Someone pretty smart once told me this phrase: There is no perfect MLM company.

That is something we will all deal with at some point in our business.

One of the reasons why people switch companies a lot is because they feel that “The Grass will be greener on the other side”.

They encounter a problem in their company which frustrates them. Then they go looking for a new company because it must be better than their current company. However that’s almost never true!

Just because you switched to a new company doesn’t mean it’s going to be any better than the company you are with now. You might find a better company or you might get there to find that they have just as many problems (or more!)

If you do decide to take a look at a second company make sure you do so with integrity. Don’t burn your bridges with your existing company. Don’t make a big deal out of your leaving your company to join the new one. Don’t target your downline. Those are things that can get you in trouble and can come back to haunt you.

I’ve had few issues lately with my company. My inital knee-jerk reaction was screw it, I’ll go find another company. After thinking about it however I realized you know this is a pretty darn good company and a few “hiccups” are bound to happen. I can either choose to be part of the problem or part of the solution.

I could have taken the tactic of going somewhere else but there’s no guarantee it’d be any better. Why not stick with it and help my company get through these hiccups. I’d rather be known as the guy who helped fix things than the guy who abandons ship! Wouldn’t you?

- Ben Fitts

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Hey Guys,

Sorry I haven’t written  lately.

I’ve been pretty busy doing some consulting and growing my network marketing business.  I apologize for not maintaining a regular posting schedule on the blog.

I’m going to start a regular schedule of posting 2x a week.  Every Monday and every Thursday I’ll post a new article to the blog.  If I have time to post more often.

I’m also going to be launching a podcast soon.  I’ll keep you posted of the details on the podcast but the goal there is also to post at least once a week and occasionally twice.

 If you have any suggestions for articles or questions about your business or just anything I can help you with leave me a comment and let me know.

Talk to you Monday!

- Ben Fitts

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One of the problems I see with the recession is that so many people have been living on the edge.  When the economy changes and they suddenly have to spend more on gas, food, electric, etc.  They suddenly don’t have enough money.  Why?

Most people don’t live within their means.

They spend every last dollar they make.  Many spend more.  They put extra on credit cards.  So if suddenly gas costs them an extra $100 a month, groceries cost an extra $100 a month and utilities cost an extra $100 a month they don’t have enough money left over to pay for it all.

The problem is spending.  If you make $5000 a month you shouldn’t spend it all.  You should pay yourself first.  Set aside just $500.  Put it in an IRA or Money Market or something so you can call on it if you need it.

Most people do just the opposite.  They make $5000 a month and spend a little more.  They make extra purchases and put it on their credit cards.  Pretty soon the credit card minimum payments creep higher and higher.  Then they end up getting deeper in debt and they can’t keep up with all their payments.  That’s the real problem in America right now.  Credit is killing us.

Learn to live a little beneath your means.  Pay yourself FIRST at the beginning of every month.  When you take money out at the beginnig of every month you won’t even realize it.  Within just a few months you’ll begin to see your bank account grow and you’ll be better able to handle these economic swings and downturns.

- Ben Fitts

 PS. We’ve been bit by credit in the past too so it’s a lesson we’ve had to learn from experience!

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