I had the strangest thing happen this morning.  Sadly, it’s not all that uncommon.  It happens more often than you’d think.  Someone reached out to me on Facebook.  I don’t know her from Adam.  She (obviously) doesn’t know me.  She did, however, get me thinking.

Here’s what went down.

I open her LONG message all about how she sells candles and what’s special about them and how I should replace everything in my home with said products.  After about 2 paragraphs, she goes on to tell me how the business side of her company works and how I should be selling said candles and making money with them.  This, I’m afraid, is a big reason why MLM or Network Marketing, or whatever you want to call it, gets a bad rap.

Network marketing is just that.  

Networking.  Building relationships. LISTENING to people.  Meeting them where they’re at and filling a NEED.  It’s not about messaging some random person, who you know nothing about, and badgering them with more info than they can handle over their morning coffee!  Yes, there is a time and a place to approach new contacts.  However, we should be listening more than we’re talking and for goodness sakes KNOW who you’re speaking to!  If this woman had taken 2 minutes to check my profile, or google me, she would have known what I stand for and against.  She may have realized that the last thing that I will light, in my home, is a scented candle.

When I answered, thanking her politely and explaining that I only use essential oils in our home her reply was “We sell those too! ” UGH.  

While I do represent an MLM company, my goal is to attract people who share the same goals as I do.

Things like supporting our wellness, being proactive in our health care, etc.  I choose to do this through education so that my tribe is empowered to use what they learn to better their health.  My mission is simply this:  To offer a holistic approach to health care, using whole foods and natural medicines to bring the body into balance.