Hi Richard, welcome to GDI and the GDI forums!
Well, you've already stumbled upon one of MY secrets. Learning. Corny? Perhaps. Yet, here's what many people arriving in the network marketing scene do:
One morning they wake up and say, I want to be a doctor. So, they head over to the hospital, steal a gown and put it on and then say, 'Hi everyone! Richard here reporting for duty. Today I'm going to do brain surgery. Where's my first patient?'
Now, I'm not trying to pick on you, Richard, but if I were the patient I would wheel my bed out of that hospital as fast as possible. Chances are if you worked on my brain at the VERY LEAST I'd walk away with a stutter and a handicap sticker.
Yet, many network marketers take this approach. When first beginning years ago I did. And it led to a lot of frustration and failure. So much so I felt that I DID need a handicap sticker.
So, I really like what you said about "still learning". Make it a point to keep learning and then implementing what you learn. By learning you are already ahead of everyone else.
One final thing, don't feel bad about spending money on your education. In my mind that is the one thing your money is never wasted on. You can buy ad space but when it's used up, it's gone. Yet, when you invest in your education the rewards and benefits are on going. If you want a list of books just shoot me a message and I'll let you know some that I find tremendously valuable. Most of them you can pick up at Amazon or a bookstore for around $10. There are also some e-books on the internet that have completely changed my mind set and how I grow my business. There are even some free resources out there that, though free, are top of the line.
Anyway, keep that dream alive. If you keep learning and implement what you learn on a daily basis you will be able to fire your boss and escape that rat race for good.
Oh! One more thing! (Don't you love long posts?) Be sure to attend the weekly GDI webinars. If you want to be the best, you have to learn from the best.
