Why Robert T. Kiyosaki and Donald Trump Recommend Network Marketing

I was searching for an old issue of Success Magazine in a bookstore featuring a network marketing company when I found an article about network marketing written by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump.

The featured article goes like this, Trump/Kiyosaki: Why We Recommend Network Marketing and it was published by Success Magazine on April 2007.

The article caught my attention because I know Robert Kiyosaki because of his best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad. I also have a collection of his books. Donald Trump was his co-author in this article. And I also have a copy of Donald Trump's book Think Big And Kick Ass.

I became interested in that article because I was wondering why these two business giants recommend network marketing.

Robert Kiyosaki said he was against network marketing when he first heard about it. But after opening his eyes, he began to see advantages that few other business opportunities offer. He said that Network Marketing is the industry for people who want to change their lives.

Network Marketing Is a B-Quadrant Business

In the Cashflow Quadrant, the second book in the Rich Dad series of books, Robert Kiyosaki discusses the four quadrants. The four quadrants are the following;

E- for employees

S- for self - employed

B - for business owner

I - for investor

He recommends a network marketing business if we are in E or S quadrants and we want to change to B quadrant, because many network marketing companies provide personal - development , necessary skills, and attitude training to be successful in B quadrant.

According to him, a true network marketing business is the exact opposite of a traditional business model because a real network marketing business is designed to bring you to the top and not keep you at the bottom. A true network marketing company does not succeed unless it brings people to the top.

In his book Cashflow Quadrant, he further stressed that he endorse any network marketing company that is first committed to developing you as a human being, more than developing you as a salesperson.

The following are points worth mentioning about network marketing:

1. Tax break increase. If you start a network marketing business in your spare time while keeping your regular job, you will begin to gain the tax advantages. A person with part-time business can take more tax deductions than employees can. Of course it is important to consult and check it with CPA for exact rulings about your tax situation.

2. Meet like-minded people. We have a saying that goes like this, "Birds of the same feather, flock together." This is also true in network marketing. We can meet people with the same interest and share a common goal. It is important that we surround ourselves and mingle with people with the same aspirations.

3. Give yourself time. Becoming successful does not happen in just a flick of an eye. It always take time. It requires dedication and patient on the part of a person.

4. Network marketing companies are patient.The beauty of a network marketing companies is that it will invest in you. Many network marketing companies provide trainings for its independent distributors because they want you to become successful. Because if you will not become successful, their business will not also become successful. After all, their goal should be brought you to the top and not keep you at the bottom.

5. Leverage the systems already in place. You will not find it hard to create a new system because the system is already built and proven.

On the other hand, Donald Trump pointed out the following about network marketing:

1. It requires an entrepreneurial spirit, focus and perseverance.

2. Network marketing is inherently social.

3. Network marketing has proven itself to be a viable and rewarding source of income.

Donald Trump also advises to do your research and put everything you've got into your product. He added that genuine enthusiasm is hard to beat and the odds will be with you.

For more information about this, I highly recommend you take your time to read the book CashFlow Quadrant and find a copy of Success Magazine Volume 3 Issue 4 April 2007.

In conclusion, network marketing is generally a good business for those people who want more out of their lives and become in a B Quadrant.