Buyers beware of those outrageous claims…"make lots of money fast"! I just read about another startup MLM company that has designed a program using 1X3 forced matrix to help people make lots of money fast! The company hasn't even launched yet, and people are jumping on board. Please read this before you invest your hard earned money or savings on any pre-launching MLM company.
Before you jump into a startup MLM company check out the survival rate of new Network Marketing companies. Michael Dlouhy states in his book Success in 10 Steps that 90% of MLM businesses fail in their first year, and 90% of the remaining 10% fail in the second year. That means that only 1 in 100 MLM startup companies will be around in 2 years to pay you. That's a 1% survival rate!
Do you really want to invest your energy, time, money and reputation with a company that has a 1% survival rate? Let someone else test the waters. Find an established network marketing company that you can build your business with for you and your family. Build it once; build it big; build it to pay your children and their children.
To learn how to choose the best MLM Company for you, start with the free e-book Success in Ten Steps by Michael Dlouhy!
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
270-385-9885
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Why You Need Faith in Your Network Marketing Business
You may be wondering why you need faith in your network marketing business. Well, faith is the starting point to all success or failure. Everything we do involves faith. Think about it…when a baby takes his first step it is by faith. When you sit down in a chair it's by faith that it will hold you. Whether we realize it or not faith is the driving force behind each action that we take.
So many network marketers enter into the business in "blind faith", putting their trust in what someone else has said instead of searching out the truth based on evidence. Blind faith is faith without evidence. God does not call us to have blind faith. He calls us to have faith in evidence…truth claims should be evaluated on the evidence.
Would you jump off a cliff because someone told you that you could fly? Of course you wouldn't because there is no evidence that you can fly. In network marketing there is evidence that people are successful, but there is also evidence of many failures. So where do you put your faith …in success or failure?
For success, put your trust and faith in a team of network marketers who are successful in the business. Learn from them. Discover the truth for yourself by getting educated in the industry. Learn to evaluate a company based on the "five pillars" that are necessary for you to be successful in the network marketing industry.
If you manage to keep enough faith in your ability to succeed then there is no reason for you not to achieve your dreams. Ask God to increase your faith and believe it will be done!
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
270-385-9885
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
So many network marketers enter into the business in "blind faith", putting their trust in what someone else has said instead of searching out the truth based on evidence. Blind faith is faith without evidence. God does not call us to have blind faith. He calls us to have faith in evidence…truth claims should be evaluated on the evidence.
Would you jump off a cliff because someone told you that you could fly? Of course you wouldn't because there is no evidence that you can fly. In network marketing there is evidence that people are successful, but there is also evidence of many failures. So where do you put your faith …in success or failure?
For success, put your trust and faith in a team of network marketers who are successful in the business. Learn from them. Discover the truth for yourself by getting educated in the industry. Learn to evaluate a company based on the "five pillars" that are necessary for you to be successful in the network marketing industry.
If you manage to keep enough faith in your ability to succeed then there is no reason for you not to achieve your dreams. Ask God to increase your faith and believe it will be done!
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
270-385-9885
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Secret of Network Marketing Success
The secret of network marketing success is retention, retention, retention. It is no secret that network marketing is a relationship business, not a sales business. Network marketing success lies in building relationships with people: relationships built on trust and sincerity. Michael Dlouhy, author of Success in 10 Steps says, "People join people." When you honor and respect others they will want to be a part of your team.
The three things necessary for retention, the secret to network marketing success, are:
1. You must choose a five pillars company with consumable products that make a real difference in peoples lives. Your team members need to have a strong testimony about the products for them to stay with you and your company.
2. Your company, in addition to excellent products, must offer a compensation plan for you and your team (including the part-timers) to build an attractive income for years to come. And you need to have a proven duplicatable system for your team members to follow for them to be successful in network marketing.
3. Know your people and what they want. Help them put together their "why". Give them personal attention and respect; make them feel important and valued.
When your motivation is to genuinely help others they will respond to you with loyalty and trust. When people see the value and the power of what you offer with your mentoring, coaching, products, services, etc. they will ask to join you and your team.
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
270-385-9885
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals
The three things necessary for retention, the secret to network marketing success, are:
1. You must choose a five pillars company with consumable products that make a real difference in peoples lives. Your team members need to have a strong testimony about the products for them to stay with you and your company.
