To continue from my last blog, there are a lot of things you can do as a partner in this network marketing business, even if you don't really "get it."

Somtimes, you have to play the bad guy.  Network marketers often really love their companies.  They also can get really close to their sponsors  While this may seem like a great thing, it can affect their ability to be objective about the company and some of their methods.  I am happy to report that only once have I had a strong feeling about a company to the point where I told Robin that there was something wrong.  It was not exactly with the company per se, but rather with the individual that was in charge of training.  I really questioned some of his methods and I just didn't get a good feeling about him.  In fact, I got a really bad feeling about him.

Now, Robin and I never argue, we "discuss."  You can ask our kids.  Sometimes they will come up and say "what are you arguing about."  Robin and I will look at them in surprise and say "we aren't arguing about anything, we are discussing something."  Now, in the case of this company, there were several reasons that Robin's vision became a little clouded.  First, his sponsor was a good friend and someone that had helped him out a lot in the past.  He didn't want to hurt this guy's business or his feelings.  Second, he really liked the guy that was above his friend in the business.  More importantly, he really trusted both of these guys.  This made it really difficult to be objective.  I, on the other hand, did not have a past with these people, so I was more objective.

Make no mistake, it took time and a lot of taking.  I took a lot of heat, but I really just could never embrace this company fully.  No matter how many meetings I went to, no matter how many training calls, and no matter how successful, it just never felt right.  This went on for many months.  As often happens, when things aren't right with a company, it starts to unravel and the truth comes out, which is what happened in this case.  So, I was eventually vindicated.  If I had to do it over again, I would have been even more insistent, but, in case, it was a lesson learned.  If you are in a network marketing business, never underestimate the impressions of your significant other.

You can also perform the routine reality check.  On occasion, I have been doing things around the house and it will suddenly occur to me that I haven't seen Robin for the past three or four hours.  I will knock on the door just to make sure he is still alive!  He also sometimes comes out of his office with these strange little red dots all over his forehead--he has fallen asleep on his keyboard (which is covered with braille, hence the dots).  At this point, I tell him that, yes, we are all still alive...

Never forget that you are a valuable member of the team, even if you never recruit a single person!

Thanks for reading!