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Warped views by distributors. “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” – Galileo This explains my frustrating relationship with one of my distributors. This distributor insists he wants to be a leader and make at least $10,000 a month. And, he insists that he should already be earning $10,000 a month after just six months with the company. After all, the company can’t be any good if you can’t earn at least $10,000 a month after six months... Read Full Story

Everything is a Pyramid but… By Bob and Anna Bassett “Everything is a pyramid – the church, corporations, the military … “ Maybe so, but too often that argument is used by inexperienced networkers to explain the MLM business model when someone asks, “Is this a pyramid?”  Using that answer always seems evasive to us.  It does not answer the real question being posed, which is, “Is this an ILLEGAL pyramid?” In the church or corporate or military pyramid, there MUST be fewer people at the... Read Full Story

What I love about the “ Success In 10 Steps ” ebook is, it brings me warriors. All told, for me and everybody else who has used it since it first was introduced in 2004, the ebook has had over 120,000 downloads. And more than half those people are what I call Warriors. They’ve struggled with M-L-M. They know they can do it and achieve the dream of financial independence, but they just haven’t quite got it right yet. They have questions. Michael Dlouhy’s story resonates with them. When I... Read Full Story

“‘Success In 10 Steps’ Was The Answer To My Prayer” Judi & Earl Sheehan MLM Success Story Earl and I were married in May 2006 and between us we are proud parents of four wonderful sons and two beautiful daughters. We are very grateful for the freedom that we have at this stage in our lives, that allows us to spend so much quality time together. Earl is looking forward to retiring from the fire department in the next couple of years and joining me in my network marketing business. I... Read Full Story

I saw a comment from a successful internet marketer this week that I think is very important to consistently remind yourself of. Almost everybody we talk to about network marketing is an employee. They come from an employee mindset. Very few are actually business owners. The employee mindset is: “OK. I really want to be successful on my own. I don’t want to have a boss. I want to make more money. What do I do?” The employee mindset is NOT: “OK. I’m going to work this out for myself and... Read Full Story

SIMPLE DUE DILIGENCE INVESTIGATIONS TO AVOID GRIEF BEFORE YOU JOIN A “SUPPOSED” MLM or NETWORKING COMPANY! MLMWatchDog report: 1. Are your new friends asking you to spend more than $500?  Here is the truth 22 states say over $500 they have to be registered as a BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SELLER.  The 23rd State says over $200!  Are your new friends crooked?  NO… But not painfully truthful they make more money by selling you a higher end product package.  ASK… what is the least I can... Read Full Story

Early in “ Success In 10 Steps “, you can read about “the monk in the white lab coat.” I don’t think it’s just the people I’ve talked to recently. I can definitely remember when I used to think this way. There are just a LOT of people who believe that far and away THE #1 reason to choose a network marketing company is the product. And even after talking with them a bit, it is a very tough idea to dislodge. M-L-M companies must have a great product to compete in today’s market. But it is... Read Full Story

More rejection isn’t good for you. New distributor: “But I contacted 100 people and only one person wanted to come to a presentation. I hate all this rejection!” Sponsor: “Great! See what is happening? For every 99 times you are rejected, you get one person to come to a presentation. All you need to do is to talk to more people.” Ouch. If you are the distributor getting all this rejection, you’re tired of hearing these rah-rah motivational lessons: * Every “No” brings you closer... Read Full Story

A lot of what determines success or failure is NOT the obvious stuff that you see and are concerned with. Studies have shown that whether you’re talking to someone on the phone, or in person, their impression of you & what you say is based ONLY ABOUT 8% on the words you use!! The other 92% is your body language and the sound & qualities of your voice. I’m sure it’s easy for you to understand that if you sound uncertain, no one is going to follow you. To be successful, you must sound and... Read Full Story

Commitments Tom Big Al Schreiter Last year I told all of my subscribers that I would swim across the Mississippi River for my 60th birthday . . . but I procrastinated . . . and it got really cold. But I believe in keeping commitments. Your downline and prospects will respect your leadership character if you keep your commitments to others, even when inconvenient. So before my birthday this year, I attempted to swim across the Mississippi River, with the intention of being able to... Read Full Story