Dumbest Thing In The World: Quitting Too Soon

There's certainly nothing new about it: quitting.

People have forever quit on everything. People quit jobs, quit going to the gym, quit going to church, quit on their marriages, and in some cases even quit on themselves.

At YTB, the ONLY way to lose is to quit.

So, it's not going as fast as you would like. You talked to your brother in law and he said "No". Big deal. You would be amazed at how many people who do get rich in network marketing - were tempted to quit right before it all came together for them. But there is no disputing the fact that in this microwave society of instant results we live in, that most people get tired of waiting, trying, dreaming and just give up. Why is this?

The following is at least a partial list of reasons why people quit:

1. They really were never very clear about what they wanted to begin with. It's not enough to say, "I want more money", or, "I want to be a success". You must have an exact, specific, detailed image of what you are doing this for. "Your why better make you cry."

2. They thought it would easier. Let's be honest. We want it, and we want it handed to us, and we want it now. The winning lottery numbers, yeah, that would be easy.

3. They thought it would happen sooner and more quickly. They don't want to wait, pay the price and really grow the business. "What, I've been doing YTB for six months and I'm not financially independent yet!"

4. They didn't think it would involve work. Sounds funny, even to say it, but is true. Many people don't get the concept that YTB is a business like anything else and involves work to get it where you want it. Work this like a business, and it will reward you like a business.

5. They let someone kill their dreams. Dream stealers, they're everywhere.They think it's their place in life to tell you all the reasons that this won't work.Everyone from you neighbor to your in-laws has an opinion about everything.Everyone thinks they are the final authority. I have a clue for you: If the guy or gal giving their opinion doesn't earn the kind of income and have the kind of lifestyle that you would like to have, what are you even listening to them for?

6. Biggest reason of all: Somewhere along the way, they lost faith in themselves and the opportunity.

Look over the above list carefully. Are there any area's in your experience where you are wavering? Thinking about giving up? It is important to continually feed your mind with the right kind of knowledge and encouragement through books, DVD's and CD's. If you've been reading my newsletter for a while, you know what a fanatic about self-improvement I am.

I had someone say a little sarcastically one time, "You really ARE into this self improvement thing - aren't you?"To which I answered, "Well, yes...I guess I am. Since I suppose the alternative would be what? Not be interested in self-improvement?"Listen. Keep going for it. Just do the work, and enjoy the process. Find ways to celebrate even those who say "no". Don't expect that there will always be a crowd cheering you on. The truth is, most people don't want to see you succeed big time anyway.They are afraid you'll get too far ahead of them. They're afraid your success will show their lack of effort for what it is.Don't Give Up !!!

Your Partner in Success,

Juliet St John

cell: 239-340-9156

Network Marketing and Branding Yourself

Network Marketing is all about you. It is about branding yourself. It is not about your product, service, or opportunity. Keep reading and you will learn why.

The Network Marketing arena is actually a small world. You will find a lot of the same people joining a lot of the same programs or companies. If you have been in this industry long enough you are probably used to seeing the same people again and again, as you and them are exploring the new life that enters our industry at a rapid pace. It is normal for most people and even expected to be in many more than one business. In fact, it is not uncommon to be, or have been, part of a dozen or even more over time.

How can this benefit you as a network marketer? It is not only you who sees other marketers time and again, they also see you time and again. But in order for you to make an impact on them and draw them to you, you need to make a positive impression that will be a memory attached to your name. To be the person that this person decides to join the next business under you need to attract them to you, and they need to like you. This means you need to create personal branding for yourself. You need to create an opportunity for them to actually WANT to be a part of your business and join YTB.

No e-mail list is exclusive. The fact is, each and every person is on many other marketers contact lists and so they receive e-mails from all kinds of people. If you have an e-mail list (which you should, or else you should start building one) you need to remember that it is not exclusive to you. These people are receiving messages from other people. When the next business launches or the next product is launched, they could potentially receive an invitation from many other marketers, not just you! What are you offering them that will make them want to work with you instead of all the other people they could work with? Now you can see the value of personal branding.

