We did a remodel on our house, and for the past three years we’ve just been paying interest on it. But fromMarch until now, after I get my cheque this month, there’s only US$2,000 left on it. “Our goal was to always live debt free and snowball our debt, but that just never seemed possible. After the first two months with Melaleuca, we kind of looked at each other like, ‘Wow, this is the real deal.’ Melaleuca has definitely changed our lives in a few short months.” What’s even more impressive about Lauren’s fast growth with Melaleuca is how she’s managed to do it while juggling motherhood and owning her own salon. She a great example of someone who builds their business around the demands of life. Lauren advice to other new business builders is to remember that when potential customers say “no” it only means “not right now.” It took six months before Executive Director 5 Krista Wineinger convinced Lauren to learn more about Melaleuca. “You can’t let rejection affect your decision, because a lot of people don’t know what they’re saying ‘no’ to,” Lauren says. “I just met with a lady yesterday who I’ve been trying to meet with since earlier in the year. Our schedules just weren’t matching up. We finally got together yesterday and she enrolled.” Lauren is looking forward to attending North American Road to Executive Director in February of 2017. She knows that as she continues to persistently build her business she will see great success with Melaleuca. Directors 9 Joe and Brandi Giordano When Joe and Brandi Giordano
For the Giordanos, family has been the motivation behind their choice to both shop and build a business with Melaleuca. “We joined Melaleuca because of the products,” Brandi says. “We had a small child and [we got to thinking] just what we were putting into our daughter and our own health.” “We also felt like we were doing people a favour sharing the things we learned,” Joe adds. As a health and fitness coach, Joe is well versed in the importance of quality nutrition. He carefully researched Melaleuca before joining, making sure the products lived up to his high expectations. He then made the decision to whole-heartedly build a Melaleuca business. “I made the decision to not dabble,” Joe says. “And that single decision has pushed me through a lot of ups and downs. It helped me decide that I truly was going to do this not only for the rest of my life, but do it whole heartedly.” Part of building this business whole-heartedly has been setting appointments and focusing on daily activity. “It starts with the daily calls,” Joe says. “Just staying focused on daily activity and not getting caught up in activities that are not actually building your business.” Joe trains his team to host regular in-home presentations, and then quickly follow up with new business builders by hosting a Strategy Session. “Don’t recreate the wheel,” Joe says. “Just follow the system.” Last month, the Giordanos received a cheque for US$3,371. They are well on their way to replacing Brandi’s income and look forward to welcoming Joe Junior into family. Be the author of your own success I loved hearing from each one of these business builders, and I think you will too. I enjoyed Susan Torborg’s insights on the power of gratitude, and how busy entrepreneur-mum Lauren Marts’ is making the most of every minute. From Joe and Brandi Giordano, I learned the power of working together as a couple to achieve a shared “why.” But that’s not all, you’ll find even more valuable insights into how these amazing parents and business builders are changing their lives, and how you can too in Leadership in Action magazine.
discovered they were expecting their second child, they found a whole new reason to build a Melaleuca business. “We always wanted to be the
primary caretakers of our children,” Joe says. “As a father, I am so excited [for Brandi to be able to come home] because then I don’t have to ever question what’s going on.” Brandi currently works as an adjunct professor at a nearby university. But thanks to their Melaleuca income, Brandi is now planning on being a full-time mum after the birth of second child.
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