Blog Post #2 - Know Your "Why"

Hello everyone! Today I felt the urge to blog about a training principle that you often hear about in the network marketing industry. When you get involved in this industry, chances are that your sponsor told you that one of the first things you need to do when signing up as a distributor is determine your "why." Your "why" is the reason you decided to sign up in this business. Are you doing it for the money? Are you doing it for better health? Are you doing it because you want to help others? Are you doing it to give yourself purpose? 

Once I began to think about the idea of owning my own network marketing business, I immediately started to think about my "why." Why would I want to give up a steady 9-5 job and take such a risk? Why would I give up that guaranteed paycheck to work completely for commissions? As I bounced these things around in my head and discussed with my wife over the next several months I began to mold my "why." In reality, my "why" consisted of several different things. I wanted to be my own boss. I wanted to build my own dream. I wanted to work from home and give up that horrible commute. I wanted to help other people reach financial freedom. I wanted to help other people achieve better health. I too wanted to achieve financial freedom and better health. I wanted to challenge myself and progress personally. I wanted to have more time to do the things I wanted. Etc. etc. etc. As time passed however, I realized that more than anything I wanted to do this for my family. I want to be able to spend more time with my wife and kids. I don't want to miss first steps, first words, ball games, or birthday parties. I want my kids to see that when you believe in yourself and you push yourself out of your comfort zone you can achieve anything. I also want to leave them a legacy. I want to work my tail off for the next 15 years, retire, and hand the business over to them. I want my family to never have to worry about there being food on the table because we have reached financial freedom and bills and groceries aren't a concern. There are many things I hope to accomplish for myself and others in this business but my biggest driving motivator or my "why" is my family. I am doing this for them. I mean, how could I not?? Look how cute they all are!!

If you're reading this and you have just become involved in network marketing or you're thinking of getting involved, make sure you determine your "why" ASAP. You will probably tweak it a little bit over the first couple months as you become more involved - that's ok! Just make sure you determine what that "why" is early on in your journey. You need to write it down on a piece of paper and stick it somewhere you will see it every single day. As mentioned before, network marketing isn't easy. It's a simple business model and anyone can join, but it takes dedication, commitment, and discipline. You'll get frustrated, EVERYONE DOES! That makes yoru "why" is so important! It will drive you and push you forward. You will need to constantly remind yourself WHY you got into this business and let that propel you to the next step. Having been on the corporate side of network marketing for so many years I've watched enough big leaders speak on this topic to know that if you don't have a clear "why" you'll lose focus and your business will suffer. You will become discouraged at every "no" you hear and your determination and commitment to succeed will begin to wane. Determine your "why", write it down, constantly remind yourself what that "why" is, and don't stop pushing until you accomplish it. The people that make all the money in this industry are the ones that don't give up. They know exactly what their "why" is so it doesn't matter if they have been told no 10,000 times they just keep going. They know they will fulfill that "why" no matter the obstacle. They never lose sight of that end goal. Let your "why" help you succeed.

Click on the link below to watch an awesome motivational video. It's one of my favorites. It talks about the importance of knowing your "why."

Know your "WHY"

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