“Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground.” — Ralph Marston

That statement says a lot. Every day we let go by without doing something that moves us forward toward our goals we are actually back sliding.

In your business, much like when you are in a boat, you are moving in a direction toward your destination. If you stop moving forward you will find yourself drifting, but if you are drifting, you are moving along with a current. The current is not moving towards your goals.

Consistently working at making progress and always moving forward is imperative if we want to reach our goals. There will be down times where we aren’t moving as effectively or as fast as we do in our peak times but we must still be focused on doing something each day that makes forward progress. If we don’t do that, we will never reach our goals. We will always be trying to catch up.

Successful marketers are in marketing mode every day, everywhere. We don’t build our business in spurts, working for a little while, then neglecting our business for days or weeks.

Decide what you are going to do – Set Goals
Work consistently toward those goals every day.
Those goals should become good habits.

You will get there if you are consistent.

I have been thinking about passion in relation to business. It is really important that you have passion for what you do. If you don’t, you will find it difficult to achieve success.

In the beginning, when you first get involved with a network marketing business, there is an excitement. You see the possibilities and you feel a new sense of energy. After a while that new excitement wears off. Usually this excitement has worn off before you really get a chance to build your business up to a point where you see any real income.

This is the point where most network marketers jump ship to another program and another shot of new exciting energy.

But what if . . .

What if you stick it out and keep building your business.

What if you keep focusing on what you intend to build.

What if you keep learning and developing your skills and you get better and more comfortable as a business person.

What if that initial excitement grew into a deep passion for the network marketing industry as a whole and helping other people learn how to build their own successful business.

That is what happens to network marketers who stick with it and work on their skills.

It’s no secret that the most successful people love what they do. Once you find real passion for what you are doing, that energy begins to radiate from you in everything you do. You become like a light in a dark room. The people who need what you have will be drawn to you and you will be there to help them.

Your business can be compared to a marriage. Yes, that initial excitement of the brand new relationship is gone but it is replaced with another kind of energy. An energy of love, caring and building something that will take you far into the future.

Disciplines of Doership
How To Be 10 Feet Tall and Bullet Proof
By Joe Schroeder

Disciplines of Doership is a book I recently read and I am now re-reading it. It is a book, like “Think and Grow Rich, that I think everyone should read. It really doesn’t matter what goals you are setting out to accomplish, this is a book that will really help you get there.

From page 10 of Disciplines of Doership:
“The fact is, the subconscious mind is more concerned with what you doubt and fear, than what you pretend to “say” that you want. Ever hear the expression, “He talks a good game!” Because that’s all it is. Just talk and not the actual opinion of himself or his truest opinion of himself. Self-image is simply the truest opinion of yourself and if you change your opinion of yourself and change what you agree you are allowed to have and change WHO you agree you are allowed be, the having and receiving will change.

Period! Sounds simple, but it’s not. Why? Because most people have sacrificed themselves by living under the opinions of other people. Other people tell you how much you are worth. Other people have taught you how to react when things go haywire; you get angry and upset probably. Of course you do because you were taught and domesticated to. People think based on how other people taught them to think. What if what you thought CHANGED?

Until you lose the need for affection and validation from those around you it will be hard for things to change. Simply because so far, if you care to confess, you have lived, worked and acted based on what you allowed other people to convince you of as “truth.” But it was THEIR truth, not yours! Fair question, was their truth for you right and are you living a blessed life or cursed?

How come one guy earns $10,000 per week and another earns that in four months? How come the first guy, who makes it per week, never even went to college? The difference is attitude and self-image. Rich or poor everyone is FORCED to prove in public what they secretly believe in private about themselves is most true.”

This book teaches you how to re-program your brain, your self image and self confidence. It is a MUST HAVE for everyone who is serious about their success.

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I am always amazed at some of the people who get involved with network marketing. They want freedom in their life but they seem to think that just being signed up in a network marketing company is all it takes. Are you doing these basic things to help your business success?

