Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

While a second income is always welcome, there are methods of obtaining one that are more productive than others. For example, if I work 40 hours a week to earn my first income, I might be able to devote another 20 hours per week working a second job, and a second income. Not much time for family, recreation, or shopping.

With a company like SFI, I can put in those 20 hours at my own leisure, during odd times when I would otherwise be idle, during lunch, when the kids are asleep, or even riding in the car. The point is you can fit it into times that are convenient for you.

But there's more. In a conventional job, you put in 20 hours and get paid for 20 hours at a set rate of pay. With SFI, you work 20 hours and you recruit 5 PSAs who work 20 hours each selling TC products or recruiting and you get paid on the outcome of a total of 120 hours. As the next generation fills up, you get paid on the results of 620 hours in a week. That's time leveraging.

With a few generations built up, you may not even have to put in a full 20 hours, as long as you put in enough time to manage your team, etc. As the team grows and gets stronger, you could continue to have a second income even when you are unable to do more than the minimum required to maintain ownership. That is job security and retirement plan rolled into one.

Just think: extra time + extra money + a lifetime of dreams = a secure and enjoyable future.


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While a second income is always welcome, there are methods of obtaining one that are more productive than others. For example, if I work 40 hours a week to earn my first income, I might be able to devote another 20 hours per week working a second job, and a second income. Not much time for family, recreation, or shopping.

With a company like SFI, I can put in those 20 hours at my own leisure, during odd times when I would otherwise be idle, during lunch, when the kids are asleep, or even
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

I believe that anyone who has played poker or is familiar with the game, knows about poker chips. They stand for money and you bid with them.

In explaining about TCredits, I would compare them to the poker chip. Each is worth a certain amount of money. When you play the game, you use them up, or you win them back.

In the Price BenderAuctions, you buy the TCredits, paying anywhere from just about $2 each down to $.29 depending on the number you buy in one purchase. Those TCredits allow you to participate in the auctions. Also in voting for your favorite music contest contestant, downloading a song, and advertising an item on TripleClicks TConnetct Page.

You have a chance to win them in the T Time Drawing, several other contests, you get them from Wave 3, as rewards for Status, and as incentives from your sponsor. You can also use them to purchase items from TC, though they are more expensive used in this manner.

They can be considered as universal money going from a sponsor in one country to an affiliate in another. The TCredit Ledger is like a bank account keeping track of an affiliates TCredits. And you can't loose any TCredts out of a hole in your pocket while you are playing the games.
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I believe that anyone who has played poker or is familiar with the game, knows about poker chips. They stand for money and you bid with them.

In explaining about TCredits, I would compare them to the poker chip. Each is worth a certain amount of money. When you play the game, you use them up, or you win them back.

In the Price BenderAuctions, you buy the TCredits, paying anywhere from just about $2 each down to $.29 depending on the number you buy in one purchase. Those TCredits
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

I tell them that most people take 3 to 5 years of steady work before they reach the time of large commissions.

Since some of those "get rich quick" wanna-bee's have the drive and determination, I go on to tell them that there are some affiliates who have put their business together much faster and are enjoying a good return. I give them a challenge.

The others will just drop by the way-side as they get tired of their results. I try to help them see this is their decision, not a weakness of SFI, before they call it quits.

We should never decide for a person whether they are fit for the position of being an SFI Affiliate. They should decide and we should guide them in their pursuit of it, always being honest.
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I tell them that most people take 3 to 5 years of steady work before they reach the time of large commissions.

Since some of those "get rich quick" wanna-bee's have the drive and determination, I go on to tell them that there are some affiliates who have put their business together much faster and are enjoying a good return. I give them a challenge.

The others will just drop by the way-side as they get tired of their results. I try to help them see this is their decision,
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

When I got into SFI, I did all the work, was excited, never missed a day logging in, etc. And from the first month on, I put in a 1500 vp Standing Order and have never missed it since.

One thing I would have done differently is become involved in the Forum right away

But the big things that I would do need me to change myself first. Oh, yes, that word CHANGE.

