Hi Antiventurecapital,
I'm curious to know whether you speak about mlm businesses from personal experience. mrkpinero makes a point that a person with traditional employee mentality thinks differently than a business owner. Kiyosaki also explains this. Different attitudes influence work ethic, expectations, whether you have a sense of entitlement, how you choose to spend your time, and whether you have a mindset of assuming making money is a right or an earned privilege. People who have experience running a business realize 'showing up' somwhere doesn't guarantee making money. They realize virtually no business has guaranteed results.
Even McDonald's franchises have been known to go 'belly up' when the franchisee doesn't know what he's doing and doesn't follow the system. Does this mean the McDonald's system is flawed? No. The multi-billion dollar turnover of this company and its track record suggest otherwise.
Regardless of what business you choose, if you're unwilling to exert efforts, to learn from established systems and people with proven experience in your area of interest, you won't likely reap rewards. Refer to books by Napoleon Hill, Og Mandino, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey and other famous authors in areas of success. It begins as a mindset and then, you put it into practice.
Consider this: why are many books available through long-standing mlms often cheaper than the same books via Amazon and retail (if the books are found here)? When I attended traditional school, I purchased learning materials to better myself. It was a choice to buy, borrow, and to find other ways to learn. Self-directed learning is a choice.