Direct Selling - When I first got involved in direct selling, my parents were ecstatic. All of a sudden, their bored unmotivated son was working his rear end off, dressing in suits, and creating a professional appearance. Once they realized that I was involved in multilevel marketing, however, their congratulations turned to words of warning. They did not want to see me involved in this kind of direct sales. They did not believe the claims that my boss were making that all my hard work will pay off.
My father is a professor of mathematics, and he tried to explain the pitfalls of direct marketing to me mathematically. Basically, MLM was a pyramid scheme, or so he said. There were not enough people in the world for everyone in the pyramid to make a living. He knew that I was working about 60 hours a week and I was currently making less than minimum wage off of commissions. At this rate, I would be direct selling forever before I succeeded at it.
What my poor, well-meaning parents failed to see, however, was that their discouragements only served to increase my fervor for direct selling. I knew that I would prove them wrong. My boss told me that he himself had started in the same position I was in about three years before. Nowadays, he was pulling in six figures and working on seven. I knew that the dream was possible – there are people out there who have proven it. Sure, a lot of people burn out while making no money at all, but for the few who can really hack it and stay in the game, direct selling can make you a fortune. I didn’t want to be a loser, I wanted to be a closer. I was all psyched up to dedicate my life to making a fortune.
I had to move into a smaller apartment as I was making less money with direct selling than I had been temping a few months before, but I didn’t care. It was neat to have so many people always building me up. They were practically bombing me with love! There was so much encouragement at the office that I was almost completely overwhelmed. Although I had to give up my artistic so-called career and break my contacts off with friends who are less positive and supportive than I would like, the sacrifices have been worth it. I know that soon I will succeed. It is only a matter of time.
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