“You Must Go Slow To Go Fast”: An UnFranchise® Owner Tells Her Story

The most precious jewel in Market America is our family – the thousands of individuals awakening to a new life. We do everything we can to provide the best tools, advice, and news to help you build your business. However, on some days, the only thing that makes any sense is the real life experience of someone that walked the same path to success and knows how the soles of your shoes feel.


Cindy Samuelson reached out to her team and to JR to share her story of how she started her life over and over… and over, until she learned that to harness freedom, she needed to “go slow to go fast.”

 

Cindy said she arrived home from Miami with a message ringing in her head. After 15 months in the Market America family, retraining herself to build a business based on product and not recruitment, she remembered something JR told her while coaching her: “Cindy, you must go slow in order to go fast.”

In previous companies, Cindy received an upfront Fast Start Money, which took her from zero to $27,000 in 17 months. Without that upfront cash at Market America, her royalties are much smaller and when she started, she wondered about the reality of any future success.

In 1994, she was earning $12,000 per month after six years with her first company. That Christmas the company filed for reorganization and failed to pay their distributors their December royalties. Crushed, she sought business elsewhere, earning $6,000 per month with the next company. That company based royalties on recruiting and she soon sold her business and moved to another company. She went from zero to $27,000 in 17 months. Another business based on recruiting, her royalties fell to $6,000 per month and she left.

After 15 months of hard work and team building at Market America, she attended World Conference in Miami and talked about her insecurity with Jerry Siciliano award winner, Jacki Blasko.

“Jacki knew me! Yes. Based on my long career, Jacki knew me through a previous company! In April 1994, she joined the company that failed to pay December royalties. She, too, was crushed when it failed! While I went on to other recruiting driven companies, Jacki went to MA. 18 years later, I’ve had to rebuild several times. Jacki hasn’t. Read that again.”

Jacki asked Cindy how she was doing. Not so good, Cindy thought. She was earning significantly less than ever before.

“I’ve earned an accumulated $22,980,” Cindy told Jacki. “Averaged out over 15 months, that’s $1,641 per month. My earnings for the last four weeks are $2,700.”
Jacki said “Cindy, that’s incredible! In my first year I earned $12,600. In my second year, $98,000. In my third, $187,000. From there, I’m now in the multi-million dollar club! Cindy, at 22,000 you’re doing great!”

What did this show Cindy?

“This year’s Miami event reinforced the fact that in 1994, Jacki Blasko picked the right company and I didn’t. This year’s event taught me that businesses based on recruiting instead of selling product don’t last long term. This year’s event taught me that one must go slow in order to go fast!”

What an incredible testimonial. The faith is in your feet and Cindy is walking proof! Have you felt as skeptical as Cindy did? What gave you the faith to keep moving?