Why Network Marketing?

A couple of years ago when I was working full time as a mechanical engineer, I shared a “Dilbert Cube” with a colleague and we became good friends. I was reading a lot of Robert Kiyosaki books and other personal finance books at that time and I openly shared my learnings with him.

He asked me what I was going to do with my new found knowledge. I told him I was going to find a good network marketing company to get involved with. He just laughed.

He proceeded to tell me “Network marketing deals are rip offs. I’ve been exposed to Amway, Neways, Usana, etc. You can’t make money in those things!” I didn’t prospect them for my business, but several other colleagues told me the same thing, and they even told how I would lose all of my friends. [click to continue…]

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The 1999 blockbuster movie “The Matrix” is one of my favourite movies of all time. To me, it was not just a great action movie, it conveyed a very powerful message. To me, it was all about self awareness and becoming a sovereign individual, much like how “Neo” was “The One”.

I can hear you saying “What is he on about?”, so let me explain… The Matrix, a programmed reality that keeps humans docile in their captivity to the machines, is the perfect metaphor for how most people are “programmed” to live in our society.

Our society values the paradigm of a formal education, complete with a university degree or a training certificate, which holds the key to a life long career in a certain profession, whether it be engineering, carpentry, dentistry, etc, etc. If you want to change your career, you have to go back to school and get another certificate. If you’re not willing to do that, too bad, you’re not qualified. [click to continue…]

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