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How Attitude Makes A Big Difference

Those familiar with my other articles and blog postings will know that I look to draw on events that go around me to highlight key points to success in network marketing and in life in general.

This story is especially compelling as it is a stunning example of how the right attitude can make a big difference to those that we are there to train and support, e.g. your downline.

Parents Want The Best For Their Children

As a children both my wife and I can only be described as fish, we loved water, took regular lessons and were quickly swimming to an acceptable level (i.e. we didn't sink and our technique was not that bad but not quite ready for the squad). As parents you want the best for your children and teaching them to swim is a life skill that no parent should neglect to equip them with (more on this later).

We originally sent them to group lessons at a swimming pool, but our children did not seem to progress, with them both (especially the youngest) viewing this as play time. So after several terms of lessons and no advancement we dug deep into our pockets and sent them to lessons with smaller groups with a private teacher recommended to us by a friend (see the power of relationship marketing here).

The Switch

The transformation was excellent, they both loved it and started making progress. They enjoyed the lessons, and were in the matter of a couple of months swimming the lengths of this small pool with little support. This shows the power of getting the right support, and it is no different in network marketing.

All Gone Downhill

For whatever reason, that teacher left and the owner of the business took over the lessons. In a short space of time the kids (not just mine) were less confident, not keen on going and going backwards not forwards. What caused their confidence and ability to sink?

The new teacher showed a complete lack of interest in them, they were wearing tummy support bands irrespective of their ability because it made it easier for the teacher. The kids could tell this lack of interest, despite the encouragement she was saying, in NLP terms they call this congurence. You know when things just don't seem to add up, perhaps you can't put your finger on it, but you don't trust what you are hearing from someone.

Over the weeks that followed this got worse and worse, one evening I popped along to the lesson and had to walk out from the small pool house as I was so incenced at the language being used. You will understand there was no swearing or raised voices, but if you tell a child they can't do something in enough ways enough times the result is inevitable.

Something had to change, so when we got home I researched the lessons in our local area, and shoved the application forms under the nose of my wife with the clear instruction to sort it.

A New Start

So we found another swimming instructor, the lessons are cheaper and she is younger and far more enthusiastic. It has been just 3 weeks and the kids are now swimming with more confidence, and look forward to going to their lessons again.

The new instructor is keen to show them how it is done, to improve their technique and erradicate bad habits, to let them have some fun and help them to advance with swimming badges. They have even started jumping off diving boards (albeit just feet first), but they love it.

Lessons For Your Network Marketing Business

Those of you that have read the article will have picked out a few lessons already, but there may be some more subtle ones that you have yet to notice (and perhaps ones that I have not even picked up upon).

I draw the following from my kid's swimming story:

• Your attitude to your downline, prospects, upline, indeed everyone in life comes through. Even if you think you can hide it, you can't. Learn to be congurent in what you do, if you go to a presentation with or without prospects - turn off your phone and pay attention, laugh at the jokes even if you have "heard them a thousand times" already.
• Provide proper support to your downline and encouragement and they will progress further and faster. Remember this is key to duplication and what will make you a success.
• Be prepared to get in the water and get involved with them, by that I mean don't just tell your downline what to do show them.
• If you are not getting the support you need from your upline, find someone further up your upline that will, don't sit there unhappy with things, do something about it.
• People really do recommend people to their friends, equally they will also tell them about shoddy services too. Rememebr that when you provide a service to someone.
• Parents want the best for their kids, with network marketing you can leave them a real legacy.

A Final Plea To All Parents

As I was considering this article, and working late into the night on some other work that I do from time to time, I had the BBC News on in the background. For those that don't know, this is when they often take news programmes from abroad to fill quiet slots, typically the US.

One story that had me in tears was that of a family and friends get together BBQ that went wrong in Lousiana. The story goes that the BBQ was by the lake shore, and one kid was swimming and got into trouble when the ledge he rapidly dissapeared. Six of the party, note we are talking tenagers and adults here, went in to save him. They managed to push him to safety and he is recovering in hospital.

None of the six rescuers were competent swimmers and they ALL drowned, one parent standing helplessly on the shore as they saw all three of her tenage children drown helpless to save them as she was not able to swim herself!

Please, please teach you kids to swim, don't rely on lessons being taught in schools, as this is not enough. Find your local leisure centres and enquire about courses, many of them are running week long courses over the summer school holidays.

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