If you want to really succeed in business, you need a DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING!
by Leon Brickey
We all have reasons for going into business. For some of us it's
to provide more income for our families; while others are in
business only to obtain wealth for themselves. Either is fine,
but most business owners fit into one or both of these
categories.
The key element that both these groups share in common is the
fact they both want a larger, more substantial income. I think it
would be safe to say most of them would like to achieve financial
independence; and some probably share the same feelings I have;
They would like to be STONE COLD WEALTHY!! :-)
I've been involved in MLM and home business opportunities for the
last five years. I've seen some normal everyday people make some
incredible amounts of money. I myself have been very fortunate to
receive some really nice checks from time to time. The fact is
that there are EMPIRES being built by small and home business
owners.
Here is a very candid look at some very basic concepts that will
help you tremendously once you incorporate them into your way of
thinking. The fact is that we've all been "brainwashed!" But
there is still hope. We need to rid ourselves of all this
"traditional hog wash" we've been made to believe and adapt a
different way of thinking!
1) Be careful of folks who tell you: "It won't work!"
This will most always be the people you care the most about. Your
family and friends. They think they are saving you from ruins.
They mean well, but they are discouraging you. Stay clear. Don't
listen to them. Refuse to discuss your business with them!
Besides most of the time they are broke financially just like you
when you started. Don't EVER take business/financial advice from
anyone that isn't doing MUCH BETTER THAN YOU! If you want to know
about making money ask somebody who's made lots of money. You
just can't listen to family and friends when it comes to
business. I want to be like my family in some ways but not always
financially.
Don't let someone making $20,000 a year tell you that you can't
make $20,000 a month with your business!
Very respectfully don't listen to folks you don't want to be
like. Surround yourself with positive people and listen to
business training and motivational tapes. These really do make
a difference. Especially over time!
Avoid negativity like the plague!
2) The people who make big money in network marketing, small
busineses, and home based businesses are no different than you
and I. Oh sure, they me be talented. More than likely they are
VERY motivated. But, they are a person just like you and I. They
have good days and bad days just like everyone else. What
separates them from the person who fails is that they hang tough
during the hard times and keep pushing on. And believe me we ALL
have hard times. We've all got at least 100 reasons we should
quit. The real winners just keep focused on the goal of financial
independence for them and/or their family!
Don't whine about what went wrong! Find out what you need to do
to fix it and DO IT!
3) Work is OK. Work is a good thing. It provides income; which in
turn provides food, shelter, clothing, education, etc. But the
concept of having to continue to work for money till we die is
not a good thing! At some point it has to stop! You can't work
forever. I'm not so sure the government will be able to care for
all of us. In fact they almost certainly WILL NOT be able to care
for all of us. But we have to find a way to keep the money coming
in after we quit working.
Sounds too good to be true doesn't it?
Just because something sounds too good to be true doesn't
necessarily mean it IS too good to be true does it?
If I bought a lottery ticket and scratched the ticket to find out
that I had just won a million dollars; that would sound to good
to be true. But it WOULD be true if I had a winning ticket!
No different in business. Just because something sounds too good
to be true, doesn't necessarily mean that it IS too good to be
true. Look closely. It may be as good as they say it is! The
whole world isn't a scam. Often times folks blame the business
for their failure when they know good and well the blame lies
square on their shoulders!
This does not mean you should not be skeptical of a new company
that is not well known. Check them out closely and ask some
unbiased folks if they've heard of them. If it's a well known
company that's been around for a while you are probably OK.
4) First they lied to us about Santa Claus. Then they lied to us
about the Easter Bunny. Then they told us the biggest lie of
all."If you get a college education you'll get a great job, make
lots of money, and live successfully ever after."
Absolutely no negative reflection on a college education but that
just isn't true. The real money is in business. Oh college is
great. I highly recommend it. I have a degree in nursing myself.
You should go to college; but college in no way assures wealth or
success. It doesn't even assure a job!
Not too many jobs allow you to earn $20,000 or more per month.
Unless you are CEO of a billion dollar company. But $20,000 a
month has been accomplished many times with a good network
marketing opportunity. When you hear successful network marketing
pros talking earnings of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000 often times
they are talking monthly! Income like this does not come by
signing up and hoping spillover and downline members will make
you wealthy. It takes a tremendous amount of work. You have to be
a real leader to build a downline that pays that kind of money.
But it can be done.
Network marketing allows you to make a lot of money at something
you know very little about. Network marketing also allows you to
stay broke at something you are an expert at.
Get as much education and as good an education as possible, but
don't think that alone is the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow.
5) NEXT PLEASE!!
Don't beg people to get involved in your business!! There's no
one person you have to have. You've got the whole world to
advertise to.
How much time have you got to waste on anyone who is NOT
interested. Zero! If you think they would be a valuable rep in
your organization; stick with them till you get them to look at
the business, then let them decide and you go on to someone else.
NEXT!! We are only interested in talking to people interested in
our product, service, or opportunity. This does not apply to
everyday life but it certainly applies in business!
If I'm not interested in what you are offering I can promise you
I'll be even less interested after your 7th follow-up. Enough
said.
Folks the time we are living in offers the greatest opportunity
EVER to build a successful small or home business. The internet
has linked the whole world with the World Wide Web. The number of
people available out there to obtain as customers and/or recruit
into business is no less than STAGGERING. And the REALLY BIG
numbers aren't even online yet! If you can get a vision of just
how big what lies before you is and you are willing to work very
hard you can change your life as you never dreamed. You can roll
20 or 30 years of work into 5 or 10 years. It only makes sense
you are gonna have to work hard for those 5 or 10 years.
If you want to REALLY succeed in business you've got to have A
DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING!
Thank You.
Leon Brickey
webmaster@appalachianmarketing.com
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