The Truth About Network Marketing

Achieve the Ultimate Work:Life Balance

Welcome to Freedom To Live International

The honesty card

I wish I was fat!!!

The UK is one of the top distributors for Forever Living Products.  It's almost insane how fast distributors are making a success of this thing there.  So needless to say I spend a lot of time studying their top distributors to learn from them.  

One thing that I've noticed is how many of the top distributors had weight problems when they started. 

It's no marketing secret.  WE ARE OUR OWN BEST BILLBOARDS.

Dang!!! This trick is out of my reach.

Imagine being paid to lose weight?  

How easy would it be to sell this stuff if you went from 200 pounds to 130 pounds in three months? 

If you are struggling to lose weight, I am urging you to call me right now.  

If you are brave enough to put yourself out there and be willing to inspire others just like you to take the first step towards permanent weight loss and a healthy lifestyle, then this could be the opportunity of a lifetime.  

The only thing you've got to lose is weight and lots of toxins.  

The global weight loss industry is worth well over $200 billion and YOU hold the marketing tool in your hand to grab a piece of that. 

A year from now you'd wish you started today...

When the WHY is big enough the HOW doesn't matter

Hi my lovelies,

Do you know what you'd do if someone left you one billion dollars? 

What would you do if time and money were no object?

I've left you a very special message straight from my heart 

to let you know just how true the saying in the picture is.

Cheers to a great future!!!

Marsha

PS Click here for your special message

Why it's important to design your own life!

Have you ever seen this quote before?

It’s a really powerful one and it’s always really spoken to me because the reality is that YOU are the only person who can give you the life you really want!

Not your parents, not your boss, not your other half – just YOU!

If you leave it to other people to decide where your life is going the likelihood is that you will end up feeling unfulfilled and jaded and yet, that’s EXACTLY what most people do!

They leave their future happiness up to other people… or worse still, to chance.

I help people to take back control of their own lives and to put a plan in place that will mean that they are designing the future they really want to live.

Please share the link to this page on Facebook if you resonate with it and leave me a comment below.

I’d love to hear from you!

Have you ever left your future happiness in the hands of someone else or down to chance?

From my heart to yours

Marsha

                          Click here to find out more about working with Marsha

I've been burnt by Network Marketing

It's no secret that during times of economic downturns Network Marketing takes off and these crazy happy people seem to be every where; telling you how great it is and how easy it is.  Yet, you don't seem to have their luck.

That's because THEY'RE ALL LYING.  Yup, you heard me. They are all lying. Sad but true.

The truth is Network Marketing is extremely hard. It takes persistence, determination, focus, self-confidence and a sense of self-worth to make it.  So if you're not making it then you lack one, or all, of the above.

I've been burnt by MLM

And so what!!!

I'm guessing up to now you've always had a great job, with no let downs. Great relationships that never failed or have never felt betrayed at least once in your life. Network Marketing is not a UFO. It was created on Planet Earth and that means there's gonna be some burning. So put on your mittens and go again.

I just don't have the time

Another silly excuse.  If your boss said he needed you to put in some extra time to get a promotion I bet you'd find it.  Just be honest, say you don't want to.  No one will take offence. TRUST ME. No one cares whether or not you join their team.  The person that benefits most is YOU.  So let's get that myth cleared up right now. YOU BENEFIT THE MOST.

I'm not good at sales

If someone tells you that Network Marketing is not selling, again, THEY ARE LYING.

What you don't realise though is that you sell without even knowing.  You sell yourself everyday. You tell your friends to go check out a good movie or you convince your kids to do something that's good for them.  Reality Check....that's selling.  Don't be fooled, just cuz you're not knocking on doors or doing cold calls doesn't mean you're not selling.

And FYI....not being good at something is a horrible, really weak excuse. GO LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD AT IT. It's all about self-improvement.

At the end of the day, I can come up with a thousand ways to combat your thousand excuses. Let's both save each other some time.  It's either you want a better life or not.  If you're happy and never complain about waking up early in the morning, then great.  If you can take as many vacation days as you'd like or have enough money to enjoy the vacation days then you're a winner.  If you're fine with adjusting extra curricular activities around your job, then I'm genuinely happy for you.

If, however, you're among the tiny minority that want more out of life then I'd say you should put your fears, doubts and excuses aside and give Network Marketing a chance. Choose a company who has a product range that you can be passionate about, one that you'd use. Choose an up-line that you can get along with and one that will actually help you.  Both are necessary because while I love a good lime, we're still in it to make money and on the flip side, life's too short to be around people you can't stand. 

I know this was a bit harsh but sometimes the best love is tough love and someone's gotta say it.

So from my heart to yours

Keep on pushing 

Marsha L. Riley

Are poor people lazy and lack discipline?

 

I was privileged to get caught in a traffic diversion last week which forced me to drive through a neighbourhood I would not have under normal circumstances.

Many young children played in the road unattended. Young boys and sat on the walls of their homes rapping, getting their hair combed by young girls.

Men who appear to be the age of pensioners were doing odd jobs, many appeared to have appliance fix it shops or upholstery shops. 

 

And mothers were walking in blazing hot sun with babes in arms. 

These scenes reminded me of many people very close to my own heart.  I have aunts that have worked for the same company for 20 years, never absent, never late, always willing to work overtime, yet the first to be laid off.  Cousins that work two jobs just to make ends meet.  Guys that leave home at 5am, return at 10pm after having worked long hard hours labouring for minimum wage.

What saddened me by these thoughts and scenes was not the fact that they worked so hard for little to nothing.  Many financially successful people would admit that for many years they did the same, in fact they did it just to lose money at times.

I was saddened that society has deemed these people as lacking discipline and ambition. That their lazy mentality and low work ethic are the primary reasons for their situation. 

