The Smart Decision

It took me six months to decide to get in my present Network Marketing program, from the time that I first saw the presentation. The critical factor in my decision was not the compensation plan. It was not the upline. It was not the products. It was that I would be working with my brother on building the business. This is what motivated me the most, and what continues to be my biggest motivator.

A little patience, and focus, and in a few years we will have financial independence for both my brothers, my sister, and many, many friends and family. You can count on it. The key is for me, and others not to quit. That's all. And we will not quit.

But in reality, my decision to do Network Marketing festered for over fifteen years. I have always known it to be a smart thing to do. I know that it works. I know that I would be good working with a large group of people. The question has always been more "when would I be ready" than anything else.

We are building a team of people that are making a smart decision. They do not decide on the spot to join our team. We are careful about who we invite, and the approach we take. We listen to our "downline". In fact, the most important people to me are those on the furthest ends of each of my legs, not the upline people already raking in the big money.

I am teachable and coachable. I listen to my business partners in my downline. I put their needs first. I believe they will not quit, because I value them first, as human beings with value. They do not increase their value to me, by showing up at meetings and on conference calls. They have a right to want to run their business differently than I. They will do what works for them, what challenges and rewards them.

The decision to do Network Marketing is equivalent to buying an appliance, or a week or two of groceries. Smart people will always shop around. They will look at the offerings from every angle. They will consider all aspects, not just the money part. In fact, I would bet that, while most people will get into Network Marketing because they believe they can make some money doing it; they drop out for other reasons, that may include the following:

* Their ideas are not valued
* They are pressured to go to meetings and listen to conference calls
* People seem to be more interested in making money off them, than in building a relationship with them.

Our team is dedicated to high retention, by addressing the three points above.

Our goal is to ensure that everybody joins upon careful reflection, and that they stay in, because they realize that, money or not, it was the smart thing to do.