2. Your company, in addition to excellent products, must offer a compensation plan for you and your team (including the part-timers) to build an attractive income for years to come. And you need to have a proven duplicatable system for your team members to follow for them to be successful in network marketing.
3. Know your people and what they want. Help them put together their "why". Give them personal attention and respect; make them feel important and valued.
When your motivation is to genuinely help others they will respond to you with loyalty and trust. When people see the value and the power of what you offer with your mentoring, coaching, products, services, etc. they will ask to join you and your team.
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
270-385-9885
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals
Friday, November 21, 2008
From a True Mentor's Heart
The e-mail below from Ernie who was at the Jacksonville
Freedom Tour seminar gives the best explanation of what
"BEING" a "Mentor With A Servant's Heart" is all about.
Ernie sent this to Michael Dlouhy and I thought that I would
share it with you. Please call me at 270-205-4168 or send email to
lidiegray@gmail.com to find out if Michael is coming to your area.
You don't want to miss out on this event.
Begin email...
Hi Michael, it's Ernie Hines writing to thank you for
sharing your Books and CD's as they have had a profound
impact on the way I Desire to conduct myself and my
business..
Throughout history the passing on of wisdom and practical
knowledge has been done by mentoring from parents, grand
parents, teachers, leaders, coaches, coworkers and friends.
I have found the word goes back to Homer's Odyssey a
story which tells how before leaving on his long journey,
Odysseus asked a close friend to watch over and guide
his son. That friend's name was Mentor.
Having been with Mentoring for Free less than a month,
has allowed me to study and make some observations
from the book by Marc Freedman, "The kindness of
strangers" that there are 7 habits of highly effective
mentors and they are first and foremost
1. Listening:::
It is the only way mentors can understand what people
are up against and where opportunities for developing
the relationship can be discovered.
2. Building a relationship:::
In the hurry to make a difference, mentors can forget to
take time to build a relationship and establish a firm
connection. this means carefully cultivating trust..It
means being patient. Many people will test mentors
to see if they are for real.
3. Respecting boundaries:::
When mentors ask people personal questions before
a solid relationship has been established, the most
common response is silence. People will clam up.
Mentors who do not respect their mentees' needs
for privacy are often quick to alienate them.
4. Being sensitive to differences:::
It is necessary to realize that mentors and those
they work with come from different worlds, a reality
even for mentors who have grown up disadvantaged.
This means being aware of the embarrassment a
person might feel about being poor.
5. Providing support and challenges:::
Successful mentors are consistently there for people,
delivering a sustained message 'You are important"
when problems arise, effective mentors resist telling
people what to do and instead work with them to
address the problems. These mentors are eventually
able to strike a balance between supporting and
challenging both nurturing people and pushing them
toward their goals.
6. Acknowledging reciprocity:::
While mentors often have to provide the initiative
early in the relationship as trust is being established,
mentoring is a two-way street. Growth, benefits and
struggles are present on both sides, and mentors
who are able to convey they are there for mutual
exchange, not just solve problems stand the greatest
chance of making a solid connection.
7. Being realistic:::
Few mentors turn lives around, but mentors who help
people move toward achievable goals can make a real
contribution. Often this means having thick skin,
tolerating unreturned phone calls, accepting the
cultural gaps that must be bridged. In the end, few
virtues in mentoring rival ongoing commitment and
genuine caring.
Anyway after listening to you on audio and meeting
you in person has turned on something inside like a
(multi colored) lightbulb and I can finally see the
forest of trees, shrubs, plants and animals for what
they really are, opportunity.
Thank You
Ernie Hines
End email...
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
270-385-9885 (call anytime)
A Servant with a Mentor's Heart
Success In 10 Steps Free Ebook
Freedom Tour seminar gives the best explanation of what
"BEING" a "Mentor With A Servant's Heart" is all about.
Ernie sent this to Michael Dlouhy and I thought that I would
share it with you. Please call me at 270-205-4168 or send email to
lidiegray@gmail.com to find out if Michael is coming to your area.
You don't want to miss out on this event.
Begin email...
Hi Michael, it's Ernie Hines writing to thank you for
sharing your Books and CD's as they have had a profound
impact on the way I Desire to conduct myself and my
business..
Throughout history the passing on of wisdom and practical
knowledge has been done by mentoring from parents, grand
parents, teachers, leaders, coaches, coworkers and friends.
I have found the word goes back to Homer's Odyssey a
story which tells how before leaving on his long journey,
Odysseus asked a close friend to watch over and guide
his son. That friend's name was Mentor.
