I was reading a post on Randy Gage’s blog, a network marketing mentor and trainer for 20 years, and he asks the question “Are you paying the price?” and it got me thinking about the days when I was involved in Quixtar and how as an IBO we were asked that question often. As a result, in order to prove that we were willing to do what it takes we attended weekly meetings several times a week, attended what was called night owls which usually lasted until 2 a.m., spending time getting babysitters and $100-$200 a month on monthly product autoships plus motivational tools and traveling to different cities to attend the latest conference. Now, we didn’t have to do those things but it was considered important especially if you wanted to be considered committed to the business and were going to be actively and successfully building your business. For the most part, my husband and I had no problem doing it because we believed that that was what it took to be successful and still believe it today to some extent. However, with the power of the internet, networking marketing has really changed and for the most part for the better. However, I think that because we have access to so many opportunities and are approached with offers on a daily basis of what is considered the latest and greatest opportunity, it’s easy to go on to the next best thing instead of committing to what you already started. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have multiple streams of income. In fact, I believe that that is something you have to do in order to reach your goals financially but one business should be built in order to leverage the income from that business so you can invest in the next opportunity. That way you are creating a more stable foundation for yourself.
So what does it mean to pay the price? It means attending training, reading motivational and inspirational material, goal setting, and marketing your business all on a consistent basis. Now, even though paying the price means with success comes some struggle, there are definitely benefits to having an online business today because doing the things described above are now a lot easier. For example, you can attend live conferences online, you can find training and goal setting material online plus a majority of businesses provide that for their affiliates. Marketing has become simpler as well since there are several marketing systems you can choose from and sometimes implemented in your business. There are ways to network with other business minded individuals online as well. As a result you can have people in your organization from all over the world if you choose and have an international business.
There is a lot of opportunity to successfully generate income online and the best way to figure out the best plan for you is to first find a business that fits you and your financial goals, consistently work at building it and remain focused on it and then once you have built up a steady stream of income, look to leverage some of that income into an investment in an asset or another business opportunity thereby creating an additional income stream for yourself. If you are in a position right now to do this, then feel free to take a look at a business opportunity that provides the top two qualities of the wealthy: 1.) Acquiring Assets and 2.) Creating an extra income stream.
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