Be like Home Depot

A friend, a woman I really like in real life teaches Network Marketers. And recently she teaching her students to be "like HomeDepot" - provide all the services your online customers are likely to be looking for.

I cannot even articulate what about that doesn't work for me.
The theory of multiple streams is great and in fact wise.
I just don't want to be a big box store.

I don't wanna have a list, I have an address book.
I don't wanna have an autoresponder - I swear I sign up with Aweber every other month - ok 3 times a year!
I don't wanna drive traffic
I don't wanna be an affiliate ho.
I don't wanna sell this guru or that one, cause those programs tend to compound the pain of most struggling network marketers.
Add another failure!

I do like making videos on my Mac.
Suddenly, this week I have reached a level of comfort about being on camera and I'm having fun.

I do like walking up to people I find interesting or attractive, and I like to do that if it's at a party, at a networking event, online.
I like introducing myself.
I like talking to people and listening to them in ways that make them feel validated.

Cause girl it's so much fun, walking up to someone like you at an event and saying (only because it's true) "Girl, I love those shoes! I'm Maran it's nice to meet you. Now back to what matters, where did you find those shoes?"

And then I love finding out who you are and what we have in common. Cause I'm a trained professional, I scout the room looking for people I'm gonna like and then I get in conversation and hunt for what is it about you that we have in common? What values do we share?

And when I look at you like that, you like me.
Which makes me like you even more.

Now maybe we have a foundation built.
So when you ask me what I do, we're already pals and I learned a long time ago not to throw up on my buds, cause puke makes people not like you so much.
Now cause we're friends I can tell you what I do without needing you to buy my products or join me in my biz opp.

And I learned to listen.
And I got enboldened by success.
Cause I know this pyramidy thingee works, cause that's real money the company deposits every week.
So when you ask, I can now invite you to look in a way that's just in service.

Everyone ought to at least be clear about what our industry is.

That kind of knowledge serves them.

And when they know what the industry is, they often want to get involved.

And by then they trust me.

And they can decide, without feeling hounded, or chased.