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Are You A Network Marketing Sore Loser Or A Loser Who Soars?

Guest post by: Andy Acciaioli

Article Overview: As network marketers, we experience more rejection by those we approach to join our business opportunity than acceptance. It is how we accept this rejection which determines how we respond to that person who declines our offer. Are we sore losers and thereby slam the door shut on their joining our opportunity in the future? Or do we leave the door open?

Are You A Network Marketing Sore Loser Or A Loser Who Soars?

It's a natural feeling to get discouraged when someone we have been talking to or presenting our business opportunity to decides not enroll. Perhaps it could be as frivolous to their having a bad hair day. Maybe it's due to your having a bad hair day. Whatever the reason, you realize that the time you spent recruiting them for your business adds up to a big goose egg. Or does it?

Those of us who have been in the business for a while realize that not all "no's" are "no's". Some of them (okay, only a small number of them) are "not yets".

It could be that they are too embarrassed to let it be known to you that they are flat broke and can't even come up with the sign-up fee whatever it may be. Or maybe they are really, really over their head with their day job and can't possibly add something else to their plate right now.

Do you give them an "I'll show you" attitude as you slam-bam pack up your presentation material or attempt to quickly get off the phone? Is this really the impression you want to leave them with: you're a sore loser. Do you realize that with this type of exit, you have permanently ended any further contact with this person?

How about letting them off the hook gently with a statement like, "I understand when you say that now is not a good time for you. I'm with (the name of your network marketing company) for the long haul. When the time is right for you, just give me a call and I'll be glad to review our business plan with you. In the meantime, how about if I check in with you in a month or two?" Your prospect will surely agree to this gentle approach and, more importantly, you have left the door open. (P.S. Don't wait the 2 months, put a note in your planner to make the call in a month.)

This approach can best be described as a loser who soars.

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