WARNING: Network Marketing Can Rob You Of Your Dream
Kurt
If you can avoid them, you can truly have your wildest dreams come
true, and even more than you could imagine, but first, you MUST
avoid the pitfalls, and for that, you need knowledge, mentorship and
a whole lot of persistence!
Network marketing has two sad tales of disaster. One has to
do with inexperienced people being took advantage of, and as bad as
that is, the sadder cases are those that have to do with the countless
numbers of people who have had their hopes and dreams stolen by the
"Dream Thieves".
Let's start with them. A "Dream Thief" is someone who discourages
someone else from pursuing some worthwhile goal without knowing what
they are talking about. Every one of us has experienced someone
telling us how we can't do such-and-such and all the while the "Dream
Thief" doesn't have a clue as to what they're talking about. Their
only basis is that THEY couldn't do such-and-such and so they assume
that we can't either.
If we're not careful, it's easy to let this know-it-all who knows
nothing,
stop us cold in our tracks from pursuing a worthwhile goal. And the
most often heard bunch of nonsense usually revolves around the
topic of network marketing.
So, first, I want to clear something up right now. If you've ever
been
concerned about one of those "Pyramid Things!", let me innoculate
you from any brainwashed, broke mentality, lame-brain idea you got
from some broke person about some crazy idea about one of those
"Pyramid Things!" being a bad thing!
The ONLY people I've ever heard put DOWN one of those "Pyramid
Things!" is an in-debt, broke employee who not only doesn't know how
to make money other than by trading their few hours for a few dollars,
but they usually don't know how to hang on to what little they make
either.
Don't get me wrong - they're not bad people, they just don't know
even
the basics about how the rich got that way. Rich people like Donald
Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, Warren Buffet and many, many others KNOW
that network marketing is THE best business model on this planet. In
fact, Warren Buffet bought and owns one.
So there, I just wanted to get the air cleared right up front before
one
more person gets hurt by someone spouting off about something they
know little about. I hope I got your attention! I wish someone had
gotten mine before I invested 4 years of my time and a few thousand
dollars into a college education. That got me a job as an accountant
for five years and a degree in a frame hanging on my office wall!
The real question is, are you willing to get the facts, or do you want
to
rely on what some broke person is just parrotting?
The other sad tales involve how the crooks prey on the uneducated
and dash their dreams and take their money as well.
Get the facts, educate yourself, learn to spot the real deals from
the
phonies. Take your time! If it's a good deal today, it'll be an
even
better one tomorrow.
If someone wants you to "Hurry Up" or "Act Now!!!" it's probably
because there's something they don't want you to know. After
all, you might learn the truth about them!
Some organizations have abused what's commonly called the "Tools
Business". Education is important, in fact it's vital to success,
but
some knuckle heads have pounded their people over the head with
high pressure sales tactics to get them to purchase more than they
needed or whatever.
They may have meant well, but they've created a nightmare for their
victims. And it's tarnished the image of the networking industry.
You should avoid any group that pressures you into buying tools to
educate you about building your business.
When the time is right, you should decide what books and other
training you need. A good mentor will guide you and protect you
and help you take on what you need, when you need it.
A good guide to go by is this - if you're feeling uncomfortable about
investing in your education, voice your concern. And if your mentor
doesn't agree, drop them and seek out another one.
If you can't find one that you feel comfortable with, perhaps you
should consider leaving that organization. Don't let anyone push
you into anything you're not comfortable with!
As you view different sites in your search for the right business
opportunity for you, here's a TIP: If they don't provide you with
their
name and contact information, they're hiding something, and it's
usually not good news, is it?
Will you make mistakes? Plan on it. It's a requirement of success.
All great men and women have made mistakes. Tons of them.
Sometimes the only way to educate yourself is to make mistakes.
I know. I've made my share and then some more to boot.
Mistakes are ok - IF you learn from them, pick yourself back up
and move on.
Life is an education and it's easier when you have some mentors
who have the fruit on the tree and they have a vested interest in
your success. Traditional business doesn't offer that. That's
what's so beautiful about network marketing in it's purest form.
It's very exciting and the serendipities go far beyond the money
that we make. When you get it right, you will want to join in this
boom industry.
It's very rewarding to be a part of a team of people with a vested
interest in helping each other. We never found that in any other
business model or job - not even close!
Together, we can achieve more.
Kurt Gross
Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee