Ungamfumana njani uMhlobo kwi-MLM

U-Elle Beau wayengazi okuninzi malunga nokwenza izithambiso xa wayeqala ukuthengisa ngo-2015. Njengomfundi wasekholejini, wayenengxaki yokufumana umsebenzi owawusebenza kunye neshedyuli yakhe yesikolo exakekileyo. Ke xa umhlobo eqala ukuthumela rhoqo kuFacebook malunga neshishini elitsha, uBeau wayecinga ukuba usifumene isisombululo kuzo zonke iingxaki zakhe. Emva kokuhlawula umrhumo wokuqalisa awayengenakukwazi ukuwufumana, uBeau watsalwa kwihlabathi elinjengehlelo laseYoungque. Uya ngokuqinisekileyo buyisela imali yakho kwinyanga yokuqala, i-peasy elula, umhlobo wakhe wamqinisekisa.

Kodwa uBeau akazange ayenze imali yakhe. Ngexesha leenyanga ezisixhenxe awayezichaze njengombonisi we-Younique, wayecinezelwa ekuthengeni imveliso engaphezulu nangakumbi, ekuthumeleni rhoqo malunga neshishini lakhe kuFacebook, nasekufumaneni abahlobo kunye nosapho ukuba bazimanye neqela lakhe bathenge iimveliso zakhe. Nangona wayechitha imali, wayekhuthazwa ngumxholo wakhe (umfazi owamfunayo kunye nabaphathi belo bhinqa) ukuba enze ngathi uyaphumelela-ukufaka iifoto zeodolo awayezenzile, ezenza ngathi zivela kubathengi, kwaye wabhala ixesha elide ubungqina ngothando lwakhe lweemveliso kunye nenkampani.

Ndisoloko ndinyanisekile kwaye ndivula malunga nayo yonke into ebomini bam, utshilo uBeau, oqhuba iblogi ngoku ezinikele ekulumkiseni abanye malunga nenkcubeko yetyhefu ka-Younique , kwaye ucele i-MediaMente ukuba ingasebenzisi igama lakhe lokwenyani ukunqanda ukuxhatshazwa kwabo basazinikele kwimveliso. Ukuzifumana ndizenza ngathi ndizama ukuthengisa okanye ukukhohlisa umntu ukuba atyikitye phantsi kwam kwakunzima ngenene. Bendisenza uburharha, kwaye ke namanye amantombazana amaninzi kwiqela lam, kodwa kwathiwa masixoke.

Ukuba ibali likaBeau livakala liqhelekile, mhlawumbi kunjalo. Ngo-2017, ngaphezulu kwabantu abayi-18.6 yezigidi eMelika babeqeshwe yinkampani ekumgangatho ophezulu yokuthengisa (MLM). Ngokwe-FTC, zimbini Izifundo zamva nje nezingahambelaniyo Bobabini bafumene ngaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-99 zabantu abajoyina ii-MLM ekugqibeleni baphulukana nemali.

Kodwa oko akukhange kumise imodeli ye-MLM ekungeneni kuwo onke amacandelo enkcubeko yabathengi bamanye amazwe. Ukusuka iileggings ezimibalabala kwaye iioyile ezifanelekileyo ukuya izongezo kwaye Ikofu eyimpuphu egalelwe i-vegra yokoqobo , Iimveliso ze-MLM ezinje nge-Younique kunye ne-Herbalife zibiza umhlaba we-bizarro umthetho 34 : ukuba ikho, ungahlawula imali ukuyithengisa.

Ekuboneni kokuqala, kunokuba nzima ukubona ingxaki nge-MLMs. Ngokuqinisekileyo, kuyacaphukisa ukuba nabantu obaqhelileyo batyibilike kwii-DMs zakho kwaye uzame ukukuthengisela i-wraps yokuncipha, kodwa ngaba ikhathaza umntu? Ngelishwa ewe, utshilo uRick Alan Ross, ingcali yehlelo eliye lasungula kwaye lasebenza njengomlawuli olawulayo IZiko leMfundo leNkcubeko .

Ndifumana izikhalazo rhoqo malunga nokutshabalalisa ii-MLMs, uRoss uxelele iVice. Bonakalisa iintsapho kunye nobudlelwane, batshabalalisa abantu ngokwezezimali kwaye ngokwenene benza umonakalo omkhulu.

Kule minyaka, uRoss uye wanceda ukuhlutha amaxhoba angaphezu kwama-500 enkolo, kwaye ii-MLM zivela rhoqo kumgca womsebenzi kaRoss kangangokuba isahluko sonke sencwadi yakhe, Iinkonzo Ngaphakathi Ngaphandle , izinikele kungenelelo lwe-Amway.

