I am ashamed to admit that it was in fact greed and laziness that got
me in. When I realized that to succeed in MLM I would have to start
by cheating my friends and family out of their hard earned money and
even then had a 99% chance of failure. Really made me feel like a
scum.
--- In mlmsurvivorsclub@
<itznile2006@
>
> Plan in simple I think it is greed and laziness that drive people
to MLM's It is the simplest of cons ....the figures look great but
like gambling they are all agaist you. All you need is a good down
line....but the real reason why mlms will die is the
internet....
bigger....
>
> mpasek628 <no_reply@yahoogroup
retired I made a pretty good salary. When I was stupid
> enough to think about quitting for the "MLM Dream" I was smart
enough
> to see some insurance agents and financial planners to see what the
> fringe benifits my company was giving me were worth. I was amazed.
It
> added up to about 50% of my Base salary. If my salary was $50,000
> then it would take 75,000 - 80,000 in MLM to break even. Plus that
> was for working 4 10 hour days a week for about 47 weeks a year
when
> you consider paid holidays and vacation. How many in this group
made
> 75,000/yr in MLM even if you worked 24/7?
>
> Give me a JOB any day.
>
> --- In mlmsurvivorsclub@
> wrote:
> >
> > I agree completely, Vicki! However, I am wondering...
> company give you health insurance for free? Does your company
> contribute 100% of your 401K earnings? I'm sure they may contribute
> something toward it, but YOU are the major contributor, and that
> money comes out of your pocket. Do they pay for your vacations? No,
> you do. Sure, you earn the leave time...but so do I, as an MLM-er.
> There is nothing wrong with being an MLM-er IF...and this is a
> HUGE "IF"....they are with a reputable company.
> >
> > And, I will admit that there are VERY FEW MLM companies that
> actually "work" and allow the distributor to earn a decent income.
> And very few that can be considered "reputable". Most of the MLM
> companies out there do not have marketing programs designed to
> actually have a distributor succeed. But, I think it's unfair to
> group ALL MLM companies into that "they all suck" category.
> >
> > I left a job a year ago that paid me just under $50K a year...I'm
> sure many on this list make a lot more than that, but it is well
> above the national average. I left corporate America after 20
years.
> I am now home to put my kids on the bus in the morning, and get
them
> off the bus in the afternoon. They don't have to have daycare, or
> before/after school care anymore, because I am here with them. I
will
> be spending EVERY DAY of the summer when theyr'e not in school with
> them...they won't be at day camps or daycare the way they were for
> years, when I was working, because my husband works also, and goes
on
> travel quite frequently for his job. We will be spending our days
> together, going to the beach, the pool, doing crafts, going on
> picnics, fishing, hanging out with their gandparents and cousins,
and
> some other great things we have planned, including a vacation to
the
> ocean! Some days, when it's too hot out, we may just sit and watch
> movies and eat popcorn!
> >
> > Do I work a few nights a week, for a few hours a night? Yes. But
> I also average $50/hour doing what I do. Yes, I have to pay taxes
on
> my income...everyone does. But, guess what...I am home the rest of
> the time. Do you have to work to make money? Of course you do. You
> can't just sit home and collect a paycheck, unless you are on a
> government program, or retirement/pension. Let's face it...you
> typically have to work to earn an income. And the 9-to-5 world
isn't
> the only way.
> >
> > My husband and I were able to take a trip to Europe a few weeks
> ago; it's the FIRST EVER time we have had a vacation together like
> that, just the two of us. And we didn't have to stress over trying
to
> coordinate our leave schedules like we did when we both worked full-
> time jobs, because I didn't have to worry about "asking" someone if
I
> could go!
