I'm setting a business goal to achieve the rank of Master Affiliate by the end of the year. That gives me 3 months to accomplish this. This is the level at which I'd be at a 40% discount level, thus I get the products at a 40% discount and I'd make a 40% profit on sales to customers, plus up to 20% on sales to distributors. It's also the level at which I am eligible to earn Override income, which is the residual income earned for life through Reliv.
There are two paths to take to make Master Affiliate. The first is to move $5000 worth or product in one month. The second is to move $3000 in each of two consecutive months. That goal seems a lot more attainable to me at present. I don't have the money on hand (nor the credit for a business loan) to buy $5000 for myself, and I don't know I can grow my business quite to that level in the next three months. I only have three months to do this and I need to do two consecutive months of $3000, so that's probably November and December.
The products that I buy for myself and my family have a value of 662 per order. If I order once on, say, November 1st, then I'll be running out of product close to the end of the month. If I reorder on November 29th, the numbers count in my favor and I now have 1324 counting toward me. Then, if I reorder two months worth of product at the end of December, I'll have enough product to last my family through January and February before we have to order again (unless something comes up). That means between my new distributor, additional new distributors signed up this month, and their families, if they can move the other 1676 in those two months, I can reach my goal. If I can sign up one of my other friends as a distributor, that means they only have to move 838 each, which would be in their interests, as it would put them in the 25% bracket, instead of the 20%.
I figure that the first step toward any goal is letting people know about it. So I announce it here to the world, and now I'm going to get to work and make it happen.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Reinvigorated
Well, my summer did not quite follow the path I had set for it in my previous post. Vacations and work obligations made my Reliv regimen much more difficult than I had planned. I experienced a great deal of loss this summer, of people that should not have gone as quickly as they did. I was knocked down, I'll admit it. It's been taking me a while to get back up, and I'm still not completely back on every track I was trying to be on. I sometimes wonder how many tracks I can manage to keep myself on, simultaneously.
However, I am writing this post feeling rejuvenated, reinvigorated, and remotivated. A few days ago, I invited a friend of mine to a Wednesday night meeting (a Tuesday night meeting which is being held on Wednesdays for convenience's sake), and by the end of the evening, she became my first distributor in my company! This is the magic moment I've heard about so many times, and told people about, based on what I've heard from others: that moment where you just share what it is you're working on, invite someone to see what it is, and they get excited enough that they want to become a part of it. I can't even truly say that my intent was to make her a distributor when I first invited her.
It's not just me anymore. I have an organization, granted an organization of two. I've always had my upline, but as far as people who believe in me enough to become a part of what I'm working on, this is the first time. I leave every meeting feeling energized and excited about the company and the products but, so far, every time I go home and tell people about it just to hear them come back with negativity or cynicism, the more I try to invite people and they talk to me in a tone that shows me they truly don't believe I'll ever succeed, that energy gets zapped away. I wish it weren't the case, but it is. Now that someone believes in me, believes in these products, believes in this opportunity, I know that there must be more people. I'll hear a thousand no's, but in the end it's the 20 yesses that make it all worth it.
So I'm reinvigorated. And from here I'll be moving forward, picking up momentum and continuing to keep myself feeling like this. Wish me luck!
However, I am writing this post feeling rejuvenated, reinvigorated, and remotivated. A few days ago, I invited a friend of mine to a Wednesday night meeting (a Tuesday night meeting which is being held on Wednesdays for convenience's sake), and by the end of the evening, she became my first distributor in my company! This is the magic moment I've heard about so many times, and told people about, based on what I've heard from others: that moment where you just share what it is you're working on, invite someone to see what it is, and they get excited enough that they want to become a part of it. I can't even truly say that my intent was to make her a distributor when I first invited her.
It's not just me anymore. I have an organization, granted an organization of two. I've always had my upline, but as far as people who believe in me enough to become a part of what I'm working on, this is the first time. I leave every meeting feeling energized and excited about the company and the products but, so far, every time I go home and tell people about it just to hear them come back with negativity or cynicism, the more I try to invite people and they talk to me in a tone that shows me they truly don't believe I'll ever succeed, that energy gets zapped away. I wish it weren't the case, but it is. Now that someone believes in me, believes in these products, believes in this opportunity, I know that there must be more people. I'll hear a thousand no's, but in the end it's the 20 yesses that make it all worth it.
