Are You Being Promised Spillover?

I received the following from my friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy. Michael has been in network marketing for over 30 years thus he knows the ins and outs of the industry. He is like E. F. Hutton, when he talks, people listen and I hope you do too. Well, if not listen, at least read what he has to say.

Beginning of Michael's letter:

A caller recently told me he's joining an MLM company because they promised him spillover. I said, "They are lying to you!"

The guy called me back later and said, "I point-blank asked them if I'd get people put underneath me, and the guy said, Well, we can't guarantee that.'"

Spillover - Creating a Welfare Mentality

Good people don't want welfare. They want to build it themselves. They just want to learn the skills they need to build this business and create residual income, money that's coming in week after week, year after year, and they can will it to their children's children.

When you look at a lot of network marketing websites, you often see that word "spillover." The proposition, more or less, is, "get in now, today, and you'll get all this spillover."

In 27 years, I have never, ever, ever seen anybody get spillover, having somebody build it for them.

And if you look closely at the compensation plans of the companies that promote spillover, you'll find out that those who get spillover usually don't get paid on it. There are other hoops to jump through to get paid on that spillover, and these people rarely ever qualify.

So it's the person who actually does the work who gets the pay what a novel idea!
Companies & reps use "spillover" as a tool to drag in people who think they can build a business without doing any work. In other words, no sponsoring, no recruiting. It targets that type of person.

When You Say "Spillover", You Are Targeting Quitters!

When you see a network marketing company that promotes spillover on their website, they're looking for welfare-minded people. The problem for you is, you can't build with these people, unless YOU do all the work! That's what they expect. And when you don't build their business, they'll be off somewhere else, looking for a better welfare plan.

So really, when you or your company promote spillover, you are targeting people who will not be with you long-term. And in network marketing, that makes absolutely no sense. The failure rate will be 100%.

And Here's Why The Leads You Buy Tell You To Go Pound Sand!

The quickest way to build a huge list is to offer the moon and require nothing (no money, no work, no purchase) in return. You'll see companies promoting "we've signed up more people faster than anybody else in the history of network marketing." Problem is, there's nobody ordering any product. It's just a bunch of names on a list - but now they can call these people "network marketers."

Then they turn around and sell this huge database of worthless names (an "MLM genealogy list") For $10,000 each to 10 different list brokers. BAM! That's $100,000 profit! And then the list brokers sell these "leads" to all the people in network marketing who want to build their business - including YOU!

So you pay $2-$3 a lead for these people, you call them up, and they tell you, "Hey! You are nuts! I've never been in network marketing!" They don't even know what it is. They just opted in to some pie-in-the-sky list, hoping to get something for nothing.

Conclusion? Run like heck from any company focused on "spillover" - and ALWAYS generate your own leads.

End of Michael's letter.

Don't know how to generate your own leads? Find out here. You will not only learn how to generate your own leads but will learn what to do with them because you will also learn the skills needed to build this business and create residual income.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart


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How to Stop Bargaining with Life for a Penny

As I mentioned in a previous post, your desire must become a burning obsession. So, the big question is "How do you develop a burning desire??" Here's what my friend, Sarah Thompson, shared on the weekly Mentoring for Free mastermind call.

1 Take full responsibility for where you are or are not.

2. Look inside you and find Your why. (Read Chapter 2 in Success in 10 Steps to help you develop it.)

3. Burn Your bridges (DO NOT STOP YOUR income). First plan the day and then take action to achieve your desire.

4. Fill your environment with desire boosters. Make a vision board, a dream board - create images of your desire. Mastermind with like minded people - commit to be here every week. Do whatever it takes to make new friends who will help you keep your commitment.

5. Feed your mind with positive empowering information on a daily basis.

6. Stop all negative incoming data ALL of it. (News, Newspapers, Gossip, etc.)

7 Develop your self talk.

8. Take action NOW. !!!!

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart


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Are You Bargaining with Life for a Penny?

Each Wednesday, my mastermind group reads a chapter of Napoleon Hill's 'Think & Grow Rich." Here are highlights from Chapter 2, Desire - The Starting Point of All Achievement.

1. Have a definite burning desire backed by plans;

2. Everybody wishes for money. But, the accumulation of money can not be left to chance, good fortune or luck. There has to be a burning desire for it. There must be a money consciousness.

3. Whatever your desire, stick with it until it becomes a burning obsession. The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps. (Listed in the chapter);

4. Stake your entire future on the ability to get what you want. Burn all bridges 'cause it's win or perish;

5. Be a dreamer. Remember, a dream comes through a multitude of activity (Ecclesiastes 5:3) Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness or lack of ambition. They don't come by a multitude of words. There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish;

6. Be tolerant and open-minded. They are practical necessities of the dreamer today, thus, translate your dreams into organized thought. Open-minded is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief;

7. Life will yield what you demand. If you bargain with life for a penny - that's what you'll get. No more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. Our only limitations to receive abundance are those we set up in our minds.

