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Network Marketing Has A Spiritual Side To It

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Written by Lydia De Leon

Saturday, 05 April 2008

by LydiaDeLeon

If you contemplate on Network Marketing (I mean authentic marketing through relationship referal and direct selling, not like the many money programs out there), you will notice that it has many spiritual components to it. Chrisitanity and authentic Network Marketing have many similarities.

Here are a few examples:

1. Long term success in Network Marketing demands that you focus on building relationships with those considering your business as well as with your downline.

Those who just want to bring large amounts of people into their businesses don't really care much about helping others meet their goals, only on making money off of them. If a person senses that you are trustworthy, and that you are interested in helping them achieve their goals, they will stay with you.

2. Network Marketing is all about producing more of yourself, your time and your money.

Building a long term income requires that we teach our downline how to be successful so that they are growing and so that your business grows too. Although we cannot 'make' them work, we can certainly inspire them and teach them how to do network marketing. Christianity is all about leveraging our time and resources too.

Jesus who was the Master, administered to his disciples the task of going out and reproducing more disciples.

Isn't that what we're doing in Network Marketing too?

Finding some competent workers and teaching them how to bring other workers into their businesses and continuing this process over and over in our businesses. By providing your downline with good training and skills, your work is divided among many and your business grows very quickly.

As we create a community where others also become teachers, more of our time is freed up and consequently, more and more people in our downlines can take on more responsibilities.

Teaching your downline means knowing what it is that they need so that you can help them. Are there areas in their businesses where they are having problems? Show them how to succeed in those areas. Jesus does that with his followers. He makes sure that all their spiritual needs are met by teaching them and providing for them, so that they are empowered to live as he wants them to live - in holiness.

That is also what the church is for - a place to learn about God, a training place for holy living in all aspects of a person's life and a place for encouragement and fellowship.

As a good sponsor, we should supply excellent training to help them in all facets of business building. Aside from good training, our downlines need a 'community' where they will receive motivation, inspiration and encouragement in their businesses - a place to be celebrated and recognized for their achievements.

This will not only help them make money, but (you got it!) will also help our business grow. The way they say, "The more I help you succeed, the more I succeed".

3. If you truly want to grow a successful six figure income through the vehicle of Network Marketing, then you'll definitely need some faith and patience for your journey.

Many MLMers don't know how to handle rejection well, so they don't do very well with their home based businesses. Rejection comes with the package. Because they don't see results as quickly as they'd like, they quit their businesses and hop on to another opportunity.

Building a stable Network Marketing business will take faith in how it all works and a lot of patience as it starts to build momentum and flourishes.

So how does all this relate to Network Marketing having a spiritual component to it?

First, serving others and truly helping them is what the Christian Faith is all about. It's not about taking advantage of others so that I can prosper.

Of course in Network Marketing we are working to create an income for ourselves, but we have to go about it with the right attitude and spirit. I like to call it servanthood marketing.

If making money is the only reason we are in Network Marketing, then that will show in how we bahave and how we come across to our prospects and downlines. People know when we truly want to help them be successful.

Second, even Jesus needed help in spreading the gospel. He teamed up with twelve men and taught them everything they needed to know about effectively 'recruiting' others into becoming followers of Jesus.

The twelve disciples stepped out, practiced the teachings Jesus taught them and replicated Jesus' teachings in others. Today, the gospel has spread like a virus, and it is known throughout the whole world.

There's no difference with Network Marketing. Recruiting 100 people is not necessary to build a large business. If we use wisdom in selecting 5 - 10 people to work closely with, they will all learn the same things and they will teach others how to do the same things so that eventually, we will see movement and growth in our organizations.

Creating leadership and multiplying that leadership throughout our organizations just as Jesus did with his twelve leaders is what it's all about.

Third, Napoleon Hill and Jesus taught a similar principle which is "you could move mountains if you had faith as small as a mustard seed". There are many books written about the importance of thinking positively.

It's very unlikely that we will have any success in Network Marketing if we are thinking negatively. Thinking positively will help you achieve great things. Negative thinking will only destroy your vision and keep you in the rut.

I can continue to enumerate the many similarities between Network Marketing and Christianity, but it would take a book to finish it all.

The point is this: Network Marketing is not a one man show. It's all about building long term relationships, having business integrity and treating others with the same respect you would want to receive. It's all about self development and personal growth.

It's impossible to grow a successful Network Marketing business without the proper mindset, self-discipline and training. There are no plateau's either. We are constantly being challenged to higher and higher ground!

About the Author:

Lydia De Leon is a stay at home internet marketing mom. Find out what she does to build her business online using free and low cost methods.

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