So I'm reinvigorated. And from here I'll be moving forward, picking up momentum and continuing to keep myself feeling like this. Wish me luck!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
How I'll Spend My Summer Vacation
I'm looking forward to the next few weeks of my life. On Wednesday, I am leaving for a week in Seattle to visit my girlfriend's aunt. Then I come home for about a day and a half, then I leave again to drive up into the mountains near lake Arrowhead to be a counselor at Camp Bravo, a theatre arts camp where I spent some of the best weeks of my life - and now I can give that experience back to a new generation of campers.
Now, my biggest issue is that I'm not really a "food" person. I'm a very picky eater. I don't eat any meat, I rarely eat vegetables, and as a result my food options are limited. By choice, not blaming anyone. I manage well enough, and I've never starved. But every year at camp, the options become very slim. It's burrito night or hamburger night, and while the food is expertly prepared and beggars can't be choosers, finding a viable food option for myself that'll give me the energy to help take care of 24 or so kids is definitely a challenge. I am hoping that Reliv can be the answer for me this year. Previous years I've taken cases of SlimFast with me, since they're filled with protein and such, but it's still not a great option. Taking up a few cans of powder, though, to a place where drinking 8 glasses of water is the bare minimum for survival, I think I'll be able to manage a little better. I'll not only be getting the protein I need, but also the calories, the fiber, the energy (Innergize), and some muscle help (ProVantage)! Compared to other weeks, I'm going to be a superhero!
On the subject of travel, though, I'd like to make a few recommendations to anyone reading this blog for things I've found useful in day-to-day travel (weekends at relatives' houses, etc.) to keep me steady on the Reliv.
Ziploc Food Containers. Definitely a must have. There are two options for transporting Reliv. One is to take all your cans with you, measure it out every day, and make your shakes. You do it at home, why not on the road? But if you're only going somewhere for a day or two, or if you'd rather make your shake at work or school or some such, it's a lot easier to have all your powder premixed in a little round cup thingy with a lid. Just saying.
The Aerolatte to go is great for the road and for home. When you're staying overnight in a hotel, for instance, or in a cabin in the mountains, you just might not have access to a stirring stick. This little bugger is intended for frothing milk, so it spins fast enough to quickly and thoroughly mix your shake - and to turn it into a nice foamy shake-like substance while it does so. If you're traveling, you'll probably be mixing with water (unless you intend on packing a Magic Bullet and some frozen fruit or several bottles of milk) and this doohicky makes that water do the most for you. Also, if you're drinking your shake and you have to leave it for a bit and come back later, it's a great way to remix everything.
Well, that's all I've got for you for now. We'll see what these next few weeks bring. I'll keep updating as frequently as I can, although it may be just over a week in between posts. Here's to you, and here's to nourishing our world!
Now, my biggest issue is that I'm not really a "food" person. I'm a very picky eater. I don't eat any meat, I rarely eat vegetables, and as a result my food options are limited. By choice, not blaming anyone. I manage well enough, and I've never starved. But every year at camp, the options become very slim. It's burrito night or hamburger night, and while the food is expertly prepared and beggars can't be choosers, finding a viable food option for myself that'll give me the energy to help take care of 24 or so kids is definitely a challenge. I am hoping that Reliv can be the answer for me this year. Previous years I've taken cases of SlimFast with me, since they're filled with protein and such, but it's still not a great option. Taking up a few cans of powder, though, to a place where drinking 8 glasses of water is the bare minimum for survival, I think I'll be able to manage a little better. I'll not only be getting the protein I need, but also the calories, the fiber, the energy (Innergize), and some muscle help (ProVantage)! Compared to other weeks, I'm going to be a superhero!
On the subject of travel, though, I'd like to make a few recommendations to anyone reading this blog for things I've found useful in day-to-day travel (weekends at relatives' houses, etc.) to keep me steady on the Reliv.
Ziploc Food Containers. Definitely a must have. There are two options for transporting Reliv. One is to take all your cans with you, measure it out every day, and make your shakes. You do it at home, why not on the road? But if you're only going somewhere for a day or two, or if you'd rather make your shake at work or school or some such, it's a lot easier to have all your powder premixed in a little round cup thingy with a lid. Just saying.
