Henrietta

Weight Lifters and Network Marketing??

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Jan 172010

What does weight training have to do with Success In Ten Steps? If you have read the eBook, you may be asking this question yourself. How many times has someone told you that to have success, you have to get on the phone? But it’s hard to pick up that “300-lb” barbell. However, what would happen if you had 30 to 50 friends who helped you lift it 4 days a week?

Judy Sheehan shares her story on how this hair stylist from Ontario developed into a power lifter in a very short time because she plugged into Success In Ten Steps. To read her story, go to here.

To Your Success,

Henrietta, TheMentoringMom

PS: To become a successful power lifter, weight trainers start out with a coach. This is an essential element of Success In Ten Steps. However, the best thing about it is that the only investment you have to make is your time. Take out your eBook right now and review it again. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Do You REALLY Want to Get Better?

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Jan 152010

What would you do if you were offered one million dollars to fight the heavyweight champ for one round of boxing? The conditions: you have to stay on your feet for the whole round to earn the money. How long would you last? 10 seconds, 20, 30?

If you are like most people, you would be flat on your back in less than 30 seconds. Remember, running away is not allowed. Many people find themselves beat up from this industry. They are down for the ten-count with no hope of getting up off the mat.

The key to staying on your feet is the right training. To discover more about this, read Charlie & Carolyn Murphy’s story go to:

To Your Success,

Henrietta, TheMentoringMom

PS: The key to long term success is not about running from what may hurt you. It is knowing what to do and then practice it over and over until you get it right. The best part is with Success In Ten Steps, you get to work with a group of people who want to help you succeed. To learn more, make sure you have downloaded and printed the eBook.

Do You Have a Self-Cloning Machine?

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Jan 132010

I always make the joke that I need a machine that will clone me. I could really use many of myself to get everything done in a day that I want done. I know what I am capable of and I know what I will do to get the job done. If I had several “Henriettas”, well WOW, what a life it would be.

I want that same type of duplication in my mlm organization. Unfortuneately, there is no such machine invented yet. So how do we get our teams to duplicate?

It is key to make your network marketing business as duplicatable as possible. And the less you have to talk, the more duplicatable it gets. The ability to use the Success In 10 Steps ebook and just point to sections that answer certain questions or to sections that would be valuable to people makes your life a lot simpler. The format of the ebook has been very successful. It’s had over 107,000 downloads in the past 4 years. A lot of people have used STS to generate leads and build an MLM business. It is set up to make it easy for people to do network marketing. You don’t have to be an expert at anything. You hardly even need to be able to answer any questions. We know the 3 questions people most ask when they’re looking for a business:

1. Is this something I can do?
2. Can I make money at it?
3. Can you help me?

For them to answer question #1 positively, the business has to be really simple. And it’s important to show them that it’s going to be simple for them to give this system to the people they bring into the business. They may not be thinking that far ahead. But as soon as you point out to them that they have to be able to give THEIR prospects a simple system or their business will not duplicate, they know that is true.

On page 10 of Success in Ten Steps, Michael Dlouhy talks about the 100 MLM companies that he joined. It’s a good story that can answer several different questions. Most of the people who download the STS ebook are people who have already been in network marketing, but who have struggled with the business. They’re looking for answers. They don’t know why they haven’t been successful. They know it’s not because somebody else is smarter than they are. They are frustrated.

So Michael joining 100 different MLM businesses to kind of get an idea of how the whole thing works resonates with them. It makes sense to do that. And it helps give your prospect some background that helps them see all the value they can possibly get from reading this ebook.

Page 10 is definitely one of the sections I would point out to prospects. Again, when you only need to point someone to a page in the book to answer their questions and gain credibility, it becomes obvious that this is a very easy business to do. To build your own big income in M-L-M, the people you sponsor will need a constant stream of hot pr0spects. I can help you do that for them, and for yourself. For details, call me at 250 459 2467 or hit reply right now and send me your name, phone number, and the best time to call. To Your Success,

Henrietta,

TheMentoringMom

PS: I hope you have had time to print it out and read the eBook, “Success In Ten Steps”. Remember, there are only two things in life ñ reasons and results. The first one doesn’t count.

This is REALLY going to help. NOT!

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Dec 022009

After 14 failed attempts at M-L-M, spending thousands of dollars for guru “secrets”, Sarah Thompson was pretty discouraged.

