I created a 7 part Prosperity Mindset Course because mindset is the foundation of all of your results in life. It is a critical component to co-creating any true and lasting success in your life and it is the first thing I teach my coaching apprentices before we begin understand how to build and market a business.
Creating wealth and abundance begins with your mindset; your mindset must be programmed for prosperity. So why is a Prosperity Mindset essential?”
I believe in the following foundational truth:
Your outcomes including what you have, who is in your life and how much you have are evidence (proof) of what you are willing to commit to and what you are willing sacrifice. Your mindset will determine every outcome in your business and your personal life. It’s a function and result of your most dominant present thoughts.
To provide value to my associates, friends and visitors I am making this course available free as a audio course delivered over a two week period by email download. Just provide your name and email address in the opt in form on this page and you will immediately receive your course upon confirmation of your request.
Please take a few moments to return to this page and provide your comments as you work complete each of the 7 segments in this series.
I wish you wealth and prosperity in the year ahead.
James
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
A Quick Random Thought for You
We have to remember that we are unique amongst all creation endowed with the God given attribute of creative thought, which means we have a lot of responsibility. We can actually DECIDE what we wish to co-create in our lives and in our world.
Let me know how I can help you co-create the world of your dreams.
James
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Let me know how I can help you co-create the world of your dreams.
James
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Monday, December 1, 2008
I Recommend You Grab Your Free Copy Of This Free Report: "The Twitter Report"
I have been building my list of followers on Twitter over the past few weeks which has allowed me to add a few new members to my team and network with other leaders in my industry. Here is a perfect example of the quality of people I have met; Walter Prorok and Chris Vendilli have authored a FREE REPORT titled "The Twitter Report" that you can get by clicking HERE . I just finished reading their report for the third time and what I learned has allowed me to increase the effectiveness of my tweets (messages sent out using Twitter) and more rapidly increase the of people following me.
These guys have been silently attracting visitor after visitor to their sites using Twitter, and they've created a step by step guide so that anyone can replicate their ideas and systems.
Most of us who market online have come to recognize the word "system" as often overused and incorrectly placed. But, with "The Twitter Report" and the videos that follow, this stuff really is formatted into what you could correctly label a "simple system" that can be easily duplicated to produce results. You will learn a number of key tactics in addition to learning how to configure your settings, which 3rd party sites to join and how to set them up to run campaigns automatically.
I found that much of what they teach I already had discovered as you could also do over time for yourself, but why would you? Walt and Chris have uncovered every known tip and trick for setting up your Twitter account to give you maximum return per tweet, while keeping everything on auto-pilot so that you can maximize your leverage with this great tool.
Get your FREE COPY of “The Twitter Report” and put what you learn into action. It will literally take youthirty minutes to make a few minor adjustments and your Twitter experience will be greatly enriched.
Get your copy here: ACCESS YOUR FREE TWITTER REPORT
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Inside this report Walter and Chris talk about the best strategies and the mistakes to avoid when configuring your Twitter account along with some free third party services to maximize your traffic & exposure. I wasn’t sure that I would get much out of their report at first, but after reading through the whole report and watching a couple of the videos available at their website I must say, I'm beyond impressed and have learned a few simple strategies that have made Twitter a valuable tool for me to use to build my list.
These guys have been silently attracting visitor after visitor to their sites using Twitter, and they've created a step by step guide so that anyone can replicate their ideas and systems.
Most of us who market online have come to recognize the word "system" as often overused and incorrectly placed. But, with "The Twitter Report" and the videos that follow, this stuff really is formatted into what you could correctly label a "simple system" that can be easily duplicated to produce results. You will learn a number of key tactics in addition to learning how to configure your settings, which 3rd party sites to join and how to set them up to run campaigns automatically.
I found that much of what they teach I already had discovered as you could also do over time for yourself, but why would you? Walt and Chris have uncovered every known tip and trick for setting up your Twitter account to give you maximum return per tweet, while keeping everything on auto-pilot so that you can maximize your leverage with this great tool.
After reading the report and watching some of the videos I give “The Twitter Report” and their website TwitterHints.com two enthusiastic thumbs up, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to stay on the cutting edge of this new wave of communications and hyper-connectedness.
Get your FREE COPY of “The Twitter Report” and put what you learn into action. It will literally take youthirty minutes to make a few minor adjustments and your Twitter experience will be greatly enriched.
Get your copy here: ACCESS YOUR FREE TWITTER REPORT
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Must Reading "Beach Money" by Jordan Adler
A member of my primary network marketing business gave me a true gift last month, it's a fast read titled "Beach Money - Creating Your Dream Life Through Network Marketing" by top industry earner Jordan Adler; this is a powerful 112 page book and a must read for anyone interested in building a long term residual income in the network marketing business.
You Can Purchase "Beach Money" by Jordan Adler at Amazon
The forward to the book is written by Loral Langemeier, which immediately gave this book credibility because she is among the foremost professionals on wealth creation. The content is extremely valuable especially for newer distributors as Jordan offers a unique perspective on the subjects of leverage and multiplication unique to the network marketing industry. Chapters 9 "A Few Ways To Make Money" and Chapter 13 "The Day Momentum Hit" are priceless.
This book is a very honest assessment of what is required to build a business in 2-5 years that has the potential to pay you over a lifetime. I recommend that you buy this book today and read it in 1-3 sittings and watch your level of belief rise as you begin to imagine your "Beach Money" lifestyle.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
New Master-Mind Opportunity to Help You Build Your Business
Several of my partners, team members and colleagues have been participating in a new master-mind project to further develop their prospecting skills by understanding sales physiology, mindset, and prosperity consciousness. The format of the program incorporates audio CDs, Mp3 audio files, printed workbooks and e-books as well as weekly training calls to maximize the opportunity to learn and implement new methods and ensure success.
Although this master-mind may not solve every challenge; it is a great way to learn how to overcome objections if you are having difficulty engaging with your prospects, gaining their trust and taking them through a ladder of escalation to help your prospects see the value of your opportunity.
Here are a few of the key questions that will be answered through this process:
Question #1. Why doesn't my prospect see what I see in this opportunity?
Question #2. Why do my prospects resist looking at my information?
Question #3. How do I build trust with new prospects with whom I have no prior relationship?
Question #4. Does no really mean no or have I failed to identify what the prospect really needs?
Question #5. What do my new team members need to learn to ensure their success?
There are dozens of mentoring programs and systems designed to make you more effective when prospecting for your business. Many of these programs cost hundreds if not thousands to become involved, especially if the program includes interaction with the leader of the master-mind community. This is often a road block for many desiring to create a successful home business, so we have solved this problem by offering a very low price to participate.
