Affiliate since: 11/29/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Anton's 25 other Ask SC answers

Absolutely not! We are all here at SFI to get ahead financially and make a better life for ourselves. Everyone comes to SFI with different life experiences regarding business and internet. They also come with different learning skills and aptitude. Identifying how your affiliate learns best if they are challenged is key to your success. This business does not allow us to get to know our affiliates well often with language, distance and culture barriers. We do not know their life challenges or scheduled available time for SFI. There is A LOT of information to absorb and understand to succeed with SFI.
I have had affiliates start up later because I sent a letter out that explained SFI a different way and discussed other ways to learn how it works such as video or simply transferring them to some one on my team who speaks their language.
Every person deserves the most help we can give them in hope that they will give that same help to their team.
I guess the question is..
How successful do you want to be?
I get out what I put in.

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Absolutely not! We are all here at SFI to get ahead financially and make a better life for ourselves. Everyone comes to SFI with different life experiences regarding business and internet. They also come with different learning skills and aptitude. Identifying how your affiliate learns best if they are challenged is key to your success. This business does not allow us to get to know our affiliates well often with language, distance and culture barriers. We do not know their life challenges or scheduled
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Affiliate since: 02/08/2020, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 202 other Ask SC answers

Hi Emma
Yes there is such a thing as helping affiliates too much.
SFI has a best training, to learn about the business and the best tools to run your business. If your affiliates are really doing their part, they won't need your help that much. Like me, I'm succeeding without a help of my sponsor and my co-sponsor.
Your affiliates must read and participate in the forum and Ask SC.
Your duty as a sponsor is to help them where they don't understand, encourage and to motivate them.
If you provide them with all the answers and/or giving them TCredits/vouchers/certificate to purchase from TripleClicks, you are over helping them. That won't build you a strong team. As soon as you stop, they will also quit.
I hope this will help.
Thank you.
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Hi Emma
Yes there is such a thing as helping affiliates too much.
SFI has a best training, to learn about the business and the best tools to run your business. If your affiliates are really doing their part, they won't need your help that much. Like me, I'm succeeding without a help of my sponsor and my co-sponsor.
Your affiliates must read and participate in the forum and Ask SC.
Your duty as a sponsor is to help them where they don't understand, encourage and to motivate them.
If
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Affiliate since: 09/06/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read BABU's 113 other Ask SC answers

Dear friend,

As I always say, our affiliates or the team members are our own stream and the integral part too. Hence, it is very important to help them to achieve the best success possible through our moral and monetary help.

There is no such thing as TOO much if you can draw the line between the permissible limits and then you will be able to move forward confidently with the much needed help to your affiliates. In some cases, your affiliates may need your advice and guidance and in some rare cases, they may need of financial or other kind of help. If you can draw the perfect line between such things, then you are an awesome sponsor and that is what your team is expecting from you too.

Let me tell you, the main motive of helping your own affiliates is in a reciprocal manner and so there is no need of thinking too much of such TOO MUCH help. The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.

To be frank, Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting anything in return. A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

So move forward confidently without thinking too much but just help your affiliates within the prescribed parameters and I am sure, you will reap the highest dividends in the due course.

Wish you Too Much success in SFI.

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Dear friend,

As I always say, our affiliates or the team members are our own stream and the integral part too. Hence, it is very important to help them to achieve the best success possible through our moral and monetary help.

There is no such thing as TOO much if you can draw the line between the permissible limits and then you will be able to move forward confidently with the much needed help to your affiliates. In some cases, your affiliates may need your advice and guidance
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

That is a great question!

I believe there is such a thing as helping your affiliates too much. Your job as a team leader is to teach your affiliates the necessary skills to help them "fly on their own". SFI provides extremely comprehensive training that gives them the knowledge to learn what they need to know. Your job is to help them put it all together so that they can run their own business. If you are helping too much, you may be doing everything for them and not giving them the room to grow as a business owner. You are not doing yourself or your affiliates any favors by doing that. It causes stress on both sides.

