New or Old Vanguard? 3 Organizational Business Structures

Welcome Powerful MLM'ers (And Affiliates),

Whether new or seasoned, this blog will always bring you the most recent marketing updates at online levels but it will sometimes pull in offline content.


Today's post asks you who you are in your life and who are you in your marketing?  Do you take an open position with people or are you more guarded?  This post talks about 3 kinds of organizational business structures revealing how you may largely motivate, think and act.  Read on to find out are you a new or old vanguard thinker or do you fall somewhere in-between?

I ask you because did you know --

network marketers and affiliate marketers are really one and the same?

Here's why.  When offline marketers pull in online marketing, they become what's called a new hybrid marketer.  So..., they also incorporate affiliate marketing to support back end residual MLM.

If you're sincerely interested in learning 21st-Century marketing, you must first define who and what you are NOT before you actively zero in on who you are.

I'm going to list the main ingredients defining group organizations, by structure..., and then I'll get into a few mindsets talking about how people relate to one another in those structures.  This article is not about people being defined and separated by gender, race, color, creed, or religion... but they can be united or separated by belief systems.  So yes.., this is an interesting topic because we are now seeing that there's increased tension between old business and a grid-locked system, no matter where you live.  What's being demanded by people more and more is independence and the freedom to act accordingly in their businesses.  Is there a SHIFT underway?  Perhaps.  If we tackle the emerging consciousness in people and societies, folks who've long held power are now being questioned. I tap into MBA content typically not shared with the masses. The first organization is hierarchy.  We'll call it the older vanguard or maybe an Industrial-Aged mindset where old marketing techniques are generally being shared.  I call this "horse and buggy marketing"...dating back to farming communities where MLM worked fabulously well into those sectors, but they later spread into new housing developments called suburbia during the 1950's.

Old Vanguard - Centralized Power






Hierarchical power, where the mindset usually involves:

• Secrecy of information 
• Few players win and benefits for everyone involved are subject to key decision-maker's policy. Final decision lies within the hands of the few, key decision-makers.
• Tight controls of sensitive content (copyrights, non-disclosure agreements, and more)
• Little to no open flow of information or multi-leveled communication
• Controlled interest
• Limited use of power (called chief power bases)
• Management of people
• Innovation, creativity (thinking outside of the box) is discouraged
• Fear prevails at the center of business activity and management.

Organizational Hierarchy  (Structure of Corporation)


For a long time, I did not specifically understand what hierarchy meant until I went to graduate business school, Masters of Business Administration (MBA content).  Then.., this content really opened my eyes because the truth of the matter is that corporate America controls our educational system..in that they demand schools and colleges create new workers.  Can you find many classes on entrerpeneurism?  Usually, you have to go out into the public sector to get that training...often at your own expense.

I will tell you that a New Revolution is emerging online. AND..., I am more reluctant these days to give my power away to any one person or organization.  That's where leadership of yourself is heavily warranted.  But..read on. 

Hiererchical structure (pyramid) -- whether legal or not, it can or may not include some type of rank system where you work your way up that ladder.  There is a real ceiling on promotion where the general organizational structure of power, ethics, and business profits reside.

In cases where you see corporations structuring control, key decision-making, and power, those organizational elements reside at the top.  The power lives within the hands of a few people where it is centralized.  You will see it residing in the hands of a president and vice president, most often.  The flow of information moves in one direction and sometimes two  ....where the president gets information from central managers and the V.P., but that information will relate to all aspects of corporate policy, management of profits, and distribution of corporate resources.  The flow of information will typically move between one, two or three key decision makers, but the power in hierarchy usually moves from the bottom ... up.  It flows from front line employees.., up to central management, then up to the top.  A hierarchy can work if it balances power, but in most cases, it does not work well for everyone involved.

Why do you need to know this.  It affects your life in very big ways.  It impacts how you set up, manage and direct business activities within your own organization. When you understand how power and decision-making occurs, you are less likely to accept "whatever anyone hands you on a silver platter".  OR..., better stated... , when you allow the open flow of information between all players involved, the odds of more people winning than losing within that group are greatly increased.

