Picture this scenario…
Your leader in your deal is a friend, you have a great relationship and you work closely together building your business. Your business is growing, you are having fun and all is well…or is it?
Your friend/leader announced regretfully at the end of a recent phone conversation that they are leaving your company for greener pastures. This deal is no longer fulfilling their needs.
You are speechless, literally.
You feel betrayed, abandoned, let down. Soon anger sets in. You are dependent on your friend/leader to help build your nest egg. Why are they leaving you? Do you feel like a jilted lover? What will you do now?
How will you build this thing…alone?
Well…my friend, this is a very good question that we in business relationships must answer.
Let us go back to the beginning of this business relationship.
Give an honest answer to this question.
Why did you join your business opportunity?
Is it because you connected with person who introduced it to you and felt you would have support? Was the business opportunity a good fit for your beliefs and your integrity? Did you love the compensation plan or was it your love of the product/service? Did you feel that you could build a great organization despite any challenges?
If you are like the average person beginning a new enterprise you were excited and hopeful. Is this the one that will take me where I want to go and will I have the help/support I need to get there?
Every one of us wants to be accepted, supported and sometimes carried. However, as individuals we all come to the business with different dreams, talents and drive. It is true that we buy and associate with people we like.
This does not mean we are joined at the hip.
The bottom line here is this: If we are in an unsatisfactory business environment that no longer fulfills our needs and goals we owe it to ourselves to look elsewhere.
When you join a company it is very important that you come into it knowing that you will have challenges, disruptions and disappointments.
This is called life.
If your friend call and ask you to join their deal, or if you are seeking an opportunity to pursue, make certain your decision to join is based on sound business principles.
After you start your business get involved and learn as much as possible as fast as possible to maintain your independence.
If your sponsor does not keep their promise (real or assumed) to help you grow, remember why you joined the deal. Not for friendship or relationship but for business.
Move to the next level; find the help you need to move on. This is why it is so important to join the right opportunity for you for the right sound reasons.
If your sponsor/friend will not return your phone calls, drop off, drop out and move on, you can move forward as well.
Honor Yourself!
This makes sense. It’s an asset to think with more objectivity than emotion when making business decisions – even when you might have personal relations with a partner.
Hi again Janet. Thank you for your comment and support.
Hey Harriette,
Great reminder to keep first things first and remember what is important to you no matter what. It is smart to remember – relationships are part of any successful business venture, but ultimately only you and I are responsible for our success NOT the person that introduced us.
Thanks for helping us grow our businesses.
Thank you Gail