Are you about to be fired?

What if you worked in the corporate world, and you noticed a lot of people you used to work with got "downsized" out of the company? The might make you a little nervous. Might make you look for Plan B.

Even after Walter & Julie Reade got involved in M-L-M, they had years of failure. Then they managed to turn it all around with the Mentoring For Free system.

The answer is less than one ...

Think back on the last three programs you joined. On a scale of 1 to 10 how dependable were those who were in leadership? Were they there for you? Would they have been willing to help you even if you were not making them a dime? Think hard.

What causes "overnight success" ?

Have you ever started a job or gone into a new profession without being trained? Did you go down to your local discount store and order a kit to be a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer? Of course not - to enter those professions, you need specialized knowledge.

Still the best thing out there.

I know I've talked about this book before but I just got finished reading it again, and every time I do I get more out of it. This book has literally changed my life and I just had to share. It is 100% true that your failure in Network Marketing is not your fault. Most people in "opportunities" were doomed to failure from the beginning. You have to be educated before you jump in and start working your business. The landscape has changed dramatically over the years and you owe it to yourself to read this book and decide for yourself.

Sending Money to Gurus

How many gurus are there out there who want you to get coaching from them. You know the ones that charge you all your savings and then promise to show you how to have success. You have to put up the money up front if you want to gain access to the inner circle and secrets to help you develop a system that will allow you to have duplication.

A time for everything

I took the kids out to dinner and a movie the other night. We went to Golden Corral, the kids love the buffet stuff and they have an ice cream bar that I think is the real draw. We then went to the Theater and watched the new Harry Potter movie. It was a really good time.

Check out the squid.

Just thought I'd go ahead and post about our Squidoo Lens. This lens is kind of our personal journey in Network Marketing. It will change and Morph as we go along so keep checking back we'll be posting often. Here is the Link. http://www.squidoo.com/MLManswers

Feel Free to have fun and post over there too. Thanks everyone.

Who the heck am I to think I can be rich!!!

Negative self talk. We are programmed from birth that money is evil and the rich are snob. We don't want to be rich because then we'd be part of that crowd. I was on a training call today with Michael Dlouhy, talking about chapter 4 of the Napoleon Hill book "Think and Grow Rich". You know it's amazing what we will allow our sub-conscious to control. The one part of our mind that is non-thinking we let run our life. We watch movies and cry when the hero dies, knowing that it was just an actor in a totally made up story. Why?? Crying at a movie isn't a bad thing, but letting our sub-conscious defeat us before we ever begin, is.

The interesting thing is our conscious mind controls our sub-conscious, so why do we have so much trouble influencing our sub-conscious? It's simple, we've been doing it to ourselves for years. It will take positive self talk on a daily basis to change our habits. You need to create a positive statement like "I will create a Network Marketing business that generates X amount of dollars, and I will build it with the highest retention ever through training and education." Make you mind believe it. If the dollar amount is too high that you can't conceive doing it lower the dollar amount and when you get there, up it.

Once you get the statement to resonate say it constantly in your mind. You must realize that you are worthy of having more and you deserve it.

Great Training for Anyone in Network Marketing.

If you do nothing else read this book. I just finished reading "Success in 10 Steps", by Michael Dlouhy. Now before you say it's a scam, I don't just throw out junk information, never have. Most Network Marketers get into the business and they are trained to be salesmen/women of the product, and try to convince people that the compensation is great and you'll retire in 3 months. It's all Crap. We are not selling a product or a business we are selling ourselves and what we bring to the table. Man it drives me nuts when people throw their opportunity at me without even introducing themselves at least. Here's a little secret:

1. ALL NETWORK MARKETING COMPANIES ARE GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF RICH PEOPLE.

2. ALL OF THE PRODUCTS ARE GOOD, IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.

3. ALL THE COMPENSATION PLANS ARE GREAT, IF YOU WORK THE BUSINESS.

What people are really concerned about is will you be there to help them, will you be a mentor.

Ninety Nine percent of all Network Marketing companies will sign you up and give you a crappy power point and a link to spend thousands on other advertising material. They then proceed to "Train" you (Which consists of the compensation plan, and maybe some information on the product). That is not what people care about, or at least it's not on the top of their list. What were you taught about Networking or Marketing from your company that was free. If it wasn't free it's just another way for them to juice you for money. If they're really concerned about your success it will be free or dirt cheap.

People want to know that you will be there and that you know what you are talking about. Be a mentor and your signup's will increase and your retention will sky rocket. I encourage you to read this book. It's free and it will really open your eyes.