Sometimes the truth hurts, but in the realm of home business opportunities and MLM programs, this is just a fact. For years, I have seen people that will jump into one MLM program to the next looking for that quick buck, but all they ever end up with is broken dreams and resentment…They play the blame game.

Some people are just not cut out to be in business for themselves. Some people whether they admit it or not need the structure and hierarchy of a brick and mortar job. They need somebody looking over their shoulder or yelling at them because that’s the ONLY way anything will ever get done! Sad but true!

In the headhunting game we call MLM, most distributors are so hungry for a sign up, they’d recruit their dog and  cat if they could, unfortunately, they don’t have social security numbers… I do think my dog could bring in a few people though!

Another fact is most people say they want more time freedom and money, but they really don’t have that deep down burning desire to break away from the “norm”…They have become institutionalized to their jobs. They are stuck in their proverbial ruts, and quite honestly allot of people really like it there. They NEED that security of knowing next Friday, that XYZ amount of dollars will be on their paychecks.

You are either and entrepreneur or you’re not, it’s that simple! You cannot fake it until you make it. If you are not passionate about wanting to get ahead it will show when you talk to others. I see it all the time, people will join what they think is a good business, they’ll pay their fee, get all excited about the conference calls, the products, the compensation plan, but they end up and quit in 2 or 3 months.

The honest truth is that if you cannot afford to sustain an advertising/marketing campaign for the long haul, then you are already doomed to failure. Using the rent money or deferring a car payment to join a business is a disaster waiting to happen!

This is a pure “lottery mentality” and it doesn’t work! Dreaming of joining under some fat cat and hoping for spillover is also a pipe dream, it won’t happen. The odds of it happening is pretty close to getting struck by lightning just after you signed up someone like Mark Yarnell (one of the greatest networkers of all time).

Guys, if you can’t afford to place a classified ad after joining your HOT new biz opp, then don’t join. If you can’t afford to constantly mail letters or postcards to lead lists each week, then don’t join. We all put blinders on an throw caution to the wind and that’s great, but we need to except reality sometimes too. Joining a home business is NO different than a “real” franchise or other business! It takes time, dedication, upfront money, goals, time management skills, people skills, street smarts, business smarts…to name a few

 Bottom line, make sure you know what you’re getting into before joining a business opportunity. If you can afford to advertise after you join, and still take of care home and family, then maybe you have a chance, but don’t play scratch off tickets hoping you can mail 50 postcards a month or place a solo ad and get rich…You might just need better job…