Once you have built a personal brand so people trust and like you, they will be much more inclined to go with you instead of all those other people… and that is when you start making the real money.As I said in the introduction, people are not interested only in the product, service, or opportunity. The pay plan alone will not make them join you. YOU will make them join you. That means that the impression you give them will help them decide if they want to work with you or not.

So how do you create personal branding? I will cover this in another post.

George W and Bill

George W. Bush and Bill Clinton somehow ended up at the same barbershop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken.

The barbers were both afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics. As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Clinton in his chair reached for the after shave.

Clinton was quick to stop him saying, "No thanks, my wife Hillary will smell that and think I've been in a whorehouse." The second barber turned to Bush and said, "How about you?" Bush replied, "Go ahead, my wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like."

Why People Don't Sign Up

There are three reasons:

1) They don't WANT what you have to offer.
2) They don't have the MONEY to join you.
3) They don't BELIEVE you.

So here's how to deal with those people.

1) DON'T WANTS
Ignore them. If they don't want to save money or make money in the largest industry in the world, don't bother trying to convince them. It's a waste of time.

2) DON'T HAVES
Most marketers focus too much on service. Value does not equal service. If your value equals service, then you're a servant. You've got to provide value far in excess of your service. Use social proof. If everyone says you are high value, then you are. So, get people to say YTB is high value (testimonials, blog posts, social media, etc). We have all the tools we need for this and more tools are added every month. The best tool out there is Red Carpet Days. Illionois and Missouri RTAs, are you taking advantage of being so close? You can manufacture your own social proof by spreading news.

3) DON'T BELIEVES
Some people want what you have, but still don't buy. That's because they don't believe you. So how do you get them to believe you? Three ways.

* Build TRUST. There are very few things that build trust faster than if you confide in them...and then they confide in you. Think of the events that made you close to your friends.

* AUTHORITY. You can claim authority easily. Better if authority is appointed by others. (ref. Social Proof)

* LIKING -- Get people to like you. People will do business with people they like. Build "liking" by creating affinity. People do business with people that are like (similar to) them.

Also, REPRESENT the desired outcome that your prospects are looking for. If you go on cruises or spend time on the great beaches of the world, it represents "the good life" to a lot of people. You will become more popular. Be a FUN person! People do business with people they have fun being around.

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Charlie's Big Event Grows His Team

Ron Head, Charlie Garrison, Gordon Reichert and Tony Garrison pose at the Vandalia Country Club on April 3. Ron's presentation resulted in many new additions to Charlie's YTB team and was a huge success. See my previous post.

Charlie Garrison and Ron Head

Charlie and Ron are best buddies and on April 3 they both entertained a big crowd at the Vandalia Country Club. Charlie by cooking up a fantastic meal that Tanya and Dawn are still raving about two weeks later, and Ron by his wit and wisdom about building his YTB business to an income level of more than $4 million in 2007.

Ron and his wife Judy live in Benton, IL and they have created a business that most people can only dream of. And what is the biggest reason for their success? They saw an opportunity and took action.

Can we do the same?

Yes, we can! However, it doesn't happen by itself. We have to take action.

With all due respect to everyone in our group of YTB entrepreneurs, I would like to point out that several of the people that I personally know quite well have the ability to go just as far within the next 5 years as it took Ron and Judy 6 - 7 years to accomplish.

So how can these individuals, and probably several others that I do not know quite as well, even hope of doing better than YTB Superstars, Ron and Judy Head?

It's simple. They had to start from scratch - practically without any tools at all. With all the tools available to us today, Ron and Judy would have been out of this Universe by now. These tools are available to you now. Use them to reach financial freedom for your family for generations to come and have fun while doing it.

Oh, does anyone care to know who I think has the ability to become YTB Superstars within 5 years?