You are now here at a critical point in human history where the power is slowly shifting back into the hands of people. How?  Include the Internet. More will be clear in due time. 

NOTE:  Stick to this blog and I will reveal more.


New Vanguard -- Decentralized Power & Partial But Open Collaboration


Hybrid Organization -- Combination of old and new mindsets

• Information generally flows within and outside of the organization
• Some players invest and there can be multiple wins built into employee benefits where key-decision makers will go to their workers for input. Final decisions may reside with senior management.
• Some controls on sensitive content
• Some flow or multi-channeled communication
• Open and controlled interests
• Diffuse organization but still carries some elements related to a hierarchy where control of power still sits in the hands of key decision-makers (defined below)
• more use of power at higher, mid and lower levels (decentralized chief power bases)
• managing people in ways where innovation and creativity or thinking outside of the box is encouraged as long as it ties into overall organizational goals and strategies
  
• less fear, more nurturance of creativity and innovation residing at all employee levels..., bottom, middle, and top of business activity and management.

New Vanguard -- Diffuse Power, Open Collaboration, Shared Interests



Organic Organization -- Harley Davidson (example)

• Information flows within and outside of the organization
• All players invest and actively contribute to win
• Fewer controls on sensitive content, all players included in decision-making
• Open flow and multi-channeled communications circulating in and between departments
• Open interests with fewer controls
• Decentralized power..., structure is flat and power is spread between departments
• Diffuse organization, no hierarchical control, equalized power sits in the hands of everyone involved (defined below)
• Use of power at all levels (power bases don't exist as readily here)
• Management of people appears in ways where innovation, creativity, and thinking outside of the box is encouraged as long as it ties into overall organizational goals and strategies
  
• More nurturance of creativity and innovation residing at all employee levels of business activity and management.

More businesses are appearing at organic levels where employees share an equal stake in the business. Hybrids remain as long as profits are healthy and information moves across channels.  Moving in New Economy directions, old vanguard business management is less effective.  You can see hierarchy in many places: schools, universities, multi-level marketing, hospitals, military systems, nternational organizations, and  churches residing at local, regional, national, and international levels.  Many tech companies still favor hierarchy.

Examples of hybrid structures appear at non-profit organizational levels.

Examples of organic structures appear in companies where employees invest in corporate activities when there is a commonly shared interest.  They can appear in mom and pop companies...., but they will also appear in non-profits.  Organic structures are most popular in medium-sized corporations where diffuse power produces higher profits.  Google is most likely a hybrid organization.


Bottom Line Conclusions

NOTE:  If you tend to be a late adopter for anything by waiting for things to happen..., you'll get that result. 

In organizations of hierarchy, change is not usually embraced until changes are forced upon that organization. 

In hybrid organizations, they pull in collaborationth when they see the inherent value of change... as that change brings with it new creativity, new awareness, and heightened innovation.  These realities are what make corporations more successful as they complete within the global marketplace.

To be a true power in your life, you must be, think and act in a forward way.  Do the work and research.  Don't wait for others to do that work for you.  Never accept what anyone tells you at face value.  Confirm it for yourself firsthand..., then pull in your real life experience to guide the way.

Reach out and look for people who make solid sense.  Are potential business partners open to collaboration?  Will they share findings and new business information?  If not, you're most likely dealing with a hierarchical mindset.

Find out what works well, see how your findings will maximize outcomes for more people involved..., see how nurturing and supporting the public good makes sense to you. Then..., try something radical like doing the right thing for all involved. Chances are, you'll do better in business, you're be around longer, and you'll be far more influential with people who sincerely want to learn right along with you and not just from you.  We stand at the threshold of something new, profound, and very exciting!

Please post your comments and/or suggestions.

