Two Networkers: Unscrupulous and Conscientious

There are two kinds of networkers: the unscrupulous and the conscientious. The unscrupulous are, of course, what you should stay away from, but ironically most networking companies like them. Most of them are called “leaders” or “icons” simply because there are people silly enough to idolize and follow them without realizing who they’re following. And these “leaders” often have a big following.

Er...may I haste to add that, however, not all leaders and icons are unscrupulous. 

Unscrupulous

The unscrupulous only have one thing in mind: their selfish interest. And they’d do anything for it. I’ve seen them do it. They look for loopholes in the system and take advantage of them, even if it means the company’s demise. They’d say something about them being businessmen out to make money, not to show compassion for any company, and all that garbage. They don’t care about people down them who’d lose their hard earned investments if they go on with their malicious schemes. They don’t have the heart to think of that because they’re docile robots of greed. The more they get the greedier they are. The more they have the less they are! They're like hell--never satisfied.

And I see through them--the more money they have the sadder their hearts are. The more miserable.

They hate spending for their own business. They’d exhaust all means to have the company shoulder all the expenses in their favor. They don’t mind if novice and small networkers pay their own expenses while they, the big earners, always request company full support. They’d even borrow your pen and not return it. I know two guys who earned big checks weekly and yet borrowed P200 from me for their lunch. They promised to pay me in the afternoon. They forgot about it. I even had to remind them. And when I did, they acted innocent, as if the loan never happened. I thanked God they paid me back. God is good. Unscrupulous networkers are not.

These unscrupulous networkers are no different from hoarders during scarcity or a calamity—they don’t care if small folks starve to death as long as they make a killing. These hoarders mouth the same doctrine—they’re in business not for charity or showing compassion but for making money. If unscrupulous networkers say it’s not their fault that the company system has loopholes or weaknesses they can manipulate, hoarders also reason that it’s not their fault that there’s scarcity and the government didn’t make allowances for it.

Unscrupulous networkers are cheats. They cannot be trusted though they can appear trustworthy. That’s why they have a big following. Unthinking people just see how big their checks are, their posh cars and stylish mansions, and their pretended kindness. Then they willingly make a fool of themselves for these crooks, carrying their “icons” on top and making them richer. They see these icons as fulfillments of their own failed dreams and frustrations.

Most networking companies are pleased to have unscrupulous networkers around them because of their influence and manpower. They literally carry an empire. But sooner or later, these companies find them pains in the neck and later, enemies. That’s why it’s vital to find a networking system with enough safety nets to guard small and well-meaning folks from unscrupulous networkers.

Now, I’m not saying all unscrupulous guys have big followings. There are small ones in the making.

Scrupulous

Scrupulous or conscientious networkers may be big or small but they have this common trait: they won’t do anything they know is wrong and would adversely affect the majority, especially the small ones. I’ve seen them, too. They’re the minority. They always play even and fair, even if the rest don’t. Few rich networkers are like this; most conscientious networkers earn just right with some extras that enable them to live comfortably well.

Most networking companies either don’t appreciate their worth or only have eyes for arrogant hypers. Most companies do not see the gem that conscientious networkers are because these good guys work simply and often quietly. They naturally exude excitement but they never artificially hype.

So, what type of a networker are you?

Making Good Money Selling Sign Pens

Recently I got a text message from a mother who was worried sick about her cervical diagnosis: she had a lump in there somewhere. She needed an ultrasound to see what it was about. She said she was so worried for her only daughter who she might leave behind if something bad happened to her. She's just a kid, the mom added.

This mom asked for my prayers, which I assured her was easy for me to do. But prayers alone are sometimes not enough. Sometimes God uses such situations because He wants us to search harder and explore more possibilities so we can discover things He had already made available for us, and once discovered, God wants us to share and announce it to all and sundry. God is a good Provider and He's been providing all our needs. The problem is, we spend more time in useless things or wrong mindsets than discovering and using His provisions.

So, I and my wife talked to this mom more and we discovered that she's now making at least P1,400 a day selling sign pens here and there. It's a special kind of sign pen with some special gimmicks, and she's been marketing it of her own initiative since she came home from working abroad. She doesn't want to go back working abroad and being away from her only child. Good and wise decision!

But the problem was her genital disease. I told her God loved her and she shouldn't worry.

After a while, the ultrasound result came and it was benign. I said God answered our prayers! But she was still worried nonetheless. She thought about her daughter's future.

Yeah, she may be earning P1,400 a day now, but what about when she grows too old for selling pens? I appreciated and marveled at how she could start a good business with ordinary pens and established it so that today she has several distributors and has managed to put up a small company. All she has to do is do the daily rounds of supplying the pens to stores and later collecting the profits. She gets the pens at a discount somewhere in Divisoria.

But going back to the question--what if she grows too old to do the business, which surely will happen soon? So we introduced to her the networking business. Yeah, she's heard about it, but she never thought of actually doing it. So we explained how it worked. My wife told her, her great skill in direct selling is a big asset here. It will work powerfully for her network marketing. She loved the idea and will soon be joining us in one networking business. She already has wide connections, besides having the talent to talk and persuade people.

In network marketing, it pays to be friendly and a bit persuasive. You don't have to go all-out for befriending everyone; just be friendly and kind and patient to all, without favoritism. And with selling, don't hardsell. Just sell. Just present the business and that's it. Be truthful and sincere. It'll help to look a bit enthusiastic about the product and business. But never tell a lie or exaggerate. Righteousness in business is a powerful tool for a good and lasting network marketing business.