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[Wally Pieper Company: KB Gold Contribution Level: 2]

Who Else Wants A Lifestyle Friends Will Envy?


If you are a true Internet Entrepreneur, you will prosper!

Through out history, Network Marketing has always had exceptional growth during difficult economic times, contrary to the widely held notion by naysayers. Perhaps you too have gotten caught up in the belief that during tough times, people will not want to spend as they did during the prior economic boon. That is true, but we are not discussing spending, we are not discussing retail purchases at all. We are talking about additional or secondary income.

The first MLM opportunities date back to the great depression of the 1930's. Wachter's, a marine-vegetable (seaweed) supplement company, started in 1937 near the bottom of the Great Depression. Nutrilite took off in 1945 during the economic decline immediately following World War II. Shaklee and Neolife fared well in the post-Korean War slump. Amway got a good start building with the slump in 1958. Mary Kay started with the downturn in the 1960s. Others like Hearbalife in the 1990's, went into hyper growth during that recession and became a billion dollar company.

What does this tell you?

When recessions hit, people begin to look for alternative sources of income.

Consumer spending decreases during troubled times and people become more aware and conscious of their spending habits. They are uncertain about their future. They grow concerned about their job security, their 401k dwindling, stock market losses and devaluation of their homes.

People begin to realize that the security a paid job was supposed to be giving them does not exist. The phrase economic downsizing begins to creep into their minds. They become concerned that they may get fired at any time, the thought of trying to replace that job would not be an easy thing to do during recessionary times. When recession hits, those with financial concerns are going to scramble to find alternative sources of income. In their frantic searches, they are going to find that the best of all alternatives is Internet Marketing.

Unlike many of the previous MLM Companies I have mentioned who built their businesses offline, we have the advantage of the information highway, the Internet Entrepreneur and a society well versed in the Internet so ingrained in them that Google is now an adjective. For those seeking an alternative to being relegated to flipping burgers as a secondary source of income, network marketing offers an answer to their problems. The right Internet opportunity offers a business solution with minimal capital investment and start up. It would be a sound business model with training, support and growth potential from the get go. Most importantly they would be able to remain home with their families while improving their economic and financial situation.

The Internet marketing business is tailored for ordinary average people that want to improve their financial situation. At the same time they would also get an excellent business education without the need to rely on third parties for expensive training or consultation.

This is who the Internet Entrepreneur is, one who is willing to invest in themselves in order to improve their families and their own financial future and control their destiny by taking action.

In good economic times, people are less interested in career alternatives but they can easily afford to buy more consumer goods. In bad times, they crave new business opportunities. Today, we are facing a global recession - Now is the best time to start an Internet Business - and tremendous worldwide opportunities for you.

Opportunity is knocking. Answer the call.

maximillion09@wallysweb.ws

[Seth Robertson Contribution Level: 2]

Sorry I just saw the title and honestly I want no one to envy me...I would rather help them be successful and if anything admired for our determination.

When I see such titles it makes me wonder about people's motives as to why they are in a venture. Not that I mean to call you out, but that's what it reads like to me. I enjoy making people healthy and wealthy - There is no better way to make money in MLM.

I know I found the next billion dollar company, and I'm running with it - and I wish I could have some of you out there with me, but I will not drag someone.

Good Luck to ya

[Wally Pieper Company: KB Gold Contribution Level: 2]

Hi Seth, Wally here. I read your reply with great interest. Please indulge me a little not so correct PC. For too many years, two words in the lexicon of business speak, greed and envy , have fallen into much disfavor, and rightly so due to excesses and abuses. However, if it were not for greed and envy, I dare say, none of us would have ever sponsored a single person into our respective organizations. If every person on the planet had those two emotions purged form their personalities, what would be the motivation for them to ever strive to improve their lot in life. The last sentence in your reply perfectly makes the case that unless someone is motivated, they will not come running to any offer, no matter how great it is.

I contend greed and envy are beneficial characteristics that we as leaders are responsible for channeling in a constructive direction.

Best of luck to you,
Wally

[Seth Robertson Contribution Level: 2]

However, if it were not for greed and envy, I dare say, none of us would have ever sponsored a single person into our respective organizations.

I contend greed and envy are beneficial characteristics that we as leaders are responsible for channeling in a constructive direction.

Wally

All I can respond to that is wow...I completely disagree. To be honest, I could not disagree more... I sponsor people to help them - I have an opportunity that is honest, proven, and as guaranteed as you can get in the business world. Maybe your company doesn't involve such intrinsic people and values, but money nor status will motivate us and there are certainly more important things in life, especially getting friends to envy me!

Some people need to reevaluate their motives at the end of the day and maybe then they will see what went wrong and why they are not happy nor successful.

