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As you already know, there are hundreds of different MLM”s and Direct Sales companies out there in the market place. So, how does someone choose wisely what company to build their future with? Keep in mind while we are building our future, we are also bringing in others who will be building with us. We all want to make sure that the company we choose to build with will be around to pay us in 25, 50 or even 100 years. How can you know for sure? There has been a lot of negative publicity about various companies that came onto the network marketing scene and they seemed good. They had good products and the compensation plans look good also. Then, they either folded or decided to go public and quit the network marketing side of the business. This hurts everyone. It hurts the ones in the business who have devoted time, money, energy and reputations into building a team of people. It also hurts the industry as a whole. Now, I don’t claim to be a guru on the subject, but I have done my fair share of reading and studying on this industry. So, I am going to give you some of my opinions on what I believe is how to pick the right company.
First and foremost, look at the leadership of the company. Have the CEO and top leaders in the company ever worked the field as a distributor? Have they been successful with it? Are they accessible? If you can’t answer yes to all these questions, then stop looking at that company.
Next, you must truly believe in your heart the whole Network Marketing philosophy. Find a company with strong leadership that is also very loyal to the MLM structure. These companies are usually at least five years old or more. I know that they have to start somewhere, but a start-up company comes with the highest risk. There are way too many legitimate NWM companies that have already proven themselves over time to be strong and dedicated to the business model. Look at those first. A good book to read about the business model of network marketing is “Mailbox Money” by Richard Brooke. You can get this here at http://www.richardbrooke.com
Find a company where the products do matter to you. Look for products that fit your niche’ and products that you can love. Choose a company to build with that has products that you would buy even if you were not a distributor. Sizzle products are great and almost all companies have them, but are they the backbone of the business? I believe it is best to choose a company where you can show people how to redirect money that they are already spending on products of a different brand. However, the products must work and do what they say they will do for you to continue to build brand loyalty.
Also, make sure the company has a good pay plan. Most really good companies are paying 40% or more out to the distributor force. Do some due diligence on google or yahoo on the company. Read things that are not written by current distributors. If you can find things, read stuff that is generic about the company and the products, such as testimonials.
All that said, I am not saying that a start up company is all bad.. but look at who is behind it. Have they been in business before? Were the past ventures successful? After all, you want something that will be around to pay your children and grandchildren on the work you do, right? Good companies are out there for sure. One more thing, make sure they are listed with the DSA. This is kind of like a watch dog group for our industry. I would love to hear your comments. Have a great night, Sheatina
I love reading about NWM and making money online. When I find something useful, I love to share it. This is a great video from Richard Brooke explaining how the 4 year career works. Many people jump into network marketing and expect to be a millionaire in a week due to false claims and promises of people looking to make a quick buck themselves. In reality, it is work, hence the term, netWORKmarketing. This career has produced many millionaires and many more thousandaires throughout the years. It can be quite a fruitful and fulfilling venture for many people. In this video watch how you can work for 4 years and retire. I would love to hear your comments on this. Have a fabulous and profitable day!
four year career
When you think of a good leader, what comes to mind? Is it someone who is strong and able to command others into action? Is it a person who is able to get things done? Is it someone others look up to? All of these things could be qualities in a good leader. In my opinion, a good leader is someone who can do all these things, yet is a servant at heart. A true leader is someone who gets things done, but not at the hurt of another. A true leader is someone who lifts others up to their true potential. True leaders do get things done, that is for sure. What kind of leader do you want to be? It is something to ponder.
I love reading and I love learning. Every day there is so much to learn and put into my mind. Do you feel the same way? When I find something great, I just have to share it. So, I am sharing this great 10 minute video with you. Richard Brooke is speaking about the importance of building a financial wall of protection around our families. You never know when tragedy will strike. I know that firsthand. I learned that valuable lesson when my husband was out of work suddenly for almost 8 months. Our 3 month emergency stash was quickly depleted. My hopes and goals are to help as many people as possible to not fall into this trap. Take a few moments, sit back, watch and listen. Have a great day!
Protect Your Family
Hello all. It has been a while since I have posted as we have had much going on in our family. My husband has had 2 back to back major surgeries and I have to do all the work around here. I will be happy when he is back to normal.
I have been to several conferences and I have listened to several top earning leaders in this industry. I have read hundreds of books and I have come to believe that there are 2 things that make the difference in the so-so marketer or the “Out of the ball park marketers”. One thing is that successful people read.. yes, you read that right.. Leaders are Readers!!! There are hundreds, if no thousands, of excellent books on the market. The number one thing that people need to do is to start reading. Read the stories of successful people. Read motivational books. Read the Bible.. The number one motivational book of all time. If you desire to be a leader, then start today by becoming a reader.
The second thing that professional successful network marketeers do is listen.. Yes, they listen listen listen to all kinds of audios. They listen to the ones who have made it to the top. They listen to motivational teachings. They listen to practical teaching, however, they do listen.. at least 30 minutes each day of something powerful.
