Network marketing (MLM or multi-level marketing) is not an easy business.
It requires lots of hard work and dedication as well as drive and persistence to find success.
Leaders in the industry who have become millionaires in the process of building their home based business generally have some similar characteristics which have helped them to succeed.
Most would have to be people persons who genuinely care about others.
They are hard workers who are not afraid to go out of their comfort zones to introduce friends and associates to an opportunity in which they believe deeply.
They are dependable and efficient.
They are honest in their dealings.
They set goals and are committed.
They follow through and do not give up easily.
Of course, these are generalizations into which all leaders do not fit.
Not all leaders in the industry possess the important qualities mentioned above.
Some leaders have been the recipients of the hard work of others who have helped them to achieve without being great leaders themselves.
They have been fortunate enough to benefit from leaders in their organization as they have figuratively held on to their coat tails.
Jeremy was a rare talent who enjoyed almost instant success in network marketing.
It was his first venture into the industry.
He had been the owner of a lucrative manufacturing company.
When the economy started to spiral downward, he found his company losing money.
Business went away, and customers were lost.
He had no choice but to close down his operation.
He wanted to avoid having to claim bankruptcy.
A friend introduced Jeremy to network marketing with a company which sold a liquid nutritional supplement product.
Jeremy immediately told the friend that he was absolutely not interested.
However, the friend gave Jeremy some of the product to try.
Surprisingly, he saw some positive results in how he felt after using the product for a month or two.
He decided to give the network marketing business a try.
After all, he was out of work and had little to lose.
Jeremy signed up and quickly began to share the product and the opportunity with others.
He had a number of friends who were also out of work and hurting financially.
They were eager to join when they saw the success that Jeremy's friend who was his upline sponsor had achieved.
Before long Jeremy became one of those few people who earned money in his first ever venture into network marketing, and his business kept growing.
Matthew also became a success in network marketing but not until he had been through a dozen companies with no success.
Matthew finally started to see results and became a leader when he found a network marketing company which was a good fit for him.
He then initiated meetings and invited friends to learn about the opportunity.
He dedicated himself to working exceptionally hard and to help others.
He quit his job when he began to earn more money than he ever had in his life.
After so many failures, he had found success with network marketing.
The business now provided for him the lifestyle of which he had always dreamed.
It is possible to find success in network marketing, but it will require developing leadership qualities and keeping at it.
[Names and some details have been changed to protect identities.
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