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How Your Body Talks To Prospects

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

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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.

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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.

 

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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

 

Posted by on January 2nd, 2011 No Comments

Don’t Send a Duck to Eagle School

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!

 

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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

Posted by on October 12th, 2010 No Comments

Visualization for the Network Marketer

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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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  • 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. 

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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.”

 

 

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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

 
 

 

Posted by on August 11th, 2010 3 Comments

What Facebook Groups to Join

One of the activities Network Marketers engage in on Facebook is joining groups.

When your purpose is to network with other people involved in MLM who you may want to attract to your business, you want to join groups relating to network marketing and MLM.

 

 

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You can also join groups whose interest is a particular company or specific lead generation system.

With these groups, the hope is to connect with others who may be struggling to make money in the company they are with.

Groups focused on more general topics like self development, internet marketing, or women in business, will have more members who are not involved in MLM.

While valuable for personal growth and learning, these groups are not as appropriate for finding potential business partners. 

You want to join groups that are active.  Those should end up at the top of your search list.

Look for number of members and see if people have joined recently.

Look on the group’s site and see if the group owner posts events and discussions on a fairly regular basis.

 

 

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Once you join a group, pay attention to the messages the group sends you.

About once a week is enough, otherwise it gets too time consuming and annoying. 

Are they sending valuable content to help you solve your problems or are they spamming you for their opportunity?

If groups annoy you with their messages or event invitations, or don’t do anything at all (messaging encourages activity from other members) then leave the group.

Periodically go through your groups and leave the ones you are not active in or ones that are not growing or offering content.

Remember, your time is money. 

As an entrepreneur building a business from home…probably part time along with all of your other life’s demands…you cannot afford to waste time.

 

Believe in Your Success, I Do!
Karen

Email: mentor.karen.j.miller@gmail.com

“The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their Dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

http://www.complete-network-marketers-desk-reference.com

Posted by on May 14th, 2010 No Comments

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