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Article #12: How He Got His People To Stick For 2500 Years

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In our business, we hold up others who of the Wind. 2002.
have been successful and announce to the He believed that someone's own, personal
audience, "See her? She used to clean experience (versus promises or
houses! And now look at her. She has experiences of others) is what creates a
people cleaning HER big house. You can do long term believer and ultimately, what
it too! So sign up and get your initial will lead to success. Because they tend
big banana package and get started." to stick if they believe based on
It's the "If they can, you can," or "If I personal experience.
can, you can," syndrome. Do you agree with that?
However, the drop out rate of 102% tells Can you imagine what would happen if we
us this is not quite how things turn out. practiced network marketing like that?
2500 years ago, the Buddha also wanted to Imagine hearing these bold words from the
get others into his fold. He had a VERY front of the room:
BIG and wonderful life experience that "Don't take our word for it. Put our
people strive to get all over the world - words to the test." Who dares to be
a feeling of enlightenment and inner first?
peace, free from suffering. Suddenly people try the product or
That was his personal success and he business, without relying on ANY promises
wanted to build a big organization of or half-truths, and they get to see for
people who could benefit from it too. Of themselves (with 2-by-2 instruction)
course he needed followers, and whether it's going to be a good thing for
especially, teachers, just like we do. them or not.
However, he did something very different Yes, there would be many drop outs. But
to get his followers. It was just the no broken promises and resultant bad
opposite of the "If I can you can" taste and bad rep. And those who make it
syndrome. will believe and stick, like the Buddha's
He told them in effect, "(After 7 years), followers did, because of the strength of
I have found enlightnment and I think I their OWN experience and the unwavering
understand everything now." He then belief that came from it.
astonished them all and said, "But don't 2500 years of success. Versus a 102% drop
take my word for it. Don't believe what out rate.
anybody says, including me. Test it for Shall we implement the Buddha method in
yourself first. Then decide." - Thurman, our practice of NM?
On Buddhism. 1999) Yes, your business might not survive for
Nearly every historian has commented on 2500 years. But what if your good
this bold approach: prospect tries it, with the Buddha method
"Oh monks, just like examining gold in introduction, experiences the benefits
order to know its quality, you should put personally, and sticks beyond those first
my words to the test." - Wise, Blessings 90 days and maybe much more, finally?






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