What Does the Horror Movie “The Descent 2” and Internet Marketing Have In Common?

So last night I fired up my pc and listened on some great content (again!) from my upline team that included David Wood, Larry Beacham and Jim Chao on mindset of a successful internet marketer and qualifying and handling objections. After listening in and taking some notes to implement into my business, it was just after midnight and I started my preparation to watch the horror movie “The Descent Part 2”. I popped some Orville Redenbacher, made a cold drink and prepared to watch a movie all alone, which is a rarity in my house of 4 kids. I watch horror movies alone for one big reason and that is to simply “preview” it before allowing my 15 and 17 year old son to watch it. Movies are rated R for many different reasons, and when nudity and sexual innuendos are present, I scratch that movie from our “Dad and Dude Movie Night”. We like watching scary movies, but I am not comfortable not knowing that their might be a scene that will be inappropriate for us to be seeing. Sorry, that’s just my little parenting rant for a moment.

So what does this movie have in common with the internet business, the presentation I just sat in on and the struggling home business owner?  Here’s my “Ebert and Roeper” movie / entrepreneur review.

So you ever feel like the walls are caving in around you and there is simply no chance for escape?  You have days and weeks of so much pressure you find it hard to breathe?  You start to run out of energy because you just don’t have the will to carry on any further and you want to just give up. “Fear runs deeper” is the tag line of this movie set in underground narrow caves in North America. If you liked the first movie (“The Decent”), then you will more than likely enjoy the second one. Most sequels are pretty weak, but this one pleasantly surprised me and I would recommend it even as a stand alone, even though it picks up right where the first one ended, and sort of comes full circle at the conclusion. If descending into the dark caverns beneath our safe and sound “surface” world scares you, then The Descent 2 is another attack into the dark subterranean world beneath ours. As with the original one, the scenery here is dark and creepy, giving you a sense of claustrophobia and paranoia.

“I’m scared.  It’s the feeling that keeps you alive.” This is a line that resonated with me last night, enough so that I had to pause the movie and right it down.  Think about it for a moment; feeling scared is what keeps us alive and kicking.  Even when you are on top of your business or organization, I believe the ones that persevere and continue to be the top producers have a tinge of fright that keeps us always aiming for more and to reach greater heights.

So listen, when you feel that your world is caving in and you find it hard to move or breath, you are no different than many of the success stories that you hear about in network marketing or any other business ventures out there.  The ones that don’t give in to the claustrophobic feelings of giving up are the ones that win.  Keep on pushing-this is an amazing industry with incredible opportunities.  You might be one step away from quitting and giving up, but remember this; you might also be one step away from a life changing breakthrough that will get you closer to reaching the dreams that got you involved in this industry in the first place. Its ok to be scared-It’s a feeling that keeps you alive!