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		<title>My Top 10 Favorite Quotes About Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does success mean to you? If you don&#8217;t know and don’t have a clear vision of what success means to you it will be almost impossible to achieve it. Since we are all different, success will mean different things to you and me. To some people success is just getting up in the morning. [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/success_200.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3155" title="success_200" src="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/success_200.jpg" alt="Success Quotes" width="200" height="133" /></a>What does success mean to you? If you don&#8217;t know and don’t have a clear vision of what <a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/internet-network-marketing-business/daily-habits-determine-success-network-marketing/" target="_blank">success</a> means to you it will be almost impossible to achieve it.</p>
<p>Since we are all different, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">success will mean different things to you and me.</span> To some people success is just getting up in the morning. To others it means reaching the lifestyle of their dreams.</p>
<p><strong>Success isn&#8217;t a destination.</strong> It&#8217;s a journey. It has peaks and valleys, twists and turns and yes, also the occasional road block.</p>
<p><strong>Success needs planning.</strong> But before you can plan you need to know exactly what you want. That&#8217;s where the clear vision comes into play.<span id="more-3153"></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">For the occasional speed bumps and roadblocks<br />
I like to have my favorite success quotes handy.</h2>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Today I would like to share them with you starting with number 10 and counting down to my very favorite&#8230;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>10.</strong><em> &#8220;Most people give up just when they&#8217;re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.&#8221;</em> _Ross Perot</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>9.</strong><em> &#8220;Success is tons of discipline.&#8221;</em> ~Al Tomsik</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>8.</strong> <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.&#8221;</em> _Michael Jordan</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>7.</strong> <em>“Every single successful entrepreneur I know has studied and accumulated information on their industry that is the equivalent of a Master`s or PHD”</em>. ~Mike Dillard</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>6.</strong><em> &#8220;Success Starts With A Dream&#8230;Followed By Action.&#8221;</em> ~Unknown</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>5.</strong>  <em>&#8220;Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you&#8217;ll land among the stars.&#8221;</em> &#8211; Les Brown</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>4.</strong> <em>&#8220;In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.&#8221;</em> _Bill Cosby</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>3.</strong> <em>&#8220;Success is steady progress toward one&#8217;s personal goals.&#8221;</em> ~Jim Rohn</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>2.</strong><em> “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Vince Lombardi</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>and my #1 favorite&#8230;.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/key_2_success_copy.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3183" title="key_2_success_copy" src="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/key_2_success_copy.jpg" alt="Key to Success" width="425" height="298" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>So there you have them, my top 10 favorite quotes about success.</strong></p>
<p>One that reminds me almost daily to adjust my attitude is one I came up with myself.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>&#8220;Success starts and ends in the mind. Period.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">It’s really true! Whatever mood you start your day with sets the tone for the whole entire day.</span></p>
<p>For example this morning my mood was pretty good when I got up. But then life set in at the Flood house. My youngest wanted to check his email and started to complain about the slow internet. The oldest got mad at the stuck door handle when he tried to leave for work. One thing led to another and within minutes I was in a bad mood.</p>
<p>Thinking that today was the day I needed to write a blog post I found myself in a real pickle. <em>“How will I ever get something positive and inspiring down in that kind of mood”,</em> I thought.</p>
<p>And then, wham, my quote popped in my mind ….<em>”Success starts and ends in the mind. Period.”</em></p>
<p>I changed my attitude and look what happened.</p>
<p>To Your Massive Success!</p>
<p><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/about/" rel="author" target="_blank">Ilka Flood</a><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
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		<title>Will Your Daily Habits Determine Your Success in Network Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Absolutely! If you like it or not your daily activities or lack thereof, greatly influence whether you will have success in network marketing or not. If you are falling short on your goals maybe you should take a closer look and evaluate the reasons why. Are your daily habits leading to success or failure? It [...]
