Do you have a love/hate relationship with Network Marketing?

My name is Roland. I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with Network Marketing. It began when I was serving in the Navy. I knew a guy who was getting out to embark on a Network Marketing career with Amway. I'd never heard of Amway before but it sure as heck sounded like some sort of crazy cult that this guy had gotten himself involved in. A few years later I found myself at the end of my own enlistment and upon my departure I was introduced to a Network Marketing company called Nu Skin. Margaree, my wife of 30 years, fell in love with the products, I fell in love with the compensation plan, and we decided to become distributors. To make a long story short; we quit after a few weeks. As the economy continued to sputter and the pressure for me to support my family increased I discovered National Safety Associates. I got to work with the infamous Bill Gouldd. I sold a few water filters, attended a few motivational “events” and actually signed up three people. We all quit after a few weeks. Then--thank God!--I got a real job and Margaree and I decided we would never again consider Network Marketing.

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