Congratulations

By choosing network marketing, either as a supplemental business, or a new career, you have shown yourself to be a leader. Someone who isn’t happy with mediocrity and the status quo... someone who knows there is a better way. You’ve just discovered it. Congratulations and welcome.

You’ve joined an industry with over 14 million distributors around the world who will do in the neighbourhood of 70 to 80 billion dollars this year. As predicted more than a decade ago — networking has truly emerged as the new paradigm of personal and business development. The purpose of this booklet is to get you started in the easiest, most effective manner possible. You’ll avoid some of the common pitfalls and discover some things that will accelerate your journey to success in your networking business.

The 5 things you don’t need to be successful in Network Marketing:

1. Credentials or Degrees - Thousands of people have been successful in networking without the benefit of college degrees and the like. Since networking is so unlike other businesses, the rules are different here. It’s quite possible, actually quite common, to build a large successful organization
without having any credentials or degrees. An argument could almost be made against having diplomas in this business, for people may feel that because their sponsor has an advanced business degree — they need one too. This is unduplicatable and entirely unnecessary. If you or your sponsor has a degree, great. It’s just not necessary for success in network marketing.

2. Approval - Of anyone, except yourself. Sometimes even your spouse may not approve of your network marketing business. This is actually a frequent initial response, but we’ve seen thousands of people who have built huge businesses without the help of their spouse. Of course, after that, the spouse usually comes on board enthusiastically and things really take off.

One of the hardest facts of business to face is that not everybody is ready for success, or is as enlightened as you. Don’t be at all surprised to find that some of your closest friends and family members will ridicule you; not join your organization and/or even listen to a presentation; question your sanity; ask why someone with a “real” job would “mess around with one of those multi-level deals”; or all of the above. Then they will feel obligated to regale you with horror stories of people who “got a horrible rash just drinking that stuff,” or have “a garage full of that stuff they can’t get rid of.” It’s best to give these “well-meaning” souls a wry smile, thank them for their input and get away from them as quickly as possible.

3. Friends & Family in Your Network - Now please don’t misunderstand; if you get them in your group, great! I know families with three generations in their networking business and it’s a beautiful thing to behold. Other times, the hardest presentation you ever give might be to a family member or best friend. Sometimes you just can’t be a prophet in your own hometown. Direct selling is full of individuals who have built networks in the thousands without having a single member of their family or so-called best friends in their group. I know, because I’m one of them.

 4. Cheap Advice - Oftentimes a new distributor will get involved with network marketing and get all kinds of well-meaning advice from friends who have never built a networking business. If you want to know how to fly airplanes, you must get advice from an expert pilot. If you want to build a network, look at your sponsorship line and find someone who has already built a large network. Those are the people to seek out for advice.

5. Perfection - The perfect company, product line, or compensation plan hasn’t been invented yet. Like every- thing in nature, it must evolve. Your job is to look at the whole picture — and if the pluses outweigh the minuses — get started. If you sit around waiting for perfection — you’ll be waiting forever. Don’t make the mistake many novices make which is to think that they can’t do anything until they have tried every single product, read every scrap of literature and completely understood every minute detail of the compensation plan. The important thing is to get started and learn as you go. Having said that:

Here are 3 things you do need to be successful in Network Marketing ...

1. Desire - A desire to really do this and get out of the Rat Race forever. If you really understand this business and have a true desire to help yourself and others — you’re already 90% there. Most people are happy with the way things are. People who desire better are the ones who change the world.

2. Enthusiasm - I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have seen brand new distributors — with no training, no experience and no in-depth knowledge — go out and build a network of twenty or thirty people their first month. They don’t do this with skill, knowledge or technique — they just muscle it through with sheer, unadulterated enthusiasm. Approach this adventure with the excitement it deserves; don’t attempt it — jump in, roll up your sleeves, make up your mind and just do it!

3. Action - If you’re waiting for the perfect plan — the perfect plan is to take action. You have to get started. Will you make mistakes? Of course you will! But, we’re not brain surgeons here; nobody’s going to die. Mistakes are part of the learning process and strengthen you for the long term. This blog  and your sponsorship line will make sure you don’t make any major mistakes which will harm your business, so relax and don’t be afraid to move ahead.

Knowledge without action is only a potential for Power. You’ve got the knowledge you need... you’ve shown your wisdom by becoming a networker. Now — let’s get started!

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