A few weeks ago I was asked what process I followed over the years to keep myself
somewhat inspired. I have been tinkering with that answer and have finally gotten it down to five words and maybe this will make sense to some of you and help you to move forward.
The following is my process: FIND - TEACH - ENCOURAGE - BUILD - CHALLENGE
FIND: I was looking for a future and what I found was something I never thought would interest me. I didn’t want to be just selling stuff. What I found was an idea to create a future. Then I had to find others who might want the same things I wanted. A new future. Once I believed this new idea was for real, I got serious.
TEACH: I had been teaching and coaching for a few years and I did truly enjoy teaching and coaching as it never felt like work. As I’ve told many people over the years, I haven’t had to go to work for over 46 years because I discovered an opportunity that was based on teaching and coaching. That has been my view all these years. Shaklee is a teaching, coaching business and I love to teach and coach.
ENCOURAGE: I needed encouragement and I discovered that everyone needs to be encouraged. Once I discovered that my job was to encourage people, I decided I was going to help those who wanted to be helped and I had a desire to convince them they could build a terrific future. I’ve been trying to encourage people for years and I love that part of this business.
BUILD: I saw very early that this was more than just selling products. That certainly is a part of what we do but what I saw was an incredible opportunity to build not just sell something. To build myself, other people, the business, and especially to build an unusual future. To this day that is the most exciting part for me.
CHALLENGE: I learned early that this is a challenging opportunity. But you know that if everything was easy there would be no opportunity. It’s been a challenge but I will say this: accepting challenges is a part of life. Life isn’t always easy. Go for it!
Gary Burke
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