Hello Sebastian,
To rely upon your sponsor will depend upon the following factors:
1. The leadership style
2. The support system
3. The rapport/ relationship with your sponsor.
Why all these factors is because these measure the true yardstick of your reliance.
When i say leadership style, what do i mean? I mean the way your sponsor provides direction and motivation to you. This cumulates the support system your sponsor offers to you and how you should rely on him/her.
The following are the major leadership styles i'l mention that are common:
1. A Laissez-Faire/ Freein leadership.
2. Authoritarian/ Autocratic.
3. Teamwork/ Maturity
4. Democratic
5. Coaching leadership styles.
If your sponsor is the type that is inactive and does not support you nor gives you a feedback. He/she operates on the Autocratic leadership style. Don't rely on such sponsors.
Some people will allow their new affiliates to groom the business on their own. They just show them the SFI website and that is it. Such sponsors work alone and can be successful. i call them self made men. They operate by the A Laissez-Faire leadership style. Such style is not so ideal. I'l advice you not to rely on such sponsors. Why? This is because not everybody can work alone and be self made. Why? Because our DNA make up, behaviour, experience and bringing up differentiate us. We have to differentiate between those who can stand alone and those who cannot thereby creating a balance and a successful business. Those i'l advice you to rely on are the awesome sponsors.
Who is an awesome sponsor?
An awesome sponsor who goes an extra mile to support and motivate his/her team to make them successful. He/she is there at the team's beckon. Such sponsors operate on the team work/ democratic/ coaching leadership styles where their team members can work with them and create ideas for the team as well.
These kind of sponsors are rare but they do exist. This is why SFI sends us tips and encourages us to be one. But not all sponsors can. So i'l advice you to rely on such ones for a season. What do i mean?
When a child is born, it depends TOTALLY on the parents. But as it grows, its dependency begins to reduce. Why? Because the child is gradually understanding its environment and relating with it. In the process, it discovers itself, abilities, talents and capabilities. With the training of its parents, it learns to do things on its own. Right there, it doesn't need the parents decision so much. It takes charge and explores its world. So likewise you. Just like we don't depend on our parents forever, so you also, learn to let go when your business legs are strong enough to carry you.
When you have known how to run the system and the business on your own , then detach. Explore your abilities, creativities and strategies.
Yes, you may make mistakes on the way. When that happens, reach out to your sponsor again for guidance, relying on him/ her from time to time.
From there on you build a rapport or a good relationship with your sponsor that leads you to a thriving and a successful business thereby passing this legacy to your team.
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Hello Sebastian,
To rely upon your sponsor will depend upon the following factors:
1. The leadership style
2. The support system
3. The rapport/ relationship with your sponsor.
Why all these factors is because these measure the true yardstick of your reliance.
When i say leadership style, what do i mean? I mean the way your sponsor provides direction and motivation to you. This cumulates the support system your sponsor offers to you and how you should rely on him/her.
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