| As a bank president I teach how to replace my | | | | truly can change the world. |
| six figure income with six figure residual | | | | |
| income by following a five step plan I | | | | Enriching also to me is our increased |
| developed within a very simple business | | | | personal capacity to give back. God has |
| model. This remarkable journey has changed my | | | | richly blessed my husband and me and we have |
| life. I am not the person I was three years | | | | a deep desire to share resources within our |
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| successful in another career, I chose to | | | | studies said concluded we could only raise |
| become a part of the growing network of | | | | about 4 million but we raised about 8.2 |
| independent distributors. And while each | | | | million which was still a bit short of the |
| person’s story is written differently, | | | | goal to include a child care center our |
| many careers begin at a time when they are | | | | community so badly needed. My network |
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| years in my chosen field climbing what I | | | | an extra 100k toward the project and we were |
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| rung. | | | | we were at capacity with 90 children and we |
| | | | have a growing waiting list. We were also |
| So why did I already successful in an | | | | able to give a lead gift of the needed amount |
| advanced career with realized personal and | | | | for a down payment on a building for a |
| professional success leave the corporate | | | | women’s resources in an adjacent |
| world to become a network marketer? What was | | | | community. This allowed them the ability to |
| it about this amazing opportunity that made | | | | provide educational programs and safe homes |
| me want to leave the familiar path I knew and | | | | for victims of domestic violence. We have |
| begin traveling in a new direction? | | | | been able to give beyond tithing, often with |
| | | | matching pledges to encourage others to give |
| I believe there are several factors about | | | | as well. |
| network marketing that captured my attention | | | | |
| – and – imagination – then | | | | I live now more and more in a state of |
| made me a committed member of my | | | | gratitude and love and my life is enhanced |
| organization. | | | | every time I have an opportunity to mentor |
| | | | and teach. We all like to feel that we carry |
| As a banker I had spent my career helping | | | | valuable knowledge and experience that we can |
| people. I liked the thought of helping people | | | | pass along to others. We respect the teacher, |
| grow strong financially. I felt I was | | | | aspire to become the teacher. Being a network |
| partnering with them in their quest for | | | | marketing distributor is precisely that. As |
| success and directed them to the best of my | | | | part of a team of network marketers, I |
| ability. I feel as though financial worries | | | | don’t have to worry about competing |
| are a great source of stress in | | | | with someone for my financial future and |
| people’s lives. During the banking | | | | employment security. I am my competition. I |
| years I guided people away from network | | | | am the only one challenging me to excel. Like |
| marketing because I did not see how they | | | | the great game of baseball, we know it as |
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| new-found energy these days helping others | | | | up of many players of different skills and |
| understand the value of building a business | | | | talents, all working towards the same goal of |
| with a leveraged income source. There are | | | | a championship. Each of us have our skills |
| basically four ways to earn: a job – | | | | and talents and we all have the opportunity |
| pay stops when you do, own a conventional | | | | for abundance, the opportunity to achieve |
| business – high risk, long hours, and | | | | greatness, to hit those home runs and be |
| high failure rate, investment – good | | | | stars, to be recognized for what those |
| way but we need money to invest and most | | | | talents and skills allow us to accomplish. |
| people do not have extra income (I teach it | | | | And we do best; we achieve most, when the |
| as a secondary source after network marketing | | | | players work together as part of a strong |
| income begins to flow.),or building a legacy | | | | team. |
| with life long freedom enjoying the benefits | | | | |
| of residual income. | | | | So here we stand in today with network |
| | | | marketing growing exponentially throughout |
| Personally this journey has provided | | | | the world. We are joined each and every day |
| independence – I work my own hours, | | | | by those who want something more for |
| making my own schedule. This gives me the | | | | themselves and their families. They want |
| personal freedom to spend in areas of my life | | | | something more for their communities. And |
| that I choose. As I write this, my husband | | | | while we may each have started our lives |
| and I are on an Alaska cruise with our six | | | | heading down different paths, we now walk the |
| grandchildren. Without the income I have been | | | | same path, sharing the same hopes and wishes |
| able to generate we could not have enjoyed | | | | - a desire for personal success and security. |
| these special times, building lifelong | | | | American writer Henry David Thoreau once |
| memories for them and for us. | | | | wrote that “If you have built castles |
| | | | in the air, your work need not be |
| I derive satisfaction from my association | | | | lost…Now put foundations under |
| with a company that recognizes the importance | | | | them.” That foundation – strong |
| of contributing to our global community. I | | | | and secure – is my network marketing |
| treasure my ability to partner with others to | | | | business, and I am proud to be a part of it. |
| help those in need. People working together | | | | |