Awesome Network Marketing Convention, Part 2

Where was my roommate? What was happening next? How would I remember everything I was learning?

These questions were going through my head as our team headed a dinner together on the second night of my first convention. I was trying to remember names and faces, as well as where they were from. There were people from all over the USA and Canada, as well as Norway, United Kingdom, and Sweden, to name a few. All four types of personalities were evident, too.

Our group this evening was a smaller group of about 17 people who belonged to a team of 'leaders in-the-making'. One man in the group had made reservations for us at a Mexican restaurant and lead the way, walking about four or five blocks from the motel.

While we were waiting for our food, a crisp $100 bill was awarded to a young couple who had accomplished a requirement for that award, and we presented out team leader with a plaque of recognition for her leadership. Many pictures were taken and we all talked about business and life in general.

That evening I found out what happened to my roommate. She had been on her way to the airport to come to convention, when she blacked out with a stroke (TIA). Her husband took her
to the hospital for treatment, instead. I can't imagine how disappointed she was. We had all been looking forward to this event for a year. (She has a 'yellow' personality. She cares very much for other people. She was a nurse.) She had left a message on a team member's cell phone, but since she had just started using the phone, she hadn't figured out how to get messages from the phone, yet.

O.K. Now what was I to do? I admit I was thinking only of myself when I thought about the credit card bill with 4 nights of an expensive motel on it. (Even with the special rate it was expensive for me, a 'common Jane') When I had expected to share the bill with one or maybe more people, I was not sure what to do, now. I guess my 'yellow' personality was worrying about the cost of convention and not letting me enjoy and learn.

We have heard from the top to "Ask for Help". So I asked a couple of my team members if they had any ideas of what I could do. They said not to worry about it, it would be alright. They would mention it to our team leader. I imagined someone paying for my motel stay and how that would show how caring and selfless this group of people are. I could tell all about what a awesome team I have and the world would be a wonderful place... O.K. I got a bit carried away there! They are an awesome team, but that is not what happened.

The next morning, after pleading on my knees, I had the thought of asking someone that was staying alone in a room, if they wanted to room with me. Since I was on the same floor as the Presidential Suite, where we got together every night for pizza and brainstorming until the wee hours of the morning, that would save us both money and her the time of going back to a room on a different floor of the motel.

I had two people in mind to ask to room with me. When I got off the elevator, a few minutes later, I saw one of the people I had thought of. Upon telling her my situation, and asking her if she would be willing to share a room with me, she asked if I had talked to the front desk about it. I had not, yet, as I was waiting until I found someone willing to make the change. She said she snored, I said I have earplugs, besides, sometimes I talk in my sleep. She might have a friend coming in to stay too, not a problem. 'The more the merrier.'

Well, this lady is a leader, because she took the bull by the horns and made the arrangements before lunch. (She was also a 'blue' personality, very outgoing and loves to have fun.) The front desk said that she just needed to be out of her room by 2:00p.m. I went across the street to get us some lunch from the mall's food court, and she went to pack up her stuff to move.

I brought the food back and waited for her in the room. After awhile, I was beginning to think she forgot what the room number was (also a 'blue' personality trait). Sure enough, when she did arrive at the room, she told me that she had to ask our team leader what room number I was staying in. (Our team leader has a 'green' personality. She remembered details, even though I only told her once.)

We shared the room for the last two days of convention, and even shared the same name (first name only). We got to know a bit about each other and sharing the room helped us both.

It is interesting to figure out what personality each person is and it helps you to understand them and how they think. I have mentioned three of the four 'colors' of personality. The last color is 'red'. (They need to be in control.) To learn more about the four personalities, go to:

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Well, that was how my immediate problem got solved, but convention wasn't over, yet.
The best is yet to come...

I want to tell you about a person who visualized and won a brand new 2008 Ford Mustang!

I will also tell you about the people who became dear friends (friends for life) in just a few days.

Awesome Network Marketing Convention, Part 1

I just attended my first business convention. It was awesome!!

I bought my reservation with an early discount. So that I wouldn't back out from going to the convention, I bought my plane ticket early, too. I asked within my team for a motel roommate and booked a room with two beds before I could change my mind.

Months passed and my business was slow to take off. I was working on personal growth and learning all I could from the leaders on my team. In the business that I am in, you can ask for help from anyone else in the business. Your up-line, side-line, even the president of the company will encourage you to believe in yourself. People who have the freedom to own their own lives are within this business.

When the time came for the convention, I was a little nervous, wondering how I would be accepted without a big down-line, only a few clients.

I needn't have worried. I got off the airplane onto the motel shuttle to find that it was full of people going to the same convention that I was going to. We shared names, where we were from, and how long we had been in this business. Instead of feeling all alone, I was part of this group.

When we got to the motel, I started looking for my roommate. She was not checked in yet, so I called one of my team. No one had seen her or heard from her yet, so I got settled in the room before going to the team leaders room.

As I walked up to the door of the presidential suite I noticed that it was propped open slightly so that anyone could go in. I heard laughter and talking inside, but was unsure if I should enter. As I was standing outside the door, actually starting to walk away, someone opened the door and came out. It was someone that I knew by phone but had never met personally before. She called me by name and ran to give me a big hug. Then, she opened up the door to introduce me to the team leader. I was instantly welcomed and accepted into the group. I felt like I belonged.

I went down to the lobby to watch for my roommate, and several people came up to me and started talking. Everyone was introducing themselves, putting faces to names that they had heard by phone on the free training calls, giving hugs and exclaiming how glad they were to see everyone. More people kept coming and the family kept growing. Soon the lobby was very busy with people from all over the world.

