Romeo the Network Marketing Cat

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

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.


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


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:

  1. Those who have experience in M-L-M.
  2. 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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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