The Mighty Leverage

Why Network Marketing Business is NOT for Everybody

I have talked to a lot of people these days to share the opportunity to them. Apart from those who are interested, there are those people that I feel reluctant to share more of the information. Not because they smell terrible, but there are just times that I don’t feel they’re “fit” for the business. An instinct that tells me, we will just be counter-productive if I push through.

What’s great in this business is that, you don’t have to convince people. In fact, you can withdraw the offer if you feel that it’s not their time yet.

I work as a manager in an I.T. industry and part of my job is to pre-qualify job applicants for a vacant position. I interview people and make assessment afterwards. And we pick someone who can help us move forward in our company. The same thing goes in looking for business partners in the network marketing industry.

Based on my experience in the sifting process, here are why network marketing business may not be for everybody.

Some people don’t have big dreams.

Some people may start without clear goals, but their minds shift as you introduce possibilities to them. And that’s cool.

But there are those who doesn’t see or refuse to see anything bigger. Someone told me last time, “.. but I can do something else to make money.”  I replied, “True. Actually you don’t have to do this. If you just want an extra $100, you can go buy and sell other stuffs instead.”

Network marketing is for ambitious people. It is for someone who dreams about having more money and more time for the things they love to do. One does not need to get involved if he wants only a few extra bucks per month.

Some people refuse to grow.

One funny thing about home-based business is that, there are people who wants success and yet they have this notion of home-based business as something like “browse and click” and the cash will pour in. Just because it is home-based, it doesn’t mean that things should be easy.

These are people who want easy money, or worse, wants something for nothing. They don’t want to learn because they want results right away. In fact the solution for this is to work and learn right away. But they want to skip this part. And the irony is that, each moment they attempt to skip the work, the longer it takes for them to succeed.

Promise outright support to people. Don’t promise easy things, or else you will create a bunch of spoiled brats.

Cluttered people are not serious enough.

These are people who have lots of priorities, or people who doesn’t know what their priorities are. Priorities are good if they are in line with what you want to create for your future. If you want financial freedom, put money making activities on top priority.

They often lead to analysis-paralysis. They love making justifications for not taking action. They want to please everybody and so they end up stuck. They refuse to pay the price of success.

In short, complicated. Having a simple mind is hard, but that’s the kind of mindset that will give focus.

Lack of initiative to solve problems or ask for help. 

There are people who have blocks in starting the business. Some would not be stopped though, because they know they can find answers and solutions.

While others will just stare at me blankly and wait as if I am the one who should give the answer. I could but that won’t make a difference. Problem solving is a normal day-to-day activity in business. Having the lack of initiative to find ways to start the business is just laziness and resignation in action.

The exemption though are people who are open to suggestions and will gladly to be assisted. You can easily identify these people compared to the lazy ones.

Some people are just plain negative.

A negative attitude will generally not work in any other field. So don’t bother having someone in your group that will give you headaches along the way. Let them come back to you, when they already did something about their outlook in life. My mentor would always remind me: “Don’t invite unpleasant people.”

In conclusion:

Again, you don’t have to convince people. Practice your professionalism by knowing when to stop pursuing your friend. You may let them understand that where they are right now might not work in your business, and that you will remain friends and you will be waiting for them until they are ready.