Affiliate since: 07/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Elisabetta's 6 other Ask SC answers

Good Morning. In my experience in SFI, it is better to be open to all languages and cultures, not only to our language of belonging.
This is because we do not know how many will be willing to work with us, and how many of those who register will then be really active.
Also, not knowing perfectly the foreign language, we still aid of online translators (for example, google translate).
Finally, if we are among the a2a, we can make friends with members of the nationalities of our new PSAs and ask for help and advice to these friends.
So in my opinion, there are not many problems: we are who do limitations and this also limits our growth.
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Good Morning. In my experience in SFI, it is better to be open to all languages and cultures, not only to our language of belonging.
This is because we do not know how many will be willing to work with us, and how many of those who register will then be really active.
Also, not knowing perfectly the foreign language, we still aid of online translators (for example, google translate).
Finally, if we are among the a2a, we can make friends with members of the nationalities of our new
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I"d say it is better to leave all your options open.

Locally you can try to speak to 7 people a week;
I do it when I am out doing errands.

But on line,this website has members from all over the world.
Place your ads and everyone will translate them to their language.

I have 7 movers from the same country.So I put them in a co-op together.
Then I purchase hits,and referrals just from their country.

Remember you are looking for your best five.I am glad to just get new people.
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I"d say it is better to leave all your options open.

Locally you can try to speak to 7 people a week;
I do it when I am out doing errands.

But on line,this website has members from all over the world.
Place your ads and everyone will translate them to their language.

I have 7 movers from the same country.So I put them in a co-op together.
Then I purchase hits,and referrals just from their country.

Remember you are looking
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Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

This is an international business, you are not here as a nation, and shouldn't restrict your business growth by focusing on what is easiest.

I cringe when I see this question asked or someone talk about assigning all their Hindu, Russian, or Spanish Speaking affiliates to PSA who speak their language as opposed to the idea of trying to support that member.

For what can be gained in terms of communication improvements you can lose in terms of control and growth for your business. If your chosen PSA fails to support these reassigned members you may have cost them their one chance at having a sponsor who cared about their success.

If you pass them on you wont learn about their culture or how to motivate people who have lived similar lives, instead you will have delegated away your ability to grow as a global leader. You will have also show them an SFI where they present a problem and you don't offer a legitimate solution, you just make them someone else' problem.

We are an international business with no global borders and operating in nearly 200 countries and covering just about every language known to man. You are not expected to know every language but you are expected to be the best sponsor your referrals could ask for regardless of their place of origin or language or culture.


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This is an international business, you are not here as a nation, and shouldn't restrict your business growth by focusing on what is easiest.

I cringe when I see this question asked or someone talk about assigning all their Hindu, Russian, or Spanish Speaking affiliates to PSA who speak their language as opposed to the idea of trying to support that member.

For what can be gained in terms of communication improvements you can lose in terms of control and growth for your business.
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Affiliate since: 04/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Diane's 76 other Ask SC answers

Hi Marija

To confine yourself to your own language, environment, culture etc. is really restricting your potential in SFI.

Check out the Launchpad 5 "Borderless is Beautiful"
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day5

The internet is GLOBAL, and there's nothing to stop your business reaching globally too. How many of those 2.8 BILLION internet users would you like on your team?

Plus, through SFI, I have connected with like-minded people from all over the world. Language is no barrier. It is lovely to communicate with people, forget any limiting factors. Even if people do not speak the same language, there are many translation tools to overcome the problem, and indeed many are improving their English skills, the international language of business, through working with SFI.
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Hi Marija

To confine yourself to your own language, environment, culture etc. is really restricting your potential in SFI.

Check out the Launchpad 5 "Borderless is Beautiful"
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day5

The internet is GLOBAL, and there's nothing to stop your business reaching globally too. How many of those 2.8 BILLION internet users would you like on your team?

Plus, through SFI, I have connected with like-minded people from all
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 83 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

I don’t think building a team within my own spoken language and environment will make any difference to how successful I want to be.

SFI is global- it has no boundaries, and the internet makes it so easy and convenient to communicate and to work with people from other parts of the world, any time, anywhere.

It is also very limiting to confine your business to those around you. While communication may be much easier, it can also breed some unhealthy competition and personality conflict.

The popular saying, familiarity breeds contempt, can easily occur as you interact with people with different temperaments if working closely with people in the same area and environment.

There is also safety in distance- you are able to control your emotion, frustration and anger, and hide your feeling better if dealing with your team from afar.

These are only a few of the reasons why building a team beyond these boundaries is much, much better.

Borderless is beautiful!

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I don’t think building a team within my own spoken language and environment will make any difference to how successful I want to be.

SFI is global- it has no boundaries, and the internet makes it so easy and convenient to communicate and to work with people from other parts of the world, any time, anywhere.

It is also very limiting to confine your business to those around you. While communication may be much easier, it can also breed some unhealthy competition and personality
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jayant's 2 other Ask SC answers

1.SFI Business is being done on Global platform. And as such there is almost 100 % possibilities that the team members in your team have different language as their primary language and Language being an important medium for communication making communication in different languages makes it that much difficult for team leaders to communicate.

