Yup, I got sucked in again. Just when I thought my days of entering more contests were over, temptations of a big win lured me in. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’ll go back to the very beginning. This whole blog started because during desperate times of wanting change, I mustered up the courage to enter a silly little contest. My task was to make a short video showcasing my skills in order to win a travel show host gig. If you knew me then, you would see that I am the last person who would […]
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Sometimes when I stop and look at the way life unfolds, I can’t help but notice how crazy it can be. I’m experiencing something I didn’t ever anticipate with this career change. Everything seems to be coming full circle, and… I never saw it coming. We can make plans and have dreams and hopes for our lives, but we never really know how things will turn out. When I was in college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. The only thing I knew was that I enjoyed studying and speaking Spanish. It really was the only thing I […]
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m actually having fun with my new business. Work isn’t generally something we associate with “fun,” and I didn’t choose to do this because I thought it would be “fun.” I’m sure there are people who choose this for that reason alone. People decide to go into this type of business for all sorts of reasons. Some do it for the money. Some want to dream big. Some are lonely and are just looking for social interaction. Some even do it for the personal development. I have a friend who did it because […]
Remember how I said you cannot do this business alone? Well, I’m about to contradict myself. You have to do this business alone. Wait! What? First I said you cannot do this alone, and now I’m saying you have to? Well, they’re both true. You have to do it alone… when you are not relying on your teammates, which is most of the time. Most of the time, you are doing the behind-the-scenes work that sets you up to work with others. If you don’t lay the ground work for your business, there is nothing for your team to help […]
This week I’m lucky to get to share some words of wisdom from the wonderful woman who had a huge role in helping me leave an unhappy career over two years ago. I know like many of you, I’m really hard on myself when I make a mistake, so it always helps to remember the perspective Melanie offers here. Treat Yourself as You Treat Others Growing up, I was told to treat others as I would like to be treated. You’ve probably heard some version of this principle. And yes, it’s a great principle. Treating others well is respectful, kind […]
In sharing the “simple” routine required to do this business, I left out one key factor to success in this company: You can not do this alone. Team is essential. Without one, you will not survive in this business. But with one, you will thrive. This is why it is so crucial to plug into the people and the system provided for you. My support team does 3 necessary things for me. They are: Teachers Worker Bees Cheerleaders
Since I had never been in the network marketing industry before and had no clue what to do, I was a sponge for any information I could get. When I opened my starter package, I felt a little overwhelmed, but my excitement for my new career experiment kept me going. There was a lot of information, and I had no idea where to begin. Turns out, it’s not unlike buying a new TV or a desk from IKEA: it helps to read the manual. My kit was like a manual that told me exactly where to start, so I just […]
After I decided to take another scary leap out of my comfort zone, I then had to figure out how to get started. I had no idea how to do network marketing, and because of previous experiences, I was really insecure about it. I had never done anything like this before. I secretly felt really excited about this new challenge, but at the same time, I was torn. I had a lot of old feelings and negativity to undo. I was so uncomfortable with the fact that I was starting a relationship marketing business, that I’m not sure I approached […]
The last thing I ever expected in my life was a phone call from my sister asking me to look into her new business and try her product. Like I’ve mentioned in the past, she and I were always very skeptical about the network marketing business model. We’d never seen anyone succeed at it before. We had only seen people waste their money month after month. But when she called me, she explained that her friend she had known for years had just started with this company and was indeed having real success. This changed my sister’s perception of MLM’s […]
You might wonder why joining a network marketing company was such a push out of my comfort zone. I was never any good at marketing. In fact, I have always shied away from it simply because it never interested me. But it’s more than just a lack of interest. It really comes down to the fact that I’ve always worried that if I asked others for business, or favors, or help that I would inconvenience them; and the last thing I ever wanted to be was a nuisance. Add to that the very common personality trait we dentists have: we […]