No matter what other home business I considered, knowing that if I stopped working the money stopped flowing, took the wind out of my sails:-)
So I am making a change of company, since I never sponsored even one person in my previous company. I began looking for a business that really thrilled me. There are many who say the product doesn't matter. It may not to some I'm sure. But to me it matters - a lot.
I recently found a new product that is being marketed via networking, and I realized something. Although I loved the product (nutritionals) in the company I am no longer representing, I was only involved in the opportunity for money.
I wasn't into convincing anyone that these products were the best available, that the business is second to none, "look at all the smart people who are involved", blah, blah, blah.
I have found over the years - erroneously or not, but my personal conclusion - that people are either health conscious or they aren't. And finding people who are health conscious and entrepreneurial, and willing/able to invest over $1000- $1500 just to get in position to possibly earn money...well, I wasn't able to convince myself this was in their best interest, let alone them!
As another more well-known Austin would say, "It's just not my bag, baby!" Carry around the wrong bag for too long, and all sorts of unpleasant things can start happening. Like financial insolvency and self-doubt...ugh!
The more time that passed with me spending more money, talking to more people, and still getting nowhere meant something had to change. I knew others who were having success with the business model. So I had to look at myself.
Should I feel bad and consider myself a failure? Should I believe that I haven't developed on a personal level enough to start seeing the success I desired? (as was inplied by upline week after week) Should I bash the industry and the company?
The answer was a simple one, and it's just that I was carrying the wrong bag. In other words, doing the wrong thing, for me. Could I have persevered and eventually started making money? I probably could have. But before I took that road, I stumbled upon some new companies, using updated compensation plans, and found myself excited about networking again.
I'm not writing about any particular company today. What I want to talk about is the evolution of the network marketing plan. What I found was that comp plans for newer companies are more streamlined, easy to understand, and far easier to start earning money using.
The company I was with is over 12 years old, and has one of the more modern comp plans that fosters cooperation from upline with all their downline. But not only are the new plans doing that, they also make it far easier to make a check, and begin creating small successes for yourself, that lead to whatever income level you're looking for.
So I came to the conclusion that I, a person who has been into personal development for 20+ years, am "good enough" to succeed in MLM;-)
So goodbye old, and hello new.
More on what I'm doing these days, next week after I've tied up some loose ends, so stayed tuned!
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