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You either have or are thinking about a Network Marketing Business. It’s different than business as usual, and you need courage to wade through all the other ‘stuff’ out there to make your presence known.

Here are 7 steps for you to gain more courage as you forge ahead!

1. Believe in yourself!

You’ve got to believe in yourself! This is key and where everything starts. It’s hard to succeed without belief in yourself.

It truly is an act of faith! Faith that knowing you can do what you want to do and that you will succeed. It is the internal force that manifests in actions of super abilities on the outside!

You are then in a position to help others!

2. Believe in the value of what you have to offer!

Believe in the value of what YOU have to offer! You need to believe in your product or service, otherwise people will feel your unbelief.

You need to be ready to invest in it, stand behind it and shout it to the world! If you can’t do that you might need to look into another company that you can promote in this way.

Usually a good Network Marketing company will have training on the products and services they provide. You can take advantage of as many as you feel you need. In the past 7 years I’ve been involved with my company, I’ve done numerous training, webinars and classes on and off line. I’ve even become certified in two areas. All of this helps me to have answers for you when you ask, or helps me to know where to go when I need answers!

3. You need to be knowledgeable about the profession of Network Marketing.

Along with believing in the value of your product or service, you need to be knowledgeable about the profession of Network Marketing. It’s not a job or a business, it is a profession and within that profession you have your business!

Many people just don’t consider it because of all the negative rap, or because they just don’t know where to start! As I mentioned above, a good Network Marketing company will have training available for their products and services but not so much information about HOW to build it!

You need to equip yourself to succeed, gain experience, get training and education.

That’s where Attraction Marketing comes in!

My business had become stagnant and I just didn’t know what to do about it. I knew that some people were using social media, and I tried it for a bit, but it was more like spamming! When my business associate, Kerrie, told me about Attraction Marketing, I felt like it was the answer to what I needed: a way to find people that were interested in what I had so I didn’t have to chase down my family and friends any longer! Now I’ve learned how to use Facebook to attract people to me that already love Network Marketing!

4. Conquer your negative inner voice!

Most people have two inner voices they listen to:

1. the voice of reason that is encouraging and…
2. the voice of criticism that says you can’t do it and will fail

Which voice do you listen to? If you have a habit of listening to voice #2, you need to start being aware of what you say to yourself. Print out or record affirmations that will reinforce what you need to say to yourself. It will take awhile but little by little, you will become more positive about your self talk. Conquer your inner critic!

5. Prepare thoroughly!

You need to be organized to run your business. You need to take care of: who, what, when, how, where and which! When you are prepared you are much more confident, and you will be able to use your time more efficiently!

How do you do this? Your calendar will be your best friend, especially if you are one of those people who usually fly by the seat of your pants!

Try scheduling out the priorities in your private life that are not optional like family, work and personal appointments. Then schedule your marketing work times and appointments in the slots that remain. Stick to your calendar and you will be surprised at how things get accomplished!

6. Be yourself!

Ha! Sometimes this is who I am! Give yourself the freedom to be who you genuinely are! Your followers will be drawn to the real you. Be open and honest about your struggles and accomplishments; that’s what makes you real, and your people will love you for it!

Stay true to your unique YOU!

7. Stay away from negative people!

There are some situations you may have to deal with negative people, like family members or co-workers. For the most part, you don’t have to spend lots of time with people who drag you down. You may need to upgrade your friends to a more positive group. It will help you stay positive.

Some people are just too toxic, and it will make you toxic when you are with them often.

Say good bye to toxic people and situations. They will poison your spirit and pull you down, create fear, undermine your efforts, drain your energy and leave you with an ‘I can’t do it’ attitude.

Instead, surround yourself with people who make you come alive, keep you creative and give you the support you need to navigate through your life!

All of these steps will help you gain the courage you need to tackle your Network Marketing business. After all the definition of courage is: to be bold and brave and face tough challenges and act without fear of failure!

