7 Transformation Tips For Success in Your Business

Are You Looking For the Shortcut to Success

Recently, my sponsor shared some powerful insights on a team call and I thought that they are important for everyone to know and understand, when you are evaluating a business, or actually building one! Here they are:

Everyone wants a shortcut. AND the good news is there are shortcuts. The bad news is they are not what most people think. A shortcut is not a mass marketing system that will sign up lots and lots of people for you. A shortcut is not an automatic sponsoring system that will eliminate the need to talk to people. What most people see as the long road is actually the short road.

A 15 minute conversation is way more valuable than blasting an e-mail out to 150 people that you don’t know. Three 15 minute conversations per day with people in your network helps to create the valuable relationships that can take your business to the next level.

1. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Keep a list of people to call every day just to ‘Check In’ – Call at least 3 people a day just to say ‘Hi’ and see how they are doing. (NOTE from Jackie: I have used technology as a powerful tool the last 11+ years, and my success has come from using the internet to generate the lead, and then immediately transitioning to a phone all or face to face meeting! No one wants to do business with a robot!)

2. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Spend 90% of your time connecting with people on a personal level face to face or over the phone and 10% of your time connecting with people using technology. (NOTE from Jackie: These are often called elevator calls, designed to “lift someone up! Try it!)

3. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Limit your time on Facebook to 15 minutes per day (I know that is hard for some, but it’s a must if you want to build a successful business). My only exception to this rule is if you want to ‘schedule’ 2 hours a week just to casually ‘chat’ with others that are online to see if you can advance your relationships. It’s live and real time which is a different experience than ‘posting’. Your goal is to eventually take it offline so that you can have real human contact. (NOTE from Jackie: I how to use technology tools effectively in 30 minutes to an hour a day! It’s part of your free training as a member of the team!)

4. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Limit your TV time (or eliminate it all together). Replace it with reading and listening to positive CD’s. You won’t miss anything. You’ll hear the important stuff from your friends. TV kills brain cells and books and CD’s strengthens them. (NOTE from Jackie: I did this in 1997, 3 years into my business. My income started growing and never stopped. I never went back and I am happier today!)

5. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Seek out to MEET people that do business with people that would do business with us. When they see our online greeting card system they get excited because the know so many people that could benefit from our program. Think about who does business with people that would do business with us? (NOTE from Jackie: In these challenging economic times, businesses are scrambling to find ways to retain customers and create referrals. We have the key! Share it and see what happens. We have a great script that is working; it’s yours as part of your team training once you are signed up!)

6. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Send way more cards out that appreciate others and less cards to market yourself. Go to your mailbox and pick up your mail. What do you keep and what do you throw away? What do you forget and what do you remember? (NOTE from Jackie: I have almost ever card I received from this company over the last 6 years!)

7. TRANSFORMATION TIP: Have fun with the business. Make your cards, colorful, social, active, vibrant and FUN. Make your meetings light and easy. Be someone that others want to be around.’ (NOTE from Jackie: People want to be where the fire, energy and excitement is. Create a fire with your excitement!)

Are you ready to be transformed and transform others?

Landmark Year for the Card Business

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Is 2011 Going to be YOUR Year in YOUR Own Business?

Message from my sponsor, Jordan Adler:

This is going to be a landmark year for our Greeting Card and Gift Business. After spending 2 days at our headquarters last week, I am convinced that we have the best CEO in Network Marketing. Our CEO’s commitment to our cause, his passion and vision are unmatched. He is 5 years ahead of us.

Millions of dollars in technology have been installed in the past 12 months to prepare us for some announcements and growth like we have never seen. The way to be ready is to have your team in place. To gain maximum leverage, you’ll want to have a group of committed leaders all working together.

There will be many announcements in the coming days. In 2011, we will transform our Greeting Card Business and touch many many more people. 4 short years ago, we had no gifts or gift cards, no glossy finish, no fancy 2.0 Picture Interface and our company was doing about 500,000 cards per year.

Today we are a ‘State of the Art’ Technology Company that sent over 600,000 cards in ONE DAY and millions in the month of December alone! Just imagine what we will do in the next four years. For many of you, this will be the year that EVERYTHING changes.

I would love to count you among my leaders. Are you in?

Send Out Fun Cards – Why Now

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Have you ever wondered when is the perfect time to start a business Sending Out Fun Cards and expressing appreciation and gratitude while building a lucrative business from home?

NOW!

Why? Because we have virtually no competition and we are one of the few Network Marketing companies that are growing in this down economy. In fact, we grew by over 20% from 2009 to 2010!!

I am really glad you landed here and decided to check out this business. I want to share all of the details with you on how I generate an income from home and more importantly, how I can help YOU succeed.

Listen in and then let’s make a plan. I’m committed to your success.

Well, there is no time like NOW! Let’s get going!

3 Steps for Success in Your Greeting Card Business

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Make a Difference Sending Out Cards in Your Business

Success in your Network Marketing greeting card business is not about some elaborate plan. In fact, the more simple you keep it, the better. Your goal is to be sending out cards as much as possible. Don’t try to complicate it. Just follow these 3 simple steps and see what you create in the next 90 days!

I challenge you – make this your 90 day action plan!

Set Your Intentions – intentions are a lot like goals, and yet they are unique because they are all about what you can control. If you will set your intentions around action steps that you commit to taking, you will be astounded at the results. Here are some ideas of intentions you might set:

Call 2 people each day to introduce your greeting card business – you don’t need to ask them to buy, or try, just let them know you have a business; and would love to share some details in case they might know of anyone who could use your service/products or who might be looking for a second income. Then, find out how to best get information to them. Get them on the phone and online, and walk them through sending a card through the powerful automated system we have. Did you know 1 in every 4 people who send a card sign up? What if you showed the card system to 10 people a week?

Follow up with those who you have introduced your business to, and get some feedback. Send them a thank you card for trying the service.

Attend one Networking event each week. Share the service with other business owners who need to keep in touch with their customers. This is appreciation marketing!

Write a weekly blog post, using good keywords that might pick up the interest of a potential prospect who is searching online for what you offer.

Connect with 2 – 5 people each day on Social Media – by connect, I mean do more than just “friend request” them. Interact and find out more about them and what they do. See if there is a need you might be able to fill.

Get very clear on your “WHY” and review it daily – your why must be your powerful motivator that gets you to follow through on the intentions you have set for yourself. Without a strong, compelling why, what is going to motivate you to take action? Especially if the last few people you talked to told you “no.” I have heard “no” thousands of times regarding my business. And, not one of them matters in keeping me solid on my path. What is your why? Is it written down? Accessible to you regularly? Powerful enough to make you cry, you want it so badly?

Finally, take action! Be out there everyday taking some kind of action in your business. And, this needs to be income producing action. Sharing the service of sending out cards; talking to and signing up new customers and business builders; introducing your opportunity and products/services; following up; interacting with your team! These are all action steps that will take you where you want to go. Follow our Daily 8 Action plan! It’s proven, so why not just do it?

One more thing about the people who tell you no in the beginning – keep sending out cards to them; random cards to check in, say hello and then slip a DVD in form time to time. You will sponsor a number of these people over time!

Obstacles are sure to show up along your journey, and these are only there to make you stronger and separate the serious from the tire kickers. Which are you?

EXPECT Success, always!

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