Is Network Marketing Really That Difficult?

I was sent this email earlier today that I had to share with you…

The following article is an excerpt from a speech given by a direct seller at a local meeting.  We are told she was asked to speak on how direct sales/network marketing compares to working a “regular” job.  It was submitted to us, and although the original author is unknown, we wish to thank her for her thoughts and insights.  We have forwarded it to share with you as you embark on a brand new opportunity to count the many blessings we have in this business.

Is Network Marketing Difficult?

Lately, I have heard so many people say how difficult direct sales/network marketing is.  “It’s hard.”  “I can’t get bookings.”  “This just isn’t for me.”  “I didn’t know how difficult it would be.”

Well, I am a single mom of three who, before joining the direct sales/network marketing family, held down two jobs.  I would get up at 4:00 in the morning and not get to bed until midnight most nights, after returning from my part-time retail job, packing lunches, checking homework and relieving my mother, who helped out with the kids.

That, my friends, is difficult.

It is difficult always having to lower your dreams to meet your means.  It is difficult to miss your son’s football game because you have to work.  It is difficult knowing the rust bucket you call a car is eating you alive in maintenance, but you can’t afford a new one.  It is difficult to realize that someone else is going to watch your daughter take her first step or have your son say mama to the preschool teacher.

It is difficult knowing that you have spent 40 years of your life working for someone else, only to realize that you will be retiring on one-third of what you can live on today.  Or, worse yet, it is difficult knowing that you have diligently worked all your life, only to be given an early retirement and be replaced by someone younger, more capable.

I will tell you what is difficult.  It is difficult waking up one morning and realizing that your children, the most precious things imaginable, no longer need bottles, diapers, have tea parties, or are shorter than the baseball bat they are trying to swing.  It is difficult realizing it is too late and that the time frittered away can never be retrieved.  It slips through our fingers one second at a time.

It is also difficult watching the spark in your partner’s eyes fade because both of you realize the house you have been wanting is just a dream because someone else is controlling your finances.

We have nasty habits about rationalizing, procrastination and skirting important things, rather than facing the issues.  Too often we allow others who do not pay our bills, who do not share our dreams, to direct our futures.

As children we have absolutely no freedom; we rebel in our teens and scream for freedom.  We reach adulthood and are finally free, only to relinquish that freedom because we think it is too difficult.  We do not want to take responsibility.  We do not want to make a wrong decision, so we obligingly give that awesome power to someone else.  We wake up too late.  We hear ourselves uttering phrases like: “I wish I had only…”  And “If I could do it over again…”

You have no one but yourself to blame.  You had the chance.  Perhaps the Opportunity was presented many times and each time you elevated the trivial to a higher priority than yourself.

Let me ask you:  Is direct sales/network marketing really difficult?

Is it so traumatic to show someone an exciting product or idea?  Is it so difficult to understand that if you work this marketing idea for three to five years, you just might finally be able to send your children to a college chosen by excellence, rather than one chosen by price?  That you could finally put your family in the home of their dreams?

Would you work really hard for eight to ten years, so you could mold a lifestyle of your choosing, so your family could live a lifestyle of their dreams, rather than trying to live how someone else thinks you should live?

How difficult is it to pick up the phone and call your business partner?  How difficult is it to pack up your kit and meet some new friends?  How difficult is it, really, to share what you love with others?  Think about it.

Realize the awesome power you have in your hands with direct sales/network marketing.  There are people out there working three jobs.  There are people drowning in debt; or agonizing through bankruptcy, realizing they only needed a couple hundred more dollars per month.  That is difficult!!

This business you have chosen has the ability to change lives.  Direct sales/network marketing cannot do anything.  But YOU can change lives with it.  You are the one with the life-changing ability.  What are you waiting for?

There is difficulty and pain in success, and there is difficulty and pain in failure.  Difficulty and pain in success will last a short period of time but pain in failure lasts a lifetime.  Which one is really more difficult?

You will pay a price for your actions and your choices.

Which choice will you make?

Take ACTION today!

80% of ViSalus Sciences top earners

NEVER worked in Network Marketing before!

The door is open, you have to walk through it!

Chose a company that gives you the tools you need to build your business. If you have been searching, search no more!  ViSalus is a community of amazing people all striving for Life, Health and Prosperity.

