SFI has a time tested, sound approach to your concern. It is very balanced. It has proven to be very effective, and very much appropriate for an efficient, beneficial use of our time.
We are, wisely advised to ”work with the workers”, without giving up on those who go inactive , regardless of what was their level of activity before they stopped working. For one, we really do not know their whereabouts, whether they have health issues, personal or family problems..
In fact, there is neither real purpose nor value in listing all the potential reasons why an affiliate goes to be inactive. In any case, at best, it is just a guess.
Hence, our best course of action is to think of them for the best and wish that they are in good health.
That being said, we do have tools to keep the communication lines open.
As soon, as I noticed that one of my active affiliates has missed two/three days, I send them an E-Card. I choose it from the selection of “Inactive”. Those E-Cards are very expressive. They convey both a sense of genuine, friendly concern and some light, very appropriate humor. An affiliate who gets one of those E-Cards will know that we have his best interest in mind.
If the affiliate responds and resume working, I welcome them back privately, while refraining asking personal questions. If they want to share the reasons why they were inactive, that would be appreciated. I follow with words of encouragement and inspirational short stories to motivate them to be more regular.
Three months ago, I had an affiliate who went missing for three weeks. I followed the same approach. That affiliate resumed working and sent me a message, explaining that they had some health problems. I exactly followed the above guidelines. Now that affiliate is working steadily and re-qualifying as EA2 each month.
I also have other cases, where the affiliate has not come back yet. We all are in this situation.
When I do not get any answers, I continue to alternate those E-Cards with a personal message on a daily basis for about two/three weeks.
If there is still no reaction, I put the affiliate among those who are on long term inactivity and communicate with them by team mail on a weekly basis, with specific content to tell them what they have been missing in the major developments that have happened within SFI.
I do not think that going beyond this will produce any results, regardless of what I have read somewhere else.
Actually, we should avoid being seen as too intrusive. It is a personal choice to be an active affiliate or to stop working. Everybody has their reasons and we should respect them..
All this is to say that it is ultimately up to the affiliate to stay active and grow their business. We would be well advised to devote the bulk of our attention to those who are effectively working and who may need our help.
Spending undue time on non-active affiliates is a way of robbing ourselves of precious time that could be used for mentoring, and motivating the active ones, while sponsoring and selling to bring new affiliates and continue to grow our business
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SFI has a time tested, sound approach to your concern. It is very balanced. It has proven to be very effective, and very much appropriate for an efficient, beneficial use of our time.
We are, wisely advised to ”work with the workers”, without giving up on those who go inactive , regardless of what was their level of activity before they stopped working. For one, we really do not know their whereabouts, whether they have health issues, personal or family problems..
In fact,
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