More on Network Marketing Opportunity
After I left the post below, I decided to do a search on google for "Network Marketing Opportunity" to see what other information and resources I can post here.
It just amazes me every time I start searching and reading the vast of views I come across related to the Network Marketing industry.
This brings me back to a story I've told before and I'm going to tell again.
First things first though.
Is everyone cut out for the Network Marketing industry? No way!
Just like, is everyone cut out to be a singer, song writer, author, electrician, grocery store checker, web page designer and what not?
You may desire to BE something but does simply having the desire mean you'll BE successful at it?
No way!
There was a time in our lives, or mine at least, when I too did not believe Network Marketing works. But, having been self employed for many years prior, I knew that the route we were taking wasn't getting us any closer to where we ultimately wanted to be.
And having seen the "circles" before, nothing I tried showed me the potential that those circles showed me.
What I've learned through the years is that
#1 - Although Network Marketing does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
#2 - While being self employed does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
#3 - While owning a franchised business does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
Why?
Who knows but it's my opinion, as Randy Gage says, that you were probably at the scene of every incident positive or negative in your life so maybe it is YOU!?
For 15 years we owned and operated our own Electrical Contracting business. For many years we worked this from our home and several times we moved the business out of our home into an office. We tried growing our business with more employees and even sunk $25,000 into opening an Electrical retail establishment as a side business to try to increase our income.
It seemed that every time we tried growing our business, we went backwards instead of forward. And more than once, we went broke and just didn't know if we could keep going. But faith told us we knew what we were doing and we were good at what we were doing so we got up one more time, we did the uncomfortable until it became comfortable, and we rebuilt our business once again.
After 15 years though, we realized that in "single level marketing" whereby the income depends soley on our individual efforts, we only had 24 hours in a day to produce work and of those 24 hours, we had to take some time to sleep and some for our kids. We never took vacations because if we did, we didn't get paid. And sick days, there wasn't such a thing.
We sold our soles to our Electrical Contracting business for the option of owning our own paycheck. And yes, our paycheck was nice but the trade off wasn't worth it.
I realized one day that it didn't matter how much money you make, if you're not healthy and happy enough to enjoy it, nothing else matters. It's not worth all the money in the world if you have to give up health and happiness. And that's why we decided to build a Network Marketing business on the side until it grew large enough to replace the income from our Electrical Contracting business.
Was it hard?
Sure it was.
Oh, you mean the Network Marketing business?
Yes, that was hard too but was it worth it?
Absolutely!
And I'll tell you what. We've had more people try to sway us, to provoke us into quitting by passing their negative thoughts and opinions our way and sometimes, we even considered accepting their opinions as truth because it was hard. But then, because our desire and faith were bigger, we knew that reading about the industry, about others, and learning would help get us back on track, back on purpose. And that's why we're here today.
We didn't get here by sure luck, it was determination, committment and 100% belief in our products that created 100% belief in our industry.
So, who do you listen to when you have doubts? That's totally your choice of course but, think about where you want to go before you decide who to listen to. I mean, when your teeth hurt, do you go to a friend or family member or to the dentist?
That brings me to the moral of this story.
Being an electrical contractor, starting in the contracting industry on just a paycheck and sure faith, falling several times and getting back up again, going through several closed doors and having others tell us we'll never make it, we did make it, and we're proud. It just makes me laugh every time someone would say "I see your trucks all over town" and all the while we only owned one truck!
There have been many other contractors in this town that have come and gone over the years and something I want you to think about.
If every Electrician knew the ups and downs and hard work and determination it took for us to build the business we built, and every one of them considering the business decided it doesn't work based on our bumps (failures), and no one decided to ever become an electrician based on our experience, well, I wouldn't be typing this on my computer right now because I would be living here without electricity.
Is this for everyone?
No, surely not the faint hearted or those who believe in negative opinions as truth.
Change your mind and you change your life!
To your succees
Karen, P.N.M.
Home Based Business Consultant
www.Network-Marketing-Opportunity.biz
It just amazes me every time I start searching and reading the vast of views I come across related to the Network Marketing industry.
