Network Marketing: The Bottom Line

Are you a student of your industry, or your job? Do you aspire to be the best you can be at what you do? The reason I ask is that as a student of the industry I am in (network marketing, direct sales), I have learned so much from the experts in this field. I am referring in particular to the fundamental core issues that are part of someone's success in this business. Over the last 8-plus years that I have been with the same company, USANA Health Sciences, I have studied this success track, both so I could nail it in my own business, as well as teach it to others in my organization so they could profit.

Let's call this the Bottom Line in network marketing. What you really have to do to succeed, what this industry is and what it is not. Like the leaders who have come before me, allow me to throw some bread crumbs in the forest for you so you can find your way. Perhaps even to experience success for yourself.

The first thing that comes to mind is the necessity to think differently. Our team motto in Manifesting Vision International is "work for wealth, not wages." I remember the first time I understood that my business building efforts were for creating freedom for myself and not for a pay check, a big light bulb went off in my head. I have called this having our cage rattled, or downloading a new operating system. This comes from learning to rethink money and time, and to participate in a wealth distribution system that is completely different from a job that is attached to a pay check or a salary. My experience is that this shift in beliefs and attitudes occurs over time, not over night. Which leads us to the second item...

In network marketing, the one who learns and grows the most wins. He or she who is the most willing to do things differently will be among the top earners. Because of the rigorous training we have access to (seminars, books, CD's, DVD's, web-based courses) there is ample opportunity to adopt new behaviors that produce new results. This includes how you think.

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” (author unknown)

People in network marketing must love to help other people. There is an old, rather famous quote by Zig Ziglar: "You can have anything you want if you help enough people get what they want." In direct sales we are so enthusiastic about wanting to make a difference in someone else's life, that this has its very own reward. The fact that we are rewarded financially for helping other people is sometimes incidental. If you don't genuinely love people, this business would not work for you.

In network marketing, the bigger your dream the more you will be motivated to succeed. Success is voluntary and is invariably linked to how you want your life to change. I made an astonishing discovery a couple of years ago in my business: in the very beginning, it is perfectly legitimate to come to this business because there is something that you want or need, and you have come to believe that this business model will help you achieve that. As you begin to taste the sweetness of success something magical happens: your business building efforts become more about helping other people. This has been called "paying it forward" and it feels fantastic. It is as worth holding out for (meaning not quitting until it is a reality) as is the money to which this is inextricably connected.

Okay, so we love to help people, we are committed to learning and growing, and we have a big dream. We think differently and we are committed to achieving more and producing more. As professional network marketers we are continuously seeking ways to get outside of any box that restrains us and we love that this is business not as usual.

Is this business for everyone? Absolutely not! But if you feel aligned with any of these bottom line concepts, you might want to check out a way of doing business that has been like cracking the code for those of us who want to live life on our own terms.

My daughter recently asked me to teach her how to have a money tree in her back yard. I am so in love with this business and believe so much in its ability to produce dramatic change (for those who stay the course and do the work) that I would be thrilled if either of my grown children got involved. I love this because of what we stand for: that we live in a realm of potentially limitless possibility.

Do you know what your very best life looks like? If nothing changes, are you headed toward that life? Do you need to recalibrate? Let us know if we can help. We are Manifesting Vision International. How can we serve you?

Rosie Spiegel
rosie@manifestingvision.com
650-573-7177
800-938-0942