Fear of Rejection

The thing is...none of us want to feel rejection.

The reality is...many of us struggle with it every day.

So let's just say you joined a network marketing company. You're absolutely blown away by the quality of the products your new company offers and you're excited, to say the least!

You start to tell your friends and family about your amazing new business and products.

Then kabam! You just hit the brick wall of rejection! That's because in reality, only your mother will join you and many of your other friends and family will laugh at you or think you are crazy. And some will even ridicule you.

So the next time a situation arises that would be an ideal time and way for you to share your company and products, guess what?! FEAR of REJECTION will raise it's ugly head and you won't be able to get a word out of your mouth even though you know you have a solution to the very problem they are frustrated about.

Let me tell you from experience that fear of rejection is paralyzing!

Trust me. I know. When I was in second grade, having been promoted mid-year from first to second, we moved to a new town and new school district where no one had ever been promoted after only one semester of first grade. The principal didn't know what to do with me! Does this scared and timid little girl belong in first grade or second grade?

Instead of making an adult executive decision, that principal took me into the second grade class, stood me in front of the second graders and asked them whether they wanted me in their class or not. DUH! Obviously, they voted unanimously to reject me and just like that I was put back in first grade and FEAR of REJECTION became my decades-long companion.

Whenever anyone asked if they could talk with me, my immediate reaction would be that of an irrational fear of rejection. My hands would begin to sweat and my heart would beat 100 miles an hour. What kind of rejection was I about to face? 

Usually none.

Perhaps something similar happened to you and you've struggled with fear of rejection.

And by the way, I forgave that principal and the second graders long ago. But it wasn't until fairly recently that I was (mostly) freed of that fear of rejection thanks to the grace of God. 

So when I found network marketing and fell in love with it, one big dilemma and an excuse I used many, many times was my struggle with fear of rejection. Many times I let my fear steal a blessing from my prospective customer by keeping my mouth shut.

But thanks to technology and the internet, there is now a way for me to help thousands of people without ever having to face rejection. My friend and mentor, Tim Darnell, has created a system that enables virtually anyone to be successful in network marketing without having to deal with rejection or the myriad of other excuses people might give for not wanting to utilize this amazing and powerful business model - one of the few that can create the financial freedom that residual cash flow can provide for you and your family.

I'd love to give you Tim's new book as an electronic download so you can get a glimpse of what this system can do for you. Just click the link to get yours.

I wish you all the best in this difficult time of quarantine we're experiencing now in 2020. There is no better time than right now to get started on creating your own residual cash flow.

Sharon Reece
Queen of Excuses

P.S. You can download Tim's book, BOMBSHELL - Recruiting on Autopilot here.

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I Hate the Telephone!

The thing is...the telephone has never been my friend. And I have never been its friend either!

I probably had some kind of telephone-related traumatic experience as a child. Who knows?!

In any case, I have always hated talking on the telephone. If someone calls, I will talk and I'll actually enjoy it but I'm not going to be the one to give you a call unless there just is no other option.

So after we got involved in network marketing (which I love), I was suddenly up against an obstacle that seemed insurmountable.

I hated making telephone calls!

If you've been around network marketing or multi-level marketing at all, you know that your sponsor will give you your first assignment. Make a list of at least 100 names and start calling them!

Panic mode for me!

I was fine with making my list but then I created a million excuses not to call any of those people. Just the thought of calling would cause my hands to sweat, my voice to come out in a thin, wispy thread and my whole body to shake.

I don't know who else can identify but I needed a lot of self-talk, self-help, mindset growth and reinforcement that I could do this. And eventually I was able to make it to the point of qualifying (together with my husband) for our company's executive rank.

So I truly was the Queen of Excuses when it came to picking up the telephone.

Imagine my delight, excitement and relief when my sponsor and mentor, Tim Darnell, decided that he was going to develop a system that could be used by anyone in network marketing to recruit on auto-pilot WITHOUT having to call anyone or even talk to anyone!

Maybe you extroverts can't even identify with what I'm talking about! But I'm sure there are some introverts out there who can.

To those people who are my tribe, I invite you to investigate this new way of doing business by downloading Tim Darnell's new book, BOMBSHELL - Recruiting on Auto-pilot. There will be a link in the P.S. down below or you can try the book cover.

To the rest of you who love talking on the phone, I wish you well! May you find people at home and willing to answer your call.

Meanwhile, I'll be putting things out there that will gather my tribe and help them achieve success whether they love or hate the telephone!

Blessings!

Sharon Reece
Queen of Excuses

P.S. If you have a desire to grow your team in spite of obstacles, I invite you to grab your free download of Tim's book. It may be your first step to real success.

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God's Impossible Love Story

It's true! God's love story for you begins with the impossible!

If you're not familiar with the story of how God made a covenant with Abram, I would recommend that you go back to the Old Testament and read about Abram and Sarai - Genesis chapters 12, 15, 17 and 18 to understand some of the background.

