In the industry of network marketing there are two types of people. Those who treat their home based businesses like a BUSINESS and those who treat it like a HOBBY. This can make the difference between being someone who makes a few hundred maybe even a couple thousand a month and those people who make hundreds of thousands PLUS per year!

If you are serious about winning and would like to join the ranks of six and seven figure earners listen up because this could truly be the article that changes your business and your life forever.

95% of all people in network marketing treat their businesses like a hobby. What do I mean when I say "hobby"?

They don't have set work hours

They don't have their goals set in stone

They don't have enough invested (time and money)

And they don't expect success

Let's look at each of these things one at a time and you decide for yourself if you have a "business" or a "hobby".

One of the top reasons why people want to work for themselves because they want to work WHEN they want to work. Now that can be a good thing or a bad thing. Yes it is awesome to be able to work on your own flexible schedule, things like family gatherings, school events, little league games, field trips, etc? are all examples of the fun things we get to participate in. However, in the beginning at least, it's very important that you write down the hours you plan to work each week.

That doesn't mean that you have to work 9-5 Monday through Friday it simply means that you need to keep track of how often and how long you are actually working your home based business. A lot of network marketers fail because they think they are working more than they actually are. By setting out times and days when you will shut out the world, turn off the TV and just work on your business you virtually guarantee that you get the work done and keep your business on the right track toward success!

It could be as simple as working an hour or two before you go to work in the morning, 30 minutes at lunch and a hour or two in the evenings and two or three hours on weekends. Or it could be that you only work Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays but on those days you block off 4 hours at a time to call prospects or market online. Whatever hours you choose, be honest with yourself and stick to it!

Not documenting and speaking your goals is another big problem that may home based business owners face. Think of it this way, if you were going to invest your money in opening your own restaurant you've need to have financial goals right? I mean you'd need to know how much you needed to make each month to cover your expenses and still have a good profit. You would also probably have an idea of how your growth should proceed over the next 6, 12 and even 24 or 36 months.

It's simple if you are not writing out your goals, chances are you will NEVER achieve them. Document the goals you have for your business and looking at them every day you are treating your business more like a hobby and less like a business.

Now what do I mean when I say, "the don't have enough invested"? Let's go back and think about the restaurant analogy again for a moment. All traditional businesses cost a LOT of money up front to start. That's why people take them so seriously. To start a business it can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to get it off the ground.

A real home based business usually costs less than $1000 to get started and in many cases under $500. Hundreds of thousands of dollars VS. a few hundred, there is no mistaking that you're probably going to take the more expensive business more seriously. However, that can be devastating to your future in the home based business industry. Treated correctly this type of business can make you genuinely wealthy beyond your current imagination!

Just because a business might not cost that much to start doesn't mean it can't generate you 6 or 7 figures. So make sure you treat your home business like a million dollar investment and you'll work that much harder and if you have the right mentor, you can GUARANTEE your success!

Lastly not expecting success is also a huge factor in the failure rate in this industry. If you are going to be a business owner, you have to EXPECT success.

I hear so many people say "Ok I'm going give this thing a shot" and guess what? These people are in the ones that usually don't make any money. If you expect to fail you will fail. However, when you expect to succeed it's only a matter of time until you will.

No rational business investor would start a traditional business and say "Well we'll see how this thing goes" NO WAY! When you start a business you have to KNOW you're going to make money otherwise it's just a waste of time and money. The difference between success and failure really is right between your ears in the way you think.

Have you decided if you're treating your business like a business or a hobby yet? If the answer is "hobby" I hope that you understand that that can and better change ASAP!

Take the tips laid out in this article and start yourself on the pathway to massive network marketing success with the help of your team and business mentor. Right now pick up the phone, call your coach and tell them you are ready to treat your business like a real business. If they are anything like me they will be SUPER EXCITED for you!