Hold Yourself Accountable Do you want to transform your effectiveness? Do you want to reach your goals and have more fun getting there? Then you need to find an accountability partner! This one best practice can change everything for you. It’s much harder to let someone else down than it is to let ourselves down. Melaleuca has so many ways to help you find an accountability partner – starting with your enroler and support team. These leaders are ready and willing to help you with any goal you set. You can also participate in Fast Track! By participating in Fast Track, you work with a small team to hold you accountable to daily activity. Melaleuca periodically holds company-wide Fast Tracks, but we encourage you to continually run and participate in a Fast Track with your team.
of sleeping in each morning to get up earlier to work your business. You may get a little too focused on reaching a particular status instead of focusing on helping others. And you might have to dig a little deeper to find the true reason why you want your business to grow! Break Old Habits and Start New Ones with the Habit Loop Old habits can be so difficult to break! Why? Because of a powerful three- step psychological pattern called the habit loop. 2 Step one: There’s a cue or trigger that tells your brain to go into automatic mode and let a behavior unfold. Step two: Then there is the routine or behavior itself. Step three: There is the reward – something your brain likes that helps it remember the habit loop in the future. For so many of the things we do, this process happens automatically – like brushing your teeth, tying your shoes, or showering. Our habit loops are mostly subconscious, so it takes effort to identify and change them. But when we evaluate our actions, we can try to consciously emulate this same pattern to form new habits. Think about the daily activity of building a Melaleuca business. What cue could
you give yourself to remind youreself to start one of the Seven Critical Business-Building Activities? Maybe all you need is a bright-colored note on your bathroom mirror as a reminder. Maybe it’s setting an alarm to help you stop what you’re doing and focus on your business. Perhaps it’s making your morning cup of coffee before you work. There are many ways to set that cue for yourself – so do it! Once you’ve found your reminder, your behavior should start to change. When
of your favorite TV show? Or maybe letting yourself have a small treat or spending some time doing your favorite hobby will do the trick. No matter what you choose, keep in mind that rewards are more successful if they are simple, sustainable over time, and don’t overtake the time you could spend being productive.
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result can set you up for failure. Winners focus on the process, not the final result. For example, instead of setting a goal to run a marathon, commit to run every day. Or instead of setting a goal to write a book, commit to an hour of writing each day. By reorienting your mentality
time are more powerful than the instant gratification of large rewards right away. Here’s an example. Suppose you and a friend are presented with two different opportunities to earn some extra money. You choose the first option: working for 30 minutes each morning to improve your skills and be paid £/€ 10 a week plus 10 percent weekly growth. Your friend chooses the second option: to work an average of 30 minutes a day whenever they want, with their current skill set, for £/€ 5.000 a month with no growth. At first, your friend makes thousands more than you do. But by month 16, you surpass them – they have earned
customer you enrol, and each Strategy Session you hold on a consistent basis has the ability to compound into huge accomplishments. It just takes the patience to push through until you can see the accumulation of your efforts. Give Yourself Permission to Hit the Reset Button If committing to consistency seems daunting, remember this: each new day is a chance to hit the reset button. You may have days where life gets in the way of your Melaleuca business. That’s okay. It happens. But that doesn’t mean you give up! There’s so much power in
Winners focus on the process, not the final result. For example, instead of setting a goal to run amarathon, commit to run every day.
to focus on the inputs you can control, you are positioned to succeed. This process builds consistency and drives results over the longterm. It can be tough day in and day out to stay motivated for the long haul. But by making small, deliberate strides forward each day, you can consistently make progress – and make the journey far easier on yourself. Know Your Why Successful Marketing Executives know that understanding your why is critical to helping you work consistently at building your business. Often, a desire to build a certain level of supplemental income alone is not enough to keep you motivated – especially if progress is slower than you hope. Dig deep to find purpose to back your goals. Why is supplemental income meaningful to you? What do you want you or your family to feel because of the additional income? What stress will it relieve? How might it affect you family’s health? Try looking at how an additional stream of income will not only alleviate immediate
Learn to Say No How often do we agree to a
you see that cue, you’ll know it’s time to pick up the phone, hop on a video call, or connect with others online. Make sure that whatever you choose to do, it’s centered on the Seven Critical Business- Building Activities. Why? Because those are the time-tested activities proven to reward your business with the greatest amount of growth. Here's the great part – you get to choose your own reward when you finish! Will that be watching 30 minutes
commitment without fully factoring in what it will take away from our day? How often do we strategically plan our course, and how often do we just react to the priorities that others push onto us? We are predisposed to please others, and that usually means saying yes . Yet it is impossible to focus on what matters if you are letting others control your time and energy. So learn to say no to the things that pull you away from your priorities and yes to the things that help you, your family, and your team.
taking some time to reset. You may have to reevaluate your goals and your daily actions. What’s working? What isn’t? How can you adjust your mindset to keep moving forward? If a desire for perfect consistency leaves you feeling discouraged when you mess up, give yourself permission
. . . each customer you enrol, and each Strategy Session you hold on a consistent basis has the ability to compound into huge accomplishments.
If You Get Discouraged, Remember the Compound Effect
£/€ 80.000, and you have earned £/€ 86.762. By the end of your
to hit the reset button and watch how you will continue to move forward to your goals. Are you ready to commit to consistency? This week or this month, see how you can implement these ideas to help you stay consistent. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish with a commitment to consistency!
second year, your efforts really make a difference. You’ve earned £/€ 2.219,271 compared to your friend’s £/€ 120.00! Now, the amounts in the example above aren’t reflective of your earning potential with Melaleuca. But the principle is the same – the consistent efforts you make to build your Melaleuca business can compound into meeting monumental goals. Each approach you make, each Melaleuca Overview you present, each
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Does it ever feel like your consistent habits aren’t worth it? You’re not alone! Most goals are accomplished by taking small, consistent steps that accumulate over time. Author Darren Hardy calls this The Compound Effect. 3 In his book, The Compound Effect , he explains how consistent actions that have small but growing rewards over
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stressors but also your family’s happiness over the long term.
1. Charles Herrick, “Why We Make (and Break) New Year’s Resolutions, and 4 Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goals,” Newswise.com, January 16, 2020. 2. “Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them,” NPR, March 5, 2012.
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3. Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect: Multiplying Your Success, One Simple Step at a Time (Boston, MA: Da Capo Press, 2013).
These results are not typical. Please consult the Annual Income Statistics for typical results.
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