Are You Proud to Be In Network Marketing?

Network Marketing is an industry that's undergone a complete facelift in recent times. It's an industry that dates back many years, but a lot of the old methods of recruiting and growing your home-based business are rarely in practice anymore. The main reason for this paradigm shift is the simple fact that old-school methods offer little to no return on your time and financial investments.

We have the Internet to thank for this. The World Wide Web provides the connectivity people need to network with other individuals, seek out potential business opportunities, and undertake an education that leads to entrepreneurial success. Everyone is connected through social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, and the information you seek is only a mouse-click away.

With the advancement of the Internet has come the decrease in the need to pester your family and friends, the need to build a list of 100 people you know and "pitch" them your opportunity, the need to hand out fliers, magazines, DVDs, CDs, and sizzle cards, and the need to hold "parties" at your home and/or hotels. With the transparency and on-demand style the Internet offers, people have the opportunity to introduce themselves to an opportunity and find out virtually everything they need to know...before they even speak to an actual person.

As it's always been, people shouldn't need to be sold on a Network Marketing opportunity, nor should you feel as if you need to convince someone to join up. If the opportunity makes sense and you provide the proper level of help and support, your prospects can make the decision for themselves.

But one thing remains constant, regardless of whether old-school or new-age marketing techniques are being utilized. If you expect to grow a successful home-based business, you must be able to answer "yes" to the following question:

Are you proud to be a part of the Network Marketing industry?

If you're not, you might as well pack up your belongings and close shop today. Because if you don't fully believe in your company, your mission, your reason why, and, most importantly, yourself, that attitude will reflect on each and every person you come in contact with. And as the adage goes, "people don't join opportunities. They join people."

Your belief and attitude towards your business will shine through every single time you talk about it. And whether you're already part of an opportunity or you're researching one, the fact that you've realized you want to make changes in your life is nothing to hide behind. It's something to stand up and be proud about.

Your business will be the vehicle that helps you achieve the goals you have set for yourself. And speaking about your venture into this world of free enterprise will determine whether that vehicle is a Porsche or a Pinto.

The success stories you hear about in network marketing are owned by individuals who threw complete caution to the wind, made the decision to block out the views of naysayers, and took massive action that led to massive results. Sitting on the bench will get you nothing in life but a sore behind. But taking action and playing the game to win can lead to a better lifestyle and freedom to do the things you love.

Be proud of what you do. If you are not proud to be part of your opportunity, forget about achieving your goals. If you are unwilling to speak confidently about what you do and why you're doing it, how can you expect others to join you in your mission?

The key to your success doesn't lay in your company, product, or compensation plan. It lays in you and your willingness to commit yourself to entrepreneurial success. Once you develop that mindset, there's not a thing that can stop you from achieving every one of your goals.