We've all felt the excitement of something new, telling everyone about it, feeling like you're on the verge of something great. And then...crash. We lose the excitement, we realize it's not going to be as easy as we thought or have been told. We'll have small successes followed by seemingly crushing failures. Fear starts to set in. What if I never reach my goals? What if no one sees the opportunity that I see? What if no one understands? What if...

Rejection, unreturned phone calls, oh no one of "those things". It's so easy to slip back into the familiar, the comfortable. The job we don't particularly care for, the bills we can barely keep up with, the dream vacation we'll never take but hey that's life. I looked up fear in the dictionary and found a pretty long definition. However "fearless" is simply defined as free from fear.

Being free from fear isn't about not having fear but rather not being held captive by it. Feel it, acknowledge it and free yourself by moving forward and do whatever it is you need to do. The funny thing about doing things you're afraid of is do them often enough and the fear diminishes until it's just a fleeting emotion. Is it easier said than done? ABSOLUTELY. Do it anyway.

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Are you exercising your right to pursue happiness? We all want to be happy and that can mean different things to different people. The one thing that holds true for everyone no matter what your goal is, is this, only you can make it happen. What do you want independence from? Is it financial woes, a bad relationship, poor health?

Circumstances don't change by magic. Your circumstances don't change because you wish they would. Your circumstances don't change because of other people's opinions of how things should be. You are responsible for your circumstances. Do unexpected thing happen? Of course. Are some things out of your control? Sometimes yes.

What the really important part is how you react. What you learn. How you apply those lessons. Today while you're having hamburgs and hotdogs or watching the fireworks with friends and family, think about your independence, think about your pursuit of happiness.

That being said...most people are not comfortable selling. You probably have a picture in your head of what a salesman looks and acts like. Salesman are pushy, they only care about the sale, they'll do anything to get the sale, they don't really care about me. I know there's salesman out there that are exactly like that but you really can't assume that all salesman are. If you have a product that's really helping you or people you know or even don't know, would you recommend that product?

If some one was looking for something that you happened to offer, wouldn't you offer it? If you could fulfill a need for some one wouldn't you want to fulfill it? That's where a great product or product line comes in (that includes service based businesses). If you're unsure about selling you better have a product you believe in 110%. Products don't sell themselves but their benefits can. You can give some one a sample, tell a story about what the product has done for you. Show them some testimonials, it doesn't have to high pressure stuff!

The bottom line is yes there is selling involved but the relationship is important, your desire to help is important, fulfilling a need is important. If your heart and head are in the right place you'll do just fine. 

Curious about how it all started? Visit http://www.morning-glow.com/holidays/father/father.html There's also some lovely poems here too. Enjoy this day and every day. Live it like you mean it! 

]]>Network Marketing TrainingMLM Tipshttp://www.janetnapora.com/home/2008/5/30/social-marketing-networking-tips.htmlJanet Napora2008-05-30T01:52:44Z2008-05-30T01:52:44ZOkay, so you've got your profile up and running on your social networking site of choice. It's time to reach out and make some friends and start networking.

]]>MarketingNetwork Marketing TrainingMLM Tipshttp://www.janetnapora.com/home/2008/5/20/social-marketing-1-your-profile.htmlJanet Napora2008-05-20T19:17:22Z2008-05-20T19:17:22ZSocial marketing is a great way to expand your network and find potential partners for your network marketing business. Here's the first video to get you started.

My Myspace profile My Tagged profile

Here's a few networking sites. To find a ton more do a google search. You can search social networking sites, network marketing or business sites. You can also find sites that relate to hobbies or areas of expertise that you have.

www.Ryze.com

www.Ojeez.com

www.LinkedIn.com

www.FaceBook.com

www.Ning.com

There's been times when it seems like I've lost a block of time and can't remember what happened. The email black hole. You know what I mean. You're reading an email, see an interesting link click on it, check it out, it leads to another link and all of a sudden it's an hour later. Most of us have things to do like go to work or take care of our families, or house or whatever.

Your time is valuable use it wisely. There may be a great resource, an ebook or a good tool and that's fine. Make a note to look at it later. Do the activity that's helping you build your business first. Know what your priorities are and get to them. You also don't need to check your email every 15 minutes make it once or twice a day, three if your obsessive.

Janet Napora

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You get off the phone with a prospect and think how much better of a job you could've done. When they asked that question you should have said...If only I did it that way or this way where would I be now? Well, my advice? Get over it. None of us are perfect. We all make mistakes.

I've spent a lot of time in woulda, shoulda, coulda land and you know what, it's a boring, barren unproductive, life sucking place. Instead of worrying about what you didn't say, for example when talking to a prospect, write down the conversation, how can you improve it? Learn from it and move on. When we learn new skills we get better by doing, over and over. Not by hesitating or procrastinating.

Your business won't fall apart if you make mistakes. If that happened no one would succeed. Do you think the top income earners in network marketing don't make mistakes or aren't uncertain from time to time? Please,they are human after all.  One more thing always take advantage of the support in your company and on your team. Find a work out partner, no one does it alone.

Janet Napora

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Then I got into network marketing and personal development. I started reading and listening to cd's. I realized watching tv was only holding my growth back. To change your life, whether it's your network marketing business, health or relationships you have to be willing to give some things up in exchange for what you want to get. All the training in the world won't help if you're not willing to do the activities necessary to move forward.

Here's the tricky thing about habits like watching tv, they can sometimes creep back into your life. I found even with only 3 stations I was starting to watch more tv. So I made the decision to do something about it. I unplugged the tv and put it away in the attic. The funny thing is I don't miss it-at all! Sometimes we think something will be a terrible sacrifice but in reality it's all in our heads.

I always loved to read so I'm doing a lot more reading. Books that will move me forward towards my goals. Whether it's strictly a personal development book, an autobiography of successful people or about succeeding in network marketing it doesn't matter. Personal growth and acquiring knowledge is a life long endeavor. Besides is Britney Spears helping me build my business? Is my sponsor on Big Brother?

Janet Napora

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