Tuesday, September 13, 2011

FREEDOM

      Ed Lukco is a Business Coach who helps people create business plans and exit strategies.   We had coffee recently after my 'big birthday' in August and Ed asked how I planned to get out of my Shaklee business.  "My children will inherit my business," I told him.  He chuckled.  "So who will you hire to run this business for them?"   "The girls grew up with Shaklee.  They know exactly how to run it," I replied.
      "Back up," he said, "Tell me how Shaklee works."  So, I told him it's all about changing brands. We build a consumer network that falls in love with Shaklee's products and they tell others who tell others.  If you play the PV game and help 3 others hit their goals in 15 months you will have earned $34,000 in quarterly bonuses, Shaklee will pay your car payments, send you on free vacations, and pay you around $55,000 in ongoing residual income year after year.  This works because Shaklee is consumable and the average Shaklee member has been using these products for over 17 years.  We've had 6 cars and been on over 20 trips.  I told him that I built my network of consumers from 1981 to 1984 and have been living on the residual income ever since.
     He leaned back and took a deep breath.  Then he said, "In all my years of business coaching, I have never met anyone who has your kind of freedom.  Mindy, do you take that freedom for granted?"
     Now it was my turn to lean back and think.  "Yes, Ed, I believe I do."  (But, I never will again!!)

                                                                                          tribute to Ginny King's art, 2011 Daffodil Show

       I have two goals for the next 5 years.  One is to create enough beautiful watercolor paintings to have my own one-woman art exhibit.  The other is to become a Shaklee Master Coordinator.  Ed pointed out that there are a LOT of other people who can only DREAM of having the freedom I have (both financial and lifestyle) and that it's time for me to share this great business along with the super products--they both are life changing!   Thanks, Ed.

     Health, Wealth, and Happiness to you....Mindy