Why is IT so hard?

The hardness of IT was the recent topic at a "home party" I
was attending. The sister of a friend and customer of mine
had a home party that showcased products from her company.
I was invited and went. As a network marketer, I genuinely
believe that no matter what company you are in, you should
support other companies as long as the products being
offered do not conflict with your company's products or
philosophy.

I got to talking with the hostess, Sue. We hit it off. I
found out that she had been with her company for 2 years.
Then she went on to say, "I'll never get rich with this, I
work full time and "it" is so hard" to find the time to
host parties.

She went on to tell me that the woman who sponsored her,
Sharon, told her that she should be hosting 6 parties per
month. Sue is currently hosting 4. She also thought that
her sponsor just didn't get it because her sponsor is a
stay-at-home mom who has all the time in the world!

I had to cringe inside. In our society of two income
households we still have not come to value the work of at-
home moms. A prestigious business publication states that
if we actually have to pay at-home moms for their time,
skill sets, talents and money saved on day care, they would
be earning a 6 figure income.

While I was talking with Sue I realized that according to
our perceptions, life is hard for us and easy for everyone
else which is why a network marketing program may work for
Sharon but not for Sue. Sharon has IT easy while Sue has
IT hard.

Is that reality? Probably not, but Sue's belief has her
doing 4 parties per month instead of 6: the difference
between hot water and steam, between floundering and
momentum, between warming the food and cooking as they say
"with gas". Sue was already doing the work to set up 4
parties per month. How much additional work would it have
taken to set up 6. Sue is so close, but aren't we all?

Life is hard. For every condition that we might say is
hard someone else might say is easy. A barrier for one
person might become a reason for another so we are left
with two choices: either it is all easy or all hard.
Either way, we can all do it. Whatever IT is.

What is IT any way? It is life. It is the monthly nut to
crack. The daily jobs to do, the bills, the frustrations,
the disappointments, the lost home, the lost job, the
wrecked car, the new baby, the fight you had with your
spouse, life as we know it. The list goes on.

Whenever we try to change IT life really becomes hard.
We have only to look at our planet to see the cataclysmic
results of change. Sudden change between the way two parts
of the earth touch will cause tsunamis and earthquakes,
changes in the air's thermal currents will cause tornados
and hurricanes, Sustained high winds may cause a home to
collapse forever altering a familiy's reality.
The subtle changes that we have grown to appreciate, the
creation of the canyons, for example, took many, many
lifetimes to come to fruition. In the overall scheme of
things, if we choose to change our IT, we must choose to
change it suddenly, because we simply don't have time for
subtle, gradual change.

And yet IT, life, is hard. Changing IT, all the harder.

Here are 5 strategies to make changing your IT easier:

1) Recognize that life is hard and change even harder. The
moment you confront the things in your life events will
conspire to challenge your sanity and commitment to change.

2) Speak to your spouse or significant other. No real
change is made without the help of others. You need a team
and the first member of that team may just be the person
you share your intimate spaces with. That person can also
block any changes you desire to make. Make sure that the
two of you are on the same page. Yes, this strategy alone
may prove to be the most difficult and painful one you
undertake or it may prove to be the most joyful.

3) Develop a vision for yourself. How do you want your life
to look in two years? Write that vision down and commit to
viewing it twice daily.

4) Start a program of personal development and have your
spouse or significant other start it with you. If you are
just starting out, don't spring for the thousand dollar
seminar! Books and tapes will do nicely.

5) Develop a way to measure your progress. How will you
know that life has gotten better? How will you know that
you have made a positive change?

Yes, IT is hard. Life is hard. If you desire change, is
it enough to go through life without making the changes you
desire? I don't know what Sue will do. Sue is tired and
out of shape. Her children are grown and out of the house.
She and her husband work full time although they would
like not to have to. Both she and her husband have health
challenges, but Sue has hired a personal trainer to help
her move forward with her health. Yes I did buy from Sue
and am forever grateful that I met her. Right now Sue is
using one of the strategies: she has a supportive spouse
who was right there at that party! I believe that Sue will
move on to a more desirable IT than her present reality.

What is next for you?

About the Author:

Ouida Vincent is an entrepreneur whose IT was pretty hard
too. She has chosen to change her IT through a home-based
business and works with her team members and associates
across the globe to assist them in moving forward and
creating the changes they desire. To find out more about
duplicable strategies that can assist you in moving forward
in your home-based business go to
http://www.passiveincomesecretsonline.com