In late 2007, she ran into “Success in 10 Steps” by Michael Dlouhy. She looked at the table of contents and thought, “Huh? Where is step 1, step 2, and all the other steps?” The chapters had titles like “Your warm market has ice in their veins,” and “Give your prospects a puppy”.

“Oh, right!” she thought. “This is REALLY going to help. NOT!”

A few days later, the phone rang. It was the author of the book, Michael Dlouhy. Sarah figured that somehow he must know she had a few dollars left on her credit card.

But Michael never tried to close her. Eventually, she read the eb00k, and it made sense. Sarah now has gone from diamond in the rough to a Diamond in her company. Read her story here:

Read Sarah’s Story here.

Way To Be a Supportive Mother!

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Nov 302009

Dear Abbey has been around for years and I still love reading her column of good common sense. Here is one of her more recent responses to a mother who has a daughter in the direct sales industry.

To me, the mother is more worried about how others will perceive her, instead of being proud and supportive of her daughter and her independent entrepreneurial spirit. What’s your impression?

Mom Balks At Daughter’s Plan To Host A Direct-Sale Party (Dear Abby)

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Amelia,” recently joined the ranks of a “direct sales force.” She has asked me to make arrangements so she can present her products to my circle of friends. I love Amelia beyond words and would do anything to support her, but I told her that in this instance I felt I would be betraying my friends by “using” their friendship.

In my opinion, hosting a “party” for the purpose of selling makes the invitees feel obligated to buy something whether they need it or not. I told Amelia I don’t want to put my friends in that position. My daughter took immediate offense and told me I was way off-base because attendees are “free to purchase products — or not — as they choose.” In other words, I’m the one with the hang-up and it isn’t necessarily shared by others.

It upsets me terribly that my daughter is now angry and thinks I have abandoned her because I’m uncomfortable supporting this effort. She has another successful career, so this venture is not a matter of financial life or death to her. What should I do? — IN A TOUGH SPOT IN ILLINOIS

DEAR IN A SPOT: Direct sales companies are rapidly expanding their forces these days, in light of the recession. And many people regard it as an attractive opportunity to replace lost income or hedge against job loss. According to USA Today, there are now roughly 15 million direct sellers in the United States.

With all that “partying” going on — the objective of which is to sell, sell, sell — many people have wised up to the fact they are promotional rather than social in nature and refuse the invitations. I see nothing wrong with inviting your friends, as long as they understand, in advance, the purpose of the party as well as the fact that you won’t be personally offended if they do not choose to participate.

A Coach Needs To Know Their WHY First

Posted by Henrietta at 12:00 pm mlm education, MLM Relationships, Personal Development 2 Responses »

Nov 102009

In building a stable, profitable mlm organization, you must

1. have a tested and proven lead generation training system for your team to use immediately
2. Expand your ability to coach your team to success with your system

The key element that can coach your team to success is you. You must know and understand your own WHY and focus on it every day. You should know exactly what motivates you or how will you will ever be able to find what motivates them? If they don’t get their WHY hammered out in the beginning, they will sooner or later abandon their business. They won’t be able to keep their commitment, if they don’t understand why they are doing their daily work.

Reread the first chapter of Success in 10 Steps, if you are even the slightest unclear about your WHY. You find at least 20 questions in that section to help you identify your motivation.

Not to mention … You will be much happier and better equipped to help others and lead them to their WHY, which will help you all achieve the desired objectives. That’s what a Coach needs in order to be great.

Why Mentoring for Free in the Authors Own Words

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Nov 082009

Everyday it seems I have people asking me why I mentor people for free.

First of all I understand their skepticism. It’s normal and it’s healthy. But really, its a shame that people are so skeptical and cynical that they can not seem to understand how someone would help them out with no strings attached.

Do you think that maybe they are thinking that way because they wouldn’t extend themselves to help someone for nothing? Hmmm

You’ve been in network marketing for how long now? What kind of time and money have you lost, trying to figure it out on your own? Have you ever prayed in the middle of the night asking for someone to help. Ask yourself, what would you do to help someone avoid the problems that you went through. Wouldn’t you want to warn others of hazards ahead, or would you stand idley by and watch them get hurt?

One of the stories I tell people is this.

Let’s say your on a city street corner and you see a sweet, little old lady about to cross the street but you also see a huge bus speeding down the street. Its obvious if you dont do something she will be struck down. Do you ask her first for payment or do you just act and save her?

