MLM network Marketing Training- The Ten Commandments of MLM
Leadership
The 10 Commandments for MLM Leadership By Doug Firebaugh
1) THOU SHALT MAKE A DECISION TO LEAD.
Simply, there is nothing more powerful in this Industry than a
True decision to Lead. It seems when that happens; you literally
become magnetized to Success. How can you tell a True Decision?
It is a Decision from the heart, not just the mind. You simply
cannot imagine traveling down any other Path, because of the
Success Power in Decision. Right in the middle of the word
Decision is the word "Is". If you are looking for the Secret of
Success to this business, there it "Is'
2) THOU SHALT HAVE AN IGNITED VISION.
Your Vision needs to be more than just on course or on track. It
needs to be ONFIRE! It needs to be Crystal Clear, Powerful, and
Hot! As my friend John Milton Fogg says, " A leader when they
meet people, should either Ignite them, or Melt them." It needs
to be a consuming Vision OnFire that people are compelled to
enroll in and buy into, whether it is wealth, helping people, or
changing the world. The real Power in your Vision , the real
"Heat" is in the Fire in your Heart…where the MLM Vision is
birthed and ignited, and ignites others hearts with Hope,
Possibilities, and Change.
3) THOU SHALT DIRECT, GUIDE, AND NAVIGATE.
You must as a Leader have a plan, a step by step trail, and
direct your people down the MLM Power Path. You must guide them
along the way to solve challenges, and navigate them through
storms that do happen in this business and life. How? With your
Network Marketing support, coaching, caring, instructing, and
believing. Remember, the North Star of your organization and
compass for your people is your Leadership. Navigation requires
knowing where you are, but also where you are headed, and how
you are going to get there. The Last syllable in Navigate is
Gate. You must provide the Gate to Success for others …It is
up to them to open it and walk through.
4) THOU SHALT CREATE INFLUENCE THROUGH ETHICS, INTEGRITY, &
SINCERE CARING.
There is nothing more powerful and compelling than a Leader who
cares more about their distributor's paycheck, than their own.
People are magnetized to it. And the influence that creates
through the ethics that are needed to do it, is enormous. But as
a leader, you must always display ethics and integrity to
maintain respect with your people. And sincere caring Leaders
know, people don 't follow what you say, or what you do, as much
as who you are.
5) THOU SHALT CREAT AN ENVIRONMENT OF HOPE, POSSIBILITIES, &
EXPECTANCY.
You must create an environment that your distributors can grow
and thrive in. An environment of hope and possibilities, and
that the hope will be crystallized into Success. You must also
create an environment of expectancy. MLM Leaders know that
people usually rise to the level of their expectations. Believe
and expect big things from your people. As oxygen is to a
population, your belief is to your organization. Let your
distributors "breathe the air of Success", in MLM, which gives
life to every distributor, and creates an Incredibly Empowering
environment.
6) THOU SHALT EMPOWER EVERYONE THROUGH BELIEF, KNOWLEDGE, &
ENCOURAGEMENT.
Leaders have an incredible chance to empower people, and change
their life through this business. And the greatest way to
empower is to believe in them. The 4 most powerful words in
network marketing are "I believe in You!" And through the Power
of Encouragement, like "You can do it!" and the proper knowledge
of how to do it, you will become their biggest supporter, and
cheerleader. Believe and encourage your people...through Heart
Power and the Fire of Belief.
7) THOU SHALT BE OUT IN FRONT, NOT STUCK IN THE BACK.
Leaders are a lighthouse in a sea of adversity and frustration
in network marketing. And your distributors must always be
looking forward. Being out in front also means doing what your
teaching them and setting the example. You must understand, your
distributors quietly watch you, and observe. You will never know
it, but they are watching to see if you practice what you are
preaching. If you are not, they will quietly duplicate what you
are doing. Show them the way, and lead them through what we a
PassionFire call "The New Distributor Fog"…the fog of doubt,
frustration, and discouragement. You do that by leading them
through the fog with your light of Leadership.
8) THOU SHALT STAND BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT.
MLM Leaders know: You make the Big Money from the back of the
room. Do you understand that? Too many distributors get
leadership and what we call "celebrityitis" mixed up. A lot of
distributors become a celebrity when they get successful, and to
the detriment of their group. Leaders who build permanent
downlines put the recognition spotlight on their people then
stand behind it, and stay there. Yes, Leaders do need to be
visible to inspire, but the Power lies in recognizing and
celebrating every little attempt or success to encourage and
build the distributor's confidence in this business. Why? People
will do more for recognition than money. That's MLM Leadership
101.
9) THOU SHALT CONSTRUCT, NOT CONSTRICT.
We at PassionFire believe in the L.I.A.C.P. Principle.
Leadership Is A Construction Project.
First, you must build you, and construct the skills; attitudes,
habits, and thinking you need to succeed in this business. Then
you must construct your people, through all we have been talking
about in this article. And then you construct your business.
Most distributors constrict their business with a very limiting
self-focus, and looking out for #1 attitude. The average
distributor has a selfish focus. Leaders have a selfless focus.
And that brings us to what we call "The Leadership Paradox". You
must construct your business by building you first, downline
second, and business third, but all at the same time. If you
understand what I just said, you are on your way to building a
retirement vehicle.
10) THOU SHALT BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, NOT JUST DISTRIBUTORSHIPS.
What is the Secret to building A Million-Dollar Distributorship?
You build Million Dollar Relationships. Remember that it is
easier to walk away from a business than a friend. Get to know
your folks, especially your Leaders as people, not just a
paycheck. Get to know their dreams, what is important to them,
and especially what they value. Spend personal time with your
leaders, and develop that bond. Visit their house, their
workplace, "Their world", and make it a part of yours. And
always, always, always put their interests ahead of yours. That
will create amazing loyalty, which will create amazing
motivation, which will create amazing paychecks. Get on a ship
and sail on the sea of relating, and when people discover you
are truly interested in them; that is when your paycheck becomes
truly interesting.
These are the "Ten Commandments of Network Marketing MLM
Leadership 2005."
I encourage you in this new Millennium to start engaging your
business through the eyes of a Leader, not just a distributor.
The impact on your business will be enormous. And once you
discover how the journey of leadership will transform you in all
aspects of your life, the year 2000 will be for you without
limits, barriers, or failure, and you will be on a one-way track
to all the success you ever dreamed of.
And that is what Network Marketing is supposed to be
about…Unbridled, and unstoppable Success.
And the Secret? Leadership!
blessings...doug PassionFire Intl MLM Leadership
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