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Oct

29

2010

Where is the Value?

Posted by David Haines | Comments (3)

Category : Mentoring

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You hear it all the time, “Provide value, and people will flock to you.” So what the hell is value anyway? Is it the next “Secret?” Is it a way to generate one more lead a day? Or 1000 more leads a day? Is it how to get ranked one spot higher on Google, or the latest and greatest plug-in for your blog?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve definitely been guilty of offering all the above, stating their value. Well, not the 1000 leads in a day, because if I could generate 1000 leads a day, I definitely wouldn’t have time to write this blog. Or sleep for that matter, but I digress.

So I’ll ask the question again. What is value? What I find valuable might not be valuable to you, or to Mike or Sally. So what value do you pick? I’ve been thinking about this for some time and I’ve come up with only 1 thing that is valuable to everyone.

It’s making money.

Oh sure, some people will say, building relationships, spending time with my family, helping other people out and having time freedom are what’s valuable to them.

That may be true, but try as you might, you’ll never get far with any of the above without cold hard cash.

As shallow as that sounds, it’s a fact.

Yes, I hear you…. You CAN build relationships without money, but you’ll do it in the dark because your electricity has been shut off.

Come on! Bottom line is you need to make money. And if you’ve started a home-based business, there’s no point in doing it if you’re not making money.

Being at the top of Google, and having the latest and greatest plug-in, and generating 1000 leads a day is awesome, but if you don’t have the skills to turn all that into a bonus check, the value is crap.

So, with that being said, where do we go from here?

Well, I want to offer my help, and the help of my Mastermind Group. With the systems we have in place and are using daily, it’s helping us with the bottom line: Getting a bonus check every week. And they can do the same for you. That is, if you’re coachable, and willing to be “ALL IN”.

  • We’ll teach you how to evaluate any company and figure out just what you need to do to make the money you want to make.
  • We’ll teach you how to generate highly qualified, laser-targeted leads, to work with and build those relationships.
  • We’ll teach you how to talk to people based on what THEY are like and what motivates THEM, not some generic “Sales tool.”
  • We’ll teach you exactly what to say and what to do to get past that “Salesman Alarm” most people have.
  • We’ll teach you how to market online and offline.
  • We’ll teach you how to present your business in less than 5 minutes with enough information for your prospect to make a decision to join you or become a customer.
  • We’ll teach you what works, and what doesn’t.

In a nutshell, we’ll teach you a recipe for success.

So again, if you’re coachable, and are willing to be “ALL IN” we’ll show you what real value is. We’ll show you how to get paid.

Get started working with me by downloading our free eBook called Success in 10 Steps.

Then actually read it.

I’ll give you call in a day or two and we’ll lay out a plan for your success.

If this doesn’t sound valuable to you, that’s ok. Good luck with your new plug-in!

To Your Success, Because Your Success Matters!

David Haines
(215) 268-6696 Anytime!

Aug

03

2010

What’s an Hour of Your Time Worth?

Posted by David Haines | Comments (3)

Category : Family, Perspective, Relationships

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I heard this great story and wanted to share it with you today.

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”, asked the little boy.

“Yeah sure, what it is?”, replied the man.

“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?”, the man said angrily.

“I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.”

“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. “Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don’t work hard everyday to come home to such childish behavior.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think:

“Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he doesn’t ask for money very often.”

The man went to the little boy’s room and opened the door.

“Are you asleep, son?”, He asked.

“No daddy, I’m awake”, replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier”, said the man. “‘It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10.00 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you Daddy!” He yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow the boy pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. “Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Would you please come home early tomorrow.. I would like to have dinner with you.”

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

This is just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life and your business.

We shouldn’t let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts..

To Your Success, Because Your Success Matters!

David Haines
(215) 268-6696 Anytime!
Hey, Let’s connect on Skype! My ID is davidahaines

Mar

15

2010

Are We Adding Value?

Posted by David Haines | Comments (2)

Category : Target Marketing, Value

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Is the Above All Success Blog adding value?

Let’s throw some honesty out there and see where it sticks.

I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to take this blog, and what exactly is the purpose of having it.

The main question I’ve been asking myself, is “Is this blog offering something of value to it’s readers?”

And I believe the answer is a wholehearted YES!

Why do I say yes? Because the information I share with you is the same information I have learned and use daily.

And the simple truth is that it works!

In my early days of Network Marketing I struggled and I was unfocused. It was all about me, and not helping others.

And we all know where that leads. I was failing, in both business and in life.

To be honest, I used to think the whole Network Marketing Industry was joke. Very few people out there are making any serious money in this industry. At least when you’ve been in it for awhile, you discover this truth. And you can argue with me all you want, but it is the truth. Do some research and find out for yourself if you don’t believe me. And honestly, if you were making serious money in whatever company you are with, you wouldn’t be reading this blog to look for that slight edge that just might help you out. Remember we’re talking honestly here. You don’t see the real money makers spending much time on Facebook, Twitter and other social sites now do you? The reason for this is because they have us to do it for them. We are the worker bees.

So now the question is, if very few people make any serious money doing this, why are we doing it? It’s a simple fact that we believe that we can and will be just like the big money makers. We are willing to be those worker bees building the foundation of a solid organization because we know that all the hard work is done up front. And one of the reasons those at the top are at the top, is because they did the work early on and didn’t quit when the going got tough. Just like you and me.

But the bottom line, is most of us are out there trying our hardest, but failing. We wonder where we can turn for help.

So I’d like to ask you a few questions:

Is your Home Based Business as profitable as it could be?
What’s your plan to make it more profitable?

Are you willing to keep struggling hoping that one day you’ll get it right?
What’s your plan to finally get it right?

Are you confident that you have the skills necessary to move to the top of your organization?
What’s your plan to get those skills?

Do you have a system that will help you?
What’s your plan to find one?

If you answered NO to any of the above questions and don’t have the plans to turn them into a yes, you need to check out Mentoring for Free.

Mentoring for Free is a Mastermind Group of Individuals helping other Network Marketers succeed in this industry.

MFF is a training and marketing system. A very effective training and marketing system. The training is superb and top notch. And by plugging into the system, you get to help other people who are struggling just as I was. And I’m not talking about helping them become rich by persuading them to join your company. I’m talking about helping them by teaching them some skills to help them be successful in this industry, no matter the company. That’s what we all need.

We all know it’s not easy. It’s damn hard work at times. So the thought process is to help others by offering them more value than you ever expect in return. Mentoring for Free allows you to do that. And best of all, it’s free. What more could you ask for?

So to answer my original question again. I say YES this blog is adding something of value to it’s readers.

Give me a call at (215) 268-6696 and we can talk. I might be able to help. I might not. But it’s better than doing nothing and wishing it would change.

If you don’t like talking on the phone, go to my website at http://www.davidahaines.com and get the Success in 10 Steps eBook and give it a read. Most people who read it, see the value in it. But some people don’t, because they don’t value their success enough to actually read it to see if it can help them.

To Your Success! Because Your Success Matters!

David Haines
(215) 268-6696 Anytime!