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.
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