There is an interesting phenomenon in the online marketing business and it goes by the name of “program hopping”. Many of you will have encountered it, most of you will have succumbed to it, and a lot of you will continue to fall victim to it!

I know from personal experience how easy it is to jump from one “next best thing” to another. You may even, like me, have justified it in your mind as “research”. You may have kidded yourself that you were “diversifying” or “building multiple streams of income”.

There is nothing wrong with research, and certainly much benefit to be gained from diversification, but it needs to be done the right way. Remember the saying “walk before you can run”? That applies to online marketing on many levels.

So make a commitment to yourself right now; identify your PRIMARY business and give a minimum of 90 days where you are focused on that and that alone. Ignore any other “great opportunity” that comes your way and build your primary business.

Once your core business is up and running, once it is providing you with income, and once you get to where it needs minimum attention to KEEP running, that is the point at which you can look to add another income stream.

I recently made a similar commitment to Changing The World 2Gether, and even went so far as to CANCEL memberships of various systems I had joined. It was actually quite a sobering experience to realise just how many things I had joined in the last 12 months for “research purposes”. Even more sobering was realising how much I had spent, and was continuing to spend on systems that were simply gathering dust.

So my “biz op detox” went a little like this - I cancelled anything that had a physical product being sold via MLM. I cancelled membership of systems that paid out on referring other members. I even dropped my Direct Matches account back down to free status.

The money being spent on those systems can now be used on the ONE BUSINESS that I am focused on for a minimum of 90 days.

Like a more conventional “detox” I feel a heck of a lot better, my focus is very clearly defined, and my time and energy are being used more effectively. The previous approach was in danger of derailing my successful business activities.

If this sounds like you, start your business detox TODAY!

Gaz
http://ChangingtheWorld2gether.com

It’s an interesting question isn’t it? At first glance you would think it is very easy to answer. But what if someone were to probe your response more deeply?

A typical reply might be “I would pay off my mortgage/debts, give up my job, and spend more time with my family”, or it might be “I’d buy my dream car and go on my dream holiday”, or it might be “I’d devote time to doing charity work”.

But think about what being financially independent means. It means leaving behind an entire lifestyle, approach to life, and overall framework that has been part of your very being ever since you were born.

It means stepping aside from a life that clearly you are not 100% satisfied with, but then stepping into completely unknown territory!

Make no mistake, achieving financial independence is a worthy goal, but it is something you need to prepare for in advance.

I’m sure we all appreciate the value of setting our goals, holding a clear picture in our mind of where we want to be in 3, 6, 9, 12 months and beyond. But part of that planning needs to take into account the radical lifestyle change that will come.

How will we manage our day? Our week? How will we ensure that we achieve the work-life balance we seek?

Don’t wait until the change is upon you, and you easily fall into the trap of your time being consumed by your business; start work on the blueprint for your new life today, and help ensure that you achieve what it is you actually set out to do.

The team needs you. The world needs you. Join hands with us and let us change the world together - as a team the way we were made to be.  Come visit with us at http://ChangingtheWorld2gether.com

If there was a magic pill you could take and your business was magically built for you, would you take it? Who wouldn’t right. Well that’s not going to happen because no one really financially cares if you succeed. Sure they say they want you to, but if you’re dead weight under them they are just going to sponsor around you.

Now, I know you don’t mean to be dead weight and that if you only KNEW what to do you would do it… am I hitting any bells yet?

In today’s world, we are surrounded by the fast action pace of life.. one minute it’s there and the next minute it’s gone.. constantly we feel we have to make it and we have to make it on our OWN. And that’s why you’re not successful. Do I have your attention yet?

Every single day we are force fed a sour pill that tells us we must grow up and be and do more. Striving to keep up with the Jones and keep a sane head on our shoulders at the same time.

Why is it so difficult to get ahead? How come so many people join anything they want with effortless ease and just blow everyone else away like a baseball championship between the majors and little leagers.. it’s simple they get IT. They understand that time is our most precious asset.

