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When you're trying to become an entrepreneur, do you find that people that are already successful or maybe your upline if you're a network marketer, basically job shames you. They call your job, J.O.B., instead of job. They'll say things like, who's reaping the benefits of your work right now.Or how about, when you're at your J.O.B. tomorrow, think of who profits from your time and sacrifice.So here's the thing, when you guys are out there, trying to build your business, just like I'm trying to build mine, and if you are working a full time job alongside that business you're trying to grow, there is no shame in having that job. Do not feel ashamed because you have a job. Think of it as your job is your way to fund your business. It will protect you from making horrible decisions, desperate decisions, it'll give you choices, you can go a little bit slower. You can be a little bit more strategic, you can only work with your ideal clientele, so that you can build it and enjoy it your way.Yes, it sucks that you also have to balance a full time job. With being an entrepreneur, it's a lot of work. And ideally, you could just become an entrepreneur and be successful right out of the gate. But that's not always going to be the case. So in lieu of that, instead of quitting a job for a business that just isn't ready, just not producing sufficient revenue, why not work your business while you work your full time job. I don't mean at the same time, because it's disrespectful to your job to work it at the same time, I mean, after hours, before hours, evenings or mornings and weekends, around your full time job schedule.That way you can take the funds that you're earning with your job, your J.O.B. and you can use those funds to invest, maybe outsource staff, some marketing, a sales funnel. You do not have to feel shame, because you have a job. It's a means to an end. It's respectful to have a job. It helps pay the bills. If you're looking for ways to monetize your thoughts and your mind, and your ideas, because maybe you don't have a business yet that you'd like to start, head on over to 18.buildyourarmy.com for a quick video on the 18 ways to monetize your mind using sales funnels without selling your soul and with no shame. Today's podcast is a very quick and short one. And don't forget that sometimes being an entrepreneur is a battleground. You are in a war zone versus your competitors. So stand out from the crowd. Magnify your own personality, being true to your own persona. Find out how to do that at buildyour army.com with your own sales funnel that you control. Keep building. Enjoy your life.

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When you're trying to become an entrepreneur, do you find that people that are already successful or maybe your upline if you're a network marketer, basically job shames you. They call your job, J.O.B., instead of job. They'll say things like, who's reaping the benefits of your work right now.

Or how about, when you're at your J.O.B. tomorrow, think of who profits from your time and sacrifice.

So here's the thing, when you guys are out there, trying to build your business, just like I'm trying to build mine, and if you are working a full time job alongside that business you're trying to grow, there is no shame in having that job. Do not feel ashamed because you have a job. Think of it as your job is your way to fund your business. It will protect you from making horrible decisions, desperate decisions, it'll give you choices, you can go a little bit slower. You can be a little bit more strategic, you can only work with your ideal clientele, so that you can build it and enjoy it your way.

Yes, it sucks that you also have to balance a full time job. With being an entrepreneur, it's a lot of work. And ideally, you could just become an entrepreneur and be successful right out of the gate. But that's not always going to be the case. So in lieu of that, instead of quitting a job for a business that just isn't ready, just not producing sufficient revenue, why not work your business while you work your full time job. I don't mean at the same time, because it's disrespectful to your job to work it at the same time, I mean, after hours, before hours, evenings or mornings and weekends, around your full time job schedule.

That way you can take the funds that you're earning with your job, your J.O.B. and you can use those funds to invest, maybe outsource staff, some marketing, a sales funnel. You do not have to feel shame, because you have a job. It's a means to an end. It's respectful to have a job. It helps pay the bills. If you're looking for ways to monetize your thoughts and your mind, and your ideas, because maybe you don't have a business yet that you'd like to start, head on over to 18.buildyourarmy.com for a quick video on the 18 ways to monetize your mind using sales funnels without selling your soul and with no shame. Today's podcast is a very quick and short one. And don't forget that sometimes being an entrepreneur is a battleground. You are in a war zone versus your competitors. So stand out from the crowd. Magnify your own personality, being true to your own persona. Find out how to do that at buildyour army.com with your own sales funnel that you control. Keep building. Enjoy your life.

