I’ve had somewhat of an epiphany!

Recently I’ve come full circle. I’ve been experiencing true passive residual income over the past 3 years and it’s become more evident to me just lately. Where to begin?
Almost 15 years ago I got involved in my first Network Marketing business. For the first several years I worked hard at it, starting from total ignorance. My newcomer’s excitement and enthusiasm carried me through for a long time. And for the first several years I was not tempted whatsoever to look at another company. But then one day at a WAHM event someone from another company waved their big fat check in front of me and I was, for the first time, intrigued and curious. That started me on a path of {blush} “company jumping” on and off for about the last 10 years. My original company was always there and I would “work at it” on and off.  During the longest stint with another company ( almost the last 3 years ), my status and income remained secure and steady with my original company.  So when I received my residual bonus check this month it made me stop and reflect.
Why does this happen? What causes people to stick with a company for 15… 25…40 years? What is it about a product that would keep people coming back month after month? Here are my thoughts and reflections from personal experience and from the observation of many others:

1. When someone has found a product that has changed their life and they won’t live without it,
2. When that product is consumable they will order it over and over, month after month,
3. When that same company has an autoship that helps these customers stay on their life changing products without missing a beat,
4. When that company has a track record of over 55 years in business, in over 60 countries,
5. When that company is at the cutting edge of scientific research and in many cases, ahead of the pack in research and discoveries,
6. When that company has held a high level of integrity in the worlds of science and business,
7. When that company has faithfully and generously supported it’s distributors and customers for all those years,
8. When that company has people who have promoted these products steadily for many years, who have never wavered in their message,
9. When many of those people have become life-long friends and like family that creates a certain kind of bond,
10. When that company refuses to water down their life-changing formulas and ingredients in the face of a weakened economy,

…this is what results in True, Passive, Residual income!
This is what has caused me to do a double-take. This is what has caused me to appreciate my original company all over again and to ramp up actively sharing again the good the benefits of my original company and their life changing products and business opportunity.

Many good companies are out there. Many companies will come and go. But a company that has these 10 characteristics (and so many more qualities that I haven’t mentioned here) is one worth pursuing, promoting and sticking with for true, passive residual income! And this is what has caused me to come full circle and have my recent epiphany!

May these thoughts help you on your journey to residual income!

aka. hopebuilder

One of those Ah Ha moments! Crystal clear, simple, down to earth. That’s what Mike Dillard’s training is about Attraction Marketing.

I just re-watched his 7 Free Videos and was struck all over again at how foundational this is to the success of our business, whether part time or full time, online and off line. In fact, learning to be attractive is important and necessary in all areas of life!

It doesn’t matter what your business is, if you are repelling your prospects with your language and tactics, you won’t have a business for long.  And on the flip side of it, if you are using Attraction Marketing techniques it almost  doesn’t matter what you are selling or what your business is, people will be attracted and intrigued because they will be attracted to you.

Mike covers the fundamentals of true Attraction Marketing in his easy to understand 7 video series and the best part about it is that it’s free! In fact, I would say this is the place to start for anyone wanting to learn how to truly be successful in Network Marketing.

Have you watched them yet? Go do it now! They don’t take long to watch and they will make a huge difference in your business!

Go do it now! Get them here.

To your success!

The Inspired Networker!

Sometimes it seems that the longer we’ve been in the network marketing business the more complicated we  make it.  But one of the key ingredients to massive growth is mlm duplication. And the way to duplicate is to Keep It Simple. Sometimes the more we know, the more we have so many good things about the business and our network marketing company  swimming around in our head. Here are words of wisdom  from one of my company’s top leaders:

I have no idea what you define as success, but whatever it is, pick one of the simple activity you must do to make one of your successes  happen in your life and do it 3 times today. Then do it 3 times tomorrow and the next day and the next until your success becomes a reality.

Success comes through simple consistent activities over a sustained period of time.

I said “simple” activities. Simple doesn’t mean they won’t be difficult or uncomfortable to do. But, remember…

“That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

My encouragement to you is, don’t make it complicated. Don’t let details stress you out! Keep it simple. Pin point a simple activity today and get going with this simple success strategy!

To your success!

Dayna

The Inspired Networker

Welcome back to part 2!  We’ve covered how to prepare for MLM Shutdowns by starting with a good foundation for your network marketing business. Now we are going to talk about what the shutdowns are and how to push through them to success.

Let’s jump right in!

Shutdown #1

Your Warm Market List shuts you down.  The warm market list usually consists of our friends and family. How do you respond and react when they aren’t interested? Or worse, how do you feel and react when they are negative about your new business endeavour and the worst, laugh at you? For some new distributors, this first “shutdown” could stop them before they even really get started. Darren Hardy calls this a landmine in his cd series Making The Shift . He also explains why this happens – why our friends and family would act negatively. But if you are aware of this “landmine” and are working on your strong foundation, then you will be ready and not let your warm market list shut you down. At first you may feel like they are rejecting YOU, but they really aren’t. They are just rejecting the opportunity. You will be able to act like a duck and let their rejection just roll right off your back! You will then say, “Next”!

