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". Businesses exist to make profits. If not, you don't have a real business.
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 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 diamonds quit, resign and simply walk away from the business without the lifelong passive income. A recent triple diamond's bankruptcy 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.
You don't go into a business to become a "nicer" person. You go into a business to make money.
ReplyDeleteThe bullshit about Amway making you a "nicer" person was dreamt up by Amway con-men when IBOs began to complain that they weren't making any real money. Nobody could deny the financial facts, so the Amway big pins came up with a pseudo-religious distraction.
Something similar happened in the 1920s, when the Rotarian Clubs were founded for businessmen. They claimed to be dedicated to the idea of giving "something additional" or "something positive" to the customers who were served, something that went beyond a mere product or a service.
Of course the Rotarians could never quite tell you what that extra thing was that they gave, but the whole idea made everybody feel good. Amway re-invented the idea to keep IBOs quiet.