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To some of you this will be a funny story, while others will be saying, “yep that’s me.”  I’m going to warn you in advance that I have some strong views about this whole idea of being “married” to a network marketing company, so if you’re easily offended, I suggest you go spend some time with your “spouse” and not read any further.

I was speaking to a gentleman the other day about his network marketing opportunity, and in the course of the conversation he openly acknowledged that another MLM company was better with respect to what it took to achieve his goals, but then followed up with, “Thanks for sharing, but I’m married to my company.” I responded with, “You are married to your company?  Did you really say that to me?”  “Yeah,” he said.  “I wouldn’t think of leaving my company.  I love the products and the company too much.”  He didn’t say anything about making money for obvious reasons.

I thought this guy was “two sandwiches short of a picnic.”  I’m still shaking my head at this comment.  Then I find out that a lot of network marketers share this line of thinking.

WOW.

Imagine for one moment getting a call from a headhunter right to your desk phone at work.  Now, you love your company’s pay plan, benefits, the hours you work and the location is pretty great, but on the other end of the phone is a competing company offering you what is clearly a BETTER hourly rate (or salary), BETTER benefits, BETTER, BETTER hours, and a BETTER Location.  Assuming you do some research and are assured that the company is sound and the offer is legitimate, do you really expect me to believe that you would tell them, “hey thanks for the opportunity to improve my live in every way imaginable, but I’m married to my current employer.”

That’s just ridiculous if you ask me.

Network marketers are the only people who call themselves business professionals that walk around thinking this is an acceptable way to do business.

No wonder we get the cult tag!  I would sell my stocks for better ones; I would sell my house for a better one; I would change jobs for a better one (and have); I would change network marketing companies for a better one (and have).

Where is all this loyalty coming from?  I always thought you should be loyal to your personal goals and dreams, not a physical entity that could show you how “loyal” they are in a heartbeat by switching up the compensation plan, screwing with the product, or outright dropping you as a rep for “cause.”

I guess it’s sort of like the battered wife syndrome.  From what I know of this phenomenon, it is when a woman is with a physically abusive man and refuses to leave him in spite of the inherent danger to her own life, and in some cases the lives of her children.

Now, I’m not making light of the battered wife syndrome by any means.  What I’m trying to do is draw a comparison between the two mentalities.  To me, neither makes any sense.

If you’re truly looking to win in network marketing and KNOW that your company, for whatever reason, isn’t a fit for your goals, why stay?  Don’t take a business and turn it into a living relationship.  That’s just creepy.   If you’re struggling to succeed, allow me to intervene and help.

I’d love to know what you think of this subject.  Thanks for reading.

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