Shutdown #2

The new distributor on your team who shuts down before he even gets started can be a real downer tempting you to shut down too.  Shutdowns can be a domino effect if we aren’t careful and on our guard. What do you do? You go out and find more!  Always keep adding new business builders to your team.

Shutdown #3

The duplication on your team shutsdown. Do you know why this can happen? There could be several reasons but 2 are:

1. You may have become a “helicopter” leader, hoovering over your team, getting into management mode. Remember, there are no bosses in this business. Each of us owns our own business. Instead of trying to manage, encourage and inspire and lead by example!
2. You spend too much time studying your back office to see who is doing anything.

So what should you do when duplication slows down or stops? First of all, be grateful for what you have and who you have on your team. Show them you appreciate them! Stop focusing on what others “should” be doing. Get back to work. Sponsor and train new leaders. As your team sees you working and sponsoring, they will follow.

Shutdown #4

Personal challenges can be a major cause for shutdown. Maybe you have a spouse that just doesn’t get it and is not very supportive of your mlm business. Maybe you are helping care for an ailing parent or you have a special needs child like me. There could be any number of personal challenges to keep us from staying focused in our business.

Keys to Success

To help get you back on track, follow these simple keys:

1. Get back into action. You won’t have time to focus on these shutdowns!
2. Get back to your why and your goals.
3. Stay consistent with your Personal Development plan every day.
4. Always put a positive spin on things. We can learn something positive in every situation.
5. Develop your leadership skills.
6. Strengthen your mlm mindset and belief.
7. Stay close to the fire. Stay connected to your company and upline through events and conference calls.
8. Make today count! See each day as the first day in your business!

Sometimes the first step to victory is understanding what could cause shutdowns. I hope these thoughts will inspire you to press on to freedom and and success in your network marketing business!

I would love to hear your comments! And if you are at a fork in the road and are looking for someone to partner up with and would like to join a fast growing and vibrant team, I would encourage you to go to Work With Dayna and get in touch with me!

To your success!

The Inspired Networker!

Last week I started the 52 Week Freedom Challenge with almost 700 other distributors in my company. There could be more but that’s how many are on the private Facebook Group.  The first thing I had to do was to commit to the challenge in order to stay in the group. The challenge puts us on track to financial freedom by the end of the 52 weeks. As we sponsor people who also want to make a financial difference in their lives we help them get on the 52 week challenge too.

OK. So, last week I re-listened to Making The Shift by Darren Hardy, this time taking notes and sharing them with my accountability partners. Taking notes can really solidify what you are hearing!

Then, although I’ve been with my company for over 2 years, I took the next step of doing our 72 hour challenge that we teach a new distributor. It is really refreshing to redo the 72 hr. challenge every once in a while just as though we were re-launching our business.

Starting this challenge came on the heels of our National Convention. And along with convention came another challenge from the company to sign up 10 new retail customers in our first week back from convention. This fit right in with getting started with the 52 week challenge. The excitement and adrenalin of doing both pushed me on to “get ‘er done”! And with the new changes in our company, like a new 3 minute product video, it is easier than ever to do our business! Most people who see the video feel like it’s almost a no-brainer to join at least as a retail customer.

I did meet the challenge! I got my 10! And now I’m cheering on my team and the others in the group to do the same! We can do this!

What I learned through this week:

Having a clear cut plan makes it so much easier and rewarding to do this business!

The more you do something, the easier it becomes and the more fun it becomes!

It’s so much more encouraging and motivating to be a part of a group that is working toward the same goal.

Set a goal, a deadline, make a new list, and get started.

This week has made me appreciate so much what our leaders have done to make our business easier and more enticing. I see how the success of this week and the weeks to come is setting us up for a very exciting and profitable holiday season, which for us, is our busiest time!

Stay tuned for week 2!

You may think this post is about MLM Shutdowns; you know, companies that have shutdown and are no longer operating. That’s not what this is about. This post is part 1 of a 2 part series about things that shut YOU down in your mlm business and how to handle them.

I just returned from my company’s very exciting and high energy convention. Amidst the inspiring testimonies and talks, new product unveilings, and energetic panel discussions was a thought provoking workshop on shutdowns. Adam and Barbara did a great job, so I will do my best to encapsulate it for you.

First, what exactly is a shutdown in a network marketing business. It’s something that can stop you dead in your tracks in your business. It’s something the brings your exciting momentum to a screeching halt, or something that keeps you from ever really getting started.

Get Ready, Set, Start!

If you are new to Network Marketing you need to set a good foundation right from the start. If you are seasoned, you need to be a good leader by helping your new distributor’s set a good foundation.

• Establish your WHY carefully. You can review how to do this by reading the post about your why. Make clear and specific goals. If you’ve never made S.M.A.R.T. goals before, you may want to do this with the help of your sponsor. You should do this within your first few days of signing up.

• Treat your business like a business. In network marketing, remember, you are the boss. You don’t answer to anyone. There is no one telling you when to come in to work, when you can take a vacation or have time off, or how to do your work. It’s great to have that kind of freedom! But that can also be a disadvantage in that you may tend to not take our business seriously. If you treat your business like a business you will get paid like a business. You can’t be successful by only doing it sometime.

