How Can You Create Team Staying Power?

Would it be okay if your network marketing team had "staying power"…the ability to keep working the business over a long period of time? What is it that keeps people going? My friend and mentor Michael Dlouhy says, "It's not goals. It's not money either. It's your WHY that will keep you going."

"My WHY"…my purpose is to sow seeds of love, patience, encouragement, faith, hope, trust and prosperity. I am here to love, encourage, and inspire others to live with passion: to give my time, money and knowledge to help others find their God given purpose so they can live their life with enthusiasm; to be an effective leader and help others become all they were created to be…fruitful, successful, profitable, rewarding, and rich!

My why is to be the best sister, friend, leader and mentor that I can possibly be: to love, serve, and spend quality time with my family, friends, and clients. I persistently seek truth, wisdom, counsel and knowledge so I can give sound instruction to others. My why is to make a positive impact on as many peoples lives as I can while I'm here on this earth.

Crafting Your Why

There are two types of people: those who know their purpose and live with passion, and those who don't know their purpose (their why) and continue to live in mediocrity.

What’s your Why? Everyone needs motivation to get up in the morning, and it has to be very strong. What motivates you? What makes you so happy that you get goose-bumps?

If you can’t close your eyes and clearly see your Why, then now is the time to get clarity.

Begin crafting your why by reflecting on the three major areas of your life…

Personal: What are your values, what is important to you, what do you cherish about your life, how do you want to be remembered?

Relationships: What type of friend, son, daughter, wife, husband, brother, sister, mother, father, aunt, uncle are you?

Freedom: What degree of freedom do you want and what will you do with your freedom?

To create your team "staying power" download Michael Dlouhy's free e-book Success in 10 Steps. Most people who download and read this e-book find out their lack of success in building a strong team with "staying power" is not their fault, but some just never take the time to read it and continue to struggle in building a successful business. When you read this e-book you will become a part of a mastermind group that will help you create team "staying power".

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
lidiegray@gmail.com
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart

Pentacle Leadership – What Is It?

"If you're attempting to build a home business, you need solid Pentacle Leadership for success. Find a Mentor. You must have a mentor to be a mentor. You want a mastermind group of like-minded people who want YOU to succeed. You want up-line support available when you need it.

Pentacle Leadership means Michael mentoring Don, Don mentoring Irma, Irma mentoring Lidie, Lidie mentoring Diane and the people Diane will mentor is endless. THIS type of leadership creates your mastermind group.

Want to make a Million Dollars?

Mastermind with Millionaires!

If you want to make $30,000 a year, then mastermind with people who make $30,000 a year.

Consider this VERY carefully: For most people, their yearly income is the average of their 5 closest friends.

Do YOUR 5 closest friends have what you want? If not, why would you EVER listen to their opinions on business?

Say you want to invest in real estate. Would you ask the person who rents a home? Or the person with 27 homes, 16 townhouses, 2 farms, one in Oklahoma, one in Texas, and 27 commercial properties?

To build a business, why on earth would you listen to people who've never done it? You've got to evaluate who you take advice from.

Want success? Then you'd better get your action plan from successful people?"

This was taken directly from Success in 10 Steps - chapter one, by Michael Dlouhy.

Now you might be thinking "How do I develop this line of Pentacle Leadership?" Your first step is to download Success in 10 Steps e-book and plug into our Mentoring for Free mastermind group. Most people who read this e-book get excited because they found a mentor and mastermind group of like-minded people who want them to succeed. But some just never take the time to read it and continue to struggle because they listen to the opinion of those who have never built a successful network marketing business.

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart
lidiegray@gmail.com
270-385-9885

Are You True to Yourself?

To be a leader you need followers, and to have followers you must have their confidence. Thus the highest quality for a leader is undeniably integrity. Integrity builds trust.

Leaders must live by a higher standard than their followers. They must take responsibility...accept the position of being accountable to their followers. Respectable leaders make choices that are best for others when another choice would benefit them. They are quick to recognize others for their efforts and contributions to the success of the team or organization. The measure of a leader's real character is what he would do if he would never be found out.

If you are sincere it's visible in everything you do. Likewise, if you are insincere, people will eventually see it. You can't cover it up. John C Maxwell said, "No one can fool all of the people all of the time. Each of us, eventually, is recognized for exactly what we are – not what we appear to be."

Ann Landers said, "People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait." Integrity is the result of self-discipline, respectability, and the decision to act honesty in all situations.

To keep your integrity intact, use the following poem ("Am I True to Myself?" by Edgar Guest) as a "mirror test" to evaluate how you are doing.

"I have to live with myself, and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want to be able, as days go by,
Always to look myself straight in the eye;
I don't want to stand, with the setting sun,
And I hate myself for things I have done.
I don't want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself, as I come and go,
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man I really am;
I don't want to dress up myself in sham.
I want to go out with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men's respect;
But here in the struggle for fame and pelf
I want to be able to like myself.
I don't want to look at myself and know
That I'm bluster and bluff and empty show.
I can never hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see;
I know what others may never know,
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free."

Are you true to yourself?

Are you true to your mentor?

Are you true to your followers?

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servant's Heart

In the World of Network Marketing

A team is invaluable to the development of your strengths and skills to be successful in the world of network marketing. As professional network marketers and leaders, our primary responsibility is to help our team members discover and develop their particular talents. This means that we often must see and believe in others exceptional ability before they can believe in themselves. It is our responsibility to hold the image of excellence up to our teammates until they can see it for themselves.

In my network-marketing world I am a member of a team of people who understand that success is much more than prestige and financial wealth…people who want to make a difference in the world…to make a contribution that extends beyond themselves. It is not about each one individually, but the team as a whole and the power of a “master-mind” group. Each team member is able to create financial advantages when all are willing to lend their sincere support to the whole team in the spirit of harmony and cooperation.