P. S.  Staying quiet doesn't do a bit of good for anyone if you can't reach out.  Ask what's happening...get qualified help and know that there are some amazing people building their businesses online.  As a final note, I will never ask anyone to do something they don't want to do.  In these articles, I only pull in legitimate business content and White-Hat (legal and ethical) marketing. No Grey or Black Hat marketing is ever recommended.

Toasting Your Success Using Proven Internet Marketing Means,

B. Brinkmeyer, MBA
Internet Marketing Mentor/Instructor/Active Publisher
Ranked #20, Superaffiliate Private Site

Joyous Survival Guide For Deliberate Intention, Master Series -- Part 2

Welcome Back Fellow Network Marketers!

I start today's post with 2 things:

1) Content I promised in the earlier post -- "creating your life using deliberate intention"..., defining what it is.

2) Telling you more about this mysterious force from within that is best called "the internal guidance system".

How does this fit into my success you're asking?  It means the difference between hitting the brick wall and having people clammoring not only for your content but for YOU.

Ready to move on?

Deliberate Intention

Ok.  This is the creative process I can't tell you how many people don't really understand.  That's because the rules in life are so confusing now...that all we have is LOTS OF CONFUSION.  That's ok.  What's neat about being here right now is that I might be tripping some light switch inside of you..., but I'll be doing it all with care and respect.

Deliberate Intention is sort of a mysterious force because we've been told by everyone on the planet that we're only 99% water, a few minerals, and brain. Well...Okay.  If you want to believe that, tell me how well your life is working!  You're not all brain and content.  You are Spirit.  And.., you are here for a very grand purpose. Deliberate intention or intent could be explained as "creating your life in greatest directions you're wanting most"...or "not". That's default.  I'm sure you've witnessed this reality in others.  What is one person's reality is not necessarily another person's. Right?

Positive and Negative Thought

I will ask you to look at 2 sides of every human psyche:

1) the light side

2) the dark side (we'd rather hide but cannot because it's often connected to ego).

Dormant Self

It's taken me millions of dollars and 25 years of personalized instruction to bring you this news..., said with care and great humility.

Here's what all masters know.

That which you believe you then think.

That which you think attracts more of that precise thought (by Laws of Attraction).

That which you absolutely believe and think is so.

That which you absolutely believe and think is reality far sooner than you'd expect.

People have the light side and the dark side connected to both positive and negative emotions.

Emotion is defined as emote -- in....to move in..or to move into..or to realize concretely.


Positive Emotions Are

Positive emotions are connected to the ligher side of the psyche.

Negative emotions are connected to the submerged or darker side of the psyche.

Contrary to public opinion, there is actually great strength residing in your darker side.

Contrary to public opinion, the more you repress your darker side, the more it prevails.

What you resist persists.

What you face and name dissipates into nothingness because it was most likely never real.

Fear

Fear has been defined by many authors as "False Evidence Appearing Real".

It sure feels real so it must be.

Your mind absolutely accepts this as FACT.

The truth is -- fear is fiction.

Fear has no basis steeped in reality...., but if we have a lot of people feeling fear, then fear will prevail within a group.

Ego feeds on fear and cannot exist without it.

Enthusiasm

Fear cannot live in the presence of enthusiasm.

We define enthusiasm as "intense feeling for subject or cause, ardent eagerness, to be inspired by God".

Did you get that last part?

When you sit in your lighter side, you are inspired by something larger than yourself.  Let's say that you are agnostic (don't believe in or against God)..., or atheist (the force doesn't exist).  That's fine.  Or maybe you believe in Buddha or Allah. That's cool. Here's what's neat.  You don't have to even believe in pink pajamas to find this source of internal power!  Find it and you will be unstoppable, no matter what.

So in any of my posts, please understand that we're tackling high subject matter.., not superior or inferior.  We're looking at the true identity of humans which hasn't been permitted to exist by cultures, by dogma, by whatever you call it....for who know's what reason.

This is about tapping into personal powers you probably didn't know you had...and doing it without some other human dictating the way. 

