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April 3, 2003
I was wondering if it's worth joining this organization
By QBlog in
I get a lot of emails asking something like, "I was wondering if it's worth joining this organization."
The answer I most often give is to make your own decision, answer your own question by asking specific questions of people in the business (that wouldn't really include me), doing lots of research and planning your investment (time and money) before signing anything. However, tonight, I thought of the perfect parallel for describing the Quixtar business decision.
Becoming an IBO should be like buying a house. You'd never buy a house without asking lots of questions, doing a lot of research, contacting a lawyer, reading piles of documents, planning your spending and budget and all the wonderfully complicated things that home buying requires.
Do the same with Quixtar. This business can impact your life much, much more than buying a home ever will so be sure you're well prepared before making the decision. Don't rush into anything. Ever. Pretend Quixtar is your second home and if you do all the right things maybe it will allow you to purchase a second home in the future.
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FYI: Psychologists aren't doctors. Psychiatrists are.
FYI, Psychologists who have graduated with a doctorate degree are doctors, indeed. I think you may be confusing the term "Doctor" with "Medical Doctor, or M.D." They may graduate with the letters Ph.D or Psy.D, but they still carry the title "doctor".
I don't know if I would go quite so far as comparing it to buying a house, considering it costs less than $200 to join, however I would get my questions answered first. One thing that must be understood is that Quixtar is not a get rich quick scheme. It takes work and some thick skin to be able to deal with some of the things that come with owning your own business. However when compared to say, a 9 to 5 job for 40+ years....Well, lets just say I know where I stand. I cannot speak for everyone but with the team I am under and the leadership skills they have my business is doing very well. I was previously a psychology student who loved the field but wasn't looking forward to having the 'Dr' in front of my name while only making about 50K a year. Studies show that most psychologists top out at around 60-80k a year depending on where you live. All in all it would be over 15 years before I ever made a dime over 60k and with the amount of hours I was looking at putting in a week I was less than enthused. Now because of Quixtar and because I plugged into the system, capitalizing on every opportunity that presented itself, and using my uplines in the way that would best build my business, I'll be able to quit my job within the next 6 months.
Posted by: josh | October 7, 2003 10:34 AM