Please listen to these CD’s asap – keep in them in your car and listen to them over and over again. Download each of these files by right clicking on the file (they are MASSIVE), save to your desktop, then burn the files to a CD or upload them to an ipod (the video at the bottom shows you how on a PC):
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Advocare Business Team,
This may be a paradigm shifting training…
The #1 reason people move forward in building an Advocare business: THEIR ABILITY & WILLINGNESS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH PEOPLE.
So why doesn’t everyone do it?
It’s common to see someone stuck in a
“meeting reluctance” mode… people doing EVERYTHING BUT quality appointments with quality people…
They’re not scheduling appointments due to:
- thinking that occasional chit chat (at work, in public, on facebook) with that person will actually lead to something
- not wanting to put forth the time or effort
- lack of VISION and FAITH as to what the appointments can and will lead to
- fear of rejection
- assuming that their prospects don’t need/want Advocare
- using poor thinking or word choices when trying to schedule an appointment
I can’t help someone not willing to put in the effort or time, but the other issues we can fix…
- To be successful here, you must have people join your team and/or take your product
– What precedes someone joining your business or taking your products is an appointment
– 5 M’s: More Meetings Mean More Money – it’s true… the more appointments you do the more success you’ll have…
APPOINTMENT (aka “Meeting”): you and your prospective teammate spending set aside, uninterrupted time to find out if they are a fit for Advocare on either a business or product level, with you sharing all 4 possible Advocare relationships, with an invitation for them to join you given that we can provide them a solution…
Here are some essential beliefs that will POWER you to setting appointments:
- It’s not my job to decide if someone needs Advocare, my job is to give people an opportunity to make an informed decision about Advocare
– Something positive ALWAYS comes out of a meeting, even if it’s a “no”: If someone says “no” to Advocare, then I’ve successfully identified someone who isn’t a fit and I know where they stand
– I am a good, logical, sane person… I was given the opportunity and I eventually said yes, so it only makes sense that I present this to other good, logical, and sane people
– I have in my hands the power to change and save lives
– If I share our DVD, product samples, 24 Day Challenge Program, Impact Magazine, & business opportunity – the right person will be attracted & move forward at some level
– I’m not trying to “sell” anyone… I’m sharing how we can provide a solution for them & offering the opportunity for partnering with them if they choose
– 2 out of 3 appointments will result in at least a retail product sale, often times more
Let’s look at word choices that will help you set appointments:
- “Keith, hey I’m hoping you can set aside a little time for me to come visit you… I’d like to show you what Amber and I do… we operate a business from home that’s based on referrals, and I’d like you to know what we do so that you can send people our way who might be a fit… it may or may not be for you, but I at least want you to know what we do… you got your calendar handy?”
- That was an actual call I made to a guy the other day, I don’t know him that well but I like him & he likes me, so of course he scheduled me & I visit he & his wife tomorrow. I want to partner with people like him, & am confident he’ll partner at some level.
- I didn’t get into a bunch of stuff over the phone – that’s all I needed to say… my goal was to get an appointment… the appointment will allow me to fully share.
- And when I meet them, I’ll follow the “Business Appointment Flow” on our website:
CLICK HERE FOR THE “BIZ APPT FLOW”
CHANCES ARE THAT YOU:
- can meet with more people than you have been.
- have something powerful to share, but your own beliefs have been in the way.
- have greater potential to schedule meetings with good people than you think.
- can build a successful business if you employ yourself, & the above principles.
- will become a master appointment setter & presenter.
Press on to the Proven Dream,
Matt Warren
Diamond Distributor
Colorado
The Thursday before the pay period closes is the start of the 2 Minute Drill, this is a very key time frame. For a full explanation of the concept watch Double Danny’s explanation below and get your team to an impending event asap. Check the calendar for upcoming events hosted by Kim & Z or visit the events section of the Facebook Fanpage.
