Are You Dismissing Your Potential for Realistic?

It isn’t hard to become focused on a dismissive view of life called “realistic.” Have you succumbed to its charms?  It begins with deciding that you’ll be a person who desires to live a good enough life. There’s thankfulness for what you have and the willingness to work hard for others for the benefit of creating a good income.  It seems the usual doesn’t it?  Sometimes the hours are trying and after a number of years it may seem that you’re less able to do the things you want to do. It’s the way of adulthood you tell yourself, and trodge on putting up with far more than you bargained for in long hours and difficult days.  It’s easy to dismiss opportunities to own your own business, you may have even tried a few. So many times we’re lured into a process that supposedly “sells itself” and it isn’t long before we know whatever was said wasn’t connected to your experience of the truth. There is not a process or product on the face of the earth that sells itself. Only experience that engages an individual to experience benefits, improvement, ease, and repeatability encourages clients and customers to re-engage over and over again.

What is Realistic?

Realistic living is becoming aware of your own dreams and desires again. It’s visualizing what it is that you find meaningful. It’s learning how to create a work environment that encourages you, empowers you and you empower others. Maybe it is travel with your loved ones, maybe it is hours that allow you to be home or doing what you love when you desire to do it.  Maybe its working with people who  get you and you get them and together you share a world of work that you love.  Realistic for me was thinking of a life that allowed horses in my life on a daily basis. A life that rewarded me for my efforts and encouraged me with words, money, and prizes like my Lexus.  You see, owning a business wasn’t new to me, I have successfully launched and maintained four businesses throughout my adulthood. I’ve worked hard and I made an income most would appreciate. However, one day I realized that my “realistic” life wasn’t the one I imagined and I took time to explore possibilities. I saw owners like me choosing a different style of success, one that encourages self care, one that renumerates you at the level YOU determine not some pay scale. one that builds individuals to their own success not just a paycheck I hand out on Friday.  Is it work? Of course it is, but personally I appreciate a business allows me to determine my success level and empowers my coworkers and team members. You see, you can be a consistent, solid person in business and the business you’re in may never fulfill your vision of success, but when you are an independent business that focuses on removing glass ceilings and providing the best products through cutting edge research and continual improvement… well, my friends who shared I needed to be “realistic” about work being work and play it safe in a 8 to 5…let’s just say it’s a great day for a ride….whether we’re talking my Lexus enroute to the barn or my girl in the field. Isn’t it time you changed your definition of “realistic”…for you get to live your future today any day you make the choice to create your best life. Ask me about my journey, I’ll be glad to share what it is about!

Building Relationships that Work

One of the most important parts of a relationship is the trust between  horse and rider that comes from knowing each other’s roles. Each relationship in our lives has components that must be present for each to perform their roles at their peak: Each part of the team has to know what their individual job is. My horse carries me, she performs her tasks of carrying my body’s weight, she protects me, and she performs beautiful jumps as well as provides  pleasure as we journey.  If I was expected to carry her load, if she expected me to sit under her, instead of on, her we both might have a bumpy ride.  Strong partnerships begin with identifying the role we each bring to the barn. There are many moving parts of a successful business, the feeding of our minds, the grooming of our offerings, the daily stretching and the enjoyment of our talents. As in my life at the barn, the work is present daily, but the rewards of our work is an amazing relationship that we both look forward to daily. We have to be in  relationship together, working through the learning, the  activities, and taking time to celebrate together the rewards of our work.

Trust is important to me, to my business. The ability to know I offer a strong product, I deliver a consistent level of customer and team member care is no less important to me than the trust I have developed with my horse. Both thrive in an environment of skillful attention, play, and stretching to be the winners they are!

Believing in solid foundations, effective choices, and reaping the rewards of a great business

Amy

Want to Know the Truth About Network Marketing?

 

Myths and misconceptions surround the network marketing industry and it is the most misunderstood business model in today’s world. And yet…millions of individuals are living their future today thanks to this type of business. In my opinion, network marketing is the best business model available to anyone who desires to work hard and achieve great results, but first you must know some facts. If you want to know the truth about Network Marketing…keep reading.

 

1. The biggest misconception is that  Network Marketing is a pyramid scheme and is therefore illegal.

The truth is that every business including the government is structured like a pyramid. There is always someone at the top and others working to support the business. A pyramid scheme offers no products or services, and pays according to the people you recruit into your business (if it pays at all). It’s easy to see why this is illegal and NOT sustainable.

Network marketing companies offer products and services, which are sold to consumers. Simple. In this case, recruiting or inviting others into your business is how you grow a team of like-minded individuals to share products and increase sales volume, ultimately make more money. You only know so many people. It’s not just about who you know but who they know.

2. The Guy at the Top is the Only one who makes any money.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The guy who works hard, finds a company that has a product that delivers results; has outstanding corporate leadership; has a growth strategy in place and offers excellent training for anyone who joins, is how you make money. Don’t think for one minute that this business doesn’t require you to work, but the difference is that you don’t have to punch a clock and if you are driven to make a change in your life and are coachable; willing to make some exchanges of your time in the beginning; and focus on growing your team and sharing your products, then you can and will see your income grow. You are in charge of your destiny. It’s 100% up to you.

3. You have to get in on the ground floor or you’ll never make any money.

This is simply not true. How many brick and mortar businesses sell similar products and weren’t the first to sell them? How many colleges are there? How many apps are there for your phone? Is the legal field filled too crowded? And yet, no one ever tells their son or daughter not to go to law school because the market is saturated.

Is it great to get in on the ground floor? It can be, but most successful network marketers don’t always get in at the beginning, and this shouldn’t keep you from exploring the value of doing business differently. This is a level playing field and everyone begins with the same opportunities, but there is no cap on how much you can earn.

4. Only losers do network marketing. 

It’s true that many individuals who enter network marketing have lost a job due to these economic times, but loss of a job or a desire to supplement an income that isn’t going anywhere does not constitute being a loser. Some of the greatest business leaders of our time have endorsed this business model. Think Jim Rohn, David Bach, Robert Kiyosaki and Zig Ziglar, just to name a few.  Warren Buffet owns several network marketing companies that are publicly traded in his Berkshire Hathaway fund. He has been quoted as saying “It’s one of the best investments he has ever made.”

5. No one really makes money in Network Marketing.

If this is the standard by which Network Marketing is judged, then don’t the same principles apply to corporations? And while it is true that only 2-10% of those who have joined a network marketing company make large sums of money, others are supplementing their incomes on a strictly part-time basis because this is what they want. For many, this business has been the catalyst to pay off debt, or send their children to college without taking out massive student loans. The choice is always up to the individual. If the individual treats his/her network marketing business LIKE A BUSINESS and decides to follow a proven plan for success, then the rewards can be great.

I am a living example of someone who replaced her six-figure income in 2 1/2 years thanks to network marketing and I don’t consider myself a loser, since I’ve built three very successful traditional businesses over the last thirty years.  Today I have a life that lights me up and I have the blessing of being able to share with others exactly how to succeed in the Network Marketing industry. I’m not only dedicated to my personal success, but also to my team’s success.

Perhaps you’re at a crossroads in your life or you’re feeling unfilled in your current job or you just want to earn some extra income; maybe this is the time to open your mind to what IS possible and learn the truth about Network Marketing.

If you want to learn more, I’d like to talk to you. Please get in touch with me here.