David Letterman once asked Donald Trump, 'If you lost everything
and had to start again from nothing, what would you do?' He
responded, 'I would find a good network marketing company and
work hard.' The audience laughed. He then said, 'That's why I'm
sitting up here and you're sitting down there.' The audience may
have laughed first, but the last laugh actually goes to Mr.
Trump. Why? If the laughers have a job, chances are the company
they work for is basically an MLM company.
Your response may be ‘Huh?’ and that was my response also until
someone who is successful in an MLM company pointed it out to
me. But how can that be you may ask? After all I don’t hang out
in malls and bookstores waiting to pounce on anyone who gives me
the opportunity. Well it’s pretty simple once you think about
it. The company I work for has a CEO and then there are several
executives under him. Then those executives have Vice Presidents
under them, who have supervisors under them and, well get the
picture? So that’s the Multi-Level part. Then of course,
everyone in the organization is encouraged to recommend the
services of the company. If you work for a certain restaurant,
you will recommend people go and eat there. That’s the Marketing
part.
But that’s where the similarities end. My hard work at my
traditional job is rewarded, but the people above me decide upon
reward. In MLM, I am paid exactly in proportion to my
accomplishments. In the traditional company, slackers may get
paid the same amount as me or even more, based upon seniority,
who they know, or simply because their slacking is not known.
You slack in MLM and you will not succeed, no matter whom you
know or for any other reason. In the traditional company, I work
the hours I am told, ask if I can take vacation a certain week,
take my pager and phone with me on vacation and sometimes even
work on my vacation. Not true with an MLM company, since I am my
own boss.
Of course, I’m not saying no one should work for a traditional
company. That would be lunacy. We need them and their services
and people do support their families by working for them. But
isn’t it hilarious that so many people hate MLM companies and
then go to work for one every day. If you are going to work for
one, why not work for your own?
Many people want to know how the people who have a lot of money
got it and they want advice as to how they can get a lot of
money themselves. But then when someone successful offers that
advice on national television, the audience has the audacity to
laugh. Who should we listen? The laughers in the audience most
of whom probably are hurting in some way financially or Mr.
Trump who is financially free many times over? I know to be
successful in MLM is a long hard road for most to travel, but
when the rewards do start coming the bumps and bruises are soon
forgotten. I wouldn’t recommend just any MLM to a newcomer. You
need one that has a successful track record and truly offers
support to those who need it. You need an upline (or sponsor)
who is eager to help. If your upline is not willing to help, you
are already in a bad situation, because MLM is about duplicating
what your upline is doing. When I was deciding on what MLM
companies to be involved with, I tried to contact my potential
upline and get a feel for how much they would be willing to
coach me.
I know there are people involved in MLM, who can clear a
bookstore or a mall in no time flat! There are people whose only
friends are fellow MLMers, people who are outcasts from their
own families. But this doesn’t have to be. You can be involved
in an MLM company and remain a normal and civil human being.
Give it a shot! The rewards can be tremendous and your life can
be changed forever.
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Resource Box * -------------- Gary Kite is an Internet marketer
who keeps it simple and will help you get started on the road to
success. Check out his recommended programs for success at
www.pointofprofit.ws. Gary can be contacted at
info@pointofprofit.ws
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