Enthusiasm has another definition.  "Zest, ardent eagerness or zeal". "Fanatical religious zeal".  Again...none of these posts will ever be about politics or religion, but some content will help you tap into finding your true identity only using healthy means. Now..., when someone engages in a cause, they can sometimes go from "being well intentioned" to "being so determined that they appear misguided".  That's when their egos have taken over the show and you can't tell them otherwise.

Warning -- if you learn what's really powerful out there, you will attract people of like mind.  If you remain negative, you will attract that element.  If you are largely positive and see yourself as being positive, you will attract positive people and you will repell negative ones. If you will sift and sort until you find "harmonious balance".  I call this just being natural, living with less conflict.

DISCLAIMER:  I am not here to ask you to change your beliefs, but I would ask you to consider what happens to you if you live life through beliefs someone else gave you long ago?  Wouldn't that be like living in default?

If so, let's move on a bit longer to get into what this creative process means to you and your business.

You basically see what living in default means.  It's living your life in tight ways, not letting much in to show you alternatives that could pull you out of the tarpit.

But.., let's say that you're no longer willing to learn through difficulty, so you pick another way.

You start to attract some people who are talking along these lines to more closely examine what you are about and are not about.

Then.., you decide..., "Well ...maybe I'll just stay here and absorb what's being shared".  After all, it can't harm me and I won't be asked to give away my power to some guru.  That's not what I am about.


Let's Say You Like The Thought Of Being VERY Independent

So as part of your larger imagination -- the positive, lighter side, you decide "I'm going to look into what my submerged self includes or does not include so that I can figure out when I am moving in greater directions of what I really want or figure out what I absolutely will not accept.

If you've gotten this far, congratulations.  Your life has not been a waste (as our ego's would have us believe). So you start to shed light on what's not working to see how you can better "help it work" rather than forcing it to work...especially if you're in a relationship where you falsely think..."If that other person would just do X, Y, or Z..., then I'll be completely happy and contented".  Well...it would be nice if life worked that way..., but it doesn't.  So -- we find a radical alternative that doesn't involve taking mind numbing drugs, burning flags, or doing something really "way out". Instead, we look from within.


So Why Am I Here and What Am I Here To Do?

If you can answer this question but know it implicitly no matter what anyone else around you ever says, then you're zeroing in on your true, most powerful self.

This self is connected to your success!  Here's why.  No one wants to hear or read the "dead, old banter that hasn't worked for 2,000 years and longer now".  We see things haven't been going well and it hasn't been our imagination.

So then start by asking yourself...then if I don't absolutely know what my creativity includes to then be contented and happy..., then what? Well..., that's where the idea of deliberate intention comes into play.

Deliberate Intention Means

Putting on paper...I want this, that and the other thing...., tangible and intangible.., but then to make it appear faster (rather than never), I'll write down those things very, very specifically. Then...I'll use my creativity to attract into my life the things that will absolutely serve me well (new people, new resources, new ideas, and new techniques..., plus a network of active people who also want to do the same)!  Let's call this a 21st-Century learning center where you don't necessary have to go to "the old school again" cause we've all done that and it's now looking like a big, dead horse.

Be Okay With Who You Are Today


This part is pretty big.  I'm asking you to be okay with yourself as your are -- without projecting back onto yourself "stuff you were fed as a kid about who you should have been".  Tell your ego, coulda, woulda, shoulda for fun and leave the thought at that.

Your job in figuring out who you ultimately are (separately from what others have told you) is to first start BEING YOURSELF, no matter what.  When you work on being ok with yourself on a daily basis and you find ways to support who you naturally are, what you will then start to do is attract people who also do the same!

Wow!  Another novel concept Brinkmeyer!  I know.  It took me lifetimes to figure this out (joking) so don't feel bad.  Find out who you are in ANY living moment...when you're washing dishes, taking care of children, gasing up the car, washing your cloths.  

You see...another thing we've been told is this --

"We're only valuable when we're producing".

