Network marketing (or MLM) is a swinging door. You can come in easily and also, you can exit easily.
As it is easy to come in, a lot of people come in, but they are mostly in for the wrong reasons.
People come in because they are just curious.
People come in because they want to try their luck. Like buying a lottery ticket. Some people might just think that all they need to do is to get the first positions in the queue and wait for things to happen.
People come in because they feel that they can quickly “grab heads”. Selling is not an issue and they have a good network.
People come in because they just “give face” to their friends or clients.
People come in because they simply have nothing to do …..
These are all the wrong reasons! Can you recall any substantial accomplishment resulted from such “hanging loose” mentality?
What would make it work? Very simply two things:
a/ acknowledge the value of this business to you, and
b/ apply the success formula: apply the right method and be persistent with it.
The value of network marketing (or MLM), or any other passive income choices for that matter, is to offer to you a choice of the next degree of freedom, the chance to realize your dreams, and a means to an end, to the very things that you are passionate about, and to all the things that you know you would not be able to accomplish on your current endeavors.
The notion of passive income (or residual income as it is sometimes called) needs no convincing. People see the benefits of continuous income stream(s) without having to work all the time. The idea of “having money coming in whilst you are sleeping” sounds even sweeter.
People see the benefit of having a “spare tyre”. Likewise, people see the benefit of growing fruit trees alongside their vegetable patches.
People see the benefit of having a pipeline instead of endlessly carrying buckets. “One day, I will be free.”
If you can identify and acknowledge the true value of these things to you, make a decision and go with it. Ride in the simple spirit of the child. Work in the company of like-minded people. Have faith and follow the steps. Sooner than you think, you would be able to taste the sweetness of success.
We are given one life. Would we settle for mediocrity?
Live Life, Junius.
p.s. Let’s quietly accept the fact that it is human nature that most would not change until catastrophe or crisis hits the door. These people have cemented in this mind that certain things are not for them. The Farari or the Lambogini is not for them. The freedom to wake up anytime of the day without an alarm clock, the freedom to spend as much time with the kids in their upbringing, the freedom to live like a child is not for them. These people would not even look for the swinging door.
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Source: Diamond Enthusiast Association
I am traveling Hong Kong with my wife at this time. Having been in the city for a week, I had a chance of catching up with my nephew Jack. He helps his father in his jewelry business.
He told me that the business had benefited a lot because of his forum on the internet. The forum was created some three years ago providing information on virtually everything regarding diamonds. The website is called Diamond Enthusiast Association (http://www.diamond.org.hk), with key features including professional knowledge on diamonds, quotation, FAQ, inventory, and specials. Because of their good support and service, the website has been ranking consistently amongst the top 5 positions in Google search for some time.
This is another example of good marketing. By creating value to your market, you create bonding, and trust. When the time comes, it is the bonding and trust which will bring back extra businesses. It is a win-win situation.
Internet is a huge marketplace. It is here to stay for a long, long time. Internet marketing is attractive because the world is your market and it is limitless. Nevertheless, you can access this entire market at the same time with minimal costs. It can be an easy venue to start a passive income business too.
For many, it is a viable step towards owning back their life.
Live Life, Junius.
p.s. thanks to passive income streams, I can reclaim my freedom and be able to do whatever whenever I like these days. I can look forward to more traveling and photography in the years to come.
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Arriving at the magic number 10 in the posts here, I think it is time to count the beans so to speak, and consolidate my thoughts in order to move on from this point.
As I find out, blogging can be quite time consuming particularly if you want to explore the nuts and bolts that come with it. One would have to weigh up what is put in and what is expected to come out of it. I set certain expectations when I decided to enter blogging. The said expectations or purposes become even stronger since the day 1. I feel a sense of mission to continue. I hope to add value.
I want to document my reasons here so that whenever I look at this post, it would be a handy reminder to keep me in focus.
Firstly, it is about making awareness on the importance of a holistic life (more on it next time). When our road map becomes clearer, life changes for the better.
Secondly, it is the notion of “owning back our life”, more so for people who think they cannot get away from being enslaved to the boss or even their own business. It is great if we can help people think even a little bit more outside the traditional box and not following a world of sheer conformity. Life can be as beautiful as you make it happen. And, on that road, there is no failure.
Thirdly, I like the internet world because of its people power, and knowledge power. Running this blog is a good learning opportunity for me. Through improving on ourselves as a person, we can improve the world around us.
Lastly but not the least, I want to experience first hand the passive income potential that is so much talked about on internet marketing.
p.s. this post was written during my flight from KL to Sydney. The picture here was a convenient pick from the window. God always surprises us with so many beautiful things, if only we have a moment to discover. 
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The first time these three words, “Own Your Life”, makes a big impression on me is through the reading of Don Failla’s book “the 45 second presentation that will change your life”. He said,” when you substract the sleeping time, commuting time, working time and things you have to do each and every day of your life, most people don’t have more than one or two hours each day to do what they would like to do — and then would they have the money to do it? …..”
The great irony is that most people don’t even realise that they have quietly given away the control of their life to the surroundings. For most of them, they live a life that is literally “owned” by their boss, their mortgage on the property, the credit card debts, or even their own business(es) they run. And before they know it, the best part of their life is going to be over. I undertstand, because I had been in those situations before.
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