I recently jumped into the world of BlogTalkRadio!

My first radio show was a lot of fun and I talked to my friend and fellow mentor, Judit Regev, from Israel.

“Discover the Secret of Turning Bad Prospects Into Good” is a show talking about personality colors.  Knowing a prospect’s color is important in knowing how to talk to a person and how to present information to them.

Listen to the show here to learn an overview of the colors. 

To find out more, download the ebook, Success In 10 Steps, to gain access to our full training program.

Once you read the ebook and listen to 2 core principles audios, I will give you access to the entire Colors To Success training audio.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

Does it ever seem like you could be so much more successful if only you had a crystal ball to show you everything you needed to know?

There is so much to know when you are building an MLM business from home, especially when you are using the internet.

These days, technology and the web are changing almost every day.  Just look at how Facebook changes its platform so often.

Most people don’t have the money to invest in costly programs or high fee mentors.

The Mentoring For Free program offers fresh and updated training on how to build your Network Marketing business from home using no or low cost methods.

Your Mentors serve you for free with no agenda.

But WHY do Network Marketers need to align themselves with a MasterMind group in order to be successful?

We have been discussing this very issue on our Mental Cleanse calls, most recently with Chapter 5, Specialized Knowledge, in Think and Grow Rich. 

My fellow mentor, Ken Klemm,  submitted a brilliant lesson to explain this principle using a fabulous Apple Orchard story.

Enjoy!

“So, You want to go into the apple business?

 
GREAT! Where will you go to learn all about apples, how
to plan an orchard, the tools You will need, and where
to get them and how to use them, etc?Is there an Apple University? Well, there are many fine
schools who have an agriculture department – and lots
of books available.

Maybe You already have an apple orchard, but You’re
having some challenges.

Where will You turn for help? Visit some orange groves
in Florida? Nice vacation maybe, but it’s apples and
oranges!

What about pineapples? Kind of SOUNDS like apples…
No?

How about the U.S. Apple Association? …Better.

Maybe You should look to Your local state apple growers
association. After all, growing apples in Washington is
probably a little different than growing them in
Wisconsin or Virginia.

But why would other apple growers share their tips and
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE with You? Why would they
cooperate with a competitor?

Because there is a big demand for apples and the things
people make with them. Helping You with Your orchard
makes the apple industry stronger.

If something goes really wrong at Your orchard, it
could adversely affect the industry in the entire
region, possibly even nationwide. Consumer health,
confidence, etc.

So, these folks are Your BEST source for help. Not only
are they actually DOING what You want to do, they also
have a vested INTEREST in Your SUCCESS.

The only place apple growers compete is at local,
county, and state fairs.

Mentoring For Free is the MLM growers association.

Don’t want a big, massive orchard? Just a few trees?
GREAT! We will help You too – ESPECIALLY You. Because,
actually, YOU ARE THE HOPE FOR THE WORLD!

Your Friend and Servant,
Ken Klemm – Florida, USA

P.S. By now You may think I have a passion for
apples… Not really, but I SAW an orchard once. I even
had a wild apple tree in my backyard.”

 

 

Get it?  If you do, you can download my free ebook, Success In 10 Steps, and start finding out what you can learn from the MLM Growers Association.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

One of the sites Network Marketers use to promote themselves is Twitter.

Network Marketing is a People Business, so it is important to present yourself as a real person.

Twitter enables users to send direct messages to their followers.

You are limited to 140 characters, so you must be brief and to the point.

Being “to the point” does not mean throwing your business opportunity in front of people.

Always offer value.

1.  Use Your real name

2.  Use Your real photograph

3.  Invite people to your social network site, like Facebook, or your blog.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

First of all I want to wish you and your family a HAPPY NEW YEAR celebration and a blessed year 2011 ahead with much JOY, HAPPINESS and PROSPERITY!

The end of a year always holds something good for us.

It allows us to reflect back to see what we achieved and to plan ahead on how to surpass yesteryear without the failures of the past.

For me, 2010 was an awesome year with oodles of excitement as well as increasing my knowledge and results in building my Network Marketing business.

Many people crossed my path during the last 12 months.

I have been so blessed to help alleviate people’s frustrations when it came to understanding how to build their network marketing businesses.

