Network Marketing in Today’s Economy

NETWORK MARKETING
IN TODAY’S ECONOMY

—by Tim Sales

In network marketing, you cannot allow your thoughts to be controlled by others – especially by people who profit wildly from bad news.

In spite of these bad times, industries that are "failing" are still making a profit!Strange isn’t it? How can an industry that’s failing actually profit?

Reality is, "failing" means they’re earning an 11% profit. This is deemed failing because historically, they were so fat in profits, 11% seems like nothing.

That’s the big city newspaper industry – so-called "failing".

Lesson is, they’re so big, so established and so used to easy profits from advertisers, they don’t know how to be agile and quickly change in new environments. The web is "killing" big papers and they’re sitting around whining about it.

This is a great lesson for every network marketer.

Times have changed. They have always changed. What was true yesterday, may not be true today.

The chance of you stumbling into success in M.L.M is gone. As prospects – whose dominant emotion is fear – aren’t letting go of their wallets and purses so easily anymore.

This happened in the roaring ’20’s. After the kick off of the Great Depression by a failed stock market, "money was hard to come by" (so people thought).

People were so afraid, they didn’t want to spend – and they clutched their purses like a guard dog.

This had two effects:One, sloppy businesses were forced out of business…Two, sharper people who re-invented themselves and their businesses actually thrived!

Which one are you?

Are you going to allow present circumstances to run you out of business…Or, are you going to re-invent yourself and thrive when everyone else is running away with their tail between their legs?

Frankly, I already know your destiny. And, it’s solely based on one thing – your thoughts – whether you control them or allow them to be controlled.

If you don’t get control of your head, you’ll fail in network marketing – in a good or a bad economy.

If you don’t control your own thoughts, how can you ever expect to talk confidently to a prospect about your opportunity?

Ever hear "all actors aren’t in Hollywood"?

You don’t want to be an actor when you’re meeting with your prospect. They’ll smell you a mile away. You must believe in what you’re saying: your industry, your product, your company and your ability to help this individual build their own downline…especially in this tough economy.

Without confidence, your prospect may not pinpoint exactly what the problem is, but, they’ll know there is a problem. And, they’ll know there’s something "fishy" about what you’re saying.

Your prospect will actually begin to dislike you – they’ll think you’re intentionally lying to them.

If your prospects are your loved ones – friends and family – your relationship with them could sour quickly.

Developing Confidence

I just finished a very good book titled Talent is Overrated. In it, the author exhaustively details where the "greatness" that we see in sports figures and artists – particularly musicians – comes from…… in essence, where they get their confidence!

Confidence is born from its great mother – competence.

This isn’t a chicken and egg question. We know very well – and science has proven it – that you won’t have confidence, if you’re not competent!

By competence, I mean being able to do the job, but not having to be a total master.

Perfect for network marketers because, by the time you master something (having to invest thousands of hours to master anything), it could very well be too late – failure could have already taken place.

How To Develop Competence
Luckily for us, competence is actually easy to develop. It just takes practice. In fact, if you stay on the "competence" course, you’ll eventually end up in mastery. So developing the habits of competence will pay off "big time"… so it’s worth it to stay the course.

In today’s M.L.M environment, you’ll want to use the most "trusted" communication channels. What you use to communicate with your prospects will have a major effect on your ability to gain trust with them.

The best way to communicate, in this fearful environment is…
First – in person
Second – by phone

If you’re getting leads online, as quickly as possible, get them on the phone.

Re-invent Your Organization Today
The simple automation systems that claim to do everything for you won’t work very well right now. You must know and use the foundational tools to building your organization.

Simple things like:
* How to create a curiosity in your prospect for your organization….
* How to use voicemail to get prospects to call you back…
* How to qualify prospects and identify their personal closing preference – learn this, and it’s money in the bank!

Three basic skills you need. These three basics, if developed, will secure you no matter what condition the economy is in.

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Not using these basic skills could mean the failure of your organization. Don’t allow that to happen. Act now, your future is dictated by what you do toda

Smart Women Give Their Clients an Experience

By Joy Chudacoff

Last week, my husband Greg and I went mobile phone shopping. I had one of those flip phones that allows you to make phone calls and that’s about it. I couldn’t email anyone or look up anything on the web. I really needed a better way to stay connected!

