Tonight was the Spirit of Heritage Tour, where President Doug Cloward and his wife Judy came to speak to us in Calgary about the business opportunity of Heritage Makers. WOW was it ever fantastic!
A few personal points for me that reminds me of why I love this company: when I met Doug and Judy, and told them my name, they both went "Oh! so YOU'RE Julie! It's so great to finally meet you!" which... awesome :) It's such a cool feeling to be speaking with the president of such a successful company, and not only is he humble enough to take a few minutes to really talk to you, but also is caring enough to know WHO he is talking to, and to remember that he's heard about you before. Down to earth.
Also, I was asked to speak at the beginning for a few minutes to just share my "why I do this business", and I actually received applause! What a wonderful experience!
I put a lot of thought into what I wanted to say, and since I already have it all typed out, you can read it now here :) Enjoy!
Spirit of Heritage
2009
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Hi, my name is Julie Spackman, and I am a Heritage Makers Consultant. Tonight, I've been asked to share why I am a Heritage Maker. I've been thinking a lot about what I should say, and there are a ton of reasons, but I've managed to narrow it down to my Top 3. They are:
1st: Ours is a product that I love. (And I earn them for free!)
2nd: Heritage Makers helps me be a more complete individual.
3rd: With this business, I am setting my family up for a successful future.
My 1st “why”, “A Fabulous Product” is something I could go on and on about, but it all boils down to this: Heritage Makers offers beautiful, quality products, and also a system that allows complete control on what your individual project turns out to be.
Almost right away after I discovered Heritage Makers, I signed on as a consultant. Shortly after that, I started hearing about other companies that offer something similar to us, and I panicked that I had maybe signed on with the wrong company! So I did a very “Julie” thing – I did my research. I went online and found those other companies and tried out each one that I could. What I found was really comforting – Heritage Makers really IS the #1 storybooking company! Not only are the leaders and staff wonderful to work with, but our online system amazingly advanced, and we also have such a huge array of artwork and templates, complete flexibility, and archival-quality products. Nobody else does this as well as we do, and that makes me proud to be a Heritage Makers consultant, and excited to tell everybody that I know about it. My Dad always told me to find something that I loved, and then find somebody who would pay me to do it – well, this is it!
Before I became a consultant, I did not anticipate my 2nd "why", "Being a more complete individual”. Before I became a mother, I ran a successful music studio. After our daughter arrived, my husband and I felt it was more important that I stay at home with her than it was to keep teaching, and so, sadly, I closed my studio. That turned into staying home all day, quite often in my sweats, and just being a mom. Which is great, but there is more to me! Being a Heritage Makers consultant has given me a reason to get dolled up more often and get out and be with people again J I’ve met so many wonderful people since I became a consultant that I wouldn’t have met otherwise! And not only am I fulfilling my emotional and creative needs, but I feel that I have more value to other people. That might sound strange, but what I mean is that now, my friends call me up not just for fun, but also for creative and technical advice on their projects, and then turn around and tell THEIR friends how great I am. Who wouldn’t love that? The best part is, I get to teach, I get to be creative, and I get to earn an income, but the demands on my time are not nearly as high as they were when I was a music instructor, and the rewards are so much greater.
Studies have shown that having a Long-Time perspective is the single most important factor in determining your success in life and at work, and my 3rd "why", "Setting my family up for a successful future", is important because, before anything else, I am a wife and a mother. As a music instructor, although I enjoyed teaching others about my love of music, there was a ceiling on my occupation. There were only so many hours in a week. I could only teach as many clients as I could find in my geographic region. And while I believe that music is important, and my teaching others about it had value, it mostly just had value for them, and only financial value for me. I never felt that my family benefitted in any other way from my running a music studio. In 40 years, where would I be? Thousands of hours missed out on my family, and what to show for it?
Not only am I confident that I am setting myself up for future financial success with the generous compensation plan that Heritage Makers offers, but I also feel that with Heritage Makers, I am investing in our future family success. As a consultant, not only do I have more time for my family, but the work that I'm doing is all about creating & preserving our heritage. Just like the Heritage Makers mission statement says: I am building lasting legacies of family heritage by creating, celebrating, and perpetuating family heroes, traditions, values, memories, and commitments. Through the power of story, I can strengthen the home and family and boost children’s confidence. In a world where the importance of values is decreasing, I encourage family unity by providing heritage-enriching products. Heritage is the strength of family and the source of individual worth, which in turn are the foundation of society and the basis for hope for a better world."
I know that I am making a positive difference by being a Heritage Makers Consultant, and if I can do it, so can you!
**If you have questions about the business side of Heritage Makers, feel free to email me at julie@printedjewels.com or call me at (403) 667-5336 for more information. Also, business information available Here
