In Network Marketing, It is Not about You

"Have more than thou showest... speak less than thou knowest..."-- William Shakespeare

Ego in MLM and Network Marketing can kill your business.

Know anybody that has a big one?

As one of the top mentors Ben Johnson says (a 5 billion dollar producer):

"Ego is a reverse disease. The person that has it is not sick, but it makes everybody else around him sick."

Ol' Willy knew what he was talking about when he wrote that quote --it's called: "Don't show all your cards in the game of life and Network Marketing. Hold something back, so you will have an extra ace or two to play when you need it."

Why would someone who is really successful want to not let people know how wonderful they are in MLM? They have earned it, many times deserve it.

Why Network Marketing Doesn’t Get Respect

When I first joined the network marketing industry almost 5 years ago, I always wondered why network marketing doesn't get the same level of respect as other business models. 

Here you have an industry that has millions of participants all over the world. Tens of thousands of people have been able to earn a full time income. Thousands of people have been able to earn a 6 figure income. Hundreds of people have been able to earn a 7 figure income. And a select few have even been able to earn an 8 figure income.

However, some events over the last several weeks and months have really allowed me to see why network marketing doesn't get respect. I believe it is the same reason why religious people don't get respect and why politicians don't get respect.

Network Marketers Don't Practice What They Preach!

Do I need to Get a Job while doing Part time Networking?

A lot of distributors get started in the network marketing industry because they want to quit their jobs and create a lifestyle of time freedom and financial independence. However, when you are first getting started in the industry it can take some time before you start to experience the success that you are looking for.

Jeff Olson, one of the most successful network marketing distributors in the history of this industry got started many years ago in NSA. Within 2 years, he had gone from brand new to one of the top distributors in the company. However, he acknowledges that in the beginning, he didn't make any money because he reinvested his commission checks back into the business in the form of tools, meeting rooms, etc.

Olson is the exception in many cases and not the rule. In my dealings with many of the top distributors in many network marketing companies, whether it is in person, listening to their story or reading their books, the overwhelming majority of them report that it took them about 5 years of struggle before they were able to put the pieces together and really begin to build a financially successful business.