While working as an IBO, I was completely oblivious of the fact that our uplines were making money off of our tool purchases. As a member of the WWDB team at the time, I was told unequivocally that no money was generated from the tools and, in fact, I was informed that WWDB was a non-profit company. Both of these comments were outright lies uttered by WWDB officials, and they have never been held accountable for them. We were told that our upline was concerned about us and our success, and that they would spend their own money to fly to functions to educate us how to be successful in our business venture.
Eventually, the internet and other media made it hard to hide these lies, and uplines revealed in a lighthearted manner that they had profited from the products they were selling. However, it appears that they have understated the scale of the earnings from the instruments. I suspect that certain upline members, particularly leaders who may have fallen out of qualification, may have derived the majority of their revenue through tools. Although the upline now acknowledges that they make some money from tools, there is still a significant lot of mystery around the tools industry. That the uplines are not intended to tempt Amway prospects into joining by offering them tools money is hilarious, given that they are told that tools are critical to their success. However, this is exactly what happens in this situation.
I'm curious how many prospects or Independent Business Owners (IBOs) would be motivated to purchase tools if they were aware that their uplines may not be qualified at the level they claim to be, and that their uplines will make a tonne of money regardless of whether or not you make a cent as an IBO? Additionally, some uplines are shameless in their efforts to push the tools downline. Although they may give the new guy a break and loan them some CDs, once that IBO decides to start building downline, they are likely to be told that a real business owner buys their own tools, or that a business owner needs to be a leader and purchase additional tools for their downline to be successful. Due to the lack of people who could make a difference, this is a cycle that will continue indefinitely.
Think about how you'd feel if your upline is bragging about themselves as a financial genius while their homes are in foreclosure or they are experiencing financial issues in the background. What if your upline boasts about their values, but you later discover that they are divorced or are in the process of becoming divorced? Is it true that Amway can save marriages, according to your upline? It's unlikely that your upline will claim to be perfect, but on the contrary, they should be held to the greatest standards if they are utilising their position to sell tools and earn enormous profits.
Many prospects and Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are unaware of this, but I hope they take it to heart.
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