It’s funny how even children’s books can teach you a lot about yourself and this wonderful industry we call

Network Marketing. I was watching Horton Hears A Who this weekend. It actually is a great movie filled with wonderful metaphors of life.

That brings me to my question I have in the title. What does Dr Seuss and MLM have in common?

He had a way of teaching people that everybody mater, even in Horton Hears a who. There was line in the  movie were says “A Person is A Person no matter how small.” -Dr Seuss

Sometimes we get so caught up on the idea that it’s about me, when really it’s about people. You might be able to fool some people, but you never will fool leaders. Your business will never get any real traction, because people know that you don’t care about them.

5 Things You Can Learn from Dr Seuss

1.) People want to feel special. I remember when I was younger working at Walgreens. They had a policy of the 7 C’s they called them. I remember one of the managers just saying to me, smile and say I hope your having a wonderful day. It was amazing to see people light up, I never forgot that, and wake up everyday asking myself how can I bless somebody’s life today.

2.) Be Yourself. Your the only one that knows how to be you. quit trying to be like everybody else. Copying this guru, talking like this person, and etc. Just be who God made you to be, you are special, because He made you and there is nobody else like it. You are unique even down to your fingerprints.

3.) Reading books is important to your success. If you want to be a leader you must read. So many people want the easy way in life, and want to take all the shortcuts to success. Well there is no shortcuts, there is no easy button, and there is no easy way to success. Reading is important to growing as person, growing into a leader, and getting the success you want out of life.

4.) You’re on your own. Comes down to you making a decision when you just do it. It’s only you that can turn on the switch in your life. I hope you quit blaming your company, blaming the product, blaming your upline, and etc. Lets stop being a victim, lets start being victorious in life. Tell yourself today I will not stand by and wait for someone to do it for me, I’m going to do it myself.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own.And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr Seuss

5.) Trying is the name of the game. Quit second guessing yourself all the time. So many people say only if I could do this better or do that better I would succeed in MLM. Well do it, quit talking about it. If you want to be a better prospector, learn from people like Tom Challan and Ray Higdon. Want to be better at internet marketing, then find the best and learn from them. Want to learn how to get over fears of talking to people, then go out and find books on how to do that and apply what you read.

No more excuses in 2012, you get a clean slate. No more thinking I would, should, could have done this in 2011. It’s over lets rock 2012 and Thank Dr Seuss for all the wisdom he provides us.

I guess reading these books growing up really did help me more then I could have imagined. I hope this will do the same for you. Praying for your success in 2012.