“ Why I Chose MLM Over My Own Small Business”
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I have always been an independent sort.
I am often proud of this fact, but this trait has also kicked my butt at times.
Let me give you some examples.
Maybe You can avoid some of my pain.
I became a computer programmer when I was 19 years old.
Over a
period of 17 years, I got promoted, started making good money,
and had the respect of many of my peers.
Nothing that unusual -
millions of people have done the same in all kinds of fields.
Then, I became bored. Let me tell you, boredom is a VERY
dangerous thing for me. I decided to go into marketing the
services of computer programmers and get away from the daily
grind of programming myself. I thought about starting my own
company, but instead I took a job with a small, growing
consulting company owned by a woman about my age. Things were
great at first. I was learning new things, I wasn't bored, and I
started making great commission checks.
I watched her try to do almost everything in the company
herself. She worked a ton of hours and paid herself very little.
She plowed almost all of the revenue back into her company. She
took everything that happened with the company personally. She
was ecstatic when we got a new client or exceeded a financial
goal. She was in the dumps if we lost a client or a consultant
quit. It was as if she made no distinction between her as a
person and her company. Well, I was SO smart that I decided I would NEVER have my own
consulting business. I deserved a life! So, I just kept on
selling services and watching my commission checks get fatter
and fatter.
You know the saying "all good things must come to an end"? My
gravy train came to a halt over a six month period I now refer
to as my six months in hell. Apparently, if you work in your own
business for 7 years and you've sacrificed your money, free time
and sanity, you're apt to do some illogical things. Like turn on
your number one salesperson (yes, that was me) and torture her
on a daily basis.
I won't bore you with all the gory details, but suffice it to
say, I was going to have to work someplace else. I had signed a
non-compete agreement, so I couldn't own or work in a similar
business. And, remember I was WAY too smart to start my own
company.
Or not. Maybe the six months in hell caused me to shed some
brain cells. Or maybe my butt-kickin' independent streak got
activated. In any case, I decided to start my own consulting
business catering to small businesses.
But, I was SO smart (are you noticing a pattern here?) that I
would NEVER make the same mistakes as my old boss. Which for the
most part, I didn't. I made all NEW mistakes. Like, taking on a
partner that I didn't know very well (that mistake drained my
retirement savings account). Or, hiring people (I was too smart
to try to do everything myself, you see) I couldn't afford and
then not being able to make Payroll.
OK. Now that you've heard how NOT to run a small business, let's
jump forward to today. After 2 " years of having my own
business, I've quit actively growing it. Why, you ask? Because I
found something better. It's called Network Marketing. Let me
explain.
In my own small business, I had to figure out how to do
everything. There was no mentor or team or system. I had to
create my own system. Now, don't get me wrong. I've read a lot
of books, talked to the Small Business Administration, and met
and talked with countless other entrepreneurs. And, I've learned
a lot. But, it would literally take years to develop myself and
my company into a well-oiled profit machine. Remember my old
boss? She didn't really "make it" until she'd been in
business for 5 years.
Contrast that with Network Marketing. There are existing
products, mentors, teams and systems. And, they already work!
You don't have to reinvent the wheel. All you have to do is find
the best company and upline and do exactly what they have
done. Duh! I try not to think about how wealthy I'd be if I
would have chosen Network Marketing at the age of 19! I told you
an independent streak can be a bad thing.
Not to say that you don't have to work many hours in Network
Marketing. You do. Or that you'll be a millionaire in 90 days.
But, having an existing, proven system in place is what drives
profits. It's as simple as that. Why do you think franchises
like McDonalds are so popular? It's the system, stupid.
So, in closing, I'd like to urge you to do a couple of things.
First, watch out for that independent streak. Harness the good
aspects of this character trait, but don't try to be the Lone
Ranger. Actually, the Lone Ranger had Tonto, didn't he? Hmmm,
maybe there is something to be said for this teamwork thing. And
secondly, don't try to reinvent the wheel. Find a successful,
proven system and lock into it. Is it really smart to spend 5+
years of your life developing a system when there are already so
many good ones out there?
Suzanne Miley is a Network Marketer that loves to work with and help other like minded people. To contact Suzanne or find out more about her, go to www.greatestnetworker.com/is/suzannemiley You may reprint this article as long as you publish it in it's entirety.
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