 

Originally posted at: Body By Vi Challenge

 

Leave a Comment

Live ViSalus Sciences Fusion Academy Training in Tampa Florida

Fusion Academy Live will equip you for entrepreneurial success in today’s Network Marketing in an ‘online world’.

Online Social Media Marketing Mastery + Network Marketing with ViSalus
= Your Residual Millions!

ViSalus Sciences is holding its last Fusion Academy Live Training on 2009 this weekend in Tampa Florida.  This event is going to be simply stellar! The Red Carpet Event on Friday night will kick off Fusion with entertainment and a party till late where some of the most fit and positive people from across the country will dance till all hours.  The training on Saturday and Sunday will equip the entrepreneurs who attend with a success blueprint to take their ViSalus business to 7 figures and beyond.

The training this weekend will cover the fundamentals of Network Marketing with ViSalus and will encompass all of the training modules covered in the Fusion Academy. It will also cover in depth how the ViSalus marketing system, the Vi-Net , integrates directly with social media like twitter, Facebook and MySpace and how you can use our online marketing system to generate endless free leads for your ViSalus business using smart social media marketing.  You will learn that our company is literally years ahead of every single company in our industry when it comes to online marketing. Our Vi-Net and our training on how to market effectively online, is unmatched!

21 New Bimmer Club Members Recognized!

ViSalus Sciences will award the 21 newest Regional Directors with their BMW ‘Told You So’ plates, plus $1000 cash! This is incredibly exciting, because I am one of those people! I qualified for the Bimmer Bonus in October! I qualified, and I’m attending the Fusion Academy to learn exactly how to help others earn their BMWs.

That is where YOU fit into this weekend. You see, there is still time for you to start your ViSalus business and register for Academy. The training this weekend WILL give you the complete success blueprint to succeed in ViSalus. I would like nothing more than to have you in my team’s row, so that you can get the training you need to get yourself into a BMW by the New Year!  It is absolutely possible – and this ‘entrepreneur’s university’ is going to prepare you for an incredible future.

The Fusion Academy training is truly unique, and incredibly effective. The top earners in ViSalus had no prior MLM experience, yet succeeded wildly because of the training in place. What will YOU do when given the blueprint for success?

You have the opportunity to attend the
Fusion Academy Training LIVE in Tampa November 13-15.
Ask me HOW!



Originally posted by Melanie Milletics at: Social Media Marketing

Leave a Comment

ViSalus Sciences Live Fusion Academy Training in Tampa Florida!

agnesThis Live Fusion Academy Training will prepare you for entrepreneurial success in today’s Online Network Marketing arena.

Online Social Media Marketing Mastery + Network Marketing with ViSalus
= Your Residual Millions!

The last 2009 ViSalus Sciences Fusion Academy Live Training is THIS weekend in Tampa, Florida.  This is an event not to be missed!  The Friday night Red Carpet Event will kick off the weekend with entertainment and a party where some of the most fit and positive people from across the country will dance till all hours.

On Saturday and Sunday, the training will equip the ViSalus business builders who attend with a success blueprint to take their ViSalus business to the next level and beyond.  The training will cover the fundamentals of Network Marketing with ViSalus and will encompass all of the training modules covered in the Fusion Academy.  It will also cover in depth how the ViSalus marketing system, the Vi-Net , integrates directly with social media like twitter, Facebook and MySpace and how you can use our online marketing system to generate endless free leads for your ViSalus business using smart social media marketing.  You will learn that our company is literally years ahead of every single company in our industry when it comes to online marketing.  Our Vi-Net and our training on how to market effectively online, is unmatched!

New Bimmer Club Members To Be Recognized in Tampa!

ViSalus Sciences will award the 21 newest Regional Directors (second level in the company) with their BMW ‘Told You So’ plates, plus $1000 cash bonus for reaching that level in October!  This is incredibly exciting and I’m attending Fusion Academy Tampa Live this weekend to learn exactly how to help YOU earn YOUR BMW!

This is where YOU fit into this weekend.  You still have time to start your ViSalus business and register for Fusion Academy.  The training this weekend WILL give you the complete success blueprint for you to succeed in your ViSalus business.  Our team would like nothing more than to have you sit in the team’s row, so that you can get the training you need to get yourself into a BMW by the New Year!  It is absolutely possible and this weekend is going to prepare you for an incredible future.

