It's Like Priming A Pump

I'm not sure if you ever had to prime a pump, but it is very similar to building a network marketing business. When you prime a pump you exert a great deal of energy to get the water flowing. I mean you are breaking a sweat pumping and pumping and nothing seems to come out of that hose. You start to think to yourself, "Am I doing this right, because nothing is happening." So you stay the course and continue pumping. At this point you start getting frustrated because you believe all your hard work will lead to nothing but a dribble.

Wait!!! As you keep pumping you start to see something come out. Although it is a very small stream there is something happening! With excitement you start pumping faster and faster and low and behold you begin to have a steady flow of water coming out of that hose. The joy of seeing that water flowing is a sense of accomplishment. It also demonstrated your commitment to make it happen and never give up because the payoff was worth it.

Now let's move to the network marketing industry and see how the two are similar. In the beginning of your journey in this industry you work very hard to jump start your business. Making contacts, doing presentations, going to presentations, making phone calls, etc. Nothing seems to be happening, but you are really working it. You start doubting yourself and your ability to build a business in this industry. At this point so many people would stop trying because they think they tried everything and made all the contacts they could, but still nothing was flowing. Then you hear the dreaded statement that "This doesn't work and it's not for me."

The crazy thing is that a person like that was probably closer to having success than they thought. You can't stop "pumping" the process. You must continue on and the way to do that is with belief. If you don't stop and continue to prime that pump I guarantee that you will eventually get the flow you wanted. I can only speak of experience because I have been at this for over a year and I'm just now starting to see a trickle. That is all I need to see to keep going because I know that once I see a trickle...the flood is not far behind. Believe in yourself and never give up. The only way to fail is to quit! KEEP PUMPING.