One thing I learned from one of my mentors when I was brand new to Attraction Marketing, was that you absolutely must leave your emotions out of your MLM home business.
Network marketers, he explained to me, are too often emotionally attached to the outcome of their conversations with prospect. They get on the phone with a need to see the sale happen. But that’s not the way to sponsor people into your MLM home business!
In today’s post, let’s look at this fascinating topic in more detail.
How To Keep Your Sanity While Building Your MLM Home Business.
In my experience, some folks are even attached to their leads. (I have to admit, I’ve been guilty of this myself in the past.)
They have a few leads trickle in and immediately start thinking about whether this or that lead is going to join their MLM home business.
Or they get emotionally attached to a new rep in their downline – they have these great hopes for them, and start thinking about what a great asset they’re going to be to the team…
The problem is that if you get on the phone with a “need mentality”, this will come through to your prospect, and they won’t join for this very reason.
We’re not attracted to needy or desperate people, right? No, we pull away from them!
What’s more, if you are attached to your leads, to the outcome of a phone call, or to your distributors for that matter, building your MLM home business is going to be an exhausting experience.
It’s going to be an emotional roller-coaster where you’ll be tossed in every direction. Because –
And then, what are you gonna do? Cry yourself to sleep at night?
No… To keep your sanity, it’s important that from early on you learn to view your MLM home business as “just business as usual”, and don’t get emotionally attached to your leads, customers or reps.
The great irony is that the less you care, the more people you’ll be likely to sponsor into your MLM home business!
When you connect with a prospect, be it on the phone, through an email, a video, or whatever it may be, you can’t express ANY need.
They have to get the impression that to you, it doesn’t matter whether they join your MLM home business or buy anything from you because you’ve got a thousand other prospects lined up, credit card in hand.
They’ve got to feel that THEY need YOU, not the other way around.
Posture…you’ve got to learn to have posture and to develop a mindset where you honestly and truly believe there is no scarcity of leads, of opportunities to make money, or of sales ready prospects out there.
And that, not after but before you actually experience success.
“It’s just a sale. And ONE sale isn’t going to make or break my business.” This is the mindset with which you have to approach your MLM home business – every conversation, and every lead.
The ironic thing is that less you care, the better you’ll do. You’ll be more relaxed, sound a lot more composed, and you’ll give off much more positive vibrations.
Your prospect will sense that you’re “strong” and “successful”, and they’ll close themselves on working with you.
This, needless to say, is a much more enjoyable (and profitable!) way to build your MLM home business.
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Successfully,
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Back in the day when I tried my first MLM, the upline made it seem so critical that I had to “get people in”. From that I was walking around thinking- “I have to get someone, I have to get someone”. What does that do to a person? makes them desperate and so they act desperate. Now, I really don’t mind if they say no; they’re saying no to themselves, not me personally.
Love that, Marcy! Yeah, you can’t take it personally. Good to hear from you – hope you are doing well!
A great video Lena. This is something I have been struggling with. It is definitely “easier said then done”. Your video does make a lot of sense and I know that what you are saying is so true. I will replay your words over and over in my head and hopefully this will help me out.
Lena, this is good advice and I am learning to take emotions out of all of my dealings with others. Thank you Sue
Fantastic post. I have in the past been so angry with family and friends for not supporting me but you have actually brought it home to me. This is bussiness and they are friends and family, so I should leave it that way
Hi Lena, when I talk to my prospects, my goal is not to sign them up right away. My goal is to find out if they are a good fit for my company and also if the company is a good fit for them. Create a *rapport* with them and get them emotionally involved. I am selective, I just don’t want to work with just anybody…hope this makes sense!
Hi Lena,This is an area I have to improve on, I get Emotional with some Folk, Leo
For one year, ago I got over hundred leads per day, but
these leads didn’t get me nothing – Maybe, if I have hold
my account I had got some leads per day further on I know,
now. Great post – It is the truth of making business when
you at least expecting it you succeed. But when you are
overexcited it doesn’t lead anywhere, at all. Your customers,
comes in the back from places you event expected, at all.
That’s a great point, Ingemar – sales often come from unexpected places…
I absolutely can relate, before I really needed my leads in my home opportunity, as that is all I had just my opportunity. Now I have a great sales funnel and opportunity , I don’t have to be be worried about any time wasters and just can get on with business and getting more leads.
No more crying over any leads for me.
Yes, I know you are, Caireen…you are doing so well. So happy for you!
good work, prospect seduction,attractive personality; all sounds like qualities i very much strive for. it’s nice to know a way of harnessing them.
Exactly right, Stephen. Yes, it’s something we must all continue to strive for! Appreciate your comment!
Hey Lena.
Great post. I still have much work to do in this area. Especially now because sometimes i feel like non of thevpeople in my network want to come out and play in this networking game. i always seem to forget that the internet is FULL of leads and prospects. Thanks for a great post and I will be soaking it in today and converate with myself yhat there are leads coming in with credit card in hand!
You may have some work to do in this area, but at least you’re aware of it and working towards solutions, right? Good for you, Arleigh! Appreciate your comment!