Setting up the correct expectation for your home business as you develop your network marketing education is key to being able to consistently take small action steps toward your goals. While you are working toward achieving your goals you are moving forward; however if the expectations you set are too great, then you will begin to feel as if we are failing. Even though you are making great strides in your business.
Most people who join a network marketing company have these really, really big income expectations. Of all the people I’ve asked about their income level goals, most people say either a $5,000 per month or $10,000 per month. I don’t often get too many answers in the middle of these 2 numbers.
What is your current monthly income?
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
If your current income is $1,000 per month, your current mind programming will have a very, very hard time accepting that you are going to achieve an income of $5,000 per month. This is why expectation is key to your success. Set up your income expectations into small bites. As you begin to generate a consistent income of $200 per month, then increase your expectation to $500. Once you increase your consistent income to $500, then move it up to $1,000. As you keep hitting higher consistent income levels, you can raise you expectations and your mind will follow right along with you.
One other area of expectation that is key to your network marketing success is the amount of time you feel it is going to take you to achieve your income levels.
Let me share a quick story with you about a gentlemen I was speaking with recently. I asked him “How much income would he like to be making in a network marketing business to make building one worth his while?” His reply was $10,000 per month. So then I ask him “What time frame would you like to achieve this income level by?” He said 1 years. Then I asked him “How many hours per week are you willing to dedicate to this business to make that happen?” He said 5 hours.
I ask you….”do you believe that this gentlemen is setting himself up for success or failure?”
When I asked him the same question, he agreed. He was setting himself up for failure. Upon further discussion I found out he was currently making $2,000 per month. Together we agreed that a realistic expectation for him would be to dedicate 5 hours a week to his business for 2 years (if he wanted it in 1 year he would need to dedicate 10 hours per week) and create a consistent income of $2,000 per month. Then he could move forward with his numbers from there.
The key is to set up your expectations so that they are more real to you. This will allow your expectations to move you forward instead of overwhelming you and making you feel like a failure as you continue to grow in you network marketing education journey.
Remember, there is no failure —- only feedback.
Expect Success – Debi Talbert
