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(For Pt. 1, click here.)

This is actually an update as to how much of a lead generator the student-sponsored event I went to that time was.

Well, I got both exhibitor (for my online store) & event goer (for my team) leads from that event. But, up to now:

The exhibitor leads haven’t expressed sincere openness to have their products sold

The event goer leads have all expressed false interests

In conclusion, all the leads I got from that event were a waste of time & effort. THE LEADS SUCK!

First of all, the exhibitor leads.

All booths in that event were run by college students. During the event, they seemed excited when I offered them to become a reseller for the products (most of them were original concept) they showcased there. But, after semestral break, none of them were returning my text messages. NONE. I went like, “WTF?” So I junked all their contact information right away.

Well, here’s my theory as to why. They were only in it for their grades. I found out, during the event, that the reason it was organized was for their professors to evaluate them as a sort of a “graduation requirement”. So, I instantly had this weird feeling that I’m not going to get new inventory from these kids. I was right.

And lastly, the event goer leads. They were enthusiastic at first, but when I started following them up, or to offer your opportunity, they did only one thing: put me in the seen zone. Forgot to note: the follow-ups started during their semestral break. One of them even confirmed he had a winner’s mindset days before. Then during the follow-up, he gave me the usual excuse I would hear from students: studies.

When I first ventured into network marketing, I never made studies as an excuse not to do it. Actually, it was the only possible excuse not to do it. So, I signed up. As I look back while writing this, I realized again that studies is a given; all givens are not excuses. If you really need to do something about your life, you should just get up & do it (what others would call “massive action”); you shouldn’t care about the mistakes you haven’t made yet. If you make them, just learn from it & frickin’ move on!

Students of this generation will say or do anything to impress anybody, even to the point of saying they have a winner’s mindset, but in reality, they’re scared to lose. They have a “do not lose” mindset, not a winner’s. A wise man once said, “God hates a coward.”

Moral lesson : never consider partnering in business with students, ever again. If they themselves come to you, test their mindset first. Lesson learned. 😢

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