Update from Mastermind

Wow here at the Network Marketing Mastermind Event in Houston and it is simply sublime.  The first night I got one hour sleep, because my poor body didn’t know what time zone it was on.  So it was all I could do to present my sessions.  Then last night we had the “lightning round”…

Each member of the faculty took 20 to 30 minutes and shared how they started in the business, and what their defining moments were.  I got to go first, so I could slip out and go to sleep.  But the other presenters were so mesmerizing, I simply couldn’t leave.

I told my story of struggling for the first five years, how I became an “MLM junkie” and the frustration and rejection I felt.  Then I discussed my defining moments, as when I developed a duplicable system, and what brought me back into the field.

Donna Johnson went after me, sharing one of the most touching heartfelt stories of what brought her into the business, and the negative programming she had to face.   Everyone in the room could feel her heart.

Jordan Adler went next, sharing how he struggled through the first 10 or 11 programs he joined, and revealed the ridicule he faced from his family.  Then he read from his vision journal, in a very touching scene.

After that Orrin Woodward regaled the crowd and had them rolling on the floor, talking about how he first got roped into Amway, and how he broke the news to his wife.  Totally crushed.

Then came my old protégée, Orjan Saele from Norway.  Who only gave the best speech he’s ever given in his life.  Very touching as he shared the heartbreaking story of his early days, when his own team asked not to ever speak in front of the group again, the negative publicity he endured, and how he finally broke through with the help of his wife and self-development work.

And finally Ken Dunn wrapped up the evening with his captivating story of what drew him to the business.  I just got to really know Ken for the first time this weekend and I was very impressed.  He came to the last one of these events as a new distributor, and returned this time as a multi-million-dollar producer and faculty member.

If Art Jonak takes these six stories from the lightning round and makes them into an album, it would likely become the best selling album in network marketing history.  And I should know, because I did the current one.

All told, the first day was simply magical.  There were individual sessions and a panel discussion on culture that was worth the whole price of the event.  There is nothing so powerful as real people sharing their best practices, strategies and why they do what they do.

The whole vision for the event was to continue the revolution started on January 1rst, when I released the MLM Manifesto.  So we all locked arms and are working together to raise the standards of the profession.  It was amazing start.

I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in a week, yet I still woke up at 6 am today, looking forward to day two.  So I’m heading downstairs soon.  I’ll try and check in later with more details on the weekend.

-RG