Growing up I was always a good student in school and I
credit a great deal of that to having good teachers. Good
teachers make you want to listen, learn, and, subsequently,
follow their instruction. The end result of this for me was
very good grades, and with good grades doors opened and
opportunities presented themselves. As I recall many of my
teachers never shied from going the “extra
mile” in facilitating learning to any student who
truly wanted or needed help. It was an impression that had
a profound impact on me later in my life, as occasionally
at work I’ll be in a position where I have to become
a mentor or instructor to a subordinate or colleague in a
way that is important to the company we work for. If my
teaching is less than effective it is evident to the whole
company, that my inadequate instruction not only hinders
company objectives, but also leaves me red-faced
embarrassed in front of all other company employees to see.
The point being, I make certain that doesn’t happen
and that my instruction is well delivered and understood,
and, thus, my name and reputation stay intact and the
company moves forward.
As someone who has always been interested in providing more
for my family, I ventured into the realm of business
opportunities. As I initially investigated some programs I
became very heartened. It appeared there were people who
would be more than happy in providing me with the
information and instruction I would need to accomplish the
goal of providing more. The sales page assured me of the
person’s qualifications, of the opportunity’s
legitimacy, testimonials were often provided, and the
system would contain proprietary information that no one
else knew about unless they paid to obtain the information.
I appreciated these people who apparently were going the
“extra mile” in making sure I could reach my
financial dreams. However, something happened on the way to
those dreams. The mentoring and instruction was and is
deficient. Of course, this wasn’t evident in just one
out of ten business opportunities, but TEN OUT OF TEN! I
reevaluated everything and figured that if anyone really
did have a system for making money…WHY WOULD THEY
EVER SHARE IT! However, that is not close to being the end
of the story. What I don’t understand is why the
mentors who put their names to these systems have virtually
no public shame. No red-faced public embarrassment appears
to be experienced as the systems they originate flop for
everyone over and over again. Don’t they care about
their names…or is the trade-off of money a good
enough equalizer they can live with (it must be)? Of
course, the weak explanation the seller has is the money
back guarantee. Money given back from an inadequate
product/service in the real world is a gesture from a
company for you to try them again. Money given back (if you
get any money back) from a business opportunity seller
makes you want to puke. As a corporate employee I remember
that there was no such thing as me
“guaranteeing” my guidance and instruction to a
colleague. I was being paid and my performance was a mere
formality.
Online and offline business opportunity sellers are also
getting paid, however, it has become a mere formality for
them not to deliver quality information. Why? The
explanation is a rather simple one. First off, they want
something for nothing. Secondly, they want you to follow
their step-by-step methods…and fail! That’s
right. Business opportunity sellers want you to
fail…and lose confidence in whatever program they
sold you on! Why? To make certain you buy the next program
they are selling! And you will be given another set of
step-by-step instruction…and fail…and lose
confidence in the plan and the cycle continues on and on.
They need for you to keep following their step-by-step
instruction; they need for you to lose confidence in the
plan, and, subsequently, yourself; they need you to keep
buying the next plan…to prohibit you from discovering
a real method of success. Why? Are you ready for this
because it will blow your mind? The reason you are
encouraged to follow a step-by-step plan (in addition to
the above mentioned) is because business opportunity
sellers CANNOT afford for you to succeed by one of the
greatest success principles applied by many of the greatest
success stories of all time…TRIAL and ERROR! You see
there might be a plan that works for you, however, only if
you stopped long enough to veer off long enough, to
followed your own instincts, to believe in yourself to
change something. Of course, the warnings come “You
are breaking the terms of the guarantee,” or
“Read the disclaimer again.” (I get a kick out
of disclaimers anyway, how you are to follow a step-by-step
method to success, but the disclaimer says that even if you
do…nothing might happen!) Or the warning might come
from within, it could be your own internal dialogue that
ignites your fear of success and feeds your right to
failure. The point is don’t be afraid to be wrong in
order to find out right. Making money is rarely a linear or
straight-line process that a guru outlines in a
step-by-step program. Don’t be afraid to take one
step backward to lay the foundation for going two steps
forward. Be more afraid if you continue to follow the
step-by-step plans with headlines that promise you riches.
In short, for heaven sakes, don’t be afraid of trial
and error! There are many who have done just that and have
quietly succeeded with moderate home-based businesses in
small Internet niches. So next time you come across a
roadblock with somebody else’s step-by-step
plan…find a way to succeed and make the plan better
your way! In conclusion, trial and error has made many a
person rich and here is the irony…many of the better
and legitimate step-by-step plans that really benefit
people came as a result of trial and error!
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