Those who are actively involved in the Amway business are taught to put their faith in their upline. To think of your upline as a coach or a mentor is an excellent strategy. They are supposed to have your best interests at heart, and they will steer you to success if you will only be willing to learn and be open to suggestions. Many of my uplines, including some of my former uplines, were the first to utilise the term "copy" or "duplicate." You will be successful if you are able to accomplish this. Even the most basic of individuals can copy. The upline may make a joke about how they got through school by duplicating other people's work. As a result, many independent business owners (IBOs) do exactly what their upline instructs them to do.
After that, however, the uplines deflect blame away from themselves. The vast majority of Amway defenders will also argue that downline should not merely follow the advise of their upline leaders. Occasionally, they will make the ludicrous assertion that standing orders and functions contain guidance that must be deduced from other information. That information is presented in the style of a smorgasbord. You pick and choose what you require and toss the rest out the window. Especially if you are a new IBO or prospect, I want to tell you that you are being heaped with guano (crap) on your shoulders. Your upline is credited with years of expertise and wisdom in the Amway industry, which is why you are spending a lot of money for things like voicemail, books, cds, and other functions and services. So why would their counsel be something that you could pick and select from a list? What would a new IBO do if they didn't know what to choose?
Consider the possibility of hiring a guide for a wilderness excursion. The guide is expected to be a seasoned outdoorsman, perhaps even an expert in his field. As a result, if he advises you to consume specific plants or fruits, you may be confident that he is providing you with sound advice. Take for example, eating something that made you ill to your stomach, only to have the tour guide inform you that he only shows out different types of plants and fruits, and it is up to you to decide which ones are healthy and which ones are not. After firing the guide, you'd warn everyone you know not to use that guide any more.
Although there are "systems" like Network 21, WWDB, and BWW that have been "guiding" IBOs for up to 20 years or more in some situations, the number of diamonds produced is insignificant. Sure, there are many new platinums, however it has been discovered that many tool-consuming platinums are either losing money or earning very little money for their endeavours. On top of that, it appears like Amway is losing ground in North America, at least according to sales figures. One might safely infer that any new platinums that break are just replacing the volume of a platinum that no longer exists or a platinum that no longer qualifies for inclusion in the platinum pool. And here's the kicker: my previous upline diamond looks to have received all new qualifying platinums since the time I was in the firm, which is quite remarkable. My previous diamond contained a total of six downline rubies. As far as I am aware, none of these rubies are still considered platinum, despite the fact that I have heard that some of them are still in use.
Uplines also instruct their subordinates to accept responsibility for any failure on their part. As a result, you had IBOs who did everything that was asked of them, only to be let down by the system. These IBOs, on the other hand, frequently blame themselves for their failure. The BBB should get a written complaint from former IBOs who accomplished everything expected of them just to be let down. This is my opinion. Amway apologists tend to believe that a lack of formal complaints indicates that the system is working when, in fact, there is no unbiased substantive evidence to imply that the system is functioning properly. It appears that some people achieve success despite, rather than as a result of, the system.
The catch to all of this is that uplines are avoiding taking responsibility for the results of individuals they "mentor" and benefit from. IBOs should question why, if their upline was truly concerned about their performance, they are required to pay for any assistance they receive from their upline diamond.
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