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[Verniel Cutar Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 3]

Most people are very good at this simple persuasive skill. One doesn't require a lot of training or intellect to do this, and in fact, you may already be doing this in one way or another in some aspect of your life..

This is the SKILL of persuading others by sheer enthusiasm.

Each time you watch a very good movie, you enthusiastically tell your friends about it. ANd guess what, most of your friends end up watching the movie.

Enthusiasm.

"Hey I just discovered this new restaurant around the corner and it's so amazing. We should go there sometime".

And pretty soon, your friends or family end up dining in that restaurant a few days later. Enthusiasm!

The thing is, a lot of networkers don't use this "skill" when promoting their business opportunity. They focus too much on the marketing techniques and tools, but the enthusiasm just isn't there.

But if you communicate with a high degree of enthusiasm, others will see the LIGHT and you'll be able to win more people to your way of thinking. More will follow you, because you when you are enthusiastic, you display more certainty and confidence in what you are doing.

So how do you keep yourself enthusiastic on a daily basis?

Post your thoughts.

[Mario Sanders Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 6]

This is a great article, Verniel. Using enthusiam as a skill does bring in a lot of customers.
I for one have experienced it with my insurance agent. He was so enthused about the product I actually got caught up in his enthusiam and bought the insurance. It was a great experience to get caught up in something to get excited about. I stayed with my insurance agent until he changed companies.
His enthusiam was not there and it was very visible to see him not getting excited about this new product he was promoting. I eventually stayed with the original company and chose not to join him in the new venture.
Getting excited about a new product and promoting it to your customers is a good skill. How excited can you stay when you repeat your message to several people every day?
At the end of the day, you have to look at this as a business. Just another business day completed. With all the enthusiam you have for the products, if someone joins you or not, it is just business.
It's funny that no emotions are involved in business.

[Verniel Cutar Company: Global Domains International, Inc Contribution Level: 3]

Hi Mario. This is really not an "article" although it looks like one. It's just me posting in the forums and sharing something to whoever might read it. I hope you were able to relate to what I have been saying on the thread. And I got the message you posted on my profile too. Thanks man.

[Ceri Wood Contribution Level: 2]

You are totally right about enthusiasm, but for some reason people are just so skeptical about mlm and enthusiasm doesn't seem to sway those who aren't ready to be swayed .

[Lynda Cromar Company: Empower Network, LLC Contribution Level: 9]

Enthusiasm is absolutely key, but don't stop there. I have had much enthusiasm, drive, and passion and still failed. Make sure you are learning the key skills, learning how to build relationships, asking questions, and presenting after you have qualified them as a good candidate, and they have expressed an interest!!

[Tom Fuszard Company: Global Resorts Network Contribution Level: 2]

Verniel,

I agree with your premise, but offer different explanations for the cause. If someone is not enthusiastic, it makes me wonder:

- Is this a newer person? The missing skills may pertain to communication or just plain knowledge and experience.

- Is the person really fired up about the opportunity? Sometimes you have to wonder if the person got into the opportunity for the wrong reasons. As we say in public speaking, you should concentrate on subjects that you really enjoy talking about; that you're passionate about. You can't fake that or try to gain it like a skill.

- Does the person know he or she doesn't sound enthusiastic? Sales people are often instructed to stand up when making calls. It's to help them relax and put more energy into the call. I know the feeling. I seem to be more confident when I'm standing up. Sometimes we may think we're coming across well, but may not be. That's where outside guidance/coaching can be helpful.

Yes, enthusiasm is critical. And as you noted, it really helps "sell" others on an idea. Perhaps your posting will cause people to evaluate their own techniques and make adjustments as needed. That could only help.

[Tadas Luksys Contribution Level: 1]

Yes that works, but here is the huge problem why we
will not build this business successfully:

RETENTION RATES!

You attract them, do you think he will stay interested after several
months?

So the results will be: you keep on attracting they keep
on quitting after several months or so
if you stop attract, all your downline stop
growing - this is the huge problem building NM business
online today. Your downline will not do atraction - dublication,
because they have quite different attitude
for this type of business.

So I think retention rates are so much more important
than how many new people you can bring it today.

Retention rates show recruited people's integration, determination, discipline,
satisfaction and many other vital things
if you want to have successful downline - I currently working really
hard on that with my downline. Many poeple work much more
to generate more and more leads rather than spend more
efforst on downline people attitudes. After attitudes teach
skills and take action.

Tadas

[Ceri Wood Contribution Level: 2]

Is it not possible to work on recruitment and retention?

[Tadas Luksys Contribution Level: 1]

Is it not possible to work on recruitment and retention?

We need to work on recruitment and retention, but
we need to work only with right people, if not
we can waste 10's of years.

anyways I see so many networkers they spend too less
efforts to train them downline, but stick more
with recruiting new people and no wonder why
only 2-3 of 100 recruited are active after 1 year -
this is real stat.

[Cara Olson Company: Monitium Contribution Level: 2]

I would think that enthusiasm would come naturally if you believe in what you have and are truly trying to help the person you are talking to. Also, when a new person teams up they should have that enthusiasm too but we can not push enthusiasm on people, only represent it ourselves. Good post.