Unique Home Based Business Opportunity

Authentic listening to others’ questions, comments and concerns builds trust, enhances credibility and improves your ability to connect authentically and sincerely.

Have you ever bought something from someone you didn’t trust?  I’m not talking about making purchases over the internet where there is no human interaction.  I’m talking about a transaction between humans.  If someone was trying to sell you something and you sensed that they were not trustworthy, would you not walk away instead of [...]

Anything works if you believe it does. But belief without results will only take you so far. Belief erodes when intended results don’t develop.

Here’s what most people don’t understand about success in network marketing. Just because anyone can work a system, it doesn’t guarantee that they will. Traditional network marketing success theory is flawed, because it emphasizes the ability of the average person to work the system. But it takes more than ability to build a profitable home based business.

It is a harsh reality of network marketing that we experience time and time again…if your budding partners are becoming frustrated; they will become more and more resistant to new ideas.  After a while, these frustrated network marketers may develop the habit of turning and running in the other direction as soon as you try [...]

When I was a kid, Doug Stevens would stop at my grandmother’s house on a regular basis. I think it was once a month. He sold brushes, brooms, feather dusters and household cleaning solvents. He always had a freebie for grandma. One give-away was a stiff bristle brush with wire woven throughout. Grandma could scour [...]

Recently I was reminded of a story about boiling water and how it changes the element that is put into it.  The point of the story was to show that different types of people react differently to adversity just like objects react differently to boiling water.  Obviously the economic waters are boiling right now and [...]

Unfortunately, some network marketers have developed the habit of using fear to motivate.  One of the most commonly used tactics is the statement, “Social Security won’t even be around for you.”  Most commonly used in recruiting, the Social Security Myth is meant to scare you into “realizing” the bleakness of your projected retirement financials.  Many [...]

I’m inspired to build my business authentically, which means being guided by my values, and leading with my strengths.
When I build my business from a foundation of the real me, I’m more confident and it’s easier to take frequent results producing actions. This works for me in my coaching practice and on my other blog [...]

Listening to all of the doom and gloom about the economy certainly is unsettling. But when I started hearing the word depression, it actually gave me hope.  My grandparents lived through the depression and managed quite nicely to not only live through it, but also keep six children clothed, fed and educated.  So what did [...]

Friends hosted a backyard BBQ on the 4th. Food and games followed by the traditional fireworks display at nearby Firestone Park. There’s nothing unusual about that right? Well …I was having a beer and a conversation with the host – a longtime friend – he dropped the first ‘firework’ of the evening on me when [...]