When up for a challenge, do you crawl into a hole and ignore it like it’s even happening or do you see the challenge as an opportunity?
An opportunity you can overcome?
I love challenges. I like them because of the sense of accomplishment and especially when the goal includes any of the following:
“Win Prizes!” “Win Special Bonuses!” “Win a Free Weekend Trip Vacation!”
I want to play a special game with you. Are you ready?
To level the playing field, in this game we all have two people in our downline.
Our objective is within one month to get each of the two downline members to at least sign up one quality distributor into their business.
This would mean your business would gain two additional people into your downline.
Are you up for the downline challenge? Or will you return to your hole?
I hope you do not, because what I want to share with you here is how great challenges truly are.
Sure they will not be easy. In fact, at times you may think about quitting.
But – Guess what???
THAT’S NORMAL!
Now that you know that, let’s return our little game of building our downline.
What are some different approaches we can take while playing this game?
How about we start with working on the strengths of each of the downline members.
Downline member #1 is great with building rapport.
Downline member #2 is great at closing the deal.
Now that we have each determined our downline members strengths, can they use these to benefit them for signing up a quality distributor?
Well, yes and no.
We do have a problem though.
Downline member #1, although good with building rapport, is not great at closing the deal. And downline member #2 is not good with building rapport.
What can we do to increase these members chances of reaching their goal?
That’s right! (Glad to see we’re on the same page here)
Each of the downline members can leverage their strengths for the other person.
This way everyone wins.
You see, every day someone new in your downline or the downline you have yet to built, has challenges – including yourself.
But it’s nothing a little creativity can’t fix.
Here, rather than focusing on not succeeding, we instead focus on the good we do have and bring it to the table.
Remember, downline member #1 and #2′s strengths. Well they had problems too and we instead turned their weaknesses into strengths.
Here’s the sad truth though, not everyone will realize the underling opportunities challenges bring.
I hope what I have shared with you gives you some idea of how you can overcome a challenge. All you have to do the next time you are faced with a challenge is determine how you intend to overcome it.
Keep digging away until the solution surfaces. Once it does, see what you can do to leverage one another strengths.
I remember learning this some time ago from Tim Sales. He spoke about having true success in your downline requires you, the leader, to determine where your team is stuck and help them get unstuck.
And, he was right. It helps every single time.
What’s a challenge you thought you would have never been able to overcome?
Jerome Ratliff
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Hey Jerome,
I love the game show challenge approach. Great ideas on teaching your downline to help one another. Turning a downline into a functional team is one of the greatest ways to insure success.
Thanks Chris – I believe, although we are running a business, it’s all about having fun.
Jerome Ratliff
Hey Jerome,
Great post! To accomplish more in business you need to know how to work as a team. Yes, you can accomplish a bit by yourself. But when accompany with a team you can become unstoppable.
Have a great day…
Josh
That’s right Josh.
Doing it as a TEAM is much better of an approach.
Jerome Ratliff
Jerome,
Come on Down Your The Next Contestant On Build That Downline. Great points here. Their is a lot to be said for working as a team and leveraging each others strengths to achieve the end goal.
Good stuff,
Eric
I can just about hear the music in the background playing. Loving your point of view Eric – AWESOME!
Jerome Ratliff
Great post, thank you!
Team work is everything.
Best regards
Volker
Hey there Volker,
Thanks for stopping by. Isn’t team work great?
Jerome Ratliff
That is right, keep digging and do not give up! Some powerful downline tactics that we can all learn from.
Well said Jerome, and quality post.
Wayne Vassell, signing out…
Never, never, never and never give up Wayne.
Jerome Ratliff
Good points Jerome,
That’s what makes Network Marketing great — the ability to leverage yourself and others to create success for you and your downline!
I know Derek – I love NM.
Have a good one,
Jerome Ratliff
Hey Jerome
Leverage the downline whilst leveraging the downline. LOVE IT!!
Great challenge to. I’ll be up for it, only good can come out of it.
Love Mondays
Dwayne Huggins
Thanks Dwayne.
I have to tell you, it took me a while to understand this. But, when I did, I felt as if I was under a waterfall being overwhelmed with joy.
Jerome Ratliff
everyone wants to get the top of the mountain but it’s only a challenge and the struggle that we achieve any kind of meaningful and lasting growth. I love the analogy. And yes I am up for a challenge
Hey Jeffrey,
How is it going?
For me the journey to embark on the challenge is the most fulfilling. It’s all about the experience. Yeah, the end result is important, but it’s a portion of it.
In “the doing” of the challenge is the best part. Glad to hear you’re up for the challenge.
Jerome Ratliff