List Technique isn't consistent. Proponents of the List Technique tend to only send out follow up messages when their companies have "big news". List Technique messages don't give the potential customer any additional information about the product or service in question. He can't make a more informed buying decision after receiving a newsletter! If someone is wondering whether your company sells the best knick-knacks, what does he care that you've just moved your headquarters?

List Technique messages convey a "big list" mentality to your potential customers. When I used to write follow up messages using the List Technique, I was writing news bulletins to everyone I knew! I should have been sending a personal message to each individual who wanted to know more about my products.

What follow up method really works?Following up with each lead individually, multiple times, but at set intervals, and with pre-written messages, will dramatically increase sales! Others who use this same technique confirm that they have all at least doubled the sales of various products! In order to set this system up, though, you need to do some planning. First, you'll need to develop your follow up messages. If you've been marketing on the Internet for any length of time, then you should already have a first informative letter. Your second letter marks the beginning of the follow up process, and should go into more detail than the first letter.

Fill this letter with details that you didn't have the space to add to the first letter. Stress the BENEFITS of your products or services! Your next 2-3 follow up messages should be rather short. Include lists of the benefits and potential uses of your products and services. Write each letter so that your prospects can skim the contents, and still see the full force of your message. The next couple of follow up messages should create a sense of urgency in your prospect's mind. Make a special offer, giving him a reason to order NOW instead of waiting any longer. After reading these follow up messages, your prospect should want to order immediately!

Phrase each of your final 1 or 2 follow up messages in the form of a question. Ask your prospect why he hasn't yet placed an order? Try to get him to actually respond. Ask if the price is to high, the product isn't the right color or doesn't have the right features, or if he is looking for something else entirely. (By this time, it's unlikely that this person will order from you. However, his feedback can help you modify your follow up letters or products, so that other prospects will order from you.) The timing of your follow up letters is just as important as their content. You don't want one prospect to receive a follow up the day after he gets your initial informative letter, while another prospect waits weeks for a follow up! Always send an initial, informative letter as soon as it is requested, and send the first follow up 24 hours afterwards.

You want your hot prospects to have information quickly, so that they can make informed buying decisions! Send the next 2-3 follow up messages between 1 and 3 days apart. Your prospect is still hot, and is probably still shopping around! Tell him about the benefits of your products and services, as opposed to your competitors'. You will make the sale! Send the final follow up messages later on. You certainly don't want to annoy your prospect! Make sure that these last letters are at least 4 days apart. Following up effectively seems complicated, but it doesn't have to be! So many potential customers are lost because of poor follow up - don't you want to be one of the few to get it right?

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CASHFLOW IS KING

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CASH FLOW IS KING -
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When it comes to starting a real estate investing business or working to build or maintain an existing business, cash flow is going to be an important factor. As you may well know from other areas of life, cash flow is king. Cash makes the world go round and the same is certainly true for real estate investing. The important thing is not to let lack of cash bring you and your real estate business down.

Instead of focusing hard on having more cash flow, you should also learn how to properly work with what you have. When you learn to do this, you will achieve better results and make more money in your real estate investing business.

One very important thing you need to learn is the difference between cash flow and profit. Many real estate investors don’t even realize there is a difference and this can affect their businesses accordingly. Profit is the difference between your income and your expenses. These should be accounted for at the time that purchases are made or payments come in. This counts for buying and selling as well as rentals. Cash flow refers to the inflows and outflows of money in your business.

In most successful real estate investing businesses, there is a constant cash flow going in both directions. You will have money that is going out for purchases and expenses and regular money that is coming in as your investments start paying off for you. Many real estate investors have unrealistic goals about their cash flow or do not properly understand the difference between cash flow and profit and this leads to problems that could have otherwise been avoided. You need to know how to properly predict your cash flow in your business.

First realize how much money you have on hand. Then you need to project the money that you think you will have coming in as well as when you expect it to come in. Once you have done this, you will later need to track how much actually came in and see if it matched evenly what you were expecting.

“The success of your business is dependent upon your dollar and cents control on spending,”

Once you understand that cash flow is king and how you can determine and manage your own cash flow, you will be better prepared to run your real estate investing business with ease. Cash flow is really important. It doesn’t matter to your debtors how much money you will have coming in soon. What matters is what you have right now and what you need to carry you through the good times and the bad, and trust me when I say” there will always be some degree of bad.” like a good boy scout or girl scout, be prepared.

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I DONT HAVE TO USE IT TO SELL IT

My company features a line of cosmetics for women. Do I use them? NO. But a lot of people do. Some of them are not even women! To each his own.We also have a product that helps regulate your blood sugar. I don't have a problem with my blood sugar, so I don't buy the product. But a LOT of people do!We have a diet cookie that fills your tummy and curbs your appetite. People are all over it! The appeal might miss me personally, but I just go with it. If they like it, I LOVE it!Personally, I like our multivitamin product. And I have a few other favorites.

But there are over 50 products in our catalog--- I do NOT use them all! At least not every month.I buy whatever I want to use, sell, or give away and (most importantly), I encourage EVERYBODY ELSE to do the same!I DON'T tell anybody what to buy or how much to spend.Most of all, and I haven't seen it get much attention on these forums---AFTER a prospect qualifies for my time--- I spend a LOT of my time building a relationship with them before recommending ANYTHING to them! Sometimes it's 2-3 days, sometimes it's 2-3 months--- sometimes it's NEVER--- but I never make a "pitch" right away.

You could know me for weeks or months without EVER knowing what company I'm in. Because it MIGHT NOT MATTER to you. And I would NOT want you quitting whatever you're in (even if I KNOW it's a scam!) just to do my "deal"--- because if you quit yours to do mine, you'll quit mine to do someone else's!First, I want you to know about MLM--- what it is, and HOW to do it. Then, we can talk business. Most people (unfortunately for both of us) don't make it past qualification. But I'd rather have a smaller team of PLAYERS than one of those huge teams where almost nobody's DOING ANYTHING.

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WHY FORECLOSURE IS BECOMING MORE COMMON

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If you are up to date on the real estate industry, you areprobably well aware that foreclosures are becoming more and more common as eachyear goes by. It is a shame to think that so many people are losing their homes,but there are several reasons that this is happening. When you know whyforeclosure is becoming more common, you can do whatever it takes to make surethat you avoid it at all costs.

One of the most common reasons for foreclosure is when aperson buys a home without taking all of their finances into consideration.Simply put, they look at what they can see on the surface, but never dig anydeeper than that. For instance, they may be aware that they can afford themortgage payment, but forget about taxes and insurance. If you do this, you mayfind out soon enough that you cannot afford your home. In turn, payments becomelater and later, and the foreclosure process is right down the road.

Adjustable rate mortgages have also forced a lot of peopleinto foreclosure. Although there are times where these loans can help, manypeople are not cut out for them. With one of these loans, you have the abilityto get a low rate up front, but when it is time for an adjustment, payments skyrocket. Once again, the owner cannot afford to stay on top of things, and thelender begins to look into foreclosure.

It is very important that you are 100 percent aware of whatyou are doing when you buy a home. So many people think that they can afford ahome, but they really can’t. And of course, there are those who end up buyingtoo much with an adjustable rate mortgage and within a few years they arepaying for it big time.

Foreclosure may be more common today than ever before, butthat does not mean that you have to be struck with this bug. In fact, you wantto do whatever it takes to avoid this process. And remember, avoidingforeclosure begins with purchasing a home that you can afford. If you arecareful about what you are doing from day one, you will have a much better chanceof avoiding foreclosure in the long run. And this is exactly what you want todo!

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WHIMSICAL VALLEY

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Whimsical Valley
by Patrick Drysdale

Once upon a time... there was a town called Whimsical Valley. It was a theatrical place where everyone pretended to be all sorts of different characters. They all enjoyed playing various roles just for the fun of it. A man on one side of town imagined himself to be a knight in shining armor. A woman on the other side of the city idealized herself as a damsel in distress and their appropriate roles drew them together. Still others fancied themselves as heavenly messengers with a mission to save the world.In the beginning, everyone relished playing a certain personality one day and something else the next. But after a while their amusement turned into monotonous drudgery and they would play the same roles over and over again.

And after a while the people of Whimsical Valley had performed their parts for so long that they started believing in their starry-eyed roles. They found it harder and harder to remove their disguises and eventually their masks started sticking to their faces. One day a wise magician was passing through town. He saw that the people had trouble removing their masks so he went to the local paper and took out an ad for a free demonstration of his Miracle Mask Remover. "No sticky sprays or messy powders," the ad read. "Guaranteed to remove masks with continued application." Almost everyone in Whimsical Valley saw the ad but only a few showed up.

The magician understood that most had grown so accustomed to their masks that they no longer believed that they wore them. He knew that they didn't think his presentation held anything in it for them. On the night of the exhibition he passed out free samples of the mask remover and instructions on how to apply it. He urged the attendees to become aware that they were acting from fictitious ideas about themselves and explained to them that they were too identified with the parts they played. "You've worn your masks for so long," he said, "that you don't even know you have them on anymore. But if you practice these instructions everyday," the magician continued, "your masks will eventually fall off."

Then he vanished. Some of the people felt that the wise man had a good product but were not convinced that they themselves wore false faces. They took their bottles home and never opened them and continued to act out the roles of their masks, all the while believing that they were being themselves. Some of the people even resented the magician suggesting that they were someone other than who they thought they were. They went around telling the others in Whimsical Valley that the magician was a fraud. But some of the people who attended the demonstration tried the mask remover. Most forgot to use it everyday because it was a new activity for them, but when ever they remembered, they applied the magician’s instructions.

It wasn't until their masks started coming loose that they were even able to really believe that they wore them. One by one, the brave people who practiced the magician's instructions took great delight in rediscovering their authentic features. Each one knew that this was the familiar appearance he used to know and felt nothing but gratitude for the wise man's visit. He had helped them return to what they originally were. Interested in finding your authentic identity? Here are three simple rules to keep in mind. The first is that there's nothing for you to do, only something to understand. It's important to remember that your genuine features are mixed in with a lot of acquired identifications of what you think you should be.

You are not your physical body, your personality, thoughts, feelings, home, career, bank account or any concepts that you may have about yourself. You are just as different from these things as you are from the clothes you put on in the morning.
When you get rid of false identifications, some areas of your life that previously seemed to fit will stop fitting. Shifts in taste and perception frequently accompany shifts in identity. One of the clearest signals that something healthy is afoot is the impulse to weed out, sort through, and discard old clothes, papers, and belongings. Half your wardrobe may start to look funny. You may decide to reupholster a couch or just toss it out. Musical bents may alter.

There may even be bursts of spontaneous singing and running. In short, your real tastes and personal identity will start to emerge. What you've been doing is wiping your inner mirror. Up till now, there's been a blur between you and your real self but as you drop identifications, your image becomes clearer and it may surprise you. You'll discover likes and dislikes that you hadn't acknowledged. Perhaps a fondness for ivy. So why do you have all those cactuses? A dislike for brown. No wonder you never feel right wearing that brown sweater that everyone else likes.

Conditioned as we are to accept other people's definitions of us, this emerging individuality can often seem like self-will run amuck. It isn't. The second is not to assume you already know everything there is to know about yourself. There's a lot more comprising your entirety than you realize. Thinking that you presently understand yourself is like gazing at the tip of an iceberg and taking for granted you've seen the whole thing. In actuality, most of what you do and say is determined unconsciously.

Most of our behavior, for example, has been learned by unconsciously imitating others. People are strange. It's as if we have an inborn mechanism that automatically makes us imitate anything we see or hear. Believe it or not, almost everything we do and say is because we've heard somebody else do and say it first. I did an experiment once to see if others could be influenced to behave differently without their knowing it. I gave it a time limit of one month. Everyday I repeated the same nonsensical gestures over and over again while talking with them.

Guess what? Before the month was up, two others were already performing rudimentary versions of my silly displays. This confirmed my suspicion that people will unconsciously imitate any behavior as long as they see somebody else do it first. But seeing how easy it was to influence others didn't prepare me for the stunning conclusion from this experiment. The unexpected eye-opener was that if I wanted others to change their behavior, I had to first change mine. Why?
Because people can't perform a new behavior until someone first shows them what it looks like. Once they see how it's done, they'll automatically mimic this fresh conduct without question. "Imitate what you see" seems to be one of the laws of the unconscious.

Finally, realize that no person or circumstance can stop you from experiencing this natural state. Your innate self is something you can enjoy in this life right here on earth. It's a rediscovery of what you essentially are and not a rare occurrence reserved for a privileged few. It's an interior growth into spiritual maturity. With patience and persistence, you'll start realizing who you are and, more importantly, what you're not. Understand that you don't need to start from anywhere than where you are right now and that no sincere effort on your part is ever wasted. Begin with the thought that having just a little bit of light leads to more light. It always does.

No one goes to a king and asks for a penny. Try applying this same principle to your inner life and make a bold request to experience your genuine nature from one end to the other. Just dare a lot and you'll get a lot. Wholeness guaranteed.
©1996 Patrick Drysdale
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HOW TO FIND PROSPECTS

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How to Find Prospects
By Tim Sales
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Prospects are basically the foundation of any business as they are the ? potential ? customers to the business. So just how do YOU find prospects? Let?s start out with a definition of the word promote which is the most important word in finding prospects. The word promote means: to make known. I was recently helping a person in my downline with her business, which was not growing. As I asked various questions I finally found the ? nasty bug? that was stopping her business from moving forward. She didn?t want to come off as being or sounding sales-y.

This stopped her from promoting. How does everyone else promote? A politician promotes how he/she can make a whole community?s life better - so he?s/she?s making herself known to the public by promoting and making known to as many people as possible what he/she can do for them. If you?ve noticed, politicians promote on TV, radio, signs stuck in the grass or on telephone poles along a busy street or maybe speaking at various group meetings. A college promotes what courses it offers. It might promote on radio, might promote to high schools or through sporting events. A stockbroker promotes that he can help his/her prospect make money. A local restaurant will promote via radio, or mailing brochures or discount coupons.

The worst thing you can ever do in your business career is to think, ponder, worry or even get the idea that it?s unprofessional to promote!You really need to know and understand promotion. The only way you can have prospects, therefore customers or distributors - is to promote. The only way for you to make money in network marketing is to promote. You can write down your dreams and goals and study them every night. But you?re as effective as a billboard in the middle of the desert. No one knows you exist until you make yourself known. So if you ever find yourself where your business isn?t growing or you don?t have enough prospects, enough customers, or enough distributors - what do you do? Promote!Why do you promote?

The reason you promote is to create desire for your product. How would you know that someone desires your product or business? Well certainly if you sent a post card and someone called the number - that?s someone showing desire. Even if a person called and asks, ?How much is this?? It would still be someone showing desire - or at least slight interest. If you called a friend and asked them to look at something and they said, ?Send it to me.? That?s showing a desire. People sometimes refer to desire as ?responses,? as in, someone responded to my promotion. Different types of promotionSo now let?s talk about different types of promotion that create desire.

You could promote in:

* The Help Wanted, the Sales & Marketing or the Business Opportunity sections of a newspaper,

* Advertising section of magazines,

* Direct mail, such as sending out post cards to everyone in your zip code,

* Door hangers,

* Email, banner ads on the internet,

* Networking.

I?m sure you could have guessed that I would name that one. But you would be surprised at how many people when mentioning all the ways to promote, miss that one. In fact, if you use traditional promotion with the mindset of just finding a network of people to work - you will fare far better than most who only measure their responses with how many people respond to their advertisement. You can turn one response from a promotion into thousands if you properly network. One other place to find prospects is to promote to leads you purchase from a lead company.

