MLM Leads Generation And Life With Brent

Network marketing has plenty of distractions that make people quit due to lack of success.  I’m not going to talk about common roadblocks such as rejection, fear, company blunders, or issues like this.  Instead, I’m going to focus on a few things I have learned and observed from watching both the successful and the not-so-successful.

First Major Roadblock – Focus

You know where most people fail in a home business or network marketing?

They simply do not focus!

I participate on a lot of forums.  I find forums entertaining, informative, as well as a good place to attract people.  There are certain people that I’ve observed for years.  I can guarantee that they will be in no less than 2-3 opportunities each year.

Now, I know better than to believe that they have built decent residual incomes in any of those businesses.  Its hard to establish momentum in 2 months, 3 months, and for most people, 6 to 12 months.

These people have been referred to as jumpers, hoppers, junkies, and various other phrases based on their actions.  But the bottom line is they are simply not focused and do not stay focused long enough to build success.  They might have a quick hit or two, but they cannot establish themselves as long-term leaders in any company because they do not stay with any company long-term.

Some of the most successful people I know in network marketing have stuck with the same company for 2 years, 3 years, 5 years, or 10 years.  These are people who had consistent six and seven figure incomes built from their focus on that one company.

So my advice?  Make your next company (or current company, if you do not plan on making a move) your focus for no less than 1 year, but preferably 2-3 years.

Lack Of Growth

There are two types of “lack of growth” that kill a network marketing business.

Lack of growth in the business itself is not what I’m referring to here (although it definitely kills a business).

No, what I’m referring is the lack of growth of the individual.  When we fail to make ourselves better, we fail at providing the type of leadership it takes to build a successful home business.  And if we fail to strive for more out of our own lives, we might as well hang it up.

The bottom line is, this is a leadership and development business.  We must learn to lead (by first following) and then we must learn to develop ourselves and then others into leaders.

I personally know people, both inside and outside of the industry, that simply do not care to better themselves.  They are good with just being who they are, treading water, and never wanting to make anything of themselves.  They approach improvement with apathy and simply have nothing strive for (or rather, nothing they want to strive for).

So if we learn to first have something we want to achieve, work towards it while bettering ourselves, our success in the industry grows.

If you are sitting there wondering why you do not seem to be making it anywhere in network marketing, take a look in the mirror and see if this applies to you.  Are focusing?  Are you developing?  If not, you are probably not succeeding.

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Scott, if you read this, don’t yell at me too much (just kidding for anyone who is not Scott, but you’ll understand as I write more of this post!).

I’ve written about this before, but feel like I should write about it again:  The Internet Marketing Home Study Course I acquired is one of the best things I have run across in learning how to market home based businesses online.  It is extremely in-depth.

Only today did I realize how in-depth it was.

Until now, I had only read the material.  I always flipped past the DVD’s and audio CD’s and went to the written material.  And while it is good, it is nothing compared to the DVD’s (and I have not even touched the internet marketing training CD’s that are there….going to load them to my iPhone before I leave for Houston next week).

I’ve been watching/listening to the DVD’s over the last little bit.  These things take the written material and make it TONS better.

Now…I work with Scott in our very successful home based business.  All of the information and knowledge Scott has and what I have learned we give to our team members, which is an INCREDIBLE deal!  His course alone cost more than the start-up cost with our business….and there is not a way to make money from it in the way you can with the business (so you tell me which makes more sense!).

Isn’t great knowing that you work with successful people with knowledge?

brent@brentworley.com

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I’m breaking away from my traditional Internet marketing post to make a point about keeping focused on goals, dreams, and not being distracted by a long, difficult journey.

Over 6 years ago I met my mentor. I actually had responded to an ad he has running in a magazine.

His story was amazing. This man had faced so much in his life, had been through a lot of failure, but never gave up. He went through some of the worst times and problems a man (with a family) could face, but he believed that he could have success.

And he has had massive success since then.

When I talked to him 6 years ago, he told me that I could have success, too. I believed him.

When I began to work with him in our business, he reminded me often that I could have success. I always believed him.

When I was failing miserably, he constantly reminded me that I could have success. And I kept pushing.

But success never came.

6 years later, I understand now why it never came.

It could be that I never worked the business like I should have, or it could be that I was not in the right place at the right time. Whatever it was, it is water under the bridge now. Now I realize why I never had the success I dreamed of:

Because God wanted me where I am now.

I’m not 100% sure I would be able to do what my mentor and several other people did back in February. They all walked away from HUGE incomes (most of them 6-figure incomes). I don’t think I could have made that decision, knowing I would be jeapordizing my family, my lifestyle, etc, to do it, no matter what the reason.

God wanted me where I am now.

I never had the conviction, the belief, or the work mentality with the other company. I never knew why, as I knew a lot of people making fantastic incomes. They were humble yet energetic, and always willing to lend help, encouragement, etc. But I never could get over that hump. Pride, embarassment, whatever, kept me from promoting it like I should.

But because I know God has me where He wants me, I know that I cannot be like this anymore.

The philosophy is much different. The old philosophy focused on money. The new philosophy focuses on Him, being humble, and helping others obtain success no matter where they come from.

That is why God wants me here. He wants me to be involved with people that put Him first in business.

Now the point of this blog is not to be religious or for me to convince you that there is a higher power that ordains our moves (although that is what I believe). Regardless of whether you believe in God or not is your choice and not relevant to what I am saying (although, come talk to me sometime about that). But you have to realize that things happen for a reason, no matter whether it comes from.

And this has happened to me for a reason.

So now the gloves come off. I attend a convention on August 7-10, and then its about spreading the message.

Now realize, this journey took 6 years to get to this point. It has been long, often times painful, full of “failure” (or so I thought), and frustrating all 6 years.

But sometimes the journey takes a while…and that is where you find your purpose, your place, and your success.

brent@brentworley.com

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I’ve been busy recently and was reflected over to Cotton Rohrscheib’s blog and saw that Wordpress 2.5 has been released.

So I’ve upgraded.  Very nice overall.  I still have not had a lot of chance to play with everything yet, but give me time and I will.

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Welcome to my personal blog.  I’ll be writing about life, business, thoughts I post on other blogs, current events, and whatever else I find interesting and entertaining.

Of course, family will be a big part of this, as they are a big part of my life.

Expect pictures soon of a recent trip!

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