There is nothing like network marketing. With a traditional job, you have to go to work to get paid. Every day, all day. Your boss decides if and when you get a raise. And to acquire wealth it takes most of your life. When you're self-employed, you've got autonomy sure, but you're still trading dollars for hours. Take a vacation or get sick--the money stops coming in. With a franchise, you have to shell out a minor fortune, show up everyday for a full day of work, and deal with employees and all the headaches that go with that. With network marketing, you can build a business that grows whether you're working or not. You can start with a small investment and no employees are required. Your income potential is unlimited. And you can be financially free in 3 - 5 years.
Network marketing is about leverage. Most of us have grown up with the notion that to build wealth we have to work on our own and we have to work extremely hard for the rest of our lives. Network marketing is based on leverage. You create wealth by building a team of many with each person doing a little. Eventually, your income grows and grows with little or no effort from you. Sound bizarre? Here's what J. Paul Getty, who amassed one of the world's largest fortunes, had to say about the concept of leverage: "I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort." That's what NM is all about.
Network marketing is about helping others. It's about building relationships and encouraging people to create the lives they want. No more stabbing someone in the back and climbing over their dead body to get to the top. Not that you'd do that. But sadly we probably all know someone who has had that unfortunate experience. You can't reach the heights in network marketing unless you're helping many others do the same.
Network marketing is about dreaming and dreaming BIG. Remember when you were a kid and you had exciting plans for your future? You get to become that dreamer again. You get to jump out of bed every morning excited about what's ahead.
Network marketing is the ultimate in personal development. It's a no-excuses, no-whining, no-complaining, be-a-leader, dream-big, believe-big adventure. As you grow and develop as an individual, your business grows. You become a better, stronger, more positive person.
I love this business!!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Beach Money Review Part 3
One more post on Beach Money by Jordan Adler. As I mentioned in a previous post, Jordan joined 11 different network marketing companies and spent 10 years making very little but spending a lot. How do you avoid that? Read the book!
But here's one juicy tidbit to tide you over as you wait for your copy to arrive in the mail: In Chapter 6 "The Numbers Don't Lie," Jordan talks about the key to financial freedom in network marketing: Recruit 20 - 30 folks to join your team.
Why is that the magic number? Russ, a multi-millionaire in the field, told Jordan, who was a struggling network marketer at the time: "One third of your recruits will do absolutely nothing. One third will do a little. And one third will make a good income. Usually, one of them will build a group of thousands."
Jordan found this advice a bit hard to believe but he trusted Russ. Turns out Russ was right.
What's that little voice inside your head saying right now? Here's what mine said when I read this section of the book: "OK so let's say Russ and Jordan are right. 20 - 30 isn't a huge number but can I even get that many folks to sign up?"
Let me share Jordan's thoughts on that doubt with you: He references an article in Time magazine that featured Marshall Applewhite. Marshall was the Heaven's Gate religious group leader who convinced 38 of his followers to commit suicide at the appearance of the Hale-Bopp comet. He told them they they would be able to ride on a spaceship with Jesus that was hiding behind the comet.
Jordan says, "Don't you think that if this crazy guy could recruit thirty-eight people to commit suicide and jump onto a comet with Jesus, you might be able to find twenty to thirty people to do network marketing with your company?"
It's a little hard to argue with that one.
Get your copy of Beach Money at www.BeachMoney.com
But here's one juicy tidbit to tide you over as you wait for your copy to arrive in the mail: In Chapter 6 "The Numbers Don't Lie," Jordan talks about the key to financial freedom in network marketing: Recruit 20 - 30 folks to join your team.
Why is that the magic number? Russ, a multi-millionaire in the field, told Jordan, who was a struggling network marketer at the time: "One third of your recruits will do absolutely nothing. One third will do a little. And one third will make a good income. Usually, one of them will build a group of thousands."
Jordan found this advice a bit hard to believe but he trusted Russ. Turns out Russ was right.
What's that little voice inside your head saying right now? Here's what mine said when I read this section of the book: "OK so let's say Russ and Jordan are right. 20 - 30 isn't a huge number but can I even get that many folks to sign up?"
