ed, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where

A while back an Internet Marketing forum comment suggested that potential affiliates should be qualified before being allowed to sign up for a marketing program.

The idea was to try and separate out the losers so they would not be allowed to enter any program, thus reducing the failure rate that in most programs is 75% within the first year.

This is a fact that is kept from many newcomers to networking programs for obvious reasons. If newbies knew that 3 out 4 people they worked so hard to sponsor into a program would do nothing and quit within the first year, they would not bother sponsoring at all.

It would be too negative for some to handle.

I say nuts to qualifying, let the free market remain free to all. A free market will correct itself according to supply and demand in the marketplace when it is left free to do so.

Sure, there are affiliates who will sign up all goosey and ready to go, and then haul off and do nothing, too scared to do anything and afraid of their own shadow when it comes time to actually help themselves.

There are also a lot of bright, ambitious, determined Internet marketing newbies who will grow their business without any significant help from their sponsor; they can read, follow instructions and are coachable.

Some will figure it out over time with very little direction and motivation.

There are also newbies who might act like losers, but who will find themselves because, for the first time in their life, they have been given an opportunity and are called upon to do something.

It is the same in wartime. You may never really know whether fight or flight is inside you until you face death. You may discover you are a winner, and never really thought you were.

You may never have been put in a situation where you had to perform or die.

In John Steinbeck's novel (I believe The Grapes of Wrath), a young boy asks an adult, "When does a boy become a man?" The adult answers, "When he has to."

Circumstances can force us to become the winner we were meant to be.

Please do not shield affiliates from hardship or failure. Treat them as seeds to be watered and weeded, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where

and quit within the first year, they would not bother sponsoring at all.

It would be too negative for some to handle.

I say nuts to qualifying, let the free market remain free to all. A free market will correct itself according to supply and demand in the marketplace when it is left free to do so.

Sure, there are affiliates who will sign up all goosey and ready to go, and then haul off and do nothing, too scared to do anything and afraid of their own shadow when it comes time to actually help themselves.

There are also a lot of bright, ambitious, determined Internet marketing newbies who will grow their business without any significant help from their sponsor; they can read, follow instructions and are coachable.

Some will figure it out over time with very little direction and motivation.

There are also newbies who might act like losers, but who will find themselves because, for the first time in their life, they have been given an opportunity and are called upon to do something.

It is the same in wartime. You may never really know whether fight or flight is inside you until you face death. You may discover you are a winner, and never really thought you were.

You may never have been put in a situation where you had to perform or die.

In John Steinbeck's novel (I believe The Grapes of Wrath), a young boy asks an adult, "When does a boy become a man?" The adult answers, "When he has to."

Circumstances can force us to become the winner we were meant to be.

Please do not shield affiliates from hardship or failure. Treat them as seeds to be watered and weeded, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where

a lot of bright, ambitious, determined Internet marketing newbies who will grow their business without any significant help from their sponsor; they can read, follow instructions and are coachable.

Some will figure it out over time with very little direction and motivation.

There are also newbies who might act like losers, but who will find themselves because, for the first time in their life, they have been given an opportunity and are called upon to do something.

It is the same in wartime. You may never really know whether fight or flight is inside you until you face death. You may discover you are a winner, and never really thought you were.

You may never have been put in a situation where you had to perform or die.

In John Steinbeck's novel (I believe The Grapes of Wrath), a young boy asks an adult, "When does a boy become a man?" The adult answers, "When he has to."

Circumstances can force us to become the winner we were meant to be.

Please do not shield affiliates from hardship or failure. Treat them as seeds to be watered and weeded, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where

r fight or flight is inside you until you face death. You may discover you are a winner, and never really thought you were.

You may never have been put in a situation where you had to perform or die.

In John Steinbeck's novel (I believe The Grapes of Wrath), a young boy asks an adult, "When does a boy become a man?" The adult answers, "When he has to."

Circumstances can force us to become the winner we were meant to be.

Please do not shield affiliates from hardship or failure. Treat them as seeds to be watered and weeded, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where

ed, then put them in the sun so they can germinate and blossom.

Should my sponsor come to me and complain about what "his affiliates" are not doing, and asks me what he or she should do, my answer would be terse: sponsor someone else!

I am of the very strong opinion (despite the fact that an effective case could be made to the contrary) that leaders are not made, but found. I believe with every fiber in my body and experience, as in the case of wartime, many men do not know they are leaders until they are put in a situation where they have to become one.

I also believe that leaders who know they are leaders will announce themselves despite the obstacles they may face, and this will happen with or without any significant help from their sponsor.

Leaders separate themselves out very quickly. There is never a vacuum for followers; there will always be a vacuum for leaders.

Twenty affiliates will gladly and contently follow the leader who will take responsibility and direction for the group. It is much easier to follow than lead, and always will be. And yes, almost all leaders were once followers who became leaders.

Let us succeed or fail on our own merit and remain in control of ourselves. We deserve the right to succeed or fail with dignity and without the judgment of others.

Let me be free to set my own standards and live or die upon their merits.

Never let anyone set standards for you. They will set your standards so low you will trip on the bar walking across the room.

Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley