Overcoming Fear And Doubt To Finally Try Network Marketing
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A man checks his email while visiting Niagara Falls with a friend and sees a message telling him he has just earned a commission. Five hundred dollars in a day. “I was like, wow, this thing is for real,” he says. That moment, buried in the middle of a video built almost entirely out of testimonials, is the piece of proof the whole presentation is arranged around.
The video opens with Chris Record, not with numbers
David Wood shares a video introduced by Chris Record, who identifies himself as the founder of Team Take Massive Action. Reckard frames what follows as a look at “who we are as a team, the community behind the team, the support, the camaraderie, the fellowship.” He describes the team as people who have taken an online world and brought it offline into real relationships: single mothers, different age groups, different ethnicities, different backgrounds, different religions. He calls it what it is, a promotional piece meant to show why the team is “making big moves on the leaderboards” before turning things over to the people who make it up.
A roll call of names and ages, then the doubts underneath
The video moves through a long list of members introducing themselves by first and last name, Derek Harris, Sherlyn Van Dahlen, Peter Sorensen, Gina, Eric Berthelay, Jeffrey Frank, Jenny Bloom, George Bailey, Azar Prachami, William, Stephanie Ritchie, Arthur Tubman, Jesse Acker, Jason Wheeler, Shawna Engaduba, Shuri Prasad, and stating their ages one after another: 23, 51, 27, 39, 40, 34, 28, 33, 43, 30, 28, 24, 33, 28, 40.
After the roll call comes the substance. One man says that before Empower Network he had no idea what internet marketing even was, despite having friends who had done well in it and having dabbled with Facebook and Craigslist ads without anything major coming of it. Another describes going “seminars to seminars” without ever being told what to actually do. Someone else says he had done a lot of network marketing and MLM and had never been successful in any of them.
The fears get named directly. One person says his biggest worry was that Empower Network would be exactly like the year and a half he had already spent buying something, going all in, and jumping to the next thing. Another says it sounded so good he wondered, “how can this possibly be real?” What separated this from past pitches, he says, was that it didn’t feel like another scheme or another sales video, that there was substance behind it and the sense of an actual community.
The results people point to
Several people describe what changed once they were in. One man says all he knew how to do was send an email, and now he says he is on his way to having an automated business, something he says he never thought in a million years he could do. Another talks about being able to take care of his family and give to charities once he could see the money was real, not just talked about.
One member says he doesn’t have much online marketing experience but that by following the system, the team, and his mentor Chris Record, and by “taking Massive Action,” he is now making a six figure income with the opportunity. Another cites specific traffic numbers on his Empower Network blog: 17,000 visitors and more than 38,000 page views in a 30 day period. The Niagara Falls commission story sits among these as the moment one member says convinced him the thing was real.
The pitch to anyone still on the fence is direct. One speaker says that if someone tells him it sounds good but they’re not sure, his answer is to keep looking, keep researching, get to know the team, because “we’re here for you, we’re here to support you.” He tells them they’ll reach the same conclusion the people already earning money reached: “It’s the real deal. Just get in. It’s only 25 bucks.” Another adds that the team is defined by transparency, honesty, and members helping grow each other’s businesses.
Three things, and leaders do all of them
Closing the video, the message is reduced to three instructions. Get started immediately. Take immediate and massive action. Get yourself to the next Empower Network event. The line delivered on this is direct:
“At least do one of those three things, but you know what, leaders do all of them.”
The claim made to close is that doing those three things is what allows someone to, in his words, make big things happen in their life, and that they deserve it.
Written up from the original recording. The full transcript is below.
Read the full transcript (6 min talk, 1,202 words)
Everyone, Chris Record, Team Take Massive Action, I'm actually the founder, and I am excited to bring to you this video. We're going to share with you a little insight as to who we are as a team, the community behind the team, the support, the camaraderie, the fellowship. What we've done here is we've taken an online world and brought it offline with real relationships, real people, everything from single moms to different age groups, to different ethnicities, to different backgrounds, different religions, you name it. Our team is made up of a wide, diverse group of people that we absolutely love and care about. Team Take Massive Action is making big things happen, and I want to encourage you to watch this video, meet some of the people on our team, and see why Team Take Massive Action is making big moves on the leaderboards, making big things happen, and changing people's lives. So with that being said, let's jump right into the video.
