A short motivational YouTube monologue by Patman (Hattaiwat Pusanti / Patman Senarthiraja) describing the central role of an "upline" in network marketing. He defines three upline types—referral, working, and iconic—argues the working upline is most important, and gives practical guidance: find and stay close to a working upline, be a student, apply what you learn, and prioritize loyalty and consistency. The speaker references his own 24‑year relationship with a working upline and an upcoming global event from Kuala Lumpur.
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Foreign. My YouTube family all over the world. This is the one and only Patman Senati Raja. Guys, it's been quite some time since my last video hit my channel. My sincere apologies. I am so excited because the last couple of weeks we have been putting together an event that we are broadcasting all over the world from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, alright. To over half a million people around the world of our organization. So we're just putting all the magical touches together. It's going to be crazy. It's starting in a couple of days, so I decided to squeeze in a YouTube video for my channel. Now, as you know, the channel is my way of contributing back to the entrepreneurs in the network marketing industry to explain to them that it works. It's an amazing industry. And as much as I have benefited from so many people, a lot of credit or almost all the credit goes to my upline, who I'll be introducing in a few episodes to you, all right? And this concept of upline is very unique. In every other form of entrepreneurship that you have heard of, you're pretty much alone, okay? You may read some books, you may go online, see some videos, have some business partners. But the uniqueness about network marketing is that everybody who comes into a network marketing organization is referred by somebody. Somebody brings you in. You just don't go to a network marketing company, knock the door and say, hi, I want to be your distributor, okay? You are referred by somebody. Now, that person who referred you is called an upline, alright? We have a term. As corny as it sounds, it's actually so real. Your upline is your lifeline. It simply means that that person came into the business before you. It could be a day before you, it could be a year before you. That person could be mildly successful, maybe haven't seen any success, or somebody who's tremendously successful. Now, there's two types or three types of upline, okay? You got your referral upline, the person who brought you in. Now, that person may be equally as new as you and not be able to share as much information. Then you have the second upline, all right? Who is a working upline. Now the working upline is that person who's going to hold your hand throughout this journey, share information, prepare you for the dark days, all right? The challenges you're about to face. And then you have the iconic upline. These iconic uplines are legends in our industry. These are people who have achieved great success, semi retired, fully retired. Their names are like urban legends, you understand? And you want to see these people and you go to events to just being able to hear them speak and talk about the experience. Now, to me, the most important thing is the working upline. My upline for the last 24 years is my working upline. That means I go to him for everything and anything. And that's the beauty of our industry, the network marketing industry, that you don't have to reinvent the wheel, you don't have to second guess, you don't have to take unnecessary risk that you are on a journey and your working upline is on the same journey, but they are already in front of you and that simply means they turn around and they can guide you every step of the way. For example, if this was a road to financial freedom, my working upline is in front of me. He's going to tell me there's a fallen branch, there is a pothole on this road. Oh, this part of the road was washed over by a storm. Be careful, there's going to be a challenge here, there's going to be a challenge there. And I don't see this in any other form of entrepreneurship. But the beauty about network marketing, why I'm a firm believer, an ambassador of this industry, all right, and welcoming all of you guys to choose the path I chose 24 years ago is mainly because of this. This is the only business where your working upline shares everything with you, that it's actually in that person's benefit to help you become more successful than him or her. It's a pure win win situation. So my advice to all of you who are embarking on this journey of network marketing, seriously, as an entrepreneur looking at financial freedom as your end goal, is find a working upline. Alright? And if the person who referred you quits, the business vanishes, get over it. Some will, some won't. So what? Find the working upline. And the beauty about a network marketing organization is you can keep going higher and higher and higher and you will find a working upline. Now when you find that working upline, hold your hand, never let go, empty your cup, like I said in my earlier videos, alright? Be a student, ask any question. There's no such thing as a stupid question. As my upline always told me, stay in their zone because if they are successful working upline, they will have a vibration of energy that will keep you switched on all the time. Alright? Hang on to that upline. Shut up, listen and do trust them because they are ahead of you on the journey. Most of your working uplines would already have achieved tremendous success and a proven Track record, alright, but stay in their zone. Learn how to be a student again before you become a teacher. And all great teachers remain great students. Wisdom from my upline once again. And that's my message to you guys on this YouTube channel or this episode. If you are serious about this journey, never have the desire to do it alone. You don't need to. This is not traditional business. This is network marketing, baby. Where there is a win win system that your working upline is there for you all the time. But still stay in the zone. Reach out, hang on, never let go. Be an empty cup. Be a great student. Learn and apply. This is not about learning and keeping notes in your drawer hoping that you will automatically become rich. It's about application. Get the most out of their experience. They will tell you most importantly, not what to do, but I believe the greatest value of a working upline is to tell you what not to do, alright? What to avoid. Because they have made those mistakes. You see, smart man learns from his own mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Again, wisdom from my upline. So guys, my wish for you is that you find a working upline like the one I have who is holding your hand throughout this journey. As long as you remain consistent in maintaining that relationship, maintaining that humility of studentship and always remembering that loyalty is the key to success in network marketing. Understand the value proposition from your working applying to you. Absorb everything and apply it every single day consistently. And I promise you your journey to financial freedom will be the most beautiful journey ever. So this is Patman Senarthiraja. One wish for all of you that you find a working upline. I love you guys.
