Affiliate since: 11/13/2011, Power Rank: 139 | Read Tom's 2 other Ask SC answers

The golden rule is not to take any negativity or rejection personal.

For example, while at a coffee shop, the waitress approaches your table with a coffeepot to refill your coffee, you tell her "no thanks" or "I have plenty, thanks" or "no more for now." You don't see her feeling rejected by you as a customer. The same applies when someone declines to participate in the SFI opportunity you are presenting. Interpret their "no" as "they don't like direct selling or marketing", or "the timing isn't right for them."

Think of prospecting as a sifting process. Accept the "no" as part of the process of finding those who will say "yes." Let the negative people deal with their financial worries while you focus on building your business. Remember, you are in business for yourself; persistence, together with belief, can never be defeated.

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The golden rule is not to take any negativity or rejection personal.

For example, while at a coffee shop, the waitress approaches your table with a coffeepot to refill your coffee, you tell her "no thanks" or "I have plenty, thanks" or "no more for now." You don't see her feeling rejected by you as a customer. The same applies when someone declines to participate in the SFI opportunity you are presenting. Interpret their "no" as "they don't
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 300 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

It happened often to face negativity among circle of friends, close relatives and families, when promoting business opportunity like SFI. I used to feel down when I get rejection. I started reading books about people who refuse to be overcome by any obstacles that lie on their path towards their goal. One great example of being successful is the famous Thomas Edison, an American inventor and businessman, who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world like the electric light bulb among others, has a lot to share from his experience and challenges. When he was doing his invention of the light bulb he failed many times. “I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

These are profound statements that can give us strength and encouragement when facing opposition. Remember that SFI may not be for everyone. Don’t let the feeling of rejection overcome you but rather let your passion of doing your SFI business continually spark in you towards your success. You have an incredible human potential and nothing can take it away from you. “Whatever the mind conceive, it will achieve.”

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It happened often to face negativity among circle of friends, close relatives and families, when promoting business opportunity like SFI. I used to feel down when I get rejection. I started reading books about people who refuse to be overcome by any obstacles that lie on their path towards their goal. One great example of being successful is the famous Thomas Edison, an American inventor and businessman, who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world like the electric light
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Affiliate since: 07/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sherika's 3 other Ask SC answers

When faced with negativity when promoting SFI, I thank the person for their time and walk away. It is important to understand that some people are not open to network/affiliate marketing and a lot of people are skeptical.

Do not take a "no" personally. It is not a reflection of you but of the other person. Once you can manage to keep a smile on your face after the "no" you are in a very good place. I view each "no" as motivation to continue and get a "yes."

Moving forward, try to end the conversation before you get a "no." If they appear to be not interested by their nonverbal communication I will often say, "This may not be the right opportunity for you (or I get the feeling you're not interested). But thank you so much for your time." Oftentimes, they will come back with a rebuttal of interest. If not, that's ok too.


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When faced with negativity when promoting SFI, I thank the person for their time and walk away. It is important to understand that some people are not open to network/affiliate marketing and a lot of people are skeptical.

Do not take a "no" personally. It is not a reflection of you but of the other person. Once you can manage to keep a smile on your face after the "no" you are in a very good place. I view each "no" as motivation to continue and get a "yes."

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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Negativity is a result of bad influences in a persons life. The best impact you can have is your own attitude. Make sure you are happy and excited about SFI. It will not only send a very positive message to others, it will keep your own attitude strong about SFI as well.

One of the first things I learned when I was young and got involved in marketing was to believe in your product. Get to know it well, inside and out. Help people understand why they need it. Express to them that there is a negative and a positive side to anything they do, including their current job. Ask them where they want to be at retirement? Getting a check from the government for $1200 a month or a sig figure income every year from their own business?

Begin to put things into proper perspective for them. Show them a picture of what things can look like down the road depending on what they choose, their job or their own business in SFI. You want to be kind and gentle, yet allow them to feel the impact of not choosing SFI and what they will lose. Assure them they will not have to do it alone because they will have people helping them all along the way. Unlike a conventional business where they either have to have a college degree or they have to figure it out all alone.

Help them understand that SFI is a proven system and that thousands of people are already successful and enjoying an improved lifestyle as well as an ongoing residual income for life. Stick mostly to the positive and show them what SFI can do for them after you have shown them the down side to their present job. But don't dwell on the aspects of their job, simply offer a couple good reasons why it won't improve their life. Focus mostly on SFI and the rewards it can offer them.

