One month ago I became a Global Information Network member.

Around the same time I also became a Lifewave distributor.

One thing most network marketing “Uplines” will tell you is that you don’t want to join more than one network marketing company at one time.

They’ll try to convince you that you need to just focus on one opportunity and build that out exclusively.

Sound familiar?

For the average person, that is awesome advice.  Most people *should* focus on one thing and do nothing but that one thing.  But that’s because most people are not scanners.

As a scanner type personality though, I choose otherwise.

I chose to join and build out TWO network marketing companies at the same time.

Sorry, but that’s just who I am.  I’m not going to take my biggest strength (being a scanner) and have anyone convince me that it is a weakness.

In fact, after one month of being in these two companies I’m already seeing some awesome benefits of being involved in two MLM’s and not just one.

Before I dive into some of those benefits, I just want to share some of my results after just one month of being in each company.

Global Information Network

After one month or so, this is what my GIN Business looks like so far.

The big blue dot in the middle represents me.

The 58 slightly smaller green dots represent all the people I’ve signed up so far as affiliates.

The 8 blue dots represent the 8 people that have signed up as GIN members.

And finally the 12 smallest green dots represent people that my Team Paulymath Members / Affiliates signed up so far.

That’s a total of 78 people so far in my GIN business.

And that’s all done part-time.

Lifewave

This is what my Lifewave business looks like after one month.

I’ve got 56 distributors in my business, which includes the 18 people I signed up myself and the 38 people my upline signed for me.

The actual hierarchy of my Lifewave business is not exactly like this, but it’s too complicated to draw it out with with proper hierarchy relationships so I just made a graphic that shows the number.

So far I’m pretty happy with the results I’ve gotten in both companies.

Insights After One Month

Considering that I’ve been in both companies for only about a month or so, and also taking into account the fact that I’m only working on these businesses part time (10-15hrs/week), I’m pretty happy with my results so far.

However, even as a scanner type personality I have to say that if you’re going to be getting involved with more than one network marketing company at a time – you MUST choose your companies very carefully.

In fact I would say that in most cases, trying to build more than one network marketing company at one time – even for a scanner – is not recommended.

The main reason why I think it has been working for me is because both of these companies are so synergistically aligned.

I love Lifewave because they have such an amazing product and anyone interested in more energy, health, weight loss, anti-aging, or pain relief without the use of drugs or pharmaceuticals is a potential client.

That’s a HUGE market.

I love GIN because their success training is the best I have ever seen – anywhere – and it has produced results FAST, not just for me but for pretty much everyone I have shared it with.

The two companies fit in so synergistically for me because GIN produces a product for the mind (success training) and Lifewave produces a product for the body (natural health).

So the two fit perfectly.

Also, my distributors in Lifewave who are also GIN members are benefiting from the success training in GIN to also help them with their Lifewave business.

And of course as a GIN member myself, I’m utilizing the Lifewave Energy Enhancer patches to help me have the daily energy I need to grow my GIN business.

It’s a win / win.

Hidden Benefits of Being in Two MLM’s at Once

I have never been a part of two Network Marketing companies at the same time before.

This is the first time I have ever attempted to do this.

And I have discovered a somewhat unexpected benefit from doing this.

See, when you start building a network marketing business – or any business for that matter – you will eventually run into some challenges.

There’s no such thing as a business that just produces instant results without any obstacles.

There are always going to be obstacles in any business you run, and that’s a good thing.  Obstacles or challenges that come up help us grow and through that growth we prosper.

However, one of the challenges that sometimes comes up when you hit a “brick wall” in a business, is being able to discern whether the “brick wall” you’re running into is a flaw in the business model you’re a part of or if it’s some kind of internal shift within yourself that needs to happen.

Let me give you an example of what I mean by this.

Let’s say you join a network marketing company, and you start to build things up and after a while you realize that you’re running into an obstacle.

Let’s just call whatever this obstacle may be – obstacle X.

Now the question is, how do you know if obstacle X is actually a “flaw” with the particular network marketing company you’re a part of, or if it’s just something that YOU are manifesting in your reality?

Well, for me being a part of both GIN and Lifewave has made that abundantly clear.

I have run into a few challenges already and right away I could tell that it’s not a flaw in either company because I was seeing the same problem in both places.

In this way, the two opportunities have been acting like mirrors for me.

If my Lifewave team and my GIN team are running into the same challenges, then it most likely isn’t Lifewave or GIN at fault.  It’s us.

Access to this “awareness” has been great because most people who fail in any network marketing opportunity leave that opportunity blaming the company they were a part of for their failure.

In this situation, by being a part of both companies, it’s hard to blame the companies for any challenges you run into if you’re seeing the same challenges in both places.

This awareness forces you to look at YOURSELF as the source of the challenge and helps you to take 100% responsibility for owning it and solving the challenge.

It has helped me tremendously already.

Looking for Scanners

If you’re a scanner type personality and you are interested in building a home based business and earning a long term residual income stream for yourself and your family, I want to connect with you.

Hit me up on my Blog here, Facebook, Skype or email me and I’d love to connect, chat and see if GIN and/or Lifewave is for you.

I’m still just getting started, but I’m pretty happy with my results so far – especially considering that this is just a “part time thing” for me right now.