Are sales funnels legit? Short answer: yes. Longer answer: yes.We're discussing sales funnels and their legitimacy. And yes, they are legit. And I will say why? Because they work. They work if you have your messaging dialed in, and your target audience sorted out. If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. So the key to a sales funnel working is by knowing your audience, knowing what they're looking for, solving their issues. And making that clear in your copy, your web content.And the reason they work is because rather than trying to make a sale to a stranger, on the first time they hit your website, you will want to collect their email. What that allows you to do is then drip on them in their inbox. And allow them to get to know you. And then at that point, inside the emails, you can make offers to them so that they buy your product.So they work as long as you dial in your messaging, and you target the right audience and you solve a problem that they are looking to solve. They do not work, if you are trying to please everyone, you're not clear on your messaging, you're not trying to collect email, and your navigation sucks. That kind of thing.I'm not too big on pricing, and if your pricing is right. All that kind of thing. I would suggest you price where you feel you need to price, where you're giving your value. With confidence.I'll give you a quick example. I am a huge fan of the band tool. I have watched them perform live eight times. They are the only band that I've ever watched that many times. In fact, I think Tea Party which is a Canadian band, I believe I've watched them seven. So I broke my record with Tool and watching them eight times. I recently bought an album of theirs for $90, a CD.Yes, they still make those.Now, how many bands, are you aware of, that can pull off a sticker price of $90 for an album? What did they do? They differentiated themselves. For one, they always have differentiated themselves on their stage presence, their music videos, their sound, their length of songs.Their average song length on this album is I think 11 minutes. They have like one song for 14 minutes, another song for 12, another song for I think 10 or something like that. So I think it was eight songs of 88 minutes of music, which is unheard of. But that is not why it was expensive. It was expensive because they came up with a limited edition packaging with a screen on it. And when you open it up there was graphics inside almost like a hologram type of 3D. Not quite 3D but a TV with some animation in there I guess. And some some sounds as background music. So it's very cool, very cool. An approach to an album that I've never seen before. And that is what you want to do with your messaging. You want to stand apart from all the other competitors. Personally, it's what I am trying to do, is be different than a podcaster.My goal is to reach you somehow, some way, different than the other podcasters are doing it. I don't want to be dry, I want to be myself, I want to be in my comfort zone, where I am the most sarcastic.I always find that when I'm being sarcastic or a twisted sense of humor that I am at my best. That's kind of where I feel comfortable. And I get people laughing that way. So that is what I try to do in my personal life, getting people to laugh. That way, by pushing the boundary a little bit, making them feel a little uncomfortable, to the point where they are uncomfortable that they find something funny. If you are laughing, and you are feeling uncomfortable with the fact that you find that joke funny. That is the sweet spot of sense of humor, in my opinion.So with your messaging, you want to set yourself apart, don't be afraid to push your boundaries a little bit, you might find that you will get some avid customers that way. Because you're pushing the boundary, you're not indecisive, you're not indifferent. You are standing out to the public.

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Are sales funnels legit? Short answer: yes. Longer answer: yes.

We're discussing sales funnels and their legitimacy. And yes, they are legit. And I will say why? Because they work. They work if you have your messaging dialed in, and your target audience sorted out. If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. So the key to a sales funnel working is by knowing your audience, knowing what they're looking for, solving their issues. And making that clear in your copy, your web content.

And the reason they work is because rather than trying to make a sale to a stranger, on the first time they hit your website, you will want to collect their email. What that allows you to do is then drip on them in their inbox. And allow them to get to know you. And then at that point, inside the emails, you can make offers to them so that they buy your product.

So they work as long as you dial in your messaging, and you target the right audience and you solve a problem that they are looking to solve. They do not work, if you are trying to please everyone, you're not clear on your messaging, you're not trying to collect email, and your navigation sucks. That kind of thing.

I'm not too big on pricing, and if your pricing is right. All that kind of thing. I would suggest you price where you feel you need to price, where you're giving your value. With confidence.

I'll give you a quick example. I am a huge fan of the band tool. I have watched them perform live eight times. They are the only band that I've ever watched that many times. In fact, I think Tea Party which is a Canadian band, I believe I've watched them seven. So I broke my record with Tool and watching them eight times. I recently bought an album of theirs for $90, a CD.

Yes, they still make those.

Now, how many bands, are you aware of, that can pull off a sticker price of $90 for an album? What did they do? They differentiated themselves. For one, they always have differentiated themselves on their stage presence, their music videos, their sound, their length of songs.

Their average song length on this album is I think 11 minutes. They have like one song for 14 minutes, another song for 12, another song for I think 10 or something like that. So I think it was eight songs of 88 minutes of music, which is unheard of. But that is not why it was expensive. It was expensive because they came up with a limited edition packaging with a screen on it. And when you open it up there was graphics inside almost like a hologram type of 3D. Not quite 3D but a TV with some animation in there I guess. And some some sounds as background music. So it's very cool, very cool. An approach to an album that I've never seen before. And that is what you want to do with your messaging. You want to stand apart from all the other competitors. Personally, it's what I am trying to do, is be different than a podcaster.

