SMHR 112: Is MLM Oversaturated?

Today I want to address a VERY big question that people ask me…     "Is MLM saturated?"   There’s something I've started doing a lot in the evenings…     I just go for a 10 - 20-mile bike ride.    I also like to walk quite a bit so I can just listen to podcasts.    I'm studying    I'm thinking    Sometimes I'm just jamming out to music   … It's become my ME time.    I'm sure it won't always be in the evenings, but it has been for the past little bit… Especially while I've just done my big OfferMind.    So many of you guys came and it was AWESOME! About 650 people had a ticket and about 600 showed up (which is a pretty standard show-up rate for an event).   We did a good chunk in sales, and it's just been so much fun to work with all those new people.    I've really, really enjoyed it.    What's interesting is... Since then, I've needed some DECOMPRESS time.    At the time of recording this episode, I'm speaking at Carnegie Hall.    Martha Stewart is speaking   Michael Gerber is gonna be there   Dan Kennedy is gonna be there so long as his health is okay    ... This is nuts!    ANYWAYS: If you guys wanna change your life, listen to what I'm doing on this show. Go publish for ONE YEAR…  Come back to me in one year and you tell me if your financial life is not drastically different.   There is something magical about publishing.   **That's not the purpose of today's episode.**    THE GIFT OF MLM MARKET SATURATION   I wanna address a question that comes up frequently and you have likely have heard it if you've been in this space for more than six months.    I LOVE MLM.    I love it.    It's so, so, so fun.    One of my favorite things to do in MLM is to look at articles that other people have posted about why they think MLM is NOT okay.    And what you’ll find is... Most people who publish these articles are usually those who've been in it but DID NOT figure out how to have success and they feel jaded.    They feel, "Oh, everything's bad. For shame. For shame."    And they go write these terrible reviews…    That makes some people think, "Well, that just means MLM is bad."    No, no, no!    I've had NEGATIVE reviews. I've had TERRIBLE reviews.   There are always naysayers and it doesn't change just because it IS or IS NOT MLM, network marketing, direct sales, whatever you choose to call it.    There will always be Negative Nancies with Poopy Pants syndrome… That’s just how it is.    I believe it's a GIFT that people think MLM is saturated…    And I’m gonna tell you WHY.    It's NOT because it lowers competition…    THE TYPE OF MARKET I DON’T WANT   A little while ago, I had somebody reach out to me and say, "Steven, I would love to buy Secret MLM Hacks. How much money will you guarantee that I will make?"   And I was like, "What are you talking about?"    I don't know if I've told you this in the past but just stick with me for a moment here…    They said, "How much money do you guarantee I will make with your course?"    And I said, "I don't even know who you are. I'm not gonna guarantee a number. This may not be for you."    She said, "Are you telling me that you don't wanna sell it to me?"    And I was like, "Yeah, I don't think you're a good fit for it."    She's was like, "Are you serious?"    So I said, "Yeah."    I don't care if you have the money.    The way I bring somebody into my product is usually what determines what they do after they've bought the product.    MEANING: If I have to beg somebody into my downline, I usually have to beg them to do something while they're in my downline.    I DON’T want that kind of individual (and I'm not judging someone's self-worth).   I want somebody who is going to be a runner, a builder… Someone who's gonna run around and go far with this thing.    I am not trying to convince anybody to get in my downline.   I do stuff like what I'm doing right now.    People who hear my voice and see what I'm doing… They catch the vision and they find a way into my downline.    I'm NOT trying to pitch you, but you need to understand why this is such a powerful principle.    THE SATURATED MLM MARKET GIFT   I don't BEG or ASK anybody to join my downline.    You know that nasty convincing feeling that you get sometimes? We've all been there, it's okay.    You're like, <...