If you are new in your network marketing business and you sit down for days (some even take weeks before they make their first phone call) trying out the product, reading all the company brochures, understanding every single calculation about the compensation plan, memorizing all the names of the management in the company (I think we get the idea)…

This is a VERY SLOW way to get started in your business.

Your business is like riding a bike

(1) You don’t learn to ride by reading the best manual on riding

(2) You don’t learn until the moment you start peddling

(3) You learn by falling down

(4) You also learn how not to fall down after falling down the first time

Avoid reading every single book in the industry

Most MLMs recommend a reading list and they are very helpful for new people especially if the information is factual and informative about the industry. Reading is also a very good habit to develop. But one of the major mistakes of new people is thinking that the more books they read, the more money they are going to make! Those books are mostly self-help books or network marketing self-improvement.

Most newbies spend too much time reading books for a number of reasons

(1) Overwhelmed by ignorance. Once again, trying to understand everything before going out there

(2) Overwhelmed by fear. The paralysis causes them to retreat to their books without meeting people

(3) Overwhelmed by frustration. They assume that after reading their first book, if they don’t achieve enough success, they get disheartened and feel the need for self-help more! They try another book. If they fail again, they will blame themselves again. Always remember: Books are subjective. It may work for the author but differently for another.

Quitting your job

Network Marketing is a business like any other business. Don’t get psyched into thinking that by burning my bridges and giving all I’ve got for the next 6 months without any financial support.

There is this saying that goes, if the only tool I have is a hammer, all my problems will look like nails. In network marketing, ANY form of financial pressure might kill your prospects because you will keep seeing them like money bags before and even after they ‘get in’.

Some seasoned networkers only ‘consider’ quitting their job when their income in their business matches at least double their current income.