| As far as your Network Marketing business, Let me | | | | creators -- they create something where there was |
| ask you some questions:1) What is going to be the | | | | nothing before. They crystallize the future into a |
| driving force in your business in the future?2) What is | | | | tapestry woven with the threads of dreams, belief, |
| going to be the catalyst for taking your business to | | | | and action.Leaders create magnetic direction, |
| the next level and beyond?3) What is going to ignite | | | | powerful influence, hope, possibility, and environments |
| a success inferno in your business and stoke it every | | | | for growth. Leaders have the extraordinary ability to |
| week?4) What is going to create a downline wildfire | | | | see the invisible -- the art of vision. They take a |
| of growth in your business?5) What is going to | | | | thought, and by sharing it with others and asking |
| direct, navigate and guide you through the challenges | | | | their help, bring it into existence. They create |
| that lie ahead this year?These are tough questions | | | | compelling visions that people can believe in -- in |
| and it may take a little time to ponder them. To save | | | | Network Marketing, it's often that most important of |
| time, perhaps I can offer some assistance here -- | | | | beliefs which can change our lives for the better. |
| the answer should be just one word, and one word | | | | The MLM Word CHANGE.I see change as a sister |
| only for all five questions.That word is going to be | | | | word of create. Leaders are change agents -- they |
| the defining factor in your ultimate success or lack of | | | | create positive change in people's lives. They know |
| it. The answer is the kerosene that fuels a fire storm | | | | that change must occur to increase or expand |
| of success in your downline and your life if you let it. | | | | anything. Change creates new directions and |
| It is written on the walls of the successful | | | | perspectives which are what Network Marketing is all |
| distributors' hearts, branded in their minds, and | | | | about.Are you starting to see that Network |
| reflected in their eyes.It is the catalyst for higher | | | | Marketing and leadership are blended so tightly, it's |
| performance in anything, and can create more | | | | tough to tell them apart sometimes? Leaders don't |
| success in your business than you ever imagined. I | | | | just accept change, they embrace it for themselves |
| know what I am talking about because it drove my | | | | and make it part of their message. The power of |
| Networking business for over ten years and those of | | | | their approach is in the choice to embrace rather |
| all the successful people I know. It attracts success | | | | than accept.The next vital part of this definition is the |
| and wealth like a magnet on steroids, and contains all | | | | concept of an empowering environment. In the same |
| the secrets of creating wealth in this | | | | way that our environment on earth determines what |
| business.Anything that has been written about this | | | | grows, what thrives, what lives, and what does none |
| business points to this enormous power in some way. | | | | of these, so does the environment you create within |
| It worked so well in the organization I was honored | | | | your organization affect its growth, stagnation, |
| to be a part of that, and I've devoted my | | | | mediocrity, or decline.It must encourage and foster |
| professional life, through PassionFire International, to | | | | hope and possibilities, not hype and impossibilities. It |
| taking the message to the industry worldwide.What | | | | must empower people to maximize their strengths. |
| is this answer, this message, I'm alluding to? | | | | What creates your leadership environment? Your |
| Leadership -- true, pure, unbridled leadership -- the | | | | words, your moods, your actions, your consistency, |
| most powerful force in Network Marketing | | | | your expectations, your caring, your beliefs, and your |
| success.We have a saying at PassionFire: "Passion is | | | | attitudes. Is your environment full of sunshine or dark |
| the Secret Weapon to Success, and Leadership is | | | | clouds? Is it full of belief or doubt? Maximum |
| the Secret Weapon to Network Marketing."When | | | | empowerment brings maximum growth.Near the end |
| passion ignites, it can melt anything that gets in its | | | | of the definition is the term path to success. Leaders |
| way passionate leadership is like an electric power | | | | provide their people with a clear, engaging, |
| station with focused, contained power that can | | | | step-by-step path to achievement of their goals. In |
| explode anything it touches. That's the power that | | | | fact, it's better to think of it not just as a path to |
| will create new millennium millionaires in this industry. | | | | success, but also as a part of success. By helping |
| Truly, no amount of instruction, training, or teaching | | | | people develop a success awareness -- a mindset of |
| will ever equal the explosive success power of | | | | focus and power and possibility from the start -- you |