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<p>Absolutely! If you like it or not your daily activities or lack thereof, greatly influence whether you will have <span style="text-decoration: underline;">success in network marketing</span> or not. If you are falling short on your goals maybe you should take a closer look and evaluate the reasons why.</p>
<p><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Are your daily habits leading to success or failure?</strong><br />
</span></p>
<p>It is very tempting to hop out of bed, firing up your laptop and see if <em>“you’ve got mail.”</em> But starting out your day by checking your email first thing in the morning might not be a good idea.<span id="more-2160"></span> At least this holds true for me.  If I don’t absolutely watch it, I find myself following this link and that link and before I know it it’s two hours later.</p>
<p>What is even worse is that this behavior sets the tone for my entire day. I will be out of focus and procrastinating the rest of the day. I then go to bed at night totally mad and very disappointed in myself because I know better.</p>
<p>Sounds familiar? Not a good thing, is it?</p>
<p>But even if you shoud have some really bad habits, like me, it&#8217;s never too late to drop them and develop some new and positive ones.</p>
<h3>Here are 6 tips on how you can develop some good habits to help you have success in network marketing…</h3>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Don’t start your day out disorganized and with no real focus and direction.</strong></span><br />
Instead make a <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/internet-network-marketing-business/rinse-repeat-formula-successful-network-marketing-business/" target="_blank">“To Do List”</a></span></strong> of your tasks the night before. Organize it by importance, which means the most important task you need to do the next day should be on top. And the least important task should be at the bottom on your list.</li>
<li><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Make it a happy day.</strong></span><br />
You&#8217;ll get a lot more done if you have a positive mindset instead of being grumpy or in a lousy mood. I know it&#8217;s not always possible to jump out of bed with a smile on your face just excited about the new day. So if you happen to have got out of bed on the wrong food, not all is lost yet. Go for a walk. The fresh air will clear your mind and stimulate positive thoughts. Listen to some uplifting music or watch a short inspiring video.</li>
<li><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Don&#8217;t procrastinate.</strong></span><br />
I know it&#8217;s easy to put things off that we dislike doing. But having them &#8216;hang over our head&#8217; can really cripple our productivity. It&#8217;s best to get them out of the way as fast as possible. Brian Tracy recommends to <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eatthatfrogmovie.com/" target="_blank">“Eat that Frog.” </a></span><em> </em> </strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>“Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.” </em>William James</li>
<li><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Grow your knowledge.</strong></span><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/internet-network-marketing-business/successful-network-marketers-common/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></strong></a><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/internet-network-marketing-business/successful-network-marketers-common/" target="_blank">Successful network marketers</a></strong></span> always feed their minds. They are constantly learning new things, methods, strategies and so on. So make it a habit to learn something new every day, even if it is just a new word. Just think, within a year you will have broadened your vocabulary by 365 new words.</li>
<li><span style="color: #445e7b;"><strong>Grow your network.</strong></span><br />
Your <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/socialnetworking/twitter-business/" target="_blank">success in network marketing</a> </span></strong>can only be as large as your network. So make it a habit to grow it every day. Make the aquaintence of somebody new each day. Connect on Facebook or grow your Twitter account. Reach out to someone and lend a helping hand. Build those all-important relationships of know, like and trust.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #445e7b;">Avoid or limit time wasters.</span></strong><br />
Email and social networks can really suck your time. So be sure to set a time limit for those activities. 10 to 15 minutes at a time should be sufficient enough to check your inbox, update your status and reply to messages. If you don&#8217;t get it all done in that time, carry it over to your next scheduled time slot for those tasks.</li>
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<p>Developing these good habits should send you well on your way to reaching &#8220;success in network marketing&#8221;. What do you think? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m off to the next task on my list&#8230;</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><strong>Ilka Flood</strong><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Not everyone joining the network marketing industry will make it to the top. Newcomers are often lured in with the promise &#8230;<em>Oh, it&#8217;s easy. Anyone can do it.</em> But to have success in network marketing it really takes a special kind of person. So, what traits do all <a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/944/do-you-have-the-patience-it-takes-to-be-successful-in-mlm/" target="_blank">&#8220;Successful Network Marketers&#8221;</a> have in common?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers lead by example.</strong> They are totally plugged in. You can find them on every conference or training call as well as company events. They are constantly improving themselves through reading books, listening to audio or watching video courses or attending seminars.<span id="more-1747"></span></p>
