Want to have a Better Day?

Do you find yourself thinking bad thoughts about the people closest to you?


Sometimes when we are critical of others, it's a need for us to look inward.

When I get frustrated at my kids for not putting their shoes in the shoe basket, I need to be sure that my shoes are in the shoe basket.... Usually, they aren't. 

Children will reflect our own behaviors back to us. I must ask myself, Am I being a good example, modeling desired behavior and teaching with love and kindness?

Sometimes we just need to look for the good in the situation.

Like, when my husband says, "Who moved the laundry basket?" And it's right in front of him... Maybe instead of criticizing his lack of observation, I can be grateful and praise him that he is making an effort to put his clothes in the laundry basket. :)

Try and see the good in others.

But don't be too hard on yourself when working on the skill of praising instead of criticizing. We are all doing our best, so give yourself a break and remember to praise yourself as well as others for effort --Even the little things.

Guest Post: When Honesty can Kill a Team

I Have been working with Carla Rogers for a few months now. We are not part of the same company, but we are on the same TEAM ;) This lady is smart, funny, and a terrific leader. Take a minutes and check out this blog post below. 

Wanting some motivation recently, I plopped down on the sofa to watch a few YouTube documentaries of some the leaders in our company.  The interviewer asked the question that is always on people's lips.

"How did you do it?  How did you rise through the ranks so fast?"

The answer was so honest it shocked me.

"I don't know."

She went on to explain some of the things she did, but she didn't know which actions were important.  This is one thing that can kill a team in no time. Since she honestly doesn't understand her own success, her team will probably fail because she doesn't know how to duplicate her path to success.

Sometimes you need a timeout before continuing the race.

So many times in conversations I have heard people say that they don't know how they achieved their success.  Even if your team is enjoying an explosion of growth, it would be good to slow down and verify that the new people are being trained, not just with your products and company info, but how to network and not be spammy.

Don't rush to climb the ladder of success because if not trained correctly, the team can crash at any time. There is a group that helps train network marketers, encourages them, provides a safe place to learn and is completely FREE.  If you are interested, please leave a comment and I will hook you up!

Connect with Carla HERE

Want to know the REAL secret to building your network marketing business?

It’s RELATIONSHIP MARKETING
Key #1: Post ads that create Conversation

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Start conversations! Stop demanding. It’s been said that you become like the 5 people you are around the most. As marketers, we want to attract successful people, sometimes those people are deeply committed to another company and that’s ok.  If you strike up a conversation with another marketer and they pitch you, stop and take a deep breath—they are just doing what they have been taught and have seen other people do. When this happens, you have two options,

a) you can educate them on proper relationship marketing, get a feel for how teachable they are and then connect them to your network,

Or

 b) you can pitch them right back with an “I’ll look at your opportunity if you’ll look at mine” but let them know you think yours is a better option and you’ll follow up with them.

((I HIGHLY recommend option a, however, if you hit your head on your desk too many times, it’s ok to walk away.))

Key #2 Talk to People, Relentlessly!

Love people and be genuine and kind. Don’t be attached to the outcome of your connection, just get into the other person and see how you can relate and build an honest relationship.          
Get to know people where they are. A great acronym to remember is FORM.

Get to know their FAMILY—everyone loves to talk about their kids.

Ask about their OCCUPATION, do they enjoy it? Do they struggle? They might ask you about yours too, but don’t be too eager to pitch them, keep going with the getting to know them genuinely.

Ask them about RECREATION, what do they like to do in their spare time?

Finally, you can share a brief MESSAGE about what you do… but keep it focused on them and how it can add value to their goals.

You want to have genuine conversation happening and work at it for about 2-3 weeks. This might seem difficult, but by this time you will know if you REALLY want to work with a person or not. Sometimes you will find that you really don’t fit well together, and that’s okay. Remember, when you genuinely connect to a person, you also connect to their network, which in most cases is hundreds of people.

This is the magic of network marketing.  Remember, this is NOT about overnight success. This is about branding you as a genuine leader. You will begin to attract the people you need and that you can help, but it does take patience. It's okay, keep moving forward loving and leading!

Happy Relationship Marketing!

Want to connect with me and my Web of Awesomeness? Shoot me a message here, or add me on facebook.

Looking forward to getting to know YOU!

~Kylie Buckley