If you wish to successfully create life changing impact on many people, no matter what the pursuit, then one of the top self-development skills you will need to learn is how to develop and use the mastermind.

Simply stated, to harness the mastermind principle three or more individuals focus their skills, energy, and resources on one thing as a unit. The principal principle here is strength in numbers.

Some examples of this collaboration are:

1. Placing several locomotive engines in tandem
2. Replacing a 50 foot antenna with one 100 feet high
3. Hunting in groups

Watch this video of dolphins hunting sardines. This is a textbook example of this action principle in nature. Note how this pod separates small clusters of their prey from the school to make them easier to catch.

What I found remarkable about this event was that while it was happening, sharks were feeding on these sardines right beside the dolphins. Under any other circumstances these two predators are mortal enemies. Sharks typically prey on young or sick dolphins, so dolphin pods instinctively attack them. In this case though, there was perfect synergy in motion.

This observation brought me to two additional conclusions about the power of the mastermind:

1. Abundance, even excess is produced
2. This sense of abundance eliminates fear of loss and death

MLM network marketing professionals use the mastermind to extend their reach beyond their own resources. If you ask them most will say this is one of the self-development skills they depend on the most. They don’t fear loss of prospects or customers when they enlist the energies of downline, upline, crossline, and sideline members because they know this technique creates abundant wealth for all who participate.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

I love to watch animals as they go about their daily activities. They can teach us a lot about ourselves. Two self-development skills I observed recently are the power of perception and how to use it to one’s advantage.

My wife and I have the beginnings of a small poultry ranch with: 11 chickens, two turkeys, and five Guinea foul. Since some birds were available first, and others were too young to be out, we’ve kept all contained … until now.

Our dog and two cats saw these creatures as they were brought to the property, so they weren’t strangers. However, I think our cat Sox thought they’d always remain in a coup. I say this because when he realized this noisome flock was loose in his territory he began franticly begging to be let into the house.

So what does this story have to do with self-development MLM? Everyone who wants to build a successful work at home business must understand the power of perception.

Sox was convinced these invaders were hazardous to his health. After a few hours getting accustomed to their presence he realized they have no interest in him at all. Network marketers are no different.

Success in MLM is completely about perception. If you believe something is an insurmountable obstacle, then that’s where you’ll end your home based business career.

Most people coming into a network marketing opportunity think they need to:

1. Defend their territory (clients and downline) against the competition
2. Show their home work business to everyone they see
3. Get in before anyone else
4. Bash other companies to make their own look better

I see people make these mistakes in multilevelmarketing all the time because their upline sponsor, some heavy hitter guru, told them that’s the way things work. The reality is , as Sox eventually realized , there’s plenty to go around.

Network marketing professionals know:

1. Fear, when given place in the mind, produces the exact thing one wants to avoid
2. The best way to prevent this is to embrace the positive emotion of sense of abundance so fear can’t enter the picture

These self-development skills are the foundation for building a stable, profitable business. Professional network marketers understand this, professional opportunity seeker recruiters don’t.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

If you use email or other social networking utilities, like Skype or Facebook for instance, then it is important to be aware of how to protect yourself from spammers. Network marketers and homebusiness seekers in particular find this simple MLM tip especially valuable because as the home business builder expression goes, “the money is in the list”. Whether you use online networking tools to keep up with friends and family, or to manage a multlevelmarketing downline team a spam defense tool is as important as a security alarm.

Spammers are people who secretly use contact lists like emailing, virtual telephone, and multilevel marketing contact lists other people have compiled for their own network marketing opportunities. “Phishing” as it is called, is used to extract information to spread viruses, disparaging remarks about others, or as in the example below to make money by marketing to a contact list someone else owns.

Recently a friend and networkmarketing business associate (I’ll call him “J”) advised me that one of our number (I’ll call him “B”) has been “harvesting” the mlm mailing list from the relationship building system we use to develop our work at home businesses. This means “B” stole confidential client emails, telephone numbers, etc. from this system. Then “B” spammed “J” and many others asking them to click on a confirmation link (to push a different homeworking opportunity).

