The Distributor/Supplier Dance (The Dating Game)
Spring is in the air. Couples are walking hand in hand, the birds are singing and Distributors and their Supply partners are preparing for association meetings. And, quoting a serious article on the topic, “Every April your brain unwittingly becomes a dopamine factory, turning you into a love junkie.” In essence, love is all around us. I know you are probably wondering where I am going with all this, but there is a tie-in. Throughout this spring I have had a couple of conversations that gave me pause. Actually, more than a pause, these conversations provided massive flashbacks and touched a nerve far more tender than meer business. Allow me to explain. Recently, during a deep and serious conversation with a married couple, they shared the story of courtship. They were high school sweethearts who, by their own admission, were not part of the small clique best labeled as the “popular” kids. Their group of friends knew or shared friendships with one or two from the po