A Tip for Finding the Up and Coming Leaders in Your MLM Downline

Once you get your MLM business going, you’ll start sponsoring and working with your new downline team. Realistically, we know that everyone you sponsor will not rise above the pack and become a leader. Not everyone you sponsor will really have the inward drive or desire necessary to become a leader in your MLM organization.

So, the question is, how can you figure out who really wants to learn and become a leader in MLM? If you ask your new MLM downline associates “Would you like to become a leader and build your MLM business big?”, most would probably say “YES!” How do you know who is both serious AND ready to lead, and who isn’t?

I heard a good tip once that has stuck with me. Some in your downline will be in “I wish” mode and not quite ready to break out right now, but their time may come later on. 

Here is one simple way to help identify those who are ready to become successful leaders in your group. 

Get your hands on a really good book that teaches principles that are important to success in network marketing and MLM. There are many good choices – ask your upline leaders what they recommend.

Choose a downline associate who has indicated a strong interest in developing a successful MLM business. Ask them to obtain a copy of the book and read it. Tell them you will follow up in a week to discuss how the principles in the book can help them build a profitable business. Be sure you have read and started to apply the principles in the book to your own MLM business.

If your downline associate takes the book are reads it, you may have a future leader on your hands! This is a good indicator that this associate is willling to put in the time and effort necessary to become a leader. Work with this person closely.

If they show little interest in reading the book or put it off, perhaps the time is just not right for them. Don’t give up on them at this point, just understand that people will develop into leaders on their own timetable, not ours.

When I first started in MLM, two classic books were recommended to me. One of them was “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace Wattles. First written way back in 1910, this book is considered timeless and I have seen a number of network marketing leaders recommend it to their downline. Another one is the all time classic “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill.

The principles in these books have stood the test of time, and are good resources for anyone seeking to learn how to make money and enjoy success in MLM and network marketing. Both are available online free (or for a minimal cost) and should be part of everyone’s success library.