The #1 perception of most people when thinking about a salesperson is that they use high pressure tactics, they are vultures, untrustworthy, seedy and they circle their prey like a hunger vulture. One must guard themselves against salespeople or they too will be suckered into something against their will.

NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH

I worked for and owned a couple of small, rural weekly newspapers. My title was Advertising Manager and the main focus of my job was “sales”. Physically walking into a prospective customers office and “selling” him/her advertising space in the newspaper. Cold calling many would call it in our profession. I was good at it. I loved meeting … Read the rest of this entry

For the vast majority of people the #1 biggest MLM lie is:

You don’t have to be a salesperson, you simply recommend the company and/or products to those who are lining up to hear all about what you’re doing, what your products do, what company you are with !

Guess what? Reality hits when month after month you realize nobody really cares, there are no volunteers lined up to hear your pitch (whatever that might be) Read the rest of this entry

There’s a difference.  A BIG ONE.

The definition of JOIN:

• becoming part of; become a member of a group or organization; “He joined the Communist Party as a young man”
• cause to become joined or linked; “join these two parts so they fit together”
• come into the company of another; “She joined him for a drink”

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I stumbled across an article that I couldn’t have written better myself. It’s work sharing !
The author is a gentleman by the name of Charles Hubner. Born into a life of poverty and homeless by age 16, Charles Hubner made AND lost his first million by age 21. With countless setbacks and successes since, he now spends the majority of his time coaching and inspiring others to take creative action. And strives constantly to develop ideas, deliver information, and uncover opportunities that encourage and provide positive change for others.

This letter was written especially for YOU.

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He had no knowledge of cars, never having seen one in his life, he wondered what its’ purpose was.

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Negative emotions are not natural. They are not a normal part of our make-up. They have been learned and can be unlearned.
Have you ever seen a negative baby?? All negative emotions we experience are because we have been taught or we learned to be negative. Hence, we CAN eliminate them from our lives. The most common are doubt, fear, guilt, resentment, envy, jealousy and anger.

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Go placidly amidst the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.
I walk by the large 11×14 framed Desiderata every day and have done so for years. I’ve read it hundreds of times. Today, as I read it a light bulb went off. These words that I’ve read over and over again are directly tied to network marketing.

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You need to.  You probably signed up with some network marketing company with the perception that you now own your own business.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.

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Or maybe I should have said “How effective is your blog?”

If you personally haven’t set up your own blog yet, you are in luck.  By following a few simple guidelines you can set up a blog that isn’t just a collection of stuff you write, it will be a targeted, focused, functioning part of your marketing strategy.

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My 7 year old daughter has some challenges.  She’s considered “low tonal” which basically means she doesn’t have a lot of “tone” to her muscles.  The Doctor told me flat out “It’s not that she won’t be able to do everything every other kid does but the amount of effort she has to expend to do it will be 2 to 4 times more.”

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