Hey guys, this is Derek Harris. My name is Sherlyn Van Dahlen. Hey, my name is Peter Sorensen. Hi, my name is Gina. My name is Eric Berthelay. My name is Jeffrey Frank.
I'm Jenny Bloom. My name is George Bailey. My name is Azar Prachami. Hi, my name is William. My name is Stephanie Ritchie. My name is Arthur Tubman.
My name is Jesse Acker. Jason Wheeler here. My name is Shawna Engaduba. Hi, my name is Shuri Prasad. And how old are you? I'm 23.
51. 27. 39. 40. 34. 28.
33. No, I don't want to give my A's. 43. 30. 28. 24.
33. 28. And I'm 40 years old. Before Empower Network, I had no idea what internet marketing even was. I've been around a lot of it. I've had some friends who've had a lot of success in it.
So I've always known and had some interest in it. I did a few things on Facebook, did some Craigslist ads, but nothing major. Basically, I was just going to seminars to seminars and not really getting instructed what to do. And I did a lot of network marketing and MLMs. And I've never been successful in any of them. You know, I've seen a lot.
I've done a lot. I've been involved in numerous businesses. My biggest fear was that it was going to be exactly what I've been doing for the last year and a half, buying something, going all in, and then jumping to the next thing. You know, just like anyone, you have fears, concerns, doubts, worries, especially when it comes to trying something new, to going into a new endeavor. It seems so good. It sounds so good.
I was like, how can this possibly be real? When I saw Empower Network, it was a little different than what I have seen in the past. It wasn't just like, it didn't feel like another scheme, another, you know, sales video or something. There was a lot of substance behind it. So I felt like it was something that, hey, if I were to, you know, to join this or to get on this, there'll be real people. There'll be like a community or a culture.
Finally coming here and seeing this, I realized that people are, in fact, making money. But the biggest thing is actually changing people's lives and how it's very simple to do and that anybody can do it. All I knew how to do was send an email. And now I'm literally on my way to having an automated business. And I never thought in a million years I could do something like that. I realize after coming to this event, I'll be able to take care of my family.
I'll be able to give to charities. I'll be able to do all the things that that I've been wanting to do for years. We have the viral factor going on right now. Right place, right time, right people, servant leadership, awesome success, opportunity for everybody, abundant attitude. Get out of here, be a huge team, let's have success. I know fear stops people a lot from taking action on things that they have a good gut feeling about.
If you're looking at Empower Network and you have a guy like me who looks at it but wants to learn more about it. Where do you start is you make a decision. This is something that either you're in or you're not. And if you're in, if you do what they tell you to do, you're going to have success. What we have with Team Massive Action and with what Empower Network does for your training, you're going to be blown away. I don't have a lot of online marketing experience.
I follow the ways of Empower Network, of our team taking Massive Action, of my partner and mentor, Chris Weckert. And literally, I've plugged into the system, just taking Massive Action, and now I'm making a six-figure income with this opportunity. I had traveled to Niagara Falls, checked my email that morning, just going to see a friend, and it said, congratulations, you just earned a commission, 500 bucks in a day. I was like, wow, this thing is for real. I had 17,000 visitors on my Empower Network blog, and not only that, but over 38,000 page views in just a 30-day period, and that's pretty exciting. If someone was asking me, hey, Peter, you know what?
This sounds good, looks good, but I'm just really not sure. All I would say is just keep looking into it, keep doing your research, get to know us a little more, because we're here for you, we're here to support you, and we want to make this work for you and all of us. You'll come to the same conclusion that I came to and a lot of us that are making money with this opportunity have come to. It's the real deal. Just get in. It's only 25 bucks.
Get exposed to culture. You will not find a team so transparent, so honest, helping each other, growing each other's business, and moving forward in life, guys. Alright, so what you've just seen is an insight into our team. You've gotten to see some of the leaders, you've gotten to see some of the average testimonials, even brand new people who are just getting started. As you can see, we're super diverse, and we're growing like crazy. The momentum is on our side right now.
I want to tell you, dude, one of these three things, right? Number one, get started immediately. Absolutely get started, okay? Number two, take massive action. Okay, you've got to take immediate and massive action. And number three, get yourself to the very next event for Empower Network, okay?
At least do one of those three things, but you know what, leaders do all of them. But if you can do those three things, get started, take massive action, get yourself to the next event, you can make big things happen in your life, and you deserve it. So I look forward to seeing you on the inside.