Love The Opportunity

Somebody said you have to love what you do, but that's not necessarily true. What is true is that you have to love the opportunity. 

The opportunity to build life, future, health, success and fortune. Knocking on someone's door may not be something you love to do, but you love the opportunity of what might be behind that door. 

For example, a guy says, "I'm digging ditches. Should I love digging ditches?" The answer is, "No, you don't have to love digging ditches, but if it is your first entry onto the ladder of success, you say, 'I'm glad somebody gave me the opportunity to dig ditches and I'm going to do it so well, I won't be here long.'" 

You can be inspired by having found something; even though you are making mistakes in the beginning and even though it is a little distasteful taking on a new discipline that you haven't learned before. 

You don't have to love it, you just have to learn to appreciate America, appreciate opportunity and appreciate the person who brought you the good news; that found you. 

Appreciate the person who believed in you before you believed in yourself, appreciate the person who said, "Hey, if I can do it, you can do it." 

If you will embrace the disciplines associated with the new opportunity you will soon find that your self-confidence starts to grow, that you go from being a skeptic to being a believer. And soon when you go out person to person, talking to people, you will find it to be the most thrilling opportunity in the world. 

Every person you meet - what could it be? Unlimited! Maybe a friend for life. The next person could be an open door to retiring. The next person could be a colleague for years to come. It's big time stuff. And sometimes in the beginning when we are just getting started we don't always see how big it is. 

So, before you are tempted to give up or get discouraged, remember all success is based on long term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way. You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it's sure to be one of the stones that lead to great opportunities in the future. 

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A Wake Up Call and the Future of Network Marketing

I'm no global economist, so I don't make predictions on said subject matter.  However...I've been around the profession for quite a while...and the network marketing and direct selling world is wide open and poised for continued growth.

According to the WFDSA (World Federation of Direct Selling Associations)2015 Annual Report, the Direct Selling profession has had strong growth globally since our economic collapse that happened back in 2008.

As you can see on PAGE 13 of this report, the profession grew from $151.3 Billion in sales to $182.8 Billion between 2011 and 2014.

Forbes Magazine wrote an article in August of 2014, titled:
"Would you Join a Multi-Level Marketing Program for Retirement Income?"

That article is worth reading if you haven't done so already.

In my opinion, the future looks bright for the profession of direct selling.

We can all learn from what's been going on this week.  Let's level-up our training, teach people how to be professionals, and do things in a way where we develop competent and highly trained independent distributors.

Let's all use this as an opportunity to learn and grow.

Overnight, I have seen companies throughout our profession at the corporate level cleaning things up that needed cleaning.  WE...and I say WE, as distributors in the field (it's where I come from, and I will always be a distributor at heart), need to take the responsibility on of overseeing ourselves and others around us.

Let's all do a super job of promoting and perpetuating marketing practices that are respectable, truthful, and tell the "real" story of our profession.  If you want to make this profession YOURS for life, you'll take me up on that challenge.

Let's play clean out there.

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