Monday, March 31, 2014

WORDS OF WISDOM SERIES : PART- 4 BY SUMIT BIJAKA


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How many pillars would a 24 storey building require? Though I am not an engineer ,yet I can figure it out. As I press the B button in the OTIS lift of my 24 storey apartment building, it takes me down to the basement parking ,where I can find that approximately 35-40 pillars support the entire structure. Yes, I am talking about the foundation of the building. What if the building was supposed to be a 100 storey one. The figures would change,what else. It would now require more pillars with more strength and depth. These pillars are in a way ,the spinal cord of the building. The dimension of any building can be expressed in these simple terms- Height, being the no. Of storeys : Length & Breadth, being the total area : Depth, being the foundation.
What can we learn from the above example? If we compare EBIZ business to one such building,it will also have almost the same dimension. Length & Breadth , being the diversification : Depth ,being the no. Of leaders in our group : Height ,definitely being our Success. The point I want to convey is that all the dimensions have to be in equilibrium and should grow in tandem.
LENGTH*BREADTH   :  The bigger the area, the more number of flats we can construct. Same way, the more is our regional spread, i.e. taking our group to as many places as possible, the more number of satisfied associates would be flourishing in this business.
DEPTH : The higher we want to go , the deeper has to be the foundation. Thats why I say that, for any successful group, its not the leg count , actually its the number of leaders who prepare the entire group to achieve greater heights. Focus on developing leaders for future rather than just making a sale for the present , it  will strengthen your base.
HEIGHT :  Everyone would love the top, but how many would be ready to climb up the stairs. Sorry , there is no lift (shortcuts) available in this building of Success .The best way to achieve the height is to stick to the basics i.e. building a strong foundation with a wonderful spread of venues along with a huge number of leaders , following the best of the best practices , connecting everyone with a good relationship etc.
If we know these dimensions well , and construct the building with the concrete, being solid training, ours will be the best and the strongest one . But how can we actually do it? I have observed a few points, which might seem very simple, but are actually not that easy, yet if followed ,success in Ebiz can be a lot easier. Choice is obviously yours.
Basic training :   In so many of my training meetings, I found that even Silvers and Golds have not completed their Diary properly, forget about the cycle achievers. Why? They always think that they will do it afterwards. So many times they might have been told to complete their Diary . but even after –say 50 hours of training ,their diary is still incomplete. We are supposed to write 200 guests  list, 100 dreams list , fears list and the why card. Thats it .How much time does it take to complete even half of it, hardly 1-2 hours. I strongly advise all of you to get a new associate’s diary completed in the very first basic training meeting in your presence itself, rather than motivating them to do it as soon as possible ,which actually never happens. It will hardly take 2 hours extra ,which would also save you lot of time and energy which generally an upline waste again and again only on this topic.
Books :  A similar nature is followed while motivating associates to start reading books. About 90% of new associates are not good readers or say- not even readers. Its very very very difficult to convert a non-reader to a reader, because I also don’t know .Sorry. I,myself was also caught up with this issue. Its better to read with them the first story of that Helium filled colourful balloon –from the book “ You Can Win” , which would increase their interest in reading books. The more we force our associates to read books, the more they will alienate themselves from it. Rather give examples, tell stories, quotations from different books which you have read. But for that you must also be a good reader first . Why its important to read good books? Because its necessary to know how the world thinks,how can we grow, whats the truth, to say movited, to be inspired , to explore ourselves. Books are one of the best sources from where we can learn a lot and can even teach a lot, that is what we are supposed to do in Ebiz. Even in the absence of upline, books can guide us in the way we are supposed to be guided. Some of the good reads can be:
You Can Win, Rich Dad Poor Dad Series, Think and Grow Rich, The Rules of Life, The Rules of Wealth

Be a Role Model : We often criticize our downlines for not doing this & that, not following this & that. But what about me? Am I doing or following what I am supposed to ? If I put my thoughts in simple words , we cannot expect our downlines to deliver ,until we deliver. If we are late for a meeting, we have no right to …………..If we are not in proper attire, we have no right to ………………If we do not take personal presentations,board meetings, we have no right to ………………………………    If a venue meeting or a training meeting has to be organised, it is “me” who has to take the initiative. Often we blame it on our uplines or downlines, but always remember “ IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UPTO ME.” Never hesitate to take the initiative for anything good which is in the common interest of your group. By doing this, we create a better trust and a healthy relationship in our group.  “PREACH WHAT YOU PRACTISE AND PRACTISE REGULARLY WHAT YOU PREACH”. If we follow this mantra, then only we can be role models for our group, and trust me being successful in EBIZ, also depends on the number of people you are a role model for.

“ Success has many Relatives, Failures have none .Better to have a Big Family . Be a Family Man.

WORDS OF WISDOM SERIES : PART- 3 BY SUMIT BIJAKA


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POSTED ON GOOD MORNING EBIZ

Ebiz is an amazing business, with unlimited income, time for family, travel opportunities and also we earn a chance to help others achieve success. But frankly speaking , Ebiz is not for everyone. It requires a typical personality to be successful in Ebiz, which I would  discuss in my upcoming articles. Still I would like to mention that people who look for a nine to five job , even after knowing that it would never give them that financial freedom, Ebiz is not for these Macho-Men.
The Question is – Then what kind of personality is required for becoming successful in Ebiz? Though I am into Ebiz since almost 8 years, its very difficult to mention the exact requirement ,but today I would like to discuss, what personality type you definitely should NOT be.  Over the last 4-5 years, I have noticed that few associates rise all of a sudden, build a good group , become Golds,Diamonds, but after a certain point of time , their work starts declining. Why is it so? According to my analysis and experience the primary reason for this fall is a three letter word- EGO.
EGO is a type of disease ,the symptom of which is that the patient will never come to know that he is suffering from this disease. In network marketing ,Ego is like a termite which will slowly and slowly eat up your hard earned group without even making its presence felt. You might remember when people join as new associates , they are like pure souls, but after they achieve a little bit of success- gold/diamond, once or twice in highest earners, they tend to become oversmart, start dictating their downlines rather than training them, start criticising their uplines. In result, the chords of relationship in their group geneology  weakens which ultimately spoils their group. “ I know everything, I know more than my uplines, my downline is worthless, I am fed up of my downlines”. This line of thought is not at all appreciated. There can be a few clash of thoughts  between associates, but that does not mean ,its the end. In our family, we enjoy , then fight and then we enjoy again. Maturity, afterall is in being UNITED , not DIVIDED.  There can be many school of opinions , but smart and successful ones will adjust with the changing dynamics of this business , others will have to see the exit door for sure.
I have personally seen in so many groups and not to lie, in my group also, associates fighting for petty things , arguing on silly matters , behaving like cry- babies . They just forget to understand that this sort of idiotic attitude will fetch them only one thing- REGRET and nothing else. Therefore,in my opinion, submerging one’s ego is one of the best option available to a network marketer. Having a positive Ego is definitely not a bad idea, but as we all know , excess of everything is bad, we should be well within our limits. Ego is just like salt, its important to use the correct amount else it will only help in yielding waste.
I would take this opportunity to mention that our Bangalore group is well groomed and trained with the required skills and proper code of ethics. Our Senior leaders have set a very good example for the entire group, and now it is the responsibility of each and every Success Warrior to carry on with the good work. Love your downlines, respect  your uplines , because what goes around , comes around.

 

WORDS OF WISDOM : PART- 2 BY SUMIT BIJAKA


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“Winners don’t, do different things , they do things differently” .


Spot the difference for yourself :
1(a)  I am not sure.
1(b)  I will do it somehow.

2(a) I will wait and watch.
2(b) I will make things happen.

3(a) I believe in the luck factor.
3(b) I believe in myself.

4(a) There is no hope left now.
4(b) I am still hoping for the best.

5(a) I have already given my best ,but nothing happened.
5(b) I will still give my best .

6(a) There are no leader types people in my downline.
6(b) I will spot my people and groom them to become leaders.

7(a) I will do everything for my downlines.(invitation,presentation,follow up)
7(b) I will teach them how to do it.

8(a) I promise you sir “I will come in highest earners from now onwards.”
8(b) I promise you sir “I will give my 100% from now onwards.”
9(a) Sir, in that venue people are not that good.
9(b) Sir, in that venue, we have a lot of scope.

10(a) Sir, I have a problem.
10(b) Sir, I need your suggestion.

11(a) Sir, I want to attend Bandipur conference.
11(b) Sir, i want to attend Bandipur conference along with my 2 core group leaders.

12(a) I have 5 silvers below me.
12(b) I have a wonderful team of 5 silvers with me.

13(a) I am in Dream Riders/Silicon cruzers group.
13(b) I would love to become a true Ebizzer first .

14(a) I have developed this group single-handedly.
14(b) The blessings of my uplines and the love of my downlines helped me to develop this group.

15(a) Its very hot outside.
15(b) Its very hot outside. So What?

16(a) I didn’t have my breakfast and lunch today.
16(b) I took only 2 follow ups in morning and 1 training meeting in the afternoon,I am still hungry.

17(a) Sir, today my cheque is of 50000 rupees.
17(b) Sir, today 2 leaders are in highest earners from my group.

18(a) Sir, I took twooooooooooooooo presentations today.
18(b) Sir, I took 2 presentations today. May be I could have taken 1 more.

19(a) Sir, all the 20 associates of that venue are inactive now.
19(b) Sir, I learnt so many things today, how to establish network in different venues.

20(a) My upline is good for nothing.
20(b) I am also an upline . I will give my best effort for my group.

21(a) My downlines are not at all co-operative.
21(b) I am also a downline. I should also listen to my uplines.

22(a) Sir, can I also reach 2.5 lacs per week?
22(b) Sir, can u teach me how to reach 2.5 lacs per week?

23(a) I don’t have money.
23(b) I still have EBIZ.

WORDS OF WISDOM : PART – 1 BY SUMIT BIJAKA


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“Behind every successful man ,there is a woman, and behind every unsuccessful man, also there is a woman. And we all know that there are more number of unsuccessful men than the successful ones in this world.” LOL. A very famous dialogue from a movie “Pyaar ka Punchnama”. Jokes apart, have we ever thought what is this Success we are talking about? In my 17 years of student life, I never came  across a chapter called “Success” in any of the subjects in school or college. And I am pretty sure ,the same would have happened to you also. But why is it so? Why is this topic “Success” never taught in any educational institution. Based on my understanding, my personal views are that- only those things can be taught in educational institutes which are quantifiable. We can learn calculations through numbers, theorems by facts, experiments through figures etc , but am I not correct if I say that Success cannot be taught in a prescribed syllabus format.
Since my childhood ,I have  been guided by my parents in almost the same way as everyone . Study hard, get good marks, then a good job ,then a good wife, then a good life. We often hear the testimonies of our so called relatives – the Bhaiya’s,the Didi’s,the Uncle’s and these days even the Aunty’s. But did I really want to become like them? My knowledge about life was purely based on the people around me and by default it even got into my blood cells, until I joined Ebiz and realised that something was missing,infact so many things. I remember when I had become a gold associate and was about to graduate ,one of my seniors who had come for placements ,after getting to know that I had not applied for a job, tried to convince me a lot to join some company. I just asked him one question – “ Sir ,are you happy doing your job”. He replied, “Yes Sumit, its been 2 years and things are moving fine”. I asked him again “ Are you really happy Sir “ . He struggled to gather words still managing to say “ See Sumit ,this is life,you need to compromise”-this and that.
Success ,to me atleast means “ Whatever I want to do, wish to do , love to do ,I have all my freedom of thought and time to do that.” Whether it is talking to new people, making new friends, taking venue meetings, training meetings sharing my experience, writing this article , driving my car, dining with my friends, holidaying with family, shopping for them, celebrating -birthdays ,achievements, occasions , relaxing by the sea beach in Goa, or on a cruise ,or by the pool side in a 5 star , earning lots of money, spending it, saving it , investing it , playing with my nephew and his remote controlled helicopter, even facing new challenges- handling critics, anticipating problems/issues, clearing them up, protecting my group from any sort of negativities , learning from them , and finally putting all my effort to train them to become even better than me, myself.” It gives me ultimate pleasure when I am actually doing things which I really love to do . Still each one of us perceive  the meaning of Success in our own way. There is nothing wrong in doing that, as far as it is in the interest of the people around us. Ebiz will definitely help us in getting a clearer picture. I can proudly assure all of you that Ebiz will surely increase the happiness quotient in your life.
Whenever I think about National Convention, I am able to recall the stories of great leaders , wonderful human beings and amazing fighters who did not surrender to their situation, rather fought bravely to keep their dreams alive. Everyone of us should have a story to tell, a story that can inspire others , and for that we need to pay the price- that extra step, extra thought, extra dream, extra effort, extra commitment.  But on the contrary, many of us are burdened by the infamous “Luck” . During the last 8 years , I might have met thousands of people who prefer to chant this word , most of times at situations ,where actually it has no role to play. My personal belief system says that “ Luck will not work for you until you work for your luck.”  I have seen so many people keeping “ The Laughing Buddha “ in their homes and offices which they think would bring them prosperity and growth. People running after their tarot card readings, astrology, numerology, buying precious gem stones.  I think there’s no need to do that , because God has blessed us with enough potential to attract happiness in our life. We really don’t need to learn how to convince others for making them believe in our dreams, if we are able to convince ourselves for our very own dreams , that is more than enough. Even we train our leaders to become self -dependent ,so that they are strong enough to face any challenge, rather than depending on a sheer “Luck “ factor . Keeping things simple , it is rightly said, “ If it is to be . it is up to me.”
Always remember , it holds true for humans also:
“Ships are the safest in harbour , but that is not the place they are meant for.”