Ethical MLM Mentors: Mentor vs. Manager

As a MLM mentor, the relationships you build are required, but the length of them balances on respect. MLM mentors need to know that in regards to respecting others there are three crucial areas of improvement: outlook, the mentorship relationship, and the pull vs. push concept.

The top likely issue in respecting others is your outlook or paradigm on life itself. This topic has considerably more depth than I can state here, but here is what you need to realize. In every situation you have assumptions some conscious, some not, some good, some bad. These assumptions alter what you experience.

For example If I believe Randy is a jerk a lot of the things he says will aggravate me. Does this have to do with him or does it have to do with me thinking he is a jerk? How is it that he bothers me? Can he MAKE me mad?

This idea of assumptions is not always a bad thing so for now just start to examine some of the negative assumptions that you may be making. In relation to respecting others here are several questions you need to ask.

Do I assume people are honest or dishonest?

Why do you respect certain people and not others?

How is your respect earned?

Can you be unkind and still have respect for someone?

When is it acceptable not to respect someone?

Do I need a reason to respect someone or a reason not to?

These are all issues you need to set a personal definition for. Just keep in mind that all MLM mentors need to consider the soundness of their own personal opinion to truly be a humble leader. It takes a smart man to know how little he truly knows. Take responsibility for yourself, your mood, your actions, and your time.

The second step after examining your view is to understand the mentorship relationship. You are there for your downline as a coach. They are not your employees, and you are not there to manage them. Your job is to lead by example and help those who choose to be coached by you. Meaning you should never be pursuing your downline if they are not committed. Inform them yes, but allow them to chase you.

You can never push anyone in MLM so if you are one of the thousands and thousands of MLM mentors out there remember to first connect and then pull. Imagine a tow truck mounting a snow plow on the front and becoming a push truck! Not only would this not work, but you would damage the vehicle you were trying to move. Hmmm ... is there a metaphor here?

Finally, here is a point to review within a coaching relationship that is quite an art. This art is giving someone what they NEED as opposed to what they WANT. Odds are good that most of the time they may well not agree with you, but that is why you have to be aware when someone is ready to hear what they need to hear. In the end, if they are not ready they are still going to hear what they want, but it is your job to find out what they have yet to comprehend.

If you are a MLM mentor you are already well on your way to achieving even greater things in your life by implementing simple methods like in this article. Being as a person who understands respect is absolutely essential. but there are so many more easy ways to multiply your growth. For more information on the wide range of principles that make you an extraordinary MLM mentor visit the full squidoo lens http://www.squidoo.com/mlmmentorstraining. Go now because you do not have time not to be wealthy!