Network Marketing, Leadership, and Geese

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Fall when

you see a geese

heading south for the

winter,  flying along in a…
 
V formation, you might consider

what science has discovered as to why

it is that they fly that way.  As each bird flaps

its wings,  it creates an uplift for the bird immediately

following.  By flying in the V formation the entire flock adds

at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on it’s own.

People

who share a

“Common” direction

and sense of community can get

where they are going more quickly and

easily when traveling on the thrust of one another.

When

a goose falls

out of formation,

it suddenly feels the drag

and resistance of trying to ”going it alone”

and quickly gets back into formation to take

adavntage of the lifting power of the birds that are in

front.  If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in

formation with those who are headed in the same way that we are.

When

the head goose

get tired, it rotates back

in the formation and another goose

flies point.  It is sensible to to take turns

doing demanding jobs whether you are a goose

flying south,  or you are working with other people.

Geese

honk from

behind to encourage

those up front to keep up

their speed.  What do we say

when we are honking from behind?

Finally,

and this is important,

when a goose gets sick, or is

wounded by gunshots and falls out

of formation,  two other geese fall out with

the goose and follow it down to lend help and protection.

They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly, or until it dies.

Only

then do

they launch

out on their own, or

with another formation

to catch up with their group.

If WE had the “Sense” of a Goose…

WE WOULD STAND TOGETHER LIKE THAT!

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THE LESSON

There are 5 “lessons” the we can learn from the geese…

1) People that “share” a common  goal, direction, and sense of purpose can  always  get there more quickly.

2) It is always harder to “go it alone” and it always a lot easier if we stay in formation with those that are headed where we want to go…

IF we are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.

3) Shared leadership and interdependence give us each a chance to “Lead” as well as an opportunity to “Rest”. 

As with geese, people are interdependent on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents and/or resources.

4) We need to make sure our honking is encouraging,  and not discouraging.  Where there is encouragement, the production is  greater. 

The power of encouragement (to stand by one’s heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek.

5)Stand by your familiy, friends, associates, and teamates in both good times and difficult times.

“Bloggers Note”…

Over the years a few “versions” of the above have circulated being attributed to different sources.

I have adapted “Lessons from Geese” from work that was originally authored by Dr Robert McNeish.

Dr McNeish was a biology teacher who enjoyed going over to the Eastern Shore of Maryland with students and observing the geese.  He wrote “LESSONS FROM THE GEESE” for a lay sermon he delivered in Northminster Presbyterian Church in Reisterstown, MD in 1972.

Dr McNeish has never made any money from this clever insightful and scientific article which is featured on numerous websites and used by Toastmasters International, Boy Scouts of America and more.

But I would like to see him get the credit…

If you would like to pass it on, use it, please do..

If you have it on your website and have not attributed it to his authorship, I hope you will consider doing so after reading this…

Feel free to “Thank” the teacher..

Dr McNeish’s email address is: pardnerswvoh@aol.com

To Your Success

John

“Handle With Care the Hopes and Dreams of Others, to Shatter Another’s Hope is to Steal Their Life” jl

John Leonard is a professional network marketer, internet marketer, author, entrepreneur, visionary, skydiver, and lover of life.

He works with and trains everyday, ordinary people, the proper principles, and the proper philosophies that are required to succeed in a network marketing home-based  business. 

If you would like to speak to John, feel free to contact him through his web blog at www.becomeamlmrockstar.com 

If you have a sincere desire to succeed in Network Marketing…

You can reach John at john112655@gmail.com or at 239-471-0632

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