Love or fear?
August 14, 2012 | Posted by Jay Kubassek | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Personal Development | 26 Comments
Love and fear are the only two energies in life, and everything we do comes from those two places. They can both motivate us to act, but in the end, love will always be a greater motivator than fear. What this means for us online marketers is that we can build long term success better if we operate from a place of love than from a place of fear.
As a marketer, it can be easier to make money operating from a place of fear. When you are in a place of fear – a place of worrying about what you don’t have – people can play off of those fears.
How many entrepreneurs got their start in 2004 when I did who are still even in business? And if I look back at the three years before that, I was operating out of fear – from a world I lived in that didn’t have enough. If you’ve ever worked from a place of worrying about someone else beating you to it and getting leads that you could be getting, that’s fear. But if you operate from a space of infinite abundance, you’re way better off. That’s coming from a place of love.
Worrying about what the competition is doing is letting them lead you, not the other way around. True leaders don’t care about the competition. Steve Jobs of Apple once said: “If I asked the customer what they wanted, we’d be selling commodores. The customer doesn’t know what they want.”
I took a walk along the Jersey shore last night and took time to appreciate the huge amount of water and sand there. The beach runs around the entire continent, more or less. I also saw hundreds of stars in the sky. I was struck by the vast abundance out there in the world. So if you’re ever feeling like there’s not enough – not enough love, or opportunity, or wealth – you’re seeing the world through the eyes of a follower and not a leader. You’re seeing things through a limited view. That limit is a fear based energy, and that cancels out a place of creation for you. All of the best creation and leadership we are capable of comes from operating out of a place of love.
Last week I told you to be completely unreasonable with what you wanted to accomplish. Get out of your head and shoot for something “out there”. Your thoughts have to get out of your head and into a new space if you want to have different results. You have to come at it from a place of abundance. Inspiring people is an act of value and the universe MUST repay you for that. When you operate from a place of fear, you may have success for awhile…but it is not sustainable. Because, in the end, we have to deliver more in value than we receive in value to create long term success.
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Back to 2004. For a three year period, I was operating out of a place of fear. I met some people who operate out of a concept of abundance. Any decision that was made was made out of that context. John Lavenia, one of my first mentors, taught me how to grow in a way that forced me to create. When you’re operating from a place of abundance, you’re confident. People will sense it in you. When you’re operating from a place of fear, you’ll attract people who are operating from fear too, and that’s not the best way to build long term success.
Our affiliates have earned over 30 million in commissions since 2004. We’re just getting started. And we’ve failed many times over that period, but we fail forward. You cannot be afraid of failure if you want to provide success in your life. And whatever you decide to do with your life, always keep in mind which place you are coming from.
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Thank you for the uplifting news.
Bill
You’re welcome.
Long before I became an online marketer in any form, I was a Reiki Master. For Reiki there 5 Principles for Life and Reiki Practice to be focused upon. The one that I found invaluable for my life as well as my practice and now my business is: “Just for today, live in the attitude of gratitude.” This is powerful and a good antidote for the fear mentality that is so prevalent in the world today. After all if you are functioning from a platform of gratitude – love and caring follows not fear.
Couldn’t have said it better.
Hi Jay:)
Great article!! What you say here is so very important to network marketers to come at it from a place of “love” and passion, not “fear”…..Love that!
Thank you for your insights!
Sincerely,
Joan
You’re welcome!
Hey Jay
I love your work and I am inspired by it. Love is a greater motivator than fear in life and in business. It is all things good. Generosity and sincerity in business grow from this place of love and abundance you speak of. This makes us ethical, trustworthy and recommended. Lofty thoughts…
Warm Regards
Brett Read
Thanks dude!
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Well done Jill!
Hey jayi started with your co a year ago paid 450.00 for the black book, i am trying to get my finances together so i can get in there again.Like what you are saying about love and fear.
Glad you liked!
hi jay you are great.PRO is your passion & heart
warm regards
jatinder batra
hi jay ,
you are great,PRO is your passion & HEART
warm regards
batra
Always!
I agree with the love thy neighbour principle as opposed to fear thy neighbour, but one word was not mentioned by you and that is greed. Greed is the main stimulus for serious entrepreneurs.
Thanks for your thoughts.
this is so true I love it.
I’m glad!
I always love reading your articles. Thanks for reminding me why I’m here in the first place. I, like most people want to follow leaders. Surround myself with like-minded individuals. I retired at age 50 from a very good high paying job. I always felt that I was worth so much more. Trading time for money was just plain stupid. It disturbed me that 99 % of my piers at work thought they had a really good thing going for them. It would have been easy to stay and keep putting in my time. But I really felt trapped and controlled. I did not thrive in that type of environment.
Getting out was risky, but deep down I knew I could do it. Those other people knew they could not. Our belief system is everything. Every decision we make changes not only our life, but the lives of thousands. That’s what you did with Pro. That’s why your company is still here after many years and all the rest have packed up and left. It is your inspiration and compassion to make this a better world. You are genuine and sincere. You know there is not a better way to success. You have paved and repaved the surface of Pro U. It has never been so easy for people to figure this out and actually do it. You removed all the barriers and made this super simple.
I remember when we would collect our own commission from our members. You even removed that barrier. After more than 5 years with Pro, there has never been a better time to promote your products and services. So glad to have met you and all the many friends I made because of one small decision I made more then 5 years ago. Keep it going. Love your energy and spirit!
Thanks Michelle! Appreciate you!
El miedo es el principal factor de fracaso y el exito lo logras ocn amor, es una buena combinacion vamos a salir de la zona de miedo para entrar a la zona de amor
Grande Jay
Glad you liked!
Thank you! I spent this past Friday with Aaron & Sophia Rashkin “day In the office” I’m not utilizing Pro U that’s available
You’re welcome!
True, fear is what distracts one from success .Now i know that there no worse thing and a strong killer of dreams and fortune than fear. Thanl you Jay