Hello, Network Marketers!
Like banks, one profession in which targets get given and driven is in network marketing. However, I like to describe what I do as multilevel marketing. This is because the idea that people have of network marketers is that they are irritants, trying to take away their money. And this description may not be far from the way some people practise this profession. However, for some of us, being professional in the businesses is key to how we do our business. It is not about taking from people but about adding value to them; it is about educating people to make informed decisions and using those decisions to better their lives and the life of their families.
This profession found me. I only got to hear the testimonies of the products and decided to try them. I got good results so, I decided to study and make more inquiries. I then found that there is a business behind the fantastic products. I read up all I could about the business. The major thing I found is that it is a business for the future, if you choose to stay and build. I decided I wanted to build organically. I was ready to dig deep and have a deep foundation to build on. That was the way I started my MLM business with the Longrich Bioscience International.
You wonder: Why is she telling this story? Just have a bit more patience with me, please. I am going somewhere.
The truth is that in this business, when you come into a platform with a generous compensation plan like that of Longrich, you may be tempted to put your hands into things that are not right. And I must say that I did see people that were doing that, but I felt that is not how this should be done. If you have a conscience and the fear of God, you will put integrity ahead of all else. I decided to become a stockist in Longrich because of some of these wrong things being done by some people.
You see, the Longrich company has shown itself reliable for the short time I chose to partner with it. However, our people do get overzealous and greedy at times. This is not right.
When the company gives target to meet in order to qualify for one thing or the other such as free trips and cars, if you have built your team and shown them the right way to do this business, they may likely provide you with the means of qualifying for anything you desire to qualify for. This is the path of integrity. You build PEOPLE and they build your BUSINESS.
Therefore, I do not see the reason for people tricking others into this business just to profit from them. It is cool to get big bucks people and get them signed up. However, it is cooler to explain the nitty gritty of the business to them and help them make informed decisions. When we lie to get people come in with the big bucks so WE can qualify for this or that, what we end up doing is giving our profession a bad name. That is not good enough. The better thing to do is to give them the full details, guide them aright and help them, teach them and guide them until they are able to stand on their own feet in this business.
You know why? They won’t forget this openness when it matters most – in the future. They won’t feel used but mentored. As such, when the time comes, they will be loyal to us and be ready to work for our success. They will know that we have their best interest at heart. At that time, no one can pluck them out of our hands. However, if we tricked and cheated them for our selfish interests, they won’t respect us. They won’t trust us. And the worst part is that they may even walk away from the business; then, we would have missed another soldier from among our foot soldiers.
And they will be among those casting aspersion on our profession as a club of tricksters rather than a respectable profession with good business plan that has changed the stories of hopeless people over time.
What do you think it should be? Targets or Integrity?
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