One of the ways you can ramp up your courage is to get the free boot camp. You’ll learn how to begin to navigate in the Attraction Marketing world!

Vonny Wheelon We Did It, You Can, Too!

The only thing stopping you from your goals and dreams is how you limit yourself.  There may be many causes for this:  Fears, Doubts, Physical Limitations, or other Mental Blocks.  These can be a huge barrier to where you want to go.

How good are you at overcoming these obstacles?  Are you able to work through them to turn your dreams and goals into reality?

1.  Find someone to help push you!

Sometimes you just need support and encouragement in the situations you are facing. It can be someone on your Network Marketing team, a coach, a family member or a good friend…. Someone who can be honest with you.  Someone who is on your side and can help balance out the negative thoughts you will have with positive ones.  Someone who will help push you out of your comfort zone. 

I have three people that I call on when I need them, my husband, Larry, my mentor, Kerrie and my coach!  We actually keep each other accountable and moving forward toward our goals!

2. Take on a little more than you think you can.  

If you’re not challenging yourself to do bigger and better things regularly, then you are only working in boundaries of what you can already do.  What does that equal?  Right… no progress!  You’re standing still and not moving forward.

 You need newer, progressively harder challenges. You don’t want to get overwhelmed, but keep putting those little steps out there to keep you moving forward.

I know when I first started with Network Marketing using Social Media, I felt like a huge elephant was put in front of me, and I tried to devour the whole thing in one sitting!  Not a good idea!  That made me frustrated!

My training was in the form of a roadmap, and I found if I just followed the roadmap, everything worked out much better! Then when I returned to it weeks later, I found I understood it all much better! 

3. Imagine reaching the next level!

Try to imagine yourself reaching your next level. Who will be there with you?  Who will be cheering you on?  What does it feel like? 

Reaching the next level will take focus.  Where you put that focus is very important.  You know where you came from and where you are now, but do you know where you want to go?  Imagine that next level and create action steps to help you get there!

4. Look at how others reached where you want to go.

You know there are other’s on the same path ahead of you.  Look at what they did to get to where they are at.  Interview them if possible to see what their ‘secret sauce’ is.  Examine their path to see how you can use it as a model to get you to where they got!

5. Inspire yourself to action!

What is it that inspires you?  What are you passionate about?  If you have trouble figuring that out, talk with your family and friends to see what they say about you. 

Take those things that inspire you and use them to push forward.

You must push past your limits and comfort zone.  There are no short cuts.  If it’s worth doing then it’s worth doing well.  Don’t just settle for status quo.  It is hard to overcome at times, but by just pushing a little harder, you can accomplish amazing things!   When you do, you’ll wonder why you thought it was so hard!  

I found one missing piece to help push me forward was Social Media training. When my friend, Kerrie, told me about this group, I jumped at the chance to learn more, and I asked for the FREE 10 day Bootcamp book! You can click here to get it, too! You will be amazed at the content!

Vonny Wheelon We Did It, You Can, Too!

One of our members, Brandy Shaver, has a great post that we’re going to repost here! We think you’ll get a lot out of it, just like we did!

“Ever hear of a guy named Gary Vaynerchuk?

As a kid, he not only set up a lemonade stand, he sold lemonade stand franchises all over the neighborhood, and as he tells it, he “collected his profits from his big wheel bicycle.”

In high school, he bought and sold baseball cards, sometimes earning a couple of thousand dollars in a single weekend by taking advantage of shrewd deals.

His early efforts as an entrepreneur came to a screeching halt when his dad insisted he give up his businesses, take a huge pay cut, and work in the family liquor store for two measly bucks an hour.

Throughout high school and college, Gary spent nights and weekends in the basement shoveling ice.

Then one day, it hit him:

People collect wine just like they collect baseball cards!

So he educated himself, sneaking wine magazines into his college classes and reading everything he could get his hands on.

And at the same time, he discovered a new phenomenon:

The internet.

He persuaded his dad to let him create Wine Library, an online retail website for the family business in 1997.

