One of my favorite things about this business is that I get to meet some incredible people. Whether it's someone new just taking a look at the company, or a long time leader, we're all just one big family. Even though we're not necessarily directly making each other money, fostering a sense of community is paramount to creating momentum in all of our businesses. In the "normal" corporate world, it's so cutthroat. It's all about the money, and staying ahead of the next guy. I love that we celebrate and recognize all of our local representatives, no matter which "team" is hosting the event.
I had the pleasure of bringing a guest to a local meeting put on by a superstar of another team, and was just grateful for the chance to have something work with my schedule. However, not only was he so welcoming and willing to impart wisdom, he genuinely cared about helping us to grow our business. Not to mention, he helped to push me outside of my comfort zone, getting me up in front of the meeting to introduce the speakers and run the video. WOW, I didn't think I could do it, but it goes to show what you can do when someone really believes in you. I can only hope that some day I can return the favor, and help him in some way.
These past few months have honestly been some of the wildest of my life. It's truly been a roller coaster of emotions, and I'm learning, as one of our Senior Vice Presidents mentioned, to make the highs and lows not so high and low. I am quite glad though that I left the safety and pointless fighting of the bumper cars for the risks and thrills of the roller coaster, because right now I'm hearing the "tick tick tick" of the climb, and it is EXCITING!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
You Say You Want a Revolution...
It's been a while, and oh boy has a lot gone on.
Though my business has only grown a tiny bit, I myself am in the middle of a revolution. I don't listen to music while driving anymore, I'm listening to Jim Rohn, Darren Hardy, Chris Widener.. You get the picture. I'm learning how to develop myself, because as the amazing J. Rohn says, "To have more, you must be more."
I launched myself headfirst into the world of network marketing. I was like a toddler running around pushing things around, but not getting any results. I know that my company offers an unparalleled opportunity for anyone with work ethic and a desire to succeed, but I didn't understand how to get people to know it as well. I'm learning that it's not about making someone see the vision, but to find those that are already looking for me.
Most of us live our lives in quiet desperation, just trying to get by, with our spark of hope dwindling with each hour we trade for a wage. With each hour we spend away from our too quickly growing children, too quickly aging parents. I'm looking for the ones that are ready to stoke their fire. Feed their spark. Break free of their socially imposed employee mentality to enter the world of entrepreneurship. It's not about forcing people to see, it's leading them to the chance.
On a more business-oriented note: Energy is HERE. New York just deregulated, and we as licensed representatives can offer a better price on utilities to our friends and family there by early April. The rest of the states will be following one-by-one. Can you imagine getting paid every time someone turns on a light? Or heats their house, cooks a meal.. Our company makes it a reality. See what I mean about being frustrated when people don't see the vision? We save people money on things they have to pay for, and we get paid for it!
Though my business has only grown a tiny bit, I myself am in the middle of a revolution. I don't listen to music while driving anymore, I'm listening to Jim Rohn, Darren Hardy, Chris Widener.. You get the picture. I'm learning how to develop myself, because as the amazing J. Rohn says, "To have more, you must be more."
I launched myself headfirst into the world of network marketing. I was like a toddler running around pushing things around, but not getting any results. I know that my company offers an unparalleled opportunity for anyone with work ethic and a desire to succeed, but I didn't understand how to get people to know it as well. I'm learning that it's not about making someone see the vision, but to find those that are already looking for me.
Most of us live our lives in quiet desperation, just trying to get by, with our spark of hope dwindling with each hour we trade for a wage. With each hour we spend away from our too quickly growing children, too quickly aging parents. I'm looking for the ones that are ready to stoke their fire. Feed their spark. Break free of their socially imposed employee mentality to enter the world of entrepreneurship. It's not about forcing people to see, it's leading them to the chance.
On a more business-oriented note: Energy is HERE. New York just deregulated, and we as licensed representatives can offer a better price on utilities to our friends and family there by early April. The rest of the states will be following one-by-one. Can you imagine getting paid every time someone turns on a light? Or heats their house, cooks a meal.. Our company makes it a reality. See what I mean about being frustrated when people don't see the vision? We save people money on things they have to pay for, and we get paid for it!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Mother may I please take 2 baby steps and then a FIRE ENGINE!
I've only been back in the working world for a few months and it's already draining the life out of me. Sure, bartending is fun, (can be) fast paced and exciting, but the bottom line is this: I'm still making SOMEONE ELSE a lot of money. I've been thinking of business ideas a lot lately, and have had some good ones, but no real way to bring them to fruition. Jesse's parents joined a company a while back, and told us about it initially and wanted us to join, but I shot it down quite fast. It reeked of "pyramid scheme" at first glance. They continued to work hard, going to tons of meetings and gatherings, and it just broke my heart that they were throwing themselves into something mentally and financially that wasn't going to pay them back. I decided it was up to me to help them out- to make them realize that they had gotten into something they shouldn't have. So I did research. A LOT of research. If you know me personally, you know that I am extremely thorough and can back up my facts. I found legal documents, sifted through personal accounts with a heap of salt (not just a grain), I found a couple sticky rules and a whole lot of the word "scam" thrown around. However, what I actually ended up finding most was incredible success. Upon further delving and probing around, the naysayers were generally people looking for a "get rich quick" scheme, but the way this company is set up is a get rich slow. A get rich by hard work. In general, I found that the people that stayed in it and persevered for years were the ones suddenly hitting exponential growth. There were virtually no accounts of people "hitting it big and fast".