The cost to enter into our master-mind program is $14.95 (plus $3.00 shipping). The materials that each participant receives includes 2 Audio CDs, 2 Books and several additional resources including e-book and MP3 audio files. I will personally provide every new participant a thirty minute private consultation to ensure that we identify your most pressing challenges in your business.
If you would like to learn more about this program contact me directly by email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com or by calling my cell 303-523-9503
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Although this master-mind may not solve every challenge; it is a great way to learn how to overcome objections if you are having difficulty engaging with your prospects, gaining their trust and taking them through a ladder of escalation to help your prospects see the value of your opportunity.
Here are a few of the key questions that will be answered through this process:
Question #1. Why doesn't my prospect see what I see in this opportunity?
Question #2. Why do my prospects resist looking at my information?
Question #3. How do I build trust with new prospects with whom I have no prior relationship?
Question #4. Does no really mean no or have I failed to identify what the prospect really needs?
Question #5. What do my new team members need to learn to ensure their success?
There are dozens of mentoring programs and systems designed to make you more effective when prospecting for your business. Many of these programs cost hundreds if not thousands to become involved, especially if the program includes interaction with the leader of the master-mind community. This is often a road block for many desiring to create a successful home business, so we have solved this problem by offering a very low price to participate.
The cost to enter into our master-mind program is $14.95 (plus $3.00 shipping). The materials that each participant receives includes 2 Audio CDs, 2 Books and several additional resources including e-book and MP3 audio files. I will personally provide every new participant a thirty minute private consultation to ensure that we identify your most pressing challenges in your business.
If you would like to learn more about this program contact me directly by email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com or by calling my cell 303-523-9503
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Friday, October 10, 2008
The Optimum Traffic Formula - A System to Drive Free Traffic to Your Website
There are three ways to consistently drive traffic to your websites, mini-sites and blogs; you can buy it (Google Ads, paid advertising, etc.), you can grow it (e-zine marketing, newsletter marketing, blogging, etc.) or you can exchange it by joining online exchanges and participating in traffic communities by agreeing to view the ads and emails of other members in exchange for the community reading yours. This is the best way to get free traffic and build your list.This is the formula I use to get my websites, blogs, sales letters, capture pages, banner ads, links, Solo Ads and email messages delivered SPAM free and viewed by thousands of people every day for free at the click of a mouse. Follow these seven simple steps and your message will be flooding the Internet in a matter of days.
These sites are free and offer upgrade options to allow you to advertise more often and to more list members; I recommend sticking with the "free account" in the beginning until you have measured your results for each Safe List and Solo Ad account. The one exception is Ad Saturation noted in the Optimum Wealth Formula. Ad Saturation offers a low cost upgrade to a Gold Membership that will allow you to advertise to 103,040 members on autopilot for $14.50 per month.
I have just completed authoring a Free E-Course that will teach you how to set up the Optimum Traffic Formula for your online marketing campaigns. If you would like a copy send an email to james@AskJamesHolmes.com and place in the subject line "Send Me the Optimum Traffic Formula." I will need your name, email address and phone number.
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Willingness To Be Coached
Success in network marketing requires one to learn new skills and broaden our understanding of mindset and human behavior. The rewards are substantial as the industry will pay you more as you become more. One of the many wonderful things about our industry is the fact that everyone starts with a clean slate and equal opportunity to create wealth and time freedom - regardless of past experience, accomplishments, successes and failures.
A willingness to be coached is essential to learning the skills required to build a large organization creating duplication within your team. As you grow to a position of leadership within your team you must transfer what you have learned to others and teach them to do the same. Recognizing three core mindsets that exist among most everyone you enroll will help you to determine who is coach able and how to manage those who are not.
Here are three core mindsets:
Get Rich Quick - Approximately 70% of individuals who enter the industry. They are short term thinkers and will not invest the time or energy required to be successful unless they see an immediate return or instant riches. They become MLM gamers jumping from program to program typically expecting something big with very little effort.
Alpha Type - Approximately 3% of individuals who enter the industry. If you can coach them effectively, they can become superstar players on your team because they have amazing posture, strong mindset, commitment to excellence and a burning desire to win. These are mega personalities; however, the downside is that their efforts are not duplicatable, they may not follow the system and may attempt to recreate the system.
True Blue - Approximately 27% of individuals who enter the industry. If you build a team of true blue team members they will become the heart and sole of your organization, these are the people you should seek to attract to your team. These individuals are dedicated to the cause, part-time in the business and desire to earn a few thousand dollars a month, they are honest and hard working.
As you build a large organization you will encounter all three types, which cannot be avoided and should therefore be embraced. Seek first to be coached and then share your new found knowledge with your team. Recognize that your stars may arise from each mindset group depending upon what they become, which is more important than what they are at the time you enroll them into your team.
For tips on coaching the three core mindsets contact James Holmes and request your free report by james@supermindsuccess.com
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A willingness to be coached is essential to learning the skills required to build a large organization creating duplication within your team. As you grow to a position of leadership within your team you must transfer what you have learned to others and teach them to do the same. Recognizing three core mindsets that exist among most everyone you enroll will help you to determine who is coach able and how to manage those who are not.
Here are three core mindsets:
Get Rich Quick - Approximately 70% of individuals who enter the industry. They are short term thinkers and will not invest the time or energy required to be successful unless they see an immediate return or instant riches. They become MLM gamers jumping from program to program typically expecting something big with very little effort.
Alpha Type - Approximately 3% of individuals who enter the industry. If you can coach them effectively, they can become superstar players on your team because they have amazing posture, strong mindset, commitment to excellence and a burning desire to win. These are mega personalities; however, the downside is that their efforts are not duplicatable, they may not follow the system and may attempt to recreate the system.
True Blue - Approximately 27% of individuals who enter the industry. If you build a team of true blue team members they will become the heart and sole of your organization, these are the people you should seek to attract to your team. These individuals are dedicated to the cause, part-time in the business and desire to earn a few thousand dollars a month, they are honest and hard working.
As you build a large organization you will encounter all three types, which cannot be avoided and should therefore be embraced. Seek first to be coached and then share your new found knowledge with your team. Recognize that your stars may arise from each mindset group depending upon what they become, which is more important than what they are at the time you enroll them into your team.
For tips on coaching the three core mindsets contact James Holmes and request your free report by james@supermindsuccess.com
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
A Game Plan for Success in Network Marketing
You are reading this blog post because you are a doer in life or you at least recognize that you want to be. Successful people read blog post and mastermind with other successful people.