If you are a tolerant, open-minded dreamer with a desire to succeed in network marketing, the Success in 10 Steps ebook will help you organize your thoughts. It was written by my good friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy. He has 30+ years in network marketing, and is currently, actively today using what he teaches to build his own solid mlm business. Therefore, it is not the superficial or elementary knowledge you will find in other places (often with a heavy price). The Mentoring for Free System will help you devise your plan and learn the required skills to follow Michael's footsteps. The mastermind group will help you turn that desire into a burning obsession.

For a free audio on how to turn your whimsical fantasy into a burning desire, or to inquire about joining the weekly mastermind group, contact me. I am more than happy to help you.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

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Do You Have Network Marketing Staying Power?

Finally I finished the requirements to enter my quilts into an upcoming quilt show. Boy, was that tedious. Each quilt needs several things to be be ready for entry into the show: 1) a sleeve on the back so it can be hung, 2) a label to identify it (the label is like its birth certificate), 3) its own cloth bag or pillowcase, and 4)the bag must have the entrants name on bag. And, of course, each entry needs to be submitted on a separate form. All of that after having already spent hours upon hours to make them in the first place.

Okay what does that have to do with network marketing? Well, just like in network marketing at times I was frustrated. Like network marketing, it started off fun and exciting but then reality sunk in -- this is work. I didn't have a realistic expectation of the process and it was more work than I bargained for and the results took longer to accomplish than I initially thought. But, if I wanted the satisfaction of showcasing my projects, I had to complete the process.

At times I thought, is it worth it? Do I really want to do this? But then, I saw my quilts on display at the arts center. I felt the joy of sharing my creations with people who would appreciate them.

So it is with network marketing. You have to know where you're going and see the end result. You have to know why you're doing what you're doing. You have to be willing to put in the work -- yes, WORK. It can be frustrating at times and you may wonder is it worth it. But, then you remember your why. Your why will keep you sticking with it. Your why will keep you motivated and drive you to action.

If you have never taken the time to think about "why" you are a network marketer, take the time now to do so. Your why will give you staying power and keep you in the game. As my good friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy, says in Success in 10 Steps, your why is critical to your success. You need a strong written why to stick around long enough to be successful in this business. So, get serious, find your why. Chapter 2 will help you pinpoint it.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma L. White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart


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Free Network Marketing Training

Free Network Marketing Training - is it really free? And, if free network marketing training is free, is it of any value?

Well, that depends. Let's first determine if free network marketing training can really be free. I happen to know with Mentoring for Free it is completely free although I can't attest for any of the other so-called free network marketing training offered. With Mentoring for Free we offer an ebook entitled 'Success in 10 Steps'. This free ebook, written by my personal friend and mentor, Michael Dlouhy, gives the straight scoop about network marketing. Michael intentionally joined 100 nework marketing companies. His purpose was to find out why most people never earn any money in the industry. When you read his book and get understanding of what he shares, you won't have to keep joining program after program to find something that works because you'll know from the free training what will and what won't. Additionally, you won't stick with something you have absolutely no chance to make it. Either way, the information can literally save you years of failure and frustration in the network marketing industry.

While reading the Success in 10 Steps book you may have some light bulb moments. You may get understanding of why you haven't had the success you desired. If you get to that point, congratulations! Some people who read the book never get there. If and when you do, more free training is offered -- a series of audio tapes. These tapes cover various topics that every professional network marketer should know and understand. There goes that word again -- understand. Just as some people read the ebook and don't understand the information, the same can and often does happen when people listen to the tapes. How do I know there is no understanding? Because they will continue to do what they've always done except they expect different results.

In addition to the free audio tapes, we provide 10 free live interactive training calls each week. The training encompasses how, when, and where to advertise; how to brand yourself; how to market on and offline; how to create videos; how to blog; and much, much more. We also have mastermind and coaches corner calls after we read personal-development books. These calls are priceless.

Which brings me to this: Is there any value in something that is free? Well, you be the judge. I just shared some of the training offered by Mentoring for Free. I can tell you this, those who understand and see the value in the training and take advantage of the education provided, including myself, are eternally grateful.

So, if you've ever wondered if free network marketing training is really free and if so, what's the value in it I hope I've answered your questions. Not only that, if you've never done so I hope you decide to become a network marketing professional and download the free ebook, Success in 10 Steps. And, in all your getting, I hope you get understanding so you can achieve the results you are desiring in this wonderful network marketing industry.

Be empowered to prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

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Staying Close to the Fire

Each week, my friends and business partners participate in the 30 day mental cleanse. We read a chapter out of the book Think & Grow Rich (T&GR), write out our thoughts on the chapter and discuss them on a mastermind call. Also, each week we have a leaders call where Michael Dlouhy leads a discussion on a subject that will enlighten you about our industry and how you relate.

On one of these calls, Michael shared a training he received from Jerry Clark. Jerry explained the four categories of people -- those who passionately work in their strengths; those who work in their strengths but are passion less about it; those who passionately work in their weakness; and those who work in their weakness and are passion less about doing so. (The income earned correlates to which quadrant you operate in but that is a topic for another discussion).