> >
> > I spend a few hours each day making phone calls to prospective
> hostesses who WANT my product, packaging up catalogs and mailing or
> delivering them, and a few nights a week (or afternoons, because I
> sometimes do presentations to women during their lunchbreaks at
local
> restaurants! How cool is that!) doing home presentations. And I am
> marketing to people who want my product. I know this because at
some
> prior home presentation, they asked me to call them! So, I'm not
> playing "telemarketer"
> money. And I'm not pushy about it. I don't have to be. My product
is
> awesome, and it really sells itself. I make a good commission on
> what I sell.
> >
> > Today I will be cleaning my house, and working on part of the
> garden that my neighbor (also a stay-at-home mom) have been
> creating...and it's going to be 80 degrees and sunny out! We will
> probably stop at some point and have lunch, and a glass of wine.
> Then, I'll walk to the end of the street, and meet my kids when
they
> get off the bus; we'll go in, do homework, have dinner, baths, etc.
> >
> > I wouldn't trade ANY of this for a 9-to-5 job ever
> again...regardless of how much it paid me. By the way, I am
bringing
> home as much every month ("take home pay") as I was (sometimes
more!)
> when I was working my 9-to-5 job, just in case anyone was
> thinking, "Yeah, she's living off her husband's salary." Nope. Not
> in our house. It's not possible. We are not rich by any means, but
> we are very happy with the freedoms that I now have...my husband
> hated our girls being in daycare; he hated how stressed out I was
> trying to work full time and care for the house, the yard, & the
kids
> and their activities when he was on travel.
> >
> > I am a much happier, less-stressed person now. And I love my
> life. And I love that an MLM has helped put me here....honestly,
and
> with integrity.
> >
> > Again, I DO ADMIT that there are many, many MLM scams out
> there...but they're not all like that. There are a very select few
> that actually do work. Emphasis on "few"!
> >
> > People thinking about an MLM need to ask LOTS of questions and
> not just jump in because of a few promises of wealth and freedom.
> There are way too many life-altering pitfalls you can fall into.
Been
> there, done that.
> >
> > Terra
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vicki <v_eller@> wrote:
> > Think whatever you want about MLM. It doesn't make it
> true. As for
> > me - I am so glad that MLM is out of my life. I have MORE time to
> > spend with my baby, wathing him grow, learn, etc. I have a 9-5
job
> > that pays me more than they probably should. I have low stress,
had
> > a 100% PAID maternity leave, vacation, health insurance, 401k,
> etc.,
> > etc. I don't have to pound pavement, approach strangers, risk
going
> > into strangers' homes... I don't have to convince anyone my
product
> > is somehow better than what they are using. No recruiting. I KNOW
> > how much money I will earn each month and can plan accordingly.
Oh
> > and did I mention the TIME I get to spend with my family???? I
> > spent more time away from home chasing the "dream". Never got
> > anything out of it. No amount of so-called wealth is worth losing
> > time with loved-ones.
> >
> > --- In mlmsurvivorsclub@
> > >
> > > Hi MLMSurvivors,
> > >
> > > The subject line is not a joke, I am a MLMer & have been for a
> long
> > > time. I've joined your club because I simply want to understand
> the
> > > other side of the coin, and I hereby solemnly swear that I
won't
> > EVER
> > > sponsor anyone from this network even if you suddenly have a
> > change of
> > > heart about the industry. That is not my intention. So, any
> > questions
> > > about what company i am with, etc will not be entertained ok.
> > >
> > > My personal vision is to promote a balanced awareness about the
> > > industry (which, I confess, I love very much), and to stand for
it
> > > being conducted in a manner that is professional, ethical & with
> > > integrity through firstly, my own personal actions. And my goal
> > here
> > > is to learn from all of you - and serve if I may, to contribute
> > > constructively where I can.
> > >
> > > So, if you can welcome a stranger into your home on the context
of
> > > open learning, sharing & possibly healing for each other, then
I
> > thank
> > > you graciously.
> > >
> > > Anyways, if anyone feels like I'm violating the group laws OR
my
> > own
> > > set limits as declared, you can always report it to the Mod &
get
> > me
> > > kicked out.;)
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > JL
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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