Let me share Jordan's thoughts on that doubt with you: He references an article in Time magazine that featured Marshall Applewhite. Marshall was the Heaven's Gate religious group leader who convinced 38 of his followers to commit suicide at the appearance of the Hale-Bopp comet. He told them they they would be able to ride on a spaceship with Jesus that was hiding behind the comet.
Jordan says, "Don't you think that if this crazy guy could recruit thirty-eight people to commit suicide and jump onto a comet with Jesus, you might be able to find twenty to thirty people to do network marketing with your company?"
It's a little hard to argue with that one.
Get your copy of Beach Money at www.BeachMoney.com
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Beach Money Review Part 2
Let's talk some more about Jordan Adler's book Beach Money. One of the things I like about the book is that it is easy to read. Short chapters. But packed full of punch.
Take Chapter 16 "The $1 Yardstick Solution." Hold up a yardstick. Imagine that each inch represents 2 years of your life, so that would mean the whole yardstick represents a lifetime of 72 years.
The most productive years then are between 10 inches and 32 inches. You could work, work, work, work, and work some more for 22 inches and then hope that you have enough to retire on.
But if you make Beach Money, you could achieve in 2 inches (4 years) what you couldn't do in 22 inches (44 years). 4 years!
Why is that? Just think about it: When you retire from a job, you stop getting paychecks. But when you build Beach Money, it comes in month after month, even when you stop working. For years.
Jordan says, "A consistent four-year commitment to making money the Beach Money way can create a monthly residual income stream that will last far into the future."
I'd so rather make the 4-year commitment than the 44-year commitment.
Take Chapter 16 "The $1 Yardstick Solution." Hold up a yardstick. Imagine that each inch represents 2 years of your life, so that would mean the whole yardstick represents a lifetime of 72 years.
The most productive years then are between 10 inches and 32 inches. You could work, work, work, work, and work some more for 22 inches and then hope that you have enough to retire on.
But if you make Beach Money, you could achieve in 2 inches (4 years) what you couldn't do in 22 inches (44 years). 4 years!
Why is that? Just think about it: When you retire from a job, you stop getting paychecks. But when you build Beach Money, it comes in month after month, even when you stop working. For years.
Jordan says, "A consistent four-year commitment to making money the Beach Money way can create a monthly residual income stream that will last far into the future."
I'd so rather make the 4-year commitment than the 44-year commitment.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Beach Money Review Part 1
Beach Money. What image pops into your mind when you hear that?
Imagine this: You're lying on a comfy lounge chair on the beach. Let's say St. Barts. It's warm and sunny with a slight breeze. The ocean is so beautiful--clear blue-green water. You hear the lilt of island music, birds cawing, and kids laughing as they play in the water. You sip an icy cold pina colada and watch those blue-green waves lapping the shore. Take a few seconds and actually visualize yourself there. Just doing that lowers my blood pressure.
You've got your laptop with you. You reach over to click on the Internet. But there aren't any emails from some annoying person at your office who is refusing to recognize that you're on vacation. You don't have that corporate job anymore. Four years ago you decided to build a network marketing business on the side. You worked diligently and consistently every day part-time and bit by bit your business grew. In what now feels like just a few short years, you are financially free.
You no longer check your email to see what insensitive client is insisting you get back to them pronto either. You don't have those clients anymore. You're checking to see how your business is going. Look, 10 people have joined your team. Your business is growing even while you're on vacation. You close your laptop, stretch, and wonder whether you want to crack open that legal thriller in your beach bag or take a windsurfing lesson. Or maybe just take a nap.
That's Beach Money. Money you earn while you're at the beach.
Is something like that even possible??
It is. I know someone who has achieved that goal. And he's an ordinary guy.
I don't mean ordinary in a bad way. I just mean that he'd tell you himself that he's no different than the average person. And yet he has achieved extraordinary success.
It didn't come easily. You can read all about Jordan Adler's adventure in Beach Money: Creating Your Dream Life Through Network Marketing. Jordan joined 11 different network marketing companies over a 10-year period, spending quite a bit and not earning anything. Now he's a seven-figure income earner in his current network marketing enterprise.
Does that mean you'll have to join 11 NM companies and struggle for 10 years? Absolutely not. That's the purpose of Jordan's book: to demystify how to build a thriving network marketing business, even on a part-time schedule.