He advertised that retail website traditionally from 1997 to 2006 – and grew the family business from $3 Million in sales to over $60 million, making it an international leader in the wine business.

And then YouTube happened.

Gary launched a video blog – WineLibrary – the first year of YouTube’s existence and became a superstar with his loud, bombastic, and brutally honest style.

His stated vision?

“To change the wine world.”

He’s appeared on Conan O’Brien.

He’s been featured in Entrepreneur, Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, and many other famous business publications.

He’s now a bestselling author, a sought-after public speaker, a venture capitalist, and a business consultant, helping big companies use social media to boost their brands.

You might say, “He crushed it.”

(As a matter of fact, that’s the title of his first best-selling book!)

He crushed it by being himself, being passionate, and using technology to change the world.

And you can, too.

I’m Brandy Shaver.

Eighteen months ago, I had no idea about how to use a computer, much less use the Internet to build my business

Since then I’ve earned multiple six-figures and haven’t looked back.

Below I’m going to share with you five tips that have helped me to absolutely crush it using social media as a prospecting tool to build my business.

They might be a little different than anything you’ve heard before, but trust me…

If I can crush it, trust me, you can too!

Here we go:

1. Stop beating yourself up!

We’re not like most “normal” people.

Entrepreneurs are, by nature, different.

When things don’t work out the way we want, or when things aren’t going as fast as we’d like, we tend to beat ourselves up.

That’s one reason why we are the way we are – we are driven and passionate about what we do.

For instance, in the past, after I finished a Facebook live, I would watch it again and think…

 “Oh, my gosh, I did this and this, and I should’ve done that and that!”

In other words, I beat myself up.

That’s a common problem among entrepreneurs.

Whenever you beat yourself up like that, you’re wasting time.

You’re not using that time to benefit someone else, or change anything. Time beating yourself up is time better spent on correcting your mistakes and continuing your social media prospecting efforts.

If you should happen to look through some of the older WineLibrary videos, you’ll see Gary beating himself up for mistakes he made early on.

He just acknowledged them, laughed it off, and kept going.

(At last count, he’s posted 1001 video blogs over 10 years!)

You’re not impacting anybody or anything.

I had a recent conversation with one of our members in Elite Marketing Pro, and she said…

“I thought I would be farther along by now.”

Sound like anything you’ve ever thought or felt?

I said to her…

“Sometimes you need to turn around and see how far you’ve come, because I’ve seen huge growth in you compared to the person you were 12 months ago.”

Stop beating yourself up.

Instead, celebrate how far you’ve come.

2. Follow up with more posture.

If you think someone will be good at your business whether as an entrepreneur, a network marketer, or an affiliate marketer, never stop following up with them.

I don’t mean you should slam them with stuff all day, every day, for the rest of your life.

What I do mean is that once that initial contact is over, and you’ve got a “Yes” or “No” answer from that person, put them on a monthly follow-up list.

And when you follow up, don’t just reach out to talk about business.

Reach out to build the relationship.

Talk to them about their life…

• “Hey, how are you doing?”
• “How are things going?”
• “How’s life?”

And, once in a while, every now and then, you can talk about business.

Just follow up once a month, to keep the relationship going.

On occasion, your follow up conversation might be something like…

“How’s life? Hey, I know you said you weren’t interested, but do you know anybody that would be interested in a side hustle or someone that would like to create a couple thousand dollars extra a month?”

Those people you think might be good in your business probably know other people like you, or like themselves. Attracting good sellers with their own networks will duplicate your social media prospecting.

Just come from a confident posture, and ask for the referral.

Now, if people get nasty with you, or come up with some derogatory remark like…

“Oh, is that another one of those pyramid schemes?”

Then obviously, you don’t need them.

Have the posture not to recruit them.

They’re not allowed on your team at that point, because you don’t want to surround yourself with people like that.

Have the confidence to say…

“You know what? You’re right. No, you’re NOT a good fit for my business,”

And don’t put them on your follow-up list.