My goal is to reach you somehow, some way, different than the other podcasters are doing it. I don't want to be dry, I want to be myself, I want to be in my comfort zone, where I am the most sarcastic.

I always find that when I'm being sarcastic or a twisted sense of humor that I am at my best. That's kind of where I feel comfortable. And I get people laughing that way. So that is what I try to do in my personal life, getting people to laugh. That way, by pushing the boundary a little bit, making them feel a little uncomfortable, to the point where they are uncomfortable that they find something funny. If you are laughing, and you are feeling uncomfortable with the fact that you find that joke funny. That is the sweet spot of sense of humor, in my opinion.

So with your messaging,

270 kilograms of cocaine. That's what the gentleman was caught with in his possession. This was a man sitting across a table from me, as we negotiated the most boring deal you could probably imagine. Now, at this time, I did not know who he was, I did not have any inclination of his past, I probably should have done some googling before meeting him. But I am happy that I was smart enough to do some Googling, after meeting him. Now, typically, when I do business with somebody, I do research, I investigate, I look around before doing any type of deal or starting any joint venture, or even doing affiliate marketing for that person.In this instance, this person had nothing to do with internet marketing. But they were in an industry that is known for criminal activity. And so I did some research, I did some digging, and I found a lovely article about him. The jail term he was facing and the reason for it.Actually, the reason he got off, was some sort of legal technicality. He was able to avoid prison. I think his money afforded him a really good lawyer.Now, let's do some quick math here, okay. The street value of one gram of cocaine is $120 in the US, as of 2019. In the UK, it is 127. So let's go conservative, and let's use the American street value. Now remember, I said 270 kilograms, not 270 grams. So doing some math, if $120 is the street value of one gram, and this guy had 270 kilograms, that's one times 1000 to get to the kilograms, then you multiply that by 270. And you get 270,000 grams. Multiplying 120 by 270,000, nets, you a calculation of $32,400,000.Now that figure is so high in street value that, to this day, I still think I possibly did something wrong here. Maybe I put the decimal in the wrong spot, or I'm double counting the grams with the 270. I don't know.But then that dollar value $32,400,000 of street value for cocaine is quite the felony.I'm sitting across the table from this guy, just negotiating casually about a boring deal and not thinking anything of it. Had I known this information going into the meeting, I probably would have treated the meeting differently. I am almost glad I didn't know this until after the meeting. I certainly as hell am happy that did my research. So what's the moral of the story? Why Am I preaching from my soapbox about this? This man of mystery, who had $32 million worth of cocaine in his possession.I tell you this story as a cautionary tale. Always research or investigate, and dig deep into the person you're about to do business with. Make sure you know them because their reputation will affect yours if you do a joint venture with them. Even if you're selling their product as an affiliate. If you're selling for a scammer, then by default, you adopt that scammer reputation. So just be careful with who you decide to do business with and partner up with. Either on the joint venture side, a business partnership or even just for selling as their affiliate.Speaking of selling, as an affiliate, make sure you have a sales funnel to sell your products as an affiliate to increase your conversion rates and build your email list in order. To do that I provide 18 ways to monetize your mind without selling your soul to a cocaine kingpin at 18.buildyour army.com.Keep building and enjoy your vida. Thank you

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270 kilograms of cocaine. That's what the gentleman was caught with in his possession. This was a man sitting across a table from me, as we negotiated the most boring deal you could probably imagine. Now, at this time, I did not know who he was, I did not have any inclination of his past, I probably should have done some googling before meeting him. But I am happy that I was smart enough to do some Googling, after meeting him. Now, typically, when I do business with somebody, I do research, I investigate, I look around before doing any type of deal or starting any joint venture, or even doing affiliate marketing for that person.

In this instance, this person had nothing to do with internet marketing. But they were in an industry that is known for criminal activity. And so I did some research, I did some digging, and I found a lovely article about him. The jail term he was facing and the reason for it.

Actually, the reason he got off, was some sort of legal technicality. He was able to avoid prison. I think his money afforded him a really good lawyer.

