Building Your Home Business in a Positive Environment With a Mentor

By Richard J. Norris

Remember your parent's interest in who you were hanging out with? They knew that who you spent time with was going to play a major role in who you ultimately became. We are very much products of our environments as much as we are genetics. As a supervisor of student teachers, in one of my previous experiences in education, my first advice as they went out was always, "Stay out of the teachers' lounge." Why? Because, the teacher's lounge is quite simply the most negative place in any school. You hear all the complaints about this student and that one, the principal, superintendent and school board. I just didn't want them to begin their teaching careers in a vacuum of negativity.

One of the hardest things for many of the people who are trying to create income from a non-traditional avenue, like a network marketing company, is that they are constantly being bombarded with negative support. Friends, family and others just shake their head and tell them that this can't possibly work (forget the fact that they could pick up the phone and speak with countless individuals who are no longer fighting traffic, asking permission for vacation and can set their own work hours). It's difficult to remain motivated when faced with this kind of negativity, and if it's a spouse that is continually pushing for them to give up it's nearly impossible and many unfortunately don't stay with it.

Why do so many people seem to be more than willing to pile on the negative support for your dream of having your own business and financial security? Fear! Fear that you will succeed and they will be proven wrong. Fear that the confidence that success breeds may change you as a person. And, finally, it may just be good old-fashioned jealousy. They see someone that had the courage to try something that they wouldn't and when they see you starting to succeed, they really pour on the negativity in a last ditch effort to derail the dream. Stay away from the dream killers.

The importance of the environment we surround ourselves with doesn't diminish with time. Even when we become adults we still need to guard against the negativity that can creep in if we let it, and the best way to prevent that is to have someone who is a positive force that we can continue to learn from. The quickest way to success and maintaining a positive attitude in any venture, but especially when it comes to building an income from home, is to find someone who has attained what you desire and hang out with them, absorbing as much of their philosophy and habits as possible. If you can somehow convince them to be an active mentor to you, you're definitely on the road to success.

Build a network of support for whatever goals you have. Find someone who can mentor you through the project and take the action they recommend. They've done what you want to, so who better to get advice from? Many people hate the thought of asking someone else for help or advice, thinking erroneously that they need to have all the answers and "do it on their own." Let me clue you in on something. Anyone who says, "I accomplished this all on my own", is either ignorant or a liar. No great accomplishment has ever been a solo activity, that's why you should have no problem looking to others for help and support.

Finding a mentor, who has navigated the waters you are about to enter, is the single most important thing you can do to insure the success of your home business. Why flail around making mistakes that could have been avoided, had you just been provided some guidance from someone who's already accomplished what you want to?

One of the great things about being in a network marketing business is the team work and mentors that are built in as you build. Everyone brings something different to the table, so your mentor for one aspect of the business, as lead generation, may not be the same mentor you would seek out if you had questions regarding products, but you can typically find someone with the right answer and willingness to work with you somewhere in your team.

So, make your home business environment as free of negativity as possible and find yourself a mentor who can provide you the guidance you need to accomplish the goals you have set for your business.

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

If You Don't Change Your Life, Who Will?

By Richard J. Norris

The human mind is an amazing thing. It can motivate you with imagination, or helplessly paralyze you with fear. Most people are where they are in life because that is where their mind tells them they are supposed to be. Every day you can find people with amazing abilities stuck in dead end jobs, while others with half their skill set are making millions.

You truly have the ability to change your life for the better any time you decide you've had enough with your current situation, and it all starts with what's going on in the space between your ears. As soon as you banish from your mind the words of failure; can't, won't, and fear, replacing them with can, will and courage, you're on track to changing the current course of your life. It's amazing what kind of change you can perpetuate in your life once you believe in your mind that you can accomplish something. It's why you hear life coaches; whether they are fitness, financial, or business, preach the value of sitting goals and visualizing yourself already accomplishing them, even before you've taken the first step toward attaining them. They know that if you can visualize success in your mind, the hardest part is over.

