Apr 27 2008
A Position of Contribution
Most people start a home business for the convenience of generating money for themselves from the comfort of their own home. That is definitely a big plus to starting your own business in the wonderful industry of Network Marketing / Direct Sales. Once introduced to Network Marketing, people find out that there truly is no ceiling on the income potential available. The only ceiling is in direct relation to our thoughts and beliefs about what we can generate.
So with that said, Network Marketing is all about creating a team of like-minded individuals who are looking to improve the quality of their lives by, in most cases, creating financial freedom.
The way to reach your individual financial goals in your own home-based business is to focus on assisting those on your team in reaching their income goals. That’s right! If you focus on assisting those on your team in reaching their goals, you will automatically reach your income goals.
That doesn’t mean that you don’t set income goals for yourself on a weekly or monthly basis. Absolutely do that! What it does mean is your achievement is based on the achievement of others. You are creating a network of team members who are looking to achieve whatever they’ve set for themselves. You are the leader who is there to guide them toward success.
Notice I said “Guide them to their success.” You are not in the business of building their business for them, but you are in the business of assisting to point them in the right direction so that they are learning and growing into a duplication of you, which means they are familiar with the process and could do it with or without you. You are in the business of letting them listen and learn from you as you handle a 3-way call or do a training.
Along with focusing on assisting your team members to build their checks, there are other exciting ways and impactful ways to come from a position of contribution, whether talking to team members or anyone else during the course of the day.
• Smile. Seems like such a little thing, but most people don’t.
• Give compliments.
• Give recognition where due. People love to feel appreciated.
• Be kind.
• Be patient.
• Be encouraging.
• Be the example for others to follow.