We'll take a look at the book in the next post. But you don't have to wait. You can order your own copy of the book at www.BeachMoney.com.
Imagine this: You're lying on a comfy lounge chair on the beach. Let's say St. Barts. It's warm and sunny with a slight breeze. The ocean is so beautiful--clear blue-green water. You hear the lilt of island music, birds cawing, and kids laughing as they play in the water. You sip an icy cold pina colada and watch those blue-green waves lapping the shore. Take a few seconds and actually visualize yourself there. Just doing that lowers my blood pressure.
You've got your laptop with you. You reach over to click on the Internet. But there aren't any emails from some annoying person at your office who is refusing to recognize that you're on vacation. You don't have that corporate job anymore. Four years ago you decided to build a network marketing business on the side. You worked diligently and consistently every day part-time and bit by bit your business grew. In what now feels like just a few short years, you are financially free.
You no longer check your email to see what insensitive client is insisting you get back to them pronto either. You don't have those clients anymore. You're checking to see how your business is going. Look, 10 people have joined your team. Your business is growing even while you're on vacation. You close your laptop, stretch, and wonder whether you want to crack open that legal thriller in your beach bag or take a windsurfing lesson. Or maybe just take a nap.
That's Beach Money. Money you earn while you're at the beach.
Is something like that even possible??
It is. I know someone who has achieved that goal. And he's an ordinary guy.
I don't mean ordinary in a bad way. I just mean that he'd tell you himself that he's no different than the average person. And yet he has achieved extraordinary success.
It didn't come easily. You can read all about Jordan Adler's adventure in Beach Money: Creating Your Dream Life Through Network Marketing. Jordan joined 11 different network marketing companies over a 10-year period, spending quite a bit and not earning anything. Now he's a seven-figure income earner in his current network marketing enterprise.
Does that mean you'll have to join 11 NM companies and struggle for 10 years? Absolutely not. That's the purpose of Jordan's book: to demystify how to build a thriving network marketing business, even on a part-time schedule.
We'll take a look at the book in the next post. But you don't have to wait. You can order your own copy of the book at www.BeachMoney.com.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
How I Became a Network Marketer
Most of you will join a network marketing company because a friend introduces you to the business. My route was a bit different.
My dad recommended I read Steven K. Scott, so I picked up a copy of his book, The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. I was enthralled. Somewhere in there he talked about how he'd started a new company. He presented the opportunity at a church and though there were lots of people there, only 2 folks in the audience decided to join. Within months they were well on their way to earning 7 figures. Why did the other folks at the church not see what those 2 saw? Scott said that opportunities are often right in front of us and we miss them. We walk right past them. I didn't want to be that person.
Scott didn't provide the name of his company in the book, so I Googled in the hopes of finding it. When I found it, I saw that it was a network marketing company. I groaned. Several years back two friends had tried to interest me in their NM opportunity. I researched NM, talked to a few trusted advisors, and decided it just wasn't for me.
Now here I was again. So I said a prayer. I said, "If there's an opportunity here for me, help me to see it." I went to Amazon to browse the latest books on network marketing. I glanced at a few but nothing really caught my attention. I was getting bored but there was one more book on the page of my search, so I clicked on the link to it. It was Beach Money by Jordan Adler.
The book description was something like, "Earn money while you're at the beach" and "Impact thousands of people's lives." Two of my favorite things. That got my attention. Plus, in the reader reviews a lot of folks said not only was the book great but also the author was a good guy. How often is it that readers know the author? I ordered the book.
It's an easy read. I read it in one night. But I was so excited by what I read I had trouble sleeping.
While I knew Scott's company wasn't the one for me (I wasn't excited by the product), I decided to keep my eyes open. Shortly after that, the NM opportunity that excited me presented itself. I did my research--on the company, on the products, on the industry again. But I still wasn't sure. Was NM really the opportunity for me?
Late one Saturday night when I was reading Success From Home magazine which featured the company in it, an interview with one distributor caught my attention. She said that she loved the company because it allowed her to live a philosophy that she'd grown up with--"You reap what you sow." That resonated with me.
