When we had the earlier discussion of the differences between amateurs and professionals, a big element was the skill sets. Professionals don’t complain about what they can’t do. They learn how to do it.
Amateurs say, “I don’t know that many people.” Professionals develop the skill set of meeting people.
Amateurs say, “I don’t know how to talk to people.” Professionals develop their inviting skill sets.
Amateurs say, “I’m afraid to talk to groups.” Professionals develop their presenting skills.
So which category are you in?
-RG
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Good point! I am definitely in category 1 – currently developing my skills at meeting people. More than that – I am developing the skills to create more meaningful relationships with the people I meet. And Toastmasters International has been fantastic for me to polish my presentation skills and improve my leadership and organization skills.
Really enjoy your posts and many of the comments from others on the forum. Thanks Randy!
Hello Julie, I read your post and wondered if I wrote it. Same name, same MO with TM right down to your last sentence. My sentiments exactly. To your unwavering success!
Randy, I’d have to say I’m a developing delevoper! Its a lot of work, but I can see the value, of the process, across more than just Life Online!
Hey! I’m actually on to all 3 categories!
kh
I continue to developing my skills.
I’m a professional but continue the development of skills for myself and others
I’m in the “Need to do what I know how to do” category :)
I know that my business grows in the way that I’m growing myself. Thanks Randy for your love alarm! I continue to develop all…
-RG,
I’m a retired firefighter I knew nothing about business had to learn.
BTW before I was a firefighter I knew nothing, had to learn.
I was in Category “A” Now Category “P”.
-djm
I’m definitely an amateur at this point… gotta start out somewhere… :o) but I do have the desire to become professional, and with persistance to master certain skills, I feel I am able, ready and willing to learn everything it takes.
…every new experience, success or disappointment, serves as my mirror of where I stand with my becoming.
Although new to network marketing, I’ve been in direct sales, in one form or another for over 16 years and have made an income substantial enough to pay a mortgage and a few other bills. BUT – I don’t yet do the things I’ve learned CONSISTENTLY enough to get beyond my own glass ceiling. Others see me in a professional light, but I know what I do and don’t do, and until I put into practice, on a daily and ongoing basis, the things that I do learn or know how to do – I must label myself a lucky Amateur. Admitting that in print is actually inspiring me to get off my arse and get to work.
Good for you!
-RG
CONSISTENT should also be added to the ‘professional’ side of the business. In this business we need to keep our head down and do the activity! Getting distracted by the ups and downs is for amateurs! Ok, I’m trying to keep level myself. I’m working on it!!
Randy,
It’s worse than you have posted! After each amateur saying add… and I don’t want to. or and why should I have to. OR and I am not good enough. The background context of the amateur is where personal growth must take place. The professional has a completely different mindset.
The amateur seems to have one solution. I quit. The professional is always looking for additional solutions and improving on past failures and successes. The curiosity mindset is an essential ingredient. How do you light the pilot light to curiosity in someone is a topic I hope you’ll begin soon.
Very good point Michael.
-RG
Hi Randy and every one else.
I´m that kind of person that if I get a problem I solve it. It could for example be that your upline not are there for you, all the sudden you are left alone in the great business you joined. What to do….?
Did you know what I did? I started up my own eduction, my own websites, my own webinars, started to learn my members how they should do to become great leaders. Actually it took me some time to do this, but now it´s ready and all members who join me and my business at this moment have a perfect step by step education to lean on, and the system are duplicatible, so its easy for everyone to join my team. Why did I have to do this?
Just because many of my members don´t speak or write in English, they needed education and so on, in Swedish.
So my recommandation to you all, if you have a problem solve it, nobody else are going to solve it for you.
The difference between a pessimist and an optimist is that a pessimst se a problem in every task, but an optimist sees a task in every problem.
Hope you´ve got my English right :)
Have a great day,
Eva-Karin Berglund
Sweden
Hi everybody! :-)
I don’t know where to put myself really… but I do know that I don’t want to be called an amateur although I am rather new in this kind of business…I’m not a pro either…I will be…soon…
When I believe in something I just go for it…good or bad…we’ll see…when I succeed and reach my goal… :-) Good luck to you all and thank you Randy Gage for this opportunity…it entered my life in a just perfect time…
I want to be a professional!
Although I was introduced to this business some moons ago, it has only been in the past year that I have taken it seriously, initially because I wanted to and now because I love it! Although I know many people, I learned that they were not the “right” people for the industry that I have chosen. While I am not afraid to talk to people, individually or collectively, I still have much work to do to put into practice all of the techniques that I have learned. More importantly, I am now DOING the things that I have learned. My charge now is to be consistent in putting those techniques (“things”) into practice and I will!
