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September 23, 2003
The Trouble With Quixtar: 4
By QBlog in
Because blogs are inherently conversational and generally informal I thought it might be fun for me to take a few days to work out some of my issues with Quixtar right here, in this public space. Some posts may not make a lot of sense on their own but I hope that as a collection these posts will all tie together to accurately describe what I call "The Trouble With Quixtar."
To keep things organized I'm titling each related entry The Trouble With Quixtar and then numbering them sequentially. Also, please understand that this is a personal effort for me to fully comprehend why I am unable to embrace Quixtar, or any MLM business. This is my personal struggle with Quixtar. > 3 <
I began life as an artist. I spent my entire childhood sketching, painting and drawing as I received endless recognition, praise and awards. My grandfather was, among many things, a professional cartoonist and he gave me tips, lessons and books each time I visited him at his North Texas duplex. I seemed destined to become a professional artist of some kind and really had every intention of doing just that until I entered high school.
It was during high school that my dreams were somehow shattered and I began to think about the practical applications of my artistic destiny and decided (for reasons I don’t really understand today) that being an artist would not provide the type of income and lifestyle that I desired. What did I choose instead? Psychology!
While psychology proved to be extremely fascinating to me in college I quickly discovered that simple fascination did not earn good grades. After changing my major numerous times I finally settled on my second love, writing. I was on my way to becoming a journalist.
In J-School I excelled. I was a natural. Took to it like a fish to water. I’d been warned that journalists (especially news editorial) did not earn the “big bucks” but I no longer cared. I had found something that I truly enjoyed doing and actually looked forward to class each morning. Those semesters flew by and I had every intention of following the traditional path of young journalists when my academic advisor suggested I take a brand new journalism course teaching HTML. I had just gotten my first computer a few months earlier and thought it might be fun to learn a little about the Internet. Little did I know, that particular class would prove to be a life changing experience.
I thrived in the class and quickly learned more than my professor could teach. I turned to the Internet for more instruction and continued teaching myself every day. On graduation day I earned a BA in Journalism but knew that what I really wanted to do was some sort of Web production. I just didn’t know how to make money doing it.
Fast forward to today. Right now I’m making a healthy living doing what I love. I’m still very much involved with journalism but I’m also producing, developing and administrating Web content. Somehow I found something that I love doing and am getting paid to do just that. How many people can honestly say that they enjoy going to work every morning?
What I’ve learned from my little life experience is that it’s important to follow your dreams, find what you love to do and then do it well. Most of the truly successful people aren’t focused on how much money they’ll earn in a given career or what profession has the best retirement package. Instead they’re focused on using their God-given talents to the best of their ability every single day of their lives.
Comments
I feel a remarkable affinity when reading this reason for not embracing Quixtar. Money motivation was one of the primary tatics used to try and convince me that I needed this program. Fortunately, I have been able to avoid the trap. I will say that I have invested in the wholesale shopping portion for about the price you pay for a Sam's/ Costco membership. It seemed comical that when it was all said and done the only real motivation that could be provided to "join" was money, and as that particular point did not appeal, they could find no other valid reason to give for me to invest.
to quakstar: and whoever, this business is not for everyone and for those people who enjoy going to work and trading time for money rock on!!! its not at all like it reads above, if you would like to see a pyramid look at your job. will you ever be higher than your boss or make any more money. this works and if you are looking and have a dream this is for you. if you are not this is not for you. if Mary has never seen the plan or had the opportunity for the business then I don't think she has room for comment.
My boss who got roped into Quackstar is finally starting to realize that it is fake. It took her a few months. She got a bunch of friends to go to the meeting and some signed up yet she got nothing for it, but the main guy in her group did. The worst is she is switching phone companies and email providers and all that stuff and it isn't even a good deal-a lot of the companies Quackstar works with are ones that sell stuff at a higher price or at most the same as you would find if you were just a savvy shopper on your own. So I would say, yes this is one of those triangular schemes if the word pyramid is offensive.
Posted by: Mary | April 13, 2004 1:14 PM