Be A Legacy Networking Tip #5

Get In The Game!

When challenges arise make sure you take responsibility for what is going on. Get in the game and hold on. Don't look upline, look in the mirror! It is not the company, the system or the upline. We know this because the company system is working for thousands of others, so ask yourself, "What else can I be doing?"

Are you on ALL the conference and training calls? These calls may seem boring and time consuming. However, if you picked up one great tool and it brought your business to a new level it would be more than worth it. Plan to be on at least one call or training each week that will improve your skills. If your company does not offer calls or trainings know that there are a lot of complimentary tele-classes out there. Utilize what is available to you.

You can always ask to be a speaker with some great tools and ideas you have found useful. Be willing to share what works for you with your team and leaders.

Read articles and books that will advance your business! This will keep your head in the game and can give you the opportunity to be more creative. Always look to move up. Be a LEADER!

Review your website often. Update to keep up with the trends.

Create a blog. Talk about the items or services you sell. How they have made a difference for you. Offer tips and ideas to improve the quality of someone elses life.

Be involved in social media like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. if it would help you build relationships to grow your business. Keep getting in the game!

Finding ways to improve your business at least 2-3 times a week, will keep your business moving forward. Know that the person you admire in the business is doing something to keep thier business moving forward. As you grow, you will be the person others will admire.

No one else can keep you in the game. That is your responsibility. If you find you are not playing then check back in with the reason you got involved in the first place. Ask yourself "why" again and again until you take responsibility and do something. Remember, A decision is meaningless without an action!

The more you learn, the more you will earn. Be active and keep yourself playing in the game.

Brainstorming Business Ideas

Brainstorming is about expanding your thinking and generating new ideas. Bringing people together to brainstorm with you around your business and personal life can be very powerful and rewarding. Brainstorming has been proven effective with in businesses, relationships and personal goals. Brainstorming helps people over come the desire that they are alone in solving the challenges of their lives. It also promotes ideas that no one may have thought of without the proccess of the team.

Everyone tosses out ideas on a given subject. Having a scribe to put down all the ideas either on paper or on a white board is helpful so the team can be throwing out ideas and one person takes down all the thoughts. Again not in any particular order. This process may look like a lot of ideas going in all directions. This is normal and later in the process you will prioritize the ideas that you feel you can work with.

An important piece to this process is to speak out all ideas whether you think they will work or not. Whether they fall into your personal or business values or not. You can cross those off the list later. If you stop and evalute during the brainstorming process you will cut off the flow of creativity and the process will be less effective. These are just ideas and later in the process you can eliminate what you are not willing to take on.

Here are some steps to get you brainstorming.

1. Gather the troops - be it friends, mastermind teams, similar business owners or other direct selling team leaders.
2. Establish a topic to work with.
3. Set a time limit.
4. Communicate ground rules on what can be discussed and what is off limits.
5. List all ideas or suggestions that are made and encourage creativity.
6. Do not evaluate ideas. Allow what ever is said to come out and be listed.
7. As a group consolidate all like ideas and/or categories.
8. Prioritize all the ideas based on what you would commit to.
9. Put a plan of action into place to do.
10. Thank your brainstorming team for supporting you and make a plan to do this on a regular basis such as quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

Have fun brainstorming and allow others to support you in your growth as a business person and in personal development.

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