American Idol is one of the most watched television shows. Viewers tune in week after week to hear record producer Simon Cowell pass judgment on the contestants and to cast votes for their favorites. In the third season, after Simon told Jennifer Hudson, due to her weight, that she would never be an American idol, and after fans voted on three different occasions to send her to the “bottom three,” the vocalist with the powerful voice was eliminated from the competition. Since that fateful night in April, 2004, Jennifer Hudson has proven the naysayers wrong. She did it by turning in an Oscar-winning performance in Dreamgirls, earning a Grammy for her first album, completing a triumphant concert tour, and becoming a superstar. The five-octave mezzo-soprano who was voted off American Idol never gave up her dream. In fact, she accepted coming in seventh in the music competition as a good omen, because seven was her favorite number. More often than not, successful direct sellers have told me “naysayer stories.” Skeptical husbands who asked, “When are you going to get a real job?” Cynical parents who expressed reservations such as, “We sent you to college so you could try direct selling?” Incredulous friends who planted seeds of doubt with comments like, “How can you possibly think you can make money doing this?” In the face of such opposition, overcoming the naysayers takes courage. If someone you know is considering a direct sales business opportunity, but is confronting the naysayers, suggest they say something like this: “I know you care about me and only want what is best for me. That is why you are concerned about my choice to go into direct sales. I understand your apprehension and I don’t have all the answers, but I believe I should give this opportunity a try. The cost to get started is low, so there is little, if any, financial risk. I know I can find the time in my schedule to do this. I have seen others achieve success in this business. If you truly care about my happiness and want to support me, I ask you to give me a chance. You may not be able, at this time, to give your approval, but at least do not stand in my way. I need to do what I think is best for me and I hope, in time, you will become my greatest fan.” Whenever we try something new, there could always be a naysayer telling us not to try or that we will fail. If facing a naysayer, remember Jennifer Hudson, the singer who refused to give up her dream. Reflecting on her American Idol loss, Hudson said, “I can’t say that I wasn’t shocked when I was voted off of American Idol, because I was. I had just sort of settled into the pressure, and was feeling confident, when I got the wind knocked out of me. I knew though, that my career would just be beginning at that point. I had been seen.” Are you sharing and caring? Are you out there? Your career will grow and grow too when you decide to be seen as a sharing and caring person. If the wind gets knocked out of you, pick yourself up and continue on with the determination of a winner.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:15:06 +0000
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