Finally, I had to admit to myself (and my husband, ouch) that I was wrong. This might be a good opportunity. For us? Probably not. I don't have marketing experience, I have people experience. I don't do sales, and I certainly don't think the company's flagship product, a videophone, is worth that much. I kept telling myself, "We could do it, but why push a videophone when there's Skype for free?" So I kept an occasional eye on things, but really went about my business of being a full time mom, as well as working nights babysitting drunk people.
I remember the day it all changed. It was only a few months ago. I was in my business brainstorming mode, and looked into energy deregulation. I started getting that little tingling of excitement. You know the feeling. You have to. It starts in your spine and suddenly your nerves are on fire. Every inch of you is itching for something, even if you don't know what it is. Somehow, the energy market was going to make me rich. But how the heck does someone with no money, a load of debt, a child and NO TIME get into something like selling private energy? So I shelved it. It hurt, but I put it into the back of my mind.
Not long after, I was seeing headlines about China and their exponential economic growth. Our economy is terrible, but they are booming. Again I had that feeling. It wasn't just China, it was the entire Asian market. I wanted in. I wanted in so badly, I started daydreaming about starting a consulting business, or pioneering some sort of online niche market. So I made flashcards. I started learning Chinese.
Fianlly Jesse tells me that there's a meeting for his parents' company 10 minutes away from our new place, and that his mom will come babysit Carter while we go. So we went. Why not? It's a morning off of mommy duty, with a promise of some good coffee and yummy breakfast. So I have to listen to a few presentations. Big deal. Turned out it was a big deal. It all just made so much sense. Not just the numbers, but the business ideas. The new products. I found out that not only was the company in the forefront of selling deregulated energy, but that they were in 21 countries and had JUST tapped into the Asian market. The South Korea location opened a month ago, and there were plans to expand in that area of the world. It was all there, everything I had been looking for. All of the growth and promise of the business I was trying in vain to start on my own: the opportunity was laid out before me like I had done it myself. Cable, internet, dish, HD VOIP, landlines, energy, and now high speed wireless. 4G hot spot devices at bottom prices. All from top companies that we and all of our friends and family already get these services from. Seriously everyone we know, I only know maybe 2 or 3 people that don't go through these companies. With the advent of wireless broadband over white space (do a quick Google search for "smartgrid", you will be thrilled), you better believe this company will be at the head of that too. Why shouldn't I?
I'm sure you've guessed it by now. After going home and doing even more massive late nights' amounts of research, my mind is made up. This is it. I'm in. I'm so in. Our journey starts here.
Finally, I had to admit to myself (and my husband, ouch) that I was wrong. This might be a good opportunity. For us? Probably not. I don't have marketing experience, I have people experience. I don't do sales, and I certainly don't think the company's flagship product, a videophone, is worth that much. I kept telling myself, "We could do it, but why push a videophone when there's Skype for free?" So I kept an occasional eye on things, but really went about my business of being a full time mom, as well as working nights babysitting drunk people.
I remember the day it all changed. It was only a few months ago. I was in my business brainstorming mode, and looked into energy deregulation. I started getting that little tingling of excitement. You know the feeling. You have to. It starts in your spine and suddenly your nerves are on fire. Every inch of you is itching for something, even if you don't know what it is. Somehow, the energy market was going to make me rich. But how the heck does someone with no money, a load of debt, a child and NO TIME get into something like selling private energy? So I shelved it. It hurt, but I put it into the back of my mind.
Not long after, I was seeing headlines about China and their exponential economic growth. Our economy is terrible, but they are booming. Again I had that feeling. It wasn't just China, it was the entire Asian market. I wanted in. I wanted in so badly, I started daydreaming about starting a consulting business, or pioneering some sort of online niche market. So I made flashcards. I started learning Chinese.
Fianlly Jesse tells me that there's a meeting for his parents' company 10 minutes away from our new place, and that his mom will come babysit Carter while we go. So we went. Why not? It's a morning off of mommy duty, with a promise of some good coffee and yummy breakfast. So I have to listen to a few presentations. Big deal. Turned out it was a big deal. It all just made so much sense. Not just the numbers, but the business ideas. The new products. I found out that not only was the company in the forefront of selling deregulated energy, but that they were in 21 countries and had JUST tapped into the Asian market. The South Korea location opened a month ago, and there were plans to expand in that area of the world. It was all there, everything I had been looking for. All of the growth and promise of the business I was trying in vain to start on my own: the opportunity was laid out before me like I had done it myself. Cable, internet, dish, HD VOIP, landlines, energy, and now high speed wireless. 4G hot spot devices at bottom prices. All from top companies that we and all of our friends and family already get these services from. Seriously everyone we know, I only know maybe 2 or 3 people that don't go through these companies. With the advent of wireless broadband over white space (do a quick Google search for "smartgrid", you will be thrilled), you better believe this company will be at the head of that too. Why shouldn't I?
I'm sure you've guessed it by now. After going home and doing even more massive late nights' amounts of research, my mind is made up. This is it. I'm in. I'm so in. Our journey starts here.
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