Tuesday, March 11, 2008

[MLM Survivors Club] Re: Positive reinforcement

I am curious as to what these success principles are ?(Never was part
of an MLM - and so have not heard of most of the authors you mentioned).

--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@yahoogroups.com, "p_watkins72"
<p_watkins72@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all.
>
> I love reading the posts, and seeing how people cope after an MLM
> experience. I too was caught up in the "pie in the sky empty
> promises." You know, it all basically came down to the money. How much
> you were supposed to have made, how rich you are going to be, etc. For
> a long time I felt duped. I felt like I was going to go nowhere in
> life because I did not make diamond, or national director, you get the
> idea.
>
> I have not been in an MLM for over ten years, but I do think about it
> from time to time. Sometimes I do miss the meetings, the people, the
> recruiting. Then I remember that being in an MLM was nothing more than
> a waste of time and money, money that I did not have to spend in the
> first place. I got nothing from the MLM's I was in except empty
promises.
>
> But, when I think about it, there was something I got. I learned how
> to have confidence in myself. I learned success principles that no job
> ever taught me. Believe me I read all the books, like Og Mandino, Les
> Brown, Brian Tracy,Maxwell Maltz, Shad Helmstetter, Zig Ziglar. I
> listened to the tapes that Dale Calvert made. I realized that even
> though I never made it in network marketing, I could apply the success
> principles in my current job and in my life.
>
> I guess what I am trying to say is that my days as a distributor in
> New Image were the best times because I learned so much about myself.
> I may of not made any money, but I think the learning experience
> itself was worth it. Since I had started applying the success
> principles and concepts to my job and my life, things have been alot
> better than they were before. I realized that it is not the money, it
> is how you live your life. Success is living your life towards worthy
> goals, not working an MLM.
>
> I may not be a rich man, but I'm working on it. When I go into
> business again, I'll most likely sell merchandise at the flea market
> and online. I'll make some money, invest and save wisely. I guess that
> what I am trying to say is use your MLM experience positively. I know
> that for some of you, your MLM experience was a very expensive one,
> much more than I lost. But it does not have to shadow you for the rest
> of your life. The past does not have to equal the future.
>
> Good luck to all of you and may God bless you all and your endeavors.
>
> Till next time,
>
> P.Watkins
>

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