The Aerolatte to go is great for the road and for home. When you're staying overnight in a hotel, for instance, or in a cabin in the mountains, you just might not have access to a stirring stick. This little bugger is intended for frothing milk, so it spins fast enough to quickly and thoroughly mix your shake - and to turn it into a nice foamy shake-like substance while it does so. If you're traveling, you'll probably be mixing with water (unless you intend on packing a Magic Bullet and some frozen fruit or several bottles of milk) and this doohicky makes that water do the most for you. Also, if you're drinking your shake and you have to leave it for a bit and come back later, it's a great way to remix everything.
Well, that's all I've got for you for now. We'll see what these next few weeks bring. I'll keep updating as frequently as I can, although it may be just over a week in between posts. Here's to you, and here's to nourishing our world!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Now I'm Back from Outer Space
For those of you who have been reading this blog, or have recently seen one of my business cards with this website listed on it, you may have noticed that there has been absolutely nothing going on here for the past two months. This is the equal yet opposite reaction to a life with far too much going on.
Unfortunately, this has also caused a deep dent in my ability to keep up with my Reliv business and even my own health.
The first trouble that I ran into was that the show I was producing was getting ready to open, so we transitioned into what the theatre aptly refers to as "hell week." This is the week when all the major technical elements fall into place and everything gets ready for the opening. This is also the week when the production team tends to stay at the theatre until 5 in the morning, having been there since 7 the previous evening. I went home, slept, woke up, then ran around trying to find props and other necessities. I lacked the time to make my daily shakes, I started drinking sodas again, and my sleeping patterns got thrown so off track I may as well have been living in another time zone. The show opened on Friday, and the next day I was hit with a 103 fever, I was extremely ill, and could not get out of bed, drive myself anywhere, or go to the gala opening of the show. It was the sickest I had been in a while.
On the other side of life, I was still going to school full time, and finals were coming up. Lots of projects, lots of studying, lots of difficulty keeping up with Reliv. A few weeks ago, I was hit again, even harder. I spent the entire night shaking violently, and my fever came back. Twice in two months, I was more sick than I can remember.
It's taken a while, but I'm finally getting back into my previous habits of drinking my shakes daily. The one thing I've learned from this experience is that the five minutes it takes a shake is definitely worth the 24 hours I will most definitely miss out on if I don't keep up with the regimen. These products work, and they give me the nutrition I need in order to live this kind of life. Just like you need to have a certain amount of income before you can afford to live an expensive lifestyle, you need a certain amount of health before you can afford to live a nutritionally taxing lifestyle.
Unfortunately, this has also caused a deep dent in my ability to keep up with my Reliv business and even my own health.
The first trouble that I ran into was that the show I was producing was getting ready to open, so we transitioned into what the theatre aptly refers to as "hell week." This is the week when all the major technical elements fall into place and everything gets ready for the opening. This is also the week when the production team tends to stay at the theatre until 5 in the morning, having been there since 7 the previous evening. I went home, slept, woke up, then ran around trying to find props and other necessities. I lacked the time to make my daily shakes, I started drinking sodas again, and my sleeping patterns got thrown so off track I may as well have been living in another time zone. The show opened on Friday, and the next day I was hit with a 103 fever, I was extremely ill, and could not get out of bed, drive myself anywhere, or go to the gala opening of the show. It was the sickest I had been in a while.
On the other side of life, I was still going to school full time, and finals were coming up. Lots of projects, lots of studying, lots of difficulty keeping up with Reliv. A few weeks ago, I was hit again, even harder. I spent the entire night shaking violently, and my fever came back. Twice in two months, I was more sick than I can remember.
It's taken a while, but I'm finally getting back into my previous habits of drinking my shakes daily. The one thing I've learned from this experience is that the five minutes it takes a shake is definitely worth the 24 hours I will most definitely miss out on if I don't keep up with the regimen. These products work, and they give me the nutrition I need in order to live this kind of life. Just like you need to have a certain amount of income before you can afford to live an expensive lifestyle, you need a certain amount of health before you can afford to live a nutritionally taxing lifestyle.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
A Brand New Look
I received an e-mail stating that Blogger templates were now much more customizable, so I took a look and tweaked my blog a little bit, and I'm fairly happy with the result. If you have a blog with blogger and haven't checked it out yet, take a look at draft.blogger.com. Have fun!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
First Customer
I have officially sold my first few products to someone outside my own family. She bought a can for herself and one for her mother, to try for a month or two before deciding if this is something they want to do for a while. If this is something they're going to continue doing, my friend may even become a distributor to take advantage of the discount - which is not too bad of an idea! Mostly, though, I just hope that they start to see some real health benefits as a result. The products are still en route, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
A Hard Day
My grandfather passed away at noon today.
