3 Shocking Truths re: Network Marketing Personal Development

Network marketing personal development means investing the time and money to learn the skills that are required to be successful in network marketing.

There is a saying that the more you grow, the more you'll earn!

7️⃣ Types of MLM Personal Development

Here are different types of network marketing personal development and some are free while others require different types of investment.

1 ) Network Marketing Books

Here is a list of the top 10 network marketing books recommended by over 800 leaders

2 ) Network Marketing Podcast

Listen to interviews with over 800 top earners

3 ) Network Marketing Training Hub (Free)

Complete training library of all the MLM skills you need to be successful

4 ) Online Courses

List of recommended courses but before you buy any, check out the Free Network Marketing Training Hub.

You'll most likely find what you need there

5 ) Videos on MLM Personal Development

Training videos to help you succeed

6 ) Network Marketing Events

Company conventions and network marketing events are a great source of personal growth

7 ) Coaching

There are different types of coaching and they're the best personal development because it's not just about what you learn but about the accountability that pushes you to do the income producing activities everyday

Why is Network Marketing Development Important?

Network marketing is not just about what you do.

It is about who you become and the first person you must lead is yourself

Success is 90 percent mindset and 10 percent skill.

If you are not growing, you will struggle with confidence.

You will let fear of rejection hold you back.

You will get frustrated and quit when things get hard.

Personal development helps you think bigger.

It pushes you past doubts.

It builds the leadership skills you need to grow a strong team.

The more you grow, the more your business grows.

People do not join companies.

They join leaders.

Be the kind of person others want to follow.

What to Focus On

There's so many things you need to be good at in order to be the best and it's very easy to get overwhelmed with the amount of network marketing personal development out there

Here's how to decide what type of MLM personal development you should focus on now.

Ask yourself what specifically is holding you back in the business?

or

What's the most important skill you need to learn?

so there are 2 types of personal development

1 ) “Just in Time” Personal Development

This is the exact training you need to help you overcome your bottleneck

2 ) “Some Other Time” Personal Development

This is an interesting topic and something you'd love to learn but you don't need to learn right now.

You save these for some other time

If you spend time on these now, you'll just wasting time and it will actually hurt your network marketing business because it'll overwhelm and confuse you.

Examples of How to Choose Your Best Training Now

For example,

If you've ran out of people to talk to and struggle to meet new contacts, then you need to spend your time on networking skills and also how to find new people online.

Trainings such as these would be “just in time” for you

but trainings such as how to train your downline for fast duplication would be “Some other time”

Knowing how to train someone new would be great to know but won't make an impact this second!

If You Don't Know Where to Start

If you feel you need help in everything than go back to the list of income producing activities and see which area you're weakest at.

If you don't know what those, here is a quick overview of the income producing activities known as The DMO (Daily Method of Operation)

3 → Create 3 Pieces of Content

5 → Meet 5 New Contacts a Day

5 → Invite 5 People to Look at a Presentation

5 → Follow-Up With 5 Prospects that You Sent Invites To

3 → 3 Prospects to Watch a Video or Attend a Presentation or 3 Way Call

If you're weak at all these areas then I suggest you start with social media

because that's the easiest way to brand and market yourself as the person people want to join

There 2 trainings will help:

How to Use Social Media for Network Marketing

3 Ways to Post on Social Media for Network Marketing Success

There are so many different types of network marketing personal development

but focus on the skill that will make the biggest difference right now otherwise…

How MLM Personal Development Can Actually Hurt You

This is controversial but here's some NO BS Truth about what’s going on in the network marketing profession.

We're all “getting FAT” by consuming TOO MUCH personal development…

and not using what we’ve learned already to make an impact in this world.

Now, if you’ve NEVER watched a training nor read a book in your life then you can disregard this post.

Otherwise read on.

This blog is for those who have watched too many online videos

Attended a few events…

Read a few books…

And yet still stuck in your business.

The Good and Bad News About MLM Personal Development

I’ve been in the network marketing profession since 2003 and I’ve seen many changes…

Here is the good news.

