Common Mis-perceptions and Myths about Shaklee

So, I have been around Shaklee my whole life and there are some pretty big misconceptions out there about how the company works.

1) "You make money off of me."

Actually, the company does give me a commission... points called PV... whenever someone I introduced to Shaklee orders. Interestingly enough, the person who is signed up for Shaklee also receives these points from themselves.

I don't make any money off of someone becoming a member. My commission is for a) Introducing people to the products and b) people I introduced ordering.

I am paid directly by the company, and orders are made directly from the company. I never see (or want) money from my Shaklee Family.

2) Shaklee is a pyramid scheme.

Shaklee uses a marketing plan called Social Networking. They were the first company to use this plan and have been watched carefully. They, unlike some other companies, have never behaved unethically.

The company works just as any other company with employees. The difference is that every little 'franchise' is an individual. They don't have shops, they don't go into malls, they only market their products through word of mouth.

Pyramid schemes are when people make money off of the people 'beneath' them at the expense of that person. Usually companies that have used pyramids charge very high prices for membership, as that is what people make money off of.

I don't make money off of memberships. I get commissions for product use. The memberships at Shaklee are very reasonable and include an immediate 15% off.

3) The products are expensive.

This one is easy to address. Do you remember how, in the news recently, there has been a lot of frustration about supplement companies lying about what was in their products? They could put that they had Omega-3 in them on the label, even if it was a minuscule amount of something that might have Omega-3 in it.

When it comes to health and supplements, what are you paying for?

With Shaklee you know immediately that every product has been researched, are balanced, and complete.

For example: The wrong blend of B vitamins can actually strip you of the Bs you need. So many companies will sell one B vitamin, saying it will improve your metabolism and energy. However, they fail to mention, that you need the right array of Bs to have that effect. Then people wonder why they still feel sluggish when taking those grocery store vitamins.

Shaklee does their own research and testing. They are very strict about every single product being in harmony with nature. I remember one year where the alfalfa fields next to theirs were crop dusted. Shaklee wouldn't use their fields, in case there was any minuscule chance that their crops were contaminated.

Quality and Trust are what you pay for with Shaklee. I know, without a doubt, that every order I make is with the best quality and effective products out there. That means a lot to me.

Don't forget that every product is guaranteed every single time. If it doesn't work for you (but it will) you can send it back. Not just the first time you use it. Any time.

This is a Family company that stands by everything they've worked so hard for.

If you have any other myths/questions you want addressed, just send them to me and I'll respond ASAP.

Dreams: The House

I found my dream house today, and it was overwhelming to see how expensive it was all together. However, I started thinking. I don't need the entire amount for the house, I just need to be able to cover the down payment and the monthly payments without a hitch.

For that, I comfortably need about $4000 a month (more like $3700, but I like to round up).

Well, I know how to do that!

That's called an Executive Coordinator.

What it requires is:

100 personal volume in the company. (Easy Peasy, as this is just what I'm going to use anyway. 200 or more is more accurate for our personal use in this household.)

2000 group volume. (Which means, people like me doing what I'm doing. If you think about it, it's just 10 people switching a few brands, no biggie)

3 Directors. That means three people who want to do this as a business and have a group that has 2000 group volume like me. A Director is the lowest real rank in Shaklee and the average income for that rank is $10,629 for the year. Easy stuff, literally anyone could do that.

20000 organization volume.

Picture this-- so I have me, and my 2000, and I have 10 or so doing what I do. Or only a couple who are even better than I am at it. Considering I am doing this well with a social phobia, it's easier for people who actually TALK to people.

BUT the truth is, it's easier than that. I probably only need a few people, really. People who care about the environment, keeping themselves and their families healthy, and maybe a few people who want to do the business like I do.

The average annual income for this level in Shaklee is $56,760.

For me, that means I can get my dream house.

Interestingly, this is the level at which Shaklee covers car payments (car program) for a car whose monthly payments are between #325-$375 a month. That's a nice car! Think: hybrid!

Actually free cars are insanely easy to get, I'm just so focused on the house that I kind of never go there.

Do you want to see the worksheet I got all this from? It's a great little handout called Drive The Dream and it's great for seeing exactly what you would have to do to reach your goals.

I also have presentations on my website. There's no secret. It's simple, easy, and straight to the point. Social Marketing just means we talk to people and get commissions directly from Shaklee instead of the company paying for TV ads :).

This is Me

I am me, meaning the me that I am in this moment, the ever-changeable, maleable person on the road to who I can be.

I had a wake-up call in my life recently, in which I realized that, if anything happened to my husband, I would have no way to support my family. With this in mind, I decided to start living more actively and to become the me-to-be.

I am a nearly-thirty year old stay at home mother of three young boys. I have food allergies and auto-immune issues. I have unresolved questions about my health that I have put on the back burner because I can. I always put everyone else first.

But it's time to make a change. This is my diary of that change. This is my place for goals, short time and long-term.

Stats, as of a week ago:

5'1"

135 lbs (soft baby weight)

Food issues and migraines, no energy. Very sedentary.

Chronic back pain

No job or income of my own

That was a week ago. Since then I have jumped feet-first into becoming a Gold Ambassador with Shaklee, a company that I have been around my whole entire life as a product user. I have started taking Vitalizer everyday as well as Vivix.

The day I started taking Vitalizer I started feeling better, more clear headed. I started remembering things better. I am breastfeeding my youngest son and I know that I am nutritionally depleted.

Vivix has helped with something completely unexpected, for me, it took care of the swelling in my back. Then, when I twisted my back while nursing my son, I heard a loud CRACK and I could feel it twist back into place. Since then I have had little to no back pain. As I have to carry my baby around, that is really nice not to have to worry about.

With my new-found energy I logged into Sparkpeople.com. I love that site, it keeps me organized and aware of what I am and am not doing. For one, I drink way too much water.

I also keep track of the exercise I am starting to have the energy for.

So, goals for September.

1)Find three people who want to be Gold Ambassadors like me

2)Do my bloodwork and allergy testing

3)Run at least three days a week and weight train every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat

4)Eat well and keep my milk up for my son, while not over-eating

5)Switch all my household cleaners, etc, to the green products at Shaklee.

6) Help ten people feel better like I do.