Charlie Garrison, Julie Kline, Doug Knebel, Dave Habbe, Gordon Reichert, Reed Floren, Jesse Allen, Ginny Shadowens and John Steury. But also every other RTA - IF you want it!

What will happen if I am right about these people and if the rest of you want to prove that you belong to this group?

Answer: My family will be taken care of for generations to come.

So what am I trying to tell you?

If you want it badly enough, you can have it. If you are not a "tiger" yourself - find six tigers and you have it made.

The Future of Booking with YTB

This is what Ron Head talked about at Charlie Garrison's meeting in Vandalia last night.

YTB is working on purchasing a $17 Billion Travel company, Hickory Travel Systems, and has been making a lot of progress. It's a more than 30-year old ompany, that every brick and mortar travel agency uses to book some of their travel, especially corporate travel. This company has special contracts with 27 airlines and more than 20,000 hotels.

Hickory Travel Systems, founded in 1976, is an international consortium of more than 350 partners, and part of a global network representing over $17 billion in volume. They offer a comprehensive suite of industry leading services and technology. It is based in Saddle Brook, NJ.

If this deal happens we would be able change an airline ticket without a charge and many other benefits not available to us now.

YTB's new booking engine would then be by far the best booking engine in the industry, as it will search all the travel sites for the best deal. Our new booking engine will have a customer profile that will only have to be entered once and other features that will blow you away.

YTB is moving into the future. Make sure you are too!

YTB University Training

For those of you who will be attending the National Convention in August, I would suggest that you register for the classes that you want to attend as soon as possible. If you wait, your favorite course may be fully booked and you have to settle for something else.

After you have registered for the convention, go to your back office and you’ll see a big Orange Button with YTBU on. Click on Register. Then click on Enroll in Courses.

You can use Filter by Course Name to check out the various courses. Then decide all you would like to attend. When you click on the date on the left, you will see a description of the course and also a Enroll Button. If you decide you want another course intead, you can void the first registration and start over.

These are the courses that I signed up for. I decided to go for information about selling cruises and group travel, as well as recruiting information. You decide what's most important for you. There are about 100 courses to choose from.

Wed 8:00 Developing and Selling Unique Groups - It's Where the Money Is!

Wed 10:00 Recruiting the BIG FISH? – What is Recruiting up & How to do iteffortlessly

Wed 12:00 How to Become a Marketing Machine

Wed 2:00 Starting Out Selling Cruises

Wed 4:00 Become a Professional Inviter: 11 Principles for Contacting and inviting

Thu 8:00 How to Effectively Invite

Thu 10:00 Groups Made Easy

Thu 12:00 Cruising – The Experience

Thu 2:00 How to Guarantee a 2nd Date

Thu 4:00 Now that I've Finished my Presentation, What do I do?

Save $50 - Ends Tomorrow!

National Convention Registration increases to $150 per person on April 1st! Register NOW for only$100 per person and SAVE! Be numbered among the business builders, share the excitement, be a part of the awards and recognition, attend your choice of Training Seminars at YTB University on Wednesday and Thursday led by your field leaders, corporate teammembers, tax and legal professionals, and select vendors. Last year's Convention was amazing, but you won't believe this year's incredible presentation. It's the MUST SEE, DON'T MISS event of the year! Registration is FAST and EASY! Visit your Back Office and click on the Convention graphic!

Beginning April 1, visit your Back Office to register for up to 10 YTBU classes. Classes will be held on Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm. You will be mailed reserved admission tickets for your registered classes.

We will be seated in groups with our team. Our team seating assignment will be rotated for each General Session to allow everyone a great view. Your name badge and Freedom Back Pack welcome kit will contain your reserved seating assignments for each of the four General Sessions.

You can also book by calling 800-916-8926.

You may bring family and/or friend. Registration is $100 each now and increases to $150 on April 1. After June 30 it goes to $200.

Let's do it and have FUN and LEARN together. It's an absolutely GREAT event!