Amway Warning Signs

These are what Joecool believes are the warning signs that the Amway upline is getting you indoctrinated to their way of thinking and getting you to abandon your critical thinking skills in favor of blindly following your upline advice in a way similar to the mice following the pied piper. 

Sometimes it happens to the nicest of people and it often happens slowly and subtly.   These are the signs that you are becoming indoctrinated and you are likely annoying your loved ones at this point. I hope this helps:

*You're driven to recruit everyone you know. You may even resort to deception or outright lies to get people to meetings. Before you know it, your family and friends avoid you like the plague.  You slowly see less of your friends as you miss social gatherings, parties, backyard BBQs and such.  You are so dedicated to Amway that sacrifice things you enjoy even though you aren't making any net profit from Amway.  

*You're encouraged to develop an unreasonable, irrational zeal for the products. Even so far as to justify the quality of toilet paper or to call the products prestigious. You may even argue the quality of energy drinks or about phyto-nutrients, something you may not even know about.  You even become obsessed with vitamin supplements even if you never took any prior to joining Amway.  

*A whole bunch of demands, promises, subtle threats of failure if you don't try hard enough are made in the promotional material and motivational seminars. i.e. If you quit, you are a loser destined to die broke and unhappy.  Oddly enough, many people find themselves happier and with more disposable income and time once they leave Amway.  

*Because the system is touted as the way you're going to make yourself fantastically rich, you're under pressure to drop any conflicting or competing interests such as your bowling league or golf club. Nothing else in life has importance except for the quest of financial freedom. All activities in your life must enhance your Amway business and have an affect on your financial future.

*Your upline soon becomes your most trusted friend. Your thoughts and feelings are shaped in part by the cds, meetings and functions.  Even though diamonds might teach that you prioritize your job and family, they always tell you to never miss a meeting or function if something conflicts with your family or work obligations.

Do you recognize these behaviors? Hopefully you aren't displaying these behaviors.