Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

I was thinking about the few six-figure income earners I've had the fortune of knowing and listening to for the last 5 years. They've inspired me to write this article.

The time has come for people to start changing the way they think. With all the doom and gloom on the rise in the print media as well as television, it's no wonder everyone is running scared.

The recession is upon us (is it really, or is it just for banks and the government?) and people are being more careful with their money and their lifestyle. Ask yourself, is this really true or am I being sucked into the drama frenzy of the media? What's really changed? You still have your job, your family, your bills, your house, and the sun still shines.

Now, as you think about all this, you're literally starting to feel sick to your stomach because you feel there's nothing you can do about any of this. This is where you're wrong!

I know of one industry that is booming because everyone in it thinks it is, therefore, they believe it is and they go out and do their "thing". If you were to ask any network marketer who's earning a six-figure income if they were in a recession, what do you think they would say? Their answer would be "Of course not, my business is thriving right now!" Why is that?? The answer to that question is a KEY concept people need to understand. Network marketing is a PEOPLE business. The income earned "paychecks" network marketers earn is based on the activities of people who interact with one another. The paycheck does not depend on the government or anyone else in control other than themselves and the company in which they're affiliated.

Think about this, there are more people on this planet than there are in the government, which group of people would you make money from? Then the question of how much money can be made comes to mind. That's the variable factor in every opportunity out there on the market today. However, this really depends on your efforts and what you're willing to do to make the money you want to earn. The reason I say this is because some people just want to make a few bucks to put away for Christmas shopping, some want to invest some of it to put into a college fund for their children, some want to make the top ranks, and then there are those who want to live their dreams. Which category of people do you see yourself in? A better question would be, "What is your core desire and what will it take for you to earn what you want?" That's what those six-figure income earners thought before they took their first step to get where they are today.

The next step would be, to find a company that has products/services that appeal to your values and what's important to you and your family. When you evaluate their pay plan this is where you see if the marketing tools/ideas are something that's aligned with the skills you already have and if there's room to grow by learning new skills. The trick to evaluating a pay plan is to figure out what kind of marketing techniques you'll need to use that are comfortable for you to reach the results you want. This will then lead to the money you desire.
One thing to keep in mind, the speed in which you reach your goals is in relation to how driven you are to reach them. This isn't to say it will take a week or a year or even 5 years to earn six-figures, it simply means that your excitement/desire, focus, actions, and follow-up will determine the speed at which you achieve your six-figure income.

So I ask you, are you in a recession or is your focus on the bigger picture of where you want your life to be?


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WAHMUniversity - My Response

First, the blog I'm responding to for you to see first - WAHM University By ShelleyK. I felt a connection after reading this post and realized how long my comment was on her blog that I felt I should put it here too. It brings up a point of network marketing that people don't talk about but hit home for me. My response/comment is below:

I don't think you should feel guilty at all. You worked hard to get to where you are today, like you said, you took action. That alone deserves the rewards you've earned. Cheers to you! :-)

The only kind of guilt I know of comes from my experience where the team is concerned. You work with them and yes, some need to have their hand held for awhile before they're off running with the ball. But when they don't get very far, the guilt sets in because you start to feel as though you didn't do your job as their sponsor. That feeling can be so crushing and depressing, put me into a major funk for about 3 months straight. The only reason why your team is not making the money you are is because their WHY is not strong enough to keep them going. They don't have a core desire to make it to their goals. Definitely something that can be worked on but it has to come from within them, not you.

As for greed, greed??? Maybe after being in this industry for 5 years I might still be "green", lol, but when you find yourself wanting more money in network marketing, all it means is that you enjoy the challenge of making it to the next level. You can achieve great things in network marketing, dreams especially, why not go after them full throttle??

Basically, it's not about the possible millions you could make, it's about what the millions can afford you to do in life. Such as time freedom, giving back to your community, being debt free, giving to others, and creating a lifestyle that allows you to give a piece of it to your friends and family to enjoy. My goodness, if I was able to afford to give my friends and family a chunk of my lifestyle to enjoy with me, we'd all be in the same boat having the time of our lives together. Now THAT is living life to the funnest!! ("fullest" is too cliche, lol)

Richard Brooke's Gift of Knowledge

I had the awesome opportunity of listening to Richard Brooke on our company call last night. What an awesome enlightening call! I've read Richard's newsletters and they are very good, packed with information. It was a pleasure to hear his voice and and know what a down to earth kind of man he is. You know, I had my doubts about network marketing for awhile and I believe it's becuase I didn't really know the true meaning of "network marketing". I always thought Direct Sales and Network Marketing were the same thing. How wrong I was! LOL A company can be both of those, but it really comes down to what YOU want to be, do you want to just sell products or do you want to build an empire? Either one is perfectly fine as long as you are happy and enjoy what you do.

One thing I realized is that when it all comes down to it, what do we really have?? PEOPLE. Our world is made up of people and if we can't harmonize ourselves with them through our products and business opportunity, then what is really left??

I read an article awhile back, I think it was last summer and it created an insightful conversation with my father. First you have to understand, my father is an educator, worked through all the channels of being a teacher all the way up to being Superintendent of Schools for 2 counties. And then on to be of a "Sports Authority" figure for all of New Jersey School Athtletics. Took him a long time to to get this last job he loved so immensely.

Anyway, the newspaper article's title was "You Found Your Dream Job, What's Next?". I read further and the article was about people landing THE perfect job and then turn around to look for their next job. My first thought was, "Why would anyone ever quit their dream job???" The article explained that people nowadays are "networking" and creating networks among the people they work with turning their co-workers into allies for future endeavors. So, it's really NOT about the dream job, it's about connecting with other people on a personal but professional level that couild open doors later on. Basically, taking on many jobs over a period of time can lead to numerous networks of people/allies is a GOOD thing! Hmmm, sounds a lot like ...........network marketing! The only difference was that there was no product to sell......you sold yourself. Well I'll be darned! LOL I've been doing this all my life. I've never had a job that last more than 2 years except for the candle company I'm with now. I either got bored, or the job didn't call for my creativity, and something better always came up.

Now, back to my father, I said, "Hey Dad, kinda sounds like your daughter's "job hopping" over the years doesn't it??" LOL He smiled and said, "I guess you were onto something way before your time." Maybe job hopping doesn't look good on a resume (back in the 80's and early 90's it didn't) but it sure set the stage for my "job" now. I still keep in contact with some of the people I used to work with even though they are more of a personal/friendship level, but even those relationships proved to be an asset for me. I think my father finally understood why doing my candle business is so important to me and how it makes good use of my talents (at least the ones I know about, lol). Plus, I told him that someday, I'll have the "recognition" that he has had such as, no matter where he goes, SOMEBODY knows him. I used to find that shocking, now I find it comforting. :-)