One of the misconceptions held by many Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) and others is that their upline diamond is extremely wealthy. At meetings, the speaker would be introduced as belonging to the top one-tenth of one percent of the income distribution. No one ever questioned whether or not it was true; instead, they simply assumed it was true since people saw images of mansions and copies of bonus checks that were five years old and believed it to be true. Even I had never gone to the trouble of learning how the diamond bonuses worked. The vast majority of people simply expected that the money would be enormous at the diamond level. In retrospect, though, I can recall several incidents that led me to assume that the diamonds were squeezing every last penny out of their platinums and that they required their platinums to labour for free at meetings and functions in order to maximise earnings.
Most of the diamonds in our organisation did not stay in hotels when they came to meetings; instead, they stayed in the homes of other diamonds or some fortunate downline platinum. The jewels were not known to rent a car. The weekend chauffeur would instead be a downline platinum or higher, who would be fortunate enough to receive no compensation and no payment. The platinums served mostly as doormen and ushers at the gatherings, and in many cases, they were unable to hear the speakers because they were preoccupied with their duties. Their "spending time" with their uplines served as a reward for their difficulties.
The downline are similar to unpaid volunteers in a way. Have you ever seen gems actually renting a moving van and employing movers, for example? My understanding is that the majority of them had downline groupies who worked for free in exchange for the honour of being near their upline. Just my opinion, but if these people had a lot of money, why wouldn't you hire movers to do the work for you so that your downline wouldn't have to waste a valuable Saturday or Sunday doing it themselves? It's the equivalent of owning a chain of stores and having all of its locations close. There were no products sold, and there were no new recruits prospected. If Ray Kroc relocated his home, would all of the nearby McDonald's franchisees close their businesses to assist him with the move?
Also worth noting is that photographs of mansions, sports automobiles, and jet skis do not necessarily imply that the person depicted is financially well. After all, it's possible that someone has all of those products on credit or rented them. Many people who are actually wealthy, on the other hand, do not flaunt their wealth. It is probable that many gems enjoy ordinary middle-class lifestyles on their earnings, but that they need to appear wealthy in order to attract more IBOs. While your upline diamonds may appear and act wealthy, how would you know if they were truly wealthy? A homeless man can be transformed into a diamond by dressing him up in a suit and driving him around in a sports car, and he would likely appear like a diamond.
Request that your uplines provide evidence to support some of their assertions if they are hinting that they are really affluent. I'm not referring to their personal income, but in company, validating business income is a pretty normal practise that must be followed. It is perfectly acceptable for you to verify the credentials of your upline if you are being allowed into the firm and using a business system such as WWDB, BWW, or N21. The avoidance of the truth, as well as responses such as "none of your concern," should raise red flags in your mind. If you are being asked to join, invest your time and money, and follow upline guidance, you are in the business of running your own company.
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