Network Marketing Tips

I have discovered an effective strategy to keep myself from going into downward spirals of resentment, blame and self doubt, when I find myself upset over thoughts like, “I not making any money in this business” or ” I just can’t do Network Marketing”. When I realize I have thoughts like these, I make an effort to shift my thoughts and make the positive argument.

As a result of a psychological phenomenon that some have labeled “argumentative reasoning”, we are very skilled at arguing a particular case. When we take a position, we search for evidence to support it, and we find reasons that establish our point, and then we stop, satisfied. This mental process gives us the illusion that our position is objective and well justified.

However, if we try to argue the reverse position, we can make that case very easily. If I tell myself, “I can’t sell” I can come up with examples of the times I missed a sale; if I tell myself “I am a friendly person” I remember all the times when I reached out to someone. I am generally able to argue both conclusions quite persuasively. To make use of this phenomenon, I have resolved to make a “positive argument” to challenge my critical thoughts about my network marketing company or my marketing efforts.

Making the “positive argument” also helps me combat my decided practice of unconsciously overestimating my ability to accomplish certain results relative to other people. There are studies that have shown that when a husband and wife estimated what percentage of housework each performed, the percentage added up to more then 120 percent. The same was true business school students estimated how much they had contributed to a team effort, that total was 139 percent. The ‘positive argument” method has the added benefit of helping to make realistic estimates.

Now when I start thinking, that no one is interested in my network marketing business I now shift my thoughts and make the opposite argument. I argue to myself that I see the busyness and there are thousands of others who see the opportunity and like the product. Then I think about all the advantages to network marketing and all the benefits of the product and I realize again why I joined a network marketing company.

Forrest Woods is a Network Marketing Professional. Learn how to stay positive with My Lead System Pro. No what to say to make a sale check out MLSP

I have found an effective strategy to keep myself from going into downward spirals of resentment, blame and self doubt, when I find myself brooding over thoughts like, “I not making any money in this business” or ” I just can’t do Network Marketing”. When I realize I have thoughts like these, I try to shift my thoughts and make the positive argument.

As a result of a psychological phenomenon that some have labeled “argumentative reasoning”, we are very skilled at arguing a particular case. When we take a position, we search for evidence to support it, and we find reasons that establish our point, and then we stop, satisfied. This mental process gives us the illusion that our position is objective and well justified.

However, when most people attempt to argue the opposite position, they can make that case very easily. If I tell myself, “I can’t sell” I can think of examples of the times I missed a sale; if I tell myself “I am a friendly person” I recall all the times when I reached out to someone. I am usually able to argue both conclusions quite persuasively. To make use of this phenomenon, I have resolved to make a “positive argument” to challenge my negative thoughts about my network marketing company or my marketing efforts.

Making the “positive argument” also helps me fight my decided pattern of unconsciously overestimating my ability to achieve certain results relative to other people. Studies have shown that when a husband and wife estimated what percentage of housework each accomplished, the percentage added up to more then 120 percent. The same was true business school students estimated how much they had contributed to a team effort, that total was 139 percent. The ‘positive argument” technique has the added benefit of helping to make realistic estimates.

Now when I start thinking, that no one is interested in my network marketing business I now shift my thoughts and make the opposite argument. I argue to myself that I see the busyness and there are thousands of others who see the opportunity and like the product. Then I think about all the advantages to network marketing and all the benefits of the product and I realize again why I joined a network marketing company.

Forrest Woods is a Network Marketing Professional. Learn how to stay positive with My Lead System Pro. No what to say to make a sale check out MLSP

Are you working a regular J.O.B and attempting have a top home business? Are you so overwhelmed with things to do that you’re simultaneously doing ten things and none of them too well? And how about everything that is NOT getting done? Do you think you’d be more effective if your task were completed almost magically without you’re having to really think about them? That’d be cool, huh?

We all know the willpower it takes to finish the huge amount of tasks we are faced with day to day. It’s only made more difficult with the amount of available distractions everywhere. The television. iPhone, video games, babies, the comfy chair and so forth are always around to take you off task. There were days where I felt I deserved the “hardest workin’ dude in the world” award only to look around at day’s-end and ask myself, “Er… so what did I accomplish?” Don’t pretend you haven’t been there. Even though I seemed to be an incredibly talented master of multiple tasks, it turned out I was the master of NOT getting multiple tasks done. That’s when I discovered the power of full engagement.

Check out the excellent book The Power of Full Engagement when you get the chance. One very important point I picked up is that we not only have a finite amount of willpower to use, but that it is in fact a very small amount. They actually took a couple of groups of people and at them watch an emotional picture. While the film was running, one group was required to repress all display of emotion. Once the movie finished, each group was given a difficult test that would require intense concentration. Repressing emotion requires willpower. As a result, the group with no willpower left in reserve performed terribly on the exam.