Unfortunately, human beings find it much easier to visualize the negative than the positive. We tell ourselves that we can't get the promotion, we'll never have the money to live the life we want, and we won't be able to retire early. And, we're not surprised when each of these becomes fact. Many erroneously believe it's wrong to imagine good things for themselves, when having the things we want most in life needs to be attained first in our minds and clearly pictured every step of the way in order to get to the goal line.

Like the junior high boy who doesn't go ask the pretty girl sitting across the gym floor to dance because he's already faced the embarrassment of rejection in his mind, many of us go through life never taking the risks that would have led to success, for exactly the same reason. It's much easier to tell ourselves that we'll never get a break, aren't good enough, weren't born into the right family or circumstance, or any number of other excuses.

If you seriously aren't happy with where you are in life, you are in possession of the most amazing asset you will ever need to change your circumstances, and it's been there all the time. Make a conscious effort to identify the negative images that you have in your mind, that are holding you back, and replace them with positive images of success. You may be really mad at yourself at first when your life begins to take an upward swing, realizing you had this power all along, but it's never too late to find the happiness and success you deserve. Plus, knowing it was you who was responsible means you now have the recipe for a rich future, and it begins in your mind.

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

ARIIX, The Right Company at the Right Time

By Richard J. Norris

It's rare when you get the opportunity to get involved with a company from the very beginning, and even rarer when it's a company with a management team as strong as the one guiding ARIIX.  This team, headed by Fred Cooper, was the same team that led USANA to the top of the network marketing world over the last decade.  They have infused confidence and excitement for ARIIX from day one and enticed network marketing legends, such as Tim Sales, to join them as distributors.  If you've ever thought about starting a home business and seriously considered network marketing as a vehicle to make your dreams happen, then you owe it to yourself to take a serious look at ARIIX.

Check out the presentation here:  http://www.globalsuccessleaders.com/events/webinars/lynn-allen-johnson-presents-ariix/

If you would like learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

The Importance of Building Residual Income the Right Way

By Richard J. Norris

One of the key aspects to owning a home based business should be the opportunity to build "residual" income. As a regular worker, you get paid a set amount of money for a set amount of time. If you want more money, you need to work more hours, or find a different job that pays you more money for the hours you work, but once you've been paid for your work, you need to work more if you want more income. It's a vicious cycle. Getting involved in a network marketing business gives you the opportunity to work hard in the beginning years of your enterprise, with the promise of being paid over and over again for the effort you put into your business.

One of the reasons I advocate building your network marketing business as a team, and supporting the people you sponsor into it to assure they are also successful, is you want them to stay and keep their monthly purchase of products (autoship), since that's part of the volume you'll be getting paid for. Many successful salesmen fail at network marketing because they are so good at recruiting people into the business that as soon as they sign someone up, they are on to the next, without stopping to offer support to the person they just signed up. What they wind up with is a business that is crumbling behind them (with frustrated people dropping out and canceling their monthly autoships). In the end, they fail because they didn't "build" their business the right way to assure that everyone is successful and that residual income is built, not just for themselves, but for everyone who is willing to commit to building a serious business.

I suggest you work with no more than 4-5 people at a time. Once you've attracted 4-5 people that you wish to sponsor, stop looking for more people to join your business and concentrate your efforts on helping them find and sponsor their own 4-5 people, and right on down at least four levels. Once you've helped a person you sponsored to build their business down 3-4 levels deep, you have done three things:

1. You have built residual income for yourself, the person you sponsored and the people they have sponsored, as all of you have a number of people below you purchasing products on a monthly basis.
2. You have trained the people you sponsored to follow your lead and not abandon their people until they have achieved a specific level of success. This will keep them excited about the business, show them the power of teamwork, and set an example that will permeate your entire business, as your efforts are repeated.
3. You will build stability into your business by using this model and will see few, if any, serious about building a business leave.

