Commit to Success
by Doug Wead on December 27, 2009
in Network Marketing
This is a series of letters to Sandra Hansen, my new distributor in Norway. And it will be part of my ongoing series on successful network marketing. I will call this lesson, Network Marketing 101
Okay Sandra:
You asked me to help you build your networking business. Well, I am going to take it step by step and in the process write a workbook for others, for future networkers, who may want to follow our path. So forgive me if I am stating the obvious or repeating things you already know. This exercise will help a lot of people in the long run and it will help me as I re-think the lessons I have learned from so many others who have worked their way through the maze to success in networking.
1.) Commit to success.
There is no reason for me to invest large amounts of time if you are only interested in making a few thousand dollars a month. You can do that on your own two feet and by just moving the product to people who need it. If we are going to work together it will be to build you all the way to a good, livable, monthly income and then we will stop and decide from there.
Don’t be afraid of this. Ironically, it takes just as much work to build this business sloppy and create a small income as it does to do it right and get a good income. But it is a different kind of work. A more disciplined work. You will be teaching your kids how to clean up their rooms instead of picking up everything yourself. And that is always more frustrating. So, at first, it will seem to slow you down. But in the long run, you will be making more money for less work.
2.) Learn, learn, learn.
Some networking leaders will want you to be an obedient soldier, with blinders on, focusing only on them and what they teach you. They will be recruiting you into their “cult.” Ha. They will try to “force” your thinking and your opinions to fit their view of things. They will want you isolated from any competing views. Not me. I want you to check things out on the websites and the internet. Search to your heart’s delight. Many of your prospects will be doing the same thing. You want to be there first and have answers for them.
Now let me tell you why I am not insisting on “isolation.” I have spent 35 years in networking. And I looked carefully at all the opportunities and I chose XanGo because it is the best. So I can assure you that the XanGo opportunity will hold up to all the arguments online. I am not going to take the time here to outline why I turned down many other offers and opportunities, I just ask for one thing. Call me with the topics or questions from critics or rivals and let me have the opportunity to respond.
3.) Buy the book First Things First.
This is a book published by XGoPro. It costs $25 but it will cost much more if you are ordering from Norway. Just go to First Things First. This book is worth it and a lot less than an airline ticket to Salt Lake City, where you could meet with the team that put it together. It will be a time and money saving investment. It is not a book you read through in one setting but one you constantly consult while building your group. You will keep going back to it and different stages of growth.
4.) Talk to me about yourself.
My wife and I want to know your life story, or as much as you feel comfortable in telling us. Let’s set up a time as soon as possible to talk by phone. Do you have Skype? It is a free telephone service that you can download on your computer. If you get it we can talk on the phone free of charge.
5.) You’ll notice that I said, “My wife and I.” Because you and I are of the opposite sex and in this day and age, when many couples both work and when there are many single working parents, it is very likely that you will be prospecting and working with members of the opposite sex. When that happens do your best to reassure them that you are a professional and this is business.
Well, that’s it for now. Next, I will give you one of the most important steps in network marketing. It is a simple step that involves no risk, no rejection, no pain. It can have an enormous impact on your odds of success in networking. And yet, most people never take it.
But that is coming next.
I am so humble you send it out in my name!!
Thank you Doug!!
There will be a time when I hopefully will write a piece about you hah,but you’ll never know,do you!??
A time will come ,I am sure :O))
Learn learn learn!
Teach teach teach
Live live live
That’s the NetworkLife!
Love all the knowledge you share with us! Keep it coming!
Beautifully stated Lori! I have had the great experience of seeing and listening to Mr. Wead in person a few times. Each time I laughed, was brought to tears and learned so much. Talk about a speaker with motivation, passion, heart and humor and you get Mr. Wead. Thank you Mr. Wead for your teachings.
We are going to enjoy this so much. Learning as its being taught. What better way!! (Hankyou Doug for these lessons and tools. Joan
We are a part of a wonderful company with so many wonderful leaders that are all so willing to share. Just the fact that Doug put this “Committed to Success” out here for us to read, glean and learn from it boggles my mind. You don’t get that in cooperate America nor from most other companies, you get just the opposite.
I had an opportunity to meet Doug in person. His stories and topics come alive after you have meet him. You will find yourself putting his facial expressions in as you listen and read his literature. He is full of integrity, funny, witty and just has a way that captures people.
If you have not had a chance to listen to his CD Why I Chose XANGO it is a must. You can get it from Xgopro. You will laugh and have a list of people to share it with. Thank you Doug for all you do!
Sandy Bennett
I am a new distributor , just starting out, Mr. Wead’s business builder cd I just got from XGOPRO was such a great training tool, I love his easy way of speaking and his great stories and examples. I can’t wait for the next installment in this training series!
I will be celebrating my 5th year as a ‘drinker’, but since attending the Vegas and SLC conventions have ramped up my business building intentions. My first resolution for this new year is to USE the First Things First book that has been resting conveniently next to ‘my’ chair. Every day at my restaurant I’m reminded of WHY I’m in Xango. XGoPro is an invaluable resource and I’m looking forward to meeting and utilizing my upline more this year. Thank you Mr. Wead for your time and unselfish leadership!(and how about that Patrini kid…OMG!!);-)
Thank you for sharing – I look forward to reading more! I also like that you are taking the time to get to know your distributor, and also the advice on working with the opposite sex and being professional. As a single working mom that is great advice. I am also reading first things first and highly recommend it.
Mr. Doug wead,
I want to thank you for choosing Xango. I have always been a believer, but let Life get in the way. Have made a decision to make this the year I become a Premier and get that trip to Thailand I have heard so much about, I can feel the plane landing already.
I have been a witness myself to something that I never thought possible. It is somewhat of a Cinderella Story. What Xango has done for so many people already has gone in the record books and what is yet to come I see now is as BIG as the DREAM of the beholder. I want to claim my share! I feel very fortunate to my sponsors John & Kami Herring who have never given up on me. I truly believe in my Heart what I had heard Joe Morton say “It is safe to DREAM again.” This story is just to good to keep to myself anymore.
I look forward to your support and hopefully one day soon I will be able to return the favor. I remain humbly yours, and wish you and your family a Blessed, Healthy, Happy & Prosperous New Year!
Thank You and Thank You Xango!
Morgen R. Hatton, 1K Proud Xango Distributor
P.S. My best wishes to Sandra Hansen in Norway to whom this was first addressed and to my Xango Family all over the globe, God Bless all of YOU and may this be your best year ever!
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