Why Keep Going

Network Marketing is simple but hard. It evens the playing field for anyone willing to put in the

work. It has nothing to do with your education level, work experience, age or background.

Network marketing has everything to do with how well you love others. Success in network

marketing requires a firm belief that is not shaken by people who don’t understand why you are

doing what you do. You know what I mean? The posts that say “looking for a part time job that I

can do from home?” and immediately there are comments about “stay away from MLMs” or

“don’t fall for the illegal pyramid scheme”. And there are the other posts “What is the best

multivitamin? No MLMs!”. It is even worse when it is your family or friends saying things like

that, you want to look at them and ask “Do you really think I would do something illegal? Do you

really think I would try and sell you something that is crap?” To succeed you have to face a lot of

rejection and even more being ignored, and the occasional “You only checked in on me because

you want to sell me something.” At the end of the day, people are challenging your integrity, over

and over and over again.

I began in this industry before I even knew the industry existed. The products I was using where

improving my life, my family needed the money, and I saw in a team page I was added to that so

and so had earned some money and won a trip. I was mostly non-verbal at the time, diagnosed

with early-onset dementia, and had been told 5 years prior that I would never work again. But I

repeat, my family needed the money. Selling these products successfully was the only way my

son would be able to continue his SR year at a wonderful private school. I had already cashed

out my 401K from when I was working. My husband had been fired from a high-income job. We

needed the money, and fast.

I posted about how the products changed my life, and people who knew how sick I was, saw the

changes, knew that I wasn’t lying. I couldn’t carry on an in person or on the phone conversation,

so all of my sales came through facebook messenger or text messages. Every 6 months I

ranked up, just like clockwork. I loved what I was able to provide for my family, and I loved

helping my friends and family feel better.

When I began the products I had been given a terminal diagnosis, today, most people doubt I

was ever that sick, unless they knew me back then. Today, I could very likely put my masters

degree to good use and go back to a traditional job. So why don’t I? Why do I continue in an

industry that is so loved by some and hated by others? As many on my team have thrown in the

towel, and quit, why do I keep going?

One simple answer…God. I have spent hours praying and asking “Should I go get a job?”

“Should I stop working so hard, when no one is working alongside me anymore?” “Am I still

capable of leading a great team?” “Will I ever reach the top rank?” And over and over I am told

“DON’T GIVE UP.” Over the past 2 weeks I have spent so much time praying over and figuring

out what the next level looks like for me, and I feel confident in the way I will be going.

In the past I sold the daylights out of the products, because they work. I can share testimonies

all day long with you about lives changed from these products. And while I was focused on

helping others feel their best, have great energy, sleep better, lose weight and get to the root of

chronic health issues. I have decided to pivot.

My focus now will be to change lives by helping others earn the income that will make a

difference not only in their lives, but in the lives of those they can serve. I not only want others to

have extra Christmas cash, I want them to be able to provide gifts for a family in need that they

may have heard of. I want to help others grow an income that allows them to leave an

inheritance for their children’s children (Prov 13:22). I know that to be a blessing to others, you

must first be blessed. Wealth is an infinite resource, not a limited slice of pie. The more

Christlike people there are that have financial abundance, the more they will be able to fulfill

their divine assignment and help others fulfill theirs.

My goal is to create a team of people who are motivated to achieve prosperity so that they can

have the resources to bless others and accomplish what God has planned for them. This is

what God has put on my heart. And I don’t think that I can accomplish this goal by working at an

8-5 job. Could I have a steady paycheck working 8-5? Yep. Would it be limited by what

someone else decided I was worth? Yep. Would working 8-5 allow me to leave a legacy of

perseverance, patience, love, passion and consistency? Not sure. But I do know that helping

others serve God at a higher level by increasing their income and influence will be a legacy I

can be proud of.

This is why I will keep going.