Once you have assisted a person you have sponsored to develop their business down at least 3 levels, you are now free to go find a new person to sponsor and work with in the same manner. By following this plan, by the time you are ready to go out and start looking for your second group of 4-5 people to work with, you will have a significant residual income already coming into your bank account, which makes being selective about the people you work with much easier. Also, you'll be surprised how fast the part of your business that you just finished working with continues to grow, as your example is replicated over and over.

Residual income that allows you to eventually decide how much, if any, time you want to continue to use to build your business is the ultimate goal. Building the right way will assure that you begin receiving residual income from early in your business and it continues to grow steadily. Of course it's nice to get those big volume numbers you typically get when you sponsor a new person into your business, but if you constantly have to find someone new to get paid because people are leaving as fast as you're bringing them in, that sounds a lot like working a traditional job to me. This is a game plan for building residual income that will in the end make for a much stronger, lasting business, and that's the goal that you should have in sight.

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Is ARIIX the Right Network Marketing Business for You?

By Richard J. Norris

ARIIX is a health and wellness company that is making big waves in the network marketing industry and they are still in pre-launch.  This is very much an opportunity to get in "on the ground floor" of a company poised for big things, given the management team leading it and the big names in network marketing that have made the choice to join.  Glenna and I have made the decision to join the team headed by Lynn Allen-Johnson, who will be featured in an upcoming book highlighting the top names in the industry.  Listen to why she made the decision to join (be sure to turn up your speakers and click on the full screen icon in the lower right corner of the screen for the best results): 

http://www.globalsuccessleaders.com/events/webinars/lynn-allen-johnson-presents-ariix/

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Can Sponsoring Just 5 People Really Make You Big Money?

By Richard J. Norris

Many people who look at network marketing as a business are convinced that they need to be able to recruit hundreds of people into their downline in order to make "walk away from your job" money. When in truth, that really isn't the case. Now, don't get me wrong, if you are one of those who can recruit hundreds, you will obviously do well and be a real star in your company, but you can get there with far fewer as well.

Depending on how your company's compensation plan is set up, it may take as few as 2 personally recruited people to really get your business off to a flying start, though I'd suggest you set your sights a little higher and have a goal to get 5 people into your business that you have personally sponsored, and then work on training them to get their 5 people as quickly as possible. If you are successful in attracting just 5 people and training them to do the same, your business will expand at an amazing rate, as you see the duplication of your efforts take place in those you brought in. Then you are free to look for your next 5 sponsorships.

Many who come into the industry of network marketing get caught up in the products, and yes, having good products are vital and I wouldn't join an opportunity that didn't have quality, consumable products. But, it's the business opportunity that's going to create the kind of income that you joined for. So, you're looking for people just like you. Along the way you'll find people who aren't right for the business, but love the products, and you can add them as customers, but don't take your eye off the ball and forget that your primary targets are people who want the same financial freedom you are looking for.

Sometimes You Have to Say "NO"

The faster you find people who want to join your business, the faster you begin to make money, but there are some people you need to say no to, even though they say they want to join. Not everyone is right for this industry, and the faster you learn how to identify them, the better. I never "convince" anyone to join my business opportunity, and you shouldn't either. If you have to "convince" them to join, you'll find yourself pouring time into "convincing" them to actually get started building their business, when you could be working with those that are serious. Look for someone who is eager to get started, can't wait to get their first sign-up into their business, are going to call you often with serious questions on how to build their business and will be bringing legitimate prospects to you for three-way calls when needed. Think of yourself as the "Marines of Network Marketing". You're looking for a few good men and women!

Summary

Many times you hear network marketing referred to as "a numbers game", but the reality is that the numbers needed to build a successful business aren't that large, if you concentrate on finding those that truly want to replicate what you teach them. Now, I don't suggest you find 5 good people and then stop recruiting, though you could if they are following your lead. Once you see the kind of growth that can come from the efforts of just a few quality representatives being added to your business, you'll want to find even more.

