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Eight Habits for NWM Success
John Milton Fogg
Habits are a fact of life and work.
There are bad habits-ones that undermine and disable you; and there are supportive habits-ones that empower you and assure ongoing positive action and achievement.  Here are eight habits that will contribute to your Networking success-guaranteed.

Write Down Your Goals and Review Them Daily.
Successful people in all walks of life and work not only have goals, they also write them down and review them daily.

Listen.
How often are you more interested in what you have to say than in what the person you’re speaking with is saying?  Do you have more answers than questions?  Listening is a powerful ingredient for success, yet many of us are not good listeners.  The key to listening is this: notice when you’re thinking about your answer instead of listening; stop, focus on what the other person is saying and ask more questions.

Acknowledge Your Actions Instead of Your Results.
Although many of us have been taught that it’s the result that counts, a focus on results may actually be counterproductive.  What if, instead, we focused on our actions-and let the results take care of themselves?  For one thing, our actions create results.  So it makes sense that continuous action-what we call being “proactive” – will generate more and greater results. 

Say Only Things That Champion People.
“If you can’t say anything nice…”  There’s more than enough negativity and criticism in the world.  Saying only those things that champion people, companies and causes generates positive word-of-mouth.  In a predominantly negative world, this will attract people to you like a powerful magnet.

Make and Keep Your Agreements.
“Those people never return phone calls-they must simply not care.”  Keeping your agreements in a timely manner is both professional and duplicatable – it’s the kind of action you want to make a habit of.  Making that commitment is a powerful action.  Honoring your intention to make and keep your promises is an almost 100 percent guarantee of success.

Set a Limit On Your Phone Time.
As an overall rule and with specific calls, placing a time limit on calls increases your effectiveness and reduces your phone bill, too – a classic win-win.  Communications experts estimate that more than 80 percent of what we say is not to the point.  Even if you saved only 50 percent of your telephone time by making time-limit agreements, you’d have time for twice as many calls.  Busy people appreciate being consise and to the point.  It’s a habit they have.

Just Say “No” – Three Times Each Day.
Building your Network Marketing business can be a very busy enterprise.  Many of us have a tendency to over commit.  One problem is saying, “yes” too often.  Learning how and when to say “No” isn’t a self-indulgent limitation.  It is a solid expression of what it takes to run your business in the most efficient and effective manner. 

Do One Thing At A Time.
Focus is vital for your success.  Many of us split our focus: writing notes or organizing while on a phone conversation, having two conversations at once.  “Jack of all trades” is truly master of none.  You’ve got to concentrate on the task at hand and give it your full attention to succeed.