To build a successful SFI business, how much should I rely on my sponsor?

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Anna Robinson, Aff (Colorado, US) Top Author Forum Guru 7/18/2015 11:02 am
Affiliate since: 06/04/2015, Power Rank: 99999999
You shouldn't. They are there as a guide when needed to build your own successful business. For example, become a shameless self-promoter (without becoming obnoxious).
One of the greatest myths about personal or business success is that eventually your business, personal abilities, products or services will get discovered and be embraced by the masses that will beat a path to your door to buy what you are selling. But how can this happen if no one knows who you are, what you sell and why
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Nelson Nehemiah Lekgetho, Aff (Botswana) Top Author Forum Guru 7/21/2015 11:08 am
Affiliate since: 11/12/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Sebastian,

Although the SFI forum and other help that we have such as the a2a friendship; I think we need our sponsors, more especially at the beginning of our SFI businesses, and less frequently as we continue in the business.

But just bare this in mind that the sponsor is more like a tutor. You do most of the work. He / she would guide you whenever you need more guidance. The sponsor is also interested to see to it that you succeed. Your success is the sponsor's success
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Sue Alcock, Aff (Australia) Top Author Forum Guru 7/16/2015 1:05 am
Affiliate since: 04/03/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sue's 9 other Ask SC answers
I think you should never be reliant on anyone else for your own success. This is your business and your responsibility. If you are committed and passionate about building a successful business you will be keen to learn. You will be eager to apply what you learn in order to move onwards and upwards. It is nice to have the support of someone more experienced who is willing to share their knowledge but this cannot be taken for granted. At the end of the day you always have to be responsible for yourself
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Ema Neslanovic , Aff (Bosnia And Herzegovina) Top Author Forum Guru 7/15/2015 7:01 pm
Affiliate since: 04/05/2015, Power Rank: 99999999
If the sponsor's active and successful follows his steps and tips. But if the sponsor is inactive, then you rely on your desire.
You're the only person who is responsible for the success. There are many ways to succeed without the help of a sponsor.
Sometimes we need a little help of friends for success, the SFI is a big family, if you do not get the help of a sponsor, someone else will certainly help.
6878 votes
Edward Finch, Aff (Zambia) Top Author Forum Guru 7/14/2015 1:48 pm
Affiliate since: 03/17/2015, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello,
This is a very interesting question which borders on both the sponsor and the affiliate.
In the first place your sponsor is your leader and as such is expected to know more of the sfi business than you, and this is why he is there to help you understand the system faster than if you had to do everything yourself. On the other hand all that you would want to know from your sponsor is in black and white and you can have it if you take your time studying.
So all in all you don't
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Vesna Bahat, Aff (Serbia) Top Author Forum Guru 7/15/2015 6:56 pm
Affiliate since: 01/03/2015, Power Rank: 99999999
Very good question Sebastian, thank you!
Do you need to rely on sponsors to SFI business? From my point of view, I think it should be, because the sponsor is the most important your success! It must rely on sponsors in the beginning he was the only person who's helping you around solving tasks, and introduces the work, he is the only person who follows your work, if something you're wrong, he corrects, and if you do well and skillfully, and he praises! Cheering for you at your every step forward!
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 7/19/2015 3:22 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
How much should you rely on your sponsor/ co-sponsor? Joining SFI, having been invited by someone who immediately is your sponsor means you have to depend on them initially. What is the business about? How do I manage it? How can I be successful? Etc are part of the questions that your sponsor and co-sponsors have to help you with. However, as time goes on, and as you begin to come into your own, you start depending on them less and more on yourself. That is the way it ought to be.
So How much
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Chrispinus Egesa, Aff (Kenya) Top Author Forum Guru 7/14/2015 3:00 pm
Affiliate since: 06/09/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Chrispinus's 7 other Ask SC answers
First a sponsor is a mentor. I should rely on a sponsor to mentor me.This is duplication.As a new affiliate there is a lot to learn from my sponsor.
The sponsor provides professional advice.He is there to tell me what o should be doing to succede on my business.
He/ she directs me on what to do.For example how o should earn VPs,When to purchase Fast Track tool, good marketing strategies and so on.So when you get a good sponsor you will move very fast in building your business. But if
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6866 votes
Fel Villanueva, Aff (Philippines) Top Author Forum Guru 7/19/2015 10:21 pm
Affiliate since: 11/04/2014, Power Rank: 344 | Read Fel's 32 other Ask SC answers
In SFI business, the Sponsor plays an important role in the success of the Affiliate/s under him/her.

Generally, it is presumed that a Sponsor has already gained sufficient knowledge about the SFI business and is most of the time considered as Senior or has at least an Executive Affiliate (EA).

Furthermore, his/her role is to guide, teach, educate and give support to the Affiliate/s assigned to him/her by SFI.

And as such, he/she will see to it that the Affiliate/s
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6846 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 7/14/2015 1:20 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Truthfully, it is your business; your baby - so the only person you should rely on is yourself.

You are lucky if you have a sponsor to be able to rely on, but, as many will tell you - myself included, I have yet to hear from my sponsor. If you are lucky though and get a good sponsor, do take whatever information and help they are ready to give you - because, by them helping you, they are also helping themselves. :)
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