"Have more than thou showest... speak less than thou knowest..."-- William Shakespeare

Ego in MLM and Network Marketing can kill your business.

Know anyody that has a big one?

As one of my mentors Ben Johnson, 5 billion dollar producer says:

"Ego is a reverse disease. The person that has it is not sick, but it makes everybody else around him sick."

Ol' Willy knew what he was talking about when he wrote that quote --it's called:

"Don't show all your cards in the game of life and Network Marketing. Hold something back, so you will have an extra ace or two to play when you need it."

Why would someone who is really successful want to not let people know how wonderful they are in MLM? They have earned it, many times deserve it.

Simple.

When you blow your own horn in network marketing, it can be heard as a sour note to some people, and in some instances, totally off key.

EEECCH!

The "it's all about me" syndrome has killed more downlines in network marketing than anything else. it is a form of Success Assasination.

But--

When someone else blows your horn in mlm, it sounds like a symphony to many people, and they can enjoy and appreciate your results and achievements.

Wanna know a HUGE Secret to make that happen in MLM and network marketing?

Focus on helping people obtain their short term goals in network marketing and then when they do -- you blow their horn!

LOUDLY.

And they will be so appreciative, they will somewhere down the line make sure people hear about your success when it comes, or if it has, then they will talk about it now.

It is that simple. It is ALL about the other person in mlm, not you.

Humility is a good thing, as it really is endearing.

As a friend of mine says," Slence is great with people -- makes them wonder what you've been up to!"

But also, not revealing what you know is not a sign of weakness, but of Wisdom. Some of the wisest people that ever walked earth were the kind of people that were Listeners and made other people the superstar of their conversation.

You need to od the same thing- make anyone you talk to the Superstar of that conversation. Become a rabid audience of one that cannot get enough of their words.

And you can learn a whole lot more by listening to others than hearing yourself talk.

You already know what you are saying.

Stay back sometimes in conversation and ask questions and let others talk about themselves and their success, and you just smile and listen,and congratulate them.

Again, make sure they are Superstar status with you.

Then when they find out later what YOU have accomplished in network marketing, it will have 3 times the impact.

And create a great image of strength and power that you may not have had before.

INFERNO Secret:

Keep something back --it will keep you out front in MLM and network Marketing.

blessings...

Doug Firebaugh
PassionFire International
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