Making the First Circle Work

One of the biggest complaints I hear is people talking about their team members.   Complaining that they don’t buy enough, sponsor enough, work hard enough of anything else enough.   What I hear the most is, “Why can’t I find more people like me?” Continue reading “Making the First Circle Work”

Why You Have to Travel

Great to see the response on the last post about paying the price.  I’m writing you today from San Jose, Costa Rica, where I’m conducting an event this weekend.   Continue reading “Why You Have to Travel”

Are You Willing to Pay the Price?

I remember building the business back in the day, driving 40,000 or 50,000 miles a year, getting in people’s living rooms.  Because that was the price you paid.   Continue reading “Are You Willing to Pay the Price?”

Are You Facing Ridicule?

So has anyone made fun of you this week?  Told you that you’re wasting your time?  Has anyone in your family suggested you should quit the business and stick with a real job?   Continue reading “Are You Facing Ridicule?”

Partnering with New People

Wow what a great response to 7 Laws of MLM Success. Thanks all for sharing your thoughts.  So let me ask you something else… Continue reading “Partnering with New People”

7 Laws of MLM Success

Here’s an interesting post today.  No long lesson, but some things that have been bouncing around in my brain all week.  I believe these seven things are critical foundational principles of what we do. Continue reading “7 Laws of MLM Success”

Developing Your Next Leaders

So we’re dealing with the issue Meitham raised about the people that stay below the radar and don’t bubble up as leaders for a long time.  As he rightly pointed out, this business is about growth and development, and giving people a chance to blossom.   Continue reading “Developing Your Next Leaders”

Waiting for Leaders

So Meitham raises some interesting issues on the chess match strategy. He asks about people who don’t have many team members and can’t wait for someone to make a move.  And he asks about the people that stay below the radar and don’t bubble up as leaders for a long time.  Let’s deal with these… Continue reading “Waiting for Leaders”

The Chess Match Principle

There is a good discussion going on the last post about what makes the business work.  Dan raised an interesting issue about when you keep going back and working with people that don’t seem to appreciate you being there. Continue reading “The Chess Match Principle”

What Makes the Biz Work

If everything in network marketing were based on logic, it would be quite easy to build the business.  You’d just hand out DVDs, CDs, or brochures, and people would study the information and join.   Continue reading “What Makes the Biz Work”

The REAL Reason…

Ok we’ve been talking about why things don’t work for people that seem to be following a system that works well for others.  And this is the part people don’t like to acknowledge, but unfortunately is true.    Continue reading “The REAL Reason…”

More on Why It Doesn’t Work

Ok last post we discussed why things don’t work for people.  And I said that I believe 90 times out of one 100, I believe that the person in question really hasn’t been following the true system and doing what they’re supposed to.  So what about the other ten percent?   Continue reading “More on Why It Doesn’t Work”

Why Things Don’t Work

So last post we discussed when people lose the right to complain, because they are not taking the actions necessary for success.  But Rachel raised an interesting issue… Continue reading “Why Things Don’t Work”

Have You Lost the Right to Complain?

So I’m working on the leadership message for my team this week, and one topic keeps coming back to me:  When people lose the right to complain. Continue reading “Have You Lost the Right to Complain?”

What Are You Doing About the Gap?

So why do people join network marketing?  Of course there are a million different reasons, but there are some commonalities.  Most people do so because they want to get something more… Continue reading “What Are You Doing About the Gap?”