Some Rants from the edge!

Good morning Friends.

I wake-up and go through my e-mail accounts and sort through countless plans on how to succeed without any effort. Some have teams of people who are already assembled and willing to pay my fees to join their opportunity. Others just want to enroll me in their program that promises to show me how to "$100k a year in 90 days, guaranteed!" and on and on ...
Who can believe anything if there is so much clutter and debris out there?

As a network marketer I have learned that first to analyze all offers and the do my due diligence
before getting involved. I also spend more time working on me than anything else. In the end I am told, and deep down I believe, that it will be one of the pillars of my success.

I have to go off to work but wish you nothing but a great day and may God bless you and your loved ones!

Tim

What are you doing to promote your business?

This is a big question. What are you doing to promote your business? Without activity your business will most likely die. Are you doing something in your business everyday?
Are you actively promoting a business opportunity every week? Are you actively selling products to customers every week? Are you reading at least 15 minutes a day from a Self improvement book or a positive attitude book? Are you plugged in to your team or company's leadership?

These are all examples of activity that you can be doing to build your business. Do you have to do them all? Not right away. But eventually, you will have to incorporate them into your routine. Of all the things you can do to build your business I am a big believer in "sharpening the ax". With knowledge your activity will be that much more focused. Your achievements will seem to be easier. Without knowledge your activity will be like going to the target range and wearing a blindfold. Your intentions may be great but without understanding they may wasted.

I have found this book to help me immensely in my journey. Are all the answers in the book? No. But if you take the time to read it you will have a greater understanding of what is happening in our industry. You may have questions that you have not been able to get answered. This book will probably provide those answers for you. Please go to the link below and download the Fr*ee book. It just may save you years of failure and frustration.

To your success and may God bless you,

Timothy C Burns
847-912-2354 anytime
Tim@TimothyCBurns.com

http://timburns.successin10steps.com

Are you Expecting the right things?

We all have heard that "You can't always get what you want, but if we try real hard, we get what we need" correct?

But it is wrong. The statement should read like this: You can't always get what you want, but you can get what you expect!

And if you let that sink in, I am sure you will agree. If you expect good things they will happen, but if you expect bad things then they will happen also.

Here is an article that I saw yesterday and felt like sharing with you.

Achieving Success by Expecting Success by Zig Ziglar

When you plan and prepare carefully, you can legitimately expect to have success in your efforts. When you recognize and develop the winning qualities that you were born with, the winner you were born to be emerges. When you plan and prepare to make a sale, for example, you can legitimately expect to make a sale. Although not all your expectations are going to come to pass, you give yourself an infinitely better chance of succeeding by taking the proper steps. Regardless of your goal—losing weight, making more sales, furthering your education, earning a promotion, saving money for a new home or an exotic vacation—you can expect to achieve your goal if you plan and prepare for it.

Also understand that the path from where you are to where you want to be is not always smooth and straight. The reason for the twists and bumps is simple, and it has nothing to do with you. It has more to do with the fact that not everyone is as interested in your success as you are. Some people may accidentally hinder your efforts; others who are in competition with you and have little or no integrity may try to sabotage your efforts.

Keep in mind, though, that when you hit those roadblocks, your character, commitment and attitude are the determining factors in your success. Carefully review your plan of action, seek wise counsel, and be particularly careful to feed your mind good information. An optimistic, positive mind is far more likely to come up with creative solutions than a mind that dwells on setbacks and difficulties.

Bottom line: expect success and you can achieve it!

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I expect nothing but the best for each of you!

Your friend for life,

Timothy C Burns

847-912-2354 anytime

Tim@TimothyCBurns.com

http://TimBurns.BigMlmLies.com

So you want to be a Network Marketer? Have you looked at the facts?

So you want to be a network marketer? Have you really thought this through? Why don't we examine the facts and see if you still think it is a good idea?

So lets start with the job pros and cons.

Job Pros:
Steady income.
Possible 401k or retirement plan.
Possible quarterly, semi-annual, annual raises.
Christmas/ holiday bonus.
Employment security.
Health Insurance.
2-3 weeks paid vacation every year.
The relationships with the people you work with.
There may be other pros but these are the ones that come to mind.

Job Cons:
Income is usually fixed (even in a commission job).
Raises are not guaranteed. And in tough times may be frozen.
Office politics.
Bonuses can be eliminated or postponed until "things get better".
Employment security, once a big point is now a thing of the past.
Paid vacation, but if something comes up you may have to cancel your plans. Company first.
Insurance. Is a job worth health insurance?