The advantage of this is you?re only paying for those who?ve responded and you?re not paying for all the people who didn?t respond. If I send out 10,000 post cards and get 20 responses, then I paid for 9,980 post cards that didn?t get a response. The advantage of writing your own ads of course is being able to target your specific audience with your specific product or opportunity message. Which is VERY important and should not be underestimated. In contrast, when you buy leads, you?re buying general ads - perhaps people who?ve responded to wanting a home based business.

The other down side to buying leads is that very often, lead companies resell their leads to more than just you - so you?ve got extra competition to deal with. Three broad ways to promoteNow, it probably sounded like I just contradicted myself; I didn?t. I just saved you years of running in circles trying to figure the advantages and the disadvantages to generating your own leads or buying leads. This is the game. You must promote. There are three broad ways to promote.

1. Networking- which costs the least - you?re going to have costs of meals with prospects - costs of joining clubs and associations. So I have rock climbing club fees, I have mountain climbing association fees, horseback riding fees, mountain biking fees- these are like $50 - $100 dollars a year.

2. Buying leads is more expensive than networking, less expensive than generating your own - but has some advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes you get some hot leads - sometimes, you swear you?re calling a graveyard.

3. Generating your own. Most expensive, but has the advantages of targeting your prospects. Here?s a list of advertisements that I?ve run (I?ve included example post cards on the last page of this bulletin):

* Some people earn Ten thousand dollars a year. And some people earn One million in the same year. Click here to see difference. http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

* Need more money; NOW!

* Does it ever break your heart to leave your kids at daycare?

* Looking for a FUN business?

* Go to the golf course when it?s not crowded.

* The truth about making money. A lot of it.

* WEALTH FORMULA.

* Wealth formula that takes a lot of effort - but retires you in 4 years.

* Extremely well paying position available to right person. Must have sales & marketing experience. Sales training a big plus.
* Immediate Need for Effective Sales Person. Unlimited earning and growth potential. Self-starter, sales writing skills and team player will be keys to success in this growing, high tech organization. Will be responsible for generating sales leads, preparing and giving presentations on company products and training sales team for development company. Great benefits.

Great FUN TEAM! Fax resume to: Be ?in? businessThe bottom line is you must be using at least one of these three methods. If you?re not, you?re not in business - you?re out of business. What you should be doing, if you see the big picture and want the very big income is you need to be doing all three. All the time. Ideally you start out by networking, which will create enough money to buy leads, then you?ll generate enough money from the leads you purchased to generate your own leads. My point is, as soon as you start making any money, reinvest it in promotion.

One other thought, don?t measure your success by just your immediate responses. Any marketer who is of any value knows that how you measure return on promotion investment is based on the ?life of the customer.? NOT immediate return. Get one leader from a MONTH or 6-MONTHS of promotion and it can pay you for the rest of your life. People often ask me, how much money did you make your first year in network marketing- I tell them, ?I don?t know, I?m still earning it.? Much respect and admiration,Tim Sales - http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

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SPONSOR TO ROOKIE TRAINING IS A BAD STRATEGY

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“Sponsor-to-Rookie Training”
is a bad strategy. It almost always causes failure.
By Tracie Biller
http://www.ultimatesuccesscds.com/cmd.asp?af=514428

Throughout the history of network marketing, it has been taught that it is the responsibility of the sponsor to directly train their new recruit(s). This strategy is called “sponsor-to-rookie training.” For example, if you sponsor a guy named Dan, then it’s your responsibility to train Dan as you are the sponsor and Dan is your new recruit. Although this “sponsor-to-rookie training” strategy has been practiced throughout the history of network marketing, it is a severely flawed strategy and is usually the primary reason the new recruit fails. The reason it is a flawed strategy is because the training the new recruit receives from their sponsor is usually incompetent and ineffective. Please note however, this is not the sponsor’s fault! The reason it’s not their fault is because more than likely the sponsor also received incompetent and ineffective training from their sponsor, thus they are just “passing
on” what they learned. Sponsor-rookie training is also flawed because its success depends on at least three factors that must be present,

such as:

1) the sponsor must possess the knowledge,

2) the sponsor must be able to communicate effectively,

3) the sponsor and rookie must be able to consistently coordinate the times and dates for their repetitive training
sessions.

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“Sponsor-to-Rookie Training”
promotes excess and non-productive “lag time”.

The majority of network marketers are “part timers.” The only difference between a “part time” and a “full timer” is the amount of time they put into their business. As I teach on my training Ultimate Success CD titled “The 90-Day Blitz”, a network marketer should be spending most of their time “building” their business, and not “training” their new distributors. Training is not building, and building is not training. Some people will disagree with me on this issue and argue that “you can’t build if you don’t train your downline.” While this is certainly true for businesses in which the new employees are paid a salary or wage (or even a commission), this is not true for network marketing.

Remember this important fact: Network marketing is a very unique business, and is unlike other traditional businesses that require the training of the new employees. The fact is that different and unique training strategies apply specifically to network marketing simply because network marketers are not employed by their sponsors, and network marketers are not on any sort of a payroll. To those people who say I’m wrong and that “you can’t build if you don’t train your
downline, my rebuttal to their argument is this: “The most productive network marketer is the one who trains his downline competently, effectively, and repetitively without having to do it himself. “In doing so, he frees himself from the time-consuming process of training (and the preparation to train), which allows him to focus on the building aspect of his business.

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SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR OPPORTUNITY SEEKERS

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SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR OPPORTUNITY SEEKERS
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Internet millionaire Joel Therien, president of armandomontelongo.com and Hotconference.com, two very popular websites has just launched a new site called Armando Montelongo.com. This site is a social networking site catered to one market,entrepreneurial people and business opportunity seekers.

" The site is there for all types of people who want tomeet with other who have some of the same business interests" says Therien " It caters to any type of opportunity, investment clubs, franchises, Network opportunities, Day traders, you name it and the site caters to it. With so many filters on the internet, even legitimate subscriber email is getting blocked, which unfortunately rendering newsletters some what ineffective leaving opportunity seekers no valid or cost effective way to find or communicate with each other.

ArmandoMontelongo.com is very different in that it allows people to communicate in real time audio and video conferencingin a secure environment. People can join free knowing that others on the site will enjoyhearing about their opportunities.

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THE 9 UNDENIABLE TRUTHS OF NETWORK MARKETING SUCCESS

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The 9 Undeniable Truths of
Network Marketing Success
By Tracy Biller = http://www.ultimatesuccesscds.com/cmd.asp?af=514428

The desire for more “free time” permeates throughout corporate America. In fact, over 90% of all businessmen
wish they could spend more time with their families, friends, and loved ones, which makes the following quote all the more true: When a man is on his deathbed, he does not say to himself, “I wish I would have spent more time at the office” or “I wish I would have spent more time working.” What a man on his deathbed says to himself is this: “I wish I would have spent more time with the people I love: my wife, my children, and my friends. I wish I would have spent more time living instead of working.”

Network Marketing made it possible for me to get out of corporate America, and to make more money and have
more free time. I succeeded in network marketing not because I had a tremendous desire to succeed, or because I had a good work ethic, or because I was with the right company . . . although those things are important. What caused me to succeed in network marketing is that I was taught specific strategies and tactics that were logical and powerfully effective – ones that were based on established sales and marketing principles. I went right to work applying what I learned. Five months later I received a $15,110 commission check. In the sixth month I got a commission check for $16,890.

In the seventh month I got a commission check for $19,227. The checks continued to grow. In just two short years I had 12,864 people in my downline and was my company’s #1 earner. But shortly thereafter the company folded. So I made the decision to do it again. And I did. I built another big organization of over 16,000 people in just two years, and went on to earn over $50,000 a month. You too, can achieve tremendous success in network marketing and make a lot of money and have a lot of free time. But to do so you must understand the nine undeniable truths of network marketing success:

1) Your past work experience and education does not play a significant role in your network marketing success. Almost none of it matters, and little if any of it applies. Neither my college degree nor my years as the “international vice president of sales and marketing” for a sporting goods company helped me to succeed in network marketing. What caused me to finally succeed was the application of the specific success training I received from the mentor. I applied
what I learned from him, and made incredible amounts of money as a result. You can do the same if you listen to my Ultimate Success CDs and apply what you learn.

2) You must have a defined business plan – a series of “90-day blitzes” – if you are going to succeed in network marketing. If you don’t have a business plan, then you will fail.

3) You must be entirely self-motivated if you are going to succeed in network marketing. If you rely on “outside motivation”, then you will fail because there is no such thing as “outside motivation.” Your motivation must come from within.

4) You must be a great speaker if you are going to succeed in network marketing. People are naturally drawn to a great speaker. As a great speaker you will recruit, train, and lead much more effectively.

5) You must communicate persuasively, and you must use sales and marketing tools that are persuasive.

6) You must learn how to lead a large and productive downline.

7) Working hard is irrelevant if your strategies and tactics are flawed. Working hard in and of itself won’t cause you to succeed in network marketing. Millions of network marketers have worked their fingers to the bone, and failed miserably.

8) Working long hours is irrelevant if your strategies and tactics are flawed. Working long hours in and of itself won’t cause you to succeed in network marketing. Millions of network marketers have worked long hours and failed miserably.

9) MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: The success you achieve in network marketing is determined by the quality of the training you receive, and that which your downline receives. The training you and your downline receive must be competent, effective, and repetitive. If it is not, then it is a guarantee that you will fail.

Bad training will cause you to fail. On the other hand, competent, effective, and repetitive training puts the odds of success in your favor; it accelerates and empowers the business-building process, and thus causes your success to happen much quicker. Succeeding in network marketing requires that you and your downline receive competent, effective, and repetitive training – and you apply what you learn. There are no exceptions.

Sincerely,
Tracy Biller
Hendersonville, Tennessee
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WE ONLY HAVE 168 HOURS IN A WEEK

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FACT! WE ONLY HAVE 168 HOURS IN A WEEK!

After we eat and sleep, we will have about 100 hours left! If you use 60 of these working or driving to and from work... thatmeans we only have 40 left to distribute. Now add in all the little things.....grocery shopping, getting fuel for your vehicle and yard work... etc... your now pushing 20 hoursleft to devote to your Partner, Children and your hobbies. Is there a better way, absolutely! The key to time leveraging is getting into a great opportunity with a great system! We have this here right now... It's Your chance to create financial wealth and time Freedom .

This Opportunity is one of the hottest programs on the net, and when you Join me.... You will be joining a team that has all the tools you need to succeed and a completely duplicated system...What do you have to do... ??? Join, plug in and Earn...Unless you have a MARKETING SYSTEM to plug into, you are dead in the water in any Opportunity.. We have the system everyone wants...but can only get by being part of our Team. So join me now and be part of FORTUNE 5 MINUTES : http://www.fortune5minutes.com/?id=5002

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HOW TO CONVINCE SOMEONE....

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How To Convince Someone That They Will Make Money When You're Not
By Tim Sales = http://theminiurl.com/bh84

Knowing how to effectively communicate with prospects is one of the driving factors forsuccess in your business. Here's some MLM training advice to help you professionally and confidently convince someone they can make money in network marketing, even if you're not. The following question came to me anonymously via the Brilliant Exchange home page."How do I make people believe they will make money in this business when I am not making any in this business?"As an MLM training expert and leader to an organization of 56,000 people, it's a question I get often and is one where the answer is within the question.First off, you can't make anyone believe anything.

What you do instead is get your prospect to exercise their ability to evaluate a business. If a person can't or doesn't know how to evaluate a business, they rely on "what others have done."I remember when I first started, it seemed as though all my friends and family would ask, "How much money are you making?" I would say, "Not much yet." Then they would say, "Well,when you're making money tell me and I'll join you." Guess what? None of them joined me.My first piece of MLM training advice follows. What I recommend you say when someone asks this question of you is, "Thank you for the question. I'm curious, why do you ask?" When they say they want to know so they can decide whether they're going to do it or not, then say, "I'm not the opportunity.

The company, the products and the trends are the opportunity. Is there anything about those three items that I can explain better?"And the second MLM training tip for your consideration is this: know that there hasn't been a person ever in this industry who didn't have this as an objection - because everyone starts out making no money. But thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people have allowed this objection to stop them from pursuing their dreams in network marketing.

I'm a strong believer that a key element for MLM success is handling questions and objectionswith confidence and conviction. The question above is one such question that must be handled with absolute professionalism and I hope you're able to use this MLM training advice with success the next time you are asked this question as I am confident that it will help you tremendously.

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OBSTACLES DEAL WITH THEM NOW

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OBSTACLES, DEAL WITH THEM NOW -
BY BRIAN CAVANAUGH, T.O.R .., THE SOWER'S SEEDS

An old farmer had plowed around the edge of a rock in one of his fields for years . He had broken several ploughshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock. After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the touble the rock had caused him through the years , he finally decided to do something about it .

When he put the crawbar under the rock, he was surprised to discover that it was only about 6 inches thick and that he could have easily broken it with a sledgehammer. As he was carting the pieces away he had to smile, remembering all the trouble that the rock had caused him over the years and how easy it would have been to ged rid of it sooner.

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THE JERRY SPRINGER SECRET FORMULA

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THE JERRY SPRINGER SECRET FORMULA
BY DEAGAN SMITH = http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=707351

Yesterday morning I was taking a little break and decided to go upstairs to watch a littleTV. As I was flipping through the channels what did I find? You guess it! The good old Jerry Springer show. Normally I would have kept on surfing, but when I saw the name of the show, not only did I laugh, but I sat there and watched just about the whole darn thing. Why?The title of the show was "Show #3,357". I started cracking up and shaking my head. This guy has done so many shows on the exact same outrageous topic that he literally gave up naming them. No more title just numbers.

So I sat there and I watched show number 3,357 because anyone that can put on that many shows, draw an audience, and just number them knows something I need to study. And if you haven't watched Jerry, take sometime next week to tape one, sit on the couch and study it because it's pure genius in it's simple formulaic approach. For year's Mr. Springer has been making big casholah by simply following his own unique brand of a success formula. In fact an interesting study if you haven't done it is to watch several episodes and try to distinguish what if anything is different. Not to spoil your fun, but let me break it down for you.

There is no difference between his episodes. Each show follows this format:Bring out outrageous guest. Let guest embarrass themself for a few minutes. Bring out other guest, watch guests fight live, pull each others hair out, and rip each others shirts of. Jerry scratches head and makes absurd comical comment Pull them apart. Let them repeat one to three more times before the commercial break. Return from commercial break, let guest fight again. Have audience chant outrageous commands to guest like "roll over on thestage." Guests follows command further embarrassing themself. The audience loves it.

Then do it all over again with a new set of outrageous guest. Complete confusion and anarchy. Some wherearound episode number 200 or so Jerry found this formula and to this day has ridden it without changing a thing to great wealth and setting himself in his own class. (Forbad or worse.)The formula works because it's what the audience wants, and somewhere scattered around the world are a group of people that set their clocks to Jerry Spring and all are happy.If you look at other talk shows like "The Maury Show" you'll realize he's found his formula for success which he rarely if everdetours from either. Paternity and lie detector test galore. It works, the audience loves it, and they areboth successful businesses.

The moral of the story here is, forget about all the noise out there, no matter what way you want to grow your business there is asimple formula that if you just follow it day in and day out it will produce the results you desire like clockwork. It's one of the secrets to high level success. Find a formula and work the formula. It's not exciting, it's not glamorous, but it's more than effective, it's the foundation of fortunes. When it comes to internet network marketing and recruiting people at the push or a button, it's no different, there is a simple formula that if you just follow it it willwork and work and work.

Recruits will flood in, more streams ofmoolah than you can count will show up inyour mailbox, and once you're in the groove you'll start to wonder how can it really be this easy. I don't claim to know everything, but I know how to put hordes of people into a network marketing business without picking up the phone and get tons of checks in the mail and just like Jerry I know it's a simple formula. Get it, use it, amass wealth, and here's http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=707351 where you find it.

