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You know the other day I really took a step back and looked at events in my life and the things that were happening at those times. I can honestly say that the reasons for my struggles were the pure results of my actions.

What I meant by that is no matter what venture you set out to accomplish, success is determined by you and your actions. Having the correct frame of mind and making the right decision about matters is very important, however your atmosphere that you choose to surround yourself in is just as important. In an earlier post we discussed the “Mindset”, so in this post I would like to discuss the “Atmosphere” side of this equation.

The people you surround yourself with have a direct affect on how you perceive things around you. If you surround yourself with people who are content with living paycheck to paycheck, you will find YOURSELF not striving for more. If you are around the types that are always blaming “others” or “events” for the despair in their lives, YOU will never take responsibility for your own actions and want more.

Success, no matter whether it’s in business or in your personal life, starts with YOU. If you want more from life, surround yourself with others who share the same interest and pursue the life you want. If something doesn’t work the way you expected, step back evaluate the problem and find a better way of doing it. Don’t blame other people for your failure. Don’t blame events in the world on your lack of success.

I use to be one of these people! I blamed an ex-wife or a girlfriend, I blamed corporations, I even the government. In all reality everything that has happened in my life, is a result of a decision that I chose. It wasn’t until I realized this and stopped all the “blaming” that I was able to be successful in my Home Business.

Now I am not saying, by any means, that you should abandon your existing friends because they don’t have the same values as you or they are content in their lives. What I am saying is that you should branch out of your comfort zone and put yourself in situations to meet other people that do have the same values and wants as you. As you become intertwined in this circle of people, your way of thinking will change and you will notice a change in your attitude about yourself, you will develop a “Can-Do” attitude instead of a defeated one. This change in attitude will be reflected in your demeanor and the way you carry yourself. It will also affect the decisions you make. These changes will be noticed by your old friends and they will see the success that has started to come into your life. They will start to follow your example. The bond with the true friends that have always been there will be that much stronger.

Successful people do not get defeated because something doesn’t work. They find a better way of doing it and making it work. Successful people surround themselves with success. Success is a matter of desire. If you don’t change, your outlook will always be the same.

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I was going through some other blogs I subscribe to and I came across this great post and thought I would share it. Seth Godin is one of the few people that I would welcome as a mentor. His books on marketing have sold millions of copies, but he also GIVES AWAY an enormous amount of wisdom for free!

Here is Seth’s post today from which I think every network marketer can benefit:
“It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask”

Actually, it does hurt. It does hurt to ask the wrong way, to ask without preparation, to ask without permission. It hurts because you never get another chance to ask right.
If you run into Elton John at the diner and say, “Hey Elton, will you sing at my daughter’s wedding?” it hurts any chance you have to get on Elton John’s radar. You’ve just trained him to say no, you’ve taught him you’re both selfish and unrealistic.
If a prospect walks into your dealership and you walk up and say, “Please pay me $200,000 right now for this Porsche,” you might close the sale. But I doubt it. More likely than not you’ve just pushed this prospect away, turned the sliver of permission you had into a wall of self-protection.
Every once in a while, of course, asking out of the blue pays off. So what? That is dwarfed by the extraordinary odds of failing. Instead, invest some time and earn the right to ask. Do your homework. Build connections. Make a reasonable request, something easy and mutually beneficial. Yes leads to yes, which just maybe leads to the engagement you were actually seeking.

I am sure you see the application to Network Marketing. Why do so many think that building a network marketing business means alienating your friends and family? Because too often we ask in the wrong ways at the wrong times. That’s true online or offline.

Here is an example of an email another friend of mine, Lou Abbott, passed on to me that someone sent him yesterday . . .

Just found out that George is moving to Fla. I need a partner who wants to work and wants to learn. With me I am a knowledge whore, but seem to be lacking implementation. Just wondering, would you be willing to go through a couple of programs with me for next 90 days? I have got to get some money in quick, and I need someone that wants to learn. Let me know what you think.

Now mind you, I don’t know who this person is. I don’t know who “George” is. I would never do “a couple of programs” in 90 days. (I’d prefer to build one for the rest of my life.) Yet, he is asking me to work with him so he can get some “money in quick.”

Do you think Lou was interested? Of course not.

Now Lou wouldn’t name who sent this to him, he didn’t want to embarrass him and, sad to say, We get emails and phone calls like this all the time.

Learn how to “earn the right to ask,” and your success will appear and so will the life of abundance. The Industry as a whole will be greatly improved if everyone learned this skillset.