Christian Entrepreneur’s Journey

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When was the last time you thought you were solving a particular problem but you found out in the end your original problem got more complicated?

The first crucial step in solving a problem is identifying it correctly. Once we have identified our problem correctly, we are already half way in solving it.

Rich Schefren, the “guru’s business guru”, in his free ebook “The Entrepreneurial Emergency” claims that “99% of the time the problems you deal with and the obstacles that block your path are not your real constraints”. Correctly identifying, then focusing your time and energy on your real constraints is the only way to create the breakthrough you’re looking for.

Although the ebook is principally aimed for internet entrepreneurs, I believe struggling internet network marketers can also benefit from its insights.

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Am still far from achieving the kind of success I dream of but even at this stage I would like to know how it is to be up there at the top. I would like to know why some top earners, after many years of hard work, end up bankrupt. I have yet to hear stories which am sure I will benefit from.

But for the meantime, let me share with you what I learned from Todd Falcone in his article “Five Tips for Staying on Top”. He said “Imagine working for five years to get yourself to a $20,000 monthly income only to find it crumble, and have your life and your relationships come tumbling down. What happened? Why? Did it have to happen? Could I have prevented it? Could I have planned for it? There have been many top guns who have gotten drilled and ended up with nothing.”

He offers five tips for staying on top here.

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First let me tell you, you are not a failure. You can only say you failed when you finally quit. (But since you are reading this blog, you surely are a survivor. In fact, a winner.) Failure is part of success.

One thing I learned in business and life is to be totally responsible for your success. You cannot blame your family for your poverty. You cannot blame the government. You cannot blame the devil. You cannot blame God. And in your network marketing business situation, you cannot blame your upline either!

Not having a sponsor who was knowledgeable in entrepreneurship was a blessing in disguise for me. Because I didn’t have a coach, I learned to coach myself. It was difficult but that was the next best thing for me to do then. Because of what I went through, I vowed to myself to be a sponsor I never had to many Christians who are similarly situated when I was starting.

In an article of Aaron Rashkin in betternetworker.com entitled “Accountability 101- A Must Read Lesson in Leadership” he said: “With all the tools and systems available today, it hardly even matters who your sponsor is. If they want it badly enough, they will do what it takes to succeed. The evidence already points to this as many a Top Earner has horror stories of low grade sponsorship.”

In that article, Aaron shared his favorite story on leadership. It is a story about a butterfly coming out of its cocoon. The lesson is “Don’t rely on others to slice your cocoon open, because even if they do, you will not have the strength to fly on your own.”

You may want to read the full article to appreciate the story and the lessons here.

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