Sunbeams
and
Rainbows
My name is John Gnew. I was born
and raised in a suburb of Cleveland Ohio. After graduating from High School,
I landed a job working in a factory on the loading dock. After two years
of factory work, I quit, packed a backpack, and traveled in Europe for
nine months. Upon returning from Europe, I entered Cleveland State University
and after three years, graduated with a Bachelor degree in Computer and
Information Science. Since graduating from college, I have been in the
data processing industry with three different types of companies. One was
a manufacturing company, another a data processing vendor and the last
an outsourcer.
I now live in Plano Texas, just
North of Dallas. I'm also happily married, going on 15 years, and have
four sons.
Being in a corporate environment
for the past 23 years, I have started to realize that some of the fears
I had thought about while working in a factory were coming true. In the
factory I was an hourly employee and a member of the union. Being that
this was over 20 years ago, I don't remember the exact pay rates, but I
have always been left with this thought in the back of my mind. I could
work on the loading dock for the rest of my life, and get yearly raises
and cost of living allowances. Let's say I made $8 an hour ($16,640 yearly)
and received a 5% yearly raise. By the time I would be ready for retirement,
40 years later, I would be making $56.32 per hour ($117,145 yearly). I
believe that this is a high rate for an hourly worker today or even 20
years from now.
How could any company afford to
pay me that?
The answer is, "THEY CAN'T"
That same question could be applied
to any job, business, company, or industry, except Network Marketing. Every
job or position you achieve, there will always be a plateau for your pay.
There is only so much that you can earn. You will be forced to change jobs
or seek additional ways to create income.
I have looked at a number of different
businesses from electronic repair to franchises, restaurants to retail
outlets. All of these businesses limit the amount of income that I can
generate. These limits are based on many factors, how many people you
can serve in an hour, number and type of people you employ, and your personal
hours (you only have 24 hours in a day).
OK, lets face it, I could invest
$500,000 in a burger franchise, or $250,000 in a vitamin franchise, wait
five to ten years to break even, open another franchise and do it again
in a shorter time span and make a ton of money. This works and has been
proven again and again. The problem is that I never seem to have the capital
to get started. This is usually a full time commitment which initially
I do not have.
What I needed was something I could
do on a part time basis while maintaining my current position, work when
I have the time to work, work from home, and give me unlimited earning
potential. There may be other methods available, but Network Marketing
is the business that I chose.
For the past two years I have been
involved with a Network Marketing Company that has products in preventive
health care. As you can see from my background, I have no prior experience
in the health care industry (except filling medical claims for my family
and visits to my Doctor).
Prior to becoming involved in Network
Marketing, I never thought about, nor was I ever exposed to, this type
of business. I had been approached by various friends in the past, but
never felt comfortable with the different companies they represented. Nor
was I open enough to give them a chance.
Finally, I took a good hard look
at Network Marketing. Network Marketing is just like any other business.
If you work hard at it you will reap the rewards. I work hard at my day
job and have received many rewards. If I would have entered into some sort
of franchise I would have also worked very hard and been successful, but
I would not have had the ability to work at my own pace. The difference
with Network Marketing is that you create a leveraged income. As your business
grows, you get paid on the efforts of others as well as your own efforts.
Check out this next section to find out
how Network Marketing works.
Created by John
Gnew 
([email protected]) / 30 Mar 1997