A MESSAGE FROM CEO JERRY FELTON
They are the activities that help others discover Melaleuca. And they are the activities that will help anyone achieve financial wellness.
catch. By the end of that first practice, I learned that Nathan was not only the best player on the team
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but also a two-year all-star! Nathan loved baseball. He was completely committed to practicing and playing all the time, and it showed. I discovered with my new team that it isn’t the glove or the cleats or the bat that makes the player. Sure, it’s important to have the right tools, but it’s what the player does with those tools that makes them great. I also learned that consistent, repetitive practice of the required skills is what allows a player to grow and become better. It is their love of the game and their continued execution of the right activities that allows them to excel – even with a small, old, and tattered baseball glove. During the last several months, we’ve made some significant enhancements to the Melaleuca Compensation Plan. That Compensation Plan has paid families nearly $6.9 billion to date. And it continues to get better and better. As the company has grown, and as we have become stronger and stronger, we’ve made consistent investments in our products, our systems, our facilities, our equipment, and our people. We are deeply committed to investing in our future, and our investment in the Compensation Plan is no exception. As with playing baseball, the Compensation Plan will work hardest for you when you consistently put your effort into the Seven Critical Business-Building Activities. The new Critical Activity Bonus was created to reward everyone committed to doing those activities. They are the proven activities required to grow a successful Melaleuca business.
The tens of thousands of Marketing Executives who have successfully improved their financial wellness through Melaleuca’s Compensation Plan will tell you that there is no secret to their success. They will tell you that it’s their passion, their commitment, and their consistent practice and repetition that bring the Compensation Plan to life. Yes, challenges and failures will come – that’s normal with any business. But keep the glove on, keep your eye on the ball, and continue to engage in the difference-making Critical Activities each day. As you do that, you will help others discover Melaleuca and your business will flourish. Financial wellness and the power to change lives are within your control. They’ve never been more attainable than they are right now. Now is the time to take control of your business. Now is the time to share Melaleuca. And now is the time to leverage the power of the Compensation Plan and make a real difference in your life. I challenge you to take control today!
The Melaleuca Compensation Plan is extraordinary! And while its power to change lives is unmatched, it’s what you do with the Compensation Plan that will make a profound difference to you and your family. It’s available to everyone. When you apply your passion, determination, and commitment to Melaleuca’s Seven Critical Business-Building Activities, you can take full advantage of the true power of the Compensation Plan and help others do the same. Regardless of your background, your self-perceived strengths or weaknesses, or your experience, persistently doing the work really does make all the difference. As a boy, my passion was baseball. Like many young kids, my dream was to become a professional baseball player. My favorite team? The Cincinnati Reds. My heroes? Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, George Foster, and Ken Griffey. We’d take on the names and numbers of our favorite players when we played baseball in the empty lot next door or the big yard down the block. We played all the time! I always had a ball and a glove close to me. And as I got a little older, any free time I had was spent at the baseball park, either playing with my team or watching others play. When I was 10, I had an experience I’ve often reflected upon. I was finally trying out for the Youth Major League. The league consisted of 10-, 11-, and 12-year-old boys who were required to try out before being drafted onto a team.
I was drafted to the Cherokees! I was so excited that I spent my entire savings on some fancy new Puma cleats and a brand-new baseball glove. I was so proud of that glove! It was black with a cool webbed pocket and a single hole in the back where you could leave your index finger outside of the glove. I remember it was a Rawlings – one of their newest models, just my size, made of genuine leather. Now I was ready. I showed up at the Cherokees’ first practice. Many of the kids were strangers to me and had been playing on the team for a few years already. The 12-year-old kids seemed so much bigger, and certainly better. One of the older boys stood out to me. His name was Nathan. He wore raggedy clothes, he didn’t have cleats, and his baseball glove was small and tattered. The stitching was broken in a couple of places, and one of the fingers wasn’t connected to the others. I remember that distinctly because I wondered how in the world anyone could catch a ball with that glove. I felt sorry for Nathan and assumed he spent most of his time sitting on the bench. By the looks of things, I figured he couldn’t have been that good. I was so wrong! As I watched him play, I was amazed at his athletic skill! That tattered glove was simply an extension of his hand. It was like a vacuum. He caught everything! He threw the ball with ease, and he could hit as well as he could
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