Well, here is a lesson submitted by one of the participants in the 30 day cleanse. It incorporates the lesson learned from Chapter 1 in T&GR, the lesson learned from Jerry Clark and a lesson learned from life coach, Patrick Wanis. It was submitted by Suzan Svatek.

Then Man Who "Thought" His Way Into Partnership With Thomas A. Edison

On Monday I was able to listen to 2 life-changing conference calls. The first one was with Michael about our Strengths,Weaknesses, Having Passion, or being Passionless.

I realized I had lapsed into the Passionless/Weakness quadrant of the chart. I have been working AT my business, not IN my business.

I could not understand WHY I had fallen so far into darkness. Yes, I am a Green, but in the beginning months of working in my business I was in the Passionate/Weakness quadrant (though I didn't know this at the time).

I really wanted to make my business work, but I was very focused on my weaknesses and trying to overcome them. Some of my weaknesses are:

Fear of Rejection
Fear of not knowing the right (perfect) thing
to say when I called my leads
Fear of GETTING leads
Fear of Success
Fear of building relationships
Fear of the responsibility of managing people

In a conversation with my sponsor 2 weeks ago, I realized that I was sabotaging myself.

He offered to help me one-on-one to create some success in the next 90 days. I felt myself withdraw and become fearful. I had to do some real soul-searching and find out what that was about.

Did I WANT what I thought I wanted, or was I just fooling myself and actually was a loser.

I DIDN'T want to face THAT thought. I truly don't think of myself as a loser in all aspects of my life, but I had to face the fact that I THOUGHT of myself as a loser in Network Marketing.

I had failed at it in the past, and I was doomed to fail at it again. I have isolated myself from other team members thinking myself not worthy of taking their time for advice and guidance.

I haven't even tapped into the resource of my successful sponsor. I thought somehow that I had to do this on my own. I needed to know how to do this business without help.

Then, on Monday evening I listened to another conference call and things started to come all together. The speaker was Patrick Wanis. He is a life coach and human behavior expert.

He spoke of the Law of Attraction, but went deeper. He said that the Law of Attraction was only the beginning. There were 2 OTHER laws that had to be invoked in order for the Law of Attraction to work.

They were the Law of Action and the Law of Deservedness...... He also spoke about our relationship with money and were we OPEN to receiving wealth?

Things began to fall into place for me. I have been working with the Law of Attraction waiting for success to show up, but then sabotaging any small success I was receiving.

I've worked at the business by writing articles for Ezines, getting on My Space, but not really working hard at making friends and building the relationships, doing videos, dabbling at AdLand Pro and Direct Matches.

What I been resistant to doing was writing down goals, establishing self-talk that I could relate to (have been doing self-talk, but didn't feel it was my own), doing visualizations, and taking ACTION.

I have been in a constant state of anxiety for months now. I have been dreading getting up each morning, glad when bedtime came that I wouldn't have to think about, and feeling guilty about not doing my business.

I have kept my WHY's in the forefront, which is WHY I have hung on as long as I have been.

When I heard about the Law of Action and Law of Deservedness, a light bulb flashed. I realized I had not been taking action that would get me the leads I needed.

But mostly, I realized I didn't feel I DESERVED success and was sabotaging myself by doing busy work, i.e., filing, sorting, listening to some conference calls, studying/reading self-help books.

I didn't feel success was for me. It was for every one else. When I reread Chapter 1 and fully under stood how the Laws of Attraction, Action and Deservedness must have been so deeply ingrained in Edwin C. Barnes for him to be as persistent as he was in achieving his goals, I really understood what attributes he possessed and how he invoked the Laws of Attraction, Action and Deservedness.

He didn't spend his time shuffling papers or reading self-help books (though I am totally convinced that there is also a Law of Self-Development) to forestall his taking ACTION.

He took action and persisted to finally see the day come when it all paid off for him. I also understood the persistence of that little girl in getting her fifty-cents and Darby's lack of obtaining counsel from an expert to go 3' further in finding his gold.

I think I am finally on the RIGHT road. I now see HOW I can move forward. I have to draw on the expertise of my team members to do what they are doing to get prospects. I have to take action. But most importantly, I have to feel I DESERVE success and just quit sabotaging myself.

I feel this is a real break through for me. I want to work from my strengths and feel
passionate about what I am doing.

End of Suzan's life lesson.

This sort of thing happens week after week, person after person in the mental cleanse. People dig deep into their souls to find out why they are not having the success they desire. Week after week, people are having breakthroughs in their lives and in their businesses just like Suzan. It happens because they stay close to the fire.

If there are things in your life keeping you from fulfilling your dreams and you believe your life is worth 30 days, I invite you to join us each week on the mental cleanse call. Register here Don't forget to send me your lessons learned @ irma.white@gmail.com.

Be Empowered to Prosper!

Irma White
A Mentor with a Servant's Heart

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