You don’t need them…make them need you with your posture.

3. Be the person you want to attract!

Be honest.

Have you ever found yourself thinking things like…

• “Hey, I’m not getting enough likes.”
• “Nobody’s watching my Facebook Lives.”
• “Nobody’s commenting.”
• “Nobody’s clicking my link.”

I’m guessing you have.

I used to.

Here’s what turned me around; ask yourself:

• Are you clicking their links?
• Are you sharing their content?
• Are you liking their posts?
• Are you commenting?

You need to be the person that you want to attract.

Now, I know all of us want to attract a big fish into our network marketing business.

We want to make a bunch of money with our affiliate company.

Here’s the thing about social media prospecting:

To attract the big fish, you must become the big fish

You need to set aside 15 to 20 minutes every day to comment, like, and share other peoples’ stuff.

That’s how social media works.

If you are the one reaching out to other people, you’re going to attract people that will reach out to you.

When Gary first started his WineLibrary videos, he was just some loudmouth guy from a New Jersey liquor store.

But he acted like he knew what he was talking about.

He acted like the wine expert he was passionate to become.

He became the big fish.

Wineries – and wine collectors – from all over the world started coming to him to ask for his advice and opinions.

They were attracted to him because they knew they could count on him for his honest, passionate opinion.

4. Raise more curiosity!

If you’re already part of Elite Marketing Pro, you’ve probably already heard this…

You want people to come to you.

You want them to be attracted to you, instead of repelled by spam on your News Feed.

So how do you raise more curiosity than resistance?

First, if people can find out what company you are with, either on your personal profile or your fan page, you’ve already lost the battle.

Here’s why…

People will go to Google to research your company, and find something negative.

• “Oh, he took all our savings.”
• “It’s nothing but a scam.”

It’s true, no matter what company you represent.

Go to Google and research any charity, and you’ll find a bunch of negative stuff about it – usually on the first page of results.

You can even research Christmas and find something negative.

Welcome to the Internet.

That’s the reality we’re living and working in.

If people have research about you or your company without talking to you, you’ve already lost the game.

First, because you didn’t even know that they were interested in joining you in business.

Second, they found all this negative stuff about your company or industry, so they made an automatic, uneducated decision about who you are and what you’re doing.

Here’s a make-or-break tip for social media prospecting…

Make sure your company is your biggest secret

Don’t let people find it on your personal profile or on anything that you do publicly online.

Make sure you’re intentional about this.

Any pictures that you’re doing, take off the swag.

Take off your company logo.

Don’t put the company logo in the back at events.

Here’s another “no-no”:

Remember, network marketing is still a relationship business, and posting things like…

• “Join me now” or
• “Buy my products.”

…automatically turns most people right off.

If you’re doing any of that, stop doing it.

Right now.

The whole purpose of social media prospecting is to…

Seek conversations, not conversions!

In other words, build relationships.

Be a friend first.

Create curiosity through conversation, and then look for opportunities to shift the conversation to conversion.

When you point to a result you’ve had, or a tool you’re using, you become the bridge between that person and enrolling with you.

That’s a much smoother, more natural approach than just spamming aggressively with “Hey, enroll in my company.”

Because people actually do want to enroll with somebody.

But they’re not actually enrolling because of the products or the company.

They’re enrolling because they believe in you – and they believe in what you can help them achieve.

5. Use Technology!

The purpose of technology is to make our lives easier.

But sometimes, as entrepreneurs trying to build a business, we get caught up in, and distracted by the “techy” stuff.

We spend hours trying to figure out the algorithm before we ever post anything.

In other words, we’re just spending time getting ready to get ready, and producing nothing.

Don’t get overwhelmed – when you’re just starting to build your business online, keep it simple.

Just get started.

Back in the dark ages, people used to build their network marketing business one person at a time.

Before the Internet, you had to actually open your mouth and talk to people.

