I want to talk to you today about a very important discussion I had with one of the member's of the Internet MLM Success list a few days back. This guy gave me a call out of the blue on Sunday morning at 9am and as always I answered with "Hello this is Daegan Smith." Larry introduced himself and told me of his frustrations with his current business. He said that he had been involved for 5 or 6 months and that he had poured some $1400 into his business and it had only netted him about 12 people on his team. I personally thought that this wasn't that bad considering when I first started I put about $5,000 into my business and netted 0 people on my team. Before I could speak, he told his plan base on this frustration and what he unveiled to me was literally one of the smartest approaches to network marketing that I had ever heard anyone come forward with. He said that he had gone back to his sponsor for help on how to improve his results and their answer was basically that he should continue to pour large amounts his money into his business and that eventually that things would work. Larry wasn't satisfied with this answer so he made a decision. It was funny to me because his decision mirrored a decision that I had made in my last run with network marketing some two years back. He told me that he wasn't happy doing business the way that his sponsor did business and that they couldn't give him the helpful answers towards the growth of his business that he needed because he realized that they just didn't know what else to tell him. It wasn't the sponsor's fault. They only knew one way of doing business and so that is what they taught Larry. Because their way of running their network marketing business did not fill Larry's need he told me that he was going to step down from his business and take six month's off to prepare for his success in his own way. I was floored. I thought wow! This guy finally got it! {!firstname} to be a success you must prepare yourself. It was apparent in our conversation that Larry knew what he wanted and he wasn't going to let anything stop him from achieving it. In network marketing, we all fall victim to the seduction of the dream at one time or another. We see how much money we can make and jump in and head first. We get involved and then we say "OK now what do I do?" We don't check to see if we are financially prepared to run a business. We don't stop to think if we have the time to devote to running a business. We just jump in emotionally charged "knowing" that somehow success will find us. What would happen if you got involved with a business only after learning all the ins and outs of what it would take to virtually guarantee success and then provide ample preparation time to prepare for the success and growth to come? Do you think you would have a better chance at achieving you're goal? Never underestimate the importance of preparation. |
