@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @/@ @/@ @//@ ===>MASTER NETWORKER<=== @//@ @///@ PROFESSOR LON LINDSEY @///@ @////@ A BUSINESS FOR EVERYONE @////@ @/////@ THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM @/////@ @//////@ THE ART OF BUILDING A BUSINESS @//////@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MASTER NETWORKER #11 A BUSINESS FOR EVERYONE January 1, 1997 ===================================================== INSIDE YOU WILL FIND: Network Marketing: How Average People Excel In Network Marketing The Archive of Master Networker Publications Our weekly one liner. Web Page of the week. Your Own Business Cards . . . buying from yourself and getting paid! ================================================== Hello fellow "Master Networker" subscribers! This is number eleven in the Master Networker series. If you happened to miss the first ten publications, you can retrieve them at: http://masternetworker.com/mailfiles/mailfile.html or you can retrieve them by email from the auto-responder: MasterNetworker-Issue#@masternetworker.com Substitute the desired issue number in place of the "#" Example: mailto:MasterNetworker-Issue10@masternetworker.com *********************************************************************** HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This Master Networker article is being written from Madiera Beach in Florida. I have always wanted to do this . . . sit by the ocean and compose an article for my Master Networker series. Unfortunately my slow laptop and slow modem seem to have trouble sending my email to all my subscribers and now I am a better person because of it. There are networkers all over the world and Florida is no different. Thanks to the Internet, I met a networker who lives in Tampa, FL and offered me the opportunity to use her computer should I have trouble with mine. That goes to show you what kind of people networkers are. Diane Walker simply said "come on over" without her ever meeting me before . . . in fact, she invited my wife and me over for dinner and an opportunity to send and retrieve my mail. It's been tough going for a week without communicating with my Internet friends. YOUR OWN BUSINESS CARDS . . .BUYING THEM FROM YOURSELF AND GETTING PAID! I met Diane through a program called ABB. I was needing business cards and ABB offers, not only professional two color business cards, but also a compensation plan to go with it. It's the perfect add on program for all networkers no matter what program they are working. If you would like information about ABB and how you can get your own business cards and earn money providing the same to others, please send an email to Diane Walker at dwalker@interaccess.net and tell her I sent you. Heck, she might even invite you over for dinner if you are close enough! Her husband, Donald, does a "mean" plate of smoked ribs and chicken!!! HOW AVERAGE PEOPLE EXCEL IN NETWORK MARKETING DREAM BIG DREAMS Why do ordinary individuals often seem to achieve so much more than the above average fast-trackers who get bored easily? They are no geniuses; they are just ordinary people who set their sights high, and then find a way to achieve their goals. If other average guys and gals can dream big dreams, so can you. THE AVERAGE PERSON IS NOT A GENIUS The average person who is successful is not a genius. They merely have ordinary qualities and have developed those ordinary qualities to a more than ordinary degree. You don't need talent to succeed. You need to learn self-discipline. All you really need is a big pot of glue. You smear some on your chair and you sit down and you stick with every project until you've done the best you can do. Average achievers stay glued to their chairs and postpone pleasure so they can reap future dividends such as a RESIDUAL INCOME. APPLY SELF DISCIPLINE Work hard and build your business step by step, applying self-discipline by simply being patient. Average achievers are not looking at the top as many so-called fast-trackers tend to do; but they look towards the next step above. Take your business one step at a time - from achiever, to empire builder, to super-achiever. Broaden your knowledge base and teach others to do the same. The best ability is dependability. When others learn that they can depend on you, you will find that you can depend on them. If you like being your own boss, you already have an advantage. Force yourself to be creative. It will enlighten and brighten your life. There is nothing more powerful than a person with an average mind who holds his or her head hight and goes about life with zest and surety. THE AVERAGE ADVANTAGE If you have experienced defeat in a network marketing program - perhaps because the company went out of business - don't procrastinate or hesitate. Aceept the challenge and bounce back from defeat. Abraham Lincoln could have been destroyed by his seeming ordinariness. Instead, he went on to greatness while giving new meaning and dignity to what the worl considered "average." As Abe Lincoln was once quoted as saying, "God must love the common people, because he made so many of them." Be both grateful and thankful that you are an average person like the rest of us. Use that to your advantage. Work harder and be more determined than ever to succeed. No one ever excused their way to succees. The miracle of a network marketing business is this: The more we share, the more we have. If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. "The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools." For your information, an average person's I.Q. is between 80 and 110. One out of every 50 people rate as very superior in intelligence with an I.Q. over 132. The potential genius with an I.Q. of at least 147 occurs once in every 1,000 births. Now that you know where you stand, does it really make any difference? Will it make you work any harder? Sure it will. SUCCESS OR FAILURE . . . In any endeavor is based upon a number of factors. No matter what one may be pursuing, there are a number of obstacles that one must overcome to make it to the top , , , and yes, it doesn't hurt to have some good luck along the way. Success in network marketing is based upoon the ability to convert initial responders to lyal, every-month participants. It is through their continued monthly support that a RESIDUAL INCOME is earned. PROFITS = PATIENCE + PERSISTENCE Success seems to be dependent upon how persistent and how patient a person is. The above is my formula for success. Unfortunately, persistence equates into dollars available for spending on the program; and patience equates to having to wait longer than one really wants to wait to see a profit. If a person expects too much to happen in too short a time, discouragement usually sets in and the person is once again looking for another opportunity, only to find the same thing happen. Even a McDonald's business franchise takes five years before one can see a profit - and the initial capital investment is tremendous. Almost anyone can build a successful business over a period of time. It requires building a base of downline participants which is large enough so that it will grow on its own. Once you have a solid base, then you are not the only one working your business. ---------------------------------------------------- Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision and the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. -Anon_ --------------------------------------------------- The question often asked is "How about the little person . . . the one who can only sponsor one or two a month?" Yes, that person can also become successful; however, it takes much longer and it is easier to become discouraged because things take place so slowly. Personally, I feel that if a person cannot sponsor one or two a month they should ot participate in any program. I might also add that a person should neveer spend all of his/her social security check or rent money or food money in hopes that some quick money will be made. That is the surest way to failure .. . and it will happen over and over again, because people like that are constantly looking for a quick buck; and all they end up doing is spending more money getting in and out of programs, looking for an answer to their dreams. If you have reached a point where you have become discouraged or you have not been successful, there is only one answer. You have to keep sponsoring. Sponsoring is the lifeline of your business. You must sponsor more - either by mail or by word of mouth. Sponsoring means people buying products, which means commissions for you. If you don't want to go out and personally sell products to your friends and neighbors, then the only answer is sponsoring. On the other hand, if you do want to make money by directly selling products, you can always earn a good profit by simply selling any of the many excellent products that are always available. I have found that the people who are successful in network marketing, usually are people who are successful in almost any or every program that they can get into. Some people simply know how to be persistent and patient enough to build an organization in any type of business venture. -------------------------------------------------------- Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof. -John Kenneth Galbraith ---------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************** Web Page of the Week http://www.ideaconcepts.com/ ****************************************** This week's one liner ---------------------------------- Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. ========================================================= Any suggestions for Master Networker articles? Submit to: professor@masternetworker.com Remember, on the internet, it's not only who you know and what you know, but also WHERE YOU GO! See you there! 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