He had a good few days, recently. He had been asking about my uncle, who lives in Riverside and has difficulty finding opporunities to visit, and my aunt, who lives in Colorado, so also has difficulty coming out. They both were able to come out and visit with him, and he had a wonderful time seeing both of them. My mom and my other uncle, who lives a lot closer, were around a lot as well, so my grandpa was able to see all four of his children.
He got up yesterday because he heard my aunt and my grandma laughing as they were looking at pictures of his great-grandchild, so he wanted to get up and see the pictures, too. He got up and sat in the living room for the first time in weeks. He laughed and smiled, also for the first time in a long time. Then, he said he felt tired and wanted to lie down, so they took him back to bed. About 3:30, he had a minor stroke, which he didn't wake up from. He spent the next few hours lying in bed breathing as best as he could. At noon, he just stopped.
It was a very emotional day, but it all seems a little more stable now. If you could send any prayers or good thoughts toward my family, though, it would be greatly appreciated.
He had a good few days, recently. He had been asking about my uncle, who lives in Riverside and has difficulty finding opporunities to visit, and my aunt, who lives in Colorado, so also has difficulty coming out. They both were able to come out and visit with him, and he had a wonderful time seeing both of them. My mom and my other uncle, who lives a lot closer, were around a lot as well, so my grandpa was able to see all four of his children.
He got up yesterday because he heard my aunt and my grandma laughing as they were looking at pictures of his great-grandchild, so he wanted to get up and see the pictures, too. He got up and sat in the living room for the first time in weeks. He laughed and smiled, also for the first time in a long time. Then, he said he felt tired and wanted to lie down, so they took him back to bed. About 3:30, he had a minor stroke, which he didn't wake up from. He spent the next few hours lying in bed breathing as best as he could. At noon, he just stopped.
It was a very emotional day, but it all seems a little more stable now. If you could send any prayers or good thoughts toward my family, though, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Heeding the Call
I just got off the phone after the weekly Thursday night conference call that my group does. Tonight's subject was asking questions. The key phrase of the night, which I love, is "Seek to understand before you seek to be understood."
There was a discussion about the best way to handle a conversation, and to guide it toward the Reliv products, but NOT before understanding exactly what the person is dealing with, how it's affecting them, and what else they've tried for it. Even after that, it isn't about selling the products so much as offering them hope. If they've tried X, Y, and Z and on down the vitamin aisle and nothing is working, it's not about selling them a product, it's about offering hope. I have something that might benefit you. I don't know if it will. But what if it does?
During the course of the call, I found myself in a role-playing situation I did not know beforehand I'd be doing. Luckily, I perform in improv shows semi-regularly, and I'm far from shy in performance situations, so I jumped in.
What I thought was interesting, though, is that I found myself getting sincerely invested in the other person. The other person, of course, was fictional, and was being played by a man who is already taking the products and doesn't have the sort of pain he was complaining about. Even so, though, I started to forget that after a while and started sincerely caring for this person.
And then I remembered something that I haven't thought about in years.
I used to be that guy that anyone could come to and talk to. And I'd listen. And I'd be there, and I'd offer hope and make the other person feel like the world wasn't coming to an end. Things could get better. As time went on, though, people stopped coming to me. Maybe it was me, maybe it was them, but I just stopped being the person they could talk to. And I missed it. I missed being that light in people's lives.
Now I have a chance to be that person again. The person who can listen and offer hope. And if each person I help can offer the same help to more people, I'll get to know that an exponential amount of lives has been helped by just talking and listening and seeking to understand before I seek to be understood.
There was a discussion about the best way to handle a conversation, and to guide it toward the Reliv products, but NOT before understanding exactly what the person is dealing with, how it's affecting them, and what else they've tried for it. Even after that, it isn't about selling the products so much as offering them hope. If they've tried X, Y, and Z and on down the vitamin aisle and nothing is working, it's not about selling them a product, it's about offering hope. I have something that might benefit you. I don't know if it will. But what if it does?
During the course of the call, I found myself in a role-playing situation I did not know beforehand I'd be doing. Luckily, I perform in improv shows semi-regularly, and I'm far from shy in performance situations, so I jumped in.