I hope this a result of an insufficient vocabulary not allowing you to appropriately voice your motivating factors in life or your opinion on the matter, but what you just responded to me with is saddening to say the least...my friend greed and envy are deadly sins for a reason; remember that.

[Wally Pieper Company: KB Gold Contribution Level: 2]

Hi Seth, Wally here.Slow down and take a deeeep breath. I’m at a loss as to where to begin.

I have re-read both of my posts and nowhere do advocate that we as leaders build our business by fostering those traits of greed and envy in our selves. I have conducted an unscientific poll of my upline and downline, asking them if greed or envy played any part in their decision in becoming entrepreneurs 2% got into business and neither emotion was a factor. But, 98% said, yes, it played a large part in their decision.Seth, I will ask you, what motivated you to become a successful entrepreneur? If you did not see(envy) a better life for you and your family, wouldn’t you have just remained in the job you had? You can call your emotion at that time any thing you want, but a rose by any other name is still a rose, and I would guess a little envy and greed played a role.

I’m not sure how this got completely derailed to where you impugned me, my company, my faith. my vocabulary.

Seth, let me back up and try this again.

1- I am not advocating any one of us are motivated by greed and envy!
2- I and every other successful marketer believes our success is a by product of others success.
3- My point was, and still is, that across the globe are millions of people who look upon wealthy and successful people with a touch of greed and envy. It motivates them to leave their comfort zones and strike out and attempt to build a better life for themselves and their families. Some choose brick and mortar some follow our path, but whatever path they followed, greed and envy played a part.

I hope this explanation helps clear this matter up once and for all. It better, because I’m studying for a “ham radio” designation the is quite difficult to obtain, and my focus is on that right now.

Good Luck Seth,
Wally

[Seth Robertson Contribution Level: 2]

Alright Wally,

Sorry that this has gotten into a bickering match, but you're missing the point I'm making and thus this results - Greed and Envy are terrible words, as in nothing "good" about them, as in there is no possible way you would want that to be a motivating factor to you. Period.

With regards to what anyone had to say about it, so what. Honestly, I say that because that's the average person's response, I would have told you they'd say that, but then again that's why the average person fails at MLM (unfortunate as it is).
I was never trying to get down on you, I was never trying to start a "who's right" - that's not what this is about. What I want you to understand is when you use those words around people incredible people that have done incredible things - the ones that are humble - the ones that we aspire to be - Envy and Greed are not in their vocabularies!
The average person does envy, they do fall victim to greed, and they do spend their life chasing...I was just trying to get across to you, watch the words you use to describe your motivation. You would never attract me or anyone I know by saying "don't you want to be envied?"

Here's a favorite quote of mine:

"What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right."

If you understand that, you understand where I'm coming from.

I wish you all the best, and I mean nothing personal by any of my posts. I hope all is going well for you and you're exploding your respective business!

[Ron Enget Contribution Level: 2]

An Interesting Video by Milton Freidman debating the superiority of Capitalism over Socialism..............................and how it pertains to greed.

I think this video is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

Have a Great Day
Ron

[Wally Pieper Company: KB Gold Contribution Level: 2]

Hi Ron, I went back to my attendance rolls in my archives and I did not see Milton Freidman's name anywhere, so I guess he must have developed his economic theories from some other source.(LOL) I have studied much of Miltons economic theory and it has played a roll in my economic philosophy as has many other free enterprise based economists. I guess if I was an advocate of Keyns, I would not spent my career in free enterprise based businesses.

Wally

[Melvin Goodrum Company: AdvoCare International, L.P. Contribution Level: 4]

I disagree with the assessment of greed and envy being a motivating factor for most people to start their own business. In order to be greedy, you would have had to already gotten the money you want and from there you simply lust to want more...thus the definition of being greedy.

Most people simply want to pay their bills and credit cards off, get out from under their oppressive jobs, spend more time with their children, not work every day of their lives, etc.

There is NO WAY you can channel greed and envy into constructive attributes and you definitely do not want people like that around. A person who is greedy will do whatever it takes to make money which means they'll lie, cheat, and steal from people. Anyone who is associated with those people in any form will be branded a liar, cheat, and crook whether they did anything or not.

Has Bernard Maddoff not taught some of you folks the consequences of greed and envy??? Or how about Burnlounge or Equinox??? If you're in a business and you're greedy, then you'll only find sorrow in your path.

As far as envy is concerned, who cares what other people think of you??

[Wally Pieper Company: KB Gold Contribution Level: 2]

From the looks of some of the responses this post has generated, Milton Freidman and other supply side economists of his ilk are not held in very high esteem. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

Wally