I. In order to manifest your highest desires in your business you must internalize a clear vision for your business and life
Recognize that if you have a clear vision you can tilt the laws of the universe in your favor and attract the people, circumstances and resources required to manifest your vision in your life .
It is not necessary to know how you will achieve your vision – a good way of knowing you have a “big enough” vision is not knowing how you are going to achieve it.
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I. In order to manifest your highest desires in your business you must internalize a clear vision for your business and life
Recognize that if you have a clear vision you can tilt the laws of the universe in your favor and attract the people, circumstances and resources required to manifest your vision in your life .
It is not necessary to know how you will achieve your vision – a good way of knowing you have a “big enough” vision is not knowing how you are going to achieve it.
In order to remain focused on your vision, it is highly recommended that you write it down – put it on paper and carry it with you.
II. Your Mindset Trumps Everything Else
1. Because you bring your mindset to every task, encounter, plan in your business – it is more important than any other factor.
2. Do you understand the battle between the conscious and sub-conscious mind?
3. Leverage your vision with your mindset.
So here is a question for you: “Are you interested in your business or committed to your business?”
People who are interested in their business will do what is convenient
People who are committed to their business will so what is required
III. DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!
If you have a down-line team duplicating these mindset principles you will create a greater number of enrollments within your team as your team recognizes the value of having a clear vision and respect for the process.
Here are 5 actions you should take to create a clear vision and model the right behavior in your team.
1. Start with a vision of your life and 80 – start with the end in mind. What does your life look like? Who are the people in your life? Where do you live? How do you spend your time? How much money do you have? What causes are you’re participating in or supporting financially?
2. Create a vision board or write down a clear vision for the next 90 days, then one year and finally a set of objectives for three to five years.
3. Put together a written action plan for accomplishing your objectives and focus on the “type” of people, circumstances and resources you will need to attract.
4. Focus every day on the right actions day to day (daily disciplines) that you will need to master to ensure a predictable outcome.
5. Be accountable to your vision and course correct as you move ahead to manifesting your vision. Find a mentor or coach to help you through this process.
My question for you is; “When opportunities present themselves are you positioned to grow your business?”
Always scout for potential leaders in your business
Expose your business and do not be emotionally tied to the outcome
Being consistent in follow up
Possessing the posture that ensure them that you know where you are going and that they will succeed with you
If you would like to receive a free copy of my prospecting guide titled “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at james@supermindsuccess.com and I will send you a copy.
IV. Take Action Today
Here are 5 actions you should take today to grow your prosperity mindset.
1. Make a decision that you are going to seek prosperity and that you are willing to take responsibility to respect what you seek to possess.
2. Recognize that you can attract the people, resources and opportunities needed to manifest everything that you desire in life.
3. Seek out mentors and coaching so that you can learn to model prosperity in your life.
4. Learn to Master Mind in the manner expressed by Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Hill. 5. Master Mind with others who are committed to a shared vision of prosperity and support one another in a unique way.
5. Give thanks always. A heart of gratitude will produce a mindset of gratitude and you will attract more to be grateful for everyday.
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Winning Mindset Concepts for Network Marketers
Success in network marketing (and in all aspects of your life) can be predicted based on your subconscious beliefs or what I call mindset. In order for others to believe they can win with you it is critical that you possess the firm belief that you are a winner and that you will win and that you can help others win, especially within your warm market. I acknowledge that we all may be starting from a different place when evaluating our mindset; know this, what you do not have today you can develop and become more. Life has a way of rewarding you based on what you become, not based upon what you start with.
Regardless of your present state rich or broke, happy or sad, fit or unfit, is entirely up to you and your present mindset. Once you really harness the power of this concept you will become empowered to create change. Come to a place of understanding that you are “worth it” and vote yourself in. Learn to like yourself and learn how to become a more authentic you. Many are operating somewhat apart from our full potential based on learned beliefs and behaviors that are often limiting as a result of past failures or beliefs instilled in us from childhood. Once you lean (or relearn) that having a positive self image or ego is a good thing, you will become empowered to positively impact others.
Basic Mindset Concepts:
“To the extent that man resists HIMSELF and his Alpha Nature is to the extent and proportion that he is ruled by OTHER people. Period.”
What you argue for you always get to keep.
Are You Cause or Effect?
Based on what you have learned, what actions are you willing to take to create the life you want and deserve?
Do you believe you are a co-creator of your life?
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Regardless of your present state rich or broke, happy or sad, fit or unfit, is entirely up to you and your present mindset. Once you really harness the power of this concept you will become empowered to create change. Come to a place of understanding that you are “worth it” and vote yourself in. Learn to like yourself and learn how to become a more authentic you. Many are operating somewhat apart from our full potential based on learned beliefs and behaviors that are often limiting as a result of past failures or beliefs instilled in us from childhood. Once you lean (or relearn) that having a positive self image or ego is a good thing, you will become empowered to positively impact others.
Basic Mindset Concepts:
- Everyone is self-made, not just successful people. The only equality that you and I share with other people is opportunity, not Power.
- Never leave your life to chance. Bury the words, "I will just have to see what happens" from your consciousness
- Become a “Yes-Yes” person. Is your reflex response to opportunity to say yes or to say no?
- Do you believe you deserve to be successful?
- Shift from a scarcity mindset to a prosperity mindset.
“To the extent that man resists HIMSELF and his Alpha Nature is to the extent and proportion that he is ruled by OTHER people. Period.”
What you argue for you always get to keep.
Are You Cause or Effect?
Based on what you have learned, what actions are you willing to take to create the life you want and deserve?
Do you believe you are a co-creator of your life?
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
We have been given a faculty of God - Creative Intelligence
Creative intelligence separates us from the animal kingdom, as one would observe any animal and come to the conclusion that animals are controlled by their environment unlike men who have dominion to change their environment and have done so throughout creation. Here is the puzzling reality; most people choose to live within their circumstances by allowing what they do not have to control there thoughts, their time and their desires.
How does this happen? Here are seven steps to doom that many have followed:
1. Grow up being told what you are not or what you cannot do
2. Go to middle school and be told at all cost just fit in
3. Start following the follower – you sign up for “follow ship”
4. You agree with society that you will not learn creative thought – it’s not taught
5. Go to high school and repeat steps 2-4
6. You are now 30 or 40 years old carrying around “ego” with a sub-servant mindset
Joe Schroeder master mindset trainer and creator of the funded proposal; has just released a profound new training program entitled “Super-Mind,” which delves into the study and retraining of the sub-conscious mind. Joe Schroeder is an intellectual descendant of Charles Haanel - “The Master Key,” Wallace Delois Wattles – “The Science of Getting Rich” and Napoleon Hill – “Think & Grow Rich.”
