Should you go into business with family and friends?

Who needs money? We all need money, but ..."are we all ready to be in business for ourselves", is the question."

Your need to be independent to live the stress-free life you desire is your thirst. Opportunity knocked with an affordable product, giving you the opportunity to earn a legitimate income sharing it with others. The "others", according to the product presentation, is your family and friends. Sounds wonderful! ...but let me tell you, it's not that easy.

Are your family and friends good partners for the product/business you're in? Will they host events, organize team conference calls to boost team morale? Will they pass out flyers, or administrate online marketing campaigns through blogging, social networking, or possibly paid advertising? The goal in MLM's is for the team to carry the torch. Are they good carriers of the flame, the passion, the excitement, the willingness to learn ...reading the corporate site thoroughly to understand the product(s) and scale of commissions? Will they study the MLM gurus by visiting their websites and listening to their audio seminars? These are the people you need. Is that your mother, brother, sister, or friend? Can you be motivational to them, to share enough knowledge and excitement about the product to spring them into action? Because, that's your job, whether you sign up a friend or family, or old joe smoe off the street. You have to not just sign them up, you have to keep them informed and motivated.

If you can't do that, then you have to ask yourself, "Should I be in business for myself?" Being your own boss" does convey the message that says you don’t have a boss, but it doesn’t illustrate the responsibility attached to being your own business. You're still a servant. We all are.

Earning $100,000 per month is income hype, if you're not willing to do the work that comes along with it. "$100,000 per month" by itself doesn’t illustrate what you have to do to get there.  What you have to learn, and what you have to practice is what you should be conveying to family, friends, and all of your potential recruits. The work goes far beyond, just “buying” the product and sending people a video, so they can sign up to. “Having more time to spend with your kids and do what you love” is the dream, but the reality is that you'll have to make some sacrifices to get to the point, where you're making so much money that you can quit your job TO HAVE more time to spend with them. Are your family and friends willing to make that sacrifice? Are you? 

Sacrifice and discipline is what diferentiates the weak and the hyped up from the successful and true. While you’re family and friends may or may not be hyped up about any of the financial finer points to be a representative of your business, they need to know what they must sacrifice and how they must discipline themselves to get to where they want to go with your business. Your initiative is yours. They have to have their own.  

Even caring so much for them, that you want to see them do good for themselves IS NOT ENOUGH. I love the saying, “God helps those who help themselves." It's true. They have to care (for themselves) to become financially free, applying their own faith in their business. Be god-like. You can’t help those who won’t help themselves. You can not do everything for everyone. You can dream of them, but you can't dream for them.

Share your business with those who haven't lost their ability to dream and apply themselves to making their own dreams come true. To the best of your ability, introduce your product and business opportunity to their dream.

With GDI, it's easy! Whatever anyone on earth is passionate about, they can create their own website/domain name around it, and work marketing this business with whatever it is that they're currently marketing (their music, other products, their independent services, etc.). It's not hard to work GDI into the mix, and start building an additional income. We already know, everyone would say, "Amen" to that, but seek those willing to BE MEN / And WOMEN about to make the sacrifices and discipline themselves to achieve it.