Recruiting Vs Mentoring.

[adils]

Think about this for a moment…do you want to be recruited? Or Mentored?

Recruiting almost sounds like we are the army or something, going out to hunt people down and get them into our business no matter what it takes! Recruiting puts this massive pressure on you to go out and recruit, and also on the people who are being recruited. Everyone can feel it when there is a
recruiting mentality. I think there is a much better mentality to use when building a network marketing business.

It’s called Mentoring. Or better yet…relationship building.

That’s all we ever have to do to be successful in network marketing. Build relationships. When our focus is to genuinely get to know all of the people we are talking to….it makes the task of building this business completely effortless.

When I sit down and talk with people who have opted in to learn more information about my business….the first thing I do is try to get to know them better. I take the time to start building a relationship.

When the foundation of your relationship, whether business or personal, is trust….that relationship will be MUCH stronger because of it. Relationships are the glue that holds your entire network marketing company together. Not to mention, they hold your entire network marketing business together.

The more your focus is on building strong relationships, the stronger your entire business will be.

I strongly advise getting out of the recruiting mentality, and entering into a mentality where all that matters is how you can best help the person you are talking too. That person’s wants and needs absolutely have to come before yours.

People can tell when someone is thinking about themselves and themselves only. That’s a big turn off. People want to know the person they are doing business with genuinely cares about their wants and needs.

What are your views on this???


Cheers,


Adil

[Cornelius]

Many major businesses recruit.Professional sports teams recruit. I don't see why it's kind of thought as a bad word when building a business? I can confidently say when speaking with people they are first and foremost thinking what's in it for them.

As for the pressure of recruiting if building a business there's going to be pressure from some where. It's not always easy to guide and maintain a down line. I myself have shyed away from recruiting but I remember the process and the responsibility to the downline vividly. It's not always easy. It's a learning process.

To me the process of bringing on a new person to the team is first the recruitment process. People have to see the advantages of going into business and we as business people want to find good people to build with and then the mentoring process starts. Then again there's also the mindset of sign up anyone breathing and throw them against the wall and keep who sticks which I have seen others use and to an extent it works for them.

The world of MLM isn't going to change no matter how much we sugar coat it. He/She who recruits the most usually makes the most. The companies say bring them in and plug them into the system. That's the basic MLM business plan. MLM is designed for the masses.

A turning point for me about the MLM business was looking at the reality of MLM. The big money earners don't concentrate on training the masses. They recruit the masses and plug them into whatever system they have be it events, conference calls, other tools or what ever. The driven people will catch on and drive the vehicle and the rest will most likely quit. The mentors work with the willing with their mindset of what's in it for them. That is a reality.

Yes we all like the feel good and rah, rah stuff associated with MLM but it's a business. Why does a recruiter ask the new associate about their friends and family? The goal is to tap into their warm market to sell or recruit. The recruiter is the new associates mentor..

Now of course with all that being said I could be out to lunch but it's just my observation of the reality of the business. Currently I have many people I consider friends whom I recruited but for whatever reason they feel the business(s) wasn't for them.. That's Ok by me.. Even though from a business stand point I would like for them to be more productive but from a personal stand point I understand not all things are for all people and people have to do what they feel is in their best interest.

Sorry about the ranting..LOL. Myself I would prefer to be recruited and then mentored. That's my plan.

[shellybelly]

I would much rather mentor and teach than recruit.... great info... thank you.

[SE King]

Wow there was two totally different sides of the playing field here...
I have to say that I, at first was exactly like Cornelius. I didn't want to mentor. The time, the energy, dealing with someone who quite possibly wasn't the right fit. I had to buy leads through my parent company, cold call a supposed warm market and make it work. It burnt me out. The attrition rate was a killer.
Then I took time out from running my business. I started diving into why people where successful and I started to notice that most successful people have coaches/mentors. They got to where they were because of someone being there to inspire, challenge, and direct. Possibly put up a warning flag every now and again and said, Hey man, I've done that, I wouldn't recommend going there, and save you from calamity. So I started following some very successful people here in the MLM/home business arena. And one man that I am following has sponsored over 8,000 people.
I learned that coaching, mentoring is where it is at.It builds trust+ creates irresistibility and that attracts more leads.
I also found a secret to doing numbers like that, and Cornelius hit it on the head. You plug your prospects into a system. And that system has to be set up to give information that mentors, directs and coaches. Also teleseminars, webinars, and live training events. Making yourself, or rather your knowledge accessible to whoever is in your downline and prospecting.
Thank you both for speaking the truth and giving perspective to how both sides can really work!

[shmerns]

This is very true. If you decide to mentor someone, you will most definately needs to know what's driving them. For each person it will be different. Asking questions if the best gauge for determining what will be the most important driving force for their success. Once you have all the facts, you can guide them with a blueprint for them to follow that matches their goals.

[adils]

Originally Posted by shmerns

This is very true. If you decide to mentor someone, you will most definately needs to know what's driving them. For each person it will be different. Asking questions if the best gauge for determining what will be the most important driving force for their success. Once you have all the facts, you can guide them with a blueprint for them to follow that matches their goals.

Yes It is important to prepare a small questionnaire so that the answers enable you to know them better..it is worth it if you want to build a big business for the long term..you only need two competent people to build a large organization which pays residual income for you..


Adil

[DeeAmber]

I love recruiting, but I can also train a person.

There's no point in being a recruiting machine if you cannot also be a leader.

[malea]

I really think that building relationshops is what this biz is all about..and when you are building relationships you are mentoring without really knowing it.

[adils]

Originally Posted by malea

I really think that building relationshops is what this biz is all about..and when you are building relationships you are mentoring without really knowing it.

hi malea..

You have hit the nail right on it's head...That is the approach one should have in building a network marketing business..thanks for sharing your comments..


Adil

[tiroberts]

Originally Posted by DeeAmber

I love recruiting, but I can also train a person.

There's no point in being a recruiting machine if you cannot also be a leader.

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