In this Internet age, you might not always open your mouth to talk to people – you can text them, present videos or podcasts to them, post your status on Facebook, or any other social media technology…

But you are still talking to people.

Stop getting ready to get ready

Don’t try to figure out the algorithm about the best time to post.

Don’t get caught up in things that don’t matter.

The only thing that matters is to continue your social media prospecting every single day.

Use technology to talk to people every single day.

You’re trying to build your business.

Just start small, put one foot in front of the other, and talk to people every single day.

If you’re consistent, you’ll start to notice that you don’t have to chase people down or beat them over the head to join your business.

You’ll start to see people coming to you because they begin to know, like, and trust you.

Remember, 18 months ago, I had no idea how to build my business online, never mind knowing anything about computers or the internet.

But I got past it.

And so can you.

Here’s how I got past it.

Success is all about taking action

It’s not about thinking, “Well that was neat,” and then doing nothing.

So if you’re ready to use social media to build your business online, you’ve got a choice to make.

You could keep…

• Beating yourself up
• Coming from a posture of need with your leads and prospects
• Thinking you’ll never be good enough to attract, much less talk to the “big fish”
• Spamming your news feed and your contacts
• Getting ready to get ready to use the technology so you avoid talking to people…

Or…

You could use a new, low-resistance and rejection-free alternative to traditional network marketing techniques

“And what is this new, wondrous technique?” you might ask. It’s called attraction marketing and it’s what we teach to build an online brand.

So, if you’d like to learn more about developing the skills of a master recruiter and learn how to crush-it at attracting new prospects…

Then I strongly recommend getting access to Elite Marketing Pro’s FREE 10-Day Online Recruiting Bootcamp and learn all about the specific tools and techniques we use to connect with prospects online.

These methods allow you to attract a steady, endless stream of highly qualified leads who are looking for exactly what you have to offer so you’ll never have to chase, annoy, pester, or beg anybody to take a look at your business – they’ll come to you!

So if you’re ready to get started…

Click here to access our 10-Day Online Recruiting Bootcamp today!”

Sincerely,
Brandy Shaver
Super Affiliate

Are you sick and tired of not succeeding with your home business?

This is my Grandpa!  What does he have to do with winning?

I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but he was an entrepreneur in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and was adept at winning. He was born in Ireland in 1849, and immigrated with his family to America in 1853.  At the close of the Civil War, communication and transportation businesses grew quickly, which allowed entrepreneurs to be successful. He married in the 1870s and with his wife and 6 children over the next 20 years, owned a successful grocery store.

There is a lot I don’t know about him because when his youngest son was small, he and his wife divorced, the store went to her and much of that history is lost to me. He moved west, met and in 1905 married my grandmother, who was 30 years younger, and their only child, my mother, was born in 1921 when he was 72. In the 1920 census he is listed as a real estate broker. The real estate business was a far cry of what it is today, because one had to work hard to promote themselves above the unscrupulous shysters of the day.

I’m very sure he possessed these same winning qualities in order to make a successful living in his day, and even in the midst of failure, he never gave up. I’m proud to be following in his footsteps.

These 10 traits will help you get activated to be a winning leader in your business!

1. Be Gutsy

The dictionary defines gutsy as: having a great deal of courage.

You need to do things that others are not willing to do to grow yourself and your business to win. You need to be gutsy to persevere, which is the ability to keep working when everyone tells you to give up, which they will do! Find a great training here.

2. Push yourself!

You need to push yourself. No one else will, so it’s up to you to do it.

New ideas keep you sharp. Learn new things, be inspired, open yourself up to your creative abilities for winning. In the midst of all that, be sure to take time off, too. At least one day a week focus on something other than your business, because that will energize you like nothing else and help you avoid burnout!

3. Be Excited!

If you don’t love what you do, don’t do it! It’s as simple as that.

You will have to put in long hours and sacrifice for your business, but when you’re excited about what you do, it won’t feel like a sacrifice, it will feel like winning.

