What is the difference between working hard...and working SMART in SFI? How do I make sure I'm in the second group?

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Gliceria Pritchard, PB (Australia) Top Author Forum Guru 12/5/2015 11:40 am
Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 24 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers
Working hard involves physical and mental work. In the beginning we work hard to understand how SFI works, how to get things done and simply how to get started.

We read and learn how to advertise, how to sponsor people to join our business then spend so much time worrying about inactives and non-producers and how to get them started and get moving. We tend to major in minor and lose sight of the Big Picture.

Working Smart is a mindset. It is knowing how to minimise work with
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Gyanendra Puri, EA (India) Top Author Forum Guru 12/3/2015 12:29 pm
Affiliate since: 01/01/2015, Power Rank: 653 | Read Gyanendra's 56 other Ask SC answers
That's a nice question Dennis, because answers to this question will help many Affiliates here to work smarter rather than working hard and just going through the motions.

Initially we all try to work very hard to earn money without realising that a proper meticulous planning ( working SMART) is required to be successful in SFI.

How can we work SMART? The very first thing we must do is read all emails from SFI and try to implement the principles suggested by SFI. We must read
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Wayne Crocker, Aff (Missouri, US) Top Author Forum Guru 12/4/2015 1:13 pm
Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers
For quite a few years I was cutting damaged trees on my property and using the wood to heat my house. I started by cutting trees down with a large bow saw. After working really hard all day long using this system I would be lucky to have cut down and trimmed 5 to 7 trees small enough in size to be used for firewood.

That system was working hard and it was not producing enough firewood to make it through the winter.

The smart way: I bought a chain saw –
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8097 votes
Ufuomaoghene Afekhuai, Aff (Nigeria) Top Author Forum Guru 12/6/2015 6:59 pm
Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers
Good day Dennis,

The difference between working hard and working smart in SFI is that In working hard, you only:-

1. Log on to do your Daily, Weekly and Monthly Tasks.
2 Play Eager Zebra Games.
3 Participate in Price bender Auctions.

The above scenario, you are just interested in the basic, spending limited time with little or no commitment.

Generally, in SFI, one has to think outside the box, go the extra mile to be successful. In otherwords,
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8046 votes
John Smith, EA (Nevada, US) Top Author Forum Guru 12/3/2015 10:15 am
Affiliate since: 08/28/2022, Power Rank: 1050 | Read John's 37 other Ask SC answers
Working Hard in SFI is in building up on your own SFI sales . This requires either a lot of time or money to advertise your TC links and generate sales. There is nothing wrong in this since as long as you identify what is working and what is not and concentrate your efforts on what really works.

Working SMART in SFI is building a good team of PSAs and CSAs and working with your movers to generate duplication. The combined efforts of your team will always surpass your capacity of working
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8006 votes
Sanja Milutinovic, Aff (Serbia) Top Author Forum Guru 12/6/2015 6:20 am
Affiliate since: 11/04/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sanja's 3 other Ask SC answers
Working hard means:
- Every day log in, doing daily actions
- Collect every VP which u can
- Play game, especially T_Time for more TCredits
Every effort is rewarded!
- Every day advertise TripleClicks

Working smart means:
- Every day log in, doing daily actions
- Advertising and work with members who are working
- Teach them and helping them
- Members who slowly work boost, Unleash a member and encourage them that they can do it.
7972 votes
Vincent Troilo, Aff (New jersey, US) Top Author Forum Guru 12/2/2015 7:55 pm
Affiliate since: 07/22/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Vincent's 9 other Ask SC answers
This is the best question I've seen on ASK SC in quite awhile.

Working HARD and working SMART go hand in hand.

Working Hard means educating oneself about how SFI/TripleClicks work, reading, doing the Daily Tasks, advertising and promoting.

Working Smart means using that knowledge to one's advantage. I have 3 things I do personally as follows:

1) Set a reasonable and affordable budget - Each month is different in terms of the amount of money to invest.
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7928 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 12/6/2015 10:36 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
You can work hard all the time and never earn money. When you work smart that's when you begin to earn money.

The difference is, when working smart we need to focus on the realization that it takes people to build this business and so that needs to be our focus. When you are writing ads or talking to people, you need to appeal to their needs and senses. And keep it real, don't offer empty promises or false hopes. Keep it down to earth and realistic. Most people can see through the fluff
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7925 votes
Mar Fajardo, EA (Ontario, CA) Top Author Forum Guru 12/2/2015 9:07 pm
Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 45 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers
It is of utmost importance for a Team Leader to recognize the difference between working hard and working smart, not just for himself/herself, but also for those he/she leads. It is imperative that you lead your team members how to work smart right from the start.

Differentiating between working hard and working smart:

Here are “working hard’ habits that can prevent people from building a successful SFI business:

- They work hard throughout the day, but at the
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7841 votes
Karthikesan S, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 12/3/2015 12:40 pm
Affiliate since: 07/12/2012, Power Rank: 386 | Read Karthikesan's 8 other Ask SC answers
Working hard- Simply daily login, scoring daily action versa points without implementing the internet lessons in real business life and getting tired

Working smart- Daily login and scoring daily action versa points with implementing the internet lessons in real business life through simple actions everyday

Simple actions
>Starting a blog in your interested niche
>Interacting in social media groups & forum and posting your appropriate gateways
>Referring
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