Ingredient List for Network Marketing Success

Alright I must admit I have food and cooking on the brain. While I was thinking over some delectable morsels in my head and dreaming up tasty recipes my thoughts meandered to my network marketing business. When those two trains of thoughts merged this blog post was born. I was prompted to put together a list of the perfect ingredients for network marketing success.

Here are the four ingredients I think are musts for network marketing success. A pinch of commitment, a dash of focus, a spoonful of consistency and a heap of patience.

A pinch of commitment: To be successful as a network marketer it requires commitment. It takes a long term commitment to put in time and effort and to stick to it. No one who has made it big in network marketing has done it overnight. Just like any other business it takes time to build. A lot of people fail because they believe that network marketing is a place where they can get rich quick without a lot of effort. There is a lot of money to be made in this industry but you have to be committed to your business for the long term.

A dash of focus: Focusing on what you want to accomplish and setting goals are vital ingredients to your success. Get your plans on paper and it will help you have a sharp focus. If you don’t have solid plans it is easy to get distracted, off track and derailed. Without setting goals and focusing on what you need to do to get there you could be going in circles.

A spoonful of consistency: To be successful in network marketing you need to take consistent action. Whether you are working on your business part time or full time you need to be consistent. You will find it hard to achieve great results if you work hard for a week and then take three weeks off. In a traditional business you couldn’t take three weeks off and expect results and it is no different in network marketing.

A heap of patience: Patience is something you need a lot of in a network marketing business. The results of your actions do not always happen overnight. Working with and building up your customer base takes time. Building up your web presence and reputation online requires effort and time and will take time to build. You might also find that you talk to people about your products or opportunity and it takes them weeks to months to decide to commit. You will hear the word “no” a lot but you can’t let that get you discouraged. Be patient, work hard and you will start seeing results.

I hope you enjoyed this ingredient list. What would be on your ingredient list?

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Comments

Robin van der Merwe says:

07/06/2010 at 8:27 am

Angela,
I like your ‘recipe.’ I might add a heaping spoonful of self-discipline to mine… to make sure that the daily work gets done daily!

To your success,
Robin
P.S. Love the look of your site…
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Angela Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Hey Robin! I like that ingredient, self-discipline is very important! Thanks for the compliment on my site, I appreciate it!

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Loic says:

07/06/2010 at 11:11 pm

Hey, I am sure with these ingredients, the food will taste good, lol. Sometimes people tend to forget that MLM is a business just like any other one. Success does not come without commitment. Glad you reminded me of that. Thanks for sharing.
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Angela Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I see that alot, people thinking MLM is a get rich quick scheme and when they realize it takes work they give up. Thanks for your comment!

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Lori Tisot says:

07/07/2010 at 2:52 am

Great ingredient list, Angela! I would also add continuing education to the mix – there’s new things to learn all the time! The four you have listed, though, are definitely a recipe for success!

Thanks for a great post – it will help new network marketers get an idea of what’s required for success!

–Lori
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Angela Reply:
July 8th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Oh yeah, I agree with that 100%. It is very important to keep educating yourself. Thanks for your comment!

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Belinda Cunninghamb says:

07/25/2010 at 9:08 pm

Love the analogy with food Angela. How true it is that we need all four ingredients to be a success. A heap of patience is what I am using a lot of lately in all my recipes.
Belinda
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Angela Reply:
July 26th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Hey Belinda! I think patience can be one of the toughest things because we all want a booming business like yesterday. You just need to work hard and be patient and it will happen. Thanks for your comment!

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Dave and Dawn Cook says:

07/27/2010 at 1:05 pm

Angela,
You picked some of the best ingredients to get us through almost any situation that gets cooking in our network marketing businesses.
Our favorite ingredient is consistency. You are correct that we are willing to be consistent for our job, but not for our way out of the job. It’s more important that we are consistent for ourselves. If we aren’t doing something, even if it’s small, as close to everyday as possible, we will lose our drive and ambition to make our business work.
Thanks for pulling the best ingredients together for our delicious dessert, the best part of the meal and the best of our lives. Network marketing can give us our time freedom and our financial freedom and there’s nothing better than that!
Thanks for your great post, Angela!
Dawn and Dave

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Angela Reply:
July 28th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Hey guys! I agree that time freedom and financial freedom are the best parts of network marketing. I also agree that we have to consistently be working on ourselves. It is so important to be learning and moving forward. Thanks for your comment!

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Beth Allen says:

07/30/2010 at 6:18 pm

Mmmm, sounds like you’ve cooked up a winning recipe for success! I love your creative spin on this post, Angela. I always say that to be successful in network marketing, you must be committed to self-development, and then you must take consistent and persistent action. And you certainly better be modeling your actions after someone who’s done what you need to do and has what you want to have! I love the addition of patience. SO important! Oh, and last thing….to move things along a bit quicker, infuse your actions with passion!
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Angela Reply:
August 1st, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Hey Beth! Great points! I think self-development, action and passion are all so important as well. Thanks for your comment!

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Debby Beachy says:

08/03/2010 at 10:53 am

Angela
First I want to say “Great Blog”
This post reminds me of “The Slight Edge” everyday meeting your daily goals
and in time it will pay off and you will be noticed on the Internet!

I love this post because I’m a foodie always thinking what I can cook up next.
I send to look at recipes the same way. If you follow a recipe success will come, but you leave the backing powder out will the cake look the same? No.

Great post…
I’m so happy to have found your blog!
Warm Regards
Debby

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Angela Reply:
August 8th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Thank you Debbie! I have not a had a chance to read “The Slight Edge” yet but I am looking forward to reading it. I think you are right that you have to meet your daily goals and overtime it does pay off. Thanks for your comment!

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Bill Cowan says:

08/19/2010 at 4:48 pm

And I can say that all of these fall into the healthy eating category . Thanks for sharing this…..love it!
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Angela Reply:
August 28th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Yes, your right. I am glad you enjoyed it.

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Bruce Cagle says:

09/03/2010 at 9:26 am

Very Nice Angela, I like the A spoonful of consistency best. If anyone wants to achieve any level of success, it is going to take consistency. Working a plan or system until you get good at it and then working it to produce the results needed for success. If that is good cooking, it will bring home the bacon . . . so to speak. Too much fun.
Bruce

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Angela Reply:
September 19th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Hey Bruce! I like the spoonful of consistency too. It does take work but it is worth it in the end. Thanks for your comment!

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