WHY I ABORTED MY LIFE AS AN ONLINE NETWORK MARKETER

My network marketing life started somewhere around May of 2018. I was already working online as a spiritual therapist but was open to learning new ways of earning more money. When one of my online comrades piffed (paid it forward) me into the first of many opportunities, I was delighted!!! Actually, it wasn't my very first opportunity, as I had tried my hand at network marketing in previous years however I learned quickly that making money online without the help of friends and family was not the life for me. But for some reason, I thought this time would be different because I was in a better space in time.

I got jumped into that first opportunity with fire in my soul, and my vision set on Millionaire-Ville!!! The requirement was always to bring in two people and to help those two people bring in two people. Easy breezy, right??? I did bring in two people, also managed to toss my children in a few as well, but the only problem was, my children weren't really interested in doing what I tried to turn into a family business. My recruits seemed to find themselves in the same scenario. What seemed a no-brainer to me, seemed to be of no earthly sustenance to those around me. Of course, they would entertain my ramblings of how this opportunity was IT, but then the next time they saw me, I'd be onto something else.

That first year as a network marketer went by very quickly. As I discovered there were no shortages of opportunities-- seemed that a new one appeared every few hours. Over time, I linked up with a community of network marketers. Before I knew it, I was signing up for everything they signed up for. I even allocated a network marketing allowance for myself of at least $100.00 a month!!! Had to spend money, to make money, right??? I was spending more than I was making. As gung ho as I was about promoting the various opportunities, my time & efforts did not mirror my bank account!!!

Speaking of time, almost every opportunity required you to go to presentation meetings. With some overlapping others, I found myself in one meeting on my computer and another one on my mobile device. I would often think to myself, "thank goodness this is online, cause if I had to drive to all these meetings, there's no way I could do it". I attended so many meetings, I could actually conduct them myself, as some were very redundant, but I'd show up religiously, as I wanted to be considered a team player.

By the end of my days as a network marketing junky, I was considered not only as a team player but a great leader, as I made sure that everyone connected with me was coached into thinking we were all going to become rich, if only we kept on going!!!

Then one day I came to the realization that making money online, through network marketing was not the life for me. Not having the support of those closes to me, I just couldn't keep up with the frenzy of jumping in and out of everything that popped up in my path. Some of my comrades were career network marketers and had been in the arena for quite some time, and well, I guess the thrill of the hunt had them bound, but not me!!!

Before I go, I will say that my network- marketing junky life had some blessed moments. One being, I learned about all the different platforms to earn on. From matrixes to earning & investing cryptocurrency, as well as platforms for solely investing. Learning the ins and outs I was able to know what to and not to do to avoid being scammed!!

I can’t forget to mention the wonderful people I met along my journey --some whom I've built more than business bonds with. If I can leave you with one key bit of advice. Every opportunity is IT, depending on what you're looking for, but study and choose wisely, or you'll wind up a network marketing junky too!!!