What happened to integrity? It seems to have gone the way
of the buggy whip. Today so many people think they are
going to get "ripped off" "scammed" or "taken" when ever
they are looking at online businesses or opportunities.
There is a perception that no one has integrity any more.
Well, that just isn't the case.
I have learned over time... It is the thief, who thinks
everyone steals, and the liar, who thinks everyone
lies...with the converse also being true.
Today on the internet, sure there are scams out there and
yes, people lose money sometimes...but not everything on
the internet is a scam. It would be like saying that every
offering on eBay is "too good to be true" or every
commercial offering on TV is unrealistic.
Trust and integrity is something that you need to earn, by
giving it first... If you don't want to be scammed, don't
scam anyone and don't think you are getting scammed...it is
a known fact that you get what you think about the most!
Unless it's a Nigerian bank official offering you
$100,000,000 if you send him $3000...which doesn't make any
sense what-so-ever... If you see a business that does make
sense to you...go for it and make it work.
The challenge is that when people see offerings on the
internet, they expect them to just deposit mountains of
money into their bank account...and when they don't (in the
first week)... it MUST BE A SCAM... Anyone in their right
mind knows that all legitimate businesses take work. If you
think you can engage in an internet business and not work
at it and still make money...well then, you are scamming
yourself.
This is where personal integrity comes in. If you want to
find a business, brick and mortar or online, you need to
have the integrity to follow your desire.
As an internet entrepreneur, I take what I do seriously.
Just like a Doctor or a Lawyer, what I do, I do with
integrity and professionalism. So many times, people think
that internet marketers are scam-artists; looking for the
next quick sale from some unknowing 'dup'...when in fact
the people I associate with have the highest level of
integrity, honor and caring for the people and their
results...more so than in most industries.
It may have been J.D. Rockefeller that once say, "Never
trust a man in business, that does not benefit from your
success". Nothing describes the network marketing and
direct sales industries better...people benefiting for
other peoples "successes".
In most "off line" businesses, people are "pitted" against
each other...and told to compete for the prize... I
recently saw a TV show where a couple got engaged on the
way to work, they ran into the boss as they got to work who
told them that they were in competition for the promotion.
The woman ended up "winning" and the man broke off the
engagement...all within one week... sure it was TV, but I
am sure it happens in real life too. Two perfectly happy
people were torn apart by corporate competition and a
distorted view of what is right and wrong. In the online
world, more and more, people are offering insights, ideas
and programs to assist others in building their business.
Sure sometimes they want to get paid for it...no problem,
they should, while others give freely of their time.
In some businesses, there is a community developed where
leaders assent to a place where they share their ideas and
programs with everyone in the organization. This is where
integrity is at it apex. In many Network Marketing, MLM
and Direct Sales companies, sharing of information is
commonplace in the "corporate culture", so much that when
people leave those industries and enter the "real world",
they are disheartened by the lack of cooperation and
camaraderie.
My hope is that the next time you come across an internet
business opportunity, and you wonder if it's a scam or
not...don't think about it being a scam... Think about who
you are and what you want. Think about if the business is
right for you. Think about if the business makes sense to
you, fits your life style, provides you a feeling of
community, bringing you a sense of excitement, a strong
comp plan with a continuous residual income stream and a
real opportunity to influence others??? If it meets those
needs, then you will know what to do.
So, integrity is more about who you are, and what you
desire. Integrity is about giving trust, and allowing it
to come back to you. Integrity is about the anticipation
and the expectation that others will deal with you in a way
you would want them to, and how you would deal with them.
Integrity isn't Lost... it's just not being used by enough
people. If you become one who uses it, pass it on...it
will make the world a better place.
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http://www.joegrushkin.com
http://www.thousanddollarprofits.com/63574
phone 203.557.3670
joegrushkin@optonline.net
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