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I have been with SFI for over 1 year now. I didn't have very much money to put into the business, and consequently not much was achieved. However, after one year of staying with the system, reading training materials, reading the forum, and generally staying informed with the business, this is what I have learned.-----> 1. This is my business, and I am going to treat it like my business. I can't rely upon my sponsor to help me, although it would be nice. My business requires an investment of time and money, just like any other venture. I am prepared to accept that and put in the necessary effort to see results.-----> 2. I have been logging in every day to make sure that I keep informed about my business. If I had a coffee shop, or a hardware store, I would need to go there everyday, especially when starting up. This business is no different.-----> 3. I need to advertise my business everyday. Whether it is paid advertising or free advertising, this needs to be done. I do not have a storefront in a mall that people walk by everyday, so I need to promote my business some other way, and SFI provides lots of tools for that.-----> 4. I will treat my affiliates as my customers, because that is what they are. I answer all their emails as best I can, and any new affiliates always get a new affiliate greeting from me. I always send them an email when they have achieved EA status or higher. Communication with my affiliates is vitally important. I use the PSA and CSA mailer consistently, and I use the Team Talk almost on a regular basis. If all my Team Talk messages are from the president instead of myself, I'm not doing my job in helping my affiliates.-----> 5. I now make sure I am in the top 300 for Versa Points every month. I do this by purchasing items from Tripleclicks. Mostly they are Tcredits which I use at the auctions. This gives me some CSA's the following month, plus I get a chance at some other prizes. Most importantly, I get some CSA's that hopefully I can work with.-----> 6. The past does not equal the future. Whatever I tried in the past that didn't work doesn't mean something else in the future won't. If I do nothing, I can expect nothing. If I quit, I lose.-----> 7. This is not a get rich quick business. It takes time to build relationships that produces results. It takes patience, persistance, and passion.