I love being open to other possibilities, but when those possibilities
are less than .00001%, then they're insignificant and irrelevent.
<<What's irrelevant to one person might be "hope" to another. And, where does the .00001% come from? Did you do the math on that, or did you just start punching in "0's" to prove a point? I, for one, am glad that Orville & Wilbur didn't give up when myriads of people told them that "flying is impossible."
True, but she related them in context. That makes a difference.
<<I will agree that this statement is partially true. However, it rules out the possibility for "possibilities"
There's no need to defend MLMs.
No.
On the other hand, please, keep defending them. I don't think you see
in yourself what you are showing to the group and, honestly, the more
you defend MLMs and the more you point out other possibilities, the
more the limits on your thinking and on your restricted point of view
show. It's good people interested in MLMs see those limits. I'm not
saying this to be mean or cruel, but because the more I read your
posts, the more I see a limited viewpoint with blinders that you are
probably not aware of.
<<Hal, I have been in direct sales (MLM's) for 16 years. As stated before, I've been a part of several MLM's, and all but one cost me a lot of money and a lot of other issues. I have seen BOTH sides. You, my friend, on the other hand, are going on what you have heard and have seen about other companies. I have lived it for 16 years, first-hand. I have also stated MANY TIMES that just because I am currently part of an MLM doesn't mean that I think ALL of them are viable sources of income. Quite the contrary. Ihave stated many times that most MLM's are scams and are not viable sources of income. So, there are no blinders here. I know what I have experienced first hand, and I know all too well the possibilities for failure. If there are blinders being worn, they are by you, who will very quickly point out that "there are NO 'good' MLM's." To me, THAT'S the one-sided view."
...
Never assume anything. Didn't anyone teach you what you make of "u" and
me if you assume.
<<You make a lot of assumptions yourself (i.e. All MLM's are bad). As we ALL do. It's part of being human, unless you are going to state you are from another planet, altogether. :-) >>
And yet, after getting burned each time, you kept going back to find
another...
<<I do what I think is right for my family. If helping feed my family means working 60 hours a week, keeping my kids in daycare (do you have children, by the way? Can you relate to this at all?), burning the candle at both ends by working a full-time job, raising 2 children (including all the things that go with that; any parent can understand this), and taking care of a household (making breakfasts, dinners, helping with homework, cleaning the house, caring for the yard, etc.) BY MYSELF for sometimes weeks at a time while my husband is on travel for his own job is necessary, I really no longer want any part of it. Life is intended to be LIVED. Not to be WORKED.
I first looked at MLM's as a way to bring some extra money home. Not to get rich. Not to have a huge yacht; but just to have a few extra $$ a month that I could tuck away for my childrens' college and future, as well as help pay bills.
Not everyone gets into MLM's expecting to be a millionaire and live in a castle.
I was looking for a way to help supplement my family's monthly budget.
If that's criminal, then sue me. As far as I'm concerned, it's an attempt to create a little bit better of a life. And it works for me.
However, I will still concede that I am one of the very few and far-between that has ever found ANY form of additional income from an MLM without hurting other people in the process.>>
I made money from the start of my business. Unfortunately, for the
first six months, I made about $200 a month. But, hey, I was making
money. I guess that qualifies. Making money is a vague and slippery
term.
<<I made money from the start of my business, too. After paying off my initial investment, it was to the tune of $200 - $300 per home show, on average.>>
People often do things they think will have one effect when, in reality,
it has another effect. If you make a profit on your downline's sales,
it's possible that profit that goes to you and your upline and those
between you and the downline person could eat away enough that they're
not even paying expenses. That's one example.
<<Who's not even paying expenses? Do you mean the company? >> Terra
Hal
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