The Value of a Penny
by Vicki Opfer
What would you say if I gave you a choice - I'll
give you a penny today, and then double it's value
every day for a month, or, I'll write you a check for
$1,000,000 right now. Which would you pick?
The following model will help you to understand the
financial possibilities of network marketing, also
called a business of duplication.
Day: Value of your penny:
1. .01
2. .02
3. .04
4. .08
5. .16
6. .32
7. .64
8. $1.28
9. $2.56
10. $5.12
11. $10.24
12. $20.48
13. $40.96
14. $81.92
15. $163.84
16. $327.68
17. $655.36
18. $1,310.72
19. $2,621.44
20. $5,242.88
21. $10,485.76
22. $20,971.52
23. $41,943.04
24. $83,886.08
25. $167,772.16
26. $335,544.32
27. $671,088.64
28. $1,342,177.28
29. $2,684.354.56
30. $5,368,709.12
31. $10,737,418.24
By day 7, the value of the penny is only $.64 - not
very interesting is it? If this model duplicates
network marketing, can you understand why so many
people give up building a business right away? By
the middle of the month, on day 14, the value of the
penny would only be $81.92. Well, again,
that's nowhere close to the $1,000,000 check that I
offered to write to you.
Even by day 21 - basically 2/3 of the way through
the month, the value is $10,485, which is a lot of
money, but, again, nowhere close to $1,000,000.
But then watch what happens in that next week, and
you'll discover the true power of not only this
model, but of network marketing which duplicates this
model...
This is the power of "duplication" and the power of
the network marketing model - it's fascinating.
Now look at the model as the check you will receive
on your business, once it has grown... Perhaps $10
million a month is very unrealistic, but
realize, that in the industry, those who have built
large organizations over a period of several years
can earn $25,000 - $150,000 per month. Their
secret? Simply continuing to share and not giving
up... It's sad to realize that most people will
become discouraged long before their business
has a chance to become large.
In Young Living, many of the leaders have become
successful because they loved the oils and products
so much, that they were willing to continue
sharing them, even if it appeared that they weren't
earning any money on their efforts. Eventually,
their checks began to exceed their dreams, and
they had to learn to dream bigger...
So have fun, learn a lot, share as much as you can,
dream big, and realize that even though we're only
one person, that each one of us can make a major
difference in the health of those in our communities
and those who come behind us in future generations --
and we can achieve financial abundance --
it's all in the value of a small, shiny penny..
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