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Almost all HOBBYISTS make this fatal mistake in their business.  Are you? Do you think that network marketing is all about sales?  Well think again! There's a HUGE misconception that you have to be 'good in sales' to be good in network marketing.  Heck!  You've probably been told that by a prospect: "I don't want to join your team, because I'm not good at sales." In fact, a huge part of why so man...

Are some of your prospects 'ghosting' you? You have prospects who are interested in the business, they have watched your 3rd party tools, but when you call and message them - NOTHING! So, you follow up on Facebook.  You know they've seen your message.  But still - NO REPLIES. Or even worse….you see the 3 dots, like they're responding - and yet NOTHING! It's SO frustrating, right? And what ends up...

Are you an 'under cover' network marketer? Are you scared of what people will think of you? Today, I have four questions from our listeners which, in summary, is about how to deal with network marketing haters. Listen – I was once a network marketing 'secret agent' myself!  I had started my network marketing business while I was working fulltime in medical sales, and I was SO scared of what my col...

You need to ask yourself this right now: Are you teaching your team WAY too much info? Are you overtraining your team? A common mistake that a lot of leaders make in this profession is OVERWHELMING their team with too much information and training. "Hey! Watch this video! Listen to this podcast! Read this book! Join this team call!" Yes, personal development is a very important part of our profess...

Join me in a talk with Amy Triplett, who went from feeling stuck and hitting rock bottom to adding 297 new team members in a single month! Amy's passion for systems led her to earn 6-figures, but moving to the next level seemed a struggle, and Amy found herself stuck in the same rank for 4.5 years. She implemented more systems, thinking that 'more' of what had worked for her already was the key; h...

Are you considering or currently attempting to build downlines in 2 different network marketing companies at the same time? In today's Biz Tip Friday, I'm going to make the argument why I believe that's not a good idea.  In fact, I believe it's almost IMPOSSIBLE. Here's WHY - It's not EASY to build one ultra-successful business!!! It takes an incredible amount of FOCUS, DISCIPLINE, and CONSISTENCY...

Is PLACEMENT a good idea to 'build or create leaders' to help you hit your rank advancement goals? In case you're not familiar with the term, "placement" is when you strategically enroll someone YOU'VE recruited under another person on your team. So, you can place your recruits to help your leaders grow their teams fast ... which means they hit their goals sooner…AND you hit yours. Sounds great ri...

Getting on the phone with a prospect dramatically increases your chances of success in recruiting someone. In fact, this is one of tactics that I used to build my own successful network marketing team! My goal was to get someone on the phone either BEFORE or during the follow-up after a 3rd party tool. But the big question I'm always asked is: What do I actually say on the call?!!! In this week's...

How can YOU, as a leader, motivate 'the hobbyists' on your team so that they begin seeing themselves as real business owners, and start building their impact and results? Here's the reality when it comes to leading a team: You're going to have different people with different levels of motivation and commitment. The vast majority of your people struggle with fear and overwhelm. They keep busy with...

Here's the truth about rank advancement: The people on your team that got you to where you are today are most likely NOT going to be the ones who get you to where you want to go. Many leaders fall in what I call the 'Management Mode' trap. They start to build a team, see a level of success, and then they HIT A WALL. Once they reach a level of success, they shift almost all their time and efforts o...

Do you struggle with inconsistency in your business? Do you ever hear "I'm not good enough" running through your head? A belief is something you know with absolute certainty. It's a thought that you've decided, consciously or unconsciously, is the truth. Your beliefs are the force that underpins every single action that you take in your business and in your life. And, if you believe deep down that...

One of the biggest challenges so many of the members of my leadership development group take on is falling into the trap of taking credit for the failures of their team. I see it happen time and again – we, as leaders, grow our team, and then we get discouraged when our team members are not seeing success. We begin to doubt ourselves and thinking that we are not good leaders. If you take the credi...