I found during our conversations that many people face the same challenges.

The challenges I heard included

1. How to find qualified people to talk to without emptying the bank account or maxing out credit cards;

2. How to put all of the information available out there into an organized system to be able to learn the skills needed to bring results;

3. How to logically evaluate opportunities in order to avoid scams and find the best business to build one’s dream income.

Now, what about YOU?
How did you do during the last 12 months?

Did you find the solutions you were seeking to bring you your MLM business success?

As it turns out, the path to success is traveled following a specific step by step process.

At Mentoring For Free, we follow a tested and proven system to help other entrepreneurs resolve their challenges.

The Number 1 requirement for this system to work is Your Action.

The first step is writing out your WHY for doing your business as explained in the ebook, Success In 10 Steps. You can follow this link for the free ebook download:  Success In 10 Steps eBook.

The next step is listening to the core trainings in our introductory series here.

Once you download and read the ebook, I’ll send you those core training audios.

The most crucial audio in the set is the Five Pillars, so you won’t want to miss that!

All other steps are lead by contact with your personal mentor who will tailor your training program according to your unique needs, challenges and interests.

As you ring in the New Year of 2011, what will your New Year’s Resolutions be?

Will you sit back on your sofa and wish for increased wealth and the ability to provide your family with more of the finer things in life? Or perhaps hoping for a winning lottery ticket?

Or will you Take the Action necessary to make your Dreams become a burning Desire that will fuel your Journey on the path to Success?

Again, I wish you the utmost JOY, HAPPINESS, and PROSPERITY for 2011 to you and your family.

I am available to serve you in your Journey. Connect with me anytime.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen Miller
email: mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

One of the greatest challenges Network Marketers face is How To Talk to Prospects.

Everyone knows how to talk to people, we do it every day.

But when it comes to talking to potential customers or business partners we suddenly lose the ability to relate to them on a personal basis.

Most people tend to enter this salesman mode and start regurgitating the script we were taught to use by our upline sponsors.

As we see the people we are talking to going stone cold with glazed over eyes, we soon realize there has to be a better way.

Exactly what to say is covered in another post.

But here, I want to draw attention to how our body language talks to prospects.

What our hands, feet, posture, and eyes are saying to a prospect can make or break the relationship.

In an article on RealSimple.com, What is Your Body Language Saying?, they list several examples of positive and negative body language.  Below are some examples of what to do right.

Smile with your whole face. 

Make sure you are always presenting a warm, genuine smile from your heart.  Honest smiles use all of your facial muscles…even those “crow’s feet”!

Stay calm.

When you’re nervous you may blink more, close or rub your eyes, lower your gaze, shift your weight, massage your forehead, pick your nails, and bite or lick your lips. 

Subconsciously your prospect will pick up on your discomfort.

Be honest. 

When a person tells a lie, which includes embellishing a company’s pay plan or withholding negative clauses in the contract, their habits will give it away. 

Tell-tale habits when someone is lying are scratching the nose, concealing one’s hands, and looking at the other person longer than usual.

Be interested. 

Nodding your head, leaning forward, tilting your head towards the other person, raising your eyebrows, and keeping your arms and legs unfolded are all ways to show your prospect that you are interested in what he/she has to say.

Ways in which we impart confidence and authority, include standing with your legs apart and spreading your things out around you rather than keeping things right in front of you or in stacks.

Keeping your hands open and using hand and arm gestures gives the impression that you are warm and agreeable.

Body language is important because it speaks to the other person on a subconscious level.  It is how we communicate emotionally.

Body language affects the gut reaction the other person gets about you.

Make sure you practice talking to someone while standing in front of a mirror.  You can talk to your kids, your dog, or your teddy bear.  Just be comfortable in your own skin.

While talking to a potential prospect, always make a quick mental note of how your body feels and what you are doing with yourself.

Remember to relax, be open and genuinely warm.  This is the most important key to building confidence in your relationship with your prospect.

Believe in Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

Oh dear….I feel a need to get on my soapbox, so ya’ll better listen up!

Sometimes I just need to speak up about something I think can cause a lot of grief for my fellow network marketers.

Every time I see someone shouting out about some famous superstar endorsing their MLM company’s product, and how THAT PROVES how wonderful their business opportunity is I just want to scream!

