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Training Tips from an Expert

I recently had the great privilege of interviewing Jeff Birk. The long-time stand-up comedian turned professional training executive has opened for Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, and Martin Short. He’s also appeared in several movies filmed in Utah including: The Singles Ward 1 & 2, The Home Teachers, and Saints and Soldiers: The Void. He was…

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See, hear, and do

Training has a very important role in the direct selling industry. As a distributor, you train your teams, receive training from your company, learn how to run your business from your team leader, catch up on the latest and greatest trends and media outlets, find out how to use new products, and so on. When…

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The Truth About Small Business, and How to Get Yours Off the Ground

“Do 9 out 10 new businesses fail, as Rand Paul claims?” – The Washington Post’s website, last January “Five Reasons 8 out of 10 Businesses Fail” – a Forbes article from last year “The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail” –WSJ “Top 6 Reasons New Businesses Fail” –Investopedia It seems everywhere you…

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Hiring Consultants

Sometimes I hear tall tales about startup companies doing $300,000,000 of business within a few years of opening their doors. In truth, this rarely happens. No one is profitable right from the start. Successful companies typically spend at least a year or two figuring things out. It takes time to find your core leaders and…

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How to Know Your Strengths – Part 2

In the network-marketing profession, I have had the privilege of administering the Assessment (Intentional Creation Assessment and Coaching Program) with over 5,700 individuals—more than 7,000 hours of interviews—most Og coaches conduct even more interviews. Through these private and powerful experiences, we were able to identify seven thought processes that approximately 92% of all networkers share in…

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The 12 Biggest MLM Mistakes

Do you want to know what to avoid at all costs as an MLM or direct sales distributor? You have come to the right article. Here are my top twelve. Do not do these things: Elevateing prospects over yourself This first one is common among the many MLM mistakes: Never talk to prospects as if…

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From Zero to the Life He Dreamed About

Rob Robson is one of those success stories one likes to read: grows up in a working-class household, gets in a little trouble as a teen then meets the right mentor and soars in the network marketing industry. Here is Rob spinning his own “Robson to Riches” yarn: My parents owned a restaurant and dinner…

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