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[James Burney Contribution Level: 1]

Great stuff Richard,

I can't wait to tell my Pastor this Sunday that Jesus was a Network Marketer.
He will totally enjoy your post! lol

LOL, hilarious...I would love to see the look on his face.

[Adam Taha Contribution Level: 8]

Great stuff Richard.

Yes, Jesus is an awesome man for real. We talk about him a lot in mosque and about Muhammad.

What's great also, with Jesus, is he used language that made it easy for people to understand. Instead of explaining in complex way, he used stories and parables.

Like the way he says, "...fishers of men.."

Instead of trying to complicate it with xyz and formula xyz.

Adam

[Greg Martin Contribution Level: 4]

Yeh Jesus networked alright...

In fact if you stop and think about it, all business for thousands of years was conducted through networking. There were no lines of mass communication, no mass marketing channels, it was all word of mouth and if you got the recommendations you did well, but if you didn't you suffered.

It's only been the last few hundred years that we have developed marketing channels.

Network marketing is the original marketing avenue for business.

[Kevin DaSilva Contribution Level: 3]

Richard,

All I Can Say Is... AMEN BROTHER!

And unlike so many...

All Jesus Wanted Was For Us To To Pass It On To OTHERS!

This is something I think many do while expecting the opposite. The want it PAID BACK TO THEM.

Instead of TRULY just providing as much value to ANYONE that will take it and hoping they can extend it the same as you did to many others.

And surely by doing this you can get ahead... BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT!

Awesome Post Man! And THANK YOU for having the guts to post this knowing that some might not agree with this or is against believing in God. Because those of us who do APPRECIATE IT much more than those who won't will NOT... IF that makes sense.

Thanks Again for an awesome post to get my day started!

Kev

[Rhonda Hicks Contribution Level: 2]

Great example. Jesus walked in love which made him a great leader or as some comments say a great network marketer, lol. John C Maxwell said this: "You can LOVE people without leading them but you can not LEAD people without loving them." Its all about love my friends, lol.

[Lisa Torres-Allen Contribution Level: 2]

WOW! That was a powerful post regardless what anyone's belief is in terms of religion!

It's unfortunate tho that even tho there is power in your message in this post... most people that read it will NOT take action and apply "The Jesus Model". Some may even TRY IT (as they do with everything else) and will give up.

TRUE LEADERS however, will soak it all up, take massive action and recruit a TON of people and BUILD LEADERS within their organization for the long haul!

Great responses from everyone else as well.

[Peter Grimes Company: SendOutCards Contribution Level: 3]

Hey Richard,

Excellent article buddy. I actually have been telling people who will listen for years that Jesus was the original network marketer, in fact, Jesus is the ultimate networker with the kingdom as His crown.

So love Rick Warren and Purpose Driven Life. Tis along with Search for Significance have truly been life changing for me (obviously Bible ranks nbr 1)

Jesus indeed Rocks!

[Richard Bravo Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 9]

Richard, All I Can Say Is... AMEN BROTHER!

KEVIN - email me {richard at bravo media dot com} - I've been trying to respond to the private message you sent me about your videos, but the BN system will not allow me to reply to your message. I don't know what's up, we have a network connection, but it still doesn't work. Hopefully you'll see this.

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Colin, Adam, Rhonda, Lisa, Peter...
Thank you all for your feedback.
I'm so thankful for all the cool people in this community - Cheers!
~RB

[Justin Eckrich Contribution Level: 1]

Richard, this might be a little late but GREAT POST!

By being upfront from the beginning and establishing your beliefs, you actually "qualify" your audience and weed out those people that would limit you in the long run. By trying to play to everyone you end up catering to no one.

So it's better to just establish your beliefs from the start, especially online, because not only does it separate you from the pack but it will resonate with the people that are looking for more anyway.

You just have to be very sensitive about how you present it. Because you don't want to alienate anyone or not give people an opportunity to get to know you. I really believe leadership is earned and so is the right to share your beliefs with people. If you turn them off right the from the start you keep them from hearing the message that they might need to hear.

It's like a seed. But we have to remember to cultivate the soil first.

If we're really walking with God, and letting Him lead us first before we try to lead others we'll be fine. Which ends up revealing our true motives and whether we're operating in the flesh or in the Spirit.

That's the spiritual growth and development that I'm after. It all reveals your heart. And when you get your heart right everything else will fall into place.

Thanks again for a great post!

Justin

[Scott Love Company: Melaleuca, Inc. The Wellness Company Contribution Level: 2]

richard,

i am a christian but i think your analysis is undeniable as a business model. well done! i will let you know how well i am doing once i get to 5000 in my organization