When it comes to Amway, one of the things that gets people enthusiastic about joining is all of the rhetoric about their ambitions. My former LOS, WWDB, continues to host a large annual celebration known as "dream evening." In honour of dream night, the diamonds will present a slide presentation with images of mansions, sports cars, jets, jet skis, vacations, golf outings, and other fantastic delicacies that will pique the interest of the audience. Many people believe that Amway is the best thing that has happened to mankind since the invention of the sliced bread since it allows them to avoid working 9-5 while still earning a substantial income.
The problem is that the diamonds are simply instilling false aspirations and visions in the minds of prospects and independent business owners. Hopes and dreams that, with the exception of a very small number of people, will never come true.
While some people may achieve some of these aims and obtain some of the trappings of riches, the vast majority, possibly more than 99 percent of those who come and go via the business end up in failure, with the majority of them experiencing a financial loss. Even those who put out heroic efforts may find themselves at a loss after several months or even years of work on the part of the individual. In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion that many gems themselves cannot afford the pleasures they flaunt. There is evidence that this is taking place. Several diamonds have had their homes foreclosed on, and a notable triple diamond was in the process of declaring bankruptcy. Some former diamonds have come out to clarify that their money was primarily derived from tools, and that their Amway income was insignificant. Some diamonds have resigned or departed their positions, putting an end to the idea of lifetime residual income. Some diamonds even took their entire groups and quit Amway to join other multi-level marketing companies. This puts an end to Amway's claim to be the greatest and to provide permanent residual income.
It is truly tragic that so many innocent prospects and independent business owners (IBOs) have been duped by shady upline leaders into believing that they will be purchasing homes in cash, retiring before the age of 40, and "walking the beaches" for the rest of their lives within a short period of time. As a matter of fact, I am not aware of any diamonds who have done just that. It looks that the royal ambassadors and other officials are still on the job! Why aren't there more people who are willing to go diamond and then "walk away" to live a quiet life of luxury that is unequalled by any other option available to them?
Is it possible that this is a massive deception or a myth? Isn't it true that IBOs are essentially devoting their time and resources to chase an impossible dream? How many other IBOs do you know that have reached their goals in life?
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