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| 12 Guidelines for Success
1. Set several goals for yourself, ranging from small to really
BIG.
Write your goals down, along with the specific dates you intend
to reach them by. The great thing about goals is -- if you don't
reach them by the date you set -- you can always set a new date.
But, by working toward reaching the goal by the date you set,
even if you don't attain it in the timeframe you scheduled,
you'll be closer to that goal than you would be if you weren't
trying to achieve it by a certain date.
2. Be PERSISTENT.
Don't let temporary obstacles or distractions stop you from
getting what you want in life. Everyone experiences obstacles
and distractions...successful people find a way to work AROUND
them. You'll find that obstacles are easy to overcome if you are
committed to reaching your goals.
3. Treat your business like a BUSINESS...not a hobby.
Get serious about building your business or get out...but don't
be lukewarm about it. You can't "try" to do anything ...you
either do it or you don't.
If you spent a $100,000 to start your business, you would do
everything possible to earn a profit so you wouldn't lose your
$100,000 investment. You need to treat your business as if it
cost you a fortune to start...show up for work every day, and
work like you'll be fired if you don't produce results. (Be sure
to spend your time on income-producing activities!)
=> Treat your business like it cost you a fortune and it will
make you a fortune. Treat it like a hobby, and it will cost you
a fortune.
4. Communicate with your upline and downline REGULARLY.
Network Marketing is a RELATIONSHIP business. To build strong
relationships with the people you work with, you need to have
constant communcation with them.
Call someone in your upline once a week. Let them know you're a
PLAYER...a person who is actively building a business and in
whom they want to invest their time training.
Call your active downline members once a week. Get to know them
as people, and let them know you're there for them if they need
help in building their business.
5. Talk to new people EVERY day.
Yes, it's great to use email, snail mail, and the phone to
introduce people to your product or opportunity. But, everyone
runs into people during the course of each day... why not share
with them as well?
If you're excited about the results your opportunity and/or
product is providing you, then you'll WANT to tell others about
it. Set a goal to share your excitement with at least one new
person each day as you go about your daily life.
6. Make the commitment to attend your company's prospecting
calls...and BRING PROSPECTS to them.
Based on your schedule, commit to attending a specific number of
your company's prospecting calls each week. Then, tell yourself
you can't attend UNLESS you are bringing a prospect to that
call. Since you've made the commitment to attend these calls,
now you have the impetus to find a way to get at least one
prospect on every call you attend.
7. Personally sign up at least one new person EACH month.
If you are truly WORKING your business, you will do whatever it
takes to sponsor at least one new person each month. Remember,
your business (and income) are not growing unless you are
producing results. If this means you must spend 2 hours/day
making calls to prospects...DO IT! The sooner you get into
profit, the easier it will be to continue in your business.
And, once you get to the point where you are regularly signing
up one person a month...stretch yourself by setting a new goal
of signing up two people each month.
8. Work only with those people in your organization who are
SERIOUS.
Don't waste your time trying to motivate the people who never
communicate with you, or who are always complaining about how
"it's not working," or who never seem to "have the time."
If you are serious about making your business a success, you can
only afford to spend your time with serious, committed people
like yourself...the rest of your time should be spent on
income-producing activities.
How do you know if a person is someone you should work with?
- Are they keeping in touch with you?
- Are they progressing in their knowledge of the business?
- Are they becoming more able to independently work their
business?
- Are they making calls to prospects?
- Are they calling you for 3-ways?
- Are they participating in company prospecting calls?
- Are they attending training calls?
It's possible for a dud to turn into a star...but the
responsibility is THEIRS, not yours. Don't try to make them
change...we married folks can tell you, that never works.
9. DON'T make excuses.
Success is up to you...whether or not you take the ACTIONS
necessary to succeed. Don't blame anyone, anything, or any
circumstance for your failure or success. It's not a problem
with the payplan, your sponsor, your product, or the marketing
system. If there's a problem, you need to take a look at
yourself...at what you are and aren't doing.
The good news is...if there IS a problem, it can easily be fixed
just by taking an honest look at yourself and making adjustments
where necessary. And, when you do succeed, again there is only
one person responsible...YOU!
10. CELEBRATE success.
When you reach a goal...celebrate! Take yourself to dinner, go
to a movie, allow yourself to spend one evening watching
TV...whatever floats your boat.
And, each time someone you have sponsored signs up a new person,
be sure to congratulate them...kudos go a long way, baby.
11. When you reach a goal, it's time to work toward the NEXT
goal.
Once you attain a goal, don't sit back and relax. NOW's the time
to start working toward that next goal.
Until your business has reached "critical mass" (the point at
which it continues to grow with or without you), it is
IMPERATIVE you continue to work your business. This is important
if you want to solidify your newfound success.
12. BELIEVE in your opportunity and in the Network Marketing
industry.
Network Marketing is a respectable and profitable industry that
has been around for 50+ years. And, it has produced thousands of
people who have become multi-millionaires working from home.
Even more exciting is that EVERYONE -- regardless of age,
experience, or education -- has the SAME chances to succeed.
With Network Marketing, success is based on YOUR
efforts...period.
Know in your heart that you ARE in the right opportunity... an
opportunity with a unique product and a great payplan. Don't let
doubt creep in...don't waver in your commitment, or allow
yourself to wonder if you made the right decision. Once you are
aligned with a solid opportunity, the ONLY way to fail in
network marketing is to quit before your organization has become
fully stabilized.
In the past, anyone who stuck it out in Network Marketing for
about 10 years ended up making a fortune. That has changed...for
the BETTER!
With companies competing for representatives, the payplans have
become more lucrative. Now you only have to stick it out for 4-5
years to build an enormous income that will last a lifetime.
There are people right now in YOUR company who are experiencing
huge successes and earning huge incomes. If you continue to
commit to building your business, you will be one of them soon.
About the author:
Holly specializes in teaching others how to build multiple
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