1) I still need to advertise everyday in one manner or another.
2) I need to improve my communications with my affiliates (longer/shorter letters; less)more often; one/several subjects).
3) I need to make an effort to become more computer savvy, learn how to blog, have a website.
4) I need to believe in myself. Totally, with no doubts.
5) I need to run with this opportunity and not just keep one step ahead of my PSAs.

Then I would take off at a run, never looking back, but always forward to the prize. Yes, it's not a race, but momentum never hurts.
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When I got into SFI, I did all the work, was excited, never missed a day logging in, etc. And from the first month on, I put in a 1500 vp Standing Order and have never missed it since.

One thing I would have done differently is become involved in the Forum right away

But the big things that I would do need me to change myself first. Oh, yes, that word CHANGE.

1) I still need to advertise everyday in one manner or another.
2) I need to improve my communications
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

Because Team Leaders, as the numbers indicate, are a rare commodity in SFI, the single most important thing you should be doing is teaching duplication of your skills, determination, actions, and successes.

Most people drop out of SFI without even earning 150 vp. Then another large group quits without reaching EA2. In order to reach true success, you must climb the ladder of Team Leadership.

As you teach duplication, you should also be learning it from your successful upline Team Leaders, or those you meet at the Forum.
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Because Team Leaders, as the numbers indicate, are a rare commodity in SFI, the single most important thing you should be doing is teaching duplication of your skills, determination, actions, and successes.

Most people drop out of SFI without even earning 150 vp. Then another large group quits without reaching EA2. In order to reach true success, you must climb the ladder of Team Leadership.

As you teach duplication, you should also be learning it from your successful upline
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

I have not seen it talked about recently in the Forum, but when reading some past posts written by SFI successes, there is a goal that not many of us look at as a short term goal. That is to make more than you spend in a month. We all want this, but few list it as a written goal. How strange that something we desire so much is not included in our written gals.

I would encourage my PSAs and CSAs to include this in their goals along with the desired month. I would also have them to set a written budget for their monthly expenses.

Notice, the monthly expenses do not only include the cost of their monthly Standing Order, but also the cost for other items needed and bought for doing business, the cost of any paid advertising, plus the cost of any rewards paid to downline affiliates. It should not include the cost of items bought for personal use items.

When you actually know how much you are investing into your business, you will be able to stick to your budget and to set your goals. You will also be able to actually see when you cross the black or red line, when you break even for the month. You can work towards a goal that you can see and understand. You can see that the month will come when you will break even. After that comes the profit and that will grow if you do the work and do not stop.









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I have not seen it talked about recently in the Forum, but when reading some past posts written by SFI successes, there is a goal that not many of us look at as a short term goal. That is to make more than you spend in a month. We all want this, but few list it as a written goal. How strange that something we desire so much is not included in our written gals.

I would encourage my PSAs and CSAs to include this in their goals along with the desired month. I would also have them to set a
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

New affiliates should not steam ahead into their To Do List with having read their sponsor's welcome letter and the SFI BASICS and START boxes.

New affiliates open their To Do List and are overcome by all the work. They should not put off beginning to tackle that work. They should not do a couple of actions and then pause or give up. Momentum is great.

They should not let discouragement overcome them. Nor consider quitting without having conversed with their sponsor, upline, or the Forum. They should just never quick anytime for any reason. But they should get their questions and doubts cleared up.

They should not wait until they see the big picture to begin telling their friends about SFI.

They should not try to succeed without spending any money. The quicker they put in a Standing Order, the better.

They should not forget to set their goals, Ask for help on that. And they should never compromise their goals, or ethics.
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New affiliates should not steam ahead into their To Do List with having read their sponsor's welcome letter and the SFI BASICS and START boxes.

New affiliates open their To Do List and are overcome by all the work. They should not put off beginning to tackle that work. They should not do a couple of actions and then pause or give up. Momentum is great.

They should not let discouragement overcome them. Nor consider quitting without having conversed with their sponsor, upline,
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

I was going to let this question pass and not comment on it. But it upsets me so much every time an answer for it comes my way that I have to put in an answer. As I see it, there are really only two entities that greatly benefit when you play KOT. Your sponsor and SFI/TC.