Failure to some may seem unacceptable. Fear of failure is often what paralyzes a person in their network marketing business or any other project they want to have success in.

Failure is actually not such a bad thing. Think about Thomas Edison. He is often brought up as an example of how we can view failure as stepping stones as we make progress.

When asked about the frustration of all his failures he responded, “I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward…I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

It’s not the failure but how we react to failure that determines whether or not we will achieve success. Are we going to learn from each failure and make the necessary adjustments and keep going?

Let me make one thing clear. I am not talking about jumping from one mlm program to another. I am talking about making adjustments within the program you are working and stay with that program until you are successful.

In the beginning as you are learning to communicate about your business, you make a lot of mistakes and you don’t feel comfortable. Sometimes you feel like an utter failure, but practice makes perfect. As you get better at your business, you actually love what you are doing. People see this and are drawn to you. It is a cycle of success that grows with time and practice.

The same goes for the various types of advertising you use. There are a lot of factors that effect what kind of ads you will use. One example is direct mailing with postcards. In the beginning of building my business I did a lot of postcard mailing. I have had great success using this method. I have also seen distributors in my group fail miserably at it. The biggest reason they failed is because they mailed a batch or two of postcards and didn’t get the results they wanted so the quit. No testing different ads no adjustments were made, they just quit!

Here’s another good quote from Thomas Edison: “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

Success requires failure, making adjustments and finding the way that works for YOU.

I like the way Joe Schroeder says it, “You don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going.”

So, go out and fail, knowing that you are one step closer to success.

Hey! We all have those, don’t we? I’m talking about emotional down times. You know the kind I mean. I’m talking about those times when we just don’t feel like doing anything. Maybe we have been through some crazy times in our personal life or with family members or maybe we are burned out because of a project that consumed a lot of time or maybe it’s all of the above. Sometimes you just get overwhelmed or just plain discouraged.

Recently I went through a one of those down times and it got me thinking about how people handle those down times. I have been in my primary company for 13 years and I have had many periods of down time. We all have ups and downs and that will be reflected in how productive we are at building our business. The important thing is not to slide backwards because of it.

The thing I want to talk to you about is what are you doing with your down time. For me, down time does not mean everything comes to a screeching halt. I ALWAYS do a few things to keep things moving forward. I have a plan of action for those times and I recommend you also have a plan in mind for those times.

Here are a few important things to keep on top of:

1. Check Email and RESPOND to people asking questions.



2. Return phone calls.



3. Check in on Facebook and do minimal tasks like accepting friend requests and RESPOND to direct messages.



4. Check in DAILY with your company back office. Keep tabs on what is happening in your business.



5. If you have new members, you need to contact them. Even if it’s just sending an email welcome, don’t neglect that.

I have seen it often in my downline where people go through their down times and they let everything stop. If you are really serious about your business, you must not let things come to a screeching halt. You must do at least a minimal effort to keep momentum going.

Whenever I hit one of those down times I don’t let myself
stay there long. Sometimes you need a little time to take a break,
but not too long. ; )
If you take too long, it is harder to get back on track.

If you have let things come to a stop during a down time, don’t beat yourself up about it. Just pick up, dust yourself off and take a step forward.

Here are a few things I like to do to help myself out of emotional down times:

1. Listen to music: motivating uplifting music that picks up your mood.



2. Listen to uplifting and motivating audios. Jim Rohn audios kept me going in down times. I still listen to those.



3. Curl up with a good book. People today aren’t reading enough. It’s really good for the mind and the emotional state and a great way to relax.



4. Go for a walk. Do some exercise. Exercise really can help things emotionally and you just seem to feel more positive and motivated.



5. EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique. If you have been reading my newsletters for any length of time, you have heard me mention EFT. It is really powerful tool in dealing with the emotional side of your business.

A couple of EFT resources I use regularly:

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We all have our ups and downs. It’s what we do during the down times that determine the level of success we will have. So keep at it and keep your head up.

I wish you loads of forward moving success,

Melodie Kantner