Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

Yes, in my opinion there is such a thing as helping your affiliates too much. First as a Team Leader it is our responsibility to assist our downline and do what we can to help them succeed; however, on the other hand we don't want to cripple them or give them the impression that we are there to carry the load for them. If you are constantly helping them make EA, you are helping to much. If they don't see the importance of an SO or maintaining EA then how serious can they be. Not having the money is no excuse, there are many free advertising methods they can use to obtain PSAs...are they trying? Of course it's going to take more effort but so what...they're either hungry for success or not. If you are always answers questions for them when they have not read the information, you are helping to much; explaining something they don't understand is different. It's their business and the success of their business depends primarily on their efforts, dedication and commitment. We can guide and direct them but they must do the work. I'm all for sending gift certificates, rewarding with PSA's, TCredits and the like but only to those who have proven their seriousness about SFI. We are instructed at SFI to "work with the workers" this is exactly what I do.

I've learned in the 2 years that I've been with SFI that those who honestly want to better their lives will work their business. Aces are not here for the fast buck, nor are they the kind to appear for a moment and disappear. They have the spirit of an entrepreneur. They ask valid questions and follow directions given, they log in daily, maintain EA and advertise their business...help these ones and you will never feel like you are helping them "too much" because they will automatically do the things necessary to bring success. When you do something for these ones you will be rewarding them and you will feel great about doing so. As long as it feels like a win-win situation you're not doing too much for your affiliates.

I wish you tremendous success with your SFI business. Keep moving forward...the future looks bright:)

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Yes, in my opinion there is such a thing as helping your affiliates too much. First as a Team Leader it is our responsibility to assist our downline and do what we can to help them succeed; however, on the other hand we don't want to cripple them or give them the impression that we are there to carry the load for them. If you are constantly helping them make EA, you are helping to much. If they don't see the importance of an SO or maintaining EA then how serious can they be. Not having the money
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

The cyber-attack situation was a very frustrating period and I would be telling less than the truth if I said I was not disturbed by the interruption in my daily SFI routine.

Therefore, I can only imagine how members in my downline, especially new members were feeling. How can we encourage them to continue with SFI? This is how. First YOU must continue. You then can encourage them to continue and impress upon them the kind of strong leadership we have in SFI President Gery Carson. Let them know his track record and business background, his accomplishments and his amazing success.Tell your downline that SFI has been going and growing stronger for 16 years now and we are just getting started, we are still in the infancy stage. Tell them about SFI fine standing with the BBB. Tell them of the many successful businessmen and women who have been with SFI for many years, some from the very beginning and they are still with SFI despite the recent cyber attack.

Tell them SFI would not crumble due to a cyber-attack, the bad guys would need a lot more fire power to sink ship SFI. This is what our downline need to know.

It's important to realize that SFI is on the CHARTS and gaining momentum as I write. We can expect trouble from the outside. No one bothers or notices you unless you are making waves and ship SFI is causes tidal waves, so naturally we are being noticed. We are being noticed by the good guys and the bad guys as well...its all business as usual.

This recent attack was no doubt an inconvenience to many but on the bright side SFI was made stronger and more secure than before. We learned, we grew and we will continue growing. SFI is unstoppable. We are still here aren't we?

Now if any members of your downline feel a need to quit after telling them the above; save yourself some time and let them go.

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The cyber-attack situation was a very frustrating period and I would be telling less than the truth if I said I was not disturbed by the interruption in my daily SFI routine.

Therefore, I can only imagine how members in my downline, especially new members were feeling. How can we encourage them to continue with SFI? This is how. First YOU must continue. You then can encourage them to continue and impress upon them the kind of strong leadership we have in SFI President Gery Carson. Let
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

I've found the best way to begin the Month in SFI is with the setting of my goals for the Month. Doing so keeps me focused and grounded. I always aim to get the most VP I can within the first part of the Month...some Months work out better than others. I place my Tripleclicks orders earlier in the month to ensure I get the opportunity to use them and then review the products; which lands me more VP. I ALWAYS play the Daily Grand and T-Time and earn VP. I help those on my Team that ask for assistance and extend my hand to those who may need help but for whatever reason don't ask. I answer all emails from Team members, in some cases this can take a lot of time but if my team is not successful; I'm not successful. So as much as it depends upon me...I will do my part.

