e-mail with brother john

Frank Vandersloot thinks about this all the time and takes the Jesus approach, i.e., tries to use his best powers of persuasion on the successful builders in Melaleuca. Moreover, in Melaleuca, there is no such thing as a downline. Only pyramid schemes have that.

A downline is similar to how you sit at the top of a mountainside and throw a rock down that causes a big rock slide. At the bottom of the hill, no more rocks can move. Many are buried and nowhere to go. In Melaleuca, you are paid for advertising and helping and supporting others who want to do the same. It is a lot of work and very valuable to the company. They are able to compensate well for it. Meanwhile, if you don't put a lot of work in, nothing happens. No one is ever left holding a bag. But every penny you get has been well earned; every rock that moves does so on a level surface. Every one has an equal chance for success and success only comes through support of and commitment to others.

Notice I didn't take a cheap shot and compare the Melaleuca work to smooth balls on a pool table; work in Melaleuca is generally still like working with rocks. Most do not simply roll. Real company, real business, real work.

Some MLM experienced people do not last in Melaleuca because they do not like to help others. Conversely, people who are successful in Melaleuca have only arrived by helping others, so many are inclined to listen to Frank about how to spend their money.

This is the sort of company that earns the BBB Torch Award.