“Until your experienced reality changes, you do not change.” - Joe Schroeder
Here are seven steps to rearrange your experienced reality:
1. For one week “never” answer your phone (spouse and children are excluded from this, they may really need you). Don’t freak out! You are going to let the calls roll to voice mail and return them when you choose to call beck. This is a small step to taking control of your time
2. Don’t give away your temper. Monitor your temper and remember that what you argue for you get to keep. Think about that statement and own it; what you argue for you get to keep
3. Rehearse love and give it to people who were not nice to you and to strangers. This is exercising grace
4. Study how successful and influential people think. You will discover that the rich and powerful did not become wealthy doing certain things they became rich and powerful doing certain things in a certain way, in a certain order
5. Accumulate a new experienced reality through study and change your self image
6. Erase frustration and anxiety from your life. The next time the less evolved part of yourself wants sometime you don’t need or have and wants it now; ask why do I need something that I can easily live without?
7. For the next three days:
I am looking for 5 people who would like to become exceptional doers through personal coaching and exploration of the mindset of high achievers. Connect with me and our system and let me show you how to be more, so more and have more.
To learn more about Joe Schroeder's "Super-Mind Course" obtain a free overview and a few sample pages of the book CLICK HERETo purchase the $97 "Super-Mind" course which includes 2 Audio CDs and a massive workbook CLICK HERE
I would like to offer two gifts to you:
A free copy of my book “Three Simple Questions”
A free set of sample pages of Joe Schroeder’s newest training series “Super-Mind”
http://www.supermindsuccess.com
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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How does this happen? Here are seven steps to doom that many have followed:
1. Grow up being told what you are not or what you cannot do
2. Go to middle school and be told at all cost just fit in
3. Start following the follower – you sign up for “follow ship”
4. You agree with society that you will not learn creative thought – it’s not taught
5. Go to high school and repeat steps 2-4
6. You are now 30 or 40 years old carrying around “ego” with a sub-servant mindset
Joe Schroeder master mindset trainer and creator of the funded proposal; has just released a profound new training program entitled “Super-Mind,” which delves into the study and retraining of the sub-conscious mind. Joe Schroeder is an intellectual descendant of Charles Haanel - “The Master Key,” Wallace Delois Wattles – “The Science of Getting Rich” and Napoleon Hill – “Think & Grow Rich.”
“Until your experienced reality changes, you do not change.” - Joe Schroeder
Here are seven steps to rearrange your experienced reality:
1. For one week “never” answer your phone (spouse and children are excluded from this, they may really need you). Don’t freak out! You are going to let the calls roll to voice mail and return them when you choose to call beck. This is a small step to taking control of your time
2. Don’t give away your temper. Monitor your temper and remember that what you argue for you get to keep. Think about that statement and own it; what you argue for you get to keep
3. Rehearse love and give it to people who were not nice to you and to strangers. This is exercising grace
4. Study how successful and influential people think. You will discover that the rich and powerful did not become wealthy doing certain things they became rich and powerful doing certain things in a certain way, in a certain order
5. Accumulate a new experienced reality through study and change your self image
6. Erase frustration and anxiety from your life. The next time the less evolved part of yourself wants sometime you don’t need or have and wants it now; ask why do I need something that I can easily live without?
7. For the next three days:
- Do not tell anyone about anything that you do not have, meaning no more complaining
- Remember, the only reason people walk around worrying about what they do not have is because they do not appreciate what they do have
- You will never earn more than what you speak about (check your self talk)
- Locate people who have found the truth (the hidden order) or perfected what you want to achieve and learn how they think.
I am looking for 5 people who would like to become exceptional doers through personal coaching and exploration of the mindset of high achievers. Connect with me and our system and let me show you how to be more, so more and have more.
To learn more about Joe Schroeder's "Super-Mind Course" obtain a free overview and a few sample pages of the book CLICK HERETo purchase the $97 "Super-Mind" course which includes 2 Audio CDs and a massive workbook CLICK HERE
I would like to offer two gifts to you:
A free copy of my book “Three Simple Questions”
A free set of sample pages of Joe Schroeder’s newest training series “Super-Mind”
http://www.supermindsuccess.com
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Four Hours, Three Titans and Tremendous Training
On Monday evening I attended the Abundance 2008 Tour for Agel Enterprises, which featured their filed leaders Eric Worre, Randy Gage and Randy Schroeder. These three titans of the network marketing industry represent more than sixty years of collective experience in the industry and in excess of forty million dollars in earnings. During this four hour training program for leaders in Agel, the presenters opened their minds and there hearts, educated and inspired everyone in attendance.
Following are a few golden nuggets I gleaned from the conference:
I. Being a Network Marketing Professional
1. Keep your full time job: Being a professional in the MLM industry does not mean that you have quit your primary job and are now "full time" in the network marketing industry. Being a professional in the industry simply means that you conduct yourself in a manner consistent with certain characteristics.
By remaining employed you continue to be in circulation, exposed to new people on a continual basis.
Becoming full time in MLM prematurely can result in negative financial pressure and a loss of posture.
You want to demonstrate leverage in your income, which can best be done by multiplying your current income, not by merely replacing your full time income.
2. Spend 10-15 hours each week engaged in "rain maker" activities. Growth occurs when you enroll a new member or duplication occurs within your team. Focus your efforts on making presentations to new candidates for your business.
3. Time Block your day in order to remain focused on rainmaker activities as follows:
4. Maintain a candidate list
5. Step back to allow your candidates to see your opportunity and not you
6. Learn to invite in a manner that utilizes third party tools
7. Validate your message through three way calls or another tool
Tip - Journal your time for a few weeks and discover how your time is spend and make adjustments accordingly
II. Five Essential Skill Sets
1. Learn to meet people "network" to build and refresh your candidates list daily
2. Learn to invite prospects to view third party tools or to attend an event effectively
3. Learn to present your opportunity effectively
4. Learn to follow up effectively and be disciplined to follow up with consistency
5. Develop yourself as a leader. From the moment you sponsor your first person be a leader
III. Road Map to Becoming a Pro
1. Acquire knowledge and the skills you need to become more, so that you will earn more this is Learned Knowledge
2. Acquire skills learned by taking action, this is Activity Knowledge
3. Find someone who is successful doing what you seek to do and model what they do, this is Modeling Knowledge
4. You always learn more through the process of teaching, this is Teaching Knowledge
IV. Three Emotional Stages
Understand that there are three emotional stages you can access and use as a foundation from which you can launch your MLM business to higher levels of satisfaction, wealth and significance:
1. Faith - See it before the rest of the world sees it by imagining the outcome so clearly that it becomes real
2. Hope - Crystallizes your imagination
3. Belief - The secret is to do everything possible to exude belief even if you haven't fully gotten there yet. You have a huge responsibility when we meet with a candidate or lead your team
You can download my weekly Prosperity Mindset call from iTunes or from my Podcast Home Page at:
http://www.supermindpodcast.com/
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Following are a few golden nuggets I gleaned from the conference:
I. Being a Network Marketing Professional
1. Keep your full time job: Being a professional in the MLM industry does not mean that you have quit your primary job and are now "full time" in the network marketing industry. Being a professional in the industry simply means that you conduct yourself in a manner consistent with certain characteristics.
