Attitude Determines Your Altitude with WHOM?

I'm sure if you've been in business any length of time, you've heard the saying, Your "attitude determines your altitude." Are you sick of the cliches of the network marketing world yet? I know I am. I'm tired of hearing all about how successful I can become if I only speak, think, act the right way. Although there is some truth to all this, I've seen it used as a sort of "one-upmanship" type of thing by too many people. It can often be a covert form of punishment as well. I've studied many forms of abuse and have endured many as well. I had never heard that abuse can go on in Network Marketing, but now I know it does.

There is this underlying mindset among many financially successful online business gurus, that, "if you are going to the top, you MUST talk, think, act like one of US." That's right; the thought is "abandon who you are, what you stand for, what you believe, and just simply step up to the top and leave all those "losers" behind in their woes." Yes, that's REALLY God's heart, right? NOT!

Have you ever been talking to someone about joining their business, and, when you indicate even a slight hesitancy about joining them, you feel their entire mood toward you change? It's like, "well, I'll be saving up to join you but it might be a while." Then, your "recruiter" says something like "oh that's fine. You know how to find me. Look, I need to go take care of my 50 networking partners now. Nice talking with ya." How did you FEEL? That's right, your FEELINGS matter to me, unlike many others whose only FEELINGS involve making sure you JOIN them or suddenly you don't amount to an EQUAL or maybe even a human being at that moment. Now, of course, once you finally run to the guru and say "ok I have the money, let me in," all of a sudden, the tide turns again and you are welcomed with open arms, sometimes until you dare to question the way things are being done in your network marketing plan or company. Then, back to "cold shoulder city" for you.

Here's another scenario for you that is just all too typical in these types of situations. You notice that you aren't getting much support from people on your team. In fact, when you need them, where are they? In a former company I was with, this happened to me, so I contacted my entire team through the main group. When I dared to cry out for help, I was not only reprimanded but then, I was covertly "jabbed" at the next company meeting, when the leader proceeded to talk about how "people like to blame their lack of success on their leaders not being there for them, when actually only YOU are responsible for your own success." This, folks, is not what I'd call good business ethics. It is called a "cop out" and a smokescreen over the lack of follow-through of those sponsors and team people.

We are told to be responsible, yet those who took us under their wings, get away with "murder" which is covered up by the rest of the business? How's THAT a business ANYONE in their right mind would want to be part of?

Ok, all this being said, I want to let you know that, because of the abuses that I've gone through in network marketing companies of the past, I have learned very well how NOT to treat people who join my group. If you have gone through any of the above situations, you know how hurtful it can feel, and maybe you are ready to look for a business and a mentor/sponsor who will be there for you. If so, here I am. I answer to the HIGHEST POWER for how I behave. I am not one to have a problem saying "I'm sorry. I should not have done/said that. I hurt your feelings. I acted unGodly and I want to work through this with you. What can I do to help heal the hurt I've caused you?" I will do my best to show integrity in all I do with the people who put their trust in me in business, period.

And to those who want to continue to exhibit cruel and unGodly attitudes and actions, just realize that you are giving me more material to blog about, so that others will know that that is NOT what a TRUE, Godly Network Marketer behaves like.

Laura Formholtz
futurehopevm@gmail.com
309-794-1675
website: www.futurehopenow.com

This Revelation Totally Revamped My Thinking Today

As I was browsing around on Youtube today, one of my favorite hangouts and social interraction sites, I discovered something so big, that I will NEVER do business the same way again, no matter WHAT the cost to me. This revelation totally revamped my thinkin!

I was watching some big-wig gurus and listening to the truth of what they were saying about business and success, and the more a couple of the talked, the more disgusted I became. One of these guys actually talks about how thrilled he is to lose at a game because then he can kick the winner's a** the next time even harder and make him "regret beating him at the game." Now, if you are a worldly person, you're probably saying, "well, what's wrong with that? If he lost, he SHOULD want to get back at the other guy and beat him the next time!" If you are a follower of Godly principles, however, this attitude will clearly stand out as being against the heart and practice of Jesus Christ, your Lord.

The day I have an attitude of revenge toward anyone, will be the day I QUIT network marketing and any sort of entrepreneurial venture. I will NOT have a vengeful attitude in order to succeed. This is a "bucket of crabs" mentality, in which one "crab" climbs on top of the others in order to make it to the top and over the edge. It doesn't matter to that crab, if one of it's claws just jabbed another crab underneth it in the eye, or that it just cracked the shell of several on the bottom...no! all that matters to that selfish, driven crustacean is that it makes it to the top and out of that bucket! This seems to be the attitude and action of MANY business people lately and frankly, it STINKS! It's wrong and selfish and narcissistic all the way. (mind you, the same man I heard talking about how he acts this way, also expresses how excited he was for the war to continue because he could basically go battle his opponents and feel the exhillaration of it all! he even admitted that his mindset was crazy when he returned to the USA.)

I'm concerned that the thrust to become a millionaire, has taken the place of love and consideration for one's fellow man. When did money become the be-all and end-all of society, so much so that I could practically "rob you blind" and not give it a second thought, while smiling all the way to the bank? This is a very disturbing and sick mindset. It is not, in my viewpoint, the mindset of success, but of exploitation and self-service.

Are the people doing these things that do not benefit others, still rich? millionaires? Yes indeed they are, but I am again brought back to my Biblical focus of "for what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but to lose his own soul?" People who are narcissistic, have many times lost their own souls. They have tons of money, but on the inside are revealing nothing more than "dead men's bones."

Why is it so alluring to have mega money, while you leave people in your wake, struggling, suffering, maybe unable to feed their family? This is unthinkable and deplorable to me.

No. In my business, I offer you this guarantee. The principles I run my business system on, are God-honoring and compassionate. I am here to work WITH you and you WITH me, till we both can succeed and help others do the same; not for the sake of becoming rich, but in order to have finances to bless the Kingdom of God and offer more to mankind of ourselves and our talents.

If you are wanting a business that is based on integrity, honesty and consideration, I can guarantee that is what I stand for and implement in what I do. I don't lie, color the truth, antagonize prospects, make empty promises and most of all, when you need help, I will do my best to be there for you.

Sadly, I don't see such support of their team-members among some of these high-class, billionaires, who value a trip to Hawaii more than the feelings of others or helping them through their challenges. They say "we won't spoon-feed you"...well, I won't either, but I will at least hand you the spoon instead of making you try to eat with your face in the bowl without any utensils.

God bless you. Welcome to a REAL, decent business mindset. I can't wait to meet you all! I hope and pray this revelation will totally revamp the way YOU think about Network Marketing and the people who join or don't join you, as well! Please, open your eyes...those are human beings that we may have left wounded and bleeding behind us while we went "to the top"

~Laura Formholtz
www.futurehopenow.com
futurehopevm@gmail.com

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