Don't Ever Give It Up! Give It Time!

By Sue Seward

Network Marketing takes time and effort. It's not always a cake walk!
It doesn't happen overnight and you do not get rich in a few short months. As professionals we have got to stop this insane hype because it's detrimental to our industry!
Maybe this happens for a few. You know all the ones you read about in magazines who say they got a check for a bil-zillion dollars in a few short months! Then these few go out and flaunt their riches and make everyone think it's so easy!
This just isn't the reality of the industry. We've got to get realistic here. Until people start developing realistic goals, they will continue to frustrate themselves and most will quit.
With most of these stories we really never hear the behind the scenes true story of how these people got to the top so quickly do we? Trust me, there's more to the story than we ever hear in the lime light!
It took me a lot of years to get to understand what to do and to learn the business. Developing into a leader has taken time. Before you can help other people develop You've got to develop yourself. I had no business background, no corporate business background, no degrees, no contacts, and no credibility when I started. I was a stay at home mom and still am to this day!
Now I call myself a CEO MOM! It's a beautiful thing when you start to have people coming to you!
It's not been easy. I've stumbled and mumbled and made many mistakes but the one thing I have NOT done is GIVE UP!
It's a constant learning and growing process too! I have gotten checks while learning, not huge insane money, but still a very nice four figure a month passive residual income that flows in month after month for working at HOME. I always realized that I would be underpaid in the beginning and I now know what the future holds for me as I stay on the course and continue building a solid foundation!
I've been able to stay home with my kids and take them and pick them up from school and taxi them to their activities. I haven't had to work for someone else in over 14 years.
Ask people who say they quit their jobs in 6 months or a year to do Network Marketing full time really how many hours did they have to spend in the beginning to make that kind of money so quickly. More importantly, what sort of sacrifices did they have to make?
It might be a lot easier for a single guy named Joe ON THE GO with no wife, no kids, no house or yard to care for, to concentrate 16 to 18 hours a day on their Network Marketing business with no one to answer to, no kids to take to ball games, no diapers to change, babies to feed, no dinner to cook, no house to clean, no homework to help with, no groceries to shop for, no spouse to give attention to, etc.
This busy list of life goes on and on especially for women!
Because women are usually the caretakers and have not only the responsibility of building a multi-million dollar business but also the responsibility of caring for our families and sometimes that may include our own aging parents.
This isn't meant to be an excuse. Everyone's life situation is different. Many people must start in Network Marketing part-time because it's necessary for them to work it around their job or around their full-time LIFE!
Most people have a full time job and many other obligations in their lives. Even with all this anyone can still build a Network Marketing business if they really take the little precious time they do have and be patient as their business grows in time AND most of all never never never give up! Then what happens is you develop leverage which gives you the ultimate and that's FREEDOM! Just remember success always comes with a price!
Some people are just as happy with a part-time income from Network Marketing. Just remember to be realistic about the time frame involved according to your own particular situation and make sure you are sensitive to this fact in other people's lives!
When you decide that you want to change your career and start your own business and choose Network Marketing decide right then and there that you've got to give it at least 30 months of intent focus. Even if it's only ONE hour a day make that one hour count!
Just think how long people stay in traditional jobs to retirement? 20, 25, 30 years? Then what do they have? If you do start a traditional business it will most likely take you at least 2 to 3 years to break even or maybe even longer. My husband and I had this discussion. He told me how long it would take him to start making a profit if he were to start his own Land Surveying business.
He said at least 4 years and he would have to spend a ton of money to even start his business. And if the economy goes so does his business! There's a lot of risk involved!
You also have a tremendous amount of overhead in a traditional business usually, depending on what sort of business you start. Start up cost are usually much higher than in starting a Network Marketing business.
In traditional business you still have to work hard, give it daily consistent effort, contact many many people, focus and commit, have desire, develop a PLAN, be organized, manage your time wisely....etc....the same thing we do in Network Marketing!
Find what many other people want and need. Become passionate about what you're doing. Use the products yourself so you will become passionate and enthusiastic about what you're sharing with others and WHY it's important to you. Other people will see you walking your talk!
Be patient and stick with it. Be coachable......find a good sponsor and experienced support team to work WITH you, not build it FOR you. Stayed focused and constantly stay involved in the loop. That means be on company and team conference calls to stay plugged in!
Constantly strive to be a leader! Be around successful people, watch them, do what they do, read what they read, go where they go!
Just DO IT!
Read everything you can about your company, the industry, constantly developing yourself and talk consistently about the industry to your business partners and other colleagues in the industry and of course to people in general that you meet! Don't forget to listen a lot too!
Go to every company function you can possibly get to! Go to leadership training seminars. Read books on leadership and business. Robert Kiyosaki is one of my favorites! I also love the Women's tapes from Upline and Dani Johnson, Rod Nichols, Kim Klaver, Doug Firebaugh, Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, Mark Gorman, and so many others that I've met and learned from over the years.
There's a list of coaches and training at http://www.eCommerceHomeBiz.com
Hook up with positive like minded people who also have the desire to succeed. Join organizations like the DSWA Direct Selling Women's Alliance http://www.mydswa.org, International Virtual Women's Chamber of Commerce, http://www.ivwcc.com and other networking groups.
Look for successful business minded people in your community. Learn all you can from them and bring them into your business. If this is not for them then ask for referrals. This is what I've done in the last nine years. I've associated myself with very successful positive people and I'm sticking with them like glue! Here I am a little ole stay at home mommy working closely with people who are self-made millionaires and teaching me how to become one too!

