Are You Wearing the Ring?

I want to write about my favorite book called Lord of the Rings by J. R. Tolkien.  The book is all about one ring.  This ring has the power to rule over all the other rings.  This ring represents what all men want and desire.  However, this ring also represents evil.

 
The book shows us that many men desired it for power, greed, and wealth.  Once a person gains possession of the ring the ring takes over and destroys the man.  The person no longer is kind nor is he fully human.  He turns into someone that most people would run away from.  We see this as the book mentions Gollum.
 
Gollum was a hobbit named Smeagol.  When Smeagol gained possession of the ring he started to live in a dark cave.  Smeagol changed his name to Gollum and started calling the ring his precious.  The ring gave him long life and also changed his look that no one desired to look at.
 
A hobbit named Frodo Baggins was to take the ring to destroy it.  At the end of the book he was successful and destroyed the ring.  However, the journey to destroy the ring was not an easy task.
 
In network marketing we have things that come in our lives that we can call the ring.  Sometimes desire of power, greed, and wealth keeps us from being successful.  True success comes when we get rid of the desires that are negative and selfish in nature. 
 
Frodo had people helping him especially his best friend Sam Gamgee.  Frodo would not have made it without the support he received.  The ring was so powerful that Frodo could not have finished the journey alone.
 
The same thing is with network marketing.  We need people who will help us because the journey can be hard.  We need mentors who will guide us and help us along the way.  In return to the help we ourselves receive we need to help others.  Helping others defeat their rings will also help us defeat ours.
 
Jared Hathorn
Success in 10 Steps
jaredhathorn@yahoo.com