Baloney.  Who said so?  And whoever said "I was only valuable if I did X, Y, or Z...like go to college...keep working hard...save your $$...and retire (and die at 55)"...was full of it.

 So... if you're still asking...well yeah.   This is all neat stuff...when I'm lying in bed.., dreaming.  But still...what does it have to do with being a success in business.  EVERYTHING.  To pull in radically news ideas, you must be yourself, gather in an active network of proactive people, then work to "turn on the light switch" so that you can all see that you're worth gold! That's when you will be profitable.

Remember, previously I said that "you can't give what you don't know yourself"?

Let's stop there.  In the coming posts, I will bring forth more content designed to trip that light switch and it won't cost you a nickel.

Toasting Your Support Using Proven MLM Means,

B. Brinkmeyer, MBA
Internet Marketing Mentor/Teacher
Ranked #20 out of 10,000, Private Internet Marketing Site

Master Series Marketing, New Economy Model -- 21st Century

Welcome Fellow MLM'ers!

I'm going to let you in on a secret.  It's one you may know if you've been transitioning your MLM business online for a while.  Whether you've had success or not right now is a challenge.

Many of us know that.

For those of us who have been marketing ourselves online for well over 5 years, the Internet is changing!

If you are not computer saavy, all you need is the desire and willingness to learn 21st-Century marketing.  I call it mad marketing.  It's not MAD...as in angry marketing.  It is mad marketing along the lines of "just being motivated in very positive ways" so that nothing will stop you!

Now - let's address the Master Series.

Many of us have been in training from different industries.  We have moved online to acquire new marketing skills along 21st Century lines.  Let's call this marketing MLM and AFFILIATE marketing.

Now that you're really confused, let me clarify.  Affliate marketing has been around for a while but people hit this great need for specific things they really need to be successful like --

A) a website

B) a blog

C) content ...massive content

D) help to position themselves without getting "screwed" in the process

(I will apologize in advance.  My intent is not to be crass.  I am here to help show you a legitimate  business that works for those who implement the system!  Like anything in life, you have to implement to get the creative process moving. I will explain what this process entails below so read on.)

E) ways to set up that business using very affordable means

F) picking a network "that will get the darned work done" without excuses

G) working with people of similar mind -- as in they want to absolutely succeed but they want to do it well.

H) finding time to spend with family

I) never having to set foot outside of the house (for work)

J) being able to work a business on the go (one of my marketing associates is a pilot who works for NetJets)

K) killing your fears and replacing those fears with concrete business logic (and very workable strategies)

L) attracting a powerful team with diversified skills (to put these darned campaigns together)

M) attracting masters in marketing

N) attracting masters in magnetic marketing!

O) pulling in mastered Laws of Attraction and Connection.


This is the emerging Master's Series.  You are not here by accident.  I'll tell you why.  I set forth intent to "attract powerful people who adore their abundance in every form".., but they're willing to do that ONLY using powerful means..., powerful tools, self-ownership, authorship, publishing, and more.

Sounds too good to be true?

No.

It's real and we're looking for you.

But..., we have a lot of people who spend a lot of time "living in confusion".  I also say this much with care. 

Here's why.  People do not understand the creative process!  That's all it is.  They move in directions they think they want..., but because they haven't taken time to "write down the darned information on white paper", they then move away from what they want when it's standing right before their very eyes.  You can relate, I bet.  Chances are, if you're reading this blog post, you already know what I'm talking about.

So Here's What's Needed To Attract A Powerful, Similar-Minded Community

Hang onto your hat here.  Or..., if you don't wear a hat, at least sit down and grab your favorite beverage cause I'm going to tell you what my team has been researching and developing.

* We know people want -- content they can trust.

* The content MUST be proven without excuses.

* The help must work for a larger number of people who apply what they learn.

* The information must be full of "content" and have no fluff.

* It must be directly applicable.

* It must be measurable.

* It must be concretely defineable.

* It must be something you can act on now!

Do you agree with any of these points?

