A sponsor should only go so far to help an affiliate, and only his own team or his CSAs, as to be useful to the affiliate, and not to do the work of the affiliate. A great part of an affiliate's training is to learn how to be an over-comer. It you give Gift Certificates, or TCredits to someone who is short for the end of the month, then you are denying him the chance to learn to plan, budget or find a way to come up with money enough, become more determined, and feel the pleasure at doing it himself.
There are plenty of ways to help an affiliate besides feeding his weaknesses. Encourage what he has done correctly, his strengths, his goals and plans to reach them. Build up his courage by proclaiming his strengths, mile-markers, leadership abilities. When he has questions, answer them, or better yet, anticipate his questions, and tell him he is not alone in wanting that answer.
Do not assume that he knows something that he should know, like that vp begins at zero on the first of each month. Or that he needs sales AND action vp so he doesn't spend a whole paycheck trying to reach BTL or STL.
If you want to give him a reassigned PSA during the first month or two so he has someone to write, then give him a challenge to work before you do the reassign. That could be to finish the LaunchPad, or set up a standing order. Something that he has to do anyway if he is to succeed. Then teach him to introduce himself to his new PSA and do a follow-up and teach him how to lead. Use the reassignment to teach duplication and leadership skills.
If you intend to reward him with anything, truly make it a reward, not a handout. When you give them free or easy rewards, it is easy for them to decide that you don't have confidence in them or in SFI.
If you lose some because they thought you should have welfared them and they quit, they would have quit if you had helped them.
Which ever way you give him help, know this: he is learning duplication. His leg of your team will reflect what you taught him.
Never turn your back on even an inert affiliate, but always keep your pocket closed unless it is your decision to reward for a good cause beyond just a handout.
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A sponsor should only go so far to help an affiliate, and only his own team or his CSAs, as to be useful to the affiliate, and not to do the work of the affiliate. A great part of an affiliate's training is to learn how to be an over-comer. It you give Gift Certificates, or TCredits to someone who is short for the end of the month, then you are denying him the chance to learn to plan, budget or find a way to come up with money enough, become more determined, and feel the pleasure at doing it himself.
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