Not another meeting! That kept me out of the network marketing business for a long time. I had some success with network marketing; I was actually a top 10 producer. I then spun that business in to a real business that went phenomenally well and then phenomenally crashed. Then I got a real job in management with a fortune 100 company that merged so many times that it became too management top heavy.

So I decided to go into sales. At least, I could control my own destiny. By after spending too much time selling a very expensive product to people I knew couldnt afford, I got an attack of consciousness.

I wanted to get back into network marketing. I liked the freedom. I liked helping other people make money. I liked backing a product that I believed in. But I didnt want to go to any meetings!!!

And you probably feel or hear the same thing from some of your hot prospects, people who you know would be great in your business, but just dont want to go to meetings.

And why would they! Most meetings are unproductive. They drone on and on with no fulfillment or promise except that of another meeting. Who wants more of that?

You should! But not without a little reframing.

Your regular opportunity meeting serves two purposes. The presentation is designed to push the emotional buttons of your prospect. It gives them the permission to dream once again. It allows them to think Maybe I can take control of my life! It gives them the hope of freedom, from the shackles of financial bondage. And it gives them permission to get back onto the highway of life instead of letting it pass them by.

But more importantly it sells YOU that dream all over again. Your opportunity meeting is a mental recharge for you, after a week of getting beat up by life. Most of the people in the world are like the majority of people in the movie the matrix. They are living out some kind of programming that allows them to mindlessly live out their lives. It is those of us that choose to take control of our lives that realize life is to be lived.

Your weekly meeting also serves as your mastermind group. If you havent read it yet, get the book Think and Grow Rich. It talks about the importance of a mastermind group; a group of like minded individuals that work together to help each other achieve their goals. Before and after these meetings you can hear stories of peoples success. And more importantly these people are willing to help you obtain success because the have a vested interest in your success.

You will get to meet and talk with some of the most successful people in your organization. Remember you are a reflection of the company you keep. So spend your time at these meetings plucking the brains of the successful while avoiding the whiners (because there will be a few of them there, too). You dont get to be a $30,000 a month earner, hanging around people making $300 a month. And unless one of those earners is living with you, you need to get out to your meetings and hang out with them. As a matter of fact, you will probably notice that the people that come to the meetings the most are the ones making the most money. So if you want what they have do what they do. GO TO THE MEETINGS!

Instead of looking at your opportunity meeting as just another meeting look at it as a social event. Use it to refuel your passion and commitment, not just to your business but to yourself.

To your wealth,

Brian Johnson