By remaining employed you continue to be in circulation, exposed to new people on a continual basis.
Becoming full time in MLM prematurely can result in negative financial pressure and a loss of posture.
You want to demonstrate leverage in your income, which can best be done by multiplying your current income, not by merely replacing your full time income.
2. Spend 10-15 hours each week engaged in "rain maker" activities. Growth occurs when you enroll a new member or duplication occurs within your team. Focus your efforts on making presentations to new candidates for your business.
3. Time Block your day in order to remain focused on rainmaker activities as follows:
4. Maintain a candidate list
5. Step back to allow your candidates to see your opportunity and not you
6. Learn to invite in a manner that utilizes third party tools
7. Validate your message through three way calls or another tool
Tip - Journal your time for a few weeks and discover how your time is spend and make adjustments accordingly
II. Five Essential Skill Sets
1. Learn to meet people "network" to build and refresh your candidates list daily
2. Learn to invite prospects to view third party tools or to attend an event effectively
3. Learn to present your opportunity effectively
4. Learn to follow up effectively and be disciplined to follow up with consistency
5. Develop yourself as a leader. From the moment you sponsor your first person be a leader
III. Road Map to Becoming a Pro
1. Acquire knowledge and the skills you need to become more, so that you will earn more this is Learned Knowledge
2. Acquire skills learned by taking action, this is Activity Knowledge
3. Find someone who is successful doing what you seek to do and model what they do, this is Modeling Knowledge
4. You always learn more through the process of teaching, this is Teaching Knowledge
IV. Three Emotional Stages
Understand that there are three emotional stages you can access and use as a foundation from which you can launch your MLM business to higher levels of satisfaction, wealth and significance:
1. Faith - See it before the rest of the world sees it by imagining the outcome so clearly that it becomes real
2. Hope - Crystallizes your imagination
3. Belief - The secret is to do everything possible to exude belief even if you haven't fully gotten there yet. You have a huge responsibility when we meet with a candidate or lead your team
You can download my weekly Prosperity Mindset call from iTunes or from my Podcast Home Page at:
http://www.supermindpodcast.com/
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The Masses are Marching to Financial Peril Blinded by False Information
As you prospect you are sure to discover that many people are not aware of the dangers associated with relying solely on their 401K and Social Security to provide a reasonable quality of life into retirement. When I meet with a new candidate for my primary MLM business, I always dig beneath the surface to fully understand their financial position in order to uncover gaps that we can help them bridge through a home based business. What I have discovered is troubling; many people are leaving their long term security to chance and are blinded by false information about how much it will cost them to retire successfully baring unforeseen expenses such as long term medical care, a market crash effecting their 401K or other catastrophic event.
I. The masses are marching to financial peril blinded by false Information
1. The old model on how to create financial security into retirement no longer applies.
2. The world is changing due to layoffs, outsourcing, 9/11, stock market losses, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, etc.
3. Social Security when envisioned had 7.1 workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 7 years in retirement. By 2028 there will only be 2.5workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 17 years in retirement. The system was not designed to address this reality.
So how can network marketing solve the problem?
II. Healing the Blind
Two of the most powerful principles of the “prosperity mindset” when applied to helping others face reality are 1) Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions. 2) Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one.
1. Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions; so often when we prospect in network marketing we approach the prospect with our notion of what our business “should mean” to them.
2. Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one A.) Makes your mission to build your network marketing business not about you – at least not exclusively about you. B.) Supports the best aspect of the network marketing industry, which is helping others create leverage in their lives.
So here is a question for you: “If you truly believe that the network marketing business you are in has a product or service that benefits people, a compensation plan that allows new members to make money quickly and has the high probability of sustaining residual income for a decade or more; do you treat the opportunity like a real business and seek to understand where your prospect is in their lives, which will allow you to connect with them on a deeper level?”
DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!
If you have a down-line team duplicating these mindset principles you will create a greater number of enrollments within your team as your team recognizes the value of having a clear vision and respect for the process.
Here are 5 actions you should take to educate yourself and become empowered you heal those blinded by false information
1. Seek out those who have achieved what you intend to create and honor their accomplishments.
2. Invest in growing your knowledge including the economic factors present in the lives of your prospects.
3. Teach these principles to your down-line, so that they become part of the culture of your team.
4. Spend the first ½ of your prospect meeting drawing out your prospects financial position and laying the foundation for bridging gaps through your opportunity.
5. Expose truth and offer solutions that are real for the prospect.
III. Seeking those blinded by false information as you go along your way
My discovery of these truths played out during a consultation with a client when we discovered that despite her dedication for more than 25 years to her employer, her diligent investment into her 401K and exceptional performance reviews; the future is not certain as she will need to create an additional $20,000 in annual income to meet her stated goal to retire in 10 years.
The rules have changed and we must adapt our strategies to better address the challenges faced by the declining reliance on Social Security, increased health care cost, outsourcing in the workplace and volatile financial markets.
The Power of Taking Action
“My intention is to sow increase into the lives of others by creating wealth and abundance. My intention is to first impact 10,000 lives and then to see those ten thousand duplicate to impact a million lives. I intend to create wealth and abundance sow this to achieve significance.”
What are your intentions?
To hear my podcast on this subject go to http://www.supermindpodcast.com/
If you would like to receive a free copy of my prospecting guide titled “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at james@supermindsuccess.com and I will send you a copy.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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I. The masses are marching to financial peril blinded by false Information
1. The old model on how to create financial security into retirement no longer applies.
2. The world is changing due to layoffs, outsourcing, 9/11, stock market losses, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, etc.
3. Social Security when envisioned had 7.1 workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 7 years in retirement. By 2028 there will only be 2.5workers paying in the system for every 1 receiving benefits with a life expectancy of 17 years in retirement. The system was not designed to address this reality.
So how can network marketing solve the problem?
II. Healing the Blind
Two of the most powerful principles of the “prosperity mindset” when applied to helping others face reality are 1) Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions. 2) Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one.
