Saturday, March 13, 2010

Nothing Comes For Free

We are living in a day in time when we think we are owed an easy way to everything. We think that whatever we want and desire should be right at our fingertips. I have to admit, I was one of those people. My life was going along pretty good and then suddenly the economy got a little crazy and I was left to start over. I was introduced to a great new way to make money and one I think is great for anyone called Network marketing. My dreams had come true, EASY money! Much to my dismay things did not work out like I thought they were suppose to. What did I do wrong? I went to meetings and did what I thought the leaders were doing. Then finally after a year of failing, I figured it out......anything worth having in life does not come without some WORK.

For a whole year I sat and moped thinking this stuff is suppose to sell itself. I was not putting the work into it I needed to make it work. I was looking for everyway in the world to make things easy, but did not put in the elbow grease needed. Aside from that there was one thing really holding me back. You see, I am a pretty easy going fellow and easy to get along with. I am also a very big guy that you would not think is scared of anything, but I am. I was deathly afraid of one word............NO! It would stop my 6'5" frame in its tracks and send me under a rock. Guess what, the word NO will not hurt you. At the point you hear that word, you should just role your sleeves up and work harder and make sure you have a very strong WHY? My why are the two little gifts that God gave me called my children. No matter how much I depise the word no, I cannot let that stop my dreams because my kids deserve it. 

Network Marketing is a great way to start part time making some extra money that can balloon into full time money. How many other businesses can you start for under $1,000 with no overhead such as employees and then leverage into money that can make your dreams come true. I would tell  you to study the business you are looking into instead of just jumping on something that promises to be great. Make sure you will be passionate about the business opportunity you are promoting. It is going to take some work and it will not happen overnight. You must WORK to make it work for you. This business is for everyone and is becoming accepted by many professionals today. They are even teaching network marketing classes in major university business schools today. That is how viable this business model is. Donald Trump has even been quoted as saying if he had to start all over again that network marketing would be his tool to start with, heck he has even started a network marketing company.

If you chose to come into the industry my advice to you is to find the one or two marketing methods that interest you the most and focus on them, but remember one thing, this thing is about relationships. If you do not pay attention to relationships, it may be doomed to fail. This industry is about helping one another become better and fulfill your dreams. To me that is a HUGE attraction to this industry, the teamwork factor. You can listen to all the Guru's, buy this traffic program or that one, but in the end you are gonna have to WORK hard and be positive to make it happen. Remember, as Jim Rohn tells us, In order for change to happen, you must first change. I hope for your ultimate success and life lasting happiness. God Bless you and yours!

1 comment:

  1. Chris that is something I didn't know. You afraid of a no. That is a great story that you will look back on someday and say remember when I was...

    See you in the Eagles Nest!

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