One of the main reasons people have trouble being successful in network marketing is that they are afraid of making mistakes, they are afraid of failing, their fear or self-doubt is what keeps them stuck. Fear is simply false evidence that seems real. Nike’s slogan is something I live for “JUST DO IT!”

Unfortunately, our schools, friends and other influences tell us not to make mistakes or that it is very difficult to start a business, especially since they never did. I learned that ALL successful people (whether you’re a network marketer, lawyer, doctor, teacher, etc.) ALL made mistakes and failed before reaching their goals. You must have a story before you achieve glory. That’s why I say ACTION will always outweigh inaction. When you take action and make mistakes you are learning, and experience is something that cannot be taught.

When we were children, we learned to speak, to walk, to swim, to ride a bicycle and we failed during the learning process; however, we didn’t give up and say “well, it’s too hard”. Or “It’s not for me.” We kept trying until we got better and then we succeeded. We need to have the same attitude when it comes to our business, those of you in network marketing who quit is because you are short-term thinking and want instant gratification or get-rich-quick behavior. The truth is you MUST have long term thinking and delayed gratification because it will normally take 3-5 years before you can have true financial freedom in this industry.

So what exactly is Phase 1?

Phase 1 is what ALL active independent business owners should be doing on a daily basis. You need to get new quality prospects, showing prospects your business and attracting customers. Now the old school way to stay in Phase 1 is to talk to family and friends or the 3 foot rule and to me that is not a professional approach. The reason is that McDonald’s didn’t build that franchise by chasing family, friends, or begging people while you’re at the mall or grocery store. They had a real plan, they had a specific target market.

So where can you find an unlimited amount of like-minded people who are really looking for what YOU have to offer?

Well, if you haven’t noticed, we are in the information age and we have cutting-edge technology like social site: (FaceBook, Youtube, Myspace, etc.) that give you the edge. Did you know that there are 30 million mobile Facebook users? More than 6 million users convert to fan pages every day. More than 10 million videos uploaded every month.

MySpace has 185 million registered users, 45 billion page views per month, and 350,000 new registrations every day.

YouTube has 100 million viewers in the United States. In total, Internet users watched 14.8 billion videos online in January 2009 alone.

What does that mean? There are many prospects waiting to hear about your business and customers who may come to YOU!