What about anti spam filters? They only keep scammers from picking up your info from things like forwarded emails. A spam e-mail savvy crook knows how to get your name and such from other places (like “B” did above) and then write messages to get past anti-phishing filters used by email services.

So how can you know your online networking platform is being phished, and what can you do about it? I asked “J” and here’s what he told me:

1. “I did not click the confirmation link in ‘B’s’ email.”
2. “I looked at the very bottom where it says that I signed up with IP address 1.91.89.719.” (not the real IP)
3. “I discovered this IP is in Dallas, Texas. (also fictitious)
4. “I don’t live in Texas, so I couldn’t have opted-in to ‘B’s’ list.”
5. “I forwarded this email to spam@uce.gov and am letting the government take care of ‘B’s’ underhanded tactics.”

When I asked, “So J, how did you find out where this IP is located,” he told me I can do it in two ways.

1. “I use http://cqcounter.com/whois/ .”
2. “Alternatively, you can just type the IP address into Google’s search window.”
3. “There are a number of IP tracers you can use, but the first one seems most accurate.”

Real entrepreneurs know they don’t need to use these illegal money making schemes to create wealth. Plus, all of them will tell you that you should learn how to recognize unsolicited messages when they come your way, and how to use a phishing detection tool. The best simple MLM tip anyone can ever give you is to treat your opt-in data base like gold. After all, you built it and that is where the true residual income is.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

Defeat fear With Two Words

Self-development is a huge industry consisting of training motivation,

self help groups, self esteem building, and even confidence hypnosis,

just to name a few. It seems everyone is looking for a simple self-

improvement method that will defeat fear.

Fear is probably the most common factor in this trend. While it is true

that there is a certain percentage of people coping with anxiety of an

organic nature and are necessarily employing anti anxiety drugs and

anxiety management therapy, most folks out there are simply in dire

need of an effective, less clinical way to build self confidence.

Building self-confidence, dealing with anxiety, and Lack of

motivation, among other things is not really as complicated as we

make it out to be. In fact, for the most part the biggest obstacle to

effectively attacking anxiety where it lives is our mouths.

That’s right, it’s what we say (primarily to ourselves) that keeps us

gripped by fear and prevents us from achieving our dreams.

Why is that?

1. Our conscious, mind constantly pukes negative affirmations all

over our sub-conscious mind.
2. Our conscious mind (the intelligent one) knows right from wrong,

true from false, important from unimportant, etc. Our sub-conscious

mind (dumb-as-a-post) only knows (believes) what it’s told by us or

others.
3. Our conscious mind is limited by its knowledge base. The sub-

conscious mind has no limits, and so, possesses the infinite creative

intelligence power of the universe.

Harnessing the intellect of our conscious with the creativity of our

sub-conscious makes anything possible … even the two word cure

Bob Newhart is proposing in this

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Self growth can come from a self help group, audios, or books.

However, for most people the best and most cost effective way

todefeat fear can only come from our very soul. This happens when we learn to harness the power of the universe by only allowing positive energy to exit our mouths and enter our hearts.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

One of the most common MLM tips network marketing success seekers hear is, “‘A top MLM upline heavy hitter is the best sponsor you can get.” Most folks in network marketing companies don’t know this is a lie, because they’re just repeating what they were told. They don’t know what qualifications they must look for in a true team leader.

Like any business, every multi level marketing program is regulated by specific laws that define the difference between work at home scams and illegal pyramid schemes, and ethical, legitimate work at home network marketing opportunities. These regulations are a blue print for conduct and practice at every level, from company owner to new independent distributor.

When we get the necessary network marketing training it is easy to see these self-proclaimed guru homeworkers conduct their internet business opportunities, and sponsor team members, in a way that draws the eyes of the Feds like vultures to a dying animal.

Here are a few of the home business secret scam techniques these predators use to lure residual income builder wannabies into their deal.

* Big money income claims - “”I made $11,000 in pre-launch!”

* Pictures of fancy cars, expensive homes, yachts, jets, etc.