• Make a commitment to Personal Development. Read 10 pages a day and listen 30 minutes a day to good material that will help you grow as a person and as a leader. The person who works more on themselves will be the most successful.

• Get into Action right away!  Do what Adam Packard calls “Beat the Box”. That means to get someone else signed up in your business or helping a new distributor get someone signed up before their distributor kit even arrives in the mail. How exciting is that?!

• Keep your Attitude and Expectations in check.

By doing these things, when the possibility for a shutdown comes along, you will have a good foundation to help you get right back up on your feet! If you are a good mlm sponsor you will help your new distributors get started right to help them avoid shutdowns.

Stayed tuned in for Shutdowns part 2! (what are the shutdowns?) I’d love to hear your thoughts! Please feel free to leave a comment!

To your success!

The Inspired Networker

As a part time Network Marketer, who are you wanting to attract into your business? Well you know what they say,”You must become the kind of person you want to attract.” Jim Rohn has inspired so many people to achieve success! Watch this inspirational video and let it become YOU! It is a major element in Attraction Marketing!

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You’ve heard of Laws of Attraction. There is a “Law of Gratitude”. Do you know what that is?  The more you reach out in gratefulness to God, the source of all good things, the more He  draws near to you.

“Draw nigh unto God, and He will draw nigh unto you.” That’s what the Bible says.

Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude.  Having received one gift from God, they cut the wires which connect them with Him by failing to make acknowledgment.

To allow your mind to dwell on the negative and dissatisfaction, the more you will see things in a negative way and be more and more dissatisfied.  It’s like poverty thinking. If you dwell on what you don’t have, you will stay in that place.

With a heart of gratitude, our minds and our lives are open to much more abundance.

A grateful attitude is attractive –

1. People are attracted to grateful people. Therefore, you will attract the right  people into your life and your business who are possitive and have a heart of gratitude.
2. Prosperity is drawn to those who are positive with a grateful heart of appreciation. Prosperity is not drawn to a negative complainer and whiner.

Gratitude Journal

Do you struggle with being grateful? Maybe you should start a Gratitude Journal. Each morning and

evening jot dot several things your are grateful for. Read over them daily. By doing this it will show you so many more things to be thankful and grateful for and will totally change your perspective.

My challenge to you today is to develop the Gratitude Habit. When you wake up each morning start expressing your gratitude to God by naming what and who He has placed in your life. And throughout the day, especially when you feel yourself slipping into negative thinking, express gratitude.

Expect Success!

Dayna

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What’s all the buzz? I’ve heard this term used a lot lately in the field of business on the internet. I’m going to break it down for you and hopefully give you a clear picture of what it is and how it is The best way to do business of any kind, anywhere.

First let’s define our terms.
Attraction - to arouse interest or curiosity. Also think of a magnet with a strong pull.

Marketing - “Marketing includes identifying unmet needs; producing products and services to meet those needs: and pricing, distributing, and promoting those products and services to produce a profit.” (from Learn That website)

Relationships before Business

So what is Attraction Marketing? Basically, it is attracting people to You who are interested in what you have to offer. They find You. It is a switch from the old, conventional method of “chasing”, to allowing the prospective customer to come to you. It happens by attracting a growing number of people to you who are looking for what you have. By putting out lots of valuable information on the web, they find it. They get to know you, like you, and trust you. It’s the whole idea of giving something before you expect to receive anything. This creates trust and builds relationships.

How is this Done?

Think of yourself as a Living Magnet. Here are a few points to help you understand this concept:

1. First, you reach out to build relationships, not make a sales pitch, in many places on the internet. You do this by getting to know people on social sites who are in the specific groups that are interested in what you have to offer.
2. Give first. Provide valuable information on a specific topic. This is your target group or niche. This can be done by way of articles placed in strategic places, by writing a blog or website for example.
3. They contact you or give you permission to contact them by giving you their contact information. When this happens, you have “attracted” them and they are initiating the contact. They have  pre-sold themselves on You and what you are offering because of the good, free information you have given them.

What Attraction Marketing Isn’t and What Attraction Marketing Is

Here’s what it isn’t:
•  being pushy
•  persuading and convincing
•  bribing or bugging
•  pitching your product

Here’s what it is:
•  making a friend
•  identifying with their frustrations
•  sharing your knowledge
•  advising and educating
•  solving their problem

Attraction Marketing is great for network marketing. Approaching your business with this mindset will help you create a profitable and successful business.

What is your attitude? Your attitude is also what will attract or repel others. It’s not only being knowledgeable but also being a giver.

As Bob Burg and John David Mann say in their book, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea , “Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.”

Attraction marketing is the most natural and enjoyable way to grow a business. Yes, it takes work but then, anything that’s worth anything takes work!

I hope I’ve given you food for thought. To gain a better understanding of Attraction Marketing you can do what I did.  For free you can get The Attraction Marketer’s Manifesto and learn much more about this important concept.  This information was extremely helpful for me when I first got started. Take these words to heart as you embark on your internet business and you won’t ever regret it!

Abundantly Yours!
Dayna

aka.hopebuilder

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