Without excitement you won’t have the motivation to keep going when you’re stressed and tired.

4. Take Risks!

You should take risks, but not every risk that presents itself.

Manage your risks, by learning to recognize which are worth taking and which you need to let go. Get advice from a mentor or coach who has been winning in areas where you are headed.

5. Believe in yourself!

Who will believe in you (other than your mother) if you don’t believe in yourself?

Being successful means that you’re learning to listen to your insights and rely on your wisdom when making decisions. If you need knowledge and expertise in an area, get it!

Believing in yourself will help you to gain confidence. People want to follow confident leaders. When you have doubts, think about how much experience and knowledge you already have, and for goodness sake promote yourself! Many people don’t want to self-promote or talk about their business too much for fear of sounding like a bragger, but if you don’t promote your business, who will?

Know your business, know some key facts, and have your short elevator script memorized and ready to go. When someone asks you about your business, you can promote it factually and quickly.

A good way to self-promote without sounding brash is to know what your customers say about your business. When someone asks how your business is going, you can tell them your customer feedback. Remember to provide some of your fails as well as successes, because that makes you a real person in the winning game!

6. Manage your fear

False Evidence Appearing Real is a great acronym for fear.

Fear stops action. If your fears get in your way, your creativity will be blocked, you’ll fear taking the risks needed, and your emotions will mask your decisions.

Fear has to do with your focus. You can reduce your fear by focusing on what you know is true and by quickly taking action, even if it is small. It will help to do confidence-building actions, and to focus on your successes. Knowing you have helped others, yourself and your business, and dwelling on those thoughts will help build the confidence you need for winning!

7. Define your goals!

Write out your goals with deadlines.

Define them clearly so they are reachable and tangible. Post them where you will see them, and take pictures that will help you visualize them. This will help make them achievable.

Break them down into bite size pieces, because any task that seems impossible is conquered by breaking it down and taking it one bite at a time. Before you know it, you’ll be there winning!

8. Take action!

Sit down once a week and plan out your week.

Put all your work and family priorities on your calendar, and add your home business activities in the time that is left. Remember that planning can delay action, if that is all you do. Now you must act on the things you have planned for winning.

Your life can feel scattered and unorganized, but it’s important to limit your time spent multitasking. Research is clear that multitasking doesn’t work, because we aren’t really capable of doing it well. Multitasking includes distractions by email tabs and your phone, so close them and put it away.

Focus and give your full attention to one task at a time in the amount of time you have scheduled for it. It’s more likely you will finish it well. Too many tasks on your to-do list can make you ineffective and distracted.

For example, each night, set three tasks that you’ll complete the following day. Each month, set the overall goal for your company that you want to reach in the next 30 days.

9. Know who your customer is!

A common reason that businesses fail is that there isn’t a targeted customer.

When you start a business or sell a product, but don’t know who will buy it, that person might not actually exist. Make sure that there’s a customer who would buy your product or use your services, and know who your customer is, otherwise you don’t have a business.

Helping your customer is important, too, and is a great way to build a loyal and supportive network around you.

When you help someone, they will likely find a way to help you. It might not be today or tomorrow, but somewhere in the future, they will be there to help you when you need it. 

10. Deliver more than you promise!

Your customers will love you if you deliver more than you promised and exceed their expectations!

However, making promises and not delivering is a sure way to lose their business. Offer them a free eBook, newsletter, training or sample, and when they place an order, deliver a great product. Research has found that giving away a free product on social media is two times more effective  than standard hard-sale tactics.

Wrap up

Winning in business isn’t an overnight success.

When you put these 10 traits in practice, with a long-term strategy and build it in small bites, you’ll reach your goals and win!

It’s also important to give and accept help. It takes team effort! Finding success as an entrepreneur is no easy task, and you will have defeats. But you never need to give up, and by applying these simple tips, I hope winning becomes a little bit easier.

Winning will surround your whole life, as it has mine and my grandpa’s before me.  Come join me!