The Network Marketing ‘Head’ Game
As I have mentioned, I am taking David Wood's challenge to write 100 articles in 100 days. As I sat down today to write mine, I wasn't sure what my topic would be. As I started to write, it just poured out. I had a pretty life-changing personal event almost two years ago happen that significantly changed what would be my network marketing career. I ask you to let me get personal so you can see where I'm going with this.
I'll start with when left my full-time job with a network marketing company. I started my own MLM business and was convinced in 6 months I would be earning $100K/month and building a worldwide organization! That couldn't be further from what happened. You see, I had spent over 5 years teaching network marketers how to build their businesses. How, without any experience myself? By reading books, learning the industry and then telling others how to do it. When you're an employee, there is not motivation to practice the skills yourself, really because, no matter what you do and implement, you're still getting that SAME check at the end of the month. I had to practice and implement these skills that I had talked about, but never implemented.
That said, at the point I started my business, I had already been working on my self-development, so I was in a good place mentally, but just not skilled yet. In my times of challenge, I'd sit down and look for answers. I still continued, however, to attend networking groups and got involved in recreational groups to expand my network. In one of my networking groups, I met another network marketer whom I had a lot in common with. We would have dinner and mastermind together. One day, she invited me to San Diego to a seminar her business coach, Jeffrey Combs, was hosting.
I wasn't sure who Jeffrey Combs was, but if my friend Judith wanted me to meet him, I felt like I should. I drove to San Diego and that day was a defining moment in my life. I hired Jeffrey as my coach and part of my program was a 2 1/2 day seminar with Jeffrey entitled, 'Breakthroughs to Success.'
That seminar was life-changing in to many ways. It was the first time I had experienced such life-changing knowledge. Not concepts or techniques, but knowledge about myself and what was REALLY holding me back. It couldn't have happened at a more perfect time. That year, I had had some very impactful hurdles hit my life. These hurdles rocked my world and threw my life upside down. I had a bad experience and I was trying to figure out why. What I didn't realize at the time that I know now was that bad experience set into motion some of the most positive things that have come to me in my life.
How did this happen? How did a horrible life experience land me in one of the best places I've ever been? When my life was turned upside down, I had to really delve into what got me there. I realized that decisions I had made, and the emotions left over from past life-events had gotten me there. I had created this situation, but what I realized was that I had the power to create this situation, but I also had the power to create future, positive situations. I now understood the power of our thoughts, our actions and our results!
So, from this realization, I understood how powerful the mind can be. I learned how to forgive, to move on from this life-lesson, and turn the rest of my life into MY life by controlling my thoughts, which lead to my actions. I had an opportunity for years to uproot my life and move out West, but didn't do it FOR other people. Two months after this life experience, I was packing up my family and moving, ultimately for everyone, but really for ME. Six months after that, I flat out quit the job that had become such a negative monkey on my back. I made major decisions to CONTROL my life rather than letting the, 'What if' scenario get in the way...i.e. 'What if I move to California and don't like it?' 'What if I leave this stable job and can't make it work as a Network Marketing Professional?' 'What if.....'
I decided to let the 'What if's' go their own way and knew that I controlled my destiny. When I truly believed leaving for California was the right thing, there would be no 'What if' scenario! When I truly believed in myself to build a network marketing career, I would FIND the correct path. And I have!
I am still working towards my goals. I've reached some and still have ones that I have yet to check off the list. That said, what has been so inspiring is that when I have met a challenge, I believe the solution will appear and it always does. It's been so amazing to see this all work and its inspiring. My wish is that EVERYONE will realize this power and change their lives for the positive, but I know most one. That is the sad reality!
My life has changed so drastically in 2 years. I see this future that is something that few will ever experience. Their head will get in the way. My purpose now is to only attract those people who 'get it.' Why? Because these are the ones that will stick it out. Will do whatever it takes. They may not be instant success stories, but they won't suck me dry by trying to convince me the business doesn't work. I want positive, big thinkers, certainly not negative 'nellies.' If you are a big thinker and someone who realizes they control their life, I'd love to connect offline. I want to surround myself with people like this. It's so healthy and so inspiring. These are the like-minded people I want to be around. Not just people who like network marketing, but people who realize they control their destiny in network marketing. You never know where these relationships could lead! For thinkers like me, partnering with someone like me is powerful!
Vidette Vanderweide is a seasoned veteran of the MLM profession. She is the Author of 'Three Golden Nuggets That Will Explode Your MLM Business' - Available FREE for a limited time! She also teaches the most elite and cutting edge marketing strategies to get massive results in any MLM business!
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