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If you look at the physics of an explosion, a lot of heat is generated in a very short period of time, creating a shock wave that’s loud and travels outwards, blowing everything in its path to bits. Whatever is exploded ends up burnt and in thousands of tiny bits and pieces that can NEVER be put back together again.

Explosions cause irreversible damage. That’s a physical law of the universe. It’s also a law of the business world. Countless business have failed because their growth was unsustainable, fueled by greed and ego. And you can’t put it back together after it crashes and burns because your reputation has also “exploded”. You have to start all over again.

It’s unfortunate that many people come into network marketing expecting to get rich quick. This is a wonderful industry of personal development and cultivating leadership. But the way it is often promoted, it attracts desperate people who will inevitably fail. The last thing these people ever need is a business opportunity. [click to continue…]

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On a recent training call, one of my mentors spoke of a gentleman whose business keeps falling apart. He builds it up, then it falls away. He builds it up, then it falls away. He was baffled as to why this was happening. The company had a great product, and he a great marketing and training system that allowed him to work with targeted prospects.

He couldn’t understand why the people who had dreams of become of being financially free would quit the business. So he picked up the phone and asked each of his former distributors about why they quit. The number one answer he got from his people was, the product is too expensive.

Hardly anybody in his downline could sell the product to end consumers, or break even on their own autoship orders. It’s pretty hard to retain people when they’re not making money. Understanding what the problem was, he expressed his concerns about the price of the product to the company. [click to continue…]

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