Affiliate since: 04/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Cornelis's 19 other Ask SC answers

Hi Mary,
This is not a simple "Yes or no" question. There are a few facts to be considered before giving advice to your PSAs.

First of all, do they have a team? We all know that being a team leader without a team is like a school teacher without students. Does someone still wants to become a TL, attend him to the next issue.

Stay team leader without a team is not easy. They have to be able to relay on there own sources. Can they, will they?

So my advice to the PSAs would be:

Do they have an active and stable team, YES. Go ahead and become TL.

Do they not have a team, stay as you are. Build a team first and concentrate on recruiting.

Do they still persist, point them to the fact that it will cost them instead of giving benefits.



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Hi Mary,
This is not a simple "Yes or no" question. There are a few facts to be considered before giving advice to your PSAs.

First of all, do they have a team? We all know that being a team leader without a team is like a school teacher without students. Does someone still wants to become a TL, attend him to the next issue.

Stay team leader without a team is not easy. They have to be able to relay on there own sources. Can they, will they?

So my advice
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Both encouraging and discouraging our PSA to become Team leaders right away is not the right approach.

Here is why.

It is self serving to the sponsors to keep on encouraging their PSA to become Team leaders if they do not have team yet. It is expensive to maintain Team leadership if you do not have a team. You need to buy a lot of TC to reach the VP needed to become a Team Leader. So the beneficiary here is the sponsor because he earns big commission in the expense of his PSA.

To discourage our enthusiastic PSA not to go to Team Leader is not good also, especially if our PSA has money to accelerate his pace to success, buy bidding for more PSA and CSA or buying PSA.

So my approach is education. I explain carefully the consequences of their action. I explain the pros and cons of going to team leadership prematurely. But I also explain how it can accelerate the road to success.

In other words I asses the capacity of my PSA and tell them what is the best route thay can take.

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Both encouraging and discouraging our PSA to become Team leaders right away is not the right approach.

Here is why.

It is self serving to the sponsors to keep on encouraging their PSA to become Team leaders if they do not have team yet. It is expensive to maintain Team leadership if you do not have a team. You need to buy a lot of TC to reach the VP needed to become a Team Leader. So the beneficiary here is the sponsor because he earns big commission in the expense of his PSA.

To
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Affiliate since: 05/01/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Vera's 4 other Ask SC answers

I would not advice it. They would lose interest in the business. If they make EA their first month, they should be encouraged to read and learn about SFI.
- They should be taught how to make PSA's of their own almost immediately and learn how to train and guide their own PSA's.
- They should be taught how and what answers to give to questions asked them by their PSA's
- By their second month, they can go for BTL.
- With each experience, they become more sure of themselves and are less likely to quit because they struggled to learn everything they know and will be eager to teach their downlines same.
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I would not advice it. They would lose interest in the business. If they make EA their first month, they should be encouraged to read and learn about SFI.
- They should be taught how to make PSA's of their own almost immediately and learn how to train and guide their own PSA's.
- They should be taught how and what answers to give to questions asked them by their PSA's
- By their second month, they can go for BTL.
- With each experience, they become more sure of themselves and
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Affiliate since: 11/26/2012, Power Rank: 9 | Read Mille's 74 other Ask SC answers

Should I encourage or discourage my PSAs who want to become Team Leaders right away ???

Encourage, of course:

Just follow these steps and they will become successful Team Leader

1st Have a Plan
2nd Believe in what doing
3rd Work Hard
4th Stay Focused
5th be Consistent
6th Follow Successful People ...
7th Follow Sponsor
8th Update Leadership Page
9th Update BLOG on Leadership Page
10th Regularly send Team e-mail for PSA and CSA member
11th Regularly perform daily, weekly and monthly tasks
12th And still read "Launchpad lessons" and "Internet Income Course lessons"
13th Being an active member of the SFI Forum

With positive thoughts into a new day ...
Regards
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Should I encourage or discourage my PSAs who want to become Team Leaders right away ???

Encourage, of course:

Just follow these steps and they will become successful Team Leader

1st Have a Plan
2nd Believe in what doing
3rd Work Hard
4th Stay Focused
5th be Consistent
6th Follow Successful People ...
7th Follow Sponsor
8th Update Leadership Page
9th Update BLOG on Leadership Page
10th Regularly send Team e-mail
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Affiliate since: 04/02/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Anja's 41 other Ask SC answers

Discourage? Never.

I might end up telling them to be patient and learn a bit more before, but if they are eager to become real Teamleaders and building up an active team, I'd do my very best to support them.

There's the catch to it: Real Teamleaders.
As long as they do not understand that a Teamleader needs an active team under them that they can support and mentor, they are not ready yet for this task and it needs more patience and mentoring on the sponsors side.

Of course, you can always advise eager PSAs to invite their friends to learn SFI from the get-go with them. Sometimes it is easier for us sponsors to teach a team that knows and challenges each other ;)
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Discourage? Never.

I might end up telling them to be patient and learn a bit more before, but if they are eager to become real Teamleaders and building up an active team, I'd do my very best to support them.

There's the catch to it: Real Teamleaders.
As long as they do not understand that a Teamleader needs an active team under them that they can support and mentor, they are not ready yet for this task and it needs more patience and mentoring on the sponsors side.

Of
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Affiliate since: 04/07/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Carin's 13 other Ask SC answers

I would say no.
Why? Because they loose interest to fast if they do not earn an income immediately.
I encourage them to at least become EA in the first month while learning and reading all they can absorb about SFI and its inner workings.

In month 2 I start encouraging to become BTL and remain BTL for at least 3 months while training and supporting their down line. This way the team as a whole is better trained and well informed.

I have found that PSA's that follow this route tend to stay in SFI and build strong businesses of their own.

