For quite some time now, I’ve been selling Avon products to the girls at work and after about six months, the commissions are finally carrying the business! *Happy Dance!* Now, having a head for business, and the personality for direct sales, I decided to start another sideline business selling Herbalife products. You’ve all seen the tremendous amount of weight I lost…if not…read this post.
Now, I’m not going to lie and say it was easy – it was damn hard work, both in and out of the gym – especially when it came to drinking my shake on a winter’s morning, but hey, the results speak for themselves. The extra protein in the shake also helped me build muscle and I’m more focused than I have been for a long time, drinking their Herbal Beverage once daily. I have loads of energy to do the things I enjoy – gym, work, walking. At first I was really sceptical about selling when Steve approached me with the idea – but after attending two business opportunity meetings with him, and hearing others’ success stories, seeing the marketing plan, hearing that business can be done in over 80 countries, that they’re listed on the NY Stock Exchange and understanding that I would have an amazing support base, I was sold. Two weeks into the business and I am chuffed to say I’ve made R625 profit. I smiled very broadly when a friend sent me this…she gets me! I made this my BBM profile- and whatsapp profile pic and it has got me some business 🙂
I’ve already got a few return customers, so this is going to grow. I’m hoping to sign a few friends up, so that they too can experience the benefits of the products, and so my business can grow. Watch this space people! Mid-Thirty Misfit is going places – in a stylish, healthy body!!
What’s great too is that there is no conflict of interests because while Herbalife does have health and beauty products, its focus is on good health and sport nutrition, so some of my Avon customers are showing an interest. I’m super excited, because this extra cash comes in very handy, especially when one considers…I’m moving into my own place next month! **Another Happy Dance**
The place is fully furnished, with two bedrooms (although with the right amount of shuffling the furniture about, I can make it three!), two bathrooms and a garage for my car. I get the keys on the 15th of January and will move in the following Saturday. A number of my friends have indicated that they will come and help me unpack my boxes, so the move should be quick and painless. One thing I will say is that I have a truck load of books. I couldn’t believe just how many boxes I have labelled “books”. I’m quite sure I can start my a new town library! While packing the last bookshelf yesterday, I came across my very first book – “The Wind in the Willows”, inscribed – This Book Prize is awarded to Mid-Thirty Misfit, for the Most Improved Reader, Grade 2, December 8th, 1987. Exactly 26 years to the day I received it. I will pass that book on to my son/daughter one day.
Continuing with books, I’ve finished The Shack by William P. Young – it’s been on my shelf about five years already. I was so taken with his writing style that I hurried off to the bookstore to get myself his next book:
I only started reading it last night, so I can’t really say much more than, “I’m intrigued…”
I best get back to work…there is lots to be done before the holidays start on the 20th. And yes, I know I still haven’t blogged about the Peace of Eden weekend. I must, I know. And I will. Promise!
Reflections of a Misfit 