I used to be a network marketing snob.

I have a confession.

I used to be a network marketing snob.

Yes, it is true.

My team knows it.

My sponsor knows it and the leaders of my team know it.

But, the best part is…they'll forgive me.

See, when I was first started learning the business, I was in a company that I thought had some "shady" businessmen that were simply in the business for the money  (looking back, these were not "shady" at all, but very successful at what they did)

Some of these guys had great skills, and I learned lots from them.

I learned about "posturing" "question based selling" (all things we'll discuss in time) but deep inside I knew that I could never be like these guys.

These guys were good, all earning over 5 figure monthly salaries but they were "slick." (or so I thought)

They had the art of selling down pretty darn good, drove expensive cars and lived in huge mansions.

• They would take control back from the conversation by asking a question to a question–or objection. (A good skill to master, by the way)
• They would change their inflection of their own voice to match the prospect.
• They would model the body language of the prospect.

Many of these techniques do work and some professionals make full-time incomes teaching these strategies. (It is called NLP or neuro-linguistic programming)

But deep inside I knew I did NOT want to be like these guys and knew there was a better way…but I sucked it up, tried out the techniques…(trust me, they do work) and I did pretty well with my primary business.

But, deep inside I didn't feel right.

Deep inside I was embarrassed to tell my parents and brothers what I was secretly doing.  I was truthfully ashamed to tell people I was involved in MLM or network marketing.

With a basic mastery of my newly acquired skills, I worked my way up the company's pay ladder and just as my doubt grew stronger and stronger, I started to slow down in business.

The various "Nos" from trusted friends and families started to gnaw at me.  The negative body language from relatives and neighbors started to wear at me.  In essence, I started to "believe" that what I was doing was not ethical and dreaded the infamous "pyramid" objections.

Finally, with some extra residual income in my bank account, I started consulting and teaching myself how to market online and move away from the network marketing industry.  After about a year learning new skills online, I convinced myself that I was "too good" for Network marketing…..so I quit and started building my own private consulting practice.  (While I didn't truly "quit" because I still received monthly checks, I no longer considered myself an "active" distribuor)

About 1.5 years later, a good, trusted friend named Jesse called me to ask my opinion of NM/MLM.  I  gave him the standard disclaimer.  "It is not right for everyone," but a great way to build residual income and wealth.

So, I told him if I enjoyed the products, and believed in the company, I would definately consider joining the business.  I sampled the products and enjoyed great results.  That's all it took; because once I experienced the products, I started to explore the idea of becoming a rep again and distributing the products.  I checked out the company, spoke to a top-earner and jumped into the company full speed.

Some of the best trainers on the planet say that your hardest "sell" is yourself.  I couldn't agree more.

But the moral of the story is this: All that time I was filling my head with noise about the "slick" reps, I was becoming a NM snob.  I was actually telling myself that I was too good for an industry, but the reality was the industry was too good for me.

"Your thougts lead to your actions, which lead to feelings, which lead to your actions which equal your results." T. Harv Eker.

Keep an open mind and don't be too good for one of the best wealth vehicles on the planet.

When you model rich and successful people, you'll become rich.  When you model poor people, you'll become poor.

I thought I was too good for the industry, but the reality is the industry became too good for me.