Ngokuka-Ross, uninzi lwamahlelo atshabalalisayo kunye nee-MLMs zabelana ngeempawu ezintathu ezichaziweyo, ezaye zathandwa ngugqirha wezifo zengqondo uRobert Jay Lifton: 1. Inkokeli enesisa ehlonitshwayo nehlonitshwayo. Inkcubeko yokunyanzela okanye yokuguqula iingcinga, apho onke amalungu eqela afundiswa ukuba acinge ngokufanayo kwaye azenze ikheswa kuye nabani na obuza ukuzinikela kwakhe. 3. Isondo, uqoqosho okanye ezinye iindlela zokuxhaphaza amalungu eqela ziinkokheli.

Sebenzisa la maqhinga, ii-MLM zixhaphaza kakhulu abantu abasesichengeni-abahluphekileyo, oomama abangenamaqabane, abathathe umhlala-phantsi, nkqu nabantu abanezifo ezinganyangekiyo-kwaye babathembisa umhlaba. Ewe bayabaxelela, kuya kufuneka utyale imali encinci. Kodwa iqhelekile xa uqala ishishini! Ukuba usebenza nzima, ungaphila ubomi bokuzonwabisa, ngokufumana imali ezinkozo ngelixa uhlala ekhaya nabantwana bakho.

Xa unxunguphele kwaye umntu omthembileyo ekubonelela ngento ebonakala ngathi yindlela yokuphuma, kulula ukuthatha into yokuloba. Kwaye ezo zigqibo, zenziwe phantsi koxinzelelo kunye nethemba lobuxoki, zinokuphela zibiza imali eninzi kakhulu kunemali yokujoyina. Sithethile no-Ross kunye namalungu oluntu akhulayo olwa i-MLM ukufumanisa ukuba ngawaphi amanyathelo onokuwathatha xa umntu omthandayo esela i-MLM Kool-Aid.

Enye yezona mpazamo zixhaphakileyo abantu abazenzayo xa izihlobo zabo zikwi-MLM kukuba bathenga iimveliso kubo, umphathi wesiza esichasene neMLM IBotwatch , ohamba ngo 'Bot' okanye 'Nks. Bot 'ngezizathu zokuba ngasese, uxelele iVice. Baziva ngathi bafuna ukuxhasa umhlobo wabo kodwa abaqondi ukuba bathembisa ithemba lobuxoki.

Kunye no-Elle Beau kunye nezinye iibhlog ezichasene ne-MLM, uBot uyabaleka mlmtruth.org , indawo enikezelwe ekuboniseni ii-MLM kunye nokubonelela ngenkxaso kubantu ababathandayo banzulu kakhulu. Uthi xa i-newbie MLMer iqala, owona mthombo wabo wemali uza kuvela ekuthengiseni okanye ekufumaneni abahlobo babo kunye nosapho, kwaye abantu ababathandayo banokuziva benyanzelekile ukuxhasa ishishini labo ngokuthenga imveliso yabo okanye babhalise ngaphantsi kubo.

Ukuba banemiyalelo yokuqala, bacinga ukuba bangayenza isebenze, utshilo uBot. Ke batyala imali kuyo ngakumbi kwaye baqhubeka nokuleqa ukuthengisa, behlukumeza abahlobo babo kunye nosapho kunye nokwenza ubudlelwane bube nzima. Ukuba akukho mntu wenza oko kuthengwa kokuqala, i-newbie MLMer inokuthi ilahle umkhwa ngaphambi kokuba ingene nzulu.

Xa ubona umhlobo eqala ukuwela kwisikimu se-MLM, isiseko sakho sokuqala sinokubagungqisa ngamagxa kwaye ubangxolise ngezikimu zepiramidi. Kodwa zonke iingcali esithethe nazo ziyavuma ukuba le yeyona nto imbi kakhulu onokuyenza.

Njengamahlelo, ii-MLM zihlala zinenkcubeko eqinileyo yokucinga okujolise ekuthinteleni nakuphi na konke ukungakhathali. Ukusuka phezulu ezantsi, wonke umntu omtsha ofunayo uxelelwa kaninzi ukuba baya kudibana nabantu abaninzi abangaqondiyo okanye abangakholelwa kwimishini. Baxelelwe ukuba aba bantu baya kuzama ukuthetha nabo baphume emaphupheni, ukuba abafuni ukuba baphumelele, ukuba banomona kwaye banobukrakra. Intiyo inokuza amatyala nxamnye nenkampani , bonisa ubungqina bokuba imveliso abayithengisayo yeyayo mgangathweni , okanye ngobunono bonisa ukuba umsunguli ohlonitshwayo wenkampani kube kanye Uqhube iklinikhi yomhlaza wobuqhetseba kwaye warhaxisa intombi yakhe esandula kuzalwa kwindawo yokuhlambela eshushu . Kodwa abaqeshi baqinisekisiwe ukuba zonke ezi zinto zibubuxoki, kwaye abantu ababaxelelayo banetyhefu.

