I guess you are certainly more assertive if you post the same message
thrice!
;)
-chip
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>
> On 26 Nov 2007 at 20:35, steve.indepass wrote:
>
> > I'm just saying that a common thread in stories I've read here and the
> > people I've personally met in the real world who either are in,
or were
> > in MLM / NM 'businesses' is low self- confidence / self-esteem.
>
> Oh my gosh.....please don't think that because YOU were lacking in self
> esteem that every MLM survivor is the same. I have no issues with
> assertiveness AT ALL. And have no problems telling someone to get
lost if
> they don't hear my polite "no thank you, not interested in the least".
>
> What MLMs capitalize on IMHO is people's hopes and their trust in
people,
> but specifically their hopes in the career/finance arena which
translates for
> most to a "better life". I've known many MLMers over the years and
while
> there are always a greedy few, most aren't looking to be rich, just
to have
> enough to not have to live paycheck to paycheck. MLMs lure people with
> that false hope and believe me --- ANYONE, even those with a decent
> helping of self confidence can fall prey to it when they don't know
all the
> facts.
>
> I think that if one was approached by a MLM disciple and handed the
true
> stats on success (not the watered down versions you see on most MLM
> company comp plans) along with whatever hype they are preaching, then
> there'd be a lot less folks bothering to get involved with MLMs in
the first
> place. But the truth is they lie, give you success percentages
with those
> that have gotten involved and left taken out. They preach to your
hopes,
> rely on your trust, and use falsified information.
>
> Unfortunately, once you are in, its hard to see past the fog to the
truth
> (because why would this new family of yours lie to you?) So even when
> they do hear the fact that less than 2% of those that get involved
with MLM
> will make any money - they don't believe it. Think its a trick of
some sort.
>
> I read somewhere (here maybe?) that if you're going in for a surgery
and
> there's a 98% chance of no serious complications - do you assume or
> hope you'll be a part of that 98% or do you just KNOW you'll be a
part of
> that 2% to incur serious issues???
>
> I digress.
>
> I'm not sure where you have gotten your low self esteem stories from
but it
> isn't this group. lol...assertiveness doesn't seem to be an issue
here.
> Lauren
>
>
>
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