THE 80/20 RULE

If there is one principle that will carry you into the New Year strongly, it is the  reality that 20% of our Business Partners produce 80% of our Total Results.  A whole lot of people have lofty dreams, with a basement level work ethic. The sooner we embrace the philosophy of “Working with those that Work”, wah lah, magically we have a lot more time to do what truly matters!

Following are a few traits of the 80%’ers. My goal in sharing this with you is to help you become more aware of the qualities to look for in our Business Partners. Then we can make a conscious decision to work with those that share our core values and have the capacity to Achieve our Dreams together!

* The Talkers ~ These people don’t seem to have the ability to stop long enough to ask for help, or in a lot of cases don’t even see the need for reaching out.  They tend to have some major self esteem issues to boot –or- the Cup is just overflowing all the time, with no room for a refill!

* The Whiners ~ Right, the glass is always half “empty”, never half full. They can have a sack of proverbial diamonds fall into their lap – and complain about the fabric of the sack! Ugh! Here’s a saying that helps remind me of this group, “We don’t motivate people, we find motivated people.”

* The Solopreneurs ~  Don’t mess with me or my peeps, eh! Never mind the entire essence of success in Network Marketing, which is creating a Community in which everybody works together, supports each other and celebrates success. The big killers we call Pride, Greed and/or Jealousy tend to flourish here and in turn perpetuate.

* The Takers ~ Individuals in this group can appear as sheep, until we expose them as the wolves they truly are! The telltale signs to look for are Guilt Trips, Blaming Anyone & Everything ELSE for their woes – and – a failure to Express or live in Gratitude. Protect yourself!

* Finally…The LEADERS Who Produce 80% of our Results, yet are just 20% of our quote, Business Partners! ~ Aaah YES, now we’re talking! They are our True Friends who show up when they say they will. They Motivate us with their Passion and Excitement! They are naturally Purposeful, Passionate & Persistent! They help us hold ourselves accountable, because they are accountable. They find ways to serve, alongside us. The beauty is, it just takes a handful of “Leaders” in our organization to produce massive results!!

Here’s a little saying that I do take to heart, “Some people watch things happen, some wonder what happened, some don’t realize that anything happened….finally, we have the “Leader” that makes things happen!” I suggest we all consciously choose to invest our time & effort with the latter, my friends!