WOW...what a busy couple of weeks, and very exciting. Based on my initial results, I decided to jump in with both feet and go for it. A decision that was nohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gift made lightly. It required me to invest in my future...but not only financially, but my time and a major personal commitment.
Now, do not get me wrong. It was not all roses and games. There were times when I started to second guess my decision as things were not going smoothly. What I made myself do was to make a personal commitment that not matter what, I would not quit for the next year. As I have heard and read over the past month..."I am the variable. If something is not working, I can change, I can make it better." This has been something that I wrote and is sitting right beside me everyday.
Getting through this is certainly making the high points a lot higher. I am working the system that was presented to me and with the personalized marketing plan my coach and I set for me, I am on a positive track to make the change that I want. With the help of Karen, my coach, I have already made more sales and am currently working on sponsoring a few people onto my team. The best part of all this...I did not have to make any cold calls or talk to any of my friends or family to do it. Of course if they ask me, I will tell them about everything I have as I want to make sure they are healthy to stay around for a long time to come.
In the past two weeks, I have already recouped a quarter of my initial investment. This is very promising as I do not know of any business that you can receive a return this fast.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Faith and my Online Business System
As you have been reading, I recently joined a MLM and am feeling really good about my decision. I have only been in business for a week or so and have already made enough sales to recoup my initial investment.
The other day I was at a church group meeting and people that knew I was looking into an online business system asked how my search was going. They were very pleased that I had found something and that it was starting off so positively. Then one person asked me would I have a moral problem as a Christian being involved in an MLM. I was taken back a bit by this. Then he asked if I was comfortable with the fact that I need to “steal” peoples’ money in order for me to succeed. Obviously I defended my morals, ethic and my business to him. I explained that I am not the type of person that would try to convince someone that they needed my products or online system if they truly did not want it. And that was the end of the conversation.
This question really got me to start thinking about how I was brought in, how the system and my coach could be seen as this, and am I going to have to alter my beliefs to succeed in this business. After pondering over this and a little prayer, I decided to talk with my coach about it. WOW, was I surprised at the answer I got back. Turns out that Karen and her family are Christians as well. Her children attend a Christian school where she volunteers when she can, and this business allows her to do quite often. She asked me if she ever made me feel pressured into pursuing this business or that I was annoying her with my questions….my answer was no. When I talked to the people about the products that I have sold, did I force them to buy…again no, actually they asked me to sell to them. Then she gave me some more information that astounded me.
She and her husband have dedicated a certain amount every month to sponsor three children in a third world country. They were not able to do this before start their online business. Eventually they plan on doing more once their business grows. She told me that she has aspirations to do what her coaches have done. First she told me that they also are Christians and are very much into living their lives accordingly which means they are truthful in their business dealings. They collectively dedicated enough money personally to not only sponsor, but to go over and dig wells in Africa. WOW.
Now I know that some of you are saying “Shows that only those at the top of MLM’s make the money.” You know what, in a sense that is true. The difference is in how they are making it and why they are making it. These two guys have made their money because they work hard and smart, and by also doing their business ethically. The only way they succeed is if their people succeed, so they will do everything they can to make sure this happens. Even though they are near the top, does not mean they can sit back and watch the world go around, they still have to work hard. So, they succeed if Karen succeeds, and Karen succeeds if I succeed, and I will succeed if the people I introduce to the business succeed. This means for me, that I am going to do everything that I can to teach my people how to do their business and obtain all their goals they have set out for themselves.
One other thing I would like to say. Near the end of our phone conversation, Karen asked me to hold on. She three wayed her coach Glen (one of the guys who dug the wells) in and we had a great conversation. It was a great feeling to know that I have all these people with MY best interests at heart while we are doing this awesome business. I know that my Christian morals are safe with Online Business Systems, and know that I will be helping others obtain their goals and dreams along the way. Helping others without compromising my ethics, what could be better?
The other day I was at a church group meeting and people that knew I was looking into an online business system asked how my search was going. They were very pleased that I had found something and that it was starting off so positively. Then one person asked me would I have a moral problem as a Christian being involved in an MLM. I was taken back a bit by this. Then he asked if I was comfortable with the fact that I need to “steal” peoples’ money in order for me to succeed. Obviously I defended my morals, ethic and my business to him. I explained that I am not the type of person that would try to convince someone that they needed my products or online system if they truly did not want it. And that was the end of the conversation.
This question really got me to start thinking about how I was brought in, how the system and my coach could be seen as this, and am I going to have to alter my beliefs to succeed in this business. After pondering over this and a little prayer, I decided to talk with my coach about it. WOW, was I surprised at the answer I got back. Turns out that Karen and her family are Christians as well. Her children attend a Christian school where she volunteers when she can, and this business allows her to do quite often. She asked me if she ever made me feel pressured into pursuing this business or that I was annoying her with my questions….my answer was no. When I talked to the people about the products that I have sold, did I force them to buy…again no, actually they asked me to sell to them. Then she gave me some more information that astounded me.
She and her husband have dedicated a certain amount every month to sponsor three children in a third world country. They were not able to do this before start their online business. Eventually they plan on doing more once their business grows. She told me that she has aspirations to do what her coaches have done. First she told me that they also are Christians and are very much into living their lives accordingly which means they are truthful in their business dealings. They collectively dedicated enough money personally to not only sponsor, but to go over and dig wells in Africa. WOW.
Now I know that some of you are saying “Shows that only those at the top of MLM’s make the money.” You know what, in a sense that is true. The difference is in how they are making it and why they are making it. These two guys have made their money because they work hard and smart, and by also doing their business ethically. The only way they succeed is if their people succeed, so they will do everything they can to make sure this happens. Even though they are near the top, does not mean they can sit back and watch the world go around, they still have to work hard. So, they succeed if Karen succeeds, and Karen succeeds if I succeed, and I will succeed if the people I introduce to the business succeed. This means for me, that I am going to do everything that I can to teach my people how to do their business and obtain all their goals they have set out for themselves.
One other thing I would like to say. Near the end of our phone conversation, Karen asked me to hold on. She three wayed her coach Glen (one of the guys who dug the wells) in and we had a great conversation. It was a great feeling to know that I have all these people with MY best interests at heart while we are doing this awesome business. I know that my Christian morals are safe with Online Business Systems, and know that I will be helping others obtain their goals and dreams along the way. Helping others without compromising my ethics, what could be better?
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