September 26th, 2007

Be Ready For Life’s Surprises

By Michael Dlouhy

I’ll bet you’ve noticed that sometimes you get a life or business outcome you didn’t figure on … or want. And other times, you get a really good outcome from a situation that looked pretty bad.

To me, experiences like this emphasize how important it is to have the outlook that your life is a wonderful adventure, full of surprises … which means you have to be ready for pretty much anything.

You’re guaranteed to struggle at times. Knowing that, you can go in with a plan to get you back on the right road, no matter what the situation. And at times, you’ll have great success. That’s when you need a different plan, to really take advantage of your achievement.

No matter how much you know, or how experienced you are, or how detailed your plans are, your life and your future can change in a heartbeat.

In network marketing, you’re meeting new people all the time. And they bring with them new situations and new opportunities. I’ve found I get the best results in life & business when I’m really open to these new ideas. Every once in awhile, you’ll find a gem that makes your journey a lot more fun, or helps you reach your goals sooner.

No matter how much you plan, much of what happens is totally outside your control. So first, be ready and be alert. Then take what comes and use it to build the life you have dreamed of. The more you mentally prepare to adjust to life’s inevitable changes, the better you will get at achieving your dreams.

Your friends for life,

Michael & Linda Dlouhy
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January 22nd, 2007

A Real-Life MLM “Crash-And-Burn” Happening TODAY!

By Michael Dlouhy

Listen to this audio & decide for yourself: “What’s Wrong With THIS MLM Picture?”

In Network Marketing, the business model drives the behavior in the field. This example is the real world. This is happening TODAY!

This long-time successful MLM company sells a product. Analyze this real-life situation for yourself to really understand the results of certain company decisions and what you must look for - and what you must avoid - in a network marketing company.

And you’ll hear an actual article written by a real leader in this company talking about the attrition in the company … and why it’s happening:

A Real-Life MLM “Crash-And-Burn” Happening TODAY!

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Michael & Linda Dlouhy
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September 16th, 2006

If Your Company Leadership Is Bad, You’re a Goner!

By Michael Dlouhy

Before you join a network marketing company, be sure to check the background of the company leadership to make sure they have MLM experience, with integrity. A simple Google search will often surprise you.

Not doing this background check is a common mistake, often fatal to your business. When the management team has built a downline themselves, they respect you. Companies are nothing without us - the reps. If they could sell their products themselves, they’d just put some magical ad on the internet somewhere and people would come to buy in droves.

But it does not happen.

Why? Because it takes you and me to build the relationships with the prospects, so they buy from us.

And how do you know if your company leadership has integrity? Simple. Read their company Policies & Procedures. Then you will know.

99.9% of the people you talk to want to build a business and then retire and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

But these companies have come in the backdoor like snakes in the night. They’ve changed their Policies & Procedures, adding phrases like “ongoing sales”, “ongoing recruiting,” “continuous”, “regular meetings.” You cannot retire – even though they’ve promoted early retirement as one of the main benefits of their business! It’s amazing.

If you retire, they can legally terminate you!

Does that show any integrity? Does that show any respect for the reps who built the company, who brought the business to them? Absolutely not.

Your Policies & Procedures are THE contract between you & your company. They are written by the company lawyers. You’d better know for certain what YOUR P&Ps say.

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Michael & Linda Dlouhy
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September 14th, 2006

You Don’t Produce More Milk By Squeezing Harder

By Michael Dlouhy

Network marketing companies are like a dairy farm. If you needed more milk, would you squeeze harder, or would you get more dairy cows?

Companies call it “raising the bar.” Suddenly, distributors have to buy MORE product to qualify for commissions. So the company forces the distributors to pay for the new $28 Million Home Office. Or the 100 new operators in the Call Center.

Companies that charge reps $19.95 or $29.95 or $39.95 a month for the website to look at their downline genaeology … THAT stuff should be free.

That $20 or $30 or $40 a month is virtually 100% profit to the network marketing company. They want to increase their bottom line. But instead of getting more cows, they squeeze harder.

More Squeezing

Companies that change compensation plans are squeezing harder. They know their reps have built to maximize rep income from the current comp plan. So a totally different comp plan will ALWAYS throw a monkey wrench into the rep’s design and increase the income to the company.

Companies that want more milk start changing comp plans, they charge for more Back Office doohickeys, they force you to order more product to qualify for commissions.

Or they do the RIGHT thing, and get more cows.

Which way does YOUR company play it?

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Michael & Linda Dlouhy
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