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Group Mentality

02/23/07

Permalink 06:21:46 pm, by Sheryl Email , 734 words, 476 views   English (US)
Categories: Marketing

Group Mentality

Group Mentality Get Some!!

This concept is an old one but somehow it has been lost in the selfish modern world of today, with it is everyone for themselves mentality. Part of my quest as a community builder is to educate and help people to realize the harm they are doing to themselves when they have an all for me and just worry about me attitude. I would like to point out a few advantages to working with and together as a group. It is also powerful and healthy for you as an individual to work and play together.

Sharing with an open positive heart is one of the strongest assets to a community. If you realize how powerful your thoughts were you would never think a negative thought. So when I say open positive heart I mean act with out the, you owe me attitude. But still believe that some where down the line you will receive payment for your kind gestures and then some. You never know where they are coming from and you don't have to dwell on them, just know they will happen. This is faith, actually living a life that gives evidence to all that you believe.

An example of this is I just started a forum for advertising one of the issues brought up in the planning stages of this project was if someone from reefers a lead to the site and the lead ends up signing up with someone else that is not right I lost my prospect. This is a negative thought and I can understand the feeling. But on the other hand if you look at a situation like this with the open heart concept it may make some sense.

First If your prospect joined with someone else that may be a good thing if they feel more comfortable with them, they maybe more productive for the community and be more inclined to spread the word of their find.

Second If they joined the community under someone that you have not met, this still gives you the opportunity to contact them, congratulate them and start networking with them. Exchange contact information share what you are doing and who you are. You have just gained more power.

Third You can expect this prospect to help you out a little more. If they signed up because the forum had sufficient information they must have felt comfortable enough to act. This means the dynamics of this source is enough to send others to get their information there. You can expect another more new people to collect the information. Then share where they found their information. More attracts more.

Think about this for a moment. If you are driving down the road and you see a person standing on the side of the road looking out over a lake. You don't think twice about it you may notice them but you don't even think twice or slow down you just drive on by. On the other hand if you are driving down the road and you come across a group of people looking out over a lake your curiosity gets the better of you. You slow down and do a little rubber necking yourself. You may even stop and get out joining the group to find out what you are missing. Bigger is better, more attracts more and that is a fact.

This is just part of the rewards of working with a community in a selfless manner. It maybe hard for some to grasp this concept at first but if you can act in faith and practice this you will be a winner. To achieve anything great it takes great faith. To accomplish this faith takes work and a battle with your subconscious. Beat those negative thoughts in your subconscious, replace them with positive thoughts. Work from the inside out, live from the inside out. When I say making heaps of money is a spiritual experience I mean it. Change your mind and prosper!

I have my own thoughts about the power of group or communal marketing I would like to hear your thoughts on the subject.

The pros and cons, the good and bad what do you think about this concept.

This is how I feel.
There is strength in numbers.
Expand everything it attracts more people,
more people more Power!!

Brad West
Onomoney


Internet Marketers Guild

Forum Marketing

4 comments

Comment from: Brian D. Hawkins [Visitor] · http://extremeezine.com/
Hi Brad, I love the way you said, "harm they are doing to themselves" rather than 'harm to others'. Both would be true but 'harm to ourselves' is a harder concept to recognize.

I also like this simple statement, "Bigger is better, more attracts more and that is a fact". Looks like I have another quote for our next ezine issue.
02/21/09 @ 11:48
Comment from: Brad West [Visitor] · http://theinternetmarketersguild.com
I wrote this piece some years back, probably 5 if I had to guess. I think it is timeless and actually more important as time goes on.

My reference to a group being not necessarily more attractive but more noticed, is what belonging and working as a team does. If there is value, people will be attracted and join you in what ever it is that you are a part of.

I have been reiterating this fact for a long, long time and for some reason people insist on going it alone.

Brad West ~ onomoney

02/21/09 @ 13:36
Comment from: Judy Smith [Visitor] · http://www.birdessentials.com
Hi Brad,
This is a great post. it is right on with the mentality. i know very few who are really working with a community spirit. Most are a one man (or woman) team.
I am a firm believer in "givers gain, takers lose" I have heard it called so many things like paying it forward, but whatever you call it is community. I run into the "gimmes" who are renegades - they know what they are doing. And then they in team meetings, these same people are the first to toot their horn and let everyone know they are rebels

Great stuff here, Brad. I always enjoy your blog.
Judy
02/22/09 @ 17:41
Comment from: Brad West [Visitor] · http://theinternetmarketersguild.com
Hi Judy, great to see you. I am guessing that this is a timeless post. Working together as a team, the power of many, and all little team sayings are nothing but true and necessary in success.

If you look at all the big gurus and great products we have recently been exposed to. Frank Kern just did a near 5 million dollar launch. These people and their names are a small part of the big picture. These people have whole teams of people working for them.

The internet has actually gotten so complex now that you need specialized people to contribute in each area to make anything work in a timely manner before things change again.

After all this time we are still looking for people with that Group Mentality.

Brad West ~ onomoney
02/22/09 @ 20:12

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