Unless you've been living under a bridge somewhere, you know that the Los Angeles Lakers just won the NBA championship for a record 15th time.
15 major sports championships, that's a pretty unbelievable accomplishment. Now let me back up a second and say that I am not a Lakers fan. In fact, I am an anti-Laker fan. I watched the finals just so I could root against them and hope they lose. You see, I grew up watching the Celtics and Lakers battle it out in the mid-80's, and I was a huge Larry Bird fan. I guess those feelings from back in the day just stuck with me. Well, even if you hate 'em, you gotta love 'em because no doubt about it, they are good!
Anyway, back to the subject at hand. There are several reasons why the Lakers are such a dominant franchise in the NBA. The way that organization is run is a lesson for Network Marketing, MLM or any other business for that matter. Let's just focus on the top three reasons why Network Marketers can learn a lesson from the Lakers.
1) The Lakers Acquire The Best Talent
Whether players or coaches, the Lakers have always been willing to do what it takes to acquire the best talent.
If you didn't know, the Lakers had the first ever star in the NBA, George Mikan and they won their first championship with him in 1950. Either through the draft or through trades, the Lakers always went after the best. The Lakers took risks, they traded 3 of their best players in the late 60's for Wilt Chamberlin and traded 4 of their best players for Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the mid-70's, they traded Vlade Divac (their center and leading scorer at the time) for the rights to Kobe Bryant.. When the Lakers had high draft picks, they got great talent like Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson and James Worthy. When great players were available in the market, they went after them and got them (Shaquille O'Neal).
Between Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, the Lakers have had two of the best coaches in NBA history. Why? Because they recognized the talent and rewarded them for it. Pat Riley was a former player and assistant coach when he got the head coach job for the Lakers. But he led them to 3 championships as did Phil Jackson. They Lakers realized they needed the best available coach out there and the were willing to pay the price.
So, what can Network Marketers learn from this? Be like the Lakers, attract the best talent to your team. What are you doing to attract the best talent? Are you willing to take risks to make it happen?
3) The Lakers Are Winners
Plain and simple, the Lakers are winners, 15 championships spanning 60 years. But more importantly, everyone knows that the Laker organization is successful. Why? They celebrate their victories. Every championship has a banner up in the stadium. Whenever you see an NBA game, you always see a clip of the championship celebration of a past team.
The Lakers always remind themselves and their fans of the historical success of the organization. Winning creates winning. The Lakers breed success. They take players, coaches, teams that weren't successful in the past and make them successful, if you are a Laker, you are a winner.
Sure, there were dry spells, but even during those spells, the Lakers may not have one the championship, but the still were winners.
So, what can Network Marketers learn from this? Are you breeding success in your organization like the Lakers are in theirs? Are you a winner and have you surrounded by winners? Are you celebrating your successes and remind yourself and your team that you are successful?
4) The Lakers Have A Great Owner
Between Jack Kent Cooke and Jerry Buss, the Lakers have had two of the most profitable NBA franchise owners in history. But why were they so profitable? Because they were willing to invest. They invested in players, in coaches, they invested in the team and the franchise.
These owners knew that in order to grow the value of the franchise, of the team, they had to invest in it. They had to invest to become winners and to continue winning. The treated their franchise as a business. A good business makes smart investments and these owners knew it!
So, what can Network Marketers learn from this? Are you making smart investments into your business? Are you treating your Network Marketing or MLM business as a true business? What type of investments are you making in your business to make your business a winner?
Choose to be winners. Breed success in your organization. Always look for and attract the best talent and make wise investments in your business that will make your business profitable.
Oh yeah, and my hat's off to the Los Angeles Lakers for their 15th NBA championship and even though you've provided some valuable lessons for us, I still will root against you every chance I get!
Parag Paleja is a business coach and mentor based out of Houston, TX, that assists serious entrepreneurs in building a profitable online business with multiple incomes streams. Parag and his team have assisted hundreds of people, from doctors and lawyers to high-school drop-outs and single parents in generating profits that exceed $250K or more in their first year. For more information and to contact Parag, visit: http://www.StepIntoWealth.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Parag_Paleja |
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