When I first joined SFI my sponsor made contact via SFIM, but before that she sent a welcome letter and introduced herself - so by the time we chatted online I knew who she was.
Our first chat was easy and relaxed. When I first saw the message I knew who it was but I was still a bit apprehensive. I was not sure if she wants to talk to put pressure on me or what she is up to. I answered her and just let her lead the conversation to see what this is going to lead to.
I think she handled it exactly right because I was at ease very soon and it helped me to trust her more.
Our conversation was nothing more than getting to know each other a little bit better. She did not try to hit me with all her knowledge or anything like that. She asked me how I am doing and if I enjoyed SFI. She also assured me that she is willing to help me and support me. Money did not come up and there was no pressure to do anything. She also did not try to answer my questions by thumb sucking - if she did not know the answer she told me so but then she would tell me where I might find the answer or she would go looking for an answer or solution and then answered my questions.
Now that I have my own team I try to approach them in the same way - so I do what she did with me. I feel honesty and openness is always your best option. You need your affiliates to trust you and you are not going to achieve that by lying or thumb sucking.
Just talk to them like you would have a casual chat with a new friend and give them a chance to ask questions if they need to.
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When I first joined SFI my sponsor made contact via SFIM, but before that she sent a welcome letter and introduced herself - so by the time we chatted online I knew who she was.
Our first chat was easy and relaxed. When I first saw the message I knew who it was but I was still a bit apprehensive. I was not sure if she wants to talk to put pressure on me or what she is up to. I answered her and just let her lead the conversation to see what this is going to lead to.
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