Having been with Mentoring for Free less than a month,
has allowed me to study and make some observations
from the book by Marc Freedman, "The kindness of
strangers" that there are 7 habits of highly effective
mentors and they are first and foremost
1. Listening:::
It is the only way mentors can understand what people
are up against and where opportunities for developing
the relationship can be discovered.
2. Building a relationship:::
In the hurry to make a difference, mentors can forget to
take time to build a relationship and establish a firm
connection. this means carefully cultivating trust..It
means being patient. Many people will test mentors
to see if they are for real.
3. Respecting boundaries:::
When mentors ask people personal questions before
a solid relationship has been established, the most
common response is silence. People will clam up.
Mentors who do not respect their mentees' needs
for privacy are often quick to alienate them.
4. Being sensitive to differences:::
It is necessary to realize that mentors and those
they work with come from different worlds, a reality
even for mentors who have grown up disadvantaged.
This means being aware of the embarrassment a
person might feel about being poor.
5. Providing support and challenges:::
Successful mentors are consistently there for people,
delivering a sustained message 'You are important"
when problems arise, effective mentors resist telling
people what to do and instead work with them to
address the problems. These mentors are eventually
able to strike a balance between supporting and
challenging both nurturing people and pushing them
toward their goals.
6. Acknowledging reciprocity:::
While mentors often have to provide the initiative
early in the relationship as trust is being established,
mentoring is a two-way street. Growth, benefits and
struggles are present on both sides, and mentors
who are able to convey they are there for mutual
exchange, not just solve problems stand the greatest
chance of making a solid connection.
7. Being realistic:::
Few mentors turn lives around, but mentors who help
people move toward achievable goals can make a real
contribution. Often this means having thick skin,
tolerating unreturned phone calls, accepting the
cultural gaps that must be bridged. In the end, few
virtues in mentoring rival ongoing commitment and
genuine caring.
Anyway after listening to you on audio and meeting
you in person has turned on something inside like a
(multi colored) lightbulb and I can finally see the
forest of trees, shrubs, plants and animals for what
they really are, opportunity.
Thank You
Ernie Hines
End email...
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
270-385-9885 (call anytime)
A Servant with a Mentor's Heart
Success In 10 Steps Free Ebook
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Did You Read Your Network Marketing Company's Policies & Procedures?
When you start your network marketing home business you agree to your company's policies and procedures (P&P). You may not have to sign on the dotted line but you do have to check a box saying that you read and agree to them. Many people just click on this box and never read the P&P. It is very important to read and understand what you are signing. The Policies and Procedures are a legal contract between you and your network marketing company.
I was researching a company and wanted to find out more about it because the claims were just too good to be true. There were all kinds of testimonies on how quickly you could make "big money" and how simple it is to do…the "system" does it for you. Throughout the page there were places to enter your name and email for more information. Of course I didn't complete it. Since I know to read the company's P&P before doing anything else, I went down to the bottom of the page where I found this statement…
"By entering your details above you are agreeing to our:
Disclaimer - Terms of Use - Income Disclaimer - Privacy Policy"
Let me bring this to your attention: when you enter your name and email in one of the boxes throughout the page you agree to the "Disclaimer-Terms of Service-Income Disclaimer-Privacy Policy". You don't even have to click on a box saying that you read them and agreed to them. You enter into the agreement when you enter your information.
I clicked on "disclaimer" and was shocked when I read this clause…
"ALL WEB SITES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OUR COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN THE TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE, YOU, AND NOT OUR COMPANY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION."
WOW! YOU, not the company, will assume the entire cost of all necessary services, repairs or correction if the web sites, products, services or written materials are defective. You are responsible for the company's "screw ups". Does this shock you? Does this sound like a company with integrity? Is this a company that you want to build your business with?
Did you read your network marketing company's policies and procedures? If you haven't don't you think you should?
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
Success in 10 Steps Free E-Book
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
I was researching a company and wanted to find out more about it because the claims were just too good to be true. There were all kinds of testimonies on how quickly you could make "big money" and how simple it is to do…the "system" does it for you. Throughout the page there were places to enter your name and email for more information. Of course I didn't complete it. Since I know to read the company's P&P before doing anything else, I went down to the bottom of the page where I found this statement…
"By entering your details above you are agreeing to our:
Disclaimer - Terms of Use - Income Disclaimer - Privacy Policy"
Let me bring this to your attention: when you enter your name and email in one of the boxes throughout the page you agree to the "Disclaimer-Terms of Service-Income Disclaimer-Privacy Policy". You don't even have to click on a box saying that you read them and agreed to them. You enter into the agreement when you enter your information.