To the top,

Daegan

"The King Of Never Calling A Single Lead"P.S. Who knows . . .Maybe one day I'll start numbering my emails like Jerry. The life you desire is only a few key pieces of information away from you, and you can access them instantly here
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SPAM : WHERE IT CAME FROM AND HOW TO ESCAPE IT

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SPAM: WHERE IT CAME FROM AND HOW TO ESCAPE IT

[By: Beka Ruse] = http://www.aweber.com/?290072

In 1936, long before the rise of the personal computer, Hormel Foods created SPAM. In 2002, the company will produce it's six billionth can of the processed food product. But that mark was passed long ago in the world of Internet spam.

Who cooked This? ( How did it all start? )
Why Does This!? ( How did it all start? )
Why Does Bad Spam happen to Good People?
Stop The Flood to your inbox
Stay off spammed Lists in the Future
Think you're not a spammer ? Be Sure.
The Final Blow
Who Cooked This!? ( How did it all start?)

The modern meaning of the word " spam " has nothing to do
with spiced ham. In the early 1990's, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led to the word's common usage. "The SPAM Skit" follows a couple struggling to order dinner from a menu consisting entirely of Hormel's canned ham. Repetition is key to the skit's hilarity. The actors cram the word "SPAM" into the 2.5 minute skit more than 104 times!

This flood prompted Usenet readers to call unwanted newsgroup postings "spam." The name stuck. Spammers soon focused on e-mail, and the terminology moved with them. Today, the word has come out of technical obscurity. Now, "spam" is the common term for "Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail", or "UCE."

Why Does Bad Spam Happen to Good People? Chances are, you've been spammed before. Somehow, your e-mail address has found it's way into the hands of a spammer, and your inbox is suffering the consequences. How does this happen? There are several possibilities. Backstabbing Businesses often keep lists of their customers' e-mail addresses. This is a completely legitimate practice and, usually, nothing bad comes of it. Sometimes though, the temptation to make a quick buck is too great, and these lists are sold or rented to outside advertisers.

The result? A lot of unsolicited e-mail, and a serious breach of trust. Random Address Generation Computer programs called random address generators simply "guess" e-mail addresses. Over 100 million hotmail addresses exist - howhard could it be to guess some of them? Unfortunately for many unsuspecting netizens - not too hard. Many spammers also guess at "standard" addresses, like

"http://mail.google.com/mail/h/j2atwrdtjby0/?v=b&cs=wh&to=support@yourdomain.com", "http://mail.google.com/mail/h/j2atwrdtjby0/?v=b&cs=wh&to=info@yourdomain.com", and "http://mail.google.com/mail/h/j2atwrdtjby0/?v=b&cs=wh&to=billing@yourdomain.com."

Web Spiders Today's most insidious list-gathering tools are web spiders. All of the major search engines spider the web, saving information about each page. Spammers use tools that also spider the web, but save any e-mail address they come across. Your personal web page lists your e-mail address? Prepare for an onslaught! Chat Room Harvesting ISP's offer vastly popular chat rooms where users are known only by their screen names. Of course, spammers know that your screen name is the first part of your e-mail address. Why waste time guessing e-mail addresses when a few hours of lurking in a chat room can net a list of actively-used addresses?

The Poor Man's Bad Marketing Idea It didn't work for the phone companies, and it won't work for e-mail marketers. But, some spammers still keep their own friends-and-family-style e-mail lists. Compiled from the addresses of other known spammers, and people or businesses that the owner has come across in the past, these lists are still illegitimate. Why? Only you can give someone permission to send you e-mail. A friend-of-a-friend's permission won't cut it.

Stop The Flood to Your InboxAlready drowning in spam? Try using your e-mail client's filters - many provide a way to block specific e-mail addresses. Each time you're spammed, block the sender's address. Spammers skip from address to address, and you may be on many lists, but this method will at least slow the flow. Also, use more than one e-mail address, and keep one "clean." Many netizens find that this technique turns the spam flood into a trickle. Use one address for only spam-safe activities like e-mailing your friends, or signing on with trustworthy businesses.

Never use your clean address on the web! Get a free address to use on the web and in chat rooms. If nothing else helps, consider changing screen names, or opening an entirely new e-mail account. When you do, you'll start with a clean, spam-free slate. This time, protect your e-mail address! Stay Off
Spammed Lists in the Future.Want to surf the web without getting sucked into the spam-flood? Prevention is your best policy. Don't use an easy-to-guess e-mail address. Keep your address clean by not using it for spam-centric activities. Don't post it on any web pages, and don't use it in chat rooms or newsgroups.

Before giving your clean e-mail address to a business, check the company out. Are sections of its user agreement dedicated to anti-spam rules? Does a privacy policy explain exactly what will be done with your address? The most considerate companies also post an anti-spam policy written in plain English, so you can be absolutely sure of what you're getting into.

Think You're Not a Spammer? Be Sure. Many a first-time marketer has inadvertently spammed his audience. The first several hundred complaints and some nasty phone messages usually stop him in his tracks. But by then, the spammer may be faced with cleanup bills from his ISP, and a bad reputation that it's not easy to overcome.

The best way to avoid this situation is to have a clear understanding of what spam is: If anyone who receives your mass e-mails did not specifically ask to hear from you, then you are spamming them. Stick with your gut. Don't buy a million addresses for $10, no matter how much the seller swears by them! If something sounds fishy, just say no. You'll save yourself a lot in the end.

The Final Blow
The online world is turning the tide on spam. In the end, people will stop sending spam because it stops working. Do your part: never buy from a spammer. When your business seeks out technology companies with which to work, only choose those with a staunch anti-spam stance. Spam has a long history in both the food and e-mail sectors.

This year, Hormel Foods opened a real-world museum dedicated to SPAM. While the museum does feature the Monty Python SPAM Skit, there's no word yet on an unsolicited commercial e-mail exhibit. But, if all upstanding netizens work together, Hormel's ham in a can will far outlive the Internet plague that is UCE.

Beka Ruse fights spam as the Business Development Manager at AWeber Communications. Ad tracking, live stats, and a strict anti-spam policy: Automated E-Mail Follow Up From AWeber. http://www.aweber.com/?290072

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THE OBITUARY

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Obituary

Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge).His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm a Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.Author unknown
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MLM TURNS POLITICAL

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MLM TURNS POLITICAL

February 2, 2002
Candidate's Campaign Fundraising:
MLM or Pyramid Scheme?

An Associated Press story originating from Mobile, Alabama
on February 1 reported that Jim Zeigler, a Republican planning to announce his candidacy for the state auditor position on February 9, was ordered by the attorney general's office to immediately halt his fund-raising campaign, labeling it a pyramid scheme.

Zeigler's fund-raisingprogram called "$top the Wa$te Inc.", pays commissions to campaign workers who recruit other campaign workers. He calls it a direct marketing approach. But Assistant Attorney General Bill Garrett said the payment plan violates Alabama's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and ordered the program halted and funds from the "pyramid scheme" returned to the donors.

The Deceptive Trade Practices Act prohibits selling or offering to sell, either directly or associated with the sale of goods or services, a right to participation in a pyramid sales scheme. Violation is a misdemeanor. Zeigler, an attorney, agreed to temporarily suspend the fund-raising activity, pending a hearing. He says it is free to join his plan, and that Garrett's interpretation of the law is "clearly erroneous".

Jack Skinner, Zeigler's donor coordinator, told Associated Press reporter Garry Mitchell that "networking is a proven method" to raise money. "It's not an endless chain concept. No one has tried this." He explained to Mitchell that a person could earn $2,000 in commissions by raising $12,600, for example, recruiting 126 people donating $100 each. He said, "it's not a get rich scheme." He told Mitchell it would "cut the strings" attached to a political candidate by special interests.

Zeigler told Mitchell that politics is "too dependent on big donors" and his method would allow more citizens to participate in fund-raising. His donations started on December 1 with two people and he now has 36 "independent fund-raising coordinators." He added, "we expectto have over 1,000 paid part-time campaign workers by the June 4 Republican primary."

According to Mitchell's article, Zeigler's plan calls for coordinators to raise or donate $100 once, and recruit two independent fund-raising contractors who each do the same. You quickly earn $200. You then earn dozens of $5 and $25 checks totaling $2,000, starting from a $100 base, according to Zeigler. Money goes to the "$top the Wa$te" fund and Zeigler's auditor campaign. A former Public Service Commission member, Zeigler told Mitchell he came up with the "untested" fund-raising plan because he had been outspent in his previous campaigns.

Original Source: Associated Press (by Garry Mitchell), February 2,2002

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WHAT IS WORSE THAN HEARING A NO FROM A PROSPECT

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What is worse than hearing NO from a prospect
By John Counsel, CEO of The Profit Clinic MLM Success
Centre
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Most network marketers believe that "no" is the worst possible answer to hear from a prospect. But there's another answer that leaves "no" in the shade when it comes to wasting time, energy, money, resources, hope, faith in your own ability and, eventually -- if it keeps happening -- your faith in network marketing! That's "yes-meaning-no".Why on earth would a prospect say "yes" when they really mean "no"? It doesn't make any kind of sense. Or does it? I can think of two types of prospect who might say it to you:

1. Friends and family -- your "warm market"Why would these people say "yes-meaning-no" to you?Because they don't want to say "no" and offendyou, or get into any kind of confrontation that could damage your relationship.These people value relationships and would rather put themselves out -- maybe even spend a few dollars on something they don't really want -- in order to protect their relationship with you. But what really happens when they do this?

They soon grow to resent the fact that YOU don't value THEM, or your relationship with them, or you wouldn't have put them in a position where they felt they had no other choice.Sure, you may not have meant to... but that's how they see it, and perception is reality for most people.Like it or not, you've just damaged that relationship.

2. People who don't know you -- your "cold market"Why would these people say "yes-meaning-no" to you?Because they see you as someone who won't take "no" for an answer!They haven't really been listening to your slick pitch for your product or business opportunity. Inside their heads, behind those glazed eyes, they've been desperately searching for a way to let you down gently, because most people really don't enjoy confrontation. So they say "yes-meaning-no".You think they've said "yes-meaning-yes" because they bought a product or signed an application form. You're thrilled.

You got a "yes". For them, it's a whole different story. People only say "yes" to a proposition because they can see a benefit for them in doing so. This is no different for your prospect -- except that the benefit for them is really simple : The benefit for them is to GET RID OF YOU! Think about what really happens when you get "yes-meaning-no". The prospect...
never buys another product from you never returns your phone calls is never home when you call (did that curtain just move?) never attends meetings never sponsors anyone never does ANYTHING except AVOID YOU!

That's because they already enjoyed the benefit of saying "yes" to you. YOU LEFT. End of story. So you spend weeks and months scratching your head in utter bewilderment, trying to understand why nothing's happening. That takes care of your "warm market" and your "cold market". Who else is left? What are you doing wrong that's producing these constant "yes-meaning-no" responses to your presentations?
First of all, you're falling for the oldest trick in the book: you're letting fear of loss govern your attitude and actions. Your desperation is communicating itself to your prospects without you realising it.

SOME IMMUTABLE FACTS ABOUT SELLING
Oops... did I just say a rude word? (Not 'immutable' -- that just means 'unchangeable'. Make it your 'word for today'.)
There are two four-letter words that are deeply offensive to most network marketers...

F***

S***

One ends in '-ear' and the other in '-ell'. (What... you thought
I meant something else?) But here are some Basic Business Realities that everyone in business needs to come to grips with: Business is defined as "the exchange of resources for profit". It's simple cause and effect. Exchanging resources usually means that one of those resources is money. Whose money depends on which hat you're wearing at the time.
Only ONE hat that you wear as a business owner means that it's someone else's money coming to you.

For every other hat you wear, it's YOUR money going to someone else! So that hat where the money comes to YOU is critically important, and you need to give it your highest priority. Which hat is it? It's the one marked "SELLer".
That's where YOU sell something of value to the buyer, in exchange for their money -- which is of real value to you, if you want to make a profit -- the ONLY result that will allow you to continue in business. So let's look more closely at the concept of profit, since it's the ONLY result in business that matters, by definition.

There's only ONE way to create profit... and that's to SELL something for more than it costs you.There's no other way. Fancy bookkeeping and accounting may process or polish your profits, but they won't actually CREATE it for you. You have to SELL something for more than it costs you. Any fool can sell it for less -- but that's not profit. That's a death-wish. Or, to give it its technical name, terminal stupidity. (All forms of "Suicide Selling".) Now it's true that most people are terrified by the notion of having to sell anything, because they don't want to be seen as pushy or manipulative. Okay... let's stop right there and take a closer look at the reality behind that belief.

To be in business you have to make a profit. The only way to make a profit is to SELL something for more than itcosts you.
So SELLING is WHAT you have to do to make a profit and stay in business. But for most things in life, it's not WHAT you do that really matters as much as WHY and HOW you do it. It's your MOTIVES (why) and METHODS (how) that usually make the difference between legal and illegal, ethical and unethical. It's really what determines the difference between legitimate network marketing and illegal pyramid selling.
It's also one of the reasons why it's so difficult to prosecute scammers and pyramid scheme operators.

The laws focus on WHAT you do because you can't legislate effectively against motives and attitudes -- only against specific ACTIONS. FACT: The most successful sellers are NEVER pushy or manipulative.They're much too intelligent and ethical to do that. Pushy and manipulative are not WHAT you do. They're WHY and HOW sleazy sales-types do it. (Dumb and dumber.) If you want to succeed at selling, use these two valuable attributes -- they work brilliantly!

1. Intelligence.

2. Integrity.

By "intelligence" I don't mean IQ or intellect. I mean getting to know and understand how and why people think, feel and act, then tailoring your selling to match them. In other words, doing the right things, for the right reasons, in the right ways and at the right times. By "integrity" I mean the degree to which your own motives, attitudes and behaviour (how YOU think, feel and act) are fully integrated... cogent, cohesive and congruent. In other words, you do only the right things for only the right reasons, so that you're safe and desirable to deal with -- you can be trusted! This is called Win-Win.

MORE IMMUTABLE FACTS ABOUT SELLING

The first level of perceived risk for any prospect is

1. The SELLER

2. The seller's MOTIVE.

It's not the product, the company you represent or even the price they have to pay that scares them most. It's "Why are you here? And why are you trying to get me to do this?"
If the prospect is worried about what you might do TO them, you'll find it impossible to get them to understandwhat you can do FOR them. You can't tell or sell anyone anything until you can get their undivided attention. If they're frantically looking for ways to say "no" without upsetting you, they're NOT LISTENING to your slick sales pitch! You do NOT have their attention! So instead of playing on a prospect's fear, do everything you can to ELIMINATE any fear from the transaction.

You achieve this by putting THEM in control of THEIR end of the process. Not YOUR end. Theirs. Win-Win, remember?
In other words, the safest, easiest, best and smartest way to remove yourself as the first level of risk is to give them permission to say "no"! Tell them as much, in so many words. You'll be astonished at the difference it makes. But understand clearly that you live or die by that statement.
Try to slide around it and control their choice or decision and you've chosen the "Hara Kiri" method of Suicide Selling instead of the more common "Kame Kazi" Method.

"Kame Kazi" Selling is where you crash and burn -- you crash through getting the "yes" you so desperately want, but you burn the relationship that produces any possible results so badly that there's nothing left of value or usefulness to you!
"Hara Kiri" Selling is where you ritually disembowel yourself with your own lies, and die slowly, by deluding yourself that deceit and guile are the best ways to prevent triggering fear in your prospects, while still trying to control THEM.

