Thursday, February 23, 2012

Amway Spring Leadership Functions?

I read about this topic on another blog and was inspired to write about my experience with Spring Leadership. I attended a leadership function as an IBO and I remember it quite well even though I've been removed from Amway for years now. The leadership function was where the upline diamond would have all of his new leaders (platinums and up) speak. Kinda makes me wonder how this function is going these days when it sure doesn't seem like a lot of new leaders are emerging, at least in my old group. Based on what I can see and hear, I don't think much has changed.

These new leaders would talk about their trials and how they stuck to the system, never gave up or quit, and now they have arrived. Some of them spoke about how they were able to retire their wives who now stay at home to care for their children. A noble task indeed. I had thought this was the great part about the business. It might interest my readers to know that not a single one of those leadership speakers from my IBO days are at the platinum level anymore and in fact, all but one or two of these nice folks are even in the business. My former sponsor was a platinum and he is one of the few holdovers from the old days, but he is no longer at the platinum level. Last I heard, he was somewhere around 2500 PV, which means he is likely operating at a loss if he is still dedicated to "core".

Spring leadership is the beginning of a run of functions that can really bankrupt IBOs. I'm from Hawaii and leadership was held in March, followed by family reunion (summer conference) in July and Free Enterprise Day (FED) in October. All of these functions are held during expensive travel times, thus IBOs who need to fly to functions pay a premium price to travel. Sadly, there was no visible or significant growth in the groups after these functions. Looking back, the major functions were just quarterly paychecks for the upline diamonds. If you do the math, you can easily discern that these diamonds may have made millions for a weekend of speaking and showing off their "diamond lifestyles". It apparently didn't benefit the masses of IBOs who attended.

I hope this information can help a prospect or an IBO to understand how some of these things work and allow for informed decisions to be made about joining Amway or for deciding whether or not to attend that next function. IBOs need to honestly assess their risk versus reward in making these decisions.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you notice you have zero comments on your hate Blog? Do you also find it odd you quit Amway back in the 1990's and you're still posting negative? I think it's odd, and I think you may want to get a life.
P.S 10.9 Billion in 2011, just keeps growing doesn't it. Lol hahahahahahahahahaha

Joecool said...

You left a comment. What hate is there on this blog? Facts and the truth are hate to you?

Amway can do 100 billion. It doesn't mean diddly if the average IBO earns $100 a month.

How's the weather in Irvine?

Anonymous said...

The average IBO earns $200 a month which is incredible when you look at the stats that 84% of IBO's never sponsor anyone they just consume products. The average IBO that does something does quite well
http://www.thetruthaboutamway.com/updated-amway-north-america-average-incomes

The weather is great Steve how is it in Oahu?

Joecool said...

So if IBOs don't sponsor and consume, they are likely running an illegal buyer's club. Why be anonymous from Irvine California? Why not just post your name here?

The "truth about amway" has no credibility.

Anonymous said...

Joecool isn't anonymous? Thats the problem with critics, they don't have the guts to just post a blog with their name on it. That way there is no accountability.

Amway is a buyers club, its not illegal. It's called a business Steve you consume through your own store and retail. 16% expand their business in sponsoring.

Joecool said...

You seem to think you know who I am but you're too chickenshit to post your name here.

That's the problem with Amway zealots, they don't have the guts to post a comment with their name on it.

Amway's not a buyers club. Have you asked Amway about this? If you bother to do so, you'll know Amway's position on the buyer's club issue.

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't the anonymous loser post his profit/loss statement if he thinks Amway is so great? These maggots want to post negative crap about someone who's just exposing the truth about the Amway scam. Come on anonymous maggot from California. Why not grow a pair and post your real name?

Anonymous said...

do you notice people like you are why the world hates amway? i think it's sickening, and i think you may want to fuck off before i rip your eyes out of your fucking head. P.S. 10.9 billion in 2011--RIPPING THE SHIT OFF OF OTHERS--JUST KEEPS GROWING DOESN'T IT? lol hahahahahahahahaha

SUCK ON THIS, FUCKTARD! *finger*

**proud Amway hater**

Anonymous said...

keep talking, asswipe...

**proud Amway hater**

Anonymous said...

Why is it the Amway apologist throws around curses and yet JoeCool is very calm...
By the way, this is Jose, former IBO of Amway and have been much happier since I left.

Anonymous said...

The Amway apoligist didn't throw around curses, that was a reply to my post from another Amway hater posting as Anonymous. I made $80k in the business this year, no joke. The business has been nothing but positive for me and the people I work with. It's sure not perfect but what business is?

You guys all hate Amway because you quit the business and now you have to defend your position all the while the business keeps growing. Its a shame Joe how you waste your life with these posts that nobody reads. It really is obsessive and very sad. I am done here, I'm off to show the plan to another winner. Freedom!

Joecool said...

Can you prove that you made 80K this year?

Anonymous said...

we're WAITING! :D

Anonymous said...

hi i am in amway an i make lots off cash every month an i help a lot off people make cash too when people say no to this business they say no to themselves an there family not the ibos they just have small minds an they dont think they can do better god bless the amway business an if they say it does not work well too bad for them cuz i have seen an collect the checks this business works

Anonymous said...

some bullshit...