IS “THE ZONE” FACT OR FICTION? We hear it all the time about ballplayers….”He’s in the zone”…..meaning just nailing everything right and effortlessly. Is it fact or is it fiction?….just one of those times when things just break the players’ way? Turns out being is the ‘zone’ is a fact.  And the travel industry figured it out…..and regularly runs their pilots through a...

STOP DIGGING FOR GOODNESS SAKE There’s an old saying…..if you’re in a hole, stop digging! We networkers are a passionate but irrational group.   Passion is wonderful but without common sense, it leads to lots of bad decisions. And networkers make lots of them because our passion is so deep, strong and real. Now don’t get your undies in a bunch….everywhere you look you see a lack of common sense. Next time...

MY LIFE…..JUST KIDDING There is no question that my first job out of college had a profound effect on me…..I only wish, and I mean really, really wish…I knew what an immense gift I was given. It was my [unknown] privilege to work for W. Clement Stone.  Stone was Napoleon Hill’s friend and the truth is that it was Stone who really pushed Hill to dramatic wealth. Stone and Hill wrote a lot of books together and...

YIKES.  I GUESS I HIT A NERVE. Yesterday’s post about leaders at lots of companies undermining the objective, duplication, pissed a few folks off…..I guess they didn’t read or hear in the video that it is NOT their intent….and it is because they are trying so hard. Lighten up leaders…..as my friend Doug likes to say……about Think and Grow Rich……”if you don’t have the time to...

MLM companies and leaders really are impeding duplication for the masses. THERE, I FINALLY SAID IT Duplication is a network marketing skill, not an accident or an act of God. Let me be real clear here, no one is trying to ‘prevent’ duplication, no one is evil or bad here.  As a matter of fact, with the leaders, they are trying too hard to help…..so no one get their undies in a bunch. We live in a ‘blame’...

COMPETITIVE EDGE? Network marketing is like any other business but the obsession people have with thinking and believing it is ‘so different’ blocks most people from learning some simple business concepts and gaining a huge competitive edge. Think about it for a minute.   Yes, we have a different method of paying people than a traditional job…..yes the home-based business model is different than traditional...

HANG IN THERE? Do people really believe that ‘hanging in there’ will build their business? Gimme a break. Lazy leaders, and there is no other way to describe them,  have been pitching this dribble for decades.   And it is getting worse. Why? Even ‘leaders’ have been sucked into this ‘sponsor more’ moronic mentality. UPLINE SWAN SONG:::>SPONSOR MORE!! SPONSOR MORE!! Is it good to sponsor new...

LOT’S OF FOLKS ARE “GETTING IT” But not enough…..and not fast enough. What are MLMer’s getting? That there is no ‘magic automated system’ that will let someone ‘point and click’ their way to success. Good friend, social media expert and successful MLMer Doug Karnuth wrote a great post Jan. 19 about the bottom feeding gurus trying to fleece inexperienced MLMers….and drew a very...

PHEW, WE MADE IT 12 drummers drumming up profit and prospects for all of us! Thank you for all the personal emails and comments about the previous posts…..and 11 things we’ve shared in the hope you’d understand how much we appreciate you sharing the word about the free network marketing skills and your success story. By the way, if you got one, give me a shout via the comments, we’d love to interview you and hear how...

NO HOCUS-POCUS, JUST SHIFT THE FOCUS On the 11th day of Christmas…..we get a gift from outside MLM that applies. Heard a great message by Frank Kern, internet marketing guru, about the ‘state of internet marketing‘ moving forward. Frank is successful, authentically….and, my bride, The Fabulous Davene has gleaned a ton from Frank, more than enough to make six figures++ in her first year as an online...