Do you feel resigned to the life you have? Do you have a vision for what life could be? Six years ago—before Abby found network marketing—she was a mom to two girls, a wife, and nannying full-time. Her husband worked for a marketing company and traveled all the time. They both had great jobs—but always had more month than money. They always had debt. They always had bills. They never had time together. She knew there had to be something more. Something was missing. No matter how hard she worked she couldn’t get ahead. She did all the right things, and it wasn’t enough. How did network marketing change her life? What did it take to get her on board with the process? How does vision-casting help you reach your goals? Listen to learn more!

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

 

• Abby’s journey to network marketing
• The catalyst for the crossroads
• Should you find products you love?
• Create time—not excuses
• The dos and don’ts of vision casting
• The importance of starting with a vision
• Belief and vision must blend together
• How to lead with integrity

Vision casting: the magic wand question

 

Abby emphasizes that vision casting is getting to know a person more than an outcome. You have to pour the belief into that person and show them that it’s possible. You have to paint a reality for someone that doesn’t feel possible. The vision and the belief belong together.  When you ask someone what they want, they may not truly say what they desire in life because they don’t think it’s possible for them.

 

You have to ask the “magic wand” question: The magic wand question: If I was able to give you a magic wand—and money and time were of no consequence—and you could have anything you want in life, what would it be? Asking great questions can improve the richness of your conversations. You’re getting to know someone on a human level that even the people they’re closest to don’t ask them about.

The importance of starting with a vision

 

Abby’s goal when she first started was to pay off their credit card debt and student debt. She had a vision. She positioned herself with the confidence that she could get there. She was going to share that vision with others and invite them to where they saw themselves in a similar vision. She believed she was going to get there and enrolled people to go with her.

 

“People have these incredible visions for themselves, they have these incredible goals, they do believe they’re possible—but then they’re unwilling to show up long enough and consistently enough to finally see it happen.” You work your butts off and don’t see a lot of results in the beginning. You have to commit to the long-term vision.

 

What would you do with an extra ten hours a week? $500 a month? You have to repaint the picture for them. Point out that you may not feel it’s possible now, but that you’ve seen people do exactly what you want to do. With hard work, commitment, trust, and consistency, it will be possible. You just have to put in the work to make it happen. You get to choose your hard.

 

Show them that you believe in them. That you’ll hold their belief for them until they can grasp it for themselves. When things get hard having belief and a vision for your future is so important. How has network marketing changed Abby’s life? Her family’s life? Listen to learn more!

How to create clarity around your vision

 

When you say you’re going to do something—you need to do it. If you have a big vision and you know it’s your why, you can make it happen. You lay out what will take you from point A to point B. You have to put in the work. If you promise you’ll do something, and you don’t—are you truly a person of your word? It requires you to be a person of integrity. Most people struggle to follow through on their promises to themself but keep them for other people.

 

People break their promises because the promises they make to themselves are so out of alignment with their current behaviors. It takes small and steady steps toward a goal. You will hit a wall that will stop you every day. Things will come up that make you think you can’t do it. You will question everything. It’s in those moments in life that you get to decide if you'll rise to the occasion or resort to what’s comfortable. Those moments separate you from success. Don’t have a vision that you’ll never see come to pass.

 

Abby ends this episode with a challenge to listeners—in network marketing or not. Don’t miss it!

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