Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Firstly we should not try to read all at a time , by doing so we may feel overwhelmed.

Best advice is to do the daily actions first,weekly actions & monthly actions if any as per To-Do List.

Then just select one or two topic for the day & read thoroughly .

Get yourself refreshed by participating in T - Time in between & hope for the chances
to win two free T Credits

Just have a review of the products in Triple Clicks. com & select for promoting the product.

Slow & steady growth will make a strong foundation about the business.

Don't be in a hurry to read or to earn.
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Firstly we should not try to read all at a time , by doing so we may feel overwhelmed.

Best advice is to do the daily actions first,weekly actions & monthly actions if any as per To-Do List.

Then just select one or two topic for the day & read thoroughly .

Get yourself refreshed by participating in T - Time in between & hope for the chances
to win two free T Credits

Just have a review of the products in Triple Clicks. com & select
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Val's 64 other Ask SC answers

SFI is very simple at the basics stage, so always go back to basics every day, don't get wound up in complicated issues.

Start fresh every day on the basics page and decide on one thing to do that day, and go about doing it. Read something even if you have been with SFI for years, read a launchpad or memo, and it brings you back to where your affiliates are, and then communicate the one simple task daily to them.

Once the new affiliates realize it is really easy, then they are not afraid, or apprehensive, and can go about doing something on their own and branching out. Everyone will make mistakes, because that is how we learn, and they will also learn that way.

Go back to that basics page everyday, to ground yourself, and your affiliates, as it is a great place to start EVERY day.
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SFI is very simple at the basics stage, so always go back to basics every day, don't get wound up in complicated issues.

Start fresh every day on the basics page and decide on one thing to do that day, and go about doing it. Read something even if you have been with SFI for years, read a launchpad or memo, and it brings you back to where your affiliates are, and then communicate the one simple task daily to them.

Once the new affiliates realize it is really easy, then they
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

SFI is still overwhelming to me after two years of working the program. I read my WHY statement often, especially when I'm frustrated. To overcome being overwhelmed here are the steps to emphasize.

1. Develop a "WHY". Why did you sign up, what was your motivation for joining. Usually just wanting to make money isn't enough. Your why has to include more specific information.

The best way to find your WHY is to make a Tchart. Take a piece of paper, place a line across the top and divide the line down the middle to make two lists. Brainstorm by putting on one side the things you want out of life that do not include money, but where money would help.(better home, relationship with family, vacation to a specific place, be your own boss).

On the other side of the chart put what your can do to achieve these goals. Then number the items on each side in order of importance. This will help you develop motivation for the items.

From this information develop a statement you read daily to keep yourself going. I keep mine posted on the edge of the shelf above my computer monitor. It really helps to overcome frustration.

2. Do the daily items across the top in red. Click on the red, glance down the page and go to the bottom and click the blue item. Don't try to read it all or take it in just yet, you are doing these to receive VersaPoints (VP), to familiarize yourself with the daily work, and to build the habit of logging in and doing the dailies.

3. Do as much of the fast start as you can easily. Don't worry about what seems hard, it will come to you. If you can complete 500VP in 24 hours do so to gain the extra 500 VP given by SFI. Many can do this in less than an hour, but don't worry, do what you can today and every day and the points will pile up for you.

4. Read one launchpad a day. Don't try to do more. Keep yourself as comfortable as possible. It is very easy to get overwhelmed.

Read the basics everyday because they keep SFI simple. SFI is simple, but it is full of information like a school. If you go every day, do the work every day, eventually you will learn it all. Ask yourself often - where else can I go to learn how to build a business and earn while I learn. You earn doing the basics, you learn by reading the information and asking questions. Remember there are no stupid questions in SFI.















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SFI is still overwhelming to me after two years of working the program. I read my WHY statement often, especially when I'm frustrated. To overcome being overwhelmed here are the steps to emphasize.