Can you do this business alone? Yes you could, but it could be much tougher. That would be similar to being in a traditional business wouldn't it?

Remember to always think of the other person first, and ask them questions....take an interest in other people and sincerely try to help them. Building relationships is so important in this business. Whether you're online or offline always build the relationship first!

When you do people will gravitate towards you!

There are a few things that are absolutely crucial to your success in this business:

*Being consistent on a daily basis with your contacts. URGENT URGENT URGENT!!

This one is the MOST crucial of all!

Make sure you are consistent! Do something every single day for your business! No matter what! Even if all you have is ONE hour a day do something for your business! Do NOT go one day without doing something because I can almost bet you the farm that if you go one day it will turn into two, then three, then four then a week, a month goes by and you have not done anything for your business! You become discouraged, frustrated, and guess what happens?

YOU'LL QUIT! DO SOMETHING EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR YOUR BUSINESS! Even if it's answering ONE email, calling ONE person, taking your products, listening to a conference call, etc. Do whatever you can to make that commitment to do something everyday for your business! This is VERY crucial!

STAY PLUGGED INTO THE LOOP!

*Following up in a timely manner

*AND NEVER GIVE UP!

How successful you are really depends on how many contacts you actually make but you must remember to:

FOLLOW UP! You're going to get rejected too so just be ready for it! It's really a good thing...trust me. The ones that can handle the most rejection WIN.

Remember.....

This is where most people drop the ball! I've seen it so many times with people and I admit I have also been guilty of not following up when I was new to the business.

I was so afraid of the rejection! Now I welcome it! If someone says no that's ok! Just don't take it personally! If you cannot follow up in a timely manner ask one of your business partners to follow up with your prospect.

This is another URGENT MATTER! Not following up will dry up your business like the Sahara desert!

Can you imagine being a 22 year old and discovering Network Marketing as your niche, finding the right mentor, and giving it 30 months of consistent efforts with the right company, product, timing and experienced mentors? These young people can be set for life!

Could you also imagine leaving a million dollars in cash sitting on the table and getting up and walking away?!! That's what you're doing when you QUIT your Network Marketing business!

Well no matter how young or old you are you can still benefit from Network Marketing!

I am very pleased that I found Network Marketing when I did. Deciding to learn and grow through ALL the experiences, good AND bad, but most of all, never giving up no matter what, has created LEVERAGE and that my friends is the ultimate of what we're all looking for in Network Marketing!

"Keep on doing good, and in proper season we will reap a harvest if we do not give up"! Galatians 6:9

Sue Seward

Copyright © 2002 by Sue Seward. All Rights Reserved. Revised June 2005.
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Sue is a wife, mom, entrepreneur, top income earner with her company, who has been working from home online since 1996. She encourages millionaire mind thinking and shows people how to develop valuable connections online and turn them into lasting relationships for long term business profits. She is also a public speaker and published author of numerous print and electronic articles as well as coauthor of the book 'Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets From Top Direct Selling Experts'. To find out more about how Sue builds her business online visit http://www.eCommerceHomeBiz.com