It's a challenge

When I first started to check out Shaklee as a possibility I had lots of questions.  I went to every meeting I could because it sounded like a great opportunity. I took notes. Lots of notes. What I remember thinking was I had never done anything like this and I didn't feel like I knew enough people, I never liked the idea of being a salesman of any kind, and the idea of speaking in front of a group wasn't on my list of my favorite thing to be doing.

 

At the same time the opportunity seemed to good and I was learning more at every meeting I attended. Of course I used some of the products and it didn't take long to get sold on the cleaning line.  I didn't try Vita-Lea or Protein until the third month. I got totally sold on the products and I met people who were earning more in their part time efforts than I was earning in a full time job.

 

In my fourth month I got totally sold on the Shaklee opportunity. I felt incredibly challenged because I had so much to learn but I made the decision this is the future I wanted. I read somewhere that challenge is the catalyst for success and those simple words seemed to inspire me. Then I found the following statement from John Milton Fogg: Life can be a rocky road. The challenge is not to let it grind you into dust, but to polish you into a brilliant gem. 

                                                             

Yes, building this business is a challenge for most of us. What I felt it would come down to was to just take it one step at a time. There were some people making their way to Key and Master Coordinator 3 years and it took us 8 years to get to the Master Coordinator level. Prospecting was a challenge as was doing meetings.   But bottom line I was committed and I knew that if there were others making it work, I could learn to do whatever it took.

 

I'll say it again. Yes, building this business is a challenge. Life is a challenge.  Stepping across that line and making a decision is what it's going to take. But let me say this, believe me, the best gift you can give yourself is to accept every challenge you face.  Stay away from negative people. Enough said.

 

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke