The Magic Of The Getting Started Training by David Ledoux

I saw a roadrunner last week.

Remember the cartoon show Bugs Bunny? Remember that crazy bird that would go "Meep Meep!" at the coyote? One of those ran across a dirt road in front of me as I drove through the desert mountains in southern Spain last week.

Spain is beautiful. I was on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea building my MLM business. A gorgeous place called Alicante. That roadrunner reminded me of how much fun it is to go fast. Fast is always more fun than slow.

I was only in Alicante for 24 hours. I had one key leader there, and we were opening a brand new market. I don't speak Spanish. It's a good thing my leader Eric did.

He had set us up 5 2-on-1 presentations that day. To my surprise, all 5 showed. And 3 of them brought guests. We ended up showing the plan to 8 people. Can you believe it? I LOVE Spain! Where I come from, out of 5 only 1 or 2 would show, 2 would call to cancel and 2 wouldn't even bother calling. Never mind bringing guests to look. What a difference in cultures....

When language is an issue, I have always found that simple works best. My business presentation is now 9 minutes long in total. With translation into Spanish, we could do a plan in 20 minutes, give or take a minute. That's it. Short and sweet. Talk about the product, why it's important, what makes it unique, and how we get paid. Tight. Fast. The question is, "Is it effective?"

We signed 5 out of the 8. The last 4 all walked away with product. Four signups in a row to end the day. Pretty exciting stuff!

What really excited me however was how teachable my key guy Eric was. Within 3 presentations he knew the 9-minute plan cold. He had it mastered in English and in Spanish. Near the end of the day I just knew that he could do this on his own.

But the great part was his Getting Started Trainings. He had bought my course The Ultimate MLM Blueprint some time ago. He took the initiative to create a Fast Start Form in Spanish based on examples in the course. He customized it for tools pertaining to Spain, the culture, the work ethic, etc. What's so fantastic about this is all 5 of his new teammates will start the same way. They will be focused on action and results. They will be well-equipped with the right tools, information, attitudes and direction to not only make an impact quickly, but to make their business grow fast.

The older an MLM company, the greater the chances are of complexity. It can be tough to give a 9 minute presentation when you have 65 products, 3 divisions and tons of different ways to start. An untold secret of MLM is SIMPLE IS BEST. A great Fast Start Form for your team will help your new members cut away the clutter and confusion, and get focused from that critical Day 1. If your team doesn't use a Fast Start Form, it's up to you as the leader of your team to create one.

Spain is spectacular. It is so amazing to build businesses around the world in other cultures and languages. I've discovered it's a whole lot of fun to build fast through simplicity. When in doubt, cut some out.

Here's your challenge for the next 30 days: create a duplicatable Getting Started Training for your team and cut your presentation down in length. See if it makes building your business more fun!

I appreciate you!