Friendship 1st for MLM Recruiting Success – NMPRO #362

July 29th, 2010 Email This

Today’s show provides a critical element for MLM recruiting success.

AND, Have you heard about the innovative, defining moment experience the Network Marketing Pro community is creating together?  You can check out the video announcement from yesterday by clicking here but the big picture is this…

As I shared on the original video nothing innovative and ground breaking on a big scale like this has ever happened with a team of one.  So, if something truly huge is going to happen in the network marketing pro community, which is my vision, it’s not going to happen with me alone. I need your help.

That’s why I’m asking you to be part of something that is going to mark the beginning of the biggest defining moment experience in our great profession. The question is not whether this is going to happen. The question is whether or not you’re going to be along for the journey. I hope you will.

My promise to you is by taking a few quick minutes to complete the survey you are in essence raising your hand to say “I’m in. I not only want to go with you, but I want to build this defining moment experience with you. I want to be an active participant. I want to be part of something bigger than myself.”

Okay. All for now. Go take the survey and then pack your parachute because together we are going to create something truly amazing.

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  • juanfernandogutierrez
    Being a friend is what builds trust, nice!
  • Cliff Lapenskie
    As one of my mentors, John Kalench once said, I want to have one million friends. Every new partner should be a friend first!
  • Dylan Cooper
    Moving from predator to friend. I love that. I am experiencing that in my day job too (corporate sales). Moving from "salesman" to trusted advisor. It's exactly the same in MLM and in a lot of life in general.
  • Mailen
    Building team , and follow up.
  • Inger
    It's all about building a "team"...
  • ronaldvandomburg
    teamwork is crucial. when people have the feeling that you take advantage of them, they will quit
  • CarlosVera
    True success is achieved WITH other people, not THROUGH them............
  • Timea Dani
    That is good tip. kreate a friendship relation to get a prospect later.
  • Great tip, build relationships - friends...
  • denisekay
    good lesson! put your friends first.
  • It is with the people you become friends with that you will build you big business together with.....
  • People are never trophies. They are people who have trusted us enough to lead them to their dreams. Let's not let our ego's get in the way of truly helping other realize their own potential.
  • Thanks for advise.
    Focus on your intentions. Be friend with your prospects and do everything to help them.
  • Daniel Glez.Peña
    Hola Eric. Excelent Job¡¡¡ congrats.

    Saludos.
    Daniel y Natali,Querétaro,México
  • very important. We have to take techniques we learn in recruiting and use them as a formula to get the results and not just a canned process we go through, because people don't want to be pitched. great point.
  • Agneta Rebo
    I think that a great "skill" in this profession is to like people and to like helping people.
  • Miguel Cortez
    The Building of a Friendship.... :)
  • Susan Johannesson
    Great advise.
  • Jillian
    Connections and friendships are more important than "bodies" or "numbers" in the downline. The people you meet along the way are the pieces of gold that pave the way to success.
  • I don't "do" network marketing to my friends; Just strangers I think I might hate for quitting in the future.
  • Dancingwithjoy
    Making a connection instead of " getting one" is so important. Been there, being the one who was "got". Not a good feeling. It's true, no one cares about how much you know. It's how much one cares that truly matters. Thanks.
  • Thats awesome! Like what I have always heard " People will do business with people that they know like and trust"
  • I think this is going to be SOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!
  • For me it is all about "intent".

    I have become friends with people whether they join my business or not. Maybe they will later and maybe never. But my intent was not to go around and sign every one up. My intent was to get to know people and if they showed an interest great.
  • Great and interesting topic. Have a nice weekend. Best regards from your biggest fan.
  • Friendship is key!
  • Marion
    Connecting and making a difference in other peoples lives is what it is all about.
    Caring and friendship will lead to that.
  • This is all about becoming a Leader, and your distributors are your followers.
    You have to want what is best for your group, not what is best for you...
    After someone does sign up to become a distributor, they are to be congratulated, not you... They saw the light that you see, and now it is up to you to help them light the way for someone else.
  • Jonathan
    Be a friend - build the relationships. If you don't take this step - success will only remain farther out of reach.
  • dstfa96
    I am going to focus more on being a friend before I share my opportunity with people that I meet...in addition I want my entire team and I to grow to our full potential...we have work to do!!!
  • karenandian
    Thank you Eric - Friendship is more important then hanging the trophy of a recruit! Friendship will carry you through tough times. It is not what we get from them, it is what we do to help them achieve their dreams and goals.
  • theuns
    Hi Eric

    I agree It is so important to make friend and not just get new people in to your Business
    for the sake of the nr's in your business. Friend will follow you were ever you go but people
    in your business mite not follow you if the don't really know you .

