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The Power of Association This
past Labor Day weekend I had the opportunity to see right before
my eyes how easily you and I are "Programmed" by our environment
and by our association. I traveled to Utah on vacation with my 3 year old son. We stayed with my sister-in-law and her 18 month old baby girl. Now, my 3 year old son is a tiger all by himself. And he's just now learning all the right table manners--if you know what I mean. But, it seemed the moment he got around the 18 month old he reverted back to 18 months old himself. I sat in the living room and watched him "unlearn" everything his Mother and I had been teaching him the last 18 months. He did, indeed, time travel back to a 18 month old. He was crying, kicking, screaming and he couldn't "do" anything by himself--he needed help--just like his 18 month old cousin. We spent 4 days there and on the way back to Oklahoma we both noticed how he slowly "transformed" into the 3 year old that we had come to know and love. Then an interesting thing happened on Sunday. I had my daughter's 5th birthday party. My 3 year old son was in attendance. He did, indeed, start to act like a 5 year old. He was climbing on stairs and objects at the arcade that he would of never attempted if we were there alone. His speech became clearer. He said "bigger" words with clarity. He knew which button on the VCR to hit to rewind the movie. He got into his mother's purse and pulled out a $5 dollar bill on request. He flushed the toilet after using it (indeed a rarity at our house!) All in all, he WAS a 5 year old. He literally "transformed" into a 5 year old right in front of our eyes. It got me to thinking. Who do you and I associate with most days? Whiners or winners? Perfect or imperfect people? You see, we all fail--everyday. We all try NOT to fail, but we do get overwhelmed and over-commit and "lose it" at times. We
are not perfect. The people who know and understand this phenomenon are the ones who go on day after day doing there work and don't complain. They don't look for excuses to quit. They don't look for excused to blame someone else for their inactivity. They don't cancel at the first sign of adversity. They build their MLM regardless of the facts. They don't look to 18 month olds for advice. They DO look for those older and wiser to help them build their MLM businesses. I do. So should you. The moral of the story today? Be careful who you associate with today and tomorrow. Be careful who you take your MLM advice from. There's tons of "MLM Critics" out there. And, there are very few who are making money. Sometimes you have to look hard to find them. They
aren't flashy. Be
older today. Associate with someone older and wiser than you today. Pick a NEW friend to hang out with online or in person. Read
more. Be BETTER. Everyone around you will notice. I noticed it in a matter of minutes with my Son. God Bless, Robert
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