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Negativity is a result of bad influences in a persons life. The best impact you can have is your own attitude. Make sure you are happy and excited about SFI. It will not only send a very positive message to others, it will keep your own attitude strong about SFI as well.

One of the first things I learned when I was young and got involved in marketing was to believe in your product. Get to know it well, inside and out. Help people understand why they need it. Express to them that there
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for Asking this so often popular question. I have faced similar challenges before so I feel you and understand were you are coming from.
I will therefore gladly share my experiences in handling this situation and hope it helps you now or the next time you are faced with it. I also hope these answers help many other Affiliates faced with similar challenges.

HOW I OVERCAME NEGATIVITY FROM DISCOURAGING PEOPLE

1.Don't Sweat The Small Stuff.

In this world there will always be all kinds of people saying all kinds and sorts of discouraging or disparaging remarks to pull you down whether you are succeeding or not. Please remember it's your Business and your future you are building and not theirs. So every time someone says anything disparaging or discouraging simply and quickly discard it off your Mind.You are way more valuable than all the bad stuff they are saying against you. simply shake off the dirt and keep walking forward.

2.let Others Advice You BUT Always Have the Final Say or Answer

Frederic Klopstock remarked, He who has no opinion of his own, but relies on the opinion of others, is a SLAVE. In other wards the person who trims himself to suit everybody else will soon whittle himself away. Never wish to be anything but yourself and if you have made up your mind to work the SFI business then you should be able to take control over any one discouraging you. One other lesson I have learned is that there's only one life- my own. the person who walks in someone Else's tracks never leaves his own footprints. most of our challenges in Life come from not knowing ourselves and ignoring our true virtues.
TIP: The easiest thing in the world to be is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Please don't let them put you in that position.

3. Focus....Focus...Focus..

The power of focus can never be underestimated. Imagine what would have happened if Gerry Carson had quit in developing SFI half way down the road years back!.. Neither you nor I nor the thousands of people that have been empowered by SFI the world over right now would ever be what they are.., right! Let not money or lack of it or anyone discourage you from achieving your goals my dear friend. Why? Because you alone own your future. I know you can make it!

4.Please Never Quit....Never Say Die!

Am sure you have heard of the common slogan, "Quitters never Win and Winners never quit. All of us at some point in our lives want to give up and throw in the towel. I too have been through those moments more than once. I am glad I stayed the course. I believed there was a light at the end of my tunnel.Where there is a will to do something, there is always a way.

5. The Eagle Vs The Chicken

Always look to the top and surround yourself around people who are either better than you are in terms of experience or are achievers. You know!, the EAGLES always soar High because they are a class a part from the chickens. The chickens only scratch the ground for food while the Eagles eat the very chickens. Interesting!!..Isn't it? One good place to find those people of like mindedness is right here at SFI. Am glad you asked the question within SFI and I hope you have gotten some positive responses so far. If you can reach your sponsor or up line, contact them and let them advise you and give you some more great tips.

6.Have A positive Mental ATTITUDE!

There is power in Thinking positive always. If you believe as I do that SFI is going to help you secure a financial future as long as you keep working on it diligently then be rest assured that nothing negative can ever stop you from achieving your goal. Someone said that, "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goals and Nothing in this world can Help the man with the wrong mental attitude". Every one great man or woman I have read about in this world understood that secret and that's how they achieved greatness. They simply closed their ears to All negativity. I am not saying you should discard your friends. Personally I choose my friends wisely and whom to keep close and who to stay away from. Why? Because I want my life and environment to be saturated by positivity always.

7.Share Your Own Success And Other SFI Success Stories And Testimonies.

If you can, seat them down at a dinner table and calmly and genuinely share all the success stories you can within SFI. Tell them SFI is a real business with real future potential earnings. Give examples of guys who are earning $50k, $80k $100k etc per month and how you too are positioning yourself for the same long term success. Tell them you understand their skepticism about online business and the many scams out there then proceed to calmly explain to them how SFI is different from all the rest. I have done it and I can testify that it works. They will eventually see you begin to bear fruit and will want to hop in.

8. Trust Yourself

Yes! You heard me right! TRUST yourself. No one can be happy without confidence in their own powers and abilities. To succeed you need self-confidence. Inferiority complex prevents the attainment of your hopes , but self-confidence leads to successful achievement. Such mental attitude is needed to succeed in SFI and is extremely important. Within you is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. the power becomes available to you just as soon as you change your beliefs. "As A man Thinks in His Heart so is He. I believe you can make it!..Go for it!

