There was this loudmouth fella from India who was posting declarations of his love for Amway, admiration for the manufacturer's high integrity and work standards, but went overboard by criticising the Systems and asking for their extinction. Like him, we love Amway and the products. But unlike him, we love our Systems and our Counsel just as much as we love Amway.
If you have listened to Network21 CD, "The Four Pillars of Partnership", by Bob Andrews, you will know that Amway, the System and our Counsel are our three equal Pillars of Partnership - each deserving respect and balanced cooperation.
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I had refrained from commenting here until I see our dear fellow IBO Chaitanya shouting away his “I love Amway” slogans, so loud to the exclusion of others who also love the Systems as much, if not more, as they love Amway.
Chaitanya, if you enjoy being an Amway salesman, that is fine and wonderful. You will earn a great income (25% profit + up to 21% bonus), go Platinum and Incentive Trips.
Heck, you can even reach Ruby and then Founders Ruby Platinum just by selling Amway products alone! Without even a single downline!
However, like Jim Dornan once said, “It is not about what works, but will it DUPLICATE?”
If you want to sell products forever, do it and I am sure you have the blessings of all other IBOs, but please do NOT sprout the nonsense that the Systems are entirely unnecessary and negative.
Where would Amway be today if not for the Systems? Let us see, if ALL the Systems pull out of Amway/Quixtar worldwide today, and all IBOs are required by Amway to sell their products without business support materials or profiles of success, functions etc. where would the company be in 10 years’ time? You would like to know? Just look at CHINA.
Oh, I forgot to mention, there are pseudo “Systems” in China too… where they attend seminars outside of the country and speak about motivation and network in a hush hush manner.
Possibly like you, I have been retailing Amway products for FIVE YEARS, many times pulling a TROLLEY of Amway products along to conduct product demos - WITHOUT a car, taking crowded public buses, day in day out, night in night out. Have you done so?
If so, then you would know that it is NOT a duplicable experience. None of my customers wanted to do what I was doing. They were scared of my “lifestyle” - peddling Amway products everywhere.
Now, a good friend from a System once told me this, so hear it: “Building an Amway business without the System is a Curse.”
I heartily agree.
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2 comments:
Hii!
I saw your post!
I donot disagree with much of what you said!
But I believe that these systems - however great they maybe - should exist only to support you to build a large and profitable business!
I believe they are called 'support' systems!
read my post again!
'Everytime we offer this oppurtunity to others we must remember that we are holding their dreams, their aspirations and their hopes in our hands!!'
that's what I said I believe!
That's a huge responsibility!
People share their dreams and aspirations with you!
I never over burden them with these systems and stuff - that's what I meant!
And I think you need to learn some respect for others!
Your language tells me a lot about you and your leadership abilities!
Jim Dornan is a great man - I hv a lotta respect for him ( I'm a part of the BWW team)- you need to learn a lot from him!I read your posts elsewhere and I had some respect for you - but now I guess I need to re-think about it!It's so sad that people who say they stand for values stoop so low!
thanx
chaitanya,
I can see that you were a bit emotional with my post, but hey, we are all IBOs and I apologise if my tone was too harsh... like you, I love the system approach to the business, and am upset whenever another IBO calls for systems to be abolished or neutralised.
Anyway, I thank you for pointing out that you feel that I lack a certain level of respect for some people, I will definitely improve on that area.
Go Diamond.
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