Mark Ewell

You may have heard the saying that “success is very simple, but it is hard.”  Or for for network marketing “it is a simple business, but it’s not easy”. Well, the same can be said for leadership. “It is simple, but it is not easy.”

Why is that?

On the one hand, while people all know what it takes to be a great leader, few can muster the levels of discipline and persistence required to become a great leader. Even though achieving leadership is not theoretically complicated, it is difficult for most. Exemplary leadership requires levels of courage, discipline and persistence that few can muster. And, some things people know they should do, they don’t. Maybe those things are too “hard”, or, would force people to leave their comfort zones [heaven forbid ]!

But, on the other hand, there is another piece – a very important one. There are some things that people don’t do because they believe that they will not make a difference when in fact they really would. Oops!

For instance, many distributors believe that holding themselves responsible for their own less than optimal behavior and work ethic is not important, and will not make a difference to them and their team. This could not be further from the truth! Or, similarly, they fail to keep members of their downline accountable for actions and goals to which their team members committed.

So, what is the solution?  First, people must get themselves and their people to learn to lead – to read the books, go to the meetings, listen to the tapes, do all the personal development work that is required to step into a leadership role.  Second, they must get people to believe what they learned and to believe that applying leadership principles will really make a difference in their business.  And, third, they must get people to put these principles into practice every day, even though this requires levels of discipline and persistence that few people can muster.

How do you and your team stack up?  Do you need help in knowing what to do? Do you need help in getting yourself to muster the discipline and persistence that you need? If you do, please give me a call. This is where I can help! I look forward to hearing from you!

Best,

Mark