The story is one of impossibilities! As the angel of the Lord explains God's plan to Abram, he says in Genesis 18:14:

"Is anything too hard for the Lord?"

God had already told Abram back in Genesis 12:3:

"I will bless those who bless you. And I will curse him who curses you. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

Genesis 17:1-6 expands on this when the Lord comes to change Abram's name to Abraham, meaning the father of multitudes. In verse 4 He says:

"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations." 

But there was a problem! Abram was 100 and Sarai was 90, both long past the age of childbearing. Sarai took things into her own hands and had a child via her handmaiden. But God made it very clear that this promise of a multitude of descendants was to come through Abraham and Sarah, not any other way!

And God was true to His word and Isaac was born in their old age. He was the son of the promise.

In the New Testament, Paul explains to the Romans, the mystery of faith. Even though the law was given to the Jewish people, salvation by grace through faith has been given to all people, both Jews and Gentiles. It always has been and always will be. Romans chapter 4 goes into detail, explaining all of this. But it is summarized in verses 16 and 17:

"Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all (as it is written, 'I have made you a father of many nations') in the presence of him whom he believed -- God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as through they did." 

So we come to Easter! It's a story filled with the impossible.

And as I was running 10 km (in my backyard) this morning, I was contemplating the awesomeness of the Resurrection.

It's a case of "God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did." (Romans 4:17) 

But the Resurrection isn't the only IMPOSSIBLE part of this story! It goes far beyond this.

The real impossibility is that Jesus would willingly lay down his life to pay the debt each one of us owed because of our sin and rebellion against God. No one took it from him. If He had wanted to, He could have called down a legion of angels to rescue Him from the cross.

Romans 5:6-8 explains it this way:

"For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

When God raised Jesus from the grave, He once and for all vanquished both death and the fear of death. Ephesians 2 tells us that the same power God used to raise Jesus from the dead is the same power He has made available to us. Because He lives, we can have eternal life. All we have to do is believe - just like Abraham believed so long ago.

In Ephesians 2:8 and 9, the apostle Paul explains it this way:

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

So my question is - what are you going to do with the cross and with the Resurrection? This is God's impossible love story written to you. Are you listening?

Blessings,
Sharon Reece
Queen of Excuses

P.S. If you have believed as a result of what I've written, I'd love to know about it. You can contact me in the comments or find me on Facebook, where I am SharonReece1.

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The "Too Sick" Excuse

I was the Queen of Excuses. It's because I lived from excuse to excuse and have come out on the other side, that I now have the authority to speak on this subject.

Being a queen of excuses can complicate even the normal tasks of life

One of the excuses I have used the most over my lifetime has been the excuse of not feeling well. And truthfully, being sick is one of the biggest hindrances to accomplishing anything. It's what you might call a "legitimate" excuse. It makes one feel helpless and hopeless - or at least that's how I felt.

I picked up amoeba when I was in Mexico during my training for missions. Every time I ate anything, I felt absolutely terrible. The seasoned missionaries told me that the medicine to cure the amoeba was worse than the amoeba itself. 

Unfortunately, I believed them. 

And because I didn't take the treatment - since I was pretty sure I would die if I did - the amoeba became chronic, causing me great pain and discomfort for many, many years. 

It also kept me from accomplishing many of the things I really wanted to accomplish. It was a very real and legitimate excuse! 

It wasn't until about 10 or 11 years later that I had to take medicine for another issue. That medicine was like magic! In one very easy dose - voila! Not only did it resolve the condition for which it was prescribed but the chronic amoeba vanished and I had my life back.

I could scarcely believe it!

Suddenly my "legitimate" excuse was gone! And I was jumping for joy!

I'd love to tell you that that was the end of my excuses, but there were other times of sickness awaiting me. Malaria - on several different occasions. A serious complication during my second pregnancy. Infectious hepatitis with a relapse. Other parasites. Not to mention the normal colds, flu, etc.

John 10:10 says: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 

The thief mentioned here is Satan. His goal is to steal, kill and destroy. One of the ways he does that is through sickness.

As I'm writing this, we are right in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis and that brings this whole thing into a unique focus. 

God's plan has always been to redeem people from this fallen world and bring them into His Kingdom of light, love and hope. We find that in Colossians 1:13 and 14.

13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

What an amazing gift! I just had to mention it here in case you have never received it.

The process of releasing and getting beyond my excuses was a long one. 

I struggled with many more over the years. Much personal growth through books, podcasts, seminars and mentoring were essential.

I'll be sharing many of those struggles and my breakthroughs in this blog. I hope they will be helpful and encouraging to you.

May you experience your own personal breakthrough by allowing God to rescue you from the dominion of darkness and transfer you to the kingdom of His Son, Jesus. 

Blessings,
Sharon Reece

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