I’m about to give a little something away that’s coming out at the very end of my upcoming release of “The Mistress of MLM’s Regular-Average-Person Internet Network Marketing User’s Manual” but I can’t resist. This principle just HAS to be learned early on in your whole “I’m going to be awesome in business” process.

Let’s take this from the top.

When you first signed up for your very first MLM distributorship you had absolutely no idea what you were doing. You were an infant. It’s to be expected. No big deal, right? Right. You have your mentor. They hold your hand while you learn to roll over, crawl, and eventually walk. But you’re still only a Toddler after that and you are certainly not ready for your mentor to abandon you.

It’s a common mistake that almost every network marketing mentor makes. I’ve made it, you’ll make it too, but if you learn to recognize what’s going on then you’ll only do it once rather than causing the devastating effect of your entire team quitting and you sitting around wondering why it happened.

Once your a toddler you have to be taught a few more fundemental, behavioral skills that as an infant you could not have understood. In your business that’s the part where you feel like quitting just when things are getting interesting (or hard, however you choose to look at that. Take care how you’re looking at it! *wink*) – this is equivalent to the terrible twos.

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Okay, this is perfect. I have a potty training 2 year old who just (yes, I just got back from helping her) came to me telling me she needed to “go”. I said “RUN!” and finished typing the last sentence (above). She promptly ignored my instruction and stood there waiting for me to come with her, because she isn’t quite ready to be off on her own. Nor will she be for a few more stages of her young life. (Are you starting to see my point?)

The young child (let’s say 8 – the age of “accountability” – an important word.) after having their hand held through the first two stages of their lives are more independent in some ways. Yet although you can tell them to go and take out the trash and clean their room… they won’t always do it and you have to hold them accountable for their actions (or lack there of as I’m sure you can relate) because if they are not held accountable bad habits will be formed that, if left unchecked, will result in a certain amount of failure in life in general.

Adolescence! Ew!

I haven’t had the pleasure of raising teenagers yet. But I remember it well, and I wouldn’t go back if you paid me all the the precious metals in the world. No way. It was an awkward time of wanting to be all grown up but still not being willing to be responsible enough to do what it took.

Most teenagers stay stuck in a little pocket of non-progress for quite a while and want to blame everything and everyone but themselves for their lack of feeling happy, or being allowed to have respect that they haven’t earned yet.

Now, why would you want to stay in “Adolescent Mode” any longer than you have to? Yucky.

I know 15 year old kids who have cruised through the gross part of being a teenager and have the respect of the adults around them as well as the kids.

In your business you don’t have to stay stuck. It’s all on your shoulders whether or not you do, just like it’s a teenagers choice to be a lazy lout, or a productive member of their little world.

Being an Adult in business is purely a matter of coming quickly through all of these stages. Remembering to consult with your mentor, or to continue to study them because even grown ups need counselors of some sort.

When you’re an adult you take your responsibilities seriously. (If you don’t then you never did grow out of being a teenager. LOL) You go out and find gainful employment of some kind. You set your alarm clock before you go to bed the night before. You get up when it goes off in the morning, and you get to work and do it well so that you can earn your income.

Something to mull over for the next few days. I hope it helps you overcome some of the internal roadblocks that you may be dealing with at the moment.

I’ll talk to you later!

Leadership is EARNED. It won’t fall in your lap.

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Sincerely,

Bronwen Oehlschlager

Your Internet Network Marketing MISTRESS