For some reason I let my book reviews slip even though they were one of the most well received aspects of my blogging. Perhaps I succumbed to the resistance? Today I’m talking about fighting the resistance and winning the inner creative batter of the war of art which is the fascinating topic of Steven Pressfield’s new book, Do the Work.

The title in itself isn’t very inspiring is it? 

Don’t let it fool you & never judge a book by its title! At the time of writing you can grab your FREE copy of this inspiring little book in the Kindle store at Amazon as part of Seth Godin’s new Domino Project. Poke the Box is Seth’s first book published with this project.

I keep a close eye on what Seth Godin is up to and gobbled up his best- selling book, Linchpin, a while ago, so when I heard about another book that deals with the same challenging issues such as overcoming creative resistance (that horrid dark voice in your head that smothers you in anguish when you’re all set to give birth to a creative contribution of some type) I knew I must get hold of it pronto.

If they were charging I would have been paying but actually it’s a freebie to help get the word out about the Domino Project and presumably Steven’s previous book, The War of Art. I bought the Art of War for my hubby years ago but it’s remained untouched by me; too alpha male and aggressive for my tastes, but The War of Art? Now that appeals to me so I’ll be ordering it next.  It doesn’t seem to be available in the UK in hard copy so I’ll be using my trusty kindle once again.

Steven provides a no nonsense, inspiration guide to ‘doing the work.’ He talks about getting started with any project that requires you to overcome the resistance in your head such as writing a book, starting a business, creating a piece of art or even getting six pack abs.

Along the way we all fall foul of the voice of resistance, the inner critic or the Lizard brain phenomenon Seth discusses in Linchpin.

If you struggle with finishing your projects or ‘shipping,’ i.e.; completing and getting them out the door you need to read Do the Work as well as any of the other books listed here. As creators in any niche or endeavour we need all the help we can get.

Fighting mediocrity and giving up on our dreams is all too easy to do. Do the Work will inspire you to either get off your butt or perhaps to plonk it down more if you’re a writer or artist!

I highly recommend you taking an hour out of your busy life to read this and you may still be able to grab it free here at Amazon. It will really get your creative  juices flowing. Go to the store for your country if you’re not in the UK. Kindle Store

I’d love to hear what you think about fighting your personal resistance and winning your inner creative battle. If you’ve read any of these books please let us know how you got on as inspiring others to grasp new ideas and ship their projects is a worthy job.

Rachel Henke is the author of Confidence in High Heels & The Niche Expert, inspiring entrepreneurs to overcome fear, take action and create their niche expert internet empire.

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Wow this is MEGA! Gary Vaynerchuk interviewed by MLM pro Eric Worre. This is very good news for integrating attraction marketing with mlm online.

This is the 4th part of the show so make sure to go back and watch all of the interviews with Gary if you love this one! His new book ‘Crush It,’ looks like a good follow up read to Tribes by Seth Godin.

It is a huge turning point in MLM happening before our very eyes. Online MLM is going mainstream with social media.

Eric Worre says that all the top earners have their own brand and in these exciting times we must develop our own Network Marketing brand.

Some of us have been hard at it for quite a while now, developing our MLM brand and MLM niche, but this is great validation for the others who are still wondering what hit them and why everything is CHANGING in MLM.

Listen carefully and even take notes on this one. Gary says whoever doesn’t create their own brand will be extinct.

Of course there are big dangers here.. Gary doesn’t really understand MLM so as I usually bang on about just a little reminder that you need to have a systematic process and MLM customized funnel in place that your team can plug into.

Enjoy and please leave a relevant comment. Let us know your thoughts about this dramatic shift in mainstream MLM.

Are you confused, liberated or what?

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This is not an April fool’s message. This is for real! If you’re building your MLM on the internet (or trying to) there are some things you need to do and some things you need to avoid.

Sounds simple enough but what are these things?

We won’t be going through a step by step training today on how to get your business on the internet and create a magnetic online presence which attracts high quality prospects to you asking for your advice every day… we’ve covered that many times in my blog.

What I would like to do is draw your attention to a pitfall that’s important for you to avoid.

Many of you have seen me transition from talking vaguely about doing the business online, through to being very specific about how to do it.

You’ve probably noticed that there are some specific programmes that I promote. For the last month I have been promoting Renegade Professional in a big way.

The reason for that is TIMING. Click back to my other posts if you want to know more about the launch of Renegade Professional as today the post is not about that either.

I also love to promote Magnetic Sponsoring. The reason for this is not because I love my MLM any less than I ever have. It’s also not because I am distracted from my MLM and have become a teaching guru who doesn’t work in the field.