With that said, you should definitely help, but know when to give your affiliates the room to grow and learn the skills that will help them earn an income to last them a lifetime!
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That is a great question!

I believe there is such a thing as helping your affiliates too much. Your job as a team leader is to teach your affiliates the necessary skills to help them "fly on their own". SFI provides extremely comprehensive training that gives them the knowledge to learn what they need to know. Your job is to help them put it all together so that they can run their own business. If you are helping too much, you may be doing everything for them and not giving
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Affiliate since: 02/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Philippus's 100 other Ask SC answers

Teach your PSA’s and CSA’s to fish, rather than giving them sushi to eat every day. What I mean by that is, don’t spoil them and make them lazy by doing their work for them.

Teach them the program, help them by showing them where to find the answers they seek and only give them something like TCredits, Gift Cards, etc if they deserved it by reaching a certain predetermined goal or milestone.

Work with your movers, without leaving the others on your team to far behind. Keep on teaching them through Team Mails and newsletters.

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Teach your PSA’s and CSA’s to fish, rather than giving them sushi to eat every day. What I mean by that is, don’t spoil them and make them lazy by doing their work for them.

Teach them the program, help them by showing them where to find the answers they seek and only give them something like TCredits, Gift Cards, etc if they deserved it by reaching a certain predetermined goal or milestone.

Work with your movers, without leaving the others on your team to far behind.
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Affiliate since: 01/10/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ted's 2 other Ask SC answers

Hi Emma,

A great question. You can't do the work for them, they have to do the work for themselves. You can and must guide them , give them ideas on how to succeed with SFI and TripleClicks. Teach them what works for you and what doesn't work. Groom them to become another you or better version of you.
As far as too much help! Some affiliates may have a harder time of understanding how SFI works. This is when you come in and help them to understand. I truly believe that there is NO limit to your help and guidance. The one you spend your extra time on today may become your PTL of tomorrow.
My Best Wishes
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Hi Emma,

A great question. You can't do the work for them, they have to do the work for themselves. You can and must guide them , give them ideas on how to succeed with SFI and TripleClicks. Teach them what works for you and what doesn't work. Groom them to become another you or better version of you.
As far as too much help! Some affiliates may have a harder time of understanding how SFI works. This is when you come in and help them to understand. I truly believe that there is
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think that there is a point where one can become over-bearing.

We are all different. Some people like to be pushed, some like to be led, and others like to figure things out for themselves.

Be available. If your affiliate comes to you often, you know then that they like close support. If you are sending out weekly team mails and your affiliates are making progress without coming to you, respect their business.

The main thing is that they know you are there for them if they need you.
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I think that there is a point where one can become over-bearing.

We are all different. Some people like to be pushed, some like to be led, and others like to figure things out for themselves.

Be available. If your affiliate comes to you often, you know then that they like close support. If you are sending out weekly team mails and your affiliates are making progress without coming to you, respect their business.

The main thing is that they know you are there for
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Affiliate since: 02/10/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Glenda's 54 other Ask SC answers

"Is there such a thing as helping your affiliates TOO much?"

Yes there sure is, I believe that they should be self inspired to learn this business if they are serious about owning their own business.

We can be there for them to answer their questions and point them in the right direction but the motivation really is in their hands.

When I learned SFI, I was hungry enough to read everything available in my resource center and only months into it, did I understand what I was reading and I still am learning. But the onus was on me to see how badly I wanted to, and I did, I am sure glad of that, SFI works as we all know.

So my advice is to be there for them, answer any questions they have, point them in the right direction always, and most important is to develop a friendship with them, that goes a lot further.
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"Is there such a thing as helping your affiliates TOO much?"

Yes there sure is, I believe that they should be self inspired to learn this business if they are serious about owning their own business.

We can be there for them to answer their questions and point them in the right direction but the motivation really is in their hands.

