“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” Benjamin Franklin

“We are accountable only to ourselves for what happens to us in our lives.” Mildred Newman

Accountability:  the quality or state of being accountable; especially, an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions.

As network marketers, the foundation of our success and productivity is self-accountability.  When we hold ourselves accountable for both our successes and our failures, it demonstrates that we are aware that whatever the results of our actions – or inaction - we only have ourselves to credit or blame.

As self-employed entrepreneurs, it can be more challenging to hold ourselves accountable than when we had a job and a “boss.”  Can we meet the challenge?

In network marketing, far too many blame their company or their products when they are not making sales.  If they examine their own behavior, work habits, values and motivations, those people will likely see that they themselves are to blame.  Of course, if they do not have the desire to hold themselves accountable, it is unlikely they will conduct that self-examination.  After all, it is so much easier to blame others.

Because we are independent representatives, self-employed, we must be mindful of all of our decisions and actions.  Whether we work totally alone or as part of a team, in the end, only we are responsible for our actions.  We cannot control or anticipate how others behave, but we are in full control of how we react to those we encounter through our day-to-day and situations that may occur. 

If your business is struggling, take a close look at your own behavior, work habits and activities.  Do not make excuses; do not place blame; take action to correct whatever you discover YOU are doing ineffectively or are not doing at all.  Review the training that you have been provided.  Are you trying to reinvent the wheel, or are you doing what the leaders in your company are doing?  Are you expecting too much too soon?  Are you devoting enough time to your business to make it grow and develop?

I ask these questions to my team members who complain that they are working their Xpress Healthcare business, but they are getting no leads. Those who are honest with themselves realize the error of their ways.  Those who are not willing to hold themselves accountable often quit, moving on the the next company where they will begin the process once again.

Self-accountability is empowering!  WE are in charge of our own lives, our own actions, our own accomplishments and our own decisions.  As home business owners, WE are the bosses!

To learn more about Julie Klein and Xpress Healthcare, visit http://joinxpresshealthcare.com