Okay. Here's the present situation.  I have solved these problems!  What's holding most people back is this challenge --- we have companies who won't integrate their operating systems (Microsoft Windows ) VS. Linux (open source, no control software, solid operating system)..., we have many companies trying to maintain an exclusive foothold on proprietary content..., understandable...

but...the Internet is not yet integrated.  So because of that challenge, we don't have full turn-key systems you can "tap into with few click button options".  It's slowly coming in tiny snippets.

So here's what I have found.  Some top marketers online are "just now getting into things you don't need to learn code for (hmtl...for one...and CSS...cascading style sheet).  Let's stop there for now because I could go on about these challenges all day long.

Let's get back into "figuring out what people do want and don't want".

Creative Process Defined

If you're going to create your life along lines you absolutely love, you must first start out by removing the old files from your historic brain.  I call this part of you ego.  It's pretty limiting and it works from only one perspective..., the past.

Now..., there's a powerful side to you that could be dormant, partially awake, or completely awake.   If you're working like a dog to figure out who you really are inside, you're on the right track.  But..., if you're going to tap into your masterful self to achieve all that you've ever dreamt about, you have to pick up independent means, you have to get the stuff that works, and you have to take independent action.  

So how do you do that if you can't determine what comes first -- chicken or egg?

It starts with taking 30 minutes out each day to figure out what this powerful self means.

HINT: It's not what they told you (the churches, the educational system, or any cultural system).

We tackle this subject because people spend more time moving into and away from what they want, they jump from opportunity to opportunity, but they really don't tackle the underlying problem -- confusion only creates more confusion.  RESULTS:  By Laws of Attraction, confusing experiences, people, and events appear.

Then to add salt to the wound further, they doubt themselves.

So we remove 2 major obstacles:  miscreation by relying on the default setting (foggy intention) and self-doubt.


How Do I Do That?


Here goes.  Are you ready for an ultimate truth (connected to your highest reality)..., and are you willing to "take responsible action for yourself to produce the reality you were always worth but couldn't verify it"?  Yeah -- we have some nasty people who like to hold you back..., but in truth, no one can hold you back unless you allow it.  So... stop allowing it.  There's nothing wrong with telling yourself that "it's ok to want what I want even if those around me don't agree"!


* reprogram the brain
* put the ego in the back seat because ego never was intelligent 
(I've talked about this in prior posts.)
* remove old mental tapes not serving you
* get rid of excuses
* kick blame in the rump
* know at some level that you may not readily see that  -- you always have COMPLETE and TOTAL control of your life
* find big alternatives that work (by making radically new choices)
* please stop giving your power away to those who don't even deserve it (why cast pearls before swine?)
* know that you are the creator of your life
* ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR YOURSELF
* stand up for yourself
* change your beliefs
* state your truth but in the face of "negation", others can't offer you what they themselves have not yet mastered
* look to yourself for inner guidance
* know that NO ONE has the power to create in your life (including a spouse or other family member).


When you master these concepts one-by-one, you will be peaceful, contented, well-off, and best of all..., VERY HAPPY.  It can happen!

That's the definition of personal mastery.

Can you do this long before you're reaping paid bennies from your business. YES, you can!

Now..., bear with me a bit longer

I'll let you in on another secret.

Believe It Or Not, I'm Your #1 Fan

Ok.  So you may be saying, "Man, I don't even know you so how could you say this".

I'll let you in on another little secret.

True and living masters know one thing -- all humans ARE created equal in ways we usually cannot see.

Therefore, if you are more like me (and not so different), you have the ability to do what I do.

You can write your own content!

You can put your name on that content!

You can attract the resources you need to bring the happiest reality about.

Still not sure?

PROOF -- I'm here.

Stay tuned for the next post because I talk about Creating Through Deliberate Intention.  If you're saying, "HUH"???  Don't worry.  I'll use basic terms even a 1st-grader can follow.

Toasting Your Success Online Using Proven MLM Means,

B. Brinkmeyer, MBA
Internet Marketing Mentor/Teacher