When I learned SFI, I was hungry enough to read everything available in my resource center and only months into it, did I understand
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Affiliate since: 03/13/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Reuben's 70 other Ask SC answers

Hi Emma,
1. I would say that there is nothing like helping too much with your affiliates. As a matter of fact your role as a team leader to progress in your business you should be persistent and patient in helping all your down line PSAs and CSAs. However you have to draw a thin line between
a) Teaching the team member and doing the task for them.
b) Graciously paying their way- like paying for their SO, because if they don't have a stake in the reward it will not hold the same value and soon it will be taken for granted. Moreover, you cannot afford to destabilize your running expenses for your own by subsidizing another member's standing order etc...But this is not to say you can't reward or gift members. Pl go ahead with these to recognize the worthy affiliates! I am in full agreement for sending a hard working & dedicated affiliate a Gift Certificate, T-credits etc. I also think having performance based contest among your team can lead to a healthy competition among your deserving team members. You have to make sure that they feel that they have earned the reward when they win one.
c) Ensuring that the affiliates in your team are serious about the business and have the desire to learn daily and enjoy working closely with you and being in constant contact.
2. As a team leader you need to teach your affiliates the necessary skills to help them” take off on their own wings". SFI provides free comprehensive training that gives them the knowledge to learn what they need to know. Your job is to help them put it all together so that they can run their own business. At the same time by “spoon feeding “them you will not give them sufficient space to grow independently in their voluntarily chosen business. All said & done, you should definitely help, but know when to give your affiliates the room to grow and learn the skills that will help them earn an income independently to last a lifetime!
3. I have experienced that many who join SFI are skeptical and have no knowledge of running a business. It is surely left to us- their sponsors- to lend whatever support they need to achieve their goals! It’s an added bonus, if this strategy results in a new down line member becoming self-sufficient and ultimately not dependent on us in the long run.
4. We have to show them the art of fishing than giving them a ready made plate of fish. We should guide & encourage our affiliates to become independent once they learn the tricks of the trade. We should never encourage affiliates to depend on us.
5.For example ,if one of your affiliates finds it difficult to place the SFI ads and request you to put the same by sharing his link since he does not understand the process, you should not post the ads yourself but help him to understand the process and let him post his advertisements himself.
6. As a sponsor, our duty is to help, guide & support our team members to start off in the right path; whenever they stray away, we need to correct & bring them back to the original track.
7. Finally, you must know the extent you should go in giving your affiliates a helping hand. If you know this, you will have plenty of time to build & spread your SFI business than merely having a few active affiliates and limiting yourself from spreading your tentacles!

Hope this helps!

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Hi Emma,
1. I would say that there is nothing like helping too much with your affiliates. As a matter of fact your role as a team leader to progress in your business you should be persistent and patient in helping all your down line PSAs and CSAs. However you have to draw a thin line between
a) Teaching the team member and doing the task for them.
b) Graciously paying their way- like paying for their SO, because if they don't have a stake in the reward it will not hold the same value
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Emma,
What is too much? You can decide for yourself. But I think we can help them a little at the beginning and see them do it for themselves and grow. Learn from a growing child, see how he/she grows. When a child is growing he/she needs a lot of attention however as they grow you'll notice they want to do things for themselves. This is how it is in the growing stages in any sphere. Whether it be child/mother relation, wife/husband relation, or be it business relationships the principles the same. Growing Process or a learning process! It is a process and process takes time and steps to grow.
Help as much as you can but allow them to help themselves and learn for themselves the path to survival. Here in SFI we call it path to success!
The famous Chinese proverb states give a man a fish and you'll have to feed him the rest of his life but if you teach him to fish he will never be hungry all his lifetime.

Hope I have answered your question and yes, have a blessed Christmas as this is the time of the season to wish every one a Very Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas everyone!
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Hi Emma,
What is too much? You can decide for yourself. But I think we can help them a little at the beginning and see them do it for themselves and grow. Learn from a growing child, see how he/she grows. When a child is growing he/she needs a lot of attention however as they grow you'll notice they want to do things for themselves. This is how it is in the growing stages in any sphere. Whether it be child/mother relation, wife/husband relation, or be it business relationships the principles
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