Many Amway IBOs "think" they have become nicer people as a result of their association with other IBOs and because a part of the system they are with advises them to read self-help books. They are also taught that as a side benefit of the Amway business, that they are nicer people. Of course, many IBOs mistakenly think that they started a business not to make money, but to become "nicer". The teaching typically evolves into things other than making money, which is the purpose of a business in the first place.
I certainly agree that some people can benefit from positive books and association with others, but for many, it is not a genuine "nicer" person, but simply a phony persona that is put on in order to recruit potential Amway downlines. That is how my former sponsor appeared to me. Because I had known him for a long time, the "nicer" looked as phony as phony can be. There are many examples of phony niceness that some IBOs profess. Even Amway's biggest defender (IBOFightback) was apparently called a "cyber bully" by an Amway corporate blogger and some others for making disparaging comments about those with opposing views. Others have resorted to calling people broke or losers simply because they did not agree that Amway was their savior.On this very blog, there are comments, I assume by IBOs, that make implied or subtle threats. Some of these comments are not subtle at all. In fact, in my blogging experience, it is usually the IBOs and Amway defenders that resort to name calling. I suspect that is because the facts are on the side of the Amway critics. For example, it is a fact that most IBOs never make a dime, even if you don't count the ones who "do nothing". If you look at system IBOs, then the vast majority never make enough to pay their voicemail expenses.
Even the coveted diamond level appears to be a facade, especially seeing some diamonds quit, resign and simply walk away from the business without the lifelong passive income. A prominent triple diamond's bankruptcy some years back revealed some financials, and it wasn't all that impressive considering the size of his business plus longevity in the business.
So IBOs, are you a nicer person? Is it evident by your words and actions? It doesn't appear to be very clear to me.
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A business isn't designed to make you "nicer." It's designed to make you money.
This idiotic notion of IBOs becoming nicer persons as a result of losing their goddamned shirts in the Amway racket only proves two things: 1) Amway is the most shamefully deceptive and lying company on earth, and 2) the great majority of IBOs in Amway are profoundly stupid.
A great deal of this absurdity actually goes back to the Rotarian Club craze of the early 1900s. A group of businessmen got together and started a club system ("The Rotary Clubs") where the members were expected not just to sell products and services to the public, but also to provide what they called "more than that." In other words, a businessman was expected to be nice, friendly, serve his customers with a smile, and to take part generously in community activities by organizing and paying for lots of local events. This was called "giving more than just service" -- which basically meant that the businessman had to become "a nice guy," and the Rotary Clubs were supposed to encourage this everywhere.
Amway up-line has seized on this old idea, and uses it to convince financially failing IBOs that "Amway is not just about business -- it's about becoming a nicer person." So if you're losing $10,000 per year in Amway it doesn't matter at all. Just smile and congratulate yourself.
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