<p>Mike Dillard, the founder of <a href="http://nonpareil.magneticsponsoringonline.com" target="_blank">Magnetic Sponsoring</a> puts it this way<em>&#8230;“<strong>Every single successful entrepreneur I know has studied and accumulated information on their industry that is the equivalent of a Master`s or PHD”. </strong></em></p>
<p>The network marketing industry is no different. There are strategies and skills to be learned and the learning curve is quite steep. But this learning curve can be cut in half or more with the proper network marketing training.</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers also continually sharpen their skills</strong>. They know nothing stays constant and things are changing all the time and very rapidly, especially in the online world. So they always keep on top of the latest marketing tactics and techniques.</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers have high work ethics.</strong> There&#8217;s no playing around or treating a business like a hobby. Successful network marketers are extremely disciplined, hard-working individuals.</p>
<p><strong>A positive attitude is another trait of the successful network marketer.</strong> There&#8217;s no I can&#8217;t. Only I CAN and I WILL succeed. They know that even failure is nothing more than another opportunity to succeed.</p>
<p><strong>They are excellent problem solvers as well.</strong> Rather than making excuses when confronted with a difficult situation they will make every effort to <a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/1708/problems-unseen-solutions/" target="_blank">find a solution</a>. They are humble enough to put their ego aside and ask for help when needed. You will find that many successful network marketers have mentors and consult with them on a regular basis. They are also team players and know that without their team they won&#8217;t be successful.</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers are visionaries</strong>. They have the ability to envision success long before reaching it. They know exactly where they want to be in 2, 3 or five years. They have a clear picture in their mind of what their business will look like, and are constantly working towards that vision.</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers set goals</strong> and follow a carefully thought out road map making adjustments when needed. They also have patience and know that everything worth having is worth waiting for. So they never lose focus of their ultimate goal.</p>
<p><strong>Successful network marketers never quit!</strong> They know that there will be peaks and valleys and that the road to success is not always smooth.<strong> </strong> They are driven and determined to do whatever it takes to reach their vision, their ultimate goal of the lifestyle they desire.</p>
<p>To Your Success!</p>
<p><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/about/" rel="author" target="_blank"><strong>Ilka Flood</strong></a><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
<p>P.S.  I know I haven&#8217;t listed all of the characteristics of successful network marketers. So if you can think of any, please leave your feedback below in the comments.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Achieving your goals is a lot easier if you practice self-discipline on a daily basis. Let me explain what I mean by that. I got up this morning and looked at my &#8220;To Do List&#8221; for today. It&#8217;s not very long, but there are some items on it which I really dislike doing. However, they [...]
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<p>Achieving your goals is a lot easier if you practice self-discipline on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Let me explain what I mean by that.</p>
<p>I got up this morning and looked at my &#8220;To Do List&#8221; for today. It&#8217;s not very long, but there are some items on it which I really dislike doing. However, they are important tasks that I need to do in order to move my business forward.</p>
<p>Now, would it really make such a big difference if I just skipped today and had some fun instead? At first thought, no, probably not.<span id="more-1294"></span></p>
<p>BUT &#8230; who is to say that I wouldn’t feel like skipping them again tomorrow? What if tomorrow, I feel the same way as today and I just don&#8217;t feel like doing them &#8230; again?</p>
<p>That would set me back <span style="text-decoration: underline;">two days in achieving my goals</span>.</p>
<p>Well, okay, two days. Big deal! What&#8217;s all the fuzz about?</p>
<p>I will tell you what the fuzz is about. If I skipped today, and tomorrow, then skipping another couple of days down the road won&#8217;t be such a &#8216;big deal&#8217; either. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Do you see a pattern here?</span> It&#8217;s the pattern of mediocrity.</p>
<p><strong>Temptation, the mother of breaking the rules &#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Just think about it this way. You are on a diet and your kids want you to bake some brownies. You stir up the ingredients, pour the mix in the pan and stick it into the oven. Nothing to it, right?</p>
<p>However, after just a short while the aroma of the baking brownies fills the air and you can hardly wait until they are done.</p>
<p>You think to yourself, <em>&#8220;I’m only going to have one. One little brownie isn’t going to make much of a difference.&#8221; </em></p>
<p>You take your first bite and that brownie just melts in your mouth.<em> &#8220;Hmmm, delicious!&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Okay</em>&#8220;, you say, &#8220;<em>let me have just one more. One more little brownie isn’t going to do any damage</em>.&#8221;</p>
<p>And there, in an instant, you blew your diet.</p>
<p>The next day you get on the scale and find out you just had undone what you had been working on so hard all week. Was it worth it? I doubt it.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">If you give in once to your temptations, it’s easier to do it a second, a third and a fourth time and so on</span>.</p>
<p>That’s where self-discipline comes in.</p>
<p><strong>You can’t give in!</strong></p>
