If you contemplate on Network Marketing (I mean authentic marketing through relationship referal and direct selling, not like the many money programs out there), you will notice that it has many spiritual components to it. Chrisitanity and authentic Network Marketing have many similarities.

Here are a few examples:

1. Long term success in Network Marketing demands that you focus on building relationships with those considering your business as well as with your downline.

Those who are in recruiting mode think only about their own interests, and are not very concerned with their prospects’ needs. They are interested mainly in the money to be gained by recruiting the person, instead of being a true sponsor to him or her. If a person feels they can trust you, and that you can truly help them reach their goals, they will stick with you.

2. Network Marketing is all about effectively multiplying yourself, your time and your money.

Building a long term income requires that we teach our downline how to be successful so that they are growing and so that your business grows too. Although we cannot ‘make’ them work, we can certainly inspire them and teach them how to do network marketing. Christianity is all about leveraging our time and resources too.

Jesus who was the Master, administered to his disciples the task of going out and reproducing more disciples.

Aren’t we doing the same thing in our Network Marketing businesses?

Finding a few good ‘workers’, teaching them the business of recruiting and building other leaders and continuing to multiply this in our businesses. By teaching and training your downline, you’re not doing all the work and your business grows exponentially.

What we’re doing is creating an environment that gives others the opportunity to become teachers also, and as a result, not only is more of our time freed up, but more and more people in our downlines assume more responsibilities.

Teaching requires being in tune with your downline’s needs so that you can fill in that gap. What is the main problem they are having in growing their business? Help them succeed. Isn’t that what Jesus does with his followers? He meets his followers needs by teaching them and providing everything they need in his word (spiritual food) to live the holy life he wants them to live.

That is also the way the church is set up - it is a place where people receive all the training they need to live a holy life, where they know God better, and to for stimulating each other in the faith. are trained in holy living for each area of their lives, to learn about God and

As a good sponsor, we should supply excellent training to help them in all facets of business building. Aside from good training, our downlines need a ‘community’ where they will receive motivation, inspiration and encouragement in their businesses - a place to be celebrated and recognized for their achievements.

Doing these things will surely help them make money, but (that’s right!), will grow our businesses too. Like the old saying says, “I prosper myself, by helping you prosper”.

3. If you genuinely desire to build a prosperous six figure income, using Network Marketing as your vehicle, then faith and patience are necessities for your travel.

Many MLMers don’t know how to handle rejection well, so they don’t do very well with their home based businesses. Rejection comes with the package. Because they don’t see results as quickly as they’d like, they quit their businesses and hop on to another opportunity.

Growing a successful Network Marketing business requires faith in the process, sprinkled with a lot of patience as it starts to sprout and grow.

So what do Network Marketing and spirituality have in common?

First, the Christian Faith is all about truly helping and serving others. It’s not about having a secret agenda that will benefit me.

In Network Marketing of course, building an income is what we are working for, however, we should approach it with the right attitude and heart. Servanthood Marketing is what I like to call it.

If making money is the only reason we are in Network Marketing, then that will show in how we bahave and how we come across to our prospects and downlines. People know when we truly want to help them be successful.

Second, even Jesus needed help in spreading the gospel. He teamed up with twelve men and taught them everything they needed to know about effectively ‘recruiting’ others into becoming followers of Jesus.

Because those twelve men took the message to the world, lived as Jesus taught them and taught others how to follow Jesus too, the gospel has spread like a virus and is known throughout the whole world.

It’s no different with Network Marketing. Bringing 100 people into our business is not necessary to have a successful business. If we hand pick 5 - 10 people wisely so that we work closely with them, they will teach others the same things, so that our organizations are building momentum and growth.

Creating leadership and multiplying that leadership throughout our organizations just as Jesus did with his twelve leaders is what it’s all about.

Third, Jesus taught that if you had “faith as small as a mustard seed, you could move mountains”. Napoleon Hill pretty much taught the same concept. Many others also have written books on the importance of positive thinking.

If our attitudes are negative, it’s going to be impossible to achieve success in Network Marketing. We achieve great things and are greatly driven when we are in positive mode. We only get a low quality life and only destroy our dreams when we are in negative mode.

I could go on and on and on listing the many ways Network Marketing and Christianity are similar. I guess I would have to write a book on the subject huh?

It boils down to this: Network Marketing is a people business, we can’t do it alone. Creating relationships that will last for the long haul, conducting our businesses in a way that honors and uplifts others and putting others first is what it’s all about. It’s about offering the best of ourselves others and developing every area of our lives.

Acquiring a positive mental attitude, staying focused, dedicated and committed and getting the right training will help us attain the outcome we are looking to achieve in our Network Marketing businesses. There’s no limit to what can be done. There are always higher levels to achieve.