Normally I’m not one to state the obvious, but the network marketing industry is booming. I guess in these uncertain economic times, people are looking to exercise more control over their future than a job can provide. Unfortunately, many companies and individuals prey on others who are looking for serious ways to make money. These companies make it seem like money will just flow to you, once you join their organization.

Everywhere these days I see claims of “Easy Money!” and “Retire in 60 Days!” I find it sad. So are the claims true? Is network marketing easy money? Let me just answer with a loud, emphatic, NO. Simple? Yes. But easy? Far from it.

When the ads say things like “Anybody can do this business,” they’re only partly true. Yes, anybody CAN do this business, but not just anybody WILL do this business. I see an example of this every time I check my downline. Even though my team has a fool proof system in place, only about 1 in 20 who enroll even give it a try! And it’s extremely simple. So, why don’t these people stick around? Mostly, I’ve found that it’s a lack of belief in themselves. Even though they want the lifestyle we talk about, they can’t accept the fact that they can create it. Soon they start treating their business like a hobby, get bored, and quit.

Unfortunately, most network marketing companies provide little help in this area. Their training usually consists of little more than telling people to make a list of their warm market and talk the business up to everybody they come into contact with. So, what exactly do network marketers do? Well, we network and we market. It really is that simple, only usually it’s the marketing that comes first.

Marketing just means advertising. Getting the word out about what you’re doing. The networking is where the magic happens. This is forming relationships with people. It’s finding out what they really want and helping them to achieve it. The relationship make the difference between network marketing and regular sales. It’s not a one-time transaction. I don’t make money until my downline makes money. It truly is a team effort.,

Yes, there exist those individuals who strong arm unsuspecting souls into joining their businesses. They’re usually a sales-type, who talk fast handle your objections seamlessly. They treat you like you’re stupid if you don’t sign up. The best thing you can do when you encounter these guys is to walk away fast. Hang up the phone and hold onto your wallet. On the other hand, if you find the right team of people to work with, you seriously can live the life you’ve always dreamed of, if you stick with it long enough to learn the ropes.

How do you know if you’re on the right team? Your downline should be calling you at least twice a week. You should have some idea about what to do on a daily basis. If neither of these are true, then perhaps it’s time to start looking around. Yes, network marketing does work, but you’ve got to put a lot into it. Only you can decide if it’s worth it.

To Your Success,

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As a professional network marketer, you want to be successful in building your home business. If you find yourself struggling in spite of being in a company that has all the supports in place for you to be successful, there likely is an underlying subconscious factor that is holding you back.

If you are familiar with Napoleon Hill’s classic, “Think and Grow Rich”, in the chapter entitled ‘Organized Planning’, he discusses thirty one major reasons for failing.

Hill’s checklist is a quite useful one to study.You can easily discover if any of the thirty one reasons discussed applies to you. If you really want to be successful not only in business but in other areas of your life, try to figure out what is standing between you and achieving your dreams. Here are the top reasons for failing not only in MLM  but life:

Reason #1: Lack of a well-defined purpose in life. If you have no definite goals, not only for your network marketing business, but life in general, you will not be successful. Hill reports that 98 out of every 100 people he talked to had no well-defined purpose. Don’t be one of the 98 who are wandering aimlessly in life. Spend some quiet time brainstorming what you want out of life and your business, write down your goals and aspirations, and then read them out loud every day to keep them fresh in your mind.

Reason #2: Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity. If you are the type of person who is totally indifferent to your lot in life, have no desire to get ahead, and are not willing to work for it, you will not succeed at anything.

Reason #3: Lack of self-discipline. A lack of self-control can wreak havoc in your life. You must learn to control all negative qualities, including the ones that are in you. This, of course, isn’t always easy to do. If you don’t have self-control and discipline, your self will conquer you!

Reason #4: Procrastination. This is one of the most common causes of failure. Every human being on the planet faces this demon which can spoil your chance of success. Many of us float through life waiting for just the right opportunity to come. You must learn to take action. Why? This is important because many times things won’t be “just right”. The key is take action with whatever tools and resources you have. If you do this, you will be amazed at what a difference this can make in your home business and life.