1. Develop a "WHY". Why did you sign up, what was your motivation for joining. Usually just wanting to make money isn't enough. Your why has to include more specific information.

The best way to find your WHY is to make a Tchart. Take a piece of paper, place a line across
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Affiliate since: 01/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tonya's 1 other Ask SC answers

Hello Bob, great question. I tell my downline to simply stick to the BASICS at first. This is NOT a quick-rich business. This is the REAL deal...and should be treated as a real, physical, brick-&-mortar business. Now that we have the new Start page and video (thank you Gery), it's the perfect place to send our new affiliates. Read the Basics, accessed on the upper-right home page tab...and read one Launchpad article per day, as instructed. This is plenty for most affiliates, for the 1st month. If one reads too much per day, the "water seems to start getting muddy & confusing." I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to read the Basics, as well as several of the Launchpad articles...because SFI can appear to be a giant MAZE at times. You read one thing, then hit a link to another, and another...& before you know it, you're feeling as if you've drifted out to sea, without a life boat!

I also compare it to dumping out a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle on the table. At first, it looks impossible. However, once you start finding pieces that fit together, in separate groups, then you start to see a glimmer of hope. The more "groups" of pieces you find, the more exciting it becomes. Finally, once a "picture" starts emerging, you tell yourself, "I really CAN do this! This is doable." To put this analogy into practice, I would advise to begin reading George Little's Internet Income Course, listed underneath the Training tab, during your 2nd month. Lots of great info here. I would also start venturing over to the Tripleclicks store (YOUR store) more often and familiarize myself with it. Explore around with the links & tabs...same as wondering through a physical store. Find out where things are & how they work. After all, this store is our true bread & butter.

The most important thing I stress to my downline is PATIENCE. Patience is, after all, a virtue. Rome wasn't built in a day, right?...& neither will your SFI business be. Take your time, soak it all in (different pace for different people) and when you're finally ready, stick those toes in the water and try it out. Trust me, you won't drown. :)
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Hello Bob, great question. I tell my downline to simply stick to the BASICS at first. This is NOT a quick-rich business. This is the REAL deal...and should be treated as a real, physical, brick-&-mortar business. Now that we have the new Start page and video (thank you Gery), it's the perfect place to send our new affiliates. Read the Basics, accessed on the upper-right home page tab...and read one Launchpad article per day, as instructed. This is plenty for most affiliates, for the 1st
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Affiliate since: 02/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read James's 7 other Ask SC answers

Most of the earlier answers have gone into detail about all the resources SFI provides to make earning income via SFI easy. I won't go thru those details again. What I have recommended to my down line in the past is that if they are feeling overwhelmed is to simplify.

So if they are having trouble in one area I tell them back away from that area for a while and focus more on areas they are having better luck with. For example I had one associate once that was having trouble trying to talk to people and convince them to check out SFI. He was real good on the internet and having some success there. By changing his focus to work more on the internet he was able to improve his internet recruiting and stopped feeling frustrated due to the issues he had with talking to people about SFI.

Another associate was almost the opposite. She could talk to people and had several join but was not getting any traction from her internet work. She put her internet work on the back burner, just doing a little of it, like doing her daily TO-DO List and checking her stats. She spent much more time talking to old and new friends and was more relaxed. She did much better.

I tell everyone to use the tools you are most comfortable with and when they are ready for something new then try the other tools.

One thing I've seen is that new people want to read the Launchpad lessons too fast. I always tell them to only do one a day. I do tell them they can use ones they have already read as a resource going back and rereading them anytime.

SFI has so many tools to earn and learn I can't see how anybody with a little patience and effort time can't earn a nice living with it.
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Most of the earlier answers have gone into detail about all the resources SFI provides to make earning income via SFI easy. I won't go thru those details again. What I have recommended to my down line in the past is that if they are feeling overwhelmed is to simplify.

