MLM Success Blog

The Difference Between Managers and Leaders

Randy Gage — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:24:02 +0000

People ask me all the time how to manage their people. I tell them that you can’t manage people. You lead people and you manage things.

Managers criticize people in public. Leaders criticize in private and do it from a constructive viewpoint to help someone grow.

Managers emphasize the things people do wrong. Leaders emphasize the things people do right.

Managers order people to do things. Leaders inspire people to do things.

Managers set goals. Leaders set visions.

So which one are you?

-RG

Are You a Crusader?

Randy Gage — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:27:47 +0000

Want to really help your people, keep them around, and allow them to help many others? Be a crusader!

What are the problems your products solve? What are the positive changes people make when they work your system? What about the benefits of becoming free because of the business?

Are you a crusader for these things? Because when you are, your passion, devotion and belief becomes contagious to your team. It no longer is about making calls, going to meetings or follow up. It’s about righting an injustice, solving problems, and helping people. And that gets team members excited!

No one likes to make calls. But everyone likes to fight the forces of evil. So put on your cape and tights and go to work!

-RG

Setting Standards

Randy Gage — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:24:08 +0000

Most everybody sets standards for themselves. And I bet 99 percent of the time they’re too low. I can tell you that I set very high standards for myself in many areas. And truth is, they’re too low.

One of the most important things you will do as a leader is to help your people set higher goals and challenge themselves more. Think of the personal trainer analogy. If you’ve ever worked in the gym with one, you know you lifted more weights, did more reps and more exercises than you ever would have done by yourself.

That’s what you need to be. The personal trainer for your people. Most of the time, people will rise to the standards you set for them.

-RG

The Seeds of Opportunity

Randy Gage — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:16:22 +0000

As a student of personal growth, you know that every challenge has in it the seeds of an equal or greater opportunity. But here’s the catch…

That opportunity is only there if you choose to seek it out. And most people won’t.

Did you ever mess up a presentation? Of course you did. We all did. But the successful people learned from that and made a commitment to getting better. They looked for the lesson the universe was sending them.

It’s not when everything is going great that your breakthroughs happen. It’s when things are going horrible!

When your top leader quits and goes to another company…. When you get rejected six times in a row… When there’s negative publicity about your company…

That’s when you grow. That’s where the breakthroughs live. But only if you make the decision to grow and learn from the challenges. Write this affirmation out and put it on your computer screen, refrigerator or bathroom mirror:

I celebrate my challenges, because they are my stepping-stones to enlightenment.

Remember a dry spell causes a tree’s root to go deeper. The things you get from success are great. But the best reward is who you become. That’s what this journey is really about.

You up for it?

-RG

Try or Do

Randy Gage — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:06:14 +0000

Starting things is easy, isn’t it? And lots of people start our business. The hard part is finishing.

Those that finish are the people with vision. Their dreams are greater than their fears. The rest “try it.”

Please know this…

Every time you say you will try something, you‘re building in an excuse to fail. People that finish don’t say they will try things; they say they will do things.

So which one are you?

-RG