The Folly of Job Dependence.
Isn’t it great that you wake up everyday and dress up to your usual 9-5 jobs and at the end of the week or end of month you get a salary whether you work hard or not. Believing you have job security. What is job security anyway? Job Security is an assurance that an individual will keep his or her job without the risk of becoming unemployed
News flash!!
No job is secure. This pandemic has at least shown us that. The said job isn’t even a route to lasting wealth.
Jobs are created by entrepreneurs who understand that wealth is created by adding value to raw materials or services; and then selling finished products or services at a profit.
🤷🏻♀️Who adds the value to raw materials and services? 👉YOU DO. And, you are only valuable to an employer when you can effectively and efficiently add value to the organization’s product or service.
One of my very good clients called me on Friday to tell me she lost her job and needed me to introduce her to the world of network marketing. As sad as i was that she lost her job, i told her i was happy she made the right decision by choosing to join my network.
Everyday we keep hearing stories of slashed salaries or jobs gone. Closure of businesses etc meanwhile there are families to feed, fees to pay, rents to be paid. Where will you turn to?
Some people didn’t even get an email about the sack, they just got to work and were told to turn in their Laptops and IDs, some got to work and couldn’t just log in. What a lousy way to be laid off. This is what it means to be another man’s employee, rather than working for yourself.
Trust me i know how convenient it is to to have a job with steady income. I have one. You can easily pay bills and keep a roof over your head…but really, that’s all it does.
As my Mentor would ask, What’s in a job? Security? A pension?
My father was one who believed entirely in the civil service process but you see my mother, she saw money in everything including trash. And she would invest in everything. She owned one of the biggest farms in my town and would do contracts here and there. I totally admired her and thrive everyday to be better than her. But If you are like my father, I hope it works out for you. But you may just want to set yourself up for an extra income, remembering that it may be difficult to live the way you want on half the income your making now.
Every employer tries to pay you the lowest salary even as you try to sell your labor and skills for the highest. Usually the boss wins, because he is in control of the purse strings. A job was never meant to make people wealthy so As long as you look to your job for wealth, you will be disappointed.
What would happen if you get laid off without pay tomorrow?
You know in Nigeria our only answer to that question is God forbid, its not my portion. Hallelujah brother !!!
but let me ask you, what if it happens really? Can your savings take care of you until you get the next job? Can your pension sustain your present lifestyle? You think a job is security, but you are wrong – your Job is NOT secure.
As long as you are dependent on someone else for your livelihood, you are a slave to that person and/or organization. And like a slave, you can be dispensed with as soon as they deem your services uneconomical.
I’m sorry if i sound a little harsh here but you can’t sit back and relax in the pseudo security of a job or retirement plan and expect others to secure a financial future for you and your family. Dependence is not security; independence is security.
We all expect our employers to provide us lifetime employment. Unfortunately, this expectation does not reflect reality.
I’m talking about multiple streams of income here people. I’m not one of the people who would tell you to leave your 9-5 and go head on into a business but I know that Network marketing is a sure path to our own financial future, without depending on the job market that does not care about you.
Some people cannot take in the idea of self employment because they are scared of failure.
A business built with your own hands, energy, and ingenuity can endure where a job cannot, but if you expect to become a successful entrepreneur, you will have to take risks.
These risks do not mean senseless gambling of your savings in some online put 10,000 to get 20,000 scheme. Taking a risk means putting your self-confidence and self-image on the line. It means taking the chance of being embarrassed in the marketplace. And, it can also mean going against popular opinion and peer pressure to follow a dream. ‘’seek opportunity, not security.”
I’m not asking you to risk the “security” of the traditional nine to five, Monday through Friday routine, but how would you love to enjoy financial freedom while still working your 9-5?
Okay, if you agree with me that job security is a myth, what can you do about it?
Plain and simple, you need to go into business for yourself, an extra source of income. There are opportunities everywhere but there are only two reasons possible for your not being in business already:
- You don’t want to be in business.
- You don’t have the right information.
I remember when i first went to a former mentor to teach me about her event business which she started small and grew into something that brights her millions per event. Instead of her to show me the ropes, She led me in the opposite direction and i lost the little savings i invested, only for her to tell me that I’m running faster than my shadow. She asked me to come and work as her staff which i refused because i looked at her as a mean person ,so I wondered why didn’t you just tell me that instead of making me throw away my life savings.? That was enough reason for me to give up on ever being an entreprenuer but instead i turned that anger into motivated and sought another path.
I understand The business world is full of horror stories touting the rates of failure and bankruptcy in small business start-ups, making a mockery of your dreams to succeed in business. But multi-level marketing is like owning a franchise, and compared to the failure rate of sole proprietorship start-ups, franchises have a remarkable success rate. Here’s why:
a. Proven Marketing Plan
Franchising as a business model succeeds because it has proven, in the marketplace, to offer a marketing plan that makes a profit for their distributors/franchisees. The marketing plan encompasses how the product is displayed and demonstrated, how the retail outlet is laid out, the store’s atmosphere, and the clerk’s uniform. All of these elements combine to offer a product to the public in a proven framework. The franchise model will also work for you as an independent distributor.
b. Proven product or service
Similar to the marketing plan, the franchiser has a proven product. One tested by the consumer. By the time you join a nation wide network marketing company, the product has been proven reliable by thousands of satisfied customers.
c. Economically feasible pricing structure
Figuring out what the market will bear in terms of price is not a simple matter. Consideration must be given for what economists call “elasticity of demand” for the product, and of course, the availability of comparable products elsewhere in the marketplace. A franchisee generally has the price structure for her product established at a point that maximizes both consumer demand and profit margin. As a network marketer, you’ll enjoy a similar arrangement, as your customers order from a catalog or purchase items from a pre-priced form.
d. Economies of scale
Franchisees can save money in sales material and product by taking advantage of economies of scale. That is, because of the parent company’s size, the production and distribution of the product can benefit from “bulk load” discounts, which translate to a higher profit margin for the distributor.
One area in which economies of scale benefit the network marketer is the rental of meeting rooms. Alone, you would have to pay several hundred dollars to rent a nice banquet hall or reception room for a one-night opportunity meeting. As a group, each of you can pay a couple of dollars, and have the privilege of introducing prospects to the opportunity in a professional environment.
e. Training
Franchises are famous for their training programs. When a franchisee prepares to open a new store, trainers from the company’s headquarters are brought in to train everybody, from the dishwasher to the manager, on how to run the store, serve the customer, and present the product. Network marketing is no different. When you join a multi-level marketing company your upline has a vested interest in training you to work the business right. Their success is dependent upon your success–and there’s no better arrangement in the business world than that.
f. Like-Minded Associates
The business community is often characterized as a pack of cutthroats, willing to do anything necessary to destroy the competition. In franchising, your fellow distributors support you because they know any negative publicity or failure that shares their name is a strike against them also. Network marketers want the enthusiasm for the opportunity and product to grow, and your personal failure is counter-productive to this end.
As you can see, franchises are a powerful force in the marketplace, and most network marketing opportunities offer the same great package. Without the legal papers to say so, your independent distributorship is like a micro-franchise, with the added benefits of low start-up costs and ease of entry.
With network marketing you do not have to invest in a new building, you don’t need a boat-load of high tech equipment, and you don’t need a product research and development team on your payroll. Your sponsoring company already has that covered.
Network marketing is a business you can be good at, and best of all; it is something you can decide to do—now. If you’re already involved in network marketing, then it may be time to recommit yourself to truly trying to make it work, which is the subject of the next Class.
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