The first step to success in InVeStworks or in any venture that you care about is to get a clear vision of what success looks like for you. Spend some time thinking about how you’ll know when you’ve achieved success. Think about what your life will be like when you’ve achieved your goals. Will you spend more time with your friends and family? Will you create a charitable foundation or give more to existing charities?
Create a vision of what you’d like your life to be like when you reach your financial goals in InVeStworks and write it down as though it’s already a reality. Write it as though you’re watching it unfold on a movie screen – a Perfect Day in the Life of You! Make sure it includes all the sounds, textures, tastes and emotions you will have when your success is a physical reality. You might also want to include in your vision some specifics about what kinds of partners you want to attract and how easy it was to find them. Then be sure to read this vision on a regular basis. The Bible says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Doesn’t it make sense to focus your mind on what you want more than on what you don’t want? If you create a clear vision of what success is for you, you stand a much greater chance of achieving it than if you are vague and unclear about what you want. Spend some time and get clear on what you want so you can set clear benchmarks to your success and enjoy the process more.
The second step to success is to educate yourself. There is a learning curve involved in InVeStworks, no matter how much experience you may already have in investing or network marketing or business. The good news is that if you consistently educate yourself, you will be in a better position to succeed than someone who just takes someone else’s word for it that InVeStworks is a good path to financial freedom. Suzanne Kincaid’s book, Financial Freedom On $1 A Day
A number of people in InVeStworks host weekly support calls that you can participate in. These calls are a good way to meet others in the network and to learn tips and strategies that will help you meet and exceed your goals. The InVeStworks website has recordings of recent support calls conducted by Suzanne, and Suzanne frequently gives information about other support calls being held. In addition, if you’re not already a member of the InVeStworks Yahoo Group, it is the surest way to stay on top of current developments in the portfolio of companies. There are generally only one or two messages posted per day and so it should be relatively easy to read those and stay current.
Another way to educate yourself is to read the newsletters of the companies in your portfolio. Most of the companies only send out newsletters once or twice a month and it’s a good way to see how the company is doing – whether they have new products coming out, what the company’s financial status is and other items that will give indications as to how your investment is doing and may be doing in the near future. In addition, it’s a good idea to check the back office information of the companies in your portfolio on a regular basis. This way you can see what your commissions are and also how the people in your InVeStworks team are doing. Have they paid their subscription for the month? Are there any new people in your downline that you should know about? Checking this information on a regular basis helps you to be proactive rather than reactive when there’s an issue that needs to be addressed.
The third step to success in InVeStworks is to communicate with your team. Your team not only includes those partners you have directly underneath you. It includes the people in the network who are two levels above you (your sponsor and your sponsor’s sponsor), as well as your direct partners and any people they have signed up underneath them. The reason this is important is that it creates a safety net for you and for those people your direct sponsors bring into InVeStworks. If one of the people you sponsor goes on vacation or has some unforeseen event happen in their lives that makes it challenging for them to support their downline, those people will be able to look to you for support. This means you should be communicating with them on a regular basis. And the same goes for your upline’s direct sponsor. It pays to get to know them and to be in regular communication with them. Chances are they’ve been involved in InVeStworks just a little bit longer and may have wisdom to share that will help you. And if something should happen in your sponsor’s life where they can’t be around to support you for a time, your sponsor’s sponsor would be your “go to” person.
It pays to look at those two levels above and two levels below you as your Team and to stay in regular communication with them so that you can create a support system for yourself and the others in the network. This support system will be there to encourage you when you need it and help you stick to your goals and achieve them faster than you would if you tried to do everything on your own. Remember the acronym for team:
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The fourth step to success in InVeStworks is to develop partnerships. As you are actively working the other steps, creating partnerships will be much easier. When you agreed to be part of InVeStworks, you agreed to find only three partners to invest with. Compare this with traditional network marketing, where the idea is to find as many people as you can to build your network. With that kind of thinking, it’s no wonder that there is a high level of attrition! Even if you find the idea of attracting partners challenging, there are a lot of tools we have to help with this. The InVeStworks website offers a lot of ideas, including InVeStworks business cards, having prosperity parties, networking both online and offline and also using the tools and training that are offered by the portfolio companies themselves. For instance, My Power Mall offers a lot of ideas and training that will help you find partners. Abundant Living Legacy gives you a web page that you can send prospective partners to. With a little imagination and your commitment, there are lots of ways to let people know about InVeStworks and to find the partners who are right for you.
It’s also a good idea to pay attention to people in your life who are already leaders and might be open to hearing about InVeStworks. If someone already has leadership qualities in one area of their lives, they might be a fantastic partner for you in InVeStworks, or they might know someone else who would be.
As you build relationships with your fellow team members, it’s also possible that if they already have their three partners, they may be willing to share a potential partner with you. This is definitely part of the InVeStworks spirit of sharing and cooperation. And while none of us should count on spillover from those above us in the network, it certainly does happen and can help you or someone in your team learn how to train new partners and develop their partnership skills.
The last and certainly not the least step to InVeStworks success is consistency. As you consistently read and focus on your vision and goals, educate yourself, communicate with your team and develop partnerships, you will find your way to success will be a lot smoother than if you just put in a lot of effort every once in a while. It’s a good idea to create a schedule for yourself that supports your work in InVeStworks. All of us lead busy lives, but if you can carve out 2-3 hours per week that are dedicated to InVeStworks, you should be able to keep on top of important developments, stay in touch with your team, educate yourself and take advantage of partnership opportunities without too much strain.
Remember the fable of the tortoise and the hare? Even though the tortoise moved at a much slower pace than the hare, he won the race against the hare because the hare was overconfident and inconsistent. Taking the time to do all the other steps on a regular basis, even if you only have a short amount of time to commit to InVeStworks each week, will help you to achieve your goals much sooner than you may think. Remember, slow and steady (as in the tortoise) beats fast but inconsistent (as in the hare) every time.
Together, let’s commit to these five steps and help each other achieve our goals and together, we’ll change the world. That’s my goal and I’m sticking to it. How about you?
