My team has a negative attitude about SFI. How can I change it to a positive one?

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Warren Horner, Aff (South Africa) Top Author Forum Guru 1/28/2016 4:26 pm
Affiliate since: 12/05/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Warren's 21 other Ask SC answers
Firstly, have you engaged with your team about these negative concerns they have. I think it is crucial to understand what is causing these negative attitudes before you can even begin to address them. Send a team mail message out highlighting the point, be honest about it, and be honest about your willingness and enthusiasm to understand the negatives and how you intend on improving the current situation to bring forth a more positive attitude towards SFI.

Discuss the positive aspects
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Shamsina Sabdin, SB (Malaysia) Top Author Forum Guru 1/31/2016 6:27 pm
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That is really a hard question to answer. And you won't even know where to start unless you start a conversation with them. That is the hardest step.

People who don't like affiliate programmes thinks they are MLM. I don't want to go into the difference between the two because you can actually find it being discussed in the FORUM some time ago.

So it is actually what they THINK that makes them have this negative attitude towards SFI. If you can open up a channel of communication
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Gliceria Pritchard, PB (Australia) Top Author Forum Guru 2/3/2016 8:26 pm
Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 24 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers
Negative attitude is a mind-set that some people seem to be born with, but trying to change it to a positive one will be an exercise worth doing.

Some people look at things like a half-empty or half-full glass. Some look at things with rose-coloured glasses, and some just love using the black sunglasses all the time. So it takes all kinds.

One person with a negative attitude is understandable, but the whole team?

So it could be coming from you, whether you realize
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Gilbert Mills, EA (New Zealand) Top Author Forum Guru 1/28/2016 10:04 pm
Affiliate since: 08/29/2013, Power Rank: 304 | Read Gilbert's 79 other Ask SC answers
My team has a negative attitude about SFI. How can I change it to a positive one?

What I do is: -

1. I try to be as positive as possible in all my communications with my team – in TeamMails, Stream Posts, personal E-Cards, Welcome letters, personal emails, SFI messaging and “Chat” etc, and when answering their questions.

I have over 800 in my team but I can count on my two hands those who respond. So, who knows if what I do is effective.

2. I reply
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 1/30/2016 8:01 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Help them understand that only unless they view SFI as something positive, they are only cheating themselves. SFI is what they make of it. Nobody is responsible for their future except them. Even a diamond has imperfections and we can look hard and flind the flaws in anything. This is because we live in an imperfect world and we have flaws ourself. But there is more good than there is bad and so if we focus on the good, we will as a result have good things in our life.

Ask them if they
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Tabitha Ashley Mokeira Michoma, Aff (Kenya) Top Author Forum Guru 1/30/2016 12:24 am
Affiliate since: 11/24/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tabitha Ashley Mokeira's 2 other Ask SC answers
Magdalena,

From the experiences I have encountered, it is not so much about negativity; it is more do with the fear of the unknown. Again, a lot of people tend to think marketing and sales is very difficult. They will give you answer like "I do not relate well with strangers" or "I would not know where to start" or "I do not know the first about marketing". You get the drift.

The first thing for you to do is to assure them that everyone can
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VIVEK KUMAR A FAUZDAR, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 1/30/2016 11:32 pm
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There may be many reasons that may have led you to make above statement but when you look for solutions, your attitude would determine the result.

For having a positive and successful turnaround of your situation, you have to remain positive and show it in your performance by leading and setting an example for all.

Set up good communication link with your team members as it is of utmost importance.

Highlight to them the following:

1. Comparative chart of
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 2/6/2016 1:11 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi,
This is a very good question and a very crucial topic. I wish there was a sort of formula somewhere we all could successfully use. Unfortunately there isn't, therefore the only thing we can do is trying our best.
Clearly most of the people that join SFI believe that by sitting in front of a computer they'll just start earning tons of money. We all know that won't ever happen.
This is what I do with my inactive PSAs and CSAs:
I send them sincere emails on what SFI truly is:
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Abe Taddesse, Aff (Washington, US) Top Author Forum Guru 2/2/2016 9:28 pm
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 450 | Read Abe's 168 other Ask SC answers
That is always a sign of crying out loud for help or needing confirmation for the doubt
They have for an online business so you have to be all ears.
Ask them why they have that feeling in order to solve the problem or to bring a solution
To ease their mind.

Without knowing the reason, it will be hard to address their concern.
It has been said “3 % of the world population own 97% of the world wealth.” it doesn’t
Mean we have 97% of bad or negative people
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6457 votes
Olufolake Stephen Adams, Aff (Nigeria) Top Author Forum Guru 1/29/2016 9:35 am
Affiliate since: 06/09/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olufolake 's 206 other Ask SC answers
Hi Mag
To change your team's negative attitude to a positive one is to:
1. Identify what went wrong that brought that wrong perception. You can't prescribe a drug when you can't diagnose a disease.
2. Show them SFI's cutting success stories and achievements and their track records.
3. Tell them your success stories and your experience and journey so far.
4. Let them know that earning is easy, if they can work hard.
5. Let them know that SFI is not a quick rich program.
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