The Tortoise and the Hare
There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, "Slow and Steady", the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at old "Slow and Steady" and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?" Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
Slow and Steady, as the hare referred to his competitor, walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line. The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare.
Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line.
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for 'Slow and Steady' won the race!"
Why use a child's fable to address an adult audience? To urge readers of Difference Makers to read a post on a blog called Natural Selling. This blog was introduced to me by MLMBlog. I personally urge all those who have an entreprenurial interest in network marketing to read both these blogs routinely.
Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at old "Slow and Steady" and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?" Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
Slow and Steady, as the hare referred to his competitor, walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line. The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare.
Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line.
After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for 'Slow and Steady' won the race!"
Natural Selling wrote a post called "Going Slow to Go Fast." The main point of the author, in my opinion, is summarized in the last sentence, "Going slower is the FASTEST way I know of to build lifelong relationships."
This one statement is foundational to anyone seeking to build a profitable network marketing business. Regardless of product or program, if your motive leaves out the building of solid relationships, you are destined for disappointment, at best, and failure, at worst. To genuinely build a relationship takes TIME! Might even say it requires "slow and steady" effort.
Are you willing to invest significant time into building relationships? Will you commit to making your relationships more important than your entreprenuerial accomplishments? Your ultimate success will depend on your enthusiasm to create sincere relationships, rather than merely playing the "numbers game." Such an attitude will surely make a difference!
Join me in welcoming Natural Selling to the blogging community!
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