I prayed again that night. I said, "Could You give me a sign? I know You're not going to part the clouds and say, 'Monica, sign up for this company,' but if You could give me some kind of sign, maybe during the sermon..." (I knew I was going to church on Sunday.) I'd never done that before but I figured, what the heck, it couldn't hurt.
At church the next day I was so excited. I had a notebook and pen. I was ready. The minister said, "We're going to be talking about America's future today." I'm thinking, "Who cares?! Focus on Monica's future!" He said, "Turn in your Bibles to Galatians 6:7." And he read it. It reads, "You always reap what you sow." I almost fell out of my chair.
I joined my first NM company.
My dad recommended I read Steven K. Scott, so I picked up a copy of his book, The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. I was enthralled. Somewhere in there he talked about how he'd started a new company. He presented the opportunity at a church and though there were lots of people there, only 2 folks in the audience decided to join. Within months they were well on their way to earning 7 figures. Why did the other folks at the church not see what those 2 saw? Scott said that opportunities are often right in front of us and we miss them. We walk right past them. I didn't want to be that person.
Scott didn't provide the name of his company in the book, so I Googled in the hopes of finding it. When I found it, I saw that it was a network marketing company. I groaned. Several years back two friends had tried to interest me in their NM opportunity. I researched NM, talked to a few trusted advisors, and decided it just wasn't for me.
Now here I was again. So I said a prayer. I said, "If there's an opportunity here for me, help me to see it." I went to Amazon to browse the latest books on network marketing. I glanced at a few but nothing really caught my attention. I was getting bored but there was one more book on the page of my search, so I clicked on the link to it. It was Beach Money by Jordan Adler.
The book description was something like, "Earn money while you're at the beach" and "Impact thousands of people's lives." Two of my favorite things. That got my attention. Plus, in the reader reviews a lot of folks said not only was the book great but also the author was a good guy. How often is it that readers know the author? I ordered the book.
It's an easy read. I read it in one night. But I was so excited by what I read I had trouble sleeping.
While I knew Scott's company wasn't the one for me (I wasn't excited by the product), I decided to keep my eyes open. Shortly after that, the NM opportunity that excited me presented itself. I did my research--on the company, on the products, on the industry again. But I still wasn't sure. Was NM really the opportunity for me?
Late one Saturday night when I was reading Success From Home magazine which featured the company in it, an interview with one distributor caught my attention. She said that she loved the company because it allowed her to live a philosophy that she'd grown up with--"You reap what you sow." That resonated with me.
I prayed again that night. I said, "Could You give me a sign? I know You're not going to part the clouds and say, 'Monica, sign up for this company,' but if You could give me some kind of sign, maybe during the sermon..." (I knew I was going to church on Sunday.) I'd never done that before but I figured, what the heck, it couldn't hurt.
At church the next day I was so excited. I had a notebook and pen. I was ready. The minister said, "We're going to be talking about America's future today." I'm thinking, "Who cares?! Focus on Monica's future!" He said, "Turn in your Bibles to Galatians 6:7." And he read it. It reads, "You always reap what you sow." I almost fell out of my chair.
I joined my first NM company.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Commit to a Year
When you start a network marketing business, you're excited. So excited you're pretty sure that that momentum will carry you until you're making a fortune. Which isn't going to take that long anyway--maybe a few months or half a year. Hah! That's your first mistake. While I have seen some folks build fortunes in a few months, that's unusual. And there are specific reasons driving that kind of success. (I'll talk about that in a later post.)
It's good to be excited. It's a crucial component of this new venture. But you're going to need more than excitement. You need commitment. Decide that you are going to commit to your NM business for a year. That no matter what happens you are in it for the year.
And not just playing around with it for the year. That doesn't count. You are committed to building your business for the year. Using whatever daily plan or approach your network marketing company provides.
Commitment builds your network marketing muscle. And believe me, you're going to need it. Because you're about to go on the most amazing adventure of your life.
It's good to be excited. It's a crucial component of this new venture. But you're going to need more than excitement. You need commitment. Decide that you are going to commit to your NM business for a year. That no matter what happens you are in it for the year.
And not just playing around with it for the year. That doesn't count. You are committed to building your business for the year. Using whatever daily plan or approach your network marketing company provides.
Commitment builds your network marketing muscle. And believe me, you're going to need it. Because you're about to go on the most amazing adventure of your life.
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