<p>You’ve got to stick to the plan you’ve laid out to achieving your goals.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">You do have a plan, right?</span> I’m sure you’ve heard the saying,  &#8230;</p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re going, any road will take you there</em></strong><strong>.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Or, … <strong><em>&#8220;If you aim at nothing, you&#8217;re sure going to hit it.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Did you know that only 3% of adults have written goals and plans how to get there? And, they earn more than the other 97% put together.</p>
<p>That is why achieving your goals first requires writing them down on paper and then the self-discipline to work on them on a daily basis. Without skipping even a single day. Of course setting realistic goals makes them a lot easier to achieve.</p>
<p>This post was inspired by a link that dropped into my inbox this morning. An exert of Brian Tracy’s book:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpletruths.com/flash_files/ibTPOD/ibTPOD.html" target="_blank">“The Power of Discipline – 7 Ways It Can Change Your Life”</a></p>
<p>Enjoy reading it. I am sure it will help you in achieving your goals. It sure saved my day.</p>
<p>To Your Success!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.EnlightenedNetworker.com/about" target="_blank">Ilka Flood</a><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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<p><strong> Success in network marketing starts (and ends) with YOU.</strong> Have you ever heard that?</p>
<p>If that is news to you, listen up.</p>
<p><strong>Can you relate to this scenario?</strong></p>
<p>You are doing everything your upline sponsor tells you to do. You are using the tools he or she recommends. You attend all company meetings and listen to every single conference call. Yet, &#8230; for some reason <span style="text-decoration: underline;">you don&#8217;t see the network marketing success you would like to have</span>.</p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s wrong?</strong></p>
<p>One important ingredient is missing. Actually, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">the most important ingredient is missing</span>.<span id="more-1167"></span></p>
<p>Neither systems , tools and conference calls nor company meetings are building your success. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">They do help considerably</span> and are very important, don&#8217;t get me wrong, but unless you add the most important ingredient you will never see the success in network marketing  you could have.</p>
<p>This one missing ingredient is &#8230; YOU!</p>
<p>Plain and simple!</p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s YOU and what you are THINKING.</strong></p>
<p>Do you have doubts about your products? The comp plan? The company? Doubts about your own ability to succeed?  Fear of failure? Fear of success? Maybe you are afraid of your own courage?</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">If you have a case of &#8220;Stinkin&#8217; Thinkin,&#8221; get rid of it</span>. Stop sabotaging your own network marketing success!</p>
<p>I am just re-reading <em>&#8220;Think And Grow Rich&#8221;</em> by Napoleon Hill and in the book he states &#8230;</p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;Both Poverty and Riches are the Offspring of Thought&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Think about this for a minute. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">That&#8217;s very a powerful statement!</span></p>
<p>If this is true, than that would mean that you can <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>think</em> yourself into poverty or you can <em>think</em> yourself into riches</span>. Which would you choose?</p>
<p>Well, I know which way I would go.</p>
<p><strong>In chapter 3, Napoleon Hill talks about &#8220;The Law of Autosuggestion.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;The subconscious mind makes <span style="text-decoration: underline;">no distinction</span> between constructive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the material <span style="text-decoration: underline;">we feed it</span>, through our thought impulses. The subconscious mind will <span style="text-decoration: underline;">translate into reality</span> a thought driven by fear just as readily as it will translate into reality a thought driven by courage or faith.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8230;If you fill your mind with fear, doubt and unbelief in your ability to connect with and use the forces of Infinite Intelligence, the law of autosuggestion will take this spirit of unbelief and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">use it as a pattern by which your subconscious mind will translate it into its physical equivalent.</span>&#8220;</em></p>
<p><strong>Wow! Pretty scary stuff, huh? So, be <span style="text-decoration: underline;">very</span> careful what you think.</strong></p>
<p>I would like to close with a poem that describes the law of autosuggestion very well&#8230;</p>
<p><em>“If you think you are beaten, you are,<br />
If you think you dare not, you don’t<br />
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,<br />
It is almost certain you won’t.<br />
</em></p>
<p><em>“If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost<br />
For out of the world we find,<br />
Success begins with a fellow’s will—<br />
It’s all in the state of mind.<br />
</em></p>
<p><em>“If you think you are outclassed, you are,<br />
You’ve got to think high to rise,<br />
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before<br />
You can ever win a prize.<br />
</em></p>
<p><em>“Life’s battles don’t always go<br />
To the stronger or faster man,<br />
But soon or late the man who wins<br />
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!”</em></p>
<p>Napoleon Hill, &#8220;Think &amp; Grow Rich</p>
<p><strong>Think POSITIVE! </strong></p>
