The really insidious part about some of the LOS leaders, such as the ones I had in WWDB, is that they apparently are cutthroat ruthless businessmen with nice suits and disguised as your mentors and friends. They get you to trust them, and they will tell you that they have your best interest at heart, or that they would never purposely lead you astray. On the surface, you may think this is true but look at their actions and you can easily discern that some of these uplines are absolutely ruthless businessmen who would take every cent from you if they could. I was in WWDB, and I have good reasons to believe that they are still doing this, based on personal experiences. On this blog, I see much of the same teachings today, that I heard as an IBO and some of the same claims such as buying homes in cash, Amway saves marriages, etc. It's scary.
As an IBO, the diamonds would tell you to never miss a function, ever. The only good reason for missing a function was for your own funeral. I recall some crossline IBOs rearranging pre-planned anniversary parties, weddings, and other special family events in the name of being core and attending all functions. Some IBOs actually did quit their jobs to attend functions, and they very well may have done so because some uplines taught this. IBOs were also encouraged and told to go into debt to attend a function. This was okay because it was an investment into your business.Our group was also strongly encouraged to buy extra cds every week. To be core, you needed to listen to a cd each day and you cannot listen to the same one each day right? Couples were told to buy their own separate standing orders. Brad Duncan even had a true north tape (cd) that said sponsors were to eat the standing orders for downlines who quit because it was too much trouble to call upline who calls upline who calls upline to cancel a standing order. Oddly enough, they didn't mind upline calling upline calling upline to add a standing order.
In the end, I was lucky enough to have been progressing up the pin ranks, so my losses were not that devastating. I ended up losing money in the Amway business but got close to break even when I was at 4000 PV. However, I will say that major functions which required air travel still ate up my meager profits. Sadly though, my crossline did not fare so well. I know of one couple who declared bankruptcy. I don't know how much their WWDB involvement contributed to bankruptcy, but I am certain it was a major factor, and I know of two couples who had homes foreclosed, and I believe that their allegiance to WWDB was a factor in those foreclosures. But I guess hey, two WWDB diamonds had homes foreclosed so maybe they were duplicating upline?
Do not be fooled. The diamonds may have a nice smile and a nice suit, but they are ruthless businessmen who will take your last dime if you allow them to.
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Quitting your job in order to attend an Amway function, or rearranging wedding dates or other family occasions for the same reason, is a sign of psychological hysteria. Hysteria means acting in a way that is totally emotion-driven and self-destructive, and being absolutely deaf to any reason or advice.
Amway and your up-line want you to be as mentally regimented as a programmed android. They want you to say "AMWAY COMES FIRST!" whenever there is a conflict between an Amway directive and a family obligation. Your wife, your children, your relatives, and your friends are simply unimportant and secondary when your up-line demands something from you.
One of the most significant discoveries over the last few decades at many of these anti-Amway and anti-MLM websites is that Amway is a religious cult, but without most of the normal accoutrements of religion. It took a very long time for many anti-Amway bloggers to accept this, but now it is pretty much become common knowledge.
Cults are small groups of hysterical devotees, passionately dedicated to an idea, and fiercely loyal to cult leaders. Nothing is more important to them than the cult, and they will literally go broke or die before violating any of the cult's rules.
This new realization has made it much easier for the anti-Amway and anti-MLM websites to make their points forcefully. When you realize that your opponent is a hysterical cultist, whose brain simply does not function in the normal manner, you have a tremendous advantage over him. You can point out his insanity, and make him look very stupid.
This is why Amway is terrified of the internet. The internet has largely been responsible for the slow collapse of Amway profits, and the internet has been FULLY RESPONSIBLE for the strangulation of IBO recruitment in North America. No one wants to be in a dangerous, controlling cult.
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