I play KOT. I enjoy it. But, it intrudes on my day. I can spend hours waiting for the next game to begin. It gives me a good excuse to not be running ads or reading helpful books and articles. It is a very slow way to earn VP. And few people need to feed their egos to puff up their heads.

So while I have told my team that the game is fun, I have not encouraged them to buy more TCredits to play with. It must be their choice.
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I was going to let this question pass and not comment on it. But it upsets me so much every time an answer for it comes my way that I have to put in an answer. As I see it, there are really only two entities that greatly benefit when you play KOT. Your sponsor and SFI/TC.

I play KOT. I enjoy it. But, it intrudes on my day. I can spend hours waiting for the next game to begin. It gives me a good excuse to not be running ads or reading helpful books and articles. It is a very slow way to
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

First of all, know what SFI teaches, what it's standards are, and how they impact your business and those of your PSAs. Next take stock of your actions. Are you worthy of being duplicated? If not, how high on your line of sponsorship do you have to go to find someone worth duplicating? When you find him or her, begin a relationship and begin duplicating that person yourself.

The person who first said "Don't reinvent the wheel." had it right. If "something isn't broken, don't fix it." Why do you think the businesses you tried out previously didn't work? Someone thought he could design a better business. None of those businesses have what SFI has put together. They have some of it, but not all.

So when you begin to teach your PSAs to follow your example, tell them why each step is important. Give them examples of your past and form a relationship with them so they begin to trust both you and SFI.

There are so many who won't trust you. They don't even log in and follow your Leadership Page and see your badges. They will never know when you achieve your goal level of success. Take heart, it's on them.

Reward publicly those who are duplicating you as they move up the steps to success.

One big thing to remember: if your sponsor is not doing his job, that is not your downline's worry. They do not need to know. If you bring negativity to his name, then when he does catch on and become useful to you, they will not accept him. And, remember you will then be on trial, too.

We can all do the business alone, duplicating the training given by SFI. But it is so much easier and enjoyable when you are part of a team, that has a good leader, who's members are all going in the same direction, working together for a common goal. I like to think of my team as developing the closeness of a fighter team doing their display at an air show. Their success depends on every member of the team, and it is measured at the end of the show.



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First of all, know what SFI teaches, what it's standards are, and how they impact your business and those of your PSAs. Next take stock of your actions. Are you worthy of being duplicated? If not, how high on your line of sponsorship do you have to go to find someone worth duplicating? When you find him or her, begin a relationship and begin duplicating that person yourself.

The person who first said "Don't reinvent the wheel." had it right. If "something isn't broken, don't
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241

Every person on earth is different from all the others in some way. The differences are unlimited. Why one person hits a certain level of success quickly while another person lags way behind all depends on the skills, understanding, and how they duplicate their uplind and in the meantime, how well their downline are duplicating them.

In SFI we have Actionable activities and those actions that Maintain the business. It is important to maintain the business. The frame of your business must be strong for when you apply the affiliates. Your knowledge must be kept razor sharp for when your downline asks questions or duplicates your actions. Doing the Daily Eleven, participating in the Forum and ASK SC, looking at the Leader Pages are all Maintenance activities. They can take hours of you time away if you do not watch out. But the are necessary actions that lead to growth and success. Learning how and where to advertise, learning how to train the new PSAs, are examples of Actionable activities.

Of course the person who is always in the Forum or is always learning about advertising is never going to step into the business of growing.

So the person who never engages in growth activities will not be as successful as those who get right to it.

And then we have those who do not function as well as those others who are on the ball.
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Every person on earth is different from all the others in some way. The differences are unlimited. Why one person hits a certain level of success quickly while another person lags way behind all depends on the skills, understanding, and how they duplicate their uplind and in the meantime, how well their downline are duplicating them.

In SFI we have Actionable activities and those actions that Maintain the business. It is important to maintain the business. The frame of your business must
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