So if they are having trouble in one area I tell them back away from that area for a while and focus more on areas they are having better luck with. For example I had one associate once that was having trouble trying to
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

The first advice I give to any new team member is to take things slowly.

You will probably be excited when you join, you will probably be very keen to get started earning money. That's perfectly normal, and it's wonderful to hear from a new PSA who's bursting with enthusiasm for building their business, and wants to learn everything at once. But there's way too much to take in at once, and trying to can give you a major headache. (I know - I gave myself the headache, but fortunately, I wasn't put off!)

The first thing I recommend to new team members is to work slowly through the to-do list. Take the time to look at every page, and make sure you take in the information there. Once you find that you're skipping over things and not absorbing it, go and do something else for a while. If you get tired, close the SFI website, and come back to it tomorrow.

Once you've worked through all the one-off actions on the to-do list (getting started and some of the intermediate actions), you're ready to start working through LaunchPad. Having learnt from my experience, I've made a point of reading one LaunchPad lesson a day, as they're meant to be read, and usually going back to re-read the previous day's lesson as well. While you're re-reading, it's a good idea to go to your VP ledger and re-read the articles in the intermediate actions list as well.

If you're taking your time, all of that should take about a month, and by the end of the month, you should have a good, basic grounding on what SFI is about, and what you need to do to succeed. If you're not sure about anything, go back and re-read and re-read again until it sinks in. Then you're ready to move on to more advanced training, such as the Internet Income Course.

SFI is big, and it is complex, but it doesn't need to be overwhelming. Just take it one piece at a time.
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The first advice I give to any new team member is to take things slowly.

You will probably be excited when you join, you will probably be very keen to get started earning money. That's perfectly normal, and it's wonderful to hear from a new PSA who's bursting with enthusiasm for building their business, and wants to learn everything at once. But there's way too much to take in at once, and trying to can give you a major headache. (I know - I gave myself the headache, but fortunately,
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Affiliate since: 02/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kathryn's 24 other Ask SC answers

Start with the Start button. When you understand everything there, move to SFI Basics. Once you understand that, move to Launchpad. Don't try to do more than you can understand at once. Work through the lessons. After you have finished them, go back through them as needed until you understand everything well enough to move to the Internet Income Course. Take your time.

Read through all of the Forum posts on your Home page. Keep up with the news. If you have questions, ask. Your upline is supposed to be there for you, but if they are not, go to the forum first and then perhaps support, the indexes or submit a ticket. Whatever it takes to get your question answered.

Work with your team and get to know them. When you are friends then you will be able to help each other better.
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Start with the Start button. When you understand everything there, move to SFI Basics. Once you understand that, move to Launchpad. Don't try to do more than you can understand at once. Work through the lessons. After you have finished them, go back through them as needed until you understand everything well enough to move to the Internet Income Course. Take your time.

Read through all of the Forum posts on your Home page. Keep up with the news. If you have questions, ask. Your upline
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Affiliate since: 09/04/2002, Power Rank: 336 | Read Carl's 74 other Ask SC answers

There can be so many opinions on this question. I realize that SFI can get overwhelming to a person just starting out when they see all the things that they have to do to make the business work for them. It can also affect the seasoned affiliate when they see that they have to continue to change with what SFI offers if they want to be successful.

The key to not getting so overwhelmed would be to first get the right mindset of how simple it is to be successful in SFI. What inspires me even more is that SFI continues to make adjustments to make it easier for everyone to be successful if they are willing to follow instructions and make commitments.

Being individuals, we all want to implement our own style, our own way or our own attitudes in the process to being successful with SFI and expect our team members to follow it. This can lead to a bigger problem and should be avoided.

SFI has the system in place that works and all you have to do is be willing to follow instructions and commit yourself. Most people will not follow the steps so they sabotage their own success. Before you try to to motivate , encourage and lead others, you should first make sure that you are self motivated, have the right attitudes, and can be a good follower.

