MLM Success Strategy - Responsibility 1/2

One of the most common questions that people ask successful leaders in network marketing is: “What is your secret to success in marketing?” More often than not, what the new person actually wants to hear is some kind of technical response such as: objection handling, locating prospects and customers or the best book to buy on the topic of sales. Being successful in network marketing is about taking responsibility for your life and for your business.

Responsibility is simply the ability to respond to the challenges that you’re given. Everyone is looking for the silver bullet, the secret that once you know it you immediately become extremely successful. I heard an entertaining cliché today and it went like this: “to be successful in any endeavour requires Mind over Mattress”. The lure of being in business for yourself is attractive when we talk about being able to work around our own schedule and being at home with our family. However, it’s important to realize that if you’re not going to work you’re not going to get paid. While it’s true you can flex your schedule you can’t become successful if you don’t do the work.

So many people enter into marketing give up before they’ve given themselves enough time to succeed. For people that have always relied on an income from a job the idea of spending several thousand dollars to go on a holiday to Hawaii does not cause as much fear as investing several thousand dollars into A business. Ironically, building a successful business could position a person to live permanently in Hawaii if the person so chose.

I’ve often heard people say, “Well I’ll get the business cards when I started making some money.” or “I’ll get that website but first of all I have to start making some money.” For the new entrepreneur, being in business can certainly be intimidating and perhaps the risk of loss may be greater than some are prepared for. The awesome thing about being in business though is that while there is a risk there is also a very high reward for success. Napoleon Hill, said that “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve”.