It was probably about 35 years ago when I was first introduced to the concept of network marketing. The product was a fuel additive with a company called Mix-i-Go. I don't remember much about it other than I bought some of the product, and as far as I remember--I never opened my mouth and told anybody about the product or the opportunity. (I was actually a shy person at the time, but with a strong desire to succeed). I believe I signed up for Amway too later that year. I was also at the first meeting of A.L. Williams at the convention center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The business model of network marketing works. The premise is that it cuts out the middle men and pays what would have been paid for advertising directly to the distributor.
When I met Glenn W. Turner (the King of network marketing), it was thru a group of friends who had been engaged with me in another company and are even affiliated with me now in my present company. This was during the time when prepaid phone cards were popular. Several companies like Destiny at that time used phone cards as their only product and grew to be huge companies. Anyway, I was invited to a 3-day seminar called Steps to Greatness. At that time, one of my brothers had passed away and I was very depressed. I was the owner of a satellite dish business which specialized in the sale and installation of c-ban systems (the big 7-1/2' dishes). I had let my business slide and since my overhead was so high, found myself going down the tube, so to say. Glenn held a Steps to Greatness seminar which changed my way of thinking. I went back home and cleared close to $8000 during the next 4 weeks. Each day I would read an affirmation card which said, "I'm the great Cindy Brooks. I earn over $2000/week which comes to me thru a variety of sources." And I did, but had to pull over to the side of the road and throw up a several of times. I was on fire and determined--as Glenn W. Turner would say, "I was unstoppable." I believed. His course had encouraged me to again believe in myself again--a prerequisite for success, according to both Glenn and my rich dad.
You may not have ever heard of Glenn W Turner, even if you are in network marketing. But, he paid the price and along with Amway helped pave the way towards legitimacy for network marketing companies. Glenn was sent to prison for not going by rules he never know existed. You see, in the earlier years network marketing was considered a ponzi scheme by many. Glenn was used as a scapegoat to prevent his power from gaining control. If you could go back and watch a video where he talked to thousands, you'd understnd what I mean. And since network marketing was so young--there was not that much competition. Money always brings with it a certain amount of power, and Glenn had it. His money and power had also elevated him to a position which empowered him to run for Senator. Running for Senator was short lived--showing everyone involved with network marketing what might also be their fate. Five years from a man's life spent in prison is alot of time, but as he will tell you, "they never could take my mind."
If you're a networker or are interested in the network marketing field, do a little research on him. Glenn W. Turner is a great guy who started out as a poor farm boy with a dogged desire and determination which propelled him to riches. He helped network marketing to be a legitimate vehicle for wealth which is now even taught at Harvard Business School and given as a strategy for wealth by Donald Trump.
If you have given up on your economic status, you may want to investigate network marketing--but it is not to be taken lightly unless you can afford to waste alot of time and money before understanding the fundamentals of what makes it work and why you don't want to get involved with just any company.
Although I hate to admit it, I personally sorta played with network marketing--as alot of people who enter the field do. However, I helped create some some large downlines (even over 5000), but the companies I joined were mainly start-ups and short lived.
My biggest expense back then was my telephone bill which was often over $1000 a month, but the cost to communicate is much different now. The internet has put people with marketing knowledge or the ability to delegate their work out on an equal playing field. With social marketing sites like Facebook, relatioships are even easier to cultivate. I believe many people should investigate network marketing instead of working some menial job with low wages. Network marketing is an exciting venue, if you treat it as a business. And that is the key--treat it as a business, and as Glenn W. Turner says - stay with successful people.
To learn more about Glenn W. Turner, go to
http://www.glennwturner.net/.
While there, you can listen to a recent interview with him. No longer do you have to be ashamed if you have chosen this field of marketing as a career. You could be part of the thousands of people who earn a significant income to make all their dreams come true and have residual income which will give them dignity in their retirement years.
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