I feel your pain and have been there and done all that, ha, ha.

I still believe in myself and the NWM/MLM industry though. Sometimes we just need a little guidance, the right kind of guidance.

My embarrassing moment:
A few years back I was marketing a discount dental/health venture, using DVD’s flyers, etc…One day I had to take my car in for some work. While waiting I got to talking with a young man that worked there and gave him a DVD, told him to go home and watch it and I’d call him in a few days.

I followed up with him a few days later and actually got him to come out to a presentation meeting of the biz.

Long story short, he liked what he saw and was about ready to sign up. I had a starter kit all ready for him and was going to send him on his way and have him review the info, before talking about making out any list or contacting anyone.

Unfortunately, i made the mistake of taking him around the meeting to meet the team and my upline.

Now this guy had not actually signed up yet, but was raring to go.

All of a sudden, out of the blue my upline leader gets in the kids face and yells, “YOU NEED TO MAKE A LIST OF EVERBODY YOU KNOW”.

I could see from the look on his face, I HAD JUST LOST MY RECRUIT.

He never joined and I never was able to get him to talk to me again. I eventually got out of that venture too.

Good ole upline.

Glad you finally are having success.

God Bless,

Willie

Good on you for your honesty and openness… always a great indicator of someone worth doing business with.

My introduction to network marketing in the early 1980s was different from most, but I still had some of those disturbing moments and incidents that helped to shape my future in the business.

Michael’s book and program are excellent and a great way to get started right.

John

It might just well have been…

Hey, was the “giant of the industry. You know the name of the company” was it (drumroll) ……… ? ? ? ? ? ? (dont worry I SPELLED that company so no lawsuit, right? lol).

Thanks for visiting my home on the web. It’s tough to build this business as a one income family with kids, so I admire your fortitude.

I can say enough about the group of volunteer we work with, lead by Michael. They really are a shining beacon in our wonderful industry.

Take care,

Wayne

Thanks for the kind words. It’s great to get to know another engineer. Dedication and determination is something we all need to realize our dreams.

Thanks for commenting,

Wayne

I love your story! Sounds very much like mine, except that I never spent the money on all those things because we are a one-income family with three children still at home, so I couldn’t afford to spend. And in the end my “mentors” abandoned me.

That’s when I found the same mentor you did…Michael Dlouhy. Now HE knows what true mentoring is all about, and what MLM is all about! With him as your coach, I know you will do well…just as I will. I’m glad to be part of the same wonderful team!

Willena

Love the story. I have never been in traditional mlm before, so I was laughing all the way through your first year examples.

I do honestly believe you have what it takes to be at the top in this industry. If nothing else was known, the sheer determination is enough to know what kind of person you are.