Network Marketing is a Lot Like Losing Weight - It Works For Some and Doesn't Work For Others

I hear it all the time, "network marketing is a scam", "network marketing is a pyramid scheme", "network marketing doesn't work".Today, as I was picking up some food from the grocery store I started thinking about how similar losing weight is to network marketing. I have no idea why this popped up in my mind but it really made a lot of sense.Losing weight is not rocket science. It is actually quite simple. All you need to do is eat healthy, don't eat as much, and exercise regularly. Sounds pretty straight forward and easy, right?Yet, thousands of people a year that desperately want to lose weight and buy all the latest weight loss programs NEVER end up losing weight. What's the deal? It's not like they don't have a desire to lose weight. They are reading the books, signing up for the classes, and thinking about it every day.So is losing weight a scam because over 80% of people that try to lose weight don't? If someone does not lose weight after reading a weight loss book does that mean the weight loss book does not work?Network marketing is EXACTLY like losing weight. It is not rocket science. You present the products and opportunity to one new person a day, follow up, and then sign them up as a customer or distributor.Yet, just like weight loss, many people who have a burning desire to make money in network marketing never actually do. Does that mean network marketing is a scam? Or that network marketing doesn't work? Obviously, that is ridiculous because many people do make money in network marketing just like many people do lose weight.Okay, so what is the common theme among people who want to lose weight and don't and people who want to make money in MLM and never do?Isn't it obvious?They both do NOT take consistent, sustained action for a long enough period of time. In other words, they have great intentions but fizzle out way to soon. They just don't make a real change in their life. It is just a passing fantasy or wishful thinking.The people who do lose weight or make money in network marketing do so by making a serious change in their life. They take consistent action for a long period of time and end up with results! Crazy, isn't?Okay, let's explore this even further. Some people lose 100 pounds in three months whereas others take one year to shed 10 pounds. What's the difference? Trust me, it's not a mystery. The one who lost a ton of weight really fast took ALL OUT MASSIVE action. And the other person who lost a few pounds after a year only took a little action.There is nothing wrong with losing a little weight gradually and there is nothing wrong with losing a lot of weight fast (I'm not talking from a medical or health stand point). But, let's not assume the person who loses weight fast is some "freak of nature". They just had the will power and drive to take a lot more action.So it is with network marketing. Some people choose to take 2-5 years in order to make a decent profit. Others make a fortune in less than a year. The difference is simply the amount of action one person takes versus the other.The point is there is NO mystery. Don't use the excuse that MLM doesn't work or that you can't do it. Of course it works and of course you can do it! Just like you can lose weight. Now, it might be hard to make a change in your life but you CAN do it!So, the next time you hear someone saying network marketing does not work or that it is a scam remember how similar it is to losing weight.