You want me to do what?

There I was sitting in her living room. I was completely trapped. How in the h*ll did I get into this?

We were supposed to be talking about her hiring me as her in-home personal trainer. And for awhile, we did.

But then it happened. All of a sudden she's trying to recruit me to be a part of a Multi-Level Marketing company.

UGGHHHH!

Now I'm fully aware of the arguments for and against MLM. I am fully aware that there may be a fair amount of you reading this that are involved in MLM.

Personally, I just don't dig it. If you're into it, that's cool with me.

Doesn't really matter. It's not the point of this post.

What I am going to teach you is how to set an appointment of any kind so that you never waste any of your time.

Believe me, I'd love to have back the hours of time I wasted talking to this woman who was trying to convince me to sell water filters and silverware and everything else under the sun to my clients. Even worse was the fact I didn't stand a chance of gaining her as a client unless I became involved in her MLM deal.

UGGHHHH!

Sorry, I'm rambling.

Ok. Here's what you need to know. This is so simple it might seem ridiculous. But I can almost guarantee you aren't doing this right now. (Unless you have my Ultimate Sales Kit for Fitness Pros that is)

1) YOU need to be in charge of all conversations you have with prospects and associates when it comes to your business. Be polite and gracious. But also be very protective of your time.

2) Set the terms of your meeting. When and where will you meet? How long will you meet for? What EXACTLY will you talk about? What is the desired outcome of the meeting?

3) In regards to #2 you can do this so long as you ask them politely AND make sure everything is ok with them. Yes, that means asking persmission.

Is that time ok?

Is that what you want the outcome of our meeting to be? If not, what were you hoping it would be?

4) Confirm the meeting at the end of THAT conversation. Don't wait until a day before to ask if they will be there. Why? Because in today's fast-paced world you never know if you will be able to get a hold of them. If the time you are supposed to meet seems iffy then pick a new time when you have their attention.

Does this always work? Almost always.

Is it possible you'll have some person try to change the terms of the meeting on you? Of course. But this gives you the best possible chance of improving your business and preserving your most precious commodity - TIME!

Thanks to the MLM woman I lost three hours of my life. How many hours have you lost to nonsense? What else could you be doing if you protected your time more vigilently?

Yours in prosperity,

Jim Labadie
http://www.TrainandGrowRich.com

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