I’ve been with the same mobile phone company for 9 years. Hard to believe, right? I’m slow to commit but once I do, loyal to the end! So the first place I went was to my current carrier’s store to see what they had to offer. When we entered the store, there were a quite a few people waiting and so we got in line and waited our turn. Not once did anyone say, “Thanks for waiting, I’ll be with you in a moment” or “Sorry for the delay, someone will be right with you.” Nothing. No eye contact. We felt invisible.

I had quite a few questions about the new phones and was anxious to get my questions answered. When it was my turn (about 20 minutes later) something happened that was shocking. The person behind the desk looked straight at us and then just turned and walked away! I was stunned and frustrated at this point.

Not a good “experience.”

Greg was pretty frustrated and wanted to speak with the Manager. I had no intention of speaking with anyone there. The mood and tone was set and I no longer wanted to do business with that store. We turned, left the store, and walked a few blocks away to another mobile phone store. Once inside, we were greeted right away by a store manager who had a customer service representative at our side in a matter of seconds. He spent a lot of time with me and never made me feel rushed. I got all of my questions answered and in the end decided to leave a 9 year relationship with my old mobile phone carrier and start anew.

You see, it’s not always about price (the new carrier was more costly than the old one). When I called my former mobile phone company to get my account number and tell them I was leaving, they bent over backwards to get me to stay with lots of “incentives.” I switched carriers partly because I really liked what the new phone could offer me in terms of benefits; however, a bigger reason was that they had given me an “experience” that made me feel special.

How about you? Are you giving your loyal, current clients the same “experience” that your new prospective clients receive? Your current clients have value beyond measure. Here are some tips and solutions that you can review to make sure that your customer service “experience” is polished and ready for 2010:

1. “I’m Listening” – When you are with your clients or prospective client, it’s essential that you make them feel special. Show a genuine interest in what they have to say. Don’t text someone or take phone calls. Focus your attention solely on them.

2. Act Quickly – when a client or prospect makes a request and it’s something that you know you can help them with, make sure you respond quickly.

3. Under-promise and Over-deliver – This is a mantra to live by if you want your clients raving about you and your products and services. It’s one that I aspire to each and every day. If you commit to creating this “experience” in your own business, you are guaranteed lasting success.

As you begin 2010, I invite you to spend some time reviewing the “experience” you are offering to your current and prospective clients. This “experience” will serve as one of the pillars in building your business this year.

Anything is possible. Everything is waiting for you.

Don’t Miss the Upcoming “Inspiring Minds Radio” Premier!

As we leave our series of videos introducing personal growth here (not to say that we won’t ever do more! , we’re extending our social media reach to Blog Talk Radio with a new channel, “Inspiring Minds“.

Since we have been inspired by so many great friends, it seems inappropriate not to continue sharing and expanding on these topics. This channel will provide us a forum to continuing our growth and exploration together, and we do hope you will join us!

Shows will begin airing on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 12PM EST, and to begin with will continue every other week after that. All shows will be archived for easily revisiting.

Your feedback will be appreciated!

To Your Continued Happiness and Success!

Personal Development Part VII: the Power of Visualization

One of the more challenging skills necessary for realizing the goals you wish to achieve is the ability to visualize them. To not only ’see’ them but to feel them, to feel as you would when you have achieved them.

Removing the present tense from your mind and replacing it with something you believe will happen, and visualizing the details surrounding that expectation, while feeling the excitement and expectation you should feel about that amazing accomplishment, will be is key to manifesting it more quickly.

Visualizing this way can be accomplished by practice, and by using your affirmations and pictures you have placed around your wheel of life (you can download this and use as a template for your own, or use as is). We discussed this tool in the Goal Settings video).

We hope you enjoy this video and will continue to follow our Blog Talk Radio series at InspiringMindsRadio.com starting on Saturday, January 23 at 12pm EST and every two weeks after that!

Personal Development Part VI: Achieving a Positive Mindset

In our continuing effort to provide an overview of areas of personal growth, we talk a bit here about the importance and power of having a positive mindset. That is, not only positive thinking but no allowing negative thoughts into your mind.

