You don't have to like it - you just have to do it!

Being a work at home mom for the past 2 years has raised a lot of questions from my friends, family, and people I meet when they hear that I work from home.  First I get asked - what do you do?  And most people's reactions are something along the lines of "Oh I could never do that - I don't like sales."  Or "I don't like Network Marketing".  Then I found this article and I love how he sums it up. 

Someone very close to me once said, "If I give you a shovel and tell you to dig a ditch every day for 2 hours a day for the next 2 years and I will pay you $100,000 for the rest of your life - would you do it?" 

I hate digging ditches - but with that kind of return - what would YOU do?  I know what I would do - and I don't have to like it either. (Although truthfully...I LOVE what I do...its way better than digging ditches!)
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LIKING IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT

As Written By Jerry Clark


I once spoke with a gentleman who was a 54-year old Sales Manager for a major U.S. Computer Company. He had never been in Network Marketing but was highly considering it for the first time.

He said, "Jerry, I was in London last month on a business trip. A business associate over there gave me a magazine that was published inthe U.K. and I saw an article you wrote in it. I didn't know who you were but I read your article and really got a lot from it. Then I heard you on a radio show when I got back to the .S., and I thought that was a sign that I should contact you. Over the past 25 years, at least a dozen people have approached me about Network Marketing, but I have never been able to see myself as a distributor."


I asked him what interested him about it now, and he said, "Retirement. Based on my investment portfolio and my income I know I won't be able toretire and continue to live the that my wife and I are accustomed to. And based on my research, it appears this thing I've beenavoiding all these years - Network Marketing - is our best chance to be able to set up financially within the next 6-8 years. But I just don't like doing the things that I've been hearing that I would have to do in order to make it work."


I laughed and said, "Great! Welcome to the crowd."


He was puzzled.  I told him that one of the best parts about building a Network Marketing business is the fact that you don't have to like it to do it. There was silence on the phone and I knew he was confused so I continued.


I asked him how long he had been in the workforce. He said over 30 years.


I then made the following statement to him: "Are you telling me that over the last 30 years you actually liked waking up in the morning to an electronic rooster ringing in your ear? Did you like rushing in the morning to get into traffic and breathe in the exhaust pipe fumes that came from other cars? Did you like working with a bunch of negative people who were constantly engaged in office politics? Did you like being told when you could take a lunch break, take a vacation, how often you could get sick, and how much money you were worth? Did you actually like telling your four children that they couldn't get the toys they wanted and deserved? Did you like telling your wife that you couldn't take the vacation that you all deserved and desired? Did you like being bossed around by someone who was less competent than you were?"


I went on a tangent for at least another minute or two with this type of questioning. I finished by saying, "I didn't like a lot of what I had to do, but I knew I wasn't going to like doing all that corporate stuff for 30 or 40 years either. So I figured if I was going to do something I didn't like, I may as well do it for a shorter period of time. That's why I chose Network Marketing."


"Today I'm a 32 year old guy who lives in a 7,000 sq. ft. home, travels the equivalent of five trips around the world each year, associates with positive, uplifting and pumped up people, and wakes up when I'm done sleeping to a beautiful view of trees and the sounds of the waterfall crashing down on my swimming pool. I figured if I was going to do something I didn't like, I may as well do it for a shorter period of time."


"So my friend, you can go ahead and spend the next 6-8 years of your life doing something you don't like and end up flat broke, or you can spend the next 6-8 years of your life doing something you don't like and set yourself up for life. Nevertheless, don't be surprised if you start to not only like Network Marketing, but also love it. It's your life and it's your choice."


By the time the call ended, the guy was in tears. I think he got the point.

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Jerry Clark became a self-made millionaire while still in his 20's. Today, through his company Club Rhino, Inc., he conducts personal and professional development seminars around the World.

7 things your boss wouldn't want you to find out about working from home!

1.  There are HUGE tax advantages!  Are you filing your taxes soon?  Well if you had a home based business you'd get to keep even MORE of your money.  All the things we use at home like computers, paper, pens, ink, phone bills, even driving your CAR and portions of your home operating expenses can be deducted (but check with your tax advisor for specifics).

2.  Meetings are a thing of the past!  You are not required to attend department meetings, or have to travel for meetings - hey most times you can be in your pajamas on a conference call!  Now how cool is that?  You get to determine your own goals, actions and agenda - not following the directions of some B-O-S-S!

3.  Every day is casual friday!  This is my favorite one of all!!!  No more expensive business clothes, dry cleaning costs, fighting with high heels in bad weather.....  When you work from home, no one sees you and you can dress in your most comfortable clothes and be MORE PRODUCTIVE without feeling uncomfortable.  Not to mention all the money you can save in that one area alone!

4.  We are more effective WITHOUT a cubicle. When you are comfortable in your own environment, you will perform better.  My office overlooks my pool and back deck outside.  I can play my music if I want to, or open the windows if I want to - I can even sit out by my pool if I want to!  And guess what else?  I can take as many coffee breaks (or walks) as I want to!  Now tell me where you can do that in an office?

5.  Making a "living" is NOT the same as "making a life".  If YOU are in control of setting your own schedule, your own goals, and enjoying as much QUALITY time with your children and your spouses or family - that's LIVING LIFE.

6.  You are responsible for your income.  Listen, if you work for yourself, you determine how much money you make or don't make.  When you work for the B-O-S-S, he/she determines your income based on your performance not to mention - all that money you are making is for other people!  I don't know about you, but I don't want someone else to decide what I am worth earning.  That is up to ME!

7.  What's eating up your current paycheck?  How about gas for commuting, money for daycare expenses, lunches out on the go...should I keep going?  If you subtract all your out of pocket expenses AFTER they take your taxes, what is really left of your paycheck?  How much are you really earning after all the "extra" after your 9-5?

Now perhaps you have some more information to help you decide if you want to stay on the 4 year plan or the 40 year plan.  40 years of 9-5 for someone else, or 4 years of working hard for yourself to build your income and have a LIFE again!  I know what I chose and it's the best decision I EVER made.