Network Marketing Today and Beyond

Be a Winner in 5 Easy Steps

Here are 5 activities for you to commit to DAILY for the next 30 days to change your attitude, beliefs and habits and become a WINNER
in your business.  Five easy steps, really.  I dare you to try them!

1.  Take Responsibility for your life. Quit blaming and complaining, it will get you no where fast.

2.  Do something for your spouse, roommate or parent, if you live at home,
that you have never done before, then every morning and night say
”I love you” to that same person as well as your kids.
Success begins in the home!

3.  Spend 1 hour a day for the next 30 days exercising your body,
mind and spirit.

4.  Develop a CAN DO attitude.
     *When you have a disappointment or make a mistake, Don’t Quit!
     Have faith that it will always work out!

     *If something happens that you can’t control, Try Something Else!

     *All you can do is all you can do!  (AL Williams)

5.  SMILE – everyday, all day, no matter how you feel!

Kelly Wissink

Performance vs. Perception in Network Marketing

Caleb Wissink, our 7 year old son has been taking Karate for less than 8 weeks.  Why is this significant? Because Caleb has developmental delays and has been receiving speech therapy since he was three.  Yelling  “keee yaaa” in front of 20 other people and walking confidently, yelling his name, age, and school in front  of hundreds of spectators and a judge would cause fear in any 7 or 77 year old, especially one with speech challenges.

A few weeks ago Caleb went to his first Karate competition.  He participated in all of the “showy” events.  He did his best kick, he showed what he knew, he did his walk of confidence (which brought tears to my eyes) and through it all, he didn’t win one trophy, his goal for the day.

Each morning event brought me frustration, not because he didn’t win a trophy, because they were all events for “show”.  To me, karate is about performance, putting together all of the best kicks and punches and doing it with confidence.  Our business is like this as well.  We can SEE people who look the part, walk the part and do so with confidence but if they are not able to put it together, they will not have what it takes to lead a team and to achieve success in our industry. In Karate, putting on a uniform does not make you a black belt.  In our industry, putting on brand name clothes and driving big name vehicles does not make you a success in network marketing. Changing people’s lives is the trophy!

Network marketing is about putting it all together;  using the tools the company provides for you, doing things that cause you fear and discomfort, and experiencing confidence despite the “nos” that we face each day.

By lunch time, Caleb was ready to leave the event.  He was angry, frustrated and in tears.  Caleb was ready to leave right before his best event – sparring.  In class he was winning matches with belts higher than him and he was confident in his skills. He loved sparring!

How often don’t we quit something right before we have that crucial breakthrough? How often don’t new distributors quit right before that next sign up who could become the next director?
How often don’t we give up mentally and miss the open door right in front of us because we are too blinded by anger and frustration to see it?

As you can see from the picture, Caleb stayed to spar and won each of his matches in less than a minute. He was aggressive, going on the offensive and yet aware of how important it was to have his defenses up as well.   He used his best kick, he led with his confidence and to him, it was FUN!  Caleb left the event that day with a HUGE First place trophy, a trophy for participating and his yellow belt. 

He is only beginning his journey in Karate but it doesn’t matter. He has the skills and a system to help him continue to develop his talent, discipline and to achieve each of his goals.

Karate, like our business, is not about being recognized as the top recruiter or top retailer.  It is not about having the best kick or the loudest Walk of Confidence.  Those are wonderful titles and certainly to be celebrated but being able to tie all of those together is what will earn the most money and  recognition.

What will get you to the top is not the glitz and glamour but the daily punching it out. Small actions done over and over again with discipline, intensity, passion and fun will bring the greatest results.
Kiyaa!

Twitter vs. Facebook - The faceoff!

Each morning, I immediately open not only my email but also Twitter, Facebook and various other networking sites. I have to say that when the I hear the friendly "bing" from Twhirl announcing new tweets, I get excited! Am I a rat at a feeding bar?

Yet, I see a distinct difference between my two favorite communities, Facebook and Twitter.

Twitter feels like coffee after the service at church where many people are gathered but the conversation is often passing and brief. Don't get me wrong, I have taken many of those brief conversations on Twitter offline and have formed incredible relationships.

Facebook, on the other hand, feels more like lunch with a friend where I can leisurely be introduced to various friends and savor the time we have to spend together. There is no time, or character limit, and many more options to delight.

What are your thoughts on these two powerful social networking tools?

Please leave your links so all of us can follow, friend and get to know you at church and over lunch!

Kelly Wissink

Coffee's on me at Twitter

Shall we meet for dinner on Facebook?

Great Reads for the New Year

Happy New Year!   For me,  January 1st is a new beginning; a time to release the past, to learn from it and to move forward with a new blueprint and excitement.  The future looks bright, if you let it.

Reading is the key to opening new worlds and to learn the keys to being successful. 

Below are some revolutionary books which may change your world, if you let them.

To be revolutionary, we need to think revolutionary!

My recommendations include:

1. THE ORACLES SECRET by Anthony Fernando - Doing this as a read-aloud with my children as it takes goal setting/creating a vision board to a simple and truly easy to do level.

2.MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE by Daniel Amen - The only way to change our world is to feed and care for our brain. Think about it. The micro-computer of our brain controls everything. Experience great health and longevity and success by taking care of your brain.

3. THE ART OF POSSIBILITY - Realizing that we are filled with unlimited possibility and thinking out of the box (sorry, had to use that) will open open avenues that we cannot imagine.

4. TRIBES- WE NEED YOU TO LEAD US by Seth Godin - Seth inspires me because he takes different paths and then shares how to do it. We are taught to follow when we are created to lead.

5. BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY by W. Chan Kim - Look at what you currently do and then do it differently. Try it for 90 days and just tweak one marketing idea, one social media tool, one way of connecting with customers and notice the difference it will make.

Wishing you much success and prosperity on your journey!
Thrilled to be on it with you!

Kelly Wissink
Ready to Shine in 2009