| How to do MLM Like a Mountain Biker | | | | Sitting here in my lanai getting ready to help |
| I got up this morning early so I could get all the | | | | some of mydownline I could not help but think of |
| things | | | | how that experiencewas so much like the first |
| I needed to do to support my team. I went out | | | | time you get into Network |
| to the lanaiit was just perfect. It must have been | | | | Marketing. At first you have this nervous |
| low 70's and alight wind... this time of the year in | | | | excitement ofstarting your own home based |
| Florida you have dayafter day of great weather. | | | | business, but at the same timeyou don't know |
| So I decided to have breakfastoutside. Being | | | | what to do. So you go out and start lookingfor |
| outside made me think of the first time Idid | | | | information on how to do this business. |
| mountain biking as an adult and how it was so | | | | Sometimes yourupline helps you, but if they are |
| much likewhen I first started in MLM. I had never | | | | new like my cousin was tothe sport of biking; you |
| heard of mountainbiking until my cousin told me | | | | might have to go out and find moreinformation on |
| he had bought a mountainbike. Now, in my | | | | your own. Hopefully you get the right kindof |
| defense we live in Florida... we don't | | | | training and then you are off. The first time you |
| havemountains. | | | | aretalking to a prospect you feel scared and |
| But he convinced me it would be a lot of fun and | | | | excited at thesame time. And when you finally |
| thatthere are parks were made up to be as | | | | get your first prospect tojoin you as a business |
| difficult as going upnorth. Then they told me I | | | | partner... WOW! Doesn't that feelgreat! You want |
| could get the Ferrari ofmountain bikes for about | | | | to call your upline and tell him or herall about it. |
| $5,000! I could not believe thatthere was a bicycle | | | | I think we all should try to remember that feeling |
| that cost that much! I had not been ona bike | | | | when weare going through rough times that |
| since I was in middle school, but because of | | | | eventually come. Weshould remember how much |
| hisenthusiasm about it I went out and bought one | | | | fun it actually is. Hey, I know Iwould rather be on |
| for about | | | | my mountain bike having fun... even thoughit might |
| $1,200. Still a lot of money so I wanted to make | | | | be tough to come up the mountain I just went |
| sure Iwas going to have fun when I was out | | | | down...it beats being at the office! That's the way |
| there and not crashand destroy the bike I just | | | | you shouldfeel about your business... at least you |
| got. And yes I was worriedmore about the bike | | | | are doing somethingthat will get you away from |
| than myself. | | | | your boring job! You are doingsomething for |
| I got a great book that a professional mountain | | | | yourself! Or do you want to go back to a |
| bikerwrote. When we first get out to one of | | | | jobwhere they control your life? Come to think of |
| these parks... therewas a practice loop. We must | | | | it... maybethat is why I like riding my mountain |
| have spent an hour on thisloop getting used to | | | | bike... I feel so freeand like I'm in control... even if I |
| every kind of terrain and getting useto our new | | | | fall its all in thespirit of having fun. So I waste no |
| bikes. I was so glad to have read that book andto | | | | time in getting up anddoing it all over again! |
| have practiced before we went on the actual | | | | So when you are doing you are working on your |
| loops. Evenwith all that knowledge it was daunting | | | | home basedbusiness, think of what ever it is that |
| to do some of thethings we ended up doing. | | | | you do that is fun. |
| When we first got to the firstbig drop it looked | | | | Think of that thing you do that makes you feel |
| like it went straight down forever, butat the | | | | like you arein control of your destiny. That is the |
| bottom you had to make sure you turned right | | | | mind set you wantto have. It works! Just give it a |
| becausethere was a huge tree waiting for anyone | | | | try. |
| that forgot toturn! Just looking at it gets your | | | | If you would like to learn more about how to |
| heart racing! I wasscared and excited at the | | | | have megarecruiting success please look at |
| same time. That's a weirdcombination of emotions | | | | resource box bellow. |
| to have at one time... but theexcited part of me | | | | * This article comes with reprinting rights as long |
| won out and I went down my firstmountain! | | | | as it isnot altered and includes the resorce box |
| Once you do something you thought you could | | | | bellow. |
| never do youfeel this rush and can't help but give | | | | Eli Gonzalez |
| a loud yell out ofexcitement! Then you can't wait | | | | -"The King of the Online Recruiting Machine!" - |
| until your biking partnercomes down so you can | | | | P.S. |
| talk and laugh about it! | | | | |