I've noticed a worrying trend among Amway IBOs, IBO leaders, and uplines in the manner they advise their downline to put their faith in them, which I find disturbing. To put entire faith in them because they have previously blazed a trail. There's no reason to reinvent the wheel. Simply riding on the coattails of your upline will get you where you want to go. The system has been tested and proven. Many independent business owners (IBOs) take this to heart and put out significant effort. Then, when they finally fail, their upline would shun them and tell them that they are to blame for their own mistakes. Their failure is their own fault, and they bear personal responsibility. This is despite the fact that the IBO is following the counsel of his or her upline, which is frequently advice that the IBO has paid for.
It is NOT about IBOs who sign up and do nothing, or who never place an order, that I am talking about. The fact that so many independent business owners (IBOs) sign up and do little or nothing, I suppose, raises questions about how these IBOs were recruited, but I do not recall ever seeing an IBO do nothing and then claim that Amway was a fraud or something along those lines.
I have discovered, however, that many people who are critical of Amway and its techniques put forth significant effort, followed all instructions, and still did not achieve the level of success that their upline had promised, or in some cases, guaranteed. Last I heard, my former sponsor was still active in Amway and had been a member for more than 25 years. I don't believe he's ever gone beyond platinum, and I'm certain he was never a Q12 platinum in the first place. Some Amway apologists may consider becoming a platinum to be a bonus, however when you are hard core sold out to the systems, being a platinum is a break even or a modest profit-making enterprise. It is possible to lose money on dedicated hard core platinums depending on business expenses. When you take into account the time spent by the husband and wife, these people who are just breaking even or earning a fraction of the minimum wage are, in my opinion, not making the most of their time and resources. Is this the fantasy that will allow you to purchase mansions with a down payment of only a few thousand dollars?
What is particularly distressing is how individuals would point to the system as the source of any achievement while simultaneously ignoring the great majority of people for whom the system is ineffective. Certain people will achieve success in Amway, but for every success, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of failures in the company. In addition, if you use diamonds as a yardstick of success, the number of failures may number in the tens of millions. Those who succeed are few and far between in contrast to the number of people who attempt it, as I have stated. In the United States, going diamond is probably less common than winning the lotto. Considering the fact that the odds are stacked against you, it makes sense to explore for alternate ways to make money. Is Amway, on the other hand, a good way to make an extra dollar? It appears that this is not the case.
If you succeed, the systems and your upline will take credit, but if you fail or quit, you are solely responsible. Are they the types of leaders or mentors from whom you would like to get advice?
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