Now, let's do some quick math here, okay. The street value of one gram of cocaine is $120 in the US, as of 2019. In the UK, it is 127. So let's go conservative, and let's use the American street value. Now remember, I said 270 kilograms, not 270 grams. So doing some math, if $120 is the street value of one gram, and this guy had 270 kilograms, that's one times 1000 to get to the kilograms, then you multiply that by 270. And you get 270,000 grams. Multiplying 120 by 270,000, nets, you a calculation of $32,400,000.

Now that figure is so high in street value that, to this day, I still think I possibly did something wrong here. Maybe I put the decimal in the wrong spot, or I'm double counting the grams with the 270. I don't know.

But then that dollar value $32,400,000 of street value for cocaine is quite the felony.

I'm sitting across the table from this guy, just negotiating casually about a boring deal and not thinking anything of it. Had I known this information going into the meeting, I probably would have treated the meeting differently. I am almost glad I didn't know this until after the meeting. I certainly as hell am happy that did my research. So what's the moral of the story? Why Am I preaching from my soapbox about this? This man of mystery, who had $32 million worth of cocaine in his possession.

I tell you this story as a cautionary tale. Always research or investigate, and dig deep into the person you're about to do business with. Make sure you know them because their reputation will affect yours if you do a joint venture with them. Even if you're selling their product as an affiliate. If you're selling for a scammer, then by default, you adopt that scammer reputation. So just be careful with who you decide to do business with and partner up with. Either on the joint venture side, a business partnership or even just for selling as their affiliate.

Speaking of selling, as an affiliate, make sure you have a sales funnel to sell your products as an affiliate to increase your conversion rates and build your email list in order. To do that I provide 18 ways to monetize your mind without selling your soul to a cocaine kingpin at 18.buildyour army.com.

Keep building and enjoy your vida. Thank you

There are so many big, boring corporations. And the worst thing about it is they provide garbage customer service sometimes. Take, for example, a massive company. I don't want to name them by name. But they rhyme with Lougle. I remember years ago, I ordered the Lougle Home. And it was supposed to be delivered, this was two Christmases ago, supposed to be delivered before Christmas. The checkout page even said, if you order now, you'll get it on this date. Perfect. So I click the order button, go through and process the checkout. On the very next page, the delivery date changed to January something. Now, I'm old enough to remember that Christmas was in December.So if you tell me you're going to ship my product that I'm ordering before a certain date, and only upon checkout, do you switch it and you tell me another date? That's not a great experience. So then I reached out to their customer service. And I asked for help on that. I said, you know, this is ordered for a certain date. You promised it would and then only upon checkout, you changed it on me. What gives?So they reply back. Now remember, I ordered the Lougle Home. Okay, they replied back with your Lougle Pixel 2 will arrive on the same date that it said. So then that made me worried even more, because that's a phone, not the home speaker, automation, deal, whatever that thing is. So I thought, okay, so not only did they mess up on the date, they're not even asking.They're not even asking me if I want a refund on my shipping, because I actually paid for extra shipping to get faster service as well. And they didn't even address that. They instead reference the wrong product that I ordered. So then I was worried. And then I replied back again, I said, please address the date issue. And please confirm the product that I've ordered. And sure enough, they said oh, sorry about that. Yes, that is the product you ordered the Lougle home, but they did not, again, say anything about the date.So I mean, the wife got an extra Christmas gift, three weeks later. And so the bigger the company, it almost seems like the less they care, which is not good. Just because you're a big company doesn't mean you can't fall. There's other competitors. And so even as a small business, we can now compete with these big giants because of our customer service.There's another company that drives me absolutely bananas. I won't name them by name. I've mentioned them in a different podcast. They did not allow my pregnant wife to use the washroom because of the Rona, not 1 through 18. And I'm not sure how that affects humanity and sympathy for a woman that's eight months pregnant. But ever since that - and there's a few other things that company has done that I'm not a fan of - but ever since that I do not want to reward big companies that don't deserve my hard earned revenue.Sure, they have good coffee. But other mom and pop shops have good coffee. So I find myself - and my wife is on board with this message too, so I don't have to really debate with her - but I find I'm debating with myself. I'm like, damn, I want that coffee. But you know what? I need to drive to the local coffee shop. That gives me beautiful coffee as well, or ordered from a friend that is a brewer and I can reward these small businesses with my income. Because if I'm trying to help small businesses grow with my sales funnels, why would I not reward all small businesses that are trying to exceed. If I expect them to work with me, why would I not work with them? So put your money where your mouth is. And so I go out of my way to spend my money with a different coffee company now.I sometimes fail and I sometimes still go to that company but one day I will boycott it for good.Now, I do want to talk about really cool companies. Companies that do this right. Two examples. Oh, I forgot to look up the one it's like a moo cookie, I think it is. So ladies, if you're trying to lactate,

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There are so many big, boring corporations. And the worst thing about it is they provide garbage customer service sometimes. Take, for example, a massive company. I don't want to name them by name. But they rhyme with Lougle. I remember years ago, I ordered the Lougle Home. And it was supposed to be delivered, this was two Christmases ago, supposed to be delivered before Christmas. The checkout page even said, if you order now, you'll get it on this date. Perfect. So I click the order button, go through and process the checkout. On the very next page, the delivery date changed to January something. Now, I'm old enough to remember that Christmas was in December.