1. Exposing truth in a way that becomes self evident with the mindset that you want to help others find solutions; so often when we prospect in network marketing we approach the prospect with our notion of what our business “should mean” to them.
2. Accepting the moral obligation that you must provide an answer if you believe you have one A.) Makes your mission to build your network marketing business not about you – at least not exclusively about you. B.) Supports the best aspect of the network marketing industry, which is helping others create leverage in their lives.
So here is a question for you: “If you truly believe that the network marketing business you are in has a product or service that benefits people, a compensation plan that allows new members to make money quickly and has the high probability of sustaining residual income for a decade or more; do you treat the opportunity like a real business and seek to understand where your prospect is in their lives, which will allow you to connect with them on a deeper level?”
DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!
If you have a down-line team duplicating these mindset principles you will create a greater number of enrollments within your team as your team recognizes the value of having a clear vision and respect for the process.
Here are 5 actions you should take to educate yourself and become empowered you heal those blinded by false information
1. Seek out those who have achieved what you intend to create and honor their accomplishments.
2. Invest in growing your knowledge including the economic factors present in the lives of your prospects.
3. Teach these principles to your down-line, so that they become part of the culture of your team.
4. Spend the first ½ of your prospect meeting drawing out your prospects financial position and laying the foundation for bridging gaps through your opportunity.
5. Expose truth and offer solutions that are real for the prospect.
III. Seeking those blinded by false information as you go along your way
My discovery of these truths played out during a consultation with a client when we discovered that despite her dedication for more than 25 years to her employer, her diligent investment into her 401K and exceptional performance reviews; the future is not certain as she will need to create an additional $20,000 in annual income to meet her stated goal to retire in 10 years.
The rules have changed and we must adapt our strategies to better address the challenges faced by the declining reliance on Social Security, increased health care cost, outsourcing in the workplace and volatile financial markets.
The Power of Taking Action
“My intention is to sow increase into the lives of others by creating wealth and abundance. My intention is to first impact 10,000 lives and then to see those ten thousand duplicate to impact a million lives. I intend to create wealth and abundance sow this to achieve significance.”
What are your intentions?
To hear my podcast on this subject go to http://www.supermindpodcast.com/
If you would like to receive a free copy of my prospecting guide titled “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at james@supermindsuccess.com and I will send you a copy.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
Prospecting In Your Full-Time Career
The beauty of network marketing is that everyone you meet may have a gap in their life that your opportunity might close. The great majority of individuals working in network marketing build their businesses part-time while maintaining their full-time careers. So often the opportunities to prospect for network marketing appear while working full-time and knowing the proper path to respectfully presenting your opportunity is a practiced art.
This week I was consulting with a new client and his financial advisor, I was there to consult on a real estate matter. Taking a very broad view of his current financial position and retirement plans it became apparent that our client has an income gap that my primary network marketing opportunity can easily fill approximately $2,000 per month. So the question is how do I preserve my good will with the client as a real estate professional while exposing our client to my opportunity.
Here are practical tips to ensure you successfully expose your opportunity and maintain your posture professionally.
1. Reaffirm that you are still committed to your profession so that they still view you as a resource for the product or service you offer in your full-time endeavors.
For example: "Sue, I want you to know that I am still committed to the real estate business; however, I am calling you today to discuss a new business venture that I have embarked on that I am really excited about and that I want to share with you."
2. Connect to their gaps and build a bridge between your professional relationship and the introduction of your opportunity.
3. Be very specific when presenting how your opportunity can close the gap and how they can succeed by working with you.
4. Help your prospect see the value of creating multiple streams of income and share the opinions of leading financial minds such as Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Allen, Donald Trump among others. All of these titans advocate for the value of network marketing.
Often the difference between a job well done and going the extra mile to add value beyond expectation for your clients and associates may require you to step beyond your comfort zone and open a door to share your opportunity. If you truly believe that you have a valuable gift to share, I do not know why you would do anything else.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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This week I was consulting with a new client and his financial advisor, I was there to consult on a real estate matter. Taking a very broad view of his current financial position and retirement plans it became apparent that our client has an income gap that my primary network marketing opportunity can easily fill approximately $2,000 per month. So the question is how do I preserve my good will with the client as a real estate professional while exposing our client to my opportunity.
Here are practical tips to ensure you successfully expose your opportunity and maintain your posture professionally.
1. Reaffirm that you are still committed to your profession so that they still view you as a resource for the product or service you offer in your full-time endeavors.
For example: "Sue, I want you to know that I am still committed to the real estate business; however, I am calling you today to discuss a new business venture that I have embarked on that I am really excited about and that I want to share with you."
2. Connect to their gaps and build a bridge between your professional relationship and the introduction of your opportunity.
3. Be very specific when presenting how your opportunity can close the gap and how they can succeed by working with you.
4. Help your prospect see the value of creating multiple streams of income and share the opinions of leading financial minds such as Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Allen, Donald Trump among others. All of these titans advocate for the value of network marketing.
Often the difference between a job well done and going the extra mile to add value beyond expectation for your clients and associates may require you to step beyond your comfort zone and open a door to share your opportunity. If you truly believe that you have a valuable gift to share, I do not know why you would do anything else.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Cold Market vs. Warm Market Prospecting; why the Silly Debate?
As I have networked with MLM distributors, network and affiliate marketers; I have become increasingly aware that an unnecessary debate quietly rages within many down lines concerning “warm market” vs. “cold market” prospecting. This week I had a fairly spirited conversation of my own with a fellow marketer whom I have a tremendous amount of respect for and my conclusion is that this debate is just plain silly.
Two of the most powerful principles of the “prosperity mindset” when applied to network marketing are 1.) Perspective 2.) Empathy.
1.) Perspective = A.) Understanding the unique value of both warm and cold market prospecting strategies. B.) Understanding the perspective of both warm and cold prospects by standing in their shoes for a moment.
2.) Empathy = A.) Understanding how the prospect will view your approach to them when presenting your opportunity. B.) How are they going to feel 90 days after they join your program? This is a test to determine if your commitment is to succeed by helping others succeed; the opposite would be your desire to succeed by recruiting others with the mindset that some will make it and some will not, so I am going to throw as much mud against the wall as I can and hope enough sticks.
So here is a question for you: “Why wouldn’t you approach your prospecting efforts in the same manner as you would any other business?”
DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!
So what does a solid "Warm Market" and "Cold Market" strategy look like when working in unison?
With both strategies you need to adopt a “burn the boats” mindset. In other words; I have burned the boats that brought me here, so I have no other choice than to keep moving forward.
