Michael Dlouhy

If Youre Not Careful Youll end up Poor by Default

Garbage In, Garbage Out

I rarely get into arguments anymore simply because of the futility of the experience. It’s a complete waste of energy. All you end up with is one person with an inflated ego, and the other with a deflated ego.

But anyway, I remember a time when I had an argument with a friend of a friend about capitalism versus socialism, and which is better for the people.

I’m a capitalist at heart. I don’t believe socialism or communism works. In my opinion, true capitalism is the only system that allows anyone, regardless of race, creed, culture or financial circumstance to prosper. It’s a level playing field. [click to continue…]

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How many star recruits do you need in order earn the “big money” in network marketing? Most leaders will tell you that their big money comes from only a handful of superstars in their downline.

MLM legend Tom “Big Al” Schreiter claims that less than 10 great frontline partners is enough to bring you true financial freedom. Now there’s a thought.

Just how do you find this handful of super high quality people? That’s the biggest challenge of any network marketer. It’s like finding needles in a haystack.

A “shortcut” is to use a magnet. In the business world, that magnet is GOOD MARKETING. [click to continue…]

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How to Become a Personality DetectiveThe first thing my mentor, Michael Dlouhy, taught me was this: Network Marketing is NOT a numbers game, it’s about building relationships with people. The more relationships you build over time, the more successful you’ll be.

People are not numbers. People are mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. People have dreams and aspirations. Thus relating to people and building a relationship with them over time comes first from understanding them.

Let’s say you’re meeting a new prospect for the first time at a coffee house. Literally within the first two minutes you can understand them and begin to build a long term relationship by identifying their dominant personality type. Just how do you do that? Easy. Shut up, listen and observe. Here’s how… [click to continue…]

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Is Yours a 5 Pillars Company?A network marketing company is your vehicle to financial independence – the thing that takes you from where you are now, to where you want to be. Even if you are a good driver, you need to have a safe, reliable and efficient vehicle to get you to your destination.

So how do you know if your vehicle is capable of taking you to where you want to go? How do you know that you have the right vehicle? And what do you do when you find out that you’re in the wrong vehicle?

That’s where the 5 pillars can help you to assess whether the MLM company you’re representing is the right vehicle for you. The 5 Pillars are what you need to be successful in a company in the long term. [click to continue…]

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