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By Jayson Waits

Let me tell you a story. Mark Yarnell, a minister in a small town was headed for bankruptcy and just about to lose his car and home. He looked for a way out and discovered network marketing.

Luckily, he had a very wise sponsor. The sponsor gave Mark "The Promise": This business can set you free financially in 1 to 3 years. But he also gave him the "The Price": To succeed, you will have to face and conquer 4 major enemies.

Mark said, "It's a deal!"

He then invited 200 friends over to his house to watch a video. 80 said, "No not interested."

Mark had just encountered enemy 1 – REJECTION: He thought, "No problem, my sponsor warned me about that. I've got 120 people still coming over…" Guess what? 50 didn't show up.

Enemy 2 – DECEPTION: Again, Mark thought, "No problem, my sponsor warned me about that. I've got 70 people who have watched the videos." Guess what? 57 said, "Not interested."

Enemy 3 – APATHY: Undaunted, Mark thought, "No problem." 13 people signed up. Guess what? 12 dropped out of the business shortly thereafter.

Enemy 4 – ATTRITION:
This left Mark with just one serious associate. But Mark had "THE PRICE" and succeeded. To this day, this single associate earns Mark over $50,000 per month.

Bill Britt, one of the most successful distributors in a well-known international company, was interviewed on the TV program 20/20. The show did a feature story on the company. They spent 10 minutes interviewing several distributors who whined and complained about lack their lack of success. During the last minute of the show, Mr. Britt was interviewed in front of his palatial home. He was asked, "Mr. Britt, this business obviously worked for you. What is your secret?" He replied, "There is no secret. I simply showed the plan 1200 times. 900 said no, and only 300 signed up. Out of those 300 only 85 did anything at all. Out of those 85 only 35 were serious and out of those 35, only 11 made me a millionaire."

Like Mark Yarnell, Bill Britt worked through the numbers.

Here is the lesson: Your success is directly related to the degree to which you are willing to work to find other like yourself who are committed to succeed. Mark Yarnell's odds were 1 out of 200. Bill Britt's odds were 11 out of 1200. Would you be willing to go through 1200 people to find 1 who will make you $50,000 per month? Or go through 1200 people to become a millionaire? I hope you would. It is easier when you know the odds but you won't know the odds until after you succeed.

So… if you have gone through 50 to 100 people and have not found 1 serious person yet, you can either give up and assume the business does not work or recognize that you are working through your own number.

Jayson Waits is a 10 veteran in the network marketing and direct sales industry. Along with building his network marketing business, Jayson conducts trainings and one on one coaching. Jayson lives in Columbus Ohio with his wife Heather.

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