It doesn’t matter how many dollars you have at the end of the day if you’ve been working 18 of them to get ahead and the other 6 are spent sleeping and eating.

Are you starting to see the lie you’ve been fed?

A constant belief that we are an “island” is causing us to not see the big picture for what it is. People matter. We have nice shiney things all around us, but if you had every thing you ever wanted and no one to share it with.. would you really have anything at all?

Big business is slowly squeezing us out.. they have bigger budgets, they have higher payrolls, we as one person can not possibly be able to compete. Ever changing methods and tactics change the horizon of business on almost a daily basis. How many hats can one person wear before they forget they have no hair?

And that my friend is why our team was born. We are the great equalizer.. we get IT. We understand that life is not something to be chased after, but to be lived. It’s not about how successful we are, but how many people become successful because of us. We understand that the life of an island causes us to live fast paced and relatively uneventful lives as we try to focus on things that don’t matter to us and we were not made to do..

Holding hands together we do not have anymore of an inkling of what the future may hold. We do not know if tomorrow will bring tidings of joy or perhaps something worse, but what we do know is together we are stonger.

Together we will be able to focus on the things that we care about and are our strenghs. Together we walk into the future not as islands, but as a team. A team prepared to what it takes to make a difference in this world. And we are looking for you.

You may not know what your talent is or your “speciality” but we know that you have one deep inside you. Locked away ready to be freed. Something that drives you and keeps you going when the lights are out and no one is watching. It is that part of you that we are talking to now.

I know what your schedule is like and how hard it is to even put food on the table. We do not diminish those things. They are the stuff life is made of. We ask you to volunteer your time - whatever small contribution you may give to the team as whole. We are breaking records and building so fast, but we are missing something. The team is lacking one vital area: you. Please reply if you can give just a little bit of your time.

The team needs you. The world needs you. Join hands with us and let us change the world together - as a team the way we were made to be.  Come visit with us at http://ChangingtheWorld2gether.com

Having been in the network marketing industry for 12 years, there are a number of things that you can do to make your team stand out from other opportunities you may have been associated with in the past. In almost every network marketing opportunity, there is going to be a distributor fee to get involved.

I’ve seen these fees range anywhere from $25-$3,000 depending on what kind of product that company is offering. Next whoever your sponsor may be, they’re going to tell you that you need to order your product, purchase a replicated website, order business cards, purchase company brochures or CD’s to hand out, then order a bunch of cold market leads, and wish you luck.

I’ve talked to so many people who have said I never got any help from my sponsor. So now you are eager to learn so you’ll order your product, get your $19.95 a month website, spend $20 on business cards, $100 on brochures, samples, or CD’s to hand out to all the wrong people, then order a list of leads from .30 a lead to $4.

There’s a lot of truth in the saying only suckers buy leads because the only one who gets any results from leads are the companies who are selling them.

So what do you need to do to stand out from the croud?

Build your organization from a Team Standpoint. Get people on your team who are willing to help each other out.

The act of giving back with the pay it forward concept is what attracts many people . Develop a group of people who are unselfish and committed to helping each person succeed.

These are just a few of the things that will separate you and make you so different and unique. There will be people who I would have, I could have, and then there will be those who say I should have.

I ask people all the time, are you looking for a temporary fix to get yourself out of a situation that you’re in, or are you looking for a lifestyle change so you won’t find yourself searching once again for something 2 yrs. 5 yrs. or 10 yrs. down the road. The stock market here in the US has fallen nearly 1100 pts. this week alone.

People are losing their jobs, they’re going to struggle to pay for heating oil this winter, and they’re finding it hard to make their bills. The days of depending on the govt. or a corporation or a 401K plan to secure your future and your retirement are over. It’s up to you to take control of your financial future, and with a team effort, you can do it.

Those of you who want to change your life have to look deep into what you really want and attract that same person into your organization. Don’t ever look to your upline for guidance, they are not concerned about your future.

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