This is actually a bit more difficult than some think. Even the most positive people may struggle with negativity. Sometimes we are faced with situations that challenge our positivity, or with people who want to bring us into their negativity. It takes an effort to recognize and stop those thoughts from ruling the day, and affecting your life and productivity!

Hope you enjoy this video, and  see the Personal Development Skills section for a proper introduction of this series of articles as we continue to expand this area. We have one more of these videos to post here before we begin our Blog Talk Radio series – Inspiring Minds. Our first edition will be aired on http://InspiringMindsRadio.com on Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 12pm EST.

Personal Development Part V: Step-by-Step Belief

This video touches on the power of belief and how it can be a learned behavior by sticking to simple, achievable actions and witnessing the results from those.  As a critical piece of personal development necessary for long term success, belief is sometimes the most challenging of these skills.

Enjoy, and believe in yourself!

Personal Development Part IV: Nutritional Wellness

Everyone knows that it is easier to enjoy your successes in life if you are not battling chronic illness. We know that proper nutrition, exercise (including stretching), and sleep all play a critical role in achieving and maintaining physical wellness.

We talk here about a healthy diet and proper food percentages and combinations, offering a sample menu as well. Along with exercise and sleep, a healthy diet and nutrition can help to prevent major disease.

Enjoy the video, print the documents for your reference, and stay tuned for our next installment in this introductory series on your personal growth!

Honoring Jim Rohn

We have sadly seen the passing of a great leader in personal development, Jim Rohn.

As Tony Robbins’ first mentor, he was an inspirational philosopher whose insights has helped many to grasp the ideals that enable them to see more clearly their vision, have more heart in their motivation, and lighten their mental load by living and learning from the moment.

This is an article by Jim Rohn, which illustrates some of his message:

“One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to a create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.

While we are home our thoughts are still absorbed with solving the challenges we face at the office. And when we are at the office we find ourselves worrying about problems at home.

We go through the day without really listening to what others are saying to us. We may be hearing the words, but we aren’t absorbing the message.

As we go through the day we find ourselves focusing on past experiences or future possibilities. We are so involved in yesterday and tomorrow that we never even notice that today is slipping by.

We go through the day rather than getting something from the day. We are everywhere at any given moment in time except living in that moment in time.

Lifestyle is learning to be wherever you are. It is developing a unique focus on the current moment, and drawing from it all of the substance and wealth of experience and emotions that it has to offer. Lifestyle is taking time to watch a sunset. Lifestyle is listening to silence. Lifestyle is capturing each moment so that it becomes a new part of what we are and of what we are in the process of becoming. Lifestyle is not something we do; it is something we experience. And until we learn to be there, we will never master the art of living well. ”

We have at least the written word and video as well to keep Jim alive and in our hearts and minds. Enjoy this video and find more where this came from!

Remember to take the best and leave the rest, learn by listening and live every day to the fullest!

Personal Development Skills Part III : The “Wheel of Life” for Goals and Affirmations

As part of our continuing series on personal growth and development, for which you can find a proper introduction and all videos in the Personal Development Skills page, we examine the importance of goal setting and affirmations in this chapter.

Jan introduces a useful tool here, which she calls her ‘Wheel of Life‘. Customizable for your own individual life, you can use this to write your goals (short, medium and long term) and affirmations to help you maintain your positive mindset to clear the path for reaching your goals.

The point is, if one area of your life is neglected, whether it be your emotional health, your family, your nutrition, etc., it robs the other areas of vitality. In other words, a tire isn’t flat in just one spot, it’s flat all over!

I hope that you enjoy this video and stay tuned for our next one!

(Be sure to open the ‘Wheel of Life’ above so that you can see what Jan is referring to

Goals for Life—My Blueprint

I see myself as Lydia, the business woman with great communication skills, who has a caring spirit like Mother Theresa and the creativity of Grandma Moses, but being the Jan that God created me to be.  I see seven restoration centers in different Central American countries being built.  They will house children and young adults—those that have been wounded, raped and pillaged by selfish human beings who bought these children to be used for monetary greed, not treating them with love and respect as individuals.  These centers will be hope for the hopeless who do not know what it is like to be free from this lifestyle.Phil and Juanita, the process in which this goal is to be realized is first of all for you having me write down my statement, having a mind’s eye picture again, organizing the plan and being my rear guard to put my ideas into action with a time limit.

