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Article #108: Mlm Training - How To Get A Fresh Start In Your Mlm Business

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For whatever reason you got off track the ball. In network marketing there are
with your MLM Business, but you really also three broad subjects one must get
love your product or service and have a good at: inviting, presenting and
huge desire to achieve MLM success. How training.
do you put the past behind you and start The things that you "fail" at are not
fresh? Achieving success on the second, failures at all-they are simply
third, even fourth try is always identification points of where you need
possible! Here's a highly effective MLM to improve your MLM training. If in
training tip that will help you get back playing baseball I strike out, I can
on the fast track. determine that I'm not good at baseball
Frank sent in this question: Tim, how do or I can use that as an identification
I start over? Should I try to reactivate point of an area I need to improve
my old downline or just move on? at-which is hitting the baseball.
Throughout my life I have set many goals. There is a tool called Pocket Tracker
But I've recently realized that I've been that I created to determine the
doing something that is not healthy. "identification points" in the activity
Here's what I've been doing: of network marketing. It is a list in
I set a goal, and then there seems to sequence of what I and you need to do
ALWAYS be a fork in the road very near every day. If you can't get past-let's
the original goal. On one side of that say step 4 in the sequence-that
fork is an immediate success; on the identifies the specific area you need to
other side of that fork is an immediate improve on. Keep doing that step until
failure. you can do it well and can consistently
If immediately after deciding on a goal I get through the whole sequence.
have immediate success, then I determine So that was step one of starting
BECAUSE I HAVE PROOF that I am good at it over-which is really getting YOU started
and I will continue on and do well and over. Step two is to decide whether you
achieve that goal. However, if I have an want to try to reactivate your old
immediate failure then I determine downline or not. Whether you can succeed
BECAUSE I HAVE PROOF that I'm not good at at "resurrecting the dead" or not is
it and will continue on and fail at dependent on everything I've written
achieving that goal. above-FOR EACH PERSON.
Let me give you an example: As a boy, my Everyone who is no longer active in your
goal was to play baseball. The pitcher downline has simply determined that
throws a baseball and whether by luck or they're not good at it. Before you
by practice I manage to hit the ball. I contact them, I would recommend that you
now have an observable "proof" that I make sure you've fixed whatever it was
successfully hit the ball. I then about your training that caused people to
determine that I'm good at it and will fail. You can succeed at bringing some of
continue on with the thoughts in my head them back in-but you can only do so by
that I'm good at it-normally that leads offering something new to them. I
to success. recommend that "something new" be MLM
However, on the other side of that fork, training that really works.
if when that baseball is thrown I miss Summary of how to start over:
the ball and strike out, I then determine 1. Create a new goal for your network
(by observing the proof) that I'm not marketing business. Not just mentally or
good at it. However, since I'm not a on paper-but REALLY start new. DROP THE
"quitter" I continue playing baseball but PAST. If you really dropped the past you
I do so with the thoughts in my head that would not have fear of contacting
I'm not really good at it. prospects.
So I've been using the initial success or 2. Identify the specific area(s) you need
failure to determine if I'm really going to get good at by following the step by
to succeed at my goal or not! But in step sequence as given in Pocket Tracker.
reality, what does that have to do with 3. Once you have gotten good at each area
it? Nothing!! Because just prior to that of the business, contact those people who
success/failure I determined that I are no longer active and do the Inviting
wanted to play baseball-that is the only Formula (see steps below) with them to
thing that matters! The unhealthy thing determine what they need/want. This will
that I've been doing is "forwarding the be slightly different than a prospecting
observable" as if THAT is the most call because now you need to find out
important thing. what they need/want as it pertains to
Here's how my analogy of playing baseball training.
turns into a great MLM training lesson: I 4. Deliver to them what they need to
feel many people in network marketing are succeed. By doing so, you will succeed.
"forwarding the observable" that they've In conclusion the most important part of
not had immediate success-therefore they your mlm training, whether you are just
continue to fail at it. getting started in the business or if you
When people start network marketing they are starting over, is to master the steps
will very often "test" if they're good or of the Inviting Formula as outlined
not-and then DECIDE IF THEY'RE GOOD BASED below. If you've not mastered this
ON THE IMMEDIATE "PROOF." This in my formula then you will not be an effective
opinion only leads to failure. coach to your downline as you will be
The correct approach would be that they teaching what you can not do. If you
DECIDE TO SUCCEED IN NETWORK MARKETING. can't do inviting successfully, who will
PERIOD. The most healthy thing to do is you be teaching inviting to? You can't
to disregard the "proof" because the have a downline if you can't invite well!
proof isn't the goal!! It's just evidence So, please master the Inviting Formula-I
that you need better MLM training or more promise you this is the most important
practice. MLM training you can master!
So with that thought in mind, let me Inviting Formula:
answer Frank's question. Frank, the way 1. Greet prospect.
you start over is to go back to your 2. Qualify-find out what they need/want
original goal and start THAT over-but or don't want.
don't carry your failure with you. Really 3. Invite them to look at something that
start new. When you start new think in will help them achieve step 2.
terms of what you need to get good at. 4. Handle any questions or objections.
In baseball, there are three broad 5. Close to action.
subjects one must get good at: throwing 6. Follow up/follow through.
the ball, catching the ball and hitting






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