MLM Residual Income

Sharing with you the thought for the day for MLM residual income success,


Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
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For network marketing success many companies and uplines host meetings and phone calls for motivation purposes that are designed to get their affiliates into action. Does that really work? And, what's the difference between motivation and empowerment?

Motivation is an external thing. This is the "rah, rah" mentality reminiscent of a revival-style meeting, with upbeat, usually loud music, bright colors, and everybody on stage or giving testimonials is successful. There's lots of stimulation. Most people are really "up" at the meeting or phone call except for the ones who are thinking "I can't do that!"

Have you ever been on the motivation roller coaster? I have many times, so I can tell you from experience that's when I left the meeting or call call all fired up, all pumped up, and when youI got home or off the callI had that deflated feeling. "I can't do that." "What was I thinking!"

Have you ever had the experience that the motivation just doesn't get all the way home with you? That's the external. It doesn't change you, it doesn't make you feel you can "do it". It often, if not usually, doesn't last. It doesn't empower you.

So just what is empowerment?

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary has 3 entries for "empower".
1) To give official authority or legal power to (act on someone's behalf)
2) ENABLE
3) To promote the self-actualization or influence, i.e. women's movement has been inspiring and empowering women.

Well, from that I would surmise that in that last definition the gist would be empowering women to do or be something.

I like the word "empower" and the meaning enable. It implies that the power comes from the inside. It is quieter and more stable, long-lasting and stronger than motivation. It doesn't flame out.

Since empowerment is internal, inside you, inside me, it can be woven into our beings. It can be acquired, inspired, nurtured, coached.

In fact, as a professional health coach, I appreciate how empowering people allows them to break through some of the blocks they have to improving their health.

How is that done? It's through empowering messenging - it's how we talk to the people we coach. Can that translate to network marketing coaching? Absolutely.

What kind of a message could you say? Without a complete coaching here, you could say something like, "You are a sensitive person who helps people". "I see how committed you are to reach your goal".

Do you want more information about messenging? Just let me know.

Wishing you networkmarketing success through using empowerment rather than motivation,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart

How does mlm residual income success and frustration with Arbonne International connect?

Last week I was removed from the Arbonne International Yahoo Groups access. This is a place where people exchange information. The reason was that some people came across some of my blog articles and considered that I was bashing Arbonne and that wasn't good for the group.

Sometimes people do not want to look at the truth. When I point out clauses in Policies and Procedures and explain them relative to the 5 Pillars to Success model, there are many companies who do not measure up.

I understand that people have emotional attachments to their companies and the products. How do I know this? Because I had that attachment. I had a terrible time admitting the truth, that I could not be successful with the Arbonne business model.

The products are great. That doesn't make me (and a lot of other people) any money.

I believe in network marketing. Arbonne is great at spinning the dream of long term residual income. The meetings are fun and exciting and rah, rah. They are very motivational. Motivation is an extermal thing. I would go home from the meetings and think, "now what?" I couldn't change me on the inside.

I went into debt trying to build the dream. I could not turn myself into the person I needed to be to build it the Arbonne way. Most people cannot. I have spoken with and heard many other people just like I am - people who did what we were told, went into debt, but could not build the business.

These people, just like I was, wondered what was wrong with them! What's wrong with me, that I could not build the Arbonne business with all these fabulous products. I had all the tools, I called people, bumped into people, gave samples. I now belong to the NFL - No Friends Left.

I could not be, and these other people could not be, the kind of person who is successful at the Arbonne business. I felt guilty. What was wrong with us? What was wrong with me?

Nothing was wrong with us. It is not our fault. We simply could not make money with that business model.

I have also pointed out language in the Arbonne policies and procedures that points to "ongoing" activities that Arbonne requires business that means that you cannot stop doing them and still expect to be paid. Whether or not the company would enforce that is debatable, but then why is it in there if they never intend to use it?

In addition, Arbonne states in at least 2 places that they can terminate you for no reason.

So, if I point out things that you should know as an Arbonne consultant and that you should know before you sign up, I am revealing what is true.

If I caution people not to get into debt like a lot of us have done trying to build a business we cannot build, I am providing a service. If this makes Arbonne consultants feel threatened in any way, that is not my intention.

I invite anyone who is frustrated with building their network marketing business with Arbonne International or any other company and anyone who is contemplating doing Arbonne or another company as a business, to use the Mentoring for Free system for skills training. Find out what makes up a company friendly to do business with - friendly to the distributor, not just to the company.

If you are a part-time networker, do you want to be paid for what you do? Most companies only pay the top 5%. I'd rather see all you part-time networkers be paid something.

When I say be paid, I mean earn money after all your expenses.

Sometimes we need to separate the products from the business. If you cannot do a particular business, find one at which you can be successful.

Contact me if you want the Mentoring for Free skills training information or if you want some personal coaching. We provide information on how to choose a company, how to work the company where you are, how to decide if you can. The cost of this? Well, it's free.

Wishing you mlm residual income success through avoiding the frustration of trying to build with Arbonne International if you are not the right kind of personality,

Wendy Weber, The Singing Network Marketer
602-404-1626
E-mail Wendy for network marketing or health coaching information
www.wendywebermentor.com
"Be a Mentor with a Servant's Heart