Every one in the world will appreciate you noticing them. All people want to be heard, seen for who they really are, they want to be understood and appreciated. Continue reading »
Henrietta
Jun 182011
Apr 272011
Why complicate things when we don’t need to? MLM is not a complicated business model. Sarah Thompson breaks it down to its 5 simple components for us below. Continue reading »
Oct 172010
Fortune Hi-Tech makes headlines in USA Today. I wont go into all the details here. Kinda repetitive since I have added their link to this post. But here is yet another example of why I am so grateful to Michael Dlouhy for giving me the tools I need for a life time of success in MLM. Without a sure fire way of evaluating a company for myself I never would have discovered the “5 Pillar” company I am in now.
Can you imagine how these people feel? They join believing that its a legit company. A company that they can trust and build to provide their family the security we all desire for our loved ones, just to learn that they were lied to. I know the guilt that goes along with sponsoring people into a business that I found out later was not what they proclaimed themselves to be.
Please people, take the time to get the education that will help YOU learn to evaluate legit companies.
You could avoid situations like Marie Richardson of Daytona Beach, Fl. is going through. Here is the full USA Today story.
Henrietta
Get your copy of the life changing ebook Success in 10 Steps and get educated for life long success.
Imagine you’re at work one day, and your boss comes to you and says,
“Bad news, we’re going to have to fire you. Business is bad. And the economy stinks.”
You feel depressed. No more career. No more regular paychecks.
And then the boss says,
“You know what? If you were to work just one extra hour overtime every day for free, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, we’ll let you keep your job and you can continue collecting your same paycheck.”
Now, what would you do?
Well, most people would say,
“Well, I will work the extra hour of overtime just to keep my job. I know I will be working the extra hour for free, but it is important to keep my present job.”
And then the boss says,
“Well, I know it’s kind of bad news for you but there is some good news. If you work an hour of overtime, Monday through Friday for no pay, just one extra hour a day . . . at the end of two years, we’ll let you retire at full pay.”
All of a sudden, how do you feel?
You feel like saying,
“Wow! Excellent! What an opportunity! Just work one hour overtime for free, Monday through Friday, and two years from now . . . I retire at full pay!”
So what would happen?
You’re working overtime and six months later one of your friends says,
“Hey, why don’t you quit doing that? You’re working an hour overtime and not getting paid for it.”
You say to your friend,
“No way! I only have 18 more months to go and then I’m going to retire!”
A year from now, maybe your spouse says,
“You know what, dear? You’ve been working that free hour of overtime for the past 12 months. Why don’t you spend more time here at home instead of working that hour overtime?”
You say,
“No, no, no! Just one more year and I can retire at full pay.”
And you would be at work faithfully, Monday through Friday, working that overtime so you could retire.
And you would be excited about the opportunity.
Well, we have the same opportunity to retire with our network marketing business.
We ask people to spend one hour a day, Monday through Friday building a network marketing business. And all you have to do is talk to some people.
And you don’t have to worry too much about what you say or how good you are, because you know what? You’ll get better. The longer you do network marketing, the more you’ll learn.
So maybe after the first month you say,
“Gee, I really don’t know what to say.”
The second month you get a little better and say,
“Well, I know the name of the company is the Wonderful Company.”
The third month you get better at this and say,
“I think this is a neat business. You might want to look at it.”
And the fourth month you get better and better.
Just invest an hour a day. And at the end of two years you might be pleasantly surprised and say,
“You know what? I can replace my full-time income and retire for the rest of my life.”
So – would you take advantage of that opportunity?
If you are like most people, you will want to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. But, you won’t do it.
Here is why you won’t do it.
A little voice inside of your head is saying,
“But what if it doesn’t work? What if I waste an hour a day over those two years? What if I’m not good at this? I don’t know anyone who has retired in network marketing. I only know people who retired with a pension from a job. This might not be a sure thing.”
Yes, you’re going to have some doubt. You will have a belief problem. And that’s pretty natural.
So here is what we are going to do to help you with your belief.
To encourage you along the way, every so often we’re going to send you a check in the mail — just to keep your spirits up as you build your two-year business.
When you get these occasional checks, you will say,
“I know it works! I’ve got these checks to prove it.”
And that is why you want to start your business today.
Written by Tom”Big Al” Schreiter from www.fortunenow.com
Jul 152010
A Swami was having a conversation with Lord Shiva one day and said.
‘Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.’
Lord Shiva led the Swami to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the Swami looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the Swami’s mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But, because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The Swami shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. Lord Shiva said, ‘You have seen Hell.’
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The Swami said, ‘I don’t understand.’
‘It is simple,’ said Lord Shiva. ‘It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves and starve.’
Remember to ALWAYS share the spoon.
Jun 302010
The lure to make easy money is has a powerful pull on many people. The need to fast cash to pay off the wolves banging at the door is strong.
What many people don’t know or understand is the risk they are taking when they sign up for an illegal program better known as Ponzi scheme or illegal pyramind scheme. Being a participant or a promoter of these types of programs can lead you into the type of legal troubles that can devastate you and your loved ones.
