Cyber Flopping!

You are most probably reading this article because you are an online marketer, and one of your major goals is to become financially free. Am I correct? If this is the case, please continue reading.

When reading some of my other articles on this topic, you will find that I attach a great deal of importance to the ‘reasons’ for doing things, i.e. ‘why’. If you are not achieving the desired level of network marketing success, your ‘why’s are probably not good enough.  If that is the case, I’d recommend that you re-evaluate your mind-set and get your proverbial house in order.

Keep in mind that all games involve a ‘mind-set’ and a ‘skill-set’. Both are important if we want to win. However in marketing, as in basketball, tennis, rugby, golf and most other ball games, it is the mind-set that separates the good from the great.    

For each of our actions, whether making a cup of tea or creating a million-dollar income, there is a motivation, or a ‘motive’, for action. Upon closer analysis we can actually distinguish between two sub-classes of motivators, viz. those moving us away from pain or discomfort, and those moving us towards reward or pleasure. I don’t think we should dwell too much on the negatives, as these could act as inappropriate instructions to our subconscious minds if we overemphasize them. On the other hand it is actually good to work up some revulsion and say “I’ve HAD IT!”  So in the remainder of this article we will focus briefly on the negatives.

If you are unsure of what these are, let me give you some examples:

-   Are you lacking ample free time?

-   Can you afford to retire right now?

-   Is the Tax Office breathing down your neck?

-   Do you live from paycheck to paycheck?

-   Is there a possibility you could be made redundant at work?

-   Do you have to forfeit time with family members and friends due to work reasons, or not being able to travel?

-   Do you hate commuting?

-   Are you spending two hours or more per day in your car?

-   Are you sick and tired of working for a boss?

-   Does the pittance you receive as a salary fill you with resentment?

-   Is it impossible to go on vacation several times a year?

-   Do you have insufficient funds for pursuing expensive hobbies?

-   Can you afford nice clothes?

-   When last could you afford a trip to the other side of the planet??

-   Can you afford expensive procedures such as orthodontic work on your kids’ teeth?

-   Can you afford the supplements/gym memberships etc to keep you in top shape?

-   If you, or your partner, are over 50 – can you afford some much needed makeovers?

I could go on and on, but I think you’ve got the idea by now. In short: if you are unable to do whatever you want, for as long as you want to, with whom you want to, where you want to, whenever you want to, then you are entitled to feel dejected. Society has been very miscievous by making you believe there is no other option. That is very far from the truth!

Network marketing is one solution to this dilemma, if you do it right. But if you really want success quickly, you must put in massive action, which requires that your motivators are on steroids. Moving away from stuff you hate is one side of the coin. The positive motivators will be discussed in a following article. See you there!

If that network marketing success that you are working towards is still a little out-of-reach, or you need some help with some aspect of your motivation, just ASK me. Marketing is my ‘life’, not my ‘hobby’…I’ll be happy to assist.