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2005-07-16

Challenging Emotional Responses

I started my site and my eZine because I realized quickly that hundreds of newcomers to the Internet were not properly prepared to even consider starting their own business. They severely lacked the necessary basic knowledge and skills to do so.

Whenever there is a business issue or tug of war between program owners, that lack of knowledge pounds its way to the fore in highly charged emotional 'I'm for you" response.

There will always be problems and concerns between business owners for one reason or another, BUT airing their dirty laundry in public is the biggest turn off for any experienced marketer to have to read about. It creates division and mistrust by the very members who should know better. It is fed by a severe lack of information and reflects itself back on you and your associates.

The lack of professionalism shown by any owner in handling their business issues reflects badly on the trust and credibility any sane person needs to consider holding for them.

What really gets to me, is the base projection that airing this diatribe online is supposed to be the right way to go. If they can push your emotional button, you will jump on board and get involved.

While that emotional response may sound fine for the moment, give a real thought here people. Six months down the line while they are moving off in other directions, you have shot your business plans and direction in the foot with a howitzer.

Neither you nor I can ever stop the kind of people who take advantage of others to better their cause, but we can use our smarts and take the time to think these issues through properly before we do untold damage to our own credibility.

When we join any program, our responsibility is to spend whatever time it takes to learn everything we can about it. To educate ourselves in order to be a product of the product.

In other words, we need to learn leadership skills that will allow us the excitement and motivation to make the program work for us and our people who trusted us enough to join us.

In times of strife, it is time for all good leaders to come to the aid of their business and make sure their team gets ever bit of solid help to keep focused on their dreams of success. NOT get hung up on 'he said she said' garbage gossip.

Anything less is a pox on you, NOT the program owner. And looking for a way to pass on blame for your lack of success is a cop out.




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