In QNET India and the direct selling industry as a whole, having a good mentoring relationship with your downline is crucial if you want to succeed. I always tell my downlines- my success in QNET is heavily dependent on the success of my team. This has helped me understand that direct selling and QNET is not just about making money and being rich yourself, but it is also about helping people under you to do the same. In fact, helping other and allowing them to succeed is the core concept of direct selling. And for that, it is important of have a strong mentoring relationship with your downline and sales team. Here are some ways by which you can maintain a good mentoring relationship with your sales team and be seen as one among them.
Show them who you are and what you can do
A good leader leads. It’s in the title itself. A good leader leads by example and motivates those in his or her team to do the same. By showing your team that you are capable of what you ask from them and showing them the way it is done, you can earn a lot of respect naturally from them. It is only understandable that followers are more attracted towards respected leaders. They also want to follow people who are successful and can achieve the goals that they themselves see. After all, isn’t that why they are looking for a leader- to lead them?
Be open for communication
The biggest problem that many sales team face is that there is a lack of communications. In many cases, the only scope for talk to some is on the same level. It is important to allow your downline to have a direct and easy access to you so that you can help them out. More than a few QNET distributors have made it big in the industry thanks to their mentors. Do you think such a thing would have been possible if not for streamline communication and easy access to their mentors?
Learn from the best
No one is born perfect. Even the best mentors must have learned from someone. Just because you have successfully built a team or have become mentor, it does not mean than you have learned everything there is to learn. It is important to keep on learning and best resources available to you. Direct selling is an industry that is dynamic and keeps on changing. It is important to be on top of your game at all times if you want to be a successful direct seller in the long run.
In fact, I consider myself lucky in the fact that I was the downline or was mentored by someone who instilled the hunger of continuous knowledge in me.
Be humble
When you are faced with a lot of success and people look up to you for advice and assistance, it is easy to lose focus and let it go to your head. But humility is one of the signs of a true leader. It is no easy task to find success and still stay humble. But being humble in the face of success will make you more attractive to your downline or sales team and make them feel like you are one among them and not one above.
Importance of good Mentoring Relationship
But what is the importance of good mentoring relationships? What difference does it make if I do not come across as an approachable mentor figure?
Like we talked about above, in direct selling, the success of any individual is dependent on the entire team. Yes, your team might be able to accomplish their goals or targets, but they will not be able to perform to their best unless they have a mentor figure to look up to. And QNET is all about helping others grow and become successful entrepreneurs of their own. By being a good and approachable mentor, you will be able to help raise the new generation of QNET entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs and distributors can go on and build their own sales team. And they can help the new entrepreneurs the same way you helped them.
Even from a selfish point of view, having good mentoring relationship with your team is the smart option. The QNET compensation or business plan is structured in such a way that when members in your sales team gets more people into their own sales team, you profit. With the step commission method in direct selling, as your sales team grows their own teams, you will be able to increase your profits as well.
So what are you waiting for you? Head to the QNET India website and start your journey as a QNET.