What are the chances of me running into a bunch of Quixtar IBO’s while I am in Dallas, working on my Univera LifeSciences business?
God certainly has a sense of humor.
As promised:
I was walking across the street from my hotel to kill some time and buy a Diet Coke when I saw a stream of guys in white shirts heading into a deli. I changed my mind about three times before entering the deli and standing in line behind a dozen white shirted men.
I had a very nice conversation with a small group of them, bit my tongue a few times, bought my Diet Coke and then went out the door.
Outside of the deli I found two guys smoking, (yes you guessed it) both in white shirts and red ties. I said, "How are you guys doing?" they responded with "Great, man, we are gonna be rich!". I would swear that they said it in unison. The next 5 seconds seemed to last 5 hours as I flipped the scenario back and forth in my mind deciding whether or not to extend this conversation.
Let’s face it, these poor smoking white shirts had no idea what they just ran into.
So I said: How is it going for you? Are you making money?
Both White Shirts: Yeah, man.
Me: Ummm, really?
White Shirt 1 looks puzzled at White Shirt 2 and then 2 responds: Yeah, this is growing like crazy.
Me: Growing like crazy? Guys, Quixtar’s volume went down last year.
White Shirt 2: Uh Uh! According to the Better Business Bureau, Forbes and The Fortune 500, Quixtar grew last year.
Me: Uh Guys, the Better Business Bureau does not track companies by sales and the Fortune 500 is a list of publicly held companies, Quixtar is privately owned.
White Shirt 2: I SAW THEM IN FORBES! I know I did. I read it. It was an article. An article about Quixtar.
White Shirt 1: And we just got back from Dream Weekend.
Me: Uh huh. So, how many new Diamonds spoke?
(White Shirt 1 again gives a perplexed look at White Shirt 2)
– to be continued.
Hi Ty:
I was in Amway 15 years ago. I left because women were treated as second class citizens. "They should stand by their men."
They were stuck in the year 3,000 B.C.
Were you a white shirt?
Enrique
I was once a white shirt with a 4,000 pin on my lapel.
Quixtar IBO's have yet to figure out that 80% or more of Network Marketers are WOMEN!!!!
Frankly, women are better at it.
I must admit that's funny Ty – quite funny. That type of communication is so foreign to me and 99% of all folks – it's no wonder mlm remains not much more than a tiny blip on the economic radar.
On the Forbes, BBB nonsense – I think the vast majority of folks doing belly to belly have a standard, fall-back line that is 100% false. Some even still use the Donald Trump/Johnny Carson or Harvard Bus. School lies.
Kent,
The sad thing to me is that these guys have no idea that they are being lied to. They want to change their lives so badly, that they believe everything they are told by their upline.
The best advice I could give on such things is a quote from Ronald Reagan…
"Trust, but verify."
I will agree with most of you fellas. Most of these guys are complete dimwits and do not succeed with their businesses. This is mostly because they don't treat it as a real business, rather they treat it as a social club. Myself on the other hand, I am an IBO who treats it as a business. If everyone else whould do the same, they'd be growing too. IBOs that give me a bad name really irritate me.