    Thanks :-)
    Theuns
  • susanclark
    #362 - Friendship 1st for MLM Recruiting Sucess - I have learned to not focus as a predator, Eric. Looking forward to moving forward. Thanks.
  • Futrarchitek
    People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care. Bringing a prospect information that will help them in the long run, can only be effectively delivered if the person receiving the info believes you are sincere in your approach to help them.
  • Loriagreenwood
    Eric, thanks again for all the wisdom you share. I love making the connections with people to build relationships and help them achieve their dreams in the process. On a side note, I hope that if you travel and hold public speaking engagements, you will post them here. I'd love to meet and hear you speak in person!
  • MarvinTowler
    What I heard you say is that we are in the business of building relationships. I think Emerson said it most eloquently... "It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • mspaulamc
    The visual of you being the great hunter and bagging a prospect was PRICELESS (LOL)... people can feel when they are being hunted and most do not like being "prey" GREAT POINT about relationship .. no matter how much technology and fancy systems we have in place .. people will join because they like you and they now you have their best interest in mind. And, relationship is what keeps them IN, even when they have challenges building and it seems like EVERYBODY says NO! :)
  • brigittapatel
    To make a connection with another human being, that's what it is all about.
  • timandtricia
    If we always remember that the object of the exercise is to help make someone's life better we can never go wrong.
  • Totally about building relationships. I have been hunted several times for our profession and it is not a great feeling, so I try not to do the same. It does take work as we all get excited when we share the opportunity but building that friendship is key and who knows what will happen. Some will still not want to join us but that is okay! We do have a better way and I am trying to instill that in my network.
  • turjcxg
    Awesome show Eric. Your point is well taken.
  • pollyhulseman
    Friendship should always come first!
  • ockaren
    Not a hunter, but a farmer. Plant, nurture, protect, harvest.
  • Rasdaniels
    I have been "the hunted" before and do not like how it feels. So I really relate to this.
  • Michael Gordon
    Building a team is about working with people you like and trust - it is essential never to consider them as just numbers. Support them - and they'll repay your trouble!
    Michael
  • Relationships, relationships, It all revolves around relationships. Thanks for sharing.
    "A man that has friends must show himself friendly..." Proverbs 18:24
  • kgoren
    I think that it's difficult at first to realize that this is about building relationships and helping others, because you want is so badly. Only after a while do you cross that bridge from showing off your "trophy" to really knowing that it's the friendship that comes first.
  • NANCY Eldred
    Well said - and putting the 'human' back into humanity ..

  • Clarks8105
    oops! Kind fell off the face of the earth, but I am back!
  • Trophy hunting has a onetime contact connotation. Relationship sales are a long term commitment to your customer providing them with a level of performance they could not hire. NWM is warm market growth and from that growth friends may become partners in the business. The urge to do it in one or two conversations is trophy hunting bleeding into the friends’ quest.
  • People sense when you are selling them. Building a genuine and authentic relationship first is so key. Even in a special time like this. Like Eric Says in previous clippings and we all have heard "Rome wasn't build in a day". Take time to sow your seed in good friendship, and I promise you it will serve you and them in a long term relationship. Thank you Eric for your community!
  • I'm in!
  • Phillip
    Appreciate the message. Sometimes when you're struggling in this industry, you forget why you're in this industry. It's a relationship business and we need to focus on building relationships. Thanks again!
  • ritafulton
    I am so thankful for today's episode. Too many NWM folks have "trophy" rooms and is just too uncomfortable for me. Great to know that there can be success without being a hunter.

    Filled out the survey two times and spread throughout. Thanks again, Eric
  • Robert Bo
    Thanks for the meaningful message Eric. Reminds me that I'm MY biggest project right now, to be a 'human being' again. Its not ALL about the business, the products, the money but its primarily about connecting with people and talking to them, finding out their issues that perhaps we can offer to help them.. to help themselves.

    I hope this project is my final make over for success.. Thanks again.
  • "Two friends a day and freedom comes your way"
  • kgoren
    I love this saying. Have heard something similar, but like this one better. I'll have to remember this one. Thanks for sharing.
  • CarlosLoureiro
    The more we look to people in a way to help them than to make money with them, the more the business will grow. Nice lesson
  • #362- Wow, We're coming up on a BIG # Eric... almost a years worth of videos if you watch one a day + one extra to get caught up if you started next Tuesday or Wednesday? It's an honor to be part of this group.

    Can't wait to get started on the new project. Farming prospects vs hunting, growing vs killing ... Thanks for the reminder today as we finish out the month, Very timely.

