Hi readers,

I was torn up over whether or not to talk to you guys about my situation.  When my wife and I decided I needed to go back to take a job I didn’t want anyone to know. I’ve been a full time network marketer for a little while now and I felt like it might be confusing to others to see that I was going back to work.  I thought they might loose their faith.

Most people’s dream with network marketing is to do what I did. They dream of quitting their job and going full time as a network marketer.  They dream of buying their dream home. They dream of staying at home with their families.  That is the position I was in.

I was afraid that people who read about my situation would give up their dream.

Then I realized it was  more important to be honest with everyone.  Life has ups and downs. Your business will have ups and downs.

For example when prospecting or holding opportunity meetings I like to be honest with people that you can make a lot of money in this business but it is going to require work.  It will require some skills. It will also probably require some time.  It won’t happen over night.

Similarly it’s important to let people know that they could have ups and downs in their business.

I make more in my network marketing business than many people’s full time jobs.  Yet for me living in an expensive area of the country and spending too much of our money meant we got into some debt and I needed to make some more money.  My wife wasn’t really as into the business thing as I am. She wasn’t into the idea of living on a budget. For me my dream was to not have a JOB.  For her she was satisfied working for a living and being comfortable. She liked a guaranteed paycheck every month, not a paycheck that fluxuated greatly depending on my business.

Now that we’re separating (or divorcing – I’m not sure yet) we’re going to be taking on extra expenses.  I don’t have healthcare so I have to pay my healthcare out of pocket. I have to have a place to stay, heat, electricty, etc. I will have some lawyer bills and other expenses.  I may even have to pay some alimony or give my wife a percentage of my business. So for at least a little while I’m going to have to go back to work.

What worried me most was that my  team members might not understand. Some of them may live in parts of the country where they pay 1/3 rd what you pay for living expenses.  Others may have a spouse that makes a lot of money.  Some people might be able to build their business full time on $20,000.  Others might need $100,000.

For me I had to bite the bullet and go back to take a job for awhile. It sucks. It hurts me a lot to admit I wasn’t very good with my finances. It hurts to say I didn’t grow my business as much this year as I wanted/expected.  BUT I know it’s temporary.  I know this just drives me more and makes me want to work harder at my business.  I also know I’m in a great position.  I have an awesome business already and if I focus on my business for a little while it grow faster and I’ll be able to work my way out of this situation.  Having that business gives me a lot of freedom and luxuries that other people wouldn’t have.  For that I’m thankful.

In the next couple of weeks I want to talk more about what to do when you’re a part-time networker.  How do you focus on your business while you’re working a job, having a family, etc.  How do you make the time for your business.

For more info, come back next week

See you soon and always keep your dream alive.

Ben Fitts

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