It borders the absurd how we describe the accomplishments of ordinary people. This improper characterization is bad for new people and discourages rather than keeping them going. Who in the world really ever built their business without getting the crud beat of them?

All marketers are storytellers. Only losers are liars.

Without the interaction and training, your people will find other things to take up their time and energy. To turn an employee into an entrepreneur does not happen overnight, but it does and can happen.

When proteges start to be active each day as an entrepreneur, they will start to program themselves to do what is needed to be profitable.

Network marketing as a concept is brilliant.  People sharing something they believe in with friends and family. However, in practice it can often fall short.  As top distributors and executives, we can do better at helping people avoid failure. It will just take a commitment to real mentoring and training which is far more than [...]

Get the GUTS to be in an environment that makes you feel alive so you don’t have to fill it with food, or alcohol, or fanatical sports hero worship to make you happy.

Question: What is the main thing that holds people back from true success in life?
Answer – In a word, apathy.
Apathy is absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. When we are apathetic, we lack interest in or concern for things that others can find moving or exciting…  Summed up, we become lame duck, [...]

Believe it or not, most of your organization is looking for a reason to quit.  It takes true commitment to succeed in anything, not just network marketing. Network marketing failure rate is widely published and maligned, but knowledge is power and when you understand your downline’s tenancies it can help address the failure rate in [...]

I have always tried to think positively, it seems to make me happier.  However, positive thinking by itself is pretty useless.  As the good book says, faith without works is dead. 
One of the better speeches on this positive thinking came from Tony Robbins.  Tony said,”It is ineffective to think positive only.  You wouldn’t go [...]

Question – What are leadership characteristics needed in network marketing to succeed?
Answer – Leadership principles are the same in network marketing as they are in almost every other human interaction.
I was searching leadership today and I found a blog with some excellent information on leadership.
Here are some action steps to enhance our Leadership Generosity:
Give people a [...]

In order to help you better use your new blogging site that uses a Wordpress backend, I have prepared videos to give you the basic information that you need to get started.
Using a powerful engine like Wordpress can give you many advantages over other free sites such as blogger.com, but there are lessons you will [...]

Q: What is the secret to success in Network Marketing?
A: Don’t ever give up.
Is that really the secret?  It can’t be that easy you may say.  I tell you it is.  But never giving up is very hard for most people.  Don’t be one of them.
I love this cartoon.  I always have.  I have counseled [...]

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Question: I have been at the same level in my business and life for too long.  What can I do to get past this barrier?
Answer:  You may be holding on to things that are preventing you from the personal growth you need to get to the next level.
I recently received a tweet that said, “The [...]

Question – We are having growth in our business, but we are having too much attrition, what can I do to help people stay in the business long enough to start making real money?
Answer – Try having some fun.
Did you know that one of your main responsibilities as a successful network marketer is to [...]

Question: I am working my tail off to get people in my group. I am wearing down, will it ever get better?
Answer: It can get better once you learn how to develop leaders.
John C. Maxwell once said, “A leader is one who knows the way … goes the way … and shows the [...]

[ April 21, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 23, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 28, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. April 30, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Why are some people successful when others are a complete failure in life and in network marketing?  Is there a secret that makes some people so successful while others fail?  The simple answer is yes.  There is a secret to network marketing and if you follow what I teach in the course, you will succeed.

There [...]

Question: Can I succeed in Network Marketing if it is hard to talk about making money?

Answer: That depends on what you define success to be.  If you want to make six figures a year in network marketing, you must be comfortable talking about money.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to make more money.  I repeat, [...]

Question: My upline keeps telling me to make names lists and attend meetings, isn’t that the “old way” of doing business?
Answer: Yes, but it still works, and if it works, why fight it.
I have spent a lot of time this week calling purchased leads with an IBO. We have taken turns calling on these [...]

Question – Is competition good to have in my business?
Answer – Competition is fine, but be careful, be very careful.  Be a good winner.
I love to play sports. I love competition. There is nothing like the thrill of a game and there is a great feeling of winning a well fought battle. [...]