What I thought was interesting, though, is that I found myself getting sincerely invested in the other person. The other person, of course, was fictional, and was being played by a man who is already taking the products and doesn't have the sort of pain he was complaining about. Even so, though, I started to forget that after a while and started sincerely caring for this person.
And then I remembered something that I haven't thought about in years.
I used to be that guy that anyone could come to and talk to. And I'd listen. And I'd be there, and I'd offer hope and make the other person feel like the world wasn't coming to an end. Things could get better. As time went on, though, people stopped coming to me. Maybe it was me, maybe it was them, but I just stopped being the person they could talk to. And I missed it. I missed being that light in people's lives.
Now I have a chance to be that person again. The person who can listen and offer hope. And if each person I help can offer the same help to more people, I'll get to know that an exponential amount of lives has been helped by just talking and listening and seeking to understand before I seek to be understood.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A Look at the Bigger Picture
Last Friday, I was invited to attend the first part of the Master Affiliate Training School, which happens every three months (I think). Unfortunately, I'm not yet a Master Affiliate, so I wasn't eligible to attend the workshops the next day, but I did get to enjoy the presentation on Friday night. The points that were covered were not much different than the presentations at the weekly meetings I attend, but it was so much larger than that, and the presenters were some of the top earners in the area. Also, the stories that they had arranged for the evening were incredible. I can't even remember half of them right now, but I remember leaving the conference room with so much excitement that I wanted to share the products and the company with so many people. The only thing I was disappointed about was that it was 11:00 at night, so I probably shouldn't.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Kicking the Can
My major quest over the next few weeks is to break my addiction to soda. I believe that currently I'm going through about 8 12-packs of soda per month. Granted, other people are helping me consume them, but I'll drink at least three a day, depending on the day. It's bad. But I think I've found a way to combat it. In my last order, I ordered enough of all the products to make one shake a day, but starting on my next order, I've got to have an extra can or two or three of the Innergize, specifically the Orange flavor. That and either ice-cold water or club soda (an excellent idea given to me by a friend) makes for a wonderful refreshing drink that isn't bad for me! So my goal is to completely eliminate my need for soda by replacing it with Innergize. I'll report my results in a few weeks.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Well it's been...
One month since I joined Reliv as an independent distributor. That means I've been taking the products for almost a month now, and my family is just a day or two behind me. So a quick check-in on the effects, as I've been able to tell.
My grandma is taking Reliv Classic, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Arthaffect for her arthritis. When asked point-blanc if she thinks the shakes are helping, she'll say that she's not sure, and she needs to wait a little longer and see. But I do know this: she hasn't been complaining about her hands hurting her as much as she used to. In fact, I haven't heard her complain at all since she's been using the products. And she's not one to suffer in silence, bless her heart.
My mom is taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Slimplicity as a weight maintenance supplement. In this past month she's lost 10 pounds. Granted, she's been doing other things as well - exercising and cutting out bad foods, but she's said that the shakes have made it a lot easier. They fill her up, so she's not as tempted to get the unhealthy foods, and it's something she can stick to as a daily routine.
My grandpa is taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Kids Now, which has a lot of good stuff for the brain. He has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, so that's what he needs most right now. Unfortunately, his health has been declining a bit, which it already was, and I don't know how much anything can stop it. He's taking 10 pills a day, and the dosages keep changing, in an attempt to find something that works optimally. As a result, I simply have no way of telling how well the products are working for him, or what he'd be like without them.
As for myself, I'm taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus ProVantage for my muscles. Lifting my grandpa several times in a day and helping him walk to and from the bathroom has given me a little bit of pain in my lower back. There have been a few times when I've added a second shake, just of Innergize and ProVantage, to keep up my energy and try to keep my muscles in tact. I still have a little bit of pain, but it's not debilitating. But, I have to say, I am feeling a lot more nourished. As a college student, actor, producer, marketer, graphic designer, and any other of a number of hats that I wear, I don't always find time to eat. I've been making myself a shake every morning, when I typically wouldn't even have time to eat breakfast before running out the door. And I can feel it. I've never missed a day, but when I don't drink it as early as usual, I can feel that I'm lacking something. After a month, I'm liking the results I've been having.
