Have you reached the highest pay that you will make for your current position? A lot of jobs make a cap on how much money you can make.These jobs  do not have much chance to advance. My mom has worked for a lot of these type jobs when I was younger. I have always told her she is at a stuck in the ditch job. Not to discourage her, but to tell, and possibly help her in the long run. If your yearly income has remained the same after multiple attempts to evaluate it, or if you’ve received very, very small raises, you may be in a stuck in the ditch job. Your employers may appear to be very happy with your work, but that may be giving you false hope for a raise. If you’re still getting regular raises in salary, and very good reviews, then there’s still a strong possibility you could be promoted, or have a bright future for making more money at your job.

Another sign of a stuck in the ditch job is if you do not have many responsibilities. I personally like to call these low man on totem pole jobs. Some positions will never change or give you any other tasks to perform. The same old job responsibilities year after year. For example… If you get hired to cook in the back of a coney island at 18 years old, you may be still cooking when you are 25. There is nothing wrong with that, but my point is that you can only have so much responsibilities at the job. Look, I am not trying to discourage you in any way from any job that you currently have. I am just pointing out some things that may pertain to you, and you may not be aware of. Trust me, I have seen it all. A lot of companies try to take advantage of many of there staff they have hired in, and they see how far they can milk their employees. Just make sure you at least know how far you can move up, or how much money the maximum is at your job. Then you will know if it is a stuck in the ditch job.

There’s no doubt the same work needs to be performed every day, but most workers will get burnt out when they do the same old thing day after day, and year after year, and they do not ever climb their way up the ladder, or see some type of light that there is more money, or more responsibilities to come.

I hope I have helped you get a better understanding of how to determine what a stuck in the ditch job is, and avoid getting taken advantage of later in life financially. If you are in one of these jobs, I am NOT telling you to quit, I am only giving you a perspective on a few things to look for.

I will see you more on Network Pro Coach

To Your Massive Success

Ray MacDonald

Try to avoid that high school gossip too. Obviously this does not always pertain when talking to leads from your business, but any of your friends or family members, my opinion, do not want to always hear you talking bad about others or running others into the ground. The people you are talking to will start picturing you differently. Look…. I’m not telling you how to communicate with people, but what I am doing is giving you tips on things that I have learned along the way.

Another tip is if you think a friend has a bad idea or something you do not think will work, don’t always argue with them about it. just keep silent and let them work things out for themselves. Another reason not to do this is because you could feel responsible for their actions. You can offer support to friends, but you can’t create the rest of their lives for them. Your opinion is okay to give, but I would try to avoid a lot of conflict in any topic that comes up. Arguing is one thing, but trying to knock down someones idea or dream, could change the whole way that person thinks, and lives. People are looking for answers, and you might give them the feedback the needed to give up on their journey.

Don’t take yourself so serious.  Laugh more at yourself and be self-deprecating. This does not mean we have to embarrass ourselves, it just means we can get rid of our ego for a little while and open up more, smile and laugh. Humor is often the best ingredient for relieving stress or any type of uncomfortable, awkward, or stressful situation. Don’t you find when you are having fun and laughing, that everything is okay?  I know I do, and you will find me smiling and laughing a lot as I go through my life, because that is something I love to have as a part of my personality. I’m not saying I cannot be serious, but I know having fun is a part of being successful.

Learn how to forgive people. This is a big one in my eyes. I do not mean forgive every little thing people do wrong, because that will make them think they can get away with anything. I mean, sincerely think about if you are going to forgive them, and try to do it quicker than usual. If you are going to do it anyways, why make them suffer for a long time? it’s a powerful and important factor in maintaining healthy relationships. However, real forgiveness also means that we are willing to forget the experience. If we forgive one day, but then a few weeks later bring up that thing they did wrong, because this means you did not really forgive them. When we make mistakes, just consider how much we would appreciate others to forgive and completely forget after they forgive. That is important.. the forgetting.

