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Take a Chance to Live Your Dream

Jul 6

Posted by Wayne Woodworth in Network Marketing | 1 Comment

Most people would rather live in their current misery than take a chance with the unknown. I think this is why most people never start their own business to pursue their passions.

I went on a caving adventure recently. It was a guided wild tour through a section of Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee. At one point of our 2.5 hour journey the guide shared with us the rules of caving.

  • Always have 3 people with you, 4 people total
  • Always have 3 sources of light
  • Always let someone else know where you are going and when you will be back.

The person who discovered the caves, Aaron Higgenbotham, didn’t follow all the rules and was stuck inside the caves until a rescue party found him 3 days later. I don’t know if you have ever experienced total darkness before, but that is what you get underground when your flashlight goes out.

That got me thinking about the fear that some people face when thinking about starting up their own business, whether in network marketing, a restaurant, or anything else. When you start a business you need to take certain precautions, like the rules of caving. You need to make sure that you have some money to live on until your new business starts making money. If you can start your business while keeping your job for a little while, then that works. That’s what I did.

You also need to know that you have a market. There is nothing worse than starting up a brand new venture and finding out that nobody wants what you have to offer. With the Internet it is easy to prevent this. You can do all the research you need with Google to see if their are people searching for what you plan to offer.

Once you take precautions to cover as much of the risk as you can, then you are ready for the adventure. Never let the fear of the unknown or fear of failure hold you back from accomplishing what you want in your life. In my opinion, the worst kind of failure is to get to old age and have to face the regrets of not having tried.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Leave me a comment below and please share this with your friends and followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

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Nikken, Why I Got Started

May 24

Posted by Wayne Woodworth in Network Marketing | No Comments

There are literally a ton of network marketing companies out there, at least one that is perfect for anyone who wants to get involved in building their own business. So, why did I choose Nikken?

When I was introduced to Nikken I wasn’t looking for a network marketing business. I didn’t really know what network marketing was although I had of course heard Tupperware, Amway, Avon, and a few others. I had just finished massage school, which I started because I was in an IT job that I absolutely could not stand. Before I finished massage school I quit that job and started a new one that was a lot better, which is good because it takes a while to start up a business.

My wife and I were going to start a massage business because we wanted to do something that really helped people. I also wanted control of my own life. I wanted to set my own hours and work when I wanted to because I had two small kids that I wanted to help raise.

Anyway, I had just finished massage school and read in a book that people should sleep on a magnetic mattress pad. I asked a massage therapist, Greg, that my wife worked with ( he specialized in energy healing ) what he knew about magnets.  He responded by inviting us to a meeting at someone else’s house that weekend. Having no idea what we were in for, we went. It was a Wellness Home Preview, which is what Nikken people call their in-home opportunity meetings.

Nikken is all about magnets, sleep, water filtration, air filtration, nutritional supplements, and the like. It immediately made sense to have a product line that complemented the service we were going to offer our clients. Also, it turns out that massage is very time and labor intensive. To make a reasonable income I still wasn’t going to have the time freedom that I wanted. I saw that network marketing could offer what I wanted if I could figure out how to make it work for me.

After that meeting we borrowed a magnetic mattress pad and a magnetic necklace and used them for a week. Neither my wife nor I had any big sleep problems but we thought we should try it out and see what happened. I found the pad very firm but I fell asleep immediately and had the best night’s sleep I’d had in a long time. I liked it.

We returned the mattress pad and necklace, then joined the ranks of Nikken distributors. For the first two years we were effectively wholesale customers as we used the product but didn’t do much with the business. I guess that made us typical network marketers. Then we were ready to do the business.

We have decided to stick with Nikken for a number of reasons. Most important to me is to have the time to spend with my family and the freedom to move that time anywhere in the day when something comes up for us to do together. Any network marketing business will provide that freedom, especially when you learn to do it online.

If you remember, we wanted to start a massage business because we wanted to help people. There are many MLM companies in the wellness field, but most of them only offer some form of nutritional supplement or energy drink. We have learned through our on-going studying that wellness is a whole lot more than the amount of nutrition that enters the mouth. All of the systems in the body have to work properly. In addition to good nutrition it requires hydration, pH balance, relaxation, muscle movement, good sleep, and the ability to effectively handle invaders. Nikken talks about the Wellness Home because our environment is a big influence on our wellness. What it really comes down to is the environment that each individual cell lives in that determines our overall wellness. Unlike most of the other companies I’ve seen, Nikken understands that and has products that address most of those areas.

So, there you have it. I’m in network marketing because it allows me the time to be with my family. I’m with Nikken because they understand wellness and provide the technologies to address much more than just one aspect of it. It allows me to take good care of myself and my family, and I can help other people.

Wayne Woodworth
Wellness Network Marketing

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