9.Deliberately Believe in SFI's Future Success

By now, hopefully if you implemented the steps above should have seen some positive results coming your way. Once you have the leeway and your friends and relatives have finally accepted that you are positioned to succeed with SFI, then it's time to take it even further from there.You see, the problems of the world cannot be possibly solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by obvious realities. We need men and women who can dream things that were that never were- John F Kennedy. Matter of fact if you don't believe in SFI yourself am sorry to say that you will never get passed the Basic Affiliate level. Why? because you don't believe it! You've got to love your business and own it and nurture it. Only then will you see success begin to trickle down in bits and peaces. Those bits and pieces make a sweet bundle.

10.Motivate Yourself!

Fire yourself up, cheer up, become enthusiastic and always have fun. Laugh, sing if you can, dance, play an instrument, read a motivational book or anything that can motivate you and get you going every time you feel discouraged by the circumstances around you. This little Magic works for me every time! Enthusiasm takes you where talent Alone Can't. You can't deliver the goods if your heart is heavier than the Load. optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. So think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you will become an excited person.


11. Read the Success Principles by Gerry Carson

Here within SFI are some of the best success principles and stories you could ever find from people who have been were you are right now and seen it all. Isn't it true what they say that Experience is always the best teacher? I believe it 100%. Instead of us going through the same mistakes they went through, it's better to learn from them and avoid them to our own advantage.

12.Change Direction to Reach Your Goal

What do I mean by that? Zig Ziglar remarked," When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there." In other words by changing direction you change tactic to reach your goal/s in SFI. You do not change your decision or Quit to get there. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always try just one more time- Thomas Edison.

Lastly, I will end this way

If you must still insist on the counsel of others then only seek for such counsel from the great Mother Teresa who advises:

People are often unreasonable, Illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the best you've got anyway

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It never was between you and them anyway.

I hope these Tips help you to to get over your mountain.
To your success and All the Best In your Endeavors


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Thanks for Asking this so often popular question. I have faced similar challenges before so I feel you and understand were you are coming from.
I will therefore gladly share my experiences in handling this situation and hope it helps you now or the next time you are faced with it. I also hope these answers help many other Affiliates faced with similar challenges.

HOW I OVERCAME NEGATIVITY FROM DISCOURAGING PEOPLE

1.Don't Sweat The Small Stuff.

In this world
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I'm assuming you mean negativity when pitching the opportunity. To a large degree the negative person is probably pessimistic and will most likely remain that way. Any change has to come from them. It could be that they are not ready for this type of business and if they have a lot of negative comments or feelings you're probably not going to say the magic word and walla, they are EA or TL.

Offer words of encouragement, perhaps relate to your own experience if appropriate and you might just ask. What do you really think about it? I've had people look at me with that "I just told you" look! But after they went home and thought about things, they realized it wasn't SFI but other personal issues that made them so negative.

Be kind and encouraging but don't waste a lot of effort on them. Negative personalities are quite difficult to deal with and you're not going to change them. If they are negative to you, you can imagine how great they will be at pitching the business opportunity.

Sales and marketing are not a walk in the park. It's not for everyone. Work with those who want to succeed and are taking actions to do so. If they are negative try to help, but don't waste time you could be spending with others who really want to succeed.

Really, you can help all you want, but if a person does not have the drive, attitude, persistence and pride needed, they are defeated before they begin.

The most important thing is that you stay positive. Don't let the negativity ruin your day. Know when to hold em, know when to fold em.


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I'm assuming you mean negativity when pitching the opportunity. To a large degree the negative person is probably pessimistic and will most likely remain that way. Any change has to come from them. It could be that they are not ready for this type of business and if they have a lot of negative comments or feelings you're probably not going to say the magic word and walla, they are EA or TL.

Offer words of encouragement, perhaps relate to your own experience if appropriate and you might
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Affiliate since: 06/23/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Getting negative feedback from others is common for an entrepreneur whether or not you are in SFI. When faced with this, you should remind yourself that You are not the target of this behavior - but the opportunity to gain financial freedom and self growth.

Some of the best ways to deal with this is to:
a) Find your WHy - write down your reason and goals for joining SFI. Usually its more than just making money - What is it you want to achieve despite the obstacles? Put it where you can see it everyday as a reminder and to keep you focused.

b) Surround yourself with likeminded people. Use a2a, Facebook, forums, books/magazines on success, etc.

b) Find a mentor - someone who has achieved the goals you want and learn from them. This could be your upline leadership, a TL in a2a, or a business leader outside SFI.

c) find a protege - teach someone else who wants success, what you have learnt and achieved. In your SFI business find those 5 PSAs who are truly serious - teach & mentor them.

