Page 34: here's a thought...

[italian_job]

...I am reading and re-reading Tim's book because it is the story of my own life!

I have arranged a remote-working with my employer (IBM), I have my own business online which is running successfully (I combine affiliate marketing with network marketing).

And I am at page 34, where Tim suggests that you should leverage on your strengths rather than trying to fix your weaknesses.

So here is my thought: I am involved in both affiliate marketing and network marketing.

Those 2 marketing approaches are totally and drastically different.

Here is what I think:

- Affiliate Marketing
It is for the solo player. The ultra successful affiliate marketers that I know are over-achievers, ultra focused on execution. They do and then they think.

- Network Marketing
It is for the team-players. Here the goal is to build a strong team, to motivate its members and to teach them the arts of retailing products, but also to become a promoter of events and promotions.

So, my question for you all is:

Do you think that your "vehicle" selection in term of what you are going to use to build you muse should START from your own PERSONALITY TYPE?

Meaning: if you have always been the top of the class, the best salesperson in your company and now thinking of buildling a solid muse (so I would define you as a solo player), would you use other methods like network marketing which will challenge you?

If you are a soloplayer, have you thought of using Option Trading as your muse vehicle?

Leverage on your strenghts or fix your weaknesses?


Danny



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[TimW]

Why anyone would waste time attempting to "fix their weaknesses" when (if?) they have bankable strengths is beyond me.

My wife does great at network marketing sales and team building. I hate it. But I can do it if I wanted to...but I don't.

"Conventional wisdom" would be for me to plow money, time and effort into taking classes to "fix" this so I would be good at network marketing and network building. IMO the problem is that I can't do it...because I have sold stuff before...I just hate the network marketing aspect of it. Thus, since I have no passion for it, I won't put effort into it and will be, at best, average and complacent about it. Which means that success will be marginal, so I'll get more complacent, etc.

Sure, you might need to pick up some new skills in order to do something (like understanding how web-cart software works, etc., to run my store), but it's not the overriding skillset I need to run my business.

[Livingit]

Good question. If network marketing is still a very applicable and potentially lucrativeness part of your business then why not bring someone on board that already has that as a strength?