Some people are aware of what constitutes as a Ponzi scam and still participate knowing the risks. Or they may even believe, “I won’t get caught”, or even think, “its chump change, they have bigger criminals to catch”. What ever they tell themselves to validate their participation, it still boils down to an illegal program. Period.
I encourage you to read the ebook Success in 10 Steps and listen to the 2 follow up audios, which I will send to you myself. Audio #2, “5 Pillars to Your Success” is absolutely brilliant. Michael defines a simple and very effective way to evaluate a business or program so that you can ensure it is the right one for you. Above all that, to help you to avoid scams and Ponzi schemes that could cost you not only your hard earned money but more importantly your freedom.
Don’t
I can’t blame Oprah and Dr. Oz. Who wants to be used. Monavie will have to do some pretty fancy footwork to explain this to the Queen of Day Time Television.
Here is an excert from MLMWatchdog.com
OPRAH WINFREY SUES MONAVIE AND 456 VITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
OPRAH AND ILLINOIS AG BOTH CRUSH “CRUSH”
The Winfrey lawsuit for using her name and show includes:
1. Monavie, the South Jordan Utah company selling a drink based on the açai berry of Brazil.
2. 456 Vital Health Systems LLC of Spanish Fork, Utah.
3. Crush LLC. of Sandy Utah got a double whammy from Oprah and The Attorney General of Illinois. The AG has also sued Crush and its parent company, TMP Nevada, alleging violations of that state’s consumer fraud and deceptive business practices act.
You can read the complete article here
I’ve been over at the MLM Watchdog site reading up on industry news and well it left me feeling a bit snarky. So many tragic stories some of the reps for companies are going through and you can believe that more than most can be avoided.
I’ve been involved with MLM long enough to know that a lot of people think that choosing a company to represent is a “hit and miss” kind of thing.
This simply is not so. There are many logical questions you can ask to avoid that. The results are that you can get a lot closer to a 100% guarantee for success.
I have also had many discussions with people that think that the product is the most important thing. If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard, “the product sells itself”. Ya sure it does. That’s why so many networkers struggle with retail sales.
I agree you need great products. Absolutely! The products better be something that I can promote without having to sponsor someone or sign them up to the program to. I also know that that my company pays me a great income which allows me to purchase from my friends who are reps in other companies.
Okay. The next one I hear a lot is, “our compensation plan is the best one in the industry!” If that isn’t a “parrot statement” I don’t know what is. Ask the presenter point blank, “How many active people do I need to make $10k a month in residual income?” (it won’t matter if this is Your goal income or not)
If they can’t answer that question, then they don’t understand their compensation plan. PERIOD! Do I need to say more?
Moving right along. Timing in the Industry and in the Company. I am not going to subject myself to being a guinea pig for new companies to experiment on. Do yourself a HUGE favor and don’t join a company until they have their act together. (don’t believe the lip service here either). And please, please, please don’t get involved with a techy product. You know sooner or later someone will come up with something better, better priced or one of the larger, direct sale companies like Walmart will have it and your business will become obselete. Don’t kid yourself that anything different will happen.
Network marketing isn’t brain surgery, but you do need to be educated to be successful.
I learn from networkers that are successful and will tell me the truth…even if it hurts. Join me, we can grow and learn together. Start with the free ebook you see to the right, “Success in 10 Steps”.
Henrietta Hakes
TheMentoringMom
Feb 062010
How many gurus are there out there who want you to get coaching from them. You know the ones that charge you all your savings and then promise to show you how to have success. You have to put up the money up front if 
you want to gain access to the inner circle and secrets to help you develop a system that will allow you to have duplication.
Why do these so called gurus hide the “secrets” they have and guard them so closely? Are these gurus still active in their business testing what works and doesn’t work today? Judith May discovered a better way through Success In Ten Steps. To read her story, go to:
http://hhakes.mentoringforfree.com/zSUCCESS_May.php
You gain more in the long run when you are willing to help others up front. It’s not about hiding something for only those “special” people. It is about helping everyone who wants to learn.
Henrietta Hakes
TheMentoringMom
When you look to find new business partners in a cold market, you should ONLY ever focus on people actively looking to make m0ney from home. It is a waste of your time to pursue anybody who has not recently demonstrated that desire.
OK. Let’s divide “people who want to make m0ney from home” into 2 categories:
- Those who have experience in M-L-M.
- Those who don’t.
For a lot of reasons, the “Success In 10 Steps” eb00k is targeted to group #1. The book addresses their specific frustrations. This is a group you do not have to explain M-L-M to – they already understand the concept. (And sometimes, the idea of and the reason for seeking “res1dual inc0me” isn’t that easy for people to get.)
You could come up with a lot of other reasons, but the bottom line is that group #1 is just a lot more targeted. There are millions of names in that group, and 99% of them want help.”Success In 10 Steps” is written for them. When they read it, they identify with Michael’s story. It’s a great tool for you, because it creates people who want to talk with you to get more details.
Henrietta, TheMentoringMom
