Merry Christmas everyone! I'll be taking off until Christmas to visit friends overseas so I don't think I'll be focused on Amway related stuff. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'll be back to posting after Christmas. Until then, here's a holiday blog post:
I recall being an Amway IBO many years ago. Amway IBOs wind up being social pariahs at times because during the holiday season because they sometimes have ulterior motives at social events. Or at least the ones that their Amway schedule allows them to attend. I found it humorous that Amway diamonds would teach about vertical alignment which means God, Family and your job came first and Amway fell in line after that. But at the same time, you were expected to never miss a meeting or function. So they teach what makes sense, but in practice they ultimately mean that Amway is always your top priority. That much clear to me looking in hindsight.
It must be awkward at times to be at social gatherings with family and friends knowing that some IBO might be eyeing you up as a potential Amway prospect. Amway IBOs are shameless at times when it comes to looking for potential recruits. After all, you can’t go diamond without a group of IBOs down line. I recall doing sone of these zany things myself as an IBO, but luckily, I saw the light and snapped out of my Amway trance pretty quickly. Some people get hooked for years. My former sponsor was involved for at least 25 years, although I lost contact with him and common contacts so I don't know what they are up to currently. I wish them well, but I believe they wasted many of the best years of their lives chasing the Amway dream.
So, to that I say to Amway IBOs. Have a merry Christmas and give up prospecting for two weeks. Enjoy the holidays without having an ulterior motive. Enjoy your friends and family and don’t worry about Amway for a few weeks. The world won’t come to an end and more than likely. Your business won’t have been affected by stopping recruiting for a few weeks to enjoy the holidays. Your upline will say your business gets set back if you're not "core", but really, what would you accomplish by being hard core at family gatherings or social events with friends? They likely know you're in Amway already so unless you skip social gatherings to stalk people at the malls or coffee shops, what will you really accomplish during Christmas and New Year?
I don’t know what the new year will bring but you’ll survive and life will go on. By now your upline diamonds are likely promoting a major function called Dream Night or something like it. While it might be a highly promoted event because you will see sports cars and jet skis, and other luxurious goods. All to get you “dreaming” so you’ll be motivated to keep building Amway. Of course, to attend dream night you’ll have to fork out $75 or more but at least it should include a dinner. In the end, you and thousands of other IBOs paying for these functions and other tools is how the diamonds pay for the stuff you might see at dream night.
Don’t believe me? Do the math.
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