So if you tell me you're going to ship my product that I'm ordering before a certain date, and only upon checkout, do you switch it and you tell me another date? That's not a great experience. So then I reached out to their customer service. And I asked for help on that. I said, you know, this is ordered for a certain date. You promised it would and then only upon checkout, you changed it on me. What gives?

So they reply back. Now remember, I ordered the Lougle Home. Okay, they replied back with your Lougle Pixel 2 will arrive on the same date that it said. So then that made me worried even more, because that's a phone, not the home speaker, automation, deal, whatever that thing is. So I thought, okay, so not only did they mess up on the date, they're not even asking.

They're not even asking me if I want a refund on my shipping, because I actually paid for extra shipping to get faster service as well. And they didn't even address that. They instead reference the wrong product that I ordered. So then I was worried. And then I replied back again, I said, please address the date issue. And please confirm the product that I've ordered. And sure enough, they said oh, sorry about that. Yes, that is the product you ordered the Lougle home, but they did not, again, say anything about the date.

So I mean, the wife got an extra Christmas gift, three weeks later. And so the bigger the company, it almost seems like the less they care, which is not good. Just because you're a big company doesn't mean you can't fall. There's other competitors. And so even as a small business, we can now compete with these big giants because of our customer service.

There's another company that drives me absolutely bananas. I won't name them by name. I've mentioned them in a different podcast. They did not allow my pregnant wife to use the washroom because of the Rona, not 1 through 18. And I'm not sure how that affects humanity and sympathy for a woman that's eight months pregnant. But ever since that - and there's a few other things that company has done that I'm not a fan of - but ever since that I do not want to reward big companies that don't deserve my hard earned revenue.

Sure, they have good coffee. But other mom and pop shops have good coffee. So I find myself - and my wife is on board with this message too, so I don't have to really debate with her - but I find I'm debating with myself. I'm like, damn, I want that coffee. But you know what? I need to drive to the local coffee shop. That gives me beautiful coffee as well, or ordered from a friend that is a brewer and I can reward these small businesses with my income. Because if I'm trying to help small businesses grow with my sales funnels, why would I not reward all small businesses that are trying to exceed. If I expect them to work with me, why would I not work with them? So put your money where your mouth is. And so I go out of my way to spend my money with a different coffee company now.

I sometimes fail and I sometimes still go to that company but one day I will boycott it for good.

