It is a thrilling feeling to reach the goal that I have been focussing on achieving for the last few months. However, I know that this goal would not have been achievable without the support of a strong team. One’s strength is the team’s strength. That is why I would like to take this opportunity to thank the leaders who helped make this happen. I appreciate everything that they have done for me and all my activities in 2009 are strongly focused on supporting my leaders to help them achieve their own personal goals.

It was a combination of this strong personal contact with my leaders and the support of new associates, the establishment of regular communication, meetings and presentations, as well as the Compensation Plan and product training that helped me realise my goal.

My Tips for Other Distributors:

• Set personal goals, focus on these and put them into practice. Establishing goals helps to create ideas that generate renewed energy.
• Hold team discussions and establish a marketing plan. Investigate the various individual goals within a certain period.
• Keep an open mind. Every new associate is a potential leader – take them seriously and look after them.
• Understand the needs of the people involved. Many people come to Nu Skin® because of the products. However, do not forget that a number of them also appreciate the possibility of having a second income (approximately €400-500 a month). Never underestimate the attraction of earning extra money.
• Help them take on the challenge of earning a decent income with Nu Skin®, no matter what level, to cover monthly product costs, etc. Communicate well; leaders should always be reachable either by phone or email.
• Be aware of the importance of seminars, presentations and product information meetings. Only there it is possible to absorb the appropriate knowledge to be able to realise the goals set forward, to exchange experiences.
• Never give up! And have fun working with Nu Skin®.

I grew up in a communist city built around a steel factory near Budapest, Hungary. It was like you would imagine – lots of gray blocks and concrete roads. Growing up, I had to share a room with three sisters and my family was very poor. But I didn’t let limited resources limit my dreams.

I never made it to college, although I learned about entrepreneurship through my older sister’s boyfriend while I worked as an electrician to earn a living.

I had a clear vision of where I wanted to be, but I had to determine the right path to get there. The hardest part about my journey was to keep believing, because my relatives tried to take my dream away from me but my goal was always to be different.

In December 1993 I said goodbye to my last job working for someone else and spent the next two years performing volunteer service work in England. When I came back from a much richer country than Hungary, I knew for certain there was going to be a piece for me, too.

I was introduced to network marketing in 1996 and immediately tasted success. The company went under shortly after I became involved, but it planted the seed for what was to come.

Time and freedom would have to wait; finding a new income source was a top priority for me. I decided to open a language school for adults. My students were always talking negatively about their jobs and couldn’t wait until Friday. I felt like I was with some kind of unfortunate slaves who had no choice.

I investigated several network marketing companies, keeping my eyes open for the right opportunity.

In 2005, I finally found the right business opportunity through Nu Skin Enterprises. My first goal was to make $10,000 a month. As I came to know what this company had to offer, my goals gradually got bigger. I’am a Team Elite, the highest level attainable with Nu Skin Enterprises.

Nu Skin Enterprises has given me the perfect opportunity to build my life the way I always wanted.

We all have great, sometimes life-defining moments, not exclusively in our personal relationships. One of these moments happened to me in 1992. I was sitting in a tiny apartment, with my one and a half year-old daughter, Lilla on my lap. There was a lady drawing circles on the wrapping paper that covered the wall. I knew she was a beginner but still, she made me understand that I too could have a passive income. I was naive enough to believe her. I imagined this life for us and decided to quit my otherwise well-paying job. I set out to the unknown. I had neither a car nor a phone; I "only" had a small baby on my side. I was very determined because I felt that we could have a different life from the people I saw around us. Years went by. I worked in three network marketing companies, but unfortunately, passive income did not become reality at all. I could not understand what the problem was, but I was brave enough to change things because I imagined a passive income for myself! In 2004, 12 years later, my good old friend and former business partner, János Sztruhár called me to say there was something I had to see. He showed us an 11-minute long film, then gave me a box with the inscription "LifePak®" on it and said the following: just take a look how many things it contains! Two days later, we learned our Skin Carotenoid Score and poured over the Nu Skin Sales Compensation Plan. This was incredibly exciting. It was no longer the previously felt, naive passion towards multi-level marketing. By this time, I knew exactly what a compensation plan should consist of in order to enable me to have a passive income. Nu Skin compiled it ingeniously!

Without a passive income, the second thing which motivated me was that I never ever wanted to feel that others could decide how much I could earn. I did not want to be a 9:00 to 15:00 hr ball in someone else’s ball game. Today, it is the pleasant feeling of meeting passionate people who are longing for freedom, who think and fight like me or people who have all these, but have not yet had the courage to bring them to the surface. It requires endurance but it is very exciting!

Because I have been a single mother ever since my daughter, Lilla was one year old I took her everywhere with me. She was 14 when I registered with Nu Skin®; she wanted to come with me… If I’m not mistaken, she said: "Mom! This is what we need! Where can we get scanned?" Her attitude was quite obvious; this enthusiasm has characterised her ever since. She helps me out big time! She complements my work, especially with cosmetics. Her favourites are the Epoch® products. She holds presentations and product briefings about these for hundreds of people. I am very proud of her.

