I bought all of their tapes (yes...20 years ago we listened to cassette tapes) and I listened over and over to these inspiring stories of success. But they all kept repeating the same thing to me over and over again. They would say:
"The secret to your success is to be Motivated, Think Positive, and Believe in Yourself..."
Listen, I'm not an idiot here...
I heard what they were saying, but the way I was taught didn't work - we signed up a total of ZERO members. How many times can I really approach my same family members or friends and try to sell them the SAME BUSINESS?
I started getting upset that all of the 'leaders' and 'gurus' kept saying the same thing. "If you believe enough...if you are a positive thinker...if you want it badly enough..."
But, me believing is not signing up any new members. I can't just believe them into my business! I needed to know the technical 'how to' actually enroll some new members into my business and nobody was teaching me that.
I was so frustrated with my upline and my sponsor that I felt betrayed. They were obviously doing other things and weren't telling me the entire truth. So, I started answering advertisements about how to make money from home and how to succeed in Network Marketing.
When my Network Marketing dreams didn't become a reality, I gave in and signed up for a 4 year full-time contract in the military to run our local recruiting center. I really didn't want to be in the military full-time and didn't want to pursue a career in this...but I had bills to pay!
As quickly as my new family had started...it ended. I found myself divorced, bankrupt, and with more debt than I could possibly afford on my military paycheck. But through all of this turmoil, I focused on one thing...