As a commemoration of my first month in Reliv, I talked a friend of mine into coming to the weekly meeting, so she can check out the company, the products, and the business opportunity. If I can make a distributor out of her, she'd be fantastic. She's a natural born seller, but only when she truly believes in the product. And these are products to believe in, so we'll see if they're a match. I'm very excited, though, and I'll, of course, be reporting more as time goes on.
My grandma is taking Reliv Classic, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Arthaffect for her arthritis. When asked point-blanc if she thinks the shakes are helping, she'll say that she's not sure, and she needs to wait a little longer and see. But I do know this: she hasn't been complaining about her hands hurting her as much as she used to. In fact, I haven't heard her complain at all since she's been using the products. And she's not one to suffer in silence, bless her heart.
My mom is taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Slimplicity as a weight maintenance supplement. In this past month she's lost 10 pounds. Granted, she's been doing other things as well - exercising and cutting out bad foods, but she's said that the shakes have made it a lot easier. They fill her up, so she's not as tempted to get the unhealthy foods, and it's something she can stick to as a daily routine.
My grandpa is taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus Kids Now, which has a lot of good stuff for the brain. He has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, so that's what he needs most right now. Unfortunately, his health has been declining a bit, which it already was, and I don't know how much anything can stop it. He's taking 10 pills a day, and the dosages keep changing, in an attempt to find something that works optimally. As a result, I simply have no way of telling how well the products are working for him, or what he'd be like without them.
As for myself, I'm taking Reliv Now, Innergize, and FibRestore, plus ProVantage for my muscles. Lifting my grandpa several times in a day and helping him walk to and from the bathroom has given me a little bit of pain in my lower back. There have been a few times when I've added a second shake, just of Innergize and ProVantage, to keep up my energy and try to keep my muscles in tact. I still have a little bit of pain, but it's not debilitating. But, I have to say, I am feeling a lot more nourished. As a college student, actor, producer, marketer, graphic designer, and any other of a number of hats that I wear, I don't always find time to eat. I've been making myself a shake every morning, when I typically wouldn't even have time to eat breakfast before running out the door. And I can feel it. I've never missed a day, but when I don't drink it as early as usual, I can feel that I'm lacking something. After a month, I'm liking the results I've been having.
As a commemoration of my first month in Reliv, I talked a friend of mine into coming to the weekly meeting, so she can check out the company, the products, and the business opportunity. If I can make a distributor out of her, she'd be fantastic. She's a natural born seller, but only when she truly believes in the product. And these are products to believe in, so we'll see if they're a match. I'm very excited, though, and I'll, of course, be reporting more as time goes on.
Friday, March 5, 2010
My second order
I realized that one order for one month for myself and the rest of the family was $710, before all the discounts and shipping and taxes and such were calculated. In order for me to move up to the next discount level, I had to order $1500, total, within one month. So, before the month ended, I went ahead and ordered the same shipment again, with some slight amendments to boost up the extra $80 I needed. Chose a few different flavors, double the quantity of some of the products we've been using up more rapidly, etc.
The order ended up being $815, but it was now 30% off for me. After taxes and shipping, I only ended up paying $707.83, a total savings of over $100 (based on how much it would be, originally, without any additional fees.) Not too shabby. Now, no matter how much I buy, I can get everything for 30% off for myself and my family. And that's only my second sale, and I haven't even been in the business for a full month yet!
The second shipment arrived 6 days after I put in the order, and we're still plenty stocked from the first shipment, that we're set through almost the end of March.
The order ended up being $815, but it was now 30% off for me. After taxes and shipping, I only ended up paying $707.83, a total savings of over $100 (based on how much it would be, originally, without any additional fees.) Not too shabby. Now, no matter how much I buy, I can get everything for 30% off for myself and my family. And that's only my second sale, and I haven't even been in the business for a full month yet!
The second shipment arrived 6 days after I put in the order, and we're still plenty stocked from the first shipment, that we're set through almost the end of March.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
My first shipment
The products arrived 4 days after I ordered them, which was incredibly faster than expected. That day, I tried a shake comprised only of Reliv Now and Innergize! Orange, mixed with 12 oz. of water, since each can said to mix with 6 oz. It was too watery, but it didn't taste too bad. I was personally terrified of it, because I am somewhat of a picky eater. I don't eat meat. Or vegetables. Or many fruits. Or cheese pizza. Very bizarre eating habits for a 23-year-old college student. And all of it comes down to the fact that there are very few textures my stomach can handle. So, yes, I was terrified that after all of this, and quite a substantial investment, it would turn out that I would not like the products. But they were enjoyable.
