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After watching my Eagles get beat today by the San Diego Chargers there is no doubt my boys seem to have lost their swagger. After suffering a disappointing loss in prime time to the Dallas Cowboys also last week, they now find themselves with an uncomfortable 5-4 record. For a team that started the season as the fastest team to put points on the board, they haven't scored in the first quarter in the last three games now. Fans all over the Delaware Valley are scratching their heads and wondering what happened.
This happens a lot in Network Marketing also. Once you lose the momentum, it is so hard to get it back. Why is it that at times it seems like no matter what you do, you can't seem to find anyone to buy your products or services, or join your biz, but other times it seems like no matter what you do, you can't screw things up? Of course if I had the answer to this, I would have the most successful business in the history of Capitalism. Here are some possibilities though:
We forget the fundamentals
Too often we start realizing a little success and we get cocky. We might start different, more advanced strategies that we think might will bring us greater results quicker but they do not. Then we turn to the latest and greatest new thing and decide to give that a try. Then something newer and shinier comes along and we give that a try. Before long we are so far from the things that were working that we don't even remember what they were.
We Fail To Plan
What is the old saying? "People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan." I am by nature someone who does pretty well shooting from the hip. I am not a meticulous planner to say the least. But I have learned the importance to set daily and weekly goals and work them relentlessly until they are achieved. This is a must if you want to be successfull in this business.
Too Proud To Ask For Help
For some reason most guys won't ask for directions when they are lost and a lot of people won't ask for help in business when they are struggeling. If you are at a loss for why you are not having much success in your business, find someone with experience to take a look at things from an outside perspective. Often we are to close to the field of play too see what's going on in the corners. Don't be too proud to ask for help.
These things may seem a little simplistic, but the fundamentals usually are. Stick to the basics and you can't go wrong. Only when we have mastered blocking and tackling, should we move on to double reverses, wild cat formations and other advanced tricks. Keep it simple!!
