Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
JOIN THE NEW PROFESSIONALS
An extract from the book THE NEW PROFESSIONALS by Charles W. King& James W. Robinson.
“A New Approach to Work, Family, and Lifestyle
A corporate CEO sells his company at the height of his success and power. A senior government official suddenly walks away from the perks and prerogatives of high office. Women executive who spends years successfully breaking through the glass ceiling in her Industry walks into the office one day and says, “I quit.” A nationally recognised hear surgeon gives up his practice.
Lawyers, doctors, dentists, university professors, stockbrokers, company managers, professional athletes, real estate developers, and small business owners – all of whom poured years of hard work into preparing for and building lucrative careers – walk away from the success and money and don’t look back.
What are these people doing? What do they have in common? Where are they going and why? They’ve all joined the ranks of the New Professionals. And many of them have decided to embrace an industry they had once laughed at, sneered at, and swore they’d never touch – network marketing.
Network Marketing is the low-cost, now high-tech, industry that invites you to build your own business and earn a potentially high income while working from home on your own schedule. You earn immediate income and serious long-term residual income by selling products and services directly to consumers and convincing others to do the same.
Network Marketing – known previously as multilevel marketing and historically disparaged as pyramid schemes for schemers and suckers – is today emerging as the most powerful distribution method and the most appealing enterprise model in the new economy. It’s an approach to sales and entrepreneurship so powerful that traditional companies, struggling to find new ways to reach a fragmented market while containing the prohibitively high costs of full-time sales forces and national advertising campaigns, are now borrowing from its best features to apply to their operations.
Network marketing–once known as the last refuge for the hapless and hopeless, those who had failed at everything else–has entered the new millennium with a fresh image as a place for winners. Today it’s a high – touch, high-tech field, international in scope, that is growing in sophistication, complexity, and diversity; an industry where knowledgeable workers are welcome, professionalism is prized, and search engines and stock options are replacing pep rallies and prayer circles.
No wonder the serious professionals from many fields are taking their first look, fresh look, at network marketing. Each year, thousands of people are leaving well-established, lucrative careers to pursue new opportunities with the broad range of interesting companies that comprise this industry. In the process, these New Professionals are not only changing the face of network marketing, but are also having a broad impact on the business world as a whole.”
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
HOW TO CREATE A SUCCCESSFUL ORIFLAME BUSINESS.
Follow these tips and you are on your way to the top in your business.
1. Daily Habits. Successful Oriflame Consultants are actively working on their business every day. How they do this, is different for everyone. Some may simply set a goal of two new prospects a day, perhaps by adding to new people to an opt-in mail list, face to face contact with two people who are interested in their story, adding new friends to social networking friend's list (e.g. on Facebook) or giving away free information such as a report, newsletter. These actions are not only easy to do, they are effective ways to build your Oriflame business over the long term.
2. Weekly Habits. The highest earning Oriflame Consultants also act consistently to build their business on a weekly basis with scheduled weekly activities. These activities will differ from person to person. For example, some may choose to mail out one package a week to someone who they think would gain from hearing about their product or opportunity. This can include a CD, free sample, pamphlets, or a book. This is a very effective way to let someone know you are in business without heavy selling. Regular, simple weekly actions can also generate a big payoff in the long run.
3. Monthly Habits. No matter what business you are in, to be successful you have to keep up to date and keep learning. Oriflame is no different. Leaders who succeed attend the monthly events sponsored by Oriflame. These events are usually enjoyable and include dinners, lunches, seminars etc. They are designed to improve knowledge and prospecting skills as well as to encourage and motivate.
4. Self Improvement. The people who succeed in Oriflame are those who are working to improve themselves. They take advantage of personal development resources such as books, Audios, DVDS, and participating in online groups etc. They tend to spend at least fifteen to thirty minutes every day on personal development.
5. Don't Quit. People who succeed in Oriflame know that success doesn't happen overnight. In fact, you may not see much happening for one, two or even three months. Successful Oriflame Cinsultants know that MLM systems are designed to create exponential growth and the start up is always slow. They are fully aware that they have to be prepared to invest at least one year in building a new Oriflame business and they are committed to the process. They don't get distracted by every new opportunity that comes along.
6. Create an "Edge." The most successful people in Oriflame are focused on maintaining a slight edge. They are well aware that it is easy to avoid taking the necessary actions for success. But they are also aware that those actions are equally easy to do if they are disciplined to do them. They choose to take personal responsibility for their success or failures in life and in business. Even if they can't see any immediate benefits from their daily actions, they are committed to doing them anyway because they know there will be long term benefits. The biggest Oriflame producers know that while 80% of their time may need to be invested in building their business, in the long run this will reduce to 20% of their effort and they will reap the benefits.
7. Have a Long Term View. Finally, the success stories of Oriflame are able to live outside their "comfort zone" for a period of time because they are aware that they will reap huge benefits in usually three to five years.
