What would you do....

ma Mobile - Barcode Scanner

This is amazing and will allow everyone to save more money while shopping. What will the company think of next?

Amber and Michael winning the Jerry Sicliano Award - 2011

This was an extremely emotional acceptance speech that really demonstrated everything that is good and possible with Market America.

Have you used your Widgets to have other businesses promote products?

Great video if you go to your web portal and lick on widgets

Great Friend and Leader - Frank Keefer

Learn How to Save Money with Hot Deals on our Web Portal

Ways To Say Thank You

Ways To Say Thank You

marketamerica.com Cash Back Program vs. The Competition

Special Business Building Seminar - April 2011 (Day 1)

JR and Frank Keefer - Staircase to Success - You will love this!

MA in the News - JR Ridinger on BloombergTV

Rocky Balboa's inspirational speech to his son.

Social Media Revolution - Great facts about Socail Media

You want something. Go get it. Period.

Motivational...Period! How many times do we quit when we should keep going!

KEVIN SPACEY WISE WORDS! Enjoy the Journey!

Are You Playing Offense or Defense?

Many times distributors get started and build a nice organization by recruiting new business partners and generating new customers.  Some people continue to grow - they keep building and recruiting because they believe in what they have.  Others, start playing defense.  Instead of continuing to recruit and retail, they try to manage their team.  They try to hold onto what they have rather than grow it.

I am a big believer that in this business you are either playing offense or defense.  The only way to be truly successful  is to play offense.  Offense is growing your business.  Offense is taking control of your own future.  Offense is working with your people and helping them earn more.  If you believe that you can help people - wouldn't it make sense to continue to share it with new people.  Every time that you partner with a new person - you help the rest of the team.


I believe from the bottom of my heart that if I decide to partner with someone that I am giving them a great chance to be successful and possibly change their life.  Why wouldn't I share it?

Are you playing offense or defense?

P.S.  Offense is a lot more fun :)

What if everyone in your organization did what you did this week?

What if everyone in your organization did what you did this week?

If you want to know if you are building your business correctly, all you have to do is ask yourself one very important question.  If everyone in your organization did what you did this week, would your business be growing or shrinking?  I am firm believer that you are either moving forward or backwards.  There really is no neutral (not in business or life).   Pull out a piece of paper and write down each of the categories below and how much you personally did in each category.   See how you did for the week.  Stop trying to manage your group, and start holding yourself accountable.  The results can be very surprising.

Did you:

                Make any calls to prospects?

                Sell any products? 

    Hold any group product overviews for your team?

                Sell any tickets (Local Seminar, Major Events, Training)?

                Show the business plan to any personal prospects?

                Do any group home business presentations for your team?

                Add any new customers through your web portal?

                Do a call workshop with your group or coaching calls with your team?

                Add new prospects to your possibility list?

If the answer to all or most of these questions is no – you need to stop trying to manage your group and you need to start leading them by doing result producing activities.   Do this for a month and get some of your team members to do it with you.  What gets measured gets accomplished!  Start measuring and start growing!

Life is Good!

Jim 

How much is your time worth?

 My father and I at the National Super Senior/Father and Son Tournament in Sarasota, FL

My Mom and Dad at dinner last night in Sarasota.

The question is how much is your time worth? 

This past week I was able to spend the week with my parents in Sarasota.  My Dad and I competed in a National Father/Son tennis tournament for the thirteenth year in a row (the same year that I started my Market America business).  It has been something that I look forward to every year and a very special time together.  It is also something that I never would have been able to do during my years of climbing the corporate ladder. Whether we win or not is irrelevant.  The time together is what it is all about.  It brings back wonderful memories of us playing tennis together during the last 35 years.  

This year is even more special.  I have spent about four or five days a month since September visiting my parents while my Mom fights lung cancer.  It has been a really tough road but she is a fighter and on her way to getting better.  The picture above is one of the first times that she has been out for dinner in the last four months.  My mom is the kind of person who always took care of everyone.  Now it is her turn for us to take care of her. 

I treasure everyday with my parents.  Mom and Dad, if you read this, I love you very much!  If I still had my corporate job - there is no way that I could be spending as much time with my Mom and Dad during a time of great need.  I loved the corporate world but I hated the hours and the politics.  Because thirteen years ago, I decided to start my own UnFranchise Internet business out of my home, I now have choices to be where I want to be when I want to be there.  As long as I have access to the internet and a cell phone, I can work as little or as much as I want to. 

How much is your time worth? 

Are you a Leader or a Manager?

I have always believed that a leader is someone who will do the same things that they ask you to do.  If they ask you to show the business plan - you know that they are also showing the business plan.  A leader is constantly doing result producing activities.  Think of the best people that you have ever worked for or worked with. Were they leaders or managers?  I would do anything for a leader because I know that they would do it with me.  I also know that they could do it without me.  Leaders inspire!  Leaders get in the trenches and work to help other people become successful.  Leaders want you to have as much or more success than they have ever had.
 
Many of us have also worked for managers.  Managers tell you what to do but don't practice what they preach.  Managers tell you how to make calls but don't personally make their own calls.  Managers tell you that you need to attend the local seminar but then they don't show up.  Managers take credit on your efforts.  Managers don't want you to be too successful because of their own insecurities. 
If you want to be successful in building your own business -  be a leader - not a manager.  Which are you?

You don't have to use hype!

So many times I hear people try to use massive hype when talking about their business.  This really sends up danger signals to most potential prospects.  If what you have is that good - give the facts and be honest with your prospect.  Let them know that a real business will take work.  I always tell people that I would run away (with my hand on my wallet) from someone who told that me that you don't have to do anything to build a business. 
A business takes time and effort.  Yes, it can be done part time and has been done in limited hours thousands of times (I have worked with people earning six figures from their home based business on a part time basis). But it still takes persistence and dedication.  
Leave the hype to the scam artists.  Be proud - be honest.  That is how you build a great business.

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