Sleepers And Doers In Your MLM Downline
Sep 9th, 2008 by admin
I found an interesting post by Karen Miner Hurd in her MLM Maniac blog. Karen tells us that we can expect to have two different types of people in our MLM downline, sleepers and doers. For the sleepers, the business will be an incubator; for the doers, a launching pad.
As Karen very realistically points out, you cannot manage sleepers and doers the same way. In fact, she says, because of personality or “old scripting” or some other factor, you will have little control over the sleepers. They need encouragement but won’t respond to prodding.
The doers by contrast will spring right into action, Karen remarks. They’ll run at 110% and will become motivators themselves. Interestingly, Karen warns that you can put too much effort into the sleepers, to the detriment of your own prospecting. It’s actually the doers you need to work with. That’s the exact opposite of what many people might think.
This insightful post is a strong reminder that the reality of human psychology plays an inevitable role in the success of your MLM home business opportunity. And it’s not just what’s going on in your own head that will matter to you!
