SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD,
WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
So you want to be a rock star. Conventional wisdom would tell you to work
on yourself, become perfect in every facet of your life, and good things will
come. Or, fake it until you make it! Go out and buy fancy watches, nice
cloths, and expensive cars. Be sure you travel to each and every public net-
work marketing event and company training party, because being seen is as
important as being good.
I’ll admit, I may sound a little cynical here. That may be because I am.
Network marketing leadership isn’t about what people think you are; it’s
about you being committed to and following your path. Rock stars don’t play
for the fans or even the money. They play because they can’t live without the
music. They passionately pursue their perfect song.
I see so many networkers chasing a higher status. I see them buying
books and CDs, going to seminars, and trying all manner of motivational
processes. They hope to find that one gem that will make them break the
bonds of their cocoon of mediocrity and sprout their wings of financial free-
dom. The challenge is that until you accept yourself for who you are, and
then forgive yourself for being a mere mortal, you aren’t going anywhere. If
you want to be a network marketing rock star, you have to find your passion
and pursue it passionately. That is the truth that will set you free.
When you are ready, the live training and books and CDs will be very
valuable to you. I hope the preceding paragraph was your epiphany that leads
you to do great things. Because quite frankly, until you get it, you aren’t going
to get it. Until you get who you are and find a way to be happy living with
that person every day, and also find out what drives that person, you aren’t
going anywhere.
CHANTING ON MOUNTAIN TOPS
Before you book your flight to Tibet for a little 15,000-foot soul-searching
session, consider this: I have a friend whose answer to the question “Who am
I?” was simply, “I’m just a guy who wants the best he can give for his family.”
Once he found out his passion was his family, he began to put all the pieces
together. Providing the best he could for his family drove him. “The best”
may be somewhat subjective, but every time he defined it as contributing to
his wife’s security and happiness or being for his kids’ education or what kind
of neighborhood they would grow up in, his passion drove him more and
more. Yes, he also became a network marketing rock star, and yes, the books
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