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Business boost — build relationships

Business boost — build relationships

Earlier today I was putting our riding lawn mower in the shed. My son had mowed the front yard for probably the last time this year. The boards that we usually use to help the mower ride up into the shed were missing, but I thought I could just drive the mower over the ridge between the ground the concrete floor of the shed. I was wrong. The mower got part of the way in the shed and stopped. I…

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Feel better – Shaving the years away

Feel better – Shaving the years away

Recently, I did something I haven’t done it years – I shaved my entire face. Since then, nearly everyone who sees the “new” me, asks me why. I can explain in one quick sentence: I was tired of looking old. You the hair on the top of my head remains mostly black. My moustache and beard, however, were gray. I once had a friend who hadn’t seen me in a while ask me if I was coloring my hair. I…

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Pathway to success – change for the better

Pathway to success – change for the better

I recently heard an excellent presentation about making the most of our talents. It included this old proverb: “If you want to know what you’re doing in the future, tell me what you’re doing right now.” As I thought about it, the wisdom of the statement stuck with me. So often we go through life hoping things will get better. But if we want our lives to change for the better, we have to change for the better. I’ve also…

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Business skills — Practice leads to success

Business skills — Practice leads to success

The other day, I was listening to a college football game while I was driving home. One of the announcers pointed out that the statistics were pretty even, but one team was winning because its players had made athletic plays at the right times. It occurred to me that the same idea applies to business in general and network marketing in particular. Many people work hard at MLM, but never seem to get ahead. They’re as busy as people who…

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Strong business model – So good, I can’t wreck it

Strong business model – So good, I can’t wreck it

Recently, I was in a car accident. It wasn’t very bad by most standards, but it still shook me up, literally and pyschologically. I was sitting at a stop light when someone ran into the back of me, knocking my car into a pick-up truck in front of me. Since then I’ve had some relatively minor health challenges, but I also had to make some other challenges. For one, my car was totalled. I had a rental for a while,…

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Workable business plan — Keep It Significantly Simple

Workable business plan — Keep It Significantly Simple

Sometimes I make things way, way too complicated. I’ve often analyzed, designed and planned exactly what to do, when all I needed was a workable business plan. I was on a conference call the other night, when I heard network marketing explained in a simple, straightforward way. When it was over, I said to myself, “That’s it. That’s all there is to it.” Here it is: there are only two parts to the business. (1) Find people. (2) Tell them…

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Finding the right income opportunity – Five non-negotiables

Finding the right income opportunity – Five non-negotiables

You know how a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet? Many are looking all over for a way to make extra cash. Here’s a way to make sure you find the right one for you. Look for these five keys. • An opportunity that pays you while working part-time but has the potential to allow you to soon leave you current position. • A system that’s already working for people who are teaching it to others. •…

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The real story — Make it personal

The real story — Make it personal

I was on a conference call recently when several people talked about the change that they’ve had in their lives due some nutritional products. The stories were moving. After several of them, I thought to myself, “I wonder if I should try that product.” Later on, I was thinking about why the stories were so powerful. It occurred to me that every one of them was personal. The person was sharing from their experience and from their heart. I know…

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MLM companies — appearances can be deceiving

MLM companies — appearances can be deceiving

Sometimes impressive stuff gives the wrong impression. Some network marketing companies go out of their way to show prospects plush offices with expensive furniture and corporate jets for well-paid company executives. I suppose the company wants to come off as upscale, a place for the ultra-wealthy. But instead distributors should realize that money spent for such extravagance is money that could be going into the compensation plan. In the early days of network marketing, it wasn’t unusual for companies to…

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Celebrity endorsements — You can get paid to promote products

Celebrity endorsements — You can get paid to promote products

Have you ever seen a celebrity on a television commercial and said, “I wonder how much they’re getting paid for this?” You can bet it’s a bunch of cash. Perhaps even more than most people will make in a lifetime. Many companies think this is a great way to advertise their product. They believe that the celebrity’s endorsement will bring enough buyers to more than make up for the money they’re paying. Now, suppose there was a company that was…

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