Copyright 2005 Eileen SilvaWe are in the best of times and the worst of times for MLM
. . . Jobs are scarce, and many people are facing
employment insecurity. Time freedom and income freedom,
which used to give us our ?sex appeal? as an industry, have
shifted in their impact. Regular jobs sometimes offer
flex-time, which puts a J-O-B on a par with our industry,
and the income freedom that you are seeking has remained
elusive for many, where as a salary, however meager it may
be, is predictable.
Ask yourself these questions: 1. Where is your company
headed? (Mission statement, leadership, integrity issues
. . .) 2. What is your life mission? 3. Do you have a
genuine, trusted role model who exemplifies true devotion
to the company and its substance? 4. Is your ?mentor?
successful on the level you?re striving for? 5. Who is your
target audience? 6. How appealing does your product/service
appear if you remove the compensation? 7. What is your
basis of emphasis --- is it about ?you? or ?them?? 8. How
are you planning to upgrade your lifestyle when you double
your income? 9. Do you have a clear-cut work program
designed to generate your immediate and short-term goals?
10. Is your belief locked in enough to sustain you through
disappointments and setbacks? 11. Are you willing to learn
to lead from the back of the room? 12. Are you patient?
Answering these questions should give you clarity about
what you want and what you?re willing to sacrifice to make
it happen.
Beginning this business, you are entering what I call the
Bun Syndrome. My husband, Taylor Hegan, and I always have
what we refer to as ?a lot of buns in the oven.? We?ve got
?buns going in? (new distributors), ?buns cooking?
(beginning builders), ?buns browning? (leaders developing)
and ?buns leaving the oven? (advanced leaders on the way to
millionaire status). As we are not in the ?convincing
business,? we expect our team members to participate in
leadership mentoring and follow through with commitments on
their own. I want to recommend to you a book that I have
gleaned insights from and that has expanded my thinking,
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell.
Ask yourself one more question, ?If you continue to think
like you?ve always thought, you?ll continue to get what
you?ve always gotten. Is it enough?? As I continue to
re-invent myself as an industry leader, I realize that I
cannot ask people to do what I am not currently doing, nor
can I expect them to exceed the pace I set. Even though we
have earned over five million dollars with our company and
worked our way to the # 1 distributorship production level,
we still execute all the elements of the business and
continually field test to see what is effective in today?s
marketplace.
Everything works some of the time and nothing works all of
the time. We must be ever vigilant to examine ways of
expanding when the economy fluctuates. It is imperative
that you stay open to breakthrough thinking and give the
industry a three-year internship commitment. Then, get
ready for the most thrilling time of your life.
The MLM business is fun, lucrative, creative,
non-discriminatory, rewarding, people-oriented and
ever-changing. If you want to attach yourself to a career
with no ceiling--- you have come to the right place. As a
former schoolteacher, I have to pinch myself when I think
about the lifestyle that Taylor and I now lead. I make
more in a month than I used to make in a year. As you
consider your MLM future, remember: ?You cannot be anything
outside of yourself greater than you are within.? If you
truly want to become a millionaire in this business, your
own mindset and behavior must reflect financial success.
Remember: ?likes? attract ?likes? and ?winners? gravitate
toward other ?winners.? There is room for you in our MLM
winners? circle if you earn your rightful place by becoming
a top producer. It is all about LUCK: L aboring U nder
C ertain K nowledge The best part is--- you create your
own luck.
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Eileen Silva, Ph.D., N.D. is a metabolic health balancing
expert who has appeared on TV and radio talk shows,
lectured extensively, and does individual and group weight
management consultations, as well as corporate wellness
programs. To find out more information go to
http://www.easilymakingmoney.com
