Books, seminars, and even most professional trainers still rely on listening and memorization as their main method for their students to retain what they teach. People learn while they are there, and some may even take notes. But unless this information is reviewed several times using the various methods to stimulate the senses, it will be forgotten.

The first and most crucial step in your new business is to write down Why you joined it in the first place.

Even if you are not brand new, and you have done this before revisit your Why. This is the MOST important thing you will ever do. It will provide you with an unbreakable foundation, and will give you the very reason it will be worth going through the inevitable ups and downs you are sure to experience on the path to success.

The lifeblood of any MLM business is your customers, and the fact that they will keep using your product year after year.

Learn about and become an expert about the products you are selling. This means, that you need to actually use the products so you can have an authentic personal experience to share with other people.

The reason behind this is simple: Why would anyone want to buy from you, if you won't even buy from your own company?

This doesn't mean you have to wait several months before you start selling the product.

After getting clear on your "Why", you want to begin to build your Contact List.

If you have heard this before, there's no need to roll your eyes, because we are going to teach you something that 99% of others do not teach or write about.

A common practice someone may have told you to do is to "make a list of everyone you know," and "it doesn't matter who they are, just write them down, because you will contact them eventually".

Here is a common question heard from many network marketers a few months into their business.

"What do I do when my warm market is gone?"

Your business is not going to fail because your friends, family, or co-workers do not want to join you. Just accept this as normal, and that that they are not right for your opportunity at this time.

It's ironic that people still mistakenly accuse all MLM's of being pyramid scams when it was actually the reputable MLM companies that first petitioned government authorities to have pyramid scams outlawed.

For a full story of the history of network marketing you can visit the MLM The Game website, it is a story important to know.

There are several organizations with foundations of integrity and ethical practices that put endless effort everyday ensuring that the Network Marketing industry keeps the honest business practices it was originally founded on.

Every organization in every industry on the planet wants to attract the best people to their business. One of the most common objectives of any business owner who wants to grow their business is find quality people.

Do you want to recruit the best networkers for your down line? How about the most powerful business builders? The greatest customer getters?

Of course you would! All network marketers would love to have this type of a downline! However, These type of people do not all come right away.

If you have not already experienced the infamous emotional roller coaster of network marketing, you will sooner or later and we are going to advise you how to handle it.

Don't be a drama queen! Seriously...

Let's step into the world of Bob Networker for a moment, shall we?

Bob is ecstatic and he should be, he just got started with one of the fastest growing network marketing companies on the planet.

First of all, you must be very clear about your intentions in the conversation. As you begin talking to more people, you'll find very quickly that most people LOVE to talk about themselves. If you are anything like most novice network marketers, your intentions are to try to recruit them as quickly as possible. This means you are most likely thinking about what to say next in your head, and not paying close enough attention to what your potential prospect is saying.

There are many places to find new prospects for your business. You can get them from genealogy lists, you can get them from lead sources, and you can meet people in real life. Truth be told, there are endless ways to find new prospects.

Is there one best way? We can agree that some ways may be better than others, but only depending upon 1 great way to gather leads will not last forever.

Give yourself and others positive and deserving recognition often.

If you work in a traditional business or you know some one who does, ask this question:

"When was the last time someone in leadership publicly recognized me or one of my co-workers for a job well done?"

Although some businesses are learning, it is still common for most people that this has never happened.