======================================================= THE INNER GAME OF NETWORK MARKETING I-COURSE ======================================================= Hello, Welcome to The Inner Game of NetWork Marketing. I'm excited to have you participate in this innovative I-Course. Here's what you'll be doing. Over the next 11 days we'll be sending you your daily 650 word Lessons by email. You have the option to do the course as "Super Learning" by linking to our web site and listening to the material as you Read along. You'll complete the first part of the Lesson by typing in your answers to the True/False questions. Then simply return the Lesson with your answers to us by email and you'll receive a detailed reply along with that day's Exercises. We will also provide you with links to our web site where you'll find additional articles, books and audios for further study as you choose. As the Greatest Networker in the World states it, "Anyone can be taught the basics of how to do Network Marketing in one hour on a Sunday afternoon. The rest is a process of life-long learning about being the very best human being you can be" (Conversations with the Greatest Networker in the World, by John Milton Fogg, p. 145). The Inner Game plays a key role in that life-long learning of being all that you can be as a person. It is played in your mind, where you compete with yourself, where you are challenged by.... Enough. You can learn about it as you take this I-Course over the next several days. This Training is inspired by the work of Tim Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis, The Inner Game of Golf and The Inner Game of Work. John took his Friend Tim's teaching and applied the unique perspective of The Greatest Networker in the World. The result is a ground-breaking I-Course, which goes beyond conventional "How To" training to the far more fundamental "Who To" be to create lasting Network Marketing success. Enjoy the ride. As John says, "The Inner Game is simply The Greatest Game in the World..." To every wonderful possibility in your life. - Rusty Rusty Peterman, President, The Greatest Networker, Inc. http://www.GreatestNetworker.com/is/rustypeterman ____________________________________________________________ NOTE: To get the most out of this I-course you can use both your eyes and ears, reading and listening to the same material at the same time. This is called "Super Learning" and it's a proven way to deepen your memory and comprehension. Here's what you need to do: Step 1. Go to: http://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/id=19918/learn1 Step 2. Choose the Audio File of "The Inner Game of Network Marketing" that matches the Lesson you're reading. Then simply read along with what you're hearing. ____________________________________________________________ ======================================================= DAY 1. The Inner Game of NetWork Marketing ======================================================= In the introduction to his ground-breaking best seller, The Inner Game of Tennis, author Tim Gallwey wrote the following: "Every game is composed of two parts, an outer game and an inner game. The outer game is played against an external opponent to overcome external obstacles and to reach an external goal. Mastering this game is the subject of many books offering instructions on how to swing a racket, club or bat, and how to position arms, legs or torso to achieve the best results. But for some reason, most of us find these instructions easier to remember than to execute." Gallwey goes on to explain that real success in the playing of any game must include attention to the skills of the inner game- the game that takes place in the mind of the player. He points to such internal obstacles as lack of concentration, nervousness and self-doubt as "habits of mind" that must be overcome before excellence in performance will be accomplished. He writes: "The player of the inner game comes to value the art of relaxed concentration above all other skills; he discovers a true basis for self-confidence; and he learns that the secret of winning any game lies in not trying too hard. He aims at the kind of spontaneous performance which occurs only when the mind is calm and seems at one with the body, which finds its own surprising ways to surpass its own limits again and again. Moreover, while overcoming the common hang-ups of competition, the player of the inner game uncovers a will to win which unlocks all his energy and which is never discouraged by losing." Now honestly, doesn't that sound wonderful? I mean, wouldn't you enjoy being calm, at one with your body, surpassing your limits again and again, and in the process uncovering a will to win that's never discouraged by losing? Seems like great fun to me. And what if you could do that in the game of NetWork Marketing- what would that look like to you . . . ? NetWork Marketing is a game. It's just like any and every other game you've ever played. There are rules and tools and goals and skills, all of which you need in order to play. And when you arrive at a certain level of competence and confidence where you consistently play the game well, you win and keep on winning. Although we don't have playoffs in NetWork Marketing, we get some great payoffs: Freedom to choose where, when, how and with whom we spend our working and living time; travel; challenge; fun; friends; the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives; the ability to constantly develop and grow; and of course, there's the money. Yet in a very provable sense, money is the least of these. In the game of NetWork Marketing, money is just the way we keep score. Like all truly inspired games, the NetWork Marketing game is a microcosm of life. The skills and attitudes you need to succeed and be a winner in our business are the very same ones you need to succeed in life itself. You can learn all you need to know about "how" to do this business in an hour-and-a-half on a Sunday afternoon. But even if you have a handle on all the knowledge, that alone won't make you a winner. You've got to master the inner game. That's why you always find such an emphasis on personal growth and development in NetWork Marketing. The inner game is the one played in your mind. The one where you compete with yourself, where you are challenged by your old paradigms- your past programming; the thinking that limits you, those beliefs that stop you. The inner game is the game that must be mastered before you can succeed on purpose, consistently, for the rest of your life- and teach others to do the same. The inner game is simply The Greatest Game in the World! ____________________________________________________________ Please make the time right now to ANSWER the questions below. ======================================================= Step 1. OPEN a NEW e-mail addressed to: I-Course1@infogeneratorpro.com (aol users type address into a new letterhead) Step 2. CUT and PASTE the questions into the email. Step 3. TYPE your Answer, either TRUE or FALSE, after each question. Step 4. SEND the email to the specific email address listed above. A prompt Reply will come right back to you with the correct Answers and Today's Exercises. ======================================================== 1. NetWork Marketing is a game with rules, goals and required skills. 2. Every game is composed of two parts, an outer game and an inner game. 3. If you have a handle on all the knowledge of "how" to do this business, that alone will make you a winner. 4. Success in playing the NetWorking "game" must include attention to the skills of the inner game that takes place in the mind. The "Inner GameŽ" is a registered Service Mark of Timothy Gallwey and The Inner Game Corporation. Used with permission. Mr. Gallwey is the author of The Inner Game of Tennis, The Inner Game of Golf, The Inner Game of Work, and may be contacted at: http://www.theinnergame.com. ____________________________________________________________