I heard a storey about how someone boils a frog, and it intrigued me. Warming the water in little increments until the frog is relaxed takes time, and after the frog is relaxed and the muscles are all mushy, you turn up the heat and boil the frog quickly. This narrative was given by Amway executives to demonstrate how we, as individuals, can get complacent in our lives and how we might become stuck in a rut. We sit back and let the bills pile up. Before you know it, you're working harder than ever but still struggling to make ends meet. It's probably too late by then, and you'll never be able to catch up unless you join Amway, which is an option.
The reason for this is that we live in a society where keeping up with the Joneses and consumerism with no regard for delayed gratification are pervasive in American society. Your friend purchases a new automobile, and you not only desire a new automobile, but you also desire a better automobile. It's extremely frequent in the United States, which explains why so many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck in debt. That does not imply that you are a bad person, but it does indicate that you are one paycheck away from financial ruin. Many of the people that join Amway are young and may be working in more entry-level positions, which puts them far from the traditional retirement age of 65.
I just attended a retirement planning conference where I learned that many people do not have or will not have even $100,000 put up for their retirement. A sad state of affairs, and one that is not going to improve any time in the near future. I hope our readers keep this in mind and make the necessary preparations. And ask yourself honestly whether Amway is going to be of assistance in this case or not. Losing money does nothing to improve your bottom-line profits.
What does this have to do with Amway, you might wonder. Amway's top executives, on the other hand, are cooking frogs. Alternatively, you could say that they are boiling their downline. You are lulled into a false sense of security and trust, and then you are suddenly expected to be a serious business owner, attending ALL seminars and purchasing ALL products. They'll also try to entice you into a long-term relationship by showing you photographs of their allegedly luxurious diamond lifestyle. Someone's bonus check may be shown to you, but a profit and loss statement will not be shown to you by the management team. However, they will just show you a photograph of a Ferarri car and not the ownership documents. A mansion will be displayed, but not the mortgage papers that were signed by the occupants. It appears to me that the diamonds represent an illusion of wealth.
The gems will most likely lead you to believe that they are financially independent, living their lives on their own with no financial problems in the world, when in truth, the picture may be quite different. When you realise that a diamond who earns $500,000 a year is revered, it is understandable. However, when you factor in taxes, business expenses, medical insurance, and other expenses, what's left is not a jet set lifestyle, but one that is more in line with the middle class, requiring you to continue working. However difficult a diamond's "work" may be, the fact that one must go there at a specific time in order to make money does not equate to financial independence. Furthermore, if a diamond's bonus checks were to stop, the company would be in serious danger very quickly. To put it another way, it's not much different from someone who has a 9-5 job.
IBOs, on the other hand, are the frogs that are being boiled one function or one CD at a time. They simply are not aware of it.
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