“A wise man will cultivate a servant’s spirit, for that particular attribute attracts people like no other. As I humbly serve others, their wisdom will be freely shared with me. Often, the person who develops a servant’s spirit becomes wealthy beyond measure. Many times, a servant has the ear of the king, and a humble servant often becomes a king, for he is the popular choice of the people. He who serves the most grows the fastest.”
That excerpt was taken from a book by Andy Andrews called “The Traveler’s Gift – Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success.” Within the framework of what he refers to as the ‘second decision,’ it talks about seeking wisdom and knowledge in order to better serve others.
In “Magnetic Sponsoring,” Mike Dillard talks about increasing your value to others so that you may serve more people better. Become a leader that others want to follow. He states “The more valuable you become to others, the more they will seek you out.”
I have been in the home business industry long enough to know that these concepts are crucial for building any enterprise on the internet. Far too often, people are obsessed with promoting and recruiting, assuming their product, or opportunity, are so spectacular that it will sell itself if they just draw enough attention to it.
While that may be true, they are missing one key element; people do not join a business, they join people, specifically, people who can solve their problems. It is human nature to follow the leader. They want to align themselves with someone who has the knowledge and the vision to get them where they want to go.
You must seek wisdom and knowledge, and then apply what you’ve learned to earn the role of a leader. “The more valuable you become to others, the more they will seek you out.”
Make the decision today to seek wisdom.
As your value increases, your success increases, exponentially.
How many exaggerated claims do you think you come across in an average day? My guess is… too many.
With so much competition, especially on the internet, people seem to think that they have to “one-up” the other guy (or gal). In my opinion, the more incredible the claim, the less credible is the claimant.
Nowhere is this practice more prevalent than in the home business industry. We’ve all seen ads like… “I made five figures my first thirty days in this program.” Makes me wonder where the decimal point is in that claim. Is it really like $10000 or $100.00? Where’s the proof? How much time and money did it take to make that five figure month? Even if they have proof, that doesn’t mean you or I will achieve those results. I’m not saying that it’s not achievable, but it typically takes someone a while to get to a five figure month.
It’s a shock and awe tactic. They’re playing to people’s greed or desperation to hook them into joining their opportunity or buy their product. But, I think the average opportunity seeker nowadays is wise to their lies. But, I continue to see it everyday, so it must still be working.
In my opinion, it’s best to avoid the show boaters, or at least Google them or their company before you give them your contact information and/or your hard-earned cash. Do your homework.
So if you are in the home business industry, or just starting out in it, remember it is a relationship business. People join people, not companies. People do business with people they know, like and trust. If you build relationships with your potential customers, your business will have a solid foundation to build on.