It is simply because I believe this to be the best way of building your business online. It all works perfectly with the MLM of your choice and offers the most fun, stress-free way of building the business that I have found in 6 years.

6 years is not that long… but let’s face it it’s not that short either! I deserve to find my blissful way to build my business as do you.

So back to the main message of today. When you are choosing your funded proposal(s) and aligning yourself with other organisations that are not directly related to your MLM please do an integrity check.

Do these organisations represent your values? Do you feel you can promote them from the heart? If you are after a quick buck it will show. Never doubt that in this transparent world of social media and web 2.0 your followers, fans, critics and sneezers (your biggest fans who spread your message) can see exactly what you are up to.

So what’s my point? Make sure you set up your attraction marketing cash machine with some thought and critical thinking.

To get real leverage and have commissions hitting your inbox every day even before any one joins your MLM you need to get behind something long enough for people to associate you with it.

I recommend having some key programmes that all work together in your system and lead through to your MLM where relevant.

Remember this new business model is NOT about pitching. You don’t need a funded proposal and online cash machine to pitch. You can do that at the car wash or at the Tesco check out.

Once you have set up your cash machine which can take anything from a couple of weeks through to several months, depending how complex you want it to be, all the lights are green.

You’ll already be making money in your first few days or weeks, depending on where you start. Leads will start to flow as you slot your cash machine elements together.

It all sounds wonderful doesn’t it? And it truly is as long as you follow through and set it up correctly.

The pitfall to avoid in my opinion at all costs is to resist becoming a clone for your new affiliate programmes. In the same way that it is no longer attractive to be droning on about your MLM products or business opportunity all day long, it is also completely unattractive to do the same for your lead generation programmes.

In the Attraction Marketer’s Manifesto, the very controversial Ann Sieg talks of the need to differentiate your self. There is so much truth in this. From her point of view it’s probably better for business if everyone were just to spread her product message.

Fortunately she is practicing what she preaches and providing real value. The value comes in this message and I paraphrase in case you haven’t yet got to grips with the long report: use the basic stuff Renegade provides but get into creating your own stuff ASAP!

That’s a message you don’t hear very often in MLM right? It’s a little shocking hey.
You can actually create your own cash machine and you can do it in a way that is fully duplicatable for those who want to duplicate in a style that suits them.

Yes I know this is a HUGE and controversial topic. Thing is I don’t believe that there is only one way of duplicating. I have seen it in my organisation. There are some who love our traditional system, can’t get enough of it and enrol people every day.

Then there are the others. The ones who can’t quite get to grips with it. It doesn’t quite fit with their strengths or they just can’t bring themselves to talk to the big cheese at work about the benefits of joining the business. They are deathly afraid of rejection.

There is always another way. After just reading ‘Tribes,’ by marketing genius Seth Godin I can see that as I suspected, the new leaders of MLM will be building the business in a new way. To expect new leaders to build in an old way would be odd.

So be mindful of the fact that to do this in a big way the sooner you figure out who your audience is, what your niche market looks like and what your personal message is that is fully aligned with your values, the sooner you will become an online MLM Rockstar.

It’s fabulous to be enthusiastic about your mentors and programmes. Just make sure you’re not singing somebody else’s song all day long. Don’t fall into the trap of being an affiliate or MLM clone!

Sing your own song and mix your melodies up a little! Have fun and if you’re still confused about how to set up your marketing machine so it’s unique to you then I have very good news for you.

Any day now I will be releasing a completely free, completely generic report that will show you exactly how to set up everything. You will be able to have the basics in place immediately.

It will show you exactly which resources to use to get the best results and best of all it will answer all those troubling questions swimming around in your head.

I know they are there because my report has been written in response to all these questions that people are asking me. Here are some of the things we’ll be covering in the report:

• How things have changed in Network Marketing (Many don’t even know they have!)

• What Attraction Marketing really is. (Many experienced Network Marketers have no clue how to transition into building their business online)

• We’ll talk about the sponsorship line issue. Can you still do this if your sponsorship line doesn’t approve or get it?

• The holy grail of duplication and how to duplicate online even if you are confused! (Something that has just got a lot easier because of certain web 2.0 tools which I will share with you)

• How to transition into online marketing and not get sucked into the gaping black hole of ‘overwhelm.’

• How to actually set up your Attraction Marketing Cash Machine FAST and brand it with YOU Inc.

I’m going to share all of this with you at no charge. All you will need is your time to read it. Have you got the time? Are you looking to break through with a better way? Are you going to be one of the new MLM leaders?

If so subscribe to this blog or follow me on Twitter and download your free copy of ‘The 7 Pieces of the Attraction Marketing Puzzle.’

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