Are you making it happen?

When I think back about what it was that compelled me to go to meetings to learn about this opportunity in those beginning months in 1970, it was about hope.  I had a job but what I needed was a future. I was in a situation where the future didn't look very promising for me.   I was with a large corporation but I just didn't seem to fit. I was a very discontented young guy. I didn't think life was much fun going to work every day and knowing it wasn't for me.

I found the following quote that I hope makes sense to you like it does to me.

"Destiny is no matter of chance.  It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."

- William Jennings Bryan

I wasn't looking for a business, I was looking for a job. But that first presentation I saw was inspiring because my sponsor didn't just talk about the company and products, he talked about the future and the possibilities for people who build themselves a business. I certainly didn't understand everything but something grabbed my attention and I think it was the fact that there was a future with this company. My question was: what if it's true? I made a choice to try some products, attend every meeting, and listen to the people who had already achieved.

For four months I never missed a meeting, I asked questions, met some people who were making it work for them, and learning that the products I tried were excellent. This indeed was an opportunity to me and I decided that this was going to be worth my efforts. Like the above quote says, it's about choices and sitting around dreaming isn't going to do anything.....you can't wait for success to happen, you make it happen.

If you have evaluated this business and have made a decision that this is for you, are you out and about talking to people about what we have to offer? In other words, have you decided to make it happen?  Are you waiting for success to take place or doing the behaviors that help create success?   All I can say to you is this: I know that if you make the right choices and decide to work hard at this business, you will never regret putting in the time and effort it takes.   Think about it and decide to make it happen.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke