“I was told I could be bringing in upwards of $100,000 within two years of signing on,” Dave wrote. “I went to hundreds of meetings and when I wasn’t at a meeting I was on the phone. I was recruiting constantly – my extended family started avoiding me. Then all of a sudden, the company went out of business. Here I am with a garage full of expensive products, a couple of thousand dollars on my credit card from buying products to push up to the next level, and a couple of really strained relationships.”

Philosopher Eric Hoffer said this: “It seems that intense desire creates not only its opportunities but it’s own talents.”

William Hazlitt, also a wise philosopher, confirms this viewpoint. He says, “A strong desire for any object will insure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.”

It’s been taught, and rightly so, that you need enthusiasm, discipline, persistence and self-motivation to achieve success. This is true.

However, can those teaching this ultra basic and commonsensical information tell you where to get these needed things if you don’t have them? No. They can’t, unless they’re giving you the vague answer “from within”.