Example

I share this in our training for team members to understand some of the SFI Basics and not get so overwhelmed. Use the Power of Duplication to your advantage and get the results you are looking for to be successful.

Questions to help keep you focused and stay on track.

1. Are you on the 11/21 Plan?

It is one the simple structured directions that SFI put into place to help you and anyone else get started and stay on target as you continue to build and grow your Versapoint Activity each month.(I named it the 11/21 Plan). If you log in your SFI Home Page and work your Red Tabs each day you will score 11 pts daily, stay active and remain on the right road to building your Versapoints every month. If you are doing that, you can get others on your Team to do the same , which is putting the Power of Duplication to work for you.

2. Are you committed to doing what is necessary to score as many Versapoints as you can, maintain your EA status and make the Top 300 List in VP activity each month?

SFI directs you to work your Complete Versapoint Ledgerboard and learn to score as many points as you can each month. Making EA and maintaining your status sets the pace to maximize your earnings and earn a residual check. Scoring more pts means a higher payout percentage in VP commissions. If you are doing that, you can get others on your team to do the same and let the power Power of Duplication work for you.

3. Are you making sponsoring a regular routine to easily grow your business with new PSAs?


SFI suggests that you share this opportunity with others. The key is to constantly bring new people into your group.This is the life blood of your business. Develop a good sponsoring attitude and it will make the process much easier for you to recruit people. If you are doing that, you can get others on your team to do the same and definitely get the Power of Duplication working for you.

Note:
We are getting great results and our team is growing each month!

Thanks
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There can be so many opinions on this question. I realize that SFI can get overwhelming to a person just starting out when they see all the things that they have to do to make the business work for them. It can also affect the seasoned affiliate when they see that they have to continue to change with what SFI offers if they want to be successful.

The key to not getting so overwhelmed would be to first get the right mindset of how simple it is to be successful in SFI. What inspires me
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

This is an issue that many new affiliates face. I personally have had many decide to give up because they "don't understand" what is expected of them. After much thought on the issue I decided to compile an 8 pg "Getting Started" guide that outline the basics for them. I send a copy of this guide to all my new PSA's, CSA's and re-assigned CSA's to give them a leg up. If they can see the bare bones of what SFI offers then they have a better chance of giving it a chance. I also make sure to include helpful links at the end of the guide to various helpful places such as their VP ledger, the SFI Comp Plan and many more. I also stress that they are given not only a sponsor but a co-sponsor as well who are there to help them every step of the way. If they have any questions or concerns at all I urge them to contact one or both for assistance.
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This is an issue that many new affiliates face. I personally have had many decide to give up because they "don't understand" what is expected of them. After much thought on the issue I decided to compile an 8 pg "Getting Started" guide that outline the basics for them. I send a copy of this guide to all my new PSA's, CSA's and re-assigned CSA's to give them a leg up. If they can see the bare bones of what SFI offers then they have a better chance of giving it a chance. I also
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

You have to remember that SFI is not a 'get rich quick scheme', it is a business set out for you to understand and gradually get money from your work. I always quote to my affiliates and especially new affiliates that "Rome was not built in a day" so your business will not be built in 1 day. Every week I try and encourage my affiliates to keep active by logging in everyday as this is the crucial first step. In the same email I reassure my team and always say at the end of my email that if they have any questions then please don't hesitate to ask as I will try my best to help them succeed.

You can never know enough about SFI so continue reading and learning about it. Go back and read the launch pad again and remind yourself what is the best strategy to use.

Following these steps also remind me of what I want out of my SFI business and helps me not to et overwhelmed.
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You have to remember that SFI is not a 'get rich quick scheme', it is a business set out for you to understand and gradually get money from your work. I always quote to my affiliates and especially new affiliates that "Rome was not built in a day" so your business will not be built in 1 day. Every week I try and encourage my affiliates to keep active by logging in everyday as this is the crucial first step. In the same email I reassure my team and always say at the end of my email that
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