The Fusion Academy training is truly unique, and incredibly effective.  The top earners in ViSalus had no prior MLM experience and are succeeding wildly because of the training that has been put in place.  What will YOU do when given this blueprint for success?

You have the opportunity to get to

Tampa, November 13-15, for Fusion Academy Training LIVE!

Ask me HOW!

 

 

Originally posted by Agnes Vigh at:  Social Media

Leave a Comment

ViSalus Vi-Net Integrates Directly With Social Media For Relationship Marketing

Originally posted at www.DirectSellingNews.com

For ViSalus Sciences, in an industry built on relationship marketing, the advent and proliferation of social media raises a lot of questions—and opportunities. The relationship between a direct seller and its prospects is a long way from the ones found on Match.com or eHarmony. But they do have things in common.

On every social media site or blog, everybody hopes they find people with mutual interests, and in the best of all possible worlds, you strike up long-term relationships.

But it’s a delicate balance in our industry. We’re learning that there’s no payoff in a “Join my company!” or “Buy my product!” approach. Instead, relationships in the virtual world are built in much the same way as they are face to face. They evolve slowly and intentionally. But whether the relationship develops over a cup of coffee or a keyboard, the relationship itself is the key to having people know, like and trust you.

Best of Both Worlds

For 4-year-old ViSalus, the decision to encourage distributors to build relationships through social media was a no-brainer. It was a matter of efficiency, as well as vision.

“Network marketing is about creating relationships and communication and working together,” Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “The new social media tools are the most effective platform to communicate.”

The wellness company so strongly believes that social media marketing is the future of the industry that it has coined the term fusion marketing, which takes the tried-and-true traits of traditional direct selling and unites them with today’s technology.

The cornerstone is Vi-Net, an invitation-only online community of distributors—and customers—on ViSalus’s Web site. Vi-Net is the company’s go-to place for online training, sales tips and business-management tools. It’s home to blogs, pictures and chats among the ViSalus community. But here’s the differentiator: Vi-Net also provides instant connections with key social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Anytime a member updates Vi-Net, the system automatically updates their sites on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and others.

The effect of Vi-Net on ViSalus’s growth has been amazing, Mallen says. “We’ve seen retention go up and new enrollments increase. But the biggest thing is that it’s just fun. It brings out people’s personalities and creates an awesome culture that helps bring people together and make them feel like they’re part of something. It’s all about fostering relationships.”


Originally Posted at:  Visalus vi-net

 

Leave a Comment

Social Media & Relationship Marketing: ViSalus Vi-Net Connects Directly to Facebook, Twitter

agnesViSalus Sciences is…“Building Relationships through Social Media”

Original Post can be found at http://www.directsellingnews.com

For an industry built on relationship marketing, the advent and proliferation of social media raises a lot of questions—and opportunities. The relationship between a direct seller and its prospects is a long way from the ones found on Match.com or eHarmony. But they do have things in common.

On every social media site or blog, everybody hopes they find people with mutual interests, and in the best of all possible worlds, you strike up long-term relationships.

But it’s a delicate balance in our industry. We’re learning that there’s no payoff in a “Join my company!” or “Buy my product!” approach. Instead, relationships in the virtual world are built in much the same way as they are face to face. They evolve slowly and intentionally. But whether the relationship develops over a cup of coffee or a keyboard, the relationship itself is the key to having people know, like and trust you.

Best of Both Worlds

For 4-year-old ViSalus, the decision to encourage distributors to build relationships through social media was a no-brainer. It was a matter of efficiency, as well as vision.

“Network marketing is about creating relationships and communication and working together,” Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “The new social media tools are the most effective platform to communicate.”

The wellness company so strongly believes that social media marketing is the future of the industry that it has coined the term fusion marketing, which takes the tried-and-true traits of traditional direct selling and unites them with today’s technology.

The cornerstone is Vi-Net, an invitation-only online community of distributors—and customers—on ViSalus’s Web site. Vi-Net is the company’s go-to place for online training, sales tips and business-management tools. It’s home to blogs, pictures and chats among the ViSalus community. But here’s the differentiator: Vi-Net also provides instant connections with key social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Anytime a member updates Vi-Net, the system automatically updates their sites on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and others.

