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101 Ways to Build a Successful Network Marketing Business
#10 Make a commitment and your chances of success will increase If you had just started your own traditional business it would be fair to assume that you would be devoting to it a considerable level of commitment, financially, physically and mentally. Understanding that your network marketing business is just that, a business, be sure that you devote the same level of commitment to it—not just to the network marketing company you are affiliated with or to the person who introduced you, although both are important, but to yourself and your business. Far too often we see people who get involved in network marketing making the mistake of short-changing themselves when it comes to their level of commitment. The result is a sense of frustration that the business does not seem to be working, or is not working quickly enough, illustrated by the story of John and Jessica, who got involved in network marketing and were keen to get the job done as quickly as possible so that they could give up their jobs. Unfortunately, not long after they got started it became apparent that their commitment did not back up their goal. Soon John and Jessica began to make excuses about not being able to do the things that were suggested to them. They didn’t attend business meetings and seminars, avoided the purchase of support tools and personal development materials, and weren’t actively working their business consistently enough to achieve the desired result. Needless to say, this lack of commitment was reflected in the lack of success of their business, and their goal of giving up work as quickly as possible had to be put off. Your business will require a certain amount of commitment from you in areas like time, effort and finance. Although these commitments are minimal compared to the requirements of a traditional business, they are there nonetheless. By making a commitment, you minimise dithering: ‘Will I do this, will I do 34