STOP!  STOP!  STOP!  DON’T GO THERE!

Companies who seek to put their credibility on the value of a famous star’s endorsement are more about hype and distracting prospect’s attention to glitz than the real business opportunity.

My friends, the ONLY WAY to evaluate an MLM business opportunity is to measure it up against the 5 Pillars.

Does the Company Management have Experience and Integrity?

Has the Company passed the “early failure” Time Line?

Is there a Reasonably Priced Remarkable Product?

Compensation Plan & Part-Timers?

Is there a System for Success?

Whenever someone presents me with an opportunity, I always ask for the Contract and Policies and Procedures.

Fully understanding these two documents is where your Network Marketing business is going to be built.

It has absolutely NOTHING to do with Mr. or Ms. Famous Superstar.

They know nothing about how the average network marketer builds a business or networks…it sure isn’t by schmoozing!

Famous endorsers have their Business Agents make these deals for them based on how profitable the deal will be for the Super Star, NOT the network marketers who will be building the business.

Think about it…where do you think the company is getting the money to pay for the endorsement?

Do you think it is going to come out of corporate’s budget or out of the pay plan?

Hmmmm….

OK, I’m climbing down now.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

ps…

I’d love for you to leave a comment, like or tweet.

I have never gone to my MLM Company’s annual convention in the almost 3 years that I have been with them.

Excuses abound…usually the one that “I can’t afford it.”  After all, what would I do with my kids?  I can’t take them all with me.  I certainly can’t take the foster children in my care with me, and I have to pay to have them in respite.

More “I can’t afford it.”

Well, this year I am going through a transformation.

I decided to make a New Years Resolution early and start living it NOW.

I have made a choice to Live in Abundance, and not in Poverty.

Living in Poverty means coming from a mindset of lack.  When you come from lack, there never is enough money and there never will be, so you never go anywhere or do anything.

Living in Abundance means coming from a mindset of prosperity.  You recognize what you have and are thankful for the blessing of having it.

You know that God (or the Universe, or whatever your spiritual belief is) will provide you with your heart’s desires and everything that you need.

This week, I registered for my MLM company’s convention. 
I paid the $25 deposit with a payment plan of paying $50 June 1st and the remaining $50 July 1st.

January 1st, I will pay the $50 deposit to reserve my cabin on the Cruise ship.  (Yes, my company is holding convention on a cruise ship!).  This will leave 7 payments of $103 a month, which includes airfare.

I made a commitment to myself that I am going and that my business will grow and produce the needed funds to pay for my trip.

I expect it to happen.  I expect the money to come.

This is in sharp contrast to saying “I’ll go to convention when I can afford it.”  With that kind of poverty mindset, it will never happen because there is no expectation of the money coming.

When you want something that before you thought was unattainable or unaffordable, you need to write it down.

But speaking your desire and writing it down isn’t enough.

You have to write down your plan on how you will pay for your trip & expenses and how you will pay to have the kids and household taken care of while you are gone. 

Make sure to cover every expense you can think of and include it into your budget.

Figure when you need to pay your deposits, when installments or final payments are due, and how much you need to save each month.

Start making arrangements for childcare, pet care, and housesitting now and plan for at least one backup plan!

Again, figure when you may have to pay deposits to secure services and how much you will need to put away each month to pay the final bills.

When budgeting total amounts for your trip to convention, be sure to add in airfare, transport to & from the hotel, hotel room, food, tips, taxes not already added to rates, and any extra entertainment or events you might take advantage of.

Start now! 

Don’t wait until January 1st or until your team leaders start talking about your company’s convention coming up in a few short months.

Make your plans to attend the very next convention. 

If your company’s convention is right around the corner, and you don’t have enough time to budget your money, then start planning for the next year’s convention. 

It is never too early to start saving money…$50—$100 a month seems much more doable than looking at the total cost.

I have always heard that after a person attends convention, they come home and work their business with such enthusiasm, drive and focus, that their business booms.

So, get crackin’ and I’ll see you there on deck!

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com 

If you’re like me, you are constantly searching for the secret of how to create interesting blogs that people will actually read.

I just listened to a Richard Dennis training on HOW TO Use Graphics to get eyeballs interested in reading your blog posts.

