How to Make 6 and 7 Figures in Network Marketing

Network marketing provides part time and full time income for millions of families around the world who own a home based business.  You hear of people even making a million dollars and more, but is it really true?  Can regular people achieve that level of income?

Well, we are living proof.  Dave and Deanna Waters, with a background in communications, escaped the rat race, with its limited incomes, in favor of unlimited potential.  It took eight years with the company that we represent to be inducted into the Million Dollar Club, having achieved that income over 8 years.  Then, we've been with the company for another 9 years, so you do the math, realizing that we grew faster and more productive in the second half of our business.

We're standing by our  USANA Million Dollar Club star outside the corporate headquarters.  What does it take to achieve that level of success as entrepreneurs?

1.  Passion/Positive Mindset.    You need to believe deeply in the company, the products, the compensation plan, in others and in yourself.  Pass that passion on with believable enthusiasm, so that others can catch the vision and become part of the excitement.   Expect success no matter what the circumstances.

2.  Determination.  Set your goals, action plans and do what it takes to make it happen.

3.  Constant Learning.   Attend corporate and local events.  Listen to CD's, DVD's on business building, inspiration, personal development.   Learn how to market without being pushy, but rather ask questions to discover each person's needs and wants.  Then discover together how you can help.

4.  Leadership.  Strive to get better at your craft and pass that knowledge on to others.  Provide the kind of coaching, teaching and encouragement that helps people believe in themselves and develop to their full potential.

5.  Varied marketing:  Explore both Internet and offline marketing in order to spread a wide net for people who can benefit from your company.  Think locally and globally.  Here's a system to generate leads and build a bigger business:  www.ddwaters.info

Those are five important attributes to develop a million dollar income.....or even just a nice part time income.

Dave and Deanna Waters
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Five Bonus Tactics For Achieving Super Momentum

Can you picture impressive commissions appearing in your bank account every week, while you are spending less time on your business than you did a year ago?  Wouldn't that be nice?

That's what can happen in the network marketing industry, when you build a strong team of like-minded entrepreneurs and leaders with the same vision, to make a real difference in the lives of others. 

 So how do you make super momentum happen?


1.  Follow the lead of other successful marketers.  Who in your industry is sharing their success secrets, that you and your team could follow?  Be dedicated to learn from them and apply what they suggest.


2.  View your business as a huge corporation that requires daily commitment and action.  Your visionary attitude will attract like-minded people who will also build huge corporations.


3.  Establish your time as valuable, so that team members and contacts will honor their appointments and make the best use of your time.  

4.  Build your personal brand with a professional business e-mail address, business cards and domain name for your website.  This is not the place to be "cute or funny".  

5.  Establish your leadership with a Facebook business fan page and a presence on Linkedin, offering valuable information.  Choose groups where you can participate regularly, bringing value, so that participants will place you top of mind when needing your products or business opportunity.


Are you ready for Super Momentum?  How will you start today?

Dave and Deanna Waters
Dedicated to your success...
Authors:  "Success On Purpose...NOW!"
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Building a Business is about Building Relationships: Don't Pounce!

During a recent business association board meeting, a few members expressed their concern over people who attend the functions in order to "pounce".  We all laughed and discussed whether we are pouncers or bridge builders.  Which one are you?


Pouncers would be described as people who promote their own business, products and services, without prior building of relationships or concern about the other person.  They might play a bait and switch, suggesting that the parties meet to learn about one another's businesses, but the conversation would soon turn to recruiting for their own gain.  Then, without asking permission, they would follow up constantly with e-mails and phone calls.


Wise business people and entrepreneurs build relationships first. How do you do that?


1.  Ask questions with genuine interest, as you would with a friend.  See if you have common ground.  Relax and enjoy the conversation. Where do they work and what do they enjoy most about it?  What is their business and how is it going?  Where do they live?  Do they have a family?  What do they like to do when they aren't working?  Do they travel?  Do they enjoy sports or fitness activities? 


2.  Listen.  Ask more questions.  Make it all about them.  Don't interject about yourself or your business, unless they ask.  You are building a relationship or friendship without strings.


3.  When you are given an opportunity to explain a little about yourself and your business, be brief, be honest and thank them for asking.  Don't pounce!  Bring the conversation back to them.


4.  When they show an interest in your business, suggest getting together soon to discuss it in more detail.  Ask permission to send them specific information according to their interests. Can you provide samples of some of the products or invite them to upcoming events?  Think of yourself as being in the service industry.  Your job is to help where you can.


5.  If someone has contacted you in response to an ad or from visiting your website or blog, ask what attracted them and what interests them most.  You could also include some of the same questions you'd ask someone face to face.  Don't pounce.  Build a relationship based on mutual respect.


Can you think of a time when you have pounced?  How could you change your approach?