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from Dawn Aronoff
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 4 oz. bacon or sausage, chopped (optional-substitute turkey bacon)
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups lentils picked over
• 1 cup long grain brown rice
• 3 or 4 bay leaves
• 4 cups water (you can substitute vegetable or chicken stock)
• Tabasco sauce when serving
1. Put the oil in a large, deep saucepan over medium heat. When it its hot, add the onion, celery, carrot, and meat. Cook until vegetables begin to become tender and meat browns- 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and salt and pepper. Cook another 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add lentils, rice, bay leaves, and water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer and cover.
3. After 30 minutes, if rice and lentils are tender and liquid is absorbed, the dish is ready. If lentils and rice are not tender, add enough liquid to keep bottom of pot moist. Cook a few more minutes.
4. Discard bay leaves, serve.
NOTE: Different beans can be substituted. Split peas worked well. Pay attention to amount of liquid and time if using different beans. Add more or less seasoning as desired. Curry, cumin, coriander lends an Indian flavor.
Chana & Joe have been members since November 2011 and today on their daughters 1st birthday earned a $6,000 bonus with Advocare! She’s a stay at home mom and he is a teacher. Well done Navarro’s – we’re very very proud of you and your team.
This was written by 3 Star Gold leader Charlie Norman. z
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I had to share this with you TODAY…because this is exactly why I made a choice several years ago to never work for someone again and is the driving force behind my PASSION to make AdvoCare work for me and my family. Today I received a text from my wife telling me she had an evaluation at work and received a RAISE. Now most of you might be thinking, AWESOME she received a raise. Well for me, the first thing I texted back to my wife after she informed me of what the raise was…”LOL”…because in my eyes that is exactly what it was…a JOKE. For those that do not already know, my wife has been a Registered Nurse for 12 years. During that time she has made the personal choice to improve her education by also obtaining her Bachelors of Science in Nursing, and is currently working on a Dual Masters Degree for her Nurse Practitioners. All of this while working full time! Let me also point out that she has worked for the SAME hospital, in the SAME department for 6 years, and has been in the SAME department of nursing at two different hospitals for almost her entire nursing career. In addition, she has taken numerous optional classes during her career, outside the normal standards of nursing, to improve her nursing skills and give MORE back to patient care.
Now I SHARE this with you because I want you to understand, her RAISE today was 2.4% of her hourly rate. If you have not seen, the inflation rate for the US in the month of December was 3.0% and the average for 2011 was 3.2%. So in short, a career that my wife has spent 12 years PASSIONATLY pursuing and giving her heart and soul for has given her a raise that will basically cost our family .6% based on the rate of inflation from 2011. Considering this economy is not necessarily showing significant signs of improvement, if we survived solely on her income we would spend more than she makes for necessities in life.
THANK GOD FOR ADVOCARE!!!
While I love that my wife has a PASSION for helping others and chooses to do so in the realm of healthcare, I personally love that AdvoCare is giving us an option, an option to take her from full-time to part-time by the end of April 2012. Yes she has already given them notice to reduce her hours to part-time. As a matter of fact, my goal is to allow her to leave her full time nursing job by that time so she can focus on completing her Master’s Degree by the end of 2012 and focus more on AdvoCare. Now make no mistake, my goal for my wife is to allow her to finish her degree, but also to give her an option. By the end of 2012, I do not intend to have my wife working for minimal raises, if she does not want to. If she chooses to pursue a career as a Nurse Practitioner it will be on her terms, where she wants to work and for what she believes she is worth. That is what AdvoCare is all about…creating a WIN, WIN for everyone involved. While some of us may chose to do this full-time, like myself, others love what they do for a living outside AdvoCare…and that is AWESOME. But if you are going to do that, make sure not take away from your family, your faith, your fitness or your finances. (Thank you Matt Warren for the education in the 4 F’s) Our family will forever be grateful that it is not and will not ever again be a statistic. If you want this as bad as I do, as bad as my family does, and so many others do in the world of AdvoCare…do not allow yourself to be a statistic, do not settle for raise that is below the rate of inflation, do not settle for a job that takes away from one or more of the 4 F’s, and do not settle for LESS.
I hope this makes sense to most or all of you and that in some way you have taken something away.
God Bless all of you and I wish you all the BEST in your AdvoCare journey!
We have 2 assets for your use, not only as business builders but also as resources to help you.
