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You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Melanie Milletics on Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:35 pm

Those of you who have BBR will know where the inspiration for this one came from...Thanks Mark! :D
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You cannot afford to watch TV. Really, you cannot. Do you have any debt? If so, sitting on your butt in front of the boob tube is not going to get you out of your predicament any faster. You can be certain that you are in fact cheating your family out of thousands of dollars in residual income, and a lifetime of fun and freedom! So what will it be ?… the brain numbing telly… or living up to your full potential?

The sad fact is that for many, it will be the telly. In ‘the Strangest secret”, by Earl Nightingale, it is said that a full 95% of people are content to just get by. Only 5% of us are true entrepreneurs, willing to learn and apply and grow into our full potential. Of the 5% who will become financially independent, only 1% become wildy successful and truly rich.

Where do you see yourself? Do you have a burning desire, huge dreams and an imagination that keeps you awake at night? Or are you sitting on your butt, living vicariously through the characters on the screen. Or worse, letting your beautiful mind be poisoned by the violence and trash that passes for entertainment?

You truly must change your mind before you can change your bank account. One of the most glorious aspects of a network marketing business is that you MUST grow in order to earn. You must change your stinkin thinkin, you must learn to use the master key.

One of my friends says it this way – “you’ve got to stop being right if you want to be rich.”

In other words, it’s time that you listened, learned and applied and simply got down to work.

I know that many of you are out surfing for the ‘magic dust’ that is going to make your business run on total autopilot so that you don’t have to actually work…

Folks, this isn’t like your job where you work as little as possible and will get paid regardless. If you treat your network marketing business the same way you do your job, your dreams will continue to be just that. Dreams, wishes, could have beens.

Your business requires massive exposure. That means that each and every day you must work to put more prospects into your pipeline. I’ll bet that your upline has given you some ways to get that done? If not, have you gone further upline to find the answers you need? Are there people making money in your company? I’ll bet there are, and if you aren’t its not the company or the comp plan or your sponsor’s fault. It’s yours. You need to keep going upline till you find the answers you need. I said the answers you need- not the answers you WANT. The successful people in your upline will tell you what they are doing to succeed. Just DO it. You may have to step out of your comfort zone to begin to make true change in your life. You may need to learn new skills and apply them on a daily basis until you become at least proficient, if not professional.

You didn’t buy a lottery ticket, folks. You bought a business. Just because it was cheap, doesn’t mean you don’t have a million in potential earnings waiting for you.

Get to work. Turn off the tube.

Generate prospects (time)
or

Buy prospects (money)

Connect with them via the phone and use the system your upline has taught you. If the timing isn’t right for them, let the system you have in place follow up and keep them in the loop.

How many people should you expose to your biz on a daily basis?
3-5 a day is part time
10 a day is full time
15+ a day is big time.

Have you made that many connections yet today? No? Turn off the tube.

Consistently fill your pipeline and know that this is not a slot machine or a microwave. Your prospects will join when the timing is right for them. That may not be today – but if you stick with your business long enough, you may find that an extraordinary number of them join you sometime down the road.

So are you ready to make today a day of extraordinary change? Just decide, and it is DONE!

I wish you the utmost success!
Melanie Milletics
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Igor Kheifets on Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:13 pm

great post Melanie!

Totally agree with you, I personaly stoped watching TV 6 month ago..Just became so boring, that I only watch a good movie once in a while
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Erik Shear on Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:13 am

I canceled my cable and after a short period of withdrawls I can honestly say I don't miss it. I now have more time with less distraction.
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Lindy Barron on Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:53 pm

Hey Melanie,
Great post! Many excellent points. Especially liked the "stinkin` thinkin`." My neighbor, a little whiny about his upline, needs a double dose of this. I`ll make sure he gets it. On the wall it goes. Thanks. lb
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Forest Marie on Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:06 pm

Great article Melanie!

Too much politics on TV, not enough production.

Production > Politics.

Awesome Read.
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Victor Pham on Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:02 pm

Awesome post, Melanie!

I did the same with an XBOX Live membership. Going back seems almost juvenile.
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Melanie Milletics on Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:24 pm

So many things amaze me about people-
one is this: calling someone who opted into your biz site and hearing the TV on loudly...and them telling you this isnt a good time to talk.
You KNOW its because of the show they are watching. That person never qualifies for a call back. they must call me.

Truly, Network Marketers are a 'peculiar people'.
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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Donna Wells on Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:48 am

I enjoyed the article, Melanie. You are completely right. The TV TUBE doesn't do anything for us.

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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Ahmad Syazim on Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:13 am

This is so right. Truly excellent article. My coach said the same thing.

Keep inspiring us Melanie....you did a good job.
Thanks,

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Re: You Cannot Afford to Watch TV

Postby Bram Smith on Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:06 am

There's an exception to this rule... you guys should check out "The Big Idea with Donny Deutch" (probably mis-spelled that). It will give you some great ideas for success in business.

When you say "Thanks Mark"... do you mean Mark Joyner? Lots of this article is content from his Simpleology 101, The Simple Science of Getting What You Want. Those of you reading this who haven't gone through that, you should. It's free, and really life-changing stuff.

http://www.simpleology.com

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