The effect of Vi-Net on ViSalus’s growth has been amazing, Mallen says. “We’ve seen retention go up and new enrollments increase. But the biggest thing is that it’s just fun. It brings out people’s personalities and creates an awesome culture that helps bring people together and make them feel like they’re part of something. It’s all about fostering relationships.”

 

Originally posted by Agnes Vigh at:  Body By Vi

Leave a Comment

Where have the last 77 days gone?

agnesMy first 90 day challenge is coming to an end on November 11th. Throughout my challenge I have learned even more about this amazing company that I want to tell everyone about these products and to try these products too!

I not only look great, I feel great too! I can fit into pants I haven’t worn in quite a few years! I am enjoying my challenge because of the amazing taste of the shake mix that takes seconds to make.

This is so perfectly formulated that anybody with any body can lose weight. They were designed to help EVERYBODY lose weight.

Not only does it help people lose weight, others are maintaining their weight! Some are using the products to increase their performance for sports and marathons! People are getting healthy too!

I already decided on what my next challenge will be! My next challenge will be to keep the weight off that I lost through the holidays !

Are you ready for your 90 transformation?  Improve your body, improve your health!

Why not start that new year resolution now!  Save money, feel great, lose weight, get fit and make this holiday season a great one!

Make YOU your priority for the next 90 days!  Good luck to you on your Body by Vi Challenge!

Remember, if you invite 3 friends who join the Challenge with you by purchasing a Challenge Kit of equal or greater value to your own, yours will be free the following month!

challenge-banner1

Originally posted by Agnes Vigh at:  Visalus

Leave a Comment

ViSalus Sciences Sponsors Entire Premier Football League of Jamaica

melcolor2The Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) has received a $45 million sponsorship package from California-based wellness company ViSalus Sciences.

Blake Mallen, co-founder and chief marketing officer of ViSalus Sciences, made the announcement yesterday at a press briefing which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The three-year sponsorship will see each Premier League club getting an equal share of the $12.5 million worth of products and the $2.5 million in cash.

“We are definitely very excited about this relationship … I believe the mindset and the philosophy of the PLCA as well as ViSalus and our community are definitely in line,” said Mallen.

Core mission

“We are a community that has been existing for the past four and a half years and our core mission is going out there and raising the consciousness of health … challenging people to make their health and their body a priority in their lives,” he said.

The products that the clubs will receive are the Vi-Shape nutrition shake mix and Neuro smart energy drink.

Edward Seaga, chairman of the PLCA, said he was delighted for the sponsorship.

 

 

STARLEFT_1_PL5A2EdwardSLKEdward Seaga

“Whenever you think about football, you think of players that are expending a lot of energy on the field and who are entertaining us with their skills and a lot of goals,” Seaga said.

“What we are doing now is linking with a firm that is relatively new, but which has the ingredients and the experience to package supplements that provide a lot of that missing energy and other missing elements in the needs of the players,” said Seaga.

The deal now brings the PLCA’s sponsorship for the top football competition to over $100 million for this season.

Originally posted by Robert Baily at the The Jamaica Star : ViSalus Boost for Premier League Clubs Association

Leave a Comment

When Does a “Challenge” Become a Habit? Body By Vi Changes Lives

mel milleticsIn undertaking the ViSalus 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge, I expected to undergo changes. Changes to my weight, my body shape, my cardiovascular health and strength. But one thing I hadn’t expected was that the “Challenge” that I had begun would become a HABIT that I am unlikely to break for YEARS to come.

I have always done regular exercise 3 or 4 times a week. I prided myself in being ‘pretty fit for a mom of 2′.  I wasn’t overweight by any standard formula… but I knew what I weighed before I had baby #2. I knew it was possible- but had no real reason to push to lose those last pounds and inches… Until the Challenge.

As part of my Challenge I made the decision to work out a full 5x per week and increase the amount of weight training in my exercise regimen.

If you look at the earlier posts on this blog, you will see that I was incredibly excited to take on the Challenge, and I blogged and took abundant videos.  It was exciting to spend this time on ME and my Transformation.  I wanted to document this journey from beginning to end.  But about a month into the Challenge what I was doing stopped being new and exciting and became the ‘norm’. It became a part of my everyday life – a Habit.

