You cannot keep someone from quitting or giving up on anything. Why? You cannot control another person’s choices and actions; you can only control your own.
However, having said this, it doesn’t mean we cannot try to encourage our downline to keep building their SFI business. Yet, we also need to be realistic. There are a few common reasons people do not continue with SFI.
Some reasons are:
- a person initially joined SFI thinking it was a get rich quick scheme
- a person became overwhelmed during the initial weeks in SFI
- a person had poor sponsorship, meaning no or little support
- a person thinks they do not adequate funds, they cannot participate in SFI
- a person’s personal situation takes precedent over SFI participation, such as medical or family.
The only thing we as sponsors/Uplines can do is be supportive. We can support in different ways. One example is we can help new affiliates who may feel overwhelmed, by breaking down some SFI procedures into easier steps. Recently on the Forum, someone explained they understood some things about the Pricebender Auctions, but asked if someone could explain the Pricebender Auction in a simpler manner for him. TripleClicks has a section “How It Works,” which explains the Pricebender Auction. We could simply refer the inquirer to this section or take the time to break down the process into simpler steps for them to understand. Writing it down may take longer, but if it helps them overcome their feeling of being overwhelmed, the likelihood of them staying with SFI has increased.
Personally, there have been times I have read SFI and TripleClicks “how to” sections and had to reread them and reread them, before I finally understood a concept. Still, there were other times; I have had to reach out to a2a members or an Upline person, because I did not understand the section after multiple readings. Thankfully, these affiliates responded to my inquiries and helped me understand a concept by breaking down the steps for me. So, we cannot assume we are being helpful by referring our downline to read a section that we have done our part. We may need to go the extra mile if we want to help retain them.
Ultimately, you need to remember rule 19 in SFI Rules of Success: Some will, some won’t. So what?! Someone’s waiting! Next!
It may seem harsh to take this attitude, but we need to be realistic. We can only control our own choices and actions. It benefits us to work with those who will work with us, but still reach out to those who are on our genealogy list, who quit or gave up on SFI, because we do not know why they left or what their circumstances are right now and their circumstances can change.
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You cannot keep someone from quitting or giving up on anything. Why? You cannot control another person’s choices and actions; you can only control your own.
However, having said this, it doesn’t mean we cannot try to encourage our downline to keep building their SFI business. Yet, we also need to be realistic. There are a few common reasons people do not continue with SFI.
Some reasons are:
- a person initially joined SFI thinking it was a get rich quick scheme
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