Are You The Reason Your Network Marketing Business Is Dying?

Your network marketing business is dying and along with it so are your dreams.   As you look around for someone or something to blame, perhaps it would be wise for you to stop in front of the mirror and look at the person staring back at you.   More than likely the person you are looking at is the chief culprit in the death of your network marketing business.

Nobody Sets Out To Kill Their Network Marketing Business

Let’s be honest.  You didn’t set out with the goal of killing your network marketing business.   The day you said yes and pulled out your credit card, this was the furthest thing from your mind.   You were going to give this business your all.  In fact your head was already filled with the names of people you knew you needed to talk to.   You were going to reach your dreams and this business was the vehicle that would be taking you there.

The Birth Of A Network Marketing Business Killer

Somewhere along the way something happened.   The enthusiasm of enrollment quickly transformed into the rude awakening of reality and then morphed into fearful retreat.   The end result is abandonment of the business.  We excuse the abandonment by saying the company was flawed or the products were too expensive, but the reality is we are unwilling to accept responsibility for the outcomes.

The good news is that the story does not have to end this way.  In fact the outcome can be so radically different, if we will simply deal with the attitudes within us that stand in direct opposition to all that we are striving to accomplish.   Fortunately these deadly attitudes are easily recognized and just as easily dealt with.

The first self-defeating attitude is the one that says “I can’t.”   So many new network marketers enter the business and when they encounter their first major obstacle the words “I can’t” make their presence known.   The individual becomes convinced that they lack the ability to overcome the obstacle and instead of trying to get beyond it, they simply use it as their excuse for failure.   This attitude is especially prevalent when it comes to talking with others about your network marketing business.   The fear of rejection comes flooding and unless it is dealt with, the business may fail without a single person having been approached with it.  When this attitude is found lurking in the shadows of your mind, it is easily defeated by simply asking the question:  “How can I?”  This simple step will turn a negative absolute into an open field of endless possibility.

Another common business killer is the attitude of lack.   This is the attitude that says:  “I can’t afford it.”   When this attitude is present, the marketer is unwilling to make even the slightest investment into their business, simply using a lack of finances as the excuse.   Again it is heartbreaking to see the number of businesses that are allowed to die without a single dollar having been spent to build them.   The antidote to this mindset is to look at the tools and resources needed for your business and then ask:  “How can I afford this?”   Once again this shifts the mindset from a negative absolute to an open field of possibilities.

Of course the real key to prevent the premature death of your network marketing business is your commitment.  When you make a commitment to see your business succeed, then you eliminate all excuses for its failure.  You have made up your mind to find solutions to every obstacle and challenge you will face.   Without deep rooted commitment all other positive self talk will be rendered meaningless and ineffective.    So take a stand, look yourself in the eye and say these words:  “You do not have permission to kill my network marketing business!”