Well if you haven't figured out by now...I like to challenge things so of course I beg to differ. Today reminded me just how hard "poor people" work.  It takes discipline like none other to wake up at 4am to cook food, before getting ready to go fight for public transport and go to a job that pays just enough to help you survive. 

So if it's not a lack of ambition, low work ethic, indiscipline or laziness, that causes the fate of some, then what is it?

What then is the real reason?

It is my opinion that the difference between those that make it and those that stay stuck is vision and self confidence. It is believing that a better life is possible and daring to go after it. It is having a sense of self worth, challenging society's status quo. 

If the mum that worked hard all her life decided that she was going to put all that effort into something other than making someone else rich, imagine the life she could achieve.

What if the delivery guy refuses to take up a second job but instead uses the lack of sleep on his own dreams?

If the pensioner opened an appliance store at the age of 18 rather than at 60 and taught his children and grand-children to do the same? 

I know you're saying..."if only it were as easy as dreaming and believing" 

I can see why you'd think believing in a dream and going after it NO MATTER WHAT may seem hard.  After all the other option is so easy right? 

 

As always my blogs are not meant to offend anyone. They are written with nothing but love and in hope that we can grow together and give the next generation a head start. My wish is that we may all believe that we are worth diamonds and pearls. That our children deserve the very best life has to offer. That we may one day live without limitations of time, health and money. That one day we may truly be free.

From my heart to yours

Marsha L. Riley

The honesty card

This is the written version from my sales training videos which can be found on my you tube channel. As always, I hope this helps you move one step closer to your goals...

So I started my first job a week after A Levels and I remember on the interview the guy asking me why would I want to start working right after exams. Don't u want to enjoy your summer first. I laughed and almost like dahhhh said, with my face cringed....ammmm if I don't work I won't have money to enjoy my summer. He seemed to appreciate my logic.

I got called back for a second interview and I remember him holding his head almost like he was not sure about the decision he was about the make. Like a scratch my head kinda moment.

"The thing is, the girl before you has experience in Quickbooks. I don't even know if you passed your A Levels. Ah mean u went to a good school so you must have some brain but why should I hire you and not her"?

That was the first time I played the honesty card. It served me well then and it has never failed me since.

Many sales people believe that having a gift of gab is what is needed to succeed in the world of sales.

I beg to differ.  At that interview I said...listen I know I have no experience, but I need this job and I will work hard. I will make sure you never regret hiring me. I meant every word I said and I stuck to my promise.

Had I not laid my cards on the table and went with some tough girl logic do u think I would have gotten the job? Nope, cuz the sensible thing to do was to hire the girl with experience.

Big moment number two came when my boss came to me with a "let's see how good u r" test.

I'd been bugging him to let me go into sales and again, the notion simply did not make sense. No other company had 18 year old girl on a construction site trying to get construction equipment rented.

So he gave me a test to prove that I could not survive the tough manly world of construction.

We had royally screwed a customer. He was mad and not in the mood to hear my mamagisn (according to my boss).  "Get him to rent from us again and he's your customer".

Of course I accepted the challenge. The one thing more important than honestly is confidence. A level of confidence so high it can easily be mistaken for arrogance by the less secure.

I completely ignored the advise of my boss and went over there with nothing but charm, wit and honesty.

When he opened the door I was halfway on my knees and I said we're so sorry. We absolutely messed up. Hi, my name is Marsha, this is my cell number. I have nothing better to do with my time than make sure you get great service from here on in.  Feel free to call at 3am if my equipment breaks down. I will come fix it myself.

I got the account that day and that customer remains one of my best supporters up to today.

All my new customers were "problem accounts."  Customers that rented from friends, customers that only accepted bribes, and customers that only gave my equipment a chance at 1am when my competitors' own broke down.

I never said no. I gave them my word. And I dragged whomever I had to out their house at whatever time to get the sale.

I quickly became the preferred supplier of every big contractor in Trinidad. And this was at a time before the construction boom took place by the way.

So in closing, my first bit of advice to  you is....don't be afraid to be honest, to lay your cards on the table.  Even today. I tell my customers the truth. I cannot afford to stock products. I simply cannot afford it. It's the truth and they appreciate it. They're human just like you and me.

And secondly. When you make a promise. Stick to it. No excuses. Do whatever it takes to see it through.

Here's the link to the you tube video

Design your winning goal

Yesterday I played a game and witnessed first hand how much mental fitness or lack thereof is the most important asset we can posses.

My team is very good in indoor hockey so we pull off the most thrilling wins. We can be down with less than a minute to go and we always manage to pull off a nail biting win at the very last second.

Yet in outdoor we get one goal scored against us in the first half and it's all over.

Our club has not done well in outdoor for the last 15 years. Do you think we now expect to lose whereas in indoor we expect to win?

What we expect in life often determines the outcome. Our mind will drive us to the finish line. The real question is, is our finish line set at 20 meters, 200 meters or 2000 meters?

Have you ever driven through a fancy neighborhood and not even allowed yourself to think that you'd one day like to live in a house like that? Do you quickly tell yourself that the thought is absurd?

What's so absurd in it? Why is it so crazy to say out loud "I want to live in that house one day" to say "One day I will buy that house"

Why is it so absurd to think that we can deliver a sound beating to the best team in the league?

This week I want to challenge everyone out there to spend some time quietly focusing on what they want. Dream with no limits.

To my hockey team. Let's have a clear picture of the goals we want to score. Which side of the net will it hit? Will you collect it and shoot one time or will you win it, take on a few people and then crack a shot?

Games must be won in the mind before they can be won on the field and life is the biggest game we'd ever play.

Design your winning goal this week.

From my heart and soul to yours.
Have an awesome week.