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FreedomFire
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 05:40 pm |
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We shared this with our Cognigen?Commission River organization awhile ago. The premise is applicable no matter what your chosen "income vehicle". 
So ... read on and learn something. 
God Bless,
Michael
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Which Direction Is Success?
You have all been there -- you are driving down the highway in unfamiliar territory, perhaps visiting a relative you have not seen in years, perhaps on a family vacation. The point here is that you have not been here before. This is unfamiliar territory for you. There is nothing in your experience or memory that you can rely on to know that you are going in the right direction.
The same thing, that same feeling of mild discomfort, when you are climbing a flight of stairs. You have not been here before, but you are relying on something for your direction, to verify that what you seek is at the top of that stairway, even though you have very little to affirm that fact as you ascend the stairway.
How do you know that the direction you are going is correct? When you are driving down the highway, how do you know that the Rand McNally atlas at your side is up to date and accurate? Hey, with literally tens of thousands of roads and highways that they have mapped across the US, do you feel confident that the route that you are following, according to their directions, is the road to get to where you want to go?
If you stop at the corner 7-11 to ask for directions, how confident do you feel that the clerk actually understood where you want to go and was able to give you accurate directions to get to where you want to go?
As you are ascending that long staircase in an unfamiliar city, how confident are you that the signs at the bottom are really indicating that you need to follow the stairs all the way to the top, and that what you are seeking is really at the top of the stairs?
The answer is that you need to feel comfortable and confident in the person or thing that is providing you direction. You are seeking direction to get to where you want to go, and you need a roadmap to get there, and that roadmap needs to be from someone who is at where you want to be and knows how to get there, as well as having the ability to tell you how you can get there too.
It's not as simple as just "turn left at your next intersection". You will undoubtedly need to do some work and put forth some effort to get there. If you are climbing that huge flight of stairs, you will have expended a considerable amount of energy to climb those stairs, but you also need to know that when you reach the top, what you find there is that this is indeed where you wanted to be.
Cognigen has a tremendous number of agents who have been there, have done that, and are more than willing to show you how you can get there too. Many people have invested countless hours in producing the materials, videos, and audios in the back office. You have more resources at your disposal than you can count.
But just like with your Rand McNally, you may not get to where you want to go if you do not follow the directions that are shown. Of course there are multiple ways to get to the destination, but your roadmap shows the most direct route and what you need to do to get there.
Tune into all the resources available to you so that you can get to the destination you want to reach, and be able to enjoy the fruits of your labors.
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PMHayes
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Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2008 10:38 pm |
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It is amazing to me just how often people enter into a Home Business totally unprepared and without a plan, expecting to be successful. And when they fail, which unless they are very lucky, they eventually will, they blame their failure on the industry, on their company or on their upline. Home Based Business success does not happen by accident. Success must be studied, planned and worked for with determination and resolve. Like I say in the tag line in my signature file, "nothing of lasting value in life happens by accident." Success in business, in any career, in life even, is no exception. In this three part series I will discuss the three components of Home Business success mentioned previously. This list is by no means exclusive, there are other components as well. I am just going to focus on these three.
Success must be studied. If you want to be successful in any venture whether it be business or any other vocation, you must study every aspect of the endeavor. If you want to become a physician, you must first study medicine, and then apprentice under skilled and experienced physicians before you can be licensed to practice on your own. If you want to become an attorney, the same is true. It is true for any chosen profession. Can you imagine men like Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein or Marshall Field becoming successful inventors, scientists, businessmen, without being thoroughly educated on every aspect of their field of expertise? Absurd! Why would it be any different in a Home Business, MLM or otherwise? It's not.
In business, you need to know your product, your marketing and compensation plans. You need to know how much it will cost you to do business and the profitability of your business and products. Those costs include but are not exclusive to; advertising and lead generation, advertising materials, business and office supplies, telephone charges, and very important, your time. Time is the one resource you have that is non-replenishable. Once spent, you can never get it back. So, time spent learning the business, learning the products, advertising, calling leads, following up on prospects and customers, training associates or downline, must all be taken into account. Your time may be your most costly resource, because as I stated earlier, it's non renewable.
