How to Be Patient in Network Marketing

A lot of online marketers and network marketers sign up with a business opportunity with the attitude of "I Want It Now!"

In fact, a lot of people drop out of business opportunities when they don't get their expected results instantly! If they don't see that $1000 in 24 hours results, they have a virtual temper tantrum and drop out, blaming the business opportunity for their lack of results.

In reality, their "I want it now" attitude is what's causing them not to succeed, not the business!

But I Want It Now! How to Be More Patient...

If you're thinking of dropping out of whatever business opportunity you're in right now, whether it's network marketing, affiliate marketing or just building a business with your own product, the first thing you have to do is change your mental attitude and mindset.

Despite all the claims of overnight riches that you're inundated with on a daily basis, you will never - and let me repeat - you will NEVER get everything you want in a day or two, or even a week or two.

In fact, it may take months or years before you reach the level of success that you want.

But does that mean you have to drop out of one program and start another one every couple of weeks or months? Absolutely not!

Building a Business Takes Time!

Okay, so you're thinking, well, I'm not buying a store location, setting it up, stocking the shelves, having a Grand Opening and spending thousands on advertising. I'm online, so doesn't that cut the overhead and the time?

Sure, you're cutting out the overtime and you may even be spending zero on advertising, but the "Build It and They Will Come" mentality and the "I Want It Now" attitude will get you nowhere fast.

Keeping these mental mindsets will only keep from doing what you need to do to get what you want. Why? Because by wanting it all instantly, you're not giving yourself enough time to test different methods of advertising and networking.

If you get a new Job, you won't learn all of your tasks and responsibilities on the first day. Sometimes it takes weeks to acclimate yourself to your surroundings, to get to know your boss, to get familiar with your coworkers.

In fact, as time goes on, you'll learn time-saving shortcuts from coworkers who have been doing the job longer.

It's the same thing with online marketing and a new business opportunity. You need to allow yourself time to test a variety of marketing methods, network with other members who have been in the business longer and have suggestions that work.

And that takes time! You're not doing yourself any favors by jumping from one biz op to the next, expecting instant results from each one without putting in the time it takes to learn the business.

So to quote "seanswarner" on Twitter, "Never give up what you want most for what you want now."

Drop the "I Want It Now" attitude that will incapacitate you, and learn how to be patient in building your business and you'll be happier with the eventual success that you're looking for.

Karen Musselman works from home and provides "Online Marketing Help Without the Hype," including tips for building a successful business. Karen's blog also has training videos for members of the marketing company she's a member of. Stop by Karen's blog today for more online marketing help.

How The Network Marketing Industry Originated

The fundamental nature of network marketing principles is founded upon the going direct concept united with developing relationships between manufacturers and consumers. After all it's a well known fact that 'word of mouth' is the best advertising.

Currently it is estimated that there are more than 50 million people worldwide involved in network marketing with almost $100 billion in annual wholesale revenue. This industry is recognized as one of the fastest growing industries in the world today and is predicted to have significant growth well into the future.

Many business leaders are now endorsing network marketing as a proven system for anyone who wishes to achieve financial success because it is one of the fastest growing industries of all times.

This industry is projected as the fastest growing economic trend in our society. Once due diligence has been performed to find the right company all that's left to do is have the commitment and the desire to learn from those in your company who have succeeded.

Perhaps the first and foremost important lesson to grasp is how to identify unscrupulous companies. A sure way to recognize a scheme is when you are approached by someone emphasizing recruitment. Oftentimes people are fraudulently persuaded to invest money into a business enterprise without receiving any tangible products or services that they can evaluate; on the premise of unusually high returns. Any program in which most of the revenue comes from recruitment should be considered an illegal pyramid scheme.

In a legitimate company one person builds the foundation for long-term business growth, and then they sponsor other people and teach them how to sell the company's products or services. These individuals in turn sponsor others to duplicate the process. While this is a team effort, each person is actually becoming successful as they sponsor other people and duplicate the system.

One concept that is taught in most college courses is creating S.M.A.R.T goals. The acronym stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. This same principle can also be applied to a network marketing business in this formula: Goals + Action = Results

All network marketing companies will instruct their business partners to develop their goals, write them down, and plot a course of action to assist them in attaining those goals. It is instrumental to position those goals where they are always visible so that focus will always remain on them.

Anyone who has been successful in this or in any other business industry will tell you that if you are not actively involved in a plan to achieve your goal you are doomed to fail. There is an old adage that says: "If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail".

In a network marketing company you don't need inventories and you do not need to create and manufacture the goods and services yourself, you are simply the 'go to person' doing the direct selling. Now that is a 'Win-Win' situation!