“Life pre-Melaleuca compared to life now is like night and day. Not only am I now completely debt-free and living a lifestyle of choice.”
income had practically dried up as soon as I had to take a month off to grieve my dear mother. Three months on, with no residual income to safeguard my lifestyle, and I was in trouble,” said Sharlene. “I was at the point where I was going to need to sell my car in order to keep on top of the day-to-day living expenses – I was hitting rock-bottom.” Fast forward 9 months, and the decision to take a chance on Melaleuca has completely transformed Sharlene’s world. “Life pre-Melaleuca compared to life now is like night and day. Not only am I now completely debt-free and living a lifestyle of choice, I am so happy! I’m doing something that I love – something that I really believe in – and I’m blessed to be able to help others to achieve exactly what I have too,” explained Sharlene. Recently attending Melaleuca’s Standing Senior Leadership Council as an expenses paid member, Sharlene’s first venture into the life of an Executive Director began with a plane ticket to Fiji! “I had always dreamed of going to Fiji, and really doing it right! Let me tell you – staying in five star resorts, waking up to beautiful white sandy beaches and being treated like a queen by Melaleuca management is the right way,” reflects Sharlene. “It was an awesome experience and an absolute dream come true.”
So how did Sharlene go from Senior Director to Executive Director in such a short space of time? By starting with the end in mind, as Sharlene explains, “Tina helped me see what was possible from the very beginning. I knew that I wanted to completely change my life, so we focussed on the most life-changing income – Executive Director - and created a game-plan that would help me get there,” said Sharlene. “It was simple really – find ten people who like me, wanted to change their lives and had enough heart to be able to focus on getting there by helping others.” With this kind of mentality, Sharlene has spent the last 9 months with Executive Director on her mind. Not only that, she has helped share this dream with her team, and had them focus on the same thing! The result – one personal Senior Director 8, a Senior Director 2, a Director 5, a Director 3 and 4 Directors 2. “Seeing my team succeed and on the same path that I was on once upon a time gives me the most joy! Knowing that my example has been able to help so many is just indescribable,” said Sharlene. So is this the end of Sharlene’s Cinderella story? “Not even close!” Laughed Sharlene, “I may be living the life of my dreams right now being debt-free, but I am nowhere near done securing my
retirement.” Learning of the birth of her second grandchild Dorothy while in Fiji, Sharlene’s resolve to become Australia and New Zealand’s first ever National Director only strengthened. “Family is everything to me and so making sure that my family will never have to go through ‘the struggle’ like I have in the past pushes me every day to never give up.” Paying it forward, Sharlene has also donated much of her hard earned cash to a not-for-profit organisation, “This amazing life of financial freedom has allowed me to give back to those less fortunate, and that brings me so much joy,” said Sharlene. “I’m so blessed that I am in a position to help so many – and I am thankful to my Heavenly Father everyday for showing me this wonderful vehicle Melaleuca. Families are forever, Faafetai Tele Alofa Atu.”
“I’m doing something that I love – something I that I really believe in – and I’m blessed to be able to help others to achieve exactly what I have too.”
ENROLMENT DATE:
$501,551 EARNINGS TO DATE:
LARGEST CHEQUE
$128,446 December 2016
Images: Sharlene with daughter Deniquar Ratumu and grandson 2 year old Allen Aotuhouma.
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