What to look for in a team member when building your network marketing team

I often ask people that have their own business: "what do you look for in a team member?" I get the usual "hard worker, show up on time, never complain." Sometimes business owners are not looking for the right qualities. Here are a few that I believe it:

I tend to look for people that are unselfish. I have seen people that become successful in the their business become selfish with the money they create and soon lose it all with the poor decisions they make. They end up focusing on themselves and not the people that have made them a success. You have to find people that allow others to be the expert, that make time to help out other team members, and share or give the credit when others succeed. Mother Teresa said: "One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody."

I also look for people with UNrealistic goals. I know what you may be thinking, Unrealistic goals? For long term success, I believe you have to stretch your limits just a little bit. Setting your financial thermostat just a little higher than you have done in the past, can create a higher motivation. Setting goals that you feel are just beyond your reach, will push you to grow and achieve them and push you outside of your comfort zone. Getting out of your comfort zone can increase your sense of creativity.

People need to take action! Production never comes without action. Without taking action, how can you expect to receive what it is you are asking for? Many people "wish" for something to happen. I love the quote Burgess Meredith's character said in Grumpy Old Men: "you can wish in one hand and crap in the other one and see which one fills up first." I know, I little gross, but totally true. Visualize your ladder and start to climb. There maybe a lot of rungs to that ladder. You know that your goal is to reach the top, and you do this one foot at a time, one step at a time, until you can see the heights of your potential!

My team members have to invest time and money in themselves. Successful team members must possess this in order to better their personal development. The continuation of the betterment of one's mind creates endless possibilities around obstacles. Things like frustration. We all go through this. I believe frustration can explode like a bomb, or be used as rocket fuel. It's the way we deal with things like this that can make us a success or a failure. Utilizing personal development can quickly shift your state from fear, frustration, and doubt, to greater knowledge and optimism.

So these are just a few qualities that I look for in a team member to build my business. Thanks for your time, I really appreciate it.

Greg Schmidt