<p>Success in network marketing can be yours if you can <span style="text-decoration: underline;">adjust your thinking</span>. When you get a case of “stinkin’ thinkin”, which we all do at times, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">get rid of it immediately</span> and change your negative thoughts into <span style="text-decoration: underline;">positive ones</span>. You do have a choice.</p>
<p>When I get down and negative thoughts creep into my mind, I get away from it all. I do something fun and uplifting.  Sometimes I go for a walk. Doodle a while in PhotoShop or listen to upbeat music. Or I read a few pages in a book. (Hint: Think &amp; Grow Rich is a great one.) Or I take a shower and wash those negative thoughts right out of my mind.</p>
<p>To your Network Marketing  Success!</p>
<p>Ilka Flood<br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
<p><strong>P.S.</strong> Share with us what you like to do to get rid of “stinkin’ thinkin’.” And if you found value in this post, please share it. Thank you!</p>
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		<title>The &#8220;Rinse and Repeat&#8221; Formula for A Successful Network Marketing Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, just what is this formula for a successful network marketing business? It&#8217;s been said, that our habits predict our future. I believe that to be true. How about you? Have you ever noticed that the more you do something the better you get at doing it? You can take anything in life and you [...]
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<p>So, just what is this formula for a <a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/1015/committed-network-marketing-business/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">successful network marketing business</span></a>?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been said, that <span style="text-decoration: underline;">our habits predict our future</span>. I believe that to be true. How about you?</p>
<p>Have you ever noticed that the more you do something the better you get at doing it? You can take anything in life and you will see that there is actually some truth to it.</p>
<p><strong>Remember when you first learned to ride a bike? </strong></p>
<p>You were wobbly. You knuckles turned white because you were holding on to those handle bars for dear life. You prayed that your dad (or mom, or whoever was holding on to the bike to keep you stable and give you support) wouldn&#8217;t let go.<span id="more-1095"></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">You practiced every day and every day you got better</span>. And then came the day when you were practicing again, and you turned around and there was nobody holding on to you anymore. You were riding that bike all by yourself.</p>
<p>At first that scared you and may have caused you into &#8216;wobbling mode&#8217; for just a few seconds. But then you regained your confidence and you were enjoying the ride. A proud feeling of accomplishment came over you. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You did it!</span></p>
<p>Now when you get on a bike you don&#8217;t even think about what you are doing. It&#8217;s just automatic.</p>
<p><strong>It can be the same in your network marketing business. </strong></p>
<p>You may be totally overwhelmed, pulled into different directions. Everybody and their brother telling you what to do and how to do it. (<em>You’re in wobbling mode.)</em></p>
<p>But when you get really down to it, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">it&#8217;s quite simple</span>. Just like riding a bike. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Focus on the basics</span>.</p>
<p>There are certain tasks that you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">must</span> accomplish every day in order to reach your goal of running a <a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/1015/committed-network-marketing-business/" target="_blank">successful network marketing business</a>. Some of them may be new to you and may require a certain amount of practice. But by practicing them every day, you will get better.</p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.&#8221; ~ </em></strong><strong>Zig Ziglar<em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>So what&#8217;s the formula for a successful network marketing business?</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Identify the tasks you absolutely have to do every day in order to move your business forward.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Do them</span> in order of priority. (Life happens, so do the most important tasks first, just in case.)</li>
<li>Practice those tasks that need perfecting.</li>
<li>Rinse and repeat</li>
</ol>
<p>Stick to that formula no matter what. Put your blinders on if you have to in order to keep from getting distracted. I know there are many distractions out there. All I have to do is open my email inbox and there are tons of them&#8230;But&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Repeating important activities that move your business forward on a daily basis is the key to a successful network marketing business.</strong></p>
<p>They say it takes 21 days to form a habit.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know how they came up with 21 days but it seems to work. So write down what you need to do every day. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Do it for 21 days and see what happens</span>. <em>(Of course keep going after that.) </em>There is power in positive habits.<em><br />
</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Just keep your focus right on your target and you will get there</span>.</p>
<p>Bye for now, I&#8217;ve got to go do some rinsing and repeating.</p>
<p>To your successful network marketing business,</p>
<p><a href="http://www.EnlightenedNetworker.com/about" target="_blank">Ilka Flood</a><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 22:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hmm, I wonder. I&#8217;ve been reading quite a bit about “developing an attitude of gratitude” lately. Taking things for granted is never a good thing. Have you ever noticed that when you loose something you suddenly (and sometimes painfully) notice its value to you? I try hard not to take anything for granted, but this [...]
