STEPPING UP TO THE PLATEWritten by Dr. JL Scott
While I was growing up my daddy used to tell me, "It's your decision. You have to make it. But be prepared to take responsibility for whatever decision you make." Yikes! Now, THAT will make a kid stop and think! Stepping up to plate to take responsibility is one of things I look for in those I choose to do business with. There can be no higher ethical standard. In our online businesses, we make decisions every day. Even a small decision can come back and bite us in butt. We make mistakes. We make thoughtless choices. We sometimes get involved with online programs without thinking about repercussions. Stuff happens. The question isn't whether we're smart enough to avoid all that. We can't. The question is whether we're willing to be accountable when we screw up. Now, is this about customer service? You bet it is! But it's also about how we deal with other businesses - as well as life itself. And it's about telling - and accepting - truth!
| | Imagine Written by Elena Fawkner
Imagine a world where everyone tells it like it is. Rather than as it isn't. Imagine a world where you could not get rich overnight but you could become wealthy over time. Imagine a world where your financial rewards were directly related to how hard you work. Imagine a world where ethical business practices were rewarded by loyal customers and repeat business. Imagine a world where reality was not something that killed a deal but made it. Imagine a world where charlatan was seen for what he is and not as someone who has magic power to release us from tyranny of effort. Imagine.Those of us earning a living on Internet recognize its true potential. We also recognize damage caused by those who perpetuate fantasy of another kind of WWW. Wealth Without Work. It just doesn't exist. If you want to make serious money on Internet then, with a few exceptions, you really need to be involved in network marketing. Many of you reading this article are already involved in one or more network marketing programs. One of most important objectives (along with selling your product at retail level) is introducing new people to business aspects of program in hope that they will join your network (or downline) of distributors. If they do so, you earn a commission on their sales. Imagine what would happen if you told it like it is rather than your usual hyped-up promises that you know deep down where it counts are only going to fall flat. Imagine what would happen if you told your prospects that it was probably going to take them a solid six months of work before they even started making money with your program. Nine out of ten would move on, right? Maybe nine point nine would move on. Good! Good? Yes, good! Why do you want to waste your time and effort on nine who are not prepared to do what it takes to make a success of your program? You don't become wealthy by having a lot of people in your downline. You become wealthy by having productive people in your downline. One productive person will always be MUCH more valuable than ANY number of people who never do anything with opportunity before them. So why not spend your time and effort weeding out tire-kickers? Make people have to QUALIFY for your attention. Force them to make an investment in your opportunity BEFORE you make an investment in them. Protect yourself from people who would only waste your time. How? Your first line of defense is a good gut- check. When people respond to your ad for more information, read literature you make available and say, "Sign Me Up!", qualify them for admission. No, it is NOT enough that they fog a mirror. Remember, you don't get rewarded merely for number of people in your downline. You get rewarded for developing and nurturing a hard-working, PRODUCTIVE downline.
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