Additionally, you need to know who your target market is and how best to reach them. Products fall into some kind of niche, you need to know what that niche is for your business. You need to be able to fine tune your advertising and sales efforts to be most effective for reaching the demographic for which your particular business and products are most suited. You cannot do this unless you thoroughly understand your product, sales and marketing strategy, and your niche market.
Another important aspect of studying for success is mentor-ship. Why re-invent the wheel? Once you decide upon a business, one of the most important things you can do is to seek out a mentor, someone who has been there, done that, and knows the quickest and most efficient path to success and the pitfalls to avoid. You need to attach yourself to this person and soak up every last drop of knowledge and wisdom he or she has to share with you. Obviously you should seek out someone who is very successful and learn how to do what they do the way that they do it. Don't cut corners. Don't resist the training. They are successful for a reason. Find out what that reason is and duplicate it. It has been said the shortest path to any destination is a straight line. Well, this person can show you how to walk that straight line, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of pain and frustration. Follow them.
Lastly, and very importantly, prepare yourself for setbacks. Discuss this with your mentor, know ahead of time what those set backs can and will be, where you can expect them to crop up, and be prepared. This won't prevent setbacks from coming, but it will prepare you mentally to "tough it out" and work through them. They won't catch you by surprise and you will know how to deal with them. Trust me, you will face obstacles and difficult times. You will go through periods where you couldn't sell soap to someone covered in mud! It just happens. It's not you, it's not the company, it's not the marketing plan, it's just life, Murphy's law. And Murphy was an optimist. Knowing ahead of time that there's a boogie man about to jump out of some doorway or dark alley makes it a lot less frightening when it actually does happen and prepares you to respond in an efficient and effective manor.
To summarize, success must be studied. Prepare, apprentice, anticipate obstacles and setbacks, and you will succeed. You won't be able not to. In any career or chosen endeavor, the ones who succeed are the ones who have prepared. The ones who have prepared are the ones who have studied. The ones who have studied are the ones who are serious, dedicated, focused and determined and who have decided ahead of time, failure is not an option and success is not an accident.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17th, 2008 06:02 am |
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| the direction of success depends on your goals and how you target them. You also need to constantly review how far you were able to succeed in achieving your goals. If you have checks and reviews on the situation you will achive sucess.
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esericsu
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 06:29 am |
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To Me, the right direction is about taking actions every day.
Easy to do, but easy not to do.
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esericsu
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Posted: Fri Jul 18th, 2008 07:04 am |
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Are you sucking in generating leads for your business?
Is your so called "mentor" ignoring you all the time?
Is your company's "amazing" compensation plan working against you by sending your hard-earned commissions to your upline?
Are the products you're promoting not solid enough to attract most of your prospects?
MLM success is not about how high your sponsor sits, what your compensation plan is, what products you promote, what company you're with, is about your determination on how much you want it.
How much are you willing to sacrifice and dedicate to your business? Are you taking actions to generate your own leads?
Are you willing to take your precious time to learn how to market effectively using the most advanced tactics?
The MLM or network marketing system is proven to work for anyone from electrcians, inner city kids, stay home mom, and other millions of ordinary people who had already reached their personal and financial potential, and are still breaking through.
There's only one reason for not succeeding in any MLM or network marketing business. Your determination. When you got involve in this business, you should've already committed to yourself that you are going to make it work no matter what, no matter if you go broke, no matter if all your friends laugh at you, no matter if your GF breaks up with you. Make it work. Go big or go home. Have some balls or for girls, have some entrepreneurial heart and million dollar mindset.
"A man is not a failure until he started looking for excuses."
MLM works. Make it work.
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Eric Su
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lwillard
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Posted: Wed Aug 13th, 2008 05:55 pm |
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Duplicate those that are successful and your business will continue to improve. Being honest and true is the foundation for a successful business. A pure heart is one of the greatest secrets of success. Follow the example of successful people. Choose to be successful. The only people that aren’t successful in Network Marketing are those that quit, or aren’t willing to work hard for their success. Ask questions. Seek out your upline as well as the upline from other companies. Listen to them. What were their methods for success? What about their shortcuts?
Much of success is determined by how you think. So, keep thinking you are a success. Dream big and know those dreams will come true with hard work and persistence. Have fun. Learn from your mistakes. Give to others and remember that you deserve success.
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BELIEVE Success!
Lisa Willard
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