Today I’m going to Maui to relax and unwind.. but before I do, I promised to give you my definition of a True Entrepreneur.

First, I have to ask you a question. I’m going to be blatantly presumptuous here, so feel free to comment below if you want to comment.

I’m assuming you’re a network marketer.. and I’m assuming that you believe you’re an entrepreneur.

Well, here is the best definition I could find of an entrepreneur:
An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks

When you’re a network marketer, you don’t assume accountability/responsibility for your enterprise or the inherent risks for it.

Ok, I’ll stop talking about you, because I’m really talking about the industry as a whole. Yesterday, I asked why only 5% succeeded?

And my answer is because only 5% are True Entrepreneurs in the sense that they take responsibility, accountability and assume the inherent risks for it.

When I looked at our business, at the people who were truly feeding us with the activity in their businesses, they were the people who led their teams, took responsibilities for their actions, and truly treated their home businesses like true business ventures… not like a hobby.

I found it increasingly interesting that even those people had additional income, either from a spouse still working, or a pension of some sort, there as a safety net to catch them “in case” their home business didn’t work out.

I’m not poking fun, because I was one of those people 2 years ago. I quit my job, but JT, my husband continued to serve our country for over a year. It was comfortable for me NOT to make any money in this industry and conduct my business like a hobby.

No! No! No!

I can say that with conviction now because I am now making what I deserve because I took back control. I finally said no more. No more business opportunities; no more “training” from anyone who was making less than what I wanted to make (these “fake” gurus); no more feeding into the hype and chasing shiny objects!

I had been assuming all the risks associated with my businesses, but a few months ago,

I finally took 100% responsibility for my business.

JT and I do not have part-time jobs. We are both True Entrepreneurs. We work from home and do not get paid unless we produce. That, my friends, is true responsibility!

Stay tuned… Tomorrow, I’ll be flying all day to Maui, but I’ll be crafting more Home Business Conspiracy theories…

Just kidding. I’ll finally start revealing the SEO marketing tips and methods I’ve applied to get to the top of Google… and more importantly, the same skills I use in my home business today to earn a very good living.

Till then…

Sharing home business success,
Mia

So I know I promised to write yesterday, but it was sooo important to me that I start unfolding this information the right way that I had to take an extra day to think about where to start.

First and foremost, I want to tell you to come back to my blog and read my story. It’s pertinent to know where I’ve come from in this industry, and to see where learning from my ups and downs can benefit you. You can read my story in detail in the near future on my “About” page.

But fortunately for you, I am going to speed up this diatribe and get down and dirty!

So let’s get started… Home business, the type I’ve been engrossed in for the past 3 and a half years could also be categorized as Network Marketing.

Sometimes people (I was one of them) like to distinguish a higher ticketed home based business by calling it “Direct Sales”. But all in all, you create a network of people and you market to them… It’s all the same principles whether you’re paying $30/product or $1695/product. Anyone who says otherwise is quite frankly kidding themselves!

We all want to find our identities in this market… Thinking that identities will add an extra boost to our income, or give us more superiority, when in reality it doesn’t. We all want significance.

So do you want to know the raw truth about Network Marketing?

It’s all a huge facade. A ploy to get to you lulled into believing you will achieve your dreams of early retirement or of financial freedom or of time freedom!

The industry sells you your dreams on a silver platter and then asks if you want some champagne with that!

Have you ever pondered the question, why do 95% of the people fail in Network Marketing?

I think it’s evident when you look at the question reworded, how is it that 5% succeed?

The real reason is that the 5% either get into a home business at the conception and ride the wave of growth, meaning they were one of the founding members. Or they are an owner of a Network Marketing company. Or they do 5% more than what the rest of the industry is willing to do.

Whatever the reasons, look at the facts and ask yourself if you’re willing to wait to get that break or are you going to take matters into your own hands?

That’s where my wakeup call was. A few months ago, after switching to yet another “opportunity of a lifetime”, but still not getting the results I truly deserved… I had to STOP.

