Justin Bieber as a Role Model for Network Marketers

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Justin Bieber can teach us a thing or two

Justin Bieber. Everyone knows the name. Chances are, you may even sing his songs when no one is looking.

But what does Justin Bieber have to do with network marketing?

“Alright Sheed, you’re crossing the line with Justin Bieber”

I promise I haven’t gone insane. Hear me out.

Does Justin Bieber support network marketing? Hell if I know. But I do know this. He knows a thing or two about dealing with critics.

It seems like it’s the “cool thing” to do to make fun of Justin Bieber. I’m not really sure why (though most mockery stems from nothing anyway).

Seriously. If you tell someone that you’re listening to a Justin Bieber song, they’d probably laugh in your face, and then you’ll hear about it at every single party. Just look at the comment feed when someone’s Spotify says they’re listening to Justin Bieber.

Yet Justin Bieber never faltered when it came to achieving his dreams. In fact, when faced with a rather unpleasant critic, his response was to “kill ‘em with kindness.”

That’s a pretty good way to deal with critics, in my opinion. And that’s exactly what network marketers, or anyone for that matter, needs to learn. How to properly deal with critics.

You see, the funny thing about network marketers, is that when someone bashes their company, they get really pissed off and go all Hulk SMAAASH!!

Yet is that the picture we want to give to people? That all network marketers are facing a civil war with different MLM companies?

I realize that I am overly critical of some network marketing companies, particularly the health & wellness ones, because the lay-person doesn’t know anything about proper nutrition and many companies are out to take advantage of that lack of knowledge. When it comes to health, it’s better safe than sorry, in my opinion. But other than that, the leadership that network marketing teaches is optimal. Especially when it comes to dealing with critics.

Train yourself to ignore haters. What they say says nothing about you, but volumes about their character.

I’ve dealt with my own share of critics. I’m training myself to see critics as a wisp of air–meaningless and passes through quickly. Realize that when someone speaks out to criticize, it says nothing about you, but volumes about them. Interesting way to look at it, isn’t it?

Think about it for a moment.

Do you know how many people told Steve Jobs he was crazy for trying to pioneer the personal computer, reinvent the MP3 player and cell phone, and pushing an oversized iPod touch into the market? Yet he didn’t give up on his dream. His products are always deemed as revolutionary. And that’s because he never paid attention to his critics. He pushed forward.

And look back at Justin Bieber. In his late teens, but already a household name across the United States.

It’s quite incredible really. He never gave up on his dream. He pushed forward, ignored his critics, and killed ‘em with kindness.

Even if you don’t like Justin Bieber’s songs, I hope you can appreciate how he deals with critics, and hopefully deal with critics in your own positive way.

Onto you: What other lessons can we learn from Justin Bieber’s way of dealing with critics?

Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments!

In prosperity,

Rasheed

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