I'm married (in love with my MLM company). You call me or email me and ask me for a date (invite me to join your opportunity). What have you done to me? You've turned me off. I have no respect for you. You have not honoured the fact I am already "in love". I will not listen to you. You will not be a friend. You have disrespected me.
Now turn that around. One of my mentors, Michael Dlouhy, shared the above parable with us on one of my team calls. We meet, you find out I'm married (in love with my MLM company), you have some tips, some good books, you're looking for a friend to share with and we build a relationship. We have a good friendship. We work together well. Then one day I find out my marriage isn't exactly what I thought it was. They dumped me (through no fault of my own), they just decided to quit (walk away from our partnership), I found out they are not really going to be there for me for the rest of my life. I'm devastated and who am I going to turn to? YOU ! Because I respect you, I know we can work well together. Now I am single and ready to hear your proposal.
Now that's network marketing.
Joyce Penner
Eagles Nest Marketing
www.myspace.com/mlmmentoring
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Great posting. Your message, and Michael's message is so powerful, and true. Thank you for being the leader that you are.
God bless, your friend 4 Life,
Tony Disernia
Joyce..you're absolutely right..network marketing is a relationship business not a sales business.
Cindy Loewen
Know Like and Trust! Great Information.
Joyce you are a true Mentor
Joyce, great analogy. Thanks to Michael, too. The new model for sales relies totally on listening and building trust. It even applies to the wholeo of life. We are here to help each other. Keep up the good work. So glad I know you!
Dorothy Lam
OasisHealthTeam.com
dorothymlam@gmail.com
Great post. Knowing a person and a team is going to be there in the long run, is very conforting in building long term success in a mlm.
I really like this posting. I was in the courtship before I knew there was a product. Network Marketing is a courtship with others but I'm learning to like myself alot more as well.
Gregory Bouie
Joyce - this was great! I actually lived this scenario last year. I was in an MLM that just wasn't working out, when I shared this information with my sister-in-law she just asked me some simple questions and I discovered she was in an MLM I'd never heard of and boy was I interested! The rest is delightful history. - Linda
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