One more thing that the biggest of all network marketers do.. is that they visualize their success!! Yes! That is right. Even when things were not going so great for all these guys and gals, they continued to visualize success. Positive affirmations are use.. Try it.. You will see it. Success just doesn’t “happen”. You have to work at it. Start with a vision board. Hang it on your wall.. Then fill it with positive affirmations of things you see in your life to be true… (maybe they are not true now, but you see them as being true.) Cut out pictures of things you want, places you want to go, how you want to look..etc.. put it on the board. Look at that board every day and visualize it all. It will start to happen, just wait and see.
So, I have given you 3 very important things to do to get you on the path to the success you want. Read, listen, believe. That is all you need to do. From all the books I have read, all the tapes I have listened to and from all the speakers I have seen in person.. They all have these 3 things in common. I am looking forward to hearing your feedback. I am here to help you all.. God bless you, Sheatina
Hello everyone. I was recently on a conference call where Mark Yarnell was speaking about The Lotus Code. It was interesting to say the least. It was about how successful people get to where they are in life, but rarely realize exactly how they got there. I remember, myself, being on stage in a panel and I was being asked how I attained the position I had attained and what exactly what had I been doing. To be honest, I wasn’t exactly sure. I know that sounds silly, but really I had just been doing what I had been taught by my mentor. I didn’t reazlize any special list of things that I had been doing. However, after listening to Mark Yarnell and talking about The Lotus Call, I realized what I had been doing and what so many other professionals have been doing, whether realizing it or not.
Basically, The Lotus Code, in and of itself, is very simple. Supposedly, it was discovered some 2500 years ago. We have read about it in various forms in “The Secret”, “Think and Grow Rich” and many other popular personal development success books. Many practice it unknowingly. It can be used for anything that you want out of life, including, but not limited to; A happy marriage, losing weight and keeping it off, building a successful business, becoming a better public speaker and the list goes on. You can practice The Lotus Code for anything you hope to attain. It is very similar to what I wrote earlier about having “a vision” and the vision work presented by Richard Brooke (www.richardbrooke.com).
In the simplest terms, the lotus code goes like this: (and along the way I will put in my thoughts in parenthesis)
1. T— Thoughts manifest
WORDS
2. W—-Words manifest
actions
3. A—–Actions manifest
habits
4. H—- Habits manifest
perseverence
5. P—–Perseverece manifests
attainment of the goal
6. A—-Attainment (the ultimate goal.. any goal)
Let us look at this in the simplest form. Say, you want to build a NWM business, first you think about it. You talk to yourself in a positive tone, you think positive thoughts about your business.. You believe you can do it. You know you can do it. These thoughts present themselves into words and you start talking about your successful business and how great it is going (even if you just got started.) You keep doing this.. talking about it.
Your spoken works cause you to begin certain actions.. like actually prospecting people. Maybe you set a certain goal of the number of people you are going to talk to each day. That number could be 5 or 50 or any other number that you can think of. However, you put those thoughts and words into actions.
Next, according to The Lotus Code, your actions will develop into habits. Whether it is prospecting, sticking to a certain diet or exercising or even building a meaningful relationship with your spouse, somewhere between 30-40 days (on average) those actions will develop into habits.. (note: negative actions can also become habits.)
Your habits will propel you into perseverence as you go along. You know at this point that nothing, absolutely nothing can stop you from reaching your goal and the rest is a downhill slide. Perseverence is not really an effort at this point, it is just a path on the way to your goal.
Then, lastly there is the attainment of your goal. This plan never fails as long as you stick with it. The Lotus Code has been in practice, whether knowingly or unknowingly for 2500 years. Athletes practice it. Preachers practice it. People can use The Lotus Code to improve any aspect of their life to attain any goal.
Write these letters down and start at the beginning, no shortcuts please.. TWAHPA. Set your goals and start reaching for them by changing your thoughts today!
