The Network Marketing Bus

Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus, believes that positive energy can actually be the difference between long-term success and failure in any business. In my full interview with Jon, he discusses how thinking positively can lead to success. Here are some takeaways.

 You are the driver of your bus. You have the ability to choose the ride you want. As Gordon says, “You choose your energy and it will determine the ride, your attitude, how people respond."

 Fuel your ride with positive energy. Gordon believes that “whether we feed ourselves each day with negative fuel or positive fuel, our attitude, our mindset, our belief, our optimism has a big impact on our day.” With positive energy fuel, you will be able to accomplish things that others thought impossible

 Lead with optimism. Gordon studied great teams, leaders and organizations. He shows that optimism is one of the defining factors of their success. “Optimistic salespeople outperform pessimistic salespeople," Gordon says. "Optimistic leaders are able to get their people in the right direction and … create success. I work for a lot of NFL teams, for instance, and I’ve seen this principle play out.”

Find your "why." Gordon advises people to stop seeking happiness at work. He says to “instead, decide to work with passion and then purpose and happiness will find you. Find a purpose and allow it to energize you.” Gordon cites a mortgage broker he met that felt her purpose was “saving marriages because she feels like if she can help people with homes they’ll keep their marriage intact and the research shows that to be true.” The "why" helps overcome most challenges.

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    Network marketing can be a lonely and at times depressing work. Success doesn't come easily and overnight for most network marketers. Success requires positive thinking, optimism and passion. The lynchpin that holds positive thinking, optimism and passion together is finding your "why" for having a home business doing network marketing. Of course the desire to make money for yourself and have personal financial independence are two legitimate reasons for being an network marketer but your "why" should be a more spiritual reason. My "why" for desiring success in network marketing is to be a blessing to others, financially and spiritually. The essence of network marketing is people working together to create wealth for many. In network marketing we are all in this together. That's the "network marketing bus" we are all riding with positive thinking, optimism and passion. All Aboard!