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June 20, 2003
Amazing Grace
By QBlog in
It amazes me how close minded and blind those in Quixtar are to the truth about the business and life in general. I can see why some compare IBOs to cult members. They aren't but trying to reason with some of them is often like talking to a 3-year-old child. Fine, you're blindly devoted to Quixtar. Great, you think Quixtar will solve all your problems. Whatever.
Look, when I was constantly around IBOs I would talk to some and ask them why they joined up and why they believed in the program and most of the time I got an answer saying, "well, I just realized that I wasn't making enough money to retire on" or "I wasn't making enough in my own business to spend time with my family." Great.
Then, they'd often tell me how much (I didn't ask) money they made before Quixtar and it was usually several hundred thousand dollars a year! These folks were making good six figures and realized they weren't going to be able to retire. What amazed me (and still does) is that my wife and our friends were in Quixtar to make what these people were making without Quixtar. What I began to understand is that it's not about making the money and having the retirement, leisure time, disposable income or whatever, it's about being happy with what you have been blessed with.
All those IBOs were making serious money (to me anyway) yet they weren't satisfied. They were unhappy with their jobs and felt that running around the country seeking IBOs would bring them happiness. Maybe it does but it didn't seem that way to me when I talked to them. They were always "grasping" for more. They seemed desperate in the midst of their "wealth." They talked about God and family but that sparkle wasn't there. I only saw the sparkle when they talked about Quixtar and that sparkle was not the same type of twinkle, it was more desperate or something.
I dunno, I've just always felt that if you're doing something you love, then money is unimportant. I also feel that money is all relative. I bet Dexter Yager doesn't feel like he makes enough money and he's got millions. He feels the same way some poor man in Biloxi, MS. feels when they drift off to sleep at night. Or maybe, just maybe, that poor man feels a little better than Dexter. Who knows. I just know that I've yet to meet someone really, seriously devoted to Quixtar that seemed genuinely happy. Energetic? Yes. Excited? Yes. Motivated? Yes. Happy? No.
That's my Friday ramblings on Quixtar. Happy weekend.