Last year in Europe only one Russian Distributor had a higher score than me in a Leadership Point competition. Worldwide, I placed 27. This was my reward for 17 years of adherence. It gave me the previously unknown feeling of weightlessness. It was all in me in that moment! In this year again there is a very tempting competition, because Leadership Points are the foundation-stones of the stability of our business; and of course a Mercedes Benz… it is very tempting too. I cannot stay out of it! However far we get, it is worth it!

My message for everyone is to imagine that you have reached your goal, you are already there. Picture this in your mind every single day because this will give you the energy to work, to not give up and to conquer all obstacles. So paint this picture more and more colourful every day; build your business adherently and the unbelievable will become reality one day!

Allerede i 2007 visste jeg at det var på tide å finne en "ny vei" å gå – med tanke på min businessfremtid. På det tidspunkt visste jeg ikke hva det skulle bli, men jeg visste at jeg måtte finne tilbake til min drivkraft og min passion for business ! Videre visste jeg at min 3. karriere skulle være en kombinasjon av egen interesse og gode inntjeningsmuligheter i fremtiden. Etter 20 år som "driver" og med fantastiske resultater – var mitt valg av ny bransje utrolig viktig for meg.

Etter å ha blitt presentert for NuSkin i 2008 var jeg overbevist om at dette var "veien" jeg ville gå !! Dermed startet min planlegging. Jeg måtte forberede en avslutning i min daværende arbeidssituasjon samt avslutte eksisterende prosjekter. For å nå mine mål i NuSkin var det helt nødvendig for meg å ha 100 % fokus. Mitt første mål ble derfor å få avsluttet alle andre prosjekter innen 01.november 2009. I mellomtiden jobbet jeg parallelt med NuSkin – dog i veldig liten målestokk. 30.oktober 2009 var siste prosjekt avsluttet og første mål var nådd – jeg var klar for NuSkin !!

1. november 2009 var min første dag med 100 % fokus på min fremtid i NuSkin. Takket være utrolig dyktige ledere i mitt team kunne jeg starte min nye NuSkin fremtid som Ruby Executiv. Neste mål var Emerald, som jeg nådde i januar 2010. Deretter Diamond, som jeg nå har klart i april 2010 !

For å sette ekstra press på meg selv, vil jeg nå forteller dere mine neste mål. Jeg skal være Blue Diamond Executiv i august 2010 og Team Elite Executive når jeg hever mitt glass med champagne, og sier Godt Nytt År 2011.

Jeg trenger ydmykt all den støtte og hjelp jeg kan få – så send meg gjerne noen kloke råd på min mail: post@frurese.no !!

Dette er min NuSkin historie så langt, og jeg ser med spenning frem til den videre ferd mot TEAM ELITE…..- og selvfølgelig alle årene fremover, som en NuSkin Team Elite Executive !!!

Lykke til alle kolleger – uansett hvilke mål du måtte ha… - og glem ikke vår viktige oppgave med å hjelpe andre !! Jeg er også blitt en Ambassadør

Beste NuSkin hilsen fra
Mona Rese
Diamond Executiv - Team Jessheim / ULLENSAKER NORWAY

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In 2007 I realized that it was time to find a "new path" to follow – at least in regards to my business future. At that time I didn’t know what that business would be, but I knew I had to find that driving force and passion for business again! I also knew that my 3rd career would have to be a combination of something I was interested in, and something that would yield a profit for the future. After 20 years as a successful "driver", it was important that I choose the right industry for me.

After being introduced to Nu Skin in 2008 I was convinced that this was the right "path" to follow!! So that’s when I started planning. I had to prepare to finish my current work situation and end my existing projects. I had to focus 100% on Nu Skin to reach my target. My first target was to end all my other projects by November 1st, 2009. In the meantime I did both at the same time, but on a smaller scale. I reached my first goal by October 30th, 2009 – I had ended my last project and was ready for Nu Skin!!

November 1st, 2009 was the first day where I could focus 100% of my future on Nu Skin. It was due to the incredibly talented leaders in my team that I could start my new future as a Ruby Executive. My next goal was to reach Emerald, which I did by January, 2010. By April, 2010 I was already Diamond!

Just to put some extra pressure on myself I will now tell you my next goal. I want to become a Blue Diamond Executive by August, 2010 and a Team Elite Executive when I raise my champagne glass and wish everyone a Happy New Year at the end of 2010.

I humbly accept all the advice and support I can get – please send them to my e-mail: post@frurese.no !!

This is my Nu Skin story so far. I look forward to my onward journey towards TEAM ELITE, and of course to the years ahead as Nu Skin Team Elite Executive!!

I wish all my colleagues the best of luck – regardless of what your goal may be… don’t forget that our most important task is to help others!! I have also become a Nourish the Children Ambassador.

Best Nu Skin wishes from
Mona Rese
Diamond Executive - Team Jessheim / ULLENSAKER NORWAY