Develop a “big business” mindset. Many people make the mistake of thinking small business or retail in their MLM. Not many of your friends and family members want to play store and earn small in MLM. Most would rather not bother. There is no doubt that you can grind and earn a few extra hundred dollars per month in MLM, but why not play big? It takes the same energy.
Playing “big” means that you will develop a down line filled with leaders. Leaders = leverage and leverage results in massive amounts of residual income.
I. Warm Market Prospecting:
Here are 7 actions you should take to grow through warm market.
1. Complete a major blast – Massive action to pour prospects into your funnel. Immediate action would be creating a list of 50 people you would like to evaluate your opportunity and expose them all to your program and then work through them one on one to reach decisions.
2. Remember that when dealing with your warm market your posture is critical. You must convey the confidence that you are serious about building a successful team and that they can really succeed with you.
3. Develop the internal mindset that you have a “gift” to offer them, not that you are begging them to join your team.
4. Learn not to become emotionally tied to the decision the prospect makes to join you or not. “Many people fail because they become discouraged when their friends and family say no to their opportunity.
5. Here is a tip – Often when your friends and family say no, they really mean no for now. They know that they will see you in a few months at Thanksgiving dinner and they will be interested to see if you are still in your program? Are you driving that new car you talked about? Did you go on that cruise that you promoted to them?
6. Be willing to cycle warm prospects through your list until they truly say “no,” you may find that as your story gets better “more success,” their interest level may increases.
7. Be sensitive and connect to where your warm prospect is mentally and try to expose gaps in their lives that your opportunity can bridge. You must be willing to recruit based on shared mindset and not on emotion. People will stick with you and build a business over time if they know why they are doing it. “No empty get rich quick promises.”
If you would like to receive a free copy of my book “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at and I will send you a copy.
james@supermindsuccess.com
II. Cold Market Prospecting:
Here are 7 actions you should take to grow through cold market.
1. Make a decision about the components you will need to create 100-200 cold market prospects per month. Social network marketing, Web 2.0, blogging, websites, buying a pre-qualified list, etc.
2. Recognize that you can attract people that are looking for an opportunity, so this is very fertile ground to farm.
3. In the beginning avoid the temptation to measure result, instead measure activity and let the natural ratios play into your favor.
4. Create a duplicate-able system that you can teach you’re down line team and leverage into consistent growth.
5. Recognize that a solid cold market strategy can “save” members of your down line team who are not succeeding with the warm market friends and family approach.
6. Recognize that you will need to create a support system for your cold market as many who join your team will not be in your local market. So, you will need to help them plug into your companies leadership structure in their local market. Use technology to bridge this gap.
7. As with warm market, be prepared to cycle your cold market prospects through your list and seek ways to add value for them, even if they do not join you right away. They may likewise be watching you to see if you are going to be around in 6 months.
Regardless if you decide to build a successful network marketing business using warm market, cold market or both; you have an obligation to be a leader and help those who trusted you enough to give you their credit card and invest many of their dreams into what you presented to them. They joined you for a reason. The network marketing business is not a numbers business it is a people business and when people are committed to your business and are being properly lead, the numbers needed to allow everyone to succeed will follow.
I want to share with you the simple and effective system that I use as part of the dual strategy (warm market and cold market) I am using to build my team.
1.) I use a pre-qualified list of 100 leads each month.
2.) I practice and coach my team to implement a 5+5+5 system 20 days of each month. This is an easily duplicate-able system that anyone can implement.
5 Outbound Phone Calls
5 Follow Up Emails
5 Mailings
If you would like to receive my free 25 page training guide on this “cold market system,” send an email to me at james@supermindsuccess.com
“In the beginning avoid the tendency to measure results….measure activities”
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Two of the most powerful principles of the “prosperity mindset” when applied to network marketing are 1.) Perspective 2.) Empathy.
1.) Perspective = A.) Understanding the unique value of both warm and cold market prospecting strategies. B.) Understanding the perspective of both warm and cold prospects by standing in their shoes for a moment.
2.) Empathy = A.) Understanding how the prospect will view your approach to them when presenting your opportunity. B.) How are they going to feel 90 days after they join your program? This is a test to determine if your commitment is to succeed by helping others succeed; the opposite would be your desire to succeed by recruiting others with the mindset that some will make it and some will not, so I am going to throw as much mud against the wall as I can and hope enough sticks.
So here is a question for you: “Why wouldn’t you approach your prospecting efforts in the same manner as you would any other business?”
DUPLICATION IS THE KEY!
So what does a solid "Warm Market" and "Cold Market" strategy look like when working in unison?
With both strategies you need to adopt a “burn the boats” mindset. In other words; I have burned the boats that brought me here, so I have no other choice than to keep moving forward.
Develop a “big business” mindset. Many people make the mistake of thinking small business or retail in their MLM. Not many of your friends and family members want to play store and earn small in MLM. Most would rather not bother. There is no doubt that you can grind and earn a few extra hundred dollars per month in MLM, but why not play big? It takes the same energy.
Playing “big” means that you will develop a down line filled with leaders. Leaders = leverage and leverage results in massive amounts of residual income.
I. Warm Market Prospecting:
Here are 7 actions you should take to grow through warm market.
1. Complete a major blast – Massive action to pour prospects into your funnel. Immediate action would be creating a list of 50 people you would like to evaluate your opportunity and expose them all to your program and then work through them one on one to reach decisions.
2. Remember that when dealing with your warm market your posture is critical. You must convey the confidence that you are serious about building a successful team and that they can really succeed with you.
3. Develop the internal mindset that you have a “gift” to offer them, not that you are begging them to join your team.
4. Learn not to become emotionally tied to the decision the prospect makes to join you or not. “Many people fail because they become discouraged when their friends and family say no to their opportunity.
5. Here is a tip – Often when your friends and family say no, they really mean no for now. They know that they will see you in a few months at Thanksgiving dinner and they will be interested to see if you are still in your program? Are you driving that new car you talked about? Did you go on that cruise that you promoted to them?
6. Be willing to cycle warm prospects through your list until they truly say “no,” you may find that as your story gets better “more success,” their interest level may increases.
7. Be sensitive and connect to where your warm prospect is mentally and try to expose gaps in their lives that your opportunity can bridge. You must be willing to recruit based on shared mindset and not on emotion. People will stick with you and build a business over time if they know why they are doing it. “No empty get rich quick promises.”
If you would like to receive a free copy of my book “Three Simple Questions” send me an email at and I will send you a copy.
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II. Cold Market Prospecting:
Here are 7 actions you should take to grow through cold market.
