My retired mother has signed up with FHTMUS, which is a MLM company selling several online services. A little background - she signed up with Amway about 35 years ago, and took me along at age 16 too. I quickly ran numbers to show how that could scale huge, and made an enthusiastically received presentation to the rest of the group . The more I worked the plan, though, the more I realized that MLM isn't the way to start, grow, and run a business. Looking back on it, I realize now the problem is you don't really provide your customers much value. You provide your subordinates the appearance of value, and everyone is chasing the money
Neither of us did well with Amway. She ended up doing what she always did - working a job. That's what I ended up doing too.
She ended up retiring from her head librarian position from a small town in Michigan last year, and I think is starting to get antsy. Maybe she wants more income, maybe she's bored, maybe she wants more validation at this point in life. I dunno.
Anyway, she drank the Kool-Aid again. Now my sister and I are getting emails from her about how we can really help her by buying these products thru her. Ugh. I love my mom, and would do anything to make her happy, but I need to weigh that against what I think is in her best interests.
So, now I get to walk a tricky path. I need to get her to understand the reality of MLM, how it is hugely weighted against her. I need to convey the importance of CENTS. And I dearly hope I can steer her out of the wasteland onto the fastlane without her feeling managed.
I am ordering a hard copy of TMF and getting it delivered to her house. I think this will be the best introduction to these concepts since they come with 3rd party validity. We talk every month or so, so this will become a topic of conversation.
Maybe you know someone like this. I could really use any advice you might have.
And, wish us luck!
Neither of us did well with Amway. She ended up doing what she always did - working a job. That's what I ended up doing too.
She ended up retiring from her head librarian position from a small town in Michigan last year, and I think is starting to get antsy. Maybe she wants more income, maybe she's bored, maybe she wants more validation at this point in life. I dunno.
Anyway, she drank the Kool-Aid again. Now my sister and I are getting emails from her about how we can really help her by buying these products thru her. Ugh. I love my mom, and would do anything to make her happy, but I need to weigh that against what I think is in her best interests.
So, now I get to walk a tricky path. I need to get her to understand the reality of MLM, how it is hugely weighted against her. I need to convey the importance of CENTS. And I dearly hope I can steer her out of the wasteland onto the fastlane without her feeling managed.
I am ordering a hard copy of TMF and getting it delivered to her house. I think this will be the best introduction to these concepts since they come with 3rd party validity. We talk every month or so, so this will become a topic of conversation.
Maybe you know someone like this. I could really use any advice you might have.
And, wish us luck!
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