Like I said... dumb and dumber. The outcomes are identical. The only difference is the time each methodtakes. Get your head straight on this... fear is the emotional effect of perceived risk. Risk is the absence of personal control over a situation.
If you want to create fear -- the reason why people say "no" to you -- the fastest and surest way to create it is to remove the prospect's personal control over their choices. Or to try.
That's exactly what you do when you try to use fear of loss as a stimulus to get prospects to take action.

Then you wonder why you get "yes-meaning-no" all the time!
You've heard of "Buyer's Remorse"? That's where buyers regret their decision themoment they hand over their money or sign the application or order. This is "Buyer's REVENGE!"
That's where they get to watch you trying to get them to buy more products from you, attend your meetings, answer your phone calls, reply to your voice mail messages and emails, answer the door when you come around, etc etc etc.
They get MONTHS of entertainment at your expense!
And all they had to do was say "yes-meaning-no".
Who's the victim in this situation?

It's BOTH of you. YOU thought that Win-Lose was the smart way to go in dealing with prospects. You just didn't get it...
There's NO such thing as Win-Lose or Lose-Win except in the vacuum between your ears. They're counterfeits. FAKES.
They're really both LOSE-LOSE pretending to be a win to fool you -- and you fell for it! As soon as the "Loser" wakes up to reality, they pull the pin on your relationship -- and on any possible results it might have produced for you. All it takes is time -- remember? Those chickens ALWAYS come home to roost. But the longer it takes them to get there, the bigger and meaner they become. Ugly. Vicious. And stupid. But they know whose front door to kick down, and whose bed to cr*p in, because it takes one to know one, right?

Ignorance is never a satisfactory substitute forknowledge.

Blindness is never a satisfactory substitute for insight.

Cunning* is never a satisfactory substitute for intelligence.

Deceit* is never a satisfactory substitute for honesty.

Guile* is never a satisfactory substitute for character.

Hypocrisy* is never a satisfactory substitute for integrity.

* All manifestations of T.S. Syndrome (Terminal Stupidity).
Learn the right things to do, and the right reasons for doing them. Forget about using fear of loss and other pointless forms of emotional blackmail and manipulation. Forget about deceit and guile. Be honest with yourself -- and your prospects.
If you want to hear "yes-meaning-YES", try these instead:

Integrity

Intelligence

Initiative

Information

Insight

Integration

Inspiration

Innovation

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THE SCIENCE OF NON RESISTATNCE

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THE SCIENCE OF NON - RESISTANCE

My friend, how are you? I am fine this week.
Food for thought not a long message but a heavy one.
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The Science of Non-Resistance -â€"

In Networking people seek to "get" each other and they ask,"how do I get people?" I subscribed to the Science of non-resistance. Which means you get UNDER people and you subjugate your ego which is fact, leaves you on top.Example. You can cut down the tallest tree and yet, the stump is left. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. They answer for me was to be a RESOURCE to an industry.

To be more to more people = more people. People Say, "Join So and So Program." Not Me. I teach,"Build a Business. "Are You Getting Mauled By The Industry? You dont have to struggle when it comes to building your network marketing business online. Here are some resources to help you achieve your goals.

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THE INVITATION FORMULA

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THE INVITATION FORMULA

( TIM SALES - http://theminiurl.com/bh84 )

TIM SALES - HOW TO INVITE PROSPECTS
There have been a few questions submitted on the subject of getting customers. I've grouped these questions together to form a single question,"How do I use the Inviting Formula to get customers?"The Inviting Formula is a sequence to invite your prospect to look at something (business or product).

1. Greet

2. Qualify

3. Invite

4. Close to action

5. Handle questions/objections

6. Follow up/follow through

I'll explain the Inviting Formula from a "getting customers" perspective. I will use examples relating to nutritional supplement products but this strategy can be used, no matter what your product is.You first Greet your prospect and continue to greet them until they are talking freely to you.

You then qualify them to find out what they need/want (need more energy, want to sleep better, need to sleep more, want healthy hair) or don't want (don't want to wake up duringthe night, don't want to be tired all day, don't want ugly pimples on their face, don't want their hair falling out, etc) something your product or business provides.

If they don't qualify you end here with the Inviting Formula. If they do qualify you try to find out as much as you can about what they desire by asking for specifics. "Have you tried anything to help you get more energy?" "What's your typical day like?" "How do you sleep?" "What kind of foods do you typically eat?"After you've qualified them (and they qualify) you then Invite them to look at something that will help them get what they need/want or don't want. This "something" could be your explanation.

It could be a brochure, a video, an audio, or to come to a presentation.After you invite them you Close to Action. Which is to create an action step that actually GETS them this thing you've invited them to look at. So if you invited them to look at a brochure - your close to action would be tosay something like, "I'm putting a brochure in the mail that explains 'how you can have more energy' as soon as we hang up the phone. You should get it in 3 days. When would be a good time for us to talk after you've looked at the brochure?"

Set an appointment for when you will follow up with them - date and time.The next step of the Inviting Formula is for you to Follow Up or Follow Through. Which is simply, call them when you said you would (in the Close to Action step).When you call the prospect to follow up, you just repeat the Inviting Formula but adapt it to the current conversation. Greet them and get them to talk to you (much quicker this time), you qualify them to ensure they received the brochure, read it and that they understood it.

You then Invite them to buy the product or to get additional information. Close to Action by getting them the product. Follow up and ensure they received the product and Follow Through by ensuring that they get whatthey needed/wanted or didn't want any more. So in the case of the example we've been using, you would ensure that they do get more energy. I hope this helps,
Tim Sales - http://theminiurl.com/bh84

( Resist the temptation to lead with whatever it is you're selling and find out first if what you have will INTEREST them. They don't even have to WANT it yet, so long as they're interested.The sale might not happen immediately. They might not join your business tomorrow. But, with your interest in them, you will take the pressure off of yourself , and LET them buy or join--- WHEN and IF they're ready )

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HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING ?" AND OTHER COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTIONS

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Inside Network Marketing

"How Much Money Are You Making?"
And Other Completely Useless Questions

By Leonard W. Clements © 1996, 1999
http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132

In doing one's due diligence of an MLM opportunity, there are a variety of very good, significant, revealing, and extremely important questions you should ask. Many articles, books, and tapes have been produced describing what, how and to whom you should ask these questions. But, what about the flip-side? There are, I believe, about as many totally useless, meaningless questions that provide little or no benefit to the prospective distributor. In fact, some of these often asked questions can even leave youopen to deceptions and hype that otherwise may not have entered into the presentation.

Here are a few of my biggest "peeve questions:"

"Is your company debt free?"

I usually respond by saying, "Yes, if you don't count all the things they owe money for." You see, no MLM operation is truly debt free. Think about this. From even the most basic accounting stand point accrued commissions owed is a debt, is it not? Personally, I want the company I represent to have a HUGE amount of this debt! There's also the possibility that a company is "debt free" because they can't qualify for credit! It's easy to be debt free when no one will loan you money. Also, consider what is involved with keeping up with a company's growth curve.

The difference between "keeping up"and "catching up" in this industry is usually the difference between life and death from a corporate stand point. If an MLM company gets even one month behind the growth curve it can be like letting go of the reigns of a wild horse. Forget it -- it's gone. How many times have we heard (or experienced) an MLM program where they have 1,000 reps one month, 2,000 the next, 3,000 the next, them boom -- 30,000 the next. Followed by, of course, the inevitable and now cliche' "growing pains" excuse. One very good reason the company is having these growing pains might be because they refused (or were unable) to take on some debt! Again, think about it.

How would a company stay ahead of a potential 1,000% growth increase like the one just described? By installing more phone lines than they currently need. By paying for more sophisticated computer software, and buying more hardware than they currently need or use. By occupying more office andwarehouse space than is currently required. By maintaining more inventory of product than they are currently moving. And how does an MLM company do this? By having a huge financial reserve or really deep pockets (as some, but not most, do) or -- by accumulating some amount of debt! So, a company that claims to be "debt free" might actually be admitting that they are not positioned for significant, fast growth.

Besides, since when does "debt" mean a business is not solvent and profitable? I've owned two very profitable businesses in my life (non-MLM) and both carried debt. It's the amount of debt that counts. The simple fact that you do or don't have it (or at least claim to not have it) is meaningless.
"Does your company manufacture its own products?"
There is really only one major advantage to an MLM companymanufacturing their own products -- one less middle man, thus usually a lower cost of products. But, of course, when an MLM company that manufactures its own products marks them up 900% so they can afford to pay out

"The most lucrative compensation plan in MLM history," well, the advantage is made pretty moot. Not only that, but several non-product manufacturing companies have reasonably priced products that are competitive with product producing companies. Personally, I've noticed very little difference in pricing between producers and non-producers.

Recently, I even had a prospect suggest that a competitor had "higher quality" products because they manufactured their own. Actually, it's quite rare that an MLM company is also the manufacturing company. Usually, there is a separate product manufacturer which also happens to own an MLM company (or visa versa). Well, if a company that does notmanufacture their own products were to be purchased by (or purchase a part of) their product manufacturer, how does that cause the quality of the products to increase?

The far better question might be, "Who formulates your products?" In other words, was their some real science, some real thought, put into these products, or were they simply whipped up and ranked out, with only token formulations, just so the company had some products to sell. Which is, I believe, the case with the majority of MLM product companies today. (I know I'm starting to sound real cynical. But believe me, I've earned the attitude.)

"Who manufactures your products?"

The reason I hate this one is twofold. First, I don't know the answer. The vast majority of MLM companies do not reveal this information. No, not because there's anything to hide, but simply because the product manufacturer demanded it! They really don't want to be deluged with visits and telephone inquiries from hundreds, perhaps thousands of MLMers. Also, some manufacturers private label for more than one MLM company. Although the formulations could be vastly different, the perception might be that all the products are basically the same. The second reason I hate this question is because even if I did provide an answer it would likely be meaningless to the prospect.

Okay, so I tell them the company is called American Diversified Products, Inc. So what? Now what are they going to do with that information. Either nothing, or start bugging ADP, Inc.
"Do your products work? How effective are they?"
Can you imagine someone answering thisquestion by saying, "No, they don't really work. They don't have any effect on anyone." Come on. This is a time waster question. Of course the distributor is going to tell you their products work! Personally, my product pitch is very simple.

I can spend hours talking about the famous doctors and nutritional experts that developed the products and list all their credentials, I can tell stories about the history of the products and all the exotic locations around the word where we get our ingredients, I can get technical and go into all the stuff that happens in your body, on a cellular level, when you take the products, I can recite glowing testimonials relating all the miraculous results other people are getting, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... and then you try the products and they don't work -- you ain't gonna' buy 'em!

But, if I tell you I don't know a darn thing about these products, and you try them and get these "life changing" results we keep hearing about --you are going to be a customer of that product for life! The bottom line is that no MLM product is going to work for every single person. What it does for other people is irrelevant. There's only one way that you, and all your prospects and customers, can know for sure if a product is genuinely effective. You've got to get it, but it on or in your body, and it works or it doesn't work. Period.

"Do you really think this company is going to last?"
This question I don't mind so much. It's kind of like the question, "Can I really make money in this business?" It's very unlikely that anyone in the 50 year history of network marketing has ever answered these two questions with a "No." And if they did, their honesty level is probably about as high as their MLM income is low.

What the above two questions are really asking is, "How do you know this is true?" They're saying to you, "Convince me I shouldn't be concerned -- because I am." This is a meaningless question only on the surface. Don't blow it off with a simple

"Oh sure, absolutely!" Give it some meaning.

"Is your company publicly traded?"

For most MLM companies, going public can be a blessing or a curse. Sure, it's great to have a massive influx of cash to fund product development and foreign expansion, which is the explanation always given for taking this action. But, how do we really know for sure what the motive was? Most companies don't openly admit, "We're going public because we need the money to survive." But this is certainly the motive in at least some cases.

Also, a public company reduces the control and influence previously held by the owners. If the shareholders decide they don't want to have their funds invested in one of those "pyramid deals," they might have the power to change the company's direction. Now, understand, this hasn't happened yet, as far as I'm aware. But it certainly could happen, especially when a non-MLM public company purchases a privately held MLM company.

Finally, and most importantly, you have to open your books to the world. Sure, that works in your favor when things are going great. But when you have a bad quarter and sales drop 10%, which is never suppose to happen to a geometrically progressing, right-before-momentum network marketing company (which is, like, all of them, right?!), what happens? Well, being the somewhat paranoid, fickle, flighty bunch of people that we are (MLMers ingeneral, that is), the distributors get very nervous and confidence drops.

Thus creating another bad quarter, and even less confidence and more nervousness.When you're looking good, going public makes you look great. But when you start looking ugly, going public means you can't were makeup.

"What kind of comp plan is it?"

In no way is this a bad question unless the answer immediately determines your final decision. In other words, if you want to know if the company uses a break-away plan because you are avoiding ALL break-away plans, you might be missing out on some excellent opportunities. Same thing goes for those who are only looking for a certain type of plan. Some people will only consider unilevels. Some absolutely have to join a binary, while others unilaterally avoid them. This is kind of like a guy who likes brunettes refusing to date blondes.

When you're looking for an MLM program to create a relationship with, there are a LOT of other things to consider besides this one aspect. For example, I personally don't like binaries. I swore I'd never join one -- yet today I'm in a binary program. It's not the plan type that matters, it's what the company does with it! There are good and bad plans in every category and no MLM program should be immediately dismissed based solely on the compensation plan category (well, except for Australian 2-ups, or any variation there of -- which have had literally a 100% failure rate throughout the entire history of MLM).

"How many distributors does your company have?"
The main reason I hate this question is because I'm always afraid that my truths won't compete with somebody else's hype. This industry is so full of semantic game playing and data torturing that you really put yourself at a marketing disadvantage by being honest and factual. While you might claim your company has 20,000 distributors, based on the actual number of active, individual people who are currently ordering product, the next guy is likely to answer the same question by siting how many sequential ID numbers his company has given out in their ten year history (which might be 500,000, even though only 15,000 are currently still working the business).

Or, they might site the number of "Income Centers" assigned in their binary plan, which is usually 3 to 5 times the number of actual people in the program (many prepaid calling card companies are practicing this like crazy right now). Besides, what does the answer to this question really mean? Isn't the number given more of an indication of how long the company has been in business?If you were to have asked that question to an Amway distributor back in 1959 they would have given you a really small number. And if you had joined back then you'd probably be reading this from the seat of your private Lear Jet right now.

"How much money are you making?"

I really, really hate this question! (And no, not because I don't make a lot of money in this business. I'm doing just fine, thank you). To begin with, I think that this should be just as rude a question as it is in any other form of occupation. Imagine that question being asked of a doctor, a lawyer, a grocery store clerk, or whom ever. Only in network marketing is this considered an acceptable question. It's not, folks. It's no less private an issue as it is in any otherbusiness.

Another reason you should not ask this question is because the answer may possibly be considered illegal. There is much precedent to show that siting specific incomes, whether in writing or verbally, or even making income projections, may be considered misleading or deceptive by various regulatory agencies unless you also state what percentage of all distributors are also earning that income, and what the "average" distributor is earning within your geographic area. This is, of course, information few distributors possess, nor would they want to divulge.

There are also so many ways for the answer to be technically true, but not totally. If you ask for the monthly income figure of a prospective sponsor and he says $25,000, how do you know what his "net" is? What if he had to spend $25,000 to earn it? Could you duplicatethat? Or, how do you know if this income was created by him moving a large downline over from another company? Could you duplicate that? Or, how do you know how much of that income came from books, tapes, and other promotional material they sold to their downline?