I asked myself these tough questions:

Where do I want to go?
Will this business get me there?
How long till I get there?
What are my skills?
Am I being paid what I deserve for the skills I have?

All the answers pointed me to a new direction. One of embracing the True Entrepreneur inside myself…

Tomorrow, I will give you my definition of a True Entrepreneur and it may surprise you…

Till then, I hope I pushed some hot buttons… Feel free to comment below.

Sharing home business success,
Mia

So yesterday I told you my inspiration for hitting the reset button in my home business. Today, I’d like to explain where I’m coming from.

Literally for the last 3 and a half years, I have been searching for the right home business. You may still be on this journey, but I can say without a doubt, that I have found my home… and it’s not what you think…

Prior to a couple of months ago, if you had read my old blog, you would’ve read about how great X, Y, and Z business was… because I definitely have been around! Ha!

The home business industry is rife with people like me… wanting their next fix, wanting that next home based business that will be the magic bullet. Wanting the next home business to give them that rush of excitement as you unfold the possibilities of freedom, both financial and time.

But isn’t it interesting when you stop for a moment and truly STOP.

Stop chasing the rainbows. Stop chasing the greener pastures. Stop chasing the better comp plans. Stop trying to find the better “teams”, the better “training”… blah blah blah…

Stop and assess.

Assess your assets, both intellectual and strategic. Assess what you’ve really learned from all that training and mentorship. Assess what value you really have!

(And if you can’t come up with a laundry list of assets that you have, then shame on you! You’ve had a hobby and haven’t been treating your business like a business… but more importantly, you haven’t taken yourself seriously to really see what it takes to be successful.)

Anyway, that’s what I did a couple of months ago. And I’m so grateful that I did.

THAT, my friend, is why burning the ships and letting go of my old blog posts (when the database was lost) was such a sigh of relief.

What a joy it is just to look forward, be grateful for the past, but learn the lessons to apply to the future.

If you’re reading this, then you definitely can feel where I’m coming from.

Tomorrow, I’ll begin giving you one of the many tips that created my online SEO business success. One of the many tips that, when you join me for the journey, just may give you the inspiration and courage to start your own.

Contrary to many Network Marketing Leader’s hype, Freedom isn’t finding a new home business, or joining the right team, or finding the right training. Freedom, be it time or financial, is fought for… And the fight starts with yourself!

Join me and I promise to leave no stone unturned. Just so you know, 2010 is my year to give back. And you just happen to be the recipient.

Till tomorrow…

Sharing home business success,

Mia

Today is as good a day as any to hit the reset button…

While you might be thinking, she’s talking about the new year. It is in fact, January 18th, 2010. However, that is not what I’m referring to.

In reality, I can best let you know what it is that I’m resetting by telling you a short story…

This morning, I finally set myself down to deal with my problem. I have been working so hard on assisting others, that I haven’t given myself the chance to deal with my problem! The one that’s been looming over my head and the one that I’ve been thinking about each day.

My website. I’ve lost all my data on my website.

Now if you’ve been on the internet like I have, building my personal brand for the past 3 and a half years, you feel my pain.

I had old posts there. From all the businesses I’ve been in, and a lot of lessons learned.

But when I attempted to retrieve the infamous lost database (for this website) today, I ran into  lots of errors. So many that I finally had to stop beating my head against the wall.

It felt really good to stop and take a breath.

I took a break and decided to consult one of the my most important teachers in my life. My 4 year old daughter, Callie!

I asked her if she were Optimus Prime (she loves Transformers), and had all the super-powers in the world, would she go back to the old equipment and weapons she had before?

Her answer came swiftly and solidified my decision!

“No, of course not!” she said with a half smile as if I were crazy.

I love her!

Anyway, just wanted to share this with you because if you’re beating yourself up over something that may not be as important as you think… just hit the reset button… or ask a 4 year old

Tomorrow, I’ll explain in more detail what I mean by hitting the reset button and why it may mean turning the necessary corner to get to where you want in your internet SEO marketing.

Till tomorrow…

Sharing home business success,

Mia