| passionate leadership!I know a lot of well-educated, | | | | give them a chance to succeed at every stage in the |
| well-intentioned folks who know the mechanics of | | | | process.You do this by sharing tools and trainings |
| this business -- all the right words, phrases and | | | | with them and saturating the environment of your |
| answers that sound great -- but are barely getting | | | | organization with expectancy and anticipation! Be out |
| by. They have incredible potential, but lack the | | | | in front -- say "Come on! You can do it, and I'll show |
| leadership focus and heart that their downline is | | | | you the way. Few people take the time to celebrate |
| starving for in their success journey.Do you realize | | | | small successes, the unintimidating actions or the |
| your people are looking for MLM leadership? There is | | | | seemingly insignificant tasks, but this is one of the |
| nothing sadder in this industry than when an | | | | most important things you can do for the growth of |
| organization that explodes with momentum | | | | your organization. It is amazing how recognition and |
| eventually outgrows the distributor due to lack of | | | | celebration of small victories produce opportunities |
| leadership, and falls apart, piece by piece, day by day. | | | | for celebrating incredible victories.The final |
| This happens all the time! But it doesn't have to. In | | | | noteworthy phrase above is willingly follow. Do your |
| this new millennium, we can change that. To that | | | | distributors trust your judgement implicitly? Is it |
| end, I've changed my understanding of what MLM | | | | worthy of their trust? Do they follow your lead and |
| stands for -- for me, from now on it stands for: | | | | promote it to their organizations? New millennium |
| Moving Leadership Momentum!For Moving your | | | | leadership demands and will not settle for anything |
| business, create Momentum with Leadership! All | | | | less than trust between upline and downline. One of |
| leaders know how important momentum is in this | | | | the greatest secrets of leadership is that people will |
| business -- especially for the new distributor! With | | | | be drawn to someone who cares and has the |
| passionate leadership, you can create that | | | | strength to empower that emotion.People are |
| momentum in your group. The first step is | | | | compelled to follow strength, and I am not just |
| understanding what leadership means in Network | | | | talking about power, but presence with power -- and |
| Marketing.Defining Network Marketing | | | | there is a difference. Lots of managers have power, |
| LeadershipLeadership is a set of skills, strategies, | | | | and use it, but don't have presence. A strong |
| attitudes, and beliefs that we engage consistently, | | | | presence is felt, not spoken, and people pick up on it |
| daily, and fervently for everyone's benefit. To define | | | | immediately and follow. It works like a magnet in this |
| it specifically for our industry:Leadership in Network | | | | business.A leader in this business is someone who is |
| Marketing is boldly taking on the responsibilities and | | | | going places and taking excited people with her. You |
| commitments of creating an empowering | | | | see, people have one question they'll never ask but |
| environment and a path to success that people | | | | are always seeking the answer for: Is this person |
| willingly follow.Go back and read that one more time | | | | strong enough to help me achieve what I want in |
| and notice how it makes you feel. Are you that kind | | | | life?This is what I call the "unspoken determinant," |
| of leader? Are you doing that for others? Let's take | | | | and if they assess that the answer is yes, get out |
| a closer look at that definition... .The first power word | | | | your flute, because the Pied Piper has arrived on the |
| in the definition above is bold. Leaders in this business | | | | scene! Strength in leadership comes from not being |
| are willing to step up to the bat, see what has not | | | | sold on the business, but sold out to it! You no longer |
| been seen, think what has not been thought, say | | | | are in the business, the business is in you! This |
| what has not been said, and do what has not been | | | | creates a magnetic presence and personal credibility |
| done. That is a vivid, technicolor "word picture" of | | | | that people feel compelled to follow.Together, these |
| Network Marketing leaders. They are bold in their | | | | elements will create a leadership that can drive any |
| thinking, their vision, their words, and their actions. At | | | | business to the heights of success. It all starts with |
| PassionFire we teach that BOLD stands for Bringing | | | | one word -- decision. Decision is your catalyst for the |
| On Leadership Destiny!Boldness creates a destiny of | | | | leadership you've just learned about, the fuse that |
| success while timidity is like a cancer in this business. | | | | ignites and creates that power within I call |
| Leaders get out on the edge and stay there, | | | | SuccessFire. Decision is the flame that ignites all |