It is clear that people who succeed in Oriflame have a different approach to individual's who remain simply "wannabe's." If you genuinely want to succeed in Oriflame, you can choose to follow the example of those who have succeeded and put yourself on the pathway to success. MAKE THAT CHANGE & BE PART OF THE SUCCESS.
1. Daily Habits. Successful Oriflame Consultants are actively working on their business every day. How they do this, is different for everyone. Some may simply set a goal of two new prospects a day, perhaps by adding to new people to an opt-in mail list, face to face contact with two people who are interested in their story, adding new friends to social networking friend's list (e.g. on Facebook) or giving away free information such as a report, newsletter. These actions are not only easy to do, they are effective ways to build your Oriflame business over the long term.
2. Weekly Habits. The highest earning Oriflame Consultants also act consistently to build their business on a weekly basis with scheduled weekly activities. These activities will differ from person to person. For example, some may choose to mail out one package a week to someone who they think would gain from hearing about their product or opportunity. This can include a CD, free sample, pamphlets, or a book. This is a very effective way to let someone know you are in business without heavy selling. Regular, simple weekly actions can also generate a big payoff in the long run.
3. Monthly Habits. No matter what business you are in, to be successful you have to keep up to date and keep learning. Oriflame is no different. Leaders who succeed attend the monthly events sponsored by Oriflame. These events are usually enjoyable and include dinners, lunches, seminars etc. They are designed to improve knowledge and prospecting skills as well as to encourage and motivate.
4. Self Improvement. The people who succeed in Oriflame are those who are working to improve themselves. They take advantage of personal development resources such as books, Audios, DVDS, and participating in online groups etc. They tend to spend at least fifteen to thirty minutes every day on personal development.
5. Don't Quit. People who succeed in Oriflame know that success doesn't happen overnight. In fact, you may not see much happening for one, two or even three months. Successful Oriflame Cinsultants know that MLM systems are designed to create exponential growth and the start up is always slow. They are fully aware that they have to be prepared to invest at least one year in building a new Oriflame business and they are committed to the process. They don't get distracted by every new opportunity that comes along.
6. Create an "Edge." The most successful people in Oriflame are focused on maintaining a slight edge. They are well aware that it is easy to avoid taking the necessary actions for success. But they are also aware that those actions are equally easy to do if they are disciplined to do them. They choose to take personal responsibility for their success or failures in life and in business. Even if they can't see any immediate benefits from their daily actions, they are committed to doing them anyway because they know there will be long term benefits. The biggest Oriflame producers know that while 80% of their time may need to be invested in building their business, in the long run this will reduce to 20% of their effort and they will reap the benefits.
7. Have a Long Term View. Finally, the success stories of Oriflame are able to live outside their "comfort zone" for a period of time because they are aware that they will reap huge benefits in usually three to five years.
It is clear that people who succeed in Oriflame have a different approach to individual's who remain simply "wannabe's." If you genuinely want to succeed in Oriflame, you can choose to follow the example of those who have succeeded and put yourself on the pathway to success. MAKE THAT CHANGE & BE PART OF THE SUCCESS.
Monday, August 1, 2011
THE POWER OF DUPLICATION
All network marketing companies have one thing in common; they are all based on the duplication model. The key to huge success in Oriflame is the ability to have the people in your team produce the same results that you do. You are producing results to get you to the point of coaching new people as they come in.
Where potential millionaires in Oriflame fail, is that they either:
1. Don't have a system in place to train new people or
2. They fail to communicate the system.
I don't feel that anybody should do the work for the people in their Team. That doesn't create a powerful organization. It still takes commitment from everyone in the organization to make it work. What I am talking about is knowing what works and having a system in place to communicate that knowledge to new people as they come in to the business. It's not just about throwing out a bunch of ideas, it's about having a systematic approach that anyone can follow. Step by step instructions for success. Then, it is the responsibility of the person passing on the information to coach and/or train the person and the responsibility of the person receiving the information to listen, follow instructions and actually do it.
The system that I use everyday is the same system that the top consultants in the world use and we have been trained to use this system by Oriflame. If you are not getting the results you want, it means you are not using the system effectively and you are not duplicating the system within your team. Here is the system again:
LOOK GOOD – be your own best customer. Use the product and train on the product. You should be an expert so when a customer asks you a question you can answer confidently. Oriflame has free training, so make sure you attend.
MAKE MONEY – understand how the money is made:
1. Retail Profit of 30% every time you sell a product.
2. Bonus. Performance Discount starting at 3% all the way to 21%
3. Cash Awards. Starting at USD 1,000 all the way up to 1 million dollars
4. Director Bonuses.
To make money you must talk to people on a daily basis and show them the catalogue. Some will not be interested in the business opportunity but will want products. Sell products and get customers and sign up business partners and show them what to do. The most common mistake is foor people to sign up consultants and expect them to know what to you. You are their sponsor and you have a duty to get them started and ensure they know what to do. After that let them fly on their own, but show them the power of duplication.
HAVE FUN – enjoy what you are doing and it will become so much easier to do your business. Treat yourself when you do well and learn to be patient with your business. It takes time to develop the business, but if you are consistent and determined to succeed you will.
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