Who is the Most Important Person You Should Know for Your Network Marketing Business to Succeed?

You might be thinking that you have this questioned nailed. Well drop the hammer because you will only get hurt.


I am certain that you have been told many times by the leaders in the industry that it is good to get to know the big players in the industry, the elite in other industries, business people and entrepreneurs. Everyone who has said this is correct, but these people are not the MOST important.


It has often been said in the MLM industry, not to pre judge people. That is so very true, but not in this case. There is one particular person who you must pre judge, judge and post judge and continue to do so forever.


The most important person to know is YOU!


I don't say this as a cliche or to be cute. Unless you truly get to know yourself, both inside and out, you will not succeed in this industry. And it is not enough to simply know who you are and what you are about. Once you find all this out, you need to put a plan in place to improve who you are, because as well all know, we are far from perfect.


When I first got involved in Network Marketing, I had no clue who I was. I was involved in so many different things and was focusing on other areas which allowed me no time to understand who I was. I didn't even realize that it was necessary to figure out who I was and that is one reason why I did not succeed in the past.

It was necessary for me to take a long hard look at myself in the mirror and find out if I had what it took to get involved in this type of industry. There are many ups and downs being a network marketer, and because of that you have to have the right personality to deal with this. Furthermore, you must have your own life in order before you can tackle taking care of your own business.

I had many faults, both at a personal level and at a business level. The most important aspect I had to improve upon was my anger management. In my home life and at the office, I often would become angry at situations or individuals and mainly get flustered or rant and rave. From that came rash decisions which would not be of any help in the long run.

I realized this fault and need to take care of that before i could pursue any business venture. If I was not able to handle my home life or a crew of investigators at the office, how on earth would I ever be able to handle the many ups and downs in the MLM world. More importantly, how would I be able to deal with the members of my downline who didn't do anything or did not follow the system. So I decided to take a course in dealing with my anger and that has made me a better person, father, husband, and colleague

The next area I needed to improve upon was my time management and the setting and reaching of goals and targets. I have been a procrastinator most of my life. I am not sure why that is, but I often found it very easy to put things off to another day. I know that attitude has set me back in life. I am not an expert in this area but I do know that you need to be able to set goals properly or else you will never realize them.

It is simply not enough to say that you want to do something. You need to write down exactly what you want to do and then set up a game plan to reach those goals. I found a phenomenal exercise book that tackles this very subject. I strongly recommend obtaining this book and following it step by step. It is called Design Your Best Year Ever by Darren Hardy who is the publisher of Success magazine.

I cannot stress enough the importance of getting to know yourself and improving on all your flaws. It will make you a better all around person and that will allow you to attract similar people for your team. there are many books that you can purchase to help you in this area and I recommend doing a lot of research.

I know that my life has become much more manageable and enjoyable and I know that you can reach that same level.

The Start of the Journey of a Network Marketer

A few months ago, I decided to enter into the realm of network marketing. This is not my first experience in this industry as I had delved into it over ten years ago, surprisingly with the same company I am with now.

However, that adventure was akin to placing your toes in the pool. I never ran with the ball at that time. I had a lack of desire and did not want to work at it. In my defence, I did have other issues. I was trying to expand my horizons in the Private Investigation industry, had bought my first home, and was trying to start a family.

Additionally, the passion was not there for me at the time. My reason "why" was non existent. There was nothing there to drive me beyond the negative feedback I was getting from friends, family and the like. I let the thoughts and opinions of others dictate what I should do. I let them win over what I truly believed. And although I was making some money, I decided to abandon the experiment and gave up.

Giving up is an all too common theme in this industry, but I guess in life as well. We often let obstacles get in our way and steer us away from our true desires and passions. It is much easier to quit rather than to persevere and continue despite what others say and go against the norm. I will touch further on this topic in later writings.

So I went on with my life. I continued my career as a private investigator until reaching a management position with one of the largest company's in Canada. I succeeded in removing myself from the daily grind of doing surveillance. This was one aspect of my job, that I disliked and was none too happy to stop. Despite what you might think of the lifestyle of a PI, based on TV shows like Magnum PI, it is not very glamorous. It is very difficult and exhausting to get up before the light of day and deal with the outdoor elements. So I was more than happy to sit in an office and oversee other investigators.

I also expanded my family My wife and I had two children, who were born in 2002 and 2004. Prior to that, we were raising my wife's daughter who is now 23 years old. We moved up in the world and were able to enjoy a good lifestyle, buy a large home and go on some nice vacations. But in doing all this, I did have to work hard and long hours. Although I had a predominantly office related duties, I still went on the road on occasion to earn extra income, and worked evening and weekends.

Two or three years ago, I began to look for other ways to improve my lifestyle and my income so that I would be able to spend more time with my family. I delved into real estate investing and bought rental property. This venture went reasonably well other than having to deal with unreliable tenants at times. However, the real estate market took a turn for the worse and as such I decided to place any further endeavours on hold.

So I was still looking for something to pursue and that is when a friend of mine spoke to me about this network marketing opportunity. I thought the company I had been involved with in the past, had simply gone out of business, but it hadn't. I was amazed at the opportunity, more so than I was in the past and so there began my journey once again into this great industry.

What I want to share with you in the future is the day to day trials and tribulations faced by a regular person in the network marketing field. I want to be able to share my ups and downs and hopefully you can learn from that which would assist in building your business. I will tell you what has worked and what has not worked for me and hopefully be able to coach and mentor you to becoming a great success.

In addition to the above, I want to share with you the struggles I face with trying to grow my network marketing business all while holding down a full time career as a private investigator and being a full time father. The adventures are many, but they are all very rewarding.

i am looking forward to sharing my life with you.