Xa isiza kuwo, ukuba awufuni ukutyhala umhlobo wakho, eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu onokuyenza kukungabi gwenxa malunga nenkampani, utshilo uSasha Zazzi, umbambisene we-podcast Kuvakala ngathi yi-MLM kodwa kulungile . Kulowo nalowo mntu abaxelela ukuba eli licebo elibi, banezinto ezintlanu ezingaphezulu abaxelela ukuba mabangabahoyi abo bathiyileyo, kwaye babanike imizekelo engeyiyo yabantu 'abayenzileyo' ukubonisa ukuba nabo banako.

Endaweni yokuza kubo bexhobile ngamanani kunye namabali awoyikisayo, uZazzi, uBot, noRoss bonke bancomela ukubuza imibuzo enesidima malunga nomsebenzi wenkampani, ubungakanani bomsebenzi abawenzayo, kunye neenjongo zabo zemali. Xhasa izigqibo zabo ngaphandle kokuxhasa ishishini, kwaye ungaphikisani nabo.

[Ukujongana] kwiimeko ezininzi kukhokelela ekuphelisweni kobuhlobo kwangoko, utshilo uBot. Ukuba i-MLMer iyenza le nto kubantu abambalwa, banokuzifumana bekwindawo ekude nabahlobo bokwenene kwaye bangqongwe ngabantu be-MLM, bonke ababakhuthazayo ukuba baqhubeke nokufaka imali yabo kwaye bazikhethe bodwa.

Ngelixa uBeau wayethengisa u-Younique, udadewabo wamcenga ukuba agcine ispredishithi esineenkcukacha sendleko kunye nentengiso yakhe. Wayengafuni ukuyiva ngelo xesha, kodwa xa ekugqibeleni wayehleli phantsi ukubala ukuba lingakanani ishishini lakhe elitsha elingenisileyo, wothuswa kukuzibona enzulu kubomvu. Ukuqonda oko, kudityaniswa kukungakhululeki kwakhe okukhulayo ngokuxoka ngobomi bakhe kwimidiya yoluntu, ekugqibeleni kwamqhubela ekubeni ashiye i-Younique.

Ukuba unazo naziphi na izakhono zobalo, enye yezona zinto zinkulu onokuzenza ukunceda umhlobo kwi-MLM kukuseta ispredishithi esisiseko ukubabonisa ukuba bazisa malini, utshilo uBeau.

Abantu abakwi-MLMs banokucinga ukuba baqhuba kakuhle kuba babambisa amawaka ambalwa eedola ngenyanga ngokuthengisa kunye nokugaya abantu. Kodwa bahlala behlisa isaphulelo umahluko phakathi kwengeniso kunye nenzuzo, kwaye kananjalo banokungayiqondi into yokuba njengeekhontrakthi ezizimeleyo, isixa esikhulu semali yabo engabanjiswanga kuya kufuneka ihlawulwe kwi-IRS iza ngo-Epreli.

Ukongeza, ii-MLMers zihlala zineendleko ezinkulu ezinxulumene neshishini ezingacingi nokuzibandakanya kwimvuzo wazo. Ukongeza kukucinezelwa rhoqo kwisitokhwe kwiimveliso ezintsha zokuthengisa, ii-MLMers ziyakhuthazwa ukuba ziye kwiinkomfa ezinkulu, ezingaphandle zikarhulumente ezibanjwe ziinkampani zazo.

Umzekelo, inkomfa yonyaka ye-2018 yeoyile ye-MLM eyimfuneko ye-oyile isongelwe nje kwiveki ephelileyo, kwaye amatikiti kulo msitho axabisa phakathi kwe- $ 125 kunye ne- $ 169 . Ababekho bangaya kwigosa elisemthethweni le-doTERRA enye i- $ 75, bathathe ukhenketho lwekhampasi ngeedola ezili-10, kwaye baye kwiseshoni yoQeqesho LWEMPUMELELO ENEXESHA enye i- $ 20. Isibini kwiindleko zokuhamba ngenqwelomoya okanye ukuqhuba usiya eSalt Lake City, indleko zehotele okanye iAirbnb zeveki, kunye nokutya, iziselo zonxibelelwano kunye nezambatho ezifanelekileyo zegalala, abacebisi beDoTERRA abathathe uhambo banokulahla ngokulula amawaka kumava.

