The following message was written by my father, he is a tremendous coach and knows how to bring out the best in people. I was at his home recently for a training and learned something new. He shared a message that had a profound impact on me as I realized it is the absolute truth. I will try to paraphrase for now and will work to get him on video soon. In a nutshell, he shared his opinion on why the majority of people do not succeed in Network Marketing. He referred to it as "structure," I think the word was. People are accustomed to structure and structured environments. They are most likely born into a structured family. Then they go to school, all structured, 12+ years of structure. They take a job, or go into the military, More Structure. At that job they are told what to do in most cases, A-Z. You are told when to show up, when to take a break or lunch, what to do and when to leave. Network Marketing is an unstructured environment with very low cost of entry. Anyone can afford to get involved. However, people often fail before they even begin because they do not know how to structure themselves or their environment for success. They spent a lifetime programmed by "Structured Conditioning." That is, other people doing the structuring for them. Is that the truth or what? Ok, now lets get on with my father's Powerful New Years message, Read it Carefully. Oh and a once you have finished reading, check out the little video clip at the bottom, it will crack you up for sure, but it will also inspire. -Sean
Message from Tony:
"December
2013 is the time of the year to not only reflect upon what you accomplished or didn’t
accomplish in 2013 but to plan what you are going to do to better yourself in
2014. It is also a time to make New Year’s resolutions.
January
is the time of the year to re-ignite and re-define your passion, your dreams
and your goals.
Of
course, as most of you know, making new years resolutions is simple and easy;
keeping them is a completely different matter.
January
is a wonderful time to give yourself a fresh start - to start over again with an
absolutely clean slate. It is indeed an exciting time of the year. January is
the time of the year to de-program and re-program your mindset. It is the time
of the year to ignite your passion and your purpose.
Many
of you are disappointed about your performance during the last year. Many of
you lost the drive and enthusiasm that you had when you first started your
business. Many of you forgot what it was that motivated you to start your
business in the first place. Many of you have become disillusioned and confused.
Many of you lost focus and became distracted. Many of you fell away, quit and
lost hope.
Network
marketing is not an easy business and to those that told you it was going to be
easy – shame on them!
Network
marketing, as a business, can be complicated as it becomes more and more
cluttered with all kinds of distraction and of course temptation from
competition. Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
but it still has to be nurtured, watered, weeded and fertilized.
Many
of you have internal hard drives in your minds that have become cluttered with
confusion, disorder, chaos and trepidation to the point that you now may fear
and doubt your capacity to achieve success in your business. Perhaps you are
even embarrassed now because you are thinking that you can’t do it. Maybe you
even feel shamefaced and guilty because you let yourself and others down.
Re-programming
your mindset is easy when you find a companion to work with. Just this strategy
alone will help you clear all the clutter and negativity that has constipated
and suffocated your thinking - your internal computer.
Now
is the time to cleanse your thought process, to purge all of the unproductive,
negative thoughts that have held you back all last year. Now is the time for
you to re-establish worthy goals for 2014 that are doable and achievable, goals
that will restore your positive attitude and your confidence. Now is the time
to find and work with a companion who will support and encourage you.
Sit
down with your companion and establish your goals right now and don’t fall
victim to those negative influences that killed your ambition and aspirations
last year, influences like procrastination, distraction, doubt and fear. This
is the New Year! It is your New Year! Embrace the opportunity the New Year
affords you and immerse yourself into it as if your “life of abundance” depends
on it – which it does!
Don’t
delay your destiny waiting for the right moment. The right moment is here and
now - right now - this very second. There is no invitation for you to reinvent
yourself or to get started. You don’t need permission from anyone to become the
new you.
You
have been chosen to do this business. People wait many years to be chosen. Yes
indeed, you are chosen and it was you who chose yourself when you chose to have
your own business. You were chosen because you are special in every way; you
dared to become a better person. You dared to elevate yourself from mediocrity
to greatness.
You
absolutely know this next year is indeed your year. No matter how dark every
day of last year was for you, there is one thing you can always rely upon and
look forward to – the light will always return every morning to encourage, inspire
and motivate you.
With
every new day comes the opportunity for a new and an exciting fresh start. With
every New Year comes January 1st and with it, the opportunity to
begin anew with a new attitude, a fresh start and a new direction. This is a New
Year, it’s your New Year and it is a Year where you will, hopefully, make more
mistakes to learn and grow from. Don’t fear mistakes and don’t fear
discouragement – learn from these things and grow from them.
You
may disappoint yourself a few times, so what! Rise up with enthusiasm and
re-engage with more determination, every time. Fear and disappointment does not
have to limit you. It’s you, always you that places limits upon yourself.
Courage
and persistence are virtues that will ensure you will achieve your goals of
joy, happiness and a “life of abundance”.
The
best time to plant a cherry tree was 15 years go. The next best time is right
now, this very second. Seize this very special moment in your life and plant
your cherry tree of achievement and triumph. Now is the time for you to seize
this very special moment. Yes! You missed it 15 years go and you missed it for
sure last year – don’t miss it again. Next Year 2014 belongs to you - you own
it. Embrace January with a renewed enthusiasm and say to yourself, “I’m going
to do it, I’m going to get it done!”
It
is your choices that will fill and direct your efforts. It’s your enthusiasm,
determination, persistence and work ethic that will surely determine where you
will be at the end of next year.
Challenges
are beautiful things, especially when you accept them, conquer them and learn
from them. The greatest of all gifts given to you after you were born was the
precious gift of choice. You and you alone can determine this day what you will
do today and what you will achieve tomorrow.
Remember,
network marketing is indeed a peculiar business. What you get tangibly from all
your effort and hard work is insignificant and trivial when compared to what
you become as a leader and a human being.
Be
who you were meant to be and do your very best this next year. God sees you as
an achiever. He sees greatness in you! Do you see greatness in yourself?
Will
you re-establish your dream and your goals for 2014? Will you persevere and
endure until you have achieved them?
Will you accept 2014 as
your year to improve, progress and to excel?
From
our family here in Utah, we wish each of you a happy and a prosperous New Year.
We
love you all dearly."
TonyEscobar
Here's that fun Clip I promised:
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