If they’re breathing, sponsor’em! Well we don’t do that anymore….or do we? Many companies still push ‘recruit, recruit’, even if the methods are more tailored to the 20th century and the internet. So let’s look at some points:
- Should you always lead with the business?
- Indeed should you lead with everyone you meet?
- Who do you want in your team?
Let me share my experience of a conventional business I started back in 1981. Some of you know I had a small construction business then. In my first couple of years I used to take on pretty much any work that came my way. Full order books; wrong strategy; not profitable. I wasn’t focused on a niche and I was doing work for which my skills were not best suited.
Then I learnt what my strong points were. I developed the courage to turn work away and I became profitable, without ever needing to advertise.
‘So what,’ you say, ‘this is network marketing.’ But there are parallels so let me explain. [click to continue…]
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It’s November already; 2010 is nearly over. Are you going to be able to wear that t-shirt? I’m sure you all started the year with goals and targets for 2010. You certainly should have done so. Have you achieved them?
We always get fired up after events like our MLM company convention. But then we get home and that high energy drops a bit. So how do you convert that energy into real success? How do you move to earning twice what you now earn now – and more?
What price will you pay for success? In my network marketing company the highest level a distributor can reach is that of Presidential. Anyone who achieves that has surely paid a price to get there.
Climbing the ladder of MLM success is a step by step process. Have you ever tried to climb a ladder 2 or 3 rungs at a time? Not a good idea. Most of you here may be well on the way to building a big business. But I believe these principles still apply and certainly it is important to encourage your new team members to work in this way.
