1. They don’t tell the whole story.
NM is a promotional business, that is why they present only the positive information about the downline building process. Representatives of companies and Diamonds say that (1) it is up to you to build a growing downline; (2) it is always possible to do it; and (3) in a matter of time, the longer you work, more people will join you. The shocking truth is that these are myths, not the reality about downlines.
They promote a Motivational Strategy, which is the perfect and inspirational vision of building your downline. They make you believe that one day, your downline will start to grow, making you a rich and famous Diamond. There are no magical downline building forces in NM. Instead, THERE ARE SECRETS, known by Diamond millionaires. To explain this scenario, let me tell you a story.
2. The Four Blindfolded Men and an Elephant.
Four blindfolded men were brought to an elephant. Each man was made to feel a different part of the animal. Since none of the four men were familiar with the animal, they interpreted that part of the animal that they touched as the whole beast.
The first man explored the trunk and described the elephant as “a long, not too thick, textured pipe“.
The second man was made to feel the side and the stomach of the elephant. He described the animal as “being like a balloon, but heavy and rough to the touch”.
The third participant examined the leg, and said the elephant “looks like a tree”.
Finally, the last blindfolded man said the animal is “thin, yet rough like a twig”, because he felt the tail.
Each one of them touched and felt a different part of the elephant, and therefore, described the whole animal as that body part. None of them were completely wrong, because the elephant is all of those things, but they were not right either. Their lack of vision made it impossible for them to see the whole animal. When they were allowed to take their blindfold off, they were shocked to see the completely different animal they thought they touched.
3. You should get the whole story of NM.
The above story mirrors the identical behaviour of distributors in NM. The vast majority (97%) of networkers, like those four blindfolded men, do not see the whole picture of NM. They do not know about the Network Marketing Mystery of Money or the secrets of Diamond millionaires. They get individual, often misleading information, twisted into emotional bits and pieces to sell products.
Success stories and exaggerated income claims are heartwarming and very motivational, however, those stories are not the whole NM picture. The lack of a Business Strategy vision makes it impossible to make money in NM. Please read the next story of how I built 3,000 distributors in my downline in six (6) months on four continents.
