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I’m pretty sure that New Year’s resolutions don’t do much more than make you feel like a failure by February. That’s when you normally start smoking again or go back to eating whatever it is you decided was bad for you to eat at he beginning of the year. Feeling like a failure so early in the new year can only lead to mediocrity. Miring in mediocrity has never been one of my favorite activities so I don’t do New Years resolutions anymore. I realize that this is contrary to popular thought but, popular though might just be overrated. On occasion I like to buy things during market conditions that make it down right cheap to buy. Stocks at the beginning of 2002 were a particularly good buy because popular thought dictated that nobody wanted theirs anymore. Today is good because I happen to like steaks. I’m pretty happy everyone else is eating chicken or turkey right now. The price of beef has gone down and will probably get even cheaper. It’s a great time to fill the freezer or get a reservation at my favorite steak house. Thankfully, most people don’t know you can’t get mad cow disease from eating steaks. I found out several years ago that you could pretty much guarantee your success at most anything by watching what the majority of people do and then doing the opposite. Take MLM for example; most people join a company and then do nothing. Doing the opposite of nothing works well in MLM. Most people spend whatever the entry fee is to join a MLM and then sell to their friends at wholesale. I have found that selling at retail creates a profit, always a good thing when you are in business for your self. Most people tell their prospects that you don’t have to work very hard when you join their MLM. So I started telling my prospects that you have to work hard with my MLM to make money. The funny thing is, by telling them that, I started only sponsoring hard working people. One of the hard working ones is worth 15-20 of the ones who don't want to work. Then I listened to what else most MLM people were saying. “You don’t have to buy product with my MLM.” I started telling everyone I sponsored that they needed to be on autoship. I heard that; “You never have to sponsor anyone.” I started telling my prospects that you have to sponsor a minimum of 5 new people each month. I heard that; “It’s easy, you will get rich over-night.” So, I started telling my prospects that you have to be in it for the long haul and to plan on working 3-5 years to build a business that will take care of you for life. Wow, what a great revelation! Business gets good when you do what others don't. You can learn a lot by listening to the crowd. If nothing else, you will learn to travel the path least taken (always the one with the best view). You can buy a map to the star’s homes if you wish, but wouldn’t it be great to be on the map? Every year in January, Pattie and I go stay at the local lodge for a couple nights to get away from our day-to-day business and lives to plan out the next twelve months. We generally relax and enjoy the first night away without getting into business. The next morning we wake up with a huge amount of clarity and excitement for the process. We then fill an 8 ½ x 11 pad or two with ideas and plans. Most of our first day is devoted to creative thought and new ideas. By the end of our second morning (check out time) we have a great new plan for the year in place, which is creative, exciting and doable. The year has just begun. Why not escape from the ordinary, break away from the crowd and do something different. Why not take a couple days off from your life and escape to someplace you can be alone? Why not make a plan to win with for this year? The worst that will happen is you will enjoy a couple great days. And the best? You could get your address put on the Map of the MLM Star’s Homes. About The Author
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