Ukuba ufuna ukunceda umhlobo wakho ukuba abone ukukhanya, uBeau ucebisa ukuba uhlale phantsi kunye neenombolo. Thatha into abacinga ukuba ingeniso yabo iyonke kwaye uthabathe into abaya kuyityala kwirhafu, isixa abasichithayo kwimveliso, kunye neendleko zabo zokuhamba kwiinkomfa kunye neeseshoni zoqeqesho. Ukubukela imali yabo inyamalala ngaphambi kokuba amehlo abo abeyifowuni yokuvuka kufuneka bayeke.

Yinto enye ukwazi umntu ohlasela ngokungakhathali Iyasebenza iimveliso ukongeza kwigig yakhe yexesha elizeleyo. Ngokwe-FTC, Uqikelelo lweepesenti ezingama-50 zabasebenzi be-MLM abaza kuyeka kunyaka wokuqala , kwaye ngethemba bayakwazi ukunciphisa iilahleko zabo ngenxa yoko.

Kodwa yenye into ukubukela umhlobo, iqabane okanye ilungu losapho lijikeleza ematyaleni kunye nokonakala kwemali, kwaye ungabonisi zimpawu zokukuncama.

Ngeendlela ezininzi, ii-MLM zinokuba likhoboka lokungcakaza, utshilo uZazzi. Uhlala uxelelwa ukuba kufuneka uhlawule imali ukuze wenze imali, kwaye ukuba uneenyanga nje ezimbalwa usebenza nzima kude nempumelelo ephambeneyo. Ke uqhubeka ubeka imali phantsi, ucinga ukuba elixesha liza kwahluka, ngeli xesha uza kulibuyisa.

Xa umntu omthandayo ekule nzulu, akonelanga ukuba nethemba kwaye ubuze imibuzo ngobunono, utshilo uRoss, obone iintsapho zokuqala kunye nobomi buqhekezwa bubume obonakalisayo be-MLMs.

Ndifumana iminxeba enje ngalo lonke ixesha, uxelele I-MediaMente, echaza iincoko nabayeni nabafazi abathembekileyo ababukele besoyikeka njengoko iiakhawunti zabo zokudibanisa zidityanisiwe, iigaraji zabo zigcwele yimfumba yentengiso engathengiswanga, kwaye abatshati babo abaziwa. . Kwezi meko zigqithisileyo, uRoss uthi ungenelelo lunokuba yinto yokugqibela oyithandayo ngaphambi kokuba unqumle iMLMer ngokupheleleyo.

Xa ucwangcisa ungenelelo lwe-MLM, uRoss kuqala ucebisa iqabane okanye umntu omthandayo we-MLMer ukuba aqale ukuzifundisa ngokwabo ngengqondo yokutshintsha kwengcinga kunye nokugeza kwengqondo. Nje ukuba bakuqonde okwenzekileyo kwiqabane okanye umntu abamthandayo, kuya kufuneka bafikelele kwabanye abahlobo kunye namalungu osapho ukuze bafumane inkxaso ngexesha longenelelo.

URoss ucebisa ukuba kudityaniswe iqela elingaphezulu kwabantu abane - abantakwabo, abazali kunye nabahlobo abasondeleyo- abanokunceda ukumisa i-MLMer kwaye babathintele ekuphumeni xa beqonda ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni. Aba bantu banokunceda ukungqina kumonakalo abawubonileyo obangelwe kukuzibandakanya komntu kwi-MLM.

URoss uthi ungenelelo luhlala luthabatha iintsuku ezininzi, kwaye ucela umntu okwi-MLM ukuba ayeke ukunxibelelana naye nabani na abasebenza naye ngelo xesha. Inyathelo elilandelayo libandakanya ukufundisa umntu ngazo zombini iziphene ezisisiseko kulwakhiwo lweshishini lwe-MLM, kunye nokufana kwenkcubeko phakathi kwe-MLMs kunye nenkolo. Kwincwadi yakhe, uRoss ucacisa ukungenelela kunye nomthengisi we-Amway owaqala ukukhala xa eqonda ukuba wayephethwe yingqondo ukuba akholelwe izithembiso ezenziwe ngumxholo wakhe.

Ewe ungenelelo alusoloko lusebenza. Kumntu wonke ozimisele ukumamela kwaye ahambe, kukho omnye owalayo ukubona ukukhanya.

Xa ebuzwa ukuba inkqubo esetyenzisiweyo yokukhupha umntu kwi-MLM iyafana naleyo ayisebenzisayo kumaxhoba enkolo efana neScientology, wahleka uRoss. Yi. Yinkqubo efanayo.

Bhalisela iincwadana zethu ukufumana okona kulungileyo kwe-MediaMente kusiwa kwibhokisi yakho engenayo yonke imihla.

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