When it comes to some LOS leaders, such as those I had in WWDB, what is particularly insidious about them is that they appear to be cutthroat, ruthless businessmen dressed in nice suits, who are disguising themselves as your mentors and friends. They will convince you that they have your best interests at heart and that they would never intentionally lead you astray if they can get you to trust them. On the surface, you might believe this to be true, but take a closer look at their actions and it becomes clear that some of these uplines are absolutely ruthless businessmen who would take every penny they could from you if they had the opportunity. Based on a WWDB IBO blog, I have good reason to believe that this is still being done by the organisation where I previously worked. As I read through this blog, I see a lot of the same teachings and claims that I heard when I was an IBO. For example, I see claims about Amway saving marriages and buying homes with cash. It's a little frightening.
As an IBO, the diamonds would advise you to never miss a function under any circumstances. The only reason you could give for missing a function was that you were attending your own funeral. Several crossline IBOs I've known have rescheduled pre-planned family events such as anniversaries, weddings, and other special occasions in the name of being core and attending all functions. Some IBOs did, in fact, quit their jobs in order to attend events, and it's possible that they did so because their uplines instructed them to do so. Also encouraged and told to go into debt in order to attend a function were Independent Business Owners (IBOs). This was acceptable because it represented an investment in your company.
Our group was also strongly encouraged to purchase additional CDs on a weekly basis. To be honest, you needed to listen to a CD every day, and you couldn't just listen to the same one every day, could you? Couples were instructed to purchase separate standing orders for themselves. Brad Duncen even had a true north tape (cd) that stated that sponsors were to eat the standing orders for downlines who quit because it was too much work to call upline who calls upline who calls upline in order to cancel a standing order because it was too much trouble. They didn't seem to mind upline phoning upline calling upline in order to set up a standing order, which was surprising.
In the end, I was fortunate enough to be rising up the pin ranks at the time of my defeats, which made them not as heartbreaking. I ended up losing money in my first few months of operation, but I was generally profitable by the time I reached 4000 PV. Unfortunately, my crossline did not fare quite as well. I am aware of at least one couple who filed for bankruptcy. No one knows how much their WWDB affiliation contributed to their bankruptcy, but I am confident that it was a significant factor. I am also aware of at least two couples who had their homes foreclosed, and I believe that their ties to WWDB played a role in those foreclosures as well. Perhaps they were duplicating, since two WWDB diamonds had their homes foreclosed on at the same time.
Do not be taken in by this ruse. If you allow them to, the diamonds will take your last dime, despite the fact that they have a nice smile and a nice suit on their faces.
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