If There's a will, There's a way! 
is my motto.
There is a real conversation, chit chatting between me and a young friend at her age of 21. She suddenly “tells” me how her friends start to “promote” her their MLM products that she feels very annoying. She is using the word “tell” and “promote” but come to my ears with the tone she talks, it sounds “tells” => “complaint” and “promote” => “bombard”.
Friend A: Recently my friend keeps on telling me how good is the product she taking and how this product help to decrease her weight.. Really annoying! I already told her I don’t need this product but she keeps telling me “it is a good start to try” and “product will speak for itself”!
Me: Is she your personal friend?
Friend A: Yes, my personal friend. Not only her but got some other friends also the same. The second sentence already start to talk about their MLM product! They should let me notice their change and let me go and ask them. I didn’t really see they have any changes after taken MLM products.
Me: Haa.. If they are in this business, how can they wait until you realize their change. Of course they can’t wait to share with you.
Friend A: But I don’t like they do it this way. Keep asking me to try. I’m not interested at all. Also now the friends gathering become product sharing. Really “s” “u” “c” “k” gathering!
Me: “S” “U” “C” “K” gathering?
Friend A: Suck gathering lah… Haa..
Me: Orrhhh~~ Haa…
Friend A: Why they are like that huh.. Is that because they must do in this way or they have not enough proper knowledge?
Me: I think firstly is because they are taught by doing or sharing in this way and also you are right, basically they don’t have proper knowledge in this industry.
Friend A: Then why they don’t learn proper way? Will you still make friends with them if they keeps on talking the same topic to you?
Me: Sometimes is not they don’t want to learn the proper way, just that their upline is doing so and they just follow what the upline teach them. If they are so new and see their upline is successful using the same way, they would just follow. If they stop pitching that is ok for me but if they still pitching me their products or business after I show no interest, I will avoid them too.
Friend A: I really not interested in the MLM products and business. The more they talk the more I don’t like.
Few things to learn from the conversation above:
1) No pitching to friends – Family and friends 100% don’t like that
2) Target to the correct people, don’t talk to people who not in need
3) People 100% don’t like to be sold, the more you don’t tell, the more they want to find out
And the most important lesson from the conversation is – This is one reason why people hate the word “MLM” so much although they never involve in this industry. They are being bombarded by their friends and they thought they have to do the same if they join this industry!
So, understand how this industry works is very important. To success in this industry without pitching to family and friends also possible as long as you know what are the 6 elements of success.
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BINGO! Haha! Moon, you finally bring up this point, which Many of my other MLM peers are doing. “Second sentence start talking about MLM product…” Haha! I like that conversation. From that dialogue, I can see that some how that girl is quite disgusted about MLM already, from the way his friend who keep pushing products at her.
They need to learn the 6 secrets. Really.
~DN
In our chatting, we actually discuss on whether we should “pity” on them because they are using the wrong techniques which they don’t realize themselves. They so wanted to success and that’s why they “share” to all of their friends. However the way they doing would not bring them to high level of success. Maybe a short term gain but not for long term success.
So, we also say something like they should do more study themselves etc etc… :)
Hi moon,
Glad you point out this point. It’s seem like most of them (including my peers in this industry) are doing the same way. We ought to “pity” them. Some really try hard but needed foundation to do it right and some common sense.