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I just returned from my Company’s Leadership Conference that was held in Phoenix Arizona. This is an event that is held each year in different locations in January for leaders in my direct sales company. I am filled with emotion from the reflections of previous conferences and my 23 years in business.
You see, it was this same Leadership Conference in 1997 where I had the opportunity to speak to Mary Kay Ash for the last time. I had qualified for a special dinner with her that year in Phoenix. As always, she never ate at those functions. Instead, she went around and talked to each of us, making us feel as though we were the only ones in the room. ( even though there were several hundred of us)
Looking back, that was about halfway through my career. I can hardly believe that it was 12 years ago! Just a couple months after that conference, Mary Kay had a series of strokes that left her without speach for the rest of her life. So you can imagine how much more I treasure that conversation now!
At that time, I had worked my business through a messy divorce and was a single mom supporting my three sons on my business alone. Sure, there were challenges, and life was difficult for me, but I can’t imagine surviving at all without that business. So as you can see in the photo above, I was thanking her for all that my business had meant to me and my family with tears in my eyes. She listened intently, wiped my tears, and simply told me to “Pass it On.”
How ironic that this same Conference would be the location where my National Sales Director retired last week. She has been my leader for my entire journey. Although it is sad that she is retiring, the Family Security Program that is provided for those at her level will pay her 60% of her average income for the next 15 years, including the Cadillac of her choice every two years! The position is definitely one to aspire to achieve!
Like all retirement dinners, there were flashbacks and stories of “through the years”. How exciting that I was part of half of the history of my Company! Sometimes you can see things more clearly when you look backwards. I would like to say that I was an overnight success, or that it is a “get rich quick” business, but that is not the case. Setbacks and disappointments were there for all of us, but persistence is the reason I am where I am today.
We were told at the Conference last week that with the uncertain economy that exists today, an average of 175,000 women will decide to start an at home direct sales business EACH DAY. All companiesare not the same. Here are just a few reasons why my business is different-
- We have Customer Brand Loyalty, recently rated number three behind Google and Avis in an independent study!
- Our culture is contagious ! Positive people are encouraging and deliver hope to others!
- A Direct Sales Company needs inexpensive products delivered in a convenient manor.
- My Company is the gold standard that others model!
Are you looking for a “Plan B”? This business may or may not be for you. I would love to help you explore the possiblitiy! (After all, I am just doing my part in “Passing it On“!) Fill out the contact form below if you would like a no obligation opportunity to chat with me about it. I am in this business for life! How many other people’s lives can I impact along the way, creating my own legacy? You could be one of them! You never know!
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