I clicked on "disclaimer" and was shocked when I read this clause…
"ALL WEB SITES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OUR COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN THE TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE WEB SITES, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE, YOU, AND NOT OUR COMPANY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION."
WOW! YOU, not the company, will assume the entire cost of all necessary services, repairs or correction if the web sites, products, services or written materials are defective. You are responsible for the company's "screw ups". Does this shock you? Does this sound like a company with integrity? Is this a company that you want to build your business with?
Did you read your network marketing company's policies and procedures? If you haven't don't you think you should?
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart
Success in 10 Steps Free E-Book
If this information was helpful click here for more information on free network marketing tips and strategies to help you reach your business goals.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Have you ever talked to a prospect who just didn’t get it?
Do you want to learn the secret language of prospects that INSTANTLY goes to their minds and hearts, so you can say just a few sentences and your prospects will lean forward?
Have you ever talked to a prospect who just didn’t get it?
What if you could talk directly to the prospect with the right words so s/he instantly understands your opportunity?
Sounds unbelievable, doesn’t it?
But consider this, by changing just a few words, a few sentences into the secret language that your prospects understand, everything will change in your business.
And the change will be spectacular!
Then, come to a live workshop with Michael Dlouhy
At this workshop you will learn …
Exactly what to say to prospects in their own language
How to turn skeptics into business partners
How to identify four personality types and what they want to hear
How to make prospects feel understood and connected
How to become a successful prospector with these new skills
How to improve communication among co-workers
How to understand even your own family members!
How to increase your income by knowing how others think
Seating at these workshops will be limited, so be sure to reserve a spot now.
(Schedule is below - check for a city near you.)
Dec 11 - Tampa FL
Dec 12 - St. Petersburg FL
Dec 13 - Fort Myers FL
Dec 14 - Vero Beach FL
For registration information call me @ 270-385-9885
Or email me @ lidiegray@gmail.com - put Talk to Prospects Tour in subject line
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
lidiegray@gmail.com
A Mentor With A Servant's Heart
Success in 10 Steps Free E-Book
Have you ever talked to a prospect who just didn’t get it?
What if you could talk directly to the prospect with the right words so s/he instantly understands your opportunity?
Sounds unbelievable, doesn’t it?
But consider this, by changing just a few words, a few sentences into the secret language that your prospects understand, everything will change in your business.
And the change will be spectacular!
Then, come to a live workshop with Michael Dlouhy
At this workshop you will learn …
Exactly what to say to prospects in their own language
How to turn skeptics into business partners
How to identify four personality types and what they want to hear
How to make prospects feel understood and connected
How to become a successful prospector with these new skills
How to improve communication among co-workers
How to understand even your own family members!
How to increase your income by knowing how others think
Seating at these workshops will be limited, so be sure to reserve a spot now.
(Schedule is below - check for a city near you.)
Dec 11 - Tampa FL
Dec 12 - St. Petersburg FL
Dec 13 - Fort Myers FL
Dec 14 - Vero Beach FL
For registration information call me @ 270-385-9885
Or email me @ lidiegray@gmail.com - put Talk to Prospects Tour in subject line
Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!
Lidie Gray
lidiegray@gmail.com
A Mentor With A Servant's Heart
Success in 10 Steps Free E-Book
Sunday, October 12, 2008
FREEDOM TOUR 2008-2009
Recession-Proof Your Income & Shield Yourself Against Scary Economic Times
Join Business & Personal Coach, Mentor, Author, and Successful Entrepreneur ~Michael Dlouhy~ with over 30 Years Experience as He Gives You the Straight Scoop On…
•Understanding your family members…ALL of them
•Improving communication with co-workers
•Increasing your income by knowing how others think
•Time & Money Freedom - on the same day - over & over
•The 5 “must have” factors for career success…and why
•”Tools” to apply to ANY situation or relationship in Life!
•Own Your Life…and Enjoy 7-Day Weekends!
Coming to a city near you. Call me for the tour cities, dates and times.
$10.00 At the Door
CONTACT ME and I’LL COVER YOUR COST!
Lidie Gray
270-205-4168
lidiegray@gmail.com
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