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Everybody’s Perfect…Didn’t you know that?

Author Todd Falcone | 28.10.2008 | Category Rants

Ponder this…would ya?  Seriously…let this sink deeply into your soul and give some consideration here. 

Obviously…nobody is perfect. 

No one human being is perfect. 

No company is perfect. 

There is the strive toward perfecting…but I highly doubt any of us will ever find, see or meet the absolute “perfect” person or “perfect” company. 

 The real reason I am discussing this is that while many people work on perfecting the things that they do and while company owners often strive to create the “perfect” opportunity, it simply isn’t ever going to happen. 

Good, great, excellent, exceptional may be words we could use to describe some companies when looking at them on a macro scale. 

 Crappy, shitty, ridiculous, and pathetic may be words we would use to describe other companies who simply fail to do anything right. 

Why am I saying all this???

Well…because I meet distributors ALL the time who have complaints.  These are SUCCESSFUL distributors.  Some of them are HUGE earners.  I just have to shake my head.  Perfection would be great, wouldn’t it? 

The reality is again, there will be no perfect company, where everything all the time is absolutely flawless.  People run companies.  People have flaws.  Therefore, companies will have flaws. 

If you are with a company that overall is on the “good” end, doing things mostly right, doing a good job in the marketplace, and generally an overal good, upstanding citizen in the field of network marketing, stay put.  Don’t look.  Put your head down and focus. 

Looking around for the ideal situation is only going to put you behind even further.  The longer you wait to take action, ther further behind you become.  As each day ticks by, you have one day less in your life to create a significant impact. 

Nothing is perfect.  I’m not.  You’re not.  You’re current company isn’t.  The next company isn’t either. 

Now…having said all that, if your company is a dog, that is an entirely different story.  If they suck, then go find a company that doesn’t.  If they are liars, then go find someone who isn’t .  

Eyes wide open.  Focused.  Head down.  On track.   

Degrading the Youth of America

Author Todd Falcone | 28.08.2008 | Category Rants

I’ve been wanting to vent on this subject for a while, and I simply need to get it off of my chest.

What’s with all the companies these days who hire kids to hold signs with handles on the back (some that spin), urging people to go to their business?

I see real estate companies, pizza joints, tanning salons, and others who hire teenagers to stand on the corner waving these signs around?

This chaps my hide in two ways.

1. These businesses are degrading our youth. It takes no effort, no brains, NOTHING to hold a sign. These mostly young people are being paid for doing nothing. Yes…I get the reason for doing it, but it makes my stomach churn. Why not teach these kids to do something PRODUCTIVE? Give them a challenge. Provide them an opportunity to learn and grow, not just stand on the corner and distract drivers.

2. It lowers the business’ image. For me at least, I’m not likely to give business to someone who is so lazy or poor in their marketing efforts that they need to pay a kid to wave a sign. In fact, it makes me want to talk about that business in a negative manner. I probably won’t make the effort to do it, but the urge is there.

I don’t have much else to say other than it’s simply irritating. Yes..it could be me, but I am entitled to my opinion.

If you know any business owners who personally do this, perhaps give them some advice and let them know that there is a better way to utilize their marketing dollar, one that LIFTS their image rather than reduces it.