Ray MacDonald

It is great when you finally get your first 10 leads online.  I remember when I got my first 10 leads.  I was so happy.  I logged into my back office and hit my first goal.  10 leads!!  Now, of course I had getresponse (auto-follow up), and I was getting great results with my marketing strategy.  Only, there was one thing missing.  I haven’t talked to any of them.  I knew that if I did not start calling them, then more leads would be there the following week now that I had a successful marketing technique.  I suggest that if you do not have the knowledge to talk to leads or if you are nervous,  then you will never make it in this industry.  That is just my opinion.  There are only a select few individuals that I know in the field that can get away with succeeding in  Network Marketing without talking to their leads, and that is still with lots and lots of advanced marketing and videos.  So I had to get to know each and everyone of my leads.  I wanted to know them.  Believe it or not,  you will be amazed at what you can acomplish with good, solid networking and phone conversations.

Look… I’m just saying,  Network Marketing is the best industry I have ever seen.  Anyone can make it if they put in what it takes to succeed.  First, as I said, get tons of knowledge before you start getting leads.  Leads are filling out there information because they are looking for your help,  a leader,  to guide them in the right direction to the top!  They are not looking for a bunch of capture pages with someone on the other end that is a fake.

This is not a get rich quick, or some ferry Godmother to magically give you a massive downline.  I will say it again, this is a people business.  People join people…. Not companies.  Your leads have to trust you as a leader, and you have to trust your leads.  That is the way that will help you succeed so much more.  It all starts with you picking up the phone and providing value for your leads, and your team.

I hope I helped you today,  and stay tuned on Network Pro Coach for some more great training and tips!!

To your Massive Success!    Ray  MacDonald

Just remember… NEVER give up on your dream,  and NEVER let failing get you down,  or discourage you to give up.  This is why so many fail in the field.  If  you can’t figure out a way to make it work,  then get more information.  If there are others that make it,  then there is not any reason that you can’t.  Also,  surround yourself with positive people and positive things in your life.  This will help motivate you and keep you thinking the right mindset to succeed in whatever you may be setting a goal for.

I am excited for everyone to succeed in what they are after in life, and you CAN do it.

Until next time, this is your Network Pro Coach, and To Your MASSIVE Success

Ray  MacDonald

You can start by reading empowering books to motivate you and get your mind thinking positive.  Read these books for about 10 to 20 minutes per day, every day.  If you are not financially doing well right now, don’t let that get you down.  Believe in your goals and your plan to success.  Get inspired to take new and different actions to get better results in whatever you may be looking for.  Invest in yourself.  Even if you have a very low budget, you can find many things online.  Seek out search engines like Google or Bing, connect with industry leaders and download training CD’s from other leaders in what ever industry you are seeking to succeed in.  You can buy cheap audios to listen to while driving in your car.

Personally, I believe you should surround yourself  with positive people and positive things in life.  Don’t always get home from work and turn on the news and listen to all the bad things that are happening in life.  That is okay sometimes, but you do not want to get in a habit of  looking and listening to negatives in life, inevitably, you will spiral down to the bottom quickly.  Natural fragility will bring you down, discourage you,  and distract you from your path to success.  If you are in Network  Marketing, and your upline is not helping you build your confidence and beliefs, then maybe they are not as serious as you are to build a business together.

Think positive,  find something you love to do,  and a company that will be there for you when you need them.  You will know when you find it.  Remember,  you MUST believe in yourself, and what you are doing to succeed.

I hope this helped,  and until next time…

To Your Massive Success

Ray MacDonald

My second tip is, try and find the right people for your business.  For instance, if your primary program was an MLM company that had a comp. plan that payed you a good amount for recruiting and selling Vitamins to people, do you think it would be smart to get your Uncle Larry involved that just retired from GM? The only reason you should do that is for bonus money.. even saying that, I still would not do it.  Money is not everything, and a lot of MLM companies look really good to the average person.  The average person does not know what it takes to build a business until trained correctly. You see, the smart thing would be to get your Uncle Larry in front of your primary program and see what his opinion is. If it is not for him, do not sit there and do a high pressure sales pitch and keep pressuring him to join you. You will find yourself losing relationships real quick instead of building them. The key is find other leaders and other network marketers to work with.  Not just every Tom, Dick, and Harry!  There are many ways to find these highly qualified leads, and the beauty of it is that you can go Global with your business, and you will then NEVER run out of people to work with.

I will have some more GREAT tips for you up and coming. Until then, If you have any questions feel free to contact me direct. You can find my info all over this website!! Take care and see you shortly.   To your Massive  Success!!

