Success Is Right Around The Corner?

 One thing taught my upline that actually hooked me for a while and what I suspect hooks many current IBOs is the notion that you should not quit because success is "right around the corner".  It makes it sound as if you could quit just before you could become successful.  But when you think about it logically, the Amway business is not like a slot machine where the next pull of the handle could literally make you rich.   Amway is a business and unless your business is constantly growing and sponsoring new people, then more than likely, success is not right around the corner and might never be around the corner.  

I believe this is just an upline ploy to keep IBOs and prospects who are on the fence about continued participation from quitting.   Right?  You make them feel as if there's a chance that you could quit shortly before you hear that one thing or experience that one function that will propel you to a diamond level business.   Doesn't it make you wonder what in the world is one thing that could so inspire you to suddenly sponsor people if you haven't been able to for a long time?

In my informed opinion, Amway takes a certain skill set which includes lying or telling half truths (lying) and misrepresenting how lucrative Amway is and how easy it is to run an Amway business and succeed.  The upline is typically sharp enough to say it is simple but not easy.  Simple meaning it's like spelling "cat" with a kid's building blocks as opposed to easy like stealing candy from a baby.   And apparently, this type of teaching is quite effective as I recall so many of my crossline IBOs who were dedicated to Amway and the systems for years despite attending all meetings and functions without any real success or actually sponsoring a downline.   Instead, upline creates superficial degrees of success such as saying that the most important person to get to the function is yourself.  

Upline is also clever enough to lift up and edify people who may have skipped their brother's wedding to attend an Amway function, or someone who rescheduled their kid's birthday party in order to attend a meeting.  I recall having missed out on many social events and activities in the name of building Amway but it really didn't help.  And ironically, Amway was promoted as a part time business but somehow, upline twisted that into Amway is #1 no matter what's going on in your life.   One saying was that you never miss a meeting or function unless it's to attend a funeral (your own funeral).

It's amazing how upline utilizes clever psychology to keep IBOs and prospects emotionally attached to Amway.  But if you view it objectively, you can actually see the forest from the trees.