I never understood people who wanted or decided to be hermits.  Every once in a while you read about a hermit who was horribly unbalanced—mentally ill maybe.  Ted Kaczinski comes to mind.  Of course there was Henry David Thoreau, who decided to live in a cabin in the woods by himself.  He wrote a lot. 

I don’t know about you, but I am totally unsuited for that kind of life.  I want relationship, relatedness, connection to other people.  And I believe this is normal. 

What does this have to do with business, you ask?  Here is the simple truth.  If you want to have a successful business, you need people—partners, mentors, suppliers, advisors, and customers, lots of customers.  No one told me this in my youth.   Not until I got into the networking business did anyone mention that relationships are crucial

It may seem too obvious to mention, but there are ramifications that aren’t apparent at first.  For example, I am learning to be nicer and pay more attention to people I don’t know—even other drivers.  I feel good about being at least tolerant of an inattentive or rude driver, even if he or she isn’t nice to me. 

So, partially, doing business is about feeling good about yourself, through relationship to others.  Am I making any sense here?  And why am I harping on this?  Because, friends, if you want to be more successful in the networking business, or any other business, you must learn to be more successful in relationships.  

That’s where mentors, trainers and teachers come in.  That’s why we ask you to start or continue a program of personal development.  That’s why we listen and learn from those who have gone before us, as well as our business partners and customers.  We value and add value to others.  

And the best part in network marketing is, you can earn while you learn.  I intend to keep on learning until the end.  How about you?

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