Growing Your Business – Page 4

A Never-Ending Stream of Customers and New Partners

In 1978, Dr. Harold Bergquist took me under his wing as a new Distributor in networking. We were at the Thunderbird Motel in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Thunderbird sits next to the Mall of America and the stadium where the Minnesota Vikings played outdoors before dome facilities. It was pretty amazing when the Los Angelos Rams would come into play the Vikes and it was 30 below wind chill. Bud Grant would not let the Vikings wear gloves or coats. We intimidated the Rams to a loss before the flip of the coin!

Anyway, Dr. Bergquist heard I was living in a basement, driving a car with no back window and desiring success in my new business. He took me aside and said, “Son, if you will share the business opportunity with 500 people in a year, you will never earn less than $50,000.00 a year for the rest of your life.” I believed him and when people were standing up and sharing their goals and commitments, I stood up and stated “I will share the business with 500 prospects in the next 365 days.” Continue reading A Never-Ending Stream of Customers and New Partners

Delayed Gratification – A Leadership Trait

To build a great Vollara business and income, a leader must delay gratification. It is natural to want success now. We live in an instant fast paced world. People lose interest if the reward does not come right after the effort.

Zig Ziglar said for years before his passing that we can be successful when we help others become successful. In Vollara our pay off in income and lifestyle comes after we have helped others become successful. Sometimes that takes a few hours, sometimes perhaps a few years and sometimes longer. Continue reading Delayed Gratification – A Leadership Trait

Baby Steps to Success

One of my favorite all time movies is “What about Bob”. A successful psychotherapist (Richard Dryfuss) loses his mind trying to help “Bob” played by Bill Murray. Bob is learning Baby Steps to success.

We have all heard that the longest journey begins with the first step. And you have heard me say that getting started is one half done. This blog discusses baby steps that keep the process moving. Continue reading Baby Steps to Success

Meeting Etiquette

I attended my first business meeting at my brother Jim’s house about 36 years ago. We were both new in our business and were pretty unorganized. I can’t begin to guess how many thousands of events I have participated in since then or how many people we have impacted. But, I can tell you we have learned how to conduct a successful event. Here are some basic event protocols that can help you plan and conduct successful events for your business. Continue reading Meeting Etiquette

Goals – Your Life Depends On Them

If you are not making the progress you want to make and are capable of achieving…

It is because your Goals are not clearly defined!

These words were penned nearly a decade ago by J. Paul Meyer who is considered by many to be one of the early founders of personal development thinking. If I could master one skill in my life, it would be the Art of Setting and Achieving Goals. You and I can change our lives by changing our goals. Proverbs 23:7 says “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Whatever fills a persons mind tends to become real in his experiences. Continue reading Goals – Your Life Depends On Them

High Tech or High Touch?

Since the growth of the internet, Home Based Business Owners have argued what is the best way to grow their business. Internet Technology or Face to Face building. I have always said, “when faced with two good options, take both!”

There are pros and cons in any form of doing business. Meeting people face to face requires being outgoing and what do you do when you run out of people you know? (I will address this later, but think of this. I started at age 24 and did not know many people and was very shy. Yet, today over one million people have joined my team) I will show you how you can never run out of people in a moment. Continue reading High Tech or High Touch?

The Six Inches Between Our Ears

The Vollara business is as much a thinking business as it is a action business. Let me explain what I mean by this. On Monday Night at 10 p.m., I conduct a 15 minute Freedom Call. The call is open to all Distributors and designed specifically to bring guests. But, what if you believed the call was “just for you.” Continue reading The Six Inches Between Our Ears

Put Them Into The Movie

Years ago, “Big Al” Schreiter who is a stalwart of the industry used to say we needed to put our prospect “into the 45 second movie.” What he was talking about was finding and magnifying a person’s why.

In my early days I would conduct meetings with lots of circles like an octopus and talk about PV and Legs. People would look at you like you were building a Frankenstein Monster. A much more effective way to teach the ‘Benefits” of the business is to focus on a person’s “Why”. Continue reading Put Them Into The Movie

New Enthusiasm

Whether you are a new dealer or a seasoned Executive in Vollara, this message is for you. In 2015, a ton of new people will be flowing into your group. It is important to understand what makes new people tick and why they are most often more productive.

One answer is called New Enthusiasm. Remember how you felt when you installed brand new carpet in your home or purchased a brand new car? For the first few days you think about this new car or how your new home looks constantly. We come in the front door of the house and take our shoes off. We are careful where we park our car in the shopping mall lot. We have great pride in our new car or carpet. Continue reading New Enthusiasm

2015 Growth and Prosperity

2015 is the year of Vollara Growth and Prosperity. I am 100% focused on helping your business grow if that is what you desire.

The ABC simple building system is going to help a lot of people succeed. One of the components of ABC is the Host Rewards Program, which is the most powerful strategy I have been apart of in 37 years in the industry. Recently, I interviewed brand new Level 6 Executive Barry Durbin on how he incorporates Host Rewards in his plan. Barry marketed 36 Fresh Air units through 28 Host Rewards Events.

Barry states, “I am now at generation 5 and 6 deep in my group with Host Reward Events. I no longer have to find hosts because the multiplication in my group is attracting more Hosts and Hostesses than I can even handle. This business is mushrooming fast due to Host Rewards and ABC!”

Please listen to the audio of the most powerful 25 minutes I have heard in a long time.