The people in your life have an amazing power to influence your destiny. Everything you have learned in the past was someone's interpretation of what they learned before you. The friends you grew up with and met over the years influenced many decisions that are still a part of the way you live today. Some were good, some were bad. Along the way you decided who you wanted to associate with for whatever reason, and which influences to keep and which to discard.
Building a successfull home-based business requires a mindset that reflects a desire to improve yourself in all aspects, including who you associate with. I am the last person who would ever think that one person is better than another. We all have certain qualities that we excell at in one form or another. Some people are great conversationalists but they might not want to advance beyond where they are. Some are smart but no fun to be around.
In network marketing, it's important to surround yourself with those who have the same goals and qualities you are striving to achieve for yourself. Some of your friends from the past may not share that vision that gets you excited about being a better person. Some of them might even go out of their way to hold you back so you don't succeed and grow out of the comfort zone they share with you. Whatever the case may be, you are usually only as successful as the company you keep.
With that in mind, you might want to ask yourself some tough questions to figure out if your associations with other people are contributing to your stagnant business. Who are you around? What affect are they having on you? What have they got you saying and thinking? What places do they have you going to? What do they have you becoming? Are the answers to your questions really OK? Who are they OK for... You or them?
Be willing to answer these questions honestly. A person who wants to achieve success has to determine what kind of influence each person has on them, and how to approach that relationship. It might be difficult to imagine someone you care about dragging you down, but it happens. Simply place every person on your list into one of three categories: Disassociation, Limited Association and Expanded Association.
Stop associating with those who you know are deliberately keeping you from your dreams and goals. You will know who these people are. Network Marketers like to refer to them as "Dream Stealers." They will go out of their way to stop you out of jealousy or fear that you will leave them behind. You won't have any problem disassociating yourself from them, but you might find that some people you care about are on this list. This is why it's important to be honest with yourself.
After those people are catagorized, then you want to limit your association with the next group of people. They might not be dragging you down or stopping you, but they certainly are doing anything to help you out. They have their own thing and you have yours, but you like them enough to still share some time. Not everything has to be about business, right? Be thankful they are giving you the freedom to make things happen for yourself without judging you.
Stopping your time with some people and limiting it with others leaves you more time to spend with people who share your vision and goals in business. These are the people that give you inspiration to keep going and you want to focus on building solid relationships with them. Spend more time with them and help each other out. If they are successful at certain things you wish to be successful at, copy what they are doing. Absorb their way of life.
Be aware though, that not everyone who shares your vision is going to be someone you will get along with. No matter who you decide to be with, always be ethical and take the high road. If they are cheating or stepping on toes to achieve their goals, do not follow their lead. You want to earn success the right way. And you don't want to become a snob when you start making more money. Being successful is not about being better than anyone else.
Successful people live constant to the values and skills they wish to acquire. Whatever you become, you will attract people just like you. If you want to associate with powerful people, become powerful yourself. Show ambition, and the people you wish to associate with will begin to notice you. We all have the freedom to determine who we associate with, and that has a big impact on how well our businesses grow.
Once you categorize your associations you will automatically inspire other people how to do the same. Network marketing is about building relationships and you want your organization to see you as a leader. This mindset comes from learning proper marketing techniques and you will probably not find that kind of training in most companies. People in other companies want to succeed as much as you, so don't limit your associations to just a small inner circle of people selling the same products as you are.
The basics principals of marketing are universal. Seek guaranteed education that focuses on this instead of just learning how to distribute one product. There are a lot of people out there willing to help you achieve your goals. All you have to do is extend your association with them.
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