Savvy Sponsoring Strategies
ISSUE #42
March 14, 2007

How many of you have finally screwed up enough courage to pick up the phone and call someone on your list only to get voice mail… and you breathe a sigh of relief? 

Or how about this:  A very excited new member of your team talks to a friend about starting a business.  The friend says, “That sounds pretty good, tell me about it.”  And your new recruit says, “OK, I’ll call you next week!”

Why did they do that?  It’s simple, they didn’t know what to say.  What’s worse, your new business builder has now set up a game of chase.  And when is their friend most likely going to be the most excited to hear about this business?  Right now.  Who knows what will be on their mind next week.  This is not a combination for success – it’s the opposite --  a combination for failure. 

Our featured article this month offers some really good ideas to be ready and welcome the “yeses” you get.  It will also help you coach your new recruits so when someone says, “I’d like to know more” your recruit can take the next step.  

Also for those of you who are strategic business builders, that is, you’ve been able to shake off your employee mentality and... you have money budgeted for education or mentoring check out Rick Brake’s new Savvy six week program. 

What do I mean, shake off employee mentality and be the Chief Executive Officer of your business?  (And I know it’s hard.  I think it’s the toughest thing we have to do.) 

If you’ve made the leap from employee thinking (no more technician) to CEO thinking (big picture), you know working a business means you work hours that don’t make you money (it’s not a job!).  You also know those hours are setting up the (exponential) foundation that will make for a sustainable successful business over the next few years.  (Yes years, it takes work and time to make this happen.) 

You also have money budgeted for education or mentoring.   Yes, if you’re running a business and not a hobby, knowing how much money you make and how it’s spent and invested is not an option – it’s a requirement.  And in the beginning money is often reinvested in the business.

Rick unveiled his amazing formula for a drop dead wonderful business presentation in his most recent Sunrider Savvy Sponsoring six month program.  Because of Rick’s coaching we saw people go from not knowing how to do a business presentation to effective “front of the room” presentations.

If you’re ready to be able to talk to anyone at anytime when they say, “Tell me more” and make sure your downline is too… don’t miss Rick's new program and get a head start using the tools in our featured article.

Warmly,

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Featured Article...
Unsure of What to Say or Do Next?

Answer this question for yourself:

"What do people do when they are unsure of what to say or do next?"

If you said, nothing then you’ve given me the same answer I get every time I ask the question…Please hear that – Every Time.

Now let me ask you this, How many of you find you don’t talk to as many people as you “oughta,” should or could because you’re afraid that:

  1. You will say the wrong thing and blow through your warm market and then will have no one else to talk to

Or

  1. You will say the right thing and someone will say “Yes, I’m interested what do you do?”  Now you’re confronted with “process too complicated to explain (P2C2E).”  (I thank Salman Rushdie for his wonderful book Haroun and The Sea of Stories and his delightful treatment of those of us committed to making things tougher than they need to be!)

I believe suffering from P2C2E is at the top of the list as to why your business does not duplicate.  The top of the list….

And it is simply because you’re not Savvy enough!

How do you fix this problem?  Step 2.

What’s Step 2?

The first ezine you ever received from us here at Savvy Sponsoring introduced you to the "5 Steps to Work Less and Make Money In Network Marketing".

These five steps are an easy – yes easy, they are very simple, straightforward anyone can do them steps - that help you organize:

  1. Who you are going to speak with
  2. What you are going to say
  3. When you are going to make the contact
  4. Getting clear on what your prospect/downline/whomever needs to do
  5. And when the follow up to the action is going to take place.

So what does it mean to be Savvy Enough?  

  • Take some time to get the ideas you’d like others to know about your business out of your head and write them down on paper. 
  • Keep checking in with yourself (briefing and de-briefing) to see what’s working and what’s not working. 
  • Then go find someone to mastermind with about what you’re doing.   If you’re serious about doing this now rather than the infamous “later,” I suggest Rick’s new six week program.

So let’s bring this back to the notion of P2C2E2 (remember that’s “Process Too Complicated To Explain”)

Each one of you needs to be ready with exactly what you’ll say about your business leading with either the opportunity or your product depending upon the circumstances.  It’s important that you speak with authority, class and boldness.  Sometimes you only have a couple of minutes – but it should seldom be more than 20 minutes.

Here’s the rub as I see it.  Most of you suffer from P2C2E simply because you’ve never sat down and spent the time to solve the issue.  You worry and procrastinate about talking to people and then when someone does fall into your lap you do all you can do to “put them off” because you don’t know what to say.

In order to get past this hurdle you do not need to have everything perfect. 
In order to get past this hurdle you do not need to be making lots of money. 
In order to get past this hurdle you do not need to know everything about
your business.

All you need to do is STOP and spend a few minutes thinking about the benefits of your business to others…and get them on paper.

Linear-ize your thoughts, then what you know in your heart about your company will come out of your mouth!

Don’t know where to start?  Start anywhere.  Just pick up a pencil and write what you’d like them to know.  Then edit.  And when you’re done editing – edit it again.  Then go talk with someone else you admire and respect who does understand Network Marketing.  If you want to speed up this process and work with a team of people on the same page with Coach Rick Brake, check out his new six week program.

>> Click Here Now To Register - The first 10 people save $50

When you can get out of your own way and not make something more complicated than it needs to be your results will show it.  Why?  Simple, you’ve developed a classy, organized, professional way to deliver your opportunity. 

Guaranteed!  (So by the way is Rick’s program.  We’ll stand behind your business presentation... are you ready to stand behind it?  ;-)


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Andrea J. Lee, Tina Forsyth, Money, Meaning and Beyond
W. Timothy Gallwey, The Inner Game of Work
Tim Sanders, Love is the Killer App (How To Win Business and Influence Friends)
Malcolm Gladwell, Blink

Covey S (1999), The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Simon and Schuster, London.
Michael Gerber, The E-Myth
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, Harper Flamingo (Jan 1998)

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Jillian Middleton is a Mentor Coach and Trainer, and author of the courses '5 Steps to Work Less and Make Money in Network Marketing' , Setting Up Your Store Hours and Design Your Calendar.

As creator of the 'Savvy Sponsoring Strategies' coaching programs, Jillian trains network marketers and direct sales consultants the same strategies she used to build two 6-figure network marketing businesses in 5 years.

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