MLM Business Building « David Satterlee

MLM Business Building – 10 – Doing Business from Home

Self Improvement – Doing Business from Home
It just took over the house
In the Oct/Nov ’92 issue of Sunshine Horizons, Beverly Lewis tells about “one couple so committed to this business they’ve literally turned their entire house into a miniature university. As I walked through their kitchen during a visit one day, I saw a [...]

MLM Business Building – 9 – Influence and Compliance

Self Improvement – Exerting Influence and Gaining Compliance
Our predictable social responses
As “social animals” we are responsive to certain common preconceived notions and powerful trigger situations. Our reflex reactions are really very predictable. They form the necessary fabric of our society. We are taught and often disciplined to respect authority, conserve valuable resources, make friends and [...]

MLM Business Building – 8 – Learning

Self Improvement – A Guide to Learning
Learning is a never-ending process of personal change
Part of the joy of life is the continuous wonder of learning new things. When you integrate new knowledge with what you already know, you build a deep, richly textured fabric of wisdom that can be applied to make life more [...]

MLM Business Building – 7 – Your Motivation: Know Thy Self

Self Improvement – Know Your Self
If it is to be, it’s up to me!
Jack of Bakersfield, California, endorses the motto: “If it is to be, it’s up to me!”
If you fail to act, things will gradually come apart. Your plow will rust, termites will devour your walls and your distributors will loose interest. It [...]

MLM Business Building – 6 – Coping with Fear, Risk, and Crisis

Self Improvement – Coping with Fear, Risk, and Crisis
The people keep you going
Most of us are in this business because we respect natural health. Mental health is a key part of our overall (natural) health. A well-recognized sign of strong mental health is creative service to others and freedom from selfishness. Such selfless service [...]

MLM Business Building – 5 – Getting it Done

Self Improvement – Getting it Done
Commit to goals – visualize the results
What do you want to achieve? Knowing your destination is a crucial step in getting there.
Written goals are best; they have real power. The act of committing your goals to paper forces you to clarify and refine them. Until you write it down, [...]

MLM Business Building – 4 – Mastering the Vision Thing

Self Improvement – Mastering the Vision Thing
Personality types – your approach to work
How do you interact with those around you? How do you see yourself? How do you resolve problems? If you understand these things about your personality, you can make more progress with less confusion. You will engage your creative energies consciously and [...]

MLM Business Building – 3 – A Small Business in the Family

Family Relationships with a Small Business in the Home
Getting your husband’s respect and attention
A common problem for married women who start a network marketing business is an over-protective husband. The guy may really believe that his wife is getting burned by a get-rich-quick scheme or that herbalists are all dangerous quacks. Of course, a [...]

MLM Business Building – 2 – Communicating

Communicating
First impressions
First impressions count. Are you cheerful, clean and dressed appropriately? Don’t you prefer to do business with someone who knows their job, wants to help and looks like they have respect for themselves and you, their customer?
What if you’re taking lots of garlic for your health? Some people will understand but you run [...]

MLM Business Building – 1 – Introduction

MLM Business Building
Introduction
This series is derived from the publication Better Business Building which I wrote in 1996 while doing business as “Health Education Library Publications.” It was targeted at distributors of Nature’s Sunshine Products (NSP), a multi-level marketing (MLM) [“Network Marketing” is now more politically correct] company. The product was formatted as a set of [...]

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