It is always astonishing to me the number of new Network Marketers I mentor that come to me with no real plan for their business whatsoever. It is no wonder that so many are calling it quits before they really get started.

The solid plan is the basis for your success in any endeavor and especially when you are starting a business. I guess because of the somewhat casual nature, low start up costs and sponsors there to help, many don’t really take their businesses seriously enough to think they need a real plan.

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.

Now I know you may think this sounds harsh or maybe it’s not “politically correct” , however, it’s true and sometimes the truth hurts.

Think of it this way, let’s say a football team went into a game with no set plays or strategy to take on their competition. They hadn’t watched any footage of the other teams strengths or weaknesses and were just flying by the seat of their pants on every play. How do you think they would do during the season with that approach?

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.

I have realized at this point that most home business start-ups are comprised of some type of quick-start training and immediately followed by marketing efforts. In essence, it’s as if they got trained what to do but never prepared a game plan on how to implement what they’d learned so they wallow around trying different things they learned hoping that something works.

We all know that doesn’t work in any business or endeavor and that proper planning produces peak performance, right?

Here is what you need to do first to make sure you don’t miss this critical step in your success. Grab a piece of paper and take the time to write or type up the things you want to accomplish and break it down in increments of one year, six months, three months and one month. Then write down the steps you will have to take daily to reach those goals. This is the only way you will actually stay the course and have long term success.

Due to the limits of this article it is virtually impossible for me to go over everything in detail but it starts with transferring your thoughts to paper. If you’d like to check out my site I can share more with you and even unveil my proven formula for Network Marketing success.

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