Are you wondering how to grow?

The following is on the Shaklee website but I don't know how many of you have seen it and read it. If anyone is wondering if building this business is really, truly working today, read the following. I have a suggestion: read this once, then read it again with a sheet of paper and dig out exactly what the thinking and attitude was/is for Jennifer & Nick. Also write down the steps they took to grow. If you do this you will have a basic outline of the process it takes to grow and really have fun doing it.  

As Faye said yesterday as we discussed this example, "Nothing has changed.  This is exactly what we did to do years ago." The basic steps or process to grow hasn't changed over time. The basics are still the basics.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke 

Three ranks in three months with a focus on sharing!

Jennifer and Nick Korpal (Senior Coordinators, IN)

One year ago, when my husband and I decided to pursue a Shaklee career, my goal was to replace my full-time teaching income. I wanted to grow a Shaklee business so that I could stay home with our children. I have always had a passion to work with and help others, so starting a Shaklee business was a perfect avenue to fulfill this passion, as well as contribute to the financial goals of our family.

I have been able to help a lot of people with their health and wealth goals. Now, replacing my teaching income has become a reality. It is so rewarding to hear such wonderful testimonies that our members experience with Shaklee products and I was ready to take it to a new level. I wanted to focus on growing our business even more. Over the past year, I found that I'd talk to a lot of people about Shaklee, but didn't necessarily finalize the conversation as well as I should, in order to get them started on the products. With the new sharing promotions, I saw an opportunity to share a great incentive with prospects -- some of whom have heard about our love for Shaklee, but not yet experienced it for themselves.

I also saw the opportunity to grow, and to grow fast! So we made a point to fill our calendar with as many productive Shaklee activities as possible! My personal goal for our team was to have a minimum of twenty group events not including one-on-one appointments. As a team, we filled up our calendar and kept our focus on helping people with Shaklee. With a vision and a plan, we knew we would succeed. Each of us kept busy with large group events, one-on-one appointments, invites to webinars, and phone conversations. From January-March, I personally hosted 11 group events plus multiple 1-on-1's and our team did a total of 35 group events.

Thanks to a focus on sharing, we have three new builders who joined our team in February, and promoted two new Directors – one in January and one in March. My personal group sponsored 50 new members, and our full team has sponsored almost 100 new members since January! 
It wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of teammate in our group. We feel so blessed! As a team, I have no doubt we will continue to change more people's lives than we ever imagined. Changing our focus to growth resulted in exactly that…GROWTH! We now have a larger organization to continue to build depth within. The momentum is there and we are on fire!

While focusing on sharing has accelerated our growth, our experience with Shaklee products provides the foundation of our success. I am thankful for our experiences, because without them, we wouldn't have the confidence we need to reach out to our friends, family, and even strangers. I am excited each time someone starts on Shaklee products because I know their lives will never be the same!