There is so much good network marketing personal development out there now for free.

I remember back in the day where there was virtually NO training outside of what your team provided.

You had to buy everything.

I spent thousands of dollars and CDs, DVDs and even old school cassette tapes.

And now almost everything is FREE.

There is SOOOO much great training out there from not just trainers but also top leaders.

And in many ways,

Today's free training is even BETTER than what I used to have to pay for.

Everyone is being a giver and sharing their knowledge.

Which is good.

Except for 1 important thing…

Which leads to…

The bad news…

This started around 2007 when Youtube first became popular.

Overnight…

Everyone had access to great training online.

There’s so much great content out there that you can be in learning mode forever…

And that's the TRAP.

You just learn and learn and learn…

And NEVER ever do anything to apply what you’ve learned.

You never take action and implement to turn your knowledge into money.

I know this one lady.

An awesome mom with 2 kids.

For the sake of this blog, let’s just call her “Ollie.”

Ollie loves her company’s product and the business.

I see her comment and watch all the Facebook Live trainings

And yet…

Ollie is still stuck and earning nothing.

When you have kids and limited time…

You have to use every spare minute to work on your DMO (Daily Method of Operation) and make money.

You can’t be wasting time to “learn more.”

You have to take action!

Personal Development Has Become The New Way To Procrastinate”

The reason why Ollie is stuck is deep down she has fears of prospecting.

Even messaging someone on Facebook is hard for her.

So instead of confronting her fears and do what is scary

She spends time on personal development.

Personal development is a drug for her.

Gives her short term gratification (she did something)

But in the long term…

Just like a drug…

It hurts you cause at the end of the day, Ollie knows she has done nothing in her business.

She didn’t work on her income producing activities

And she got no new prospects…

No new customers…

No new distributors…

She’s made no money that day.

Does this sound like you?!

Too Much MLM Personal Development Creates Overwhelm

The more Ollie does network marketing personal development

The worse Ollie feels!

Cause there is so much to learn and do…

Where does she start?!!

There’s so many things to do already…

She barely mastered Facebook…

And then there was Instagram Stories…

And now there is Tiktok!

What the heck should she do?!!!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with everything you’ve learned and not know what to do?!

That’s how all this MLM personal development can hurt you.

Cause when you feel overwhelmed, you don't take action and you don't grow your business.

Instead of learning more…

And more and more…

You need to take 1 thing you’ve learned and apply it.

And work the DMO every day

Every single day.

Because the list of income producing activities is the only thing that actually makes you money.

If you're stuck in one area, then go focus on the “just in time” training

All the other MLM personal development is just a distraction.

Your Easiest Way to Overcome Your Fears and Create Consistency

If you lack consistency, it’s not your fault.

No one is born consistent.

The easiest way to become consistent is get accountability and work together with someone.

If you exercise you know it’s much easier when you go workout with a friend.

Here’s what you can do if you struggle with consistency:

1) Prospect and work on your DMO with others

2) Have someone hold you accountable

MLM Personal Development Can Be Good

Network marketing personal development is good

But only AFTER you do your DMO everyday

and after you’ve applied what you’ve learned already.

Get on a PD Diet Today

This is not the first training you’ve been to.

You’ve already attended a few.

So instead of wasting your time on more personal development such as a FB Live, a video, book, etc., go apply what you’ve learned and do that consistently.

Once you’ve taken action on what you've already learned, then you have my permission to go learn more.

Best Time of Day for MLM Personal Development

The best time to learn is during “down time”

Examples are down time are when you're driving, doing chores, etc.

Network marketing personal development should never replace working the income producing activities

The Real Learning is In the Doing

I'll end with this example

If I wanted to cook better,

what would make me a better chef?

a) Watch 10 different Youtube videos on cooking

or

b) Watch 1 cooking video and then immediately get in the kitchen and start cooking

Obviously B is the way to go!

The Learning comes from the Doing

After cooking a few times,

you may want to go watch a few different videos on cooking

but you must take action first so that you know what you need to get better on.