One thing I was completely unaware of as an Amway Independent Business Owner (IBO) was that our uplines were earning off our tool purchases. The tools were provided to me while I was working for WWDB, and I was assured unequivocally that nobody profited from them, and in fact, I was informed that WWDB was a non-profit company. They were both outright lies uttered by WWDB officials who have never been held accountable for their claims. 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.
When the internet and other media made it hard to conceal these lies, uplines were forced to declare to audiences that they had benefited from the tools. 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 (Amway says once a diamond, always a diamond). Although the upline now acknowledges that they make some money from tools, there is still a significant lot of mystery around the tools industry. This situation is made even more absurd by the fact that the uplines are purportedly not supposed to tempt Amway prospects into joining by utilising the tools money as a draw, yet at the same time they are taught that tools are critical to their success. They said no one has ever succeeded without tools, but I could strive to be the first person to accomplish this feat. (Does this make it sound like tools are "optional?") -
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 yourself how you'd feel if your upline was bragging about being a financial genius while in the background, their homes were being foreclosed on or they were experiencing financial issues. 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? Your upline will not claim to be perfect, but on the contrary, they should be held to the highest standards if they are using their position and praising morals as a means to be able to sell tools and make significant profits in their business.
Many prospects and Independent Business Owners (IBOs) are unaware of this, but I hope they take it to heart.
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