In the end the better trained your team is the better your income will be, and their's off course.Hope this helped you, Mary.
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I would say no.
Why? Because they loose interest to fast if they do not earn an income immediately.
I encourage them to at least become EA in the first month while learning and reading all they can absorb about SFI and its inner workings.

In month 2 I start encouraging to become BTL and remain BTL for at least 3 months while training and supporting their down line. This way the team as a whole is better trained and well informed.

I have found that PSA's that
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 19 | Read Aina's 157 other Ask SC answers

This is my personal opinion.
Discourage may not be the right move. But instead explain to them that their success tied up directly to the success of his/her team. My observation all these while, there are affiliates that attained STL/GTL/PTL in their 1st or 2nd month. They got so excited but next,they are back to EA2 or BTL, why?

The system set up by SFI in such a way that you have to learn to master the business to be successful. Becoming a TL in such a short period, I think did not give them enough time to learn everything and there are no solid team behind them to ensure their progress monthly. Another words, they have to spend more money 'buying' their TL rank.

The more healthy way, stay focussed, learn all the subject provided by SFI, master it, apply it in daily work, ensure duplication, keep sponsoring and the TL rank will come naturally and together they are building a deep and solid team...

Your role is to keep encouraging, motivating, supporting in whatever way you can, and ensuring them that you are an awesome Sponsor they could ever have.



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This is my personal opinion.
Discourage may not be the right move. But instead explain to them that their success tied up directly to the success of his/her team. My observation all these while, there are affiliates that attained STL/GTL/PTL in their 1st or 2nd month. They got so excited but next,they are back to EA2 or BTL, why?

The system set up by SFI in such a way that you have to learn to master the business to be successful. Becoming a TL in such a short period, I think
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Affiliate since: 02/08/2020, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 202 other Ask SC answers

Hi Mary!
That's good question that every leader must ask him/herself. I'm a positive thinker. I like doing things positively. Rather than discouraging them I rather encourage them not to be Team Leaders. They say people are like fingers. Meaning that they are not equal or the same. There are fast learners and slow learners. There are people who can afford Standing Orders and those who can't, etc. As a Leader you must know your people. As a Team Leader, you encourage your people the differently. You encourage people according to their knowledge, capacity and strength. Those who have knowledge, power and capacity of being Team Leaders, don't waste their time by delaying them. The two main things that they must have is knowledge and a team to lead. Those who don't have knowledge, power or capacity of being Team Leaders, encourage them to do what will make them to gain what they are missing to be Team Leaders. Tell them the truth that they are not ready and you don't want them to to bounce back and front of being Team Leaders one month and the next month they are back to EA because that will discourage them and end up quitting.
I think this will help.
Thank you.
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Hi Mary!
That's good question that every leader must ask him/herself. I'm a positive thinker. I like doing things positively. Rather than discouraging them I rather encourage them not to be Team Leaders. They say people are like fingers. Meaning that they are not equal or the same. There are fast learners and slow learners. There are people who can afford Standing Orders and those who can't, etc. As a Leader you must know your people. As a Team Leader, you encourage your people the differently.
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Affiliate since: 05/31/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jessa & Jerry's 25 other Ask SC answers

Mary, I think you stated your question wrong because I believe you know that we should never "discourage" anyone at any time.
I believe you really meant to ask "How can we remind our PSAs that good, effective and PROFITABLE team leadership means THEY must recognize the rate of development within their groups and understand that some people, for one reason or another JUST CANNOT grow as rapidly as others."
Of course that means they must actually answer the questions (that sometimes are not asked)as well. Sometimes we need to take time to show them how to develop those "people skills" that REALLY mean the difference between growth and stagnation such as knowing when those "un-asked" questions are being asked. That part of leadership is often the most important and is always the most difficult to teach.
Sometimes we must just remind them that slower, but steadier growth, will ALWAYS create a much stronger team with fewer "opt-out" and fewer "sleepers" or "tire kickers" and that strong growth and team development often justifies remaining an EA2 a month or more longer to ensure STRENGTH.
Personally, I would rather have 5 people that remain EA2 for month after month after month than 1 that becomes BTL or even STL their first month, and then is at the forum asking " I need xxxx VP to remain as BTL or STL this month?" If they had a STRONG group, we would never see that question in the forum!
In the first place, they should know the answer to that question if they had learned anything about SFI. All that does is tell everyone else they have not done their homework AND that they are NOT YET READY FOR TEAM LEADERSHIP!









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Mary, I think you stated your question wrong because I believe you know that we should never "discourage" anyone at any time.
I believe you really meant to ask "How can we remind our PSAs that good, effective and PROFITABLE team leadership means THEY must recognize the rate of development within their groups and understand that some people, for one reason or another JUST CANNOT grow as rapidly as others."
Of course that means they must actually answer the questions
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Affiliate since: 04/03/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Brenda's 42 other Ask SC answers

I would hate to use the word discourage as it is a negative, rather guide can be used towards an affiliate that is eager. The hard part is to figure out which affiliate is going to be able to become an executive affiliate two months in a row. Once that is established I encourage the affiliate to build a solid team before striving to become a Team Leader, or they can become discouraged by all the inactive affiliates that do nothing on their team. I encourage positive thinking by stressing that this is not a get rich quick business rather a steady consistent coming to work everyday to become their own routine. Once they get that, they are ready to become a Team Leader and will be successful!
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I would hate to use the word discourage as it is a negative, rather guide can be used towards an affiliate that is eager. The hard part is to figure out which affiliate is going to be able to become an executive affiliate two months in a row. Once that is established I encourage the affiliate to build a solid team before striving to become a Team Leader, or they can become discouraged by all the inactive affiliates that do nothing on their team. I encourage positive thinking by stressing that this
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