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Christensen, Mary, 1951

Be a direct selling superstar : achieve financial freedom for yourself and others
as a direct sales leader / Mary Christensen.

pages cm

Includes index.
ISBN -13: 978-0-8144-3207-5 (pbk.)
ISBN -10: 0-8144-3207-7 (pbk.)

1. Direct selling. 2. Sales management. 3. Leadership. I. Title.

HF5438.25.C51247 2013
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2013 Mary Christensen
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The magic of a direct selling business is that it allows you to control your own income. And when you control your income you control your life. By building a direct selling business you can achieve a lifestyle most people only dream about. And youll do so by helping others achieve the income and lifestyle they dream about.

Income on the sales your business generates will be just the start. Cash bonuses, exotic travel, luxury cars, expensive jewelry, and tax benefits are all part of the package. Youll form lifetime friendships with excited and exciting people.

By growing financially youll expand your horizons. Direct selling is a personal growth business, and it is impossible to grow your business without growing yourself. Whatever product you represent, or corporation you partner with, this book will equip you to promote to the highest levels of your compensation plan.

Millions have traveled the path youre on, and reached the elite levels where the most exciting rewards await. You wont have to blaze your own trail, as they have already discovered everything you need to know. All you have to do is follow their footsteps.

Success comes from making the right moves at the right time, and now is the time to build your direct selling business. Heres why:

While owning a business has always been the American dream, crippling costs topple the majority of these businesses before they start making a profit. From interest on money borrowed to get the business started, to rent, utilities, inventory, and wages to keep it running, the bills keep coming whether the business is generating income or not. Losses through customers who default on their payments, as well as shrinkage through theft, damage, and obsolescence, make it harder to profit in good times, let alone tough times.

In direct selling, the lions share of the investment comes from the corporation you partner with. You wont have to use your personal savings to fund your business, or incur significant costs to run it. By taking advantage of the significant tax breaks available to home-based entrepreneurs, youll keep more of what you earn.

This centurys economic wake-up calls have spun attitudes toward employment 180 degrees. Workers who used to seek security in employment now accept the fact that the only security is self-reliance. Direct selling is the ideal solution for anyone who wants to control his or her paycheck, not live with the frustration of subsidizing lazy coworkers or the fear of being laid off, forced to take a pay cut, or denied a raise.

Professions that reward seniority over performance are driving many talented workers to self-employment. The last-on-first-off policy that exists in teaching is a case in point. Many former teachers who are now successful leaders in direct selling cite job uncertainty as the key factor in switching careers, and they are happy to find that their training and skills can be utilized just as effectively in direct selling as they were in teaching.

In direct selling theres no discrimination based on longevity or on any other factor. You get to call the shots on when you work, where you work, and with whom you work. You wont have to work with people you dont like, or compete with coworkers for promotion. The better your performance is, the higher your paycheck will be.