How do you know he didn't earn $50,000 the month before, and $90,000 the month before that? On it's own, 25k per month sounds pretty good, but placed in this perspective it now appears as if the organization is falling apart! How do you know how the income is being distributed? What if the company paid $25,000 to ten distributors, and thousands of others earned nothing? What if 90% of all the distributors were earning at least something, and this $25,000 earner was only "average" for the company? (Both scenarios are intentionally exaggerated to emphasize the point).

Finally, and most of all, the question has little or no barring what-so-everas to how well the compensation plan pays or how good a network marketer you are. Much like the "how many distributors" question, your answer is more a gauge of how long you've been working that particular opportunity. The answer is also greatly effected by how much effort you are putting into the business and the caliber of talent in your downline.

Had you asked the wealthiest, most successful network marketer in the country how much money he or she was earning the day after they had signed their distributor application they would have had to answered "nothing." Does that mean he or she is not a good network marketer or their compensation plan doesn't pay well? Obviously it doesn't. On the other hand, some of the wealthiest people in this business are working with compensation plans that are not at all the highest paying -- but they've been working them for ten or twenty years.

A better question might be, How much do you want to earn, and what are you going to do to earn it. How much your sponsor earns doesn't count. You can't buy groceries with your upline's money.

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Leonard Clements has concentrated his full-time efforts over the last thirteen years on researching and analyzing all aspects of Network Marketing. He is a professional speaker and trainer, and currently conducts "Inside Network Marketing" seminars throughout the world. Len is the author of the controversial book "Inside Network Marketing" (Random House) and the best selling cassette tapes "Case Closed! The Whole Truth About Network Marketing" and "The Coming Network Marketing Boom." He is a court recognized expert in the field of network marketing. http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132

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DONT SPONSOR DESPERATE PEOPLE

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Don't Sponsor Desperate People
BY JOHN COUNSEL
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The bottom line is simple – don't sponsor desperate people. "If they have a need, give them a job. If they have a desire, give them an opportunity."In network marketing, we don't offer jobs. We offer an opportunity. Needy people are usually desperate. Sponsoring them is the wrong thing to do for the wrong reason.

Their needs are more immediate than network marketing can satisfy.This goes against the grain if you're a compassionate person. But recognize reality here. Network marketing is planting a crop, not cooking a meal. It will take time and effort to ensure a harvest. These people are starving.

They need food NOW. You simply don't have what they need right now, and you serve them falsely if you tell them you do. Help them, by all means, to find a solution to their immediate need. THEN help them provide for their future needs by introducing them to network marketing. It's always easier to preach to a person with a full belly than an empty one.

"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." Matthew 7:6I learned this from JOHN COUNSEL , a network marketer in Australia. See his website to learn about WHAT REAL NETWORK MARKETING FEELS LIKE
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You're looking only for those for whom this is the right thing to do right now, at the right time, and for the right reason. Some of the others you can save for later, the rest you have to dismiss quickly if you want to be successful.

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RECRUITING MADE EASY

When you do this business right, you dont? have to ask people to join your business? They ask you!
When you do this business right, you dont? have to hold home meetings
When you do this business right, you dont? have to post flyers!
When you do this business right, you don?t have to make a list of 100 people you know and pitch your business to your friends and friends
When you do this business right, your leads PAY YOU MONEY
When you do this business right, you dont? have to post flyers!
When you do thisbusiness right, you don?t have to make a list of 100 people you know and pitch your business to your friends and family!
When you do this business right, your leads PAY YOU MONEY to prospect them!
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THE QUINTESSENTIAL QUALIFYING QUESTION

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The Quintessential Qualifying Question
By Len Clements © 2002
http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132

You have a prospect. Now what? Should you lead with the opportunity, or the product? If so, which product? Do they want to lose weight, look younger, or have more energy? Or are they looking for more money, and if so, how much? Great wealth, or maybe it's time freedom their really after and all they want is to make enough so they can quit their job. Or, perhaps just enough to make a car payment. What should you lead with? What should you focus on? Why not ask them? One of the greatest challenges with the proverbial "simple, duplicatable system" is that many are too simplified.

By employing a no-brainer, cookie cutter system of finding, qualifying, and closing prospects we're essentially shooting at a target with our eyes closed. Sure, repeating the exact same scripted presentation, sending the exact same info-pack, and providingtrite, prefab responses to every objection (or worse, just sending everyone to the exact same web site) is certainly simple, and quite duplicatable and utterly ineffective. Yes, opening your eyes and aiming at the target does take a little more work, that's true. But it's not rocket science, and you'll hit the target ten times more often!Of course, it is a bit awkward to call a prospect, introduce yourself, then ask, "So, Bob, what would you like me to lead with?"

That probably wouldn't work very well either. But there is one, simple, tactful, qualifying question you can kick off any prospecting call with. A question that will provide you with all the information you'll ever need in locating the unique bulls eye for each prospect, and they'll never even know that's what you're trying to do.Just ask them (insert drum roll here...), "Have you ever been involved in network marketing before?"At this point your prospect must give you one ofthree possible answers: No, I've never been (or perhaps the equivalent response, "What's that?"); or, "Yes, I was once, but not anymore;" or, "Yes, I am right now."

Each has attached to it an obvious follow up question (no script necessary for this system). If they responded that they have never been involved before, ask what sparked their interest now (we're assuming for the moment that you're dealing with folks who have expressed some interest, in some manner, in at least some kind of MLM or home based business). If they said they were involved in MLM before, but not now, ask them what happened before. If they claim they are currently involved in an MLM program, you'll want to know why they are looking for something different (or, are they looking for something in addition to it?).

After your second tier of questioning, just sit back, listen, and take notes. Your prospect will now reveal exactly what they want you to lead with.If they saidthey were involved in the past, but lost their downline when the company went out of business, should you lead with your fantastic new energy drink, or the power of your compensation plan's matching bonus, or perhaps should you focus on the stability of your company? What if they said the company they are involved in right now has lousy sales tools and their sponsor is providing no support. Company stability, great products, lucrative comp plan or your company's wonderful sales aids, your upline's effective training tools, and all the love, encouragement and support you're going to provide them?

You don't have to wonder they just told you.What if they respond to your first question with "What the heck is network marketing?" Or with the dreaded "Aren't those all pyramid schemes?" You could safely assume here that they've probably never been involved in MLM before, and you may want to postpone any discussion pertinent to your specific opportunity, take agiant step backwards, and begin by defining or defending the general concept of multilevel marketing. By the way, in the vast majority of cases you'll be defining, not defending.

This is a vital and often skipped step in the process of recruiting MLM-ignorant prospects (less I offend anyone, ignorant means a lack of knowledge, not intelligence). There's more detail on exactly how to handle this scenario in the article titled "The ABC Technique" on my web site.What you're ultimately going for here is to determine what the prospect is looking for. Of course, you could just ask "What are you looking for?" But with this "Have you ever been involved..." approach you'll not only eventually derive the same information, you'll also get valuable insights as to what their concerns are. So not only are you defining specific targets to aim for, you're mapping out land mines to avoid.Again, take copious notes of the conversation.

Capture the key sound bitesand record them on index cards (literally or virtually). Not only will it reveal what to lead with during this initial call, but also how you may want to customize the information package you send them, handle their future objections, and focus on in follow up calls. If you eventually do a 3-way call with your sponsor, he or she should be provided with your intel as well.This even works well with prospective prospects who have not yet expressed any interest.

If you're having lunch with a friend, just ask the unassuming question, "Bob, have you ever heard of network marketing?" In the event Bob responds with only a "Yes" answer, dig an inch deeper with the more specific "Have you every tried it?"This approach also works well when leaving messages on your prospect's answering machine, which they always quickly return, right? Yeah, right. This is one of the most common lamentations among MLM distributors throughout the history of, well, answeringmachines. Prospects rarely return calls.

That's because, most likely, they are expecting a long, heavy handled sales pitch. So what if, on your message, you said you wanted to give them some "free information so I don't have to explain everything over the phone" but before doing so you wanted to "take only about five minutes to ask you a couple quick questions about yourself." Not only have you established the fact that you are not going to pitch them on this first, prequalifying call, but you've established a precedent as to how the business is done. You've created the impression with your prospect that, should they get involved, they too won't have to give prospects the hard sell.

What's more, rather than ask them to call you back to listen to a sales pitch (akin to asking them to volunteer for an unnecessary root canal), you're instead requesting that they do something us humans inherently love to do talk about themselves! Try this approach. You're callback rate will skyrocket.Imagine you're standing in a shooting gallery. One target is labeled "Time freedom." Another says "Lose Weight" while another reads "More Energy." The target right in the middle has "Get Rich" painted on it, while yet another says only "Comfortable Living."

There's even one that says "Personal Growth." And surrounding these targets are dozens and dozens of others. Hit the right one and your prospect signs up - but which one? Don't just assume it's the easy center shot (in deed, for the vast majority of your prospects, "Get Rich" isn't it, and if hit too often or too hard may even cause you to lose points). Don't guess, or shoot randomly hoping if you take enough shots you're get lucky.Just ask. They'll love to tell you.

Leonard Clements - http://www.networkingtimes.com/freeissue.php?cid=156132

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THE ONLY SECRET TO RECRUITING

BY DALE CALVERT = http://mlmtoday.biz/?e=graham.odenyo@gmail.com

" The name of the game is sorting through people , amatures try to convince , professionals sort. WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME in their life.Please stop and think about this. Why are you reading this publication? How did you join your current company? How did you ever get involved in this industry in the first place?

The odds are someone exposed you to your first network marketing opportunity at a time in your life when you were open for change. Right? I call this time " the window being open " . Here is the way I teach this . It is my feeling that within every 365 day year, everyone has their window open.
Sometimes the window opens for 15 minutes when someone is RED HOT MAD at their boss.

Sometimes the window will be open for days, weeks , months , and sometimes it opens and stays open when people make the emotional and factual decision that they need to make a career change.

During this time of the window being open, if a person :

Gets your phone call

Receives your letter or postcard in the mail

Finds your sizzle card

Hears your radio ad

Reads your newspaper ad

Sees your bulletin baord flyer

Reads your online classiffied etc

If you ethically and honestly with a VALUE FOCUSED ATTITUDE share with them how your opportunity can meet the needs they have and the reason their window is open in the first place....... THEY JOIN YOU!

If their window is not open , it doesn't matter how friendly you are, how great your company DVD presentation or conference call is..... THE WINDOW IS NOT OPEN AND THEY ARE NOT JOINING YOU......Period!

THE NAME OF THE GAME IS SORTING THROUGH PEOPLE! INEXPERIENCED SALESMEN TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE, PROFESSIONALS SORT!

I know that some network marketing trainers are telling you develop relationships with your PROSPECT. This is ridiculous ! This is a business, if you want to make friends, join a social club.

Many network marketers are calling " prospects" and making friends with people whose windows are not open! This is a total waste of time and does not make a lot of business sense. ( Dale Calvert = http://mlmtoday.biz/?e=graham.odenyo@gmail.com )

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WHO ARE YOU FOLLOWING AND WHERE ARE THEY TAKING YOU TO?

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Who Are You Following & Where Are They Taking You?
A Look at 3%ers, 27%ers, and 70%ers =

By Dale Calvert = http://mlmtoday.biz/?e=graham.odenyo@gmail.com

I guess to really understand my training philosophy one of the first concepts you must understand is a concept I call 3%ers, 27%ers, & 70%ers. This underlying reality is really a very important foundation of why I believewhat I believe and teach what I teach. I have been bombarded with questions regarding this concept from many people who have ordered the "Confessions of a Network Marketing Millionaire" video-training series. It seems everyone in the industry has been talking about the 5% and the 95% for years. (Only 5% of the population can do network marketing.)

When I started talking about the 3%, 27% and 70% it seemed to grab people's attention. I first started teaching this concept in the mid eighties during my Shaklee days. Like so many of the concepts I believe in, it came to me in the shower. I truly believe that most of what I teach, "came to me". I don't do a very good job at "thinking things up". Throughout my network marketing career I have just tried to figure out the way things are, and work with it, not fight it. There are some aspects of this business and some methods that I don't like and really don't feel comfortable with.

However, I do them and teach themanyway because they work for the masses! Too many network marketing gurus today suffer from a disease called "Too Cool-itis". (I first heard this term used by Anothy Heflin, one of the powerful leaders within our organization.) There are many prospecting and retailing methods that absolutely work for the masses, but because the guru is too cool to wear a button, or place flyers on a public bulletin board, or have a bumper sticker or magnetic sign on their car they shy away from methods that work. This ultimately is cheating their organization. They simply don't understand that their personal thoughts, feelings, and hang-ups are not the issue.

Their network marketing business does not revolve around them; they aren't the issue. The success of their people is what's critical for their long term success. I truly believe that one of the top three reasons people fail in network marketing and live very mediocre lives over all, is they care too much about whatother people think about them. You can never reach your full potential as long as you are worried about what somebody else thinks about you. I read a quote on a sugar packet one time that I will never forget.

It simply said "Never try to explain yourself: Your friends don't need an explanation, and your enemies aren't going to believe you anyway". What powerful advice. Dwell upon this thought for a minute. People aren't thinking about you . . . they are too busy worrying what you are thinking about them ...WOW. "Too Cool-itis" will always stifle your growth potential and cheat your people. You must teach simple, duplicatable, methods that work for the masses. It doesn't matter if I am a CEO of a Fortune 500 Corporation, welder, housewife, truck driver, dentist, factory worker, or chiropractor, I must be able to duplicate.

If methods are not duplicatable by the masses, duplication stops. Personality and tremendous communications skills will only take you so far.You can not build a long term network marketing business with the skills, attitudes, work ethic, and gift of gab you entered the industry with. Everyone, and I repeat everyone, must develop new skills, attitudes, and methods that can be duplicated by the masses or sooner or later duplication will stop. That is exactly why you see most large organizations tap out around the 10,000 distributor mark.

To develop an organization of 50,000 plus distributors you must understand that what got you here (group of 10,000) won't take you there (group of 50,000). Follow this. 3%ers with drive, determination, work ethic, and personality plus, can only duplicate by finding others with drive, determination, work ethic and personality plus. Unfortunately, in network marketing people tend to recruit down. They will recruit people who are at a slightly lower economical, and social class than they are, who in turn recruit down, who in turn recruit down etc etc.

Sooner orlater, usually within 18 to 24 months, you end up with an organization full of hobos, or people looking for something for nothing. What I call 70%ers. This trend of tapping out at 10,000 distributors or within the 18 month to 2 year period has been repeated tens of thousands of times by countless number of gurus within the industry. So what is the solution? Give the good, honest, hard working, dedicated 27%ers a step by step unified, duplicatable training system that can be effective for the masses!

So why isn't this happening? 3%ers develop 99% of the training programs within the industry, and they are designed for 3%ers. 3%ers simply don't understand how the masses think, so how can they develop effective training programs for them? 3%ers think everyone thinks like they do. They think everyone has the ability to tap the drive, determination, work ethic, and personality that they possess, and take for granted! "Dale, what in the world are youtalking about? 3%ers, 27%ers, 70%ers, 99%, 5%, 95%?!?!! I am decent in math, but this is ridiculous!"

I am going to back up now and try to give you my definitions of 3%ers, 27%ers and 70%ers, and after I do, you are going to need to reread the above paragraphs. -----70%ers----- In theory we have 100% of the population in which to recruit from correct? According to data from the insurance industry the reality is this: 95% of the population at 65 are either dead or dead broke. How many times has that statistic been repeated in this industry? We have all heard it, or have we?

The reality is this-you and your network marketing opportunity are not going to drastically change this statistic. So why do you spend so much time, energy, effort and financial resources to try to change a statistic that is impossible to change? My data tells me that of the 95% there are approximately another 25% of the population that it are possible to help. 5% aregoing to make it with or without us, plus another 25% if we give them the direction and leadership they need. That leaves 70% of the population that simply can not, or will not be financially successful in network marketing or anything else.

