Living in fear, or taking bold action by Randy Gage
"What I've discovered about prosperity, it's that you can't borrow your way there, you can't hoard your way there, and believe it ornot, you usually can't save your way there. Credit is not a great prosperity builder, as you're usually just mortgaging your future. And you can't hoard your few remaining bank notes, because that's is antithetical to the circulation law of prosperity.
I do believe in saving, and planning for the future. But take a look at the interest rates paid, and you'll quickly understand that manifesting prosperity that way could take you 50 or 60 years. And the people that think they're going to get rich doing that in our profession right now are nuts. There are times to stand pat and check the bet. And then there are times to push your whole stack of chips to the middle of the table and go "all in." There are times for bold, daring and forceful action. Like now.
There are all lots of people in our business that are patting themselves on the back, adding up how much they're saving on airfare, hotel and meals, because they're not attending their company convention or other major event. So, so foolish. And so sad. Because these people will stick around the business, holding on to their dreams, and giving reassurances of their commitment to their sponsors. But they're really dead man walking. They've given up any chance of success, but they don't know it. And don't want to… It's easier to lie and convince themselves that they're still in the game, still have a shot at their dreams, and are just re-grouping for when the time is right.
What they don't get is that the time will never be more right than it is right now. At least not in their lifetime. I did an opportunity meeting here in LA last night. But instead of the usual presentation, I wanted to talk about the current reality in the world today, and how it applies to us. I told the people in the room and the others watching on the Internet, that it's time for a revolution. The current models are broken. They don't work any more. The old government model is broken. It doesn't work any more… Governments can't just keep printing up worthless money that devalues more with every tick of inflation and every billion dollar/pound/peso/Euro government bailout.
What we do know is this: Communism doesn't work. It didn't work in Russia, it's not working in China, and it's cratering in Cuba. Here's what else we know: Socialism is simply Communism with lipstick. And it doesn't work any better. And these socialistic programs in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Asia and other places are like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. There is a solution…. Real free enterprise. Not the over-regulated, over-legislated, substitute governments are pushing today, but real free enterprise like we have in network marketing. Where you are rewarded in proportion to the value you provide, and where anyone, regardless of experience, education or connections has a viable chance to live their dreams. The old government model is broken. Our model is better. We need to shout it from the rooftops. The old distribution model is broken. It doesn't work any more…
The days of a manufacturing making a product, selling it to a wholesaler, who sells it to a rack jobber, who sells it to a retailer, who sells it to you are over. That was necessary 200 years ago. It's not necessary today. Toll-free numbers, the Internet, Fed-Ex, UPS and DHL have made that model obsolete. An network marketing. company can manufacture a product and ship it direct to their team member, who is often the end consumer, or will virally market the product to their friends. All of the parasites in the middle are no longer necessary. All of the money wasted on $2 million Super Bowl commercials, full page newspaper ads and other marketing can go to product research and development, and to pay the people actually doing the work: You.
The bankruptcies of Macy's, Kmart, Circuit City and so many other legacy retailers prove the case: The old distribution model is broken. Our model is better. We need to shout it from the rooftops. The employment model is broken. It doesn't work any more… Companies laying off everyone over 50 to replace them with cheap new college graduates isn't right. Unions fighting management isn't working. The major airlines that have segued into bankruptcy, erased their pension plan obligations and come out with million-dollar bonuses, stock options and golden parachutes for their executives wasn't right. The unions with so much clout that someone can sit reading a book half the day and can't be fired isn't right. People staying loyal to a company for decades and then having their jobs outsourced to India isn't working.
Companies pillaging the environment for extra profits isn't right. Rank and file workers slogging through menial tasks like worker drones in the collective isn't working. Our profession allows everyone the opportunity of work with meaning. A chance to build success by helping other people reach success. A chance to make what they are really worth, with no discrimination or glass ceilings. What we do isn't just a job. It's a profession, and a very noble one.
Yes we have the chance to drive free bonus cars, win trips to exotic locales, earn free cruises, and earn more in a month than most do in a year. But more importantly, how many single parents have been able to raise their kids, how many people escaped welfare, bankruptcy and poverty? How many have been the role model providing for their children and teaching them the values of self-sufficiency, integrity and hard work? The old employment model is broken. Our model is better. We need to shout it from the rooftops.
Okay I didn't mean to rant on so much, but I'm very passionate about the world situation and what we can do about it right now. But that means you have to be bold, not timid. You have to stop buying into this "hunker down and hide" talk in the media and work harder than ever. This is the time to invest in growing your business, and take advantage of the window of wild opportunity we are facing right now. So get to all your local events. Whatever the next major event is for your company, get there. If you don't have the money, cancel your cable and sell your TV. Do what you have to do to attend, so you can build your belief, gain more confidence, and develop new skills. If you have to stay down the road at the Motel 6 and sleep five on the floor, do that. But get to your company's next major event. In the meantime, please take an inventory of your mindset and daily action. Invest in yourself and your business. And get into massive action."
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