One power you do not have...

"You have the power to act only.

"You do not have the power to influence the result.

"Therefore you must act without the anticipation of the result

"Without succumbing to inaction." -Bhagavad Gita

Would you have started your NM business if you knew that you did not have the power to influence the results? Will you continue it, knowing that?

New life question: What would you do - or stop doing - if you knew you did not have the power to influence the results?

(This replaces the grossly misleading question: "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" Who hasn't been suckered into making expensive mistakes with that impossible-to-resist line?)

Suddenly rich Mr. Herbert

“People laugh at metal detectorists,” said Terry Herbert, a gent who spent 18 years stumbling about farmers fields in England with his little metal detector.

Indeed, Mr. Herbert never found anything more valuable than a piece of an ancient Roman horse harness.

But then one day this July, this amateur treasure hunter stumbled onto a hoard of early Anglo-Saxon treasure, probably dating from the seventh century and including more than 1,500 pieces of intricately worked gold and silver whose craftsmanship and historical significance left archaeologists awestruck. More here...

Who else is ready to take action and do something because they just feel called to, or just want to? Almost every day? For 18 years? Or however long for as long as you just enjoy doing the thing.

Obama open to MLM bailout bill?

Why should you be left out? There are certainly enough struggling networkers, don't you think?

Let's propose S. 674, the "MLM Revitalization Act." It could be voted on right after S. 673 - the Newspaper bailout bill:

Obama open to newspaper bailout bill

"The president said he is "happy to look at" bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses." See here.

"Saying he is a "big newspaper junkie," President Obama expressed hope on Friday that newspapers can find their way through the financial crisis most are now mired in. See here.

If he's also a big mlm junkie, S.674, the "MLM Revitalization Act" would have a chance.

How much money should we ask for every struggling networker?

"It's not me, but they say it makes money," sighed Lulu

If you're doing something that's really not you, that you're really not passionate about, how will you ever blossom?

"It's insane to me to ask anybody to be what they're not," Vaynerchuk says in an interview. "Know what you know the best, love the most. That's always going to be the answer to the thing that you have the best shot at winning at."

His road map is clear, if not easy. Pick a specialty you love, build your reputation as an expert, pump out content online, and eventually make money by selling advertising, niche products, or services such as consulting or speaking. Success demands relentless "hustle"—one of his favorite words—and patience to press on when less passionate entrepreneurs would quit. MORE HERE (text is good. Video has a silly ad first.)

From Gary's super new book for entrepreneurs with passion, CRUSH IT.