I had never even heard of Randy Shroeder until this news hit the airwaves. I had only heard of Agel because one of my Renegade Guide Sisters is in Agel. In fact it was Terri's article: http://hubpages.com/hub/Randy-Schroeder-Leaves-Agel-And-Joins-Monavie that prompted me to throw in my two bits worth.

I'd like to comment on a comment made in Terri's hub; Paradigm Shift said:

• "Maybe Randy just knows when the market is shifting, and chose to join the fastest growing MLM in the U.S. I mean, a billion dollars in revenue in three and a half years? It's never been done before MonaVie. Plus, the science backing the Acai berry and it's health benefits is undeniable."

I would direct him to p.16 of The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing by Ann Sieg.

• ..."When an upline with a big organization moves from one company to another and takes their whole team with them. People on the outside looking in only see the rapid growth and big bonuses, but what they don't see is everything that's gone on behind the scenes. They're not getting the whole story. Yes, that upline brought in a huge team with them and began earning big money pretty much right away...but...it took years and years before they got to the point where they were actually in a position to do that.They had to develop relationships and build a team that was loyal enough to them that they would even be willing to move with them wherever they went."

...kind of like Orrin Woodward taking 25,000 from Quixtar to Monavie. I know people; leaders in fact that put their businesses on hold for six months so they could legally make this shift. I have no idea if this is the case with Randy Schroeder or not; I'm just saying it happens.

A billion dollars sounds impressive and prior to reading Ann Sieg I would have been naive enough to believe them.

You can believe its the acai berry if you want. I'm sorry to sound jaded but if Monavie have head hunted these two leaders who else have they attracted that we don't know about? Just asking.

My take on the whole thing is something Ann Sieg said about motivation:

"When you have systems that work you don't need motivation." - Ann Sieg - The Renegade Network Marketer.

and something else Ann Sieg had to say:

"If you've been hard at it for over 3 years and you still aren't cash flowing..Something is seriously wrong! And I can guarantee it isn't your motivation."

Attraction Marketing or Social Marketing is all about attracting people to you. It's not about the product or the service; it's about branding you. Burke Hedges wrote a book: YOU INC. In the past those that have been successful in network marketing were applying this principle. The phrases are new the concept is not.

Terri says: "Randy has done that. No matter where he is, he attracts people to him and therefore to whatever business he's in."

My take on this method is that it is 'old school'. This is the way network marketing businesses were built in the past. We needed charismatic people to pump us up; fill our gas tanks so we could endure another 90 days of being battered up.

Ann's point in sharing about whole teams moving to another MLM was that...

"Everyone's on a different timeline and there are multiple puzzle pieces that came into play that determine how quickly and how easily a person will make money. And a big one is skill level."

When I first got into network marketing several years ago I was shown a diagram:

A____________B___________________________C

A is where you start and C is where you are making good money. This is when you are invited to speak at conferences to pump up the masses. The B is your learning curve. The point where B is placed on this timeline could be at 2 weeks, 2 month, 2 years or quite frankly never.This is your personal development learning curve. Some people come to network marketing with these skills. The beauty of network marketing is this is where you can develop them

We typically notice people when they are at point C. We forget that they were once at point A. They were "diamonds in the rough". These leaders may inspire and motivate us but they aren't going to build our business for us. I can't count the number of times I went to a conference, listened to the ‘Randy Schroeders' got fired up, came home determined to build my business only to be faced with if only I had someone to show my opportunity to I would do it!

Now, I stay home, do business in my pjs if I want and am motivated by people coming to me. Which would you prefer? As Ann Sieg says making money is a great motivator. When you have inner motivation you don't need Randy Schroeder et al.

To show you far I've come in my thinking in the last few months; my all time favorite speaker is coming to town and I'm not going. I have travelled miles in the past to hear Bev Sallee speak. I have learned a lot from her but you know; she never once helped me build my business. If these companies need the Randy Schroeder's of the world; I don't need them.

If you have a dream, are willing to work and develop your skills and are teachable you may want to join a growing team of C's "in training". We have an Accelerated Coaching System in place where you become a consultant a.s.a.p.; which means you know one thing more than the person you are coaching. You may not have all the answers but you know where to go to get the answers. If you are online at all you already know far more than most people offline.

Another great mentor of mine, Mike Klingler of Renegade University had us do an excellent exercise. He said to write down everything we had learned so far. Instead of focusing on what we don't know; focus on what you do know. Two weeks into Renegade University I wrote down 30 things! Don't underestimate your value; particularly when you can plug into a system that has a head coach and a team of assistant coaches. This type of training is what's next in network marketing.

Most of us that came online and found Ann Sieg's, The Renegade Network Marketer basically got dumped with four years of course books on our first day of class. The back end system is incredible but it is overwhelming to many.

• Wouldn't it be nice to clear away all those books except one?

• Wouldn't it be nice to have a printed task list leading you step by step; on as need to know basis?
• Wouldn't that make it much easier to guide someone else?

I can't believe the cloud that has been lifted from my brain! I love Renegade University but I needed more structure. It too is like Ann's back end system; great value and tons of tutorials but overwhelming. And I joined when it launched so there weren't nearly as many tutorials!

The 90 Day Marketer which comes with a 90 Day money back guarantee is the perfect solution for many of us. McKay Earl teaches us what we need to know first, second, third... He introduces us to doing our own marketing at lesson seven which fits in perfectly with Renegade University.

I have some homework for you: homework videos.Let me know if these short videos resonate with you.

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