If you want to be an effective leader, you better be emotionally intelligent. Emotional intelligence has very little to do with your IQ. According to his article in the Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman says that a person with the best training in the world, an incisive and analytical...

A team that understands people and knows how to bond with prospects will always outperform the team that memorizes their presentation.  Building a smart and nimble team can take time, but if you want a business that can withstand hard times and flourish in good times, you must be bullheaded...

Most businesses teach their people to be stupid. Yes, being stupid is actually encouraged. I have heard many people even say, “It does not matter if it works, only if it is duplicatable.” What? So if something is working for you and your unique personality, stop doing it because the next...

Supplement sales are up in direct sales, unless you are in network marketing. In my last blog post I guessed that network-marketing supplement sales were down as a result of much lower traffic to their websites, but I wanted to find out if I was off or not. It turns out that lower traffic to...

Supplement sales are up in direct sales, unless you are in network marketing. In my last blog post I guessed that network-marketing supplement sales were down as a result of much lower traffic to their websites, but I wanted to find out if I was off or not. It turns out that lower traffic to...

In network marketing we build romantic stories about the successful leaders. We imagine that they hit home runs every at bat, throw 90 yard touch down passes and sink hook shots from 50 feet out on a consistent basis. It reminds of the Mel Gibson Classic Braveheart, where a young soldier...

Rule 1 – Expect high output. A network-marketing superstar does not need to have years of experience in sales or in network marketing. Age and background are irrelevant. Chet Holmes says, “Young or old, if you have the stuff, we’ll know.” My circle of influence is much...

Low expectations yield low results. Very few network marketers have the guts to challenge their people, consequently their groups remain small and underachieve. Instead of setting high expectations they keep their downline protected from responsibility and challenge in the hope that the...