Financial Freedom! That was one of the major battle cries when I was recruited for the Amway business. You gain control of time and money by creating residual or passive income. That is true financial freedom. You wake up at noon (or whenever you're done sleeping), no job, and just do whatever you please, whenever you please. I remember the speaker saying that broke/unemployed people also had freedom, but it was different because they were broke, and could not afford to go golfing or do other activities that required money on a regular basis.
I am assuming that this is still the case for many IBOs, especially the young ones. Of course, upline leaders may toss in a disclaimer that you don't get rich quick as an IBO, but the pitch apparently still contains the financial freedom and residual income theme. Based on my experiences with IBOs, the IBOs still think they will be rich. Also, 2-5 years sounds like "get rich quick" to me. But it's not pitched that way because get rich quick could sound a bit fishy.
But hey, financial freedom would be a great thing, don't get me wrong. Who wouldn't want to be 35 years old with enough cash to never have to work again? I mean I could spend some time imagining how fun that would be. It would also be fun to imagine what you would do with all the cash if you hit the Powerball lottery as well. But for the starry eyed IBOs, I simply have a few questions for you to ponder. A few realistic questions that you should be asking yourself. The answers to these questions will tell you a lot.
1. Who in your group or upline truly has achieved financial freedom? Have you seen their financials or simply a display of wealth such as mansions and fancy cars? Mansions and fancy cars could just be a massive pile of debt. Not too long ago, there apparently were diamonds who had their homes foreclosed, and a triple diamond who was in bankruptcy proceedings. Find out if anyone in your group/upline has actually achieved the success that they are using to recruit you. Also, if they are financially free, why do they work at function after function? Traveling and speaking might not be a traditional job, but it is still work, nonetheless.
2. Even if you find someone who is retired and golfing every day because of Amway residual income, ask yourself what the likelihood is that you will be able to achieve the same results. If diamonds are still working, what chance do you have of success if you are new or experienced in Amway and have few or no downline. More than likely, your chance of winning the lottery will be greater than your chance of achieving a significant residual income from your Amway business. Also, I don't know of any Amway retirees who built their business once and walked away with any significant residual income from Amway. Do you?
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Most people don't distinguish between the DREAM of financial freedom, and the HARD REALITY of what it takes to gain financial freedom.
Nobody gets financial freedom from selling a few dip-shit Amway products to friends, family, and neighbors. You don't get it by recruiting one of your old high-school buddies, or some other dumb loser, into your down-line. You don't get it by going to functions and cheering some fat-assed "Diamond." All of this stuff is just fantasizing and pipe-dreaming.
You get financial freedom from savings, investments, pensions, work benefits, and sometimes from inheritance.
And yes, a few lucky stiffs get it by winning the big lotteries. But the people who play the lotteries actually have a greater chance of getting financial freedom than anyone in Amway.
You're looking for financial independence in Amway? That's like looking for a virgin in a whorehouse.
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