We can love these people, we can appreciate them as valuable human beings with unique talents and gifts, but having the drive, determination and work ethic to develop financial independence in network marketing, or any other career, is simply not within their reach. Many of you may feel that this attitude is cold-hearted or uncaring. Again, there are many things about this industry that I don't feel comfortable with. I wish that we could save the world with this industry. I love and value people, all people, but I have learned to accept that which I cannot change.

70% of the population will live mediocre financial lives, that is simply the way it is. Over the years I have learned to not fight it & accept it because I can'tchange it. I have dedicated myself to learn, grow, develop and become as good as I possibly can become at helping the other 30%. My advice to you is to do the same thing. Leadership starts by knowing who it is you can help, and who you can't. As my good friend Jim Devault says, "You can't push a rope". So 70%ers are people who simply don't have the drive, ambition, self-image, or people skills, to create wealth.

They tend to play the lottery every week and blame the government, their boss, and economy for their lack of financial success. They would rather spend their life watching TV and complaining than taking responsibility and changing. They have a victim mentality. Most 70%ers will never join your opportunity because they are broke and don't have the $25.00 for an application fee. Deep down they know they would fail if they tried anyway. The few that do join have the philosophy, "if at first I don't succeed, fix the blame quick". They will only be partof your organization for a short time.

They try very little, quit, blame you for their failure and then go back to playing the lottery. My advice to you is respect these people as fellow human beings, encourage them, give them a copy of the book The Magic of Thinking Big, but don't be naive enough to think you are going to build a business with them. Unfortunately, in today's network marketing environment many companies and distributor advertising campaigns and marketing plans tend to target these people. Pick up any network marketing publication and read the headlines of the advertising. It is obvious that the trend towards mediocrity is alive and well.

I became so sick of the "we do all the work, and you make all the money" ads that I recorded a cassette entitled "Network Marketing is a SCAM!" Six weeks after this tape was introduced into the market place Cutting Edge Opportunities Magazine ran an article on this cassette. Those insiders who hadthe opportunity to listen to this thought provoking cassette prior to its general release have called it "...the best industry cassette of the last 30 years!" Other comments include "...listened again and again and my head is still spinning! ...talk about a paradigm shift, I finally get it! ...I
knew the concept was pure but many people have been going down the wrong path.

This should clear things up for everybody." One thing is sure-you will either love this tape or hate it. You will discover why 95% of distributors lose money in network marketing, why most traditional business owners don't take your opportunity seriously, why most distributors quit your organization within 90 days and continue to jump from program to program. You will also learn how to break these trends and create true long-term success and passive income. One of the key points I tried to convey in the SCAM tape is that we must return to our roots of inspiring people to personal growthand development.

We must break the trend toward mediocrity that is binding and stagnating this industry and start telling people the truth, what they need to hear instead of want to hear. When a person is sponsored into your organization you must understand that the odds of them being a key player within your group is slim to none. However the odds of them knowing a key person which can make a major impacton your group is extremely high. Never is that concept more evident than with a 70%er. That is why we teach a concept called "Blitzing Warm Markets".

When you sponsor a person, especially a 70%er you must get into their warm market immediately and find out who they know. Every dud knows a stud! If you wait around for them to contact that key person, it will never happen. The 70%er isn't going to hang around any longer than 90 days anyway. A good mental paradigm to work under is that everyone you sponsor is going to quit within 90 days, so you betterfind out who the quality people are that they know. Leadership must understand who you can help and who you can't. All people on all this earth have the ability within them to become powerful leaders.

However, 70% will sabotage that ability. They always have and they always will; neither you, I, nor our network marketing opportunities are going to change that FACT! I truly believe that the better you become at understanding who you are dealing with - the quicker, and more efficiently you will be able to build your business. In my opinion 95% of the so called "Heavy Hitters" in this industry are 3%ers. Below is an overview of this type of person. Most 3%ers build organizations extremely quickly.

Unfortunately many times they fall apart just as quickly as they are put together. They usually tap out around the 10,000 distributor plateau and start backing up quickly. Many 3%ers hit it big one time by being in the right place at the right timeand spend the rest of their network marketing career trying to do it again.

Next I would like to share with you some of the most positive attributes of 3%ers, and the unseen negatives that are sometimes created. + They having a very outgoing personality and people skills - Personality is not duplicatable and will only take you so far. Only systems, programs, and scripts are duplicatable. + They come from a successful small business or corporate management background - Tend to try to create an employee, employer relationship with theirdownline instead of a teacher--student relationship + They have always worked hard and created their own success - Their solution is always work harder.

They don't realize that they aren't the issue. It doesn't matter how hard they personally work. Duplication is the issue. Can their methods be duplicated EFFECTIVELY by the masses? + They posses a strong ego and usually end up writing 99% of the trainingprograms within the network marketing industry. - The problem is that the methods they teach can only be duplicated by other 3%ers who aren't going to follow them anyway......They are going to do it their own way also. + They are usually very credible and sincere people, and can attract a following of people very quickly.

- When their organizations and income start to crumble they will usually jump to another company taking their followers with them. Unfortunately, in today's network marketing environment I see many people following the 3%er from company to company. The 3% always makes a lot of money but the masses never seem too. A good question to ask, "Who are you following? Where are they taking you?" Here are a few other observations regarding 3%ers I would like to share with you. They are fun people to be around. Most are better suited for traditional business success than network marketing.

The most powerful and most unusual distributor you will findis what I call a TEACHABLE 3%er. To be totally frank, I only know of two on the entire planet. They are Phil Shuff and Jim Jones. I have hundreds of semi-teachable 3%ers within my organization but only two that I can say without question are TEACHABLE 3%ers. The interesting part is both of these BECAME teachable, after spending three agonizing, frustrating years in another MLM program trying to be the issue, work hard, and do it their own way. "A wise many learns from his own mistakes, but a really wise man learns from the mistakes of others"

Phil Shuff was a middle manager with a Fortune 500 Corporation and Jim Jones owned and operated a very successful insurance agency when I first met them. We were sidelines in another company. To hear them tell the story, after three years their organizations where crumbling apart and they were going broke. They saw my organization growing, thriving and producing. They saw ordinary people (27%ers), housewives,an electrician, a factory worker, school teacher, butcher and others within my organization earning $10,000+ monthly who had been involved in the program the same, or less time than they had.

They couldn't figure out why. When we started with NII they both joined me immediately. They both said "Dale, I am going to forget everything I think I know and do exactly what you tell me to do. If I fail, it is your fault." They BECAME teachable 3%ers. Today they are both frontline to me, earning in excess of $200,000 a year and building a growing, thriving, producing organization. They have finally understood that they aren't the issue and Dale Calvert is not the issue!

A Unified, Duplicatable Training System that can be done by the Masses is the Issue! There is no question that working with 3%ers is very challenging but very rewarding! I had planned on talking about 27%ers also this month, but that should probably wait until next month. However you willprobably benefit more from this information if you dwell on this concept of 3%ers for awhile. Remember "The teaching is in the words, but the learning is in the silence". I believe that the quality of our business and our life is in direct proportion to the quality of questions we ask ourselves.

Some questions to consider.

Am I a 3%er? Am I teachable?

Who is teaching me?

What is their track record?

Am I taking responsibility for my success?

Do I have a proven retail system to help my distributor organization generate immediate cash profits?

Do I teach my distributors what to do, what to say, when and how to say it?

Do I have a proven effective recruiting system to help my distributors recruit within their warm market?

Do I know exactly the first 10 steps I am going to take with a new person after I sponsor them into my organization?

Let's discuss my favorite type of people towork with. The good, honest, hard working, TEACHABLE 27%ers. Unfortunately, there are not as many 27%ers today in society as there used to be. This fact alone makes it even more important to for you to spend quality time with these people when they do enter your organization. It is your obligation to provide these people with proven retailing, recruiting and personal development systems for them to build their business and themselves. I cannot stress the word obligation enough! Listen, we all "kill a few" in the beginning of our network marketing careers.

But sooner or later you must become a good student. You cannot teach that which you do not know! It is your responsibility to follow an upline "Pinnacle Leader", master proven retail and recruiting systems and plug into strong personal development programs so you are able to teach the 27%ers within your entire organization! 27%ers need DIRECTION in the beginning. They are willing to work hard and make acommitment. Unlike the 3%er, they don't want to wing it on their own.

They want competent leadership that will direct their path. What is your specific plan that you take all new distributors through their first 24 hours in the business? Their first 30 days? Their first 90 days? You better have one, it is your OBLIGATION! If you don't have one, start going upline and ask the same question. Continue upline until you find a suitable answer and then model and duplicate. You will eventually move into a COACHING mode with your new 27%er. In other words you have taught them a proven system for retailing products and recruiting people. You then continue to coach them in the system.

In other words, we teach a specific system for recruiting with a videotape. When a person has seen the video, expresses that they are open for more information about our program, we invite them to one of our live opportunity briefings. If they don't show up, we teach our organization tocall them THAT NIGHT and with all the gusto they can muster say: "John, I can't believe you missed the briefing! We had over 50 people there, several new guests joined our business...it was Awesome! Listen John, are you still interested in evaluating our opportunity, or can I scratch you off my list?"

I don't have time to go into all the psychology of the above statement and why it works so well, my point is simply this: You must coach that new person what to do when they are stood up at a meeting. Just because they have been taught specifically what to do, and heard it on tape a dozen times doesn't mean they will do it! Don't assume anything! Suppose my new distributor had four people committed to the opportunity briefing, two showed up and sponsored and two didn't make up. Most new people will be so excited about the two that sponsored that they may never follow up with the two no shows.

The no shows may end up being better distributors, but if wedon't follow up we may never get the chance to find out. As a good sponsor I would then coach my new distributor on exactly what to say when he calls the no shows to "scratch them". If at all possible I will listen in on those calls as he does it from the hotel lobby or we may go sit in my car, and call them on my car phone directly after the opportunity briefing is over. My point is you must Direct, Direct, Direct and Coach, Coach, Coach, 27%ers in the beginning. The third phase you move into with 27%ers is the SUPPORTING stage.

I have said many times, "never get emotionally involved with a new distributor until they have proven that they can fall and get back up". As Zig Zigler says "The only difference between a big shot and a little shot is a big shot is a little shot that kept on shooting." Until they have proven to me that they can keep shooting I can never get involved with a new distributor emotionally. Too many times we find ourselveswanting it more for them, than they want it for themselves. If we aren't careful, when they fall and stay down, they will bring us down with them.

We can't let the failures of others, determine our success or failure. You must maintain a student teacher relationship with your new 27%ers in the beginning. You are not their friend, they are not your peer, they are your student. After about six months or so you can move into a SUPPORTING mode with your new person. They have gone through their beginning slump, fallen and gotten back up. You have directed and coached them to the point that they know exactly what to do, what to say, and how to say it, when it comes to retailing and recruiting.

They are working on themselves and following the personal development programs that you have recommended. They know what to do, it is just a matter of them doing it. At this point you can start to get emotionally tied to the distributor, their family, and the dreams theyhave. You need to SUPPORT and encourage the person. There will still be some teaching and some directing of course put primarily you are to support. People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care. You must be extremely value focused, and do everything you can to support and help their dreams become a reality.

Remember, "You truly can have anything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want!" The fourth and final stage is that of DELEGATING. One of the critical mistakes that network marketing leaders make is what I call "Delegating too Soon". The Leadership Development process is just that, a process. It doesn't happen over night! When you have someone at a point of delegation they become your peer, your equal. They now have the proven ability to take people down the exact path that you brought them down. Step by step, concept by concept, key phrase by key phrase.

They have the ability to take a 27%er and teach them aproven duplicatable system for retailing and recruiting as well as guide them in their personal development activities. Until you develop a person to the point of DELEGATION.............YOU HAVE NOTHING!!!!!!! I must say that again, until you develop a person to the point of DELEGATION you have nothing. This process can take anywhere from 18 months to 5 years!

I could care less how many distributors you have in your organization! 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 10,0000? It doesn't matter if you haven't SYSTEMATICALLY developed a group of strong leaders whom you can delegate to. You have nothing but a house of cards! I promise you, it will collapse! That is exactly why most 3%ers, guru organizations tap out at about 10,000 distributors.

This business is about SYSTEMATICALLY developing 27%ers into leaders who in turn can develop 27%ers into leaders who in turn can develop 27%ers into leaders i.e. "Pinnacle Leadership". You throw a few 70%ers in the mixwho are joining and quitting your organization constantly. You have one group of 70%ers coming and another group going at all times. From time to time a few of these 70%ers will bring you a 27%, and others will get into some heavy duty personal development programs and over time develop into 27%ers. Now add a few TEACHABLE 3%ers who understand that duplication is the issue and you have a thriving, growing organization.

But it all starts with you becoming a good student, and learning the systems from a proven upline "Pentacle Leader". I will share with you a quick example. When I first met Steve & Kim Hix they were self proclaimed 70%ers. At least Steve was. The first 18 months or so they were in my organization they basically did nothing EXCEPT work on themselves with heavy duty personal development books and tapes that I recommended. They then went on to start being active and productive but primarily only attracted 70%ers. After four years they moved home toNorth Carolina, burnt out and quit the business.

To make a long story short. A few years later, they joined me again in our program. Because of the past personal development programming this time they joined as 27%ers. They eventually sponsored Carol Ely another 27%er. A very teachable, hard working housewife who was looking for something to do after her son graduated high school. Carol sponsored Roger and Ronda Wagers, a bank teller and frustrated electrician, also 27%ers. Today, I would classify all three of these couples as Pinnacle Leaders.

All three are running multi-million dollar network marketing organizations and earning in excess of $200,000 a year. They are three of the top leaders in my organization. Each one of these people will tell you that I Directed them, then Coached them, then Supported them, and today I Delegate to them. When someone contacts me and wants to join our organization I have no problem recommending one of these threecouples because they understand this process, they have experienced it, and they can teach it.

Please understand that your Long term sustained Success in Network Marketing can only be accomplished when you have the ability to: SYSTEMATICALLY develop 27%ers into leaders who in turn can develop 27%ers into leaders who in turn can develop 27%ers into leader i.e. "Pinnacle Leadership". I hope you will read and reread this information. There is a book titled "LEADERSHIP and the One Minute Manager" which covers the idea of Directing, Coaching, Supporting, and Delegating in more detail. I highly recommend it.

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Dale Calvert an 18-year veteran of multi-level marketing sent the industry into a tailspin with his recently released audio cassette. Calvert, who began his career with the Shaklee Corporation and later NSA before landing at New Image International,has industry insiders buzzing with his newest audio tape "Network Marketing is a SCAM!" Calvert's love of the industry moved him to launch a new company, Network Marketing Support Services, Inc. The online service, which can be found at
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THE 80/20 RULE EXPLAINED AND WHY PEOPLE QUIT

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BY ROBERT BLACKMAN

Don't you just hate it when somebody "quits" your MLM program? Don't you hate to see your genealogy with a bunch of people with a big fat -0- next to their sales volume for that month? I used to. But, I don't anymore. Why not? Because I've learned after 12 years in this Industry what the 80/20 rule REALLYmeans.

Let me explain. I've been in sales most of my life. And, I've been self-employed in one way or another most of my life, too. I've always been able to stick with something and "close" the deal. Why? Do I know some secret that you don't? Is there some magical "script" that I use or body language that my prospects see that makes them say "yes" and sign on the dotted line? No. I'm not that good of a salesman. Really, I'm not. If fact, I hate COLD calling anyone.Instead, I've designed a system where people call ME and ask for information or ask questions instead of me hounding them down like a pack dog.