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.

Achieving the Home Business Mind-Set

By Richard J. Norris

One of the hardest things for many, who have spent their lives working a job and have decided to start their own home business, is to get out of the "worker" mindset and into that of an entrepreneur. Face it, we've been indoctrinated all our lives to "work hard", "go to school", "find a good job with security". That's the recipe that we got first from our parents, then our teachers and then you're further reminded of it by employers, who like to frequently remind you to keep your nose to the grindstone so as not to jeopardize "what you have". But, just what do you have working for someone else?

Today's Reality

 

Look around. Good people who have followed the advice above are losing jobs, homes and life savings at an alarming rate as the economy of the United States teeters on the brink. What about those who have already entered their "Golden Years" and are now finding out that the economic crisis has devastated the savings they thought would be enough to carry them through the rest of their lives? These are all people who played by the "rules" that had been laid out to them all their lives and are now finding out that nothing was guaranteed. Yet, many businesses are recording record profits.

 

A Shift in Thinking

 

We've all heard it from a boss at one point or another, "Come on, time is money!" What they mean is, "You taking too much time is costing me money!" The longer it takes you to get something done, the longer it takes for the company you work for to convert your efforts into money. You, on the other hand, are most likely being paid a set salary, for a set number of hours and have little incentive to work harder, except for the threat of having your income taken away.

 

1. As a home business owner, the first mind set change that you should look to achieve is to think not in terms of "Time is Money", but rather "Money is Time!" When you have a successful home business, you will have invested time upfront for an income that will pay you over and over for that work and provide you with the kind of time freedom that you can only dream of as a traditional employee. Having a residual income that comes in week after week, for the work you've already done, is a powerful benefit of owning a home business and it will allow you time to enjoy family, friends and hobbies, as most successful home business owners only work a few hours a day and then have the rest for themselves.

2. Second on your list of mind shifts should be what most people envision when they think of being a business owner. They see a brick and mortar building, hundreds of thousands for start-up costs, thousands more each month for overhead, employee headaches, etc. I see no difference between being tied to that type of business than to being a traditional employee, as both are slaves, just to different masters. You need to picture in your mind a business who's start-up cost could honestly be funded with one good yard sale of stuff you no longer use, has over head that is tied to products you will be using on a monthly basis (or sharing with others) and can quickly be paid for by the initial income of the business. Most importantly, you want a business that can be done from virtually anywhere you have access to a phone and internet connection and not one that forces you to leave home or give up vacations to oversee.

3. Finally, you want to picture a business that will eventually allow you to walk away knowing it will run on autopilot, providing you with income on a weekly basis, while you enjoy life.

To the traditional worker, or even traditional business owner, the points outlined above are far removed from the mindset that they have been taught to embrace. But, for millions that have discovered the power that a home business offers, they are willing to put in the work needed to change their mindset and learn the skill set needed to be successful, and working from home is simply the best decision they ever made. Those that succeed in changing the picture of the world of work and business that they were taught to embrace have found that their decision to own a home business can provide them the most important commodity they can ever have, time. Time is something we can never get back. Unfortunately, you hear all the time about people who had to miss key events in the lives of their family for the sake of work. Imagine if you never had to make the choice between work and family again, and it was just a mind-set change away.

 

Summary

 

Owning your own home business requires a major shift in the way you think about work. Those that are able to successfully make the move from being an employee to sharing their home business and its opportunity to others, would never go back. You owe it to yourself to at least explore if owning your own home business is right for you.

If you would like to learn more about network marketing and the power it can provide you financially, please view the videos on the right, Brilliant Compensation and What the Wealthy Buy on Payday, and feel free to include your contact information when prompted to do so afterwards and we will be happy to contact you personally. If you were sent here by one of our team members, please get back in touch with them and they will make sure you have all your questions regarding getting started with ARIIX answered.