From the next day forward, I drank shakes comprised of Reliv Now, Innergize! Orange, and FibRestore (what's known as the Big 3 nutritional supplements), plus ProVantage, which is more for building muscles and aiding in workouts. Now, I don't work out on a regular basis, but I do help my grandfather walk, and it's been taking a toll on my back, so I thought it would be a good addition for me. I've alternated between using water and using milk, and have figured out that 4 products work well in about 8 oz. of either, and adds about 3 oz. in the making. It is a little chalky, a little gritty, but knot any more than the crushed ice in most smoothies I've had. Plus, the combination of Orange, Pineapple, and two kind of neutral tastes, plus milk makes for a really interesting flavor that I'm really enjoying. Not bad for a guy who barely likes anything.
My first order
I was incredibly nervous to make my first order. I was given several documents, and had access to download and print several more through the distributor website. I wasn't sure if I was to fill out a customer order or a distributor order or what. So I got on the phone with my friend and a few other people in my "upline," or people who have sponsored people who have sponsored people on down to the people who sponsored me. They talked me through the whole process and I sat down to order the products. I ordered for myself, my mom, my grandma, and my grandpa. The products came out to be $710 total for the month. But, because I signed up to be a distributor, I got 20% off right off the bat, for this and every order afterward. Lo and behold, because I my order was over $700, I even bumped up to the next discount level immediately, so I got it all at 25% off. I ordered online, so all the numbers were taken care of for me, including tax (8.25%) and shipping (8%), bringing the total to $648.70, a grand savings of $61.30, nothing to sneeze at. I paid out of my financial aid, and my family would pay me back when they were able to.
Now I may not know much about which forms to fill out, quite yet, but the one thing I do know is spreadsheets. And I've taken a few accounting classes. So I sat down and spent a solid chunk of time creating a transaction journal, balance sheet, plus various inventory sorting tools that are useful to me to see how many products are in transit, how many I have on hand, etc. I built it in iWork Numbers, but I'll be working on an Excel version soon, if anyone is interested in using it. Or, if you are interested in creating a similar tool for yourself, but don't know how to get started, feel free to contact me and I'll be glad to offer as much help as I can.
Now I may not know much about which forms to fill out, quite yet, but the one thing I do know is spreadsheets. And I've taken a few accounting classes. So I sat down and spent a solid chunk of time creating a transaction journal, balance sheet, plus various inventory sorting tools that are useful to me to see how many products are in transit, how many I have on hand, etc. I built it in iWork Numbers, but I'll be working on an Excel version soon, if anyone is interested in using it. Or, if you are interested in creating a similar tool for yourself, but don't know how to get started, feel free to contact me and I'll be glad to offer as much help as I can.
Becoming a part of something
Last month, I a friend of mine invited me to attend a Wednesday night gathering at her house to discuss a possible business opportunity. Let me rephrase. She invited my mom and left me a message inviting me as well. I wasn't really feeling up to doing anything that night, but my mom talked me into it because she wanted me to be there as her "voice of reason" to make sure she doesn't start doing something that would turn out to be a bad idea. So I went along to the meeting.
At 7:30, we sat down and watched a slide show, presented by my friend's father-in-law, who happened to be visiting from Colorado, where he is a pastor. He is also sponsoring my friend and her husband, meaning they became distributors through him.
As the night went on, I learned a lot about the company (that I regrettably didn't remember very well, though I took copious notes). I heard many personal stories from everyone in my friend's husband's family, as well as a few people who shared their stories via speakerphone. And the more I heard, the more I personally wanted to become a distributor, while my mom wanted to wait. I filled out an application online and became a distributor before I left their house.
At 7:30, we sat down and watched a slide show, presented by my friend's father-in-law, who happened to be visiting from Colorado, where he is a pastor. He is also sponsoring my friend and her husband, meaning they became distributors through him.
As the night went on, I learned a lot about the company (that I regrettably didn't remember very well, though I took copious notes). I heard many personal stories from everyone in my friend's husband's family, as well as a few people who shared their stories via speakerphone. And the more I heard, the more I personally wanted to become a distributor, while my mom wanted to wait. I filled out an application online and became a distributor before I left their house.
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