Why? I hate selling. Really. And, I hate being SOLD. I went to the mall here in Norman last night. ARRRGH! I went in a furniture store looking for a few outdoor chairs and cushions for my back porch. I wasn't ready to "buy" at that time,but I had about $100 bucks floating around in my head that I would drop if I found the right stuff. I saw him coming. I tried to ignore him. I tried to melt into the woodwork as I heard him say in a cheesy voice, "Can I Help You Sir!" I thought to myself, "Hey, I'm 6'3" and weigh 200lbs, why am I such a whimp when it comes to sales people?"

Why do I cringe on the thought of being "sold?" Why did I want to "bolt and run" out of that store? Especially since I was in desperate need of someoutdoor furniture! And, I had a $100 bucks to spend. Go figure. Ever been there before? You leave the house all "pumped up" about your little "buying adventure". Then, a slick, cheesy sales person goes and ruins it for you. Huh. Now you can understand what over 80% of your prospects for your MLM go through in their mind when you're talking to them. Women, you know are different. They cut through the bull when it comes to "buying". I think they were created with "buying" in mind, if you know what I mean! No offense ladies! My soon to be wife, Sheri is a classic example.

When she walks into a store she goes and finds what she wants. Sees if she likes it and if she can't find it she asks for directions from a sales clerk--unlike men! And, she actually LISTENS to the sales person and when the sales person goes down a path or suggests something she doesn't like she'll kindly say:"No, I'm not looking for that." She always brings her sales person back to square one. I got to thinking that maybe this is just a gender thing. Women vs. Men. But, then I started thinking that when it comes to MLM I'm just like Sheri. I'm assertive. I know what I want. I ask questions. I listen So, why do I feel like such a "fish out of water" when it comes to buying clothes, jewelry, and furniture.

I guess it's because I know absolutely NOTHING about them and I am afraid that I'm going to be SOLD something that I really don't want or like. And, I don't think the sales person has my best interest at heart. I think he or she is just interested in making a commission off of me. And, because I know that I know NOTHING about the furniture, he or she could pull one over on me and I'd never know the difference. Would I feel better just blindly buying something and then get it homeand it fall apart? Yes. But, I'm a prideful man. And, at age 38, there is little hope of that changing.

I'd rather just take Sheri with me and watch her GO! So, Robert. How does all this relate to the 80/20 rule in MLM. Simple. You see, once you start understanding why YOU buy and why YOU don't buy, you'll start understanding the whole buying/selling process. You see, when I "do" MLM I actlike I'm selling myself. I want facts, figures, all that sort of good stuff. And, I want to sleep on it and contrast and compare that MLM deal with any others that I may either be in already or am looking at.

If the furniture guy would of come up to me and said: "Hi, I'm Nick (offered his hand and gave me his business card) let me know if I can help you." I would of asked him a question or two and would of probably dropped my $100 there instead of at another store later that same afternoon.Yes. My own insecurity drove me to his competitor. He didn't blow the sale. I blew the sale for him. I didn't even give him a chance. And, unless my "buyer" by the name of Sheri was there with me, I wouldn't of stayed--and I didn't.

So, why did I eventually go to another store an hour later and buy that $100 of patio furniture. Fear, dang it. Fear. I told Sheri that I wouldtake care of it before she got home and if I didn't I knew she'd be upset with me!!! (gulp) The honest truth in buying is that we ALL bring a whole bag full of "conditions" that have to be met before we fell comfortable buying. It depends on our balance in our checking account. It depends on your "mood" that day. It depends on whether or not your kids are screaming bloody murder and you can't wait to get out of the store!

It depends on whether or not it is raining outside. It depends.... Getting the point yet? You CANNOT control the actions and attitude of your prospects or your downline members. They are a "volunteer army". Heck, most employers have set up rules and conditions to try and control the attitudes and actions of their employees and go to great lengths to terminate those who violate those policies. And, that doesn't even work all the time! You see, the ONLY thing youcan control is YOUR attitude and actions.

And, when you TRY to control the attitudes and actions of others, well, frustration is an understatement! So, again, Robert, how does this apply to the 80/20 rule in MLM. Easy. Buying and selling in MLM is no different than retail. MLM is a business. Yes, it's a niche when considered in relation to the Gross National Product. But, it's a very PROFITABLE niche, now isn't it? That's why so many people are drawn to MLM.It has the "allure" of working hard once and making money forever.

That seldom happens, but the lifestyle that you can create (and I said create--as in work at) is unlimited. I know. The 80/20 rule states this in sales: 80% of your sales volume in any given month is brought to you by 20% of the workforce. So, if you have 10 sales people, and your office did $100,000 in sales that month, $80,000 of thatrevenue would of been generated by only 2 of those sales people. The other $20,000 was generated by the 8 remaining so-called sales folks. Don't believe it? I didn't either.

I'd been in MLM for 7 years and then this happened to me (you see, I'd never "done" the numbers on the 80/20 Rule before. I thought it was a myth or some old MLM wives tale. But, this my friend, blew me away). In 1996 I brought in over 500 people in a MLM program in 31 days. No, I didn't sponsor them all. Isponsored about a dozen and those turned into 500. At the end of 60 days I had 1,000 in my downline. At that time I had invested into a MLM downline tracking software that I used to process the applications and forward them to the home office.

We were running a "Matrix" program at that time and I was in charge of all the "placements" so the software was a necessary "evil" to make my system purr. At the end of each month thissoftware had a report that listed the "Top Recuriters". I thought, "Hey, neat, now I can actually see who's doing all the work and who's doing all the talking!" I was shocked. No, I was devastated. I couldn't believe my eyes. So much so, that I ran the report 5 different times just to make sure I hadn't screwed up somehow.

All 5 reports read the same. Here are those numbers: 1,000 sponsored 210 sponsored 1 person or more 790 hadn't sponsored even 1 personHmmm. Should I call it the 79/21 rule? Close enough. But, the point remains. The 80/20 rule works. And, it works for a reason. One I'll explain in a minute. The reason I was so shocked is that the program I was promoting at that time had a 30% monthly bonus on everyone you personally enrolled. You enroll someone at $100 you make $30 a month from them! Sponsor 10 and you're making $300 a month justfrom that one bonus!

That one point alone, I thought, would of motivated those 790 to sponsor at least one! Wouldn't it? Plus, we promoted a matrix which had the element of spillover. And, with a 3 x 7 Matrix we told and trained everyone to sponsor at least 4 a month to make the "spill" happen. It didn't work. No matter how much training I did, no matter how loud I screamed, no matter how many hours I spent on the phone the 80/20 Rule, RULED! I was its SLAVE! Or, was I? How could I do a "Tony Robbins" and turn this thing around and ask myself a better question? You know.

Tony says that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself. So, I looked at my report, dazed, and asked myself this question: "What's good about this?" It took me about 5 minutes of mindless staring, but it hit me like an Oklahoma Tornado: "I HAD CRACKED THECODE!!!" The code, Robert? What's that? The "code" is your mind, my friend. You see, expectations, or the lack there of, are what keep most from being in the top 20% of this equation we call sales--and in life as well.

I had EXPECTED about 50% of those in my group to sponsor one person or more. They hadn't. Only 20% had. And I felt like a failure. Can you believe it? I had over 1,000 people in my group--800 were on AAA ship (another lesson coming soon)and I was making more money than I ever had in my MLM career. And, I was depressed. Go figure. Our minds do wondrous and not so wondrous things. Just don't forget you are the programmer of your mind and only YOU can crack the "code" to your mind.

Now, how did I turn this around into a positive? I sold it, I taught it, I lived it. And more importantly, I EXPECTED IT! I developed entire ad campaigns with it.I developed entire recruiting strategies and set my monthly goals by it: Sponsor 10. 2 will duplicate. They each sponsor 10. That's 20 more. 4 of them will duplicate. They each sponsor 10. That's 40 more. 8 of them will duplicate. Get the picture? I was no longer walking into my office and "expecting" miracles to happen in my downline.

Instead, I created them!!! How? By teaching and training thosewho I talked to about the proper expectations they should have. By treating my MLM like a business instead of a day at the track experience. Or, worse yet, a day in line at the $40 Million Lotto. You see, the worse thing you can do is to expect something that will never happen. That is a sure-fire formula for failure. Why do people Join your MLM? They either know, like or trust you. Why do people quit your MLM?

They had the improper expectations and somebody else in another deal uses their bad experience with you as a sounding board to say, "you can do what you want over here!" So, Robert, how do you live and make money with the 80/20 Rule? Simple. First understand that it exists in every pay plan and with every product line. Sure, you may get to 70/30 or even have a 90/10. But the point is that it's PEOPLE who are in your MLM program, not charts and graphs and 4-color brochures.

PEOPLE are the variable in every program that throws your expectations off. I like to say this to those who call me and are having a problem in their MLM program: "John, if you had 10 brand-new application in your hand right now for your MLM program would what you're talking about with me be a problem or not?" If he says, "Yes", then we discuss it. If he says, "No", then we move on to the task at hand-- sponsoring new people.Sponsoring NEW people is the answer to 99% of your problems/challenges/improper expectations in your MLM program today.

Trust me. Try it. Forget your problems for a minute and imagine having 10 new apps. in your hot little hand right now. How does that make you feel? "But, Robert, that's my problem, I can't sponsor anyone!" Positive self-talking aside, that could be your first and ONLY problem. I've found that whatever you THINK happens.My mind is a magnet to what I think about and focus on all the time. I want a pizza. I focus on it. I smell the cheese. I taste the sauce. Within 24 hours "Pizza Boy" is at my front door. Amazing how that works, isn't it?

I think about quitting my MLM because my upline didn't return my call last night. Or, my product was late. Or, the conference call started late and everybody was laughing. Or, (insert excuse here)! If YouDon't Want It In Your Life, Don't Think It! At least don't DWELL on it. Sure, you've got to think about your mortgage. And, I'm sure my article won't persuade your Banker to forgive you the balance..... Robert's Rule 1 In Life: Whatever You Think About & Dwell On You Get! Everything.

And I mean EVERYTHING that has happened to me in my life I thought of it before. Good, bad, indifferent. I'd thought of it before it happened. The80/20 Rule exists because it's a measuring device of our species. Human Nature = 80/20 Rule It's a universal law. So, don't go trying to change it. You might slice a few percentages off of it for a while, but over your lifetime in your MLM program the 80/20 Rule will be there--it won't go away. Learn to live with it and learn to use it. Most of my "hitters" are those that like the truth.

They aren't afraid of "working" and whenthey hear about the 80/20 Rule they say: "That makes sense. You're treating this like a real business, I like that. How do I get started and what do I do first." The distinction is that I live to attract the 20%. I set dinner for them. I send a limo to get them. I call their name out at night. I pandor to them. I design my entire campaign around finding them. Then, once I do, I teach them how to "sell" our wares to the 80% who donothing but "buy" our stuff. Pretty simple when you sit down and think about it. The 80/20 Rule. Check it out with your own

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THE POWER THAT DEFEATS DEFEAT

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By Guy Finley = http://www.guyfinley.com/Welcome/36/CD807/0

You possess a potential power that is superior to any difficulty that life may ever present. This immense inner capability enables anyone who will claim it to instantlyrise above his challenge. It makes no difference what form the challenge may assume or how huge it looms. This latent power of yours can render it harmless and ultimately make it disappear. This friendly force that can turn your life into a series of victories is the power to question defeat.

If we honestly examine the way we presently question our defeats, we will see that we are still desperately seeking answers that serve only to correct the surface or exterior conditions. We blame circumstances for crushing us. By their very nature, our old questions tend to make and then keep us victims, because these questions imply that someone or something outside of ourselves is punishing us. No human being is a victim of any punishment outside of his own undeveloped life level from which his inner reactions are seen as outer attacks.

This is why we must learn to turn our questions into tools for developing self-wholeness instead ofletting them lead us off in the wrong direction.These ten new questions are the power that defeats defeat. They alone insure total victory. Use these questions to see the difference between how you used to think and how you will question defeat from now on. You will win!
Questions for Self-Wholeness

1 Instead of always asking yourself, "Why do these things
always happen to me?" Learn to ask: " What is it inside me
that attracts these painful situations?"

2 Instead of always asking yourself why things had to go this
way or be that way.. Learn to ask: "Why is the way I feel
alwaysdetermined by external conditions?"

3 Instead of always asking yourself how to protect yourself in
challenging situations.....Learn to ask: What is it in me that
always needs to be defended.

4 Instead of always asking yourself how to clear up your
mental fog.. Learn to ask: "Can confusion know anything
about clarity?"

5 Instead of always asking yourself what to do about
tomorrow (or the next minute)...Learn to ask: "Can there
never be intelligence in anxiety or worry?"

6 Instead of always asking yourself "Why does so-and-so act
this or that way?" Learn to ask: "What's inside me that
wants to hurt itself over how anyone acts?"

7 Instead of always crying out, "Why me?" Learn to ask: "Who
is this "me" that always feels this way?"

8 Instead of always asking yourself if you've made the right
choice.. Learn to ask: "Can fear ever make a safe decision?"

9 Instead of always asking yourself, "Why doesn't so-and-so
see how wrong theyare...?"

Learn to ask: "Is what I'm feeling about that person right now good for me? Or them?"

10 Instead of always asking yourself how to get others to
approve of you.. Learn to ask: "What do I really want, the
applause of the crowds or to quietly have my own life?"

GUY FINLEY = http://www.guyfinley.com/Welcome/36/CD807/0
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DO THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP MAKE ALL THE MONEY ?

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By Tim Sales = http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

When prospects say: "All the people at the top make all the money, and everyone below has no chance of success" - it's a question easily answered when you know what to say. Here's some very logical MLM training advice you can use to confidently, truthfully and logically answer this common objection. It's a common objection curious prospects ask, in fact, you have probably been asked at least once.

Here's a version that a reader emailed to me: A prospect commented that "MLM is about helping the top few people to earn money and the rest just earn peanuts." How do I handle this objection?First let me state that I LOVE THIS OBJECTION! Because in handling this objection I can let MLM "shine!" Let's back up to the Objection Handling Remedy found in Professional Inviter. You may recognize this formula from previous MLM training articles; it is the formula of how to handle all objections.

1. Listen completely through the question/objection.

2. Confirm understanding.

3. Make the question or objection valid to the prospect.

4. Handle or facilitate handling Questions and/or Objections.

5. Complete the handling and return to the previous step of the Inviting formula.

When your prospect makes a comment similar to the one above, listen completely through their objection, then confirm for the prospect that you understand it. With this particular objection, you have to make sure you differentiate "people at the top - are making most of the money" versus "people who get in at the beginning - are making most of the money." You handle these two objections slightly differently.

When you acknowledge that you understand the prospect's objection, let them know that you appreciate them telling you this, or asking you about this. Say something like, "that's a good question" or "thanks for asking that" or "thanks for bringing that to my attention."Then you want to handle or facilitate handling this objection. Facilitate of course means you assist the prospect in handling his or her objection instead of you "telling" the prospect the answer.When the objection is handled, you return to the step of the Inviting Formula you were on when the objection came up.

To help you with step 4, handling the objection, let me explain why this objection comes up and give you some valuable information about how to handle it.This objection comes up because there is a perception that it's ONLY in MLM that people at the "top" make most of the money. Factually, when people have built large organizations they do make more money than those who have not built large organizations. But it's not any different than other business models!

If you research traditional executive and owner compensation of most companies you'll see that "only a few people at the top make the majority of the money" in every business model! CEOs of large U.S. companies last year (2006) made as much money from JUST ONE DAY on the job as average workers made over the entire year. According to an Associated Press survey of 386 Fortune 500 companies in 2006, the executives averaged $10.8 million in total compensation, that's over 364 times the pay of the average American worker! If you really think about this I think you will agree that MLM "SHINES"!!

