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The Duplication Myth

==> Usually duplication advocates have another agenda such as selling you their duplication materials.

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* Mary has a million dollar smile. Whenever she smiles, people want to talk to her, and she gets a chance to share her business. But not everyone in Mary’s downline has this amazing smile. So should I tell Mary not to smile as it is not duplicatable by everyone in her downline? * Joe hands out audio CDs, and then puts the prospect on a three-way call with an upline. But, some of Joe’s downline is hearing-impaired, and so are their prospects. So should I tell Joe not to use this method as it is not duplicatable by everyone in his downline? NULL* Let's say my sponsor is Alice. Her natural market is recruiting at the women's rotary. Can I duplicate that? No. I'd need a sex change operation. Should Alice not use her natural market? Of course she should. That's her strength. * Ella is a doctor. She loves to share her company’s products with her patients. So should I tell Ella not to share her products with her patients as it is not duplicatable by everyone in her downline? * John has an unusually large extended family and plenty of local relatives. So should I tell John not to share his opportunity with his relatives as not everyone in his downline is fortunate enough to have as many relatives? * My friend, Charles, sells mailing lists. He has 10,000 customers who trust him. What if I sponsor Charles and say this, "Charles, don't go to your natural market. It's not duplicatable. No one else has 10,000 good customers. Instead, use my system of sitting with your neighbor with a flip chart." Charles would laugh in my face. * Bill makes a driving mistake and hits another car. The owner suffers a neck injury, but Bill generously gifts him some magic vitamins. The other driver recovers and becomes Bill’s best leader. Because this is how Bill found his best leader, Bill insists his downline duplicate his methods. Insane.

==> Usually duplication advocates have another agenda such as selling you their duplication materials.

“Duplicate the results , not the activity.”

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