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The 1-3-5-7 Formula for Success

chuckholmes

Published on April 13, 2019

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The 1-3-5-7 Formula for Success

By day, I am a network marketing professional. No, I'm not here to pitch you. I want to share a valuable lesson I learned many years ago that has really helped me out. I know it can help you as well.

We have a respect trainer in the MLM industry, Eric Worre, who shares the 1-3-5-7 formula. This rule is for the "estimated timeline of success" in your business.

In a nutshell, he says that:

It takes about 1 year to learn the basic skills in any business.

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It takes about 3 years of working a business part-time to create a full-time income.

It takes about 5 years of working a business part-time to earn a six figure income.

It takes about 7 years of working a business part-time to become a professional, a top earner.

I have found this to be true in my own MLM experience, but more importantly, it has held true in every other type of business I have owned.

I think this is a very realistic timeframe for success with Wealthy Affiliate, assuming you are working your business consistently 10 hours per week, every week, no excuses.

What do you think? Is this timeline for success accurate or way off? Leave a comment and let the world know.

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