Why? Because, in MLM there are people layered through-out the organization who are making more money than the people who brought them into the business. You don't find this in other business models.In MLM your productivity determines your earnings and if you're more productive than your upline, you'll make more money. In a conventional business model, you've got to deal with office politics, seniority and other factors that often outweigh the productivity factor.

That's why I say that MLM is the fairest business model of all.In closing, keep this very logical MLM training tip in the forefront of your mind as I'm sure you too will come up against this common objection. Your ability to handle each and every objection with logical explanations will play a big part of your MLM success.

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Tim Sales helps network marketers gain the skills necessary to be successful in MLM. His MLM training is based on his personal success of building a downline of 56,000 people. Instantly access Tim's free MLM training and learn the steps to achieve success at http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/awiz/aw.aspx?A=2453&Task=Click

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IDIOT NETWORK MARKETERS

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IDIOT NETWORKERS
BY TRACY BILLER
= http://www.ultimatesuccesscds.com/cmd.asp?af=514428

Dear Friend,

In several previous Power Recruiting Newsletters

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and on several Super Training Calls, I point out although many industry gurus predicted in the past that the Internet would cause the network marketing industry to "explode" in size, that the Internet has actually "hindered" the growth of the network marketing industry.There are three (3) reasons why the Internet has hindered the growth of the network marketing industry:
1. Many network marketers rely solely on the Internet as a means to build their business, instead of implementing other powerful communication tools such as the telephone. (Because the Internet is so "quick and easy" to use, it appeals to people who have a less-than-stellar work ethic.) 2. Many network marketers misuse and/or under-use the Internet (web sites and email) as a persuasive sales and marketing tool. (Network marketers must understand and accept the fact that the Internet is merely a "communication tool". In order for it to be effective, it must be persuasive.)3. Many network marketers engage in less-than-ethical behavior on the Internet.
It is because of reason 3 ("Many network marketers engage in less-than-ethical behavior on the Internet") that this newsletter is called "Idiot Network Marketers."
Idiot Network MarketersThere's a specific group of network marketers who I classify as "idiot network marketers".I classify them as "idiot network marketers" because they practice a grossly flawed, stupid, lazy, and unethical "strategy" (I hesitate to call it such) that I've outlined below. Here's how it works . . .
1. The idiot network marketer visits another marketer's web site.2. The idiot network marketer then "opts-in" to receive that marketer's information.3. The idiot network marketer now believes (justifies in his/her puny mind) that "because I opted in to get the marketer's info, I can now send them mine! Yee-haw!!"4. The idiot network marketer then starts sending his/her solicitations to the marketer's email address in an attempt to entice the marketer to sign-up with and/or buy whatever the idiot network marketer is offering.
Believe it or not, some of these idiot network marketers don't even "opt-in" before sending their solicitations. Instead the idiot network marketer merely searches the marketer's web site for an email address, and then begins sending the marketer their email solicitations.The network marketers who engage in this grossly flawed, stupid, and unethical strategy are both lazy and irresponsible. That's why I classify them and will continue to classify them as "idiot network marketers".
Sincerely,
Tracy Biller = http://www.ultimatesuccesscds.com/cmd.asp?af=514428
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PRUNE THE DIVERSIONS

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PRUNE THE DIVERSIONS
SAM PARKER AND MAC ANDERSON -http://store.simpletruths.com/shared/affiliates/?Affiliate=409&Target=Home

When did you last evaluate the tasks you do everyday against what's most important to you?

When did you last evaluate them against who's most important to you?

You have goals.

You have time.

You have eneregy.

Where should it be invested?

Removing just two diversions form your life each week eliminates more than 100

distractions a year from whats most important to you.

Prune the diversions. Twice weekly

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SH*T HAPPENS

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Sh*t HappensBy Rosalind Gardner and Ed Szajniak = http://www.superaffiliatehandbook.com/cbae/?a=36nO6wHN6

Wait a minute I'll be right back. Phew and Pew!… that was close! Traveler's diarrhea is caused by ingesting food or water contaminated by E.coili bacteria. An incident can last 3 to 5 days and may even require spending a day in bed, which would be pretty tough if you were on a bus trip!

Is there protection against traveler's diarrhea and cholera? Why, yes there is… It's a oral vaccine called Dukoral and it can save the day or even several when traveling in parts where your reaction to the food or water may be averse.
We have used it during our trips to Asia and enjoyed our travels without incident.

Food may be contaminated by washing it in contaminated water or by poor hygiene on the part of cooks, waitersor merchants basically anyone handling your food and drink.
Cholera is a serious diarrheal disease caused by food or water contaminated by the bacterium vibrio cholerae. Common sources of infection are raw or poorly cooked seafood, raw fruit and vegetables, and other foods that have been contaminated during preparation or storage.

Most episodes of cholera are mild. Persons who have been infected may have no symptoms or only mild diarrhea. Others, however, develop very severe watery diarrhea and vomiting. The loss of large amounts of fluids can rapidly lead to severe dehydration causing death, sometimes within three to four hours, if the patient is not treated.

Dukoral is added protection, washing your hands frequently, choosing safe food and water are the best ways to protect yourself. The following are some guidelines for healthy eating and drinking while traveling:

Eat foods that are well cooked.

Never eat leftovers or food that has been sitting for a long time.

Don't eat food sold by street vendors.

Make sure dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt are pasteurized and properly refrigerated.

If in doubt, avoid them.

Wash and peel your own fruits and vegetables.

Discard if the skin is broken or bruised.

Don't eat custards, mousses, mayonnaise, or hollandaise sauce.
Don't eat raw vegetables, salads, lettuce, or fruits that cannot be peeled (e.g. grapes, strawberries).

Don't eat undercooked or raw meat, fish or shellfish.

Drink bottled water, bottled drinks, or beverages made with boiled water.

Always avoid ice and tap water.
Use bottled or boiled water for brushing teeth.

Make your motto: "Cook it, peel it, or forget it!"

When should you use this vaccine? It is recommended for travelers to developing countries in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Eastern or Southern Europe.

Dukoral is available in Canada by prescription from your doctor. Check with your health care practitioner to see if it is available in your area.

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SURGERY OR PERJURY?

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SURGERY OR PERJURY ?
By Randy Gage = http://www.prosperityuniverse.com/cgi-bin/assoctrac/at.cgi?a=449837

Since I mentioned I was having the sinus operation this week, several of you have asked if I was using that as code for plastic surgery. Are you all trying to insinuate I'm ugly or something? Please. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful! By the time you're reading this, I'll actually be in the hospital having the surgery. But I did want to let you know about a new book just out today.

It's titled, "FOCUS ON THE GOOD STUFF: The Power of Appreciation," by personal growth expert Mike Robbins. This book shows you how you can dramatically enhance the quality of your life and relationships by focusing on what you're grateful for, who you appreciate, and all the good stuff around you.

Mike teaches you simple yet effective ways to exercise the power of appreciation in your everyday life - leading to greater success and fulfillment. FOCUS ON THE GOOD STUFF is filled with action items, ideas, and practices that help you bring more appreciation into your life, thus giving you a deep sense of peace, satisfaction, and gratitude.

Mike has set a special offer for today's release at an introductory discount price and a slew of free bonus products from authors like Marianne Williamson, wild man Jeffrey Gittomer, and many others including me. Click here and buy a copy:

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I'll check in once I recuperate. Have a great week!
-RG

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" Be courteous to all, but intimate with few,
and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence"
George Washington
1732 - 1799

QUOTED FROM GREAT QUOTES BY GREAT LEADERS
BY PEGGY ANDERSON = http://store.simpletruths.com/shared/affiliates/?Affiliate=409&Target=Home

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THE LAW OF THE SHAREHOLDER

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The Law Of The Shareholder
By Chad Shapiro = http://www.ourgvmall.com/GrahamO

Successful sales people buy stock in themselves. Don't think of yourselves as employees but rather the owner and CEO. This will change the way we act and view our lives. This will lift our lid of limitations that we place on ourselves acting like an employee. Doesn't matter where we are in our career, we won't reach our potential until we make this realization.

CEO mindset- we see ourselves as the business owner with a compelling vision to help people with what you do each day. CEO's invest in themselves, use every minute, are concerned with results not just effort, quality, and earn confidence and trust. A CEO won't let things get in their way of scheduling their priorities. How you work is more important than anything about the company and it's services.

Investments that help you buy stock in yourself:

1. Time with those you care about.

2. Personal development. What is the plan to take care of your best asset, yourself. What areas need to be worked on and improved? Grow yourself and you will grow your business. How long in coaching site per day? How many live trainings? Make sure to be at every advanced training. Pay attention to experts. We will need coaching through our entire careers.

3. Watch every minute of time and make sure you are not wasting them. So many people communicate more things than necessary which takes time from them and others involved. Make sure your focus is on the goals at hand and that you are respecting the goals of those you are communicating with. Protecting your time will give you more time for other goals.

4. Focus on image. Look good and you will often feel good. You and your business must look good, friendly, and inviting.

5. Reinvest money in your business. The more the better. Many times people do not invest in their business as much or as long as a typical business person would. Many should have a part time job just to be able to fund their business properly until it is self- sufficient.

6. Exercise. Health will bring wealth. There are no shortcuts. Invest as much and as often as you can in yourself.

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THE SEVEN DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS OF NETWORK MARKETING

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Seven Dirty Little Secrets Nearly Every MLM Lead Retailing Company Doesn't Want You To Know!
By Carl Sorensen
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MLM Lead Secret 1

1. Most leads are simply not as fresh as the company claims!
Beware when a company is making guarantees on the age of their leads. Many lead retailers claim they are selling you 5, 15, even 30 day old leads... What they don't tell you is that MOST of the Lead Retailing companies are simply buying "wholesale" leads from a few major suppliers. So yes... when the retailer receives them from the wholesaler they are 5,15 or 30 days old but by the time those leads reach you the end client they could be twice even three times the age the company claims! Not so fresh after all.

MLM Lead Secret 2.
They claim your leads are exclusive? Read the fine print!
Many fly-by night Lead retailers will claim that your leads are exclusive to you. They'll tell you nobody else will have that persons contact information. Yeah... Right that only lasts about 5 days though and then the Lead will be pawned off to some other unsuspecting person. Sure it's great if you get the first batch but that's highly unlikely unless you are a frequent purchaser or have an "in" with the owner of the lead business. You could receive the leads after they have already been approached by 5 or 6 other marketers before you. Do you really think they will be very receptive to your offer after being approached by so many other marketer's offers? I highly doubt it. They will probably be trying to pitch a program back at you!

MLM Lead Secret 3.
Surprised to hear that they were never interested in a home based business opportunity? This happens all the time. It stems from a process called "Co-Registration" And millions of leads are generated this way everyday. Let's say for example you made a product purchase online... You bought some Avon products. At some point during your purchase they will probably ask you several questions like...
"Would you like to receive more information on similar products?" or "Would you be interested in receiving offers from our partners?" Many people will click YES... Guess What? They just unknowingly became a business opportunity seeking lead for any company selling Avon related or household products. It doesn't mean they want to start a home based business. Hence why so many of them have no idea why your calling them. They were just online looking for cheap deals!

MLM Lead Secret 4.
Where Lead Retailers really make their money is in selling you a "prospecting system" with a monthly reoccurring charge. They will rope you into a monthly charge promising to send you a set amount of leads every day, week or month. But guess what? They have several other clients subscribing as well. They simply re-distribute their old leads.
You have them for one week and then John Doe gets them the next. These leads could change hands as many as ten times during any given month. Back to the point that was made earlier. After receiving several offers from other marketers how receptive will these leads be if they haven't already joined something? Not Very.

MLM Lead Secret 5.
There are only so many people looking for a new business at one time. Contrary to what they want you to believe there really is NOT millions and millions of people looking for online or work at home business opportunities. Be wary of companies that are blasting your ad to Millions of leads or selling a CD with 80 Million names and emails.
Sure there is a definite market for home based business but with the thousands of lead retailers out there I think they have sold the world over several times now. It's all the same people over and over again. Their information is simply bought, used and then sold again.

MLM Lead Secret 6.
There are only a handful of "Lead Generators" everyone else is simply buying wholesale and then selling them to you!
It's true! there really is only a handful of actual Lead Generators online. They then sell their leads to the suppliers many of you buy from on a daily basis.
There are a few problems with this. When that wholesaler sells their leads to the retailer they can still sell that list to 5 -10 Other lead retailers as well! And then those Lead retailing companies turn around and sell each of those leads to 5 or 10 of their customers, Guess what...? Now you have a full-matrix! It's called the SPAM & unwanted phone call Matrix.

MLM Lead Secret 7.
When you sign up for those 10 Free Lead offers or sample packs you are signing yourself up as a Lead! This is the dirtiest of all their tricks. There are several companies out there that have offers such as this. They want you to signup for a Free trial or sample pack of their business opportunity leads. So sure... you go and signup and they start asking you every question under the sun... Hold up... What's going on here?
You just wanted to score some Free leads not become one. Well now your among the hundreds or thousands of others who were looking for some free leads and then became one. This is just another sneaky way for these companies to generate some more inventory. Don't forget to read the fine print as well. You may have agreed to let them sell your information no more then "X" amount of times. Usually being 5 - 10 times.

The next time you go to purchase some leads do a little background research on the company... Better Yet! Learn how to generate your own leads... So you can custom tailor the people you want to speak with!

To Our Success!

Carl Sorensen -
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EMPTY BOXES AND ORDERS

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Empty boxes and Orders
By Chad Shapiro = http://www.ourgvmall.com/GrahamO

There are two types of sales people. The first type is called the 'It Is Not My Fault Salesperson' and will routinely bring back excuses on why they didn't make the sale. The second type is the 'Empty Boxes and Orders Salesperson'. This sales professional is given that name because that is routinely what they bring back – empty boxes that used to hold product and back orders for more product. Now we don't have boxes or products that go in boxes but I think you get the idea. If you are in sales you must decide which group you will fall into.

Now, does this mean that if you are an 'Empty Boxes and Orders Salesperson' that you will one hundred percent of the time bring back empty boxes and orders? Of course not. Every now and then you will bring back boxes of product and no orders. You will have times when it seems like you can't sign up an affiliate that loves non-profits and can't wait to work from home. However, because you are not the 'It is Not My Fault Salesperson' you refuse to allow yourself to make excuses or blame the situation or prospect for the lack of sales. Instead, you ask the question – What could I have done differently to earn the relationship? What could I have said that I didn't say that might have caused them to move to action?

When you shift the responsibility for making the sale from the prospect to yourself, you are shifting your mindset from a victim of sales to a creator of sales. Victims of the sales environment have skinny kids and empty bank accounts. Creators of a positive sales environment take their kids on exotic vacations and need their own personal banker to handle all the money. I use to sign up more people than anyone in the office. When the day was over, I would tell everyone that I thought I could have done a few things differently to get more the next day. People would look at me and say,"how could you have done any better?

You were great and created excitement with every person in the room!' I kind of smiled and said, 'Yeah, I guess you are right.'But you know what? That is just my attitude, after every sales presentation that I give I always ask the question, 'How could I have done more? How could I have created more awareness?' In other words, what can I do to get better.

The 'It Is Not My Fault Salesperson' refuses to ask those probing questions of themselves because in doing so they are admitting that they alone are responsible for the outcome of their income.Take responsibility for your numbers and results and I can't wait until you are bringing back empty boxes and orders more often than not! =======================================

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When you do this business right, you don?t have to ask people to join your business? They ask you! When you do this business right, you don?t
haveto hold home meetings!
When you do this business right, you dont?
have to post flyers!
Whenyou do this business right,
you don?t have to make a list of 100 people you know and pitch your business to your friends and family!
When you do this business right, your leads PAY YOU MONEY to prospect them!

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