Well DUH! You save her right. Ok, now that you saved her life, do you ask her for payment? Of course NOT! What kind of person would do such an aweful thing?

Well that my dear friend is why I participate in the Mentoring for FREE program. We are helping thousands of people globally and ya we do it for free because its the right thing to do.

Here is Michael’s reason.

If You Were Oprah, What Would You Do?

Posted by Henrietta at 12:00 pm mlm education, Policies and Procedures, Stretch Your Mind 4 Responses »

Sep 242009

I don’t know about you, but I sure would be angry enough to sue people or companies who are using my name and influence to peddle their stuff. Well Oprah and Dr. Oz are to. Just because a celebrity makes a reference to a certain fruit or food doesn’t mean they endorse it people!

Here is a little tidbit I picked up from a great site for MLM news and changes to our fabulous industry.

From the very knowledgeable Rod Cook’s site MLM Watchdog

Winfrey and Oz have filed law suits against 40 companies (some of them MLM) selling açaí or other products, with their name endorsements on them. The lawsuit says companies are “fabricating quotes or falsely using Ms. Winfrey’s & Oz’s name about brands they never endorsed.” They don’t endorse dozens of açaí berry products claiming their seal of approval so it is lawsuit time!

Dr. Oz said on Good Morning America, “Many Americans have seen images of me, and Oprah and others supporting, it would appear, products that actually don’t work in the ways that are described,” Oz said in an exclusive interview Thursday with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “And more importantly, when consumers trusting us try to buy these products over the Web, what they end up getting are fake products, pills that don’t really have what’s promised in them. They’re often duped into paying more than they should. If my picture is next to a product, endorsing it and supporting your purchase of it, I did not give them permission.”

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ip0eg83BtFo2MQpQhuRhfplRBkmgD9A6ULA80

If you were Oprah or Dr. Oz what would you do? Does your company or people in the company do things like that? Would you call that ethical practice? Would you consider that “good business”? I know more than most of you wouldn’t , but please keep your eye open for those that would. They are the ones that are giving our great industry such a bad name. Watch out if they do.

Just something to think about folks.

Henrietta Hakes

Are You Coachable?

Posted by Henrietta at 12:30 pm mlm education, MLM Relationships, Personal Development, Stretch Your Mind No Responses »

Sep 222009

tt0131202 So you’ve found yourself a coach or a mentor that is doing what you want to do. You want to be able to accomplish what they have. Now what? How can you make sure you get the best out of your experience?

You need to make sure that you are coachable.

What does this mean?

When a person is coachable, they do 2 things consistently. They do what the coach tells them to do without questioning it. And the second thing is even more important than the first. They ask for FEEDBACK!

We’ve all heard the saying, “There is always room for improvement.” I believe that to be true. Sometimes it only takes a little tiny tweek to make a huge improvement to the play. Perhaps by starting on the left foot instead of the right can give a player a fraction of a second that could change a plays outcome.

When we listen to our coach and do what they tell us, and then follow up with asking for feedback then we are truly coachable.

Are you coachable?

Henrietta Hakes

Surrounding Yourself with Good and Like Minded People

Posted by Henrietta at 12:00 pm MLM Relationships, Stretch Your Mind 2 Responses »

Jul 072009

What does a salmon swimming upstream to spawn have in common with Socrates, the great Greek philosopher and network marketers?

They all have something or someone trying to hold them back from their greatest potential.

All three are going against a current that keeps trying to push them back.

The Salmon’s current is the water. Socrates’ current was that he had other ideas and beliefs than his colleagues. Network marketer’s current is going against the popular belief that everyone must have a J.O.B.

The Salmon, Socrates and network marketers all will push against this current and fight for their beliefs. The desire to succeed is powerful.

How can you combat the strength of this type of peer pressure?

The remedy is simple. Gather a group of like minded people to meet on a regular basis. A mastermind group if you will.

Meet with them often, no less than twice a week.

You need to have constant and consistent contact and communication with people who have the same type of ideas that you have. This is important. You may feel that you can “handle” the constant barrage on your path to success, but believe me, a support group sure makes it easier.

Why not create one of your own? Facebook and Twitter are just two ways to do this. The internet is a HUGE doorway to a support group just for you. With a little effort you can easily surround yourself with one.

Give it a try!

Henrietta

P.S. And you need to expand your network in order to grow your network marketing business anyway right? Remember, build people, people will build your business!