The Amway plan inspires many people to have false expectations of accumulating enormous financial wealth and retiring in a few years after learning about it. It strikes me as odd that no one has been able to identify anyone who has actually gotten in, worked for a few years, and then walked away from the business and is now sitting on a pile of cash while spending their days on exotic beaches sipping mai tais. Isn't it strange that no one has been able to identify anyone who has actually gotten in, worked for a few years, and then walked away from the business and is now sitting on a pile of cash while spending Debt, increased credit card payments, and boxes of unused CDs and other miscellaneous things will be the more likely outcomes. Is there anyone who seriously disputes this? It appears to be a fairly prevalent claim among former Amway independent business owners (IBOs).
So what would cause someone who joins the company to become a nuisance? It's because, to the typical person, it becomes evident that in order to accomplish this, you must locate "six" individuals. As a result, in order to identify six people, you must develop contacts in order to demonstrate the plan. Cold interactions with strangers on the street are improbable, even for the most daring of individuals, thus new IBOs begin by looking for people they already know. They begin with those who are familiar to them, such as family and friends, before moving on. They could also believe that their family and friends will want to share in their success. And it's at this point that your friends and family begin to become annoyed by your constant barrage of Amway-related BS.
Unfortunately, the majority of new and eager IBOs will discover that they are rejected by their family and friends. As a result of their actions over the years, Amway's reputation has suffered irreparable harm, and the task of rebuilding it will be too difficult for the rank and file IBOs. The stories of failures and the opinions that Amway is a pyramid scheme and/or a scam will be shared with them. Of course, IBOs will receive "canned" responses from their upline, which they will have to respond to. One of the more amusing claims is that Amway is commended by the Better Business Bureau or the Federal Trade Commission and is the shining example of a multilevel marketing company. For those who are familiar with this line of reasoning, it can become a source of side splitting laughter. Sure, the diamond may urge the rank and file to exploit his credibility in order to be able to recruit downline, but the results are almost always in vain.
At first, family and friends may be amused by the new IBO's antics, but the IBO's unwavering tenacity can eventually backfire. This is where uplines will instruct new IBOs on how to avoid being "negative" and how to avoid these family members and friends. This is one of the reasons why some individuals accuse the Amway leaders of being cult-like. It is at this stage that IBOs may begin to understand that Amway items are expensive and may attempt to sell some of them in order to minimise their own costs of operation. In many cases, sympathetic family and friends will make a small purchase to demonstrate their support. However, that can become stale in a fast as well. Some friendships are lost for good, but for the most part, most IBOs will eventually quit and make up with their families and friends.
This message is intended for information seekers and new IBOs, and it is intended to provoke thought....
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