Twelve Steps to Becoming a Successful Watkins Dealer

Posted on October 13, 2009 
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New Watkins associates and prospects alike are always asking me what pointers or advice I can offer that will guarantee their success.  Obviously, everyone has their own definition of what “success” means to them, but if we can settle on the definition of success in Watkins as being “getting off to a fast start and growing one’s business each and every month,” then I can offer the following criteria for what it takes to be successful in this business:

  1. Pick a successful sponsor with good coaching and mentoring skills and give him or her a frank assessment of yourself, describing why you joined Watkins, how you see yourself building your business, how much money you want to make, how quick you need to achieve that level of income, what talents and experience you have and how much time you can devote to your new Watkins business.  Then ask him or her to take that input and suggest a plan of action that will best suit your personality, skill sets, experience, talents and time constraints.  If your sponsor is worth his or her salt they should get you pointed in the right direction “for you.”
  2. Don’t toss your sponsor’s suggestions aside or dismiss them altogether.  Chances are he or she learned Watkins the hard way, through trial and error, the school of hard knocks, per se.  Take advantage of thier experience and follow their advice.  Too often I see associates that are headstrong and determined to cut their own path, make their own mark, and fail because they started with a bad plan of action and refused to let it go.
  3. For quick money, focus on retailing.  For big, long-term money don’t keep trading “hours for dollars.”  Instead, enjoy the residual income stream of a network marketing company and leverage your time by focusing on sponsoring with a litte retailing blended in to make you a well-rounded team leader.  Sponsoring and team-building are definitely the tried and proven way to make a six figure income in this business.
  4. Do not give up retailing altogether and go sponsoring 100% of the time.  It helps your team building achievements immensely if you can demonstrate to your download that you’ve been there, done that, know where you’re coming from when you teach retailing tips.
  5. Spend some time on your business each and every day, even if for only 10 minutes a day.  Slacking off for one day an easily give way to two idle days, then three, etc.  Before too long inactivity will be your death knell and you’ll have no business.
  6. Listen to motivational tapes, audios and watch motivational DVD’s.  Most people are not self-motivated, so focus on learning ways  to keep yourself motivated and on top of your game. 
  7. Learn all you can about your products and become passionate about them and the positive attributes they can mean to people who need and use them.
  8. Set goals for yourself each month.
  9. Ask a friend or fellow associate to become your “accountability partner” and keep them informed of your progress and whether or not you’re achieving your goals.  You’ll find it’s much more difficult to make excuses to someone else for inactivity than it is to yourself. 
  10. Pick marketing methods that leverage and optmize your time.  Do you want to sell one person at a time, or multiple people at a time?  If you’re not a face-to-face person you can achieve this goal by marketing online and by sponsoring, teaching others how to market to multiple prospects at a time.
  11. Always be honest with your prospects and your customers.  Never mislead them.  Build a foundation based on honestly and fair-minded principles and you’ll have customers that will remain loyal to you throughout the years.
  12. Consult with your upline if you’re not growing your business.   Good sponsors can usually diagnose your problem quickly and recommend a solution.  Follow it!

I could go on easily and name another 10 or 12 steps that will help your achieve success with Watkins, but follow the ones I’ve listed in this article and you’ll quickly move to the front of the line and make your company’s top associate’s list in no time.

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