| empowering others to join them. Are there people | | | | success in leadership.Another PassionFire proverb is |
| who think you can't succeed? Do what you have not | | | | "Choice determines Direction Decision determines |
| done before, think like you have never thought | | | | Destiny." There is only limited power in the word |
| before, and accomplish what you `ve only dreamed | | | | choice, because it is a selection that can be changed. |
| before -- it takes bold leadership to show them | | | | Decision is a mindset, a "heart set" that is steadfast. |
| what's possible in Network Marketing.Next, note the | | | | Let me ask you a new millennium million-dollar |
| word responsibility. Leaders understand the weight of | | | | question: Have you made a choice to try this |
| responsibility, and do not shirk from it. They know | | | | business, or a decision to become successful in it? I |
| that someone has to take action to make anything | | | | urge you to lead yourself and your group into the |
| happen, and they accept that task willingly. They | | | | new millennium ignited by the flame of decision -- |
| know what they are responsible for as well as what | | | | decide to let the kerosene of leadership explode your |
| they are not.For example, leaders know that | | | | business into an inferno!MLM Leadership Quest.This |
| ultimately they are not responsible for their | | | | brings us to a vital aspect of your personal leadership |
| distributors' success. They are responsible for | | | | quest. You must learn to lead you first, before you |
| educating them to do this business, preparing them | | | | can lead others. The path to leadership success is |
| for the challenges that might arise, and supporting | | | | built first with bricks of personal leadership, then with |
| them along the way, but each distributor must | | | | group leadership. How can people follow anyone who |
| engage and embrace their own success.It's not unlike | | | | doesn't display and practice leadership in his own life? |
| being a personal fitness trainer. The trainer can teach | | | | You can empower others to boldness, commitment, |
| her clients how to lift weights, why to lift and when | | | | discipline, and presence only if you display these |
| to lift, but they must do the lifting and the grunting. | | | | attributes in your own being.This is why I mentioned |
| If she lifts the weights for them, she'll get the | | | | earlier how organizations can outgrow distributors -- it |
| benefits, not them. They'll lose interest and say, | | | | happens! Personal leadership comes from personal |
| "Weight lifting doesn't work!" -- sound familiar? | | | | growth. If you have made a decision to become the |
| Leaders strive to build permanent downlines always. | | | | best, and are doing the things necessary to engage |
| They are willing to dig the pond, fill it with water, | | | | success beyond your comfort level, you are |
| stock it with fish and teach you to fish, but the new | | | | displaying and building personal leadership. You don't |
| distributor must cast the line.The third power word in | | | | have to be perfect to be a leader, because ongoing |
| this definition of leadership is commitment. | | | | transformation is part of leadership.Work this |
| Commitment is the cement in the foundation of any | | | | business through the eyes of a leader, not just a |
| successful organization. Committed leaders are | | | | distributor. There is huge difference! You'll find that |
| magnetic, attracting people to them effortlessly. | | | | the path to success becomes much more easily |
| Why? Because leaders know that commitment is less | | | | traveled through the eyes of leadership.I encourage |
| something said or done than felt. It empowers | | | | you to engage in ongoing mlm leadership |
| anyone who comes in contact with them because | | | | development for six months -- face to face with a |
| they can feel it.We all know people in this industry | | | | mentor, on a conference call, or in dedicated personal |
| who are sought after and respected, and almost | | | | study of the wealth of resources available for the |
| without fail it is because of their unshakable | | | | asking. I testify to the impact of this from |
| commitment to success, to their people, and to | | | | experience -- you'll cut your attrition in half and your |
| Network Marketing. You will be forced in this business | | | | whole organization will feel the dramatic shift in your |
| to do things you don't feel like doing at the time they | | | | MLM and Network Marketing.Blessings... |
| need doing or with whom they are to be done, but | | | | DougPassionFire intl (c) 2005/ all rights reserved |
| know that it's your commitment in those times that | | | | Firebaugh is one of the top MLM Network Marketing |
| will determine whether you are followed as a leader | | | | Trainers in the world. Over a million people a month |
| or eventually ignored.Next, consider the word create. | | | | read his training ezine. He spent the last 7 years |
| If I had to choose only one word to define | | | | traveling the world speaking and training on Success. |
| leadership, this would be it. Put simply, leaders are | | | | |