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What Does Marriage and Dating
have to do with Finding and Building an MLM Business?
You Will Be Amazed How Similar These Activities are Related to One Another.
Trying to find and
select the right multi-level marketing company (opportunity) is a lot like trying to
decide if the person you're dating would make a good husband or wife. Lets look at the
similarities between looking for a spouse and looking for an MLM company.
Like the real world,
most people do not get any schooling or education in finding the perfect life mate. We all
just kind-of stumbled through the process, didn't you? Some of us were luckier than
others, some of us are still looking... (for the 2nd or 3rd time!). Where does a person go
to learn how to pick the right mate or MLM company for them? Life is crazy that way, at
the very time an individual is the least knowledgeable about relationships or the MLM
business, this rookie is required to make a decision that is suppose to lock them up to a
person for the rest or their lives, or in the case of selecting an MLM company, they're
supposed to figure out which company is going to enable them to become a millionaire...
when they haven't been able to pay their bills that month! It's kind of like asking a
kindergartner what they are going to major in college.
I found an old book
written on the topic of marriage, these are some of the tips this author was giving her
readers...
Never marry for
money... only marry for love! In other words, never get involved with a network
marketing opportunity just for the monitory reward or income gain possible. Instead, it is
imperative that you love or you're absolutely passionate about the companies
products/services and the firms overall mission statement. Always put the relationship you
will have with the people you're going to work with, and the interest you have in the
companies products ahead of the business opportunity portion of your involvement. Take
this test... ask yourself, if I didn't earn any significant money as a direct result of my
participation with the MLM company I'm currently working, (or going to work), would I
still avidly use and promote their products/services? If the answer is yes, you'll not
only have an enjoyable experience with the firm and you really WILL make some money at the
opportunity. If you get involved in an MLM company mainly because they have a great
marketing plan, you've gotten involved in the industry for the wrong reasons. Anyone who
believes otherwise, no matter how you sugar-coat it, is greed-oriented, and destined to
ultimately fail working the business opportunity over time.
Never marry the
first person you meet... Be sure to date many people before you make a decision to get
married. The old saying, dating is like driving through a snow storm, you've got to go
through a lot of flakes before you get to your destination... both from a company and
sponsor stand point, finding the right MLM opportunity (for you) is very similar. I
truly believe that looking around at several network marketing opportunities, (MLM
dating), is healthy in the formative stages of a new persons exposure to the industry. Go
to their meetings, read all their literature or training materials, try their products or
services, etc... What I am suggesting is, your 1st exposure to network marketing might be
perfect for you... but do not feel compelled or pushed into getting hitched to the
first wagon that comes along, there will always be others. There are three companies a
days being launched these days. Never get lured by the "fear of loss" emotion,
or do not be pressured when someone says you've got to act now, this may just be a sales
tactic. If the deal is right for you, you'll know it's the one by the tiny whisper deep
down inside your subconscious. A good MLM deal, will be just as good weeks/months/years
later as it is today.
Always dress and use
good vocabulary in order to make a good impression. Notice the way the person who
wants to be your sponsor wears their clothes and uses his/her spoken language. I am
not suggesting that any certain method of dressing is better than another... what I am
suggesting is that the way a person carries themselves and prides themselves in the way
they dress and talk tells a lot about a person. Negative conversations, put-downs, odd or
unusual habit patterns, any unprofessional conduct, or any indication that persons you
work and associate with, including administrators, must be carefully monitored to make
sure this company truly meets "your" standards! Does everyone look, behave,
talk, act, and dress like the way you feel you would? If so, great!, if not... keep
dating.
Take as much time
as it takes to "really" get to know your potential life-partner BEFORE you
decide to make the life-long commitment of marriage.
Learn about the
hobbies, (or MLM business) your potential life-partner or company is interested in so you
can have an intelligent discussion, before you sign on the dotted line. You need to arm
yourself with some preliminary knowledge so you do not get "taken-in" by the
excitement of the income opportunity and make a hasty or uninformed decision. It's kind of
like meeting your potential spouses family BEFORE you get engaged... or it's like dropping
by unexpectedly one day to visit your potential sponsors home to see what they
"really" work and/or live like! Fly out to visit the company's home office if
you can afford it, you would be foolish to commit your financial and time resources
otherwise. Finding an MLM opportunity is absolutely as serious a decision as making a
commitment to spend your life with someone. If you think otherwise, I'm sad that you have
never found an MLM opportunity to fall in love with... don't give up, they're out there.
MLM opportunities with good companies absolutely work for everybody 90% of the time, if
each person takes the time to become a career professional in their respective industry.
Most marriages would work, if each person worked on the marriage, wouldn't you agree?
Other Ideas to Better
Know the "Company" You Keep:
 | Baby-sit for your
friends and family often... Study and learn to be a good parent. This is a great idea for
a person new to the MLM industry. |
| Walk a mile in my
shoes. Try it on before you by it. |
| Go through the good
and the bad in order to understand what you're getting into. |
| Learn to say NO, go at
your own pace. |
| Marry for better or
for worse, until death do you part! |
| Once you decide to
marry an MLM opportunity, be sure to stick with it through thick and through thin. |
| If you're in the wrong
company, get out ASAP and get into one you feel passionate about. |
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On a Business Note
What "to-do"
BEFORE you sign the application:
| Test the products on
your friends and family... do they work? |
| Are they competitively
priced? |
| 99% of MLM marketing
plans pay the distributor fairly, some a bit more than others, but you aren't joining the
company just to make money are you? If you are, you're participating for the wrong
reasons. Always place value on: product first, money second. |
| Check out the buy-back
policy of the company... what is it exactly? |
| What professional
company is doing the companies data processing/accounting (this is important so you get
paid on time and accurately.) What other companies have they done before? |
| Who are the owners and
administrators of the company... really. A company brochure can say anything about
anyone. Make sure everyone is and has done what they claim. |
| Never be afraid to ask
the tough questions about the company or your future sponsor... ask questions like you
were a "60 Minutes Reporter." |
| Documentation ALWAYS
supersedes conversation. Get the facts. Magazines are not necessarily authorities on the
exact facts. |
| Run a credit check on
the company and your sponsor. |
| Take a company tour
before. |
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Tips to Remember AFTER
You're Married (In The Door)....
| Whenever you encounter
problems or challenges, do not be afraid to immediately seek counseling and guidance. Get
out of bad relationships immediately. |
| Learn to apologize
quickly and often. |
| Give more than anyone
ever expected and never give to receive. |
| Seek the advice of
grandparents, be a good listener... learn to take the advice. |
| Surprise your
significant other with gifts often. |
| Be home early...
balance your time. |
| Have many children. |
| Worship together...
organize social activities that are fun. |
| Travel. |
| Set/have common goals.
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| Be a good neighbor. |
| Don't take rejection
personally. |
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What does
Marriage have to do with finding and building an MLM business?
Everything!
[ Up ] [ Ask Powerful Questions ] [ Knowledge Isn't Power! ] [ The Power of Listening... ] [ Books Don't Work! ] [ Installing Secrets ] [ Simple vs. Complicated ] [ Secrets About Setting Goals ] [ Pt.1 Business is Like a Marriage ] [ Pt.2 Business is Like a Marriage ] [ MLM Professionalism Test ]
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