Now,

So this will be the last episode in the series that I discuss LulaRich, the documentary trashing the network marketing company, LulaRoe. Which for whatever reason, they were afraid to admit that they were an MLM, a multi level marketing company.There's nothing illegal about having a network marketing company. If they're doing it legitimately anyways, so I'm not sure why they were afraid to say that. I guess even they knew the stigma that is attached to it. I don't know.It is a legitimate business people if you do it legitimately, if you don't, then you have shit to hide. This last episode, though, I just want to touch a little bit on an overview because I was a little disappointed in how it went down. I wasn't a huge fan, I guess I was expecting more drama. But what I really saw was, I'm not sure, maybe I'm being unfair, but seemed like the women involved were blaming, women and men, there was husbands too. It almost felt like they were blaming the network marketing company for their failures.But really, you should look within. I mean, nobody is to blame other than yourself. Which sounds horrible. But I don't mean to say that just because you're in MLM the problem is yourself. People use that as an excuse, like, oh, this system doesn't work. And because it doesn't work, they blame you instead. I mean, I'm sure there's failed accountants out there. I'm sure there's failed real estate agents out there. I'm sure there's failed all sorts of industries, or professions.Don't shame yourself because you failed at something. And maybe it wasn't even a failure. Maybe it's just you found that wasn't something for you. There's lessons in everything. Just make sure that you use that lesson to make yourself stronger and better. The next time.I can't even count on two hands, how many freakin businesses that I have failed at. And I'm just coming from a place of honesty. I started being an entrepreneur when I was 16. I've had various businesses - successful, unsuccessful. Successful careers. Unsuccessful careers. Doesn't make you an evil person. Just means you want to keep trying.What's that book called; Fail Fast Fail Often. It's the same premise, same concept. Well, network marketing is no different. But the reason I say that it's the fault of the network marketer is because some of them were…..one woman was spending $10,000 on a meal on a credit card. I don't care how much money you make, you're never gonna survive that way. And I touched on this in a separate podcast, but they kind of came back around to it because I think that woman ended up with marital issues, which I feel for her course, don't wish that on anybody. And I think somebody said LulaRoe ruined her life.But did LulaRoe force you to do anything? Or did you make those decisions, yourself? These are just hard messages to be self aware. When you're an entrepreneur, there's going to be ups and downs. You're going to make stupid decisions. You're going to look back on it and say, what the heck? As long as you are self aware and look within and don't lay blame on somebody else. There is no lesson in blaming somebody else.There was actually one guest that I was happy they had her on, because she was the contrarian I guess, to the messaging. But she said, You know, I started off in a small home I think there was four people living in an 800 square foot home or something like that. Now she's in I forget what the numbers were, 3000 square foot home with a pool, two dogs, something like that. And she said it was because of LulaRoe that she was able to achieve that. So it's actually cool that they did show the other side of things also.There's no doubt there was some serious culture issues at that company. Seems like possibly they rectified it. I'm not sure, I know they did change a few things around. There definitely was shady shit going on though. Storing the clothing outside. Like just get a new warehouse. I know you're growing fast.

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So this will be the last episode in the series that I discuss LulaRich, the documentary trashing the network marketing company, LulaRoe. Which for whatever reason, they were afraid to admit that they were an MLM, a multi level marketing company.

There's nothing illegal about having a network marketing company. If they're doing it legitimately anyways, so I'm not sure why they were afraid to say that. I guess even they knew the stigma that is attached to it. I don't know.

It is a legitimate business people if you do it legitimately, if you don't, then you have shit to hide. This last episode, though, I just want to touch a little bit on an overview because I was a little disappointed in how it went down. I wasn't a huge fan, I guess I was expecting more drama. But what I really saw was, I'm not sure, maybe I'm being unfair, but seemed like the women involved were blaming, women and men, there was husbands too. It almost felt like they were blaming the network marketing company for their failures.

But really, you should look within. I mean, nobody is to blame other than yourself. Which sounds horrible. But I don't mean to say that just because you're in MLM the problem is yourself. People use that as an excuse, like, oh, this system doesn't work. And because it doesn't work, they blame you instead. I mean, I'm sure there's failed accountants out there. I'm sure there's failed real estate agents out there. I'm sure there's failed all sorts of industries, or professions.

Don't shame yourself because you failed at something. And maybe it wasn't even a failure. Maybe it's just you found that wasn't something for you. There's lessons in everything. Just make sure that you use that lesson to make yourself stronger and better. The next time.

I can't even count on two hands, how many freakin businesses that I have failed at. And I'm just coming from a place of honesty. I started being an entrepreneur when I was 16. I've had various businesses - successful, unsuccessful. Successful careers. Unsuccessful careers. Doesn't make you an evil person. Just means you want to keep trying.

What's that book called; Fail Fast Fail Often. It's the same premise, same concept. Well, network marketing is no different. But the reason I say that it's the fault of the network marketer is because some of them were…..one woman was spending $10,000 on a meal on a credit card. I don't care how much money you make, you're never gonna survive that way. And I touched on this in a separate podcast, but they kind of came back around to it because I think that woman ended up with marital issues, which I feel for her course, don't wish that on anybody. And I think somebody said LulaRoe ruined her life.

But did LulaRoe force you to do anything? Or did you make those decisions, yourself? These are just hard messages to be self aware. When you're an entrepreneur, there's going to be ups and downs. You're going to make stupid decisions. You're going to look back on it and say, what the heck? As long as you are self aware and look within and don't lay blame on somebody else. There is no lesson in blaming somebody else.

There was actually one guest that I was happy they had her on, because she was the contrarian I guess, to the messaging. But she said, You know, I started off in a small home I think there was four people living in an 800 square foot home or something like that. Now she's in I forget what the numbers were, 3000 square foot home with a pool, two dogs, something like that. And she said it was because of LulaRoe that she was able to achieve that. So it's actually cool that they did show the other side of things also.

There's no doubt there was some serious culture issues at that company.