What are the traits of a successful network marketing leader?

A leader someone who have followers following them, of course! After all, if you claim to be a leader and there is no one behind you, then you are merely going for a walk!

Here are 6 traits of a successful leader:

A leader is someone that will ensure that their downlines succeed. No matter how well you inflate yourself, only a truly successful leader is someone that helps their downlines to MAKE MONEY. You must teach your downlines how to generate their own leads and find their own prospects.

You must also learn to empower others. A good leader is not someone who does everything by themselves. If you ever dream of leveraging on your downlines, you must make sure they are strong enough to run the business on their own and be independent. If they have to rely on you for everything then you are just creating a network marketing job for yourself.

Your leadership quality will also show in your benevolence. Unlike a corporate structure, you are not their BOSS. People do not join network marketing in order to be bossed around by their uplines. Learn where your limits are but also be firm when you want your downlines to get something done for their own good.

A good leader is also one that does 80% of the work. In real life, the 80/20 rule applies where 20% of the people do 80% of the important stuff. Yes, it is important to delegate and train new people, but most of the initial ground work must have a strong foundation laid down by the network marketing leader.

Another very important aspect about MLM leadership is the ability to memorize all the important facts about the company and the network marketing opportunity. Imagine how embarrassed you will feel if your downline brings a prospect to you and you are not able to answer all the hard questions. They look to you as dictionaries and encyclopedias so make sure you are not lacking in terms of knowledge.

Lastly, a good leader is someone who is willing to serve all the way and make sacrifices. There is no victory without sacrifice and although it is difficult to sacrifice your time, money and your personal comfort, it will all pay off if you work very hard and build a solid network so that your downlines will be ready to go forward!

Are you a confident person? If you are not confident, it will be very hard for you to succeed in network marketing because this business is all about leadership and motivation. How can you lead and motivate your downlines if your confidence is shaky and your posture is weak?

Sometimes, it is very sad to find many network marketers struggling to sponsor their very first downline. This is normal, but you must not dwell in this stage for too long because it is detrimental to your confidence. You see, fear causes inaction, and inaction causes a lack of results and the longer your lack of results show itself, the more fear it creates because people in network marketing are getting ahead of you and you are still in the first stage!

Therefore, the first step towards becoming more confident is to TAKE ACTION. By taking action you will automatically gain confidence. They say that a skydiver’s greatest fear is not the jump itself but rather the wait before the jump. As they stare at the raging sky, their fear intensifies until the moment they step off the plane! Network marketing is just like that. You have to make that first phone call or show your first plan (or run your first opportunity talk). Whatever it is, just get the job done.

The next part about building your confidence is NOT to spend too much time reading network marketing books. A lot of your success depends on your knowledge in network marketing… yes it is undoubtedly very important. But too much analysis will lead to paralysis. Having too much knowledge without applying it is a surefire way to network marketing failure. The ‘graves’ of many unsuccessful distributors are filled with people with all the knowledge about network marketing… except how to take action and make money with that knowledge.

Another way to build your confidence is to focus on building your network personally.

Sometimes, a distributor can spend so much time with their ONE golden downline, that they become too dependent on that one line. Very soon, you will see your downline moving up even to the point of surpassing you. When your downline starts making more money than you, your own upline might wind up spending more time with him or her and that would greatly shake your confidence! So don’t rest, always go out there and sponsor more people personally.

Lastly, when it comes to sponsoring, you can consider generating leads on the Internet. You face less rejection, if any, and you can still share your opportunity. The key to using the internet is learning and having a system that works. In network marketing, there is no way around meeting people, but the internet helps to make that process so much easier and way more fun!

Honesty is the best policy when it comes to network marketing.

There are a lot of MLM companies in the world today that teaches their people to operate in a manner that does not seem straight forward. They believe that they would be able to close more sales and sign up more downlines if they do not use the ‘M’ or ‘N’ word (The MLM or network marketing word…)

The problem lies in the fact that people are completely embarrassed about their network marketing opportunity!

They are afraid that their friends will reject them even before they start to share about their wonderful opportunity!

Some of the sleazy tactics that people employ include:

A distributor calling their friend out for a drink without telling them that a ‘friend’ will be coming but that friend turns out to be the upline or sponsor of the distributor and they spring their network marketing opportunity on their unsuspecting friend.

Doing the same thing as the one above except this time, they are bringing their upline(s) to the home of the person without informing about the presence of these strangers (to the host).

Tricking their friends into attending a business opportunity meeting without revealing what the business opportunity is all about. This is widely used by a particularly large network marketing company and they teach their reps never to mention the ‘A’ word.

Inviting friends and family to a home party which also turns out to be a business opportunity talk.
It is time to stop the insanity.

The more you hide your opportunity, the more your prospect will disrespect you because you are acting in a shady and suspicious manner about your business. It is as though you are ashamed of what you are doing and you will only tell them about it when you want to get them to join you.

