What is your temperature?

Here we are, last weekend of July!  I've been thinking a lot about Convention coming right up - about 2 weeks away now.  Those of you that are newer to the team may not have even heard about it yet, and some of you that have been with us awhile haven't yet gotten off the fence about attending....hence this post!

Some of you may be thinking "well when my business is paying me more, then I'll attend" or "can't quite fit convention in the budget this year".  For your business to really take off, you must LEAD.  YOU gotta crank it up - check this out

If you are planning to succeed with Melaleuca, you MUST get to convention.  Have a yard sale this weekend, change some plans, etc, etc....if you're on the fence for this, please call me today!  What's waiting for you at convention is a series of defining moments!  You will come out the other side empowered, changed, taking leadership in your business!  Think about how amazing this Christmas CAN be!

Latest count has almost 40 of us in attendance this year.  The company is expecting approximately 14,000 total in attendance.  It's the company's 25th anniversary Convention...don't miss it!  We'd love to have you in our team picture from this event!

Haven't watched the quick movie yet?  Watch this 2 minute movie 
Realize the decision you're making here - you're choosing to go, or choosing not to go.  The decision you make will have a huge impact on the rest of your year....on what retirement looks like and how soon that is, on what your next family vacation looks like and where it is... What motivates you?  Think hard on that before you make your final decision about convention attendance and I hope to see you there!
Kristian

Know anyone around town that participates

in an MLM company?

I have a few thoughts I've been meaning to post, hopefully you find this useful!

Take any (yes, ANY) MLM out there...whether it's Mona Vie, XanGo, ACN, Agel, Amway, Creative Memories, Scentsy, Avon, Evolv, FDI, Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing, Freelife, Herbalife, Isagenix, Max International, Organo Gold, Vemma, World Ventures.....and any of the other 9983 MLM/Party Plan companies that I didn't mention here.  So yeah..take any of those and check this out:

Draw a triangle

The people at the tippy top make money
The rest spend money

Is that wrong?

In my opinion, NO...that's not wrong...necessarily.

Let me explain.  If the masses (the "average" people at the "bottom" who only spend money...month after month after month (assuming they don't cancel/quit)) are receiving VALUE for their money spent up front and each month, then everything's good!  That's business!!

The problem with MLM in general is that typically the masses who are just spending, aren't receiving value.  Their budgets got messed with when they made what usually is an emotional impulse decision based on hope for their future.  The only way to come out ahead in MLM generally is to recruit others.  The inherent value in the product or service is either too low or too obscure to be appealing to the masses long term.

The classic MLM business model is fatally flawed - it's not sustainable primarily because the masses aren't receiving real value for their dollars spent.

So check out what we do in Melaleuca:

Draw a triangle

The tip makes money
The rest spend money

25 years of documentation proves that the masses are well served!  Even though most aren't making any money...even though most "fail" (yes that's arguable here, since we also document that over 50% of people enrolling with Melaleuca state that they come here just to shop...switch stores), they come back month after month, year after year out of loyalty to the brand because of the amazing value.

Cool huh?  Thoughts?

Use this basic acid test approach to any MLM person you run into!  Be kind, and cut through the marketing and hype to the bare bones bottom line.......we know for a fact that a few will make money while most only spend.  So is there real value for the masses?

Have a great Sunday afternoon!
Kristian Hoenicke

Not so daily lately!

Been really busy!  It's late Saturday night, and half my day tomorrow is filled with webcasts and appointments.  Can't wait!  Have you done enough appointments to get that feeling?  If you would like help turning into an appointment setting machine, CALL ME...it's SO easy!  Give me 5 minutes and I'll fix you up!

Have you gotten your commitment form in to Melaleuca to be in the running for the extra $5k payout for Pacesetter Director 5?  Make sure you have 4 new personal enrollments this month also!  Any questions on that, log in to Melaleuca.com and go to your Business Center - click on this months' incentives and read up!

Last week in July comin right up...how's your month going to end?
Kristian

Have you seen Melaleuca's YouTube channel?

Some fun stuff there! I just talked with an old friend about what I'm doing here and was able to shoot him over a couple links that really showcase what we do and what we're about! Here's what I sent him:

Thanks for taking some time with me today! I know your wife does most of the shopping, and that you guys like the "green/clean" approach we have, so here's a couple links you can share with your wife. These are quick, fun little pieces that the company's put together over the years that I think she'll get a kick out of!

Melapower (our laundry soap) MELAPOWER HE

3 minutes on Melaleuca's pursuit of greener, cleaner solutions: Practical Green Solutions!

Lastly...for you...a cool recent news story at HQ in Idaho Falls: NEWS STORY

There's lots of great short clips in the channel - check it out! www.youtube.com/melaleuca

Don't get too distracted with it, but be aware it exists and you'll find uses for some of the clips here and there in your business!
Kristian

Just got off the weekly leadership call...man was it good!

I just posted at the other blog I run specifically for the LC call each week. Check it out if you missed the call this morning!

http://weeklylc.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-12-leadership-connection-call.html

Off to my first appointment of the week! Have a great week!
Kristian

What do you believe?

I believe that what we do is very important. I was helping my brother with an in-home the other day and it hit me again (it has so many times) that what we do is really meaningful. We help people get the chemicals out of their homes.

We help people earn car bonuses, all expense paid trips, and solid dependable monthly income, but that isn't all we do.

The biggest thing we do is help people dream again! We help people regain self-confidence and in many cases, purpose!

Remember this the next time you have a rough day or get discouraged...what you do matters!

I believe this is a worthy pursuit, full of real value.

What do you believe?

Killer July incentive - do you understand the numbers?!?

If you haven't yet, go listen to the "first of the month" conference call put out by the company. It outlines the details of the incentives and specials for July, and will help give you some perspective on how amazing this is. July could be your defining month!

Check this out:
If you enrolled anytime in 2010, you are still within pacesetter time frame for Director 5. If you aren't clear on your pacesetter schedule, call Business Development TODAY so you know exactly where you stand (208-522-0870). There are $1000s of extra dollars on the table for attaining this rank within your pacesetter time frame, but what happens when you pull it off?

If you're brandy new, you're looking at over $10k just for getting there! PLUS, on average, D5 is worth around $12k/yr (sitting still). So...what pushes your buttons? What's your WHY? Would $10k+$1k/mo help you accomplish that?

Is it worth it? It's up to you! Get with your enroller (and/or your enrollers' enroller) RIGHT AWAY...every day counts!
Kristian

10% of the month is gone!

My enroller reminded me of this fact in my first few months building here. Great point, and it helped me remember that EVERY day matters, and if I am to really succeed here, I must wake up every day and do this ON PURPOSE!

On that note...you've all heard Ed Bestoso's killer audio called "Doing it on Purpose" right? If you haven't, you can find it here: (first audio) click here The company also makes this available in CD form, item number 7447 which is great to have on hand for ambitious new team members!

So...July 3rd is coming to an end, and 10% of this great month is already over! What will you do with the remaining 90%?

Happy 4th everyone! With the $5k incentive on the table, do you have a plan to get that $$? Get with your enroller (or your enrollers' enroller) to line out that plan and capitalize on all that extra dough!
Kristian

First of the month habit!

Good morning! It's July 1st and I have an important calendar item for you all today! Every first-of-the-month, Melaleuca makes a big announcement and has the announcement call recorded and available for us in our Business Center. It's a great habit to establish and teach to log in every new month and get yourself up to speed right away on the new info/incentives.

I'm not going to give away the info here, go check out your Business Center right away!
Kristian