You CAN still reach your goals for 2020 (even if it's not going great so far!) The first half of this year was a little bit crazy, and you might just be questioning if you can even achieve your goals you set for this year…. Well, I'm here to tell you that YOU CAN. Today, I'm giving you my 3-step mid-year goal achievement plan that is going to help you regain focus and achieve your goals.    And in...

In this week's Biz Tip Friday, I want to give you my #1 tip for handling OBJECTIONS from prospects. It is human nature for people to question things and have objections. However, when your prospects have them, it means that at some level there is interest….but there is also concern. I want you to shift your mindset from feeling like objections are bad to knowing that, in all actuality, objections...

As leader, there are 2 key principles you must remember when implementing a new system on your team.  You've done all of the hard work of creating a system, one that hopefully duplicated successfully throughout your team. But, the REAL work begins once you've created the system. Humans are creatures of habit and new systems can be ignored or challenged. To successfully implement a new system – esp...

Do you struggle getting people to show up to your events? Would you like to double or even triple the amount of people attending, not matter if the event is virtual or in person? First and foremost, you need to understand that people don't attend events for two reasons: The person hosting the event doesn't invite enough people, or… You and your team have weak invitations Most meetings, virtual and...

Welcome to another episode of #AskBob! Today, we are going to answer the question which every single network marketer wants to know: "How do I find rock stars for my team?" Well, here is the secret about leaders – You don't need a rock star. We all have this false belief that leaders are found. That they're just out there, already a perfectly developed and talented leader, just waiting to be disco...

What is the fastest way for me to start developing strong leaders on my team? Having strong leaders on your team is the key for you to have a successful business that provides the time freedom that you crave in life.  However, it is rare that team members will develop into the leaders you need on their own.  Therefore, identifying team members with potential and developing them to be leaders on yo...

This episode is part 2 of our discussion around racism, discrimination, and understanding our role as leaders in the middle of all that's happening.  For this discussion I welcome 2 of our community members, and african american female leaders - Felicia Yvette and Robin Sullivan.  I'm also joined by a good friend of mine, Dr. Sundiata Soon-jahta… an anti-oppression activist, authentic dialogue fac...

Are you struggling with knowing exactly how you should be showing up right now in your business and on social media? Should it be business as usual? Would it be best for you to just stay silent and say and do nothing? What if you decide to speak up and share your thoughts and beliefs around what's happening today and you say the wrong thing? The last thing you probably want to do is say something...

Does your spouse NOT support your business?  Join us for a LIVE coaching session with one of my Legacy Leadership Academy members as we chat about a non-supporting husband in their network marketing business.  In Marty's business, her husband was not supporting her business.  Every time she talks about her business, he sees it as the typical ' pyramid scheme .' However, as we proceed through the c...

Today's episode is a Case Study of one of our students Kristy Wharton that increased her total team sales from $8,000 in 2018 to over $125,000 in 2019!  When Kristy first joined the Legacy Leadership Academy in July of 2019 she was really struggling creating any kind of duplication on her team.  She had done a great job personally making sales and getting new recruits, but that success wasn't tran...

When it comes to Facebook strategy, one of the most frequent questions I get is: Should I be focusing on using a Business Page or my own Personal Profile? In 2018, Facebook made a major change in terms of building Page audience that changed everything. They severely started limiting the organic reach of Business Pages. As of right now, the only way to build your Facebook business page today is thr...

Do you ever find yourself stuck and not wanting to move forward?  Or maybe you are just not taking enough action because you're obsessed over making sure everything looks perfect? If you answered YES to either of those questions, then you're trapped in the Perfectionism-Procrastination loop. I've worked with thousands of network marketing leaders, and I now know that the THE biggest enemies on our...

What if you can turn one live video into an entire week's worth of content? Are you spending hours each week creating 'new' content for social media?  It doesn't have to be that way! The biggest reason why people struggle so much with creating content for all of their social media platforms is that they have NO SYSTEM. Social media for many of you has become a full-time job…and it's taking away fr...