Devoted to the Multi-level marketing (or MLM) industry

Relatives know us too well. They can remember every mistake we've made in the past and gleefully keep an organized diary of our mishaps. Relatives won't listen to us, they don't respect us, and they don't want to join our business.

Right. Sure. Relatives are not very good prospects. Or, are they?

Do you realize that every network marketer in the world is somebody's relative? That's right! They must be a relative to join. Now, they may not be your relative, but they are related to somebody.

The same holds true with friends. Everybody is somebody's friend. So friends make excellent network marketing distributors.

Okay then, what is your distributor really saying when he says, "Relatives are no good. You can't sponsor relatives into network marketing."

What your distributor really is saying is;

"I can't sponsor my relatives. They hate me. They don't respect me. They want to see first if I'm successful before they join. I haven't learned enough skills to feel comfortable presenting my program. I feel I must sell them something instead of letting them choose what's best for them. I'm afraid of rejection. And, my entire gene pool that affects my relatives is well ... defective."

Looks like your new distributor is refusing to take responsibility for his business. He is looking for people and things to blame for his failure. Well, failure is assured if the new distributor doesn't let anyone know about his business. You can't keep it top secret and expect your business to grow.

You can't blame your lack of success on relatives. It doesn't matter who they are related to. What does matter is if the network business opportunity is something that can benefit others -- not you.

Our only obligation is to let them know that the opportunity is available. They can refuse the opportunity, refuse to even listen to the opportunity, or even refuse to know what the business opportunity is all about.

Our only obligation is to let people know that an opportunity exists. If they feel they have a need to check it out, that's great. Then they can decide if network marketing can help them achieve their dreams. They will make the decision based on what they want and need, not what we want or what some other relative wants. It's a personal decision.

So, don't worry if they are a relative or a friend. It's usually to our advantage. At least a relative or a friend is somebody we can talk to. They are a bit easier to contact than a total stranger. They will at least trust us enough to check out our business. That's all we ask.

So don't go around saying you can't recruit relatives and friends. It's not your job to recruit them. Only to educate them if they request more information.