Richard Dennis is one of the most respected marketing writers in action today.  His trainings offer incredible free and low cost resources for learning how to write for marketing purposes and how to get your articles & posts noticed.

In his training on using Graphics in your blog, he says it is imperative to grab your reader’s attention immediately so they are drawn to continue reading.

The most effective way to peak interest is through humor or whimsy.

Richard recommends starting off your blog posts with a humorous or eye-catching graphic.

He then gives several examples of opening lines that either pose a question or make a statement about a challenge the reader may be experiencing in their business.

The whole idea is to grab your readers’ curiosity enough to get them to read further.

It is important to note that most people learn visually. 

We absorb more information more efficiently through pictures, drawings, graphs and stories.

We can also read more quickly and efficiently if information is chunked into smaller segments with a lot of spacing between sentences and ideas.

Using graphics not only helps readers learn, but it can also give a readers a positive, happy feeling when visiting your site, which will transfer over to their impression of YOU as a business associate.

To read Richard’s complete article, visit his blog at Net Traffic Machine and download the pdf.

To listen to the audio of Richard’s training, please contact me at mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com and I will be happy to send you the link.

Believe In Your Success, I Do!
Karen

mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

I have been offline quite a bit lately….my sister has needed some help with caretaking.

I am getting back in the saddle and returning to the blogging I love so much!

I watched a great inspiration video on the mindset a business builder must have when looking for business partners.

Here is is…Enjoy!

Click Here for video You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School

Believe In Your Success, I Do!

Karen

mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

Every network marketer knows the value and power of visualization in achieving our goals.

When in business for ourselves, only having contact with our business partners via the internet, can leave us feeling isolated.

The tools we employ to keep ourselves motivated and focused are crucial to our success.

Writing our purpose, our why, our self-talk, and identifying the things that are important to us are how we develop dream boards.

“Me and My Dream House” 

Posting a visual representation of our dreams and goals on a bulletin board or on a desktop slideshow are easy ways to make a dream board that can be seen all day.

One of the keys to successfully achieving your goals and realizing your dreams is to set aside meditation time each day, preferable first thing in the morning.

If that timing doesn’t work for you, meditate while you are in the shower.

               
“My Dreams and Wishes for my Family”

• Find a quite spot, without distractions. 
• Close your eyes.
• Get a mental picture of your goal/dream in your mind.
• Most importantly, focus on how you will feel when you have that goal in your hands.
• Imagine that you are already there.
• Do not think about how you will get there.
• Just focus on the awesome emotions you will be experiencing when it is a reality.
• Meditate for 5 to 10 minutes.
• At least once a day, twice is better.
• And remember, don’t worry about how you will get there.
• Worry will only cause you added anxiety and fear of failure…the emotions that will surely stand in the way of your success!

Once you create the habit of visualizing early in the day, start visualizing at bedtime.

After you’ve tucked the kids (or pets) into bed, kissed your significant other goodnight, and turned out the lights, focus on those goals!

Don’t think about your day or what you have to do tomorrow.  Only think about your dreamboard and feel what it will be like once you are in possession of those things. 

“Hawaii, part of my dream vacation plans!”

I created an album on Facebook to share my dream board. This takes courage since some of the pictures represent very personal growth goals and dreams for my family.

To declare my intentions to achieve these goals to the “Universe” is an important step to accepting the abundance of receiving them.

I also want to share my dream goals with others who may still be struggling with making their own dream boards and can get some ideas from mine.

At home, I have some of my goals and dreams on the wall by my desk.

I also have 2 slideshows on my computer desktop.  I have Windows Vista which has the feature of a sidebar.  One of the gadgets is a slideshow and you can have as many as will fit.

One of the slideshows are my personal and family dreams and goals and the other slideshow are my specific goals and visualizations for my business.

I also say with my meditation a self talk I learned from Dr. Wayne Dyer:

“I honor my worthiness to receive God’s blessings and abundance.”

“My Goals for Building My Business”

If you would like help with developing your dreamboard, visualization techniques, and self talk (self affirmations),
then give me a call (1.541.484.5455, PST) or
email me at mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com .

I am always glad to offer assistance. 

Click here to see my Visualization Dream Board on Facebook.

Believe in Your Success, I Do!
Karen
mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com