A common challenge in Nikken and any network marketing business is that many Consultants don't allow themselves enough time in which to build the necessary competence to be able to really build successfully. They get disheartened by their results far too early, even before they are even "half trained".
Compare with some other professions. Yes, direct selling is a profession. How long does it take to become a fully fledged doctor, teacher, football player, singer... you get the point.
Here is some interesting information from an article that I just read. The link is further below but let's look at this first.
"The 10,000-hours rule says that if you look at any kind of cognitively complex field, from playing chess to being a neurosurgeon, we see this incredibly consistent pattern that you cannot be good at that unless you practice for 10,000 hours, which is roughly ten years, if you think about four hours a day."
Wow! I don't think it takes nowhere near 10 000 hours to get good enough to be Royal Diamond material. But what this quote does show is how crucial this element is. It is not only about talent. For some people, their road to Royal Diamond could be those 10 000 hours of consistent effort. For some the journey is faster. But comparing to other fields does put the expectations in our industry in perspective.
Read the entire article here:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/11/news/companies/secretsofsuccess_gladwell.fortune/index.htm
There is also an interesting comparison of American and Japanese school children and a theory that work and study ethics could culturally be based on habits going back to the agricultural days and the different requirements in the West and in Asia. Rice growing is really hard.
There is also a great video on the subject:
http://money.cnn.com/video/ft/#/video/fortune/2008/10/20/fortune.colvin.talent.fortune
Or as our dear Dr Naidu puts it, "there are no geniuses, only hard-working people or lazy people".
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