What does this mean to you, your life and your home business? It means you should create a series of rituals and do those throughout the day as opposed to reactively running around like a newly headless chicken. Let’s face it… we actually HATE to do most of the things we need to. Depending on willpower alone is a recipe for failure. Save your willpower and build rituals.

What the heck’s a ritual? We aren’t talking about magic or dancing in the moonlight; maybe some meditation and some human sacrifice without any knives or volcanoes. Get it? OK… anyway. Take a series of actions and do them the same way each time and you’ve created a ritual. These “actions” are really just some good habits you’ve created for yourself. Remember, ninety-five percent of the stuff we do everyday is done automatically; no thought needed. How much concentration does it take to take a shower and dry off? Do you think “take right hand turn hot knob… wait… now turn cold knob… now warm… now step in…” Of course not, your shower ritual is a habitual. All you have to do is create rituals chock full of good habits for other parts of the day. Maybe your trying to improve your health and energy level. If so, you might want to try a morning ritual like the one I swiped from Eben Pagan.

My morning ritual takes about two hours and is as follows; I get up, drink some water, brush my teeth, exercise (currently I’m doing P90X but it could easily be the gym or running), meditate, visualize and go over my goals, schedule out my day, eat breakfast and finally take a shower and get dressed. Now because my exercise is buried within the morning ritual, its as indispensable as brushing my teeth. Its a habit. Now obviously, it will take you two to four weeks of performing a ritual for it to be natural, but once it is… you’ve saved your willpower for something else. I don’t believe that 21 day thing is an exact science; It may actually take a few months for you but that’s OK. You’ll know you’ve created a solid habit when it becomes more difficult NOT to do it than it is to do it.

So let’s talk about rituals you can create to boost your home business. Maybe you’re a video marketer and it normally takes you a couple of hours to shoot, edit and post a video. Maybe if you’re focused and not watching Jersey Shore or True Blood at the same time, you can bring the time down to 1 hour. So what you do is come up with a series of steps, an exact time to begin and DO NOT ALLOW ANY DISTRACTIONS. If you’re time to begin is at 5 pm, do it EVERYDAY at 5pm with the same steps. Make it a habit. Soon the random stuff that comes up each day will find itself automatically moved to accommodate your new habits. And once your good habit filled rituals start to take over your day, you’ll be amazed at what you will accomplish.

Creating more than one or two rituals at a time may be too much because you’ll need some willpower to get them started so instead build slowly. Full Engagement with your highest value activities will do wonders for your home business.

Jesse Walker is an Expert in Attraction Marketing who Runs a Top Home Business with Full Engagement. Use the #1 marketing system to generate 50+ leads a day!

The Maverick Marketeer asked:


These are the all around best network marketing tips for success. This check list will not only provide you with a recipe for success with network marketing but success in anything you choose to apply the method to.

I’d say that’s pretty powerful stuff eh…?

What many people seem to have trouble grasping is the fact that success it self, be it with business, sports or even academics, has the very same formula. Basically, if you know what it takes to be successful at one thing, you can often apply the very same approach in a different context and duplicate that same kind of success for yourself over and over again.

Network Marketing Tips #1:

This first tip for success is also one of the most difficult to master. Time management may sound like a simple thing, but that’s far from the truth of things.

Ask yourself,” how do I spend my average day?” How many hours do you spend working, sleeping, eating, traveling between places, etc.? There are only so many hours in a day. If you work 8 hours, and get 8 hours of sleep, you only have 8 more left to do everything else.

The point I hope to make here is that your time is extremely valuable. The average American watches 4 or more hours of television a day. That 4 hours a day, equals a 28 hours a week that could be spent building your success.

Network Marketing Tips #2:

This second tip is nearly as important as the first. Being able to properly budget your finances is a must for any successful business owner. Being aware of how you spend your valuable resources, like your time and your money, will allow you to decide how to use them to your best advantage.

Also when planning to advertise and promote your business or service, preparing a set budget will help motivate you to promote your business as wisely and effectively as possible.

Network Marketing Tips #3:

This third tip is one that keeps on giving. Be sure to a lot both time and finances toward continuing education with your chosen industry niche. Think of this as an investment that will undoubtedly give you a serious return provided you stick to it.

There are possibly dozens of helpful hints to be lain at your feet in hopes that the right combination will guarantee success for you and your business. However, if you can properly manage your time and you finances as well as maintain the focus to continually increase your business knowledge you will all but have such a guarantee already in hand.

Successfully mastering just these three network marketing tips will require focus, discipline, and dedication. These are characteristics a great majority of successful individuals share. Work hard to develop them within yourself and success is sure to follow.

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