Network Promotion is a people business. It is called "network marketing" because you are building networks - providing personal value to those around you. People drive your business. People buy your products. People join your opportunity. Without people, lots of people, your business will fail. In human relations, it is crucial to help people feel important. Now, I am not speaking about flattery or dishonest modification for the sake of pitching your products. That sounds something like this: "hey, how are you? I love your jewelry - incidentally, do you know somebody looking to lose twenty lbs?" as you are speaking to the obviously overweight person at the check-out line. Don't do it. Don't do it. It is modification and people are not that dull.
You must actively look for what is lovely and build on that. Take a honest interest in people for who they are - not for what you can sell. In our culture they are always looking for a value - how about this? Be the worth. Provide value wherever you go.
Why? Because I took an hour to listen, to honestly love another. Walking downhill from the park I ran in to an elderly gentleman who stopped me dead in my tracks with an, "you are from India?" They was so excited about meeting another Indian they had to invite me back in to the park for a chat. They talked on and on for another hour or more - about his life as a gold, silver and diamond dealer in the diamond district in Manhattan. They talked about purchasing and trading gold, silver, diamonds - about the ridiculous mark-ups in cost and how simple it was to sell gold and silver. I learned more about the gold and silver business in that hour than I could ever learn alone in a life-time. Again, they was so impressed with how smart I was they offered to show me around the diamond district's wholesale dealers! Again - I had barely said a dozen words but I took time to listen and to show genuine love and respect to another.
I was sitting on a park bench taking in the stunning view of the river yesterday after my morning exercise class when an elderly Russian woman came huffing and puffing and sat down right next to me. He was friendly and chatty so they got to speaking - about her life. Growing up in Estonia, raising her children in New York, retirement, her husband. When it came time for me to leave, he still kept speaking. You know what? I did not try to sell her anything - listened to her life story. He thought I was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He told me I was smart, stunning and smart. Truth is I barely said a dozen words - but I was smart and exquisite.
This is what I mean about being a value - sowing seeds of friendship and respect wherever you go. People will keep in mind you for a long time. Take time to understand people and to make them feel important - because God created us in His picture.
You must actively look for what is lovely and build on that. Take a honest interest in people for who they are - not for what you can sell. In our culture they are always looking for a value - how about this? Be the worth. Provide value wherever you go.
Why? Because I took an hour to listen, to honestly love another. Walking downhill from the park I ran in to an elderly gentleman who stopped me dead in my tracks with an, "you are from India?" They was so excited about meeting another Indian they had to invite me back in to the park for a chat. They talked on and on for another hour or more - about his life as a gold, silver and diamond dealer in the diamond district in Manhattan. They talked about purchasing and trading gold, silver, diamonds - about the ridiculous mark-ups in cost and how simple it was to sell gold and silver. I learned more about the gold and silver business in that hour than I could ever learn alone in a life-time. Again, they was so impressed with how smart I was they offered to show me around the diamond district's wholesale dealers! Again - I had barely said a dozen words but I took time to listen and to show genuine love and respect to another.
I was sitting on a park bench taking in the stunning view of the river yesterday after my morning exercise class when an elderly Russian woman came huffing and puffing and sat down right next to me. He was friendly and chatty so they got to speaking - about her life. Growing up in Estonia, raising her children in New York, retirement, her husband. When it came time for me to leave, he still kept speaking. You know what? I did not try to sell her anything - listened to her life story. He thought I was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He told me I was smart, stunning and smart. Truth is I barely said a dozen words - but I was smart and exquisite.
This is what I mean about being a value - sowing seeds of friendship and respect wherever you go. People will keep in mind you for a long time. Take time to understand people and to make them feel important - because God created us in His picture.
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