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I have said in many of my previous posts as well as in personal correspondence, with some members of my downline: Everything we do, provides a learning experience. We must then be  prepared to accept our lessons, internalize them and move forward.

An equally important variation on the foregoing theme is the acknowledgement and correction of personal errors. I believe that as we attempt to establish ourselves as leaders in our own businesses/niches, we are setting examples for the folks we are blessed to lead and we then owe them, our very best examples of self , which we are asking them to duplicate. In other words, we are setting ourselves up as role models. For many of us, this is new, whereas for some it is routine as we have been at it for a while. Regardless, I am sure you will agree, it is best to come correct as mistakes  don’t usually allow for second chances. Additionally, don’t engage in the futile exercise  of rating mistakes by your personal measure of severity and thus a determination of how you should address it. We are all different and to be on the safe side; step-up, take ownership, make corrections and move forward. To do anything else, brings ones integrity into question and that is not good.

Having said that, let me tell you about an error I made and how I am seeking to correct it. First the correction. Since we are working with people who may never have heard of having a home-based business or any of the various companies we represent, we should never use JARGON, when speaking or writing for public consumption about what we do. A good many people are turned off when they are made to feel they are being excluded by the conversation. It is also frustrating to attempt to be a part of a group and you are talked around. It happens in school, church and even here on blogs. If you want to be more successful, you must be mindful of this going forward.

I alluded to the existence of a support site on the “Ning” network in my post and that was a grossly misleading statement. First of all Ning is a network of websites that have many and varied subjects as determined by the individual owner of the particular Ning site. In my post, I was actually referring to the 12SC Social Community, which is owned by Jim Allen and open to 12 Second Commute members on an exclusive membership basis. With that I hope you can see why that is a possible turnoff for anyone unfamiliar with what we do and how it can also be costly to me as a recruiter. I do apologize.

So, I would say it is best to take the time to do it correctly the first time, which can probably be best achieved through planning. Don’t get in too big a hurry, else you wind up causing more problems that you solve. Plan your work and work your plan to the betterment of all concerned. Be mindful of the audience you seek to reach and speak to their level of understanding of what you want them to know. You will always be a winner when you do.