Stumble it!
You cannot afford to watch TV.
You cannot afford to watch TV. Really, you cannot. Do you have any debt? If so, sitting on your butt in front of the boob tube is not going to get you out of your predicament any faster. You can be certain that you are in fact cheating your family out of thousands of dollars in residual income, and a lifetime of fun and freedom! So what will it be ?… the brain numbing telly… or living up to your full potential?
The sad fact is that for many, it will be the telly. In ‘the Strangest secret”, by Earl Nightingale, it is said that a full 95% of people are content to just get by. Only 5% of us are true entrepreneurs, willing to learn and apply and grow into our full potential. Of the 5% who will become financially independent, only 1% become wildy successful and truly rich.
Where do you see yourself? Do you have a burning desire, huge dreams and an imagination that keeps you awake at night? Or are you sitting on your butt, living vicariously through the characters on the screen. Or worse, letting your beautiful mind be poisoned by the violence and trash that passes for entertainment?
You truly must change your mind before you can change your bank account. One of the most glorious aspects of a network marketing business is that you MUST grow in order to earn. You must change your stinkin thinkin, you must learn to use the master key.
One of my friends says it this way – “you’ve got to stop being right if you want to be rich.”
In other words, it’s time that you listened, learned and applied and simply got down to work.
I know that many of you are out surfing for the ‘magic dust’ that is going to make your business run on total autopilot so that you don’t have to actually work…
Folks, this isn’t like your job where you work as little as possible and will get paid regardless. If you treat your network marketing business the same way you do your job, your dreams will continue to be just that. Dreams, wishes, could have beens.
Your business requires massive exposure. That means that each and every day you must work to put more prospects into your pipeline. I’ll bet that your upline has given you some ways to get that done? If not, have you gone further upline to find the answers you need? Are there people making money in your company? I’ll bet there are, and if you aren’t its not the company or the comp plan or your sponsor’s fault. It’s yours. You need to keep going upline till you find the answers you need. I said the answers you need- not the answers you WANT. The successful people in your upline will tell you what they are doing to succeed. Just DO it. You may have to step out of your comfort zone to begin to make true change in your life. You may need to learn new skills and apply them on a daily basis until you become at least proficient, if not professional.
You didn’t buy a lottery ticket, folks. You bought a business. Just because it was cheap, doesn’t mean you don’t have a million in potential earnings waiting for you.
Get to work. Turn off the tube.
Generate prospects (time)
or
Buy prospects (money)
Connect with them via the phone and use the system your upline has taught you. If the timing isn’t right for them, let the system you have in place follow up and keep them in the loop.
How many people should you expose to your biz on a daily basis?
3-5 a day is part time
10 a day is full time
15+ a day is big time.
Have you made that many connections yet today? No? Turn off the tube.
Consistently fill your pipeline and know that this is not a slot machine or a microwave. Your prospects will join when the timing is right for them. That may not be today – but if you stick with your business long enough, you may find that an extraordinary number of them join you sometime down the road.
So are you ready to make this Labor Day a day of extraordinary change? Just decide, and it is DONE!
I wish you the utmost success!
Thank you for telling the TRUTH, Melanie.
Exceptional advice.
Cathy
August 30th, 2008 | #
Great topic Melanie!
I couldn’t agree more! It’s crazy how valuable our time is and how we tend to waste it on things that have no profit or return.
Keep up the good work!
August 30th, 2008 | #
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Hi mel i have not given much though to new prospects i have bene busy trying to build my website but i do met lots of people daily but most of the people i meet are in the same positions i am and probably dont have enough time to read beacuse like you said most people would rahter just get by and watch the trash on t.v. which dumbs them down instead of chasing the dream of being entrepueners. your advice has been helpful and once i finish building my website i will devote lots of time to finding prospects who help me further my career and sales.since i hvae more time on my hands then money i guess ill have to let my client list generate until i can buy prospects who can help my career as a web developer.
August 31st, 2008 | #
Melanie:
It was nice to talk with you today, and your “gold key” comment was very well taken. Yes, we can all get so busy learning that we don’t ever actually take action. Also, thanks for your verbal “kick-in-the-shins”…we all need a good kick once in a while to get our stinkin thinkin back where it belongs. Keep em comin’.
August 31st, 2008 | #
well said Melanie, Too many people do not realize what a waste of time TV is. I got rid of my TV over a year ago and you would not believe how many people are surprised that I do not have a TV. Honestly, it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I encourage others to do it too. Just get rid of the TV.
August 31st, 2008 | #
Hi Melanie,
Once again, you deliver quality material and a good reminder
Thank you so much!
August 31st, 2008 | #
Melanie as usuall you are spot on the olympics were a major
disstraction:oops:its back to basics again.
trying to promote this for a friend-looks good a Free program !
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August 31st, 2008 | #
Melanie, your words are truly on the mark. I got rid of my satellite tv about a year and a half ago and have not even missed it. I’m guilty of not listening to my UPLINE. I found I have been attracted to alternative things such as forums. BUT after seeing Todd Falcone in action with a LIVE PROSPECTING call at the end of the day Prospecting is what it is all about and following up with the interested ones. Thanks I will touch base with my Upline more often.
August 31st, 2008 | #
I have been enjoying your newletters for some months now and you never let me down. The television has been one of life’s biggest distractions. They say if you take it out of the bedroom, you’ll have a stronger marriage! Thanks for all your good information. Wanda
August 31st, 2008 | #
Hi Mel,
You are most certainly right and I thank you.
Two tips for those of us who are serious designing their future…
1) Insanity is… doing the same thing and expecting a different result
2) Read Joe Karbo’s The Lazy Man’s Way to Riches
September 2nd, 2008 | #
:???:Hi Melanie,
Your advice came right on time. I had just started to watch a new series that started tonight and during a commercial I read your article. Damned if you didn’t hit the nail right on the head.
Well, I shut off the TV before the commercial ended and gave some serious thought to just how I am (was) conducting my business. A little here, sometimes there, but not with consistency or due diligence needed to achieve my dreams and goals.
Keep the great advice coming. I thank you again for the kick in the pants I needed. I will work harder now and look forward to more of your teachings. It’s obvious to me that you are a sincere person who I can learn tons from.
Success To You And Yours,
Patrick Ryea
September 3rd, 2008 | #
Hi Melanie
Yep, great advice.
I have a large sign on the screen of my TV:
EIR (Electronic Income Reducer)
Beneath that caption I list the typical costs of different programs at my current hourly rate of return from my network marketing business.
When you display that in dollar terms, it quickly forces you to think twice, even after more than 25 years as an MLM professional.
John
September 6th, 2008 | #
Melanie, Thanks for the spanking in all actuality I have felt that the boob:twisted: tube …. Family a lot of times just does not understand, they think Im avoiding them.. I do sit here in my chair but YES my results of late have been victim of the idiot :shock::mrgreen:box… So I do take heed on what your saying and a Big THANKS… Keep em coming.. We need more real down to earth on the level Mentors like you..
November 11th, 2008 | #