The beginning of the Month always fills me with the excitement of being able to advance my business in some small way. I love to welcome new PSAs and CSAs to the Team and congratulate whose who are diligently working their businesses. I'm extremely thankful for the business men and women on my Team for their commitment and dedication to SFI.

I begin the Month with a positive mindset knowing that I am the only one who can stop me from succeeding or reaching my goals in life. I begin the new month with a huge desire to WIN and yes I DREAM BIG. I realize that success at SFI may look different to different individuals; therefore, the real question is what does achieving success look like to you?
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I've found the best way to begin the Month in SFI is with the setting of my goals for the Month. Doing so keeps me focused and grounded. I always aim to get the most VP I can within the first part of the Month...some Months work out better than others. I place my Tripleclicks orders earlier in the month to ensure I get the opportunity to use them and then review the products; which lands me more VP. I ALWAYS play the Daily Grand and T-Time and earn VP. I help those on my Team that ask for assistance
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

As we all can attest to "Superstars" are rare but they do exist. In my experience and time in SFI I have found that Superstars are not always the one who start out the gate running at top speed. They are not always the ones who ask tons of questions or complete their daily To-Do-List. They may start out doing everything right; however, how long do they remain on task? Three months, six months? How super can one be who throws in the towel after only a few shorts Months when brick and mortar businesses takes years to turn a real profit? Superstars don't buy into the overnight riches or fast buck trickery.

A "Superstar" in my humble opinion is the one who stays on a certain path or course of action until the desired goal or dream is reached/obtained. The Superstar is faced with ups and downs, disappointments, failures and yet they "stand" and "stay the course" because they know that they have the stuff that dreams are made of. They believe in themselves and they "Never" quit.

You can identify Superstars on your team because they are the ones who "remain" and who will continue to log in, work and grow their business long after other fast starters have quit. Superstars will eventually WIN the race and their success will be your success; when this happens you will have no problem identifying your "Superstars"
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As we all can attest to "Superstars" are rare but they do exist. In my experience and time in SFI I have found that Superstars are not always the one who start out the gate running at top speed. They are not always the ones who ask tons of questions or complete their daily To-Do-List. They may start out doing everything right; however, how long do they remain on task? Three months, six months? How super can one be who throws in the towel after only a few shorts Months when brick and mortar
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

I would definitely encourage him to keep going and not quit but I would first see how long he's been with SFI and exactly what his "hard work and efforts" are. Hard work is different from person to person; perhaps he is advertising his gateways links occasionally and sending team mail to his downline in an effort get them to become active and nothing is happening. While this can be very frustrating its hardly enough to build a successful SFI business.

The individual would do well to know that if he were to start a brick and mortal business how much work and effort would he have to put into that to make it a real success...years; that what it would take 5-7 years to turn a real profit "IF" he manages to start in business after the first year or two. For some strange reason people think because its an online business the scenario is different. They believe that little effort is needed; not so, if anything more effort, time and determination to succeed is needed. Working a 60-70 hour a week job for someone else is hard work. SFI is is not hard work, what is hard is sticking to what you started, being committed to succeed, not giving up because things are not going as planned, not being focused...that's the hard part.

What do you tell an affiliate who says he going to quit? Tell him to give it another try and this time try something other than the things he's been doing because obviously that's not working. Tell him to put in the time needed to give SFI a real chance. Tell him (tactfully) to drop the defeatist attitude and adopt a winning mindset and lastly tell him..."NEVER QUIT!"
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I would definitely encourage him to keep going and not quit but I would first see how long he's been with SFI and exactly what his "hard work and efforts" are. Hard work is different from person to person; perhaps he is advertising his gateways links occasionally and sending team mail to his downline in an effort get them to become active and nothing is happening. While this can be very frustrating its hardly enough to build a successful SFI business.

