article · October 2005
Margie Aliprandi
"Network marketing, I love it at the core of my being, it's like I was born for this. I use it as a platform to teach the things that I think really matter and bring people back to their abundance."
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74 storiesarticle · October 2005
Warren Nelson
In network marketing, we're all naked. You build an organization and earn an income in direct proportion to what you and your organization do. It has nothing to do with politics and back-biting, which are the essence of the corporate world.
article · October 2005
Robin Cohen
I just think no matter how you do in this business there are always new ways and new people that can inspire you and right now I feel I'm in a new stage of a whole new way of doing it. I feel great!
article · October 2005
Jim Ryder
I learned early on it wasn't the money that was the most valuable thing in life but time. If we are on this earth a finite number of days, and we don't know the number, why not make the most out of every single day?
article · November 2005
Jackie Ulmer
You can learn what you need to know about the basics of network marketing in less than an hour: How to talk to people, how to develop your elevator speech, how to use your products, show the plan, those kinds of things but the real growth begins when you move into developing y…
article · November 2005
Jason Haks
I didn't want to do it, but I knew I had to do it. I had expected I could tear holes in it. I thought that I could nail it down as something that wouldn't work. The minute he showed it to me it made sense that it would work.
article · November 2005
Diane Walker
I'd love to see a lot of people get to the top of the company and realize their dreams whatever they are. I may someday retire but I can't imagine really retiring because this is just such fun.
article · November 2005
David Hervey
Everybody can do it, whether they will or not I don't know but everybody can do it! If they'll just hang in and learn enough and do enough, get their head straight and their attitude straight, they can do it.
article · December 2005
Lisa Wilber
Looking back now it was such a crazy thing to do, but back then it was just something I did. I'm glad I did it, it made me a different person and I can fend for myself now.
article · December 2005
Melodee Rosen
Oh my heaven, this is too simple! I was used to something so much more complicated. I wanted to downplay it. I thought maybe I could do it part time and not tell anyone.
article · December 2005
Teri Williams
My goal was to figure out how to get my phones ringing. I discovered there are a million and one different ways to do that and which one is best depends on your own personality.
article · December 2005
Kathy Coover
Truthfully, I just didn't believe in the industry that much. I had to work on my belief structure. And after I read through some good books I really started to believe in the industry and then I jumped into it.
article · January 2006
Dave Johnson
About an hour into the meeting they said a word I had never heard of before– Amway. And when they did, everybody got mad and left!
article · January 2006
Connie Kittson
First and foremost, was the philosophy of the company: Faith, family and career, in that order. That seemed to work well with my values, so right then I knew this was a good match.
article · January 2006
Jan Wakeland
Watching the person who actually did the presentation for me, I remember thinking, "I could do that. And I could do that better!"
article · January 2006
Bill Holderby
When I went to this meeting and found out that anybody could become a millionaire, of course my first question was, "Then why isn't everyone a millionaire?"
article · February 2006
Art Burleigh
"Well, here's a leverage model that might be pretty fascinating and apparently it works!" So I explored it and decided to become involved.
article · February 2006
Kathi Minsky
So, I went around to some prominent people in our business community and shared that I was exploring this idea and I asked what they thought of it.
article · February 2006
Lori Andersen
We didn't know anything about it; we had never thought of residual income or side businesses or anything.
article · February 2006
Michael Dlouhy
Only talking to people that have raised their hand and said, "I am looking for your product and service or your opportunity!"
article · March 2006
Elizabeth Harrington
To have the number one distributor become CEO and co-owner definitely brings a feeling of true collaboration and partnership between those in the corporate offices and those in the field.
article · April 2006
Jimmy "the butcher" Smith
Six years later, 1989, at age 62, I stumbled on network marketing. I was fascinated by it!
article · April 2006
Ryan Chamberlin
the point of life where I was at was different. Maybe, just the difference in me at the time was the change needed.
article · June 2006
Lloyd 'Coach' Tomer
But, I was not making enough money and still searching for what I was supposed to do with my life.
article · June 2006
Mike and Annie Koenig
We decided that the products were something we could both get excited about.
article · June 2006
Cathy Wendte
I learned a long time ago not to ask for things to be easy, but to ask them to be worth it.
article · September 2006
Network Marketing - Live! Luke’s Story
Success in anything I try to do is defined more by how it impacts my relationship with my family than any other factor.
article · October 2006
My journey to America
For many years, I started dreaming about starting my life in a country where I would have the choice to pursue my passions.
article · October 2006
Network Marketing – Live! Luke's Story
The problem I am having is identifying which business presents me with the greatest likelihood of success, given my skills, interests and schedule.
feature · November 2006
The Packard Brothers
I decided that instead of working at the course, I was going to be a member at a course. It was then that I took the entrepreneurial path.
feature · December 2006
Carole Taylor
I knew I could never go back to the corporate world. My personal and spiritual values had changed forever. It simply wouldn't work any more. I was psychologically unemployable.
article · December 2006
Joel Sauceda
Basic Training taught me a much needed lesson in self-discipline that I still feel is the building blocks to success in anything and everything in life. It is what separates the people who 'want' from the people who 'achieve'.
feature · January 2007
Erik Weihenmayer
There's a real blurry line between the things we can't do and the things we can, so being blind, in a strange way, has given me a chance to figure out what's possible.
article · January 2007
Jack Maitland
A reliable, residual, reproductive, and ultimately willable income.
article · February 2007
John Milton Fogg
You, the reader, are The Greatest Networker in the World! This is what's possible for you. That was the point.
article · March 2007
Susan Walsh
So I thought the next best thing would be to use these hours smarter so I started selling that product.
article · March 2007
Jim Bellacera
Then when I started to understand there were steps to having your dream come true, I realized I had to overcome me!
article · May 2007
Phil and Sheila Barnhart
If you do it right, it's not work, it's lots of fun and very rewarding.
article · June 2007
Angel Matos
What I see happening is that 'secretly' people start developing an entrepreneurial mindset.
article · July 2007
Ken Crawford
I think that's why personal training has become so popular; because people want to know that someone is going to be there for them to help them reach their goals.
article · November 2007
Keith McEachern
However instead, the only thing I remember of that meal was the courage, the love and the acceptance that was served up so abundantly by Kevin and Ray.
article · January 2008
From the Coalmines to the Gold Mines
I always had that dreamer's disease. I would lie in bed at night and visualize being my own boss, running my own business and traveling the world visiting exotic locations.
article · March 2008
One Very Classy Lady... Melodee Rosen
No source excerpt was available for this article.
article · March 2008
The Pursuit of Happiness
He always thought about ways to improve life for him and for his family and was willing to try new things.
article · June 2008
Stories from Chicken Soup For the Network Marketer's Soul
No source excerpt was available for this article.
article · December 2008
Christmas Magic
But, like she always did, she cared enough to make that moment about me instead of her.
article · May 2010
Ted Henry
I got so excited! Here I was, making $800 a month in the military and they were talking about making $8000 a month. I ran home, got my checkbook and signed up on the spot.
feature · December 2011
It's Who You Become
Straight out of college, Margie became a junior high school music teacher.
article · January 2012
Linda Proctor – Creating a Habit of Success
Linda made the decision to get into straight commission sales.
article · February 2012
Lynn Allen-Johnson – Living My Best Life
“I didn’t have a lot of belief in myself, but I am a survivor. I knew I was going to take care of my two daughters no matter what!”
article · March 2012
Eddy Chai – I Am Network Marketing
Eddy spent five years fighting the Malaysian communists.
article · April 2012
Jordan Adler - Don't Quit Won't Quit
If Jordan wanted to finish college, he’d have to pay his own way.
article · May 2012
It's Who You Become
Straight out of college, Margie became a junior high school music teacher.
article · July 2012
The Gift of Network Marketing
If there is such a thing as a born entrepreneur, Art was one.
article · August 2012
The Defining Moment
Ken developed laser focus, determination and a bias for action.
article · September 2012
Sandy Elsberg - Making A Significant Difference
“I always wanted to make my living by making a difference, and do well by doing good.”
article · October 2012
All You Got Is Enough
Randy started to make his way back and he’s never looked back. He’s made millions in Network Marketing.
article · November 2012
The Transformation of Network Marketing
Education was the key and Sven’s parents invested heavily in his.
article · December 2012
Courage Comes From Caring
The turning point came when Donna’s husband turned on her daughter.
article · January 2013
Chicken or Champion
Richard did that for about six months and got so good at it they let him teach other people how to do it.
article · January 2013
Out of The Jar
John Haremza didn’t suffer from low self-esteem. He had NO self-esteem!
article · February 2013
Settle for More
The children all left the house on a mission, concentrating on finding some great new friends.
article · March 2013
Donna Johnson – How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
“I never, ever want to be in a position where I’m so helpless.”
article · April 2013
Frank Keefer – Changing People's Lives
He decided the military was not the career for him.
article · May 2013
Robert Middleton – I Can Powerfully Affect People
Bob ended up being raised mostly by his godfather who taught him one thing— how to work, hard.
article · June 2013
Warren Nelson – Exciting Adventure
“They took on too much,” Warren says. “They were overwhelmed.”
article · July 2013
Sarah Robbins – The Big Picture
"I was teaching kindergarten and first grade," Sarah said, "and that truly was my passion. I loved what I did."
article · August 2013
Ørjan Saele – Seeds of Greatness
He joined Network Marketing while in his last year of high school.
article · September 2013
Carolyn Wightman – Who Leads the Leaders
There was such enormous variety and versatility, and a sort of open-mindedness that was very energizing to her.
article · October 2018
How To Talk Directly To The Subconscious Mind
No source excerpt was available for this article.