I wish there was a better answer than what I have to say, You Don't.
The reason for my response is as follows:
Our focus should not be on the affiliates that leave but our focus should be on building the strength in those that are still with us. There will be recruits who leave simply because of their perspective of not being ready or not sure about the SFI way of life - FEAR is what guides their decision to leave or to become inactive.
I would suggest that your work is to prepare comments and to guide all recruits (new, novice, intermediate and even long term members) to an understanding that there is nothing to FEAR. SFI is a program based on relationships and personal development of skills that can be shared with others to ensure that dreams are achieved.
Focus on making the SFI Way of Life a Fearless Way of Living - fearless denotes champions and warriors making a path for others to guide them on a path that is all ready groomed for the next SFI affiliate to take.
Create an intro package that starts to help new affiliates, and even current affiliates, to understand that SFI is a simple way of living and yet does require some effort (in other words is not easy). Your intro package would be best designed with a simple message that is universal for all recruits to feel motivated to continue on the path that you personally have made with your SFI efforts and continue to check to be sure that affiliates do not take on other strategies that complicate and feed their Fear/s.
People will leave - be sure of this - no different than a farmer who seeds in the Spring for Fall harvest...not all seeds will take root due to so many factors and yet there are many seeds that do take root and need the attention of the Farmer to make the best Bumper Crop of the season.
I encourage you to focus on your down line members who have started to take root and not to be discouraged by the affiliates who have not taken root yet as your Leadership will shine through that down line members will see that you are fully engaged and full of concern for their efforts and SFI Life Style.
A Lifestyle change is not easy so model to them the parts that are not only easy but also share the times that you experience challenges too so that you are able to simply share that everyone is working together and not discouraged by members who happen to leave.
In active members eventually will become active due to readiness or will eventually decide to leave due to reasons that they listen to and believe in. Your role is to monitor for the readiness in some and the lack of movement of others and encourage growth by showing that you are in a relationship with them and not just in a role as team leader and he or she is a follower.
Demystify the SFI Life Style and you will have affiliates reporting back to you that he or she loves being an SFI-er
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I wish there was a better answer than what I have to say, You Don't.
The reason for my response is as follows:
Our focus should not be on the affiliates that leave but our focus should be on building the strength in those that are still with us. There will be recruits who leave simply because of their perspective of not being ready or not sure about the SFI way of life - FEAR is what guides their decision to leave or to become inactive.
I would suggest that your work
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