The individual would do
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

I really like this question because when I first started at SFI I was constantly being asked questions by new members on my Team and frankly I didn't have many ready to relay answers. I had to really dig to find the appropriate answers and this is what any awesome sponsor would do; they look, hunt and research to find answers. There were times when I went to my Upline for answers. There were times when I asked a2a members or Support but I never failed to respond and I believe this is so very important...respond to questions or acknowledge a question or concern . You might not readily know the answer; in such a case simply tell the team member that you will get back with him or her with an answer and then be sure to get back as soon as possible (not days). Keep in mind that there is no reason to feel bad about not knowing all the answers. SFI is growing so fast that there will always be questions to be answered and the best way to keep up is for us to stay active and continue to read, learn, gather information and knowledge. We don't have to know it all or have all the answers but it's a good idea to at least know where to find the answer.

Also encourage your team to research on their own for answers; simply point them in the right direction by means of a SFI link. Let them know that soon members of their own team will be calling upon them for answers and they will need to know where to look and how to respond. The last thing you want to do is cripple members of your team by doing everything for them.

Encourage team members to visit the Forum, I've learned so much from the Forum and the ASK SC post, as well as all the free material SFI provides. If you do these things you will find that your knowledge base is larger than you originally thought.

To your success.
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I really like this question because when I first started at SFI I was constantly being asked questions by new members on my Team and frankly I didn't have many ready to relay answers. I had to really dig to find the appropriate answers and this is what any awesome sponsor would do; they look, hunt and research to find answers. There were times when I went to my Upline for answers. There were times when I asked a2a members or Support but I never failed to respond and I believe this is so very important...respond
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

I strongly believe that anyone who is serious about building an online business will be willing to do what is necessary to be successful. Although I don't believe in pushing anyone to make a purchase I will let them know the benefits of such a purchase. In the case of SFI we all know how important it is to sponsor new members. We all want a team of Aces but in order to find those Aces or go-getters we must have some means of advertising and sponsoring new affiliates and S-Builder does that for us. I find S-Builder particularly helpful because I'm not the best at sponsoring or advertising and with S-Builder I don't have to advertise; the advertising is done for me and I receive new affiliates every month.

Many new affiliates know nothing about advertising or sponsoring and have difficulty in using the information that SFI provides; therefore, I would introduce them to S-Builder and tell them they could purchase as many shares as they are able to but one is good to start with and if they can purchase S-Builder in additional to using other means of sponsoring they will be a lot better off; their team would grow faster.

Of course I also believe if you are going to tell your new affiliate how great S-Builder is be sure you have the S-Builder Co-op badge on your page. It's of no use to preach the sermon of how great S-Builder is if you are not wearing the badge yourself. This will only lead others to believe that you are only interested in profiting from them.
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I strongly believe that anyone who is serious about building an online business will be willing to do what is necessary to be successful. Although I don't believe in pushing anyone to make a purchase I will let them know the benefits of such a purchase. In the case of SFI we all know how important it is to sponsor new members. We all want a team of Aces but in order to find those Aces or go-getters we must have some means of advertising and sponsoring new affiliates and S-Builder does that for us.
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

Chances are we have all be in this position as a new member of the SFI family and for me it was an anxious feeling when new members of my team asked questions. I did not feel knowledgeable enough to answer their questions and yet if I did not answer I could lose a potentially good affiliate which would prove detrimental to both of us...so what was I to do in a case?

I did what a good sponsor should do; I went digging for the answers, I read tons upon tons of helpful information supplied by SFI, I asked my Upline for assistance, I asked support, I asked a2a friends, I found answers in the Forum and yes I found answers here on ASK SC. There will be questions asked of you as a new affiliate that you will not be able to answer right away because of the lack of knowledge but the good news is the answers are here. There is no shame in telling your PSA that will check into the matter and get back with them; ensure that you follow-up with an answer to their question. This in itself will establish credibility with your team and will cause you to feel good as well.

Having stated the above we can see how important the gaining of KNOWLEDGE is; therefore as a new affiliate your number one mission is to read and understand all you possibly can about SFI. The more you know the more you grow and as you take in this vital knowledge your fears of not knowing how to answer questions posed by new team members will greatly decrease. In turn instruct and encourage new members to do the same. Enable them by showing them how to find answers to questions and the importance of reading the Launchpad lessons, Rules of Success and other helpful information. Doing these things will cause your organization to flourish due to your fine Sponsoring and the outstanding example you set as a Leader.