This brings me back to a story I've told before and I'm going to tell again.
First things first though.
Is everyone cut out for the Network Marketing industry? No way!
Just like, is everyone cut out to be a singer, song writer, author, electrician, grocery store checker, web page designer and what not?
You may desire to BE something but does simply having the desire mean you'll BE successful at it?
No way!
There was a time in our lives, or mine at least, when I too did not believe Network Marketing works. But, having been self employed for many years prior, I knew that the route we were taking wasn't getting us any closer to where we ultimately wanted to be.
And having seen the "circles" before, nothing I tried showed me the potential that those circles showed me.
What I've learned through the years is that
#1 - Although Network Marketing does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
#2 - While being self employed does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
#3 - While owning a franchised business does work, no, it doesn't work for everyone.
Why?
Who knows but it's my opinion, as Randy Gage says, that you were probably at the scene of every incident positive or negative in your life so maybe it is YOU!?
For 15 years we owned and operated our own Electrical Contracting business. For many years we worked this from our home and several times we moved the business out of our home into an office. We tried growing our business with more employees and even sunk $25,000 into opening an Electrical retail establishment as a side business to try to increase our income.
It seemed that every time we tried growing our business, we went backwards instead of forward. And more than once, we went broke and just didn't know if we could keep going. But faith told us we knew what we were doing and we were good at what we were doing so we got up one more time, we did the uncomfortable until it became comfortable, and we rebuilt our business once again.
After 15 years though, we realized that in "single level marketing" whereby the income depends soley on our individual efforts, we only had 24 hours in a day to produce work and of those 24 hours, we had to take some time to sleep and some for our kids. We never took vacations because if we did, we didn't get paid. And sick days, there wasn't such a thing.
We sold our soles to our Electrical Contracting business for the option of owning our own paycheck. And yes, our paycheck was nice but the trade off wasn't worth it.
I realized one day that it didn't matter how much money you make, if you're not healthy and happy enough to enjoy it, nothing else matters. It's not worth all the money in the world if you have to give up health and happiness. And that's why we decided to build a Network Marketing business on the side until it grew large enough to replace the income from our Electrical Contracting business.
Was it hard?
Sure it was.
Oh, you mean the Network Marketing business?
Yes, that was hard too but was it worth it?
Absolutely!
And I'll tell you what. We've had more people try to sway us, to provoke us into quitting by passing their negative thoughts and opinions our way and sometimes, we even considered accepting their opinions as truth because it was hard. But then, because our desire and faith were bigger, we knew that reading about the industry, about others, and learning would help get us back on track, back on purpose. And that's why we're here today.
We didn't get here by sure luck, it was determination, committment and 100% belief in our products that created 100% belief in our industry.
So, who do you listen to when you have doubts? That's totally your choice of course but, think about where you want to go before you decide who to listen to. I mean, when your teeth hurt, do you go to a friend or family member or to the dentist?
That brings me to the moral of this story.
Being an electrical contractor, starting in the contracting industry on just a paycheck and sure faith, falling several times and getting back up again, going through several closed doors and having others tell us we'll never make it, we did make it, and we're proud. It just makes me laugh every time someone would say "I see your trucks all over town" and all the while we only owned one truck!
There have been many other contractors in this town that have come and gone over the years and something I want you to think about.
If every Electrician knew the ups and downs and hard work and determination it took for us to build the business we built, and every one of them considering the business decided it doesn't work based on our bumps (failures), and no one decided to ever become an electrician based on our experience, well, I wouldn't be typing this on my computer right now because I would be living here without electricity.
Is this for everyone?
No, surely not the faint hearted or those who believe in negative opinions as truth.
Change your mind and you change your life!
To your succees
Karen, P.N.M.
Home Based Business Consultant
www.Network-Marketing-Opportunity.biz
posted by Karen at 11:41 AM
1 Comments:
hey Karen!
wow! u have some great insights indeed. And this industry is all about helping people which i you seem to have the vigour and sincerity for! And you write really well! I'll be back often!
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