Posture In Network Marketing

Can You Have Too Much Posture?

Having posture is a phrase that is tossed around in the home based business industry as a way to teach new recruits how to carry themselves and speak to other people. It has been used as a way to help people overcome negativity, deal with rejection, and generally change their mindset into one of a leader or expert.

Many beginning networkers have been told to “Posture Up!” (and I say this from experience) in their tone of voice, body language, etc, as a way to let potential prospects know that your time is very important and they won’t waste it on people who are not serious about doing business, changing their lifestyle, making more money or whatever the business opportunity promises.

But do you think there can be an attitude of having too much posture? Although the tendency is there for a newcomer to network marketing to use their posture in a way that is offensive to others, I think we can chalk it up to inexperience and move on. But when an experienced networker tackles you with too much posture, you can feel like you have been run over in words. You may have started out looking up to this person and feeling privileged to speak to them and be left feeling like a speck of dirt on the bottom of their shoe which probably cost more than your whole wardrobe.

There is a fine line that experienced networkers need to walk between knowing they’ve got the goods that other people want and treating people with the respect that other human beings deserve. There is no reason to flaunt your knowledge and the importance of your time and attention to someone brand new to the industry.

There is so much more to be said for meeting people where they are no matter what phase of life they are in and relating to them one-on-one, getting to know them and their motivations, desires, and goals. Then you can let them in on how you are the best teacher to show them the things they need to know. It is even okay to let people know that you are so very busy with new leads and new business partners that you may not have time to speak to them every day or even at all unless they persistently ask you for help to build their business. This weeds out the business builders who don’t build without being rude, cocky or arrogant.

Unfortunately nearly everyone has had a bad experience speaking to a network marketer, but this business is no different from any other in which you have to treat people as equals and respectfully because even if you have paid your dues and made it to the top, you were new once, too. And if you can’t treat people with the respect they deserve, then people like me will always be there to reap the benefit of your bad behavior when they call me instead.

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