Originally posted by sponge:
Wow it's been a long time since I've been in here! Almost
forgot my login id and password... 
Strange that I decided to visit sgForums on a whim almost exactly 2
years after my very first post http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=59932&page=19.
Having not visited this thread for almost two years, let me just
say that I actually quit NTI in June 2004, 3 months after I posted
the messages in this thread (see link above). Oh the irony! I
laughed when I revisited my posts earlier on.
I left NTI jaded and mentally drained. To me, it seemed as though I
wasted a good one year there (not to mention a few thousand dollars
on their products which until today still sits in my cupboards at
home 
).
Did I earn much during my one year there? No. In fact, I managed to
earn back only 10% of what I had put in when I joined them. When I
left that place I carried with me a loss of $1000+.
Did I slog like an animal? Yes I did, often getting less than 5
hours sleep a night because I had appointments until 2am and
another appointment at 8am. I had my very own network of about 30
downlines. At that point in time, I was considered rather
successful in NTI. In the end, my entire network collapsed within a
space of 2 weeks.
Was I a bad leader for allowing my network to collapse? I didn't
think so. I put in more hours than they did, I was more articulate,
I was proficient in both Mandarin and English and even
conversational dialect. I have been in leadership positions since
secondary school. I read more books than they did. Did these count
for anything? No, not at all.
Did I learn anything about how to do a business? No. Zilch. To all
of you who joined MLM because someone told you "it's a good way to
learn how to do your own business and be your own boss (BYOB)",
you've been sadly lied to.
I attended 80% of James Phang's lectures, attended BIP and even
paid $100 through my nose to attend PSC (the infamous Philosophy of
Success Course). I was personally coached by the tier-3 network
marketers, my so-called up-up-uplines, if I may use that term. Yet
today I have nothing much to offer whenever friends come to me for
advice on their business plans.
Ask successful entrepreneurs out there who made it on their own and
they will tell you that you can learn how to set up your own
business by yourself. Definitely not through MLM.
I left NTI just before I entered university for my undergaduate
studies. Most guys my age entered university with a bank account
chock full of savings from their NS allowance. I went in penniless.
I see my friends going out and having fun during Freshmen
Orientation and my heart ached because I didn't possess the
spending power they did.
Two years down the road and I've never regretted leaving NTI. The
way the top brass conducted themselves over at the office leaves
one to wonder whether they are really as brilliant as they claim
themselves to be.
One might say, "Hey, NTI Paris is still around after so many years.
Doesn't that mean something?"
Yes, it does. It just means that youngsters nowadays are
increasingly impressionable and easily swayed by marketing tactics.
Many of the network marketers in NTI were bordering on illegal
working age when I left, though I hope that the situation has
changed by now.
For those of you proficient in English, take a look at their
website. Look at the sheer number of spelling and grammatical
mistakes within it.
Totally unprofessional. And this is a company which claims that it
can compete with MNCs in terms of professionalism, work ethics and
economies of scale.
All this being said, [b]I have a friend
who joined NTI with me 3 years back (we were crosslines) and has
worked hard enough to make BDM in NTI. I'm happy
for him, seeing how he enjoys network marketing and how well he has
performed in it.
Still, he is but one success story. For every person like him,
there are probably 100 others who have failed to achieve the MLM
dream.
Hopefully, my personal experience will discourage those of you who
come across this from taking this big gamble (even soccer betting
has a higher chance of generating profits). If you haven't joined,
that is.
For those of you who are currently in MLM but have doubts about the
industry, maybe this post will help you reach a decision.
For those of you in MLM, strongly believe in it, believe that you
will do well and drive a big car within one year, I wish you all
the best.
Cheers all. [/b]
BDM? So what?! I know a few BDMs/BRMs in NTI as well, but they
are as poor as a beggar. What is your friend's name? (You can pm
me) Maybe he is/was from my camp. Maybe i know him. Then i will
tell you how he fair in NTI.
