What Attracted Me To Network Marketing

I recently quit my job as a retail buyer because it was not making me happy. In actual fact it was making me quite miserable and that was starting to affect other areas of my life, including my health and my relationships. This was something I had to put an end to.

I have always had a lot of goals in life. So far, I am proud to say I have achieved whatever I have set out to do. I got my business degree and my masters in marketing despite the fact that there were many obstacles that could have stood in my way. After college there was one job I dreamed of doing – retail buying. I mean what girl does not want to shop for a living right? Well I am glad I did accomplish this or else I would have always wondered – what if? Unfortunately I realized pretty quickly that this was not for me! It was not how I pictured it in any way shape or form.

Luckily for me there were other dreams I had to fall back on. These would include: setting up my own business, teaching and writing. People have always described me as a very ambitious person. The problem was I never believed in myself enough to follow these dreams until recently.

So what does all of this have to do with network marketing? Well an opportunity arose that allowed me to set up a business without putting much money into it. I mean you have to remember I had just quit my job and I did not have enough money to buy into a franchise or set up a traditional business. Not only did this allow me to become my own boss it also provided a way to combine my other passions, teaching and writing.

The only way I can describe how I found out about network marketing is to say I stumbled across it. Never in five years of studying marketing did we learn about this business model. I answered an advertisement for a job on a reputable website. The ad was for a work from home opportunity. I had my doubts even making the call because lets face it there is a stigma surrounding these ads. When I look back on what made me take the huge leap of faith two things come to mind.

1. First, and most importantly, I liked the person on the other end of the phone. I know that will sound crazy to most of you – who makes an important decision based on something like that. That is what you are thinking right? Well I will admit it, I did! I listened to my heart for the first time in years and told my head to be quiet! I was sick of conforming to the pressures that society places on us. Go to college and then get a steady job was what I was expected to do. The rat race is something I am now finished with. From now on happiness and fulfillment are my motivating factors.

2. Second reason I was attracted to network marketing was that I was lucky enough to come across a product I really believed in.

Like I said I have been having some health concerns lately. I researched ways that I could heal myself naturally. I came up with a 10 step regime to fight my way back to good health. This included a great deal of money being spent on nutritionists, antioxidant supplements, a new diet and acupuncture. I had become very passionate about this because it made me feel in control of the situation. As somebody who never cared about my health in the past I had suddenly turned a major corner. What I am happy to say now is that my health problems led me to this opportunity. If I did not know so much about antioxidants I would have never appreciated the product that I was being shown. So now I am a firm believer in how negative things can lead to positive opportunities.

I have since learned that my first reason for deciding to do network marketing based on liking the women who introduced me to the idea was not actually that silly after all. People buy people, more often than not the product is a secondary consideration. So lesson number one in selecting a network marketing company is to make sure you look forward to working with the people in your upline. More importantly make sure that they can offer you something of value. This could be good training or motivation. A combination of the two is really the best outcome.

Lesson number two from my story is to join a network marketing company that sells a product you believe in. At the end of the day you would not tell people to go to a restaurant or watch a movie if you didn't think they were good. The same rule should apply to network marketing. Just because you are getting paid to refer a product does not mean you should if you don't like it.

My intention is not to sit here and plug my product or my network marketing company to you. That is why I am not giving you any details! Instead I just hope to give some advice to anyone else considering a career as a network marketer - choose your sponsor and the products you will be selling very carefully. Treat it like a business and put the work in and you will make it a success.

The most important thing I am trying to get accross here is follow your dreams and enjoy what you do for a living - I know I do!

Good Luck!