When I first got into URA, our upline Emerald was a rock star on the rise. We'll call him Pete. According to Pete's story, he originally got into the business to make extra money to buy more expensive beer. In just 10 months, he reached the top of the bonus scale and qualified emerald a few years after. He was young, energetic, had a very vibrant and caring vibe. To be honest, I admired him. The gullible me, believed that hey, if he can do it...I CAN DO IT! (Derp!)
Pete knew me by name and was very personable. Unlike most URA hot shots, he had a Facebook/Instagram. On his facebook he has a video of him hitting his alarm clock with his driver while his team/supporters/cultists shouted FREEDOM! There he was, in his 20's FINANCIALLY FREE. Three legs at the top of the bonus scale and GUNNING FOR DIAMOND! The sky is the limit! Everything was falling in place...or was it?
Now one thing that diamonds preach to you is that once you qualify Emerald/Diamond/Crown/Master of the Universe you get those bonuses that come with it for the rest of your life...there's only one problem. They don't tell you that you can FALL OUT OF QUALIFICATION. That's why they harp on you to stay in and sell those products because they HAVE to meet those numbers every year. Because you don't really make as much money as advertised, they're on your ass to make sure you make ALL FOUR CONFERENCES so they can get their ticket commissions.
Well lo and behold, I'm on Instagram the other day and what did my eyes see? A post from Pete advertising his business card...URA? Nope. REAL ESTATE. It turns out our young gun, rising star who achieved "financial freedom" by selling Amway products...issssn't really free. I seriously doubt someone who's financially free decides to get a real job just for kicks.
Surprised? Not really. I believe my team was one of the three legs that helped his emerald qualification. You go down the list of the people that were involved in our team:
Upline platinum: Still active
Matthew: Inactive
Mike: Inactive
Stooge: Inactive
Me: Inactive
The dozen or so people that were apart of our team over the course of a year: Inactive
There can only be so much turnover before your line falls apart.
Now Pete (who is still active) has to find other ways to make ends meet. The saying goes: "Diamonds are forever." Well they better be, because Emeralds don't appear to be.
Sure hope he bought a new alarm clock.
