By Kylon Trower

Most of the training and consulting I've done with new Network Marketers has lead me to one conclusion. No one has a plan. Going at it this way is a recipe for disaster and the unfortunate reason more that 95% on Network Marketers are still failing miserably today.

The importance of having a plan can not be overemphasized. Many don't have a plan because they go into the business believing that their upline or sponsor will give them the direction they need to be successful. Others simply have no idea that a real business and marketing plan is needed to have success.

Oftentimes I'll ask my trainees to provide their plan for me in writing. I ask them to fax or email it to me so I can take a look and see where they are. The majority of the time I hear that they don't have anything to send but they can tell me over the phone. This is like driving a semi truck down hill, with their eyes closed with no brakes when it comes to business.

This may seem a little negative but it is true and the truth isn't always so pretty. It's only when we realize the gravity of where we are can we make the changes we need.

Look at it this way, if a professional sports team went into a game without any sense of what they were gonna do and tried to wing it on every play, how do you think they'd do? Or maybe the question should be how bad do you think they would do?

That's right, they'd have a terrible season and it wouldn't be any one's fault but their own. This is what I see going on with Network Marketers starting home businesses without a game plan.

Many Network Marketing companies provide some decent training and support. Some better than others, but I digress. That said, many have skills they have learned but don't have a consistent plan of action to implement them to achieve the success they desire. They end up doing a little of this and a little of that and don't make any real progress.

We all know from history that this approach never works in anything you do. It's like throwing something against a wall and hoping it sticks.

Committing your plan of action to paper is critically important to your overall success in your Network Marketing business. Without a clearly defined map or blueprint, very few achieve success. Break down your goals into little action steps that eventually get down to what you need to do every single day to reach those goals. Don't fall victim to the number one reason Network Marketers are failing today, a lack of planning.

There are many other practicals that I go over in detail on my site that you may want to take a look at. This information could make the difference between success and failure as I know it has for me. - 18098

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