Apr 10
16
Have You Eaten Your Live Frog Today?
What does eating a live frog have
to do with network marketing?
When it comes to getting the right things done for our social media/network marketing business, Brian Tracy has given us some great suggestions in his wonderful little book, Eat That Frog!
The premise is that if we start each day with our most challenging task, symbolized by eating a live frog, our results will improve dramatically.
The book is based on over thirty years of time management study, so the ideas are definitely worth paying attention to and better still… implementing.
Brian’s learning process was simple… find out what other successful people do and do the same things until you get the same results. Learn from the experts.
The big success killer is procrastination and Brian offers 21 ways to beat the killer and get more done in less time. I’ll just give you just the first one… you’ll have to read the book for the other 20.
The Key to Great Success!
Brian’s key to great success is this: “The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely.”
He points out that you will never have time to do everything you have to do, therefore it is essential to pick the most important tasks and get those done first.
Suggestion Number 1 Brian labels, “Set the Table.” By this he means decide exactly what you want and make a plan. He emphasizes the importance of having written goals with deadlines and that you do something every day that moves you closer to your major goal.
You must be absolutely clear in your mind as to what you want to accomplish and have the confidence and singleness of purpose to do what you need to do according to your plan.
Learning a Musical Instrument
As an aside, I have taught myself to play at least half a dozen musical instruments, some quite well, and my method was simple: I would play something every day!
I did not set a time because, some days, the available time might be short. But each and every day before my head could touch the pillow, I would pick up the instrument I was working on at the time and play something.
And the system paid off… I never considered it to be work because it was always enjoyable but the important thing was learning and applying the self-discipline to do what needed to be done consistently.
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It’s a small investment that will pay huge returns over and over if put into practice by creating new success habits that will lead to the satisfaction of goals accomplished! To order now, just click here: Eat That Frog! – 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time.
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Apr 10
15
The MLM Challenge
For most of his working career, the Top Network Marketer worked a 9 to 5 job where he had only a little freedom to decide how he would spend his time during those hours. For the most part, his activities were directed by his supervisor. He was lucky that he did have the opportunity to be somewhat creative, but was in no way his own boss. Under those conditions, it was fairly easy to do what was necessary to get to work on time and work the required number of hours, etc., knowing that to do otherwise would mean an end to the paychecks appearing magically, month after month in the bank account. There was little real satisfaction from the work because, most of the time, it was not at all apparent who, if anyone, would ultimately benefit.
Now, with network marketing, one has total freedom to choose who to work with, the product or service to market, what hours to work, how much and what kind of effort to put in, etc. This means that we are free to pick a product or service that we know will be of great benefit to many if we can just get it into their hands. It’s just a matter of effectively communicating those benefits in a manner that is understood and accepted. That is our challenge.
So why is it that so few are truly successful? Of course, along with freedom comes responsibility! The responsibility to be organized, to be clear as to our objectives and to spend our time effectively. I think that many of us buy into the idea that it is going to be easy and that the results will come with very little effort. We have not learned the self-discipline required to focus our attention on those essential activities that must be performed on a consistent and regular basis to get the results that we want.
So, what is the answer? I will be exploring different answers in future blogs but I would love to hear your comments on this subject. What are your greatest challenges and what methods have you found to be effective in producing the results that you are looking for?
That’s it from the Top Network Marketer… stay tuned!
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Apr 10
4
Why Network Marketing?
I must be an MLM junkie! I’ve been in so many MLM companies that I’ve lost count… can anyone relate to that?
Although approached a number of times, I resisted joining Amway and Shaklee. But then, when Olde Worlde came along, I just could not resist any longer so I jumped in with both feet.
But then, just after Olde Worlde had moved into its wonderful new facility, a few of the top leaders left the company taking many of their people with them and the whole thing collapsed. It was a sad thing to see.
Following Olde Worlde were: NuSkin, Oasis, YoungLiving, XanGo, FreeLife International/Himalayan Goji Juice, Automatic Builder/Nutronix and several others that I can’t remember.
But I suffered, severely, from that old bugaboo… call reluctance. Many times, the telephone was just too heavy to pick up! LOL! Now I’m finally coming to understand why… fear of rejection… lacking the confidence to do what needs to be done and the courage to operate outside of the comfort zone.
The standard method was to acquire a large number of leads, usually by purchasing them, and then proceed to call them assuming that they, surely are, or ought to be, interested in my business opportunity.
Then, along came the Internet and now we have Social Networking sites with names like MySpace, Facebook, Tagged and Twitter. These sites now make it possible to quickly and easily approach thousands. And many who have embraced this new technology are being handsomely rewarded.
What are the benefits of MLM?
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Low startup costs and easy to join
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No prerequisites – anyone is eligible
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Long term practically unlimited residual income
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Outstanding, often unique, products
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You can really help others – everyone wins
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Networking can be very enjoyable
Are there drawbacks?
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It does require some work
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It requires a certain dedication
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Not everyone succeeds with MLM
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It’s not a “free lunch”
Fortunately, there are a number of outstanding learning opportunities with leaders who have paid the price and now offer the benefits of their experience for a mere pittance. Among those leaders are: Mike Dillard, Jonathan Budd, John Milton Fogg, Lou Abbott, and Max Steingart.
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