* Boasts of dream travel awards

* Fear of loss and other high pressure closes

Every heavy hitting sponsor machine knows what acceptable business practices are … right? Don’t count on it! Fact is lots of them are in illegal pyramids, and often more than one at the same time.

Those individuals don’t know the first thing about ethical home based business practices. When it comes to multilevelmarketing all they care about is making piles of money, and building a big list for their next scheme. Professional network marketer’s prove they are leadership qualified by:

1. Listening to you

2. Caring about your needs and your life

3. Not sponsoring you unless you are educated

4. Asking what can be done to help you

5. Not pressuring you to leave the company you’re already in

So how can you separate a heavy hitter (scam artist) from a real pro? You must become educated about what the law says.

If you can follow legal speak, then MLM Attorney Gerald P. Nehra presents a concise explanation of what USA laws expect of MLM/direct sales companies, its officers, and reps. For a free copy of Mr. Nehra’s ““Business Associate Advisory” register for his newsletter.

If that seems like Greek, then you may prefer listening to Michael Dlouhy’s version with real life story examples.

When it comes to MLM Tips the best question to ask is, “Do I want to join a greedy ego maniac that sees me as another dollar sign? Or, will I team up and build a walk-away income with a real coach and mentor that cares about me and my future?”

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

The truth about MLM business is most network marketing companies claim to have integrity. They “prove” their best opportunity status by hyping the money making achievements of the corporate officers and master distributor, their lucrative comp plan, their product quality, the marketing system, their world class training, and their downline retention. Every informed MLM professional knows to ask one question before they join a company.

How does this organization define integrity?

One of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, J. P. Morgan, reveals the dirty secret behind the big business scene, “A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason, and the real reason.”

Nikola Tesla was a great American inventor who had the misfortune of experiencing the full force of this subtle distinction in Mr. Morgan’s business philosophy when Morgan discovered their covert joint venture held far more wealth potential than Tesla let on.

Every entrepreneur knows one of the greatest MLM secrets is in doing their due diligence before committing to a new business opportunity. If Mr. Tesla had done this, then perhaps he would have been hailed like Edison and Marconi rather than being squelched into history’s anonymous throngs.

What are the two reasons MLM owners start work from home companies that end up burying distributors alive?

1. The Good Reason: to help make more money for more representatives and benefit the lives of their customers.

2. The Real Reason: to give the sales force as little profit as possible.

Most network marketing companies have designed their policies and procedures, comp plan, and corporate structure so that greed and ego motivate their actions. One company defines integrity as what is both legitimate and fair to all. If building dreams and residual income from home are your passion, then contact me.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

AliveMax is one of the newest network marketing companies to date.

In this age of the hybrid MLM compensation plan,

designed to take the best of Stairstep Breakaways, Matrices, Unilevels,

and Binaries, some commission structures have proven to be very

attractive to business professionals and work from home beginners

alike.

This particular comp plan spreads it’s net of attraction in two ways:

1. Beginner’s 2 x Infinity Matrix. Distributors can sponsor or

retail product to qualify for a check. People who have limited time

and or budgets like this because they can earn by retailing, sponsoring,

or from spill over.
2. Builder’s Binary: This is the wealth building method of

choice for pros.

In both of these the good thing is people are rewarded for the volume

of products they sell. So where’s the down side?

A better question might be, “How good are you at juggling?

• All binary comp plans pay only when there is a perfect ? -

? volume distribution between the weak leg and the strong leg (plus

reps get $0 on 66% of their work). If that balance does

not occur by the end of a cycle, then no check is paid.
• The simpler income generating matrix requires an equal

amount of retailing on both sides. If Bob in your leg 1 has 50 volume

credits and Sue in your other leg has 75 at the end of the cycle, then

you receive nothing for that period.

Everyone knows that if there’s a sale on bread at the grocery store,

then some will get 1 loaf while others will get 5 or 6. Different

customers have different needs. So how logical is it to expect to have

a perfect balance of sales volume every week?