For more information on this, please go to http://www.whatisthelotuscode.com
So, you have done it..you have searched high and low to find just the right network marketing company. The one you want to retire with. The one you fell in love with, you know it is just perfect…. but. (watch out for those big butts). You want to come home and talk it over with your spouse and your closest friends. After all, they want to support you and encourage you, right? Bah Humbug!! No, they want to dash your dreams into the dust. If I can give you one piece of advice that you will take to the bank.. then listen up. Do NOT mention your new NWM business to ANYONE esp your closest friends and/or spouse. Not until you have made a financial and spiritual investment in it. It is actually better if you bring your spouse to your first meeting. Never tell anyone about it til you are jumping in with both feet and ready to take on the world.. because they will want to bring you down. I have seen it happen over and over again. People, in general, tend to be negative.. Let’s look at it another way…Say you had been thinking of opening a little cozy itallian restaurant and you talked it over with your friends and spouse.. what would you hear? “Are you crazy??? Don’t you know that most restaurants go under within the first year!! Do you realize you will have to work it day and night? You will never be able to find honest help!! The list goes on .. Right.. you hear it.. However, what if you had secretely opened a cozy little itallian restaurant and then you were planning your grand opening. You tell all friends and family about it.. You are so excited. It is a grand opening. What is their response to that? Wow!! When is it open. Tell us all about it so we can eat there and invite our friends and family..!! See the difference. People are a lot less eager to bring you down when they know you are financially and emotionally committed to something..So, keep it a secret until you are both financially and emotionally committed to your NWM business. Then, study it like you are going after a college degree. You don’t have to know it all to make some good money, you have your upline, but as your team grows, you will grow into that leader and you will need the answers for yourself. I hope you have enjoyed reading this and I hope you have learned something. If so, please do sign my guestbook!! Blessings, Sheatina Sparks
Ok guys, I am going to lay it out on the line here. If you have been reading my blog for long, you know that I don’t like to talk a lot without saying something. So, I have a few things to say.. so..listen up. I am going to give you a warning that can save you potentially thousands of dollars in your NWM business. Do you remember the great gold rush of the 1800’s and everyone went to California in search of making it big in gold? Who really go rich? It was the people who sold the axes, picks, pans and such to the gold diggers. It wasn’t the gold diggers themselves. The same thing is happening in NWM or MLM. There are people who will try to sell you every single tool imaginable promising to get you more and more prospects. They will tell you that all you need to do is buy their product and you will be rich in 2 days (ok maybe a week!!). Please watch out for theses “gold diggers.” They are everywhere. Some claim to have made it big in NWM and maybe they have, but now they are selling their knowledge. First off, most everything you need to know about NWM you can learn for “FREE” if you have a well-trained sponsor. If you are in a reputable company, you should have access to all kinds of training that is a part of your membership in that particular company. I am telling you this to save you tons of $$$$$. I know because I made the mistake of buying thousands of that junk and none of it helped me even a little. All the good stuff is free. If you are thinking of purchasing some program, please write me.. I will tell you the truth… There are a couple of good books that I will recommend you buy asap if you don’t already have them.. One is “Your First Year in Network Marketing” By Mark Yarnell and Rene Reid. This is an awesome book and every professional networker wannabe needs to read this book. The second book is “Mach 2 with your hair on fire” by Richard Bliss Brooke. This book is on vision and self motivation. You can buy Mark’s book on amazon.com or half.com , but they are getting harder to find. You can Richard’s book at http://www.richardbrooke.com As soon as you make up your mind to become a network marketing professional.. read these 2 books (no, I don’t get a commission… though I think I should as many times as I have recommended them..  .. One more thing that is so helpful and it is totally free is to join www.networkmarketingpro and listen/watch all the videos. That is about all the training anyone will ever need. Forget all the programs that promise you the moon and millions in cash. They are just digging after yours. The only way to become a professional network marketer is to go out and actually do the work. Learn how to do it from someone who is doing it and use your tools. God bless you and I wish you much prosperity~~~ Sheatina
What is the best free gift that you can give someone? I would venture to guess there are many answers for this question depending on your personality. I believe there is a gift that you can give someone that will leave a lasting impression on them. That gift is to remember people’s names. I went to a seminar last summer and I heard Ron White speak. That man is awesome!! He can remember everyone’s name!! Have you ever just met someone and then in a nanosecond, you have already forgotten their name? I believe it has happen to all of us. One reason is that we are not really listening. We already have an agenda of what we plan to say. Do you agree with me? So, the next time you are going to meet someone, ask yourself in advance, “What is her/his name?” Then ask their name. Say it over and over in your mind and speak their name to them a few times as you are talking to them. Such as… “Jane, what do you think about… yada yada…?” This will help to implant their name in your mind. I have found that when I give that gift of remembering a person’s name, it actually makes me become a credible person to them. Try it and see what happens.. Hey, don’t forget my name.. Sheatina.. Have a great night!!
I know you have all heard about social media..ie.. Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, LinkedIn…etc. There are lots of those sites out there. If you are not careful, you can get caught up in participating in the social media sites and end up neglecting your NWM business. Social media marketing can take up a lot of time, but it can also be a valuable tool in building your business. Be sure to connect with people who you have something in common with. Don’t just add friends for the sake of raising your numbers up. Make sure you have something valuable to offer people. Please do not spam people with your links.. This is a super fast way to lose your online friends. I delete anyone who spams me. Concentrate on how you can bring value to people’s lives as opposed to always posting links to your sites. You can meet some great friends online, but you can make some enemies also if you don’t follow the unpublished rules. In a nutshell, I would suggest using these sites as tools and for building friendships and possible business referrals. Hope this has helped!
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