I think ViSalus Sciences knows that the Challenge will result in really healthy habits for YOU. Ones that will improve the quality of your life, and ultimately increase your longevity.

My new habit is to hit the gym at least 5x a week. To hit the weights at least 2x a week and incorporate sculpting into my workouts most other days.  On days that I don’t hit the gym, I am cognizant of the fact that I haven’t exercised. My muscles feel different, like they want to MOVE. I find myself dropping to do push ups, sit ups and dips in my living room. I lace up my running shoes and head out the door. My habit is a STRONG, energetic body.  I sleep incredibly well and feel fantastic. I am a better ME.  The Challenge has made me a better me!

Others who have joined me on the Challenge have spoken about other healthy habits that have formed since beginning their challenge, and I couldn’t be happier for them.

You see, the Challenge is as individual as the people who will embark on it.  As you look at the before pictures and goals of the thousands of people who have undergone the Challenge in the ViNet, you will see every health goal imaginable.  There are people who have goals to lose 60 pounds, drop their cholesterol levels, lower their blood pressure, manage their diabetes and more.  There are also incredibly fit people who have goals to lower their BMI or do a couple of triathlons.  There is incredible variation in the goals – but a common thread of determination runs through the posted pictures, videos and blogs. They have the strength of an entire community behind their health goals, and because they are plugged into the ViNet community they are far more likely to achieve those goals than if they were to try to move forward on their own.

The support of the “Body By Vi Challengers” goes beyond that of the other people on the Challenge in the ViNet. ViSalus also has a Body By Vi Facebook Application so that people can ask their own friends and family to support them in their health goals.  With their goals posted and their update photos up for all to see, they are far more likely to stick to the Challenge.  If everyone is watching, its the ultimate accountability!

Gratitude abounds for the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge and the healthy habits it will help people to instill all across this nation.

What are you willing to take on as a Challenge, that will ultimately become a habit? Post your intentions in the comments below.

Click on the banner below to learn more about the Visalus Body by Vi Challenge now!
challenge banner

Originally posted by Melanie Milletics at: Body By Vi

Leave a Comment

What the Heck Are You Eating? Is That Breakfast Killing You Slowly?

melcolor2Are you really hell-bent on gaining unhealthy pounds, clogging your arteries and giving yourself type II diabetes?  I can’t imaging anyone would answer ‘yes’ to that question, but based on what the average American actually consumes on a daily basis, I’d say that’s exactly what they are doing. Purposely sabotaging their health.

Its so easy, so convenient to kill yourself slowly.  You don’t have to drive far to get your ‘fix’. You’ve got your fast food joints like McDonalds right along your path to work. And even those who know McDonalds = poison are likely to forgo the heart attack on a plate joint for the hip Starbucks stop instead. We’ll gladly pay more for the breakfast perceived as healthier – but watch what you order… your choice makes all the difference!

What – you think you are above all this? You choose to stop at the local Jamba Juice hut instead? Watch it! Diabetes can be sipped slowly too – watch what you are drinking.It may seem a smarter choice to go for juice – and if you are home with your juicer pumping out the fresh fruit and veggie juices, it can’t be a bad thing. But do yourself a favor and look at the sugar content of your favorite juice or smoothie. You may find that you are getting just as much sugar from it as you would from a Coke! And you wouldn’t dare choose a Coke for breakfast, would you? If so, you need far more of a healthy living education than just this blog post!

I used to be a Smoothie King junkie. I’d stop for my protein shake before heading to the gym. Now, I’d put my $1.70 Vi-Shake up against a $5 excuse for a smoothie from the ‘king’ any day.  I wouldn’t even put out the money for the inferior taste & nutrition they deliver – seriously.  If you are stopping daily for one of those blended concoctions, I Challenge you to try one of my recipes for the Vi-Shake mix with frozen fruit. You’ll never go back – and your body and bank account will thank you!

