500 business cards per month? You MUST be kidding!

I was at my monthly sales meeting last night. I almost cried.

Most of the meeting was great - the rah-rah sales stuff, and the motivational stuff are all great.

Then the top money earner in my company comes up to the podium and said the worst thing I've ever heard.

"Make it your goal to give out 500 business cards every month. You can give three to each customer and offer them a referral gift when their card is redeemed."

Are you nuts?

When I think about what this leader did to reach the top of the MLM food chain, I KNOW it didn't include passing out a million biz cards on a monthly basis.

This leader came from another Network Marketing company, where she had tons of contacts because she was a leader there for over 20 years. And she brought her team with her.

Now she sits back collecting monthly pay checks in excess of $25,000.

And she never passed out 500 business cards per month.
Making a suggestion like that is just plain irresponsible, and I was disappointed to hear her say that.

I know for a fact that my leader (her direct recruit) is placing ads in local papers. But she tells others not to bother, "you'll only waste your money."

Really? She had 4 new recruits last month.

Where's the disconnect here?

We should be doing what the real leaders are doing. Bringing on other team builders and people ready to work their businesses and be successful.

Instead, we're being handed this codswallop from our leaders.

Say one thing, do another.

That's disgusting if you ask me.

I did the math. Based on my leader's assupmtions, it would COST me $2 per potential lead I converted - plus 5.6 hours of my life.

I'm worth more than that, thanks.

500 business cards per month? You MUST be kidding!