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Chances are we have all be in this position as a new member of the SFI family and for me it was an anxious feeling when new members of my team asked questions. I did not feel knowledgeable enough to answer their questions and yet if I did not answer I could lose a potentially good affiliate which would prove detrimental to both of us...so what was I to do in a case?

I did what a good sponsor should do; I went digging for the answers, I read tons upon tons of helpful information supplied
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

Yes the playing field is definitely good right now for new members. SFI is still in its early years; only 16 years young and there is potential for tremendous growth. SFI will make itself over many times; in another 16 years from now SFI will certainly not be the same. The SFI we currently know and love today will be better than ever in the months and years to come. SFI is a progressive organization; there will be no standing still.

One of the many great things about SFI is SFI allows us to start exactly where we are. We can progress at our own speed. We don't need to pay a membership fee. SFI is free to all. We can learn as much as we like and try as many of the streams of income we wish. So yes the playing field is fair, you have the same opportunity as those who have been around for years. In some respects you may have an advantage over those that started years ago because SFI has advanced so much over the years. You have access to tools and materials that others did not have during that time.

There are BTL at SFI who earn more commissions than STL or GTL. A particular rank does not necessarily mean you earn more or less than a person of equal or lessen rank.

The playing field is wide open because it all boils down to YOU as to how fast you succeed and how much you wish to earn. SFI has put in place all the tools you will ever need to reach any financial goal you set for yourself; all you need to do is Read, Learn and Apply (RLA) and keep doing this. As you RLA and grow your team, teach your downline to do the same.
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Yes the playing field is definitely good right now for new members. SFI is still in its early years; only 16 years young and there is potential for tremendous growth. SFI will make itself over many times; in another 16 years from now SFI will certainly not be the same. The SFI we currently know and love today will be better than ever in the months and years to come. SFI is a progressive organization; there will be no standing still.

One of the many great things about SFI is SFI allows
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Affiliate since: 12/30/2020, Power Rank: 99999999

SFI is a Organization that continues to grow and improve. There is so much solid information here that if we only apply parts of it and employ consistency we will succeed. In my humble opinion it's best to continue sponsoring affiliates and work with the workers. I say this because my experience has been one of continuously sponsoring new members and I have never been in the position of not being able to help those that requested help. I have yet to be so overwhelmed with the influx of new members wanting my attention that I felt I needed to stop sponsoring; I would love to have that problem.

The workers are so few and far in between; therefore, it's possible to sponsor dozens, hundreds without getting a real go-getter. I prefer to continue my sponsoring efforts. If on the other hand I one day happen to have lots of good workers I would start re-assigning these ones under other PSA's that are Movers creating more momentum for my business and creating happy affiliates that see the vision and therefore willingly help those in their downline. I would never stop sponsoring or sponsor fewer affiliates. How would I grow my business quicker if I sponsored fewer affiliates? How would I continue the duplication process if I discontinued sponsoring or sponsor a few which brings me back around to the first question; "how would I continue to grow" my business and fully use the principle of leverage? Do we not want to earn residual income? Then keep sponsoring and helping those that want success and understand the principles of "Leverage and Residual Income" as clearly as we do.

There are other schools of thought on this matter of sponsoring but to sponsor a few is not the way to go in my opinion. I want to advance as quickly as possible and take as many people with me as I can to the "Good Life." SFI wants us to be very successful and use the tools provided. The Organization continues to grow, so should we. I will stop sponsoring when SFI stops growing and improving or when pigs fly:)

Wishes you huge outrageous success.

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SFI is a Organization that continues to grow and improve. There is so much solid information here that if we only apply parts of it and employ consistency we will succeed. In my humble opinion it's best to continue sponsoring affiliates and work with the workers. I say this because my experience has been one of continuously sponsoring new members and I have never been in the position of not being able to help those that requested help. I have yet to be so overwhelmed with the influx of new members
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