Saturday, August 23, 2008

What Do Your Past and Jimmy Hoffa Have In Common?

Yes. Sure. Absolutely. The answer is obvious.

They're both dead.

However, it's a bit of a trick question, too.  Why?

Well, I personally don't know if Jimmy Hoffa is part of the foundation of Giants Stadium in New Jersey, or if he's buried in a backyard in Detroit. But I'll tell you this: Jimmy Hoffa IS dead. I know he's dead. You know he's dead. Jimmy Hoffa knows he's dead.

Your past, on the other hand ... well, I know it's dead. You know it's dead. Right?

Or are you like most people, reliving your business failures every day of your life?

If so, you've come to the right place.

This is an excerpt from the eBook "Success in Ten Steps" by Michael Dlouhy, my personal friend and mentor.  If you would like to read the rest of the eBook, you can download it for free by clicking here.

Monday, June 16, 2008

So, Why Isn’t This Networking Thing Working for Me?

Maybe it was someone you knew; a friend, a family member or a co-worker. Perhaps, you saw a banner, ad or a pop-up site on your computer. Maybe someone sent you an email. Pop-ups, neon lights, flashing banners all screamed big, BIG, BIG $$MONEY$$ awaits YOU!

You were excited and signed up right then. If there was a product involved, you likely received a kit with some of the products and pamphlets. If you signed up for something online, maybe there was no product, and you just clicked “Agree,” and moved on to find your treasure.

Then and there, your life as a network marketer began. Your dreams were big; your hopes high; you were excited and invincible! Perhaps you even saw yourself as the very first to achieve the Super Power Rock Star Commander in Chief Bonus Award in the first 4 hours!

You did exactly as your upline told you to do: made a list of your family and every person you’d known since preschool, then called them up and wowed them with your incredible presentation. Not one of them wanted to join. Fine, no problem; people with no vision have to be drug along anyway, and you definitely want people who are driven to achieve their dreams. Besides, they’ll change their minds when they see how much money you’re making, and come begging YOU to join!

Next came the internet. WOW! Now this was a mecca of hungry people who’d be dying for your opportunity. People on the internet are so much more business savvy, right? You set up email accounts, signed up with social networks, sent out emails to everyone announcing your arrival, joined forums where you posted your opportunity, set up flashy banners, clicked on traffic sites for hours on end and so on.

Perhaps you even spent money buying leads, which didn’t actually “lead” anywhere. You call your upline who says, “Stay positive! Make more calls! Listen to tapes/cds/mp3s! Get motivated! Buy more leads!” That’s assuming your upline is even available for you to speak with anymore.

Fast forward a few months: family and friends are now screening their phone calls and avoiding you entirely. Co-workers refuse to make eye contact and whisper as you walk past; there might be talk of an intervention on your behalf to pull you out of the cult you’ve joined.
Piles of tapes/cds, literature and motivational books litter the corner of your home office space. Product is overflowing in your cabinets. Now you’re tired because you can’t sleep; can’t answer the phone because it might be bill collectors; and, left wondering, “What happened? I did everything I was supposed to do!”

Well, my friend, it isn’t you! Did you know that 97% of all network marketers fail? The network marketing graveyard is littered with skeletons and ghosts of people just like you: good, honest people who dared to dream of a better life, but somehow missed the mark. Let me assure you of this: it absolutely, positively is NOT your fault and we can prove it!

Here’s what didn’t come with your start-up kit:

An education of network marketing companies, how they work, and how they are designed to make money - just not for you!

Skills to promote building relationships, because people build your business, not products/services or companies.

Information on how to talk to different people so you are speaking a language they can relate to easily.

How to actually let people who are interested in a home based business opportunity find YOU without ever buying a single lead. Buying leads only “leads” you to debt and bankruptcy attorneys in business!

We can help you, no matter what company you’re with or what product or service you may be selling. We will show you how to identify key words someone uses that will let you know how to talk to them. You’ll learn how and where to advertise for free or at a low cost, and much, much more.

It’s time you had success, and we want to be sure you have what you need. Please download the eBook, Success in 10 Steps, so you can get started on the road to financial freedom today! Please click here.

Here’s to your success!

Rob and Shari Heinly
Mentors with Servants’ Hearts
Houston, TX
mentorsatheart@gmail.com
or robandshari@sbcglobal.net