    BB
  • Pamela Babcock
    I'm in. Looking forward to the results of the survey! Time to become world-class:)
  • Natalie Thackston
    Amen!
  • Rod Mackenzie
    thanks for a great message Eric, just be yourself and be friends with the people you meet first and build a relationship with that person so you a good understanding and trust with each other.
  • carolbarrett
    Being a friend first. How simple -- so powerful too.
  • Cee_G
    Much better way to approach working with people anyway...friendship instead of being a "hunter"!!
  • aliceflanders
    It is always good for me to listen to ideas like these. I have a tendency to be a hunter. I am a farmer really, but get excited when I "get one". This excitement scares people. I am trying not to. Still have to work on it. Same with throwing up on people.
  • Greg Lucot
    What a great message. Making the change from predator to friend is a huge transition, but it must be done in order to be successful in MLM.
  • MagnusEdvald
    This is so true.
  • How may I be of assistant to you?
  • Stop "closing" people, and start "opening" new relationships!

    Best,
    Scott
  • tomlacey
    When you intention moves from what the relationship will do for me to what will the relationship do for the prospect, you will be in the right frame of mind.
    This is appears to a critical step in the propspect but it is one that is in direct conflict why most people got into this business in the first place; which was to help themselves by adding extra income, pay for college, etc..
    This is a chasm that must be crossed.
  • Kjell Englund
    Thanks Eric, a beautiful morning and I´m here to learn.

    I raise my hand:
    “I’m in. I not only want to go with you, but I want to build this defining moment experience with you. I want to be an active participant. I want to be part of something bigger than myself.”
  • Just getting out and meeting people can be a struggle, especially if you feel that you haven't got anything good to talk about. But just being yourself and just chatting with no motive except to make a friend sometimes is all that is required.
  • Erik
    Yes you have to build trust, I know a few hunters. It never works long time...
  • Absolutly. Friendship is critical. No friendship, no succes. Yes friendship, great chance of succes, but nothing is certain except that without friendship you build a business on quicksand.
  • A good reminder is to think of what Harvey McKay always says: "How can I help you?"
  • Absolutely! Being a giver not a taker. Assist every life that you connect it to better because of you.. this is one of my mantras.
    Fired up and focused!
    Alex Tita
    Here as promised! Ooo.. yeahh!!! And fired up about Kenton.. he is one of the guys who lightened my fire when i was just starting out!!! I actually was in his organization!
  • Darrick
    Prospecting when you have not achieved an earned position is very difficult
    I need help with this area. Three way calls have been hard to schedule with my leaders.
    What are some suggestions to help me with this problem. Prospects are looking for successful people.
    Thanks Eric for your continued mentorship and support.
    -DG
  • David1pierson
    Great stuff Eric... I got prospected today... supposed to be a so-called training call and all it was look how great we are....
  • Mark_Abrahams_UK
    “I’m in. I not only want to go with you, but I want to build this defining moment experience with you. I want to be an active participant. I want to be part of something bigger than myself.”
    Here's to amazing success and to helping others as much as we are able
    Thanks again Eric
    (survey completed - an interesting reflection & reinforcement of my values and goals - from a journeyman of the world_presently located in Gisborne, New Zealand, a special outpost in Aotearoa - the land of the long white cloud)
  • #362 Change from a predator attitude to a “become a friend” attitude.

    I went out to find a friend, But couldn't not find one there.
    I went out to be a friend, And friends were everywhere.
  • that is a really critical shift that must happen, I believe. Its so hard when people are hungry to get results, but I think this MUST happen to change the reputation of the profession and begin to eliminate the stereotypes. It is all of the predators that have given NM a bad rap
  • Michael Capilli
    Friends don't quit on friends.
  • Have people Know,
    Like, and Trust you.

    What other kind of person would -you- want to do business with?

    dave, to your a-ma-zing success!
  • I agree make friends first. To many people try and club people over the head rather than make a friend. You have to build rapport first.
  • latachia_2
    Friendship Firdt NMPro#361
    Prospects are not our prey! Make friends with them & you'll gain their trust.
  • I agree and wish to add to your message. I recently had the distinct pleasure of connecting with a world class leader. He has been able to establish personal connections with 300 of the world's top leaders and host world peace conferences over the last 20 years in Oxford, Moscow and other places. More on the vision of that later, but here what I wanted to add is this:

    In sharing with me his way of establishing these personal world leader connections, he said this: First, human to human vibrations must be experienced face to face in a natural settng. Only in that experience can concepts be shared. Each listening and learning from the other. Then the respect for each others' concept and vsion can be heard and developed into trust and appreciation.

    So, I offer this as an underscore: face to face sharing, helping to understand each other first. Then, with the right "vibrations" move into the friendship of the newtork marketing experience together.
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