Direct Sales Success Stories

One of the reasons that the industry has an image problem is that everyone has heard of many people who started a direct selling business and stopped before they reached their dreams and successes. There are thousands of network marketing and direct sales success stories, yet few people have heard of them. Sharing success stories of direct sellers who have used the industry to reach their goals will go a long way to improving the industry image.

Changing Direction in Life

My story of leaving the corporate world and becoming an entrepreneur is a direct selling success story. Most of you know my story, so I will only share it briefly here. After thirty years of dedicating my career and efforts on someone else’s business I finally realized that all the hard work and dedication were never going to realize my personal or financial dreams. I then decided to give up the stress and pursue my own direction in life. I quit my full-time job and started my direct sales business. With determination, focus, study and education I built my home party business to replace my $80,000 year job in only 9 months. My home party business became a vehicle for me to pursue my dreams. Throughout my life I have used this same determination in the corporate work to achieve the goals of my employers. I also used it in the pursuit of many other personal goals. Now I am using my determination and joy in creating my future to make a difference in the world through speaking and educating others.

Direct Selling – Keys to Success

The key to success in direct selling is determination, commitment and education. What do these people have in common: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. Other than the obvious, that they were presidents, is the fact that none of these men were born into wealth and prosperity. They each became the most powerful person in the world without a background of wealth and prosperity. All of these men came from families that required them to create their own future despite odds at home. Nixon declined an award from Dartmouth to assist his family financially. Ford is the only president to be adopted, and he coached boxing in order to pay for his college education. Reagan, was the son of an alcoholic. Clinton’s father died 3 months before he was born and Clinton was raised by an abusive stepfather. They all set goals. They all had determination and constantly educated themselves. It was only with perseverance, determination and commitment that they achieved their goals.

Network Marketing Success

Success in network marketing is achieved the same way, through determination, education, and commitment to your dreams. The joy of what you are doing coupled with the willingness to do what it takes.

One of the reasons that people are frequently doubtful about direct sales or network marketing is that they do not know anyone personally who is successful. There are many successful direct sellers and network marketers. Introducing a potential consultant to your leaders or bringing them to meetings may assist them in seeing the vision.

Starting a Home Business

When I first started my home business, I went to my first home party show and the presenter was a man who achieved success in the direct selling industry. His success story is one that inspired me to take the step out of the security of my job. As a matter of fact, had any other consultant been the presenter that day, most likely I would not have been open-minded to the possibility that direct sales would lead me to success. His story was similar to mine in that he also quit his full time job to get out of the rat-race. He treated his direct sales business with a professional attitude and created a 6-figure income from the comfort of his home. One of my concerns with my new career was that I may be perceived as being a home-party-lady or unprofessional. My upline’s business positioning and attitude showed me that direct sales is a respectable career. That was when I realized that carrying the professionalism from my “real” job into my direct sales was going to be my key to success. I am grateful to him for giving me the gift of a new life. His success was my inspiration. As we sometimes say in the business, ”I am glad you asked!” That should be a lesson to everyone not to prejudge. Had he decided for me that I was already too successful for him to offer the opportunity to me, then I would not be experiencing a better quality of life today and achieving my dreams.

Myron Golden

Another success story that I would like to share with you is my friend and mentor Myron Golden. Myron’s success story will intrigue everyone in network marketing or direct sales because he struggled with the network marketing business for many years. As a matter of fact, the story he tells is that when getting started in network marketing he worked at his new business for over a year before he got his first paycheck. When Myron got married and started his family he was a garbage man. Now he is a millionaire. During his trash days, Myron spent his lunch breaks and the times spent sitting in traffic in the truck reading self improvement books or listening to educational tapes. He turned his trash truck into a university on wheels. The years of study paid off because now he frequently makes more in one month than he made in the entire decade of the eighties. This success did not happen overnight. Myron Golden is now an accomplished author who shares how he went from the trash man to the cash man in his book The Ebony Treasure Map:The Road Map To Riches For African Americans. This book is a step-by-step guide that teaches simple steps that will teach anyone who is committed to accomplish the same thing Myron did. Myron’s book teaches a simple system that will work for anyone regardless of race and handicap. I have completed Myron’s seminar training on coaching and presenting the Ebony Treasure Map. This is a seminar presentation that teaches attendees at schools, churches, clubs or organizations how to create a mindset and personal life plan that will make financial freedom an attainable goal. This is an awesome presentation that I enjoy presenting, and especially to young people. I wish someone had shared with me the concepts in The Ebony Treasure Map when I was in my teens or twenties! As a trainer, for Myron’s book I can offer it to you at a discount. It makes an awesome gift for teenagers. Click here to order The Ebony Treasure Map $14. (no shipping)

The American Dream

The fact that 5 of the last 7 presidents of the United States came from normal families with struggles just like you and me is testimonial enough to say that anyone can achieve the American Dream when she or he puts their mind to it. Direct sales can be your dream come true, or it can be the vehicle to your real successes. To learn more about Deb’s transition from the corporate world to the life of an entrepreneur, check out the Power UP For Professional Results CD Set. Do you have a network marketing or direct sales success story? Post a reply to this post and share it with us!

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