After more than five years in the Unicity network marketing business, working with many partners who want the business for what it can get for them, I find that the fear, and pain, of rejection continues to rear its ugly head.
The fear of rejection, and the pain that is associated with it, often slows down or stops altogether otherwise capable and confident people from continuing to build their Unicity business.
I find that such a pity. Why? Because that fear is unnecessary, and the pain from the so-called rejections are often self-inflicted, borne out of things we often make up in our minds about people - what they mean when they do or don't do certain things.
Think of the guy who've just got a "no, thank you" and how he might tend to recount the rejection over and over again, making up suppositions and assumptions along the way that serve to make him feel worse and worse about himself.
Wouldn't it be nice if there were no rejections to speak of? Wouldn't it be even nicer if we only have acceptances and success stories to share?
We can do and build the business without being rejected.And I am not suggesting we turn the table on our prospects, and in a somewhat vengeful way, hastily reject unsuitable prospects instead.
We can get around all these fear and pain of rejections, in either direction, simply by approaching the business in terms of "looking for a good fit" - and idea I first picked up from a seminar by John Milton Fogg.
We have great products. But not everybody is going to appreciate that, and see their value or feel ready for them. So, we just keep going out, showing people what we have, and looking out and listening up for a fit between what we have to offer and what some people are looking for.
We have a great business opportunity,which is extraordinary and exceptional in its powers and its rewards. But not everybody is going to see its beauty and recognize its power. Even those who do, may not be ready to step out of the familiarity of their comfort zone to venture into the unfamiliar.
Ours is a "lifestyle business" that requires vision, perseverance and personal change - something which many are afraid of!
So, what do we do? We should just keep talking to as many people as possible. Or rather, get as many people as possible to talk to us about what they're doing and what they'd rather be doing, if any. If we listen up well enough, we should be able to find that someone for whom our opportunity represents a God-sent.
Where there's no fit, let go and move on.
Where there seems to be a fit, let's keep exploring until we find the fit.
Where there's a good, ready fit, let's proceed.
Now, where is the rejection in all these?
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