Ray  MacDonald

In fact, you may be losing money. You maybe hiring writers to help you out, or there are some expenses incurred, even if you have a big list, but only a very small percentage actually buys from you, your still losing profit. You’ll realize that after a few months when you see your statistics and sales figures.

So what could have gone wrong? Why have others succeeded where you have failed?

The most common mistake is that you dived straight right in. You chose a topic where you think could be quite popular and would earn you money. This just not the case. Just because you wrote people from the list doesn’t mean they are going to buy instantly.

Here I will offer more advice, for those who have started an opt-in list and have failed, you can rejuvenate your failed venture. For those who are starting, here are three quick and easy ways to build a profitable opt-in list.

1) Get your customers to trust you and your products first. Just launching your opt-in list would not make you an expert and a believable seller. Put many articles first before you start an opt-in list. Write about the topic you know and have started and used for your site. Try to put forums first to gain knowledge about your customers about their wants and needs and target those wants and needs.

Join forums from other sites as well. Provide expert advices and recommendations. When you feel that people trust you already, you will be able to start your own opt-in list. You can build a base as well with other forum users. You can ask them to join your list. Friends are always good customers. Put up a link to your site so that they may be able to see what you’re business is all about.

The certain truth is, the money will only come in when the consumers and subscribers believe and trust in you. They want a product or service that could be a good exchange for their money. People are not going to buy something out of your recommendation if they don’t know you.

2) Find a product or service that people want and need. Although it may not be your forte, if you provide a service and product that you have researched and learned about well, you can carry it on forward. Invest your time, effort and money that you could sell as well as the buyers or subscribers of your opt-in list can use.

While it is true that it is best to sell something that you have interest in, there are not many people who have the same interest as you if you decide to sell something that is not entirely popular or profitable. Do your research well and you would see the profits come in. Also provide your subscribers with promotional material that they could actually use and spread around.

3) Make friends with other opt-in list users. This is basically beneficial especially if it is someone who has already launched a successful opt-in list. These are people that have the experience in this venture and experience is still the best teacher. While there are many articles available for you in the internet to use, there is nothing like getting a first hand account from someone you trust.

Experienced opt-in list users will be able to tell you what to do and what not to do because they have gone through it. While different situations occur for different people, the general concept can still be very helpful. There are many things to avoid and these people will be able to tell you which ones.

Building a profitable opt-in list don’t just happen overnight. There are many preparations and effort to do. Opt-in lists are built from scratch, as your list grows, you should also maintain the quality of your list. Keep it organized and manageable. Get or hire help if need be, just make sure that your subscribers are happy and satisfied and they will be willing to buy from you.

• Topic 1: Hotel meetings and one on one presentations
• Topic 2: Relationship building
• Topic 3: Closing the sale
• Topic 4: Online system
• Topic 5: Affiliate programs

Hotel meetings and one on one presentations

It does not matter what MLM company you are in, the hotel meetings and one on ones just don’t seem to cut it. Why is that?

People just act a certain way. The sooner you realize that the better and quicker you will succeed. It’s just funny, let me give you an example. When you were in school, do you remember when you wanted to go to prom and you had that one person, ( girl or guy ) chasing you around and asking you to go to prom? Only, that wasn’t the person you wanted to go with. You wanted the good looking popular person to go with you, and all they did was ignore you. By them ignoring you, you wanted to go 5 times as much to the prom with that particular person. I’m not saying to ignore them, but don’t bug them so much about your opportunity, just try and pique their interest.

Lets say your primary company is company X . Well, try this approach, ” Hey Suzy, If anyone ever asks you about company X, make sure and talk to me first. “. What you just did is planted a seed. Now Suzy will only say 1 of 2 things. She will either answer , ” O.K. ” or she will say, ” What is it? “.  What I suggest is to tell her you don’t have a lot of time right now. People like to see that you are busy. Think about it, if you said okay, lets sit down right now for a one on one, you would seem desperate. Not good! If Suzy is interested, then you make an appointment with her. It is now easier to go to a hotel meeting or set up a one on one presentation with Suzy.  Just remember, if somebody thinks that you need them more than they need you, it is not a very good way to start things out.  Don’t shove your business down everyone’s throat so much.  Just try different techniques and you will find your easiest way to promote your company to others.