A special dinner was provided the first evening for those at a certain level in the business. People were dressing up in formal wear and getting ready ride to that event in hummer limousines. Since there were some of us who were not at that level, we banded together and planned to eat together at a nearby restaurant. After we took pictures of our friends getting into the limos and riding off, we walked to a Japanese restaurant down the street.

We went around the group getting to know names and personalities and taking pictures while waiting for our food. We had a great time, but all agreed that we were going to be in the limos next year.

My roommate still had not checked in when we got back to the motel. I thought maybe I had mistaken the date of her arrival. No, I was informed that she had been planning to attend the limousine dinner. Still, no one was able to reach her by phone. Something was not right.

The next morning more people arrived, but my roommate was not one of them. I went to the table to get my ID badge and schedule. I found out that I had a ribbon of recognition on my name tag. That made me feel good about myself. Even though I was not as far as others, I still was very important in this business.

As the events started to accumulate and the training commenced, I began to realize that this business is more than everything that was promised.

A 5 Pillars Company:

1. Management with Experience and Integrity

2. Timing within the Company, Nationally & Globally

3. Remarkable Products that people need

4. Compensation Plan that rewards top performers & the part-time people

5. Proven Duplicable System that allows part-time or full-time people to create Royalty Income

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To Be Continued.........

What Does a Proven "System" look like?

Everywhere you look on the internet, you hear about a "proven system". What exactly does it mean to have a "proven system"?

Email me to request this audio where Michael Dlouhy speaks with Sarah Thompson and Judi Sheean about a duplicatable system or "recipe".

Let's say you wanted to make my Mom's special squash dinner buns. You would ask for the same recipe that she uses so that you too can make the exact same tasty buns that she makes right?

And if your neighbor tasted the buns that you made following my Mom's recipe, and they liked it and wanted to make some for themselves. Wouldn't you think that if they followed the same recipe that their buns would taste exactly the same?

Listen to Sarah Thompson's pizza recipe and Judi's cake recipe and see why they are having success teaching their downlines how to cook. (metaphorically speaking of course)

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MLM Team-Building

By Michael Dlouhy

You get a great sense of satisfaction by giving with no strings attached. You can give material things, or your time, or your expertise. Doing so puts you in the right frame of mind to talk to other people about your MLM opportunity. You know you are acting in their best interest, and that is a real key.

I have driven to New York twice, to help team members when they were ready to move - one to Florida, the other to Kentucky. My son Matthew went with me and helped. I think you, as the leader of your group, need to be Example #1 of bonding and relationship-building. For your people to work well together and to really perform and prosper as a team, they need that example. When they see you walking the talk, how can they do any less?

Not too long ago, I drove 500 miles round-trip to cut down a tree for one of my team. The tree was dead, it was threatening their home, and I’ve cut down a lot of trees in my life. Linda and Matthew came with me. We made a day of it, cutting down the big old hickory tree and cutting it into pieces and hauling it all to their burn pile. We all felt great on that 250 mile ride back home. Do you think an act of kindness like that will create a long-lasting effect? I believe it does. A single act like that can set in motion a series of acts of kindness. Isn’t that a great legacy to give your team?

The lesson is simple: just look for opportunities to help.
Then do so eagerly, with no expectation of return.

But trust me, you will get the return. Immediately, your life is filled with strong positive feelings and content. Who knows what future cycles of kindness you may have started? And last, but certainly not least - you have strengthened your network marketing relationships.

That’s definitely not a bad thing.

Your friends for life,

Michael & Linda Dlouhy

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Create your Future, Believe in your Dreams
Debbie & Dennis Engler

MLM Relationships - Look Beyond Behavior

By Michael Dlouhy

People don’t always do the right thing. And 98% of these “wrong things” fall in the category of “small stuff.” So when somebody screws up, take a moment to put it in perspective. A year from now, will you even remember it? Bottom line: don’t invest your time and your emotion in something that is trivial.

The logical extension of this thought is, whenever someone does some act that you don’t approve, train yourself to think of them with kindness. If you consider the situation to be truly serious, then advise them how you would handle it. And then let it go.

Nothing is - or needs to be - perfect. “Letting it go” is your best choice because you ultimately have no control over what any of your network marketing partners does. And, believe it or not, there’s always a fair chance you’ll learn something new and useful from how someone else handles a situation.

So observe, and try to understand why. And then either learn or let it go or both. Your MLM relationships always involve other people. You can count on regular annoyances. Long-term, they are meaningless … so don’t let it have any effect on your own productivity.

Your friends for life,

Michael & Linda Dlouhy
“Be a mentor with a servant’s heart!”

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Create your Future, Believe in your Dreams
Debbie & Dennis Engler

MLM Relationships - See the Innocence

By Michael Dlouhy

One thing network marketers do is … we wonder why other people do the things they do. Some of that stuff really seems irrational, doesn’t it? Selfish, mean, nuts? It’s frustrating just to think about someone doing those crazy things. Why can’t they be normal? Like … like … like US for instance!

And do you know what the height of this lunacy is? They … look at us … and think exactly the same thing!

Since they are so set in their crazy ways, maybe the smartest thing for us to do is to be a bit less bothered by their nuttiness.

One way to do this is to look beyond their behavior and into their soul. The vast majority of associates and prospects and family members aren’t being devious. They are just doing what they believe in. If you can look at the other person and see the innocence behind their behavior, then you can have compassion for them.

One area where others seem to often “go too far” is in their idea of how quickly we should be doing some pretty weird (probably unproductive) action, to help them in their MLM business. To them, it’s urgent. You, on the other hand, have 27 things on your list more urgent and more likely to produce good results. So just think of the frustration you feel when a project is urgent to you and you have to depend on someone else for the next step. That may make it easier to “feel their pain” and not be so bothered by their behavior.

We appreciate you!

Michael & Linda Dlouhy

Create your future, Believe in your Dreams
Debbie & Dennis Engler
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