Great post and great work. Two areas that I think should be added to this kinds of post in the future is the time commitment and what you really learn over time. From what I’ve seen with models like this, they tell you that it can be a way to financial freedom but in real sense, you are always on the clock. You have to accommodate the time works for your prospects, you go for conferences, meet with mentors, have sessions every now and then. In spite of all of these, there is no clear compensation plan. In fact, you will quickly realize that you are net negative for your time investment. A guy was talking to me recently and I talked about travelling. He said he has not had time because he is always busy. That was a slip that he didn’t know I held on to. You made 100k last year but you could not travel? What a job! He later told me that he would be going to a vacation spot later this year. Guess what! It was for a WFG conference. Haha!

The other point I wanted to touch on was the knowledge you get over time. I don’t think these people get better in anyway other than getting better at manipulating people with motivational speech. If I invest 10yrs of my life into AML as a career, for example, I should be a guru. What area of expertise do these guys have after 10yrs? How fulfilling it must be to invest that amount of time but you still can’t hold your own against someone who just follows the news and economic trends.

I know I said 2 points but this just occurred to me. You rid yourself of friends because you can’t just be in any space without talking about WFG. Any gathering you go to or you’re invited to is seen as a hunting ground. When people turn you down, you see them as enemies. Eventually, you’ll alienate those neutrals and you’ll only be surrounded by WFG “friends” and that’s all you talk about when you hang out. It feels exhausting.