The Melaleuca Seven Critical Business-Building Activities 1. Build Your Contact List 2. Set Appointments 3. Present Melaleuca: An Overview 4. Schedule Strategy Sessions 5. Celebrate Success 6. Always Be Involved with Fast Track 7. Lead by Example
Corporate Directors 4 Lance & Michelle Smith For the Love of Family Seventeen years ago, Michelle decided, “A Melaleuca business was the perfect career for me as a brand-new mother who wanted to work from home and was passionate about wellness.” She was right. Her husband, Lance, worked in the corporate realm and referred customers to her. But he admits, “I had a tendency to just look at the pay- check, which was the dumbest thing I could have done. The money part will take care of itself. Don’t be critical and counter-productive while your wife is trying to stay positive. Understand the importance of what she’s doing. She is building a real business.” “Within a year we had replaced our incomes, and Lance was able to come home,” Michelle says. Although Michelle had advanced to Executive Director in a year’s time with little input from Lance, once he was home, he found himself bossing her around before he had even enrolled a single Preferred Member! “It was a matter of getting over my ego a little bit,” Lance admits. “After all, one day I was running a staff of more than 30 people and the next I was taking direction from my wife. But once I listened, we created our respective, compatible work niches. Today I tell husbands, from a male standpoint, when your wife brings you home, appreciate that fact. Don’t start telling her she needs to do things the way you would do them.” They discovered they needed separate offices. “We were in the same office for a week,” Michelle says. They create a monthly business plan and work off a calendar. “We even have rewards for ‘employee of the day’ between the two of us!” Michelle says with a smile. Their main goal in working together is to spend as much time as pos- sible as a family. “There are things you don’t get a second chance at,” Lance says. “Your son’s first three-point jump shot. Your daughters’ first equestrian jump.” “Today we make in two months what Lance’s entire annual salary used to be,” Michelle says. And they never miss a day of their children’s lives. Now that is great teamwork!
Every Marketing Executive is a signature blend of strengths and more neutral abilities. Don’t hesitate to talk with your enroller about developing your skills and becoming confident in all of the Seven Critical Business-Building Activities. A wealth of training is available to you through Melaleuca, and your enroller can also connect you with others who will be happy to share their wisdom and suggestions for success. No one builds alone at Melaleuca!
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