Clearly hybridized MLM compensation plan

structures are the wave of the future, but old habits die hard. Most of

these companies cling to old style plan breakage techniques because

they need the funds for their bloated overhead. One streamlined

company gives most of the breakage to it’s reps instead of making

them teeter totter. If that sounds good to you, then let’s talk.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

Everyone is a performer. Some, as with Shaheen Jafargholi of “Britains Got Talent” fame, are musically focused. Still others ply a different craft. No matter what the skill all of us need benefit of a leader’s coaching and mentoring practice to be successful in life.

Effective mentors must have the confidence and courage to tell the truth - no matter how unpopular it is. Likewise, goal driven students must promptly take action on constructive criticism.

Most of us find this part of development leadership uncomfortable because a coaches life is filled with criticizing, which is just as hard to give as it is to bear. Even so, it is a personal development technique that can resuscitate a dying dream.

Watch as Simon Pierse coaches Shaheen to make a sudden career decision, and how quickly the 12-year-old fellow takes the life altering jump from anonymity to fame.

Did you see the mournful expression on this young lad’s face as his mentor coaches him to abandon his grandfather’s favorite song in favor of something else? Did you also see how young Jafargholi’s immediate decision to accept leadership direction changed the mood throughout?

These two successful mentoring coach skills are particularly important in network marketing:

1. Courage to tell the truth (wanted or not)

2. Strength and flexibility to direct change (even if it’s not palatable)

Effective, proven Coaching and mentoring practice is essential elements to building strength and trust in a MLM upline / downline relationship. If work at home residual income is your goal, then it must be clear that a team leader’s role is not that of “Miss. Congeniality”. Rather, it is all about showing confidence and courage by building a professional bond of trust so firmly founded in honesty that the revelation of “hurtful” facts inspires quick action that prevent failure.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

Everyone has a dream; some boldly strive to achieve their goals while others let their fear of failure push them into the shadows of regret. Sometimes when titanic obstacles loom we take heart from an
inspirational story of facing the giant with courage and inspiration.

Recently one such tale of valor unfolded during the preliminary
elimination round of “Britains Got Talent” (the UK version of “American Idol”) In her public debut as an aspiring professional singer Susan Boyle jolted a packed studio audience from jeers into a standing ovation.

After Susan’s assertive march onto the stage the judges asked her to tell them a bit about herself and her hopes and motivation for entering that event. Upon speaking into existence her desire to achieve equality with her  inspirational model Elaine Page everyone else, including the judges began to scoff and laugh. With firm resolve Boyle took a solid stance.

Watch and listen as Miss
Boyle wields her motivational art to confront and defeat her own heckling Goliath, and then switch opposition into a roaring sea of approval.

Call it a fluke, or call it gutsy, or whatever you wish. The truth is Miss
Susan Boyle’s performance proves that courage is not the absence of
fear, but rather the faith and vision to obtain success in the face of it.

Everyone has at least one frightening obstacle standing between them and their passionate desire. Most folks never leave their comfort zone because they do not believe strongly enough that they deserve success.

When we mix courage and inspiration with a solid well defined dream, no matter what, anything is possible.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore

Most wannabes in network marketing write MLM prospecting ad copy that turns opportunity seekers off. They
kill their business advertising efforts by selling the features to death.
People who read classified ads or magazine ads are laser focused;
they’re just looking for work at home ideas. They don’t care about the business opportunity, the comp plan, the product, the upline leader, or the support and training.

Most of these people don’t start reading these publications thinking,
“I’m going to join a company today.” So ads that push the opportunity
are a failure before the ink is dry.

What we really want is to get the phone ringing for our op ad.

=> Rather than a full-page sales piece, insert a testimonial that inspires a call.

=>For a classified spot use those five lines this way.

1. Start off with an attention grabber line. (with just a little info - let them taste the milk … but don’t give them the cow.)

2. The next sentence should contain your number and an invitation to call you for further details.

If you choose to do your MLM prospectingng with
conventional ads, then keep in mind the best calls are the one’s where
you are being asked, “Can you tell me more about this?” A simple change from the pushy, aggressive sales technique everyone else uses to a teaser bullet point and call to action that leaves prospective business partners wanting to know more will help make that happen.

I appreciate you,

Bill Tessore