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<p>Hmm, I wonder.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been reading quite a bit about <span style="text-decoration: underline;">“developing an attitude of gratitude”</span> lately.</p>
<p><strong>Taking things for granted is never a good thing.</strong></p>
<p>Have you ever noticed that when you loose something you suddenly (and sometimes painfully) notice its value to you?</p>
<p>I try hard not to take anything for granted, but this morning when I sat down on my computer I noticed that I had taken for granted the very things that are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">KEY to my business success</span>.</p>
<p><strong>Here are just a few things I had totally taken for granted …<span id="more-937"></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>My computer</strong><br />
The very first thing I do every morning after getting out of bed is turn on my computer. Without even thinking about it, I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">expect</span>it to turn on and to hear that familiar humming sound.<span style="text-decoration: underline;">I never gave thought</span> to the many people who were involved in creating the parts and putting it together. Nor have I ever thought of the genius who was able to figure out that a bunch of zeros and ones somehow could make a computer in the first place.</li>
<li><strong>The Internet</strong><br />
Again, I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">totally expect</span>it to appear as soon as I log in. Should it go out (usually right in the middle of me working on something &#8211; like would you believe it &#8211; right now as I am writing this) I kick and scream (sometimes) and get very upset.The internet is the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">life line</span> to my customers, my team members and prospects, my online friends &#8230; well to basically everything. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">It&#8217;s the heart beat of my business</span>. Without it I am dead in the water.</li>
<li><strong>Email</strong><br />
I took it for granted (until right now) that I can send an email to someone half-way around the world in seconds and that I can get a response back just as quickly.</li>
<li><strong>Skype</strong><br />
I can call friends, family and prospects all over the world and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">don&#8217;t have to pay a penny</span> to do so (if I call from computer to computer) or very little if I call from computer to a land line or cell phone.</li>
<li><strong>The Telephone<br />
</strong>The ultimate credit goes to Alexander Graham Bell for inventing it in the first place. But look how far we have come since then. I&#8217;m not tied to a wall phone but can call people from anywhere and can be reached anywhere with a cell phone or mobile phone.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Someone had to invent all these tools I&#8217;m using on a daily basis to build my network marketing business.</strong></p>
<p>Someone had to make all this possible. But have I ever thought about those people or thought about giving thanks to them? If I&#8217;m really honest &#8230; no, not really. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">I&#8217;ve totally taken all that for granted</span>.</p>
<p><strong>So here today is my official expression of gratitude</strong> to everyone who has anything to do with me building my online business. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thank you for making this possible for me!</span></p>
<p>The only &#8216;thing&#8217; I haven&#8217;t taken for granted are you, my readers. I truly appreciate you stopping by and reading my posts and leaving me your thoughts. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thank you so much!</span></p>
<p><strong>So again my question &#8230; Can there be success without gratitude?</strong></p>
<p>In my opinion, no, there can&#8217;t be success without gratitute. Because expressing gratitude for the things you have opens yourself up to receiving more. And the power of gratitude goes a very long way.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts?</p>
<p>To your success,</p>
<p>Ilka Flood</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 22:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been following my blog for a while you may have noticed that I like to tell stories to illustrate a point. Well, here’s another one … Which Way Is Success? A man meets a successful person on the road and asks him, “which way is success?” The successful person speaks no words, [...]