What does your network-marketing world look like? Are you able to call anyone on your team for help, no matter up-line, down-line, or side-line? Does everyone on your team freely offer you advice and assistance to develop your abilities so you can be the leader you were created to be?

Now I ask you, would you like to be a part of a master mind team where each team member is willing to help you in whatever area you need help in, no matter what company you are with? If your answer is yes then all you have to do is download our free e-book Success in 10 Steps and of course read it. Most people who download and read this e-book find themselves swept on to success, but some just never take the time to read it and continue in the whirlwind of frustration.

Success in 10 Steps e-book is the key to understanding how you can put yourself in the best position for success in your network marketing business. It is the first step to belonging to a master-mind group whose only agenda is to help you become the leader you were created to be. And you don't even have to pay a dime to belong!

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
lidiegray@gmail.com
270-385-9885
A Leader With a Servant's Heart

Network Marketers Addicted to a Smorgasbord of Opportunities

Are you one of the many network marketers who are addicted to a “smorgasbord” of MLM opportunities? Have you fallen into the trap of believing that you need multiple streams of income to only end up with multiple streams of outgo?

Michael Dlouhy, author of Success in 10 Steps, says…

“When you promote a smorgasbord of opportunities you undermine your network. When you try to appeal to everybody with your multiple streams of products and services, smart people will not take you seriously. And why should they? You have no identity in their mind.

Result?

No trust. No loyalty. No network.

Your people are easy targets for some narrowly focused networkers.

You waste your time searching for more opportunities to create your multiple streams.
But loss of focus = loss of power.”

How can you do justice to your MLM business if your attention is divided between two or more companies? When you divide your attention between two or more opportunities you set yourself up for failure. So isn’t it much better to choose the right opportunity and focus on just that one?

I encourage you to stop wasting your time on searching for more opportunities. Find just one "Five Pillars" MLM company that profits you and your family and put your full attention on building it…build it once… build it strong…so that it will stand the pressure of time and be there for your children.

To read more about what Michael Dlouhy says about multiple streams of income download his free e-book Success in 10 Steps.

To your success!

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
A Mentor With a Servants Heart
lidiegray@gmail.com

What is a Professional Network Marketer?

First let me explain to you what professional network marketers are not. They are not the "heavy hitters" who make illegal income claims, the "scam artists" who are only interested in making a fast buck. They do not tell you that network marketing is a sales business or a numbers game. "Heavy hitters" teach people to recruit, recruit and recruit. Recruiters don't know the "WHY" of the people they sponsor. They get them in the business and you never hear from them again.

Professional network marketers doe not make illegal income claims to entice people to join them in their business. They take a genuine interest in the people they sponsor. They get to know what their dreams are; what motivates them; what is important to them. The truth is that network marketing is a teaching and mentoring business. It is about people, their goals and dreams. Professional network marketers know they need to become a mentor with a "servant's heart" to have long-term success.

Professional network marketers are educated on how to evaluate a network marketing company. The first thing that they do is read the company's contract. They look for key phrases such as "the company reserves the right to terminate this agreement, and all associated agreements (including, without limitation, the marketing incentive programs), upon 30 days written notice, with or without cause." If there is anything in the contract about termination without cause they go no further.

The second thing they look at is the compensation plan; can the average person make money? They look to see how many people, distributors, associates, (whatever the company calls them) do they need to generate the volume that will bring them their desired monthly income.

Professional network marketers remove themselves from the emotion of the deal, the product, services, or whatever the opportunity that is being offered. They look at it objectively…how are they going to build the business; who's their customer; are people buying it because of the business opportunity; do they receive something of value when they join the company?

There is much more to being a professional network marketer. To learn more download Success in 10 Steps free e-book and get plugged into the free training that goes along with it. Most people who read the e-book learn how they can build a profitable business, but some continue to be frustrated.

Be the Leader You Were Created to Be!

Lidie Gray
A Leader With a Servant's Heart
lidiegray@gmail.com

How to Escape "The Chasing Trap" in Your Network Marketing Business

Most network marketers have fallen into "the chasing trap" in their network marketing business. What exactly is "the chasing trap"? It is when you want more for your prospects than they want for themselves. It is when you keep thinking or saying to yourself, "If I could only make them understand what I have to offer, then they will own their life". You chase them around trying to convince them that your opportunity and/or products are the "greatest thing since sliced bread".

Getting caught up in "the chasing trap" only leads to frustration and weariness. It will never help you achieve your goals. If you are in this trap you are not alone for most network marketers have experienced this. We all have wondered why they just don't get it or how can we make them understand. Most of us have spent hours emailing, calling and chasing them down to no avail.

To escape "the chasing trap" your first commitment MUST be to your people, NOT to your personal profit. Look at network marketing as a relationship game, not a sales business. Get to know your prospect and what they want. When you put other people's desires before your personal gain then trust and loyalty develop. Ask yourself "WHY" should your prospects choose you over all the other home business options. Your job is to make an impression that they will never forget that puts you head and shoulders above your competition.

Spend your time with those who want your help: the ones who raise their hand. Stop chasing those who really don't want to help themselves and you will soon have a team of self-sufficient, highly motivated, successful people in your network marketing business.

Take the first step now to escape "the chasing trap" and download Success in 10 Steps free e-book. Learn to put YOUR focused advantage into a few words to create a lasting impression. This e-book will give you tips and strategies that will elevate you above your competition.

Be the Leader You Were Created To Be!

Lidie Gray
lidiegray@gmail.com
A Leader With a Servant's Heart