I received an email the other day, from Jordan Adler, my upline in SendOutCards, that I totally could relate to. Here’s an exert of what Jordan had to say, followed by my own thoughts and a message from former US President Bill Clinton endorsing the network marketing and direct selling industry:

“As I was watching the Cav’s and the Magic play tonight in Orlando, I couldn’t help but notice the big logo painted right on the court that said ‘Amway Arena’. Wow! Have we come a long way in our profession. Just a few years ago, Network Marketing was a dirty word. Today, the first really well known MLM company logo is right in your face on national TV during the playoffs! Network Marketing has finally gone mainstream. In my first 10 years in our profession, I noticed that 7 out of 10 people were angry and mean to you if you mentioned you were in network marketing. You just as well may have approached them with a deadly disease. Today, thanks to social media, affiliate programs, Robert Kiyosaki, Paul Zane Pilzer and the thousands of people that make their livings through network marketing today, we are finally an accepted profession.

In fact, many traditional businesses today are having financial troubles and those companies that offer a home based businesses are thriving. We are in the right place at the right time.”

When I first started out in this industry I had the same experiences. I didn’t dare mention the words Network Marketing or MLM because I feared the reaction of the people I was trying to introduce to my business at the time. Funny thing, I was once one of them. Very negative and totally opposed to the idea. My husband was actually the one who started in this industry in the early 90ies. At one point I told him flat out, “If you join one more of “those things” I am going to leave you.

How things have changed. It took us many years and many trials and errors but we finally found a company where we made some money. That’s when the bug bit me and when I finally “got it.” There is no other business model out there that gives the average person a chance to get financially independent. Network marketing is getting more and more positive attention in the media these days and highly influential people are endorsing our business model and giving us the ‘thumbs up.” We no longer have to mention what we’re doing under our breath but can look someone straight in the eye and say, “I am in Network Marketing…and I am darn proud of it.”

Please watch this 3 minute video below and then leave me your thoughts in the comment box.

US President Clinton Endorsing the Network Marketing and
Direct Selling Profession