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MLM is more than just an industry, it's a journey. So what Is MLM? MLM is more than just an industry, it's a journey. June 26, 2004 © By Karen Umstattd So, you want to be successful in your new Network Marketing, MLM business, huh? But you're overwhelmed by everything you hear, everything you see? You've got all this information and all of this product and you don't know what to do next? You're wondering how you can fit this into your daily schedule? Everything your mentor tells you you need to do to build your business takes away from your time or money? You've talked to a few people about your product and no o­ne seems interested? You've talked to a few people about your opportunity and they told you you were crazy? You're embarrassed to talk to your family and friends about your new business venture? You're beginning to wonder what you got yourself into? You're wondering if you did the right thing? You're thinking of quitting? I did a search o­n google.com for "what is MLM?" and this is the first thing that came up MLM: Multi-Level Marketing. These are the pyramid schemes your teachers warned you about in school. They promise you'll make money with almost no effort. Don't believe them, and don't advertise where they do. According to the FTC http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/other/dvimf16.htm Some people confuse pyramid and Ponzi schemes with legitimate multilevel marketing. Multilevel marketing (aka network marketing) programs are known as MLM's, and unlike pyramid or Ponzi schemes, MLM's have a real product to sell. More importantly, MLM's actually sell their product to members of the general public, without requiring these consumers to pay anything extra or to join the MLM system. MLM's may pay commissions to a long string of distributors, but these commission are paid for real retail sales, not for new recruits. In 1979, Network Marketing Sales was proclaimed a legal and viable method of distribution and sales in the U.S. courts (FTC versus Amway, 1979). Rules and Good Business Practice guidelines were established and all legitimate Networking companies adhere to these standards and practices. So, where do you go from here? The way I see it, you have two choices. A - You ignore anything and everything anyone in the MLM industry attempts to share with you. You go back to where you came from and continue o­n the same path, with the same lifestyle, with the same friends, working the same J.O.B. with the same dislikes and fears that initially brought you to MLM. B - Or, you choose to learn all you can learn about the MLM industry, your company, your products, your market place. You choose to create a different lifestyle for yourself and your family. You choose a different career path rather than go back to where you came from. You choose prosperity. For days, I sit here in front of my computer trying to come up with words to share that would explain MLM to the market place. I read, I listen, I try to compose and still can't find the right words. Then today, I listen to an audio conversation and NOW I understand why I have been struggling to find the words. Because MLM is more than just an industry. It's a process. It's a lifestyle. A journey o­ne must choose to take. And I know many will begin that journey and more will choose to go back to where they came from than those who choose to continue the journey to the end. The journey will challenge our beliefs, who we are and what we think we know. The journey will challenge our character, our values and our vision of our future. The journey will challenge our strengths and our weaknesses, and o­nly those who choose to take this journey, to the end, will be those who will fully understand.................... What IS MLM? So if you choose A - I bid you good luck, farewell and great tidings for your future. And if you choose B - I welcome you o­n a journey that I myself started many years ago and continue every day. To those who choose B - I appreciate you for having the strength and courage to take this challenge. To REALLY become the person you speak of becoming. To create the lifestyle you speak of so passionately. I know it won't be an easy journey, but I also know it will be worth it. Welcome aboard For you, I share my Beginners Journey recommended reading and listening list. If you sincerely chose B as your journey, then I ask you, as a beginner, to commit to a minimum of 15 minutes per day consuming this information I am about to share with you. Work yourself up to 30 minutes per day after your first 30 days. How? Turn off your TV! That's how. If you cannot commit a minimum 15 minutes per day to start, then this isn't for you. I suggest you reconsider your options, A or B. To Your Success! Money, Money, Money, Moneyhttp://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn15 by John Milton Fogg The People's Franchisehttp://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn10 by John Milton Fogg Check Out The Biz - http://www.CheckOutTheBiz.com A generic opportunity meeting with Randy Gage. Log in with your name and email address then choose your connection. Murphy's Committee http://www.ClubRhino.net Will You Make It Throught The Jungle! Why you're better off quitting your jobhttp://www.thenewentrepreneurs.com/tnepresentation.shtml Rene Reid Yarnell The Greatest Networker In The Worldhttp://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn92 by John Milton Fogg The 10 Commandments of Power Positioning http://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn7 by Michael Fortin, the Success Doctor Building Your Network Marketing Business Struggling with the details of your new business? Let our Network Marketing Expert show you how to take it step by step.http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,279136,00.html Brilliant Compensationhttp://tinyurl.com/3e3s7 Recruit More Distributors with Proven o­nline Movies Super Prospectinghttp://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn16 by Tom Schreiter Your first year in Network Marketinghttp://www.thenewentrepreneurs.com/books.shtml Mark and Rene Reid Yarnell Get Rich Slow http://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn3 by John Milton Fogg Secrets of PROSPERITYhttp://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/karen/learn14 TGN TeleCoaching Seminar - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 by Randy GageThe Mental Edge MLM training spoken about in this audio can be found by CLICKING HERE Click "Success Store" in the left side panel for more books and audios. Prosperity:http://www.LawsOfProsperity.com OR http://www.ProsperityUniverse.com How to Apply Spiritual Laws to Create Health, Wealth, and Abundance in Your Life by Randy Gage Dare to Dream and Work to Winhttp://www.DareToDream.net Understanding the dollars and sense of success in Network Marketing. Know How To Be Richhttp://eliteinnercircle.com/reports/c/9O Dr. Robert Anthony's Proven Method Teaches You How To Have Whatever You Want In Just Six Weeks. Helps You Discover How To Attract Riches Into Your Life Automatically. 100% Guaranteed Results About the Author Karen & Bill Umstattd, Home Based Business Consultants, have been involved in network marketing as a business owner, distributor, consultant, trainer, and author since 1995. Fifteen years after owning a "traditional" business, they came to the realization that they weren't even close to building that retirement income they always dreamed of. And so began their journey to find a "better way of life" that could some day help them retire from the "rat race" and live life completely as it was meant to be lived. A true example of "never, ever, ever quit" (on your dreams). Visit their business site o­nline at www.ThePerfectIncome.com Publisher's Note : We recommend you take a look at the SFI Business Opportunity - its much more than MLM !