Deanna and Dave Waters
Building a business by building relationships
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Three Surprising Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Are Successful

If someone were to ask you what makes an entrepreneur successful, you might list attributes like his or her intelligence, personal appearance, education, dedication and hard work.  While all of those qualities can be important, depending on the line of work, there are surprising forces in our lives that affect our success, outlined in a New York Bestselling book by Malcolm Gladwell, "Outliers, The Story of Success". 


In which part of the year were you born and how did that affect your progress?  Did your birthday fall in the school calendar year where you were always the youngest and smallest in your class?  That decision by the education system could have affected your self esteem, always in "catch-up" mode, having to compete with older students.  If you were amongst the oldest and biggest, then you had the advantage both academically and physically.  

This aspect follows students all through the school years, and is particularly important when they try out for hockey, basketball or baseball. It's an interesting phenomenon to see that the majority of players on the Junior World Hockey Teams were born in the months of January, February and March, making them the oldest in their leagues at all stages of development.  As ones who exceled at each age level, they would have been favored for extra training and privileges.  

Success, says the author, results from a steady stream of advantages, including when and where you were born, what your parents did for a living, and the surrounding circumstances.


Since our daughters were born in the same year, nine months and three weeks apart, they could have started kindergarten in the same school calendar year.  We opted to hold the youngest back a year, so that she would be closer in age to her classmates.  On hindsight, it was a wise decision, since she excelled academically and in music, being on a level playing field.  

And being from the middle class, as pointed out by the author, we were very involved with our daughters' lives, reading with them, providing music lessons and extra support for whatever interested them.  They grew up expecting to graduate from university, with fulfilling careers, and they did.


What year were you born and what was happening in the world then?  In the case of people like Steve Jobs, born February 24, 1955,  Paul Allen, January 21, 1953, and Bill Gates, October 28, 1955, they were all born exactly as computers were just being introduced to the world and each had special opportunities in their teens to spend time on the first models.  Had they been born earlier or later, they may have missed the opportunity to be as creative and inventive as they were.  

What kind of opportunities were you given and did you take advantage of them?   When we look back on our lives, we see all kinds of opportunities that fell in our way.  Teachers who took a special interest in us, scholarships and part time jobs that allowed us to attend university, a chance to make a difference in the broadcast industry during its infancy.  

The opportunity to become entrepreneurs was presented to us at just the right time in our lives, when we were ready to work from home and enjoy time and financial freedom, free from the corporate structure.

The author says the key to success is whether a person has the strength and presence of mind to seize opportunities, whether they grew up in poverty or in a privileged home setting.  Read the Outliers to see how it fits into your world.


Deanna and Dave Waters
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Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Reach Financial Freedom

Remember that parcel of land that you were offered 20 years ago, but you figured you couldn't afford it, and then it tripled in price within three years?  That happened to us and we've regretted it ever since, especially since the land is probably worth 10 or 20 times the amount today.

Back in 1971 we read a book by David Wilkerson that said to buy gold, which was $35 an ounce at the time, and also to store gold and silver jewellery, coins and silverware in your safety deposit box for the day when you have to use it to barter.  You already know that we didn't do that either, although we do have a few items stashed away at the bank.   We would be multi-millionaires today if we had taken out a second mortgage on our home to buy $50,000 worth of gold coins back then, and have solid financial freedom.


1.  So you already know from these examples that rich people are savvy about what is happening in the marketplace and they take action immediately.   That's number one, where they tune into trusted, well researched sources for advice, but also watch what's happening around the world to make their own decisions.  They know a good deal when they see it and they find a way to work it to their advantage.


2.  Once you stop working for someone else and you are your own boss, is the day you begin your journey to financial freedom.   Every dollar you earn is your own dollar to keep, invest, spend or give away to charity.  Being your own boss includes leasing only those items you can write off at tax time and buying the things that you can't lease.  In other words, don't work for the banks and the leasing companies, let your money work for you.

3.  With a job, you have a structured income,  perhaps including some perks like bonus plans or profit sharing.  When we stepped into entrepreneurship 16 years ago, we discovered the power of creating multiple streams of income, which is leveraged and residual, all without a ceiling on how much a person or business can earn.


4.  Those who declare that they don't like to sell, will be left behind, because everything in life is about selling, even if we call it something else.  Those who understand selling, assess all the reasons a person might say no, and then determine a plan to bring about a positive reaction that meets the customers needs and pocket book.

5.  Get personal and leave customers feeling good about their decisions.  When I was editor of a business journal, I noticed how the publisher immediately found common interests with a customer and established a good relationship in his conversations.  When they chose to advertise in the magazine, they made the decision happily, because the publisher had created a positive, feel good atmosphere.

So those are just five reasons entrepreneurs reach financial freedom, although there are many more to discuss in the future.

Deanna Waters
USANA Global Leader, Independent Associate
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