I see the picture clearly.  I am enjoying these young people with all my creative gifts and abilities while loving on them and building trust in them for who I am and with them realizing that I will not harm them.  There is life and a new future through this program where we would work with them spiritually, emotionally and mentally to help them erase the past.  I would help them develop a new canvas for their lives.

In my mind’s picture I see me walking with these young people down the path to Emmaus which no longer has the huge boulders in their lives but rather a path of small grains of sand.  And as we walk down that path together we are laughing and hugging on each other.  During this process we all are removing the layers from the onion skins of life that need to be peeled for new growth and for a great future with a continuation of helping others and duplicating the process to future generations.

Living, playing and working with the children in this environment will give me the opportunity to act like a child again myself.  It would be a childhood of trust without judgment, always looking at the positive aspects in people and not the negative sides, producing long lasting friendships.  These positive experiences and memories passed onto these individuals can cause the curses of the past to be erased from the next generation one by one.

To obtain this I will have a non-profit corporation set up and proceed by getting the word out by speaking publicly about it.  In addition, a video can be produced and distributed.  After the first center is built in two years I will have an opportunity to be on the Oprah Show as my connection to her is through Chris her business manager and through Nat, both of whom are close friends of mine.  There are other programs too that will donate money for completion of the six other centers in my goal.

I see myself in two businesses.  One is in marketing of my books and public speaking and the other business is in network marketing with like-minded persons.  Our goal is to help others and not for selfish material gain.  Monies build empires like this for children and will impact their families for generations to come.  The MLM empire that will be built will be twice the size of my former ones with similar minds that are working together in a TEAM effort for the rehabilitation of these children and young adults.  Money will be no object as the residual income keeps flowing in.

Coming from a 100% Norwegian background, I am a great time manager and I am very organized in all areas of my wheel of life.  I see myself below as:

*  I am a Child of God and grow in His likeness daily and choose to treat people in a Christ-like manner.

*  I love to exercise and only health foods go into my body which is the temple of God.

*  I love building my business and it is easy as like-minded people are drawn towards me.  I respect their goals and help them reach their goals with no hidden judgment or agenda.  They listen to me and we grow together to reach our own respective goals.

*  I love my wonderful family and respect their decisions in life.  Distance is of no problem as we have great daily communication with each other and we see each other in person twice a year for family fun.  It is with great expectation that I see my adult children and grandchildren growing in the spirituality and self awareness.  I respect them for their opinions and they respect me for my wealth of knowledge.

*  I love to be alone with God and listen for directions for my life.  It is as if the waves of the ocean cast forth many new ideas of words and wisdom.  Bringing in of the new and throwing out the old tapes provide more understanding of love as I journey daily during this cleanse.  It is leading me in the direction of who I am.  I am not a victim but rather a victor in achieving my goals and dreams that have been put onto the back burner for five years.

*  I love money and what it can do to help people.  I am a mighty magnet.  Oceans of money engulf me.  I have unlimited choices and the opportunities are everywhere.  I truly believe that we are here to bless and prosper each other.  I reflect this belief in my daily interactions and I radiate it wherever I go.

*  I am an excitable person who loves people and enjoys doing unusual, crazy things that most people do not understand but with which I am quite comfortable as I am with myself.

*  I come from within.  I enjoy those experiences, and the people who are open can have fun with me also.

*  Life is great and I love life, I love myself and I love my accomplished achievements, always full of laughter.  I fully give 150% of myself to achieve the completion of my fourth book and in building the children centers.  There is no time to allow toxic persons or toxic behavior into my life.  There are no mind games allowed in this great opportunity to serve others.

*  My canvas is to live the purpose driven life.  It was blank for a few years, but colors are being added.  People are coming together.  My blue business-minded person adds to the sky of the canvas.  Greens are those persons who are going to lead and guide the children.  Yellow and red persons, like myself, will be spiritual and add creativity to their lives.  In September of 2011 the first five bedroom home will house ten young children who were formerly homeless.  They will be cared for spiritually, mentally and physically as they are educated for the future.  There will be two young couples that have been specifically trained to make a difference in their lives.  These restoration centers will be under the EverLoving Enterprise, a non-profit organization for children.  Work is in progress . . .