Faith in a MLM Online Business

I have only been here for a month or so and have already made quite a few new friends and acquaintances there.

The other day I decided to attend a church group meeting.  Some of the people there knew I am in a MLM home based business and asked how it was going.  Most were very pleased that I had found something where I can be at home and working around my family so positively.  Then one person asked me would I have a moral problem as a Christian being involved in an MLM.  I was taken back a bit by this.  Then he asked if I was comfortable with the fact that I need to “steal” peoples’ money in order for me to succeed.   Obviously I defended my morals, ethic and my business to him.  I explained that I am not the type of person that would try to convince someone that they needed my products or online business system if they truly did not want it.  And that was the end of the conversation.

This question really got me to start thinking about how I was brought in, how the system and my coach could be seen as this, and am I going to have to alter my beliefs to succeed in this business.  After pondering over this and a little prayer, I decided to talk with my coach about it.  WOW, was I surprised at the answer I got back.  Turns out that Karen and her family are Christians as well.  Her children attend a Christian school where she volunteers when she can, which this business allows her to do quite often.  She asked me if she ever made me feel pressured into pursuing this business or that I was annoying her with my questions….my answer was no.  When I talked to the people about the products that I have sold, did I force them to buy…again no, actually they asked me to sell to them.  

She and her husband have dedicated a certain amount every month to sponsor three children in a third world country.  They were not able to do this before start their online business.  Eventually they plan on doing more once their business grows.  She told me that she has aspirations to do what her coaches have done.  First she told me that they also are Christians and are very much into living their lives accordingly which means they are truthful in their business dealings.  They collectively put dedicated enough money personally to not only sponsor, but to go over and dig wells in Africa.  WOW.

Now I know that some of you are saying “Shows that only those at the top of MLM’s make the money.”  You know what, in a sense that is true.  The difference is in how they are making it and why they are making it.  These two guys have made their money because they work hard and smart, and by also doing their business ethically.  The only way they succeed is if their people succeed, so they will do everything they can to make sure this happens.  Even though they are near the top, does not mean they can sit back and watch the world go around, they still have to work hard.  So, they succeed if Karen succeeds, and Karen succeeds if I succeed, and I will succeed if the people I introduce to the business succeed.  This means for me, that I am going to do everything that I can to teach my people how to do their business and obtain all their goals they have set out for themselves. 

I know that my Christian morals are safe with Online Business Systems, and know that I will be helping others obtain their goals and dreams along the way.  Helping others without compromising my ethics, what could be better?