Reason #5: Lack of persistence. Many people become professional quitters. Most of us are very good at starting, but the “quitter” category usually claims the majority. Plus, many people give up at their first defeat. You must learn to be persistent no matter what obstacles you are facing. If you are persistent, you will find that “failure” will not able to keep up!

Reason #6: Negative personality. To put it bluntly, if people avoid you because you are the king or queen of negativity, there is no hope for success. Success comes by applying power and this is obtained through cooperation of others. Negativity does not glue people together, but tears them apart.

Reason #7: Desire for “something for nothing.” Any type of “get rich quick” attitude, an unwillingness to actually work at your network marketing business, or wanting others to do tall the work for you will doom you to failure.

Reason #8: Lack of concentration of efforts. If you are one who jumps from opportunity to opportunity because things seem to be going too slow, or to generate as many streams of income as possible,things will not be good for you. If you constantly chase the next this will “get you rich quick” opportunity, you are in grave trouble. Everyone will view you as a highly unfocused person who clearly has no idea what you want. Learn to concentrate all your efforts on one definitive aim.

Reason #9: Lack of enthusiasm. People will view you as someone who is not convincing if you seem ho-hum about your opportunity. If you are not excited about what you are doing, why should others be? Remember, enthusiasm is contagious and people will want to be around you if you have this spirit.

Reason #10: Egotism and vanity. If you are one who likes to control, don’t want to listen to what others have to say, have an attitude of “my way or the highway”, etc., people will see this as a red light and will keep away. These attitudes are fatal to success in your network marketing business, as well as other areas in life.

So, there you have it. The top ten reasons that could be influencing why you are having difficulty finding success not only in your MLM home business, but in other areas of life. Work on eliminating these fatal attitudes from your life and you will be well on your road to achieving your hopes and dreams.

To Your Success,

A couple of weeks ago, after enjoying a family meal my husband and I shared the insights of our Fortune Cookies scripts. My husband’s  was most intriguing as I contemplated its message and suddenly realized its true value.
The message read, “Before asking yourself, Am I doing things right, you should be asking yourself, am I doing the right things.” This struck me like a bolt of lightning.

How much time is spent researching, preparing, and often second guessing yourself in an effort to make sure you are doing things right, when more often than not, it is overkill, and you should be focusing on what is productive and doing those things that are going to move your business forward. With so much coming at you, so many demands made upon your time, phone calls to return, so many emails to filter through everyday, it is easily to be tempted to click on something that looks interesting and get sidetracked. Staying focused is becoming increasingly more difficult. Staying focused on what things you can do to achieve your goals is of utmost importance. One of my favorite phrases is, “What can I do right now, today, that will move my business forward.”

We all have, or should have, a daily ‘To Do List’ of planned activites or tasks, not just for our business, but for all areas of our life that are directed toward achieving our life’s goals. We should be continually checking these tasks, re-evaluating their effectiveness in achieving our goals, and re-adjusting the list to make sure we stay on track and on target.

Just like a missile guidance system that keeps the primary target in its memory bank, it is continually making adjustments, going up, down, and around, avoiding obstacles while maintaining its course toward the target. It is just as vital to keep your ‘Target’ in your memory, and the vision of your goal crystal clear even though you may not be thinking about it all the time.

Getting distracted and losing sight of your ‘Target’, can be fatal to your business. There are so many different types of distractions that can, and often will cause temporary loss of focus and cause your target to become temporarily fuzzy or even out of sight.

Keeping your vision, your goals on what it will take to obtain your vision, and your ‘to do’ list of what you have to do to achieve your goals, must be one of the first things you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night, to make sure you keep on track and on target to overcome distractions, interruptions, and loss of focus.

In case you are wondering what my Fortune Cookie’s script said, I found to be just as valuable, but not so profound. “Begin, the rest is easy” So instead of contemplating the “how to’s” or the “what if’s” or all the other things you do to insure you do it correctly, just do it, right or wrong. Get the ball  rolling, once you start the process, energy and momentum will take over and you can make corrections or adjustments later. Getting started can sometimes be the hardest thing to do, but once that first step is taken, things become much easier and sometimes things seem to happen even without your help. Just keep doing the right things.  I wish you success on your journey!

To Your Success,

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