Power Your Business Through Positive Thinking - Part 5
Power Your Business Through Positive Thinking - Part 5
Copyright © Cheree Miller
http://www.WealthBuildersSite.com
While action is definitely important and you won't get anywhere until you act, there is another important step to take before acting. You have to have a plan. Human beings have a unique ability: the ability to turn thoughts into reality, dreams into substance. You see, it isn't enough to think your thoughts and dream your dreams. Your dreams can only satisfy you when they have become the substance of your reality. Once you have dreamed your dreams, you have to create a plan to carry them out.
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. --Napoleon Hill
There are several different methods for creating a plan. One of the best is to start at the end and work your way backwards. That may not be the easiest way in this industry, if you aren't certain how to achieve the end result. But, I still believe it is a valuable exercise and will help you to keep the end in mind while you are taking the steps to get there. So, let's say you know you want to make $100,000 a year. Some of you may be thinking that's a conservative amount, some of you are probably laughing at such a paltry sum. But, it's a nice, round figure, so let's start there.
What would it take to for you to make $100,000 a year? Break it down into pieces. If you are in a MLM company that sells products, how many dollars worth of sales would it take for your commission to reach $100K? I would recommend you look at it from several angles. What would the total sales be if you, personally, sold all of that product? OK, now what if you had some downline working with you. Let's say you have two recruits who are selling lots of product. You personally sell enough to earn $50K off of commissions and they each sell enough for you to make $50K off of their combined sales. Keep breaking it down until you find a combination that seems "reasonable."
Now, what would it take to get there? How many people would you personally need to recruit, and how much product would you personally have to sell in order to reach your goal? What about each of your downline? If nothing else, this exercise will teach you very quickly the power of leverage and why it's so important to have other people working under you!
Now, how soon do you want to get there? Do you want to reach that level in 6 months? 12 months? 2 years? Let's say you are going to give yourself 2 years to get there. How many people do you need to sign up in your business each month in order to achieve your goal? How many people do you need to help your downline recruit each month? Knowing that recruiting is basically a numbers game, and you will likely close less than 10% of the people you approach, how many people do you need to talk to in order to recruit that many people every month? I wouldn't worry at this point about the variance in performance of your recruits. We all know that one enthusiastic recruit will outperform ten recruits with no drive. But, for now, we will assume that everyone will produce an average amount of sales and downline.
If you need to recruit 2 people a month, and you have to talk to at least 20 to do that, that breaks out to 5 leads a week. How are you going to generate those leads once you have blown through your obligatory list of 200 names? You need to have a lead generation system in place. This can be through a newsletter, a group or forum in which you participate, a website, ezine articles, direct mail, advertising, pay per click or any number of other ideas.
Basically, we are trying to set realistic, but not easy goals. You need to have a target to shoot for.
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." --Tony Robbins
If you are short on knowledge on how to do anything, that's OK. You can always start with what you know and learn as you go. If you want until you know everything about everything, you'll never even get out of the starting gate! Now that you have a general idea about what lies ahead of you, you need to come up with a daily, weekly and monthly game plan. Realize that your game plan is always subject to change. Nothing is set in stone. But, resolve to do accomplish the goals you set for yourself. One of the mistakes many people make when they enter the Network Marketing arena is that they buy into the myth that they can be wildly successful and tremendously wealthy without doing any work. Trust me, it doesn't work that way. The important thing is to not get bogged down in all of the details.
I'll leave you with a final quote from philosopher William James: "To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly."
Change your life today. Begin today.
About the Author:
Cheree Miller is a leader in internet based Network Marketing. She uses her wealth of experience in the business world to develop training and marketing programs that can be used in virtually any business.
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To find the best home based business ideas and
opportunities so you can work at home visit:
http://www.WealthBuildersSite.com
Copyright © Cheree Miller
http://www.WealthBuildersSite.com
While action is definitely important and you won't get anywhere until you act, there is another important step to take before acting. You have to have a plan. Human beings have a unique ability: the ability to turn thoughts into reality, dreams into substance. You see, it isn't enough to think your thoughts and dream your dreams. Your dreams can only satisfy you when they have become the substance of your reality. Once you have dreamed your dreams, you have to create a plan to carry them out.
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. --Napoleon Hill
There are several different methods for creating a plan. One of the best is to start at the end and work your way backwards. That may not be the easiest way in this industry, if you aren't certain how to achieve the end result. But, I still believe it is a valuable exercise and will help you to keep the end in mind while you are taking the steps to get there. So, let's say you know you want to make $100,000 a year. Some of you may be thinking that's a conservative amount, some of you are probably laughing at such a paltry sum. But, it's a nice, round figure, so let's start there.
What would it take to for you to make $100,000 a year? Break it down into pieces. If you are in a MLM company that sells products, how many dollars worth of sales would it take for your commission to reach $100K? I would recommend you look at it from several angles. What would the total sales be if you, personally, sold all of that product? OK, now what if you had some downline working with you. Let's say you have two recruits who are selling lots of product. You personally sell enough to earn $50K off of commissions and they each sell enough for you to make $50K off of their combined sales. Keep breaking it down until you find a combination that seems "reasonable."
Now, what would it take to get there? How many people would you personally need to recruit, and how much product would you personally have to sell in order to reach your goal? What about each of your downline? If nothing else, this exercise will teach you very quickly the power of leverage and why it's so important to have other people working under you!
Now, how soon do you want to get there? Do you want to reach that level in 6 months? 12 months? 2 years? Let's say you are going to give yourself 2 years to get there. How many people do you need to sign up in your business each month in order to achieve your goal? How many people do you need to help your downline recruit each month? Knowing that recruiting is basically a numbers game, and you will likely close less than 10% of the people you approach, how many people do you need to talk to in order to recruit that many people every month? I wouldn't worry at this point about the variance in performance of your recruits. We all know that one enthusiastic recruit will outperform ten recruits with no drive. But, for now, we will assume that everyone will produce an average amount of sales and downline.
If you need to recruit 2 people a month, and you have to talk to at least 20 to do that, that breaks out to 5 leads a week. How are you going to generate those leads once you have blown through your obligatory list of 200 names? You need to have a lead generation system in place. This can be through a newsletter, a group or forum in which you participate, a website, ezine articles, direct mail, advertising, pay per click or any number of other ideas.
Basically, we are trying to set realistic, but not easy goals. You need to have a target to shoot for.
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." --Tony Robbins
If you are short on knowledge on how to do anything, that's OK. You can always start with what you know and learn as you go. If you want until you know everything about everything, you'll never even get out of the starting gate! Now that you have a general idea about what lies ahead of you, you need to come up with a daily, weekly and monthly game plan. Realize that your game plan is always subject to change. Nothing is set in stone. But, resolve to do accomplish the goals you set for yourself. One of the mistakes many people make when they enter the Network Marketing arena is that they buy into the myth that they can be wildly successful and tremendously wealthy without doing any work. Trust me, it doesn't work that way. The important thing is to not get bogged down in all of the details.
I'll leave you with a final quote from philosopher William James: "To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly."
Change your life today. Begin today.
About the Author:
Cheree Miller is a leader in internet based Network Marketing. She uses her wealth of experience in the business world to develop training and marketing programs that can be used in virtually any business.
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To find the best home based business ideas and
opportunities so you can work at home visit:
http://www.WealthBuildersSite.com
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