You probably know that most people who start a home business, especially a network marketing home business, are very reluctant to talk to their friends about it. Most say, it is the “pitch your friends” issue, but maybe it’s really a fear of being accepted, or even worse feeling judged.
Imagine what it would be like if you could tell your friends and family anything about your business and not be or feel judged. Now we all say we can do this, but is this really the truth? As you read this short article, you may begin to feel a sense of uneasiness. Little by little you will begin to understand that you are afraid of having your business judged by your friends, which can make it feel like you, personally, are being judged.
When we were little kids, judgment was not an issue. In those early years of existence, we would tell anything to anyone, anywhere, without being concerned that we might be judged. So I often ask myself, “What happened?” I don’t recall a magic time in life when one opinion became THE RULE. And since when if we don’t accept the popular opinion, do we need to feel like we are being negatively judged?
Have you noticed even as adults, the most outspoken person’s opinion is taken most seriously? Let’s remember back before high school, to the moment you first felt judged by your peers. Did your opinion matter any less, and more importantly did you stop expressing it?
The term “popular kids” continues to haunt many adults long after they were perceived to be the “judges” in school. Like it or not, we were all looking for a “good” judgement from the popular kids. This was especially the truth for the even the popular kids, who often had their own insecurities, which is likely why they passed judgment on others.
Are you beginning to see how this can still be affecting you today? No one likes to be judged for the what they think or do, but it’s time to not care. You will really be interested to know that you can overcome this like anything else, and you will start to feel better about the fact that it does not matter what your friends think about your business.
You will be judged for your business and what you do with it; this will never end. However, rare thinking people like you know that it’s how you feel about yourself and your business that is significant. The only judgment about your business you need to concern yourself with is your customers.