Click on the banner below to learn more about the Visalus Body by Vi Challenge now!
challenge banner

Originally posted by Melanie Milletics at: Healthy Breakfast Choice

Leave a Comment

Is it Better to Lose Weight Fast or Slow?

melcolor2Is it Better to Lose Weight Fast or Slow was posted by
Audrey Sommerfeld, SVP of Marketing for ViSalus Sciences.

audrey

On the (ViSalus Sciences) product education call recently, we had one of the best questions asked about our Body By Vi Challenge™. The question was: “I hear that the quicker you lose weight, the quicker you put it back on. Is the Body By Vi Challenge™ a quick, or slow and steady way to lose weight?”

There are many questions in that question, so let’s begin with the first one: Losing weight fast.

There are many programs out there that can have you lose weight fast, only to regain it back quickly. For example, if you cleanse, or drink those cayenne pepper type of drinks you will lose weight quickly. The challenge is you may be losing water weight, and eliminating waste to feel lighter, fast. When you go back to eating normally again, you will gain back the water weight because our diets are so high in sodium. The average American consumes as much as 8x more sodium per day than needed. These fast weight products can also cause you to lose life enhancing muscle, slowing your metabolism and weakening your long term health.

The Body By Vi Challenge™ is different. It is designed to have you see quick results to keep you motivated, and it also provides optimum nutrition to help you lose steadily, and safely. The core of the program is our amazing Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake, followed by all the other products. Our Shake gives you nutrition that is not easy to get from foods alone. The nutrients found in the shake can compare to those found in over $100 dollars of groceries, including 1.5 cups of broccoli, 1.5 cups of frozen yogurt, 18 ounces of tomato juice, 13 eggs, 15 slices of wheat bread, and more.

 

How can we do this? With concentrated nutrition, and perfectly balanced nutrients. One shake contains the digestive support from enzymes equal to those found in 3 whole pineapples. This helps your body break down the protein, and helps it absorb it for maximum muscle and hunger support. This is just one reason why our shake helps support a healthy heart, healthy digestion, healthy elimination, healthy bones, healthy blood sugar, and more.

Our Balance kit helps those who simply want great nutrition, to get started. By replacing one shake per day in place of a typical breakfast of a bagel with cream cheese, orange juice and coffee you can shave 300-500 calories per day, and fuel your body. This may result in ½ to 1 lb. per week of weight loss if you are overweight, or can help you maintain your healthy weight level once you have achieved your goal.

Our Shape kit helps those who want great nutrition, and better shaping support. By having 2 shakes per day in place of regular meals, along with healthy snacks (10 almonds, protein, fruit or vegetables) you will see weight loss and shaping faster. This is because one pound of fat is the size of a large grapefruit. As you lose fat (and our shake helps you maintain lean muscle) you will see and feel inches dramatically melting away.

Our Transformation kit really helps those that want a dramatic change, to see and feel results.


This kit includes our shake, along with additional products to support boosting your metabolism and curbing hunger. This powerful 1-2-3 combination will help your body melt fat, fast. The ViSalus Neuro™ will help keep you hydrated and full of energy. Why is this important? Well, a little over 1/3 of us confuse thirst for hunger, so keeping hydrated helps with hunger. We also know that when we cut calories, we may feel tired and sluggish, so Neuro helps support healthy energy for the body and brain. Lastly, we know that keeping hydrated can improve our metabolism. The Essential Oils in the Transformation Kit also help you on your way to the body of your dreams with healthy and robust Omegas. These support joint flexibility as you work out, along with a healthy heart. And because you’ve got the special oils your body needs to function, it will support your efforts to burn fat, build lean muscle, and get in great shape.

Along with the products, the best part of the Body by Vi Challenge™ is that if you join it with 3 other people, your product can be FREE. When you are embarking on a new way of eating, it is helpful to have others share the journey to keep you motivated, supporting long term weight loss.

Lastly, we have maintenance. Many programs that have you lose weight quickly, see you gain it back because they don’t offer a maintenance program. The Core Kit has all you need to maintain the shape you worked hard to achieve, fueling your body with the ultimate in fun, flavorful, and easy to take nutrients.

So share the program, share your results, and have fun losing weight quickly, steadily, and help maintain your health with Body By Vi.

Click on the banner below to learn more about the Visalus Body by Vi Challenge now!
challenge banner

Originally posted by Melanie Milletics at: Body By Vi

Leave a Comment

Older Posts »