Yes, there definitely is such a thing as helping too much. You can't hand people success. They have to earn it. If you reward them for doing what it takes, that is motivational, but if you try to give someone something they didn't earn, it never works out. There is a good bit of struggle inherent in this business. It is through the struggle that we either find the strength and endurance to carry on, or we fold up shop, and give up on ourselves and our dreams. We might help fund an affiliate's Standing Order a time or two when they are really tapped out financially, but to do so each month would be crazy. We can work with them to help create other ways of funding their business, but we don't let ourselves be the perpetual source of funding for that business.
It's not the end of the world if someone doesn't qualify as an EA because they can't afford the standing order. There is an old saying, "Where there is a will, there is a way!" If the affiliate wants to get on standing order, the business provides multiple ways that the money can be earned. We can point out some of the possible ways, but should leave the earning up to them.
Yes, there definitely is such a thing as helping too much. You can't hand people success. They have to earn it. If you reward them for doing what it takes, that is motivational, but if you try to give someone something they didn't earn, it never works out. There is a good bit of struggle inherent in this business. It is through the struggle that we either find the strength and endurance to carry on, or we fold up shop, and give up on ourselves and our dreams. We might help fund an affiliate's Standing ...more