Network Marketing pros:
Make your own hours. Work when you want to.
Meet and develop relationships with really neat and unique individuals.
Have your own business.
Have tax write offs.
Earn what you are worth. The sky is the limit.
You can start part-time and build your business until you replace the income from your job.
Help other people become free from their jobs.
No Boss! This is a big one for me.
Have time for your family and friends.
Have more money to donate to causes that are dear to your heart.
Time Freedom.
Residual Income!
There are more but these are the ones that come to mind.

Network Marketing cons:
You have to pay for your own insurance, although as a business expense it is probably deductible.
You have to work, but in a job you have to work also.
No paid vacation, but if your business is built right you have income coming in whether you are working it hard or on vacation.
no retirement package. (see above)
There may be some other cons but these are the ones that come to mind.

Well I made up my mind a while ago. I know I made the right choice and am sure you did also.
Here is a book that has helped me understand what is really involved in building a strong Network Marketing Business. If you are interested please feel free to give it a read. It will save you years of failure and frustration.

Timothy C Burns
http://TimBurns.BigMlmLies.com

MLM Vampires are Lurking Everywhere!

Another great story from my friend Gillian,

DON'T GET "SUCKED" IN! Beware! MLM Vampires are everwhere searching for their next victim. Will it be you? They disguise themselves well by posing as your friend or family member, neighbour or the "nice" guy that bought your coffee at Tim Hortons. First, these Vampires suck you in, then they suck your wallet dry, and finally, they manage to suck the life right out of YOU! These Bloodsuckers go by another name, as well - they are called Recruiters and will stop at nothing to SIGN PEOPLE UP!!! They have no interest or intention of "teaching " people the Business that they are in. YOU have a price tag on your head and they want to cash in on it! Now to be fair, I must say that these Vampires are just doing what THEY themselves have been taught to do by THEIR Sponsors. Personally, though, I can't help wonder if these people have any integrity at all because they can't ALL be unintelligent, can they? These Recruiters are the "Worker Bees" that keep the rich Vampires of the Company happy. The more victims they recruit, the more Bonus money they receive. Some MLM Companies encourage this behaviour because they don't care HOW they are getting rich - only that they are making huge amounts of money! Unfortunately, it's these type of people that truly damage the reputation of legitimate Multi Level Marketing Businesses. There are excellent ones out there but you have to know what to look for. Don't be lead by your emotions because that is exactly what these Bloodsuckers are counting on! Think and do some research on the Company. Take your time and do it right. If I can stop even ONE person from being "scammed" like I have been, then this article was worth writing... Be safe, my friends Gillian

http://gill.successin10steps.com

Is Your Sponsor a Dope? Or is She just Smoking It?

IS YOUR MLM SPONSOR A "DOPE"?
OR IS SHE JUST SMOKIN' IT?!!!

