Hey Everyone,

The title says it all. I'm sitting here in Pittsburgh, and it is ugly outside...Really ugly. What better weather to get stuff done at home in though? And that's what I'm doing. I'm working on my marketing business and gathering ideas for my future footwear company.

Everyone in this town is in complete Steelers Utopia...Except me. I'm not a Steelers fan by any stretch, but I do respect the hell out of that team. For the record, I am a Chicago Bears fan (i know). The thing I can't take is the 'rabid' Steelers fans that are so ignorant it needs mentioning. They are so arrogant and misinformed it makes me giggle. Most of them couldn't answer a trivia question about the team if you asked, but wanna be the first to call you an asshole because you're not a fan. I know more about their team than most of their 'fans' do. That's why I hope Arizona curb stomps them Sunday (wishful thinking). Not because of the Steelers themselves (great team, great players), but because of the majority of their ridiculous fan base.

I'll probably lose half of my followers over this. Ah well, probably ridiculous Steelers fans. And yes, I'm jealous that my team has been perennially successful like they've been. But I know I wouldn't have that attitude if they were.

On to more positive things...I came across a great way to get some exposure for my business the other night. My friend also named Jason had received word about it on Facebook and told me to check it out. So I did, naturally. Here's the verdict...It's Free! I've gotten about 40 extra clicks on my website because of it, so I'll tap it as a win. If you wanna check it out, go to http://www.tothepowerof6.com I have the advertisement posted at the top of my blog.

My friend Jason (same as above), and I were talking earlier today about what a bad rep network marketing gets. What spurred the conversation was that an old friend of ours from college posted a discouraging remark on Facebook about Jason's status. Jason had posted a link to one of his pages (a marketing page), and he who shall remain nameless took offense. He immediately labeled it a scam and scolded Jason for even posting what he was doing at that time in his "what are you doing" section of facebook, claiming he was being solicited. Jason wasn't soliciting anyone, he was merely saying what he was working on, and nameless flew off the handle. Why that reaction? It was like he was an old fanatic conservative that saw a boob on tv...He had to make his objection and opinion everyone elses. Because he didn't like it, no one else should either. But why didn't he like it? He's not in network marketing. He's a ski bum who lives off of his parents. But as soon as he even smelled an mlm, SCAM was the word of the day. How did it get this reputation?

It's a sad but true reality for all of us in network marketing, but the bright spot is that we're in an exclusive club that only the enlightened know about. If everyone was in network marketing, this would be no fun for any of us. Just a normal job...I hate normal jobs!

I hope you made it through this one everybody...Have a great day!