Network Marketing Principle By: Zig Ziglar

by Larry Rivera on November 22, 2011 · 15 comments

One of my Favorite speakers is Zig Ziglar

Cover of Zig Ziglar

I am almost certain you have heard his phrase

“You Can Only Get What You Want,If You Help Enough Other People Get What They Want.”

This just doesn’t apply to network marketing this really can apply to anything that you do. It is important that you understand this one principle because the success of your business depends on you being able to implement it.

Being someones upline is more than just earning a commission, in fact if you want that money you need to earn it. You aren’t going to bring someone into your business who is going to do everything for you. You are going to have to get involved with your business and show them how to build their business.

Something to think about: If your upline isn’t “showing you how to build your business why are they in your upline?”

Downlines grow by following uplines example. If your downline isn’t growing, maybe niether is your uplines.

“you can only get what you want, if you help enough other people get what they want”.

So really in network marketing what is it that other people want?

I believe for the majority of people who are into network marketing are in it for the money. I don’t care how anyone tries and justifies what they are doing.

They are doing it for the MONEY…..

Knowing this, it is in your best interest to give people what they want. Because it’s the only way you are going to get what you want.

Simple right?

Upline and downline all working together to help each other get more money… Because unless there is balance nobody makes money and that just sucks!!

So let’s recap this:

You need to show people how to make money because that’s what they want, by doing this you make money because you just helped the person make money..

So where the hell’s the money right?

That’s the tricky part, everyone knows that the people that make money online are the ones that create their own products and get affiliates to do all the work for them.

Unfortunately most of us don’t know how to make products so I suggest the next best thing.

Market a product where you earn a 100% commissions. It’s kinda like having a product without having to deal with product creation, support and all that other stuff. You can get right to the making money part. Which is
the part I like..

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Gaming mouse November 22, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Great post Larry!

I always love Zig Ziglar and his books. His principles of success is so easy to understand yet very powerful when applied to real life. And I agree with him (and you) that helping others to have what they want is the sure-fire way to get what we want.

All the best man!

Duy.

Larry Rivera November 23, 2011 at 12:31 pm: Twitter: larryrivera
Thanks Duy!

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Katie Woodard November 24, 2011 at 1:39 pm: Twitter: katiepecbvda
I totally agree. You should always want to help others even if it is not to get what you want. If you are truly trying to help others it is just a side effect that you get what you want.

He is a great speaker too.
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Randy November 22, 2011 at 10:41 pm

Hey Larry – Speaking of Zig Ziglar and money here is my favorite quote from him… “Money isn’t everything. But it ranks right up there with oxygen.”

I agree that most people get into network marketing because of the money. I don’t think anyone looks up at their parents as a child and says “when I grow up I want to be a network marketer!”

That being said, once you discover the benefits of the model itself you soon realize that it can offer great rewards if you work it right. And part of that strategy as you mention is training your downline in a proper manner.

There is a difference between showing someone how to build a business verses doing it for them. Part of that lies in finding quality prospects to begin with. That is something I wrestled with in the beginning.

Cheers!
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Larry Rivera November 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm: Twitter: larryrivera
Hi Randy, always good to see you man! Thanks for stopping by and commenting…

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kim November 23, 2011 at 7:51 am

Thanks for sharing your thoughts as well as the video of Zig Ziglar. Yes, it’s worth it if you give back to others what you have already learned and achieved. That’s what I’m trying to practice.
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Larry Rivera November 23, 2011 at 12:32 pm: Twitter: larryrivera
Hi Kim thanks for stopping by commenting…

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Yoj November 24, 2011 at 1:43 am

Hey Larry,
I often heard the quote “You Can Only Get What You Want,If You Help Enough Other People Get What They Want” , not just in the locality but also in the university and schools. But I did not know who the one made it, since it that popular. It might kept as unknown or my entire life if you didn’t make it in an article. Good post.
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Larry Rivera November 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm: Twitter: larryrivera
Hi Yoj, I am glad I could inform you

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abegail November 24, 2011 at 8:12 am

His principles of success is so easy to understand yet very powerful when applied to real life. Thanks a lot for sharing..
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Larry Rivera November 25, 2011 at 5:02 pm: Twitter: larryrivera
You are welcome…

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Sheena November 25, 2011 at 4:09 am

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Zig Ziglar is a very inspiring speaker, thanks for sharing the video Larry. Network marketing should not only bring success and wealth to a person, but it should also allow him/her to help others become successful too. I believe being successful is worthless if you are lonely at the top.