Plight Of The Reluctant Quitter / "MLM Mondays"

I Failed.

August 31st is supposed to be my last day in Quixtar if I'm not in Platinum qualification. Well, unless something miraculous happens in the next two weeks, I should be bowing out of MLM forever.

I did not reach my goal. And when I set the goal; I even told my readers here at "On The Road With Dave", to "hold me to it". "Mark my words", I basically said.

A few readers even gave me a gentle reminder a few months back.

So, it's a matter of credibility...if I stay in Quixtar and continue to pursue MLM success, then I'm a liar, a man prone not to keep his word and his commitments.

And the failure at not achieving this goal was completely my fault. Not my sponsor's; he felt it was a rash decision.

Not my reader's...most were very encouraging.

Not Quixtar's...they were there with new material, new products, and some nice web site improvements offering more detailed business instruction, new rewards, and just recently; a new program to increase THEIR OWN credibility.

But, I don't want to quit.

The past 6 months I have dealt with the impending and subsequent birth of my first grandchild, and an increase workload and responsibility at my employment. This little blog has seemed to have increased in popularity; and I'm making contacts and networking with others in my other chosen career as "wannabe" comedian.

So, I admit that there were many nights after I arrived home from work whereby all I really wanted to do was watch "Big Brother 7" or an old episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Weekends were for spending time with my daughter and her husband, or taking the wife and my other two kids on "outings."

I merely maintained the status quo with my Quixtar business and I didn't follow my "Quit Date criteria, of devoting a specific time each day to the goal.

I admit it again, I failed. I failed at achieving the goal and moreso, I failed at even working on the goal during some months.

So, as I said, if something miraculously doesn't happen in the next two weeks I have to quit MLM, and quit writing about it.

But, I don't really want to.

That's my plight.

I think I can STILL achieve an official leadership status as a Quixtar IBO; some readers have said I already write this blog with some unofficial leadership skills.

It's my business, I can really just say, "I don't want to quit, I want to continue and give myself more time". But there again, I kinda worry about what readers, current MLMers, and Quixtar IBOs would say. I worry about my credibility.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?