There are people out there who have a hard time understanding why we do what we do. Some people would call them nay-sayers, others would call them dream stealers. Whatever you call them, we all know that they are out there and have encountered them at some point in time.
As Jim Rohn put it, "There are only 8 or 9 really nasty, miserable people in the whole
world. Now the problem is they move around a lot and you’re likely to
run into them. When that happens you just have to say hey, there’s
only a few more like you. I can handle this."
Here is a little something I put together for all the work at home and network marketing warriors out there.
1. It's My Business
- You Work For A Business, I Own My Own Business
2. It's How I Make Money
- You Work For Someone Else, I Work For Myself
3. It's My Job
- You Leave To Go To Work Each Day, I Work At Home Each Day
4. It's A Lifestyle Choice
- You Chose To Follow A Set Schedule, I Chose Freedom
I don't believe in "Get Rich Quick" - I do believe in hard work and determination.
I don't believe in limitations on what can be done - I believe that with a passion to be free, anyone can be successful.
I don't believe in working by myself - I believe in working for myself.
I don't believe anyone has the right to steal dreams - I believe that dreams are meant to be lived, not thought.
- Christine Mikulski
Think back to when you were a child. Do you remember what you really wanted to be when you grew up? Maybe it was a cowboy, a ballerina or an astronaut. How many of you as the years passed were able to hang on to those dreams and make them a reality. Maybe as the years flew by you realized you don't even like those things anymore and your dreams had changed.
When I was a little girl I desperately wanted to do 2 things. I wanted to be a stewardess because I loved to fly and I wanted to work with animals. As the years passed I realized that I actually hate to fly, more like dread to fly, and have even gone as far as to drive 24 hours all the way to New York from Mississippi with a car full of kids on more than one occasion.
I did grow up to work with animals, but I don't actually get paid for it. We volunteer for rescues and have fostered, adopted and even helped place animals in need. While I wish loving animals would pay my bills, the electric company actually frowns upon receiving dog bones as a form of payment.
When I first got started in Networking, it was because I felt as if I had to do something to contribute after my 2nd daughter was born. I couldn't stand the thought of having someone else raise my little girl.
I can honestly say that network marketing for me was something I actually liked doing. I didn't love it like I love working with animals, but I liked it and honestly felt it was something I could spend the rest of my life doing part time. It was OK.
As time went by my part time networking business was no longer something I liked doing, or something I could even see myself doing part time for the rest of my life. It was something I obsessed about! I can honestly say I am head over heels crazy in love with network marketing. I am never bored, the work is never difficult and I never run short of interesting people to talk to. I thrive on having a team. I look forward to calls and to answering questions. I love celebrating their success whether it's their first new business partner or they just achieved a milestone like ranking up. I just can't imagine life without it at this point!
My husband said, in the nicest manner, I'm attracted to network marketing, like a bug is to a light!
I can live with that.
What were your childhood dreams?
Did you end up where you thought you would be?
Are you doing what you love, do you love what you do?
-Christine Mikulski
There are so many times I come across people in different companies that complain they just can't make money no matter what they try. It always amazes me because I feel that anyone who puts in an effort, assuming they have a good, viable product and an honest reliable company should be able to achieve some form of success in Network Marketing.
I like to push business aside and try to help people, regardless of what company they are with. We try to figure out what it is they do on a daily basis to grow their business, how they interact with the people they are dealing with, what it is they like to do, can do and are willing to do. I also like to find out how they really feel about their product and company, because you have to be truly excited about what you are sharing with others.
Many times it comes down to one simple statement that put's it into perspective for most people. If what you're doing isn't working...it's time to change what you are doing.
Now I'm not saying you have to run out and change companies, sometimes it's as easy as tweaking an ad you have online, or learning to step outside your comfort zone and pick up the phone to return a call. Other times the situation calls for a total change. I have people I'm working with now, that came from other companies who where able to make more here with me in a month than they made in an entire year elsewhere. Others just wanted support and needed to have someone who would answer their questions and give them advice.
No matter what it is you do, never stop learning, never stop growing, always be open to change and never stop believing because all success, no matter how big or how small starts with your dreams!
-Christine Mikulski
