To be highly successful in network marketing, we must develop the belief and courage that it’s possible and that we can do it. Changing our beliefs is more important than any technique or skill we can ever learn. It’s a process that requires time, dedication and persistence.
When we start our network marketing journey, we often come “programmed” with beliefs that won’t serve us. They are more likely to hinder us. We need to get rid of self limiting beliefs in order to achieve the goals that we set for ourselves. We need to develop the belief that we deserve to be rich.
Back when I was working as an engineer in Sydney, I shared flat with a young colleague who was just beginning his career. Highly opinionated, had a vast bank of useless general knowledge, but a great, kind and friendly person.
One day we were having a discussion about the differences between the rich and the poor and I’ll never forget what he said to me. He spoke with absolute certainty and said “For you to have more, other people must have less. If you want to be rich, you HAVE TO rip other people off.” [click to continue…]
So many people do not succeed because they are crippled by the fear of failure and the worry that comes with it. Some people want to find every avenue that can go wrong and are crippled by analysis paralysis. Others are afraid to embarrass themselves in front of their friends. While some (myself included) are so emotionally attached to the money they make from their hard work that they can’t bear the thought of losing it.
Before I go on, I have a couple of quotes from two famous sports stars which I think is very appropriate.
Wayne Gretzky, the famous Canadian Ice Hockey player once said: “You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take in life.”
Michael Jordan once said: “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve most almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been entrusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over, and over, and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These two famous sports people realised something that most people don’t. And that is, to be successful in business and life, you just have to stop worrying about everything and just go for it. [click to continue…]
A lot of people have a fear of failure, and they are crippled by the thought of their venture not working out and suffering the humiliation that comes with it. A fear of failure, while not easy to overcome, can be conquered through persistent effort and learning from experience.
However there’s another fear that for most people, is even more limiting than the fear of failure. And that is the fear of success. It’s very counter intuitive to think that a person could be afraid of success, but if they get caught up in worrying about becoming successful, then it’s a downward spiral to self sabotage.
“What if I just make it?”… Some people can become petrified thinking about it. The fear of success really has more to do with the fear of change rather than anything else. [click to continue…]