1. Make a decision about the components you will need to create 100-200 cold market prospects per month. Social network marketing, Web 2.0, blogging, websites, buying a pre-qualified list, etc.
2. Recognize that you can attract people that are looking for an opportunity, so this is very fertile ground to farm.
3. In the beginning avoid the temptation to measure result, instead measure activity and let the natural ratios play into your favor.
4. Create a duplicate-able system that you can teach you’re down line team and leverage into consistent growth.
5. Recognize that a solid cold market strategy can “save” members of your down line team who are not succeeding with the warm market friends and family approach.
6. Recognize that you will need to create a support system for your cold market as many who join your team will not be in your local market. So, you will need to help them plug into your companies leadership structure in their local market. Use technology to bridge this gap.
7. As with warm market, be prepared to cycle your cold market prospects through your list and seek ways to add value for them, even if they do not join you right away. They may likewise be watching you to see if you are going to be around in 6 months.
Regardless if you decide to build a successful network marketing business using warm market, cold market or both; you have an obligation to be a leader and help those who trusted you enough to give you their credit card and invest many of their dreams into what you presented to them. They joined you for a reason. The network marketing business is not a numbers business it is a people business and when people are committed to your business and are being properly lead, the numbers needed to allow everyone to succeed will follow.
I want to share with you the simple and effective system that I use as part of the dual strategy (warm market and cold market) I am using to build my team.
1.) I use a pre-qualified list of 100 leads each month.
2.) I practice and coach my team to implement a 5+5+5 system 20 days of each month. This is an easily duplicate-able system that anyone can implement.
5 Outbound Phone Calls
5 Follow Up Emails
5 Mailings
If you would like to receive my free 25 page training guide on this “cold market system,” send an email to me at james@supermindsuccess.com
“In the beginning avoid the tendency to measure results….measure activities”
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
Comfortable People May Be Doomed
Comfortable people may be doomed. These are harsh words yet they are true and I believe I can prove this to you if you if spend a few minutes reading this post.
Comfortable people don't feel badly enough to question their station in life. The rub is that because they are comfortable they are interrupting their bliss and their fortune and therefore are doomed to live a life that is less abundant than it could be.
Comfort breeds complacency and complacency stops the natural evolutionary process of all living things. If you were a successful buggy whip manufacturer who grew complacent and chose not the react to the evolution of the automobile industry in the early part of the 20th century you would surely have allowed innovation to rob you of your bliss and fortune as the horse draw carriage gave way to the motor powered automobile. No less is this universal truth applicable to all human life.
Discomfort is the direct opposite of comfort and will motivate you to take action in your daily life. If you are cold you put on a coat, if you are hungry you eat, if you are tired you sleep; these simple truths are evidence that discomfort breeds action and comfort being the opposite causes a lack of action and as a result there is no positive change.
Comfort is a seductive liar. The comfort we may presently be feeling in our lives may breed within our sub-conscious the feeling that we are set for life. Let us seek out truth as it applies to the three core aspects for every living person.
Soul or Spirit: When we become comfortable (complacent) in our faith we have a tenancy to spend less time studying God's word and committing to daily devotional time. We may not be as diligent with our tithing and we may stray away from our God consciousness. In time depriving the soul of nurture and evolution will create stagnant faith and a feeling of disconnection from our Creator.
The Body Physical: When we neglect our health through lack of exercise and poor nutrition, the aging process is accelerated and the rate and degree to which our body will break down later in life will be effected. Proof of this fact is not hard to find. Seek out a man or women in their 80s who has practiced good nutrition and exercise in their lifetime and do the same with someone who has not. If they are both honest about their physical life you will note several distinctions in the quality of their lives.
The Mind: Do you know anyone who refuses to learn how to use a computer? Those who refuse to embrace innovation are left behind the changes that are inevitable. A person who refuses to embrace change will no less be impacted by the changes around them and those who adapt most effectively to change always thrive and live richer lives.
So what should you do to live beyond comfort? Bury the word "complacency," thereby removing it from your life. Here is a very simple exercise that you can use to symbolize your commitment to do so; write the word "complacency" on a clean white sheet of paper, then cross a line through the word, announce "I here by bury the word complacency and declare that complacency is no longer part of my life." Tear up that piece of paper and dis guard it. Now set out to live an abundant life by putting action behind your dreams.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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Comfortable people don't feel badly enough to question their station in life. The rub is that because they are comfortable they are interrupting their bliss and their fortune and therefore are doomed to live a life that is less abundant than it could be.
Comfort breeds complacency and complacency stops the natural evolutionary process of all living things. If you were a successful buggy whip manufacturer who grew complacent and chose not the react to the evolution of the automobile industry in the early part of the 20th century you would surely have allowed innovation to rob you of your bliss and fortune as the horse draw carriage gave way to the motor powered automobile. No less is this universal truth applicable to all human life.
Discomfort is the direct opposite of comfort and will motivate you to take action in your daily life. If you are cold you put on a coat, if you are hungry you eat, if you are tired you sleep; these simple truths are evidence that discomfort breeds action and comfort being the opposite causes a lack of action and as a result there is no positive change.
Comfort is a seductive liar. The comfort we may presently be feeling in our lives may breed within our sub-conscious the feeling that we are set for life. Let us seek out truth as it applies to the three core aspects for every living person.
Soul or Spirit: When we become comfortable (complacent) in our faith we have a tenancy to spend less time studying God's word and committing to daily devotional time. We may not be as diligent with our tithing and we may stray away from our God consciousness. In time depriving the soul of nurture and evolution will create stagnant faith and a feeling of disconnection from our Creator.
The Body Physical: When we neglect our health through lack of exercise and poor nutrition, the aging process is accelerated and the rate and degree to which our body will break down later in life will be effected. Proof of this fact is not hard to find. Seek out a man or women in their 80s who has practiced good nutrition and exercise in their lifetime and do the same with someone who has not. If they are both honest about their physical life you will note several distinctions in the quality of their lives.
The Mind: Do you know anyone who refuses to learn how to use a computer? Those who refuse to embrace innovation are left behind the changes that are inevitable. A person who refuses to embrace change will no less be impacted by the changes around them and those who adapt most effectively to change always thrive and live richer lives.
So what should you do to live beyond comfort? Bury the word "complacency," thereby removing it from your life. Here is a very simple exercise that you can use to symbolize your commitment to do so; write the word "complacency" on a clean white sheet of paper, then cross a line through the word, announce "I here by bury the word complacency and declare that complacency is no longer part of my life." Tear up that piece of paper and dis guard it. Now set out to live an abundant life by putting action behind your dreams.
(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.
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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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