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<p><strong><em>Which Way Is Success?</em></strong></p>
<p><em>A man meets a successful person on the road and asks him, “which way is success?”</em></p>
<p><em>The successful person speaks no words, he just points to a place off in the distance.</em></p>
<p><em>The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in the direction he was sent to. Suddenly, there comes a loud “SPLAT.” After a while, the man comes limping back, tattered and stunned, assuming he must have misunderstood the message. <span id="more-825"></span> He repeats his question to the successful person, who again silently points in the same direction.</em></p>
<p><em>The man obediently walks off once more. This time the “SPLAT” is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloodied, broken, tattered and very irate. “I asked you which way is success,” he screams at the successful man. “I followed the direction you indicated. And all I got was knocked down. No more pointing! Talk!”</em></p>
<p><em>Only then does the successful person speak: Success IS that way. Just a little PAST splat.</em> (Original author unknown)</p>
<p><strong>How often do we give up too soon?</strong> If we only had pushed a little harder; gave it a little more effort; dusted ourselves off and tried again after we were knocked down; where would we be today?</p>
<p><strong>Success doesn’t come easy.</strong> If anyone ever told you it does, they haven’t been telling you the truth. There’s no such thing as “Easy Street.” The road to success is bumpy and littered with obstacles.</p>
<p>Ask any leader in the industry and they will tell you they have been bloodied, broken and tattered many times. But they always got up again and went past “SPLAT” one more time.</p>
<p>I too, found myself nose down in the dirt many times. Quitting was never an option looking at the alternative.</p>
<p><strong><em>“Quitters never win and winners never quit!”</em></strong></p>
<p>How about you? Found yourself with bloody knees once or twice? Or maybe even more often? Share your thoughts with us in the comment box.</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p>Ilka Flood</p>
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		<title>7 Common But Deadly Mistakes of New Network Marketers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or …What not to do when you first start out in network marketing. &#160; Let’s be totally honest here. As new network marketers just starting out in the industry we all have made some mistakes. I know I certainly have made my share. That’s just part of the learning curve. As long as we learn [...]
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<h3><strong>Or …What not to do when you first start out in network marketing.</strong></h3>
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<p>Let’s be totally honest here. As new network marketers just starting out in the industry we all have made some mistakes. I know I certainly have made my share. That’s just part of the learning curve. As long as we learn from our mistakes and fail forward, we’ll be alright.</p>
<p>So, here are probably the 7 most common mistakes we make as brand new network marketers&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>1) </strong><strong>Don’t have a Part-time Attitude</strong></p>
<p>It’s certainly okay to build your network marketing business part-time and alongside your regular job in the beginning. What’s not okay, is having a part-time attitude about it. Many new networkers fail because they treat their business like a hobby. This will reflect in your commission check. So, don’t dabble in your business…<span id="more-766"></span> Commit to it! It is YOUR future that you are building.</p>
<p><strong>2) </strong><strong>Don’t Make Yourself the Issue</strong></p>
<p>When you first start out in network marketing you know absolutely nothing. Nothing about the company and nothing about the products you are selling. You are brand spanking new. So how are you supposed to grow your business? You haven’t even earned a penny in commission yet. Many new networkers feel very uneasy because they don’t know what to say to their prospects.</p>
<p>Don’t worry. Just take yourself out of the equation. Find either your sponsor or somebody in the levels above you who is willing to help you. Use that person as an expert to do 3-way calls with your prospects.</p>
<p>Don’t interrupt them while they are talking, listen carefully and take good notes on what they say and how they say it. Learn from them so eventually you can do this yourself.</p>
<p><strong>3) </strong><strong>Don’t Take Rejection Personally</strong></p>
<p>New network marketers are often afraid to talk to people about their new business opportunity because they are afraid of getting rejected. What they must realize is that, it is not them getting rejected, but the opportunity might not be right for the person they are talking to. Or the timing may just not be right.</p>
<p>When I started out in this industry, rejection was a biggie for me. I was afraid of picking up the phone and calling my leads, because I was afraid of them telling me “NO.”</p>
<p>Until someone put it to me this way… “Look, when you order a Bic Mac at McDonalds and the clerk asks you if you would like fries with that, he’s not going to break out in tears if you tell him, ‘NO’, or is he?”</p>
<p>Well, of course not. That would be silly. Fries are not for everyone …and neither is your business opportunity. You just have to find the right people. ..Hint: Those who like fries.</p>
<p><strong>4) </strong><strong>Don’t Reinvent the Wheel</strong></p>