Short , sweet , simple and to the point in true RG fashion.
In addition to I like to say Professional sort while amatures convince.
I too was once blind…. but now I see
Yip – I think you hghlighted something here too…
Professionals – like RG – are able to put things into simple actionable clear formats….
Amateurs – tend to be long winded and confusing
I am certainly in the professionals group! I’m developing my skills how to connect to and meet more people, how to invite and my next step is how to present to a group of people. Bit scary, but if I can overcome this (and I can!) then it’s as easy as talking to one person. I am sure.
Thanks Randy, for pointing this out to us! You’re a great help for me.
Kind regards
Stella
Hello Randy and everybody else,
Of course you have to be professional if you want to succed in Network business.
The big difference between a pessimist and an optimist is that an pessimist see a problem in every task but an optimist se a task in every problem. If you have a problem, solve it, nobody else are going to do it for you.
Good luck and take care,
Eva-Karin Berglund
Sweden
I almost forgot…I had a great problem. I joined a remarkable good MLM-company and I was really going…but suddenly my sponsor let me down, she wasn´t what I thought she was, she wasn´t profassionel in her business and both me and my members was chocked about her behaivior. What to do, we were depening on her skills in the business, non of us had the skills before we join this company.
So, in that case you have to take care of your members and try to learn to learn others. And…so I learned, and now I have created a great support system on my own. We live in Sweden so my members need a lot of materiels in Swedish. So I did it, I learned how to make websites in Swedish, an education website where my members could learn the business step by step, I started my own webinars för business presentation an education. By the way, I did it in English as well, for our members who speak English. It took some time but now it´s done.
What would you´ve done in this situation, given it all up? You know, the difference between people who succed and they who don´t is that they who succed they have never give up.
So, be profassional and go for it, reach your goals and don´t let anyone stop you.
From Sweden with love,
Eva-Karin Berglund
Randy,
I LOVE to learn and grow on a daily basis. Before I was an incredibly shy person but through personal growth and learning on a daily basis all the shyness is gone. New people that I meet can’t believe that I was EVER shy. I was so bad that I wouldn’t even leave the house by myself.
Reach Never Settle,
Trish Oleary
I am a professional and constantly working on my skills.
I can attest to that and he is also a great Leader!
Hello good day to you, Randy,
Yes, I’m working very hard on it. The only way to get skilled is to practice I guess. I know that it doesn’t matter if at the beginning it isn’t perfect, the prospect don’t even know it, so I just go on getting better and better…
Thank’s a lot for your helpful advices and your smart leadership.
See you soon in Bogotá.
Cheers !
Ralfito-Epidendrum-Pasto
Randy,
great to join to your website. real iam enjoying and study how to develop a big network for the future passive income. I mate with so may people given them the opportunity of the network markerting but about 99% are in Microwave society and amateure. i have study your lesson and i think these people need a time to be formated with this new opportunity. Once again i thank you very much.
Bazil
Where do we draw the line between “developing skills” and “geting ready to get ready” for a new team member?
Tim Sales advocated teaching new team members how to get customers first before they are allowed to recruit people into their organisation. This would involve substantial amount of time learning the “Inviting Formula” first.
Randy says doing the “Major Blast” for the first 2 months. This leaves little time to learn the skills during the first 2 months. Does this mean start picking up the sklls after the “1st Major Blast”. Or learn some essential skills first before signing up – hence, get ready to get ready?
I would definitely advise against training people to learn how to get customers first. That is a very slow build and will drive out a lot of good potential biz builders.
-RG
its good i like it so that
i can develop my skill
especially in marketing.
Yes, good points.
I’m the one that develop my skills. I still need to develop a lot to become as good as I want to be, and I will probably always think I need to become better…
Great points! As I guess Jim R. said once (and 1000 times after that), Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better.
And as we all know; If something is easy and everybody can do this, it just doesn’t pay very well….
Amateurs say: I can’t afford it (training,etc)
Professionals say: I can’t afford NOT to!
If you want more powerful results, ask yourself more powerful questions such as,
“How Can I Afford It?” Your brain will immediately begin working on the solution!
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Absolutely I could n,t agree more . the most exciting thing about some aspects of this business is taking to people
Both about the business prospects and the product its self the range and beneficial effects
If one has problems talking to people then quite frankly i don,t think that the business is for them
I disagree. I was one of those people afraid to talk to people, either on the phone or in person. But I am improving myself, learning where the barriers are and breaking them down. To me, that is what network marketing is all about. I read books, listen to CDs and go to events and I will succeed and become a great leader. After all, I have the best teachers!
I belive if you want something with a hungry appetite you shall be fill.
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