If you want to achieve success in network marketing – don’t hide it… go public about your career. After all, your career is no different from any other businessman or doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc… Here are a few ways to make sure you can avoid the ‘business opportunity’ pitfall.

When someone asks you what you are doing, tell them that you are in network marketing. Be up front, be honest and be PROUD of your business.

You don’t need to be too desperate about approaching somebody to join you. In fact, when you take your time to educate and share about your opportunity, it will ensure that others will not run away from you.

Lastly, respect people’s opinion about the network marketing industry. Don’t get into an argument about it because a person convinced against his/her will is of the same opinion still. So take your time and focus on education.

It is early Monday morning and I was just thinking about the many conversations I have had over the weekend with networkers really looking for success. And here’s what I learned.

Some people want the success, but want it handed to them on a silver platter. With all the bells and whistles. They want it without really having the desire to work for it. I don’t fully understand this train of thought so it is difficult for me to address. For example, there are people who have literally said to me that they want to quit their J-O-B’s and want to do it in 6-9 months, but then turn around and say that they don’t know if they have the time to complete the necessary tasks to ensure that desire. A bit of an oxymoron to me!

Now, there are others who say they want success and they make the time to read, study, and listen to every conference call/webinar. Yet, something happens where they never take action. Excuses are part of their everyday conversation. No progress is ever made, and then they say that the business isn’t working for them. Huh? Let’s see, if you say you want to be a gold medalist runner, go to the gym, watch other people run, learn the techniques from the sideline, but never get out on the track yourself to run and practice and improve, are you deserving of a gold medal? Can you say that the olympics is not working?

Lastly there are those rare few that not only say they want success, but stumble actively along the road of improvement, perseverance and commitment. These rare few work long hours at the job and then come home to tend to family and yet burn the midnight oil to take another step forward in their online business. These types always have time…because they make the time. This breed doesn’t complain about what didn’t work this time because they spend their time looking for ways to make it work next time. These are the stars, these are the Rhinos in the jungle, these are the people just like me!

So as you proceed with your business, ask yourself, “am I really willing to do ALL that I can to succeed? Do I really want to enjoy my life being free from the corporate slavery? Am I equipped to handle the downfalls as well as the great achievements that will come on my journey? Is it totally worth it to me to go out, create my own future and live life experiencing all the abundance that is here to partake in? Is it worth it to me to work extra hard everyday for the next year to NEVER have to worry about bills, lack of time or family neglect again?

Well if you are anything like me, your answer to all those questions is a big fat YES!

If you are fighting the battle of fear, procrastination, doubt, etc…get that out of your psyche. Someone, somewhere, has put that in your mind and now you and your life is suffering as a result of it. Unnecessarily! Get on the right foot. Not only learn what works, but DO what works. Practice what you read and hear, don’t just read and hear it! Be an active marketer, not one that sits back hoping a check will fall in your lap.

Go out and GET what you deserve….and that is…MASSIVE SUCCESS!

(ok, I guess I’m off my soapbox for today, LOL!)

Are you reading this post because you’re about to quit
your business because networking is hard, or because
it caught your attention?

If it’s because you are buying into the idea that network
marketing is hard and that you should quit, please close
this e-mail now…I wish you the best.

However, if you realize that network marketing takes
extreme dedication and determination and you’re finally
ready to learn how the top earners REALLY build their
empires, then today is your lucky day

How tenacious are you?

How badly are you hunting down that ridiculous lifestyle?

Do you have a champion’s heart?

I’m looking for hungry sharks to work with and that’s it…

Pure guts…pure determination…you MUST persist
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

If thats you then I’ll share this with you…I don’t hold
hands nor do I babysit. It is not my job to motivate you.

You’re either on your way to the top or out the door.

If you want to climb the mountain of success in MLM,
I’ll show you how…I’ve partnered with the brightest
marketers on the planet and there’s a system in place
for you if you’re ready…

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As you already know, branding yourself is a critical factor in your online network marketing business. Keep in mind though, that branding takes time. If you remain dedicated to your business and to yourself, branding will come in due time.

Don’t forget to be yourself, no one wants to work with phony people. Share your real experiences and accomplishments. Share your failures and your lessons. You will only be appreciated and viewed as a real person who cares.

Remember, as Zig Ziglar says, people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. So, as you work on your personal branding, include the caring factor by giving value away and not always trying to sell something right away. Allow people to get to know you and you will start to see the sign-ups in your business increase exponentially.

Use and implement these concepts starting today…don’t delay, your livelihood depends on it.

As a leader in the network marketing industry, you owe it to your team to help them build an organization just as you are.

If you are not showing them how to do what you do, or, if you haven’t figured out the best way to train and coach without taking up all the time you should be enjoying life, then take a few moments and watch this video!

Again, this is for leaders only. If you are not a leader, then this message might ruffle your feathers!

What a wonderful day we have at our fingertips! I am sharing this video with you because I have been watching it and repeating the affirmations in it everyday for sometime now and boy do things manifest. Copy thos video to your blog or your youtube channel and watch and repeat it EVERYDAY!