<p>Someone has always walked the path before you. So don’t make things harder for yourself by trying to reinvent the wheel. If your sponsor or team has a system that has worked for them, by all means use it. Keep it simple! Don’t make this business more difficult than it really is.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>5) </strong><strong>Don’t Forget the Power of Customers</strong></p>
<p>Often new networkers are so focused on recruiting new team members that they totally forget about customers. Retail sales count for part of your income in network marketing. Customers are the back bone of your business. They join because they fell in love with your products, and they stay because of it.</p>
<p><strong>6) </strong><strong>Don’t Alienate Your Sponsor</strong></p>
<p>Your sponsor is your most valuable resource. Your ‘go to person’ who is there to train and guide you, to support and encourage you. Don’t alienate him or her by constantly whining or being negative or hanging on their shirt tails.</p>
<p>Don’t expect him or her to hold your hand the whole way through.  I have had sponsors who were there for me for my first week …and then cut me lose. From then on I was on my own, but I knew if I needed something they were just a phone call away. I was expected to call THEM …not the other way around.</p>
<p><strong>7) </strong><strong>Don’t Let Anyone Steal Your Dream</strong></p>
<p>There is a reason why you started your network marketing business. It may be to stay home with your kids. Or to bring your husband home. It may be to buy a bigger house. A new car.  It may be that you are  getting close to retirement and want to make sure you can live comfortably after you no longer work. Or you might want to go on that long overdue family vacation. Whatever your “WHY” don’t let anyone come along and steal it. Hang on to it!</p>
<p><strong>And number 8…</strong></p>
<p>If you like this article don’t let it go to waste by not sharing it with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. Thank you!</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p><a href="http://www.enlightenednetworker.com/about/" rel="author" target="_blank">Ilka Flood</a><br />
The Enlightened Networker</p>
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		<title>Face It… You’ll Never Do It Perfect…Unless You Are Woody Woodpecker</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilka Flood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woody has been living in our backyard for a couple of years now. Every spring he would show up and peck on our trees and on occasion also on our house. Which especially made my husband mad. Not just because of the horrible noise, (woodpeckers sound like little sledgehammers), but also because of the damage. [...]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/woodyshome.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-749" title="woodyshome" src="http://enlightenednetworker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/woodyshome.jpg" alt="Woody Woodpecker's Perfect Circle" width="150" height="147" /></a> Woody has been living in our backyard for a couple of years now. Every spring he would show up and peck on our trees and on occasion also on our house. Which especially made my husband mad. Not just because of the horrible noise, (woodpeckers sound like little sledgehammers), but also because of the damage. Our neighbors actually had to redo the top of their chimney because of Woody&#8217;s pecking.</p>
<p><strong>Actually, I found him pretty annoying</strong> too, until, earlier this year when I stumbled upon his &#8220;perfect work of art&#8221; in our backyard. Looks like Woody has decided to move in permanently with us and built his home in one of our old tree stumps.</p>
<p><strong>I stood in total amazement</strong> when I saw the perfect circle. I even went as far as to <span id="more-748"></span>measure it. It is exactly 1 inch and 5/8 across horizontally and vertically. How can that be? How can such an annoying little guy create such a perfect circle?</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll probably never know unless we ask him. And I for one am no Dr. Doolittle.</p>
<p>As network marketers we often want things to be perfect. We want to build the perfect business website or sales letter targeting the perfect audience. Write the perfect email or autoresponder series to connect and stay in touch with our prospects or customers.  Create the perfect blog post on our network marketing blog accompanied by the perfect picture with the perfect keywords so we will be found in search engines. Even down to our profiles on social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook, everything has to be perfect.</p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s face it&#8230;It will never be perfect.</strong></p>
<p>Even practice doesn&#8217;t make perfect. But it does make better.</p>
<p><strong>Much more important than perfection</strong> <strong>is completion</strong>.</p>
<p>If we constantly fine tune or redo whatever we are creating and never finish it, nobody will see it.</p>
<p><strong>Remember the NIKE commercial &#8230; Just Do It!!</strong></p>
<p>Your success in network marketing does not depend on perfection, but on completing the<strong> </strong>tasks along the way to reach your ultimate goal.<strong><br />
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<p>Finish your sales letter, your website, your social media profile, your email series, your blog post or whatever it  is and send it out there so people can see it. It may not be perfect, but it is completed and it’s out there doing what it is supposed to do …grow your business.</p>
<p>To Your Success,</p>
<p>Ilka Flood</p>
<p>P.S. This post is not perfect. But if you liked it, please share it anyway. Thank you!</p>
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