When telling a story, it’s usually best to start from the beginning. However, I’m not sure how many of you are really interested in reviewing every detail of the 26 year journey that lead up to this fortuitous moment in time. Therefore, allow me to shorten it a bit and just share a few highlights…
I was first introduced to Multi-Level Marketing at the Holiday Inn, in Salem, Oregon, back in early 1984. Six years later Opportunity Connection magazine published my first training article entitled, Multilevel Training Tips. Tonight when I re-read that almost 20 year old article which began with the words, “All I really wanted was to earn an extra $400 per month” I was once again reminded how fast times goes by… Amazingly though, the eight key points in the article are as relevant today as they were back in September, 1990.
In 1993 I authored the first Network Marketing book, Future Choice, to make its way onto library and bookstore shelves. In October of that same year, Future Choice was reviewed on the pages of Upline Journal by then Editor-in-Chief, John Milton Fogg. It wasn’t long before I was hired by John as his replacement, and had met many of our profession’s superstars including, Tom “Big Al” Schreiter, Jeff Olson, and Richard Bliss Brooke to name a few.
In late 1994, I re-involved myself as a distributor with a new start-up company Jeff Olson was launching. Things went well and in March of 1997, because I wanted to spend more time building my business, John re-assumed his previous role as Editor-in-Chief. I, in turn, took on a less active role as Senior Editor, continued to build my business and wrote for Upline until early 1998.
In 1998 I went full-time, and built my business until I retired in September, 2003. By then I’d been involved in Network Marketing, for 19 years. I’d published numerous MLM articles, three books, and a nice collection of audio and video recordings. I’d also built a very nice business; and yet I really wanted to try my hand at teaching, coaching, and mentoring others in Network Marketing. So, from September, 2003, until December, 2009…that is exactly what I did.
And now I have taken another unplanned, unintentional, and perhaps even a bit unpredictable turn moving toward a new destination on my Network Marketing journey. Beginning February 19, 2010, I will take on an active ownership role with Richard Bliss Brooke as we pre-launch a new start-up company at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
So why am I sharing this information with you? Well, first of all, let me be clear: I am not sharing any of this for the purpose of solicitation; I am sharing this for, hopefully, the value of the education it will provide to those who choose to follow along with me as the year unfolds.
Which brings me to my second point: Just like in the movie, Julie & Julia, I too will be blogging throughout the coming year so anyone can clearly see what I’m doing to build this Network Marketing business from the inside out… I’ve got 26 years of experience under my belt. Do what I’m doing, consider it your free online MLM Mentorship program if you will, and you should be able to build your own world-class business too. Believe me, together we can make 2010 the best year we’ve ever had!
All the best,
MSC
