I guess I'm going to be the voice of minority on one of these points: I think the biggest reason for new distributor frustration is the instruction to "make a list of family and friends".
When a new networker starts making a list of family and friends, he/she almost always runs into an enormous amount of negativity and rejection. Smart-aleck relatives who say, "Oh, I can't believe you signed up in one of THOSE things..." or a friend who never has any money but is suddenly an expert on why you should never have gotten involved in that particular company.
Also, it's a matter of efficiency. Look at it this way:
If you were selling golf equipment, you'd want to talk to golfers. If you were selling farm equipment, you'd want to talk to farmers.
And, in my opinion, if you're offering an opportunity for people to make a great income working from home......well, you need to spend your time talking to people who are interested in a home-business.
We've all got only 24 hours in a day -- it's "the great equalizer." For efficiency's sake, I have two choices: I can spend my time LOOKING for prospects or I can spend my time TALKING to prospects.
So, if I have to choose between making a list of 100 people that I know who haven't expressed ANY interest in a home business....
...or simply spending my time with 100 people who have requested information on a home business in the last 48 hours....well, I'm going to spend my time with the business opportunity seekers.
And it works. We personally add about 20+ people per month to our business and were recently honored with an award as one of the fastest growing teams in our company.
90% of success is making sure you're spending your time with the right people.
Tony Rush
http://www.recruitmorepeople.com