True story! At the end of April of this year, a close friend approached me with a " Home Based Business Opportunity" that
she was introduced to by a long time friend. Naturally she wanted me to be the first person to share it with, so I agreed to look at it. My
friend has known this woman for years and completely trusted her and the information she provided on this "incredible
opportunity".
With tales of "I make more in a month than you do in a year" and "I've only been at this business for ten months" , along
with "I'll build your team for you - I went to Regional in two days!" we signed up immediately!!!
We were Business Owners! WOW! All we needed were three people, right? .....Not exactly.....We followed the rules and made
phonecalls, presented to anybody we could corner, tried to get people to meetings (even going as far as picking them up
and driving them there like prisoners!!), unwittingly telling people the same "lies " our Sponsor told us! We took a course
because we were going to be "Leaders in our region." We quit our jobs! (Got to have time to build our fortune, right?
Besides, even our husbands would be retired by the end of August!)
Our "Sponsor" would come to town and then stay at our homes. Harmless enough, after all, this woman was our Mentor!
Now I try not to be judgemental of other people, and what you do in the privacy of your own home is entirely up to you,
but when this woman started each morning with a big fat joint (and continued smoking pot throughout the day!), I was
NOT impressed! Was this woman stoned when she was giving presentations? When she signed people up? To add
insult to injury, she brought her two little dogs with her that proceeded to use my house as their personal bathroom! (I
changed the name of the breed from Pappilons to Crappilons!)
Needless to say, I was choked, and by this point I had lost all respect for this woman and I began questioning the whole
situation. She even had the nerve to invite other Reps to stay at my house when they were passing through without asking
me!!
Then my girlfriend and I noticed that our friends were'nt even signed up under us! (Our "Sponsor" had entered them into
the system and leveraged them for herself, of course, at $250.00 a pop!)
By this time we are feeling like we are duping people with these recruiting methods and why were we trying to "get people
into the business" when they were'nt even looking for one in the first place?!!!!
SOOOO.... the next logical step was "THE NET"! YEAH- that's the ticket - we will find people who want to be in a Home
Based Business on the internet!!! Problem solved, right?.......Again, not exactly......The internet is a remarkable and
valuable tool, but it is akin to the ocean - tons of Predators and an unlimited supply of Prey!!! (Can you guess which
category new people to this industry fall into?!! )
I have to tell you that my little "fins" have been nibbled on considerably by some sharks BUT I am still swimming!
I could have saved myself a lot of time and money (which,by the way, I am in the process of putting these 100% Money
Back Guarantees to the test!!) if I had only found Mentoring For Free first! At first it was a hard concept to swallow -
"what do you mean FOR FREE?", but that is exactly what these people do. They help you and guide you....for free!
This E-book is a MUST read BEFORE you ever get into a network marketing company!
My friend and I are not quitters - we believe we are stronger, wiser and more determined than ever to succeed in a
Home Based Business.
I could be angry and bitter over everything that has happened, but instead I would rather share my story and hopefully
save other people some some time, pain and money! You CAN make an incredible income in network marketing IF
you start at the right place!
Live...Love...Laugh....Have fun every single day!!

Gillian Getz

For all the facts get my free e-book http://gillian.bigmlmlies.com/

This article was written by my good friend Gillian Getz.

Tim Burns

BAIT EM'...HOOK EM'....GUT EM'....LEAVE EM' TO ROT!!!!!

Does this sound familiar? Your good friend calls you up and is so excited that she can hardly get the words out fast enough! She tells you about this "INCREDIBLE" business opportunity that SHE has just been introduced to by her GOOD friend that she has known for years and TRUSTS completely! Now, because YOU trust THIS person you agree to attend a Presentation with her.

The meeting is fantastic, the energy is high and all the right words are thrown around - "ground floor", "excellent products", "unlimited amounts of money", "growth potential", "all you need to do is know 3 people", "We will train you", etc., etc., etc. Everyone is pumped and best of all, the start up cost is very small....

You're excited! You sign up! You are a "Business Owner"! You fell for the "Bait" and they "Hooked" you! But you don't realize that, just yet, because you KNOW that you are going to be making as much as your Sponsor is, in a couple of months. She promised that she was going to "get you to the money making level"! You trust her - after all, she IS your Sponsor and Mentor, right?

So you do everything she tells you to do - make a list of 150 people and start calling them! You manage to snag a few of your close friends to join up but that's it.Your Sponsor pats you on the back and tells you to keep up the GOOD work! But it's not working.....people are not interested....people say they will phone you back and never do...people hang up on you....Your Sponsor tells you " Don't worry - a "NO" is a good thing - it's just getting you closer to a "YES"!!!!!!!!!!

By now you are re-thinking this whole procedure because you still don't have the Downline that your Sponsor was going to help you build. You are still 3 people away from that money making level! Your friend (that introduced you to the Business) is 2 people away. Between you both there is 10 people on your "team" and nobody is making anything!

Wait a minute! That's not true. SOMEBODY made some money! Your Sponsor/Mentor ( who is on the "money making level") made about $425.00 a head! That's right, she now has $4,250.00 in her pocket!!! And where is she? She has moved on to another town where the " Fish" are plentiful!

You, my friend, have just been "Gutted" and left to "Rot"!!! Along with your friends.............

Not all MLM Businesses are like this! There are some excellent opportunities as well as the "Fishy" ones! What people need to do is educate themseves BEFORE jumping into any MLM "Pond"! That education is FREE for the taking if you know where to look. People need to do their homework to avoid being "Caught" by the those "Fishermen"! There are some terrific people out there that will gladly Mentor you for free - I know because I have met them and work with them - and you can too!

Don't Give Up!!!!!!

Gillian

Visit the site below for all the facts!

http://gillian.bigmlmlies.com/

This was written by my Friend Gillian Getz. She really tells it like it is.