As the late Jim Rohn said, don't wish things were easy, wish you were better!!

All the best in your success!
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Getting negative feedback from others is common for an entrepreneur whether or not you are in SFI. When faced with this, you should remind yourself that You are not the target of this behavior - but the opportunity to gain financial freedom and self growth.

Some of the best ways to deal with this is to:
a) Find your WHy - write down your reason and goals for joining SFI. Usually its more than just making money - What is it you want to achieve despite the obstacles? Put it where you
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Affiliate since: 03/21/2017, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lisa's 7 other Ask SC answers

Hi

The way I deal with Negativity is to ask them questions. First I ask them to give me a reason why they are so negative about something they probably don’t even know anything about? Then I ask them if they would be interested in me explaining the SFI Business, if they so no or they are still negative. Just move on to someone else, some people are just critics and most critics give poor advice anyway and probably are insecure about themselves, they will never be open to change. You can not change these people’s minds and you probably would not want to anyway. Realize that it is impossible to please everyone and concentrate more on what you want and the positive aspects of working with SFI. Also if you bring enthusiasm, a positive attitude and joy to all that you do others will react in a similar manner. If you are happy that’s what matters and other will see that and will be interested.


Good Luck and remember to always be Positive,

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The way I deal with Negativity is to ask them questions. First I ask them to give me a reason why they are so negative about something they probably don’t even know anything about? Then I ask them if they would be interested in me explaining the SFI Business, if they so no or they are still negative. Just move on to someone else, some people are just critics and most critics give poor advice anyway and probably are insecure about themselves, they will never be open to change. You
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Affiliate since: 06/18/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Diogo's 4 other Ask SC answers

Hello Cyndi,

Unfortunately we all will encounter negativity on most aspects of our life, there is just no way around it, and SFI is not an exception to that rule. Scepticism is always a part of online businesses and many people bash it because they either have had a really bad experience with some sort of Scam, or they have just been brainwashed not to accept it just because they dont know how work it or have been told by others not to. But as you can see, these are aspects that we cant work around, we cannot control what other people think or choose to believe, the only thing we can do is show the results afterwards.

So that would actually be my path to move forward, a group of people mocking or saying no to an opportunity that doesnt cost at all isnt my loss, its theirs. We as leaders ar bound to sooner or later find our stars out of the 7 billion people on this planet, its just meant to happen. Showing my results is my respose, even if it takes me a little while to do so, eventually I will, and then I wont even need words to express it. The people around you will eventually be the ones coming to you and asking "how" or "where".

Its just inspiration and hard work, thats all you need. Take advantage of everything the system has to offer and make it work to your needs and objectives, dont hold back because of a few "No's" and "Mehhh's". Transpire success and people will follow. Its the best advice I can give you.

Hope to have helped. Success to you all.
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Hello Cyndi,

Unfortunately we all will encounter negativity on most aspects of our life, there is just no way around it, and SFI is not an exception to that rule. Scepticism is always a part of online businesses and many people bash it because they either have had a really bad experience with some sort of Scam, or they have just been brainwashed not to accept it just because they dont know how work it or have been told by others not to. But as you can see, these are aspects that we cant
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Affiliate since: 06/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kenneth's 4 other Ask SC answers

Great question!

Marketing in general is always met with a great deal of negativity, as you as a marketer, are asking people to part with their money (or that is their perception).

Also bear in mind that there are countless scams out there as well, which have created a great amount of scepticism among all.

Marketing is all about "handling objections"!, Thus saying, you need to improvise a strategy for yourself, putting yourself in the shoe of the "client", playing "Devil's Advocate". So doing you manage to work out possible answers and/or actions to the negativity.

The biggest advise I can offer, is to NEVER get negative yourself, always keep your chin up, and keep going. Always stay positive about your goals and what you have joined SFI for!
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Great question!

Marketing in general is always met with a great deal of negativity, as you as a marketer, are asking people to part with their money (or that is their perception).

Also bear in mind that there are countless scams out there as well, which have created a great amount of scepticism among all.

Marketing is all about "handling objections"!, Thus saying, you need to improvise a strategy for yourself, putting yourself in the shoe of the "client",
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