2.At the same time if you can have time and enough interests in learning additional language, an affiliate team member in your team will love to see you communicate with him in his primary language.

3. Points one and two mentioned above have its advantages as well as disadvantages, this then makes it a better choice to communicate in most common language. Thus in my opinion where ever possible we should adopt all, building your team of your area in your language, and also go beyond the boundaries and build your team using most commonly used language.

4. Best judge to be the team leader himself depending upon the situation that is prevailing in his team.
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1.SFI Business is being done on Global platform. And as such there is almost 100 % possibilities that the team members in your team have different language as their primary language and Language being an important medium for communication making communication in different languages makes it that much difficult for team leaders to communicate.

2.At the same time if you can have time and enough interests in learning additional language, an affiliate team member in your team will love to
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Affiliate since: 09/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gopakumar's 35 other Ask SC answers

Building a team within a specific language zone or build a truly global team beyond one’s mother country and language speaking zone is a personal choice. But before deciding which choice is suitable for you, we must consider the following points:-

01. Do you have good communication skills?
02. Are you fluent in English?
03. Do you know any other languages, other than English and your vernacular language (if English is your second language)?
04. Do you have good command over the English language and are you able to teach your team members in a simple, easily understandable way?
05. Are you popular in Social Medias?
06. Do you have a lot of friends within your country and abroad?

The answers for the above questions are mostly YES, it is better you build your team beyond the boundaries of your language zone. If you are poor in communication skills and using English, consider building your team locally and expand to other regions gradually.


Advantages of a local team:

01. You can communicate with your team effectively and more often, in your own language.
02. You can contact your team members personally and lend a hand in help build their team.
03. You have better leverage in your handpicked team; mostly known people compare to an International team of unknown persons.
04. Your team can grow and progress at a tremendous speed and get quick results.

For the downer side; it’s a very risky proposition to build a local team because, a sudden policy change of the ruling Government or a natural calamity or economic downfall or war will turmoil your entire team and all your efforts within hours.


A Global team beyond your language boundary is a better choice at any cost! By building a team consisting members from across the world have more advantages than disadvantages.

The downer side is the problem for effective communication between team members and the Leader. Different time zones and different cultures are some of the minor disadvantages.
The positive and brighter side is that the survivals of your team in any adverse conditions are greater than a local team. Growth potential is also huge. But it takes more time, investment and effort to build a truly global team. Comparing a local team, the growth rate is slow and steady.

From the above points, let’s conclude that building a global team is a better choice.

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Building a team within a specific language zone or build a truly global team beyond one’s mother country and language speaking zone is a personal choice. But before deciding which choice is suitable for you, we must consider the following points:-

01. Do you have good communication skills?
02. Are you fluent in English?
03. Do you know any other languages, other than English and your vernacular language (if English is your second language)?
04. Do you have good command
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Affiliate since: 04/08/2016, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read George E.'s 80 other Ask SC answers

SFI is a Global Business Opportunity. You do not want to place restrictions upon yourself by building solely on your own environment and language.

Powerful programs exist to convert one language to another. If you have a PSA that is a real go-getter from India, for example, you can reassign others of your team from that county to that active PSA.

I also advertise in my area but I will not restrict myself to that alone. Neither should you.

Affiliate since: 08/24/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lali's 68 other Ask SC answers

Definitely you are certain of success when you build a team on your own spoken language. If you're to make an impact in your team, you must have a feeling of all the members in it. This can only be practical if you understand each other, and the language barrier will hinder this achievement.
Building a team entails a lot of activities for yourself. Your own success is subject to the success of each of the member that you bring in. You don't wanna leave this to chance by having team members speaking a different language from yours, do not at any one time compromise the importance of each of your team member by using google translator or any utility to try and bridge this gap. It won't work, just concentrate on your team building using a language that you speak.
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Definitely you are certain of success when you build a team on your own spoken language. If you're to make an impact in your team, you must have a feeling of all the members in it. This can only be practical if you understand each other, and the language barrier will hinder this achievement.
Building a team entails a lot of activities for yourself. Your own success is subject to the success of each of the member that you bring in. You don't wanna leave this to chance by having team members speaking
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Affiliate since: 11/10/2003, Power Rank: 150 | Read Earl's 98 other Ask SC answers

The concept is that you can catch more fish when you are on a bigger lake. By that I mean that if you limit your target group to your own circle of influence, you will miss out on the benefits that come with a global company such as SFI. The internet makes it possible for you to cross language and cultural boundaries so it is ok to take down the boundaries and go for whoever responds. By the way, most of my active PSAs and CSAs come from other countries so if I stuck to my own language and environment, I would not be very successful.
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The concept is that you can catch more fish when you are on a bigger lake. By that I mean that if you limit your target group to your own circle of influence, you will miss out on the benefits that come with a global company such as SFI. The internet makes it possible for you to cross language and cultural boundaries so it is ok to take down the boundaries and go for whoever responds. By the way, most of my active PSAs and CSAs come from other countries so if I stuck to my own language and environment,
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