Episode 35: Run the 4 Minute Mile for Your Team
This is session is for the leaders out there who are in network marketing or anyone else leading any type of a team.
Ask yourself these questions:
Are you frustrated because the people on your team are not showing up or not putting in the work? Are your people not advancing or do they seem to have hit a ceiling? Do you feel that you want it more than they do? Why won't your people follow what you're saying?Since we are not in the corporate world, it's important to realize that in network marketing, we are building a volunteer army. The problem is we have to figure out how to motivate and inspire our team. How do we do that? By leading them by example.
All of us start off our businesses in phase 1, which is recruiting, meeting people and going out there every day to build our business. But then we start feeling the need to train the people we have and fall into what is called "management mode". We concentrate on teaching our team how to do things, in turn being dependent on them for growth. So, what will you do when they aren't progressing? How do you get them back on track?
The highest responsibility of a leader is to lead by example and to demonstrate the correct behaviors to our team. Stop and ponder on these important points:
Are YOU part of the reason why you team isn't succeeding? Do you lack personal accomplishments in your business? When was the last time that YOU rank advanced in your company? Are you showing them that's it's possible to hit your goals? When you are in "management mode" and not doing Phase 1 activities, how is that affecting your business?If you have stopped rank advancing, then consider that your people may be struggling with if it's even possible for them. Sometimes we need to get a little selfish, get out of management mode, start showing everyone it's possible to getting back to Phase 1.
A good example of this is the story of Roger Bannister. He was the first person to ever run a 4 minute mile. Before him, people thought it was humanly impossible to complete this goal. Once Roger Bannister accomplished it, within a year hundreds of others also accomplished this once thought impossible feat.
What changed? It took one person to show the entire world that it was POSSIBLE. I challenge you to run the 4 minute mile for your team. Show the leaders on your team that it's possible to rank advance and achieve your goals. This will encourage them to stretch and achieve their goals.
Make a decision today to hit that next rank, to get your next promotion. Get uncomfortable, get out of management mode, and back to Phase 1 activity. Show your team that it's possible to do what they may now think is impossible.
