A Definite Plan: Network Marketing

Who is the ultimate network marketing guru? Well, I am absolutely positive about one thing, it depends on who you ask. I am definitely a wannabe in the MLM industry. Just yesterday I added a new friend on Face Book using the friend finder application. And I added a man named John Fogg, no big deal right? It turns out he's a writer who has been in the industry for many years. Still, I had no clue as to who he was before asking him, "What do you contribute to this fine world?" I will remember his response for the rest of my life...his response was a priceless gift to someone standing in my shoes. Someone once said something that now has finally made the longest journey any human can experience, from their head to their heart. And that statement was, "Most people are as successful as their five closest friends." Needless to say, I'm making new friendships with successful people because working in a university is not my vision of being successful-no offense to anyone working in higher education.

I am confident I am becoming the person who success can deny no longer, and without the use of superstition, affiliate scams, or magic MLM superstar potions. So how to go from wannabe to mentor, to leader, to successful in network marketing? Being coachable, having goals, a definite date for those goals, and a definite plan. Simple, but not easy-a price has to be paid. And that price is action. What's even more difficult for me is asking for help. A wise man once told me, "you can't use the problem to fix the problem." So if I'm going to make any significant progress it will be by continuing to learn from others. And who better than successful others? It has been very helpful to follow directions, and build quality relationships sharing ideas to help each other. That is where My Loving Family comes in. That's not what they call themselves, but it's the family I have chosen to align myself with and grow with into the person that truly is a servant leader in all areas of life. My upline models this, My Loving Family models this, my new friends model this, and I model this from this day forward in all my affairs.

A Definite Date

Now that I look at the title, imagine me with a big toothy grin spreading from ear to ear. I'm not talking about the beginnings of a new relationship 'a definite date' but one of the six practical steps to wealth. I've been thinking about those compensation plans with the legs-you know strong leg, weak leg. Someone on my team was giving a training on compensation plans and I realized that I'm sure glad I got into network marketing when I did and with the company I'm with. I mean it can get kind of confusing with all of the stairstep breakaway, Aussie 2-up, matrix, pyramid, and binary-that's it! It was the binary plan. Excuse me if I'm rambling but I'm the kind of personality that gets easily distracted-that's why I needed to commit to a definite date.

My definite date is September 17, 2014, God willing on that date several things will happen. One, is that I will turn 45 years old. Two, I will have achieved my financial goal. Having the definite date makes it real as well as helps my mastermind group hold me accountable for my progress to get to that point. If not, I could easily get distracted by the latest and greatest income opportunity offering a turnkey, 'just enter your name and e-mail', 'we'll do all of the work', 'the industry has never seen before'-dare I say it? SCAM. So I've got a checklist which consists of action, self-improvement, upline accountability, proven system, and conference calls. I have a personal mentor that is not bending me over, er um-I mean charging me for their experience of what works in network marketing-how cool is that?

I don't buy leads, I don't sign up for affiliate programs, no cold market calls, and no friend and family recruiting. So what is my job in my mastermind group? Participate. Yep that's all they'll give me right now. But little do they know, I'm in business with them, and I'll be moving on to the things that I excel at-just as soon as I figure out what they are-just kidding. Obviously I'm good at not knowing everything, especially about products. My company has amazing products! Haven't tried all of them but what I have tried are top notch quality. I can let you in on a little industry secret-ALL MLM's have good products-yessir it's true as I'm blue. Blue as in my dominate personality color-not blue like I just maxed out my credit card on the latest get rich quick pyramid scheme. All of this stuff, the training, mentoring, definite date, all of it has come in trade for my most valuable asset-my time. Otherwise free, er um I mean priceless!