Network Marketing Has A Spiritual Side To It
submitted: 2008-04-05 12:55:11 |
by: LydiaDeLeon
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If you understand Network Marketing (meaning, the genuine distribution business model based on relationship referral, not like all the money schemes out there), you will see it's spiritual side. The Christian faith and Network Marketing, are very similar.
For example:
1. Long term success in Network Marketing demands that you focus on building relationships with those considering your business as well as with your downline.
Those who are in recruiting mode think only about their own interests, and are not very concerned with their prospects' needs. They are interested mainly in the money to be gained by recruiting the person, instead of being a true sponsor to him or her. If a person feels they can trust you, and that you can truly help them reach their goals, they will stick with you.
2. Network Marketing is all about producing more of yourself, your time and your money.
In order to build a long term income, we must teach those in our organizations how to successfully build their businesses, so that they are growing and your business grows too. We cannot control whether or not they work, but we can teach them how to build their businesses and inspire them as well. Christianity too, is all about gaining the maximum effectiveness out of our time and resources.
Jesus, the Master, delegated responsibility to his disciples by teaching them how to go out and reproduce more disciples.
Isn't that the work we're doing in our organizations?
Finding some competent workers and teaching them how to bring other workers into their businesses and continuing this process over and over in our businesses. By providing your downline with good training and skills, your work is divided among many and your business grows very quickly.
What we're doing is creating an environment that gives others the opportunity to become teachers also, and as a result, not only is more of our time freed up, but more and more people in our downlines assume more responsibilities.
Teaching your downline means knowing what it is that they need so that you can help them. Are there areas in their businesses where they are having problems? Show them how to succeed in those areas. Jesus does that with his followers. He makes sure that all their spiritual needs are met by teaching them and providing for them, so that they are empowered to live as he wants them to live - in holiness.
That is also the way the church is set up - it is a place where people receive all the training they need to live a holy life, where they know God better, and to for stimulating each other in the faith. are trained in holy living for each area of their lives, to learn about God and
We should be good sponsors and equip them with the right knowledge and skills so that they can effectively build their businesses. On top of good training, our downlines need to be provided with an environment where they are spurred on to higher heights, to achieve greater things and to be recognized and appreciated for their achievements.
Doing these things will surely help them make money, but (that's right!), will grow our businesses too. Like the old saying says, "I prosper myself, by helping you prosper".
3. If you genuinely desire to build a prosperous six figure income, using Network Marketing as your vehicle, then faith and patience are necessities for your travel.
Many MLMers don't know how to handle rejection well, so they don't do very well with their home based businesses. Rejection comes with the package. Because they don't see results as quickly as they'd like, they quit their businesses and hop on to another opportunity.
In order to create a prosperous business in Network Marketing, one needs to believe in the process and scatter lots of patience on it as it springs up and grows.
So what does all this have to do with Network Marketing and spirituality?
First, the Christian Faith is all about truly helping and serving others. It's not about having a secret agenda that will benefit me.
Of course in Network Marketing we are working to create an income for ourselves, but we have to go about it with the right attitude and spirit. I like to call it servanthood marketing.
If we are in Network Marketing just to make money, then our attitudes and actions will reflect that in how we treat our prospects and downlines. People know when we truly care about their success.
Second, even Jesus needed help in spreading the gospel. He teamed up with twelve men and taught them everything they needed to know about effectively 'recruiting' others into becoming followers of Jesus.
Those twelve men went out to the world, applied the teachings of Jesus, and taught others how to be followers of Christ also. Today the Gospel is known throughout the whole world as it has spread like a virus.
It's no different with Network Marketing. Bringing 100 people into our business is not necessary to have a successful business. If we hand pick 5 - 10 people wisely so that we work closely with them, they will teach others the same things, so that our organizations are building momentum and growth.
It's all about creating other leaders in our organizations just as Jesus created twelve leaders and those twelve created more leaders.
Third, Napoleon Hill and Jesus taught a similar principle which is "you could move mountains if you had faith as small as a mustard seed". There are many books written about the importance of thinking positively.
It's very unlikely that we will have any success in Network Marketing if we are thinking negatively. Thinking positively will help you achieve great things. Negative thinking will only destroy your vision and keep you in the rut.
I can continue to enumerate the many similarities between Network Marketing and Christianity, but it would take a book to finish it all.
It boils down to this: Network Marketing is a people business, we can't do it alone. Creating relationships that will last for the long haul, conducting our businesses in a way that honors and uplifts others and putting others first is what it's all about. It's about offering the best of ourselves others and developing every area of our lives.
It's impossible to grow a successful Network Marketing business without the proper mindset, self-discipline and training. There are no plateau's either. We are constantly being challenged to higher and higher ground!
About the Author
Lydia De Leon is a stay at home internet marketing mom. Find out what she does to build her business online using free and low cost methods.
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